Demon Rampage (Continued)

After a series of battles, his strength was greatly depleted, and after this strike, Ying Zhou had no choice but to rest and recuperate.

Murong Wu examined the Demon Beast corpses and analyzed, "These Demon Beast show no signs of imprisonment, proving they weren't captured and released. Moreover, with so many of them, it's hard to imagine they were captured together. Even if they were captured by the Nation of Valor army, Demon Beast have significant medicinal value; keeping them on the island as prey is a huge waste."

So, what is the conclusion?

"We may have encountered a demonic tide."

"This is just too unlucky! Participating in a competition and then running into a demon tide—how bad is that luck!" Ying Zhou exclaimed in surprise. "Is there some troublemaker among the contestants?"

Murong Wu thought to himself, "If we're talking about the ability to cause trouble, brother, you're top-notch too. Why don't you realize it?"

Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to say it outright, but instead said, "With the demonic tide interfering, this match can no longer continue."

Ying Zhou disagreed, saying, "These kinds of Demon Beast are nothing. Being defeated by them only shows that they are weak, and it's only natural for the weak to be eliminated. They have no one to blame but themselves. I think the competition can continue."

Murong Wu said, "That's not the point. The real issue is that such a sudden situation as a demon tide has occurred, and the organizers haven't taken any action whatsoever. Whether they decided to suspend the competition or continue it, they should have sent someone to notify us, but they didn't react at all."

Ying Zhou blinked; using his brain wasn't his forte. He asked, "What does this mean?"

"Based on the strange phenomena we've witnessed, I suspect something went wrong with the organizers. Although there were so many Spirit Transformation cultivators present, there shouldn't have been any problems. But considering all the signs, this is the only conclusion we can draw... If the referees are gone, there's no point in continuing the competition."

"That makes sense. So what do we do? Break out immediately?"

Murong Wu pondered, "If it really is a demonic tide, we are likely already surrounded by Demon Beast. Forcing a breakout would be extremely dangerous. No one can guarantee we won't encounter high-level Demon Beast. Once we're slowed down and subjected to endless attacks from Demon Beast, we won't even be able to escape. The most urgent thing is to find Si Ming. With his strength, breaking through the demonic tide head-on wouldn't be difficult for him."

"Tch, she actually wants to suck up to him, how annoying."

Ying Zhou had a feeling that his own subordinate was about to defect, but despite his resentment, he knew very well that with his strength, he could only protect himself at best, and could no longer spare the energy to protect Murong Wu. Even for the sake of the other party, he had to go to Si Ming.

The two set off immediately. Although they didn't know Si Ming's exact location, it was already the fourth day of the competition, and there were only two valid areas left. The area was not large, equivalent to two counties. Given Si Ming's personality, as long as they headed in the direction of the most commotion, they would most likely run into him.

After rushing along with their heads down, the two heard the sounds of a fierce fight, just as they had hoped.

"It's coming from the south," Murong Wu said, pinpointing the location by the sound.

Ying Zhou listened for a while, then frowned and said, "There are sounds of weapons clashing, very frequently. It's probably not that guy Si Ming. If he were to make a move, he would usually end the fight in two or three punches. It's impossible for him to be fighting back and forth with his opponent for so long."

Murong Wu said, "Even if it wasn't Brother Si Ming, but someone else on the island fighting the Demon Beast, we should still lend a hand. Now is not the time for us to fight amongst ourselves."

"Tch, I know that. You wait here for a bit, and be careful not to get caught."

Ying Zhou waved his hand, then concealed his aura and stealthily moved towards the location of the battle. Soon he saw the two sides fighting. One of them was obviously a high-level Demon Beast. He had a human form, held a large cleaver in both hands, and had a purple scorpion tail behind him. The two cleavers danced in his hands like a raging wave, firmly suppressing his opponent. His opponent was Xia Guanxue.

"Hahaha, why are you so quiet now? Weren't you so arrogant before? Now you're too cowardly to even utter a word!"

The scorpion demon let out a hysterical laugh, its twin blades slashing like a whirlwind. Though seemingly chaotic and full of openings, it left Xia Guanxue utterly powerless to retaliate. This was because the demon would occasionally launch sneak attacks with its scorpion tail, which was hidden behind its back, obstructing its vision and making it impossible to anticipate attacks. Moreover, the tail was incredibly fast, appearing only as a streak of purple light. Therefore, Xia Guanxue had to devote most of her energy to defending, so even though its twin blades were riddled with flaws, her opponent couldn't exploit them.

After observing for a while, Ying Zhou realized that the scorpion demon's real strength lay in its tail. Not only was its attack lightning fast, leaving a deep wound with each strike, but it was also highly venomous. For example, Xia Guanxue's face was already turning blue, her lips had turned black, and her body was swaying precariously. It seemed that if the fight dragged on any longer, she would collapse without even needing to be hit.

"Tch, although I don't like the look of you, I can't let you die at the hands of a demon."

Ying Zhou brandished his sword and burst forth from the sky, as if leading the charge with fierce and domineering power. The air surged and churned, drawn by him as if it had transformed into a thousand troops and horses, galloping out and forming a vast expanse of white ribbons.

He had no intention of launching a sneak attack, even if his opponent was a demon; therefore, he released his killing intent before drawing his sword to warn his opponent of his presence.

Upon seeing the power of the blade, the scorpion demon's expression changed. She slashed out with both blades, sending Xia Guanxue, who was barely clinging to life, flying. Then she turned to fight back, unleashing a scorpion tail whip.

Ying Zhou originally intended to attack where the enemy had to defend, forcing them to defend, and seize the upper hand in one fell swoop. However, the speed of the enemy's tail whip was faster than he expected, and it even showed a tendency to strike first after starting later. Moreover, the length of the scorpion's tail was longer than his Conquest Demon Saber. If he continued to charge forward, he would inevitably be stabbed first. Helpless, he changed the trajectory of his blade.

The demonic blade struck the scorpion's tail with a resounding clang, causing both sides to shudder. Ying Zhou noticed that only a white mark remained on the scorpion's tail, and he was secretly surprised. He had witnessed the sharpness of this demonic blade many times in the past few days of battle; it could cut through iron like mud and often severed the opponent's weapons. He never expected that it could not even break through the opponent's shell.

"Another one sent to their death."

The scorpion demon stuck out its tongue and laughed loudly, appearing somewhat neurotic.

"Saying it's 'sending you to your death' isn't wrong, but it's like sending you to your death. Are you prepared to 'die'?"

When it comes to eloquence, Ying Zhou was no slouch. Back when he was a delinquent, he learned a lesson: you must never lose your fighting spirit in a fight.

"They're all pretty stubborn, but the last one who was stubborn is already lying on the ground." The scorpion demon was clearly referring to Xia Guanxue, whom he had just knocked to the ground.

Ying Zhou glanced at her and saw that Xia Guanxue was barely breathing, and the blood flowing from her wounds had turned black, clearly indicating that the poison was spreading and her Internal Cultivation could no longer suppress it.

"Looks like we need to finish this quickly."

He immediately activated his Asura Divine Power, raising his hand with what appeared to be a slow but actually swift motion, and unleashed a slash that cut through the air, as if a celestial god were wielding a divine axe and cleaving down, causing the air to explode and forming a ring of energy that spread outwards.

"With such meager skills, you think you can quickly defeat me? The Human Race still can't shake its arrogant nature."

The scorpion demon chuckled, and his twin blades, unlike their previous rough fighting style, trembled slightly as they drew circles in the air. The blades were wrapped in air currents, causing the surrounding air to ripple outwards in circles, like invisible vortexes dancing and drifting out, as if trying to bind and seal the gods.

The twin blades slashed out like a whirlwind, and an invisible vortex descended heavily, causing Ying Zhou to feel the blades become heavy, as if he were wearing heavy shackles, and he became exceptionally sluggish.

But he didn't change his move. Instead, he let out a low shout and channeled his divine power again. His demonic blade slashed horizontally and vertically, with wide, sweeping strokes. The force was fierce and sharp, unstoppable, annihilating one invisible vortex after another.

The scorpion demon slashed with her twin blades, her Movement Method agile and her attacks fierce and swift. She relentlessly attacked Ying Zhou, like a torrential downpour or a shower of pear blossoms, the clanging of metal echoing endlessly.

With a sudden explosion, the earth shattered, and the two figures separated.

Ying Zhou glanced at the several knife marks on his arm and asked in surprise, "Were you using Demon Blade Art just now?"

He himself had also learned this sword technique, since it was widely known, but it didn't suit his temperament, so he hadn't formally practiced it. However, he could tell that the opponent had just used the Demon Blade: Gale Form.

"The Demon Blade Art was created by the Demon Race, so what's so strange about me knowing this sword technique?" the scorpion demon said smugly.

"That's not strange at all, but you clearly know swordsmanship, yet before..."

Ying Zhou immediately realized that his opponent was a cunning old fox who had deliberately pretended to be unskilled in swordsmanship in order to make his opponent careless. In fact, he did fall for it, focusing only on guarding against the opponent's scorpion tail, and ended up suffering a hidden loss.