With the blade unsheathed, who can contend?

The amount of Demonkin Lifespan consumed by cultivating a deduction-based technique that perfectly fits oneself isn't that much. However, deducing a martial skill is truly painful, often costing hundreds of years of lifespan.

This is understandable, though. Even a very simple martial skill is something most martial artists might not be able to create in their entire lives.

Throughout history, many profound sect-leading techniques were formed over hundreds or even thousands of years, through the continuous deduction and improvement by countless talented individuals within the sects.

Chen Fan himself isn't a monstrous genius with heaven-defying comprehension or extraordinary talent.

With the help of his cheat, using Demonkin Lifespan to deduce for a few hundred years to elevate his current Body Tempering Fist and Blade Draw Slash to another level is already incredibly difficult!

In the end, it's just a few hundred years of Demonkin Lifespan. He can earn it back by killing a few more demons, and his strength improvement is real!

As quick as lightning.

From when Chen Fan began deducing to when he mastered the Grand Perfection level Blade Intent and cultivated the deduced blade technique Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash to perfection, it only took an instant.

In that single instant, his strength had already undergone a world-shattering change!

"You're still alive after taking my club? You've got some skill."

"Then take another!"

Howling Moon Wolf Demon roared, transforming into its human form with a wolf's head. It stood nine feet tall, its muscles bulging, and it swung its Wolf Tooth Club fiercely at Chen Fan!

Previously, Chen Fan had the offensive advantage, and the wolf demon had merely parried in a panic, yet they were evenly matched. Now, with its charged attack and offensive initiative, Chen Fan couldn't possibly block it!

It seemed to already see the scene of Chen Fan being smashed into a pulp by its Wolf Tooth Club. This imagined scene made the corners of its mouth curl up into a cruel smile!

"Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash!"

Chen Fan shouted, holding his Meteorite Iron Blade and executing the Grand Perfection level Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash. His Innate Body connected with the world's vital energy. Although he couldn't absorb it into his body, he could guide it to enhance his martial skill.

He unleashed the Grand Perfection level Blade Intent, standing between heaven and earth as if he himself had become a blade, a blade capable of battling all things in existence!

Swish!

The Meteorite Iron Blade sliced through the sky like water, colliding fiercely with the Wolf Tooth Club in Howling Moon Wolf Demon's hand. The result was that the Meteorite Iron Blade in Chen Fan's hand, like a knife through tofu, directly split the Wolf Tooth Club in Howling Moon's hand into two pieces, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror.

The Blade Intent of the Meteorite Iron Blade in Chen Fan's hand did not diminish and headed straight for Howling Moon Wolf Demon's chest. With a swish, it directly pierced into the wolf demon's chest, the sharp Meteorite Iron Blade piercing straight through its back!

"This... how is this possible?"

Howling Moon Wolf Demon's eyes widened in disbelief as it spoke.

[Killed Wolf Demon of Divine Aperture Realm First Layer, stole remaining lifespan of 218 years!]

"Blade Intent!"

"Chen Fan has comprehended Blade Intent!"

"He's actually a genius of the blade!"

Lu Xuening exclaimed in surprise upon witnessing the scene before her.

"Not only that, that last strike of his seemed like Blade Draw Slash, but its power far surpassed Blade Draw Slash. If I'm not mistaken, he has already elevated this common blade technique to a new height!"

"Breaking through mid-battle, growing stronger and stronger as he fights, is this the mark of an unparalleled genius?"

Huang Chengyue couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Seeing Chen Fan slay the Howling Moon Wolf Demon, one of the three demons of Black Mountain, with a single strike, everyone's spirits were lifted.

"To achieve merit and slay demons, now is the time! Kill!"

In an instant, morale soared. The five hundred county soldiers, nearly a hundred Brocade Guards, and over a hundred constables and yamen runners charged towards the demons. The remaining three hundred county soldiers, armed with all the arrows in the county, began firing at the demons with reckless abandon.

Some demons in the first stage of the Divine Treasury Realm were directly turned into hedgehogs by several rounds of dense arrows.

Demons in the second and third stages of the Divine Treasury Realm dared not be careless in the face of the overwhelming arrows. Although these arrows couldn't kill them, they could pierce their flesh and wound them!

"Second Brother!"

"Second Brother!"

Tiger Demon Mountain Lord and Three-Eyed Ape Demon cried out in shock upon seeing Chen Fan slay Howling Moon Wolf Demon with one strike.

The next moment, they exchanged a glance and charged directly at Chen Fan!

They knew that today was destined to be a difficult one!

The Tiger Demon stood on its hind legs, its two front paws extended like steel blades, and pounced at Chen Fan. Such a powerful palm strike would have turned even Cao De of the Divine Aperture Realm into a mist of blood!

Clang!

Chen Fan raised his blade to block. The tiger claws collided with the Meteorite Iron Blade, sending sparks flying. Chen Fan's blade edge turned and slashed diagonally, the terrifying Blade Intent directly striking Tiger Demon Mountain Lord's chest, sending it flying backward!

The Meteorite Iron Blade left a gash on Tiger Demon Mountain Lord's chest that was deep enough to see bone. For a time, demon blood stained half of the Tiger Demon's body.

"Demon Eye!"

Three-Eyes roared. The vertical eye on its forehead shone with a dark light, shooting a beam of black light directly at Chen Fan's head. Chen Fan raised his blade to block. The black light struck the Meteorite Iron Blade, actually leaving a deep dent in the indestructible Meteorite Iron Blade!

This was the first time Chen Fan had seen magical attacks in this world, or rather, demonic arts and mystical powers!

If he wasn't mistaken, this Three-Eyed Ape Demon should have opened the acupoint in its forehead and used a secret technique to create a vertical eye.

It cultivated eye techniques and used its Demonkin Force to launch attacks. The power was indeed considerable!

Seeing Chen Fan block its attack with his blade, Three-Eyes' vertical eye on its forehead once again emitted dark light, and beams of dark light continuously shot towards Chen Fan.

Chen Fan, holding the Meteorite Iron Blade, moved as if one with the weapon. Each strike blocked the attacks of the Three-Eyed Ape Demon, and he steadily closed in on it.

"Had enough playing around?"

"My turn!"

Chen Fan leaped forward and thrust his blade towards the vertical eye on the Three-Eyed Ape Demon's forehead. The sharp blade light accurately pierced its vertical eye, and with a surge of strength, the Meteorite Iron Blade directly impaled its head.

[Killed a Divine Aperture Realm first-tier Ape Demon, stole 227 years of its remaining lifespan!]

"Third brother!"

The Tiger Demon Mountain Lord roared, clutching the massive wound on his chest as he stood up, baring his teeth at Chen Fan.

He never expected that a small Ping An County would hide such a formidable force. Even without breaking through to the Divine Aperture Realm, Chen Fan possessed the strength to kill those within it.

His terrifying and unparalleled blade techniques were truly astonishing!

Once his blade was drawn, who could contend?

Honestly, he was starting to regret their actions. If they had chosen to de-escalate, the three brothers would still be in Black Mountain, cultivating under Willow Lord.

If the experts from Dragon Abyss Prefecture were to arrive, they could have chosen to...

"No need to rush, it will be your turn soon!"

Chen Fan, carrying the Meteorite Iron Blade, walked directly towards the Tiger Demon.

"Roar!"

The Tiger Demon let out a furious roar and lunged at Chen Fan in a desperate struggle. Chen Fan extended his hand and pressed it directly onto its massive tiger head.

"Get down!"

Chen Fan's palm exerted force, slamming the injured Tiger Demon onto the ground. No matter how the Tiger Demon struggled, it couldn't break free from Chen Fan's restraint!

"Good boy, stay still!"

Chen Fan said calmly, then with a single stroke, he severed the massive tiger head.

Thus, the three notorious demons of Black Mountain all met their end by Chen Fan's blade.

[Killed a Divine Aperture Realm first-tier Tiger Demon, stole 199 years of its remaining lifespan!]