If Justice Does Not Exist in This World, I Will Wield My Blade and Become Yama!

Chen Fan's gaze darkened like still water as he walked step by step toward the young man in black.

For some reason, the young man in black felt every hair on his body stand on end, his muscles tightening all over. As he watched the young man draw ever closer, it felt as though a flood beast were bearing down on him.

He had only ever felt such oppressive pressure from his father, the Mountain Lord.

The overwhelming sense of danger made him instinctively want to flee!

Boom!

But before the young man in black could escape, Chen Fan's fist had already landed on him. That unstoppable punch carried the force of ten thousand jun, smashing forward with savage force!

The young man in black was sent flying, crashing hard into the wall of the hall behind him and smashing a huge hole through it. He fell heavily to the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

Roar!

The young man in black rolled over and immediately revealed his true form, transforming into a tiger covered in black markings.

"The Mountain Lord has three sons. This black tiger is his third son, Black Tiger!"

Lu Xuening said gravely.

"Who cares which son of the Mountain Lord he is? Even if the Mountain Lord himself came today, he would still have to die!"

Chen Fan took a step forward. His thousand-forged Embroidered Spring Blade, cast from black iron, left its sheath. A flash of cold light streaked forth as he unleashed the perfected Blade Draw Slash, its sharp edge sweeping straight toward Black Tiger!

"Brocade Guard, must you really drive things to the bitter end today?"

Black Tiger spoke in human words, his eyes full of complicated emotions.

He had never imagined that he had merely come down the mountain for a little snack, only to lose his life here.

"You were the ones who drove things to the bitter end first!"

Chen Fan replied without a trace of emotion. The blade light swept across, and Black Tiger raised claws as sharp as steel to block it!

Splat!

Chen Fan's blade fell, severing one of Black Tiger's claws in a single strike. Demon blood sprayed out and scattered across the ground!

Awooo!

Black Tiger let out a pained howl. The deadly sense of danger made him no longer dare to fight. He turned and tried to flee Ping An County, but how could Chen Fan let him have his way?

Chen Fan struck out with his blade again. The terrifying blade light seemed to rip apart the entire space before him. A massive tiger head flew high into the air, then swiftly fell from midair and rolled into the crowd that had come to watch.

The headless body of Black Tiger also collapsed into a pool of blood.

Killed Black Tiger Demon at the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm. Stole his remaining Demonkin Lifespan: 183 years!

This was the most Demonkin Lifespan Chen Fan had obtained so far, even more than what he had gained from killing the Howling Moon Wolf Demon's son at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm in Black Bear Gulch Village.

"You've grown stronger again!"

"First, you killed White Ape, the brother of Three-Eyed Ape Demon, at Wangchun Pavilion. Then, you killed the son and nephew of Howling Moon Wolf Demon in Black Bear Gulch Village. And now, before all these witnesses, you've killed Black Tiger, the son of Tiger Demon Mountain Lord."

"You've completely offended the Three Demons of Black Mountain to the death. What are your thoughts now?"

Lu Xuening came to Chen Fan's side and teased him with admiration in her eyes.

"I can hardly imagine it."

"The officials of Ping An County actually fear demons to such an extent!"

"I am willing to hold this Embroidered Spring Blade and return a bright and clear heaven and earth to Ping An County!"

"If justice does not exist in this world, I will wield my blade and become Yama. If righteous qi cannot endure forever, let blood splatter in every direction across the Asura battlefield!"

Chen Fan stared resolutely into the distance and said in a deep voice.

"Well said!"

"I knew I had not misjudged you!"

Huang Chengyue also stepped out from the crowd and called out loudly.

He had seen everything clearly. Chen Fan, with the strength of the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, had killed Black Tiger of the same realm without the slightest effort. It simply overturned everything he knew!

Generally speaking, the bodies of the human race were innately weaker than those of the Demon Race. This was especially severe at the beginning of a human martial artist's cultivation. Yet the deeper one cultivated, the smaller this innate gap became.

At the Divine Treasury Realm and even the Divine Aperture Realm, humans were almost incapable of defeating demons at the same level unless they possessed a special physique, a special bloodline, mastery of some peerless art, or extraordinary talent.

No matter which of those applied to Chen Fan, it was enough to prove that he was a talent!

Lu Xuening was at the peak Divine Treasury Realm, while Black Tiger, the Mountain Lord's son, had only just entered the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm. Even so, if they truly fought, Lu Xuening would still find it somewhat difficult to kill Black Tiger.

That was only because Lu Xuening had grown up in Dragon Abyss Prefecture, and both the cultivation methods she practiced and the means she possessed were exceptional. If it were a martial artist from an unorthodox background, even being one or two minor levels above a demon would make it difficult to kill one!

"He's dead!"

"He's finally dead!"

"Ahahahaha!"

"That damned thing is finally dead!"

"My son!"

County Commandant Liu ran out from his home. Seeing that Black Tiger had been beheaded, he pointed at him in a crazed state, weeping bitterly.

It was impossible to tell whether those were tears of remorse or tears of fear. Most likely, they were both.

"County Commandant Liu, now is the time to purge Ping An County of its demon scourge. If you still cower and hesitate now, then your wife and children will truly have died in vain!"

"Tell me, where are the demons of Ping An County hiding?"

Lu Xuening walked up to County Commandant Liu and questioned him.

"There is a group in the County Governor's residence, another in the County Assistant's residence, and another in the Record Keeper's residence. There are also some in the homes of the education officer, the adviser, and others."

"These demons are clever. They know that you Brocade Guard and the constables of the county office would not dare search the residences of county officials, so they generally hide in the homes of officials like us."

"If they want blood food, they either obtain it through us or go out to hunt for it themselves. Whenever they enter a household, they eat it clean down to the bones, and then the county office cleans up afterward."

"Once an entire family has died, naturally no one remains to report the case. Even if someone does report it, we ignore it. That person who reports the case is then dealt with by these demons as well."

"Our families, even our own lives, are under the demons' control. Those who refused to obey long ago saw their households destroyed and their families wiped out."

"When I, Liu, first took office as the County Commandant of Ping An County, I too wanted to be a good official serving the country and its people. But look at what Ping An County has rotted into!"

"Do you constables responsible for the county office's safety not feel any guilt?"

"And you Brocade Guard, who claim to slay demons and eliminate evil—should you not feel ashamed?"

The more County Commandant Liu spoke, the angrier he became, as though venting the resentment and unwillingness buried in his heart.

It was all helplessness!

If they did not cooperate with the demons, they would die!

What else could they do?

"I do not know what the Brocade Guard were like in the past, but now that I am here, I will kill every demon I see!"

At that moment, Chen Fan declared with absolute conviction.

"I do not know what the county office was like in the past, but now that I am here, I will never allow demons to ravage Ping An County!"

Lu Xuening glanced at Chen Fan, straightened her chest, and spoke as well.

"Good."

"Black Tiger died in my home anyway, and I can no longer explain it away. Death awaits me either way, so I, Liu, will go mad with you!"

"From this day forward, all the constables in the county office and the eight hundred county soldiers will be placed under your command, Lu Xuening. I hope you will not disappoint me!"

"If the day truly comes when the demons of Ping An County are purged, I, Liu Xuan, am willing to take my own life and wash away the sins of my many years with my blood!"

County Commandant Liu looked at Lu Xuening and Chen Fan and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, County Commandant, for seeing this through!"

Lu Xuening cupped her fists and bowed.

Perhaps this County Commandant Liu had done many wrong things in the past, but his willingness to hand over authority to Lu Xuening made her feel that he still had some measure of blood and courage.

Even if that courage had been forced out of him, having it was still better than not having it.