The moment he finished speaking, I was already close.
"Die!"
I raised the Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud Sword in my hand and brought it down hard.
The rat demon had not expected me to be so fast. His face changed drastically as he hurriedly tried to dodge.
The Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud grazed his shoulder as it fell, failing to injure him.
A trace of relief appeared on his face, but I gave a cold smile.
Dodge? How could I let that happen?
In an instant, I activated my old companion—the Tong Ghost Hand!
The character "Tong" flashed across the blade.
With a whoosh, a purple-black Tong Ghost Hand covered in runes shot out and clawed at the rat demon's head from the side.
His expression changed sharply. He tried to dodge again, but it was already too late.
"Ah!"
He cried out miserably as several bloody gashes were torn across his left cheek, blood streaming down.
His entire body tumbled to the ground...
Master had taught me that once you struck, you had to go all out, even against a rabbit.
Much less against a demon from the Northeast—an unfamiliar demon. Who knew what hidden tricks he had?
So, the instant he hit the ground, I raised my left hand and activated the Black Lotus Seal.
There was far too much Four Misfortune Qi in my body now. This was the perfect chance to use battle to expend some of it.
With a bang, I used the Black Lotus Seal to unleash an evil-energy Air Cannon.
Its range was greater than Palm Thunder's, though its power was weaker.
But it could still injure an opponent...
The rat demon reacted quickly. Even though he was injured and downed, he raised his claws to block at once.
With another bang, evil energy exploded