Slaying Three Third Rank Demons in a Row

There!

A tiger-headed demon clad in a cloak appeared in the sky. He stood in midair, clearly a fourth rank demon-and a fourth rank late stage one at that.

"Go slaughter all the Demon Suppression Guards. Nothing can go wrong with our plan," Tian Liu ordered.

"All right!"

The tiger-headed demon nodded.

Then.

With a vicious expression, he charged toward the battle to the east. Demonic Qi erupted from his body, forming a black cloud around him, making for an imposing sight. (For a visual reference, think of demons setting out in television dramas.)

"Slash!"

Qian Hao slashed his sword at the departing tiger-headed demon.

Unfortunately!

A giant palm blocked the blow halfway.

"Qian Hao, you actually think you can attack someone else right under my nose? Have you gotten too full of yourself, or do you think I can no longer lift a blade?"

Tian Liu blocked Qian Hao's path and sneered.

With that.

He swung his giant palm repeatedly, swiftly sealing off every route available to Qian Hao.

"Damn it."

Qian Hao's expression changed drastically.

The situation now:

Had indeed deviated from the Demon Suppression Bureau's plan. Originally, according to the plan, they had all been out in the open and had never intended to keep their presence hidden from the demons in Nine Nether Town. Tian Liu's presence was also known to them.

Afterward, Commander Zhou, who should have been handling matters in Flowing Mountain Commandery, would return in secret and sweep away all evil demons and followers of the Outer Dao.

With his fifth rank late stage cultivation, no one in Green Mountain Commandery could stop him. Nothing should have gone wrong.

But now.

Commander Zhou might have been held up by some entity, and a fourth rank demon their investigation had missed had appeared. Something disastrous could very well happen during this joint mission, perhaps even affecting the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Bureau.

On the eastern battlefield!

Zhang Wei had just punched Bai Sha into the ground and was about to follow up with a finishing blow when he heard a shout:

"Dodge!"

Whoosh!

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Wei darted downward.

Bang!

A tiger-headed demon appeared where he had just been standing. He looked coldly at Zhang Wei, who had dodged away. "Pretty quick on your feet!"

Cough... cough...

Bai Sha crawled out of the pit and coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. Seeing the tiger-headed demon before him, he immediately bowed and said:

"Greetings, Lord Demon Envoy."

Demon Envoy.

Hearing Bai Sha's words, the eyes of the nearby hundred-household commanders engaged in battle narrowed. Demon Envoys held very high positions in the White Lotus Cult.

Moreover.

They could sense the imposing presence emanating from the tiger-headed demon-a genuine fourth rank late stage demon.

This operation was likely headed for disaster.

At that moment!

Having escaped calamity, Zhang Wei first looked at the tiger-headed demon ahead in alarm, then turned his gaze toward a spot in the distance.

There!

Chu He stood atop a tree, a dark gleam flashing in his hand as he continually harvested the lives of the top second rank demons on the battlefield. (Of course, most of those top second rank demons were already seriously wounded.)

Just now!

It had been Chu He who shouted the warning. Otherwise, Zhang Wei would undoubtedly have died.

Something's wrong. How did this brat suddenly become so much stronger? He can even slaughter second rank peak stage demons at will.

A trace of puzzlement appeared in Zhang Wei's eyes.

After all.

Even if those second rank peak stage demons were wounded, they still possessed the fighting strength their rank warranted. Otherwise, the Demon Suppression Guards would not have failed to finish the battle after so long.

Unfortunately!

Chu He was too far away from him at the moment and was not unleashing his presence, so he could not tell that Chu He had already broken through to the second rank late stage.

Only a moment later!

Zhang Wei fixed his gaze on the tiger-headed demon before him and tightened his grip on his Demon-Suppressing Saber.

Thud!

He stepped forward!

His Demon-Suppressing Saber cleaved straight down at the tiger-headed demon's head as he roared:

"Demon-Slaying Strike!"

Hum...

Endless sound waves assailed the tiger-headed demon, distracting him, while soaring saber light tore through the air.

"You're courting death!"

Anger rose on the tiger-headed demon's face. A bunch of third rank ants actually dared to attack him instead of obediently accepting their deaths.

Whoosh!

He swept out a claw!

Clang!

The clash of metal rang out.

Whoosh!

Zhang Wei was instantly blasted hundreds of meters backward by the recoil, his legs carving two long furrows through the ground!

Scrape!

Zhang Wei drove his long saber into the ground to halt himself.

Pfft...

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

Clearly.

He had suffered grievous injuries in that exchange.

By contrast.

The tiger-headed demon had also been forced back two steps by the recoil. He shook his arm, uninjured.

However.

He instinctively lifted his right foot and looked down.

There.

Bai Sha, already gravely wounded and hiding behind him, had unfortunately been stepped on by him just now, dying on the spot and becoming a meat patty.

(Bai Sha: Fuck, how could you screw over your teammate like this? What a fucking frustrating way to die. (╥ω╥`))

"Useless trash."

The tiger-headed demon cursed, grabbed the "meat patty," and stuffed it straight into his mouth. He looked at Zhang Wei and said:

"You're little, but you've got quite some strength!"

"But I like your sort. The more you struggle, the more excited I get, and the chewier you are to eat."

As he spoke.

The tiger-headed demon leaped toward Zhang Wei.

"Oh no! Save Zhang Wei!"

A hundred-household commander roared.

He immediately broke away from the third rank demon before him and attacked the tiger-headed demon's back. Most of the other hundred-household commanders did the same.

"You're courting death!"

Without even turning his head, the tiger-headed demon lashed his tail, sweeping away every attack on the spot.

However.

His pace was also slowed a fraction.

Zhang Wei seized the opportunity, swiftly swallowed a blood-restoring pill, scooped up dust from the ground and threw it ahead, then darted to the right.

Yet.

Although he had escaped disaster.

The hundred-household commander who had attacked first had been insufficiently prepared, leaving his back exposed to the third rank demon behind him.

"Die!"

The third rank demon behind him thrust his sharp claws toward his back, intent on ripping out his heart on the spot.

Sensing the force behind him, the hundred-household commander who had attacked wanted to dodge, but he was in midair and had no time.

Just when he thought he was certain to die.

He discovered.

The attack behind him had vanished.

He looked back:

There.

The attacking third rank demon toppled to one side with an unwilling expression, a hole in his chest where his heart had been.

Behind him.

Chu He stood with an icy expression. He tossed aside the black heart in his hand, then took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped his palm, his face utterly unchanging.

On the other side.

Two other Demon Suppression hundred-household commanders who had likewise been ambushed by demons also stared toward Chu He in astonishment.

Because.

Of the demons before them, one had a Demon-Suppressing Saber embedded in his chest, while a copper coin spun atop the other's head.

Whoosh.

Having wiped his hand clean, Chu He dropped the filthy handkerchief.

He made a grasping motion with his hand.

Hum...

The Demon-Suppressing Saber flew into his hand, while the copper coin became a dark gleam flashing beside him, leaving everyone utterly stunned.

At that moment.

Every gaze on the battlefield was drawn to Chu He.

Gasp...

"It's Chu He! That's just too cool, too dashing, too strong! How did he do it? He actually insta-killed three third rank demons in a row!"

"Wait, wasn't his cultivation supposed to be second rank early stage? How did he become second rank late stage, with such ferocious combat strength?"

For a time.

All the Demon Suppression Guards spoke in disbelief.

After all.

They had fought for several hours and killed only four or five third rank demons, yet Chu He had come up and instantly killed three third rank demons on the spot. It practically made them suspect they had entered an illusion. They could not believe it.

At that moment.

Chu He paid no attention whatsoever to the astonished gazes around him.

Because.

The system's voice was continually ringing in his mind.

"Ding..."