Slaying the Crocodile Demon

Slaying the Crocodile Demon

Wei Fan naturally did not stand by and watch. There were too many people from the E Shen Gang; if he did not act, these constables would suffer.

Besides, even a mosquito was still meat. Killing one yielded several months of cultivation; in the end, that was better than nothing.

He stepped into the Flowing Cloud Chasing Wind Steps, leaving afterimages everywhere. Each time an afterimage flashed into view, someone was killed by him.

In merely a few breaths, seven or eight people had become souls beneath his saber.

That was only because he was mindful of Hu Qing, who had rushed out first, and had not used a major move like saber aura. Otherwise, a single sweeping strike would have killed them all.

"They're really killing people!"

"I surrender!"

"Didn't they say they wouldn't dare to do it for real?"

Only then did the remaining people react. All of them were terrified, because the news they had received was that the yamen men would not truly dare to kill.

This was not them not daring to kill—they were killing far too ruthlessly.

"Drop your weapons! Drop them, and you can live!"

Wei Fan let out an explosive shout, mixed with surging true qi, shaking their minds blank. How could they still remember to drop their weapons?

By the time they came to their senses, only two or three of the remaining people were left alive.

"Stop!"

A thunderous roar came from afar, as deafening as a tiger's roar.

"An expert has arrived!"

Hu Qing's expression changed. She hurriedly turned toward the source of the voice and saw a figure charging over at high speed while slashing out a blade of saber qi.

Wei Fan remained unhurried. He cut down the last person with one strike before turning and slashing out with his saber, dispersing the saber qi just before it reached him.

"True Qi Seventh Layer!"

To slash out saber qi, one had to reach True Qi Seventh Layer and be able to project true qi outward.

"Attacking yamen constables—you have invited death upon yourself."

Wei Fan's figure flashed. Before the other man could react, he pierced his chest with a single saber strike.

He could even kill great demons of the True Realm. To him, a martial artist at True Qi Seventh Layer was not much different from one at True Qi First Layer.

"You actually dare kill me? My uncle-in-law is a clerk..."

Lu Mingjie's body stiffened. He lowered his head in disbelief to look at the saber that had pierced through his chest.

Did the Eastern District constables not know about his connection to the clerk?

"Your uncle-in-law is a clerk? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Wei Fan pulled out his saber and kicked Lu Mingjie to the ground.

Killed Lu Mingjie, gained seven years of cultivation!

Trash!

Who was supposed to spend this pathetic amount of cultivation?

"He killed Lu Mingjie, a True Qi Seventh Layer martial artist, with one slash!"

Hu Qing had long since been stunned.

Only now did she realize that there might not have been some expert backing Wei Fan. The expert was Wei Fan himself.

Although Wei Fan had also killed Zhang Huaiyu with one slash during the Fierce Tiger Gang incident, that had been a sneak attack. He had struck when Zhang Huaiyu was about to surrender without resistance.

This time was different. This had been a direct confrontation, and she had seen every part of it clearly.

"Lu Mingjie is dead. Everyone from the E Shen Gang is dead!"

Luo Wen, who had come over out of concern, saw Lu Mingjie killed outright and felt his vision go dark.

He knew Wei Fan was murderous, but he had not expected him to dare kill even Lu Mingjie. Zhou Qi and the other man had merely been beaten up—was it necessary to offend the clerk to the death?

He had no idea that Wei Fan had not given Lu Mingjie the chance to announce his identity at all. The moment Lu Mingjie appeared, Wei Fan had struck ruthlessly.

If others killed Lu Mingjie, they would only invite trouble. But when Wei Fan killed someone, he could gain cultivation.

So long as they were colluding with demons, Wei Fan would not show the slightest mercy in killing them.

"Wei Fan, you are simply outrageously bold!"

Luo Wen shouted. This time, he was truly furious.

With Lu Mingjie dead, if the clerk flew into a rage, even he, the squad leader, would be implicated. Moreover, the clerk had spoken to him about Lu Mingjie's affairs before.

"Beast, do you need me to invite you out?"

Wei Fan did not react at all to Luo Wen's roar. Gripping his saber, he looked toward a certain room in the courtyard.

With a boom, that room exploded open. A burly bald man walked out, black qi emanating from his entire body. His arms and legs were strangely identical in length and thickness, making him look extremely disproportionate.

"You discovered me from so far away?"

"The stench of dead rats on you—I smelled it from far away!"

Before Wei Fan's eyes, the panel flickered:

Crocodile Demon: Initial Realm Ninth Rank, transformed into human form, feeds on humans

Kill it to gain thirty years of cultivation

This was a demon capable of transforming into human form!

Hu Qing and the others' expressions changed drastically. All of them readied themselves solemnly. Even Luo Wen forgot about Lu Mingjie's death, revealing a horrified expression.

In Cloud City, though many gangs colluded with demons, they hardly dared bring demons into the city.

Once discovered, the entire city would inevitably panic. At that point, even the city lord would not be able to play dead.

Moreover, ordinary demons did not dare enter the city either. If exposed within the city, they would no longer be facing ordinary yamen constables; experts from the Demon Suppressing Division would certainly be dispatched.

The Demon Suppressing Division had always slaughtered with an iron hand any demons that dared step into human cities.

"The Lu Family is finished. Even the clerk may be implicated!"

Having served as an official for many years, Luo Wen knew the consequences of demons entering the city. Unless everyone present died today, the city lord's side would certainly investigate.

If the city lord still wanted to remain city lord, he would have to hold the relevant people accountable.

Though it was rotten to the core, the surface still had to be maintained.

The Crocodile Demon stuck out its scarlet tongue and licked its lips as it looked at Wei Fan. "Your cultivation is not bad. If I eat you along with them, I should be able to become a great demon of the True Realm."

As it spoke, it bent down to pick up a severed arm and began gnawing on it in large bites. Everyone present felt nauseated at the sight.

Luo Wen shouted, "Bold demon, causing trouble in Cloud City—aren't you afraid the Demon Suppressing Division will settle accounts with you?"

The Crocodile Demon's expression did not change. "Once I eat all of you, no one will know I ever appeared in Cloud City. I originally only wanted to secretly eat a few people. Who told you to come here and deliver yourselves to death?"

It had not expected to be exposed either. Who would have thought someone would dare come here and kill the Eastern District clerk's wife's nephew?

Luo Wen's expression changed. He had not brought any experts with him. As a squad leader, he was a civil official. Though he secretly cultivated martial arts, he was only at True Qi Third Layer.

To silence them, this demon would surely kill everyone.

Wei Fan said, "Are you done with your nonsense? If you are, then give me my cultivation!"

As he spoke, true qi exploded beneath his feet, and his whole body became a streak of light as he shot straight at the Crocodile Demon.

Before he even arrived, the fierce gale had already whipped the Crocodile Demon's clothes into loud flapping. Its expression changed drastically, and it hurriedly threw away what it held.

Its five fingers lengthened, sharp claws growing out. Scale after scale emerged from its limbs and spread across its entire body.

Frightened, it immediately revealed its demonic form.

"Saber aura?"

"The Heavenly Gang Blood Burning Saber is at perfection?"

Luo Wen and Hu Qing cried out in shock almost at the same time.

A saber aura two or three meters long radiated razor-sharp force. It swept through everything in its path, instantly cutting through the surging demonic qi and exposing the Crocodile Demon midway through its transformation.

The Crocodile Demon's face filled with horror. In panic, it raised both arms to block the saber aura. Yet with only a puff, its scale-covered arms split apart, smoke rising from the wounds.

It did not even have time to scream. Its stunned expression froze as its half-transformed crocodile head soared high into the air in a spray of blood.

Everyone was dumbstruck. The demon behind the E Shen Gang had just declared that it would eat them all, yet in the next moment, Wei Fan had cut it down with one slash.

Its demonic body had been as fragile as paper before the saber aura condensed by the Heavenly Gang Blood Burning Saber.

"The Lu Family found a thing like you and thought it could run rampant through the Eastern District?"

Wei Fan stepped down lightly, crushing the Crocodile Demon's head into pulp.

It was not even a great demon of the True Realm, yet it dared cause trouble in the Eastern District.