Azure Steel Fist at Perfection!

The person leading this operation for the Demon Suppression Division was Demon Suppression Envoy Cao Jun. There were also more than thirty martial artists, and Li Changsheng was among those with relatively lower cultivation.

After all, ordinary Iron Skin Realm Martial Artists did not dare hunt demons. If their strength fell short, they might fail to kill the demons and be killed instead.

Moreover, this time they were besieging a Demon Cave. There were quite a few demons inside, and even Bronze Skin Realm Martial Artists could not guarantee their own safety.

Before long, the group departed from Baiye City and headed for that Demon Cave.

Two hours later, they reached their destination.

"This Demon Cave is a rat-type demon lair. There are quite a few Level 1 Minor Demons and a small number of Level 2 Minor Demons inside. Skin Grinding Realm martial artists should not venture deep into the Demon Cave. Just stop those demons from leaving at the outskirts," Cao Jun instructed.

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Soon, they charged into the Demon Cave.

Cao Jun and the others were the fastest, directly charging into the depths, while martial artists like Li Changsheng merely needed to search for Demon Rats around the outer areas.

Gradually, everyone spread out.

Before long, Li Changsheng discovered his first Demon Rat. It was a Level 1 Minor Demon, and its strength was not particularly formidable.

Li Changsheng unleashed the Azure Steel Fist. His fist technique was as hard as steel and incomparably fierce. Combined with his powerful physical constitution, he heavily wounded the Demon Rat with a single punch and killed it within three moves.

[Demon Slaying Level 0 (20%)]

"Sure enough, it increased by another 10% experience. I only need to kill eight more Level 1 Minor Demon Demon Rats!"

He continued carefully searching for traces of Demon Rats, but he would not go too deep. He was no match for Level 2 Demon Rats yet. If he encountered a powerful Level 2 Demon Rat, it would be dangerous. Even with Eighth-grade Armor, he might not be able to escape.

After a while, he encountered the second Demon Rat. This one was slightly stronger, and it took him ten moves to kill it.

As time passed, Li Changsheng killed more and more Demon Rats, mainly because there were simply many Demon Rats in this Demon Cave.

Demon Rats were undoubtedly at the bottom rung among demons. They reproduced quickly, but it was difficult for them to produce any powerful demons, and they had no backing to speak of. That was why the Demon Suppression Division dared to casually send several dozen martial artists to wipe them out.

Several hours later, Li Changsheng had already killed eight Demon Rats. The battle deep within the Demon Cave also seemed close to ending, and there should not have been many Demon Rats left in this lair.

"I need to pick up the pace. Otherwise, all the other Demon Rats will be killed, and I might not even be able to gather a ninth one!"

Thus, he quickened his pace and searched for traces of Demon Rats. After another while, he finally found the ninth Demon Rat. However, it was not a Level 1 Minor Demon, but a Level 2 Minor Demon—a heavily injured Level 2 Minor Demon with a weak aura.

"Killable!"

Li Changsheng showed no fear. He activated the blood and qi throughout his body, unleashed the Wind Shadow Leg, and transformed into an afterimage as he charged forward.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Li Changsheng battled the Demon Rat. The Azure Steel Fist collided with demon claws, and the sound of steel striking steel rang through the passage.

Ten moves!

Twenty moves!

Fifty moves!

Li Changsheng fought it for more than sixty moves, worsening its injuries through attrition before finally smashing its skull apart with one punch and killing it.

However, he had also been injured in killing this Demon Rat, though his injuries were not serious.

At that moment, Li Changsheng's Demon Slaying Dao Fruit leveled up, breaking through from Level 0 to Level 1.

In an instant, enveloped in the glow of the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit, Li Changsheng discovered that he could rapidly improve his martial arts. He immediately began cultivating the Azure Steel Fist.

His Azure Steel Fist had been at the peak of the Entry level, but it now easily broke through to the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

As he cultivated, it was as if he had entered a special state. Countless flashes of inspiration burst forth, and the Azure Steel Fist advanced at an astonishing pace.

A quarter of an hour later, the Azure Steel Fist broke through to the Great Accomplishment Realm.

An hour later, the Azure Steel Fist broke through to the Perfection Realm.

At that point, the special state vanished.

"Azure Steel Fist at Perfection!!!!"

Li Changsheng was thrilled. With the Azure Steel Fist at the Perfection Realm to guide his cultivation, coupled with high-quality White Spirit Secret Medicine to grind the skin on both hands, he could definitely raise both hands to Iron Skin Minor Accomplishment, Iron Skin Great Accomplishment, or even Iron Skin Perfection at a tremendous pace.

"The Demon Slaying Dao Fruit has already broken through to Level 1. Although that special state is gone, the results of my martial arts cultivation should now far surpass what they were before!"

He tried cultivating the Wind Shadow Leg, and sure enough, the results were much better. It was like suddenly having his mind opened; cultivating martial arts became far easier.

This improvement was probably more than double, which was already an astonishing enhancement.

Furthermore, after the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit rose to Level 1, his warning range had definitely increased greatly. Previously, his warning range had only been five or six meters, which was not particularly useful. But now it had expanded to around twenty meters, making it highly useful.

"With the Azure Steel Fist at Perfection, my strength has soared. Coupled with a warning range of around twenty meters, finding Demon Rats will become much easier. I need to kill more Demon Rats so I can raise the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit to Level 2 faster!"

He moved swiftly, searching for Demon Rats through the twisting passages.

Suddenly.

The Demon Slaying Dao Fruit issued a warning.

"There's a Level 1 Minor Demon in that direction!"

Following the warning direction of the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit, he crossed through a passage and indeed found a Level 1 Demon Rat hiding there to heal its wounds. He immediately charged over and easily killed it.

After killing the Demon Rat, he checked the Dao Fruit's data.

[Host: Li Changsheng]

[Cultivation: Iron Skin Initial Accomplishment]

[Dao Fruit: Forging Lv2 (26%) Medicine Making Lv2 (55%) Demon Slaying Lv1 (5%)]

"It only increased by 5% experience. In other words, if I want to raise the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit to Level 2, I need to kill twenty Demon Rats!"

Li Changsheng felt that this difficulty was manageable, but he probably could not achieve that goal this time. There should not have been many Demon Rats left in this Demon Cave.

He continued searching for traces of Demon Rats, but after a long time, he had only killed six more Demon Rats, raising the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit to Level 1 (30%).

At this moment.

A ringing sound echoed through the Demon Cave. This was the Demon Suppression Division's bell signal, informing them that it was time to leave—the mission had been completed.

Li Changsheng could only head out. Following the sound of the bell, he soon found the way out and arrived outside the Demon Cave.

Not long afterward.

The members of the Demon Suppression Division gathered at the entrance of the Demon Cave. Cao Jun was there as well, without a single visible injury. Clearly, his strength had utterly overwhelmed the powerful Demon Rats in the Demon Cave.

"Three people still haven't returned. Wait."

Cao Jun said.

Yet after waiting for a long while, the three still had not returned.

At that moment, everyone knew that the three were most likely dead.

"Go look for them. Perhaps they were only gravely injured and unconscious," Cao Jun ordered.

Immediately, several martial artists went to search.