Tiger Roar Demon Suppression Blade

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After entering the city, everyone headed straight for the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Liu Chen dismounted. Looking at these brothers, who were battered and bruised but had all made it back alive, he felt a storm of emotions.

"Go on back. Those with serious injuries, head to the medical clinic at once. The rest of you, go home and get some proper rest."

Everyone silently acknowledged his words, then led their horses toward the rear courtyard.

As they passed Jiang Yuechu, each one stopped, some awkwardly clasping their fists, others clumsily bowing.

After everyone had left, Liu Chen walked over to Jiang Yuechu.

"Miss Jiang... thank you."

With that, he bowed deeply to her.

"I'll report every detail of this mission truthfully, including your contributions."

"Slaying a Bone Resonance Great Demon is a major achievement. The Bureau's reward... certainly won't be small."

He raised his head and looked at her unruffled face, his expression growing increasingly complicated.

She was so young, yet possessed such skill.

And she was merely a lowly ninth-rank Demon Suppression Guard?

Liu Chen smiled bitterly to himself.

He naturally understood why General Wei He had arranged things this way.

Ultimately, the Gold City incident had happened before she joined the Demon Suppression Bureau.

No matter how highly Lord Wei valued her abilities, he couldn't disregard the Bureau's rules, much less silence the gossiping masses.

But now...

She had slain another Bone Resonance Great Demon.

With achievements like these, her promotion papers would likely arrive within a few days.

Eighteen years old.

And a woman, no less.

An eighteen-year-old eighth-rank female Team Leader...

"Miss, your future is boundless. In the days to come... I hope you'll continue to guide me."

Jiang Yuechu didn't catch the meaning behind his words. She merely nodded impassively.

"Mm."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

With that, she didn't wait for his reply. She turned and headed toward her quarters.

Liu Chen was left standing alone where he was.

He watched her retreating figure, silent for a long while.

After joining the Demon Suppression Bureau, she naturally couldn't keep living in Wei Qing's courtyard.

Fortunately, perhaps because the Bureau had taken into account that she was a woman, they had arranged a small courtyard just for her.

She crossed the Martial Arts Arena and followed several flagstone paths until a quiet, standalone courtyard came into view.

The courtyard was small, with only one main room. In one corner stood a half-dead Chinese scholar tree.

Compared with Wei Qing's elegant embroidered tower, this place was undoubtedly far more humble,

but Jiang Yuechu wasn't someone who craved comforts.

Although she now had some ability to protect herself, she had never let down her guard.

Whether it was her own intuition or what Wei He had told her, she had a feeling that her origins would cause considerable trouble someday.

Improving her strength was now an urgent matter.

She pushed the door open. The room's furnishings were plain to see: a bed, a table, and two chairs. Nothing else.

She casually closed the door, shutting out the outside world.

Clang.

She unfastened her Horizontal Blade and tossed it onto the table.

She kicked off her black boots, caked with mud, and couldn't even be bothered to remove her outer robe before sitting cross-legged on the bed.

The nerves she had kept taut for days finally relaxed completely.

She closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

Slaying a Bone Resonance Great Demon, racing a hundred miles, breaking through a realm...

The events of the past few days replayed in her mind, one after another.

Who knew how much time passed before the sky outside had grown completely dark.

Jiang Yuechu opened her eyes and lit the oil lamp on the table.

The tiny flame flickered in the little room.

It was time to keep cheating.

[Host: Jiang Yuechu]

[Realm: Early Bone Resonance]

[Martial Arts: Fierce Tiger Quickblade (Supreme), Green Cliff Echoing Shadow (Supreme), Blood-Eating Technique (Perfection)]

[Dao Cultivation: 420 years]

[Recorded Demon Creatures: Tiger Mountain God (Eye-Dotting), Green-Faced Gentleman (Vermilion-Stained), Zhu Yan (Shadow Copy)]

[Innate Divine Powers: Tiger Dharma Heaven-Bestowed, Tiger Sha Blood Boil, Wolf Travels a Thousand Miles]

[Demonization: Tiger Mountain God]

Four hundred and twenty years!

It was the largest fortune she had amassed since transmigrating.

After being poor for so long, she had suddenly grown rich. For a moment, she didn't even know what to do with herself.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

Money had to be spent where it counted.

And Dao Cultivation, naturally, had to be used where it mattered most.

The Tiger Mountain God, the Green-Faced Gentleman, and Zhu Yan.

The Tiger Mountain God represented her main offensive method, the Fierce Tiger Quickblade.

Now that she had reached Bone Resonance, her blood and qi were far stronger than before.

At the Supreme realm, her blade technique's power was already terrifying.

If she continued to improve it, her Fierce Tiger Quickblade might advance another level, and her Demonization would grow even stronger.

As for the Green-Faced Gentleman, she didn't need to consider him for now.

Though Green Cliff Echoing Shadow was endlessly uncanny, compared to overwhelming power, it clearly fell short.

And the last one... Zhu Yan.

That Pig Demon had given her the Blood-Eating Technique, an auxiliary cultivation method that could only be called heaven-defying.

What would she gain if she invested more Dao Cultivation in it?

Those strange blood-mist tentacles, or an even stronger physique?

Jiang Yuechu's awareness drifted back and forth among the three scrolls.

Should she play it safe and push her strengths to the utmost?

Or... take a huge gamble?

She stared at the status panel, lost in thought.

After a long while,

Jiang Yuechu opened her eyes.

The Blood-Eating Technique was already good enough. Offensive power was the top priority.

Once she had made up her mind, she didn't hesitate in the slightest.

"Upgrade, Tiger Mountain God."

Buzz—

At that moment, the ancient scroll burst into brilliant golden light unlike anything it had ever shone before.

On the scroll, the blood-colored tiger crouching atop the mountain seemed to come alive.

It slowly opened its majestic, slit-pupil eyes.

Then, it leaped out of the scroll, transformed into a streak of light, and shot straight into Jiang Yuechu's brow!

An immense torrent of information exploded in her mind.

At the same time, the Tiger Mountain God scroll underwent a complete transformation.

The words "Eye-Dotting" had grown blurry.

[Heaven-Made].

[Tiger Mountain God (Heaven-Made): This demon has reached perfection, naturally formed as if born of heaven and earth. Its demon shadow can briefly be transformed from illusion into reality and summoned to fight.]

From illusion into reality!

Jiang Yuechu's heart shuddered.

Didn't that mean that when she fought someone in the future, she'd have another trump card besides Demonization?

It was like gaining an ally out of thin air, one comparable to a Bone Resonance Great Demon!

This... this was absurd!

She suppressed her elation and continued scanning downward.

[Fierce Tiger Quickblade has advanced to a Bone Resonance Realm martial art.]

[Martial Arts: Tiger Roar Demon Suppression Blade (Proficient)...]

The Fierce Tiger Quickblade had advanced too.

The new blade technique was called the Tiger Roar Demon Suppression Blade.

Countless insights into this blade technique—its moves, methods of generating force, and more—surged into her mind like a tide, swiftly merging with her own martial arts experience.

Each move felt as if she had been born knowing it.

Compared with the Fierce Tiger Quickblade's fierce, domineering power, the Tiger Roar Demon Suppression Blade was undoubtedly more complete—and even more terrifying.

When the blade struck, a tiger's shadow followed, accompanied by a roar that could shake the spirit and throw an opponent's blood and qi into disarray.

But...

Jiang Yuechu's brows suddenly furrowed.

Proficient?

Wait, what did that mean?

It was like spending a fortune to pull a max-constellation character, only to find their talent skills weren't maxed out.

How was that reasonable?

She could hardly believe her eyes, so she examined it again and again.

No mistake. It really said "Proficient."

According to the True Interpretation of Martial Arts, the martial arts realms were Entry, Proficient, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, Perfection, and finally Supreme, with every step like ascending to heaven.

Her previous two martial arts had both been at the Supreme realm.

Now, this Tiger Roar Demon Suppression Blade was certainly far more powerful than before, but its realm was merely Proficient?

What was that supposed to mean?

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