“… … Now, does anyone have a solution to the current predicament? The night is too dark to clearly see the situation, making it a bit tricky.” Lu Huaimin said solemnly, gazing at the location of the demon.
“A solution does exist, and pay attention to the demon's position.”
Liang Yuan took out a smooth bead from her sleeve. A vibrant green light emanated from the crystalline bead, illuminating the surrounding dozens of meters.
“Young Master has a good eye. Many people mistake it for a Night Bright Pearl, unaware of the Moon Bright Pearl.” Liang Yuan said with rare praise.
“We'll talk later, the beast is coming!” Chi Gong called out.
Only the sound of whistling mixed with rain could be heard, approaching from far away.
The group leaped away, leaving their original positions.
Such a massive Nightmare Demon was probably not just a few hundred years old.
At this moment, everyone could clearly see the demon's appearance in its entirety. Countless human hands twitched and spiraled together, becoming larger towards the lower body, with some areas forming thick, black armor that blended into the night, making it difficult to see.
It then lightly landed on the ground, looking at Lu Huaimin, who was still in the air.
Screams entered their minds, and a disgusting sensation arose, making Lu Huaimin slightly uncomfortable.
However, both were extraordinary individuals, enduring the discomfort in their hearts, leaping up, and fiercely stabbing their swords into the demon's body, refusing to let go no matter how it shook.
“The Thousand-Faced Demon is extremely vengeful. Now that we have injured it today, it will definitely seek revenge. We must be vigilant to prevent it from taking advantage of our weaknesses.” Jiang Wen said, looking at Liang Yuan.
His Golden Core was now solidifying, and his cultivation was fully capable of contending with Life Fire cultivators.
Relighting the bonfire, driving the darkness out of the remaining small house, it was the only lit place in the entire village from afar.
Even encountering the masked duo in the cave that day, they were not without the power to fight.
His muscles bulged all over his body, and the simple blade in his hand shimmered under the moonlight pearl. He looked at the attacking Thousand-Faced Demon and said coldly, “I, Lu, will definitely slay such a scourge today.”
Jiang Wen carefully thought about whether he had offended anyone since entering, but after thinking it over, he couldn't remember anyone who would deal with him in this way.
“Bang!” The huge body crashed towards the group like a thunderbolt, and the air waves blew Lu Huaimin and the others back.
“This demon has probably eaten no less than ten thousand people. This village is probably devoured by this guy. This demon should be able to disrupt the mind, you must guard your spiritual platform and don't let it interfere with your mind, otherwise there will be trouble.” Liang Yuan said solemnly.
She naturally knew Jiang Wen's abilities. Although he looked like someone who had not yet reached the Lighting realm, he was actually not inferior to a Life Fire cultivator.
Jiang Wen seemed to sense something, looking towards here.
Wang Yong screamed. When he swung his simple blade, several arms grabbed it, and the enormous force made it impossible for him to pull it out.
“Hey, aren't you really going to help?? ” Yan Gongli pushed Jiang Wen and asked suspiciously.
Liang Yuan replied calmly: “It's just some techniques, not worth mentioning, Lu Protector's skills have also opened my eyes.”
Liang Yuan's expression was serious, and the long sword in her hand burst into flames, igniting a fire.
“Let's not talk about these things first, quickly find the package to see if it's still there, otherwise what will we do when we go to Yunze.” Chi Gong shook off the rain from his body, he had been naked in the rain for half the night.
It's just that the lower body is not as fragile as the upper body. Lu Huaimin's few cuts left marks and almost got the knife stuck in the hard armor.
“Can a Thousand-Faced Demon even become a spirit?” Lu Huaimin asked.
On the other side of the battlefield, the battle became more intense.
This demon had not yet transformed, with at most two hundred years of cultivation. Compared to the Locust Spirit they encountered, it was far inferior. Moreover, Jiang Wen also had the Locust Spirit protecting him, and he could call for reinforcements if he couldn't win.
“Isn't it because I'm not as good as them? Wouldn't I be a hindrance if I went to help?” Jiang Wen said unmoved. “Don't I also have to protect you, Master Ancestor?”
Dragging the long sword, he slid down from above, like cutting open a piece of white paper with a knife, cutting a huge wound in the demon's body.
However, if Marquis Pingnan took action, could Prince Nandi tolerate this person running wild in his territory? This was truly strange.
“Be careful, this beast is a bit tricky.”
“It's definitely not my illusion, someone must be staring at us.” Jiang Wen thought to himself.
“Then what should we do now? Just let it run away like this?” Liang Yuan sheathed her sword, frowning as she looked at the demon's distant location.
Without figuring out who was plotting to harm them, Jiang Wen felt unknowingly tired. He slowly closed his eyes, and entered a dream in a daze.
Opening his three eyes again, his intuition was naturally countless times more acute than ordinary people. Someone had secretly observed them just now, and this feeling must be correct.
Fortunately, the package was still there, but the clothes were all soaked, and they would probably have to relight the fire to dry them.
He had never used his true face when capturing the wolf demon that day. Moreover, he didn't go through the main entrance when sending it to the government, so they shouldn't be able to find him.
The old ranger looked at the raised tail of the demon and placed three white wooden arrows on the bow.
“Good!” The old ranger responded, and three sharp arrows cut through the rainy night like lightning.
“Senior Chi Gong! Cover me.”
“Kill!”
He looked at the tens of meters long front body, which was the demon's most vulnerable place, and to cause damage to it, he had to attack there.
Walking to Liang Yuan's side, he looked at her like looking at a monster: “Female Hero Liang's martial arts are truly amazing, Lu is beyond reach.”
Liang Yuan and Lu Huaimin leaped up at the same time, rapidly running along the demon's huge body, countless mouths under their feet stretching out their tongues, trying to entangle the two of them.
Seeing that the two were extremely fast, they had already passed before the tongues could stretch out, leaving only the juice-flowing sharp tongues tumbling towards the sky.
“Even if it becomes a monster, it's just a lone person. This world is not invincible by one person. How many monsters and fierce beasts were there in the ancient times, and isn't it still the world of humans now?” Young Master Xue Changming was also open-minded, and could still say a few comforting words at this time.
“Of course, this Thousand-Faced Demon sheds its skin every hundred years, and like a centipede, it will grow a black hard shell. When its whole body is covered with hard shells and turns dark red, it will shed its huge body and turn into a human form. At that time, I'm afraid even the elite soldiers of Suzhou City will find it difficult to capture it.”
“Guard your spiritual platform!” Lu Huaimin and Liang Yuan looked at each other, separated from both sides and climbed up the demon's body.
The group nodded one after another, digging the Moon Bright Pearl into the pile of soil.
If it was the matter caused by Taicang City, it had already reached Yangzhou. The people of the God-Worshipping Society might not be able to recognize him.
Outside, the wind and rain were mixed, and the village was silent, without any lights.
If they didn't find some clothes to cover themselves from the rain, even the strongest person couldn't stand it.
At this moment, a scream came from the side.
Seeing this, Lu Huaimin glared and cracked his eyes. He stepped on the demon's body and leaped up like a cheetah, roaring and slashing, cutting off the things that were trapping Wang Yong.
Lu Huaimin didn't expect that this guy actually had such great strength. Seeing that the demon was about to escape, he quickly drew out his long knife and slid down along the demon's body.
The group were also good fighters, taking advantage of the demon not getting up, and holding their weapons to slash at this huge body.
Before he could react, several human faces on that body split open and stretched out long tongues to entangle him. The juice on the tongues instantly corroded his limbs, causing him to scream incessantly.
“This demon has escaped, it's a pity there was no strong crossbow, unable to keep it.” Chi Gong said with some regret, watching the demon push away the obstacles in front of it and quickly escape.
“You're so glib, who believes you. You want to wait for the rabbit, right?” Yan Gongli pursed her lips.
A monster like this that is about to become a spirit wouldn't intentionally come to be beaten, right? Jiang Wen pondered.
Three sharp arrows were lined up and nailed to the foremost body of the demon. This kind of precision-forged double arrow had extremely strong armor-piercing ability, half of it submerged into the demon's body, splashing blood dozens of feet away.
The demon painfully waved its body, and the huge tail swept away the small earthen house on its body, and the tall trees were uprooted and thrown into the sky.
After excluding all kinds of possibilities, Jiang Wen also thought of Marquis Pingnan.
It opened its mouth wide and let out a dazzling sound to the sky. This unique sound can make people dizzy and nauseous.
Everything seemed to be deliberately done, as if it was just to stir up unrest in this Southern Land.
The rain was still falling, and in the wooden house not far away, a wooden door swayed in the wind, revealing an old face with pale eyes, looking at the lights with a strange smile.
It was not at all like a prosperous place close to Dagan.
“The Thousand-Faced Demon is born in dark places, likes to eat living beings, and every time it eats something, it will imprison its dead soul in its belly. When it is a child, it will make the crying of a baby to lure people into a trap, and then pounce on and eat people's brains, using its hard mouth to chisel through the skull. Anyone who is knocked down by it will have no chance of survival. This Thousand-Faced Demon is hundreds of feet tall, but no cultivator has attacked it, which is really rare.”
Pushing his chest, he rolled to the side, panting heavily as he watched the demon raise its body.
“So it turns out to be such a monster.” Lu Huaimin wiped the rain from his face and said with a deep expression.
It's just that it seems a bit strange here now, there is a great disaster interfering with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it impossible for people to fly in the air.
“I was seen through by you.” Jiang Wen restrained his smile, looking around, he was observing the surrounding situation.
Again, there are monsters rampaging in the world and eating people, but no cultivators take action to eliminate them.
“If this guy eats a few more people, he will become a spirit. Now that he has suffered such a great crime, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to give up, so be careful.” Jiang Wen looked at the departing Thousand-Faced Demon, feeling that this matter was not that simple. This Thousand-Faced Demon looked terrible, but its combat power was not good. Even a cultivator and a Xiantian martial artist could make it so embarrassed, which was really a bit wrong.
“Save me!”
A night of fighting was a bit tiring, and except for Jiang Wen on sentry duty, the others began to rest.
The demon's huge body waved down, like a heaven-forging hammer hitting the earth, shaking the surrounding ground and smashing a trench several feet long in the wet mud.
“That's right, I think this should be a Thousand-Faced Demon that hasn't transformed yet.” Yan Gongli, who was protected by Jiang Wen, said.
And in the rainy night, an old woman pinched her fingers and looked at the house with burning lights in the distance with a sneer.
“Since you have entered this dead place, don't think about getting out alive. Son of the Prince of Pingxi, blame yourself for coming to the wrong place, and you shouldn't be investigating that past event.”
As the old woman spoke, she disappeared into the rainy night.
