Slaying the Evil Cult Elder

There!

The old man quickly rose and glanced down at his abdomen.

It had completely caved in, his internal organs were a wreck, and with the saber wound he had just received, he was already a lamp running out of oil.

Even if he fled.

He could no longer evade the Demon Suppression Bureau's pursuit. Since death awaited him either way, before he died, he absolutely had to:

Kill this prodigy of the Demon Suppression Bureau who had destroyed his hope of survival, eliminating a potential enemy for the evil cult.

"Among the countless masses, only our White Lotus endures. Holy Mother, please bestow your power upon me and help me slay my enemy."

The old man rapidly formed seals with both hands and shouted.

At that moment.

Chu He, who had been desperately trying to recover after exhausting himself, felt his gaze turn cold. He knew the old man was using a secret art.

Not daring to delay.

He quickly tapped several major acupoints around his body with both hands. This was a method of drawing out his potential that he had worked out himself in the past.

Bang!

He clenched one hand into a fist and felt a trace of strength return.

Thud!

Pushing off the ground with both feet, he immediately charged at the old man and threw a punch accompanied by a dragon's cry and an elephant's roar.

"Damn it!"

The old man's expression changed.

His secret art had yet to fully activate. He had never expected Chu He to forcibly draw out his potential to kill him, even at the cost of damaging his own body.

"Block it!"

The old man stamped his right foot down. His robes stirred without wind as he crossed his arms in front of himself to block.

Boom...

An earthshaking collision rang out.

Whoosh!

The recoil sent Chu He flying. While still in midair, he used his last shred of strength to fling out the copper coin.

Whoosh!

The copper coin vanished into the night, and even the sound of it cutting through the air disappeared.

The old man instinctively guarded the top of his head.

Squelch!

He felt a chill in his chest. Looking down, he saw a small hole over his heart, piercing straight through it.

"Cough... cough..."

The intense pain turned the old man's face deathly pale, but his eyes held none of the despair of impending death. Instead, a trace of madness appeared in them:

"I have to admit, you're the most ruthless and decisive Demon Suppression Guard I've ever seen."

"But you were still one step too slow. Heh heh..."

A sinister chuckle escaped the old man's lips.

Not only did no blood flow from his heart, but a peculiar power surged out of it, causing his presence to swell once more.

In an instant!

He went from second rank early stage to the peak of second rank middle stage. Moreover, with his deep foundations, he could even kill someone at second rank late stage.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The old man approached Chu He step by step, speaking as though victory was already in his grasp:

"Although my secret art didn't take full effect, killing a little squad leader at peak first grade like you is still child's play."

"Any last words...?"

At that moment!

Having exhausted his power and then activated a secret art, Chu He stood on the ground with a slightly pale face.

He looked up at the old man without a trace of fear in his eyes, as though he did not care about his words.

System, you're certain I can get Demon Points for killing him, right?

"Yes, host. Although he is human, he follows the path of evil demons. His body has long since been tainted by Demon Qi."

Good...

Chu He nodded, looked at the old man, and said coldly, "Old bastard, don't you know villains die from talking too much?"

Thud!

Chu He pushed off the ground with one foot, sending the tiny amount of power left in his body crashing toward the spinning halo in his mind!

Clang!

The talisman seals surrounding the spinning mass of light trembled under the impact, briefly opening a tiny crack.

Then visible streams of soul power continuously poured into Chu He's body, wildly increasing his soul power.

Crack... crack, crack...

As an enormous amount of soul power flooded in all at once, Chu He's skin began splitting open, making him look as though he was about to explode and die.

Bang!

Chu He clenched his fists, feeling the explosive increase in the soul power within him. A sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

I'll explode and die in about ten breaths, but that's enough!

"Come on!"

Chu He shouted and used the recoil from his stomp to charge at the old man, his figure leaving phantom images through the air.

"This... impossible!"

The old man stared at the erupting Chu He in shock. He had clearly had almost no power left in his body just now, so how had he suddenly erupted like this?

But the old man soon regained his composure. An ant remained an ant, even if it erupted with power. He likewise threw a punch.

Their fists collided!

The expected earthshaking crash never came, because Chu He immediately shifted three inches sideways the moment he touched the old man's fist.

"What kind of trick is this?" Just as the old man began wondering why Chu He had suddenly retreated during their clash, he felt unimaginable pain shoot through his fist, forcing a scream out of him:

"Aah..."

It was hard to imagine what kind of pain could make an old man who cultivated the path of evil demons scream incessantly, his face twisting.

"Soul... you actually know soul attacks!"

The old man screamed in terror.

But his only answer was the sound of something cutting through the air. Bang! With a loud crash, he felt a chill in his chest and looked down:

Another coin-sized hole had appeared. Although his formidable regenerative power quickly closed it, the pain it brought was several times worse than before, making him let out an inhuman roar:

"Roar... I'll kill you... aah... my eyes!"

"Five breaths!"

Chu He landed soundlessly behind the screaming old man and kicked at his right thigh, his figure drifting to the left at the same time.

Crack!

The sound of a soul shattering rang through the old man's mind. His right leg buckled uncontrollably, followed by his left.

Six breaths!

Bang! Bang!

Both the old man's arms hung limply at his sides!

Seven breaths!

The old man lost his hearing, and his throat could produce no sound despite his hoarse attempts to roar.

Hum...

Chu He reached out with one hand. The Demon-Suppressing Saber lying in front of the mountain god temple trembled, then swiftly flew toward him!

Bang!

He kicked the Demon-Suppressing Saber toward the old man!

Squelch!

The Demon-Suppressing Saber plunged into his chest. Endless demon-suppressing power extinguished the old man's life, making him throw his head back and roar soundlessly twice before his head slumped to one side and he croaked on the spot!

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on slaying a second rank middle stage demon. You have earned fifty Demon Points. Keep up your efforts and achieve further glory."

System, add points to the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art.

"Ding! Points successfully added to the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art. Current level: Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art, second layer early stage."

As the system's voice faded.

Boom...

A terrifying devouring force radiated from Chu He's body, continuously drawing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around the mountain god temple into him.

His presence grew stronger and stronger, while the cracks that had already spread to his neck gradually began closing.

One breath later!

Bang!

Chu He's presence suddenly surged. He officially stepped into second rank, and his attribute panel refreshed once more:

Name: Chu He

Position: Demon Suppression Bureau squad leader

Cultivation: Second rank early stage

Martial arts: Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Art, second layer early stage (upgradeable), Nine Netherworld Controls (great perfection), Thunder Saber (great perfection)

Weapons: Demon-Suppressing Saber, one copper coin

Demon Points: 10

"Second rank. Barely passable, I suppose."

Chu He murmured as he felt the tremendous increase in strength within his body.

At that moment!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Dense waves of sounds cutting through the air came from afar. Clearly, there were quite a few people-at least a hundred.

At the same time!

A loud shout rang out:

"Demon, this company commander is here! Don't you dare act... holy shit."