Chu Mengxi, suspended in midair, used the last shred of her strength to throw out the "Ice Heart Soul" that had protected her heart meridian.
It shone brilliantly in the air, transforming into a crystalline ice sword that radiated extreme cold as it flew toward Lin Feng at astonishing speed!
Lin Feng's eyes lit up, and he caught the ice sword with a backhanded grab.
A frigid yet pure force instantly surged from the hilt into his body.
"Fine sword!"
He praised it, then without the slightest hesitation, poured every last bit of true qi in his body into it without holding anything back!
"Nine Tribulations Thunder Slash, Ninth Form... Divine Thunder World Annihilation!"
[105x Critical Hit triggered!]
"Buzzz—!"
The crystalline ice sword let out a mournful cry under its unbearable burden. Blue icy true qi and blood-red thunderous saber intent fused perfectly across its blade, becoming a devastating radiance of blue streaked with purple, purple tinged with red—so beautiful it made one's heart tremble!
"No—!!!"
Old Demon of Black Wind let out the most shrill and despairing scream of his life.
He watched helplessly as that destructive light tore through all his defenses, devoured every one of his demonic phantoms, and finally annihilated his entire body within that dazzling brilliance.
Not even a speck of ash remained.
[Ding! Successfully slain the Half-step Dan Yuan Realm evil cultivator, Old Demon of Black Wind!] [Critical hit multiplier increased to 110x! Obtained 30,000 Crit Points!]
With Old Demon of Black Wind reduced to ashes, the sinister force shrouding the entire headquarters dissipated as well.
The black iron chains binding Chu Mengxi and the others snapped with a crack, breaking apart inch by inch.
Unable to hold on any longer, Chu Mengxi fell from midair.
Lin Feng flashed forward and steadily caught her in his arms.
She was soft and warm in his grasp.
Chu Mengxi weakly opened her eyes. Looking at Lin Feng so close before her, her cold phoenix eyes brimmed with complicated emotions.
"Th... thank you..."
After saying those three words, she could no longer endure. Her head tilted to one side, and she completely lost consciousness.
Lin Feng checked her condition and found that she had merely exhausted her true qi and suffered a loss of vital essence. Her life was not in danger.
He let out a sigh of relief and turned his gaze toward the other Demon Slayer Envoys hanging there.
Unfortunately, they were not as lucky as Chu Mengxi.
Without protective artifacts, their vital essence had long since been drained dry, leaving them as cold mummified corpses.
Just then, Meng Kuo, Wu Yong, and Liu Qing finally arrived late.
When they charged into the main hall and saw the scene before them, all three froze like statues again.
The hall was a complete mess, its walls covered in terrifying traces of battle.
Several mummified corpses of their Demon Suppression Division comrades still hung in midair.
Yet Old Demon of Black Wind, the Half-step Dan Yuan Realm archfiend whom they believed would require the combined strength of several prefectural offices to barely resist, was nowhere to be seen.
In his place stood Lin Feng.
He held the unconscious Chu Mengxi in one arm and a crystalline ice sword still emitting wisps of cold air in the other, looking as carefree as though he were strolling through his own backyard.
"Lin... Brother Lin..."
Meng Kuo's Adam's apple bobbed as he asked in a dry voice, "Old... Old Demon of Black Wind...?"
Lin Feng pointed at the air above the ground and said blandly, "Turned to ash. If you don't mind the trouble, sweep it up and take it back as a souvenir."
"..."
Meng Kuo, Wu Yong, and Liu Qing's brains crashed once more.
Turned... turned to ash?
That was a Half-step Dan Yuan Realm powerhouse!
And he had just... been blasted away?
They looked at Lin Feng, then at Chu Mengji in his arms, her clothes half-loosened and a trace of blood still at the corner of her mouth.
In an instant, they imagined a heaven-shaking, soul-stirring love story of a hero saving a beauty.
"An expert! This is what a true expert looks like!"
"He went straight in and wiped out their nest! Compared to him, my military strategies are nothing but a joke!"
Liu Qing, meanwhile, stared at the crystalline ice sword in Lin Feng's hand, strange light flashing repeatedly in her cold eyes.
A domineering, peerless saber intent that made her heart tremble still lingered on that sword.
Wielding a sword as though it were a saber.
This man's martial realm had already exceeded the limits of her understanding.
"Enough, stop standing there."
Lin Feng broke the silence. "I rescued the people, and I cleared the boss. I'll leave the remaining mess to you professionals."
With that, he carried Chu Mengxi and turned away, drifting off without taking a single cloud with him.
Leaving only Meng Kuo and the other two standing there, disheveled in the wind.
"Master! Master! Wait for your servant!"
A yellow blur darted out from a corner. It was Huang Fugui.
Lin Feng paused and glanced back at him.
"The Killing Intent and demonic power here are dense. It's a decent place to cultivate. Stay here and absorb all these 'supplements' before coming to find me. Don't leave seclusion until you break through to the third tier."
"Huh?"
Huang Fugui was stunned at first, then overjoyed!
The Killing Intent accumulated over hundreds of years by Old Demon of Black Wind, combined with the vital essence of so many demons, monsters, and martial artists, was simply an enormous stroke of fortune for him!
"Thank you, Master! Rest assured, your servant will never leave seclusion before breaking through to the third tier!"
Huang Fugui prostrated himself excitedly, then darted beneath the white-bone ritual altar in a flash, beginning his blissful journey of "secluded cultivation and leveling up."
After settling everything, Lin Feng carried Chu Mengxi and leisurely left Black Wind City.
When he returned to the Demon Suppression Division, the commotion he caused was ten times greater than before.
If the first time, everyone had merely been shocked by his strength,
then this time, everyone—including those lofty Bronze Envoys—looked at him with nothing but pure... awe.
One man, one saber.
He had razed Black Wind City, which even the Demon Suppression Division found troublesome, and casually slaughtered a Half-step Dan Yuan Realm evil-path giant while he was at it!
This was no longer something the word "genius" could describe.
This was a legend!
A living legend!
When Lin Feng appeared in the Registry Hall carrying the unconscious Chu Mengxi, the entire Demon Suppression Division was alarmed.
"Quick! Fetch the best physician!"
"How is Captain Chu? Are her injuries serious?"
"...Did you really take down Old Demon of Black Wind...?"
Facing everyone's questions, Lin Feng merely handed Chu Mengxi over to Zhao Tie and Li Rui, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, then walked to the mission submission counter.
"The Four-star Mission, 'Siege of Black Wind City,' is complete."
"The evil-path force, Wind Fiend Sect, has been destroyed. Its sect master, Old Demon of Black Wind, has been executed. All trapped comrades aside from Chu Mengxi have fallen. Make sure their families receive proper compensation."
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