Blood Demon Detected. Host, Flee Immediately!

The Bloodthirsty Demon had been caught so quickly? Qin Yang froze for a moment, a flicker of astonishment crossing his face. The news had caught him completely off guard.

But the eye-catching headline on the Trending Searches could not be fake.

Jianghai City's serial murder case solved! The Bloodthirsty Demon has been apprehended! A cause for celebration!

After all, the Bloodthirsty Demon had been wreaking havoc these past few days, turning the entire city into a bloodbath and leaving everyone on edge.

Naturally, the Star Police Department had cast a wide net to capture him and reassure the public.

His capture had only been a matter of time.

"I'm seriously speechless. Why couldn't they have caught him earlier? If they'd caught him one night sooner, would I have gotten raided at Bai Jin Han?!"

The more Xia He thought about what had happened last night, the more frustrated he became. He forwarded several Trending Search links.

Ding-dong!

As the notification sounded, Qin Yang opened the links and skimmed through the comments beneath the trending topics.

Every one of them was cheering from the public. "The Star Police Department is awesome! They finally caught that monster!"

"Great work! I heard they deployed several squads. The whole city was mobilized."

"My second uncle's family was harmed because of that demon. May their spirits rest in peace."

"He looks terrifying. Good thing he was caught. Now everyone can stop living in fear."

Qin Yang scrolled through the comments, then spotted an on-site photo of the demon in the second link.

The photo showed an abandoned amusement park. Gloomy moonlight slanted across a rusted carousel.

A middle-aged man knelt in the center, his limbs and neck pinned by five Riot Control Forks as he was forced to the ground, unable to move an inch.

His pallid face resembled gold paper, yet it was twisted into a savage, beastlike grimace.

A crimson gleam churned deep within his sinister eyes, and an evil aura radiated from him.

He stood in stark contrast to the dozen fully armed soldiers behind him.

Like a trapped beast in a cage, he looked as though he might break free again at any moment.

"Damn, Lao Qin, did you see the photo? That demon looks seriously horrifying. Do all evil cultivators turn out like this?"

Xia He shook his head with a sigh. "I heard that when they caught him, he was still chewing on meat. No idea what animal part it was."

"Most people who fall to demonic corruption end up like that."

Qin Yang shrugged, though he felt relieved inside.

That monster wandering outside had finally been caught.

Now Jianghai City's alert level could be lowered as well.

Otherwise, with patrols all over the streets every day, it would have been inconvenient for him to make his moves.

Now that the monster had been captured, a great many troubles had been eliminated.

"Three days. In another three days, that guy will die."

Xia He put away his phone and suddenly spoke with absolute certainty.

"Three days?"

Qin Yang raised a brow, not quite understanding.

"Yeah. That monster's crimes are unforgivable. He killed too many innocent people. Once the Star Police Department figures out the full story from him in three days, they'll publicly behead him!"

Xia He spoke softly.

"I see."

After hearing that, Qin Yang understood and accepted the outcome.

The Bloodthirsty Demon had slaughtered without restraint these past few days, leaving the people of Jianghai City in a panic.

If they did not cut through the mess quickly, how could they calm the restless public? And executing him as a warning would not only soothe the people, but also deter other demons. Killing two birds with one stone.

Just as Qin Yang was musing over this—

A familiar mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind! "Ding! High-risk lifeform detected: Blood Demon!"

"Warning: Extreme danger!"

"Host, evacuate immediately! Find a hiding place and go into seclusion at once!"

The urgent electronic voice rang out like a death knell, making Qin Yang's entire body jolt.

"Hm? A Blood Demon?"

Qin Yang's expression changed, then he was immediately overjoyed.

Was the system glitching out again?

Had another little animal that could make the system lose its mind appeared?! Where? Where's the Blood Demon?

Hearing this, Qin Yang rubbed his hands together and excitedly looked around, searching for the Blood Demon mentioned by the system.

Yet after scanning the area for a long time, he saw not to mention a little animal—

Not even a single cockroach.

"What are you looking for, Lao Qin? Some beauty in Black Silk?"

Seeing Qin Yang's odd behavior, Xia He curiously followed his gaze. Aside from a middle-aged cleaning lady, he did not see any other women.

"Brother, I think you're really desperate."

Xia He facepalmed and sighed, then heavily patted Qin Yang's shoulder. "When we get off work and have time, I'll take you to Bai Jin Han to broaden your horizons."

Qin Yang: "..."

Qin Yang did not take Xia He's teasing to heart. He was merely disappointed.

He had not found any sign of the Blood Demon.

Could this Dog System be messing with me?!

Just as he was thinking that, the alarm on his phone rang. It was time to start work.

He could only set aside his confusion for now and head to work with Xia He.

At that moment, the first floor of the library was no longer packed as it had been before.

Only a scattered few people sat on the lounge chairs, a stark contrast to the previously packed seats.

"A lot of people left."

Looking at the desolate scene, Qin Yang could not help but sigh.

Though the people who had come to read before had filled every seat, they were only pretending to read. What they truly wanted was the library's comprehensive security system.

They had come here to take shelter.

The three places in Jianghai City with Innate Realm experts were the Star Police Department, the city library, and the Martial Arts Academy.

Even the nearby hotels and inns had been fully booked.

Now that the Bloodthirsty Demon had been captured and the threat was gone, everything had finally returned to its former calm.

"There's no telling whether similar demons will appear in the future. I can't let my guard down."

Qin Yang shook his head and headed toward the section of the library that contained movement techniques.

He had learned quite a few sword techniques over the past few days, but he could not neglect movement techniques for escaping.

Even if he could not win, he had to be able to outrun them.

As long as disaster could not catch up to him, there would always be a chance to turn things around! With that thought, Qin Yang began searching the first floor for movement technique martial arts.

After some searching, he ultimately found only six suitable movement techniques.

"There are way too few movement techniques on the first floor. There are several times fewer than sword techniques."

Qin Yang browsed through those movement technique manuals. They contained nothing more than basic footwork.

With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he instantly grasped the essence of those methods.

Their core principle was to imitate the mountains, rivers, and beasts of nature.

The leaps of deer through forests, fish diving through streams, birds soaring through the skies...

"Imitating mountain beasts fleeing?"

Qin Yang considered it briefly, and a bold idea quickly came to him.

If he combined all these movement technique manuals into one, could he create a new technique suitable for all kinds of terrain?

"Let's try it!"

With that thought, Qin Yang did not hesitate. He closed his eyes and sorted through the details of the six movement techniques.

In an instant! The images of the six techniques played out in his mind. Countless creatures raced forward, scattering like startled birds and beasts, their tracks impossible to trace.

Qin Yang extracted their essence and fused them together.

The key movements of the techniques merged into one.

A moment later.

A brand-new Innate technique took shape!

"Graceful as a startled swan, agile as a swimming dragon... Gathering the strengths of countless beasts, I'll call it the Seven Stars Dragon Swimming Steps!"

Qin Yang was overjoyed, feeling a wave of comfort spread through his entire body.

That was it?

Innate martial arts were easy as pie!...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

That day, Qin Yang and Xia He were eating in the cafeteria.

"Let me show you something good, Lao Qin. Don't spread it around."

Xia He spoke mysteriously as he sent over a video link.

"What is this?"

Qin Yang opened his phone and glanced at it. It was a short video. "Is it that kind of video?"

"What are you thinking? It's the video of the Bloodthirsty Demon's execution. A friend of my dad sent it to him, so don't go spreading it around."

Xia He lowered his voice.

Hearing that, Qin Yang grew curious and immediately pressed play.

But just as he was watching—

The long-absent mechanical voice of the system suddenly sounded again! "Ding! Blood Demon—Bloodthirsty Leech detected! Host, evacuate immediately!"