Slaying a Horde of Demons Single-Handedly!

Wang Dagui heard the commotion and turned his head with difficulty.

When he saw Yang Xiao's figure, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

"Reinforcements! The reinforcements from the County Yamen have arrived!"

A thrill ran through his heart, but then he froze again.

Just one person?

Wang Dagui's gaze searched behind Yang Xiao, hoping to see more constables.

"Why... just you alone?"

Wang Dagui's voice was hoarse and laced with disbelief.

He had originally thought the County Yamen had dispatched a large troop of reinforcements, never expecting it to be only Yang Xiao!

Yang Xiao said calmly, "Constable Zhang sent me to check the situation."

Wang Dagui's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

One person... his eyes were filled with despair.

His body was covered in wounds and his stamina was long since spent. He had thought reinforcements had arrived, yet it was only a single man.

Even if Zhang Hu were sent, he wouldn't necessarily be able to fight thirty or forty Dog Demons alone!

Let alone that Dog Demon Leader at the Body Forging Realm Ninth Stage!

"Hurry and leave!" Wang Dagui said through clenched teeth, "Don't mind me!"

He had already made up his mind to die.

Rather than letting this young man throw his life away in vain, it was better to let him go back and report, prompting the County Yamen to send more men.

Yang Xiao stood in his spot, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding Dog Demons as the corners of his mouth ticked up slightly.

"Leave?" He gently shook his head. "Since I've come, why would I leave?"

Wang Dagui was stunned.

This young man... had he lost his mind?

"You don't know how strong these Dog Demons are!" he urged anxiously, "That leading Dog Demon is at the Body Forging Realm Ninth Stage! You are no match for it alone!"

Yang Xiao did not answer.

He merely gripped the long blade in his hand, his gaze calm as he watched those closing-in Dog Demons.

"Awooo—"

More than a dozen Dog Demons had already surrounded him, emitting greedy howls.

They couldn't wait to tear this young human to pieces and taste his flesh and blood.

"Another human comes, looking even younger and more delicious! Surround him, don't let him run!"

The Dog Demon Leader no longer looked at Wang Dagui before it. Its bloodthirsty gaze locked tightly onto Yang Xiao, saliva hanging from the tip of its mouth as drool dripped down, as if what stood before it was some rare delicacy.

"Swish—"

The first Dog Demon pounced!

It opened its bloody maw, heading straight for Yang Xiao's throat.

Yang Xiao's figure moved slightly, unleashing the Astonishing Swan Steps to make his form like the wind.

"Thud—"

A flash of blade light, and the Dog Demon's head went flying.

Killed in a single move!

Wang Dagui's eyes widened.

A Body Forging Realm Fifth Stage Dog Demon, actually slain in a single move?

Yet before he could even react, Yang Xiao was already in motion.

His figure shuttled through the pack of Dog Demons like a phantom. Blade light flickered, and every single strike accurately hit a Dog Demon's fatal spot.

"Swish, swish, swish—"

Three Dog Demons fell simultaneously!

"Thud, thud, thud—"

Another three!

Wang Dagui watched in stupefaction.

This young man... how could he be so strong?

His blade technique was incomparably fierce, every strike crisp and decisive without a shred of drag.

His movement technique was even more bizarre and unpredictable, the Dog Demons' attacks unable to touch even the hem of his garment.

Body Forging Realm Fifth and Sixth Stage Dog Demons were like clay chickens and roosters before him, utterly unable to withstand a single blow!

"Wait, let me take him!"

More and more Dog Demons were being killed by Yang Xiao. Sensing something was wrong, the Dog Demon Leader chose to make a move personally.

Its speed was astonishingly fast, kicking up a gust of foul wind as it lunged straight for Yang Xiao's face.

Yang Xiao flashed his figure, deploying the Astonishing Swan Steps to instantly appear at the Dog Demon Leader's flank.

"Monument Splitting Palm!"

His left hand opened, and he chopped out with a single palm.

"Bang—"

Palm winds whistled and the air exploded.

The Dog Demon Leader's cheek was directly caved inward by the strike, half of its canine teeth shattering as its body instantly spun and flew several zhang away.

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It struggled to stand up, terror flashing in its eyes.

This human... so strong!

Watching this scene as if forgetting his pain, Wang Dagui muttered, "Sending a Body Forging Ninth Stage Dog Demon flying with a single palm slap, this fellow's strength is even greater than that brute Zhang Hu!?"

Yang Xiao did not give the Dog Demon Leader a chance to catch its breath.

His figure moved like the wind, instantly catching up. Blessed by the Hundred-Refined Edge modifier, he unleashed the Basic Blade Technique at the consummate realm in its entirety.

"Swish—"

The Dog Demon Leader's head flew up, fresh blood spraying forth.

The Body Forging Realm Ninth Stage Dog Demon Leader was slain in a single move!

Wang Dagui was completely dumbfounded.

In over twenty years of slaying countless demons, he had never seen such a young, immensely powerful expert.

This Yang Xiao... what realm was he truly in?

Seeing their leader killed, the remaining Dog Demons instantly descended into chaos.

They had previously dared to come down the mountain to besiege humans only because they relied on their leader's guidance. Now that the leader was dead, coupled with the presence of such a terrifying human, how could they dare to yearn for battle?

"Awooo—"

A few Dog Demons turned and ran.

Yet how could Yang Xiao possibly let them go?

His figure moved like the wind, shuttling through the pack of Dog Demons with flashing blade light.

One Dog Demon after another fell, fresh blood dyeing the ground red.

In less time than it took to brew half a cup of tea, the Dog Demons outside the ruined temple had been cleanly slaughtered.

All thirty or forty of them without a single exception.

Yang Xiao sheathed his blade, his gaze sweeping over the corpses of Dog Demons blanketing the ground without the slightest ripple on his face.

He walked over to Wang Dagui and extended a hand.

"Constable Wang, are you all right?"

Wang Dagui blankly stared at Yang Xiao, unable to speak for a long time.

"You... you..."

He swallowed hard with difficulty. "What realm are you actually in?"

"Body Forging Realm Seventh Stage," Yang Xiao said calmly.

"Body Forging Seventh Stage?"

Wang Dagui's eyes widened in disbelief, refusing to trust his own ears.

Body Forging Realm Seventh Stage, and he single-handedly slaughtered thirty or forty Dog Demons, including a leader at the Body Forging Realm Ninth Stage?

How could this be possible!

"Creeak—"

Right at that moment, the door of the ruined temple was pushed open by a crack.

Several ragged villagers poked their heads out, trembling as they gazed at the scene outside.

Hiding inside the temple, they had witnessed everything that transpired outside through the cracks of the door.

That young constable had single-handedly killed all the Dog Demons!

"The de—the Dog Demons have all been killed?" an old man asked with a trembling voice.

"They're all dead. You're safe."

The villagers instantly swarmed out, dropping to their knees and kowtowing.

"Many thanks, benefactor! Many thanks, benefactor!"

"Benefactor has saved our entire village's lives!"

Yang Xiao waved a hand. "Get up."

He turned to look at Wang Dagui. "Constable Wang, your injuries are not light. I'll take you back."

Wang Dagui gave a bitter smile. "I never imagined... I'd still be able to survive."

He sighed. Thinking of the constables who had died at the hands of the Dog Demons, his mood instantly grew complicated.

"The Dog Demon raid was too sudden, so we could only do our utmost to escort the villagers in escaping. We lost quite a few brothers along the way; I've failed them."

"I originally thought you'd just be throwing your life away coming alone." Wang Dagui looked at Yang Xiao, his eyes filled with astonishment. "Never imagined you actually slaughtered all these beasts!"

Yang Xiao glanced back at Wang Dagui and the villagers, already growing anxious to return and report for duty.

"Let's go, back to the County Yamen first."

"Not so fast."

Stumbling on his feet, Wang Dagui walked over to the Body Forging Ninth Stage Dog Demon and used his blade to laboriously sever its massive head, then dragged it over to Yang Xiao's side.

"By Yamen rules, anyone who slaughters a Body Forging Ninth Stage demon is qualified to serve as a constable."

"Keep this head and take it back, I'll act as your guarantor!"

"As for the rest, there are too many and they're too heavy; just chop off their ears to take back so your merits are easy to tally. Don't find it troublesome."

Yang Xiao slowed his pace and turned back toward the Dog Demon corpses, having nearly forgotten about this matter.

"I don't find it troublesome."

Demon corpses were merits; naturally, he would never find such things troublesome.

A white-haired old man among the villagers hesitated for a moment before stepping forward, taking off his own cloth tunic to tie into a makeshift pouch, and following closely behind Yang Xiao with trembling legs to help pack them.

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