Slay the Dog Demon! Dog Head Gold!

"Great Slaughter?"

"Fine saber art, but I've never heard of it."

The Black-headed Dog Demon had one arm severed by Lin Guanhuo and staggered back several steps.

It spat out a mouthful of black mud and smeared it over the stump of its arm, finally stopping the bleeding.

The Black-headed Dog Demon had calmed down a little now.

It sniffed. The power of qi and blood emanating from Lin Guanhuo across from it was not strong.

He was clearly a martial artist who had only just entered the ranks.

The Black-headed Dog Demon thought it over. From beginning to end, it had been thinking only of how to take revenge on Chen Jianxing. After all, that lapdog of the Demon Suppressing Division had cut off one of its heads.

It had cultivated for several decades before undergoing Spirit Transformation, then cultivated for several more decades before growing its second head.

With that one strike, Chen Jianxing had severed several decades of its cultivation.

Perhaps it was precisely because it had been careless.

That Lin Guanhuo opposite it had managed to catch it unawares and cut off one of its arms.

"I was careless. Careless."

The Black-headed Dog Demon patted its head, seemingly somewhat remorseful.

Then it bared its teeth in a grin, returning to its former arrogant manner.

"But it doesn't matter. I won't make the same mistake this time."

Speaking human words, the Black-headed Dog Demon raised its sole remaining arm and walked toward Lin Guanhuo.

The very next instant!!

The Black-headed Dog Demon's expression turned incomparably vicious, its massive body erupting with explosive force.

Thud thud thud thud thud!!!

Step by step, it charged toward Lin Guanhuo, moving at an astonishing speed.

In practically the blink of an eye, the Black-headed Dog Demon had arrived before Lin Guanhuo.

It stretched out its claw, sharp as a blade, and slashed downward with a rriip.

It was so swift and so powerful that it tore up gusts of wind, the howling buffeting Lin Guanhuo's ears until they buzzed.

This time, the Black-headed Dog Demon had used its full strength, holding nothing back.

With that claw, a Body Tempering martial artist below Third Rank would likely be turned into a pool of flesh and blood in an instant.

Before Lin Guanhuo's eyes, the Black-headed Dog Demon's claw seemed like five or six long blades cutting down at once. Yet his expression did not change, nor did he panic.

First, the Black-headed Dog Demon had fought Chen Jianxing to the death and lost half its life. Then Lin Guanhuo had caught it off guard and severed an arm, greatly diminishing its combat strength.

Second, his Precept Breaking Saber Art had already reached the fourth level, its power greatly increased.

I hold every advantage of timing and terrain. The advantage is mine.

Lin Guanhuo planted his feet as firmly as if taking a horse stance and drew his saber once more!!

Shing!!

The long saber left its sheath, fierce wind whistling. The blade in Lin Guanhuo's hand slashed straight out without the slightest flourish!

Horizontal chops, vertical cuts, broad and sweeping—Great Slaughter!

Clang!!

A crisp sound rang through the ruined temple, so sharp it pierced the ears.

The Black-headed Dog Demon suddenly discovered that its all-out attack had still been blocked by Lin Guanhuo's single strike!!

Something's wrong!

The Black-headed Dog Demon's expression changed.

Even in all its arrogance, it now understood that the fellow opposite it had not cut off its arm through sheer luck—he truly had some skill!

Its dog eyes rolled sharply.

If Dog Master were at peak condition, I could kill him in one move. But I was injured before, and now I've lost an arm...

A good dog doesn't suffer the loss before its eyes. Retreat first!

The next instant, the Black-headed Dog Demon bared its teeth and growled, "Take another one of my moves!!"

The Black-headed Dog Demon looked as though it were risking everything in a desperate fight, but while its words said one thing, its body was utterly honest.

It turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.

"Hmph, trying to run?"

Seeing this, Lin Guanhuo sneered.

Before the Black-headed Dog Demon had taken more than a few steps, Lin Guanhuo moved like the wind.

Thud thud thud thud thud!!

He moved with incredible speed, catching up to the Black-headed Dog Demon in just a few strides before bringing his saber down in a fierce slash!!

Rip!!

" Awooooww~~"

The Black-headed Dog Demon screamed miserably. Its only remaining dog paw was severed by Lin Guanhuo's saber, spinning several times through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.

With both dog paws cut off, the Black-headed Dog Demon's massive body lay sprawled on the ground, dog blood spraying everywhere as it howled.

Lin Guanhuo stood over it with his saber in hand and asked blandly, "Now then, have you heard of Lin's saber technique??"

The human face of the Black-headed Dog Demon twisted. "I've heard of it... I've heard of it..."

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! Everything can be discussed!"

Seeing Lin Guanhuo's expressionless face, the Black-headed Dog Demon finally panicked.

It only had its head left now—it couldn't take another chop!

At that moment.

"Urk~~ urk~~"

The Black-headed Dog Demon lowered its head and dry-heaved a few times, as though trying to cough something up.

A moment later, with a clang, it actually spat a lump of gold straight from its mouth.

The gold was the size of a palm, worth thirty or forty taels at least.

The Black-headed Dog Demon held that lump of Dog Head Gold in its mouth and looked at Lin Guanhuo pleadingly. "This gold is all yours! Can it buy me my life?"

Though it said that, inwardly, the Black-headed Dog Demon thought that as long as it got out alive, it would find Lord Fox King to avenge it. When the time came, it would make Lin Guanhuo die an ugly death.

But Lin Guanhuo's next words left the Black-headed Dog Demon utterly dumbfounded.

Lin Guanhuo merely frowned. "Foolish!"

"If I kill you, this gold will be mine anyway."

As he spoke, his hand rose and his saber fell!

Slash~~~~

The Black-headed Dog Demon's human-faced head was sent flying with a single stroke from Lin Guanhuo's saber. Its head kept changing shape in midair.

In the end, it turned into a pitch-black dog head, no longer bearing any human features.

The Black-headed Dog Demon's massive body went completely limp as well, utterly devoid of life.

This time, it was dead beyond all doubt.

At the very instant he slew the Black-headed Dog Demon.

A notification immediately appeared before Lin Guanhuo's eyes.

[Black-headed Dog Demon slain. Extracted 5,000 Draw Sword count.]

Lin Guanhuo was slightly stunned by the sight.

Good heavens. He had previously exchanged ten years of his lifespan, and it had pained him terribly.

Yet now he had been rewarded with five thousand Draw Sword count at once—the equivalent of fifty years of his lifespan!!

Now he could spend to his heart's content.

Lin Guanhuo picked up the gold and stuffed it into his pocket. These forty taels of gold could be exchanged for four hundred taels of silver. This time, he had truly eaten his fill.

With this, he could exchange for plenty of Medicinal Herbs. He could even go to the Auction House to buy a new Martial Art and enjoy another massive surge in combat strength.

Hm?

But when Lin Guanhuo turned around, he discovered something.

At that very moment, the group of White Servants who had fled earlier were standing blankly at the entrance of the Ruined temple, staring at him in disbelief.

They looked at one another, clearly all completely bewildered.

What was going on? Lin Guanhuo, who usually worked in silence at the Miscellaneous Room Courtyard—

Had actually killed the Black-headed Dog Demon in no time at all??

Of them all, Li Hu, who was relatively familiar with Lin Guanhuo, was the most shocked. He had been handling cases with Lin Guanhuo this whole time.

A master had been right beside him all along??

Official Chen of the Demon Suppressing Division, who had been injured earlier, was likewise filled with disbelief.

He had never expected a place like the Miscellaneous Room Courtyard to be hiding an expert like Lin Guanhuo.

A true master was hidden among the common folk!

"Brother Lin! Cough, cough..."

Only then did Chen Jianxing suddenly come back to his senses. He coughed a few times, then cupped his fists toward Lin Guanhuo and said with deep gratitude, "Many thanks to Brother Lin for lending a hand. Chen was blind before!!"

Chen Jianxing spoke with complete sincerity. If Lin Guanhuo had not stepped in today, his life truly might have ended here.

Previously, Chen Jianxing could not even be bothered to ask for the names of the White Servants present. But now, he immediately addressed Lin Guanhuo as Brother Lin.

"Lord Lin!!"

"Brother Lin!"

"Big Brother Lin!"

All the White Servants at the scene instantly crowded around him, every face ingratiating as they changed their forms of address faster than the last.

"Lord Lin, you weren't hurt, were you?" one of the White Servants asked with a worried face. "Just now, all us brothers were so worried about you, Lord Lin. It's wonderful that you're all right!"

In truth, when the Black-headed Dog Demon appeared, this man had been the fastest to run away.