Slaying the Rat Fiend, Ascending Again!

The Rat Fiend was truly shocked this time!

It had initially thought that for this brat to reach the late stage of the Profound Realm at such a young age was already extraordinary.

It never expected him to be even more exaggerated than it had imagined.

Apex Realm!

It had taken it sixty years to reach this stage, but how old was this human?

Just turned eighteen?

What kind of terrifying martial talent was this?

The Rat Fiend narrowed its eyes, its killing intent becoming more intense than ever before.

This brat cannot be allowed to live!

Given time to grow, he would surely become a major threat to the demon camp!

It must be strangled in the cradle right now!

With this thought, it held back no longer.

Its attack was all-out!

A brilliant green light erupted from the Rat Fiend, and a terrifying aura swept out.

Its mouth, filled with sharp fangs, opened wide as it lunged forward!

Li Xuanxiao immediately executed the Soaring Hawk Nine Steps, his movement swift as the wind.

The Rat Fiend's lunge missed, and it turned, its tail whipping through the air, creating a sharp whistling sound!

The courtyard walls, merely brushed by the wind's force, collapsed in large sections, causing several constables to dodge in panic.

This time, Li Xuanxiao didn't evade. He counterattacked with a downward saber strike!

Dense illusory saber projections instantly swept out!

The Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade!

The illusory saber light collided with the whip-like rat tail, and a terrifying pressure exploded outwards.

Nearby courtyards, unable to withstand such a terrifying shockwave, quickly collapsed.

The battle, right from the start, was exceptionally perilous and fierce!

In just a moment, Li Xuanxiao and the Rat Fiend had exchanged dozens of blows, back and forth.

The constables watching from the side were even more astonished.

Was this the kind of battle fought between those in the Apex Realm?

So powerful!

It was completely beyond their level to intervene.

The Rat Fiend hadn't been boasting earlier; with this strength, it could truly do as it pleased in front of all of them.

Furthermore, it could later make the entire populace of Ning'an City pay with their lives!

It was a pity that it had encountered Li Xuanxiao.

Fortunately, it had encountered Li Xuanxiao!

Otherwise, the situation today would be unimaginable!

Wang Debiao was almost stunned.

Within just those dozens of rounds, he had already seen several familiar cultivation techniques and martial arts on Li Xuanxiao.

Soaring Hawk Nine Steps...

Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade...

Even...

He glanced over and saw Li Xuanxiao's eyes, enveloped in violet energy.

That was the mark of the Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art!

But... how long had it been since then?!

How could a person be so monstrously abnormal?

Was there any heavenly justice? Was there any law?

This kind of talent probably surpassed even the geniuses within the Demon Slayer Division!

He was simply a monster!

Looking back at the scene, Li Xuanxiao and the Rat Fiend were still locked in a fierce, indecisive battle.

The Rat Fiend was fighting with all its might, while Li Xuanxiao appeared to be handling it with ease.

This wasn't something difficult to notice; even the constables watching could discern some clues.

The Rat Fiend's breathing was rapid; it was the first demon to sense the opponent's true strength.

This battle has been going on for a while, and it's getting more and more terrifying!

Freak, freak, freak!

It roared internally, thinking that if it had known such a monstrous talent was here, it wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!

Its offspring were dead, but it was still strong and could reproduce.

Now, it was about to lose its life!

Li Xuanxiao wasted no more time, circulating the Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art madly.

As purple energy swirled around him, his eyes seemed to turn purple as well.

True Qi circulated rapidly through his meridians, going to wherever Li Xuanxiao needed it.

The Rat Fiend transformed into its original form and bolted.

It only wished its parents had given it two more legs.

Li Xuanxiao let out a light chuckle.

He swung his blade.

And slashed!

The Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade, unleashed without reservation!

Hundreds of blade light phantoms appeared, all striking at the fleeing Rat Fiend.

Even though the Rat Fiend was agile and incredibly fast, it couldn't evade the blockade of hundreds of blade lights.

It was immediately pinned to the ground by the dense blade lights, its flesh and blood instantly mangled, and it ceased to breathe.

[Killed an Apex Realm Level 1 Rat Fiend, obtained 20 Demon Points!]

Li Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow. 20 points? That much?

The most he had ever gotten from killing demons before was 3 points!

It seemed that killing demons of higher realms would also yield greater rewards.

He had originally planned to compensate for quality with quantity.

Now, it seemed pursuing quality was perfectly viable too!

Killing one Apex Realm demon was equivalent to killing five or six late-stage Profound Realm demons.

Li Xuanxiao smiled in satisfaction, preparing to upgrade the realms of his cultivation techniques and martial arts again.

[First kill of an Apex Realm demon, received an additional reward of 30 Demon Points!]

Huh?

An unexpected bonus!

Seeing the additional 30 Demon Points credited to his account, Li Xuanxiao beamed with joy.

A big haul, a big haul!

Now, his strength would advance another step.

System, give me some points!

[Consumed 20 Demon Points, Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art has entered the Lesser Mastery realm!]

[Consumed 10 Demon Points, Soaring Hawk Nine Steps has entered the Greater Mastery realm!]

[Consumed 10 Demon Points, Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade has entered the Greater Mastery realm!]

The realms of his cultivation techniques and martial arts instantly increased, and his Demon Points rapidly dwindled.

Only 10 points remained.

Li Xuanxiao looked surprised. He had thought 50 Demon Points was quite a lot before.

Now, it seemed completely insufficient.

The quality of his cultivation techniques and martial arts was improving, and so was the demand for Demon Points.

50 points were indeed ample for Profound Realm cultivation techniques.

But for the Apex Realm, it was far from enough.

His understanding needed to be updated.

"Sigh, I still need to kill more demons!"

Li Xuanxiao sighed.

With only 10 points left, there was no use keeping them, so he might as well get an introductory understanding of that Apex Realm Silent Heart Sutra.

[Consumed 10 Demon Points, Silent Heart Sutra has achieved Basic Understanding!]

Numerous memory fragments flashed through his mind, like a slideshow.

Li Xuanxiao felt as if he had personally experienced the years of him sitting on the ground, cultivating with a calm mind.

In a moment, his mind felt a sense of clarity.

His understanding of aura and True Qi had deepened, and his control had also become much stronger.

Although it was an auxiliary martial art, it was still at the Apex Realm level, so its effects were equally impressive.

Li Xuanxiao nodded in satisfaction and opened his personal panel.

[Host: Li Xuanxiao]
[Realm: Apex Realm Layer 3]
[Cultivation Arts: Evergreen Art (Sublimity Realm), Apex - Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art (Lesser Mastery)]
[Martial Arts: Focused Spirit Slash (Sublimity Realm), Soaring Hawk Nine Steps (Greater Mastery), Thousand Peaks Ruin Blade (Greater Mastery), Apex - Silent Heart Sutra (Basic Understanding)]
[Demon Points: 0]

His Demon Points had returned to zero again.

And as his cultivation arts improved, his realm had also reached Apex Realm Layer 3.

His True Qi was even more robust, clearly having improved significantly!

Li Xuanxiao closed the system interface.

He noticed that several constables were looking at him as if he were a monster.

Wang Debiao scrutinized him from head to toe.

Just now, for a moment, he had actually felt Li Xuanxiao's aura strengthen again?

But when he felt it carefully again, the aura had returned to its normal level.

Was it an illusion?

"Constables, please take care of the scene."

Li Xuanxiao cupped his fists and bowed to the constables.

The constables were still somewhat stunned. When they reacted, they returned the bow.

"It's our duty, it's our duty."

Having just witnessed Li Xuanxiao's ferocity, they no longer dared to be presumptuous.

"There are still many demons lurking and causing trouble in Ning'an City. I'll be on my way!"

After giving his instructions, Li Xuanxiao immediately used Soaring Hawk Nine Steps and began searching for demon traces throughout Ning'an City.