The Human Butcher!

In truth, Ji Qing had recognized the "Skin-Peeling Demon" the moment he stepped into this courtyard.

He was far too familiar with the Skin-Peeling Demon.

So familiar that with merely a trace of scent, he had known that "Qian Lei Shi" was the Skin-Peeling Demon's avatar.

The Skin-Peeling Demon's gaze fell upon Ji Qing, a chill flashing through her eyes. "Ji Qing, I never expected that in such a short time, you would grow to this extent. Even the Blood Demon fell into your hands."

"I originally wanted to trick the Blood Demon into dealing with you. Who would have thought that fool would prove so useless and be sealed again so quickly?"

Hearing this, Ji Qing suddenly understood.

No wonder the Skin-Peeling Demon had been mixed up with the Blood Demon.

So she had wanted the Blood Demon to deal with him?

Without Chen Luo and his sister, if Ji Qing had faced the Blood Demon alone, he would likely have died without a doubt!

For a moment, Ji Qing's killing intent grew even stronger.

But the Skin-Peeling Demon was treacherous and cunning. "Qian Lei Shi" was merely one of her avatars, and no one knew where her true body was.

"Skin-Peeling Demon, was it you who slaughtered everyone in the Lei residence?"

Suddenly, Lei Yu at the side could no longer hold back and spoke up.

"The Lei residence? Oh? Looks like there's still a fish that slipped through the net. Tsk, tsk, tsk. This body of yours is quite nice. If I could peel off your skin and refine you into an avatar..."

"You're courting death!"

Lei Yu flew into a rage at once.

Her massive body charged before Qian Lei Shi in an instant. She seized Qian Lei Shi by the throat and forcibly lifted her into the air.

The Skin-Peeling Demon's face instantly flushed crimson, and she was on the verge of suffocating to death.

"Miss Lei, leave her to me."

Ji Qing's words calmed Lei Yu somewhat.

She directly flung Qian Lei Shi before Ji Qing.

The Skin-Peeling Demon did not care in the slightest. Instead, she glared venomously at Ji Qing and sneered, "Ji Qing, you've ruined several of my avatars. I'll remember this debt!"

"Oh? It seems your avatars aren't inexhaustible either. If you lose one body, you yourself will suffer a certain degree of injury."

Ji Qing had gleaned some information from the Skin-Peeling Demon's words.

"So what? You'll never find my true body. What does it matter if I lose more avatars?"

"Besides, this time, I'll give you a 'grand gift.' Hahaha..."

The Skin-Peeling Demon burst into laughter.

Clang.

Ji Qing drew his blade.

With one slash, the Skin-Peeling Demon's head fell to the ground.

The smile on her face froze instantly.

Killed a Skin-Peeling Demon avatar. Obtained one Origin Point.

Ji Qing had obtained an Origin Point.

Yet he could not feel happy, because the "grand gift" the Skin-Peeling Demon had mentioned had already arrived!

Everyone abruptly turned around and saw ordinary civilians outside the courtyard. At this moment, their faces were twisted with savagery, their eyes bloodshot as they charged at Ji Qing and the others.

"What's going on? Clan Chief, what happened to you?"

Lei Yu spotted many familiar faces among them.

They were clearly all villagers from Lei Family Fortress.

"They've all been controlled by the Skin-Peeling Demon and turned into her avatars."

Chen Luo said grimly.

"Avatars? How could there be so many avatars?"

Lei Yu's eyes widened.

Outside, the villagers of Lei Family Fortress were packed together in a dense mass.

They had all become Skin-Peeling Demon avatars?

The group slowly retreated.

They wanted to escape, but bloodshot-eyed villagers surrounded them from all directions. There was nowhere they could flee.

Swish.

Ji Qing drew his blade and killed a villager.

You killed a Skin Puppet.

"Skin Puppet?"

Ji Qing focused his attention on the Demon Record.

Sure enough, new records had appeared on the Skin-Peeling Demon's page in the Demon Record.

"Skin Puppets: low-level puppets controlled by the Skin-Peeling Demon. Their minds are muddled, and they fear neither heaven nor earth, nor death itself. The Skin-Peeling Demon can control vast numbers of Skin Puppets, even forming a Skin Puppet army to overthrow dynasties and wreak havoc upon the human world!"

Seeing the record in the Demon Record, Ji Qing's heart sank.

The words "wreak havoc upon the human world" were no empty boast.

With such an ability, the Skin-Peeling Demon could be called a top-tier great demon!

Ji Qing now understood the Skin-Peeling Demon's abilities: peeling skin to refine avatars, and even forming an army of Skin Puppets.

Every one of these abilities was bizarre and powerful.

Compared to the Skin-Peeling Demon, the Blood Demon was nothing at all.

More and more Skin Puppets gathered outside. Ji Qing saw that Lei Yu, Chen Luo, and the others could not bring themselves to strike, for these were ordinary villagers of Lei Family Fortress after all.

Ji Qing said, "They're all the Skin-Peeling Demon's Skin Puppets. Once they become Skin Puppets, their minds are no longer clear, and they are completely controlled by the Skin-Peeling Demon. The Skin Puppets can even form an army... They may look alive, but they are already no different from the dead..."

"What?"

Lei Yu's eyes immediately reddened.

These were the people of the entire Lei Family Fortress.

They had all become Skin Puppets? It was practically as though the Skin-Peeling Demon had wiped them all out by herself...

The Skin-Peeling Demon had not only exterminated everyone in the Lei residence, but had also destroyed the entire Lei Family Fortress!

"Skin-Peeling Demon, get out here..."

Lei Yu erupted in fury and charged straight out of the courtyard.

Every Skin Puppet that tried to block her was smashed apart by Lei Yu.

"Skin Puppets... This ability is simply a calamity for the human world! No wonder the Demon Identification Manual ranks the Skin-Peeling Demon among the top great demons. One Skin-Peeling Demon alone can bring disaster to the human world..."

Chen Luo muttered under his breath.

At first, he had not thought much of the Skin-Peeling Demon.

He had believed she was merely a Lesser Demon. Even an ability like creating avatars had seemed like nothing special.

But the ability of "Skin Puppets" was simply too terrifying.

She could even form a Skin Puppet army.

That changed everything.

The Skin-Peeling Demon's threat level instantly surpassed the Blood Demon's.

She had become one of the most terrifying demons in this world!

Yet Ji Qing was the calmest of them all.

Whoosh.

Ji Qing made his move.

These people had all become Skin Puppets, puppets controlled by the Skin-Peeling Demon. Naturally, Ji Qing would not hold back, nor would he treat them as ordinary villagers any longer.

Thus, Ji Qing used Grass on Wings, weaving through the Skin Puppets.

With every slash, several Skin Puppets died.

The terrifying part of Skin Puppets was their numbers.

But Ji Qing showed no mercy. For more than an hour, he continued his "slaughter."

At last, the entire Lei Family Fortress ran with rivers of blood.

Ji Qing stood amid a pool of blood. As far as his eyes could see, not a single Skin Puppet remained standing.

All the Skin Puppets in Lei Family Fortress were dead.

There had been several hundred Skin Puppets—several hundred people.

Nearly all of them had been "butchered" clean by Ji Qing alone, one blade at a time.

At that moment, whether it was Lei Yu or Chen Luo and his sister, as they looked at Ji Qing's figure, they seemed to feel a chill creep down their spines.

What was a human butcher?

This was one!

But what about Ji Qing?

He seemed to feel nothing at all.

He even crouched down and used the clothes on a corpse to wipe his blade clean.

Snap.

Ji Qing sheathed his blade.

"There are no more Skin Puppets."

Ji Qing spoke indifferently.

Lei Yu and Chen Luo exchanged glances with his sister.

Of course there were no more Skin Puppets.

Ji Qing had gotten carried away with killing. Just now, he had even slaughtered the dogs of Lei Family Fortress. Where could there possibly be any survivors left?

Lei Yu even felt that Ji Qing's eighth place on the Villain Ranking was truly well deserved. He had not been wronged in the slightest.

If this "record" spread through the Jianghu, Ji Qing's ranking on the Villain Ranking might even have to move up a few places.

"Chen Luo, does the Demon Slayer Lineage have any way to find the Skin-Peeling Demon's true body?"

Ji Qing suddenly asked.