"Yes, sir!"
The man nodded at his words.
"You two, prepare the offerings!"
"Sacrifice to the Holy Mother!"
As the words fell, ten black-clad men stepped forward and approached the cages.
One of them opened a cage, while the other nine entered it and reached for the children and women inside.
"Let go of me! I don't want to die, let go of me!"
"Mother... I'm scared, sob sob sob!"
"..."
For a moment,
Begging and crying rang out, echoing through the underground space and reaching Wang Xuan's ears.
Seeing this, Wang Xuan could not help clenching his fists.
"What are they trying to do? Don't tell me..."
A bad premonition rose in his heart.
"Sir, the offerings are ready!"
The black-robed man said respectfully.
Zhou Laifu took a deep breath, fanaticism and excitement filling his eyes. "The Holy Mother is generous in virtue; offerings are presented to Heaven!"
"She pities the people and saves the world from suffering."
"Believer Zhou Laifu hereby sacrifices to the Holy Mother, praying for Her blessing!"
Zhou Laifu was devout and reverent. He dropped to both knees and prostrated himself on the ground.
When the chant ended, he slowly rose to his feet.
An indescribable frenzy surged in his eyes!
"Sacrifice!"
His excited cry rang out. The other Pity Life Sect members present also had fanaticism and excitement flood into their eyes!
"Sacrifice to the Holy Mother!"
"Sacrifice to the Holy Mother!"
Nine girls and children were dragged to the edge of the blood pool by the black-clad men. As the cries sounded, daggers appeared in their hands, and they slashed straight at the girls' and children's throats!
They were clearly about to bleed them dry!
Wang Xuan's expression changed drastically at the sight!
"No, there's no time!"
In this situation, there was no time to wait for Chen Feng to return with reinforcements!
Wang Xuan immediately took out his bow and arrows!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, he fired nine arrows!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The nine arrows instantly pierced through the heads of the nine black-clad men, splattering brain matter and blood all over the ground!
You killed nine Ox Hide-level demons. Archery experience +2700 Obtained eighteen Attribute Points. Current Attribute Points: 33
This sudden scene made the faces of everyone from the Pity Life Sect change drastically!
Zhou Laifu's pupils contracted sharply, and he abruptly looked up!
"Wang Xuan!"
The moment he saw Wang Xuan, Zhou Laifu cried out in horror!
Why was this little bastard here?!
Had Qian Tong died?!
But before he could react, Wang Xuan's bow was already aimed at him!
Copper Skin Iron Bones!
Triple Star Shot!
Thousand Shadows!
The bow was drawn into a full moon!
This arrow contained all of Wang Xuan's strength!
Thunderous roars exploded through the underground space!
Nine arrows formed three streaks of lightning, shooting toward Zhou Laifu as swiftly as thunderbolts!
Sensing danger instinctively, Zhou Laifu let out an angry roar!
"Get lost!"
Bang!
He threw a fierce punch, smashing the three streaks of arrow-light into powder!
A layer of scales visibly covered Zhou Laifu's fist, while the blood and qi throughout his body boiled like heavy drums being beaten.
He had astonishingly reached the completion of the Iron Skin Realm!
Zhou Laifu stared at Wang Xuan with lightning-like eyes and snarled, "Little bastard, you think that level of attack can kill me? You're still too green!"
When the strike failed, Wang Xuan felt somewhat disappointed.
An Iron Skin Realm beginner possessed two thousand kilograms of strength. Coupled with Zhou Laifu's ability to control Demonization and strengthen his body, Wang Xuan had expected that this arrow would not kill him.
Wang Xuan did not continue attacking. Instead, he turned toward the altar!
"That Holy Mother of Pity Life must be the key to the sacrifice!"
"As long as I destroy the statue, they won't be able to perform the sacrifice!"
Wang Xuan had just used his keen observation to inspect the entire altar and discovered that its most important part was the statue of Holy Mother of Pity Life in the center!
He immediately nocked an arrow and drew his bow!
Boom—
The arrow flashed out. Before Zhou Laifu's furious eyes, it struck the head of the Holy Mother of Pity Life statue.
The statue's head instantly exploded!
The core of the entire altar was destroyed in an instant!
"AAAAARGH!!!"
"Little bastard, you dared destroy the Holy Mother's statue! I'll kill you!"
Zhou Laifu's eyes were about to split from rage!
The statue of Holy Mother of Pity Life was the most crucial part of the sacrifice. It was their means of communicating with the Holy Mother and receiving Her blessing!
But if the statue was destroyed, no amount of prepared offerings would be of any use!
At that moment, the other Pity Life Sect members finally came to their senses. Their eyes turned bloodshot, their faces twisted viciously!
"Zhou Bapi, your altar has already been destroyed!"
"Let's see how you perform this sacrifice now!"
"If you've got the guts, come kill me! Oh, and I forgot to tell you—Qian Tong is already dead!"
After throwing out those words, Wang Xuan turned and fled.
Zhou Bapi was so furious that his lungs nearly exploded!
"What are you still standing there for?!"
"Kill him, now! If the Sacred Sect's affairs are exposed, we're all finished!"
As his words fell, the remaining twenty-odd Pity Life Sect members reacted and charged out with furious roars!
Zhou Laifu followed behind them.
The instant Wang Xuan turned around, he directly activated the Sprint skill and the effect of Light as a Swallow.
In just a few breaths, he left the underground passage and returned to the surface!
"I can't stay here long. If these people lose their minds after Demonization, they'll definitely start a massacre in town!"
"I have to lure them out of town!"
Having made his decision, Wang Xuan immediately sprinted toward the outskirts!
You ran at full speed. Sprint experience +20
A few seconds after Wang Xuan left, Zhou Laifu led the Pity Life Sect members out in pursuit!
"Sir, that kid ran that way!"
"Chase him! We have to kill him!"
"Otherwise, if the Demon Slayer Division finds out, we're all done for!"
Zhou Laifu roared and immediately led his men after him!
Yet as they gave chase, they failed to notice a figure watching everything from within a tree a hundred meters away from the estate.
"Interesting!"
"Not even at the Iron Skin level, yet he dares provoke a Pity Life Sect envoy. This fellow has quite the nerve!"
He muttered to himself, then tapped off with the tip of his foot and vanished.
Wang Xuan covered more than ten meters in a single step. In only a few minutes, he rushed out of town and arrived in a mountain forest.
The Pity Life Sect members pursued relentlessly behind him and also entered the forest. But they were slower than Wang Xuan, and once inside, they lost track of him.
"Damn it, how does that little bastard run so fast? Where did he go?"
One of them snarled.
Zhou Laifu's expression was grim as he looked at the forest ahead.
"Search!"
"Groups of three!"
"No matter what, kill him!"
At his command, everyone immediately split up.
Once inside the forest, these Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans actually Demonized parts of their bodies and began searching for Wang Xuan without restraint!
Of the twenty-five people remaining after Wang Xuan killed the previous nine, aside from Zhou Bapi, who had reached the completion of the Iron Skin Realm, three others had also reached the Iron Skin Realm.
The rest ranged from Ox Hide to Stone Hide.
Wang Xuan was currently hiding in a large tree.
Watching Zhou Laifu and the others split up, killing intent surged in his eyes!
"I only have ten arrows left. I have to use them sparingly!"
"I'll deal with them one at a time!"
Wang Xuan did not use his bow to kill them. Instead, he continued hiding deeper in the forest, waiting for an opportunity.
You concealed your tracks in the mountain forest. Tracking Art experience +20
As Wang Xuan hid, the Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans also split up to search for his trail.
Soon, Wang Xuan locked onto one group. All three were Ox Hide-level martial artists. He turned in a flash and rushed toward them.
"I wonder if I can kill them in one slash!"
Excitement rose in Wang Xuan's heart.
His Martial Path was now close to the Iron Skin level. If he used the Mountain Severing Saber Art, it was entirely possible for him to kill a Pity Life Sect Demon-Human with a single slash!
Looking at the three Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans ahead, the killing intent in Wang Xuan's eyes surged wildly as he suddenly sprang into action!
"Slash!"
The first move of the Mountain Severing Saber Art was unleashed!
Saber qi instantly swept out like a tidal wave!
Splurt!
Before the three Pity Life Sect members could Demonize, they screamed and were directly chopped into pieces by the Mountain Severing Saber Art, dead beyond death!
You killed three Ox Hide-level demons. Saber technique experience +600 Obtained six Attribute Points. Current Attribute Points: 39
Looking at the three people he had cut down, excitement surged in Wang Xuan's eyes!
"Keep going!"
His figure flashed, and he vanished into the dense forest once more.
Over here,
The other Pity Life Sect members heard the screams, and fear appeared on their faces.
"Damn it, where exactly is that little bastard?"
"Little bastard, if you have the guts, come out! What kind of man hides his head and shows his tail?!"
A Stone Hide-level martial artist could not help swearing loudly.
"Fine, here I am!"
But the moment his words fell, Wang Xuan abruptly appeared above them!
Mountain Severing Saber Art!
With a splurt, the two Ox Hide-level martial artists beside him were cleaved directly in half!
The man was instantly frightened out of his wits. "Little bastard, you're courting death!"
He roared and was about to Demonize!
But after Wang Xuan slashed once, he immediately followed with a second slash. Before the man could complete his Demonization, his head was sent flying and he died miserably!
You killed demons. Saber technique experience +900 Mountain Severing Saber Art: Minor Mastery progress 2155/3200 You killed demons and obtained 9 Attribute Points. Current Attribute Points: 48
The Crimson Panel's prompt sounded, and delight surged in Wang Xuan's eyes!
"I'd only killed a few people, yet my saber technique was already on the verge of mastery, and I'd gained so many Attribute Points!"
"If I kill them all, perhaps my saber technique could directly reach perfection!"
Slaying the Demon-Humans of the Pity Life Sect not only rapidly advanced his saber technique, but also caused the number of Attribute Points he gained to increase swiftly!
It was even faster than burying his head in bitter practice!
But just as Wang Xuan rejoiced, the other Demon-Humans of the Pity Life Sect had already surrounded him!
Zhou Laifu suddenly appeared dozens of meters behind Wang Xuan, a savage grin on his face. "You little beast, I've lured you out. Let's see where you can hide this time!"
Boom—
Before his words had faded, a streak of blood-red light lunged out from the dense forest, carrying towering blood-soaked Baleful Intent!
It was one of the Iron Skin Realm martial artists!
He had already completely undergone Demonization. Two horns sprouted from his head, his body was as brawny as a bull's, and he charged straight at Wang Xuan. With every step he took, the mountain forest trembled!
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