Not! A! Single! One! Gets! Away!

"Official... Official Chen..."

Several White Servants backed away in fright, then looked toward Chen Jianxing some distance off. "W-what is going on? Didn't you say... it had already been beheaded?"

"Hm?"

Chen Jianxing's expression changed at those words.

What was going on?

He rushed to the Coffin in a few strides and peered inside.

Then Chen Jianxing was dumbfounded.

Inside the Coffin, the spot where the Black-headed Dog Demon's head had previously been severed had somehow healed, perfectly restored!

"Something's wrong!"

Chen Jianxing's face changed drastically as he roared, "That head is newly grown!"

And the Black-headed Dog Demon's newly grown head bore a face identical to his own!

At the same time, that face twisted into a grin at him, as though mocking him!!

"Back off!!"

A terrible premonition surged through Chen Jianxing's heart, and he was about to retreat at full speed!

But it was too late.

"Roar—!!!"

A roar that sounded neither human nor dog exploded through the air.

The Black-headed Dog Demon opened its bloodied maw and spat a mouthful of black, murky vapor at Chen Jianxing!!

"Sizzle—"

Chen Jianxing failed to dodge and fell for its trick. His body went limp, his vision spun, and everything before him looked like a scene from hell.

"Ah!!!"

Chen Jianxing screamed. His skin turned black and festered at a speed visible to the naked eye!!

Lin Guanhuo was startled by the sight.

Because it looked exactly like what had happened to Zhou Kai back then!!

He had been infected with Demonic energy—the Demonic energy of a powerful demon!!

"You beast, you feigned death?!" Chen Jianxing growled, retreating several steps before spitting out a mouthful of black blood.

"Hehehe... feigned death?"

Inside the Coffin, the enormous Black-headed Dog Demon slowly sat up.

With that face so similar to Chen Jianxing's atop its head, it spoke in human speech. "Official Chen, did you think cutting off one of my dog heads meant I was dead? You think you can kill me?!!"

"This Dog Lord has long since cultivated a Two-headed Dharma Body! You cut one off, but I still have another!"

It crawled out of the Coffin, its massive body as large as an ox.

Black fur stood erect all over its body like steel needles as it looked down at the badly wounded Chen Jianxing. "I played dead in this ruined temple for three days. I smelled you long ago—I was waiting for you to come to my door and deliver yourself to death!"

As soon as it finished speaking, the Black-headed Dog Demon raised a claw and viciously swatted down.

Bang!

Chen Jianxing raised his sword to block, but the terrifying brute force sent both man and sword flying, blood spraying from his mouth!

As for everyone else at the scene, they could only stand there stupidly, staring at the enormous demon body in utter shock!

When had this group ever seen anything like this?? They were already scared senseless.

Only Lin Guanhuo remained unusually calm, his gaze fixed on the dog demon not far ahead as he wondered about something.

"Cough, cough..."

Chen Jianxing lay sprawled on the floor of the ruined temple, coughing violently several times.

It was over.

Despair flooded Chen Jianxing's heart.

He had been careless!!

He never could have imagined that this beast had another head??

"Run! All of you, run!"

Chen Jianxing roared at the other White Servants present, "I'll hold it off! Run! Get back to the city and call for help from the Demon Suppressing Division!"

That hoarse roar finally awakened their fear.

"Mother! A monster's eating people!"

"Run!"

More than a dozen White Servants instantly scattered like a kicked-up nest, each wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

They threw down their iron rods and hemp ropes, intending to flee at once!!

Yet everyone present then noticed that Lin Guanhuo was still standing where he was, completely motionless.

"Brother Lin!! Were you scared stupid?"

Li Hu, who was fairly familiar with Lin Guanhuo, shouted, "Run! If you don't run now, you'll lose your life!"

But Lin Guanhuo still did not move.

He merely stood there calmly.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

The Black-headed Dog Demon's massive body rose upright, becoming even taller and more ferocious than the statue of the baleful deity.

Looking at Lin Guanhuo, who remained rooted to the spot, it could not help but laugh. "He's the clever one. He knows running is useless, so he isn't wasting his time!!"

"Dog Lord likes clever people, ha ha ha! Clever people have tasty brains!"

At that moment, Lin Guanhuo, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Is that so?"

Lin Guanhuo shook his head, then slowly drew the long saber from his waist.

As he drew his saber, he said blandly, "What a pity you're nothing but a stupid dog."

"Oh?"

The Black-headed Dog Demon's human face had changed into another handsome visage.

Who knew how many women it had deceived with that face.

Hearing Lin Guanhuo's words, its expression twisted slightly, exposing scarlet teeth. "You little brat, you're interesting—very interesting!"

"In a while, I'll chew your bones to pieces. Chew them again and again, chew them hard!!"

"I'd like to see which is harder—your bones or your mouth!!"

The moment they saw Lin Guanhuo draw his saber, the White Servants present were all dumbfounded, their minds utterly blank!

Did this Lin Guanhuo not know what sort of existence he was facing??

That was a Demon that had even ensnared Official Chen of the Demon Suppressing Division!!

"Th-this guy's gone mad!!"

"If he doesn't want to live, that's his business. We still do—let's go!"

Seeing Lin Guanhuo draw his saber, the other White Servants wore strange expressions.

Even Li Hu, who had just urged Lin Guanhuo to flee, was left speechless. "Brother Lin... you..."

"Ah!"

In the end, Li Hu could only sigh and swiftly flee with the other White Servants.

Seeing the other White Servants leave, the Black-headed Dog Demon remained unhurried.

It did not care in the slightest.

It casually stretched out a claw and slashed through the air, looking at Lin Guanhuo and Chen Jianxing beside him. Then it said, "Dog Lord has been hungry here for two or three days. I'll use you two to whet my appetite first!"

"Once I'm done, I'll catch up to those people. Don't worry—in a few days, I'll get every last one of you!"

It enunciated each word: "Not! A! Single! One! Will! Escape!"

With that, the Black-headed Dog Demon stopped wasting words!!

Its blade-like claws lashed viciously toward Lin Guanhuo. That force of a thousand jin was enough to crush even a massive boulder into powder.

"Ah... little brother, why put yourself through this? If you'd fled with them, you might still have had a sliver of hope."

Chen Jianxing sighed helplessly from the side, seeing Lin Guanhuo's actions as no different from courting death.

At the same time, he could not help but marvel. Who would have thought that a broken-down place like the Miscellaneous Room Courtyard had someone with such backbone?

The Black-headed Dog Demon's enormous claw was about to fall!!

Closer and closer!!

Closer and closer!!

The Black-headed Dog Demon wrinkled its nose. It could already smell Lin Guanhuo's blood in advance!!

It was in no hurry. It had even held back some of its strength. It did not want Lin Guanhuo to die too easily—it wanted to torture him to death, bit by bit!

However...

One second later!!

CLANG!!

A dull boom rang through the entire Ruined temple!

The sound was immense, as though some colossal object had fallen loose. Even the fleeing White Servants heard it, and could not help stopping in their tracks and turning back to look!!

"Hmm??"

The scene Black-headed Dog Demon had imagined—of Lin Guanhuo being viciously seized and blood spraying everywhere—never appeared.

Instead...

An empty, hollow sensation came from its right claw.

"What's going on??"

"Why is this brat still standing there completely unharmed??"

Black-headed Dog Demon's face was full of bewilderment!!

And in the very next second!!

Hiss!!

An indescribable agony suddenly shot up from its arm!!

The pain pierced deep into its bones, as though every sensory nerve in its body had been set ablaze!!

Excruciating pain!

At the same time, it was accompanied by a drip, drip sound!

Black-headed Dog Demon lowered its head in confusion.

Then it was completely dumbfounded!

Only now did Black-headed Dog Demon discover in utter horror!

Its right claw had actually been severed!

Blood sprayed everywhere!!

On the ground lay its enormous claw, even twitching a few times in the pool of blood.

"This... how is this possible??"

Black-headed Dog Demon was stunned senseless!!

Looking again at Lin Guanhuo not far ahead, he was holding a long saber.

And the saber was stained with its blood!!

Lin Guanhuo's expression remained calm.

This time, it was Black-headed Dog Demon's turn to panic.

Wrong!!

Wrong!

Something was very wrong!!

Black-headed Dog Demon was drenched in cold sweat.

It stared at the young man opposite it, backing up several steps as it asked tremblingly, "You... what kind of saber technique is that??"

Lin Guanhuo smiled faintly and gently stroked the long saber. "This strike."

"Great Slaughter!"