"Be careful of these stone demons. Their spiritual sense is indeed weak, and most of them have poor eyesight, but that doesn't mean they're slow to react. Once you enter the range they can guard, their reactions are incredibly swift," the woman in white armor warned Lu Xiaotian and Xiang Qingcheng gravely.
With the fire-eyed green oriole leading the way, they arrived at the stone demon cave. It lay in the middle of a barren plain, with dozens of stone demons scattered around its entrance. A few were even battling the demonic beasts on the plain. These stone demons resembled dogs. From a thousand zhang away, they had shown little reaction. But when Lu Xiaotian and the others tried to enter the cave, the seemingly scattered, sluggish creatures suddenly sprang into action, darting toward Lu Xiaotian and his two companions like lightning. They lunged at their vital points.
These stone demons were only at the Golden Core level, so they posed little threat. Before Lu Xiaotian could act, Xiang Qingcheng raised a hand, and dozens of Sword Qi slashes swept toward the stone demons, whose strength varied.
Boom, boom, boom! The Sword Qi struck the stone demons. Those that were relatively weak were cleaved in two. But the stone demons at the Golden Core Middle Stage weren't cut apart. They were sent flying, then crashed to the ground with several dull thuds. They struggled to their feet again, their ferocity undiminished. Though they looked badly wounded, their injuries weren't fatal.
The woman in white armor led Lu Xiaotian and Xiang Qingcheng into the cave, quickly explaining, "This stone demon cave is a place unlike any other. The stone demons inside are different from those outside; they have astonishing vitality. Once they reach the Tenth Tier, their vitality becomes even more