Swish! Swish...
Su Yu's figure moved through the shadows of the mass grave without pausing for a moment.
Thunder Demon Shadow Trace Steps.
Purple-black lightning exploded beneath their feet, and with each flash, they were already a hundred feet away.
Eighty li east of the city Black Mist Mountain.
Half an hour later, Su Yu stopped at the foot of a mountain shrouded in thick black fog.
The mist here is not water vapor, but a pure, unyielding demonic Yao Qi, carrying a pungent, fishy, and rotten smell.
The mountains and forests were deathly silent; even the chirping of insects had ceased.
Su Yu stepped into the black mist.
The Myriad Manifestations Prison-Suppressing Intent flowed from within his body, forming an invisible barrier around him that crushed all the invading Yao Qi.
He made no effort to conceal his whereabouts; the energy within his body was like a furnace, akin to a torch in the darkness of this cold demon realm.
What he wanted was to bring out everything in the mountains all at once.
"Roar--!"
A ferocious tiger's roar echoed from the depths of the mountains and forests.
Immediately following was a dense, teeth-grinding sound of bones grinding together.
Dozens of dark figures emerged from the thick fog, surrounding Su Yu from all directions.
It was a demonized beast with bloodshot eyes, drool dripping from its mouth, and an aura of the Spirit Realm energy emanating from its body.
Leading the pack was a giant black tiger, over five zhang long.
Its fur was jet black, except for a white "king" character mark on its forehead. Its body was filled with Yao Qi, indicating that it was a cultivator at the Mystic Realm Sixth Level.
Black Wind Tiger.
Its beastly eyes were fixed on Su Yu, filled with violence and greed.
This human's vital energy is more vigorous than imagined; if I devour him, my cultivation will definitely advance further.
Su Yu stood still, without even drawing his sword.
He simply raised his right hand, index and middle fingers together, and casually made a sweeping motion towards the approaching horde of beasts.
Asura Blood Sha Slash.
The first time a top-grade martial art at the Minor Accomplishment Realm of the Profound Mystic Realm revealed its ferocity.
laugh!
There was no earth-shattering blade strike.
Only a thin, almost invisible dark red thread swept across Su Yu in a circular pattern.
The dozen or so Spirit Realm demonic beasts charging at the forefront suddenly stopped running.
A very thin line of blood appears on their bodies starting from the waist.
The next instant, the upper and lower body separated Soundless, and internal organs mixed with scalding blood splattered all over the ground.
The cut is as smooth as a mirror.
The dark red Sha Qi, like maggots clinging to bones, burrowed into their remaining corpses through the wounds, frantically devouring their last remaining life force and Demonic Power.
One strike wiped out half the beast horde.
The Black Wind Tiger's massive body came to an abrupt stop, and the momentum of its forward charge caused it to plow two deep furrows in the ground.
Its not-so-high intelligence was now consumed by immense fear.
What did this human do?
It didn't even see the other party's movements clearly.
Su Yu didn't give it time to think.
Lightly tap the ground with your right foot.
Thunder Demon Shadow Trace Steps.
Leaving behind a purplish-black afterimage of lightning, its true form appeared like a ghost before Black Wind Tiger.
The distance was less than a foot.
The Black Wind Tiger's black fur stood on end, and it opened its blood-red maw, spewing out a highly compressed ball of black demonic wind that aimed straight at Su Yu's face.
Su Yu neither dodged nor avoided.
Raise your left hand.
On his palm, the dark red flames compressed wildly, condensing into a single point of blinding light.
" The Prison-Burning Star-Shattering Seal ".
Both represent the Minor Accomplishment Realm.
A palm strike landed.
Instead of striking the demonic wind ball, it passed directly through the edge of the wind ball and pressed it onto the Black Wind Tiger's head.
A dull thud resounded.
The Black Wind Tiger's protective demonic Yao Qi, which it was so proud of, was as thin as paper in the face of the ultimate penetrating sharpness of the Star-Shattering Finger.
Immediately following was the extremely compressed infernal fire.
boom!
Black Wind Tiger froze.
A dark red pillar of fire pierced through the back of its head, blasting a giant tree behind it—a tree that would take more than a dozen people to encircle—into charcoal.
Before it could even let out a scream, its enormous head was reduced to ashes by the scorching flames of hell.
The massive, headless corpse crashed to the ground.
[Ding! Slayed Mystic Realm Sixth Level demon, gaining 30,000 Slaughter Points!]
[Ding! Slayed a Spirit Realm Ninth Level, gaining 1000 Slaughter Points!]
[Ding! Killed a demonic beast at the Spirit Realm Eighth Level, gained 800 Slaughter Points!]
A series of system notification sounds flooded my mind.
Su Yu withdrew his hand, shaking off a speck of ash that had settled on it.
He turned around.
His gaze fell upon the remaining trembling monsters.
Overwhelmed by the fear of their leader being instantly killed, the demonic beasts turned and fled, plunging into the vast black mist.
"Run?"
A cold smile curled at the corners of Su Yu's lips.
He raised his right hand, his five fingers curled up.
Dark gold lines shone through the skin.
Myriad Manifestations Prison-Suppressing Intent, Extreme Killing Move.
The Great Annihilation Pagoda.
A phantom image of a nine-story pagoda, entirely dark gold and entwined with black and red demonic patterns, condensed above the palm of the hand before being released.
The magic tower swelled in the wind, growing to a size of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), before crashing to the ground.
The entire Black Mist Mountain was trembling violently.
Su Yu did not use the pagoda to pursue the enemy.
He simply closed his eyes and activated the Prohibition Blood Formation.
An overwhelming pressure descended upon Su Yu.
Within a radius of several miles, gravity was forcibly altered.
The frantically fleeing monsters felt an immense force pressing down on their backs, their bodies being uncontrollably pulled from all directions towards the dark gold demon tower that exuded an aura of destruction.
Like all rivers flowing into the sea.
Screams, wails, and the sound of bones shattering filled the air.
The demonic beast's flesh and blood crashed into the tower, instantly crushed into a pulp, and its soul was devoured by the demonic runes on the tower.
A one-sided massacre.
After an incense stick has burned.
The canyon returned to deathly silence.
Su Yu closed his five fingers, and the dark gold pagoda transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his body.
The black mist that shrouded the mountains and forests was dissipating at a visible speed, as the source of the Yao Qi was completely swallowed up.
The numbers on the system panel were jumping wildly.
[ Slaughter Points: 128000]
Su Yu glanced at the numbers on the panel; it wasn't enough.
We are still far from mastering both martial arts to Subtlety.
He put away the Black Wind Tiger's demon core and materials, then turned his gaze to the north of the city.
A thousand-year-old crocodile demon in Rotting Swamp, at the Earth Realm First Level.
The next goal.
at the same time.
The City of Calamity and Chaos, the city lord's mansion, the secret underground chamber.
Sun Yao sat in the main seat, toying with two blood jade walnuts in his hands. His aura, at the Mystic Realm Ninth Level, made the air in the entire secret room as thick as mercury.
Opposite him, a figure was shrouded in a wide, blood-red robe, with a scarlet cat-face mask covering his face.
Blood Baleful Intent Hall Elder, Blood Cat.
"Lord Sun, the three days have passed, and all the key elements of the grand formation have been activated."
Blood Cat's voice was sharp and strange, like scratching metal with fingernails.
"There's one last step: activate the main array's core with the blood of one hundred young boys and girls."
Sun Yao paused in his action of pounding walnuts.
"I've already asked Sun Jie to prepare the person. They'll be delivered to your designated location before midnight."
"Very good."
The Blood Cat let out a strange laugh.
"Once the main array eye is activated, the evil spirits summoned by the Demon God Cult will descend. At that time, the essence blood of the entire city will belong to us, the treasure vault of the city lord's mansion and the remains of the evil spirits will belong to the Demon God Cult, and you..."
The empty eyes behind the Blood Cat mask stared straight at Sun Yao.
"You will achieve what you've always dreamed of: breaking through the limits of your talent."
Sun Yao snorted coldly and didn't reply.
He was well aware of the risks involved in negotiating with a tiger.
But he had no choice.
"What about Elder Deadwood of the Demon God Cult?" Sun Yao changed the subject.
"He?"
Blood Cat's laughter grew even more piercing. "He's preparing the altar to welcome the evil spirit."
Lord Sun, you'd better pray that the one you summoned this time is easy to talk to.
Sun Yao's face twitched slightly.
That was his biggest worry.
"Rest assured."
Blood Cat seemed to read his mind, leaning forward and whispering in Sun Yao's ear.
"To ensure the 'purity' of this blood sacrifice, we have also prepared an extra offering."
"Besides those one hundred hearts, the main array eye also needs a catalyst."
Blood Cat's voice was extremely low, yet it carried a chillingly fanatical quality.
"A catalyst, the one most closely connected to the core of the formation—that is, you—will serve as the key to unlock the grand feast."
Sun Yao's hand, which was holding the blood jade walnut, suddenly stopped.