NOVEL NEXT Chapter 32 – Demons and Monsters
"Lin Hao, I used your identity token to release the demon cultivator. If you stay in the sect, you'll surely be punished. Come with me. For the sake of our past relationship, I'll help you find a future!"
Lin Hao's lips curled into a mocking smile, his voice growing colder.
"From beginning to end, I was just a pawn to you. Why pretend to care about my future now?"
"In truth, you got involved with me, gave me the Foundation Establishment Pill, and helped me break through, just so I could win the tournament, obtain an inner sect identity token, and then release someone from the Demon Suppression Tower, right?"
Li Qiushui didn't deny it, but admitted frankly, "I did use you. But it wasn't from the start. Honestly, I didn't notice you at first because your talent was too mediocre. Who knew you'd rise so suddenly? I bet on you, and it paid off! We of the Demon Path don't like owing favors. If you really don't want to come with me, then leave quickly. Otherwise, dying here would be too worthless!"
Before Lin Hao could respond, the demon cultivator beside Li Qiushui grew angry and said coldly, "Why waste words with him? Just cut him down, and all ties will be severed!"
Boom!
The short and stout demon cultivator chanted something, and soon his entire body was enveloped in black mist, exuding a terrifying aura!
"Remember, kid, the one who kills you is Xue Yan!"
The demon cultivator slashed out a dazzling blade light, its momentum overwhelming!
Sensing the threat of death, Lin Hao didn't dare take it head-on. He swung his sword, sending out a wave of sword energy.
The blade light and sword energy clashed, producing a metallic clang, but ultimately, the blade light prevailed, devouring the sword energy!
Bang!
Lin Hao took a hit, flying backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Foundation Establishment late stage!
Feeling the opponent's strength, Lin Hao was shocked. This short, stout guy actually had the power of the late Foundation Establishment stage!
If it weren't for the fact that the opponent had been imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower for so long and was in poor condition, Lin Hao might have been defeated in a single blow!
Boom, boom, boom!
The short and stout demon cultivator pressed his advantage, slashing out three more blade lights in succession!
With no other choice, Lin Hao had to summon his talisman treasure—the Fire Dragon Shield. The pitch-black blade light struck the talisman treasure, causing ripples to spread.
"Kid, you're quite wealthy, having a talisman treasure. But how many strikes can it withstand?"
The short and stout demon cultivator attacked like a madman, using a reckless fighting style, making the light shield ripple like water!
Crack...
Seeing the light shield crack, the short and stout demon cultivator's lips curled into a cruel smile, laughing wickedly, "Little thief, let's see how long you can hold out!"
Li Qiushui stood with her arms crossed, coldly watching. She felt a slight pang of pity for Lin Hao and wanted to ask her senior brother to spare him.
But once her senior brother went berserk, he was unstoppable.
Crack, crack, crack!
The light shield shattered like glass, and the talisman treasure in Lin Hao's hand dimmed, clearly unusable.
He had just reached Foundation Establishment, and defeating someone at the late stage was truly difficult. But this wasn't a tournament; it was a life-and-death situation. He knew that if he surrendered, he would surely die and be humiliated.
It seemed he had no choice but to gamble!
He held a red pill in his hand, about to put it in his mouth, when he heard an angry shout.
"Demon, spare the disciple of Xuan Yin Sect!"
It was her!
Lin Hao's eyes flashed with surprise as he looked up and down at the woman. This mature and voluptuous woman was none other than Wang Jingzhan's mother.
He hadn't expected that the one to come to his rescue would be this lady!
"Li Qiushui, how dare you collude with the Demon Path!"
Li Qiushui was one of the top three beauties in the outer sect, renowned far and wide. Moreover, the voluptuous woman knew her son liked this woman.
"Heh, I'm not colluding with the Demon Path; I am a demon!"
Li Qiushui spoke as if it were a trivial matter, her eyes calm and unruffled.
"What a witch, you're quite straightforward."
"Watch me cut you down!"
In her clash with the voluptuous woman, the short and stout demon cultivator suffered a setback, but he was a madman, and the voluptuous woman was very much to his liking.
"Retreat!"
Li Qiushui sensed something was amiss. Since this woman could arrive here, it meant the high ranks of Xuan Yin Sect had already sounded the counterattack. The scattered demon cultivators were being killed and retreating. She felt that if she stayed any longer, she might be eliminated under the guise of eradicating demons!
"Lin Hao, since Cui Qing'er told you I'm a demon, I'll tell you she's a demon too. Be careful not to repeat the same mistake by getting too close to her!"
Before leaving, Li Qiushui sent a message to Lin Hao.
After sending the message, she left with the main force of the demon clan.
"Heh, can a witch's words be trusted?"
Lin Hao's lips curled into a sneer. However, after this incident, he understood one thing: even if a woman is willing to give herself, she can change her heart in an instant.
So, never easily trust a woman, especially a beautiful one.
After expressing his gratitude to the voluptuous woman for her help, Lin Hao picked up Xiang Xiaoyuan's body and flew with his sword to a desolate peak.
Here, the grass was overgrown, the forest dense, and the spiritual energy was scarce, with almost no cultivators venturing here.
Lin Hao came here because it offered a view of the Demon Suppression Tower.
The girl had a deep hatred for the Demon Path and was buried here...
Clang!
The sword box opened, and the green blade sang!
Ten sword energies crisscrossed, carving out a square grave. He placed the girl's body on the ground and then cut down a large tree.
He made a coffin and carved a tombstone.
He moved like a puppet on a stage, methodically doing all this.
"Over here, the demon is here, quickly report to the Discipline Elder!" an excited Qi Refining cultivator shouted.
"Receiving the sect's nurturing, yet not thinking of repaying, and instead colluding with demon cultivators!"
"Shameless traitor, how dare you show your face here?"
"Lin Hao, stop pretending. This junior sister died because of you!"
Facing the crowd's accusations, Lin Hao remained silent. Yes, I didn't kill the junior sister, but she died because of me.
The sorrow in his eyes deepened as he gently closed the coffin lid, letting the junior sister rest in peace.
Hypocrite, dead demon, the nearby cultivators cursed incessantly, but no one dared to act. They were just Qi Refining cultivators, not enough to challenge Lin Hao.
Boom!
A blue sword light came from the horizon, directly striking Lin Hao!
"The Discipline Elder is here, the shameless traitor is doomed!"
Lin Hao, like a ragged cloth, was struck by the sword light, flying and coughing up blood, a ghastly wound on his chest continuously oozing blood, staining his clothes.
"Lin Hao, colluding with the Demon Path, releasing a demon, according to the rules, you shall be executed!"
The Discipline Elder's words were as cold as the frost of December, chilling to the bone.
Clang!
The blade representing the sect's rules emerged from his embrace, its dazzling cold light like the north wind of winter, cutting one's face painfully.
Then, a sword energy slashed toward Lin Hao!