Demonization

These were the Demon Race—the very Demon Race that had destroyed his family and left him with nothing, the Demon Race he had battled for an entire lifetime in his previous life!

But why were members of the Demon Race appearing here?

By all reason, the Demon Race's invasion was not supposed to begin until a year later. Why had they appeared now?

"You remnants of the Demon Race dare to ambush me? You're courting death!"

A clear cry suddenly rang out. The white figure surrounded by the Demon Race members sprang into the air, then shook her sword downward from above. Dozens of sword gleams shot forth through the night like milky-white threads.

"Sky Flower Falling Rain Sword? The sword technique of the City Lord's Mansion? Could it be Luo Qingcheng?"

The moment Nie Yun saw the technique, his eyes lit up. He recalled a stubborn young woman from his previous life.

That girl was named Luo Qingcheng, the daughter of Luoshui City's lord, Luo Zhanhao!

In his previous life, Luoshui City had fallen to the Demon Race. With Nie Tong's help, he had narrowly escaped. During a trial organized by the Shenfeng Empire's imperial family, he had met the girl named Luo Qingcheng!

When the two learned that they were both from Luoshui City, they had immediately felt a kinship. They helped each other through that trial, overcame its hardships together, and took first place!

Afterward, however, they had not fallen for each other like in some vulgar tale, nor had they developed some one-night affair. They had simply parted ways, with no news of each other ever again.

Later, when Nie Yun stood at the pinnacle of the world and had access to countless sources of information, he learned that after leaving him, the girl had died in a battle against the Demon Race, her fragrance vanishing and her life utterly extinguished.

It was not that he had any feelings for the girl. Rather, she had been shrewd and capable, decisive in her actions, and had left a deep impression on him. Besides, they were both survivors of Luoshui City, so he naturally felt a sense of closeness upon seeing her again!

"Indeed, it's her. No matter what, I have to save her!"

With that thought, he used the brilliant starlight to look at the girl's face. Sure enough, she was the same shrewd and capable figure from his previous life!

Luo Qingcheng looked even younger now, only sixteen or seventeen. Her beauty was like a lotus rising from clear water, truly as breathtaking as her name suggested, able to topple kingdoms and cities!

"Hehe, you're only at the initial stage of the fifth level of the qi sea, the Body Egress Realm. You're at the same level as me, but there are so many of us. Let's see how long you can hold out!"

The Sky Flower Falling Rain Sword was a Noble Grade Lower martial skill. Its power was fairly formidable when used alone, but launching more than ten sword strikes at once made it difficult to harm the Demon Race members. After dodging the attack, a demon at the initial stage of the Body Egress Realm let out an excited, strange cry.

"How long can I hold out? Hmph, I think it's you who should wonder how long you can last!"

When her attack failed, an anxious expression immediately appeared on Luo Qingcheng's face, and her words came out hurriedly. Her longsword trembled again, and a sword gleam shot straight toward the demon who had spoken.

At the fifth level of the qi sea, the Body Egress Realm, true qi could leave the body and form sword gleams or blade gleams, multiplying one's combat power. At the initial stage of the Body Egress Realm, one could only launch sword gleams around ten meters, with limited power. At the middle stage, they could reach fifty meters; at the late stage, one hundred meters. At the peak of the late stage, one's attack range could already reach roughly two hundred meters!

Luo Qingcheng was clearly only attacking within ten meters, and her sword gleams were not particularly fast. One glance was enough to tell that she was not only at the initial stage of the Body Egress Realm, but had likely only entered it recently!

"Hehe!"

Seeing the sword gleam shooting toward him, the demon did not dodge. With a sinister laugh, he thrust forward his bamboo-jointed five fingers in a fierce grab. A cloud of murky demon qi instantly swallowed the sword gleam.

"You think you can be our match? You're thinking far too simply!"

The demon suddenly twisted his fingers, and the sword gleam that had just been swallowed shot out violently, striking the girl's arm dead-on!

Clang!

Struck by her own sword gleam, Luo Qingcheng's longsword immediately fell to the ground, and a blossom of blood splashed from her arm.

"You're despicable! Do you know who I am? If you dare lay hands on me, Luoshui City will surely take a brutal revenge against you!"

Her sword had fallen, her arm was injured, and the girl's face immediately turned pale. She staggered back several steps and screamed herself hoarse.

"Who are you? Hehe, aren't you Luo Qingcheng, Luo Zhanhao's daughter? If you weren't, we wouldn't have made a move!" The demon seemed to have known the girl's identity all along, his sinister laughter filled with excitement.

"Bind her. If Luo Zhanhao hands over the item, fine. If he refuses, we'll kill the hostage!"

"Kill the hostage? Boss, this woman's skin is so tender. Before killing her, can you let us brothers have some fun?"

"Yeah, I heard human women's bodies have a fragrance, especially when they're doing that—the scent is strongest then. It's said to be pure enjoyment. We absolutely can't kill this woman. Let me play with her for a few years; even if I die afterward, it'll have been worth it!"

The two demons chuckled lewdly as well, drool spilling all over the ground as they spoke.

"Hehe, you're making me itch too. Fine, capture her first. Once I'm done enjoying her, I'll naturally give her to you!"

The first demon nodded and waved a hand.

"Good!" Seeing that their leader agreed, the two speaking demons leaped up in excitement. Their eyes gleamed like wolves as they lunged at the girl.

"Ah... don't!"

Luo Qingcheng had never seen such a scene before. She trembled all over in fright and even forgot to dodge.

Bang! Bang!

Yet before the two demons could reach her, their heads suddenly swelled and exploded into mush in midair.

"Who is it?"

Only after the two demons died at once did the others see clearly that a figure had appeared among them at some unknown moment. He was the one who had killed them!

Nie Yun had made his move!

"Who is it? Hehe, the Blood Prison Demon Venerable you fear like snakes and scorpions!"

With a long cry, Nie Yun announced the title from his previous life. His entire body became like a phantom as he charged toward the demons in the distance who had yet to react.

To shoot the man, first shoot his horse; to capture bandits, first capture their king—this was how humans dealt with humans. Against the Demon Race, one had to do the opposite!

First kill the low-level lackeys, then kill the stronger ones! This prevented the weak from rushing in and causing trouble while you fought a powerful opponent!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Nie Yun had just advanced to the middle stage of the True Qi Realm. The true qi in his qi sea was broader than the waves of the Luoshui River, surging out in one tide after another. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen demons had fallen to the ground, completely dead!

It was not that Nie Yun's strength had increased again and allowed him to kill these Demon Race members so quickly. Rather, he had killed far too many of them in his previous life and knew their weaknesses like the back of his hand. Often, a single move struck directly at their vital points and killed them outright!

"You... who exactly are you? How do you know the vital points of our Demon Race? You deserve to die!"

The first demon had thought his subordinates would kill this weak brat before them, but in the blink of an eye they had all become corpses. He shrieked in fury, his eyes immediately turning red.

"This is bad—Demonization! It's actually Demonization! Retreat, quickly!"

Seeing the demon's eyes redden, Nie Yun's heart tightened. Without another moment of hesitation, his body flickered to Luo Qingcheng's side. He grabbed her jade-like hand, turned, and fled.