Meridian Opening Ninth Level, 30x Crit!

Meanwhile, deep within the County Office's dungeon.

It had been transformed into a colossal altar of flesh and blood. The walls were covered in strange, blood-red runes, and the pools of blood on the ground had converged into a river, slowly flowing towards the center of the altar.

At the altar's center, a massive cocoon of blood, condensed from countless corpses and resentful spirits, was violently pulsating like an evil heart.

Chu Mengxi's figure, like an ice-blue lightning bolt, broke through numerous obstacles and finally arrived here.

When she saw the enormous blood cocoon, even with her firm will, she couldn't help but gasp.

"Blood Fiend Asura!"

She recognized this peerless monstrous entity from the ancient demon records!

This demon fed on blood and drew strength from resentment. Once fully formed, it would be a peak True Qi Realm existence, capable of slaughtering cities and destroying nations!

"I must stop it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Mengxi twirled her long sword, creating a dazzling flourish. Her True Qi Realm strength erupted without reservation!

"Profound Ice Sword Art!"

She cried out, thrusting her sword forward!

In an instant, the temperature of the entire dungeon plummeted to freezing point, and countless ice crystals condensed in the air.

A visible, extreme cold ice sword energy, like a roaring ice dragon, fiercely blasted towards the massive blood cocoon!

This strike was enough to freeze rivers and ice over mountains!

However, just as the sword energy was about to hit!

Crack--

A huge fissure split open on the blood cocoon.

A massive claw, covered in black scales that gleamed with metallic luster, shot out from within and precisely grabbed the ice dragon sword energy!

"Boom!"

The claw clenched fiercely!

The sword energy, capable of freezing everything, was actually crushed into powder and turned into a sky full of ice crystals!

Immediately after, the blood cocoon completely exploded!

A terrifying demon, standing three zhang tall, resembling an Asura demon, with three heads and six arms, burning with blood-red flames all over its body, appeared before Chu Mengxi!

Its six scarlet eyes all fixed on Chu Mengxi, filled with brutality and hunger.

"Spirit... Peak True Qi Realm!"

Chu Mengxi's face instantly turned deathly pale.

She had miscalculated.

This Blood Fiend Asura, by harnessing the resentment and blood energy of an entire city's populace, had achieved the terrifying strength of the peak True Qi Realm the moment it emerged!

And she herself, though a peerless genius, was only at the seventh level of the True Qi Realm, still a long way from the peak.

"Roar!"

The Blood Fiend Asura let out a sky-shattering roar. Its six arms swung simultaneously, bringing forth six blood-red claw shadows that tore through the air, covering Chu Mengxi from all directions!

Chu Mengxi gritted her teeth, knowing that her chances of survival today were slim, but she did not retreat.

As a Demon Slayer Envoy of the Demon Suppression Division, behind her were thousands of innocent people!

"Fight!"

She shouted, channeling all her True Qi, transforming into an ice-blue sword light, and charged forward without hesitation!

A world-shattering battle erupted instantly!

Meanwhile, outside, Lin Feng, having just accumulated enough Crit Points, unhesitatingly poured all of them into the Blazing Sun Art!

[Ding! Consumed 15000 Crit Points, Blazing Sun Art crit success!]

Rumble!

The True Qi within his body boiled once more!

Meridian Opening Realm Level Seven!

Meridian Opening Realm Level Eight!

Meridian Opening Realm Level Nine!

The Governing and Conception vessels, under the impact of this immense power, suddenly broke through!

Within his body, True Qi flowed, forming a flawless Grand Cycle, ceaselessly circulating!

[Host: Lin Feng]
[Realm: Meridian Opening Realm Level Nine (Perfection)]
[Cultivation Technique: Blazing Sun Art (Perfection)]
[Martial Skill: Seven Fiends Saber Technique (Perfection)]

[Movement Technique: Flowing Wind Steps (Mastered)]

[Critical Hit Multiplier: 30x]

[Crit Points: 250]

"Meridian Opening Realm ninth level mastered, 30x critical hit, saber technique mastered..."

Lin Feng felt the power within him, capable of destroying heaven and earth, his eyes gleaming with terrifying sharpness.

"Now, it's my turn to make an entrance!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Inside the county office's dungeon, terrifying energy impacts erupted continuously, the entire underground space shaking violently as if it would collapse at any moment.

Chu Mengxi's battle with the Blood Fiend Asura had entered a white-hot stage.

Icy blue sword light and blood-red demonic flames clashed wildly. Each impact was enough to shatter rocks and tremble the earth.

Chu Mengxi's figure, under the assault of six arms, was like a lone boat in a stormy sea, in constant peril.

She pushed the Profound Ice Sword Art to its limit, each sword strike imbued with a terrifying chill that could freeze the soul. However, the Blood Fiend Asura's power was too overbearing. The blood-red demonic flames seemed capable of burning everything, subtly suppressing her ice-attributed True Qi.

"Pfft!"

Chu Mengxi failed to dodge in time and was swept across her shoulder by a claw strike. She flew back like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the stone wall and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Her black combat attire was stained red with blood. Her exquisite face was deathly pale, her breathing weak and listless.

In contrast, the Blood Fiend Asura, though covered in crisscrossing sword marks and even having two arms severed at the shoulder, was supported by its surging blood energy. The wounds writhed and healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

With this imbalance, defeat was only a matter of time.

"Hehehe... little girl from the Demon Suppression Division, you smell so delicious!"

The Blood Fiend Asura let out a piercing cackle, its six eyes filled with greed and mockery.

"Become my food! Your flesh and blood will become part of my power; this is your supreme honor!"

It took a step forward, its massive body exuding an unparalleled pressure, moving step by step towards the fallen Chu Mengxi.

Chu Mengxi struggled to stand, but her True Qi was already depleted, and her injuries were severe. Even moving a finger felt incredibly difficult.

She looked at the monstrous creature approaching like a mountain. For the first time, a trace of despair and unwillingness flickered in her clear, phoenix-like eyes.

Could it be that I am truly going to perish here today?

At this critical moment.

A calm voice, tinged with a hint of amusement, sounded in the dungeon without any warning.

"I say, did you forget there's still one more person here?"

"Who?!"

The Blood Fiend Asura's head snapped back, its six eyes scanning its surroundings warily.

Chu Mengxi also struggled to lift her head, following the sound.

At the dungeon entrance, a tall, slender figure stood there silently, at some unknown time.

He wore simple clothes, spotless, completely out of place in this hellish scene of blood and gore.

It was Lin Feng.

"You... you didn't run?"

Chu Mengxi looked at Lin Feng, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Run?"

Lin Feng smiled. "How could I miss such a spectacular show?"

He took a step forward, slowly, step by step, descending from the entrance.

His pace was not fast, but it carried a strange rhythm, as if each step landed on a node of the world's principles. The very energy of the space seemed to tremble slightly with his movement.

"A... mere ant in the Meridian Opening Realm?"

After its initial wariness, the Blood Fiend Asura sensed Lin Feng's aura and burst into disdainful laughter.

"Hahaha! I thought a helper had arrived, but it's just an ignorant worm! Fine, you and this girl will be my appetizer!"

It abandoned Chu Mengxi and shifted its target to Lin Feng.

Although the battle with Chu Mengxi had consumed a lot of its energy.

It was still in the True Qi Realm; defeating a martial artist in the Meridian Opening Realm would be easier than crushing an ant.

It raised one of its intact arms, fingers spread, and a dense blood-red demonic flame condensed in its palm, forming a massive blood-red fireball that it hurled fiercely at Lin Feng!!

This strike was enough to level a small mountain!

However, facing this world-destroying attack, Lin Feng's face remained utterly calm.

He didn't even stop his steps. He slowly raised his right hand and gripped the hilt of his saber at his waist.

"Buzz--"

A clear, resonant saber cry echoed throughout the entire dungeon.

That sound, as if it didn't come from the mortal realm, but from the highest heavens, carrying the supreme majesty to judge all living beings!

[30x Critical Hit Triggered!]

In an instant, Lin Feng's entire aura changed dramatically!

An indescribably domineering and peerlessly terrifying saber intent surged from him, shooting towards the sky!

That saber was sharp, pure, and filled with the will to destroy everything!

Before this saber intent, the so-called True Qi Realm pressure of the Blood Fiend Asura was as fragile as a joke!

"This... what kind of saber intent is this?!"