You did all this, didn't you?

Chen Xian wasn't being arrogant. With his current beginner level of Awareness, he could still kill demon men he encountered.

What's more, he was only luring the demons, and it wasn't guaranteed that demon men would pursue him with the demons.

Therefore, he didn't need to worry about his own safety. The only thing he needed to consider was the safety of Xue Qishan, Cao Fang, and the others.

The mist and miasma in Blood River Forest weren't very thick, just a thin layer. With his eyesight, he could see a hundred meters away.

As soon as he charged into the forest, Chen Xian spotted a demon sentry, which was a wolf demon.

The wolf demon's vision was different from humans. It saw Chen Xian and the others from a hundred meters away and immediately turned to flee.

However, Chen Xian wouldn't let it go.

He leaped directly from his horse and caught up to the wolf demon in three breaths.

"Roar!"

The wolf demon roared in anger and turned to tear at Chen Xian.

Chen Xian impaled it to the ground with his spear.

[Sacrificing the soul of a Lesser Demon, gained 128 experience points.]

A panel notification appeared before his eyes.

Chen Xian gripped his spear and returned to land on his horse, leading Xue Qishan and the others deeper into the forest.

"Brother Xian, how did you spot it?" Xue Qishan asked, astonished. He could only see about ten meters ahead, but Chen Xian had spotted a demon a hundred meters away. His eyesight was truly amazing.

Chen Xian smiled and didn't answer. A moment later, they heard the roars of demons coming from the south of Blood River Forest.

"They've found us!" Cao Fang said, his brow furrowed.

Chen Xian thought for a moment and said, "You guys shout too, the louder the better!"

Hearing this, Xue Qishan and the others nodded and shouted, "Kill!"

The thirty-two people shouted in unison, their voices carrying quite far.

They galloped along, shouting, and after a moment, the roars of demons from the south of Blood River Forest became even louder.

Before long, Chen Xian and the others arrived beside a wide river. The blood-red river water flowed eastward.

"Is this the Blood River?" Chen Xian narrowed his eyes. The river emitted a foul smell of blood. It was likely that the river water had been dyed red by the blood spilled from battles between humans and demons.

"Roar!"

Just then, from the opposite side of the ten-zhang-wide Blood River, an angry roar sounded.

A tiger demon appeared first, glaring at Chen Xian and saying, "Vile human, die!"

"Retreat!"

Chen Xian's eyes flickered, as hundreds of demons were charging behind the tiger demon, stirring up the mist and miasma.

He immediately led Xue Qishan and the thirty others in a mad dash away.

"Kill!"

The tiger demon roared and leaped thirty zhang across, chasing after Chen Xian and the thirty-three people.

Following closely, demons leaped across the Blood River. Some weaker demons couldn't cross the river and simply jumped into it, wading across.

North of Blood River Forest, ten miles away.

Chen Quanwu, leading a thousand Demon Slayer Soldiers, stood ready.

Soon, a scout reported that Ding Chen had already engaged the demon forces, and a large number of demons were heading west.

"Captain, should we attack?" a lieutenant asked.

Chen Quanwu snorted, "No rush. Send a message to Ding Chen to lure the demons out of the west of Blood River Forest and draw them towards Black Abyss in the southwest."

Hearing this, the lieutenant was slightly taken aback. Towards Black Abyss?

Blood River Forest was a hundred miles from Black Abyss, but the closer they got to Black Abyss, the more dangerous it became. Even without demon armies, there were other terrifying demonic beasts dividing their territories.

Even someone in the Jade Sea Realm would be seeking death if they ventured there.

"Go, relay the order to Ding Chen to lure the demons towards Black Abyss!" the lieutenant instructed a nearby messenger, who received the order and galloped away.

West of Blood River Forest, Ding Chen and his sixty-seven men naturally heard the sounds of shouting and killing from Chen Xian and the others in the forest, as well as the roars of demons.

Everyone gripped their spears, ready for battle.

However, after a cup of tea, Chen Xian and the others still hadn't broken out of Blood River Forest.

"What's going on?" Wang Yan frowned.

"Could they have already fought their way out?" Qin Fei also said.

Ding Chen remained silent, his gaze fixed on the forest exit.

Just then, a fast rider galloped from the northeast like lightning. Before anyone could get a clear look, the rider was already in front of them.

"Wind Thunder Steed?"

Wind Thunder Steeds in the military camp were extremely fast, capable of reaching thirty meters per breath.

Aside from special soldiers, only the messengers rode Wind Thunder Steeds.

Ding Chen glanced over and saw it was the same soldier who had delivered their orders earlier.

"Ding Chen, receive the order!"

"This subordinate is here!"

"The Captain orders you to lead your subordinates to lure the three thousand demons towards Black Abyss. There must be no mistakes!"

The messenger was as fast as the wind, turning and leaving immediately after delivering the message.

He didn't give Ding Chen any chance to speak.

"Three thousand demons?" Wang Yan exploded.

Not only him, but Qin Fei and the others were also stunned.

Luring three thousand demons towards Black Abyss, let alone whether they could even go to Black Abyss, in the blink of an eye, three thousand demons would leave none of their hundred men with even bones remaining.

"Xianzi and the others...!"

Ding Chen's expression changed. Even if Chen Xian would be fine, what about Cao Fang and Xue Qishan?

"Charge in!" he shouted, spurring his horse into the forest.

In the forest.

Chen Xian told Cao Fang, Xue Qishan, and the others to go ahead, while he stayed behind to cover their retreat, having gone mad with killing.

Seeing Chen Xian holding off hundreds of demons alone, Cao Fang and Xue Qishan turned back and charged towards the demons as well.

In the blink of an eye, out of more than three hundred demons, only sixty to seventy remained, fleeing back across the Blood River.

Of course, Chen Xian had let them go intentionally.

Otherwise, how else would he lure the other demons over?

A moment later.

Ding Chen rushed over with sixty-six men. When they saw the ground littered with demon corpses and everyone safe, they were truly astonished!

"Holy crap!"

Wang Yan exclaimed, looking at Chen Xian. "You did all this, right?"

Chen Xian wiped the foul demon blood from his face and nodded with a smile.

Ding Chen and the others were utterly speechless.

"Captain Chen just sent word, telling us to lure three thousand demons out of Blood River Forest and towards Black Abyss," Ding Chen said to Chen Xian.

"Towards Black Abyss?" Chen Xian frowned. "Isn't that a forbidden zone?"

Ding Chen nodded. "It's a forbidden zone, so we can't go there. It's just in that direction. I don't know what Captain Chen is thinking!"

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xian's eyes. "Black Abyss in front, and three thousand demons chasing from behind. It's obvious they want to kill us, and then Chen Quanwu will lead his men to attack from the rear. No matter how many demons are killed, it will be a great merit."

At this moment, Ding Chen was at a loss. He looked at Chen Xian. "What do you think we should do?"

Chen Xian calmly replied, "A general outside the command of the sovereign is permitted to disobey. Moreover, he is only a Captain. Asking us to lure three thousand demons towards Black Abyss, but the demons have to go there too!"

Wang Yan nodded. "Brother Ding, Xianzi is right. We'll lure the demons here. If thousands of demons come, we'll flee outwards. When the demons retreat, we'll fight our way back. We'll repeat this until sunrise, then retreat along the original path to Black Wind Valley."

Qin Fei also nodded. "I think it's feasible."

Seeing this, Ding Chen nodded. "Then let's do it."

"Roar, kill all you lowly humans!"

Just then, a furious roar came from several miles away, followed by the sound of the earth shaking.

Ding Chen and the others' expressions turned grim. Judging by the commotion, the number of demons crossing the Blood River this time should be over a thousand.

"You all fall back!"

Chen Xian's eyes gleamed. He waved his hand at Ding Chen and the others and spurred his horse forward, holding his spear and staring ahead.

Ding Chen and his men formed a line. This way, if they couldn't win, they wouldn't be crowded when turning to escape.

A moment later, an Ox Demon carrying a blood axe charged over.

Fifty meters away from Chen Xian, it leaped into the air, swinging its blood axe towards Chen Xian's head.

Behind it, dense masses of demons roared ferociously.

However, in the next instant, all the charging demons froze!

The red-armored youth soared into the sky, his black spear erupting with dark golden flame spear shadows, two zhang long. With a single thrust, he impaled the roaring Ox Demon in mid-air, its blood spraying like rain onto the faces of the surrounding demons.