Demon Army, Afraid

Chen Xian stood in a position where he could hear the sounds from the Blood River, where demons were crossing.

Suddenly, a Demon Man riding a Wolf Demon appeared within Chen Xian's spiritual awareness. It was the rugged Demon Man he had previously defeated, carrying a heavy sword on its shoulder.

"Retreat!"

Chen Xian narrowed his eyes and waved his hand to Xue Qishan and the others.

One Demon Man was not a significant threat, but the key was that three Great Demons were following closely behind. It would take time for him to kill the Demon Man, and those three Great Demons could easily kill Xue Qishan and the others.

Moreover, behind the three Great Demons were hundreds of Lesser Demons, and there were even more Monsters.

Upon hearing the order, Xue Qishan and the others immediately turned and rushed toward the edge of the forest.

The Demon Man had astonishing hearing and suddenly accelerated toward them from a hundred meters away.

However, just after covering fifty meters, Chen Xian shot forward with his spear.

"You again?"

Upon seeing Chen Xian, the Demon Man immediately panicked. He knew he couldn't win against Chen Xian. As Chen Xian thrust his spear, he quickly raised his heavy sword to block.

With a loud bang.

The spear, engulfed in dark golden flames, sent the Demon Man flying a hundred meters away, crashing into a group of Lesser Demons.

The three Great Demons were instantly stunned!

The Ox Demon was dead!

Was their little leader not a match for this human boy?

"Roar!"

The three Great Demons—a Bull Demon, a Tiger Demon, and a Wolf Demon—stood five meters tall, muscular and robust, wielding powerful weapons as they lunged toward Chen Xian.

Chen Xian paid them no mind. He moved with incredible speed, not hesitating as he charged into the group of Lesser Demons, aiming to take down the Demon Man first.

Killing a Great Demon would yield over 300 Experience Points.

Killing a Demon Man would yield even more, at least 500 points or more.

When he achieved Minor Success in Jade Sea, he had just missed the chance to kill a Demon Man.

Besides, now that he had reached Perfection of Awareness, he was more than ten times stronger than before.

"Stop him!"

The rugged Demon Man was filled with terror; he hadn't expected that the human boy had grown even stronger in just a few days.

In a single encounter, he was sent flying a hundred meters, spitting blood.

Pfft, pfft…!

The surrounding Lesser Demons couldn't stop Chen Xian at all. In a moment, he had stabbed five or six of them to death and intercepted the fleeing Demon Man.

Chen Xian had no idea what level the Demon Man was, but judging by human cultivation standards, it was at most at the entry level of Jade Sea.

"Despicable human!"

The rugged Demon Man roared repeatedly, unleashing its demonic energy. Its demonic blood ignited into flames to block Chen Xian's furious strike.

In the next moment.

Chen Xian's spear pierced through its chest, pinning it against a tree trunk that two people could barely wrap their arms around. Blood flowed profusely as its body began to transform, revealing a Wolf Demon over two meters long.

[Sacrificed a low-level spirit demon's soul, gained 1160 Experience Points]

"1160 points?"

Chen Xian quickly glanced at the notification panel, momentarily stunned.

A low-level spirit demon's soul was worth over 1000 Experience Points; mid-level and high-level ones would surely yield even more…

Hiss!

Seeing their little leader killed, the three Great Demons and the surrounding three hundred Lesser Demons, along with the seven hundred Monsters that followed, gasped in shock.

"Run!"

Immediately, a Wolf Demon among the Lesser Demons cried out in alarm and turned to flee toward the Blood River.

Once it fled, the seven hundred Monsters reacted and also turned to escape.

"Damn it, all of you stop…!"

The Ox Demon roared, swinging its massive blood axe, but it couldn't stop them.

With their little leader dead, they clearly weren't a match for the human boy before them; not fleeing was tantamount to seeking death.

Pfft!

The spear pierced through the air, cutting off the Ox Demon's voice, and it was impaled to death.

[Sacrificed a mid-level Great Demon's soul, gained 526 Experience Points]

Chen Xian's eyes flickered slightly as he understood that sacrificing a Great Demon's soul would yield Experience Points ranging from 300 to 1000.

The strength of the Great Demon affected the conversion of Experience Points as well.

At that moment, the Tiger Demon and the Wolf Demon reacted, letting out a furious roar as they fled into the distance.

Chen Xian couldn't let them escape. The Tiger Demon was at the late stage of the Great Demon level, with 869 Experience Points.

The Wolf Demon had reached the perfection stage of the Great Demon level, boasting 972 Experience Points.

After killing the Great Wolf Demon, Chen Xian leaped forward and charged into the crowd of Lesser Demons, wreaking havoc.

Wherever his spear passed, it crushed everything in its path.

Blood splattered everywhere as demon corpses fell to the ground, each wound scorched black from the flames of Vital Energy.

Chen Xian chased all the way to the Blood River, slaughtering over sixty Lesser Demons and more than one hundred Monsters.

The other demons fled back across the Blood River, panicked and disorganized.

"What a pity!"

Chen Xian shook his head inwardly. Once that Demon Man was dead, the Lesser Demons and Monsters fled in terror. Plus, he had wasted some time dealing with those three Great Demons.

By the time he reached the Blood River, he had only killed two hundred demons. He glanced at his stats:

[Experience: 26692 points]

This was half the Experience Points compared to the previous two waves.

"Looks like I should take out the Great Demons and Lesser Demons first, then deal with the Demon Man!" Chen Xian muttered to himself.

Killing the Great Demons and Lesser Demons didn't yield as many Experience Points as the Demon Man, but it was more efficient.

He had killed the Demon Man in two strikes, but it was a hassle and consumed a lot of Vital Energy.

If he left the Demon Man alive, it could hold back the other demons.

After figuring this out, Chen Xian turned his horse around and headed back to the previous spot, where Xue Qishan and the others were returning.

"Brother Xian, is this the Demon Man?" Xue Qishan and Cao Fang were gathered around the towering Wolf Demon, asking curiously.

Chen Xian nodded, "When alive, it can transform into a Demon Man; when dead, it reveals its true form."

Everyone gasped in surprise. If it weren't for Chen Xian, this Demon Man could have wiped them out completely.

"Brother Xian, you must be at the mid-stage of body refinement in the Cooks' Camp of the Ninth Army, right? And you've reached the Surging Origin Realm in less than five months! How did you manage that?" Xue Qishan couldn't hold back any longer. He was a year older than Chen Xian and had been assigned to the Cooks' Camp with him, forming a deep bond through their shared experiences.

Before Chen Xian could respond, Cao Fang chimed in with a laugh, "Brother Xue, is that even a question? Brother Xian is a gifted martial artist, his potential is immense. Plus, he works really hard!"

Xue Qishan frowned slightly but nodded in agreement.

Cao Fang's explanation didn't seem unreasonable. He believed that cultivation relied heavily on talent, which was extremely important. Otherwise, Pei Menglong, the Little Hegemon of the Ninth Army, wouldn't have reached the Soaring Realm at just twenty-five.

That was talent.

Those lacking in talent might take fifty or even a hundred years to reach the Soaring Realm, and most people wouldn't even have that hope in their lifetime.

Xue Qishan lowered his gaze slightly to glance at the blue-white jade pendant in his hand. The pendant had a character on each side, reading "Sacred Heaven."

He tightly grasped the pendant, his gaze fixed on Chen Xian's back, revealing a mix of emotions—confusion, helplessness, determination, and confidence...

Time passed into the late night.

The Demon Army no longer crossed the Blood River.

Chen Xian, with an expressionless face, closed his eyes, but inside he was feeling quite frustrated.

He hadn't touched his Experience Points; he was simply resting his eyes, waiting for the Demon Army to come back for another wave so he could kill more demons and earn some Experience Points to further develop his techniques.

But the demons didn't return!

Suddenly, the sound of horses neighing came from behind. Without opening his eyes, Chen Xian recognized it was Wang Yan.

Wang Yan rode over and, seeing everyone still there, let out a sigh of relief. He quickly approached Chen Xian and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Xian opened his eyes and stared ahead, "The demons are scared!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan silently gazed at Chen Xian, his mind clearly racing with thoughts.