"Ah!"
When they saw the Cat Demon, and the blood staining its claws and head, several people on the bus could no longer restrain their fear and let out piercing screams.
The screams instantly drew the Cat Demon's attention.
The Cat Demon, which had not originally been heading straight for the vehicle, swiftly changed direction. With a single leap, it crossed more than ten meters and lunged straight at the bus carrying over a dozen people.
"Close the windows! Close the windows! Hurry and close them!"
the driver roared.
On buses traveling to rural towns, everyone liked to keep the windows open—first, for the breeze, and second, for ventilation.
The bus windows were enormous as well. Any adult could jump through one if they wanted to, let alone a Cat Demon that was only 1.6 meters long and even slimmer than a human.
If that Cat Demon pounced inside...
"Brother!"
Li Yunyao's face turned pale with fright at the sight.
Lin Xiaolu stood rooted to the spot, her eyes wide as she froze stiffly, unable to move.
"Too late."
Li Pin's mind calculated at astonishing speed.
At the Cat Demon's speed...
There was no time to close the windows.
He absolutely could not let the Cat Demon charge into the bus. In the chaos of a melee, even Li Pin could not guarantee Li Yunyao's and Lin Xiaolu's safety.
Nor could he take the initiative to rush out of the bus and wrestle the Cat Demon in the wilderness.
Even the most ordinary ferocious beasts required Gang Jin grandmasters... In theory, only a Star Refiner could step in and crush them like dead wood, killing them without injury.
With this Cat Demon's agility...
Even a Dan Jin Master might be toyed to death by it.
Then...
There was only one way.
The moment it burst through the window and entered the bus, he would use the vehicle's unique structure to kill it with the force of thunder.
"Hold tight."
Li Pin growled.
His gaze locked tightly onto the Cat Demon.
This monster, something that could never have appeared on Blue Star, had claws sharp enough to tear tigers and leopards apart alive.
His essence, energy, and spirit surged to their peak in that instant.
Though he had fought for his life more than once on Blue Star, he still felt adrenaline flooding through him wildly, an indescribable sensation sweeping across his entire body.
Tension! Shock! Fear!
And...
Excitement!
"Meow!"
The Cat Demon darted over at a speed almost impossible for ordinary people to see. Through the window, it sprang upward, its body so nimble that it exceeded the limits of human flesh and blood.
And just as the Cat Demon leaped up, Li Pin moved.
Within his mind, he had long visualized a terrifying primordial ferocious beast roaring at the sky, erupting with soul-shaking Baleful Intent. His heart seemed to be burning in blazing fire, beating violently as his vital blood boiled in torrents, mixed with force and sent frantically into every corner of his body.
When the Cat Demon charged onto the bus, half its body already inside but before it could touch the floor, the carriage forged from refined steel beneath Li Pin's feet shuddered violently.
With that stomp, he seemed to transform into a ferocious beast even more terrifying than the Cat Demon, charging headlong toward it as it lunged into the bus.
The force in his body flowed through his thighs during that killing pounce, passed through his waist layer by layer, gathered in his arm, and finally became a fist force that shattered the air.
For an instant, everyone seemed to see his entire body bathed in fire, burning fiercely as though it would burn everything to ash.
Eight Fiends True Fire Strength!
Tao Wu!
"Meow!"
The Cat Demon instantly sensed immense danger.
Its body, far less robust than a human's, twisted and writhed at an unbelievable speed. At that critical moment, it forcibly turned itself around, its sharp claws like daggers capable of ripping through refined steel as they savagely slapped toward his head.
But Li Pin's expression did not change in the slightest.
When a martial artist threw a punch, there was only one path forward.
When that punch was unleashed, what gathered within it was not merely his force and vital blood, but all of his Spiritual Will.
At that moment, other than trusting his body and trusting his fist force, he had no other stray thoughts.
Nor would he be shaken by any external force or object.
His heart was crystal-clear.
Only one thought remained—
With me, none can stand undefeated!
Bang!
Crack!
A muffled boom like thunder rang out, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering.
The Cat Demon, which had lunged into the bus but had yet to land, seemed to have been struck by a gigantic hammer. Its fur rippled in rings, its entire body bending unnaturally before being hurled backward with the momentum.
Its claws, which had slashed down like refined-steel daggers, were sent flying away with its body after being blasted aside by the fist force. They skimmed past Li Pin's cheek, drawing farther and farther away...
The sharpness carried on their tips still left three faint bloody streaks across his face.
Had his fist force hesitated by even the slightest fraction.
That swipe from the Cat Demon would have torn half his head apart.
There was no lingering fear.
There was no relief.
Having blasted the Cat Demon away, Li Pin only felt his heart become unprecedentedly ethereal.
Within that ethereal state, he seemed able to feel every corner of his body cheering, every cell transmitting a sense of delight to him.
Telling him...
This was the true essence of cultivation.
This was life's great desire.
Driven by that great desire, amid the state where his body cheered for him, his essence, energy, and spirit were released without restraint, while his body seemed to burn with blazing fire.
There was almost no pause beneath his feet as force erupted once again.
Like a spring, his entire body fiercely chased after the Cat Demon that had been blasted out the window but certainly would not die so easily.
His body swept sideways as he shot out at high speed.
In that process, his body was so supple that it seemed to turn into a winding giant python, able to stretch to its heart's content.
Moreover...
As his body flew sideways and shot out the window, he resembled even more a great serpent rising on the wind, as though it would ride the clouds and mist straight into the heavens.
Eight Fiends True Fire Strength!
Teng Snake!
Ignoring his arm, which had already begun to redden slightly, Li Pin soared like a giant serpent the instant the Cat Demon was blasted away, freely adjusting the state of force he could unleash to its utmost limit.
Then, while suspended in midair, he descended in an eagle's strike with the momentum of gravity pulling him down.
The Cat Demon that had been sent flying backward let out a shrill scream, its body seemingly struggling to break free and escape.
But Li Pin's essence, energy, and spirit remained tightly locked onto its body, his gaze seeming to pierce through its physical structure.
In the end, the Cat Demon could only watch helplessly as Li Pin pounced down upon it, gathering all the force in his body into his fist before striking once more at the waist where it had already suffered an explosive blow of force.
Bang!
The penetrating force shattered its internal organs and bones alike.
The Cat Demon, already blasted away, seemed to be given another burst of acceleration, smashing heavily toward the ground at a speed several times faster than before.
Dust flew from the sturdy cement road.
Before the Cat Demon had any chance to catch its breath or react, before it even...
Had the chance to struggle in pain.
Li Pin's body fell after it without the slightest pause. His right foot, raised high even while still in midair, came crashing down heavily toward the Cat Demon's head.
Crack!
Splurt!
Bones shattered!
Blood sprayed!
The Cat Demon's head was stomped into pulp, a bloody mangled mess.
From then on, no matter how tenacious the Cat Demon's life force was, its body only twitched before gradually losing all signs of life.
Before you continue