His Saber Wasn't Just for Show, Was It? (Please Continue Reading)

"Supreme True Qi—it really is purple Supreme True Qi!"

The Reception Envoy's eyes shone as his blood boiled.

Such a monstrous genius would be personally ushered by him into the Demon Suppressing Division, where he would suppress all those current prodigies one by one.

"We've unearthed a monstrous genius of Innate Body Refinement!"

Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong were just as excited, as though they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Roar..."

The agonizing pain made Old Bear let out a heart-rending scream.

He slapped a paw at Wei Fan, only to see purple true qi explode beneath Wei Fan's feet as he vanished, taking a large chunk of Old Bear's flesh with him.

"Damn it, you're the legendary Innate Body Refinement martial artist! No wonder your fleshly body is so formidable!"

Only now did Old Bear see Wei Fan's purple Supreme True Qi, immediately recognizing him as an Innate Body Refinement martial artist.

Wei Fan tossed aside the flesh in his hand. "What do you think of my Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger? Back then, I tore apart every bone in Tiger King's body with it before he died!"

Old Bear's body was enormous. Though his strength kept increasing, to Wei Fan, whose footwork was nimble, he was simply a living target.

Unless his defenses could withstand the Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger, every bone in his body would sooner or later be torn apart.

Old Bear had clearly realized this as well and began shrinking his body, but his enormous frame could only contract so much.

A cold gleam flashed in his eyes. "I cannot let you live today. Otherwise, who knows how many lives of my Demon Race will die by your hand in the future!"

A bone-piercing chill radiated from Old Bear.

At first, he had not intended to kill Wei Fan. Even if he won, he would have released Wei Fan, just as Wei Fan had guessed.

But once Innate Body Refinement was revealed, killing intent arose within him. He could no longer care about the Demon Suppressing Division's deterrence.

"Die!"

For the first time, dense demon power surged from his body, shielding him from head to toe as he charged at Wei Fan and struck with his paw.

The enormous bear paw carried a foul stench and whipped up a gale that filled the sky. Wei Fan stepped aside, and the spot where he had been standing exploded apart.

Purple light flared from his five fingers as he clawed at Old Bear. Yet this time, he only tore through Old Bear's protective demon power, leaving a claw mark on his body before being unable to press any further.

Bolstered by the protective demon power, Old Bear's defenses had become even stronger.

"Your Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger is no longer enough, while I'm still growing stronger."

Old Bear swung his paw down again.

"Congratulations. Next, you can witness one of my true methods!"

Wei Fan grinned.

Old Bear truly was extraordinary. Like a genius among humans, his talent far surpassed that of his kind.

With Giant Bear True Intent and the Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger alone, it was nearly impossible to defeat him.

After tempering himself for so long, it was time to end this battle.

"Then use it already!"

Old Bear looked up, only to see the purple true qi around Wei Fan dissipate. At some unknown moment, one of Wei Fan's hands had settled on the saber at his waist.

His saber wasn't just for show?

This thought rose in Old Bear's heart, and then he suddenly heard the faint sound of a saber's cry ringing in his ears.

"Saber, come!"

With a soft shout, Wei Fan's saber intent blazed to life. Sharp saber intent erupted around him, cleaving apart Old Bear's imposing aura.

All demon power and demon qi seemed to recoil from vipers and scorpions before the saber intent, rapidly melting away.

"What is this?"

Old Bear shrieked. He felt as though his body were pressed against a blade's edge and would split apart the next instant. The sensation filled his heart with terror.

"That is saber intent!"

The Reception Envoy cried out involuntarily.

This was saber intent—pure saber intent, not the sort of saber intent forged through True Meaning Martial Arts.

With such pure saber intent, any True Meaning Martial Arts involving saber techniques would be swiftly comprehended to perfection in Wei Fan's hands.

"Saber intent!"

A streak of purple saber light flashed, instantly slicing through the demon qi around Old Bear and breaking apart his demon power.

In horror, he raised his strongest bear paw to block it, only for it to be cut open in an instant.

With two wet slashes, Old Bear's two bear paws were severed down the middle, half of each falling to the ground.

"Spare me!"

He cried out in terror, desperately twisting aside, but it was useless.

A streak of saber light passed through his body, piercing through the demon qi before finally vanishing.

The old bear's horrified expression gradually froze, the light in his eyes swiftly fading. He lowered his head to look, only to see his body split apart with a smack, falling in two halves to either side and kicking up clouds of dust.

Killed Bear Demon, gained 160 years of cultivation

Current cultivation: 167 years

"The blade intent couldn't even withstand it. I didn't even get to use the Golden Bell Shield of Tiger Roars and Dragon Cries!"

When the dust settled, the two massive halves of the bear's corpse had cracked the ground apart. Its organs were scattered everywhere, and even the fiend had been cleaved in two.

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out.

Wei Fan looked down to see cracks rapidly crawling across the saber in his hand before it shattered into fragments all over the ground.

"Trash!"

He tossed aside the hilt in his hand.

This constable's saber had actually failed to endure the impact of blade intent and Supreme True Qi, shattering on the spot.

I need to find a good saber somehow!

Though he now had no saber in hand but carried one in his heart, the power his blade intent could unleash with a saber and without one was clearly not the same.

"Bring your sabers over and dig out the Demon Sacs. We'll stir-fry them tonight for drinks!"

Wei Fan turned and called out to Ning Xuan and the others.

They had long since been dumbstruck, still standing blankly where they were. Only upon hearing Wei Fan's voice did they snap out of it and rush over excitedly.

"Leave this sort of menial work to me!"

Zhou Qi drew his saber and leaped onto the old bear's corpse to dig out the Demon Sac. However, he had not even begun training the Golden Bell Shield and was no different from an ordinary person. As the Sha Qi naturally radiating from the old bear's body after death struck him, he nearly toppled off its corpse.

Wei Fan hurriedly grabbed hold of him and, at the same time, took the saber from his hand.

A few breaths later, two chunks of white flesh, more crystalline than any Demon Sacs he had obtained before, appeared in his hands.

"Brother Ning, Miss Su, you left in a hurry last time, so I never had the chance to properly entertain you. I have yet to thank you for the cultivation you gifted me. Tonight, I'll use these to treat you."

Wei Fan waved the Demon Sacs in his hand.

The two Demon Sacs he had acquired before had both been simply stir-fried. Setting aside their effects for the moment, their flavor had truly been unmatched.

"We'll do as Brother Wei says!"

Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong's voices were somewhat hoarse. The shock in their hearts had yet to subside.

It was not that blade intent was especially rare. There were quite a few people in the Demon Suppressing Division who had comprehended blade intent—but how many years had those people spent studying the saber? How long had Wei Fan practiced martial arts?

Furthermore, those people all possessed complete inheritances of blade intent, and the Demon Suppressing Division had places specifically meant for tempering it.

But what about Wei Fan? He did not even possess a martial art related to blade intent. Clearly, he had comprehended blade intent from some commonplace saber techniques.

Such terrifying comprehension was simply unimaginable.

"I want some too! I've never eaten a Demon Sac before!"

Hu Qing shouted.

Compared to Ning Xuan, Su Xuerong, and the others, she was not nearly as shocked. That was because she held a blind worship for Wei Fan.

As for Zhou Qi, he simply had no idea what blade intent or Innate Body Refinement meant. He only knew that it would have been strange if Wei Fan had failed to kill the old bear.

"Everyone's coming. Tonight, it's on me!"

Wei Fan handed the Demon Sacs to Zhou Qi, then bent down and hauled the old bear's two halves onto his hands. "We're heading back to the city now! With the old bear dead, it's time to wipe out in one sweep the forces those demons and monsters have cultivated within Cloud City!"

He had no intention of searching for the Bear Demon's lair or anything of the sort. Since the old bear had come alone, it had likely made arrangements already.

Once it was slain, the other demons and monsters should have ways of learning that it was dead. They would not wait for him to come knocking.

Besides, it would not be easy to find anything in the deep mountains and old forests.

Dragging the old bear's corpse along, the group headed toward Cloud City.