Slay the Demon

"So World Instances can trigger Side Quests too? That's a bit like a game's quest mechanism."

The system had just made its presence known, and Xiao Han quickly opened the system interface. On the screen was an icon of a gift box with a question mark on it.

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

Closing his eyes to savor the Tracking Technique the system had gifted him, Xiao Han opened them again with a delighted expression. "I didn't expect it to be this Daoist Magic Formula!"

He picked up a strand of fur the demon had dropped and brought it to his nose for a light sniff. A strong reek of fox musk came from the white hair—so this demon was actually a Fox Demon!

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

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

A powerful surge of Soul Power tore through the void, shooting off toward the southeast!

As the Soul Power departed, the view in Xiao Han's eyes followed it forward, crossing over layer after layer of mountain ranges, until it arrived at a Mortal City dozens of miles away.

Inside a certain mansion that seemed to be the City Lord Manor, two enchanting women—one older, one younger—were straddling a strong, robust young man, taking from him relentlessly in the throes of pleasure.

If Xiao Han's guess was right, those two enchanting women were the Fox Demons who had brutally killed the five innocent children.

The room was thick with springtime desire. Both Fox Demons were stunning beauties. The taller woman had a curvaceous, explosive figure, every move dripping with seduction.

The younger one, who looked about Qinglin's age, didn't have the same maddeningly alluring body as the other woman.

On an ordinary day, seeing a Live Spring Palace like this, Xiao Han might have kept watching in the spirit of "learning." But having just witnessed the deaths of those children, he was now burning with rage.

He had only one thought.

Kill.

And if Xiao Han wasn't mistaken, that young man had trained in martial arts for years—his blood energy was astonishingly strong!

Even the five dead children combined didn't have as much blood energy as this youth.

From the footage the Tracking Spell sent back, the young man wasn't being forced or controlled by the Fox Demon's charm. Judging by his practiced movements, he was already a Lustful Starving Ghost at such a young age.

As for why the Fox Demons were coupling with him, seeing the gradual drain of the youth's blood energy made the purpose obvious.

"Withdraw!"

Having pinpointed the Fox Demons' location, Xiao Han quickly retracted the Tracking Spell.

His face dark, he punched the crater he'd made earlier, the immense force sinking it another two meters deeper.

Shing!

With one sword stroke, he cut the ropes hanging the five children's bodies. He gathered the fallen remains, tossed them all into the pit, and flicked his finger.

A wisp of Dark Blue Demonic Flame shot from Xiao Han's finger into the corpse pit. In less than ten seconds, as the terrifying flame blazed, the five children's bodies turned to ash.

He wasn't some great saint, but the way those five children had died was too pitiful. So he might as well let them rest in peace.

After casually burying the remains, Xiao Han moved a large stone from under the Crooked Neck Tree and placed it in front of the filled pit—a makeshift tombstone.

Once all this was done, Xiao Han found his thoughts flowing more freely, feeling that his Mental State Cultivation had actually improved.

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

Just as the system had said, this world's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was a bit weak—at least in terms of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi intensity, it was definitely inferior to the Douqi Continent.

Xiao Han could clearly feel that his absorption rate of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had dropped to a third of what it was.

Still, that wouldn't affect him!

"Purple Cloud Wings!"

Boom!

Xiao Han gave a light shout, and the three-meter-long Purple Cloud Wings unfurled behind him.

Rumble!!!

He poured Dou Qi into the Purple Cloud Wings without pause. With a single flap, air currents rolled across the ground. A thunderous roar sounded, and Xiao Han shot straight up, piercing into the sky.

He kept climbing until he reached over a thousand meters in altitude before stopping.

Then, locking onto a direction, he poured Dou Qi in fully and flew toward the Mortal City he'd seen in his vision.

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

Since he was out of combat, Kai's out-of-combat passive was still continuously taking effect.

Every second, Xiao Han recovered 1% of his Dou Qi.

And the consumption from his full-speed flight was negligible. With this give-and-take, it was essentially like using the Flying Dou Technique for long-distance travel with no cost.

After ten minutes of all-out sprinting, Xiao Han successfully crossed dozens of miles and arrived outside the Mortal City.

Not wanting to alert the city guards, he landed in a Dense Forest a Hundred Meters from the city and quickly blended into the line of people entering.

Though the times were chaotic, the city's guards surprisingly didn't charge a toll. Only two strong, armored soldiers carrying weapons stood at the gate on alert.

At first, seeing Xiao Han with a sword on his back, the soldiers were wary.

But when they saw his young, 13- or 14-year-old face and the clearly high-quality clothes he wore, they assumed he was some rich young master out sightseeing, with a "Toy Sword" at his waist that was more decoration than weapon.

Successfully inside the city, Xiao Han immediately activated Extreme Shadow Steps and sprinted toward the City Lord Manor he'd seen through the Tracking Spell.

After passing through several streets and alleys, Xiao Han arrived at the entrance of the City Lord Manor.

But there were two soldiers guarding the gate as well. With no other choice, Xiao Han had to scale the wall from the Separate Courtyard behind the City Lord Manor and sneak in.

Once inside the City Lord Manor, Xiao Han sniffed the air and immediately locked onto a direction.

To borrow the phrasing of Taoist Priests in movies, it was like: "This Humble One can smell the stench of you stinky foxes from several streets away"!

Clang!

A crisp sword cry rang out.

Crack, boom!

A single sword strike tore through the already flimsy wooden door. Xiao Han kicked hard with his left foot, sending the shattered planks flying.

"Who goes there?!"

"Ah--!"

The two Fox Demons were beasts by nature, extremely sensitive to killing intent and the like. The moment Xiao Han burst in, how could they not know that this murderous aura was locked onto them?

Xiao Han stormed into the room, and what greeted his eyes was a scene so sultry it made one's mouth dry and kindled the flames of desire.

Though the youth had been drained to the brink of death by the two Fox Demons, they might have intended to "Eat Long Grain"—they hadn't used their ultimate method to suck dry the boy's blood and Essence Vessels all at once. Instead, they spared his life, toying with him like a tool for copulation.

After all, a single full meal versus being full every meal—which was more important, these two Fox Demons understood well.

Because they were demonic creatures, the two naked Fox Demons showed no hint of shame even when seen by Xiao Han. Since they weren't human, they naturally lacked the modesty of human women.

Sensing the Demon Aura gradually brewing within the two women, the Demonic Qi from Xiao Han's Demonic Armor surged forth in an instant, provoked by the aura.

Tossing the drained youth aside like trash, the older woman turned to look at the Demonic Qi around Xiao Han and revealed an expression of understanding.

"So that's who it is. I thought it was a human Demonic Cultivator."

The older Fox Demon smirked, her tone dismissive: "I was wondering which blind Taoist Priest had come to perform Demon Extermination. Turns out it's you lot? What business does I have with you?"

"Mother, Mother, look at that Demonic Cultivator. Though he's young, his blood and energy are even more terrifying than the top Martial Path experts under heaven.

If we could copulate with him and drain his blood, we'd gain immense benefits!" The younger Fox Demon beside her stared at Xiao Han, who had drawn his sword, her face full of innocence.

With that, the naked young Fox Demon turned to Xiao Han, threw him a flirtatious glance, and spread her long legs wide, the provocation unmistakable.

Faced with the Fox Demon's seduction, Xiao Han remained unmoved.

Now, surrounded by the killing intent of the Demonic Armor, all beauty was nothing but pink skeletons and fleeting illusions to him.

Clang!

Pointing his longsword at the two Fox Demons, Xiao Han asked in a low voice: "I'll ask you this: a few days ago, did you torture five children to death and gouge out their organs?"

"Oh?"

As Xiao Han finished speaking, the older Fox Demon merely smiled, while the younger one blinked her big, watery eyes and asked innocently: "Were those five human cubs raised by you? Sorry about that—they kept crying, and I accidentally played them to death.

But the snacks I cut off them were pretty tasty!"

With a face of innocent charm, she spoke such horrifying words, sending chills down one's spine.

After the young Fox Demon spoke, the older one leaned lazily against the wall and smiled: "Why must this Demonic Cultivator friend be so serious? They were just a few Cauldrons. Such Cauldrons are everywhere now. I'll catch a few more for you as compensation, how about that?"

"Oh, right, I recall seeing a pair of ten-year-old twin little girls in a nearby village. If you use your demonic secret arts to refine them into two Essence Vessels and train them day and night into Human Puppets, their value would far exceed those five ordinary Cauldrons.

If you agree, I'll set off immediately to catch those twins and deliver them to you."

Xiao Han listened expressionlessly to the two Fox Demons' words. He raised his sword, pressed two fingers of his left hand together, and gently traced the Sword Body.

Then, he looked at the two Fox Demons: "Are the words you Just Now spoke true?"

The older Fox Demon, thinking Xiao Han was referring to the compensation, let out a charming laugh: "Though I can't compare to the Great Demons who claim mountains as their own, I am still a well-known member of the Demon Clan in these parts. Since I've offered compensation, I naturally won't go back on my word."

"As for Cauldrons, there's no need..."

Xiao Han raised his head. Boundless killing intent, mixed with overwhelming Demonic Might, instantly swept through the entire room, locking onto the two seductive Fox Demons.

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

Kill!!!

"How is this possible... this Demonic Qi..."

Locked in Xiao Han's killing intent, the two Fox Demons trembled. They had never seen such terrifying Demonic Qi. In an instant, they turned Pale with Fright and revealed their True Forms, trying to flee.

"No--!! Ah--!!"

But though they were more mystical than the magical beasts of the Douqi Continent, their True Forms were only around the level of a 9-star Dou Practitioner at best.

The Fox Demon clan's true strength lay in their mastery of spells. These two Fox Demons had been able to wreak havoc for so long largely due to their exceptional spellcraft.

But the Demonic Might unleashed by the Demonic Armor was too terrifying—so terrifying that they couldn't even muster the will to use spells against him before Xiao Han pierced them through with a single sword strike!

Two streams of foul blood splattered everywhere. The corpses of two foxes, their heads pierced through, fell onto the bed where they had just been indulging in pleasure. Blood quickly stained the bedding red.