Slaying the Qi Gathering Pig Demon!

"You talk too much."

Yang Xiao's face remained expressionless as his fingers slowly tightened around the saber hilt.

Before his voice had even faded, his figure suddenly flickered, closing the distance to the Pig Demon in an instant like a ghost.

The Spring Embroidery Saber left its sheath, and a cold gleam flashed.

The blade tore through the air, carrying fierce Killing Intent straight toward the Pig Demon's throat.

The Pig Demon's pupils contracted sharply. It had not expected this early-stage Qi Gathering Realm brat to dare attack first.

Even less had it expected the saber strike to be so astonishingly fast!

It instinctively turned its head to dodge, but was still a moment too slow.

The blade swept across the side of the Pig Demon's neck, splitting its thick black mane and leaving a wound deep enough to expose bone.

Blood gushed out at once.

"Roar—!"

The Pig Demon let out a shrill, furious roar, red light blazing in its eyes.

"How dare you injure me!"

Its enormous body suddenly swelled. Already several times larger than an ordinary wild boar, it now grew by more than another half!

Its black mane stood on end, its muscles bulged and knotted across its body, and a terrifying pressure erupted from it.

The demonic power of the Qi Gathering Three Apertures surged at full force!

"I'll tear you to pieces!"

The Pig Demon roared as its thick forehooves slammed violently into the ground.

The earth cracked, sending rubble flying.

Using the rebound, it sprang upward. Its enormous body was like a moving little mountain as it came crushing toward Yang Xiao.

Five or six Body Forging Black Pig Demons also howled and lunged at Yang Xiao, drool streaming from their mouths.

Yang Xiao's gaze remained calm as the Astonishing Swan Steps flashed beneath his feet.

His figure darted through the Pig Demons like a falling leaf in the wind, light and elusive.

Demon-Slaying Blade Technique! Blade light, like a bolt of silk!

Splurt!

The neck of the first Black Pig Demon was severed with one slash, and its enormous head rolled across the ground.

Yang Xiao did not pause. He turned, and the blade swept along into the abdomen of the second Black Pig Demon.

"Roar—!"

The Black Pig Demon screamed and collapsed, its intestines spilling from the wound in its abdomen.

"Stop!"

The Pig Demon flew into a rage at the sight. Its enormous body abruptly turned, trying to intercept Yang Xiao.

But Yang Xiao was too fast.

Relying on the flexibility of the Astonishing Swan Steps, he moved through the Pig Demon pack, harvesting one Pig Demon's life with every precise strike.

Because of its massive size, the Qi Gathering Pig Demon was instead unable to attack accurately.

More importantly—it did not dare attack with all its strength!

Five or six young Pig Demons surrounded it. If it attacked with full force, it would inevitably injure its own offspring.

Yang Xiao had clearly seen through this.

He deliberately moved among the young Pig Demons, forcing the Pig Demon to hold back for fear of striking the wrong target.

"Bastard!"

The Qi Gathering Pig Demon roared again and again, yet could only watch helplessly as one young Pig Demon after another fell into pools of blood.

In the brief span of ten breaths, all five or six Body Forging Black Pig Demons had been slain!

Yang Xiao stood beside the corpse of the last Pig Demon, blood slowly dripping from his blade.

"Now, it's just the two of us."

He looked at the Pig Demon, his gaze calm.

Red light flickered in the Pig Demon's eyes, anger interwoven with fear.

This early-stage Qi Gathering Realm human was actually this powerful!

His Saber Technique was too fast, and his movement technique too nimble. He was utterly beyond the level of an ordinary Qi Gathering Realm martial artist!

"You think... killing a few lesser demons means you can defeat me?"

The Pig Demon drew a deep breath. Its black mane suddenly shimmered with a layer of crimson light.

A foul stench spread from its body. Once the surrounding vegetation was tainted by it, it withered and corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Crimson Killing Intent!

This was the innate ability it had developed after breaking through to the Liquid Condensation Realm. It could corrode all things around it and erode an enemy's flesh.

Yang Xiao's brows furrowed slightly. He could sense how terrifying the Crimson Killing Intent was.

An ordinary martial artist would probably have their skin and flesh corroded raw before they could even approach the Pig Demon.

If he had not possessed the Iron Cloth Technique, he might indeed have been unable to withstand it.

As his qi and blood circulated, a faint metallic sheen rose across Yang Xiao's skin.

The Crimson Killing Intent surged toward him but was stopped outside his body, unable to corrode his flesh.

"How... how is this possible?"

The Pig Demon's pupils contracted sharply.

Its Crimson Killing Intent had actually been blocked?

"There's nothing impossible about it."

Yang Xiao advanced with his saber raised, his steps steady.

"Your tricks end here."

The blade light poured down like a waterfall, one slash after another, every strike deadly.

The Pig Demon roared as it swung its forehooves to block, but its movements were ultimately not as nimble as Yang Xiao's.

The first slash split open the Pig Demon's left shoulder joint.

The second cut into its hind leg.

The third sliced open its flank.

Blood gushed like a spring. More and more wounds appeared across the Pig Demon's enormous body, and the blood would not stop flowing.

It was like a punctured leather ball, its flesh and blood constantly "deflating." Compared to the formidable state it had been in at the beginning, it had already withered considerably.

"Stop!"

The Pig Demon finally felt fear.

It had lived for several hundred years and had never encountered such a troublesome opponent.

"I... I surrender!"

The Pig Demon took a step back, terror filling its eyes.

"I'm willing to submit to you! I can tell you the secrets of Three-Demon Mountain! I can help you deal with the Bull Demon and Snake Demon!"

The saber in Yang Xiao's hand paused slightly. He looked at the Pig Demon without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

The blade cut into the Pig Demon's neck, nearly severing its entire head.

The Pig Demon's enormous body crashed to the ground, and the Crimson Killing Intent lingering around it dispersed with it.

"I don't negotiate with man-eating demons."

He walked over to the Pig Demon's corpse and skillfully split open its chest and abdomen with the Spring Embroidery Saber, extracting an Inner Core the size of a fist.

The Inner Core was dark red and still warm, radiating dense Demonic Qi.

Yang Xiao put away the Inner Core and looked toward the villagers, a man and a woman, in the distance. After checking them over and confirming that they were merely unconscious, he finally relaxed.

Then he sat cross-legged nearby and regulated the Aperture that had expended a considerable amount of spiritual energy, silently waiting for the yamen runners from Li Family Hamlet to arrive.

About the time it took an incense stick to burn later.

A hurried series of footsteps came from the distance.

"Head Constable Yang! Head Constable Yang!"

Zhao Tieniu's booming voice pierced through the forest.

Yang Xiao opened his eyes and saw Zhao Tieniu and the other three running toward him. Li Tie and several yamen runners from Li Family Hamlet followed behind them.

"Head Constable Yang, are you all right?"

Zhao Tieniu rushed up to Yang Xiao and looked him up and down.

"We heard something happening over here, so we hurried over..."

His gaze fell upon the Pig Demon's enormous corpse, and his pupils suddenly widened.

"This... this is..."

"A Qi Gathering Realm Pig Demon," Yang Xiao said calmly. "I've already slain it."

Zhao Tieniu, Sun Ming, and the others stood rooted to the spot, staring at the massive corpse in disbelief.

A great demon of the Qi Gathering Realm...

And such a young, robust one at that—slain by Head Constable Yang alone?

Sun Ming swallowed, his voice trembling slightly. "Head Constable Yang, you... you did this alone..."

The four yamen runners exchanged glances, their awe of Yang Xiao rising another level.

At that moment, Li Tie also came over. His face was somewhat pale, and his eyes were full of shock.

"Head Constable Yang... this Pig Demon..."

Li Tie opened and closed his mouth, wanting to say something yet not knowing where to begin.

He looked at the Pig Demon's corpse, his heart filled with shock and fear, his emotions a tangled mess.

He had schemed with the Pig Demon just moments ago, and now the Pig Demon had become a corpse.

And the culprit, Yang Xiao, was standing calmly before him.

"Head Constable Yang certainly has impressive skills." Li Tie forced out a faint smile. "I... I truly admire you."

Afraid that the Pig Demon had said something to Yang Xiao before dying, he asked probingly:

"I wonder if this Pig Demon revealed anything?"

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But he had the Iron Cloth Technique. Perhaps he could withstand it.

As his qi and blood circulated, a faint metallic sheen rose across Yang Xiao's skin.

The Crimson Killing Intent surged toward him but was stopped outside his body, unable to corrode his flesh.

"How... how is this possible?"

The Pig Demon's pupils contracted sharply.

Its Crimson Killing Intent had actually been blocked?

"There's nothing impossible about it."

Yang Xiao advanced with his saber raised, his steps steady.

"Your tricks end here."

The blade light poured down like a waterfall, one slash after another, every strike deadly.

The Pig Demon roared as it swung its forehooves to block, but its movements were ultimately not as nimble as Yang Xiao's.

The first slash split open the Pig Demon's left shoulder joint.

The second cut into its hind leg.

The third sliced open its flank.

Blood gushed like a spring. More and more wounds appeared across the Pig Demon's enormous body, and the blood would not stop flowing.

It was like a punctured leather ball, its flesh and blood constantly "deflating." Compared to the formidable state it had been in at the beginning, it had already withered considerably.

"Stop!"

The Pig Demon finally felt fear.

It had lived for several hundred years and had never encountered such a troublesome opponent.

"I... I surrender!"

The Pig Demon took a step back, terror filling its eyes.

"I'm willing to submit to you! I can tell you the secrets of Three-Demon Mountain! I can help you deal with the Bull Demon and Snake Demon!"

The saber in Yang Xiao's hand paused slightly. He looked at the Pig Demon without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

The blade cut into the Pig Demon's neck, nearly severing its entire head.

The Pig Demon's enormous body crashed to the ground, and the Crimson Killing Intent lingering around it dispersed with it.

"I don't negotiate with man-eating demons."

He walked over to the Pig Demon's corpse and skillfully split open its chest and abdomen with the Spring Embroidery Saber, extracting an Inner Core the size of a fist.

The Inner Core was dark red and still warm, radiating dense Demonic Qi.

Yang Xiao put away the Inner Core and looked toward the villagers, a man and a woman, in the distance. After checking them over and confirming that they were merely unconscious, he finally relaxed.

Then he sat cross-legged nearby and regulated the Aperture that had expended a considerable amount of spiritual energy, silently waiting for the yamen runners from Li Family Hamlet to arrive.

About the time it took an incense stick to burn later.

A hurried series of footsteps came from the distance.

"Head Constable Yang! Head Constable Yang!"

Zhao Tieniu's booming voice pierced through the forest.

Yang Xiao opened his eyes and saw Zhao Tieniu and the other three running toward him. Li Tie and several yamen runners from Li Family Hamlet followed behind them.

"Head Constable Yang, are you all right?"

Zhao Tieniu rushed up to Yang Xiao and looked him up and down.

"We heard something happening over here, so we hurried over..."

His gaze fell upon the Pig Demon's enormous corpse, and his pupils suddenly widened.

"This... this is..."

"A Qi Gathering Realm Pig Demon," Yang Xiao said calmly. "I've already slain it."

Zhao Tieniu, Sun Ming, and the others stood rooted to the spot, staring at the massive corpse in disbelief.

A great demon of the Qi Gathering Realm...

And such a young, robust one at that—slain by Head Constable Yang alone?

Sun Ming swallowed, his voice trembling slightly. "Head Constable Yang, you... you did this alone..."

The four yamen runners exchanged glances, their awe of Yang Xiao rising another level.

At that moment, Li Tie also came over. His face was somewhat pale, and his eyes were full of shock.

"Head Constable Yang... this Pig Demon..."

Li Tie opened and closed his mouth, wanting to say something yet not knowing where to begin.

He looked at the Pig Demon's corpse, his heart filled with shock and fear, his emotions a tangled mess.

He had schemed with the Pig Demon just moments ago, and now the Pig Demon had become a corpse.

And the culprit, Yang Xiao, was standing calmly before him.

"Head Constable Yang certainly has impressive skills." Li Tie forced out a faint smile. "I... I truly admire you."

Afraid that the Pig Demon had said something to Yang Xiao before dying, he asked probingly:

"I wonder if this Pig Demon revealed anything?"