"Hehe..."
A sinister laugh drifted from atop a section of ruined wall.
At some unknown point, a yellow-furred monster had crouched upon the wall's edge.
The creature had a pointed snout and sunken cheeks, with ears hanging down to its shoulders, and was currently clutching a set of heart and liver in its hands.
"Your legs and feet are far too slow."
"I took a lap around the west side of the city, skin and bones included, hehe... and I've already killed six hundred and forty-two."
"Tsk..."
Hearing this, the Bull Demon felt quite depressed.
Although its strength was boundless, its movement speed was ultimately not as nimble as this old dog's.
When it came to chasing down those two-legged sheep fleeing in all directions one by one, it truly couldn't keep up with this fellow.
After exerting itself for a long time, it had only managed to tally five hundred.
Thinking of this, its heart grew increasingly frustrated.
Its gaze fell upon an old Man and a youth who had already collapsed in terror by its feet.
"Forget it."
"I'll use you two to line my stomach first, just to vent this foul mood in my heart!"
Having spoken.
A massive shadow instantly enveloped the grandfather and grandson duo.
"Die!"
Right at that moment.
A sudden explosive roar was heard.
A crimson-gold stream of light, like a falling star from beyond the heavens, arrived in an instant, carrying a world-destroying wind.
BOOM!!!
The earth shook violently.
The next second.
The yellow fur all over the Old Dog Demon's body instantly bristled, and its body arched as it bared its fangs.
The previously overbearing Bull Demon.
Was now actually falling backward.
Upon its chest, which was as broad as a wall.
A twelve-foot-long Great Halberd was shockingly embedded!
The massive inertia, carrying an incomparable weight of ten thousand jun, forcibly pinned this ten-foot-tall behemoth firmly to the bluestone ground.
"Heh... heh..."
The Bull Demon's eyes were wide open, and bloody foam welled up in its mouth.
Its hands gripped the halberd's shaft tightly, trying to pull it out.
But the Great Halberd seemed to be weighed down by ten thousand mountains; no matter how it struggled, it did not move an inch.
Seeing the Bull Demon pinned to the ground by a single halberd, how could the Old Dog Demon have the slightest desire to continue the fight?
With a strange cry, it turned around, intending to dive into the deep mountain forests.
In mid-air.
Jiang Yuechu's expression was cold, her eyes slightly narrowed.
The next instant.
Clang—!!!
A clear Dragon's cry echoed through the long street.
Using the immense momentum of her descent, she flipped her wrist.
Swish—!!!
An extremely sharp cold glint instantly tore through the air.
The Old Dog Demon only felt a chill at its neck.
Immediately following.
It saw a headless corpse running wildly.
Eh?
That body... why did it look so familiar?
Thud.
The large dog head tumbled through the air dozens of times before slamming heavily onto the ground and rolling several dozen meters away.
Until this moment.
Those cloudy dog eyes were still filled with confusion.
The cold wind, carrying a fishy scent, whistled down the long street.
[Killed an Ink Dot Realm creature, obtained 1,820 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Killed an Ink Dot Realm creature, obtained 1,740 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Current Dao Cultivation: 4,525 years]
Jiang Yuechu glanced at it, her heart showing little emotion.
"Whew..."
She exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi.
With a flick of her wrist.
The cold moon long blade returned to its sheath.
Then.
She stepped toward the Bull Demon's corpse.
Her slender fingers gripped the halberd's shaft.
Puchi—!!!
The Great Halberd was pulled out by force.
Foul-smelling black blood shot out like a fountain, splashing onto the surrounding ruins.
Having done all this, she raised her palm and aimed it at the two Demon corpses on the ground.
Myriad Demon Swallowing Heaven!
Buzz—
In the blink of an eye.
All the essence of their flesh and blood was completely plundered.
As this refined energy entered her body.
Inside her Dantian Qi Sea, the lotus bud swayed slightly, greedily devouring it.
A moment later.
Jiang Yuechu slowly finished her exercise, feeling the True Essence in her body become a bit more abundant.
However, her brow furrowed slightly.
She had not broken through to the next realm.
"I suppose..."
Jiang Yuechu murmured softly.
"Relying solely on these two Ink Dot Realm Demons is likely far from enough..."
She casually stored the Demon corpses into her storage space.
Her gaze swept across the long street.
She had only been focused on killing Demons just now and hadn't looked closely.
Now that she looked intently.
To be honest.
She had seen scenes of Demons running amok before.
But the tragic state before her eyes now.
Truly exceeded her imagination.
The bluestone-paved street was already slick and messy with blood.
Severed limbs and broken arms were everywhere.
Some corpses had merely had half of their heads bitten off.
Others had their hearts and livers gouged out, their bellies ripped open, and intestines spilled across the ground.
Worse still.
Some were missing just a piece of flesh from their thigh, clearly bitten once in a hurry by a Demon before being discarded on the ground like trash.
"..."
The old Man crawled out from behind a broken wall.
His legs were as soft as noodles and he couldn't stand straight no matter what.
He could only kneel on the ground, pressing down on the back of the dazed child's head beside him, and kowtowed heavily toward that figure.
"Thank you, Great One, for saving our lives!"
"Kowtow to the Great One! Kowtow quickly!"
The child was already scared witless and only knew to woodenly follow his grandfather in striking the ground over and over.
After just a few times, his forehead was bruised and oozing blood.
Yet the old Man did not dare to stop.
Jiang Yuechu lowered her eyes.
Looking at this pair of grandfather and grandson.
There was no sense of satisfaction in her heart after slaying the Demons.
She raised her hand, her True Essence dispersing outward to support the two.
"No need for this. Find a cellar or a sturdier house to hide in, and do not run around blindly."
The old Man opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say more auspicious words of gratitude.
But upon meeting those cold and indifferent eyes.
The words at the tip of his tongue were forced back down.
He could only bow with a thousand thanks, pick up his grandson, and stumble into a half-intact shop.
Jiang Yuechu withdrew her gaze.
At this very moment.
Whether out of a desire for cultivation or an inexplicable irritability in her heart.
She could only continue to kill!
Slay until the corpses litter the fields.
Slay until the blood flows like a river.
Golden light rose around her once more.
Boom—
The black-clad figure transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the horizon.
After a long while.
A dark shadow finally flapped its wings tremulously and flew toward Mount Heng... The golden light dissipated. Jiang Yuechu landed on the official road five miles outside of Hengyang City.
Looking up.
She saw a solitary city, nestled against mountains and water, with a strategic terrain.
The city walls were high, all built with stacked bluestone blocks.
After all, there was a Demon Quelling General stationed here.
Compared to the previous Hengshan County, which was like a living hell, the atmosphere of this Hengyang Prefecture was indeed much stronger.
Unfortunately.
Now, even atop these city walls, there was a gloomy air of sorrow.
Jiang Yuechu restrained her aura.
She straightened her clothes and stepped toward the city gate.
Just as she reached the gate.
"Halt—!!!"
Atop the city tower, several archers had already drawn their powerful bows to full capacity, their glinting arrowheads pointed directly at Jiang Yuechu.
A Man dressed in the uniform of the Demon Suppression Division leaned out halfway and shouted sternly.
"These are extraordinary times; the entire city of Hengyang is under martial law. Only departures are allowed, no entries!"
"If you have no proof of identity and dare to take another step forward, do not blame our arrows for being merciless!"