Chen Changming narrowed his eyes, his gaze suddenly turning grave.
This was his first time seeing the Demonic Yaksha Yun Xueqi had spoken of.
Though this demonic beast resembled a human, its proportions were vastly different-
Its body stood over ten feet tall, like an iron tower. Knotted muscles bulged across its frame, gleaming with an oily, inky sheen, as though they held the power to destroy heaven and earth.
More importantly, the aura of the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm radiating from it was utterly unlike that of the low-level Demonic Cloud Insects they had encountered earlier-fierce and pure.
This meant the Demonic Yaksha was a being of the Devil Race, with no connection whatsoever to beasts.
"Heh heh heh..."
A grating, sinister laugh came from overhead. The Demonic Yaksha hovered in the shadows at the top of the cavern, its scarlet, slit-pupiled eyes lighting up like lanterns as it fixed its gaze on the two intruders below.
"It's been so long since I tasted human flesh."
The Demonic Yaksha split its mouth into a grin, revealing two rows of jagged fangs. Drool dripped between its teeth, striking tiny pits into the ground as it chuckled sinisterly. "You've come at just the right time to be my snacks!"
Before its words had faded, the bony wings on its back snapped outward, whipping up a foul wind. Its enormous body shot toward them like an arrow loosed from a bow.
At the same time.
Layers of silver ripples spread with each beat of its bony wings, instantly solidifying into densely packed silver rings that hurtled toward Chen Changming and Yun Xueqi like a torrential downpour.
Wherever they passed, the air tore with sharp, crackling sounds.
With a flicker of movement, Chen Changming planted himself firmly in front of