With a casual flick of his wrist, Silver-Horned King tossed the treasure fan directly to the little demon.
"Here, use this to start the fire. Aside from Sun Wukong, forget pigs—even rocks can be refined to ash with this."
This Banana Leaf Fan didn't generate ordinary fire—it conjured the terrifying Pillfire, the flame used in alchemy furnaces.
It could rapidly burn away impurities and refine materials into their purest form.
In other words—it could burn a person to ashes.
That Silver-Horned King could so carelessly toss away such a powerful fan clearly showed he didn't even see it as anything precious.
Which made sense. After all, he was a disciple of the Grand Supreme Elder Lord, the head of the Three Pure Ones. He'd seen plenty of treasures in his time.
In front of the Elder Lord, he really was just "Silver Treasure Boy." If you called him that, he wouldn't be offended.
But in the outside world? He was known as Old Ancestor Silver Treasure.
A treasure like the Banana Leaf Fan didn't even faze him. Who told you the Elder Lord only had one fan? He just happened to bring this one down to the mortal realm this time.
As the fan flew toward the little demon, the latter scrambled to catch it, then lowered his head to inspect it—his face immediately lit up with delight.
Seeing this, Silver-Horned King picked up his wine cup again, but frowned and waved impatiently.
"What are you still standing there for? Get that fire started—or I'll toss you in and roast you!"
Hearing this, the little demon grinned wide and looked up with a cheerful glint in his eyes.
"My lord, this Banana Leaf Fan's fire… is it really that strong? It can even roast Zhu Bajie?"
"Are you dumb? This is a treasure from the Grand Supreme Elder himself! Of course it's powerful!"
"But I don't believe it's that strong. Why don't we… test it out?"
"Huh? What kind of nonsense are you spouting—?"
BOOM!
Before Silver-Horned King could finish, the "little demon" suddenly swung the Banana Leaf Fan hard in his direction.
A wave of searing heat erupted—blazing fire poured from the fan, surging across the cave like a tidal wave.
Silver-Horned King's face contorted in shock. He barely managed a startled cry before the flames blasted him off his feet and sent him flying.
And not just him—the inferno surged across the cave walls, even causing them to melt. Everything was scorched into oblivion.
After casually unleashing an area-wide firestorm, the "little demon" looked around at the devastation, clearly impressed.
But before they could express their awe, a shadow suddenly leapt out of the inferno. A sword slashed through the air, its wielder charging forth in rage.
Seeing this, the "little demon" jumped back to dodge. The figure wielding the Seven-Star Sword and seemingly unscathed was none other than Silver-Horned King, his face twisted with fury.
"Who are you?!"
Someone who dared attack him couldn't possibly be one of his minions—what kind of little demon would ever have the guts?
The "little demon" landed lightly on the ground, black mist spilling from their body. When it cleared, they had taken on the form of a woman—Kasamoto Eri!
She raised her hand, and her demon sword flew to her from the distance. Grabbing it, Kasamoto Eri now held the sword in her left hand and the Banana Leaf Fan in her right, her face alight with excitement.
Lowering her head to examine the fan, she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
"Gotta say… this really is a top-tier treasure!"
[Name: Banana Leaf Fan]
[Type: Special Item (Legendary - Standard)]
[Requirement: None]
[Effect: When waved, consumes 5 points of Spirit to unleash a large-scale flame attack. The fire ignores all defenses. Fixed damage: 80 points]
[Description: Sweating, are you? Here! Let me cool you off!]
[Note: This item is exclusive to this world and cannot be taken outside.]
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Possessing the body of the little demon, Kasamoto Eri successfully tricked her way into stealing the Banana Leaf Fan through a surprise attack!
On her way here, she had already guessed that the fan could be used by anyone.
After all, the real owner of this fan wasn't the Silver-Horned King—it was the Grand Supreme Elder Lord.
If Silver-Horned King, who wasn't its true master, could use it, then why couldn't anyone else?
The mechanics of magical treasures in the Eastern world were quite unique. Some could only be used by their true owner, while others were usable by anyone.
This Banana Leaf Fan—and, in fact, all the magical treasures in the hands of the Gold and Silver Horned Kings—clearly belonged to the latter category.
The power of the fan was terrifying, far beyond Kasamoto Eri's expectations.
But what also exceeded her expectations… was the fact that even after taking a full hit head-on, the Silver-Horned King wasn't injured at all.
Staring at Silver-Horned King, completely unharmed even after being sneak-attacked, Eri narrowed her eyes and gave the fan another hard swing.
Once again, roaring winds surged as a sea of fire erupted and swept through the entire tunnel.
But when the flames finally dispersed, Silver-Horned King was still standing exactly where he had been—not even a scratch!
Seeing this, Kasamoto Eri looked visibly stunned. Silver-Horned King, on the other hand, suddenly let out a cold, mocking laugh.
"What's wrong? Surprised? Fool! Do you even know where I come from? What do you think 'Gold and Silver' fear the most? Fire? I've played with more fire than you've eaten rice!"
As someone who helped the Grand Supreme Elder Lord refine pills and whose daily job was literally to stir fire and fan flames, Silver-Horned King had an extraordinary resistance to fire.
Forget the Banana Leaf Fan—even an alchemy furnace might not be able to burn him to death!
He and his brother's Dao titles were Gold and Silver Yuanbao—and that wasn't just some fancy name.
Their true forms were actual gold and silver ingots!
Raising his Seven-Star Sword, Silver-Horned King shouted with a roar.
The blade lit up with radiant starlight, and he was just about to unleash the sword's ability—
When suddenly, a fierce wind blasted in.
From the wall behind him, blood began to ooze out and quickly took the shape of two human figures, attacking in unison.
Qin Ming raised his hand and manipulated blood, his arm transforming into a spinning drill at high speed.
Mai Shiranui, cloaked in flames, unleashed a powerful Super Secret Art – Flying Swallow Bombardment.
Hearing the sudden movement behind him, Silver-Horned King quickly turned around. He had just barely raised his sword when both ultimate attacks struck him squarely.
Boom! With a thunderous crash, Silver-Horned King was sent flying. Qin Ming and Mai Shiranui landed and immediately pressed in to continue their assault.
Mid-charge, Qin Ming even grabbed Mai's arm and threw her forward!
Spinning rapidly in midair, Mai fired a flurry of attacks with her butterfly fans. Silver-Horned King lifted his sword to block, but in that instant, her entire body erupted in flames and transformed into a fireball that blasted straight toward him.
Seeing this, Silver-Horned King let out a furious roar and slammed into her with his body.
Flames burst outward as he forcefully tanked Mai Shiranui's ultimate move.
Glaring at his intercepted opponent, Silver-Horned King's expression twisted with rage as he bellowed:
"Using fire against me? Are you trying to die?! Even Pillfire can't hurt me—AAAAHHHH—"
Before he could even finish his taunt, the "Mai Shiranui" he'd just caught suddenly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.
Almost simultaneously, a cold glint flashed from behind.
Qin Ming, whose right hand had transformed into a bloody drill, had used Mai as a decoy—and now slammed his fist straight into Silver-Horned King's chest, catching him completely off guard!
(End of Chapter)