The Bat Demon was a lone wolf, and its only two subordinates had both died. Now it wanted a free laborer.
"You can dream on! I'd rather die than become a demon's lackey..." Li Zhenshan said coldly.
Seeing that Li Zhenshan was impervious to threats or enticements, the Bat Demon immediately lost interest in continuing the conversation.
"Since you don't want to be a dog, then go die!"
The Bat Demon in Li Zhenshan's line of sight was still standing where it had been, but that was merely its afterimage.
In the blink of an eye, the Bat Demon's deathly pale face appeared right in front of him.
The blood-red nails on its palm lengthened explosively. Its five fingers were like five sharp daggers, viciously clawing toward Li Zhenshan's head.
The fierce wind howled like a death-knell whistle, carving five bloody shadows through the sky.
Li Zhenshan did not dodge, because he knew he could not evade it. He might as well fight back with his life on the line.
"Azure Dragon's Claw!"
The incomplete five fingers of Li Zhenshan's hand were covered and restored by dark-cyan force, their razor-sharp, bone-chilling aura truly resembling a dragon's claw.
"Bang!"
The two claws collided head-on. Li Zhenshan's arm split and shattered, hanging limp like a noodle.
His entire body was sent flying backward and slammed into the courtyard wall.
"Rumble..."
The courtyard wall collapsed, and Li Zhenshan fell into the ruins as well, covered in blood and barely clinging to life.
"You ungrateful wretch. Become my food!"
The Bat Demon snorted coldly. A Bone Forging Realm martial artist was also a nourishing delicacy to it, perfect for replenishing its strength.
With that, its figure reached Li Zhenshan in an instant, and then it brought one claw down.
Li Zhenshan struggled to stand,