What It Gnawed Just Now Definitely Wasn't a Skull

A stench shot into the sky, and there was no telling how many Star Demons there were.

They had practically trampled the area around the river flat.

Sweat kept dripping down, and streams of white vapor rose above Jiang Changkong's head.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit Smoke!

His powerful blood energy not only failed to drive back the Star Demons, but instead drove them even crazier.

The person before them was like a walking delicacy.

With blood energy this dense, if they swallowed him, it would be of enormous help to the Star Demons.

Jiang Changkong was drenched in sweat, the strength inside him badly depleted. He hurriedly continued raising the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique.

Bang!

Every so often, an Early Nebula Level Star Demon rushed out, only to be killed by his punch.

Time trickled by. The blazing sun in the sky was almost out of sight, leaving only fiery sunset clouds.

He did not know how many he had killed. He was already far from the riverbank, yet there were still plenty of Star Demons around him.

The Star Power inside him was nearly exhausted, and his stamina was almost used up as well.

Even though he could continuously improve himself, that improvement could not keep up with his consumption.

When the last trace of his strength ran out, Jiang Changkong fell limp with a thud.

Forget it. No more fighting. Eat me if you want. I can't fight anymore.

He had fought from noon until now. This was already his limit.

If not for Essence, Qi, and Spirit, he figured he would not have lasted even two hours.

Roar!

The Star Demons pounced straight at Jiang Changkong, their bloody mouths biting down.

All Jiang Changkong could do was close his eyes and give up resisting.

As for the legendary beauty saving the hero, that clearly did not happen.

If there really was a beauty, she would have pissed herself from fright by now. How could she come save him?

Clang...

Crack, crack...

A string of metallic clashing sounds rang out, followed by the sound of something breaking.

Jiang Changkong opened his eyes a crack.

Their teeth had shattered!

He suddenly relaxed. How about... crawling away?

The moment that thought appeared, he felt his body moving. A Star Demon had bitten onto his foot and was dragging him along.

Damn it!

Better not move, then. Once he recovered, he would kill them in return.

Gasping heavily, the Star Demons still kept surrounding him, wanting to take a bite, only to shatter their teeth.

Now it was the Star Demons' turn to be dumbfounded.

The food had no strength to fight back at all, but they could not chew through it!

Good thing he had been smart and put his Essence, Qi, and Spirit into the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique.

The Star Demons' sharp teeth and claws kept coming down, trying to tear him apart.

But all of them shattered.

Jiang Changkong's entire body was like a turtle shell. No matter how hard they tried, they could not break his defense.

He had really overdone it this time. He wondered how Brother Wen was doing.

Zhang Hua and the others should have run off, right?

Jiang Changkong thought to himself that with such a huge commotion, they definitely would not keep staying there.

They had definitely seen that blood energy shooting into the sky just now.

He let the Star Demon drag him into the grass.

The battle ended. The Star Demons looked around blankly. The blood energy was gone, and the delicious food could not be bitten through, so they could only scatter.

Jiang Changkong looked at the Star Demon dragging him. There were several more beside it.

If he had known it would be like this, he would have stopped earlier and given up resisting.

Now his stamina and Star Power were exhausted, and he was too lazy to even move a finger.

Several Star Demons carried Jiang Changkong along through the weeds.

Occasionally, a Star Demon nearby charged over, took a bite, broke its teeth, and could only leave in frustration.

The Star Demons clearly were not in the habit of eating stones, and Jiang Changkong was a hard stone right now.

After being dragged for a full hour, Jiang Changkong's clothes had long since been reduced to tatters, and the fabric across his back was shredded too.

His bronze-glowing skin scraped against the ground. He could feel it, but it did not hurt.

Jiang Changkong opened his eyes wider and saw a faint silver light—a crescent moon hanging above the weeds.

Several Star Demons surrounded the crescent moon, their gazes vicious.

"Senior, this can't go on. When will rescue arrive?" a low, anxious voice came over.

"Soon. Hold on a little longer. With this shield here, that Late Nebula Level Star Demon definitely won't be able to get in."

A heavy voice followed.

Late Nebula Level?

Jiang Changkong's hair nearly stood on end, every hair on his body bristling.

If he had been in peak condition, he was confident he could thrash a Late Nebula Level opponent, even if it was a Star Demon.

Even against Star Qi Peak, he would still have had confidence.

But now, he had only recovered some strength. Escaping with his life was possible, but it would definitely leave him badly injured.

A Late Nebula Level opponent could absolutely break through his defense!

Thud.

Jiang Changkong's ankle suddenly loosened, and he rolled out across the ground. The Star Demon had thrown him away.

He also finally saw what the crescent moon was: a faint silver energy shield.

The shield covered a five-meter radius, and four people stood inside it—two men and two women.

The four were sitting at the edge of the shield, watching the Star Demons outside warily.

Without warning, Jiang Changkong was tossed out and thrown right in front of the four of them.

"Senior, the Star Demon dragged a person over."

"Has this Star Demon grown a brain? Is it trying to scare us by eating someone?"

The four stared in shock at Jiang Changkong lying on the ground, a trace of confusion in their eyes.

Was the Star Demon trying to intimidate them?

Jiang Changkong was just about to speak when all the Star Demons around him pounced at him like mad.

Their bloody maws, chilling fangs, and sharp claws all tried to tear him to pieces.

"It's over. Close your eyes. This is too bloody," the two men said.

"He's going to be dismembered. I hope we can hold out until rescue comes."

The two women's faces turned pale. This scene could very well be their fate too.

Clang, clang...

Crack, crack.

The sound of metal striking metal rang out. Then fangs snapped, sharp claws shattered, and the Star Demons all collectively floundered in confusion.

What the hell? They couldn't chew through him!

The four had their eyes tightly shut, their faces paper-white. "Even his bones have been bitten apart."

"..."

Jiang Changkong froze slightly, then took advantage of the Star Demons' bewilderment to speak weakly. "I think... I can still be saved."

"He's already been dismembered, his bones are already..."

One of the women's body was trembling slightly. With her eyes tightly shut, she was saying frightened words when she suddenly froze.

He had been dismembered, his bones had been bitten apart, and he could still talk?

"Then what they chewed just now definitely wasn't his skull," the other woman said with her eyes closed.

Jiang Changkong: "..."

His skull...

The two men abruptly opened their eyes, and the scene before them left them dazed. This guy... wasn't hurt?

Then that snapping sound just now, the claws and teeth that had fallen beside him... belonged to the Star Demons?

The Star Demons' claws and fangs had shattered just now?

"Open the shield. Save me first, and I'll save you after," Jiang Changkong said hurriedly.

"Brother, you're tough to kill, but if we open the shield and the Star Demons rush in, we'll die too."

The two men said helplessly, "It's not that we won't save you. It's that we can't."

When the two women heard that, they opened their eyes and stared at him in shock. This person was still alive?

A woman said, "There are Star Demons all around you, and there's even a Late Nebula Level one hiding in the dark. None of us will survive."

"I can deal with these Star Demons, and I can force back the Late Nebula Level one too. Just let me in so I can recover a little."

Jiang Changkong said urgently, "I've only exhausted myself too much right now. Once I recover, I can kill even a Late Nebula Level.

I'm a student from the martial arts school. I assume the four of you are too?"

With his current defense, it would be very hard for a Mid Nebula Level to break through, though not impossible. As for a Late Nebula Level, there was even less need to say.

"We're from Kexiang," a man said faintly.

Jiang Changkong: "..."

Enemies? Was this what they called rotten luck?

"Are you really confident?" another woman asked.

"Absolutely. Saving me is the same as saving yourselves. You saw my defense too."

Jiang Changkong said, "Hurry. I can't stop a Late Nebula Level right now."

Roar.

A low beastly growl rang out as a Star Demon crushed the weeds beneath it and slowly approached.

The Star Demons beside Jiang Changkong hurriedly retreated to the side.

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