Over 10,000 Assistance Points

The Demon Suppression Division's captains and commanders, locked in battle, turned toward the sound. They saw a tall figure swiftly darting toward the cave entrance where the Demonic Beasts were pouring out, closing the distance with every step.

Everyone was shocked and cried out in alarm.

That young man was far too reckless, rushing in to throw his life away.

Wasn't that the kid who'd just been eating roast chicken?

Seeing this, the young man from earlier looked at him with contempt and shouted, "Get back here, kid! You want to show off, but you aren't qualified. This isn't a place where you can run wild."

The young man's name was Qian Hao, the fourth young master of the Qian Family. Su Ye's position as a commander had been taken by him. He should have been riding high, but who could have expected news that the Divine Blade Sect had colluded with the Demonic Beasts to suddenly emerge?

As it happened, it was Ye Haichuan who had appointed him commander, so Ye Haichuan had specifically ordered him to come along.

Qian Hao had glared at Su Ye with ill intent, intending to vent his displeasure, but then he suddenly recalled what had happened earlier.

He immediately shouted coldly, "Something's wrong! That kid really is a Demonic Beast spy. It's a trap—he's trying to join up with the monsters!"

His words sent a thousand ripples across the water.

No wonder, no wonder that kid had been acting so strangely.

"Grab him! I hate traitors more than anything!"

Jiang Qingyun's expression was grim as he gritted his teeth. "I can't believe a traitor would appear in our Demon Suppression Division. Damn it, damn it!"

He started to move forward, but then thought of the situation and reluctantly drew back.

Angry curses filled the area. Su Ye furrowed his brow and whipped around to look at the young man. He'd never seen this person before, yet the man had been hostile toward him from the very beginning.

Now he was slandering him again, even trying to get him killed. Since the man was asking for death, Su Ye would be happy to oblige. He suppressed the killing intent in his heart and continued rushing forward.

The most important thing right now was to rake in Assistance Points. He could settle this inexplicable grudge after killing the Demonic Beasts.

The Demonic Beasts inside the cave were rushing about frantically when they suddenly saw a figure blocking the entrance. Their expressions changed at once.

"Where'd that kid come from? Is he tired of living?"

With a roar, the Wolf Demon struck first, its sharp claws tearing through the air as it lunged straight for the figure's face.

"Kill!"

Several more Demonic Beasts attacked alongside the Wolf Demon. Faced with their assault, Su Ye didn't so much as change expression. He unleashed a flurry of punches and didn't retreat a single step.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Killed [Meridian Opening Early Stage—Wolf Demon], gained 74 Assistance Points

Killed [Meridian Opening Late Stage—Bull Demon], gained 98 Assistance Points

In an instant, muffled thuds echoed throughout the cave, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. The Demonic Beasts converging on him turned pale.

"That human is incredibly strong! What do we do now?"

A Bull Demon roared, "We have no way out. Either we kill him, or we wait for the Demon Suppression Division's reinforcements to arrive and strip us of our skin and pull out our tendons!"

The other monsters nodded in agreement.

"That's right! Let's attack together and kill him!"

Facing the attacks raining down from all sides, Su Ye knew his body wasn't strong enough to withstand them head-on. He immediately dodged aside, pressing himself against the outer edge of the cave entrance.

"That kid ran off! After him!"

A gleam of savagery flashed in an Ape Demon's eyes as it charged toward the cave entrance. But just as it reached the opening, its pupils shrank. A massive fist came crashing at it, its knuckles seemingly wrapped in the power of thunder, terrifyingly fierce.

Not good—it's an ambush!

The Ape Demon shouted a warning to its companions behind it, while pushing off with both feet and rapidly retreating.

Su Ye gave a cold snort. He turned his fist aside, then suddenly drove his right leg forward, sweeping it toward the Ape Demon like a flood dragon lashing its tail.

Bang!

The Ape Demon's enormous body flew backward like a cannonball, moving even faster than it had on the way in. The immense impact sent several Demonic Beasts tumbling. Pfft!

The fallen monsters all spat blood, staring at the man outside the cave with eyes bulging in rage.

"What kind of monster is this human? How can his body be so terrifyingly strong?"

The Demonic Beasts were horrified and no longer dared to take even half a step forward. For a moment, the atmosphere in the cave turned strangely tense.

As more and more Demonic Beasts gathered, a trace of killing intent gradually rose in Su Ye's expression. He slowly lifted his right hand, the veins standing out across his arm. True qi surged madly within him, and his Qi and Blood Power kept rising. The next moment, a series of rumbling sounds rang out.

Rumble! Rumble!

A gigantic black-and-red palm, over ten zhang across, completely blocked the cave entrance before slamming viciously into the cave.

The entire mountain began to shake violently. The enormous cave entrance collapsed with a crash, sending up a hundred zhang of thick smoke.

The commotion instantly drew countless gazes. Some were confused, some shocked, and some utterly horrified.

"Ah! Who is he, exactly?" A man who'd cursed at Su Ye earlier stared wide-eyed, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Jiang Qingyun's face flushed red. He murmured in disbelief, "Who is he? There's no way he could be a traitor."

The man couldn't possibly be older than him, yet his strength was so terrifying that he must have already brushed against the threshold of the Core Formation Realm. Jiang Qingyun thought of the look of expectation in his master's eyes.

He wore a bitter, self-mocking smile. "What kind of genius am I? Master, you were wrong about me. He's the peerless prodigy you were looking for."

Qian Hao's face turned ashen, and he staggered back several steps in terror. "Impossible! This can't be! A country bumpkin breaking through the Meridian Opening Realm would already be a miracle!"

"How could he become this terrifying? Yan Shan, Yan Shan, you lied to me! You lied to me!"

Su Ye slowly lowered his arm and focused a sliver of his attention on the notifications frantically scrolling across his panel.

Killed [Aperture Opening Early Stage—Ape Demon], gained 116 Assistance Points

Killed [Aperture Opening Middle Stage—Bear Demon], gained 135 Assistance Points

Killed [Meridian Opening Late Stage—Fox Demon], gained 94 Assistance Points

...

The string of notifications left Su Ye unable to take them all in, so he scrolled straight to the bottom.

Total Assistance Points gained: 10,960

"Whew, I hit the jackpot this time."

Su Ye suppressed his joy. In case any Demonic Beasts in the pit were still alive, he once again roused his blood-baleful power. A palm print over ten zhang across appeared out of thin air and slammed viciously into the pit.

Killed [Aperture Opening Late Stage—Green Snake Demon], gained 164 Assistance Points

Killed [Aperture Opening Middle Stage—Fox Demon], gained 147 Assistance Points

Just as he'd expected, some Demonic Beasts in the pit were still clinging to life. Several more kill notifications appeared in succession, lifting his spirits.

The other Demonic Beasts still fighting were terrified by the sight. They quickly broke away from their opponents. An Ape Demon swallowed hard, its voice trembling. "Weren't they saying the plan was foolproof? How did a human this powerful suddenly show up?"

"The plan must have been exposed! We're finished!" another Wolf Demon howled in despair.

Those words left the Demonic Beasts deathly pale, as if they'd fallen into an icy abyss.

A burly man, over a zhang tall and bare-chested, snorted. "Stop talking nonsense. At most, he's only reached the strength of the early Core Formation Realm."

"Besides, if the Demon Suppression Division really had an ambush waiting, would they have sent this one kid alone?"

"Once Ape Lord is free, this kid will be as good as dead. And the other brothers helping the Divine Blade Sect are nearby. We still have a chance."

A Tiger Demon chimed in with confidence. "Yuan Xiao's right. Senior Ape Lord's strength reaches the heavens."

"Taking down Old Ghost Wang will be a piece of cake. We just need to hold out until then, and everything will fall into place."

"But wasn't Old Ghost Wang showing up out of nowhere also unexpected?" A beautiful woman swished her fluffy tail, her face full of worry.