Free Web NovelChapter 217: Chapter 25: Demon Tide, Seven Killings, Saving the Beauty (Part 2)
Cai Li said calmly, "His Sword Technique has truly improved by leaps and bounds these past few years."
A hint of gratification could be heard in her voice.
’It seems Lao Qi hasn’t wasted his time these past few years.’
"That’s pure talent!" Elder Xiao Qi sighed. "In the face of true talent, hard work and bitter training are hardly worth mentioning!"
Cai Li just smiled faintly, remaining noncommittal.
Xiao Qi’s gaze fell upon the massive crater. "I wonder why those four Tier Three Demons are taking so long to show themselves."
Cai Li stared into the depths of the crater and said in a low voice, "Soon."
Xiao Qi frowned. "I have a bad feeling about this, Fellow Daoist Cai. Don’t let your guard down later."
"Of course," Cai Li nodded.
...
Beyond the Demon-Exorcising Platform, at the edge of the massive crater, Chen Yu Yan and numerous other Inner Sect Disciples used various techniques to fend off the demons swarming from all corners of the third level.
It was as if they were experiencing the Inner Sect trial all over again.
Among this group of Inner Sect Disciples, Chen Yu Yan’s strength was far from weak.
She activated her Nine Heavens Cold Ice Technique, and a Dark Blue Ice Dragon wove through the area, tearing at demons and blasting them with its icy breath, killing them one by one.
For now, she could only summon a single ice dragon, but its power was already approaching that of a Life Talisman Cultivator.
She had relied on this very Divine Technique to survive ten days in the Earth Abyss and successfully complete her trial.
Now, armed with her past experience, an aura of extreme cold emanated from her every move, and she fought with an air of utter composure.
THUD!
Suddenly, a muffled thud echoed from the distance.
Chen Yu Yan’s pupils contracted as she looked into the distance.
A group of tall figures was sprinting toward them across the black, barren plains.
These "monsters" retained a vaguely human-like form, but their bodies had all swollen to a height of ten feet, with over a dozen sharp, fearsome spikes protruding from their spines.
Their bodies were entirely covered in gray-black Scale Armor, and their abnormally developed muscles bulged with a palpable sense of power.
"What is that...?" Chen Yu Yan’s delicate brows furrowed as she felt a wave of danger wash over her.
"Everyone, be careful! Those are Demon Fiends! How can there be so many of them?!"
In the distance, Feng Mo shouted, his voice filled with confusion.
He was wreathed in roaring flames. With every move, fire shot out, either killing or repelling the demons that drew near.
Now, seeing the towering, humanoid monsters closing in from the distance, his voice was clearly filled with apprehension.
Hearing the two words "Demon Fiend," Chen Yu Yan instantly understood the origin of these monsters.
Traditionally, Outer Disciples who entered the Earth Abyss for their trial had to survive for ten days to pass.
If they encountered danger, they could leave the Earth Abyss at any time and teleport back to Zhenyuan Hall.
But... there were always exceptions.
When the Outer Disciples who fell in the Earth Abyss were devoured by demons, those demons would undergo a bizarre transformation. They would gain vaguely humanoid features and a degree of sentience, becoming one of the most dangerous types of monsters in the Earth Abyss.
At this moment, the horde of Demon Fiends arrived, running with great strides. Each step landed heavily, and they could leap hundreds of feet at a time. Their charge was ferocious, and their eyes glinted with a cunning cruelty entirely different from that of other demons.
The Inner Sect Disciples all grew tense. They halted their advance, instead pouring all their energy into their Magical Artifacts and steeling themselves for the attack.
One of the Demon Fiends charged straight for Chen Yu Yan.
Not daring to be careless, Chen Yu Yan’s hand seals changed. The Dark Blue Ice Dragon dove straight down, opening its maw to bite the Demon Fiend.
The Demon Fiend gave a savage grin and threw a punch straight up.
VWOOM!!
A transparent shockwave rippled outward.
The giant, gray-black scaled fist struck the Dragon Head squarely. A frosty light exploded outward, and dark blue ice crystals crept down the Demon Fiend’s thick arm.
But the ice dragon exploded violently, shattering into a spray of ice crystals as the cold air dissipated.
A look of shock appeared on Chen Yu Yan’s exquisitely beautiful face.
’This Demon Fiend’s strength... something’s not right!’
’This is far beyond the power a Tier One Demon Fiend should possess.’
After shattering the ice dragon with a single punch, the Demon Fiend shook its arm free. Its body blurred, its formidable physical prowess erupting with terrifying speed and power.
The other demons between it and Chen Yu Yan were blasted to pieces.
In the blink of an eye, the Demon Fiend’s towering form was right in front of Chen Yu Yan.
The Female Cultivator’s tall, graceful figure in her purple dress seemed incomparably slender and frail before it.
The Demon Fiend threw a casual punch toward Chen Yu Yan.
A flash of panic crossed Chen Yu Yan’s beautiful eyes. A dark blue Ice Talisman materialized before her, covered in shimmering, diamond-shaped patterns.
CRACK!!
With a faint crack, a thick, two-foot-wide wall of ice suddenly appeared in front of the Demon Fiend’s fist.
But the next moment, the giant fist punched clean through it.
Chen Yu Yan’s body trembled violently as the punch sent her flying.
Fortunately, the thick ice wall from the Ice Talisman had absorbed most of the punch’s force, allowing Chen Yu Yan to survive.
The Demon Fiend seemed very displeased with this outcome.
Its mouth stretched into an impossibly wide grin, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs like a shark’s, a sight that would make anyone’s skin crawl.
It strode toward Chen Yu Yan, intending to finish the job with a few more punches.
Just then, a streak of sword light suddenly descended from the distant sky.
Chen Yu Yan saw only a blinding flash of sword light. Then, the ferocious Demon Fiend froze in place, completely motionless.
A moment later, the Demon Fiend’s towering body slowly split in two and crashed to the ground.
Chen Yu Yan shuddered, feeling a dazed sense of relief after her narrow escape from death.
’I heard from Feng Mo that Suanni, one of the Seven Fierce of the Law Enforcement Hall, is Fang Cheng...’
’There’s also a True Disciple from the Feng Family here.’
’Was it one of them who saved me?’
She turned her head and saw that above the Demon-Exorcising Platform, a myriad of starlights twinkled. All kinds of spiritual auras flared and dimmed as they clashed violently with the demons emerging from the Demon Smoke.
Among them, seven massive spheres of spiritual light stood firm amidst the sea of stars, as unshakable as boulders, holding back the demonic invasion.
Before Chen Yu Yan could think any further, a streak of fiery light flew down from the sky and landed right in front of her.
She reached out and caught it, discovering a Red Jade Gourd within the fiery light!
At the same time, a gentle, deep voice sounded in her ear:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, this place is dangerous. Take care of yourself."
Chen Yu Yan’s expression flickered, and she looked up at one of the seven spheres of light in the sky.
That was the very core of the formation being held by Suanni, one of the Seven Fierce.
’So it really was you, Fellow Daoist Fang...’
She felt a strange mix of emotions. In the blink of an eye, that single streak of sword light had slain the Demon Fiend that had pushed her to the brink of death.
’Has his power already become so incredible...?’
After devouring Human Race Cultivators, these Demon Fiends gain sentience and gradually break through their realm limitations.
The power displayed by that Demon Fiend was clearly closer to that of a Tier Two Demon.
Just then, another Demon Fiend charged toward her.
Before Chen Yu Yan could even react, the Red Jade Gourd in her hand suddenly spewed out a dense torrent of flames.
Immediately after, a flock of Fire Crows emerged from the flames and charged at the Demon Fiend.
The Demon Fiend roared and unleashed a flurry of punches with both arms, creating hundreds of fist-like afterimages.
The flames burst apart. Before the Fire Crows could even get close, they were smashed to pieces by the radiant power of the punches.
But the billowing flames left behind by the Fire Crows continued to swirl relentlessly around the Demon Fiend.
From within the Red Jade Gourd, more Fire Crows flew out unceasingly, swarming and assaulting the Demon Fiend.
Soon, the Demon Fiend was completely enveloped by roaring flames, trapped where it stood.
In just a few moments, the Demon Fiend was ignited. Scorching flames burned fiercely all over its body, both inside and out.
It stood there, like a giant torch.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, don’t hog the treasure! Give us a hand!"
Feng Mo’s shout came from the distance.
He was locked in a fierce battle with a Demon Fiend, only barely managing to hold it off by relying on the large number of Talismans he carried.
Chen Yu Yan quickly aimed the mouth of the Red Jade Gourd in Feng Mo’s direction.
A jet of flame shot from the gourd’s mouth, and a hundred Fire Crows flew out, swarming the Demon Fiend and trapping it completely.
Feng Mo seized the opportunity to leap out of the fray, taking out an Essence Supplement Pill and tossing it into his mouth.
The Fire Crows swirled around it, and in the time it takes an incense stick to burn, they had set the Demon Fiend alight.
Without waiting for anyone else to ask, Chen Yu Yan simply aimed the mouth of the Red Jade Gourd at the other Demon Fiends.
She could clearly feel the vast and boundless Magical Power contained within the Magical Artifact.
It could unleash the powerful flock of Fire Crows without her even needing to power it.
’Was he watching me just now...?’
Chen Yu Yan wondered to herself as she used the gourd to slaughter the Demon Fiends.
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