Defense and Fists Surpassing Star Demons

Anyone who could make a living out here had at least some skill.

Jiang Changkong had originally been worried that these three might hold him back.

After they killed several Star Demons in succession, he felt relieved.

With their strength, as long as they did not encounter a Nebula Level Star Demon, there would be no problem.

Moreover, these three had a strong sense of being bodyguards.

The moment they ran into danger, they never wasted words. They just fought.

Their professional ethics were beyond reproach.

After killing another late-stage Star Qi Star Demon, the four of them stopped.

They checked the route. There was still one-third left.

It was now six-thirty. As long as they did not run into major trouble, they could definitely arrive before ten.

"We need to be even more careful on the road ahead."

Liu Feng's expression was solemn, his voice pressed extremely low. "If we go any deeper, we may run into peak Star Qi Star Demons."

Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu both nodded. "The three of us may not be able to protect you."

"I'm not weak either. I can more than protect myself. If we run into a large number of Star Demons, we each run for our lives. If it's just one or two, you have the ability to deal with them too," Jiang Changkong said.

The three nodded and said nothing.

If they really ran into Star Demons they could not handle, they would definitely each run for their lives. Whoever survived, survived.

The four of them set off again, but this time they traveled at seventy percent strength, conserving more stamina.

Their travel time was also shortened, while their rest time was lengthened.

Jiang Changkong looked ahead. Endless weeds stretched out before him, with no end in sight.

After running for another ten minutes, Liu Feng and the other two stopped and looked toward the left front.

There, a large swath of weeds had collapsed.

The four of them carefully walked over and saw many beast-shaped footprints the size of human heads among the flattened weeds.

Some footprints resembled claws, with three toes. Some were round, and some had five toes...

Not far away, there were also several piles of feces.

"There are four kinds of footprints."

Liu Feng observed carefully for a moment, then said, "It should be four Star Demons."

After he finished speaking, he did not mind the filth. He reached out a finger and pushed it into the feces, his expression changing slightly. "It's still warm. I'm afraid they're nearby."

"Move carefully," Jiang Changkong said in a low voice.

The three nodded. Liu Feng wiped his hand on the weeds, then came back up again.

Roar.

Before they had gone far, a deep roar came from ahead.

Four ugly, ferocious Star Demons blocked the way, their gazes fixed firmly on them.

One Star Demon stood on two legs, with three toes and two claws growing from its chest. It looked somewhat like a dinosaur, but not quite.

One had four legs like pillars, its entire body covered in scales and armor.

One had feet like human palms, with five toes, and its whole body was covered in fleshy lumps. It looked disgusting.

There was also one whose whole body was covered in backward-pointing spikes, gleaming with a cold light.

"It's those four Star Demons. This is a bit troublesome."

Liu Feng gripped his sword and said in a low voice, "Fight while retreating, and find a way to circle around."

"Are you confident you can deal with three?" Jiang Changkong asked in a low voice.

Roar.

As they spoke, the four Star Demons roared and charged at the four of them, flattening the weeds wherever they passed.

"One-on-one, we only have some confidence," Liu Feng said, his voice a little dry.

"Is the detour far?" Jiang Changkong frowned.

"These four Star Demons will chase us. They'll waste time, and finding another route is hard to say."

Liu Feng's tone was heavy as he pulled Jiang Changkong backward. "Don't think about it. Let's detour. We can't beat them."

"You hold off three. I'll deal with one first."

Jiang Changkong's body halted, Star Power surged out, and he directly shook off Liu Feng's hand. Like a cannonball, he charged toward the Star Demon covered in spikes.

This Star Demon looked the most dangerous. The three of them might not be able to delay it.

"You... Sigh. Move. Save him."

Liu Feng's expression changed, and he hurriedly made his move.

"You bastard! What happened to not acting on your own?" Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu said angrily.

Though they were furious, neither of them left. They still had some confidence in saving Jiang Changkong.

The three of them intercepted the three Star Demons, while Jiang Changkong charged at the barbed Star Demon.

Playing the Pipa!

Taiji Followed!

The barbed Star Demon radiated a black glow from its entire body. The barbs covering it were like sharp swords, giving off an edge that seemed able to cut through anything.

Boom!

Crack!

The Taiji diagram descended. The barbs snapped, and his fist drove straight into the Star Demon's body.

Clang!

The barbs stabbed into Jiang Changkong as well, but it was as if they had struck a steel fortress.

They couldn't break his defense!

"Holy shit..."

The scene startled the three so badly they nearly failed to dodge the Star Demons' attacks.

He had shattered the Star Demon's barbs with one punch and punched into its body?

The Star Demon hit him, and it couldn't break his defense?

In the past, it had been martial artists striking Star Demons and failing to break their defenses. Now it had completely turned around!

"Hold them off. I'll be back after I deal with this."

After Jiang Changkong finished speaking, both fists shot out in succession. His pair of iron fists directly pulverized the barbs.

Roar!

The Star Demon howled in pain. Black light gathered on its barbs, and they stabbed toward Jiang Changkong again.

A faint Taiji diagram manifested, shedding part of the force. The remaining force still failed to break his defense.

Pfft!

This time, his fist punched straight into the Star Demon's head. Its skull burst apart, brain matter spilling out, and the Star Demon collapsed limply to the ground.

After dealing with the barbed Star Demon, Jiang Changkong went to the nearest person, Xiao Hu. Facing the dinosaur-like Star Demon, there was only one punch.

The Star Demon sensed danger. Golden light rose over its sharp claws, making them seem like blades.

Boom!

Crack, crack, crack...

The punch fell, and the sharp claws shattered. Jiang Changkong was like a ferocious beast, charging straight in. His fist followed the line of the claws and smashed its way inside.

Xiao Hu seized the chance. Sword light flashed across the Star Demon's neck, almost chopping its head off.

The remaining two were even simpler. Jiang Changkong still charged over and threw a brutal punch.

Peak star energy Star Demons could no longer withstand a single punch from him!

In less than a moment, all four Star Demons had become corpses, each bearing wounds caused by fists.

Jiang Changkong found some weeds, wiped the blood from his hands, and said, "Dig out the Star Stones. We'll keep moving."

"Okay." The three nodded and dug out the Star Stones.

Four top-tier first-rank Star Stones. Each one gave Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 400!

That was equal to him doing one carry run.

Each Star Demon corpse gave Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 100.

"Here. You killed them all." Liu Feng handed him the four Star Stones.

Jiang Changkong took one. "We agreed before. Everyone splits them."

"You didn't take a share before. How could we have the nerve?" Liu Feng and the other two gave bitter smiles. "Besides, even if we split them in half, you'd still get two."

"Then I'll take two." Jiang Changkong took another one.

"Take all four. We can split the next ones," Liu Feng and the other two insisted.

Jiang Changkong could not refuse them, so he could only accept.

Counting the four corpses, this haul gave him Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 2000!

After tidying up, the four set out again. Liu Feng said in a low voice, "I didn't expect you to be this strong. Nebula Level?"

"Your fists are actually stronger than Star Demon claws and barbs."

Xiao Hu also said, "The Star Demon's barbs stabbed you, and they actually couldn't break your defense?"

"My defense is very strong. Even a top-tier first-rank weapon can't break through it."

Jiang Changkong didn't hide it either. "I didn't mean to keep it from you. If I'd told you earlier, you wouldn't have believed me anyway."

The three of them nodded. If Jiang Changkong had said that before, they definitely wouldn't have believed him.

Even the martial arts taught in martial arts schools couldn't possibly block the claws and barbs of a Star Demon of the same rank.

And the swords in their hands were top-tier first-rank weapons. They could tear through a Star Demon's defenses and were comparable to a Star Demon's sharp claws and barbs.

If even those weapons couldn't hurt Jiang Changkong, then the barbs and claws wouldn't hurt him either.

"Since Brother Jiang has such strength, we can pick up the pace."

Liu Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's try to get there sooner."

After witnessing Jiang Changkong's strength, even the way he addressed him had changed.

"Mm. Below Nebula Level, if there are four or five of them at most, we'll just wipe them out directly and split the Star Stones evenly."

Jiang Changkong said in a low voice.

Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu had no objections. As long as they didn't run into a swarm of Star Demons, or ones above Nebula Level, they could simply bulldoze their way through.