The Unparalleled Sword Emperor

Entering the One-Inch Mountain, Lin Bai became alert.

The landscape of the One-Inch Mountain was gloomy, cold, and damp. All the trees had withered, moss grew on the rocks, and the cawing of crows from the treetops was annoying.

Not a good place at first glance.

After a few steps in, a slight tremor came from the ground beneath. To Lin Bai's surprise, someone had pushed a large boulder from the mountaintop, aimed straight at him.

Behind the stone was a monstrous snake about a hundred meter in length with three heads, raging and vicious; it lunged down from the mountain top straight at him!

Clang!

Upon seeing this, Lin Bai had his Soul-Slaying Sword already out of the scabbard. He slashed at the rolling stone in front of him, splitting it in the middle.

Hiss―

Just as the boulder split apart, Lin Bai caught sight of the three-headed monster snake concealed behind it, all three heads lunging in to bite him.

"You beast, I was just looking for you. I didn't expect you'd come out to die," Lin Bai sneered. He skillfully dodged the attack from the three-headed monster snake, retreating about ten meters to put some distance between them, readjusting his attack strategy.

This three-headed monster snake, a permanent resident of the One-Inch Mountain, already ate every martial artist who unknowingly came to the mountain.

Armed with its formidable Eighth-Level Martial Art, the three-headed monster snake had never met an opponent.

Yet the One-Inch Mountain was too barren. Apart from this powerful beast, there was no unique spiritual medicine or ores. Most martial artists were unwilling to provoke the beast by coming here.

But Lin Bai was different. This three-headed monster snake, with its Eighth-Level Martial Art cultivation, was quite tempting to him.

The higher the demon beast's level, the more abundant the source of its vital energy, which would be more helpful to the Divine Demon Prison Sealing Secret!

The three-headed monster snake roared skywards. The left head spat a mouthful of fierce flames straight at Lin Bai.

But the right head spat a mouthful of icy coldness.

"Damn! It can spit fire!"

Lin Bai quickly dodged. Relying on its ability to spew fire and ice, the three-headed monster snake pursued Lin Bai around the One-Inch Mountain, forcing him to dodge and hide.

"It truly is difficult to deal with!"

Lin Bai cursed. He stepped on a rock and leaped up.

The three-headed monster snake opened its mouth and spewed fire again. Lin Bai glared, "Constantly dodging isn't a solution!"

"Okay then, let's fight it out!"

"One Sword Blood Spurt!"

With one strike, the flames were shattered. A swift sword light then struck at the neck of the three-headed monster snake.

From the three-headed monster snake came a mournful scream.

"Beast, die!"

Having made a successful blow, Lin Bai quickly rushed forward, intending to kill the three-headed monster snake before it could deploy its fire or ice.

Just as Lin Bai got close to the three-headed monster snake, the middle head, in a fit of rage, opened its mouth wide and shot a corrosive ray. The ray hit the ground and instantly corroded a deep pit into it.

"Thank goodness I dodged fast. Otherwise, if it hit me, wouldn't it have rotted me instantly?" Lin Bai looked at the corroded pit on the ground, his heart still racing.

Roar—, roar—, roar—

All three heads of the monster snake let out great roars.

"It seems it's now do or die!"

"Thunder God Sword!"

Cra Cra Cra—

Suddenly, a divine thunderbolt fell from the Nine Heavens, hitting Lin Bai's sword. The sword immediately began radiating several purple thunderbolts.

"Strike!"

Lin Bai rushed forth through the fire spewed by the three-headed monster snake. With one strike, he slashed off one of its heads.

Having lost one of its heads, the three-headed monster snake let out extremely mournful screams.

"Die!"

After beheading, Lin Bai turned and struck with his "Cold-Blooded Sword Strike", casting a sword light that pierced directly through the central and left heads.

A gigantic bloody hole was left on the heads.

The three-headed monster snake fell to the ground, motionless.

After killing the three-headed monster snake, Lin Bai was overjoyed, "I wonder if this snake can help me break through to the Martial Arts Seventh Level."

He sat cross-legged, activated Devouring Sword Spirit, and absorbed the essence blood of the snake.

"I've made some progress, but it's still not enough..."

Lin Bai felt his state loosening, but he didn't manage to break through to the Martial Arts Seventh Level.

"Time to find the next Demon Beast!"

Lin Bai carried the body of the three-headed monster snake and headed back to the Demon Slaying Alliance.

Back to the Demon Slaying Alliance.

When Lin Bai returned with the gigantic three-headed monster snake, he immediately attracted the attention of the entire Demon Slaying Alliance.

"That's ... the Three-headed Monster Snake of One-Inch Mountain!"

"My goodness, this monster snake is a Martial Arts Eighth Level beast, how could he have possibly killed it?"

"Wow, that's amazing, if only one day I could single-handedly slay a Martial Arts Eighth Level beast."

Warriors admired the strong.

And Lin Bai, who was able to kill a Martial Arts Eighth Level monster snake while being only on the Sixth Level, immediately gained the approval of the warriors.

Qi Sheng stood casually by the side, coldly stating, "Hmph, what's so great about it! It's just a Martial Arts Eighth Level beast, I could kill it too!"

Lin Bai carried the monster to the Contribution Hall of the Demon Slaying Alliance, exchanged it for contribution points, and headed towards the Life and Death Cave.

These days, Tie Hai Tang was very upset as she had no mood for training.

Currently, in Tie Hai Tang's heart, other than training, there was one man she was constantly thinking of.

As soon as she heard Lin Bai was back, she rushed out of her cave mansion and headed straight for the Life and Death Cave.

As it happened, Lin Bai had just come out of the cave when Tie Hai Tang arrived.

"Lin Bai, you're back. How did it go at One-Inch Mountain?" Tie Hai Tang asked with a smile.

"It went well. I've killed the three-headed snake and am now preparing to hunt the next demon beast." Lin Bai replied with a smile.

"You're already heading out again? Don't you need a rest?" Tie Hai Tang asked anxiously.

"Hehe, I'd like to rest, but I'm already falling behind. If I were to rest some more, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up." After speaking, Lin Bai quickly walked out of the Demon Slaying Alliance.

"Lin Bai, Lin Bai, Lin Bai," Tie Hai Tang looked at Lin Bai's receding figure and called out a few times, but Lin Bai left without looking back.

Tie Hai Tang could only return alone, downtrodden.

After waiting for the two to leave, Tie Feng emerged from the shadows, shaking his head, "Sigh, I'm afraid Hai Tang is pouring her affection into an unresponsive heart. Lin Bai, he doesn't harbor feelings towards women, the path he aims to walk is the path of the strong."

"Qingling Mountain would not be his final destination."

Tie Feng had realized that Lin Bai only saw Qingling Mountain as a temporary stop, and he wouldn't stay.

Five days later!

Lin Bai returned to the Demon Slaying Alliance, carrying a lion covered in fierce, flame-like fur.

"Lin Bai, can you let me come with you?" Tie Hai Tang asked pleadingly.

"No, Hai Tang. This time, I'm going to kill the Martial Arts Ninth Level demon beast. I'm not even sure I can handle it myself. You should not come. It's too risky." Lin Bai smirked and left the Demon Slaying Alliance.

"Oh." Tie Hai Tang responded with disappointment.

Four days later!

Lin Bai returned to the Demon Slaying Alliance carrying a Martial Arts Ninth Level demon beast, causing another flurry of excitement.

"Lin Bai, let me come with you this time. I've gotten a lot stronger. Even if it's a Martial Arts Ninth Level demon beast, I can still put up a fight!" Tie Hai Tang, wearing an exquisite set of leather armor and holding a spear, stood in front of Lin Bai and announced with determination.