Lin Bai had just arrived outside Ten Mile Slope when he felt the earth and mountains shake, nearly knocking him to the ground.
Steadying himself, Lin Bai was suddenly startled. "Such heavy demonic aura. This demonic beast is at least three times stronger than the Hellfire Lizard King."
Although the Hellfire Lizard King had also been a demonic beast at the First Level of the True Martial Realm,
demonic beasts at the First Level of the True Martial Realm were still divided into different grades.
The Hellfire Lizard King had only just entered the First Level of the True Martial Realm, and its cultivation was not yet stable.
But this Swallowing Heaven Demon Python had remained at the First Level of the True Martial Realm for over a decade. Its cultivation had already reached the peak of the First Level, and it was only a step away from becoming a demonic beast at the Second Level of the True Martial Realm.
The moment it awoke, its demonic aura blotted out the sky, and its demonic might towered over the world.
Outside Ten Mile Slope, Xu Shangjie was still shaken, secretly rejoicing in his heart: Fortunately, Ye Suxin ordered me to come out and guard this place. Otherwise, beneath the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, how could I have had any chance of staying alive?
Xu Shangjie and Long Yao both felt immensely fortunate.
But their good fortune did not last long.
Xu Shangjie focused his eyes ahead and saw a white-clad man, brimming with killing intent, charging toward him.
"Lin Bai, you're still alive?"
Xu Shangjie stared at the man and immediately cried out in shock.
"With a bounty of twenty thousand spirit stones, and no one was able to kill you?"
Xu Shangjie roared furiously.
"What a pity. Those people were all a bunch of good-for-nothings, completely useless."
"Xu Shangjie, you offered twenty thousand spirit stones to have me killed. Today, I'll settle this grudge with you once and for all!"
Lin Bai gripped his sharp sword and charged forward. A piercing ray of sword light shot straight for Xu Shangjie's throat.
"How dare you! You still dare act recklessly in front of me!"
"Young Master Xu, this is the Lin Bai who offended you. Looks like Young Master Xu will be giving me twenty thousand spirit stones today."
"I'll kill you!"
Xu Shangjie's face was filled with shock and rage. Long Yao, on the other hand, let out a furious roar and circulated his true qi before crashing toward Lin Bai.
Xu Shangjie was filled with fear of Lin Bai, but the moment he saw Long Yao make his move, his heart filled with wild joy:
"Lin Bai, prepare to die! Long Yao is a martial artist ranked among the top three of the New Talent Kings. There's no way you can be his opponent!"
Xu Shangjie was brimming with confidence in Long Yao.
Long Yao was one of the ten New Talent Kings among the new disciples. On the third day after arriving at the Spirit Sword Sect, he had shaken a martial artist at the First Level of the True Martial Realm with his own strength, becoming famous in a single battle!
"Dragon Demon Claw!"
The Dragon Demon Claw was a hereditary martial technique of Long Yao's Lineage. It was a Profound Grade, First Rank technique, and its might was immense.
A claw tore through the air. Vaguely, a ferocious demon dragon with bared fangs and brandished claws emerged along Long Yao's arm.
"Slash!"
Without another word, Lin Bai brought his sword down and directly shattered the claw.
Long Yao was forced back three steps, astonishment appearing on his face. "So powerful. No wonder Young Master Xu was suppressed by you. But no matter how powerful you are, you'll still meet your end here after encountering me!"
"May I ask, are you planning to kill me with your mouth?" Lin Bai sneered mockingly.
"You still dare provoke me? Die!"
Enraged, Long Yao erupted with black smoke that soared into the heavens and wrapped around his entire body.
The black smoke filled the sky and condensed into the phantom image of a demon dragon.
"Dragon Demon Descends Upon the World!"
Roar—
A heavy punch shot out, and the demon dragon, with its fangs bared and claws brandished, charged toward Lin Bai to devour him.
The power to destroy heaven and earth seemed almost capable of swallowing the entire firmament!
"Thunder God Sword!"
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky. A violet sword ray descended from above and cleaved down upon the demon dragon.
On the spot, Lin Bai slew the demon dragon with a single sword stroke.
The sword ray did not stop. After cleaving the demon dragon in half from head to toe, it struck Long Yao's body.
In an instant, Long Yao was cleaved in two and collapsed onto the ground, his flesh mangled and bloody.
"Ah!"
When Xu Shangjie saw Long Yao die in battle, he was scared out of his wits.
"Go! Go! Go! All of you, get out there!"
Seeing Long Yao die in battle, Xu Shangjie immediately ordered the martial artists beside him to hold Lin Bai back.
But Lin Bai had slain Long Yao with a single sword. The sight had left them utterly shaken. One after another, they stared at Lin Bai with vacant eyes, their entire bodies trembling in fear.
"If you don't want to die, get lost!"
Lin Bai roared.
"Thank you, hero, for sparing my life."
"We'll leave right now."
When these martial artists heard that Lin Bai was willing to spare them, they were overjoyed and immediately scrambled away from Ten Mile Slope.
Although they had wanted to curry favor with Ye Suxin, there was no point in currying favor with her if they lost their lives.
"Damn bastards! You actually abandoned me and ran off!"
When Xu Shangjie saw the martial artists flee in panic, he shouted in exasperation.
"Lin Bai, just wait! I'll go call Miss Ye Suxin to kill you!"
Seeing that he could no longer stop Lin Bai, Xu Shangjie quickly ran into Ten Mile Slope.
At this moment, the battle within Ten Mile Slope had more or less ended.
After sacrificing over a hundred martial artists, they had finally battered the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python until it was covered in wounds, collapsed on the ground, and was barely breathing.
Ye Suxin sat cross-legged atop the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python's head. She sliced open her finger with a knife and drew a strange symbol on the python's head. Then, the symbol began to radiate light.
The Swallowing Heaven Demon Python let out a painful howl.
Ye Suxin then began driving the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python to rise.
The other martial artists guarded Ye Suxin from the side.
"Miss Ye Suxin, Miss Ye Suxin."
Xu Shangjie hurriedly ran in at this moment.
As one of the more powerful martial artists among the New Talent Kings, Bai Huatian had long since been recruited by the Divine Alliance. He had remained by Ye Suxin's side to protect her safety.
When Bai Huatian saw Xu Shangjie run in, he immediately said, "Xu Shangjie, what are you shouting about? If you interrupt Miss Ye Suxin's ritual refinement, can you bear the responsibility?"
Ye Suxin was still refining the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, but after hearing Xu Shangjie's voice, she also asked curiously:
"Xu Shangjie, didn't I tell you to stop the other martial artists from entering outside Ten Mile Slope?"
"Why have you come in now?"
Ye Suxin spoke with faint displeasure.
Xu Shangjie wailed, "Miss Ye Suxin, as for the task you assigned me, I, Xu Shangjie, would have obeyed even if it cost me ten thousand deaths. But a man suddenly arrived just now, calling himself Lin Bai."
"I told him that Miss Ye Suxin was inside and ordered him not to enter."
"But who would have thought this man would be so unreasonable? After killing Long Yao, he even said: 'So what if it's Ye Suxin? Once I enter, I'll make her kneel and submit to me!'"
Those had actually been Xu Shangjie's own thoughts. Now, to force Ye Suxin to kill Lin Bai, he had embellished them and spoken them aloud.
Hiss—
Hearing this, the martial artists guarding Ye Suxin all sucked in a cold breath.
They all had the same question in their hearts: Did Lin Bai not know Ye Suxin's identity? If he did, how could he dare say such things?
After hearing this,
a trace of anger also appeared on Ye Suxin's face!
"Bai Huatian, Qi Ming, Long Ba, go and kill Lin Bai. Throw his corpse into the mountains to feed the demonic beasts!"
Ye Suxin spoke coldly.
"Once I finish refining the Swallowing Heaven Demon Python, I'll come find you."
"Rest assured, Miss Ye Suxin. Lin Bai dared to blaspheme you. I, Bai Huatian, will be the first to refuse to let him off."
"Hmph, the three of us are joining forces. Even if Lin Bai had three heads and six arms, he still wouldn't escape death!"
"Let's go butcher that beast!"
Bai Huatian, Qi Ming, and Long Ba were all New Talent Kings with cultivation at the peak of the Martial Dao Ninth Level. They were terrifyingly powerful.