"What, below its left chest?!"
Chen Feng, who had been desperately holding off the blood-colored demon, heard this and immediately knocked it back with a slash before hacking toward the spot beneath its left chest.
Sure enough.
A fist-sized blood-red lump of flesh was hidden behind the other tumors, pulsing like a heart. Without close inspection, it was impossible to spot.
"Everyone else, cover me! Make this thing expose its weakness!"
Chen Feng immediately roared.
Those who still had the strength to fight promptly cooperated.
But aside from Chen Feng, the others were far too weak to be of any use. Charging in would only make things worse!
Seeing Chen Feng struggling to hold on and unable to last much longer, Wang Xuan turned his gaze toward one of them.
Among the martial artists Chen Feng had brought was an archer, holding the line nearby.
But he was only at the Ox Hide level of the Iron Skin Realm, and his archery was far inferior to Wang Xuan's. His arrows did not harm the demon in the slightest!
Wang Xuan's face darkened as he stepped forward.
"Give me your bow and arrows!"
"I'll do it!"
The archer froze. When he saw it was Wang Xuan, he immediately wanted to object, but upon sensing the killing intent in Wang Xuan's eyes, he handed over the bow and arrows anyway.
"Be careful. That's a Double Draw Bow!"
the man warned.
The moment Wang Xuan took the bow, he immediately felt the difference!
It was twice as powerful as his hunting bow!
"Brother Chen Feng, make it expose its weakness. I'll strike!"
Wang Xuan shouted.
Chen Feng abruptly turned his head. Seeing Wang Xuan draw the bow, his heart could not help tightening!
"Little Stone..."
"Listen up, everyone! Even if you have to risk your lives, make this beast expose its weakness! Otherwise, we'll all die!"
"Yes, sir!"
The remaining men roared.
Chen Feng gripped his pudao, his aura surging all around him!
"Kill!"
He mobilized all the blood and qi in his body. The blade light of his pudao began to surge like rolling waves—it was clearly a martial skill!
Chen Feng unleashed his martial skill, blade qi billowing like waves!
Roar!
Struck by the blade qi, the blood-colored demon staggered backward!
Seeing this, the others hurriedly swarmed in!
But the demon recovered quickly. The moment they closed in, two men were sent flying by a single slap and fainted on the spot!
"Damn beast, die!!!"
Chen Feng's blade moved faster and faster, and the roar of a raging tsunami seemed to rise faintly from within the blade light!
Visible to the naked eye, a faint azure blade glow emerged from Chen Feng's pudao!
Wave-Cleaving Strike!
Chen Feng roared.
He poured all his strength into a single slash!
The azure blade light burst forth. With a wet rip, it struck the demon's body and carved a savage wound across its chest!
That slash also split open the blood sacs concealing the red lump, exposing it!
"Little Stone, quick..."
Chen Feng immediately shouted.
Before his words had even fallen, Wang Xuan had already raised his bow, pouring all his strength into it and drawing it into a full moon!
"Damn beast!!!"
"You chased me all the way here—go die!!"
Killing intent surged from Wang Xuan as he suddenly released his right hand!
Boom—
Triple Star Shot!
Thousand Shadows!
This arrow carried the full force of his greatest strength!
The arrow transformed into three streaks of lightning and shot through the air!
Rip!
The blood-red lump beneath the blood-colored demon's left chest was pierced by the arrows, and a fist-sized bloody hole instantly appeared in its chest!
Blackish-red blood gushed wildly forth. The blood-colored demon let out a wail and crashed heavily to the ground.
You killed an Iron Skin Realm demon Archery experience +1000, Intermediate Archery beginner progress 1010/1600 Killed an Iron Skin Realm demon, obtained 10 Attribute Points
As the notification sounded, Wang Xuan finally let out a breath.
"This beast... is finally dead!"
He dropped to one knee, gasping for breath.
This was Wang Xuan's first time facing a demon head-on. His previous understanding of demons had all come from the stories passed from mouth to mouth in the village.
Only after seeing one with his own eyes today did he understand just how terrifying demons were. They were monsters among monsters!
And this one had been transformed from a human, far inferior to a true demon!
If it had been a real demon, it would probably have been even more terrifying!
At that moment, after staring blankly for several seconds at the fallen demon, the others erupted into cheers!
"It's dead! That beast is dead!"
"That was incredible! Who is this little brother? That arrow just now was clearly Triple Star Shot. Even in the army, he'd at least be considered a master archer!"
"..."
The others looked at Wang Xuan in delighted astonishment.
As Chen Feng watched the blood-colored demon get dealt with, his body suddenly went weak. A fishy sweetness rose in his throat, and a thread of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
He had borne most of the attacks just now, and his body had already suffered considerable internal injuries.
Fortunately, Wang Xuan had seized the moment, found the weakness, and shot the enemy dead.
After taking two breaths, Chen Feng walked over to Wang Xuan. Looking at the sickly little brat from back then, now so fierce and formidable, he felt somewhat dazed.
"Brother Feng."
When Wang Xuan saw Chen Feng approach, he called out to him.
"You brat, we haven't seen each other for two years, and you've actually become a martial artist. And that Triple Star Shot just now truly startled me!"
Chen Feng patted Wang Xuan's shoulder, full of emotion.
"Exactly, little brother. Was that arrow just now really Triple Star Shot? It was incredible! I'd only heard of it before—I'd never seen it."
"Even in our military camp, there's no expert like you!"
"Little brother, are you perhaps a martial artist from a sect?"
The others gathered around at this point, full of curiosity about Wang Xuan.
"A sect?"
"I'm not."
Wang Xuan shook his head.
"Huh? You're not? Then that just now..."
The others were utterly stunned.
Wang Xuan's Triple Star Shot had absolutely been at the level of a master archer!
If he had not come from the army, then he could only be from a martial arts school or a sect.
"Stop guessing. This guy is from the same village as me. We grew up together—he's just a hunter!"
"What, a hunter?!"
"Since when... have hunters become this strong?"
"If hunters are this strong, I should've learned to hunt long ago!"
The others were filled with shock as they stared at Wang Xuan in disbelief.
Wang Xuan offered no further explanation, merely smiling politely.
"Enough, stop crowding around."
"Send two men to deal with the corpses of those Demon-Humans from the Pity Life Sect."
"The rest of you, bring the injured brothers over. Regroup and rest."
Seeing Chen Feng give the order, the others immediately dispersed, leaving space for the two of them.
"Brother Feng, didn't you join the army in the county town?"
"How did you end up here?"
Wang Xuan asked.
Chen Feng sighed. "It's a long story. We came here because we were pursuing people from the Pity Life Sect."
"But you—how did you provoke the Demon-Humans of the Pity Life Sect?"
"If I hadn't sensed demon qi nearby and rushed over, you would have been in danger today!"
There was concern on Chen Feng's face.
Although Wang Xuan had ultimately shot the demon dead, without their help, Wang Xuan absolutely could not have killed a demon alone.
Wang Xuan frowned. "The Pity Life Sect?"
"What is that?"
Chen Feng explained, "The Pity Life Sect emerged from Annan Prefecture three years ago, claiming compassion for the people and relief for the suffering as its purpose!"
"They worship the Holy Mother of Pity Life, praying for her protection and escape from calamity and hardship."
"Our Great Yuan Dynasty places no restrictions on religious belief, so at first, it did not interfere with the Pity Life Sect."
"But then one day, the Pity Life Sect held a massive ritual, claiming it was to worship the Holy Mother of Pity Life."
"They prepared a great many offerings for it!"
"But do you know what their sacrificial offerings were?"
As he said this, killing intent surged in Chen Feng's eyes.
Wang Xuan frowned. "Could it have been... people?"
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