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Chen Guan could tell at a glance that this Wild Dog was enormous.

It had definitely surpassed the Second Layer of the Blood Forging Realm!

The Water Turtle Skill had him completely bound, leaving him unable to dodge the Wild Dog's attack!

"The Qin Family colluded with demons! The evidence is conclusive!"

Chen Guan looked at the Wild Dog in midair and spoke coldly.

But Qin Wanshan didn't care in the slightest. "So what if you found out? Once you're dead, no one will know!"

Everyone watched helplessly as the Wild Dog opened its gaping maw and lunged for Chen Guan's throat.

And at that critical moment!

Dragon Elephant Power suddenly erupted from Chen Guan, breaking the Water Turtle Skill's hold.

Then his hands moved like lightning.

He grabbed the Wild Dog by the neck and slammed it hard against the ground!

The tremendous force made the Wild Dog howl in pain, but it couldn't break free of his grip.

"Looking for death!"

Seeing this, Qin Huan clutched a dagger and instantly darted behind Chen Guan.

He tried to land a fatal blow while Chen Guan was occupied with the Wild Dog.

But Chen Guan had already caught Qin Huan's movements in his eyes.

He hoisted the Wild Dog up with a forceful tug and turned around.

Using the Wild Dog's body to block Qin Huan's dagger!

"Pathetic trick!"

Chen Guan sneered and kicked Qin Huan in the stomach.

Qin Huan felt as if he'd been kicked by a galloping wild horse.

His body flew away like a kite with its string cut.

After snapping the Wild Dog's neck, Chen Guan immediately chased after him.

Qin Wanshan, watching from the sidelines, was stunned. He hadn't expected Chen Guan to be so formidable in battle!

Chen Guan charged up to Qin Huan and slammed his fist into his chest.

The tremendous force shattered his breastbone and stopped his breathing!

"Qin Wanshan, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Chen Guan stood and looked at him coldly. The Qin Family members around them no longer dared to step forward!

Qin Wanshan retreated several steps, staring at him as if he'd seen a ghost. "Chen Guan, what do you want? This is the Qin Family! You wouldn't dare kill me, would you?"

Just as Chen Guan was about to strike,

Qin Huan, who had already been killed, suddenly got back up.

His eyes turned blood-red, and the skin on his body began to slough away.

Chen Guan had seen this before on Tushan.

It was exactly what had happened when Guo Pin transformed into a Demon Body—and now Qin Huan was doing the same!

"Go. Leave the Qin Family!"

Chen Guan keenly sensed an opportunity.

He took Qin Yanran and left the Qin Family, while Qin Huan, transformed into a Demon Body, charged out after them.

"What is this...?"

The onlookers outside the gate were instantly dumbstruck.

They had assumed the Qin Family was about to kill Chen Guan and Qin Yanran, but who could have guessed there was a demon inside the Qin Family!

"Everyone, this is the Demon Body cultivated by Qin Huan, the Qin Family's Top Expert!"

"Now the accusations Qin Wanshan and Li Tong made against me are thoroughly disproven!"

Chen Guan pointed at Qin Huan and shouted.

The townspeople understood at once.

They had clearly been deceived by the Qin Family and Li Tong into wrongfully accusing Chen Guan and Qin Yanran.

Qin Huan roared and charged at Chen Guan.

The people nearby screamed and scattered in every direction, afraid they'd be caught up in the fight.

But the Qin Family's assault was far from over.

Qin Wanshan was now standing on the roof.

He knew Chen Guan had already ruined his plan with Li Tong.

So now he had to kill Chen Guan and Qin Yanran at once. It wouldn't matter even if the townspeople noticed.

"Attack! Kill them!"

At Qin Wanshan's command, dozens of demons charged out of the Qin Family again, surrounding Chen Guan.

Many members of the Qin Family were shocked by the sight.

After all, not everyone in the Qin Family had colluded with demons alongside Qin Wanshan. Yet now the Qin Family had been overrun by demons!

Seeing this, Qin Yanran couldn't help saying, "Young Master Chen, we should get out of here quickly. There are too many demons!"

But Chen Guan shook his head. "If we leave, what will happen to the townspeople?"

His question left her speechless.

Then Chen Guan gathered his Dragon Elephant Power and charged into the demons.

Fortunately, the strongest among them was Qin Huan, who had transformed into a Demon Body. The rest were only at the Third Layer of the Blood Forging Realm.

"Spend lifespan to upgrade Pecking Sparrow Strength."

As Chen Guan looked at the demons before him, a prompt sounded in his mind.

[Spent seventy years of Demon Lifespan; Pecking Sparrow Strength upgraded to the Mastery Realm.]

[Pecking Sparrow Strength power increased by sixty percent.]

[Pecking Sparrow Strength (Mortal Grade High Rank). Lifespan required to upgrade to the next realm: 0/120 years]

As the system notification sounded in his mind,

internal energy poured into his dantian.

Chen Guan punched one demon flying, then quickly retreated several steps.

He flipped his right hand, and more than a dozen pebbles appeared in his palm.

Without the slightest hesitation, he hurled them straight at the demons.

The pebbles struck the enemies with a series of thuds.

The powerful force packed into them pierced right through the demons' bodies, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Of all Chen Guan's martial arts, Pecking Sparrow Strength was the only one that could attack multiple targets at once and strike from a distance.

Now that he was facing a dozen demons, upgrading Pecking Sparrow Strength had the most noticeable effect.

[Killed a Second Layer of the Blood Forging Realm Gray Wolf. Demon Lifespan reward: sixty years]

[Host has killed twelve demons, earning a total reward of six hundred and eighty years of Demon Lifespan.]

The system notification sounded again, and a smile appeared on Chen Guan's face.

He had enough Demon Lifespan now to upgrade his realm again, and he still had the Demon Lifespan from the mission reward, too.

Aside from Qin Huan, who had transformed into a Demon Body, Chen Guan had now killed all the other demons.

Chen Guan stepped into Whirlwind Wind Steps. A gale sprang up around him, pinning Qin Huan in place and leaving him unable to move.

"Dragon Elephant Fist!"

Chen Guan's fist crashed down on Qin Huan's head of its own accord.

The tremendous force blew Qin Huan's head apart, killing him instantly.

[Killed a Demon Body. Demon Lifespan reward: two hundred years.]

[Successfully killed all the demons in the Qin Family. Mission reward: three hundred years of Demon Lifespan.]

This was the most Demon Lifespan Chen Guan had earned since obtaining the system.

He was about to check the System Panel. Qin Wanshan was on the roof, after all, and had no way to escape.

But before he could open it, hurried footsteps sounded in the distance.

The soldiers guarding Qingshi County rushed over from afar.

Their silver-glinting spears pointed straight at Chen Guan's vital points.

"You scoundrel, Chen Guan! Not only did you collude with the demons of Tushan, you even attacked the Qin Family! Do you really think there's no one left in Qingshi County?"

The leading general rode out on a tall horse.

His face was brimming with smug delight.

"Lies! The townspeople all saw it clearly. Your County Office colluded with the Qin Family and the demons. What does that have to do with us?"

Qin Yanran's words didn't faze the general.

He raised his spear high and thrust it down toward Chen Guan's heart.