Slaying the Pig Yao

"That's true."

Chen Guan nodded in agreement with Mu Yuan's statement.

In this world, strength reigned supreme. If Mu Yuan had no demands, letting him join the Demon Suppressing Division would be suspicious.

He would have suspected Mu Yuan of harboring ill intentions.

Everything being decided by strength was exactly what Chen Guan wanted.

"However, demons possess naturally robust physiques and bloodline talents, making them far stronger than human martial artists at the same level. I haven't cultivated internal energy and have no realm yet, so I can't let my guard down."

Chen Guan took a deep breath, walking into the dense forest while thinking to himself.

Mu Yuan took a step, concealing his aura and standing on a branch, observing Chen Guan's every move from above.

The forest was thick with fog, and the miasma was pungent and foul.

Chen Guan slowed his breathing, following the sounds and animal tracks, and slowly arrived at a riverbank.

"Oink, oink!"

A Pig Yao, gnawing on a grey wolf, suddenly appeared.

This wild boar was as robust as a brute, with terrifyingly long, thick tusks. Its fur was like black armor covering its body, and its wagging tail was as sharp as a short sword. From a distance, a primal aura washed over him.

Chen Guan's heart tightened.

This was his first time facing a demon directly, and its oppressive presence was much greater than he had imagined.

"But you must die today."

Chen Guan, using the weeds for cover, crouched and moved to a spot five zhang behind the Pig Yao.

He picked up three sharp stones, gripped them in his palm, aimed for the Pig Yao's two beast eyes and its brow, and threw them with all his might!

A tearing sound filled the air as the stones, imbued with an unseen force, shot towards the Pig Yao like arrows.

"Aoo--!"

Facing the crisis, the Pig Yao instinctively turned its head to dodge, but one of the stones still embedded itself fiercely into its right eye. Scarlet blood flowed down its face, making it look even more ferocious and terrifying.

After a painful howl that echoed through the dense forest, the Pig Yao twisted its massive body and charged at Chen Guan like a madman.

"As expected, it wasn't that easy."

Seeing that his full-power strike had hit the beast's eye but hadn't killed it, Chen Guan frowned slightly.

In that moment of distraction, the Pig Yao's seemingly clumsy and robust body had already covered five zhang, its sharp tusks like long knives aimed directly at Chen Guan's chest and abdomen.

Chen Guan calmly executed the Whirlwind Wind Steps. His toes lightly touched the ground, and his entire body, like a soft wisp of grass in the wind, drifted away from the Pig Yao's fierce charge.

"Roar!"

Failing to land a hit, the Pig Yao charged several zhang before stopping.

It turned back with an enraged roar, its thick beast hooves crushing the ground, and charged again with a black light emanating from its body, its speed and power even greater than before.

Chen Guan's expression turned solemn.

Before the Pig Yao's charge even reached him, he felt a gust of wind so strong it made his eyes sting, making it difficult to judge the timing and direction for his dodge.

"Peak Realm Strength!"

At the critical moment.

Chen Guan once again employed the Whirlwind Wind Steps, revealing the Peak Realm Strength inherited from the Clear Wind Footwork.

An invisible wind formation enveloped Chen Guan within a one-zhang radius.

The moment the Pig Yao's ferocious beast body entered the wind formation, it was met with countless wind forces, slightly slowing its speed.

Chen Guan seized the opportunity to dodge this terrifying attack again, all while picking up stones from the ground and using Pecking Sparrow Strength to attack its right eye wound.

"Hiss-ao--!"

Under the intense pain, the Pig Yao let out a sky-shattering howl of agony.

It knew that Chen Guan was not to be trifled with, and it raised its beast hooves to flee deeper into the forest.

"You won't escape!"

Killing demons was Chen Guan's only way to level up, not to mention the quest to join the Demon Suppressing Division.

Chen Guan would naturally not let it escape. He immediately used the Whirlwind Wind Steps to pursue it, the wind formation's power entangling and slowing its speed while continuously attacking its right eye.

The Pig Yao's savage physique was incredibly tough, but it couldn't touch Chen Guan at all. It could only dodge left and right, desperately fleeing.

The two were locked in this struggle for a quarter of an hour.

As the Pig Yao lost blood and its stamina was exhausted, Chen Guan's powerful stone strike pierced its right eye, reaching its brain.

With a thud, the Pig Yao's massive beast body fell to the ground. Its limbs twitched powerlessly for a while before it finally breathed its last.

[Killed a third-level Blood Forging Realm Pig Yao, obtained Demon Beast Lifespan: 132 years]

"Phew!"

Chen Guan sat on the ground, looking at the Pig Yao's corpse, panting heavily, and inwardly thought himself lucky.

If that Pig Yao had held on for a moment longer, he would have died of exhaustion.

"I really didn't misjudge you."

Mu Yuan stood on a distant branch, watching the scene unfold, and nodded in satisfaction.

"This person is a martial arts prodigy. Not only has he mastered common martial arts to perfection at such a young age, but he has even managed to innovate and display a new realm!"

Earlier at the Drunken Immortal Residence, Mu Yuan had seen that Chen Guan's skills were merely the most common, low-tier martial arts in the jianghu. Yet, when he used them, their power was amplified, reaching a wondrous state.

He didn't know that Chen Guan had a system that allowed him to upgrade and break through to extreme realms. He only believed Chen Guan to be a once-in-a-million martial arts genius.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Mu Yuan looked up towards the entrance of the dense forest, his expression shifting slightly.

Two officers in crimson robes escorted a prison cart into the forest. Inside the cart were three or four prisoners in tattered clothes, all unconscious.

"Captain He, look!"

One of the officers spotted Chen Guan not far away and exclaimed in alarm.

Captain He of Qingshi County looked over and saw a dirty beggar sitting on the ground, with the bloodied corpse of a Pig Yao lying beside him. His eyelids twitched wildly.

That Pig Yao was the sworn brother of a certain Demon. Now it had been killed, this was a disaster of cosmic proportions!

"Who are you!"

Captain He and the other officer rushed closer, shouting angrily.

Chen Guan looked up and saw two officers standing before him, their faces filled with fear and rage. He couldn't help but be surprised.

Why were the yamen officers here?

"Chen Guan, a resident of Qingshi County."

"Nonsense!"

Captain He roared. "How could a mere beggar like you kill this Pig Yao? Speak the truth quickly!"

"Sir, I killed a Pig Yao, not a person. Why are you questioning me?"

Chen Guan replied coldly, then retorted, "Instead, why are you bringing prisoners to a place where Demons frequent? Could it be that you are colluding with Demons—"

"Shut up!"

Captain He bellowed, drawing his long saber with a clang. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Answer what I tell you to answer, or I'll kill you without mercy!"

As the words fell.

Captain He's Blood Forging Realm ninth-layer pressure surged forth.

Chen Guan was already exhausted and had no strength to resist. He gritted his teeth, relying solely on sheer willpower to keep himself from kneeling.

"How dare you collude with Demons!"

A sharp voice suddenly rang out from above the dense forest.

Captain He's face changed drastically. He nervously scanned his surroundings, feigning bravado, "Who's lurking around!"

His response was a pair of official boots descending from the sky.

Mu Yuan stomped Captain He, who could no longer resist, under his foot and said coldly, "Mu Yuan of the Demon Suppressing Guard."