With this thought in mind.
Boom—!
The rock beneath her feet shattered instantly.
Jiang Yuechu surged forward like an arrow released from a bow, pouncing directly toward the two fleeing Sheep Demons.
It so happened that the two Beasts were panicking and choosing their path blindly, squeezing one after another into a narrow mountain pass.
"Good opportunity."
A red glint flickered in the girl's eyes.
The Golden Core inside her body hummed frantically, and all the True Qi of her Perfected Core Formation was released without the slightest reservation.
Swish—
Her tendons snapped and crackled as all her True Qi poured into her right hand.
Yin-Yang Horizontal Hand!
Her right hand clenched into a claw, fingertips slightly curled like a venomous snake, while black and white Qi swirled frantically between her fingers and palm.
"Die!"
With a low shout, Jiang Yuechu's figure instantly closed in behind the two demons.
Her arm, like a spear, thrust out fiercely!
Puchi—
Her slender, fair hand instantly pierced through the heart of the last Sheep Demon.
Yet, the momentum did not diminish!
Following that, coated in a shower of blood and flesh, it forcibly slammed into the chest of the Sheep Demon in front!
Killing two birds with one stone!
Just like skewering candied haws, she had skewered the two Core Formation Great Demons together.
"Urgh..."
The two Sheep Demons' bodies shook violently as they lowered their heads, looking blankly at the bloody holes in their chests.
Jiang Yuechu remained expressionless, ignoring the blood flowing down her wrist and soaking her sleeves, as she accurately grasped the heart connected by flesh and blood within the warm, foul-smelling chest cavity.
"Ah... Ah!!"
Then, with a squelch, a dark red heart that was still pulsing slightly was forcibly torn out by her.
As for why it was only one heart... it was because the heart of the Sheep Demon trailing behind had already exploded upon receiving the initial impact.
The wails came to an abrupt halt.
The two massive corpses collapsed softly to the ground.
[Killed Core Formation Realm creature, obtained 680 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Killed Core Formation Realm creature, obtained 695 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Dao Cultivation: 4,037 years]
Just at this moment, two streaks of light arrived nearby.
The black wind ahead, dense with Demonic Qi, came to a sudden halt in mid-air.
The black smoke dissipated, revealing the disheveled body of the Gui Jin Demon King.
"Third... Fourth..."
The reason it fled this way was to rendezvous with these few Core Formation Realm offspring.
Even if it could only save one...
But now...
Dead?
All dead?!
And it wasn't just those two.
Not far away, there were two more corpses lying on the ground.
Such vicious Human Race!
They hadn't even left it a single seedling!
Tyrannical killing intent instantly overwhelmed its sanity.
Looking at the Girl in Black Robes, it wished it could eat her flesh and drink her blood.
Just as it was about to roar at the sky to vent the fury in its heart.
"Ahhhhhh..."
Whoosh—!
A malicious wind blew from behind its head.
The Gui Jin Demon King felt a chill down its spine, not even having time to turn around.
Bang—!!!
An iron mace smashed solidly onto its back.
The Gui Jin Demon King staggered from the blow, nearly falling out of the sky.
The roar that had reached its throat was forcibly smashed back into its stomach.
"Damn it!"
It cried out in pain, the madness in its eyes instantly dampened by this strike.
No matter how much it hated, no matter how much it wanted to kill, if it didn't run now, its old life would surely be forfeit here today!
Using the force of the mace, it lunged forward.
The moment it bolted, it turned its head sharply, its sheep eyes glaring resentfully at Jiang Yuechu.
Puchi—
Its two spiraling, curved horns atop its head suddenly detached completely at the root.
The next second, they turned into two streaks of light, shooting furiously toward Jiang Yuechu and Gu Changge respectively!
After firing this attack, it didn't even look at the result, its figure surging again as it fled frantically toward the distant mountains.
"..."
Watching the horns shooting toward her, Jiang Yuechu pursed her lips slightly.
She had a premonition that with her current methods, she probably couldn't block the power of these horns.
As expected...
With the cultivation of the Core Formation Realm, no matter how Heaven-Defying one might be, one could not face a full-force strike from a Demon King.
As these thoughts surged, the scroll had already opened.
It was a pity about the Dao Cultivation she had just obtained.
Facing life and death, Jiang Yuechu dared not hold anything back and was about to consume her Dao Cultivation to block this move.
A black shadow arrived first despite starting later.
A black cloak danced wildly in the wind.
In an instant, it blocked in front of the two.
Clang—!!!
Clang—!!!
Two sounds that nearly overlapped exploded in the sky.
The old man let out a muffled grunt, his body swaying slightly, his legs sinking more than half a foot deep into the ground.
But in the end, he stabilized his figure.
The dust gradually settled.
Afterward, the two horns exhausted their force, lost their luster, and clattered to the ground.
"..."
Gu Changge's face was deathly pale as he hurried forward.
Just a moment ago, the breath of death had been so close.
If not for this old man blocking in front, even if he had nine lives, he would be seeing the King of Hell right now.
"Old Zhao..."
In his urgency, he couldn't care about the difference in rank and immediately called out the man's title.
After shouting this, Gu Changge realized his slip of the tongue, his body stiffened, and a trace of panic flashed across his face.
Zhao Zhongliu did not mind.
He slowly straightened his back and waved his hand, "It is fine."
"And you two, you aren't missing any arms or legs, are you?"
Jiang Yuechu's gaze lingered for a moment on the old man's slightly trembling arm, then she shook her head.
"This subordinate is unhurt, many thanks to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief for saving my life."
Zhao Zhongliu took another look at her, a trace of appreciation flashing in his eyes.
She was someone who could keep her cool.
Afterward.
He turned around, his gaze crossing the heavy mountain ranges, looking toward the direction where the Gui Jin Demon King had disappeared.
It was already empty there, with only a few startled, circling lone geese left.
"This Beast..."
Zhao Zhongliu sighed, a trace of helplessness and regret flashing in his eyes.
In order to save these two juniors, he had been forced to hold back his pursuit.
Gu Changge had also come back to his senses by now and hurriedly took out the octagonal demon-seeking plate from his bosom.
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, that Beast just left, the Demonic Qi remaining here..."
However, before he could finish.
Zhao Zhongliu scoffed, as if looking at a child who hadn't grown up yet.
"Do you think you can catch up?"
Gu Changge was stunned, "This demon-seeking plate is from the General Bureau..."
Zhao Zhongliu interrupted him, his tone indifferent.
"I know what this thing is."
"But this thing has a limit of only a thousand miles; do you take a demon king of the Zhonglian Realm to be a wild rabbit running on the ground?"
"As long as that Beast wants to run, even with a severely wounded body, it can escape over a thousand miles in one breath."
"By then, your compass will be nothing but a decoration."
The reason a Demon King is called a Demon King, leaving aside its strength in a life-and-death struggle, is that its ability to escape is naturally top-tier.
The reason it remained nearby earlier was simply because it didn't take the Demon Suppression Division seriously.
Gu Changge opened his mouth, his face gradually turning ugly.
Although he came from a prominent family, he was ultimately young and lacked the most intuitive concept of such legendary Great Demon Kings.
Now that Zhao Zhongliu had pointed this out, his heart suddenly went cold.
A thousand miles of land.
To a Mortal, it might be half a month's journey.
To those demons that can fly through the sky and escape into the earth...
Zhao Zhongliu hung the iron mace back on his waist and tightened his black cloak.
"Once outside this Guanzhong region, to the north is the vast desert, and to the west are towering mountains and ridges."
"The world is vast."
"If it is determined to hide, it can just find any rat hole to burrow into and conceal its aura."
"Even if the General Bureau were to mobilize its entire force, wanting to drag it out again... would still require quite some effort."
The old man looked up at the overcast sky and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Not to mention, how could the General Bureau possibly mobilize its entire force for a mere Lotus Cultivation Demon King?