Sword Maniac

It was only after Yu Xiu left that Yuan Tiankuo and Lu Shizhang slowly appeared.

"Those Resentment Cult bastards really haven't given up. They're still trying to lure our fellow disciples out!" Lu Shizhang narrowed his eyes, an extremely dangerous glint flashing in them.

After a pause, he added, "That Wei Guan is an unexpected bonus. He broke through with an evil technique, yet still dared to show himself!"

Yuan Tiankuo clasped his hands behind his back and said coldly, "If we hadn't needed to keep Chang Qing alive to lure out Wan Chuan, he would've been dead by now!"

Lu Shizhang changed the subject. "Speaking of which, did Junior Brother Yu sense our auras just now?"

He remembered clearly that Yu Xiu had looked back in the direction where they were hiding.

Yuan Tiankuo hesitated for a moment. "In theory, he shouldn't have..."

Lu Shizhang said irritably, "If we went by theory, would I be worried he'd surpass me in just a year?

"That guy's a freak with a real shot at becoming a True Disciple!"

But, indeed, he shouldn't have!

The wooden sword flew through the air, turning into a faint glimmer as it sped toward the depths of the mountains.

A man and a demon followed close behind the sword, venturing farther and farther in.

Before long, Wei Guan caught the wooden sword again and stopped among the mountains.

"Demon corpse!" He stopped in front of a dead Demon Wolf. After inspecting it closely, he remarked, "What vicious Sword Qi!

"The demon's blood essence has been drained. It must have been Guan Che's doing!"

Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing came up and crouched beside the dead Demon Wolf as well. "Interesting. He's actually sucking the blood out of demons. Guan Che's brutal now that he's fallen to the demonic path!"

Wei Guan pondered for a moment. "Perhaps it has something to do with the cultivation method of the Sword-in-Chest lineage!

"They cultivate a sword's worth of Sword Qi in their chest. The higher their cultivation, the more terrifying their Sword Qi becomes. At the very end, a single strand of hair is a sword, a drop of blood is a sword, and every part of their body is a sword. They're vicious as hell!"

Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing licked his dry lips. His throat gave a gulp, making Wei Guan's scalp tingle.

He abruptly turned and looked at Envoy Chang Qing beside him. Deep in the envoy's eyes, a fierce glint still lingered.

It was the look of a predator eyeing its prey!

He wants to devour my yang energy!

These Shadow Demons really are no good!

Can anything good really come from conspiring with them?

Wei Guan kept his expression neutral as he put some distance between them. "What do you mean by that, Envoy?"

The fierce glint faded from Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing's eyes. "I think...I want to eat someone!

"Relax. You've already decided to join our sect, so we're all in the same boat. I won't make you my target."

Crazy bastard. Is that how you use 'all in the same boat'? Wei Guan grew even more wary. This Shadow Demon seemed to be on the verge of losing control!

Dangerous!

He showed no sign of it on the surface and smiled. "Of course I trust you, Envoy."

As he spoke, he released the wooden sword again. The man and demon continued their pursuit.

Along the way, they found more and more dead demons. In just a little over ten li, they came across four or five that had been killed by Sword Qi.

Did he kill his way to Ram Horn Mountain? Yu Xiu, silently following behind them, was surprised too.

The farther they went, the more familiar the route seemed.

It was none other than the demon mountain he'd happened upon by chance back then: Ram Horn Mountain!

Guan Che killed his way here?

He was taken aback.

But Guan Che had been killing demons and drinking their blood ever since he fell to the demonic path, suppressing the demonic nature in his heart. It didn't seem that surprising that he'd eventually made his way to Ram Horn Mountain.

Hm?

Just then, Yu Xiu abruptly looked up toward a distant height.

A demon was growling there. "Sword Sect madman! You've fallen to the demonic path and still want to slay demons? You're bullying us too far!"

Then came an astonishing burst of Sword Qi through the air. From the same direction, several streaks of sword light flashed out, then dozens, then hundreds. Each was fiercer and sharper than the last.

And this Sword Qi was different from the kind Yu Xiu and the others unleashed from their swords. It was purer, sharper!

"The Sword-in-Chest lineage...is that Guan Che?"

Yu Xiu wasn't the only one who saw it. Wei Guan and Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing, who were pursuing the trail ahead, saw it too.

They exchanged a glance, then darted toward the source of the demon's growl.

When they reached Ram Horn Mountain, they saw a towering figure who seemed to have transformed into a long river of Sword Qi. Sword Qi surged from every part of him; even his hair and limbs were swords.

Every burst of Sword Qi formed a sword move, slaughtering the mountain demons as they fled, leaving corpses in its wake.

"How formidable is the Sword-in-Chest lineage!" Wei Guan was shaken.

Incredible!

Truly incredible!

The Sword-in-Hand lineage had only one sword in its hand!

But the Sword-in-Chest lineage wielded countless swords. Their hair became swords, forming sword moves; their hands were swords too, and could likewise form sword moves!

Sword Qi also burst from every part of their bodies, each one a sword!

If a Sword-in-Chest disciple fought a Sword-in-Hand disciple, then even if their cultivation and strength were equal, the Sword-in-Hand disciple would be utterly crushed!

"Now that's a Sword-in-Chest disciple. Guan Che really is vicious!" Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing's eyes glimmered darkly as he watched a gigantic Demon Wolf firmly block Guan Che's path.

Though Sword Qi raged all around Guan Che, the Demon Wolf had a body of steel and iron bones. It withstood the slashing Sword Qi without falling behind.

It was the lesser demons who were dying in droves, making the other demons look miserable. In truth, Guan Che was the one in danger!

"Guan Che, you've fallen to the demonic path. Why not join the Remnant Grudge Holy Sect and transform into a true demon?" Shadow Demon Envoy Changqing strode forward, gradually releasing his icy demonic aura, which immediately alerted the Demon Wolf.

It also drew the attention of Guan Che, who had said nothing and had red eyes, knowing only how to kill.

"Join the Remnant Grudge Holy Sect, and I'll help you slay this Demon Wolf. Then you can drink your fill of its blood." Chang Qing continued, his words carrying a peculiar demonic allure that seemed to inspire trust and draw people into ruin.

The Demon Wolf was the first to fly into a rage. "Shadow Demon fiend! How dare you provoke us at Ram Horn Mountain!"

As soon as it finished speaking, Guan Che, his eyes bloodshot, murmured, "Shadow Demon. You must die!"

"Whoosh!"

Without the slightest warning, Guan Che suddenly broke away from the melee. He opened his mouth and spat out dozens of bursts of Sword Qi, each forming a different sword move. They swept forth with bone-chilling, razor-sharp force, striking at Shadow Demon Changqing.

Almost at the same time, the Demon Wolf followed suit, sweeping a claw through billowing demonic aura and striking at Shadow Demon Changqing.

Shadow Demon Changqing was furious and startled. "You're really insane!"

I came to help, and you turned around and slashed at me!

Even we Shadow Demons aren't as crazy as you!

"Mad swordsman, I'm helping you!" At the same moment, the Demon Wolf was enraged too. It had been fighting alongside Guan Che to kill the Shadow Demon.

Who could've guessed that as soon as it struck, Guan Che would spit a burst of Sword Qi at it too?

What else could he be but a madman?

He attacked anyone he saw!

"Die!" Guan Che paid them no heed. His eyes were blood-red, his killing intent soaring.

"Boom!"

Without a sound, red clouds suddenly rolled above the mountaintop, coalescing into an enormous hoof that came crashing down toward the mountainside.

The mountains trembled, and ancient trees withered and curled. But those weren't red clouds at all—they were rolling flames, scorching heaven and earth.

"That's enough! How dare you behave so wantonly at Ram Horn Mountain!" An aged voice rang across heaven and earth.

The Demon Wolf was delighted. "Great King Ram Horn has emerged from seclusion! Why aren't you all prepared to die?"