A Double Kill

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"So that means Senior Brother Han Qingmo, whom Tao Tao, Senior Sister Ting, and the others worshipped, had already died. The demon had skinned him and put on his human skin, pretending to fight this bear and sheep, luring Lei Gun and the Leihu Clan disciples over to help. Then it suddenly struck, wiping out Lei Gun and the Leihu Clan disciples in one fell swoop!"

Zhong Yue's eyes flickered as he quickly pieced together the cause and effect. They're pretending to fight here again to lure us into the trap. Once we enter, they'll kill me, Senior Sister Li, and Senior Sister Yu. Then the others won't be worth worrying about. Strange—the Demonic Beasts of Beast God Ridge possess this level of intelligence? Could they be the Demonic Race from beyond the Great Wilderness?

Thoughts flashed through his mind like sparks struck from flint. Ever since he had arrived at Beast God Ridge, he had sensed a pair of demonic eyes fixed intently on him. He had also suffered quite a few attacks from Demonic Beasts along the way. Adding to that the bloodstains on his sword when he recalled it after cutting down his target, Zhong Yue was now certain: this giant bear, the ram, and this "Senior Brother Han" were absolutely members of the Demonic Race from beyond the Great Wilderness!

"What have these three members of the Demonic Race come to Beast God Ridge for?"

His heart suddenly jolted. That's it. They're members of the Demonic Race, so they can absorb Beast God Essence. If the Demonic Beasts of Beast God Ridge can become this powerful from obtaining even a trace of Beast God Essence, then to the Demonic Race, which ranks above Demonic Beasts, Beast God Essence must be a supreme elixir! These Demonic Race members came for the Beast God Essence!

Yu Feiyan immediately moved forward and said swiftly, "Junior Brother Zhong, Junior Sister Li, deal with that giant bear. I'll go save Senior Brother Han!"

Zhong Yue shifted his feet and blocked her path, shaking his head. "Senior Sister Yu, that giant bear has already suffered severe injuries. You hold it off. Senior Sister Li, go kill that giant ram. I'll go save Senior Brother Han!"

Li Xiuniang nodded. "Very well! Though this ram has been badly wounded, there's no guarantee it won't launch a sudden attack. We must eliminate it first."

Yu Feiyan hesitated for a moment, then immediately visualized a Fish Dragon. Her spiritual power transformed into streams of water around her, and a Fish Dragon appeared, exquisitely formed and more than thirty meters long. It lunged viciously at the giant bear!

At the same time, Yu Feiyan shook both arms. Two wings instantly sprouted from her back, and she soared into the sky with a flap. With a sharp cry, her soul weapon floated before her!

Li Xiuniang acted at the same time. She visualized the Demon God Flower, pointed a finger, and a rain of falling petals filled the air. The Falling Flower Sword Array formed and slaughtered toward the ram lying on the ground.

Meanwhile, the "ram" lying on the ground felt his heart jolt and cursed inwardly. He stole a glance at Zhong Yue, only to see Zhong Yue walking unhurriedly toward "Senior Brother Han." He grew anxious. Could you walk a little faster?

The main reason they had set up this arrangement was to lure Zhong Yue and the others into the trap.

This time, they had entered the territory of the Great Wilderness Sword Gate after all. They could not cause too great a disturbance; otherwise, if they alerted the Sword Gate's Qi Practitioners, none of them would escape. Therefore, they could not let a single person go.

Along the way, they had already investigated the strength of Zhong Yue, Lei Gun, Li Xiuniang, and the others. With the power of the three of them, it would be difficult to take everyone down. Zhong Yue, Li Xiuniang, and Yu Feiyan had the highest cultivation and were also the most likely to escape Beast God Ridge, so they had to kill those three first. The others would then be no cause for concern!

Under the attacks of the ram and the others, the other Lishan Clan disciples, Tao Daier, Ting Lanyue, and the rest could not possibly escape Beast God Ridge!

After the three of them had met, they had set this trap and ambushed Lei Gun, wiping out the Leihu Clan disciples. But now, a minor flaw had appeared in their plan. Yu Feiyan, whose strength was slightly inferior, was fighting desperately against "Senior Brother Bear," while Li Xiuniang, whose strength was nearly equal to Zhong Yue's, was walking toward the ram, preparing to use him as her target.

Only Zhong Yue, the strongest of them all and the one they feared most, was still moving slowly toward "Senior Brother Han." The ram wished he could kick him in the rear and make him walk faster.

"Shhk—"

Li Xiuniang's sword array descended, trapping the ram within it. A streak of sword qi swept across him. The ram's muscles spasmed, and blood immediately appeared. Gritting his teeth, he thought, A small lack of patience upsets great plans. I'll endure it! As long as I delay him for a moment, that boy will reach Junior Sister She's side. Junior Sister She will kill him by surprise. Three against two—these human women will die a miserable death!

The sword array activated, and in an instant the ram was covered in wounds. Fortunately, his entire body was covered in tough woolly hide. The injuries he suffered were merely superficial, leaving no fatal wounds.

But in the next moment, the Demon God palm print behind Li Xiuniang came crashing down. The ram's enormous body was nearly smashed entirely into the ground, and he almost couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood!

On the other side, "Senior Brother Bear" roared without end. The Fish Dragon bit down and tore away a huge chunk of flesh, enraging the black bear. Yet because he had to lure Zhong Yue into the trap, he could only endure it and pretend that he had already been severely wounded in his battle with Lei Gun and "Han Qingmo," leaving him with little strength. Otherwise, if he slapped Yu Feiyan to death, he might frighten Zhong Yue away.

"This human bastard—could you walk any faster? Are you here to save someone or take a stroll?"

Senior Brother Bear roared, casting an unfriendly glance at Zhong Yue. He raised a bear paw and struck at "Senior Brother Han." "Senior Brother Han" understood at once and staggered toward Zhong Yue to evade it.

"Demonic Beast, cease your rampage!"

Zhong Yue cut an imposing figure as he shouted. With a wave of his hand, thunder erupted. Streak after streak of Lei Sword Qi shot into the giant bear's thigh. Blood and black smoke burst from the black bear's flesh.

"Senior Brother Bear" was so distressed he nearly vomited blood. He lowered his head to look at the tiny human, only to see Zhong Yue visualizing two flood dragons surging toward him, baring their fangs and claws. In the next instant, they pounced onto his legs.

Crackle!

Thunder erupted. The Thunderclap Sword Qi contained within the flood dragons exploded as well. "Senior Brother Bear's" legs were drenched in blood. With a furious roar, he crashed to the ground!

"Senior Brother Han, don't panic! Hide behind me!" Zhong Yue shouted, appearing even more imposing. He stared intently at the black bear lying on the ground and spoke without turning his head.

Yu Feiyan immediately urged her soul weapon forward and slashed viciously down at Senior Brother Bear.

"Senior Brother Han" staggered along, reaching a spot not far behind Zhong Yue after only a few steps. His eyes instantly became bizarre and demonic. His neck suddenly stretched, growing thick and long. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a giant Human-faced Snake. Its head rose high, then it darted down toward Zhong Yue like lightning!

At this moment, the ram and "Senior Brother Bear" both wore tense expressions and erupted into action. The ram had just leaped out when more than ten consecutive Demon God palm prints from Li Xiuniang slammed into him, shattering his bones and splitting his woolly hide. He finally could not hold back his blood and charged headfirst toward Li Xiuniang!

As for "Senior Brother Bear," his feet had been injured. The moment he leaped, his legs gave way and he landed sitting on the ground. But his strength was the greatest of all, and he raised his hand to shatter the Fish Dragon Yu Feiyan had visualized!

Li Xiuniang and Yu Feiyan were both stunned. When they caught sight of the Human-faced Snake behind Zhong Yue, they wanted to shout a warning, but how could there still be time?

At that moment, Zhong Yue turned around. With a smile on his face, he looked up at the charging Human-faced Snake and said, "Having you behind me makes it convenient for you to strike—and convenient for me to strike too."

Before "Junior Sister She" could pounce, her heart jolted at his words. Then she suddenly felt a chill behind her head. A streak of black sword light shot into her neck like lightning, circling around it at high speed with a series of sharp sounds. Carrying the rumble of thunder, the sword light sliced through her snake hide as easily as cutting tofu. In an instant, it had circled her neck dozens of times!

"Junior Sister She" screamed. Snake blood gushed from her neck as her enormous head fell off and crashed onto the ground. It rolled dozens of times before striking the forest!

Boom! Boom!

The headless body suddenly transformed into a hundred-zhang-long serpent, impossibly huge. It rolled back and forth through the valley. Its head had already been severed, yet it had not died completely.

Thunderlight burst from beneath Zhong Yue's feet and lifted him high into the air, allowing him to evade the serpent's lashing body. He flicked a finger, and the sword light shot like lightning into the black bear's brow.

Shhk—

The black sword light burst from the back of the black bear's head. At the same time, Zhong Yue rode thunderlight and flashed behind the black bear, pressing his hand against the tiny sword hole through which the sword light had emerged.

"Thunderclap Sword Art, Ten Thousand Thunders Erupt!"

Zhong Yue shouted in a low voice. Countless rays of light from his palm drilled through the tiny sword hole into the black bear's skull!

Shhk-shk-shk!

Streaks of thunder sword light shot from the black bear's eyes, nostrils, and ears. In that instant, the brain of this mountain-sized black bear was sliced to pieces and roasted black by the thunder!

Zhong Yue raised a hand and seized the Dragon Scale Sword. He twisted his waist and turned, bringing it straight down on the ram fighting Senior Sister Li!

"Dragon Travels Ten Thousand Miles!"

A flood dragon flew from beneath his feet, winding and swimming straight toward the target. The sword light shone like snow as it came crashing down!

The ram was horrified. He hurriedly raised his head and met the blow with the sharp horns atop his head. With a clang, the sword light trembled. The ram cried out as one of his horns was severed cleanly!

"You saw through this trap?"

The ram leaped out of the encirclement formed by Li Xiuniang and Zhong Yue. In the next instant, he landed more than half a kilometer away, then leaped again and covered another half-kilometer. After dozens of consecutive leaps, he actually jumped from the valley to the top of a mountain, leaving Zhong Yue and Li Xiuniang unable to catch him.

The ram stood atop the mountain and turned around. His entire body was covered in blood, and his injuries were severe. He shouted harshly, "You killed Junior Sister She and Senior Brother Bear! My master will never forgive you, bleat! Wash yourselves clean and wait for death, bleat!"

Zhong Yue pointed a finger, and the Dragon Scale Sword shot out. The ram leaped from the mountain ridge and bounded away. At that moment, the Lishan Clan disciples, Tao Daier, and the others in midair finally reacted. They hurriedly rode Cloud Canvas and lotus leaves in pursuit.

"That ram can speak?"

Li Xiuniang and Yu Feiyan's minds went blank. They cried out, "The Demonic Race! The Demonic Race has entered the Great Wilderness!"

Yu Feiyan's voice trembled. "That ram just said his master wouldn't let us off. Could there be Demonic Race Qi Practitioners in Beast God Ridge?"

Demonic Race Qi Practitioners!

Li Xiuniang's heart sank as well. "Demonic Race Qi Practitioners have appeared in the Great Wilderness. We must report this to the Sword Gate's higher-ups! Qi Practitioners aren't people we can afford to provoke. We must withdraw immediately!"

Zhong Yue ran as swiftly as a flying bird, chasing after the ram. He shouted, "Senior Sisters, call Tao Tao and the others back. I'll go kill that sheep!"