Facing the blood-red thunderbolt blade light that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, the handsome face belonging to Li Tianyu on the Skin-Peeling Demon revealed utter horror for the first time!
From that blade light, it sensed an irresistible threat of death rising from the depths of its soul!
This was not an attack a True Qi Realm martial artist could possibly unleash!
This power was domineering, pure, and filled with the will to destroy everything!
"No—!"
The Skin-Peeling Demon let out a shrill scream. It wanted to flee, but its body was firmly locked down by that terrifying blade intent. Even moving a finger became incomparably difficult. It could only watch helplessly as the blade light grew larger and larger in its terrified pupils!
The blade light struck the Skin-Peeling Demon's body with unerring precision. Yet the scene of instant vaporization did not occur. Demonic energy surged wildly from its body, clashing and grinding madly against the domineering blade qi, producing a teeth-grinding "sizzle."
Spiderweb-like cracks began appearing across the surface of its body. Blood-red thunderbolt power coursed through those cracks, continuously destroying its life force.
"Aaarghhh—!"
The Skin-Peeling Demon let out an inhuman howl of agony. The face belonging to Li Tianyu began to twist and distort, frantically switching between demonic and handsome features, looking incomparably bizarre.
It knew that death was certain, but before being completely annihilated, it stared venomously at Lin Feng on the rooftop and roared with the last of its strength:
"Idiot! Do you think I merely wore his skin?!"
"I fused with his flesh, his blood, and his soul long ago! Killing me means killing Li Tianyu! The person your Demon Suppression Division is meant to protect will die beneath your blade! Hahahaha!"
Amid its shrill, crazed laughter, Li Tianyu's features actually showed a pleading expression on that twisted face.
This shocking development made Chu Mengxi and the other two in the distance change expression dramatically!
Killing the demon also meant killing the innocent host?
Chu Mengxi even subconsciously wanted to tell Lin Feng to show mercy.
Yet on the rooftop, that figure like a demon god merely looked coldly down at the struggling demon. Not a single ripple stirred in his pitch-black eyes.
His thin lips parted slightly, uttering four words.
"What does it matter?"
The instant those words fell, it was as though a final judgment had been pronounced.
"No!"
The Skin-Peeling Demon's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints. It had not expected the other party to be this merciless and cold-blooded! He had not hesitated in the slightest!
The next moment, the blood-red thunderbolt blade light entrenched within its body exploded with a bang!
Boom!
This time, there was no longer any suspense.
The blade light was like a blazing sun, thoroughly vaporizing and erasing the Skin-Peeling Demon—along with the last trace of Li Tianyu's aura within it—from this world.
Not even a wisp of ash remained.
[ Ding! Successfully killed the Third-Order Demon Skin-Peeling Demon! ] [ Crit multiplier increased to 115 times! Obtained 20,000 Crit Points! ]
One slash. Absolute kill!
The entire Sleepless Street fell into deathly silence.
Chu Mengxi, Zhao Tie, and Li Rui stood there blankly, like three petrified statues.
Their minds had completely crashed.
What had just happened?
That Skin-Peeling Demon that had left them utterly helpless, one whose true form they could barely even catch...
Before dying, it had exposed such a secret in an attempt to shake Lin Feng's resolve...
And yet, without the slightest hesitation...
It had still been cut down with one slash, leaving not even scraps behind?
They mechanically turned their heads and looked toward the rooftop of the nearby tavern.
The night wind stirred Lin Feng's black robes, while moonlight fell over him, setting off his figure like an immortal banished to the mortal world—or perhaps... an emotionless God of Slaughter who held life and death in his hands.
"Gulp."
Zhao Tie swallowed with difficulty, feeling as though his throat were so dry it was about to smoke.
"Boss... I... I didn't hear wrong, did I? That monster said killing it meant killing Li Tianyu... and Brother Lin... didn't even blink?"
"...Mm."
Li Rui's voice trembled as well. Apart from shock, his gaze toward Lin Feng held an even deeper reverence.
That decisiveness and coldness made them feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.
Chu Mengxi said nothing. She merely stared blankly at the figure on the rooftop, her cool phoenix eyes already filled with endless shock.
She knew Lin Feng was strong, but every time she thought she had seen his limit, the next time he would shatter her understanding in an even more unimaginable way.
From defeating someone in the Spirit Qi Realm while still in the Meridian Opening Realm, to now—using his seventh level True Qi Realm cultivation to instantly kill a Skin-Peeling Demon comparable to the peak of the Spirit Qi Realm. Even after learning that the host would perish together with the demon, he had remained utterly unmoved...
Just how firm was his Dao heart?
What kind of monster was he?
Meanwhile, Ling Yue'er, who had just walked once before the gates of hell, recovered from her initial terror. At once, a radiance more dazzling than the stars in the sky blossomed in her beautiful eyes.
"Brother Lin..."
She gazed foolishly at Lin Feng on the rooftop, feeling her heart thump wildly in a most uncooperative manner.
A hero saving a beauty.
It was the scene every young girl had fantasized about.
And Lin Feng's heroic bearing just now—descending from the heavens, slaying the demon with one blade, ignoring its threats, and delivering a decisive killing blow—was ten thousand times more perfect than the most perfect hero in any storybook!
So handsome!
Handsome beyond all reason!
Lin Feng leaped down from the rooftop, landing lightly before her.
"Brother Lin!"
Ling Yue'er could no longer control her emotions. With a scream, she threw herself into Lin Feng's arms like a fledgling swallow returning to the forest, her slender arms tightly wrapping around his waist.
"Wuu wuu wuu... I was scared to death! I thought I was done for! Brother Lin, you're my great hero!"
As she cried, she rubbed her little head back and forth against Lin Feng's chest.
Lin Feng: "..."
Her soft, supple body was pressed tightly against him.
A faint, refreshing fragrance unique to a young girl drifted beneath his nose.
Any normal man would probably already have had his heart galloping with restless thoughts at this moment.
Yet Lin Feng merely reached out expressionlessly, grabbed Ling Yue'er by the back of her collar like she was a kitten, and lifted her off himself.
"That's enough. The monster has been cut down. You can go home now."
"Ah?"
Ling Yue'er was stunned by his extreme straight-man response. Then she pouted and said unhappily, "Brother Lin, I almost died just now. Can't you comfort me a little?"
"You didn't die."
"But I'm scared!"
"If you're scared, then get home, hide under your blanket, and shiver."
"You..."
Ling Yue'er stamped her foot in anger. Since she was little, this was the first time she had encountered such an unromantic block of wood!
But for some reason, not only was she not angry, she instead felt...
This man was so special, so interesting!
At that moment, Chu Mengxi and the other two walked over as well.
Chu Mengxi looked at Lin Feng and said with a complicated expression, "Lin Feng, this time... although it was for the sake of slaying demons and eliminating evil, you did ultimately kill a direct descendant of the Li Family. I'm afraid..."
"If you don't say it and I don't say it, who would know he was a direct descendant of the Li Family? The one I killed was only the Skin-Peeling Demon!"
"..."
Chu Mengxi and the other two exchanged glances, gaining an even deeper understanding of Lin Feng's ruthlessness.
Lin Feng waved a hand. "Since the case is closed, I'll head back first."
With that, he turned and left, clean and decisive, without the slightest drag.
"Hey! Brother Lin! Wait for me!"
Seeing this, Ling Yue'er immediately chased after him excitedly like a little tail.
"Brother Lin, where do you live? Can I come play with you tomorrow?"
"Brother Lin, what do you like to eat? I'll have my family's chef make it for you!"
"Brother Lin, do you have someone you like? What do you think of me?"
Watching the city lord's daughter—like a little tagalong—chatter endlessly behind Lin Feng and constantly try to curry favor with him, Zhao Tie and Li Rui looked at each other and revealed lewd grins.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Even a hero can't pass the beauty test."
"Brother Lin's charm really is something else. He even won over the most spoiled little hot pepper in all of Nan Yan Commandery."
Only Chu Mengxi watched the two gradually receding figures, a trace of confusion flashing through her cool phoenix eyes.
Hadn't the case been solved a little too easily?
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