Chapter 384 - 381: Fighting a Demon of the Upper Three Grades
Chapter 384: Chapter 381: Fighting a Demon of the Upper Three Grades
The two Demon Beasts besieging Yun Qianyue were a giant ape-like Demon and a massive python-like Demon.
The giant ape stood nearly ten feet tall, its arms as thick as tree trunks. Every punch it threw was accompanied by the whistling of wind.
The giant python coiled nearby, its thick, long tail sweeping out from time to time, cutting off Yun Qianyue’s escape routes.
Yun Qianyue’s Body Technique was nimble and her Swordsmanship was elegant, but she was still in dire straits against the pincer attack of two powerful Demons.
She forced the giant ape back with a strike of her sword, only to have to dodge the giant python’s sweeping tail.
Before she could regain her footing, the giant ape lunged again, its massive fist hurtling toward her with stone-shattering power.
Her expression changed slightly. The punch was too fast; she likely couldn’t dodge it.
Just as Yun Qianyue brought her sword across her chest, preparing to block the blow head-on—
A cyan shadow flickered like a ghost, appearing beside Yun Qianyue in a flash.
It was Fang Han.
He reached out with his left hand, wrapped it around Yun Qianyue’s waist, and pulled her back in a graceful retreat.
They dodged the giant ape’s devastating punch.
The Cloud Splitting Sword transformed into two incredibly condensed beams of Cyan Sword Light and struck out swiftly.
The first strike shot toward the lunging giant ape.
The sword light flashed past, cleaving the giant ape’s fist and its head in two.
Blood sprayed as its massive body crashed to the ground.
The second strike shot toward the coiling giant python.
The sword light was like lightning, piercing through the python’s gaping maw and exiting through the back of its head.
The python’s enormous body convulsed violently a few times, then fell silent.
Two strikes.
Just two strikes.
The two Demons that had pushed Yun Qianyue into such a desperate situation were killed so effortlessly.
Held in Fang Han’s arms, a warm and firm sensation passed through her clothes. Yun Qianyue’s heart suddenly began to pound violently, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
The beat was so sudden, so intense, that she felt dazed for a moment.
She tilted her head up slightly, and her eyes fell upon the side of Fang Han’s face, which was as calm as still water.
Illuminated by the firelight, the contours of his face were even more defined. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, yet they held a reassuring steadiness.
Other than her father, she had never been in such close contact with any man.
But she felt not the slightest bit of repulsion.
There was only the frantic beating of her heart and an indescribable feeling she had never experienced before.
’This feeling is making me flustered, and yet... I can’t quite put my finger on it.’
Releasing his hand from Yun Qianyue’s waist, Fang Han turned to look at her, his gaze sweeping over her as he asked.
"Are you all right?"
Yun Qianyue didn’t speak.
She just shook her head slightly and lowered her gaze.
Her eyes, visible from behind her purple veil, now dared not meet Fang Han’s.
Her heart was still pounding like a war drum.
She could even feel her cheeks growing warm. Thankfully, her purple veil concealed it from others.
"Be careful."
Fang Han didn’t notice Yun Qianyue’s unusual state. He simply offered a word of caution before his gaze shifted elsewhere.
Yun Qianyue hummed softly in agreement, her voice barely audible.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart, but found it was a futile effort.
A little over a hundred feet away, Li Feng was locked in a fierce battle with a Demon.
His Saber Technique was ferocious, the light of his blade like a bolt of white silk. Two Demons already lay dead not far from him.
But the Demon he was currently fighting was clearly much more difficult to handle.
It was a Bear Demon, with tough hide and thick flesh. His saber strikes only left shallow wounds on its body.
Meanwhile, behind him, a giant scorpion-like Demon was approaching stealthily.
The giant scorpion’s tail was raised high, its stinger glowing with an eerie blue light, clearly coated in a deadly poison.
He was completely focused on fighting the Bear Demon, utterly unaware of the danger behind him.
Fang Han’s eyes narrowed.
Without hesitation, he swung the Cloud Splitting Sword, sending a strike through the air.
An incredibly condensed beam of cyan Sword Qi shot through the air at an astonishing speed.
It crossed the distance of over a hundred feet in an instant, striking the giant scorpion just as its stinger was about to pierce Li Feng’s back.
PSHHT!
The Sword Qi sliced through the center of the giant scorpion’s head, cutting it in two.
Dark green fluid splattered across the ground. The two halves of the scorpion’s corpse twitched a few times and then fell still.
Only then did Li Feng notice the commotion behind him. He spun around, saw the two halves of the scorpion’s corpse, and then saw Fang Han standing in the distance with his sword. He instantly understood what had happened.
He nodded at Fang Han without a word, simply swinging his long saber to force the Bear Demon back.
With a flicker of his body, he moved closer to Fang Han’s position.
"Stay close to me," Fang Han said in a low voice.
Li Feng landed on one side of Fang Han, while Yun Qianyue, having composed her turbulent thoughts, stood on his other side with her sword at the ready.
With Fang Han as the tip of the spear, the three of them charged toward the oncoming Demons.
One, two, three...
Soon, several more Demons fell to Fang Han’s sword.
However, there were simply too many Demons; their numbers didn’t seem to be dwindling at all.
Fang Han took a deep breath, about to seek out his next target.
Suddenly, a heart-stopping pressure, like a tangible mountain, bore down on him from the side.
He whipped his head around, his gaze locking onto the source of the pressure.
It was a giant, wolf-like Demon.
But unlike an ordinary Wolf Demon, this one was several times larger. It was twenty feet tall at the shoulder and about fifty feet long from head to tail. Crouching there, it looked like a small hill.
Its entire body was covered in silver-gray fur that glinted like metal in the firelight.
It had a pair of dark gold eyes with vertical pupils, radiating undisguised brutality and ferocity.
The most startling thing was its aura—it was chilling, violent, and carried a heart-stopping pressure.
Third Grade.
Judging from its aura, this was very likely a Demon with strength comparable to a Third Grade Martial Artist.
Its dark gold, vertical pupils were now fixed intently on Fang Han.
Clearly, Fang Han’s recent actions of consecutively slaying Demons had caught its attention.
Fang Han’s expression grew solemn.
He glanced at Yun Qianyue and Li Feng and said in a low voice,
"You two, be careful."
Yun Qianyue’s heart tightened.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but saw that Fang Han had already stepped forward.
His back was still as steady as a pine tree.
"Senior Brother Fang..." she called out in a whisper, her voice almost inaudible.
Fang Han didn’t look back.
He simply raised his right hand, pointing the Cloud Splitting Sword diagonally at the ground, and walked step by step toward the giant silver wolf.
The giant silver wolf seemed enraged by Fang Han’s actions. It opened its gaping maw and let out a deafening roar.
"ROAR—!"
The roar transformed into a tangible sound wave that spread out in all directions.
The surrounding Demons were startled by the roar and retreated, clearing an empty space hundreds of feet wide.
Fang Han’s steps didn’t falter in the slightest.
He continued to walk forward at a steady pace, his cyan robe fluttering slightly in the night wind.
The giant silver wolf kicked off the ground with all four paws, its massive body turning into a silver streak of lightning as it pounced at Fang Han.
Its speed was astonishing, its sharp claws tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.
Fang Han’s pupils contracted slightly.
He did not dodge.
SWOOSH—!
The Profound Wind Technique’s Inner Qi erupted within him. The immense power of his Fourth Grade Late Stage Inner Qi was poured unreservedly into the Cloud Splitting Sword.
The Sword Momentum of his Great Success level Nine Swords of Sky Splitting was pushed to its absolute limit, with seventy percent of his Wind Momentum frantically gathering and compressing onto the blade.
At the same time, the Qi and blood in his body surged like a river. The hundred thousand catties of immense strength, latent deep within his flesh and blood since reaching the Entry Level of the Xuanwu True Skill, completely erupted at this moment!
He swung his sword!
This single strike was the culmination of his entire strength.
Fourth Grade Late Stage Inner Qi, Great Success Sword Momentum, and one hundred thousand catties of physical strength—all three were layered and poured into this one strike.
The sword light condensed into a thin cyan line, tearing through the air with an ear-splitting rip.
It clashed head-on with the giant silver wolf’s claws!
BOOM—!!!
A deafening explosion erupted.
Silver-white and deep-cyan light madly intertwined, corroded, and annihilated each other, creating a shockwave that spread out in all directions like a tangible tsunami.
Wherever the shockwave passed, it scraped away a layer of earth several feet deep, sending rubble flying and filling the air with dust.
At the center of the Qi Force blast, Fang Han was knocked back several dozen feet, his feet plowing two deep trenches in the ground.
The giant silver wolf was also thrown back, its massive body leaving four deep claw marks in the ground.
Steadying itself, the giant silver wolf stared at Fang Han with its dark gold vertical pupils, a trace of astonishment flashing in its eyes.
It clearly hadn’t expected this human to be able to take one of its claws head-on.
WHOOSH!
Fang Han gave the giant silver wolf no chance to breathe.
He pushed off the ground, unleashing his Wind and Cloud Escape to its fullest. His body transformed into a pale cyan stream of light as he took the initiative and charged the giant silver wolf.
The Cloud Splitting Sword became streaks of cyan light, striking at the giant wolf from various difficult angles.
The giant silver wolf roared and pounced again.
Man and wolf began a ferocious battle in the clearing.
Sword Qi flew everywhere, claw attacks raged, and the roar of exploding Qi Force was incessant.
Fang Han pushed the Wind and Cloud Escape to its limit, his figure flickering unpredictably as he weaved through the giant wolf’s attacks.
Every time the Cloud Splitting Sword struck, it added another wound to the giant wolf’s body.
The giant silver wolf’s attacks were equally fierce. It used its claws, fangs, and steel-like tail in unison, each pounce carrying stone-shattering power.
What Fang Han couldn’t dodge, he blocked head-on.
His formidable physique, a result of reaching the Entry Level of the Xuanwu True Skill, gave him defensive power far surpassing that of other Martial Artists at his level.
When the giant silver wolf’s claws landed on him, they could only leave shallow wounds, unable to inflict serious damage.
His sword, however, dealt real damage every time it struck the wolf.
After a short while, the giant silver wolf was covered in wounds.
Its silver-gray fur was soaked with blood, and its movements had clearly slowed.
Fang Han also had quite a few wounds. His cyan robe was torn in many places, revealing bloody gashes underneath.
But most of the wounds were not deep, merely superficial injuries that didn’t affect his combat ability at all.
Another clash.
Fang Han seized the moment of recoil after one of the wolf’s pounces. He suddenly closed the distance, and his Cloud Splitting Sword transformed into an incredibly condensed streak of cyan light, thrusting straight for the giant wolf’s throat.
The strike was as fast as lightning and incomparably sharp.
The giant silver wolf sensed the mortal danger. Its dark gold pupils contracted, and it desperately tried to dodge.
But the distance was too short; there was no time to evade.
It only had time to turn its body slightly, causing the sword that had been aimed at its throat to pierce its shoulder blade instead.