Slaying the Mountain Ridge Demon King!
Once the furnace was opened, the Demon-Baleful Pill Fluid could no longer be contained.
The stench of demonic liquid, brimming with the essence of countless Demons, surged and swelled in the furnace before finally exploding with a "boom".
A violent force surged through his meridians, instantly filling Yang Xiao's limbs and bones.
His power surged dramatically in just a few breaths.
The crimson glint in his eyes shone brightly.
Yang Xiao stood in the deep pit and slammed the gun barrel down on the ground.
Thump!
The ground beneath their feet sank in, cracking into a spiderweb-like pattern.
Upon seeing this, the Mountain Ridge Demon King's laughter sound effect caught in his throat.
The unpleasant odor emanating from this human suddenly intensified.
It was so thick that it made it feel a little uncomfortable.
It didn't waste any more words.
If you don't understand something, just smash it.
The five-zhang-tall stone body bent down, like a giant bending over, and stretched out its two giant hands at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, to strike Yang Xiao!
The news arrived first.
Yang Xiao did not back down.
The Sky-Rending Wind Pattern exploded beneath his feet.
Instead of rising, the dark figure swept forward, skimming the ground.
In the narrow gap created by their palms clasped together, he shot through like a black feather released from a bow.
Their palms clashed, sending up a shower of gray stones.
Yang Xiao had already pressed himself against the Stone Ape's chest.
Boom--!
The Army-Breaking Spear plunged into the chest of the stone body, embedding itself most of the way in.
For the first time, large amounts of blood splattered from this rock-like body.
"Well--!"
The Mountain Ridge Demon King cried out in pain and suddenly raised its arm to block.
Yang Xiao pulled out the spearhead and nailed it through its forearm, leaving only a section of the shaft about the length of an arm outside.
The Mountain Ridge Demon King was utterly enraged.
It roared and swung its other fist, bringing it down towards Yang Xiao's face with a whoosh.
This punch was even more powerful than the one that had smashed into the deep pit earlier; it pressed down the air within a dozen feet.
Yang Xiao raised his left hand.
Water gushed from his palm, instantly forming a rope.
The water rope was swung out and wrapped around that wrist, once, twice, three times.
"Click."
He pulled his wrist back.
The giant fist that came crashing down was pulled off course by half a foot in mid-air, grazing Yang Xiao's shoulder before slamming into the rocky ground at his feet, creating a crater two zhang deep.
Yang Xiao then leaped up the water rope, the Sky-Rending Wind Pattern lifting him up onto the Stone Ape's arm, and in a few steps he reached the forearm that was nailed down.
Then, he raised his foot and kicked hard!
The Army-Breaking Spear pierced through the forearm, its tip continuing forward, striking the stone wall behind the Stone Ape.
"Bang!"
The spear tip pierced the stone wall an inch or so.
The Mountain Ridge Demon King's arm was firmly pinned to the stone wall.
"Ugh!!"
For the first time, it let out a low growl with a distorted tone.
It tugged at it but couldn't budge it.
With half an arm pinned to the stone wall by a gun and its other hand bound by a water rope, this enormous body, five zhang tall, lost its "freedom" for the first time.
That's exactly what Yang Xiao wanted.
He threw out the remaining water ropes with his left hand, one wrapping around the Stone Ape's feet and the other around its lower back.
With a flick of his wrist, he sent the rope flying toward the most intact rock face in the distance, where it pierced the cracks in the stone with two sharp "thuds".
"Click--"
All three water ropes were taut simultaneously.
The Stone Ape's feet were pulled in the opposite direction, causing its massive body to involuntarily lean forward; the one wrapped around its back pulled its upper body backward as well.
At this moment, his body was temporarily bound to the stone wall behind him, and his rough neck was forced to be raised high.
Like lambs to the slaughter.
For the first time, genuine panic appeared in the eyes of the Mountain Ridge Demon King.
It tried to struggle free with all its might, but Yang Xiao was also using all his strength to restrain it, making it unable to break free for a short time.
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate...
Yang Xiao reached out with his right hand, and the Shadowless Blade at his waist was finally drawn.
He didn't give the Demon King a chance to strike again, disappearing from the Stone Ape's feet in a single step, and the next moment, he appeared beneath its raised neck.
The blade rose, plunging into the throat!
"Laugh--!"
The dark blade pierced through the flesh and penetrated the Stone Ape's neck bone, which was so hard it could break iron.
"Stop!"
The Mountain Ridge Demon King cried out in pain, a look of panic flashing in his eyes. His arm, which had been pinned down by the Army-Breaking Spear, suddenly broke free and frantically clawed at his own neck.
"Drink--!"
Yang Xiao had no intention of dodging. He lowered his arms and the blade sliced across the Stone Ape's throat.
The simultaneous eruption of the Demon-Slaying Soul-Extinction shook the divine soul, and the bloodthirsty erosion rushed into the Stone Ape's body through the wound, recklessly destroying everything in its path.
Even a body as solid as a mountain can be instantly destroyed!
The Mountain Ridge Demon King's arm was still hanging in mid-air, making a grabbing motion, but it didn't take any further steps.
Its mouth was open, but no more sound came out of its throat.
The savage glint in his eyes dimmed, and his mountain-like body slowly collapsed forward.
"Boom--!"
The five-zhang-tall Stone Ape crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky.
Even the entire ground in the mining area trembled.
Dust and smoke rose and lingered for a long time.
Those Demon Suppression Guard who had long since hidden down the slope stood frozen in place.
Cheng Su stood at the very front.
His lips were still lingering on the shape of the word "bitter" from before, but his eyes widened even more, staring intently at the huge silhouette that had fallen in the dust.
The Mountain Ridge Demon King, known for his body made of rock... has fallen just like that!?
He struggled for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out a dry, hoarse sentence, "The Mountain Ridge Demon King... is dead!?"
Amidst the dust and smoke, the dark figure straightened up.
Yang Xiao pulled the Shadowless Blade from his wound, shook off the blood, and tucked it back into his waistband.
He walked to the Stone Ape's corpse, stepped on the arm that was nailed into the stone wall, and lowered his hands.
"Laugh."
The Army-Breaking Spear was pulled from the corpse.
A spray of blood splattered from the tip of the gun at his feet.
Ignoring the stares around him, he crouched down and cut open the abdomen of the stone body, from which rolled out a yellowish-brown Demon Core.
Yang Xiao reached out and supported it.
The Demon Core was extremely heavy, as if it were supporting a small stone, albeit a stone with a warm, earthy smell.
On the surface of the cinnabar, a layer of light yellow mountain-like patterns meandered, subtly conveying a sense of weight and solemnity.
Immediately afterwards, he took the Qi-Gathering Bottle from his waist.
Pointing the bottle at the corpse of the Mountain Ridge Demon King, a thick, earthy-yellow aura was slowly drawn into it.
Yang Xiao put the bottle away and stood up.
In the distance, the hundreds of Demon Suppression Guard finally came to their senses and began to surround him step by step, none of them daring to speak first.
Cheng Su walked a few steps in front of him and stopped.
He glanced at Yang Xiao, then at the corpse of the Mountain Ridge Demon King, and finally fixed his gaze on the earthen-yellow Demon Core in Yang Xiao's hand.
He couldn't help but swallow.
"Lord Yang..."
"Mighty..."