The rat demon was truly shocked this time!
It had thought that for someone so young to reach the late Profound Realm was already a gift beyond measure.
It had never expected him to be even more outrageous than it had imagined.
The Zenith Realm!
It had spent a full sixty years to reach this step. How old was this human?
Just eighteen?
What kind of terrifying martial talent was that?
The rat demon narrowed its eyes, the killing intent in its heart thicker than ever before.
This child could not be allowed to live!
Given time to grow, he would surely become a grave threat to the demon faction!
It had to strangle him in the cradle now!
With that thought, it immediately stopped holding anything back.
It attacked with its full strength!
A brilliant green light flared from the rat demon's body as a terrifying aura swept outward.
Its huge maw of sharp fangs opened wide as it lunged forward!
Li Xuanxiao immediately unleashed Soaring Hawk Nine Steps, his movement swift as the wind.
The rat demon pounced at empty air, then spun and swept its tail. The air itself rang with a piercing hum!
The courtyard wall was merely grazed by the gusts, yet vast sections of it collapsed. Several Constables hastily dodged with alarmed expressions.
This time, Li Xuanxiao did not evade. He reversed his grip and slashed down!
Countless phantom blades instantly surged forth!
Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade!
The blade-light phantoms collided with the whip-like rat tail, and terrifying pressure exploded outward.
The nearby courtyards could not withstand such dreadful tremors and quickly collapsed in swathes.
From the very start, the battle was exceptionally perilous and fierce!
In only a moment, Li Xuanxiao and the rat demon had exchanged dozens of blows.
The shock in the eyes of the Constables nearby rose another level.
Was this a battle between Zenith Realm experts?
So strong!
It was already completely beyond a level where they could interfere.
The rat demon had not been boasting earlier. With such strength, it truly could do whatever it pleased before all of them.
And afterward, it truly could make the entire populace of Ning'an City accompany it to the grave!
Unfortunately, it had encountered Li Xuanxiao.
Fortunately, it had encountered Li Xuanxiao!
Otherwise, the consequences today would have been unthinkable!
Wang Debiao was nearly dumbstruck.
Over those few dozen exchanges, he had already seen several familiar cultivation arts and martial techniques on Li Xuanxiao.
Soaring Hawk Nine Steps...
Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade...
Even...
He glanced at Li Xuanxiao's eyes, around which purple qi curled.
That was the hallmark of the Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art!
But... how fucking long had it even been? Huh?!
How could a person be this monstrously abnormal?
Was there still any justice? Any law?
With such talent, even those geniuses within the Demon Slayer Division probably could not compare, could they?
He was simply a freak of nature!
Looking back into the field, Li Xuanxiao and the rat demon were still locked in an inseparable battle.
The rat demon was going all out, yet Li Xuanxiao appeared entirely at ease.
This was not difficult to notice. Even the Constables watching could discern some clues.
The rat demon's breathing became ragged. As the demon that had first sensed the other's strength, it was the most aware.
The longer this battle went on, the more terrified it became!
Monster, monster, monster!
It nearly roared inwardly. If it had known such a freak was here, it would never have waded into these muddy waters!
So what if its children and grandchildren had died? It was still vigorous in old age and could keep breeding.
But now, it was about to lose its own life!
Li Xuanxiao stopped wasting time and frantically circulated the Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art.
As purple qi coiled around him, his eyes seemed to turn violet.
True Qi raced through his meridians, flowing at high speed wherever Li Xuanxiao needed it.
The rat demon reverted to its original form and turned to flee.
It only hated that its parents had not given it two more legs.
Li Xuanxiao chuckled.
He swung his blade.
And slashed down!
The Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade, with nothing held back!
Several hundred blade-light phantoms appeared, all slashing toward the fleeing rat demon.
Though the rat demon was agile and incredibly fast, it could not evade the blockade of hundreds of blade lights.
It was immediately nailed to the ground by the dense barrage of blade lights, reduced to a bloody pulp in an instant, with no breath remaining.
Rat demon at the first level of the Zenith Realm slain. Obtained 20 Demon Points!
Li Xuanxiao raised a brow. Twenty points? That many?
Previously, the most he had gained from slaying demons had only been three points!
It seemed that killing higher-realm demons made the returns rise like the tide.
He had originally planned to make up for quality with quantity.
Now, it seemed that pursuing quality was entirely feasible as well!
Killing one Zenith Realm demon was worth five or six demons at the late Profound Realm.
Li Xuanxiao smiled in satisfaction, preparing to raise the realms of his cultivation arts and martial techniques once more.
First Zenith Realm demon slain. Additional reward: 30 Demon Points!
Hm?
There was even an unexpected windfall!
Seeing the additional thirty Demon Points arrive, Li Xuanxiao beamed with delight.
What a harvest, what a harvest!
This would raise his strength to another level.
System, add points for me!
Consumed 20 Demon Points. Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art has reached Lesser Mastery! Consumed 10 Demon Points. Soaring Hawk Nine Steps has reached Greater Mastery! Consumed 10 Demon Points. Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade has reached Greater Mastery!
The realms of his cultivation arts and martial techniques rose instantly, while his Demon Points shrank just as quickly.
Only ten points remained.
Li Xuanxiao looked surprised. He had thought fifty Demon Points was quite a lot before.
Now it seemed completely insufficient.
The quality of his cultivation arts and martial techniques was rising, and so was their demand for Demon Points.
Fifty points was indeed abundant for Profound Realm cultivation arts and martial techniques.
But for the Zenith Realm, it was not even worth mentioning.
His understanding needed to be updated as well.
"Ah, I still need to kill more demons!"
Li Xuanxiao sighed.
With only ten points left, keeping them was useless. He might as well use them to gain entry into the Zenith Realm Silent Heart Sutra.
Consumed 10 Demon Points. Silent Heart Sutra has reached Basic Understanding!
Countless fragments of memories flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
Li Xuanxiao seemed to personally experience years spent sitting cross-legged on the ground, quietly cultivating.
Within moments, his mind gained an added clarity.
His understanding of auras and True Qi deepened another layer, and his control over them became far stronger.
Though it was a supportive martial technique, it was still Zenith Realm in rank, and its effects were equally remarkable.
Li Xuanxiao nodded in satisfaction and opened his personal panel.
Host: Li Xuanxiao Realm: Zenith Realm Level Three Cultivation Arts: Evergreen Art (Sublimity Realm), Zenith—Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art (Lesser Mastery) Martial Techniques: Focused Spirit Slash (Sublimity Realm), Soaring Hawk Nine Steps (Greater Mastery), Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade (Greater Mastery), Zenith—Silent Heart Sutra (Basic Understanding) Demon Points: 0
His Demon Points had returned to zero once again.
And as his cultivation art improved, his realm had reached the third level of the Zenith Realm.
The True Qi throughout his body had become even more abundant. Clearly, his strength had risen considerably again!
Li Xuanxiao closed the system interface.
He discovered that several Constables were staring at him as though he were a monster.
Wang Debiao was especially scrutinizing him from head to toe.
For an instant just now, he had actually sensed Li Xuanxiao's aura grow stronger again?
But when he carefully sensed it once more, that aura had returned to its normal level.
Was it an illusion?
"Constables, I'll have to trouble you to handle the scene."
Li Xuanxiao clasped his fists toward the Constables.
The Constables were still somewhat dazed, but once they came to their senses, they hurriedly returned the gesture.
"Of course, of course."
Having just witnessed Li Xuanxiao's ferocity, how could they dare put on airs?
"There are still many demons lurking in Ning'an City and causing trouble. I'll be taking my leave first!"
After explaining this, Li Xuanxiao immediately used Soaring Hawk Nine Steps and began searching Ning'an City for traces of demons.
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