Are You at the Ninth Level of Meridian Opening?

Ninth level of Meridian Opening?

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuyan and Zhao Heng's expressions changed drastically.

They were utterly terrified.

The strongest among them was only at the sixth level of Meridian Opening.

Compared to the ninth level of Meridian Opening, the gap was as vast as heaven and earth.

Weren't they simply courting death?

Just as Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan stood frozen in terror, the old yellow weasel finally looked at Xu Ye and the others, his voice exceptionally cold. "You people from the Demon-Suppression Bureau are truly too much of a nuisance."

The moment he spoke, the icy chill rushing toward them made Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan's hearts sink.

Xu Ye remained calm. Staring at the old yellow weasel, he said, "You entered the city and slaughtered innocent civilians. You still think you're in the right?"

The old yellow weasel said coldly, "He killed my son's wife, so my son killed his entire family. What is wrong with that?"

"Isn't that the heavenly way of karma coming full circle?"

Xu Ye sneered. "Forget it. Why am I wasting so many words on a beast? You wouldn't understand anyway."

The instant those words fell, Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan looked at Xu Ye in shock.

At a time like this, instead of thinking of a way to placate the old beast, he still dared to be so arrogant.

Had Xu Ye gone mad?

The old yellow weasel also gave a cold laugh. "Very good! My son originally only wanted to kill that family, but now I've changed my mind. They have to die too."

After saying that, demonic energy churned around his body, and the red glow in his eyes became ever more sinister.

At this moment, Yellow Second spoke up. "Father! I want that little human alive. I'll swallow his flesh and blood bite by bite!"

As he spoke, he looked toward Zhao Heng.

Yellow weasels held grudges most deeply.

That bastard had dared to injure him just now, and he had even dared to stomp on his head.

This grudge had to be repaid.

"Fine," the old yellow weasel said flatly.

Feeling Yellow Second's gaze, Zhao Heng shuddered all over. Coupled with the intense pain wracking his body, he felt as though ants were gnawing at every inch of him.

"What do we do now?" Zhao Heng asked in a trembling voice, his face pale.

At the same time, regret flooded his heart!

He had truly acted too impulsively just now.

He should have let Xu Ye go first.

Then the one targeted by this old beast would be Xu Ye instead.

Hearing this, Lin Yuyan gritted her teeth and said, "This is still the county seat. If a demon at the ninth level of Meridian Opening appears, other people from the Demon-Suppression Bureau will definitely receive word and rush over."

"As long as we hold this old beast off until reinforcements from the Demon-Suppression Bureau arrive, we'll be safe."

Zhao Heng gritted his teeth speechlessly. "Ninth level of Meridian Opening—what are we supposed to use to hold it off? Our lives?"

For the first time, he contradicted Lin Yuyan.

Was this really something they could just hold off because they said so?

"Then what do you suggest? Didn't you want the greatest merit? Do you want me to give it to you now?" Lin Yuyan glared fiercely at Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng was immediately left speechless and fell silent sullenly.

"Enough! You two, move back first!" Xu Ye said flatly, unwilling to listen to them argue any longer.

Lin Yuyan and the other froze upon hearing this.

What did Xu Ye mean?

Was he planning to face a ninth-level Meridian Opening demon alone?

Lin Yuyan was the first to react. "No, how can you manage alone?"

Xu Ye said, "Stop talking nonsense and move back!"

At the fifth level of Meridian Opening, were they staying behind to be dead weight?

"I..." Feeling Xu Ye's disdain, Lin Yuyan was rendered speechless.

Why was this guy so incapable of appreciating kindness?

Zhao Heng, however, was more than happy to let Xu Ye bear it alone. He immediately said, "Yuyan, since he said so, he must have a way. Let's step aside first so we don't drag him down."

As he spoke, he endured the pain throughout his body and moved aside to hide.

Seeing this, Lin Yuyan also gritted her teeth and retreated to the side.

Inwardly, she cursed Xu Ye for being incapable of appreciating kindness.

"Don't be in such a hurry. You're all going to die anyway. It makes no difference who goes first!" At this moment, the old yellow weasel demon stopped wasting words.

He suddenly took a step forward. With a boom, the ground trembled, and a yellow radiance flared across his body.

The next moment, with a whoosh, he transformed into a streak of yellow lightning and charged straight at Xu Ye.

At the same time, he opened his mouth full of fangs, his sharp teeth biting toward Xu Ye like swords.

Immediately afterward, his two massive claws struck toward Xu Ye from both sides.

The force was immense, producing explosive booms in the air as though the very air were bursting apart.

He knew perfectly well that this was the county seat and he could not afford to delay too long, so he attacked with his full strength from the very start.

"So strong!" Seeing this, Lin Yuyan and Zhao Heng's hearts skipped a beat.

They could feel that if they were the ones facing this attack, they would undoubtedly meet their bitter end.

Thus, Lin Yuyan suddenly clenched her fists, deeply worried for Xu Ye.

Yet Xu Ye merely sneered. "Wolf pup, you'll do nicely for testing my saber!"

As his words fell, Xu Ye raised a hand.

With a swish, the Demon-Slaying Saber left its sheath, its blade flashing.

A stern, killing aura spread through the air.

"Sever!"

Xu Ye let out a low shout. At the same time, he mobilized all the strength within his body, gathering it into the Demon-Slaying Saber before abruptly bringing it down upon the old yellow weasel demon.

A terrifying saber light flashed across the scene, and an invisible, dreadful pressure spread outward.

Demon-Subduing Saber Technique!

First Form, Demon-Slaying!

All demons could be slain!

Pfft!

The next moment, a muffled sound rang out.

Before the old yellow weasel demon's claws could fall, Xu Ye's Demon-Slaying Saber had already slashed brutally across its body.

The old yellow weasel demon's eyes widened instantly. Then his gaze went vacant, and his body abruptly froze.

Then Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan witnessed a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

The old yellow weasel demon's body, over two meters tall, instantly split down the middle along a line of blood.

Then its entire demonic body separated into two halves. Blood sprayed, its organs spilled out, and it died miserably on the spot.

One slash!

A single slash had split a ninth-level Meridian Opening demon in two!

"Th-this..." Lin Yuyan and Zhao Heng's eyes widened at once. Their faces were filled with terror as they stared fixedly at Xu Ye, finding it utterly unbelievable.

A ninth-level Meridian Opening demon had actually been slain by Xu Ye with one slash!

How was that possible?

How could Xu Ye be so strong?

Was this still the strength of the sixth level of Meridian Opening?

Zhao Heng in particular was also at the sixth level of Meridian Opening.

He was certain that even if he had ten lifetimes, he would never be able to unleash such power.

How had Xu Ye done it?

Damn it, was Xu Ye a demon?

Their hearts immediately churned like rivers and seas.

"Ninth level of Meridian Opening!"

"This kid is at the ninth level of Meridian Opening!"

However, Zhao Heng quickly came to his senses and let out a shocked roar.

To kill a ninth-level Meridian Opening demon with one slash, one had to possess at least the strength of the ninth level of Meridian Opening!

Xu Ye was absolutely at the ninth level of Meridian Opening, not some bullshit sixth level.

This guy had been playing the pig to eat the tiger!

Damn him!

"He's at the ninth level of Meridian Opening?" At this moment, Zhao Heng's words also jolted Lin Yuyan into realization.

Staring at Xu Ye, her emotions churned even more fiercely.

No wonder!

No wonder he had slain one hundred and twenty demons in a single hour before!

No wonder he could kill a ninth-level Meridian Opening demon with one slash!

What couldn't be done with the strength of the ninth level of Meridian Opening?

This guy had hidden himself far too deeply, hadn't he?

"Just where did he come from? How could he possess such strength?"

As she recovered from her shock, Lin Yuyan grew even more doubtful of Xu Ye's identity.

Only eighteen years old, yet already at the ninth level of Meridian Opening!

That was absolutely not something ordinary talent could achieve!

Just who was this guy?

Why had she never heard of him before in White Cloud County?