Slay the Dragon King!

Chapter 30: Slaying the Dragon King! This scene left Liu Chen and the others, who were sprawled in the mud gasping for breath, utterly stunned.

Even that Bone-Resonating great demon was taken aback.

A fury a hundred times greater than when its foot had been severed exploded from within its chest!

Having been wounded by an ant at the String-Hearing Realm due to underestimation was already a supreme disgrace.

And now, this ant not only refused to flee but dared to charge straight at it?!

How dare she?!

"Roar--"

The earth-shaking roar materialized into tangible sound waves, peeling a layer of mud from the pond's edge!

The demon's bloodshot eyes were filled with nothing but savagery.

Just as the demon opened its massive maw, ready to devour that figure whole.

Jiang Yuechu's movements suddenly quickened.

Not by a little!

"Hum--"

Within her mind, on that ancient scroll, the number under [Dao Cultivation] began to plummet at a maddening speed.

One hundred and twenty years.

Ninety years.

Sixty years.

The Dao cultivation she had accumulated for so long was drained in an instant!

An unprecedented surge of scorching warmth exploded from her dantian.

At the same time.

Her blood and qi burned at a terrifying rate!

"Boom!"

Her aura underwent a earth-shattering transformation in the blink of an eye!

Her jet-black hair, starting from the roots, was dyed a deep crimson, blazing like fire in the dim twilight!

Beneath her skin, fine crimson tiger stripes crept upward from her wrists to her shoulders.

Her clear pupils shifted in an instant into violent golden slitted eyes!

Demonization!

This was her ultimate, trump card move!

"Wha... what is that?!"

Not far away, Zhao Hu, struggling to rise, stared in horror at the sight.

That ferocious aura was even more overwhelming than the Bone-Resonating great demon before them!

What the hell... which one of them was the demon?!

Just as their forms were about to collide.

Boom--

The girl's body leaped into the air, appearing directly above the demon's head!

Midair, she gripped the blade with both hands, raising it high above her head.

The blood-red tiger phantom behind her solidified into reality in that instant!

Hum--

An eerie blood-red flame ignited along the blade, as if the entire weapon had come alive!

"Die!"

A crisp shout.

This strike.

Was not only a full-force blow under demonization but also carried one hundred and twenty-five years of Dao cultivation!

The next second.

It slashed down fiercely!

Pfft--

A flash of blood-red light flickered and vanished.

"Urgh..."

A garbled sound escaped the demon's throat.

The next instant.

Splash—

A bloodline, from the center of its massive head, slowly emerged.

The enormous head, comparable to a millstone, was split cleanly in two right down the middle!

Foul blood mixed with brain matter cascaded down like a waterfall.

Its colossal body swayed, then toppled straight backward.

Boom—

The ground of Backwater Bay trembled violently with the impact, splashing mud everywhere.

"..."

Everyone stood with mouths agape, staring at the scene.

A Bone-Resonating great demon...

Just like that...

One slash, and it was gone?

Wait, weren't they all at the String-Hearing Realm? How was she this overpowered?!

Even Liu Chen, who had seen her methods before, felt his brain shrink a little.

The heart-stopping aura of fierce Sha receded like a tide.

The crimson tiger stripes on Jiang Yuechu's body slowly faded, and her blood-red hair returned to jet black.

She sheathed her blade and stood, slowly exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.

A wave of exhaustion washed over her like a tide, making her sway slightly, but at least she didn't pass out like last time.

[Killed a Bone Resonance Realm creature. Gained four hundred and twenty years of its Dao Cultivation.]

Jiang Yuechu frowned.

No notification of collection?

That shouldn't be.

By all logic, this Catfish Spirit had reached Bone-Resonating strength, could control water and mud, and had bizarre techniques—it was no ordinary specimen. How could it not even qualify for collection?

Could it be that the Hundred Demons Compendium had too high a standard and looked down on aquatic products?

Her mind raced, but she quickly dismissed that idea.

If it could accept that pig from before, there was no way it would reject this fierce demon in front of her.

So where was the problem?

She thought it over and over but couldn't come up with an answer.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll just kill more demons in the future and figure out the pattern eventually..."

After consoling herself like this, She looked at the massive demon corpse and suddenly thought of something.

Wait...

The Blood-Eating Technique!

But with so many eyes watching right now, she couldn't exactly use it.

Not far away, Liu Chen struggled to climb out of the mud.

"Squad Leader Liu, are you alright?"

Zhao Hu also scrambled over, covered in mud. His injuries weren't serious, but the demonic aura had shaken him badly, and his head was still ringing.

"I won't die."

Liu Chen waved his hand, but his gaze never left Jiang Yuechu.

Noticing his focus, Zhao Hu followed his eyes.

"Jiang... Sister Jiang..."

Zhao Hu cautiously sidled up to Jiang Yuechu, forcing a smile that looked uglier than crying. "Are... are you alright too?"

He was completely convinced now.

Heart and soul.

Screw the delicate skin, screw the little woman—damn it all.

This young lady could probably press him to the ground and rub his face in the dirt with just one finger.

"It's nothing."

She shook her head, then looked at Liu Chen, who was struggling to get up.

"What about the demon's corpse... how should we handle it?"

Liu Chen was taken aback. "According to the rules... if it's convenient, we need to transport it whole back to the Capital Bureau Treasury. Demonic creatures have plenty of parts that are top-grade materials for alchemy and artifact forging."

"And if it's not convenient?"

"If it's not convenient..." Liu Chen gave a bitter laugh and pointed at the muddy swamp. "Then we can only take the essential parts—like the demon core, bones and tendons, or special scales and hide. The rest will have to be abandoned on the spot."

"Oh..."

Jiang Yuechu was a bit frustrated.

I worked my ass off, burning Dao Cultivation and activating Demonization, fighting tooth and nail for this loot, and it doesn't even belong to me?

What the hell.

Her eyes darted back and forth between the demon corpse and Liu Chen, letting out sigh after sigh.

Liu Chen had crawled and clawed his way through the Demon Suppression Bureau for years, so he naturally had a knack for reading people.

Seeing her expression, he instantly understood what was going on.

He cleared his throat and, being very considerate, took the initiative to speak: "This place is remote, and the demon's corpse is far too massive. Transporting it back would be no easy task."

He paused, glanced at the few injured men still groaning on the ground, and continued with a grave expression: "Our brothers are badly hurt and need to return to Liangzhou Prefecture for treatment as soon as possible. We really can't afford to delay any longer."

"Miss Jiang."

Liu Chen suddenly looked at her, his tone serious. "You did the most to slay this Bone-Resonating great demon, but now that all the brothers are wounded, would it trouble you to handle the demon's corpse?"

Everyone was stunned.

Wait.

What was Liu Chen getting at?

If it weren't for Jiang Yuechu, every single one of them in this squad would have been done for today.

And now they were asking a young girl to deal with that bloody, stinking, reeking demon corpse?

Zhao Hu immediately wasn't having it.

"How could we trouble Sister Jiang with such rough work? Sister Jiang, you rest—I'll take care of it!"

With that, he pulled a small knife from his waist, specially used for processing demon corpses, looking ready to start at any moment.

Jiang Yuechu shot him a glance and tightened her fist a little.

Seeing this, Liu Chen's eyelids twitched, and he quickly shot Zhao Hu a look.

Seriously.

When had this kid ever been this stupid?

Zhao Hu was stunned by the glare, scratched his head, and belatedly realized what was going on. His face flushed red, and he hurriedly waved over the other bewildered men.

"What are you all standing around for? Didn't you hear Squad Leader Liu? Move it! Give a hand and carry the seriously injured brothers to a clean spot!"

"Oh, oh, oh..."

The men snapped out of it and scrambled to lift their three unconscious comrades out of the mud.

Liu Chen also took the opportunity to lead the rest away, using the excuse of "keeping watch to prevent other demons from being drawn by the smell of blood," and tactfully retreated several dozen paces.

Soon, only Jiang Yuechu was left alone by the muddy bank of Backwater Bay.

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