Demons

"Stop!"

Luo Ming roared. A layer of pink Qi and Blood Gauze spread over his body, and the qi and blood around his long saber surged and ebbed as though he faced a formidable enemy.

A strange glint flashed through Ye Xiaofan's eyes.

Normally, only those at the Body Refinement Sixth Layer could cultivate Qi and Blood Gauze. He had not expected Luo Ming to cultivate it while only at the Body Refinement Fifth Layer.

It seemed his talent was not bad.

The others quickly moved closer to Luo Ming, vigilantly sweeping their gazes over their surroundings.

Their party numbered more than twenty people, while Tie Wuqing's exact strength remained unknown.

Luo Ming was at the Body Refinement Fifth Layer, Zhang Tianhong at the Body Refinement Fourth Layer, and the remaining Demon Suppressing Guards and Iron Hand Gang members were all between the Body Refinement Second and Third Layers.

The tall figure blocking their path slowly approached.

An invisible, terrifying pressure bore down on them. Several Demon Suppressing Guards and gang members turned pale, their hands gripping their weapons trembling slightly.

The air nearly froze solid, and everyone felt like fish drowning in water.

Feeling that pressure, Ye Xiaofan's heart nearly leaped into his throat.

It was several times stronger than the One-armed man who had pursued him before.

It was no weaker than a Body Refinement Seventh Layer cultivator!

Ye Xiaofan's palm dampened as he instinctively tightened his grip on his sword hilt. The qi and blood within him resembled the still water in a kettle just before it boiled.

He did his utmost to dispel the chill shrouding his body.

The figure drew closer and closer. It made no sound, yet it was like war drums pounding within everyone's hearts.

By the firelight, Ye Xiaofan finally saw the tall figure clearly.

He instantly sucked in a breath of cold air.

Dark green scales reflected a chilling gleam beneath the firelight. A spiraling blood-red horn rose from its bald head, while its blood-red pupils were like two red lanterns in the darkness.

Wolf hide covered its lower body. Everywhere else, it was no different from a human.

A humanoid demon!

After joining the Demon Suppression Division, he had seen other beast-form demons in the dungeon, but never a humanoid demon.

Humanoid demons were no less intelligent than humans, and their strength was even more terrifying.

Among those of the same level, few human cultivators could stand against them.

"Hmph!"

At some unknown moment, Tie Wuqing had ridden her horse to the front. Her cold snort shattered the humanoid demon's oppressive aura.

Everyone immediately felt their bodies loosen, and their breathing became smooth again.

The humanoid demon's pupils contracted slightly, and a trace of gravity appeared on its face.

The information he had received said there were only ten people, with the strongest being no more than at the Body Refinement Fifth Layer.

Who was this woman who had suddenly appeared, whose strength he could not discern?

The humanoid demon's expression turned ugly. The situation seemed to have slipped beyond his control.

"Human, who are you?"

"You had the chance to be a proper human, yet you willingly sank into depravity. You deserve to die!"

Ye Xiaofan's heart trembled at those words, and he carefully examined the humanoid demon before him.

There was no shortage of information hidden in Tie Wuqing's words.

A faint guess surfaced in his heart. Could this demon before him have once been human?

"What do you know? All you people do is look down on others from high above!"

The humanoid demon suddenly suffered an emotional collapse and roared furiously.

Tie Wuqing's words seemed to have deeply stabbed the humanoid demon in the most unbearable and vulnerable part of his heart.

Tie Wuqing said nothing. She raised the Wine Gourd and took a fierce gulp, the spilled wine bursting forth with an intoxicating fragrance.

The next moment, Tie Wuqing hung the Wine Gourd on her saddle and leaped into the air, gliding toward the demon.

In midair, a suit of blood-red armor emerged over Tie Wuqing's body, enveloping her completely and leaving exposed only a pair of star-like eyes brimming with terrifying Baleful Intent.

"Roar!"

The demon's pupils shrank sharply. With an enraged roar, dense black qi erupted from his body and instantly condensed into black armor. The nails on his ten fingers rapidly lengthened, becoming ten sharp daggers as he clawed at Tie Wuqing in midair.

In an instant,

It was as though heaven and earth had changed color, the night sky torn apart, red and black intertwining.

Palm shadows layered upon palm shadows, while sharp claws ripped through the air.

Explosions rang out without end. In almost an instant, the surrounding landscape was devastated—the earth burst apart, and dust flew everywhere.

Suddenly,

Tie Wuqing seized an opening and struck out with a blood-red palm print a foot wide. The demon could not react in time and took the blow squarely in the chest.

At once,

His chest caved in, and he spat black blood as he flew backward. Only after smashing through more than a dozen massive trees did he barely stabilize himself.

He violently spat another mouthful of black blood. When it scattered onto the ground, plumes of black smoke rose, corroding a pit into the earth.

"Still not coming out?"

The humanoid demon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His sunken chest rapidly recovered as he roared toward the depths of the forest.

"Trash!"

A piercing sound like rusty gears grinding together exploded from the darkness.

The next moment,

Another even taller humanoid demon, with two bull horns on its head, slowly emerged from the depths of the forest.

At the same time, rustling sounds rang out. In the blink of an eye, pairs of blood-red eyes appeared throughout the surrounding darkness.

Vaguely, they could see enormous beast-form figures of every shape hidden amid the grass and trees.

The Horned Demon stood with its hands behind its back, its blood-red eyes studying Tie Wuqing with great interest, as though admiring a flawless piece of uncut jade.

"Look at your mother!"

Tie Wuqing suddenly spat a crude curse utterly unfitting for her identity, transforming into a blood-red afterimage as she smashed toward the Horned Demon.

"Hehehe~"

The Horned Demon licked its lips and grinned, exposing a mouthful of saw-like teeth.

Human and demon instantly became entangled in battle.

The force they unleashed was even more horrifying than before. The others heard only ear-splitting collisions and the demons' roars.

Just then,

The restless demons surrounding them seemed to receive an order. Howling wildly, they charged toward Ye Xiaofan and the others.

The Unicorn Demon, who had just been defeated by Tie Wuqing, had recovered some of his injuries. With a flash, he charged toward Tie Wuqing like an ancient savage bull.

One against two, Tie Wuqing still moved with ease, firmly suppressing the two powerful humanoid demons.

"Brothers, follow me and slay the demons!"

Seeing Tie Wuqing's overwhelming strength, Luo Ming finally felt at ease. With a great roar, he charged forward.

"Kill!"

Zhang Tianhong refused to be outdone.

Qi and blood billowed around the two men as their twin sabers struck out, blocking two powerful demons.

The Iron Hand Gang, led by one of its hall masters, also took the initiative to meet the demons head-on.

In an instant,

War cries and beastly roars intertwined.

A chilling gleam filled Ye Xiaofan's eyes. He mobilized forty percent of the qi and blood within his body, becoming a child of the wind as he moved through the chaotic battlefield like a clear breeze.

Sword Drawing Technique—when the sword left its sheath, blood would surely be seen!

Wherever Ye Xiaofan went, blood sprayed three feet high and beast heads flew through the air.

The Demon Suppressing Guards and Iron Hand Gang members were locked in a frenzied slaughter with numerous demons when they suddenly felt a gale sweep past them.

A streak of silver remained in their pupils like a scar across the heavens.

The next moment, they saw the heads of powerful demons flying away.

"It's Ye Xiaofan!"

A fairly capable Demon Suppressing Guard caught sight of Ye Xiaofan's figure and cried out in a low voice.

They had only heard that Ye Xiaofan possessed monstrous talent, cultivated at a demonic pace, and could fight above his level.

But they had never imagined he would be so heaven-defying, slaughtering demons as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

"Brothers, kill them! Hack these man-eating demons to death!"

Seeing Ye Xiaofan's unmatched ferocity, and that not a single demon could withstand one strike of his sword, everyone's heroic spirit surged to the heavens. Throwing back their heads, they roared and charged at the demons.

Their voices drowned out the demons' howls.

This was the easiest battle against demons they had ever fought.

The scales of victory gradually tipped toward Ye Xiaofan's side.

Tie Wuqing had kept one eye on the lower-level battlefield. When she saw her side gaining the upper hand, she finally let out a breath of relief.

Especially when she saw that Ye Xiaofan was carving through the demons like melons and vegetables, their heads rolling wherever he went, a series of brilliant lights flickered in her beautiful eyes as she could not help praising inwardly:

What a peerless young genius!

Afterward, Tie Wuqing withdrew her gaze in relief. Violent qi and blood burst from her body as she focused all her strength on dealing with the two humanoid demons.

At once, the pressure on the two humanoid demons greatly increased.

The Horned Demon's expression darkened so much it seemed water could drip from it. He had underestimated the woman before him.

Though both were at the Ninth Level Body Refinement, the gap in combat strength between him and this faceless-mask woman seemed like an uncrossable chasm.

The two demons joining forces were actually no match for this delicate-looking woman.

If this continued, their defeat would only be a matter of time.

"Hold her back!"

The Horned Demon gave a low roar, dodged Tie Wuqing's palm strike in a flash, and shot toward Ye Xiaofan.

His purpose in coming here was to capture Ye Xiaofan alive. Killing people had only been incidental.

Now that the situation had changed, it was unwise to remain entangled any longer.

The Unicorn Demon's expression was ugly. Had Tie Wuqing not beaten him so badly that he could barely speak, he would surely have cursed aloud.

This is fucking sending me to my death!

How could Tie Wuqing allow a Ninth Level Body Refinement Horned Demon to escape her control? She immediately forced back the Unicorn Demon with one palm and gave chase.

Though the Unicorn Demon was deeply dissatisfied, he did not dare defy the order. He could only grit his teeth and charge forward to block Tie Wuqing.

"Get lost!"

With a sharp cry, a terrifying blood-red palm print slammed toward the Unicorn Demon.

The Unicorn Demon's mind shook violently. The icy chill of death made him recoil, and he instinctively dodged to one side.

Tie Wuqing ignored the Unicorn Demon and continued after the Horned Demon.

If the Horned Demon broke into the crowd, the consequences would be unthinkable.

On the other side, Ye Xiaofan sensed something, and frantic warnings blared in his mind.

He had no time to think. Immediately, he stopped caring about suppressing the remaining poison in his body as the abundant qi and blood within him surged wildly.

He pushed the perfected Wind God Steps to their limit.

At that moment, Ye Xiaofan felt as though he had truly become a gust of wind.