Slay

Night fell, and the wind and rain lashed down with sudden fury.

The mortal martial artists from the village, who had originally been pinning down the Crocodile Demon, retreated one after another, their eyes fixed in terror upon the direction of the great battle.

From that place, waves of violent rumbling erupted; the intense combat was tearing apart and collapsing the surrounding houses as if they were made of paper!

The very ground beneath them shuddered with tremors visible to the naked eye!

The injured Han Qinhu also stood up with the help of others, his face filled with unconcealable shock as he gazed toward the site of the battle.

Too strong!

The mere shockwaves alone were enough to injure anyone they touched and kill anyone they struck!

This was a cultivator, possessing a formidable power that mortal martial artists could never hope to attain!

They did not even have the qualifications to intervene in a battle between a cultivator and a demon beast!

Meanwhile, in the heart of the battlefield, Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three crimson fireballs, each the size of a basketball, flew through the air. Their scorching heat swept forth, instantly evaporating the falling raindrops before slamming fiercely into the body of the Crocodile Demon!

The fireballs streaked through the air at incredible speed, covering the distance of over a dozen zhang in the blink of an eye.

The Crocodile Demon was unable to dodge in time and was struck squarely by all three fireballs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Accompanied by muffled explosions, the fireballs detonated against the Crocodile Demon's body. Orange-red flames surged in all directions, their intense heat vaporizing the surrounding rain and sending white clouds of steam billowing outward.

At the same time, the scent of scorched flesh began to permeate the air.

The scarlet in the Crocodile Demon's pupils deepened, and the madness reflected in its eyes seemed to set the very sky ablaze!

It let out a furious roar, howling toward the heavens as it unleashed an even more massive surge of demon power from within its body, gathering a water orb far larger than the previous one!

It seemed to be pouring all its strength into this single strike, as if determined to annihilate this nimble two-legged beast before it in one fell swoop!

The sheer power was so great that it created a visible pressure in the air, making it difficult for Shen Changchuan to even breathe!

Is this a desperate final struggle?

Shen Changchuan's mind tightened.

He pushed his Spirit Eye Technique to its absolute limit, observing the trajectory of the incoming attack; he had to dodge this lethal blow.

Under the vision of the Spirit Eye Technique, Shen Changchuan faintly perceived that the water orb, condensed from demon energy, was riddled with dense, tiny points!

Those seemed to be focal points where spiritual energy was condensed to the extreme!

Retreat!

Shen Changchuan did not know what the Crocodile Demon was planning; perhaps it was about to unleash a new spell.

But regardless, retreat was the best policy!

His body instinctively recoiled at top speed, and in the space of a single breath, he had already put another dozen zhang of distance between them!

At that very moment, the Crocodile Demon's demon art was unleashed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Arrows condensed from flowing water, like a rain of arrows covering the sky and earth, shot toward Shen Changchuan's position, sealing off all space for him to dodge above, below, and to the sides!

The attack was so dense that even though Shen Changchuan had observed the trajectories and landing points through his Spirit Eye Technique, he could not find a single gap to evade!

However, there was not a trace of panic on Shen Changchuan's face.

Because under the vision of the Spirit Eye Technique, he discovered that the demon power contained within those water arrows began to decay rapidly the moment they were fired.

Especially now that he had retreated over a dozen zhang, the power had diminished even further.

The threat, it seemed, was not very great!

Shen Changchuan's eyes flickered, and with a wave of his hand, he unleashed three fireballs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Under the crimson glow, a terrifying heat swept outward, detonating and evaporating the incoming water arrows.

He had cleared a path with ease.

"If you have no other tricks up your sleeve, you—"

Just as Shen Changchuan was about to speak, he looked up and suddenly discovered that the Crocodile Demon's massive body had vanished!

Not good!

Shen Changchuan whipped his head toward the riverbank.

There, under the rainy night, on the soil between Dawan Village and the river, the Crocodile Demon was scurrying like a giant rat. Its four limbs moved in a blur of afterimages, and its massive frame zipped toward the riverbank with incredible speed.

"What the hell!"

He had been tricked!

Shen Changchuan's eyes widened, and a classic profanity from his past life slipped right out of his mouth.

All that talk of blood-red eyes and surging rage, all that posturing about a desperate final strike—it was nothing but a smokescreen to cover its escape!

The creature's entire goal had been to run away!

There was no time to overthink it.

Relying on the agility granted by his Light Body Technique, Shen Changchuan lunged forward. With a few ghostly flashes, he covered dozens of yards in an instant, giving chase in the direction of the fleeing Crocodile Demon.

The Crocodile Demon was running at breakneck speed, and within a few breaths, it had already neared the riverbank.

But fortunately, Shen Changchuan was faster!

When it was still thirty or forty meters from the river, Shen Changchuan had already closed the distance to within a dozen yards!

Without a moment's hesitation, Shen Changchuan splayed his fingers and clenched his hand in the air.

Vine Technique!

As his mana shimmered, the seeds he had scattered around the area beforehand were triggered almost instantly. Tough vines grew rapidly in a short span of time, extending and rising like long snakes, weaving together in a flash.

The massive Crocodile Demon, caught off guard, tripped over the vines beneath its feet. Its body stumbled and crashed into the ground with a thunderous boom.

At that moment, even more vines surged up from all directions, clinging to its limbs and body like dense ropes, binding its massive frame tight.

The previously crazed pupils of the Crocodile Demon seemed to flicker with a hint of panic.

It couldn't help but panic.

During its earlier skirmish with Shen Changchuan, it had used its innate spells too many times, leaving its internal demonic energy nearly depleted, forcing it to use a ruse before scrambling to flee.

Now, facing a spell conjured from nothing more than ordinary vine seeds, it lacked the strength to sweep them away as it had before, leaving its massive body feeling as if it were sinking into a swamp.

The Crocodile Demon thrashed its thick limbs with all its might, and the ordinary vines, unable to withstand such immense force, snapped one after another with a series of pop-pop-pop sounds.

But Shen Changchuan's Vine Technique, which had reached 100% perfection, was now instantaneous.

As long as there were seeds scattered nearby, for every vine that snapped, he could conjure even more!

More and more vines covered and spread, and the more the Crocodile Demon struggled, the deeper it sank, as if trapped in a quagmire!

At the same time, a cold, sharp glint flashed in Shen Changchuan's eyes.

The chance!

Under the effects of his Spirit Eye Technique, Shen Changchuan pinpointed the perfect moment to strike.

Immediately, two golden needles appeared in his hands. As he channeled his mana, spiritual light gathered in his palms, and the needles began to glow with a faint golden radiance, shimmering with a chilling, lethal edge.

Gold Thorn Technique!

Without a shred of hesitation, Shen Changchuan instantly unleashed his most powerful killing move.

He whipped his hand, sending the golden needles flying!

A flash of golden light streaked through the air.

Crossing the distance of over ten zhang in a heartbeat, The Crocodile Demon's fur stood on end as it instinctively sensed a lethal crisis.

However, Before it could even react, Bang! Bang!

Two dull thuds rang out as flesh and blood exploded.

Like sniper bullets, the two golden needles had pierced through its skull with unimaginable force, their immense power churning its brains into pulp!

The Crocodile Demon's massive body went rigid, its eyes dimmed, And then it collapsed with a thunderous crash.