Yu Prefecture, Crescent Moon City.
The night was enchanting, and three Martial Artists wearing the uniform of the Demon Slaying Division were suspended in mid-air.
Opposite them were five Demon Sovereigns, also floating in the air.
Three against five, they were at a numerical disadvantage.
In terms of Realm, the three Martial Artists consisted of two at the third layer of the Mystic Realm and one at the fourth layer of the Mystic Realm.
The opposing demons were all at least at the fourth layer of the Mystic Realm, with the strongest already at the sixth layer of the Mystic Realm!
Because of this, the faces of the Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists were grim, extremely vigilant.
Their group originally consisted of five people who had teamed up to come to Yu Prefecture after completing their mission at the Demon Slaying Division.
However, during the investigation process, two of them suddenly lost contact.
This immediately alerted the other three, who promptly decided to regroup.
The decision was wise, but their luck was terrible.
As soon as they gathered, they immediately encountered five Demon Sovereigns!
"Tsk tsk tsk, thank you, Mother Nature, for letting us meet three more people!"
"I didn't eat my fill with those previous two; this time, you guys have to let me eat the thigh meat!"
"I want to eat their hearts!"
The Demon Sovereigns were full of excitement, their tongues flicking and claws rubbing together, looking extremely impatient.
The three Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists, however, stood sternly, treating the situation as a major enemy.
They had originally thought this was just an ordinary investigation mission, never expecting that after completely conquering Yu Prefecture, these Demon Sovereigns had not all left!
They were done for; even five against five, they might not be a match, let alone three against five.
Before the fight even began, their Aura had already lost by half.
And all of this was clearly seen by the few Demon Sovereigns.
"Don't waste your effort. Ending yourselves quickly would be less painful. Otherwise, falling into our hands means you'll suffer greatly!"
"Jie jie jie, I love tearing people apart while they're alive the most!"
As soon as it finished speaking, it heard a strange laugh coming from the side.
"Jie jie jie, I love slaying demons and eliminating devils the most~"
The Demon Sovereigns were greatly alarmed; the sound was so close to them, almost right by their ears.
The level of terror instantly maxed out!
The Demon Sovereigns immediately sprang away, turning back to see a tall and handsome figure standing exactly where they had just been.
This was Li Xuanxiao's attempt; after discovering these few Demon Sovereigns using the Buddha's Illuminating Lamp Seal, he had used the Bone-Clinging Shadow to lurk in the darkness.
He slowly approached, and after reaching directly beneath the demons, he jumped using only his physical strength, without activating any True Qi.
Unexpectedly, he actually managed to approach these few Demon Sovereigns silently!
Unfortunately, he was still not skilled enough and didn't manage to slay one of them before being noticed.
But it didn't matter; it was only a matter of a few moves anyway.
The anomaly of the Demon Sovereigns was naturally noticed immediately by the few Martial Artists who were constantly watching them.
Their gazes shifted over, and they also saw Li Xuanxiao, who was wearing the Demon Slaying Division uniform.
"It's one of our Demon Slaying Division colleagues! Hurry and help him! Four people, we can fight!"
Their reaction was fast, but the Demon Sovereigns reacted even faster, attacking Li Xuanxiao almost simultaneously with a sky full of Demonic Techniques!
The Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists looked anxious; they finally had a rescuer, but he couldn't be killed right upon meeting them!
However, in the next second, countless streaks of starlight scattered, and countless blade lights chased shadows as they flew toward the five Demon Sovereigns!
Meeting attack with attack, stopping war with war!
As vast and mighty True Qi surged, the countless blade lights were incomparably sharp, annihilating all the Demonic Techniques in their path with overwhelming force.
The Demon Sovereigns' expressions turned solemn, and they immediately switched from offense to defense, erecting various Demonic Technique shields.
However, these defensive measures were as fragile as thin paper against the myriad blade lights.
The moment the five Demon Sovereigns conceived the thought of fleeing, they were instantly slain...
The three Demon Slaying Division Martial Artists were stunned!
Mysterious, powerful, Transcendent—truly like a banished immortal descending from the heavens!
"He's not a colleague; he's a Senior!"
"Could it be that one of the Hall Masters has personally arrived?"
They quickly stepped forward to salute: "May I ask, Senior, who might you be...?"
Li Xuanxiao turned his head and swept his gaze over them: "Li Xuanxiao, Head of the Demon Slaying Hall."
Then, ignoring their stunned expressions, a Rainbow Light flashed, and he instantly shot far away.
Slaying five Demon Sovereigns in one strike might seem incredible to others, but to Li Xuanxiao, it was truly ordinary.
Why wouldn't it be? One should consider what equipment he possessed.
Two top-tier Mystic Realm Cultivation Techniques as a foundation, and the Starfall Chasing Shadow Blade was also a top-tier Martial Art within the Mystic Realm!
Coupled with the equally Mystic Realm Jingting Saber, which radiated extraordinary power all over, this gear was almost the ultimate configuration for a Martial Artist.
Chopping down a few ordinary Demon Sovereigns was truly just child's play.
After slaying the few Demon Sovereigns, Li Xuanxiao left without any lingering attachment.
His time was limited; he needed to continue acquiring more Demon value Points.
...
[Successfully slain the fifth layer Mystic Realm Pig Demon, gained 5000 Demon value Points!]
[Successfully slain the fourth layer Mystic Realm Lizard Demon, gained 4000 Demon value Points!]
[Successfully slain the fifth layer Mystic Realm Wolf Demon, gained 5000 Demon value Points!]
The golden light in Li Xuanxiao's eyes gradually receded as he pulled the Jingting Saber from the body of a giant wolf, bringing out a spray of blood.
He looked up at the horizon.
Fifteen days had passed since he arrived in Yu Prefecture.
During these fifteen days, he had been relentlessly slaying demons and eliminating devils, absolutely unwilling to waste even a tiny bit of Demon value Points.
Under this high-intensity, indiscriminate accumulation, the Demon value Points he held had already reached a considerable number.
He took out the recording jade token and glanced at the numbers on it.
Mystic Realm: 10
Xuan Realm: 142
Extreme Realm: 780
"I've actually killed this many already..."
Li Xuanxiao sighed, then opened the System Panel.
[Host: Li Xuanxiao]
[Realm: Seventh Layer Mystic Realm]
[Cultivation Techniques:
Mystic - Mystic Lotus Art (Minor Achievement), Heavenly Origin Marvelous Martial Art (Major Achievement)
Xuan - Ancient Subtle Life Lotus (Transcendent)]
[Martial Arts:
Mystic - Mirage Shadow Blade (Minor Achievement), Star Falling Shadow Chasing Blade (Minor Achievement)
Xuan - Buddha's Illuminating Lamp Seal (Transcendent), Pure Lotus Flower (Transcendent), Rainbow Light Movement (Transcendent), Dharma Breaking Qi Extinguishing Slash (Transcendent), Bone-Clinging Shadow (Transcendent)]
[Demon value Points: 157800]
157,800. This should be the highest record Li Xuanxiao's Demon value Points had ever reached!
Li Xuanxiao couldn't help but look at it a few more times, as it would soon shrink rapidly.
Taking a light breath, Li Xuanxiao hesitated no longer and immediately began allocating points.
Currently, raising his Realm was the top priority, so he naturally had to invest the Demon value Points into the Cultivation Techniques first!
[Consumed 50,000 Demon value Points, Heavenly Origin Marvelous Martial Art has reached Perfection Realm!]
[Consumed 100,000 Demon value Points, Heavenly Origin Marvelous Martial Art has reached Transcendent Realm!]
Hiss—
Li Xuanxiao gasped, even though he had been mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the consumption rate!
He originally thought he had a lot of Demon value Points, but it only sufficed to raise one Mystic Realm Martial Art to the Transcendent Realm.
That was 150,000! Gone in an instant!
Truly a money pit!
But what he gained was that his Realm instantly jumped from the seventh layer of the Mystic Realm to the Peak of the Mystic Realm!
"I'm already at the Peak of the Mystic Realm..."
Li Xuanxiao felt somewhat dazed for a moment; his speed of advancement was indeed astonishingly fast.
One had to know that among his peers, the so-called Martial Dao Geniuses, the highest Realm achieved was only the Middle Stage of the Xuan Realm.
Not only was he a whole major Realm above them, but he had also reached the Peak of the next Realm!
If this were to get out, it would surely shatter the Dao Hearts of countless self-important Martial Artists.