In the blink of an eye.
Blood Fiend Slashes came howling in like a raging storm, passing straight through the two women's bodies without drawing a single drop of blood.
Their figures blurred, then vanished into thin air.
Clearly, they were only illusions meant to deceive their enemies.
The Blood Fiend Slashes continued unabated, crashing into the pavilion's pillars and reducing the delicate little structure to rubble in an instant.
BOOM—
Terrifying blood fiend energy erupted, and razor-sharp blade qi burst in every direction.
The refined scholar sensed the danger in advance and hurriedly leaped aside.
But the two underlings behind him, whose strength was inferior, weren't so lucky.
Caught in the spreading blood fiend blade qi, they spewed blood and crumpled to the ground.
After a few feeble struggles, they breathed their last.
The shockwaves from the slashes alone had killed two half-step Qi-Blood pig demons, their hides thick and their bodies tough!
This Mortal Breaking Realm saber art, created by Gu Cheng himself, had revealed its vicious fangs to the world for the first time!
"Wh-what the hell kind of destructive power is that?"
The refined scholar cowered off to one side, utterly disheveled. He stared at the pavilion that had been blown apart by a single slash, his scalp tingling with dread.
There was no worse luck than standing in the wrong place at the wrong time and running into the wrong person.
He had only come to warn these two vixens.
How had the killer who'd murdered their younger brother shown up right after he'd delivered the message?
That was an astonishing response time.
Could there be a mole among the demons on Black Wind Mountain, leaking information?
"So my good-for-nothing younger brother has already fallen to your hand?"
"And you even dare carry his demon core around with you? You deserve a thousand deaths!"
The two women drifted down, their robes fluttering like those of celestial maidens. A chilling killing intent gleamed in their scarlet demon eyes.
"Though I don't know how you found this place, coming here alone means you're practically begging to die!"
"Eldest Sister! Stop wasting your breath. Kill this brat and avenge our little brother!"
The woman in yellow raised her delicate hand and drew a long sword of the kind used by Daoist priests. Its keen blade gleamed with a cold light—clearly no ordinary weapon.
Then her figure flickered like a ghost, instantly splitting into four illusions.
Five women in yellow, each holding a three-foot sword, swept their blades in unison and attacked like five whirlwinds.
Even sensing them with divine consciousness, it was hard to tell which were real and which were false.
The woman in white followed close behind and pulled a talisman from her waist.
Her slender fingers formed a spell, and the runes on the talisman ignited in an instant.
Flames roared to life. Several fireballs the size of baskets, carrying scorching heat, streaked like meteors toward Gu Cheng!
"Hmph! A petty trick!"
Seeing the two vixens unleash their respective techniques, Gu Cheng couldn't help but sneer.
The blood saber in his hand gave a slight tremor.
Under the influence of the Blood Manipulation Secret Art, his natal blood weapon's power surged.
The corpses of the two pig demons, killed by the shockwaves of his slashes, were drained of blood in an instant.
Threads of demon blood flowed like tiny streams into the saber, becoming its nourishment.
In the next moment, an even more savage and violent blood fiend force surged out of Gu Cheng.
He tightened his grip on the saber and charged straight at the two women, plunging into the fray!
For a time, blood shadows howled! Saber qi crisscrossed! Swordlight flashed in every direction! Flames soared!
The mere shockwaves of their battle swept through the courtyard like a typhoon, destroying most of its buildings.
The flower beds and greenery bore the brunt of it, crushed into a carpet of debris.
In less than half an incense stick's time, the portable cave abode the fox demons had brought from Yunzhou was completely ruined.
The two sides fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand.
Judging only by the techniques each combatant used, it was hard to imagine that a Banner Chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau was hunting fox demons.
Instead, it looked as if two beautiful young Daoist women were using every means at their disposal to suppress a violent evil demon...
"Which one of them is the real monster?"
The refined scholar hid behind a heap of rubble and watched the battlefield nearby, his body trembling uncontrollably.
On Black Wind Mountain, his peak Qi-Blood cultivation was enough to make him one of the stronger fighters.
Yet now, he wasn't even qualified to join the battle!
"The two senior fox demons really are terrifying. Even if the two demon kings of Black Wind Mountain joined forces, they probably wouldn't be much stronger, would they?"
The refined scholar gazed at the two graceful figures, both lovely and lithe, and thought to himself.
As far as he knew, the fox demon clan was an outlier among demons.
They lacked formidable bodies and powerful innate abilities.
Yet, like Spirit Refinement Cultivators of the human race, they could wield magical artifacts and use talismans.
Because of this, fox demons often had all kinds of strange abilities and plenty of trump cards, making them extremely difficult to deal with.
The young man with the blood saber was vicious beyond measure—he looked more demonic than a demon—but his fighting style seemed a little too limited.
And right now, it was two against one. The advantage was ours!
If they kept dragging things out, there was no way that brat could defeat the two senior fox demons!
We'll win!
The refined scholar tried to reassure himself.
But his trembling hands revealed how little confidence he actually had.
SWISH—
A Blood Fiend Slash ripped through the air and cut apart several fireballs flying toward him.
In the blaze of scorching light,
the sinister scarlet glow in Gu Cheng's eyes grew ever more intense.
Ignoring the young woman in yellow who was locked in combat with him, Gu Cheng tightened his grip on the blood saber and charged straight for her elder sister.
He unleashed his perfected Wind Chasing Steps to the fullest.
He moved as fast as an arrow splitting the air, leaving a long crimson afterimage behind him.
But in terms of footwork alone, both fox demons were far faster than the young man.
"Don't think you can get away!"
Seeing his guard wide open, the young woman in yellow struck without hesitation.
Her three-foot sword shot out like a venomous snake, piercing the air with a shrill, ear-splitting crack.
Razor-sharp swordlight fell upon the young man like a raging storm.
In an instant, it shredded his black clothes into the rags of a beggar, revealing a powerfully built body.
But Gu Cheng's body was as solid as rock, as if forged from a hundred refinements of steel.
The keen Sword Qi, sharp enough to cleave metal and jade, struck his pale skin and left no more than a few shallow cuts.
They healed at a visible speed!
"What absurdly strong defense!"
"Could this brat be a demon in Form Transformation?"
The young woman in yellow was horrified.
Then she realized that, in addition to his absurdly powerful saber arts, the opponent was also a master who had cultivated Body Refinement techniques!
She immediately shouted a warning:
"Eldest Sister, watch out! He's a Body Refinement cultivator. Don't let him get close!"
"A Body Refinement cultivator?"
The young woman in white's heart sank, and she hurriedly leaped aside.
For fox demons who excelled at all sorts of flashy tricks, Body Refinement cultivators were undoubtedly the most troublesome enemies.
Against those beasts, whose flesh was as strong as a demon's, ordinary attacks were completely useless!
"If that's the case, I'll have to use this trump card..."
A trace of coldness crossed the charming face of the young woman in white. She took a talisman from her storage pouch.
She formed a spell.
The talisman immediately flashed with azure lightning, which gathered in midair and took the shape of a mighty Thunder Tiger.
The thunder tiger lifted its head and roared, letting out a deafening growl.
Then, with the force of thunder, it crashed down and pounced viciously at the young man holding the blood saber!
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