A Horde of Demons Chases Treasure, Black Tiger Appears

A severed wing drifted through the air!

Yet Old Master White Crane was worthy of being a Second-Order fierce demon that occupied an entire territory. After suffering such a heavy injury, not only did he show no fear, his savagery instead erupted!

"Skree!"

Along with the crane's cry ringing through the air—

Clang, clang, clang!

The blade edge and feather blades collided violently, spraying out streak after streak of brilliant sparks.

In his Berserk state, Old Master White Crane seemed to know no pain, attacking Lu Yang in a frenzy.

Lu Yang, meanwhile, continuously circulated the Returning Origin Art. Nearly two hundred streams of Primordial True Qi flowed on without end as he met offense with offense, clashing head-on with that white crane.

But Old Master White Crane had, after all, suffered a heavy wound. The gash where his wing had been severed was too large, blood flowing without stop, and soon the excessive blood loss made his movements gradually grow a little unsteady.

Lu Yang seized the opening and swept aside the white crane's iron feathers with one slash.

"Rolling Stone Opens Mountain!"

The blade edge stabbed precisely into Old Master White Crane's abdomen. As Primordial True Qi poured in, it stirred madly.

Great gouts of fresh blood burst out. Old Master White Crane's eyes showed frenzied unwillingness, but his massive body toppled with a crash, like a golden mountain pushed over and a jade pillar brought down.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for killing one Second-Order Ninth-Level Crane Demon. Gained 480 Experience Points."

With a thought from Lu Yang, the system panel unfolded before him.

[Host: Lu Yang]

[Realm: Houtian Third Level (0/299)]

[Martial Arts: Mountain Splitting Saber Art (Perfection: (10/10)]

[Experience Points: 532]

"Ding! It has been detected that the host's Experience Points meet the conditions for cultivation advancement. Consume 299 Experience Points to advance cultivation?"

"Advance."

Red light spread out, and the true qi inside Lu Yang's body surged once more by ninety-nine streams!

And every stream of this newly added Primordial True Qi was fifty percent stronger than before!

Lu Yang could even clearly feel that his qi, blood, and physical body had also received no small increase during the previous advancement.

Just then, the Fox Demon's sinister, vicious voice rang out from the mountaintop:

"Attack together! Kill that brat!"

It was these few Second-Order Demons who had finally arrived here after Old Master White Crane was swiftly killed by Lu Yang and his companion.

Hearing the Fox Demon's words, the remaining Second-Order Demon Race members of White Crane Ridge swarmed forward, charging at Lu Yang.

They had hurried as fast as they could, and just as they climbed up the mountain, they saw the scene of Old Master White Crane being slain by Lu Yang.

At this moment, all the demons had already realized how formidable Lu Yang was and no longer dared to fight him one-on-one.

The remaining lesser demons, driven by that Fox Demon, charged toward Niu Hanshan, who was slumped on the ground and had lost his fighting strength.

"Brother Lu, save me!" Seeing that things were turning bad, Niu Hanshan hurriedly called to Lu Yang for help.

That Fox Demon, however, hid behind the mass of demons and quietly slipped over beside Old Master White Crane's corpse.

Seeing that the demons were not paying attention to him, he swiftly clawed at Old Master White Crane's corpse, digging out a Demon Treasure that gave off strange phenomena, and was about to swallow it whole.

"Heh heh!" Amid the demons' encirclement and attack, Lu Yang saw this scene. His heart stirred, and he deliberately gave a derisive laugh, saying loudly, "Earlier, you clearly had the chance to save him, but you deliberately moved a step too slowly. So it was for that white crane's Demon Treasure!"

"Looks like you Demon Race aren't an iron plate without a crack either!" With one forceful strike of "Rolling Stone Opens Mountain," Lu Yang swept the Bear Demon, Python Demon, and Wolf Demon away, then leaped back in retreat.

The three demons were knocked back, but at this moment, they did not pounce forward again to besiege Lu Yang. Instead, their eyes blood-red, they rushed at the Fox Demon in fury.

"Bastard fox, you dared use us?"

In his rage, the Python Demon lashed out with his tail and sent the Demon Treasure the Fox Demon had just gotten flying into the sky.

The dozen or so surviving white crane demons in the sky immediately flew toward that Demon Treasure, fighting over it madly.

"The Demon Treasure is mine!" The Fox Demon's gaze sharpened. Speaking human words, he leaped up, his sharp claws waving constantly.

Before this Second-Order Demon, the First-Order crane demons had their wings torn open and their organs ripped apart one after another, plummeting amid shrill, mournful cries.

Just as he was about to get his hands on it again, the Wolf Demon rammed into him and sent him flying.

"Hahaha, mine!" The Bear Demon finally caught up at this moment. He opened his mouth and was just about to swallow the falling Demon Treasure when the Python Demon that lunged over wrapped around him tightly.

"Heh!"

Lu Yang gave a derisive laugh, seized the opportunity, and struck again and again at the lesser demons surrounding him to kill.

Right now, these First-Order lesser demons could no longer pose the slightest threat to him. Wherever the blade edge passed, flesh and blood flew, and the lesser demons collapsed into a rout one after another.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for killing one First-Order Ninth-Level Bear Demon. Gained 9 Experience Points."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for killing one First-Order Ninth-Level Bear Demon. Gained 9 Experience Points."

After advancing to the Houtian Fourth Level earlier, Lu Yang still had 233 Experience Points left.

After cutting down more than twenty lesser demons in succession, Lu Yang's Experience Points had once again soared to 430.

And those few Second-Order Demons were still fighting over the Demon Treasure Old Master White Crane had left behind, tangled together in a chaotic melee.

Niu Hanshan's crisis had been solved as easily as a blade splitting bamboo, while Lu Yang had once again reached the brink of advancement.

"Ding! Detected that the host's Experience Points meet the conditions to raise cultivation. Consume 399 Experience Points to raise cultivation?"

"Raise it."

Fifth level of the Houtian realm!

With his cultivation raised once more, Lu Yang now had complete confidence in facing a demon at the peak of the Second Order.

Even if Old Master White Crane came back to life, Lu Yang was certain he could cut him down within twenty moves!

Atop the mountain peak, a black shadow suddenly appeared.

A huge claw sent the Fox Demon flying with a heavy swat.

The demons who had been frantically fighting over the Demon Treasure a moment earlier suddenly calmed down, all retreating in unison, not daring to step forward again.

As for the Demon Treasure that gave off a rich, strange fragrance, it dropped straight down from the air and landed in front of that black shadow.

Lu Yang focused his eyes and only then realized it was a massive Black Tiger.

Its pair of tiger eyes glowed green, radiating an extremely dangerous light.

"A pack of trash. What skill is there in fighting among yourselves?"

Black Tiger swept the Fox Demon with a cold glance, making no attempt to hide his killing intent. "I'll decide. Today, whoever kills that human brat, this Demon Treasure belongs to them. Do any of you have objections?"

Though those few Second-Order Demons were indignant at heart, not one of them dared challenge Black Tiger's tyrannical might.

Leaving aside Lord Black Mountain behind him, Black Tiger alone was an existence at the peak of the Second Order, and his strength was far above Old Master White Crane, who had likewise been at the peak of the Second Order.

Even if they joined forces, they might not be able to defeat that Black Tiger, so at this moment, they dared not disobey his command.

"Brat, accept death!" The Fox Demon reacted the fastest and was the first to charge toward Lu Yang. The other demons came to their senses and, unwilling to fall behind, also rushed to kill Lu Yang.

At this moment, the Fox Demon instead slowed its pace, falling half a step behind the other demons.

Facing the encirclement of the demons, Niu Hanshan was nearly in despair.

But Lu Yang showed not the slightest fear. He held his long saber level before his chest, directly ignoring the demons charging at him from the front, the blade pointing straight at Black Tiger entrenched atop the mountain peak.

"You'd best come at me together with them. Otherwise, none of you will have any chance!"

Black Tiger stood proudly atop the stone mountain, scoffing at Lu Yang's provocation. "You only relied on the power of your bloodline to trigger a treasure weapon and luckily killed White Crane. You're not worthy to be my opponent. Lowly human, kill them first, and only then will you have the right to stand before me."

Lu Yang sneered. "I hope you don't regret that in a moment."

Nearly four hundred streams of Primordial True Qi flowed ceaselessly through his body. His long saber unfurled in sweeping arcs, and with an exceedingly effortless posture, Lu Yang knocked aside the attacks of the four Second-Order Demons—the bear, wolf, fox, and python.

His feet shifted in rapid succession, and the razor-sharp blade pressed straight toward the Fox Demon's head.

This demon had a treacherous mind and was extremely cunning. Lu Yang had no desire to let it hide behind the other demons and play some underhanded trick on him.

Rolling Stone Cracks Earth!

The blade split open a crack over ten feet long in the ground, kicking up a great mass of Shatter Stone that shot out in a cluster, forcing the demons before him back one by one.

The Fox Demon keenly realized that Lu Yang's target was actually itself?!

However, as it was only at the fifth level of the Second Order, facing Lu Yang, who was likewise at the fifth level of the Second Order, it had no power to resist at all!