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The sudden turn of events caught Yangdian off guard. From the moment Kou Huai discovered the invasion of the Rat-Head Flower to the arrival of the Demon Slayer to provide support, only half an hour had passed. The surging Rat-Head Flowers and mutated monsters had already spread into the town from all directions.
The town was filled with ordinary people running for their lives, surrounded by the ever-burning rat-head flowers and enraged monsters. They were unarmed and could only flee like headless flies.
"Waaaaah..."
"Mother! Father!"
The cries and screams for help were heart-wrenching and intense, and the scene was chaotic.
Meanwhile, inside the Half-Mountain Residence, He Wenwen, looking dazed, had just come out of her master's residence when she bumped into her junior brother, who looked panicked. "It's terrible, senior brother! Those demons... demons... they've broken in! There are rat-head flowers everywhere!"
He Wenwen was stunned. Her first thought was Ren Xiangxiang.
"You protect Master!" He Wenwen said, ignoring the burning pain in her back, and rushed out quickly.
"No! Senior brother, you're still injured!" Xu Caiyou shouted, almost bursting into tears, "Senior brother—"
As He Wenwen left Banshanju, flames rose and thick smoke filled the air. The rat-head flowers by the roadside squeaked and chirped. He ran along the fire-chasing stone to the main road, where he saw a twisted monster, its flesh mangled, lunging at his three junior disciples.
One of them was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, his mind racing as he recounted his entire life.
At the critical moment, a loud bang was heard, thick smoke billowed up, and the young disciple was pulled out in a blur.
"Senior brother—" The junior disciple burst into tears upon seeing who it was, while the other two were so frightened that they sat on the ground, their faces covered in tears and their bodies trembling.
He Wenwen's back was in excruciating pain, and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead. He impatiently threw out a bag of fire-chasing stones and said, "Find a way to save your own lives. Their weakness is the second vertebra of their backs."
"The second vertebra?" Before the three junior disciples could think any further, He Wenwen had already abandoned them.
Fires raged everywhere, and thick smoke obscured the view. He Wenwen covered her mouth and nose as she searched for a way out.
"Ahhh—"
"Help! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
The chaotic crowd fled in panic. Near the stone pier of Xujia Town, an elderly couple huddled together, trying their best not to attract the attention of the monsters. However, as the number of monsters increased, several still pounced on them.
"Ahhh—"
The old man shoved the old woman beside him aside and rammed the oncoming monster away, buying himself time to escape.
He Wenwen frowned upon hearing the voice.
As a master demon refiner, he was not good at directly confronting demons. However, in order to make up for this deficiency, he used the demon's claws to refine a pair of demon claws for himself. Using silver threads as a guide, they were easy to control. He usually hid them in his sleeves, but could use them to deal with some minor demons in critical moments.
These delirious and painless monsters, once their weaknesses are known, are even less powerful than lesser demons; a single demon claw is enough for them to protect themselves.
boom!
Suddenly, a thick cloud of smoke billowed before the old man's eyes. He seized the opportunity to slip out from the horde of monsters and immediately saw He Wenwen, his savior. Overjoyed, he wept, "Master, save me! Save me—"
"Run in that direction, they won't chase you!" He Wenwen pointed out a path to him.
The old man looked at the smoke-filled street covered with rat-head flowers, then knelt down at He Wenwen's feet with a thud, hugging his legs and wailing, "Commander, save me! You can't leave! If you leave, they'll definitely eat me! Help, Commander... Waaah..."
He was crying his eyes out, his tears flowing freely, and he was in a very pitiful state. But He Wenwen couldn't stay and escort him to safety, so she had to find a place to hide herself first.
"Let go first." He Wenwen's face turned pale. But as soon as she finished speaking, a monster rushed out of the thick smoke. The old man was so frightened that he hugged her even tighter. He Wenwen was unable to move and was knocked to the ground by the monster.
The monster lunged at his shoulder, but he raised his hand and used his demonic claw to catch its fangs. He kicked it over forcefully, then flipped over and severed the Gu worm in its spine with a single stroke, finally killing it completely.
Looking up, the old man from before had already disappeared without a trace. He Wenwen endured the pain and stood up, retracted her demonic claws, and staggered off in one direction.
Inside the warm, lush forest.
A circle of mutated monsters had already surrounded the courtyard, and rat-head flowers, which had spread down from the top of the wall, were growing wildly all over the courtyard.
"Squeak squeak squeak... squeak squeak squeak..."
After her transformation into a demon, Ren Xiangxiang stood alone against the enemy. The desolate man in the ruins stood up, covered in dust and dirt, his demonic aura growing even colder.
“Miss Ren.” Half of the left sleeve of the man’s robe was burned, revealing a section of withered and pale forearm. A large area of the back of his hand was burned. He raised his hand to look at it and sighed, “This Fire-Chasing Stone is truly the nemesis of the demon race. It does hurt a bit when it burns.”
As they were talking, the mutated monster staggered into the courtyard.
With a loud bang, three fire-chasing stones flew out from the inner room, blasting the monster to pieces and killing even the Rat-Head Flower.
Thick smoke billowed, and a foul stench filled the air. The still-moving monster began to rise from the ground again.
Ren Xiangxiang remained silent. Seeing this, Qu Sang took a half step back. Suddenly, his vision blurred as a sharp claw grazed his eyelids. Qu Sang's pupils constricted sharply, and he almost instinctively dodged to avoid a vital spot. However, he was still a step too slow, and Ren Xiangxiang tore a piece of flesh from his shoulder.
Quesang narrowed his eyes. In his memory, this half-human, half-demon girl did not have such abilities. He had only heard that she had learned some kind of demon-borrowing technique from Shu Huixin. He did not expect her to be so powerful.
Unlike last time, Ren Xiangxiang's strength should now be no less than his.
While he was thinking, Ren Xiangxiang attacked again, her speed too fast to blink. Hu Sang dared not be careless. He swung his hand back, and several monsters suddenly rushed out from the left and right. Ren Xiangxiang paused, kicked one away, and used her sharp claws to strike the spine of another, almost instantly killing five or six monsters parasitized by Gu worms.
She borrowed all of Mo You's demonic power in one go, but now Mo You is seriously injured and his demonic power is damaged. She doesn't know if he can withstand the opponent's attack. However, if she doesn't do this, she has no chance of winning on her own.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiangxiang attacked the worm even more fiercely.
As the demon retreated, it lured Ren Xiangxiang to the outside of the courtyard wall. Its gentle yet icy demonic power clung to her like a maggot, making it difficult for her to escape.
Amidst the thick smoke, countless monsters began to rush towards the courtyard. Wu Fei and Hu Feng managed to stop some of them, as did the other disciples, but many still managed to break in.
The monster bared its fangs and bared its claws as it stormed into the courtyard. Grass Boy, who was observing the situation outside through the crack in the door, trembled like a leaf, and he had almost thrown away the entire bag of fire-chasing stones.
"Waaaaah... Xiangxiang!!!"
Caowa shouted, and Ren Xiangxiang jerked back quickly, but Husang wouldn't let her leave.
The monsters roared and crashed into the gate, and the little grass child closed his eyes in fright.
Bang bang bang!
Suddenly, four or five fire-chasing stones fell from the sky, blasting a clearing in the courtyard. Smoke and flames exploded, burning the monsters and causing them to roll on the ground. The rat-headed flowers died on the ground.
The huge explosion made Caowa's ears ring, and it took a while before he was choked by the thick smoke and coughed violently.
The door was blown open, and Caowa hurriedly found something to block it, then climbed onto a stool to look out.
Thick smoke billowed and flames flickered. Just as he was anxiously looking around, a distorted face suddenly pressed against him.
"ah!"
Clang!
The grass doll fell down.
The monster let out a howl, and suddenly sprayed two feet of blood from behind it. He Wenwen was covered in blood, pulled out a short knife, and sat down on the ground as if exhausted.
"Brother Wen! Watch out!"
Ren Xiangxiang exclaimed in surprise.
He Wenwen rolled on the spot and threw out the demon claw with his backhand. The demon claw made a clang, and the face of the monstrous creature enlarged in his pupils. Almost at the same time, Ren Xiangxiang rushed out from the side and blocked the monstrous creature's attack with a palm. However, the surging demonic energy still made He Wenwen feel a dull pain in his chest.
He took a half step back, feeling a chill on his neck. The next moment, a demonic claw shot out from behind him like a ghost. He remained calm and unhurried, waving his long sleeve. But the moment the demonic claw touched his sleeve, it exploded with a loud bang.
The huge explosion shook the courtyard. Ren Xiangxiang's vision went black, and she felt a tightness in her chest. This was no fire-chasing stone at all.
He Wenwen coughed violently in her ear, chuckling dryly, "What do I care what you are... cough cough... enough to... grind you to dust!"
Ren Xiangxiang swallowed hard.
Before the two could even savor the joy of surviving a disaster, a light gray figure suddenly appeared in the thick smoke.
Ren Xiangxiang's pupils suddenly contracted. Almost simultaneously, the figure was already close in front of her. Ren Xiangxiang gathered all her demonic power and felt the killing intent rushing towards her, which made her scalp tingle. She suddenly used her demonic power to repel the opponent, but a sharp pain shot through her chest, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt on one knee.
Before her eyes, the hair of the man withered hair gradually turned gray, and the blood on his body made his face look even paler. His pupils began to turn red, and a pure white short sword appeared on his withered right hand. For some reason, when Ren Xiangxiang saw the short sword in his hand, she couldn't help but gasp, and a chill ran through her whole body.
His demonic aura has changed.
Meanwhile, when monsters and rat-head flowers invaded the towns of Xu, Lan, and Kou, disciples, ordinary people, monsters, and rat-head flowers fought each other to the death.
At this time, the location of the parasitic worm inside the monster's body also spread like wildfire, and the news flew to all directions from the mosquitoes in the half-mountain dwelling.
The Gu woman was blocked by Kou Qiyu's demon servant Shadow Ambush on the desolate grass slope below Yanshi Ridge.
"The Demon-Controlling lineage is becoming increasingly incompetent. They can even take such a minor demon as a servant?" The Gu woman laughed, grabbed Yingfu and threw him away. Yingfu disappeared abruptly after landing. The Gu woman sneered and stepped into the formation set up by Kou Qiyu without any regard for the consequences.
The array shone brightly, like countless vines restraining the Gu woman's steps. The next second, just as the Gu woman's foot was about to touch the ground, Yingfu suddenly darted out from the array and stabbed at the Gu woman from below. The Gu woman retreated, but in the instant she retreated, a cold light shot out from not far away.
"Oh?" The Gu woman tilted her head, her body falling heavily. She stomped Shadow into the formation, avoiding the hunting aura emitted by the shooting stream. Shadow suddenly shattered, turning into countless feathers. Curious, the Gu woman heard a sword cry following closely behind. Lan Fengguang thrust his sword at the Gu woman's empty back. The Gu woman paused, her evil power surging, and the light of the formation beneath her feet intensified.
"Royal——"
Countless feathers instantly enveloped the Gu woman.
"Soul Split!"
boom!
The tremendous force blasted a huge crater into the barren hillside, billowing thick smoke and destroying vegetation. Kou Qiyu barely managed to stand with the help of Yingfu.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Yingfu suddenly stood in front of him, and the Gu woman's claw pierced through his body. Immediately afterward, another cold light appeared. The Gu woman did not dodge or avoid, but directly attacked Sheliuying, who had caused her the most damage.
Shooting blood, Shiliuying had no time to dodge. At the critical moment, Lanfengguang suddenly shoved Shiliuying aside, and the Demon-Slaying Sword drew a fierce arc of light, taking the opportunity to retreat a zhang away with Shiliuying.
As the dust settled, the three injured people and the demon appeared before them. The Gu woman had only a cut on her shoulder, and her hair had turned gray. She held a giant dandelion in her hand, and the evil power emanating from her made everyone break out in a cold sweat.
"If you're not just all talk, then die!"
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