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They had not expected the Demon Hunting Office's leader to be so powerful. The pig demon chief had been killed in such a short time—it had been a late Nether Rank demon.

Human Race martial artists of the same rank could only take a beating when facing demons. Being able to save their own lives was already good enough.

With such a towering expert holding the line, their hopes of getting out alive rose considerably, and they all fought the demons with even greater force.

"That dog... it's so strong. If it had acted earlier, so many people wouldn't have died!" Li Yu of the Hundred Flowers Sect narrowed her eyes and muttered softly. If those hundred-plus people were still alive, holding back these demons would have been much easier.

"Junior Sister, focus on killing the enemy. Facing demons now, we must stand united from top to bottom. Do not speak nonsense." Bai Ruoxue sighed helplessly. This girl was far too naive—how would she shoulder great responsibility in the future?

"Damn it, something's wrong with this little girl. Our Master Chu is fighting for his life up front, yet she's back here badmouthing him. A warrior may be killed but not humiliated!"

"Hey, Brother Liu, did you even hear what I said?" Lu Feiyang clung close behind Liu Guangwu, dodging the demons' attacks.

His ears were exceptionally sharp. No matter how softly that little girl from the Hundred Flowers Sect spoke, her words could not escape him.

"Enough. Once this battle is over, just capture her and bring her to Lord Chu as a bedwarming maid. Lord Chu will surely reward you handsomely then." Liu Guangwu spoke without expression, the saber in his hand swinging without pause.

"I'd say, with your father's status, it's just a matter of saying the word!"

Lu Feiyang pulled a face like a bitter melon. "Distant water can't put out an immediate fire. If we make it out alive, I'll definitely tie her up and bring her to Master Chu. Brother Liu, you've got to help me out more when the time comes!"

"Stop talking. This demon is a little hard to deal with. In a moment, I won't have the attention to spare for you!"

"Don't, Brother Liu. I'm counting entirely on you..."

When the tiger demon chief saw the gray pig demon's predicament, it rushed over at high speed to support it. Yet Chu Jiang was too fast; by the time it arrived, the gray pig demon had already been beheaded.

It looked at Chu Jiang with a far more serious expression now, no longer relaxed and at ease.

He knew the gray-skinned pig's strength. As one of Baishi County's four great demon chiefs, it was at the late Xiantian stage and far from weak. Even he would have found it difficult to kill it so easily.

At the very least, it would have taken more than a dozen exchanges.

If someone thought they could kill it with merely that level of strength, they were dreaming of eating swan meat.

"Humans are nothing but blood food for us demons!"

"A mere Xiantian martial artist is beneath my notice!"

The tiger demon chief let out a wild, arrogant laugh as icy killing intent spread through the air.

Whoosh!

Its enormous body moved in an instant, turning into an afterimage. It was more than a notch faster than the gray-skinned pig demon, its footsteps chaotic and unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, a massive claw had arrived before Chu Jiang.

It slammed viciously toward Chu Jiang's head.

The blood-dripping saber swept out again, slashing straight at the giant claw.

The blade tore through the air and collided with the claw, producing a ringing clang.

Bang!

Chu Jiang's saber was shattered by the giant claw, snapping into three pieces that scattered across the ground.

"What!"

This tiger demon chief's claws were so hard that a single blow had smashed his saber into several pieces.

It was not that Chu Jiang's saber technique was weak; the material of the saber simply could not withstand it. It had only fought two Nether Rank demons before calling it quits.

This saber was a specially forged steel saber made by the Demon Hunting Office specifically to counter Void Rank demons. It was exceptionally tough. Even ordinary Xiantian demons could not break it.

But this time, it had encountered a tiger demon at the Nether Rank Peak.

Its strength was incomparably immense, and its combat power ranked first among Baishi County's four great demon clans. It could practically be called the chief of all Baishi County's demons.

Shattering this steel saber in one strike was nothing strange.

It seemed he would need to get himself a good saber when he returned.

"Good heavens, this tiger demon is way too fierce! How the hell are we supposed to fight this?" Lu Feiyang fell into despair once more. Chu Jiang did not even have a saber now—how could he fight the tiger demon? Wouldn't it tear him in half?

"Shut up!"

Liu Guangwu's expression was cold and stern. This fellow always disrupted morale at critical moments.

"It's fine. Master Chu has yet to reveal his true strength. Even without a saber, Master Chu can still carve out a bloody path!" Ma Han said solemnly.

He now admired Chu Jiang from the bottom of his heart. No matter the circumstances, he would trust Chu Jiang without condition.

Though his saber had broken, Chu Jiang's expression remained calm. His strongest method now was not the saber.

It was his palm!

Boom!

A powerful force erupted from his body. His muscles swelled, his blood and qi surged as though brewing something.

The tiger demon chief's face lit up with ecstasy. "Such powerful blood and qi! Your strength alone can let my lord fully awaken!"

"Die!"

The tiger demon chief vanished in an instant, astonishingly fast. Even with the Clear Wind Art cultivated to perfection, Chu Jiang could only barely keep up with its movements.

This tiger demon possessed immense strength and tremendous speed. It had almost no weaknesses.

Chu Jiang found the right moment and stomped fiercely against the ground, launching himself like a cannonball toward the black tiger demon.

Rumble!

The palms of man and demon collided in an instant, and a fierce gale swept in all directions.

It was as though two peerless savage beasts had crashed together, tearing into each other, every move aimed at a fatal spot.

Every collision produced a muffled blast, as though even their hearts had slowed by several beats.

Everyone present was shocked beyond measure.

A mortal body competing with demons in brute strength was already an utterly horrifying thing.

Even an expert at the Xiantian Peak would not last more than a few moves against this terrifying tiger demon before being killed. Yet Chu Jiang could actually trade blows with it head-on.

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And he was not at a disadvantage in the slightest.

"Hmph!"

The tiger demon chief shouted sharply. Seizing an opening, it struck its giant claw toward Chu Jiang's chest. A black, foul stench emanated from its palm, carrying highly poisonous substances.

This time, Chu Jiang did not evade. He chose to meet it head-on. His palm glowed with a faint golden light, carrying a terrifying wave of air as it blasted toward the black tiger demon's heart.

The second move of the Great Vajra Palm—Great Vajra Triple Wave!

Terrifying force surged layer upon layer. Hidden force penetrated through the tiger demon's hide armor, boring in and madly shredding the black tiger demon's internal organs.

Pfft!

A mouthful of black blood suddenly sprayed out, and its aura weakened by thirty to forty percent.

The black tiger demon clutched its chest frantically, circulating demonic qi to suppress the surging palm force. But the effect was minimal; wave after wave of palm force came crashing in, impossible to resist.

At the same time, the black tiger demon's poisonous tiger palm struck Chu Jiang. Several ribs in his chest were all knocked out of place.

The black poison seeped through his skin, corroding Chu Jiang's meridians and contaminating his true qi.

Chu Jiang immediately circulated the Golden Sun Art at full speed. Waves of blazing sun rose within his body, suppressing the black poison that had entered his chest and driving it out.

The Golden Sun Art was an extremely yang-based cultivation method, making it perfectly suited to suppressing it.

An invisible force drove the poison into one spot, forming a black dot the size of a pea. With only a little refinement, it could be completely expelled.

Chu Jiang rose to his feet, unwilling to give the black tiger demon a chance to recover. Strike while it was sick—take its life!

One more time. I refuse to believe you can still block it!

"Wait, boy. I admire you very much. Today, you may leave, and you may take those few people beside you with you. I will not stop you!"

Blood Saber King Qi on the altar suddenly spoke, neither sorrowful nor joyful.