Decisive Slaughter, Demonic Cultivators Tremble! The Battle of Golden Cores, Heaven and Earth Change Color!

At this moment, Elder Willow Wood had already led Liu Ruyan and the others into battle against the Demonic Sect members.

"Rumble!"

"Bang bang..."

Streams of multicolored spiritual essence streaked through the air, and explosions rang out without end.

Chen Changqing held his breath and focused, preparing to ride his sword into battle.

But just then, waves of eerie black mist suddenly surged in from all directions.

When the black mist dispersed, figure after figure was revealed.

A vast, dark mass—there were dozens of them!

Clearly, Qingxi Village held more Demonic Sect members than the ones they had seen earlier.

Upon seeing Willow Wood and the others, the leading Demonic Sect member gave a cold snort and said sinisterly:

"Kill every last one of these hypocrites from the righteous path!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

At his command, dozens of figures shot straight forward.

In an instant, demonic qi roiled and battle cries shook the heavens!

Chen Changqing's gaze sharpened at the sight.

The Chengying Sword rang out with resonant hums.

"Today is bound to be a bloody battle!"

He muttered quietly, then gave it no further thought. Turning into a streak of light, he charged directly at a demonic cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

"Hm?"

Seeing Chen Changqing charge at him, the demonic cultivator grinned viciously and slashed out with the Blood Blade in his hand, sending a scarlet blade radiance flying.

"A mere Fifth Layer of Qi Refining brat, courting death!"

Clang!

Chen Changqing's expression did not ripple. With a thought, the Chengying Sword shot straight out to meet the attack.

Bang!

Blade and sword collided, scattering sparks in every direction!

The next moment, Chen Changqing flashed forward, pushing the Sword Control Technique to its limit. The Chengying Sword landed beneath his feet.

Once steady, he pressed two fingers together and gave a soft shout:

"Go!"

The Chengying Sword flashed out, its sword light weaving like a wandering dragon, forcing the demonic cultivator back again and again.

"This?"

"A kid at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining is actually forcing me into mere defense?"

While fending off the attacks, the demonic cultivator was deeply shaken.

He had originally thought Chen Changqing was an easy target.

With his cultivation at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, wouldn't killing him have been as easy as turning over his hand?

Yet only after exchanging blows with Chen Changqing did he realize that Chen Changqing was far weaker than he had imagined.

Just as the demonic cultivator was distracted, Chen Changqing seized the opportunity and caught one of his openings.

With a flash, he was already right in front of the demonic cultivator.

Thunderclap Divine Fist!

The next moment, Chen Changqing swung his hand and threw a punch.

Boom!

Lightning burst from his right fist, its force surging like a raging flood!

The demonic cultivator's pupils constricted violently at the sight.

Before he could react, Chen Changqing's fist had already smashed into his chest.

Pfft!

The demonic cultivator spat out a mouthful of black blood, his eyes wide with utter disbelief.

Looking down, he saw that Chen Changqing's punch had pierced straight through his chest, blood gushing out.

"No..."

Horror filled the demonic cultivator's eyes. Before he could finish speaking, he toppled into a pool of blood, his life extinguished.

Looking at the fallen corpse, Chen Changqing felt a trace of discomfort rise within him.

After all, this was his first time killing someone.

"These Demonic Sect people treat human lives like grass."

"Even if they die, they brought it upon themselves."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Changqing quickly suppressed that lingering discomfort.

Besides, he knew that in this world, the strong devoured the weak.

If he did not kill others, they would come to kill him.

Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, a shout suddenly came from nearby:

"Junior Brother Chen, what are you doing?"

"In a life-and-death battle, you're actually spacing out?"

Liu Ruyan's cool voice rang out.

Hearing this, Chen Changqing hurriedly came back to his senses and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister Liu!"

Liu Ruyan cast Chen Changqing a cold glance. Without saying more, she continued riding her sword toward the demonic cultivators.

Chen Changqing composed himself and was about to continue fighting.

At that moment, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind:

[Ding!]

[You have killed a living being. AFK Point +1.]

"AFK Point?"

Chen Changqing froze, caught completely off guard by the system's sudden prompt.

Soon, the system's explanation followed:

[AFK Points can shorten AFK time.]

"It can do that too?"

Chen Changqing's eyes lit up!

AFK Cultivation had already been cheating, and now it could actually be accelerated?

"These demonic cultivators... they're practically Experience Babies!"

In an instant, the way Chen Changqing looked at the surrounding demonic cultivators changed completely.

He had never expected that killing living beings could earn him so-called AFK Points.

And those AFK Points could shorten AFK time.

"Then don't blame me!"

After coming back to himself, battle intent surged in Chen Changqing's eyes. Looking at the demonic cultivators around him, his killing intent grew immensely!

Whoosh!!

The next moment, he did not hesitate. He rode his sword forward, moving like lightning.

Wherever the Chengying Sword passed, demonic cultivators fell one after another.

Some had their throats sealed with a single sword strike!

Some had their heads blown apart by a single punch!

His attacks were ruthless, clean, and decisive, without the slightest drag!

In a short span of time, several Demonic Sect members met gruesome deaths at Chen Changqing's hands.

At the same time, Liu Ruyan and the others, who were fighting other demonic cultivators, were all stunned by the sight.

"This?"

"What's with Chen Changqing?"

"His strikes are fast, precise, and ruthless!"

"Why do I feel like Junior Brother Chen is even more demonic than these Demonic Sect people?"

"..."

At the same time, upon witnessing Chen Changqing's slaughter, the demonic cultivators actually retreated in terror, intimidated by his overwhelming presence.

"Hm?"

Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she was secretly startled.

"Such decisive killing... is he really only an Outer Disciple?"

"With the strength of the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, he can actually kill demonic cultivators at the Seventh and Eighth Layers of Qi Refining so easily?"

The more she thought about it, the more shocked Liu Ruyan became, and the more unfathomable Chen Changqing seemed to her.

"Rumble!"

While Liu Ruyan and the others dealt with the Demonic Sect disciples in the Qi Refining Realm,

Elder Willow Wood was confronting a Golden Core demonic cultivator.

The instant this Golden Core demonic cultivator appeared, the sky suddenly darkened and thunder exploded!

Elder Willow Wood stood in the air, lightning coiling around his body as though a thunder god had descended into the world.

As they faced each other, the Golden Core demonic cultivator in blood-red robes let out a sinister cackle.

"You Shushan ox-nose, today I'll let you taste my power!"

Elder Willow Wood snorted coldly at those words.

"Hmph!"

"Brazen Demonic Sect scum! You dare slaughter mortals wantonly—you're simply courting death!"

As he roared, Elder Willow Wood rapidly formed hand seals. At the point of his finger, winds rose and clouds surged.

Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, descend!

Crack!

In an instant, amid the swirling clouds high above the nine heavens, a bolt of lightning crashed straight down.

The Golden Core demonic cultivator sneered coldly. The Blood Fiend Qi around his body transformed into a gigantic palm, which met the lightning head-on!

Boom!!

In less than a moment, the divine thunder struck the massive palm of Blood Fiend Qi.

A deafening roar echoed through the air.

Then, in midair, shockwaves churned while the earth cracked apart!

On the other side, Chen Changqing and the others had already dealt with the demonic cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm and all turned their attention toward Elder Willow Wood.

They happened to witness the clash between Willow Wood and the Golden Core demonic cultivator.

Two mighty Golden Core cultivators had exchanged blows!

Even heaven and earth changed color!