Demon King Parasite

No more waiting!

Li Xuanxiao no longer hesitated, drawing his blade and charging straight for the Magistrate!

The moment his True Qi was revealed, the monks immediately noticed him!

"Who are you! How dare you trespass into the Pure Land Temple?"

The one standing at the forefront of the monks immediately shouted sternly.

Li Xuanxiao didn't want to waste words with him, and directly cut down a monk blocking his path.

"The Transformation Ritual… you cannot interrupt it!"

"Stop him!"

The monks shouted Amitabha and immediately used their various techniques, attacking Li Xuanxiao!

The monks here were clearly a level above those he had encountered before.

All of them were in the Apex Realm, and there were even several in the late Apex Realm!

Moreover, they all possessed the same strange black substance, and their self-healing speed was even faster!

Not only that, but these monks almost all possessed martial arts techniques!

Although in Li Xuanxiao's opinion, their power was just so-so, they were too numerous and attacked from blind spots.

Li Xuanxiao had to divide his attention to deal with them, and his forward momentum slowed considerably.

Seeing this, the leading monk withdrew his gaze and continued towards the Magistrate, who was sitting motionless on the ground.

His face once again took on a fanatical expression.

Li Xuanxiao frowned and shouted, "Magistrate! Why don't you wake up quickly!"

His shout, imbued with True Qi, was like a morning bell and a evening drum.

The Magistrate's confused and hollow eyes finally showed a hint of spirit.

The leading monk's expression changed slightly, and he immediately clasped his hands together, chanting scriptures.

The faint consciousness that the Magistrate had just ignited fell into chaos once more, slowly subsiding.

Seeing this, Li Xuanxiao immediately stopped holding back and went all out!

His Profound Realm aura spread out, directly blasting away a circle of monks around him.

Even the leading monk turned his head, his face filled with shock: "Profound Realm!?"

"Someone from the Demon Slayer Division?"

Li Xuanxiao didn't have time to explain. With his full power unleashed, his forward momentum increased again.

He had already reached the Magistrate.

He scooped up the Magistrate with one arm and immediately disengaged from the battle, running towards the hall's exit.

Li Xuanxiao hadn't forgotten the Profound Realm aura he had sensed earlier.

The fact that the other party hadn't appeared yet meant only one thing: they were being held back by something.

This was an excellent opportunity to escape!

By the time the other party was free, he might not be able to defeat them!

After all, his martial arts techniques were all below the Profound Realm.

Thinking this, Li Xuanxiao quickened his pace, operating Ride the Wind to its utmost.

Just as he was about to step out of the hall, a distant sigh echoed.

"Amitabha—"

"Benefactor, why do you disturb this old monk's cultivation?"

Hearing this voice, Li Xuanxiao's expression changed drastically.

At the same time, all the doors and windows of the Qingyan Treasure Hall sealed shut.

A mysterious aura attached itself to them. Li Xuanxiao drew his saber and slashed, but it couldn't even scratch them!

Li Xuanxiao and the Magistrate were trapped like turtles in a jar.

Damn it!

Cursing inwardly, Li Xuanxiao put down the Magistrate and turned to face the slowly approaching monks.

Upon seeing them, Li Xuanxiao was deeply shocked by the scene before him.

He finally understood what the young monk had said.

"Everyone who participated in the Transformation Ritual will eventually turn into monsters, neither human nor ghost!"

"Not dying will twist the way of survival as a human!"

The monks whose heads he had severed were now all standing up!

From the bowl-sized scars on their bodies, hideous centipedes began to emerge!

replacing their original heads.

The entire scene looked utterly absurd, bizarre, and terrifying!

Li Xuanxiao felt his scalp tingle. He'd never seen anything like this before.

But now wasn't the time for awe.

Li Xuanxiao took a deep breath, and the mixed feelings of fear, disgust, and excitement surged within him again.

The more it was a life-or-death crisis where both sides were evenly matched, the more agitated and calm he became.

And at the very back of the many monks, behind a massive Buddha statue, a figure slowly emerged.

Within the loose kasaya he wore, a giant centipede, several times thicker and more ferocious than that of ordinary monks, was coiled around him.

The centipede's head was held high, side-by-side with the monk's own head.

It looked like a conjoined twin!

The aura emanating from him confirmed to Li Xuanxiao that this was the Profound Realm existence he had sensed earlier!

He had finally met the person in the flesh.

However, the aura around the other party didn't seem stable, even appearing somewhat weak.

Could it be because he interrupted the Transformation Ritual?

"You forcibly entered the temple and injured or killed many of my Buddhist disciples. Have you considered the consequences?"

"I see you seem quite interested in the Transformation Ritual. Why not stay and let this old monk explain it to you in detail?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he gave an order, and the monks under his command swarmed forward!

"Take this scoundrel down!"

Li Xuanxiao attacked simultaneously, unleashing dozens of blade lights in an instant with his perfected Focused Spirit Slash!

Why wasn't he using the Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade?

Because it wasn't necessary. For opponents at the early to middle stages of the Apex Realm, his Profound Realm strength meant he could defeat them with a casual attack.

Focused Spirit Slash was more than enough. Using the Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade would be a waste.

The True Qi consumption for that martial art was much greater than for Focused Spirit Slash.

With a powerful enemy before him, he had to conserve his True Qi.

If he wasted too much on these small fries, it would be hilarious if his True Qi ran out during the fight with the Demon Monk.

Dozens of blade lights descended, severing dozens of centipedes.

[Killed Mukade Demon at Apex Realm Layer 2, gained 20 Demon Points!]

[Killed Mukade Demon at Apex Realm Layer 4, gained 40 Demon Points!]

[Killed Mukade Demon at Apex Realm Layer 1, gained 20 Demon Points!]

Seeing the system notifications, Li Xuanxiao was slightly stunned.

Then he understood. It was indeed related to demons!

These monks, through some method, had achieved symbiosis with these insect demons!

But if the Apex Realm monks had Apex Realm insect demons parasitizing them…

Then… wouldn't the Demon Monk at the Profound Realm have a Demon King at the Profound Realm parasitizing him?

Li Xuanxiao's expression turned serious. This meant he might have to fight two Profound Realm opponents simultaneously!

No, not necessarily!

Parasitic relationships weren't a simple 1+1=2 situation.

If the fusion wasn't done well, the two could even restrain each other, ultimately only being slightly stronger than their individual selves.

If the other party had achieved a perfect fusion of two Profound Realm entities, they would have already come to kill him!

Li Xuanxiao felt a bit more at ease and focused on the small fries before him.

Regardless, he needed to accumulate some Demon Points first!

Although he didn't have any martial arts available for upgrading to fight with, the improvement of Ride the Wind could also give him an advantage in speed.

In a battle between experts, sometimes a slight advantage was the key to victory.

[Killed Mukade Demon at Apex Realm Layer 3, gained 20 Demon Points!]

[Killed Mukade Demon at Apex Realm Layer 5, gained 40 Demon Points!]

As time passed, all hundred-plus monks fell.

Li Xuanxiao's Demon Points reached 3615.

If he could exchange Demon Points for Profound Realm martial arts, his current strength would skyrocket.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

Li Xuanxiao invested his Demon Points into the only technique he could still upgrade, Ride the Wind.

Hundreds of Demon Points were instantly consumed, and the introductory Ride the Wind finally reached the Sublimity Realm!

Li Xuanxiao felt as if he was walking on air, his body noticeably lighter and quicker.

He adapted slightly, then looked towards the only Profound Realm Demon Monk still standing in the hall.