Obsessed

"Charge through!"

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xian's eyes as he made a decisive choice.

The Demon Lord might not be able to defeat Chen Quanwu, let alone him.

If there were no other powerful beings in the demon camp, relying on those eleven demon men to help the Demon Lord would be useless against him.

At most, three thousand demons would surround him and drain his vital energy.

Chen Xian decided to kill the Demon Lord first, then deal with the eleven demon men before quickly leaving the demon camp.

He didn't want any powerful demons from other camps to discover him.

Boom!

Chen Xian surged a hundred meters forward, reaching the large tent in an instant and thrusting his spear.

"Who?"

The Demon Lord in the tent finally detected the human presence and roared.

The next moment.

The large tent was flung aside, revealing twelve figures.

The Demon Lord, wielding a blood-red saber, soared into the sky and slashed at Chen Xian.

"Vile human, utterly treacherous!" one of the eleven demon men, a burly figure, roared and joined the fray, brandishing a blood-colored battle axe.

The other demon men also picked up their weapons and surrounded Chen Xian.

The surrounding demons, hearing the commotion, rushed towards them.

Bang!

The long saber erupted with blood-colored demonic energy, but it was far inferior to Chen Xian's dark golden fiery vital energy.

Chen Xian thrust out his spear, his dark golden fiery spear shadow like a river flowing backward, exuding immense power.

With a single thrust, he sent the blood-haired, strange-looking man flying, a bloody hole appearing in his chest, and blood gushing from his mouth.

Seeing this, Chen Xian's eyes lit up.

This blood-haired Demon Lord was indeed no match for him; he would kill the latter first.

He swept his spear, repelling the surrounding demon men, and surged forward towards the blood-haired Demon Lord. Although the latter's chest was a bloody mess, the spear hadn't pierced through.

The blood-haired Demon Lord quickly consumed a healing pill and turned to flee into the distance.

At this distance, how could Chen Xian let him escape? He thrust his spear again. The blood-haired Demon Lord let out a low cry, turned, and slashed with his saber. The blood-colored demonic energy condensed into a rolling saber light that clashed with Chen Xian's vital energy spear shadow.

The next instant.

The demonic energy saber light shattered, and the blood-haired Demon Lord was sent flying by Chen Xian's terrifying fiery spear shadow, his injuries worsening.

"Stop him...!" the blood-haired Demon Lord roared.

The eleven demon men felt fear in their hearts but had to fight Chen Xian desperately.

Chen Xian swept his spear again, killing two demon men.

[Sacrificed the soul of an early-stage Spirit Demon, gained 1202 experience points]

[Sacrificed the soul of a mid-stage Spirit Demon, gained 1519 experience points]

Chen Xian ignored the panel prompts before him, carved out an opening, and surged to pursue the blood-haired Demon Lord.

At this moment, the blood-haired Demon Lord was almost out of the camp. As he fled, he fired signals.

Chen Xian's expression darkened, and he furiously channeled the vital energy in his Jade Sea to pursue.

"Damn human!"

The blood-haired Demon Lord realized Chen Xian's speed was extraordinary, reaching a hundred meters per second, twice as fast as him, and despair instantly filled his heart.

He turned back, roared, and charged at Chen Xian.

"Die!"

Chen Xian's eyes flashed coldly. With a move from the Demon-Slaying Spear Technique, "Spear Settles the Universe," he charged down and impaled the blood-haired Demon Lord into the ground.

[Sacrificed the soul of an early-stage Demon Lord, gained 3357 experience points]

Seeing the panel prompt before him, Chen Xian didn't have time to examine the blood-haired Demon Lord's true form. He turned and charged at the pursuing demon men.

"Attack together, kill him!"

Seeing their Demon Lord slaughtered, the nine demon men were furious.

Chen Xian switched his spear for a saber, his movements swift. Saber light flashed, and a head flew off with each strike.

Three breaths later, he had cut his way into the throng of demons.

"Run, run quickly...!"

Upon seeing the nine headless demon men lying on the ground, the surrounding demons were completely terrified and roared as they fled the camp.

Seeing this, Chen Xian killed dozens more demons and surged out of the camp, heading rapidly north.

Killing one Demon Lord and eleven Demon Men yielded over 10,000 experience. Later, killing over fifty more demons brought in another five to six thousand experience points. It was profitable.

By the Blood River, Ding Chen saw Chen Xian sprinting over, covered in blood. His expression changed, "Are you injured?"

Chen Xian leaped across the Blood River without wasting words, "Let's go!"

Ding Chen's eyes flickered. He immediately ordered Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and the others to lead their men and retreat quickly.

He stayed behind to ask, "What's going on?"

Chen Xian grinned, "I killed a few demons and alerted some powerful ones!"

Ding Chen: "...!!"

North of the Blood River Forest.

Chen Quanwu and his men were still waiting when a distress signal suddenly lit up the night sky to the south. He was stunned, "What's happening?"

The three Second Lieutenants and the Demon Slayer Soldiers were also a bit bewildered.

They hadn't even made a move yet, so why was a distress signal being fired from the direction of the demon camp?

After waiting for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, they saw blood mist billowing from dozens of miles to the south, heading towards the north.

Chen Quanwu landed on a treetop and activated his eyesight to observe.

Moments later, his expression drastically changed, "It's a Demon King!"

"Quick, retreat!"

Chen Quanwu quickly mounted his horse and issued the order immediately.

He had received intel that the leader in that camp was at the early stage of Demon Lord cultivation, which was comparable to his own strength.

He didn't understand why the other party would send out a distress signal and have a Demon King arrive directly.

Even a minor Demon King possessed strength equivalent to the Dao Foundation realm, capable of killing him with ease.

"Captain, what about Ding Chen and them?" one of the Second Lieutenants asked.

Chen Quanwu didn't look back, coldly stating, "A bunch of cooks aren't worth saving. If they die, they die. Retreat quickly!"

"Yes!" The Second Lieutenant nodded and quickly led his Demon Slayer Soldiers away.

The other Demon Slayer Soldiers also retreated.

Chen Quanwu covered the rear, watching the billowing blood mist grow closer. He also turned and fled.

Meanwhile, Chen Xian and the others.

After rushing out of the west side of the Blood River Forest, Chen Xian looked up at the night sky and saw a mass of blood mist rolling towards the north at a very high speed. It was clear that a powerful demon was coming.

"Quick, take everyone to Black Wind Valley!" Chen Xian told Ding Chen.

Ding Chen's expression was a little grim. They had to retreat before sunrise?

Chen Xian was speechless, "Don't hesitate, trust me, you won't be wrong!"

Only he knew the situation clearly. He had killed the Demon Lord, and the Demon Lord had sent out a distress signal before dying. The demon coming must be extremely powerful.

Perhaps even more terrifying than him.

"Let's go!"

Ding Chen still trusted Chen Xian. He immediately ordered Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and the others to escort the wounded to Black Wind Valley.

Chen Xian stayed behind alone to cover their retreat.

Looking at the rapidly approaching blood mist, Chen Xian didn't stand idle. He glanced at his status panel:

[Experience: 53721 points]

"Deduce!"

Chen Xian began to deduce the subsequent cultivation techniques for the Ox Demon Spirit Flame Art.

[After one hundred months of arduous study, your Ox Demon Spirit Flame Art has made no progress.]

[After two hundred months of day and night attempts, your Ox Demon Spirit Flame Art has begun to show some direction.]

[After one thousand months of day and night deduction, you have attempted three methods for forging a Dao Foundation, all unsuccessful.]

The previous deduction for the Ox Demon Spirit Flame Art had consumed 3,000 experience points. Continuing the deduction would only consume more.

Seeing the rolling blood mist only ten-plus miles away, Chen Xian felt a sense of urgency.

"Continue deducing!"

[After three thousand months of diligent deduction, you have attempted one hundred and six methods, consuming vital energy and damaging your meridians and internal organs, showing signs of madness.]

"...Signs of madness?"

Looking at the panel's notification, Chen Xian was stunned!