The setting sun was like blood, reflecting onto the murky pond water, turning it into an eerie dark red.Everyone held their breath, their sword hilts slick and wet with sweat.
~Gurgle... Gurgle...~
The muddy water churned more violently, and a colossal shadow slowly rose to the surface of the murky pond.The first thing to breach the water was an immense head.
The head was hairless, covered in a layer of slick, greenish-black mucus.
Two protruding, lantern-sized eyeballs lacked lids, possessing only a layer of cloudy white film as they coldly scanned the shore.Immediately after, the massive body crawled out of the water.
It was a monster difficult to describe in words. Resembling both a loach and a catfish, its entire body was covered in slimy scales, and dozens of pairs of tiny limbs wriggled beneath its belly in the mud.
A dense Demonic Qi burst forth, and a foul, fishy gale swept over them.
"Bone... Bone Resonance..." Tiger Zhao's voice was trembling.Only a Bone Resonance Great Demon could possess such an Aura!
"Nobody move!" Liu Chen's voice came from not far away.The Demon seemed not to have noticed the people hiding in the shadows, instead staring blankly at the silent, dead mud pit before it.
A meaningless whimper escaped its throat.The sound was mournful, like weeping and pleading.It slowly crawled onto the bank, its dozens of limbs leaving deep trenches in the mire.
Pinned beneath its huge body was a female corpse that had long since been soaked beyond recognition.The corpse's abdomen was heavily swollen, yet her limbs were so thin they were mere skin and bones.
The Demon carefully placed the female corpse on the bank, then stretched out its slick head and gently rubbed it against the corpse's cold face.
"Xing'er...""Xing'er, I brought you something to eat..." It opened its gaping maw and spat out a pile of fish and shrimp, already rotten and stinking, still covered in mucus.
"Why aren't you... waking up...""Wake up... look at our child... he's about to be born..."The listeners felt a complex mix of emotions.A Demon showing deep affection, how absurd.Yet, this absurd scene was truly unfolding before their eyes.
Liu Chen's heart clenched, and he hesitated no longer.Even if it was a Bone Resonance Great Demon... they had no reason to retreat.
Moreover, compared to the Pig Demon in the City, the Aura of the Demon before them was clearly weaker.There were eight Demon Suppression Guardss, including powerful Martial Artists like Jiang Yuechu... they had a chance!
"Attack!" With a furious shout, eight figures charged out simultaneously from different directions.Blades flashed in the dim twilight, slashing down upon the monster's head!
"Roar—" The Demon let out an earth-shattering roar, the rolling sound waves actually causing the blood and Qi of several weaker Demon Suppression Guardss to churn, momentarily freezing their movements.
It suddenly whipped its tail, the thick appendage sweeping out with overwhelming force, carrying the foul wind with it!
~Bang!~
~Bang!~
~Bang!~
The three Demon Suppression Guardss charging at the front didn't even have time to react before being struck by the massive tail, screaming as they were sent flying backward, slamming heavily into distant rocks, spitting blood, their fates unknown.
"Damn it!"Tiger Zhao's eyes were bloodshot. Instead of retreating, he advanced. A faint, earthy yellow Qi flame ignited on his horizontal saber.
He neither dodged nor avoided, chopping his saber straight toward the sweeping massive tail!
~Clang~
Sparks flew everywhere.He felt an irresistible immense force transmit through the blade, sending him stumbling back seven or eight steps until he landed on his backside, his face pale.What tough skin!
Liu Chen and Old Wang attacked from the left and right flanks. Their two horizontal sabers struck fiercely against the Demon's spine, yet only left two shallow white marks, failing to even break the scales!How are we supposed to fight this?!
Just as a hint of terror rose in everyone's hearts.
A blood-red Tiger shadow shot into the sky at that very moment.
~Roar~
The tiger's roar shook the wind and thunder, echoing throughout the wilderness!Jiang Yuechu did not choose to attack the spine; instead, she aimed for the relatively softer limbs beneath its belly!
A shrill flash of saber light vanished instantly!
~Pfft!~
~Pfft!~
Blood mixed with greenish-black mucus shot into the sky!
Several limbs were severed immediately!
"Roar—"The intense pain drove the Demon into complete frenzy. It spun around abruptly, opened its gaping maw, and shot a water arrow straight out, aiming directly for Miss Jiang Yuechu's face!
Jiang Yuechu's pupils constricted. Pushing off with her feet, she darted sideways in the nick of time.
~Boom~
The water arrow missed, slamming violently into the rock behind her, instantly shattering the half-human-sized boulder into pieces!
Shrapnel scattered everywhere!
Jiang Yuechu spun in mid-air, landing steadily. Looking at the mess on the ground, she felt a wave of lingering fear.If she had been hit, even with her Physical Body, she would likely have been crippled if not killed.
"A mere String Hearing Stage cultivator dares to come and subjugate me?! How... how dare you!!!"
One must know, Demons also have their protocols.Many Demons use the powerful Demon Suppression Division experts who hunted them as subjects for bragging.If two Great Demons happened to meet on a mountain.
One Demon might ask, "Brother, what Dao are you following?"
The other Demon could stroke its beard and sigh, "Ah, don't mention it. I'm unskilled. A few years ago, I merely ate the population of a few Cities, which attracted the personal pursuit of the Demon Suppression Great General. I barely escaped with my life to this godforsaken place."
Upon hearing this, the other party would certainly hold them in high regard and look upon them with solemn respect.
But now, a mere String Hearing Stage cultivator dares to come and subjugate a Bone Resonance Great Demon? Saying this out loud would be embarrassing.But what was even more embarrassing?
What was more embarrassing was that he, a dignified Bone Resonance Great Demon, had actually been injured by a String Hearing Stage Martial Artist!
"Good! Very good! It has been a hundred years since I last tasted this feeling!"The Demon let out a long breath.
The prolonged feeling of suppression, combined with the stinging pain of its wounds tearing beneath its slick skin, brought a morbid pleasure.It involuntarily opened its mouth and let out a piercing, drawn-out cry.
"Roar—" Its scarlet eyeballs locked onto Jiang Yuechu, and its massive body suddenly sank.
~Boom!~
The entire Hui Shui Wan seemed to tremble.Mud shot up into the sky, sweeping out in all directions like black walls!
"Watch out!" Liu Chen roared, holding his horizontal saber defensively in front of him.But ultimately, he underestimated the Aura of a Bone Resonance Great Demon exerting its full power.
~Bang!~
The wall of mud struck his saber. Liu Chen felt as if he had been hit head-on by a mad bull; he flew backward, his throat sweetened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.If he was treated this way, the remaining few were even more miserable.
For a moment, screams and the sound of cracking bones filled the air. Only one figure, like a lone boat in a raging storm, moved agilely through the gaps in the overwhelming mud.
Jiang Yuechu gripped her horizontal saber, her eyes calm as an ancient well, her focus entirely on the monster charging towards her.Clearly, this Demon's methods surpassed those Demons who relied solely on their Physical Bodies for brute force.
Not only was it tough-skinned and immensely strong, but it could also manipulate this watery swamp, giving it the advantage of terrain and environment.Meeting it head-on would be seeking death.
"Roar—" Seeing that its attack had failed, the Demon opened its massive mouth and spat out another water arrow!
The water arrow cut through the air, emitting a piercing whistle.
Jiang Yuechu dared not meet it directly. Pushing off the ground, her body rose again, narrowly avoiding the attack.But before she could catch her breath.
The Demon violently shook its huge body, its limbs frantically digging through the mud, propelling its enormous mass toward her at a speed completely inconsistent with its size!
The foul wind assaulted her face; the sheer Aura alone was enough to shatter the courage of an ordinary Martial Artist.
"Miss Jiang! Be careful!" Liu Chen, struggling to climb up from the ground nearby, cried out in alarm.But he himself was severely injured and had no time to help.
Just as the gaping maw was about to swallow Jiang Yuechu.
At this moment.A hint of resolve flashed in Jiang Yuechu's eyes.Instead of retreating, she advanced, charging straight toward the Demon!