Crazy Advancement!

Outside the room, several young lesser demons were still engrossed in feeding.

Their enormous rodent teeth tore at the human limbs on the ground.

Their mouths opened and closed as they swallowed great mouthfuls of flesh.

Of the dozens of corpses outside, nearly all had already been gnawed clean!

A chill ran through Li Xuanxiao's heart. If he had not awakened the system,

then once they finished eating everyone here, he would have been next!

But now, the tides of offense and defense had changed!

He strode forward and drew the saber at his waist.

With the speed of thunder before one could cover one's ears, he rapidly closed in on a rat demon that was feeding.

His blade flashed down with brutal speed, sending the rat demon's head flying.

Rat demon at the second level of the Profound Realm slain. Obtained 1 Demon Point!

Blood sprayed everywhere, adding another layer of gore to the scene.

But this time, it was the demons' blood.

The other rat demons were startled and raised their heads, looking toward Li Xuanxiao.

Once they saw him raise his hand and drop his blade, beheading one of their kind,

they all stopped feeding. Savage expressions appeared on their faces, and piercing, ear-splitting shrieks rang from their mouths.

Yet not a single one dared attack Li Xuanxiao.

Clearly, the cultivation realm Li Xuanxiao had displayed had already intimidated them.

Li Xuanxiao paused briefly, silently weighing the gap between them.

Dealing with these little rat demons now could not exactly be called easy—it could only be said that it was not difficult at all.

Before they could react, Li Xuanxiao drew his blade again and attacked the nearest rat demon.

This time, the rat demons were prepared and scattered in all directions.

They intended to wait for an opportunity and ambush him while Li Xuanxiao attacked.

But how could Li Xuanxiao possibly give them such a chance?

Focused Spirit Slash, already at Lesser Mastery, flashed out in rapid succession, every stroke taking the head of a rat demon.

In the blink of an eye, he had slain eight rat demons!

The remaining three rat demons wore eerily human expressions of terror.

Though they still bared their fangs at Li Xuanxiao, their slowly retreating steps had already exposed the panic in their hearts.

Li Xuanxiao did not care what they thought. To him, these rat demons were now simply moving Demon Points.

Not a single one could be spared!

He drew his blade again. The rat demons scattered with a crash, truly fleeing like rats with their heads in their hands.

But their realms were far too low. How could they possibly outrun Li Xuanxiao?

One by one, they were caught up to and slain!

Soon, everything fell silent.

Li Xuanxiao's breathing was slightly hurried, and his body trembled faintly.

His first time slaying demons—he felt fear, disgust, and... excitement!

That was right, excitement!

It was as though some desire buried deep in his heart had been awakened.

This kind of real, life-or-death battle, the wild rush of adrenaline, the determination that the other side had to die—

made a powerful sense of strength erupt within him.

Heroic spirit surged in his heart.

Since he had crossed into this world where demons ran rampant, he had to adapt to its way of survival.

Humans and demons, hunters and prey.

The defeated lost everything; the weak had no control over their own lives. Only the strong could survive!

The corpses scattered across the ground, the gnawed flesh and blood.

All of it was showing Li Xuanxiao the true law of survival.

I will survive. I have to survive!

Grow stronger, grow stronger, grow stronger without stopping for even a moment!

"Huff, huff, huff—"

After taking several deep breaths, determination filled Li Xuanxiao's eyes.

Once he had completely calmed his restless emotions, Li Xuanxiao began tallying his gains.

He had slain eleven rat demons in total on this trip.

One of them had been rather gifted, actually reaching the fourth level of the Profound Realm! It had contributed 2 Demon Points to him.

In the end, he had obtained a total of 12 Demon Points.

Adding the 1 point he had left over, he now had 13 Demon Points remaining.

Thirteen Demon Points were still not enough to raise his cultivation technique realm, but they were just enough to improve his martial art.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xuanxiao invested his Demon Points into his martial art.

Consumed 5 Demon Points. Focused Spirit Slash has entered Greater Mastery!

Consumed 8 Demon Points. Focused Spirit Slash has entered the Perfected Realm!

As his realm rose, a great many memories flooded into his mind.

Li Xuanxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and absorbed them with practiced ease.

A few seconds later, he had absorbed them all.

A flash of enlightenment arose in his heart. It was as though he had truly immersed himself in this martial art for many years.

He swung his saber down, and three blade lights shot forth in an instant!

Their power far surpassed before; the improvement was plain for all to see.

If he encountered demons at the level of those rat demons again, he would no longer need to kill them one at a time.

So long as he seized the timing well, killing three with one stroke would not be a problem!

Li Xuanxiao's heart surged with excitement.

Now that demons were running rampant and massacring the city's people,

it was precisely the time for him to act!

He wiped the demon blood splashed across his face, an eager smile appearing on his lips.

Then he turned and walked toward the courtyard exit.

Ning'an City, yamen.

"Magistrate, have you considered it?"

"Time waits for no one. When our sons and grandsons get to work, they don't know the meaning of restraint."

The arrogant-looking rat demon stroked his whiskers as he cast a sidelong glance at the middle-aged man seated at the head.

At a glance, there were a full eight demons, all in the late stages of the Profound Realm!

Even the weakest was at the seventh level of the Profound Realm!

And the strongest among them had an unfathomable aura, infinitely close to the Ultimate Realm!

Such a lineup, in this borderland, was already a terrifying force to behold.

Yet they were all gathered inside this yamen hall. Demonic aura overflowed through the room, making one's brows furrow.

The middle-aged man seated on the central seat of honor was the current Magistrate of Ning'an City.

Below the seat of honor stood several saber-wielding martial artists. They were all Constables of Ning'an City's yamen.

The Magistrate silently calculated that, even including himself, Ning'an City only had five late-stage Profound Realm martial artists in total.

If they truly fought, they would most likely lose.

But if he agreed to the demons' unreasonable demand and silently allowed them to hunt martial artists in the city,

then there was no doubt that he would be digging his own grave.

For a time, the Magistrate was caught in a dilemma.

If he fought, he would most likely not live to see tomorrow's sun.

If he made peace, he could only silently permit demons to prey upon the city's martial artists from then on, but he could continue dragging out an ignoble existence for a while longer.

The Magistrate clenched his teeth. He did not want to die—at least, not yet.

Soon, soon he would be able to leave this place and head to a city in the interior.

At such a critical juncture, nothing could go wrong!

Then the common people would have to suffer a little more.

He let out a long sigh and finally nodded.

"I... agree."

The moment those words left his mouth, the several Constables beside him were struck dumb with shock!

Today, the demons could hunt low-level martial artists. Tomorrow, they could hunt them!

"Magistrate, you must not!"

"This will only turn Ning'an City into a paradise for demons."

"The martial artists are Ning'an City's final line of defense. How can you simply abandon them like this?"

"If we give it everything we have, we may not be without the strength to fight!"

The Constables were shocked and enraged, while the demons opposite them revealed smiles.

"Excellent!"

"Magistrate Song is a wise man. He has made the wisest choice."

"We brothers are not the sort who fail to appreciate courtesy. We will immediately order those worthless sons and grandsons of ours to stop."

The demons laughed wildly, their joy at having achieved their aim laid bare.

The Constables, meanwhile, looked ashen, as though they had already foreseen the outcome that would soon arrive.