Chapter 44: A Special Gift

  Swallowing Magic! Shen Xiang heard this name and was immediately stunned, standing in place dazed, passersby looked at him with strange eyes.

  "Don't be surprised, if it weren't for this, my demonic powers wouldn't be demonic powers! The Devouring Demonic Powers have three great principles. First, you absolutely cannot devour someone whose cultivation is much higher than yours. Second, you absolutely cannot devour good people, otherwise you will produce a heart demon due to guilt and ultimately become an evil demon. Third, you absolutely cannot let others know that you possess this demonic power, otherwise you will definitely be surrounded and attacked by righteous cultivators."

  Listening to Bai Youyou's icy voice, Shen Xiang's face became increasingly solemn. This demonic technique was indeed formidable and could seize the cultivation of others, but he also knew that using this technique frequently would have a great impact on himself.

  "After you've cultivated it once, you must refine all the absorbed true energy into your own, and make all the absorbed true energy extremely pure. Otherwise, you absolutely cannot proceed with a second absorption!" Bai Youyou's voice was icy and stern.

  Shen Xiang took a deep breath, and to perform this magical skill also required some mental preparation.

  "I'll pass it on to you now, but be careful when using the magic, no one else can be present, and also, the person you devour will die as a result." Bai Youyou said as she transmitted some things into Shen Xiang's mind through her divine sense, which was the method of using the Devouring Magic.

  The ability to devour others' powers, this technique is vicious but contains profound mysteries, causing Shen Xiang to become deeply engrossed in it, wanting to comprehend the subtleties of the Devouring Demon Technique and see through its underlying principles.

  "Don't even think about seeing through this magic, don't say you, even I don't have that ability. The person who created this magic is a peerless genius, each of his techniques is great and terrifying." Bai Yu's voice was actually filled with admiration.

  Shen Xiang also admired that person, and now he walked towards the place where the Black Wind Gang was located. The Black Wind Gang was an underworld organization, although on the surface it seemed clean, but behind the scenes they were doing many things that couldn't be seen by the public. The fact that the Black Wind Gang's headquarters could be established in Wang City indicated that the Black Wind Gang must have a powerful backer. Shen Xiang suspected that the Black Wind Gang's backer was precisely the Yao family.

  Since Yao Tianhua and the elder of the Yao family went missing, most of the underworld gangs were destroyed, but the Heifeng gang was not. This shows that there must be a reason for this.

  He was assassinated by the Black Wind Gang, and Shen Xiang certainly couldn't let them off so easily.

  In the distance, a large mansion was emitting waves of noise. It wasn't until now that Shen Xiang remembered that the master of the Black Wind Gang had started preparing for his 70th birthday banquet several days ago, and it was currently being held inside.

  Shen Xiang's mouth corners slightly curled up, revealing a cold smile. The Black Wind Gang had come to kill him and must have received many benefits, thinking they had already succeeded.

  Although there are rules that prohibit arbitrary action within the palace, personal grievances can be an exception, let alone Shen Xiang being assassinated.

  The large mansion of Hei Feng Gang had its gates wide open, with over a dozen guards standing at the entrance. Seeing that Shen Xiang was not dressed luxuriously enough, they hastily shouted: "Who is it?"

  Shen Xiang glanced at them lightly and said with a look of disdain: "Shen Xiang of Dan Wang Pavilion!"

  Those ten or so guards were momentarily stunned, they had heard of Shen Xiang's great name, but hadn't seen him before. None of them expected Shen Xiang to come here today, which was their boss's birthday. Their Black Wind Gang and the Medicine Family were very close, now that he appeared here, his purpose could be imagined.

  "What are you doing here? Our master didn't invite you!" one of the guards said, not daring to sound too harsh. After all, Shen Xiang was someone who could defeat a Seventh-Order Mortal Martial Artist and was also a young alchemist. These small fries couldn't afford to provoke him.

  A guard rushed in, presumably to report. This was not something they could handle, and Shen Xiang did not make things difficult for them, but simply stood at the door waiting slowly.

  It wasn't long before the commotion inside subsided, and Shen Xiang, with his strong spiritual sense, could feel that several people with strength in the Mortal Martial Realm's fifth to seventh layers were slowly approaching him. This made Shen Xiang secretly astonished, as he hadn't expected the Black Wind Gang leader to have such extensive connections, knowing so many people with impressive abilities.

  Shen Xiang stood at the door with his hands behind his back and his waist straight, looking at the crowd of people dressed in luxury coming out from inside with a calm gaze.

  Most of these people look middle-aged, Shen Xiang has been in this Wang City for some time, but he doesn't know much about the martial arts families here. However, he can guess that these people should be the heads of well-known martial arts families or those with higher status within their families.

  Everyone looked at the young man in front of them, with his proud and upright demeanor, and couldn't help but secretly admire him. It was hard to believe that Shen Xiang was only sixteen years old, which was also something that the young men and women in their family couldn't match.

  "Master Shen, today is my birthday and I don't want to spoil the fun with any unpleasantness. If you have other matters, please discuss them another day." The leader of the Black Wind Gang was a robust old man wearing a black fur cloak, looking majestic, but when he saw Shen Xiang earlier, his eagle-like eyes flashed with a hint of shock.

  Shen Xiang caught the astonished gaze, and with a hidden smile in his heart, he said loudly: "Black Gang Master, I've come to tell you something. Today when I returned from outside the city, someone impersonated Black Wind Gang members and tried to kill me."

  The leader of the Black Wind Gang's pupils suddenly contracted and asked: "How did you know they were from the Black Wind Gang?"

  Shen Xiang's mouth slightly curved upwards as he smiled and said, "Although they have over three hundred people, all of them were killed one by one. I think the Black Wind Gang shouldn't be that weak, right?"

  As early as today, the Black Wind Gang received news that a mountain forest outside the city was on fire. The three hundred people they sent out had lost all contact, and now seeing Shen Xiang return safely, the gang leader's heart sank by half.

  The leader of the Black Wind Gang's face muscles twitched slightly when he heard Shen Xiang's words, because the three hundred people who died were very important to their Black Wind Gang, but he couldn't admit that they were their people.

  The people following behind the leader of the Black Wind Gang also had a few faces full of surprise, Shen Xiang guessed that they must have known that the Black Wind Gang had sent someone to kill him, so those people should be from the Yao family.

  "Am I right, gang leader? You should investigate thoroughly to see which force is impersonating you and tarnishing your reputation." Shen Xiang smiled and said: "I'm telling you this news as a birthday gift."

  The leader of the Black Wind Gang's eyes were trembling with rage and sorrow, for those three hundred people were led by his son, who had promised to bring him Shen Xiang's head as a gift, but now they had all been killed by Shen Xiang!

  "Shen Xiang——" The leader of the Black Wind Gang suddenly roared, stopping Shen Xiang who was just about to leave.

  Shen Xiang turned his head, his expression calm and serene, a smile on his face as he asked: "Is there something I can help the leader of the Black Gang with?"

  The leader of the Black Wind Gang's voice trembled, squeezing out two words from between his teeth: "Thank you!"

  "You're welcome!" Shen Xiang smiled slightly and strode away quickly.