The corpse's chest cavity had been scooped out clean, its internal organs long since vanished without a trace.
The fox's fur was snow-white, and it looked quite nimble, but its eyes carried a chilling green glow.
A strange, icy, terrifying aura continuously radiated from the fox, bearing an innate rejection toward the living.
Where the strange appeared, the living retreated.
Shen Bai, hiding in the darkness, frowned slightly at the sight.
"Something strange, a Fox Demon—it showed up just like that?"
A peculiar thought arose in his heart.
The people of the Upper Evil Gate were meticulous in their thinking. They even knew to muddy the waters and profit from the chaos, so why would they let the Fox Demon be surrounded so easily?
That was what he thought, but Zhou Qing's situation was different.
They had come on this trip to search for something strange. Now that they had found it, they naturally had to act.
Chief Constable Zheng was the first to draw his longsword, shouting, "Surround it and wipe it out!"
More than ten corpses represented more than ten lives. This was already a major case.
With Chief Constable Zheng giving the order, the other constables drew their weapons and surrounded the Fox Demon.
The Fox Demon radiated a strange aura. It lightly scraped its front paws across the ground, digging out a small pit in the dirt.
The next moment, the battle began.
The Fox Demon turned into an afterimage and lunged at the nearest constable.
It was so fast that it had already arrived before him in the blink of an eye.
The constables of Ascending Cloud County had all entered the Daoist Canon Realm. When the Fox Demon approached, the constable reacted swiftly as well, quickly raising his longsword to block it.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, cracks appeared in the longsword in the constable's hand, and he staggered back several steps.
The other constables rushed forward, seizing the chance to slash their longswords at the Fox Demon.
But relying on its strange instincts, the Fox Demon shifted its body and evaded every attack. It then slipped past several longswords and attacked another constable.
Its claws were sharp, its eyes glowed green, and it was filled with ferocious Baleful Intent.
"Combined attack!"
At that moment, Chief Constable Zheng shouted.
As soon as the words left his mouth, more than ten constables braced their longswords against one another, forming a dense net of blades through their interlocking weapons.
The blade net was sharp and blocked the Fox Demon's path.
The Fox Demon was in midair and had no time to retreat. The longswords immediately tore terrifying wounds across its body.
A sickly green blood seeped from the Fox Demon's wounds, and the ferocity in its eyes intensified.
"This Fox Demon isn't much."
Shen Bai hid in the shadows, observing closely.
The situation was simple now.
If there had only been two or three constables here, they might truly have fallen to the Fox Demon.
But with more than twenty constables together, plus that blade net from before, the Fox Demon had no ability to resist under their coordination.
Qin Shuang also knitted her willow-leaf brows tightly, feeling that things seemed far too simple.
Judging from the situation, the Fox Demon seemed about to meet its end here.
The two exchanged a glance and gave each other a signal, deciding to watch quietly and wait for changes.
On the field, the Fox Demon did not retreat after being wounded.
The strange's instinct was to slaughter the living. Even if it was outmatched, driven by instinct, it would never flee.
Roar!
A low growl came from the Fox Demon's mouth.
Suddenly, the flesh and blood on the Fox Demon's body began to swell rapidly.
Its body, originally just over a meter long, abruptly expanded to around three meters.
Not only that, but the Fox Demon's fur began to recede at a rapid pace.
A naked woman's body appeared before everyone.
A fox's head, sharp fangs, a human body, boundless seduction.
At such an extreme contrast, Shen Bai felt that a certain group known as furry enthusiasts might become exceptionally excited.
Of course, it would have been even more perfect if one ignored her more-than-three-meter height.
The three-meter-tall Fox Demon stood upright, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression.
All the wounds on her body had already healed. With a flash, she vanished from where she stood.
When she reappeared, a constable spat blood and was suddenly sent flying backward. He crashed to the ground and fell unconscious.
There was a claw mark on the constable's chest so deep that bone could be seen.
"What is going on?!"
Chief Constable Zheng's eyes widened at the sight.
Although strange Fox Demons possessed combat ability, they had never possessed such tremendous combat ability. More often, they relied on special methods to harm people.
But now that she had suddenly transformed into this form, even Chief Constable Zheng found it difficult to gauge her.
The middle-aged swordsman gripped his sword and said gravely, "This Fox Demon's abilities are stronger. I suffered from this very thing back then."
The two were talking, but the Fox Demon would not give them the chance to continue.
An afterimage flashed by. The Fox Demon appeared before another constable, the nails on her pale fingers shooting out as she clawed down at his head.
If that strike landed, there would definitely be five bloody holes in his head.
Clang!
A crisp sound rang out as Chief Constable Zheng blocked the Fox Demon's claw.
"Fall back!"
Chief Constable Zheng said in a low voice.
The warned constable hurriedly retreated without the slightest hesitation.
At that moment, Chief Constable Zheng swung the longsword in his hand.
His swings were not fast, but every move was powerful and heavy.
Under Chief Constable Zheng's attacks, terrifying wounds appeared across the Fox Demon's pale, smooth body.
Not far away, Shen Bai narrowed his eyes at the sight.
"Three Treasures Realm. Chief Constable Zheng is an expert too."
His qi was smooth and rounded, moving as readily as an arm and finger. These were all traits of the Three Treasures Realm, and Shen Bai could see them clearly.
"It looks like this battle is nearing its end."
With Chief Constable Zheng of the Three Treasures Realm joining the battle, the Fox Demon had already begun to falter. Death was only a matter of moments.
On the field, Chief Constable Zheng's saber technique grew fiercer and fiercer, every slash carrying a terrifying gale.
One could not become a chief constable without genuine skill. Moreover, Chief Constable Zheng had reached his age, and his saber technique had become even more seasoned and ruthless.
The constables present did not remain idle either, assisting Chief Constable Zheng's attacks from the side.
The wounds on the Fox Demon's body began to multiply. She was on the verge of becoming another dead soul beneath Chief Constable Zheng's blade.
But at that very moment, the sound of wind suddenly rose.
After the urgent whistling of the wind appeared, everyone saw a white shadow flash past.
The next moment, a second Fox Demon burst from the riverbed, charging straight toward the constables.
It happened too quickly for anyone to react.
The constable closest to the riverbank was the first to be attacked. In the moment of crisis, he could only hold his longsword horizontally before his chest.
Clang!
The longsword shattered in response, while the Fox Demon's claw continued closing in.
"Zhou Qing!"
Chief Constable Zheng's eyes nearly split apart.
The constable under attack was Zhou Qing.
The other constables wanted to rescue him, but they were already powerless to do so.
Watching the sharp claw draw near, Zhou Qing felt his entire body turn cold.
The sensation of death was spreading through him.
With that claw, his heart would surely be shattered, and he would die on the spot.
"I never thought I would perish today."
At the threshold of life and death, Zhou Qing felt as though everything had slowed.
Countless thoughts echoed through his mind.
"I still haven't entered the Heavenly Oversight Bureau and fulfilled my lifelong dream. I refuse to accept this!"
"And... if I die, how can Old Shen, an ordinary man, live in peace?"
"I had planned that if I entered the Heavenly Oversight Bureau, I would take Old Shen to Maple Forest Province and let us live good lives..."
After those countless thoughts arose, Zhou Qing closed his eyes.
There was no solution. He could not be saved.
A sense of powerlessness arose in the hearts of the many constables.
There were two Fox Demons. If Zhou Qing died, Chief Constable Zheng's pressure would inevitably increase sharply, and they might die as well.
As they thought this, despair rapidly shrouded them.
Just then, a piercing sound suddenly rang out.
Everyone looked over instinctively.
A blood-red sword light tore through the void, its magnificent righteous aura like a blazing sun that left everyone unable to open their eyes.
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