Suddenly.
A pitch-black shadow swooped down from the eaves, carrying a piercing, whistling sound as its sharp claws went straight for Gu Chang'an's throat!
Clang--!
A cold gleam flashed as Gu Chang'an's blade light cascaded like a waterfall, barely blocking that strike.
Amidst flying sparks, his figure shook and the bluestone bricks beneath his feet cracked inch by inch!
Using the momentum, the black shadow flipped and landed, standing firm in the middle of the street by the dim moonlight--
That was not a human.
That was a half-man, half-beast monster!
It stood a zhang tall, its skin mottled and rotting, its muscles knotted. Its head still retained human structure, yet it grew fangs and a hooked nose, its flat ears pressed against its head, while its eyes radiated a bloodthirsty, crimson glow.
Its arms nearly hung down to its knees, its fingernails black and sharp, and the black clothing on its body was shattered and ragged, barely covering its bare flesh and the bizarre alignment of its bones.
What... is this thing?
Gu Chang'an frowned, his gaze vigilant.
Li Hongye's iron longwhip had already unfurled as she spoke in a shocked whisper: "A fiend? No--this isn't right, this isn't a fiend!"
They had both witnessed real fiends; that kind of oppression, that innate majesty and demonic Qi, was by no means comparable to this thing before them.
This "demon-human" in front of them, although ferocious, had a chaotic aura, and its combat power was far inferior to a real fiend.
"It's a... demon-human!"
"It's a deformed monster forged forcibly through a secret art after hybridizing human and fiend bloodlines!"
Li Hongye's voice dropped low, her pupils contracting.
Gu Chang'an nodded. By this time, he had already checked this enemy's information through the system.
``` Li Yong (demon-human): Physique 350