Great Desire

"Ah!"

Seeing the Cat Demon, its sharp claws, and the blood staining its head, several people in the vehicle couldn't suppress their fear and let out piercing screams.

The screams instantly drew the Cat Demon's attention.

The Cat Demon, which wasn't initially heading directly for the vehicle, quickly changed direction. It leaped over ten meters and lunged straight for the bus carrying over a dozen people.

"Close the windows! Close them! Hurry and close the windows!"

The driver roared.

Everyone liked to open the windows when the bus traveled to the town, partly for the breeze and partly for ventilation.

The bus windows were also quite large; any adult could jump out if they wanted to. How much easier would it be for a Cat Demon, only a meter and sixty centimeters long and more slender than a human?

If that Cat Demon were to leap inside...

"Brother!"

Li Yunyao's face turned pale with fright at the sight.

Lin Xiaolu, even more so, froze on the spot, her eyes wide, completely rigid and unmoving.

"It's too late."

Li Pin's mind calculated at lightning speed.

Given the Cat Demon's speed...

Closing the windows wouldn't be fast enough.

He absolutely could not let the Cat Demon charge into the bus. Otherwise, in a chaotic battle, even Li Pin couldn't guarantee the safety of Li Yunyao and Lin Xiaolu.

He also couldn't charge out of the bus to fight the Cat Demon in the open.

Even the most ordinary Fierce Beast, only a Grandmaster of Gang Jin... theoretically, only a Star Refiner could effortlessly and flawlessly suppress and kill it.

With this Cat Demon's agility...

Even a Master of Dan Jin might be played to death by it.

Therefore...

There was only one way.

As it lunged through the window to get onto the bus, he would use the vehicle's unique structure to obliterate it with overwhelming force.

"Hold on tight."

Li Pin grunted.

His gaze was fixed intently on the Cat Demon.

This monster, which couldn't possibly exist on Blue Star, whose sharp claws were sharp enough to tear apart tigers and leopards.

His essence, qi, and spirit reached their peak at this moment.

Even though he had engaged in life-or-death combat more than once on Blue Star, he still felt his adrenaline pumping wildly, an inexpressible sensation flooding his entire body.

Tension! Terror! Fear!

And...

Excitement!

"Meow!"

The Cat Demon darted forward at a speed almost imperceptible to ordinary humans. It leaped through the window, its agility exceeding the limits of a human's flesh and blood.

And just as the Cat Demon leaped up, Li Pin moved.

In his mind, he had long ago visualized a terrifying primordial Fierce Beast, roaring at the sky, unleashing a soul-stirring aura of ferocity. His heart felt like it was burning with intense fire, beating violently, his Qi and Blood surging like a torrent, mixed with Force, madly channeled to every corner of his body.

As the Cat Demon charged onto the bus, half its body inside, but before it could land, the steel-cast carriage beneath Li Pin's feet vibrated fiercely.

With this tremor, he seemed to transform into a Fierce Beast even more terrifying than the Cat Demon, ferociously confronting the Cat Demon that had leaped into the vehicle.

The power in his body was transmitted through his thighs, waist, and layers during this pounce, concentrating in his arm, finally manifesting as a fist of Force that shattered the air.

Vaguely, everyone seemed to see him engulfed in flames, burning intensely, as if about to burn everything away.

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 with incredible speed. At the critical moment, it managed to turn its body, and its sharp claws, like daggers tearing through steel, struck fiercely towards his head.

But Li Pin's expression remained unchanged.

A Martial Artist's punch is one that moves forward without hesitation.

When this punch was thrown, it condensed not only his own Force and Qi and Blood but also all of his Spiritual Will.

At this moment, he trusted nothing but his body and his fist of Force, without any other distracting thoughts.

unmoved by any external force or object.

A clear mind.

Leaving only one thought—

Invincible!

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

Accompanied by muffled thunder and the sound of bones shattering.

The Cat Demon, which had rushed into the car and hadn't yet landed, was as if struck by a giant hammer. Its fur rippled outwards in circles, its entire body bent unnaturally, and then, carried by inertia, it was violently sent flying backward.

Its claws, which had torn down like daggers of refined steel, along with its body being smashed away by the fist's force, grazed Li Pin's face, almost sticking to it, and flew further and further away...

The sharpness carried by the claw tips even left three faint bloody marks on his face.

If his fist's force had shown even a sliver of hesitation.

The Cat Demon's claw would have directly torn off half his head.

No fear.

No relief.

Li Pin, who had blasted the Cat Demon away, felt an unprecedented emptiness within his heart.

In this emptiness, he seemed to feel the cheers from every corner of his body, every cell transmitting a sense of pleasure to him.

Telling him...

This is the true meaning of cultivation.

This is the ultimate desire of life.

Driven by this ultimate desire, in this state where his body was cheering, his spirit, energy, and blood were released with abandon, as if a raging fire burned within him.

His feet barely paused as his force erupted once more.

He shot forward like a spring, chasing the Cat Demon that had been blasted out the window, but was far from dead.

His body shifted, darting out at high speed.

During this process, his form was as supple as if he had transformed into a winding giant python, able to stretch freely.

And...

As his body flew out of the car window, he resembled a great serpent rising on the wind, as if about to soar through the clouds and ascend to the heavens.

Eight Fiends True Fire Strength!

Teng Snake!

Li Pin, completely disregarding his slightly reddened arms, unleashed his full potential as he burst forth like a soaring serpent the moment the Cat Demon was blasted away, adjusting his force to its absolute maximum.

Then, while airborne, carrying the force of gravity as he descended, he struck like an eagle.

The Cat Demon, flying backward, let out a piercing shriek, its body seemingly struggling to break free from the spot.

But Li Pin's spirit, energy, and blood remained locked onto its form, his gaze as if piercing through its body structure.

Finally, the Cat Demon watched helplessly as Li Pin, who had swooped down, concentrated all his force into his fist and struck its waist again, the same spot where it had previously endured a burst of force.

"Bang!"

The penetrating force shattered its internal organs and bones.

The Cat Demon, already sent flying, was as if subjected to further acceleration, hitting the ground with several times the speed of before.

Dust flew up from the solid asphalt road.

Before the Cat Demon could even catch its breath, react, or even...

Have a chance to struggle in pain.

Li Pin's figure followed its descent without any pause. While still in mid-air, he raised his right foot high and stomped down heavily on the Cat Demon's head.

"Crack!"

"Hiss!"

Bones shattered!

Blood splattered!

The Cat Demon's head was completely crushed by the stomp, a bloody mess.

From this moment on, no matter how tenacious the Cat Demon's life force was, its body twitched and gradually lost its vitality.