Jianghu's Number One Blade!

"Again?"

"I have an immortal body. You can't kill me..."

As Ji Qing drew his blade from its sheath.

Another dazzling flash of blade light appeared in the void, like a fleeting glimpse of a startled swan, gone in an instant.

Squelch.

The blade light flashed past. Ouyang Bo touched his neck, feeling only an icy chill there.

Thud.

A huge head fell to the ground.

Ouyang Bo's eyes suddenly widened in terror.

He could feel the connection between his neck and body weakening.

And no new head would grow from his neck again.

"No, what exactly did you do? I have an immortal body—how could I die..."

There was a trace of terror in Ouyang Bo's voice.

Ji Qing took out a white porcelain bottle, poured out Demon Slayer blood from it, and smeared it across his blade.

"You can still talk. Looks like that little Demon Slayer blood wasn't enough. I need to add more!"

Ji Qing poured out a large amount of Demon Slayer blood, repeatedly coating the blade with it, before walking step by step toward Ouyang Bo's headless corpse.

"It's over."

"Don't..."

Ji Qing swung his blade again.

The headless corpse was split cleanly in two from top to bottom.

Ji Qing also gave the huge head on the ground a slash, splitting it in half as well.

"I'm going to die... Ji Qing, you won't live either!"

Split in two, Ouyang Bo's voice was crazed.

Bang.

The next moment, Ouyang Bo's head and headless corpse both exploded.

The blood mist in the void suddenly contracted violently, forming a vortex.

Boom.

The vortex of blood mist enveloped Ji Qing.

Clang.

Ji Qing had already formed a curtain of blade light around himself.

Yet it still could not block the blood mist's corrosion.

Wisps of blood mist seeped into Ji Qing's body.

It was different from the blood mist before.

This was Ouyang Bo's final counterattack before death.

The moment a wisp of blood mist entered his body, Ji Qing was struck by a violent poison.

"Retreat!"

Ji Qing withdrew from the vortex of blood mist.

Unfortunately, he had already been poisoned, thin streams of blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.

"Kill the demon seed. Obtain ten Origin Points."

A message flashed through Ji Qing's mind.

Clearly, Ouyang Bo truly was dead.

What Ouyang Bo had swallowed must have been the "demon seed."

Now, he had been killed by Ji Qing.

But Ouyang Bo had used some unknown method to launch a final counterattack before dying.

In an instant, Ji Qing had been struck by a violent poison.

Fortunately, he had taken Detoxification Pills beforehand, and the Supreme Yang Inner Force within him had neutralized a small portion of the poison.

Otherwise, Ji Qing might truly have been dragged down with Ouyang Bo by that final strike.

Even so, Ji Qing's body was now a complete mess.

The Inner Force within him circulated madly, trying to drive out the poison.

But the poison was like gangrene clinging to the bone, burrowing straight into the depths of his flesh and blood.

Not even the Supreme Yang Inner Force could drive it out.

"Third Brother!"

Lei Yu hurriedly leapt onto the arena and caught Ji Qing by the arm.

Ji Qing raised his head and swept a glance around.

Among the crowd, some people's eyes flickered.

Especially seeing Ji Qing so grievously wounded, they had likely begun entertaining other thoughts.

Ji Qing had not forgotten that he was also the "Demon Lord" with a bounty on the Villain Ranking.

The reward of three thousand taels of silver was still posted.

"Big Sister, take me back to Listening Wind Tower!"

Ji Qing said in a low voice.

"Alright!"

Lei Yu understood what Ji Qing meant as well.

Her sharp gaze swept over the crowd. Whoever dared approach, she would not hold back in the slightest—she would definitely kill them with one punch!

A dangerous aura radiated from Lei Yu.

In the end, it snuffed out the thoughts of those who had been itching to make a move. None of them dared step forward.

Under Lei Yu's escort, Ji Qing successfully returned to Listening Wind Tower.

As Ji Qing vanished from sight, the area around the arena gradually quieted down as well.

Everyone looked at one another.

That chaotic scene had finally come to an end.

Yet in many people's hearts, towering waves still surged.

They had traveled thousands of miles, believing they had come to witness an earth-shaking duel between masters.

Instead, they had nearly lost their lives.

They had even seen the legendary "demon."

Still, it was finally over.

Ouyang Bo's mangled corpse remained on the arena, proving that everything just now had not been an illusion, but had truly happened.

"Ouyang Bo actually turned into a demon? He even became immortal? How terrifying..."

"Ouyang Bo nearly succeeded just now. So many second-rate masters couldn't deal with him. In the end, it was 'Startling Swan Blade' Ji Qing who stepped in and killed Ouyang Bo."

"Ji Qing seems to possess a method for slaying demons, which was why he could kill Ouyang Bo."

"However, Ji Qing seems to have been poisoned as well. That was Ouyang Bo's desperate final counterattack. Who knows whether he can pull through?"

"This River City Showdown was truly far too brutal..."

Many people still felt lingering fear.

When Ouyang Bo went mad, he had wanted every last one of them dead.

It was simply horrifying beyond belief.

If not for Ji Qing, Ouyang Bo might truly have succeeded.

However, some people's eyes flickered as they stared fixedly at Ouyang Bo's corpse.

They had heard that Ouyang Bo had swallowed a "demon seed" to obtain an immortal body.

Though it had turned him into a demon, immortality was simply too tempting.

Unfortunately, they did not know that the demon seed had already been killed by Ji Qing.

Even if they dissected Ouyang Bo's corpse, they would never obtain the demon seed again.

"Father, how are you?"

At this moment, Du Jing hurriedly supported his father, Du Xiong.

Du Xiong had acted earlier as well, only for Ouyang Bo to casually strike him.

That blow had not been light.

Du Xiong did not even know how many ribs had broken. After all, Ouyang Bo had been a genuine demon at the time, possessing boundless strength!

"I won't die yet! I truly never expected Ouyang Bo to be a demon. I just wonder how Ji Qing is doing?"

Du Xiong sighed emotionally.

"Father, you already did everything you could just now. Ouyang Bo is dead now, so we should hurry back to the mountain."

Du Jing said.

This trip down the mountain had made him realize that his strength was still lacking.

With only this much ability, wandering the Jianghu was simply far too dangerous.

This time, when he returned to the mountain, he would definitely train hard!

"Alright, then we'll return to the mountain!"

Du Xiong made the decision without hesitation.

Demons had appeared in River City, and Ji Qing had also been poisoned by a deadly toxin.

River City would likely descend into chaos.

The waters ran too deep here. The Golden Saber Sect would not wade into them.

Many others shared the Golden Saber Sect's thoughts.

Thus, large numbers of Jianghu martial artists left River City, spreading word of the "River City Showdown" throughout the entire Jianghu.

On the third day of the fifth month in the eleventh year of Yongchang, "Startling Swan Blade" Ji Qing fought Poison Demon Ouyang Bo in River City. Ouyang Bo transformed into a demon, intending to throw River City into turmoil, but Ji Qing beheaded him with a single slash, killing him on the spot!

Once the news spread, "Startling Swan Blade" Ji Qing's prestige soared even higher!

Some even believed that Ji Qing was now the number one blade wielder in the Jianghu!

Not first-rate, yet better than first-rate!

Some veteran elders of the Jianghu also took notice of Ouyang Bo's transformation into a demon. They sighed one after another: demons had entered the world, and chaos would surely engulf the land!

The entire Jianghu was shaken by the River City Showdown!

River City, Listening Wind Tower.

Ji Qing had been circulating his inner force and regulating his breath for three full days.

"Pfft."

Suddenly, Ji Qing spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale as paper in an instant.

Lei Yu hurried forward to support Ji Qing and took his pulse.

"The poison has already penetrated deep into his organs and marrow. There is no cure..."

Lei Yu's eyes widened, and even her voice trembled slightly.

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