Spirit-Absorption Realm Dog Demon

Gao Fei slung his saber across his back, carried the long spear in hand, and strode over openly.

There was no need to hide. Dogs had keen noses and could smell scents from several miles away.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

Before he could get close, the Dog Demons that had been playing raised their heads and looked around.

Their eyesight was not very good.

Only after sweeping their gazes around did they spot Gao Fei and charge toward him.

When they rushed before him, they seemed to sense danger again and did not dare approach, merely barking madly from afar.

Gao Fei had no time to waste here. Raising his spear, he hurled it out.

The spear pierced straight through one of them and nailed it to the ground, where it could only whimper, "Whine, whine!"

Seeing this, the remaining Dog Demons turned and fled, running into the village through a hole in the wooden fence.

Gao Fei crushed the head of the Dog Demon pinned to the ground beneath his foot.

He pulled out the spear, spun it in a flourish, and flicked off the dog blood to keep it from running down the shaft and making his grip slip.

When he reached the outside of the wooden fence, the opening in it was smeared with blood, and the Dog Demons that had fled inside were barking frantically.

He turned toward the wooden fence's main gate.

The gate itself had long vanished, leaving only the gateway where it had stood.

The moment Gao Fei entered, several Dog Demons with Unawakened Intelligence fled farther into the village.

He continued after them. He needed to know where the remaining people had gone.

There was more and more blood along the road. When he arrived once more at the village's only two-story building—

More than ten Dog Demons standing on two legs had built several fires outside the courtyard gate. Drool streamed from their mouths as they roasted...

The earth was all dark brown, while severed limbs and arms lay everywhere amid ghastly white bones.

Hearing that demons ate people and seeing it with one's own eyes were two entirely different things.

Witnessing the horrific scene, fury exploded from Gao Fei's heart. No matter how he tried to suppress it, he could not. His blood and qi churned through his body, naturally giving off faint glimmers of golden light.

Fixing his eyes on the Dog Demon eating most enthusiastically, he threw his spear at it.

Gao Fei's explosive strength now exceeded six thousand jin. The spear flew with extreme speed, piercing through the feasting Dog Demon and pinning it diagonally to the ground.

Neither side exchanged any pointless words. They attacked immediately.

These dozen or so Dog Demons were not highly cultivated. Only one was in the Bone Tempering Realm.

At that level, Gao Fei's immense strength still allowed his Tang Saber to cut them, though it did little damage. Most were forcibly smashed to death by the Armor-Piercing Spear and his fists.

When Gao Fei killed four Dog Demons, the rest finally grew afraid. They exchanged glances and fled toward the back mountain.

Merit Points +66

The several-meter-high cliff behind the mountain could not stop these Dog Demons at all.

Only a few with Unawakened Intelligence desperately tried to climb it beneath the cliff.

When they saw Gao Fei pursuing them, their tails began to wag as they let out pleading whimpers. "Whine, whine, whine!"

At this moment, they seemed to have regained the habits of ordinary dogs.

But wolves ran in their bones. If their leader was not strong enough, they would replace it.

Gao Fei showed no mercy. He casually dealt with them, leaped upward, and continued the pursuit.

He was slightly faster than these Dog Demons, but not by much.

His only concern was that they might split up and flee. Fortunately, Dog Demons were pack animals and showed no intention of separating.

Even if they were scattered apart, they would quickly gather together again.

Gradually, only the two Blood-Qi Realm Dog Demons Gao Fei had deliberately spared remained.

Judging by the dismembered human remains in the village, there should still be villagers alive.

This was also treating a dead horse as if it were alive. He hoped these fellows would panic and flee blindly, leading him to another group escorting captives.

An hour later, after crossing several mountains, he pursued them to a mountaintop.

The mountaintop was bare, without a single tree. Only the weeds remained relatively lush.

The wind stirred the grass, revealing a layer of ghastly white bones beneath.

The ground reeked of rotting flesh and excrement.

On an open patch halfway up the mountain, an enormous Dog Demon held a little girl of around ten by one foot and looked in Gao Fei's direction.

"You've got some nerve, daring to charge into my territory alone. State your name..."

Before the Dog Demon could finish speaking, Gao Fei's spear had already flown toward its abdomen.

Ignoring the dozen or so Dog Demons beside it, Gao Fei drew his saber and charged over.

Here, Gao Fei saw more than twenty villagers still alive.

He had to prevent the demons from using the villagers to threaten him.

If he charged in now, the demons would either fail to react in time, or their reaction would be useless.

He was already upon them. They could either kill the hostages or fight him to the death.

Gao Fei did not do multiple-choice questions. He handed the choice to the Dog Demons. If they killed the hostages, their heads would very likely part from their bodies.

Perhaps because these demons had absolute confidence in their leader, every one of them faced the charging Gao Fei and paid no attention at all to the villagers whose hands and feet were tied.

The thrown spear carried tremendous force and flew at astonishing speed.

Yet the spear's strike against its abdomen had no effect at all and instead bounced back.

Gao Fei moved quickly, catching it with one hand. The spear moved like a dragon as it stabbed straight toward the enemy's heart.

The spear's attack was twice as fast as the first strike.

The Dog Demon could no longer spare attention for the little girl. It raised both hands to block the spearhead.

A faint white barrier covered its hands, as though it wore a pair of gloves.

Clang!

The sound of iron striking iron rang out.

The tremendous force drove the Dog Demon's hands backward, pressing them directly against its chest.

Seeing that brute force was not enough, Gao Fei spun the spear shaft with his left hand and clenched his right into a fist. The bones throughout his body crackled.

Bright Force increased the impact as he slammed his fist into the end of the spear shaft.

The spear gained enormous momentum, breaking through the light barrier around the Dog Demon's hands and stabbing straight at its chest.

An even thicker white barrier appeared over its chest, colliding viciously with the spearhead.

The massive force of the collision had nowhere to vent, and the wooden white shaft of the Armor-Piercing Spear snapped instantly.

"Invincible Leader!"

"Awoo... awoo!"

"Awoo awoo!"

The Dog Demons nearby had just been about to help. Now they all gathered around and began howling and roaring.

Seeing this, the villagers nearby sighed, shook their heads, and closed their eyes. A human without a weapon was like a beast without teeth.

Their combat power was drastically reduced.

At this moment, neither man nor dog could steady themselves, and they crashed toward each other.

The Dog Demon lowered its head, planted its feet, and began exerting force as it rammed directly forward.

Gao Fei had heard that dogs had heads of copper, backs of iron, and waists of tofu.

Was this going to be an iron-head technique?

As they charged at each other, it was already too late to dodge.

The roar of Tiger-Leopard Thunder Roar erupted, loud enough that there was no time to lower the volume in his haste.

Fist and dog head collided.

After a muffled groan, Gao Fei flew backward more than three meters and shook his hand.

It hurt. It was numb. It was like punching a steel plate.

The Dog Demon staggered back two steps, lifted its head, revealed a foolish grin, and collapsed.

System notification: Slain an utterly evil early Spirit-Absorption Realm Dog Demon. Merit Points +100.

The surrounding Dog Demons had been cheering just moments ago, but in the next instant, their leader fell to the ground, blood pouring from its seven orifices.

Dead?

The scene fell silent in an instant.

The bound villagers opened their eyes at this moment, hope appearing on their faces as they watched the scene.

The Dog Demons also came to their senses and scattered in all directions.

Gao Fei had not expected this outcome. He had thought they would desperately swarm him like the Rat Demons had, but instead they fled immediately.

He could only draw his saber, cut the rope around one villager's hands, and swiftly chase after the fleeing Dog Demons.

After killing four of them, he returned to where he had been.

Remaining Merit Points: 223

He did not dare pursue them too far, mainly because he was thinking about that Beast Core.

These villagers had no combat ability. If the Beast Core was stolen, they would have nowhere to cry.

Using the Tang Saber as a saw, he cut off the Dog Demon's head and split it open along the seams of its bones.

He obtained a Beast Core the size of a thumb.