Demon Extermination

"So world instances can trigger side quests too? That's a bit like the quest system in a game."

The system had just made its presence known, so Xiao Han hurriedly opened the System Interface. On the screen was an icon depicting a Question Mark Cube Gift Box.

Xiao Han reached out and lightly touched the screen. A streak of light instantly shot into his mind.

He closed his eyes and carefully studied the Tracking Technique granted by the system. Then he opened them, his face brightening with delight. "I didn't expect it to be this Daoist Magic Formula!"

He picked up a strand of hair left behind by the monster, held it beneath his nose, and sniffed. A strong, rank fox odor wafted from the white fur. So the monster had been a Fox Demon!

After memorizing the Fox Demon's scent, Xiao Han closed his eyes. He formed a hand seal with one hand, pressed the other to his temple, and recited a Magic Incantation.

"Heaven and Earth Have No Limits, Tracking for Thousands of Miles!"

A powerful Soul Power pierced through the void and shot off toward the southeast!

As his Soul Power sped away, Xiao Han's field of vision followed it forward. It crossed mountain range after mountain range and arrived at a Mortal City dozens of miles away.

Inside a manor in the city that looked like the City Lord Manor, two bewitching women, one tall and one short, straddled a sturdy young man and took what they wanted from him, making love.

If Xiao Han wasn't mistaken, those two bewitching women were the Fox Demons who had brutally murdered the five innocent children!

The room was filled with a scene of wanton passion, and both Fox Demons were stunning beauties. The taller woman had a voluptuous figure, her curves full and alluring. Every movement of hers radiated seduction.

The other woman looked about the same age as Qinglin, though she didn't have the same maddeningly seductive figure as the taller woman.

On an ordinary day, if Xiao Han had come across such a live spring palace, he might have watched with a spirit of "learning." But after seeing those children's corpses, he was now seething with rage!

He had only one thought.

Kill!

And if Xiao Han wasn't mistaken, the young man practiced martial arts year-round. The blood and vitality coursing through his body were astonishing!

Even the combined blood and vitality of the five children who had just been killed couldn't compare to this young man's.

From the images sent back by the Tracking Technique, the young man didn't seem to have been forced, nor had the Fox Demons bewitched or controlled him. Judging by his practiced movements, he was a little lecher even at his young age.

As for why the Fox Demons were coupling with him, the reason was obvious from the way his blood and vitality were slowly draining away.

"Recede!"

After confirming the Fox Demons' location, Xiao Han swiftly withdrew the Tracking Spell.

His face dark, he punched the pit he had just blasted open. His great strength drove the bottom of the pit another two meters down.

Whoosh!

He cut down the rope suspending the five children's bodies, gathered up their remains, and put them all into the pit. Then he flicked a finger.

A blossom of deep blue Demonic Flame flew into the pit. In less than ten seconds, the terrible flames had consumed the children's bodies, leaving only ashes.

He wasn't some great philanthropist, but the children had suffered a truly pitiful end. Better to let them rest in peace.

After burying the remains, Xiao Han carried a large stone over from beneath the Crooked Neck Tree and placed it in front of the filled-in pit. It would serve as a gravestone.

After doing all this, Xiao Han felt much more at ease. He sensed that his Mental State Cultivation had actually improved.

But he didn't dwell on it. He took a deep breath.

As the system had said, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in this world was rather weak. At least in terms of the strength of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, it was certainly inferior to Douqi Continent.

Xiao Han could clearly feel that his absorption speed had dropped to a third of what it had been.

But that wouldn't affect him!

"Purple Cloud Wings!"

Fwoom!

Xiao Han gave a low shout, and his three-meter-long Purple Cloud Wings unfurled.

Boom!!!

He continuously poured Dou Qi into his Purple Cloud Wings, then beat his wings. A wave of air rolled across the ground. With a thunderous boom, Xiao Han shot upward, soaring into the sky.

He climbed to a height of more than a thousand meters before finally stopping.

Then he picked a direction, poured in Dou Qi with all his might, and flew toward the Mortal City he had seen in the vision.

Like a small aircraft, Xiao Han's speed was terrifying.

Since he was out of combat, Kai's passive ability was still working continuously.

With every passing second, Xiao Han recovered one percent of his Dou Qi.

That was just about enough to offset the cost of flying at full speed. The two effects canceled each other out, letting him use his Flying Dou Technique to travel long distances without consuming any Dou Qi.

After ten minutes of flying at full speed, Xiao Han had crossed dozens of miles and arrived outside the Mortal City.

He didn't want to alert the guards, so he landed in a wooded area about a hundred meters from the city. Then he quickly joined the crowd entering through the gate.

Though the land was in turmoil, the city's guards rarely charged a toll. Two sturdy, armored soldiers stood watch at the entrance, weapons in hand.

At first, the two soldiers grew wary when they saw Xiao Han carrying a long sword.

But once they saw his youthful face, no more than thirteen or fourteen, and his fine clothes, they assumed he was some rich young master out for a stroll. He even had a "toy sword" at his waist, more decorative than practical.

After entering the city, Xiao Han immediately used Extreme Shadow Steps and raced toward the City Lord Manor he had seen through the Tracking Spell.

He crossed several streets and alleys before arriving at the City Lord Manor's entrance.

Two soldiers were guarding the gate as well, so Xiao Han had no choice but to climb over the wall of the Separate Courtyard at the rear of the manor.

After entering the City Lord Manor, Xiao Han sniffed the air and immediately pinpointed a direction.

As the Taoist priests in the movies would put it: "I could smell you stinking foxes from several streets away!"

Clang!

A crisp sword ring rang out.

Crack! Boom!

With one slash, Xiao Han tore through the flimsy wooden door. He kicked it hard with his left foot, sending the broken door flying inward.

"Who's there?!"

"Ah—!"

Fox Demons were animals, after all, and extremely sensitive to killing intent and similar auras. The moment Xiao Han barged in, how could they not know that his killing intent was directed at them?

Xiao Han stormed into the room, and the sight that greeted him was so sultry it made his mouth go dry and set his blood aflame.

Though the two Fox Demons had nearly drained the young man dry, they seemed to have planned to "keep a steady supply." They hadn't used a one-time method to completely drain him of his blood and vital essence. Instead, they'd spared his life and used him like a lewd toy while they coupled.

After all, the two Fox Demons understood perfectly well which was better: one full meal or a steady supply of food.

Because they were monsters, the two naked Fox Demons showed no embarrassment at being seen by Xiao Han. They weren't human, so they naturally lacked human women's sense of shame.

As demonic aura began to gather around the two women, the aura stimulated Xiao Han's Demon Armor. His dense Demonic Qi surged out in an instant.

The taller woman tossed the young man she had just finished with aside like trash, then turned to look at the Demonic Qi around Xiao Han. Her face showed a look of sudden understanding.

"So that's who it is. A human cultivator of the Demonic Path."

The Great Fox Demon smiled, seemingly unconcerned about Xiao Han. "I thought some clueless Taoist had come to exterminate demons, but it turns out to be one of your lot. What brings you here, young master?"

"Mother, Mother, look at that cultivator of the Demonic Path! He's so young, yet his blood and vitality are even more terrifying than those of the greatest martial artists in the land.

"If we couple with him and drain his blood and vitality, we'll gain tremendous benefits!" The smaller Fox Demon looked at Xiao Han, who stood with his sword raised, her face full of innocence.

After speaking, the naked little Fox Demon turned to Xiao Han and winked at him. She even spread her long, slender legs, her invitation unmistakable.

Xiao Han was unmoved by the Fox Demon's seduction.

He was now enveloped in the killing intent of his Demon Armor. To him, all that beauty was no more than a skeleton beneath rosy flesh, an illusion as fleeting as a dream.

Clang!

Pointing his long sword at the two Fox Demons, Xiao Han asked in a low voice, "Let me ask you: a few days ago, did you brutally murder five children and cut out their organs?"

"Oh?"

The Great Fox Demon merely smiled at Xiao Han's words. The smaller one blinked her watery eyes and asked with an innocent look, "Were those five human cubs your pets? Sorry about that. They kept crying, so I accidentally played with them to death.

"But the snacks I carved from them were pretty tasty!"

With a sweet, innocent face, she said something so horrifying that it made one's blood run cold.

After the little Fox Demon finished speaking, the Great Fox Demon leaned lazily against the wall and smiled. "Why make such a fuss, fellow cultivator of the Demonic Path? They were only a few Cauldrons. There are plenty of those around these days. I can catch a few more for you as compensation, if you like."

"Oh, right. I saw a pair of ten-year-old twin girls in a nearby village. If you use your Demonic Path secret arts to refine them into two Essence Vessels and train them day and night into Human Puppets, they'd be worth a lot more than your five ordinary Cauldrons.

"If you agree, I'll go at once and catch the twins for you."

Xiao Han listened to the two Fox Demons without expression. He raised his sword and gently ran two fingers of his left hand along the blade.

Then he looked at the two Fox Demons. "Were the things you just said true?"

The Great Fox Demon thought he was asking about compensation, and let out a coquettish laugh. "I may not be as powerful as the Great Demon who rules over a mountain, but I'm a well-known member of the Demon Clan around here. Since I promised compensation, I won't go back on my word."

"I don't need Cauldrons..."

Xiao Han raised his head. Boundless killing intent mixed with overwhelming Demonic Might swept through the room in an instant, locking onto the two charming Fox Demons.

"I think your lives will do just fine as payment!!!"

Kill!!!

"How can this be? This Demonic Qi..."

Locked in Xiao Han's killing intent, the two Fox Demons trembled. They had never seen such terrifying Demonic Qi. Their faces blanched, and they revealed their true forms, trying to flee.

"No—!! Ah—!!"

Unfortunately, though they were more supernatural than the magical beasts of Douqi Continent, their true strength was only about that of a nine-star Dou Zhe.

The Fox Demon Clan was truly powerful in its mastery of spells. The two Fox Demons had been able to wreak havoc for so long largely because of their exceptional magic.

But the Demonic Might released by the Demon Armor was too terrifying. They couldn't even summon the will to use spells against their enemy before Xiao Han ran them through with a single thrust!

Two foul streams of blood splattered everywhere. The two fox corpses, their heads pierced through, fell onto the bed where they had just been coupling. Blood quickly soaked the bedding.