Human Clan Defender

BANG!

The tail swept across, its scales like unparalleled sharp blades, easily cutting all the dry corpses caught in its path into two halves.

The dry corpses, bifurcated, were not yet entirely dead. Their severed bodies still wriggled on the ground.

With a tremor of the Yin Evil Aura, all the dry corpses clawing and biting at him were shattered by this force.

WHOOSH!

Tentacles tore through the air. Yin Xiu couldn't dodge in time, and his shoulder was pierced. A wound had already existed there. Though it appeared healed on the surface, it hadn't fully regrown internally. Now, the tentacles pierced through, compounding his injury.

A palm chopped down.

The bloody tentacles were severed, and stinking blood scattered everywhere.

Yin Xiu roared, "Do you really wish to ceaselessly battle the Demon Evil Clan?"

"Hungry... I want to eat you. Hurry, let me eat you..."

The Blood Cocoon's voice was intermittent, but the words spoken were chilling.

As if obeying some command, the dry corpses' attacks grew even more frenzied.

"My lord, save me!"

A shrill scream came from not far away.

Su Wan'er was surrounded by a multitude of dry corpses, numerous tentacles entangling her. As her Scale Armor shattered, a surge of blood gushed out.

Seeing this, Yin Xiu's power exploded. He ferociously slammed his palm into the midst of the dry corpse horde, turning all obstructing dry corpses into ash with that single palm strike.

Quickly, he reached Su Wan'er and, with another palm strike, broke the bloody tentacles on her body.

Without the threat of the tentacles, the Elder from the Eternal Alliance finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Many thanks, my lord, for your rescue."

"Let's break out together."

Yin Xiu wasted no words.

With his strength, if he had been at his peak, there might have been a chance to break out. But now his strength was greatly diminished, and with the dry corpses blocking him, escape was not so easy. Although Su Wan'er, a late-stage Grandmaster, didn't usually play a significant role, at this moment, any contribution she could make was valuable.

In the Blood Pool, the Blood Cocoon vibrated.

"Kill, kill them—" a cold voice spread out, and the dry corpses' attacks became even more violent.

A great number of bloody tentacles constantly emerged from the Blood Pool, chasing after Yin Xiu and Su Wan'er.

SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

Even the powerful Flesh of Demon Evils couldn't resist the bloody tentacles.

The Scale Armor shattered.

Bodies were penetrated.

Excruciating pain twisted Yin Xiu's features even more fiercely.

"My lord!"

Su Wan'er's pretty face changed.

Before she could make her next move, she felt a pain in her chest. Looking down, she saw a Scale Armor-clad tail piercing through her chest.

"Why... why!"

She didn't understand why Yin Xiu wanted to kill her. If he meant to kill her, why had he saved her just moments before?

Yin Xiu's face twisted with ferocity. "Since I can't escape, you shall contribute yourself to let me regain some strength!"

As he spoke, a strong Suction Power surged from the tail, and Su Wan'er felt her strength being rapidly drained from her body.

Before long, she turned into a dry corpse.

After absorbing Su Wan'er's strength, Yin Xiu's wounds recovered somewhat, and his listless aura grew stronger again.

"If you want to kill me, then let's die together!"

He looked deranged. A horrifying power coalesced around him.

Looking at the dense horde of dry corpses around the perimeter, Yin Xiu charged directly towards the Blood Pool.

「—」

"Ready!"

Xun Qu's expression was solemn as he quietly coalesced his own power, ready to unleash a full-force strike at any moment. He had been injured, but after Shen Changqing had given him some Heavenly Origin Pills, he had recovered quite a bit.

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing took out the Dragon Tiger Pills from his chest. He had used two from the bottle of elixirs, and six remained.

Six Dragon Tiger Pills.

He poured them all out and swallowed them at once.

After the elixirs entered his stomach, Shen Changqing didn't directly refine them but instead wrapped them with True Yuan, silently keeping them inside his body, waiting for a chance to burst forth.

Elsewhere, Yin Xiu charged towards the Blood Pool.

The Blood Cocoon seemed to sense danger, sending out a myriad of tentacles to intercept him.

But it was futile. No matter the attack of the tentacles, Yin Xiu remained unwaveringly focused on reaching the Blood Pool.

Quickly, he arrived at the edge of the Blood Pool.

And then, Yin Xiu threw himself into the Blood Pool.

"Come on then, let's die together!"

BOOM—

The moment he jumped into the Blood Pool, a destructive force suddenly erupted.

In that instant, the Blood Pool shattered.

The Blood Cocoon that was in the pool also splintered under that force.

As the Blood Cocoon burst, the concealed Demon Evil within was forced out and directly bore the brunt of that devastating aftershock. Much of its Scale Armor broke, and it emitted a ghastly wail.

"Now is the time—"

Xun Qu yelled, his body rocketing from the top of a building, dark energy erupting, and gusts billowing beneath his feet.

As he took action, Shen Changqing also moved almost simultaneously.

He took a step mid-air. Before he fully descended, a surge of True Yuan burst out, creating a golden wave of energy beneath his feet. Riding on the impact of the wave, his falling figure rose again and then shot out like an arrow released from its bowstring.

The six Dragon Tiger Pills previously wrapped in True Yuan were now unprotected as well.

The elixirs melted, and the intensely surging energy exploded dramatically within his body.

In an instant, Shen Changqing's speed increased even more.

The initial distance from the buildings to the Blood Pool was nearly a hundred zhang. But now, under their full-power assault, that distance was covered in less than two or three breaths.

"Die!"

Xun Qu's eyes were round with fury, and the black energy surged like a tidal wave, his fist smashing out with enough force to shatter everything in its path. Before the power of his fist, the already slowing destructive aftermath was instantly torn apart.

The Demon Evil caught within the destructive aftermath, already badly injured, felt the terrible threat and tried to escape.

However, it was too late.

As the Demon Evil attempted to dodge, the power of his fist had already struck its body.

The terrifying force was unleashed, and the Demon Evil let out a piercing scream. Its body was smashed heavily against the crumbling Blood Pool below like a projectile.

"Let me do it!"

A grand and majestic voice rang out.

Xun Qu had just caught his breath when he turned to look, only to see Shen Changqing arriving, his entire body radiating a golden light, much like a descending Buddha.

The golden light was dazzling. As his palm descended, a Swastika symbol coalesced within it, bursting into fierce flames like a ball of fire as the Palm Gang fell.

BOOM—

A palm fell from the sky, pressing down towards the Blood Pool.

The Chiyang Divine Palm!

With the addition of the Great Sun True Essence, the Crimson Flame attribute within the Chiyang Divine Palm had become even more powerful.

Before the Palm Gang fully descended, much of the blood within the Blood Pool evaporated. The Demon Evil that had fallen into the Blood Pool was now fully exposed.

As it watched the descending Palm Gang, the shadow of death loomed over its heart. Fear painted its savage face.

Accompanied by a piercing scream, the Palm Gang mercilessly smashed down.

BOOM!!

The ground shook violently.

The surging, intense heat spread in all directions.

The dry corpses that were gathering began to fall to the ground as if their life had been completely extinguished, collapsing one after another, motionless.

When the dust settled and Xun Qu looked carefully, a giant palm print was deeply imprinted where the Blood Pool had been. As for the Demon Evil, it was nowhere to be found, as though it had never existed.

Xun Qu then looked towards the edge of the Blood Pool, where Shen Changqing stood motionless with his eyes closed.

Dead! Xun Qu took a deep breath, a shocked expression on his face.

Dead. The Demon Evil that had slaughtered Luyang City was dead.

The outcome was beyond his expectations. His original assumption was that the Demon Evil would engage in a mutually destructive battle with Yin Xiu. Then, he and Shen Changqing would seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and severely injure the Demon Evil. Afterward, they would gradually wear it down with their combined power.

But the fierce battle he had imagined did not happen. That Demon Evil was actually exterminated in one encounter with them.

Was the Demon Evil too weak? Or were we too strong?

Xun Qu's gaze returned to Shen Changqing, who stood motionless, and the shock in his heart did not lessen.

He knew very well. The one who had truly slain the Demon Evil wasn't him, but the other's final palm strike. The power of that palm... Even he, a Defender Envoy, had a premonition of death. If he had been in the Demon Evil's place, he had no confidence he could have resisted it. It could be said that palm strike was completely beyond the limit he could bear.

Golden light! Buddha! If Elder Shen weren't part of the Demon-Subduing Division, the Buddha Sect would surely be scrambling to recruit him!

Xun Qu sighed to himself.

He had no doubts now; Shen Changqing must be cultivating a powerful martial art from the Buddha Sect. And within the Buddha Sect, the most powerful martial arts were only two. One was the Tathagata Golden Body, and the other was the Great Sun Scripture. Xun Qu had only heard of those two martial arts in legends; he had never truly seen them. But the aura and state Shen Changqing had just revealed were very similar to those two top martial arts of the Buddha Sect. Considering his status as a Martial Pavilion Elder, it all made sense.

His eyes once again settled on the figure by the Blood Pool.

He could feel it. The other's aura was becoming stronger bit by bit. A Martial Artist who slays a Demon Evil can refine their Martial Dao True Intent. Elder Shen must have gained quite a bit from killing that Demon Evil!

Xun Qu's eyes held a trace of envy.

The other party was already strong, and now he was becoming even stronger.

Out of nowhere, he thought back to the palm strike that descended from the heavens, and all he felt was relief.

Thank goodness! Elder Shen is one of our own. If he were an enemy, the trouble would be tremendous.