Hunting God Era

Chapter 164 The Japanese Chieftain Jiao (4k)

Within the demonic realm of Zeguo Ghost Corpse Fortress, the deeper one goes, the more likely one is to encounter these hundred-person teams of demons, who seem to be the main force wreaking havoc in this demonic realm.

It is inherently very difficult to manage.

These demons, besides appearing in the mist, sometimes carry other devices, such as defensive structures like bunkers that appear in the Demon Realm.

Having defense and not having defense are completely different things. By relying on their defenses to attack, these demons can exert two to three times their normal combat power.

Since they are demons, they naturally have no concept of logistics and supplies. The bullets they fire are contaminated and automatically generated within the demon realm. Although they rely on the principles of firearms and fire at the speed of a bolt-action rifle, they are never loaded with bullets. It's like a cooldown time; once the cooldown is over, they can fire.

This timeframe is generally within three seconds, but these Hundred Japanese clearly have a methodical approach, employing segmented attacks. Once encountered, one will be met with a hail of bullets, which is unavoidable for ordinary people.

Even taking a detour is unlikely, as these demons appear mostly at the entrances and checkpoints of important roads. No matter which road it is, it is blocked, so you either have to force your way through or take a detour.

If you take a detour, you'll be walking through hills and facing endless silkworm zombies, as well as farmers and Japanese corpses emerging from the mist. Walking on roads will also subject you to a barrage of attacks from hundreds of Japanese.

After discovering this within the Demon Realm, the martial artists of the Dragon Gate Realm simply retreated to the outer border to exorcise demons along the way. Staying close by had its advantages; if they were truly unable to complete the task, they could simply leave, effectively abandoning the assessment and settling accounts midway.

The Demon Realm is now fixed; demons will not leave its boundaries. They are safe once they go outside.

For those at the second level and above, each has its own methods.

Those who feel physically inadequate should simply avoid this area, preferring to deal with the silkworm zombies and other demons rather than touch these bullet screens.

This is for the purpose of assessment, to get more points.

Not all martial artists are like that. Many find themselves unable to overcome the obstacle, yet still want to inflict extreme punishment on these demons. They simply wait there, and automatically form an alliance with other martial artists when they encounter them.

The warriors from the Vajra Pass took the lead, braving the barrage of bullets, while the others followed closely behind, launching their attacks.

Scores and such
It's not that important at this moment.

They are all at the second realm, and they have other ways to get points. No matter what, there won't be two hundred second-realm warriors. There aren't that many of them. Demons and monsters aren't too difficult for them. They can definitely make it into the top four first-class sects no matter what.

Scoring can be addressed later, but opportunities to eliminate these Japanese demons, who clearly represent a period of decline in the Central Plains and are now attacking China, are rare.

Every kill counts; you get points and kill enemies at the same time—it's a rare treat.

As for casualties
For a second-realm martial artist here, injury is possible, but death is unlikely.

The Demon Realm that can be used for assessment is dangerous, but it is unlikely that a second-realm warrior will die unless they are extremely unlucky. Otherwise, it is unlikely that they will die no matter which level of warrior they are facing.

However, apart from the second realm, many more first realm Dragon Gate warriors suffered casualties here. When facing a hundred-person marching army, the Dragon Gate warriors in the same team defeated a group of demons, but found that they were also unable to fight anymore. Helpless, they could only use their badges and bracelets to call for help.

Before long, an examiner arrived.

"Well done."

The examiner nodded slightly. "A hundred-man march is very troublesome in the Demon Realm. Normally, they are reserved for trials of martial artists who have broken through to the next level. It is a very good thing that you were able to win. Hmm, there were no deaths, everyone is still alive."

He glanced around. Inside the fortress that had sprung up in the Demon Realm, a group of people were clearly seriously injured. They were either leaning against the wall or supporting each other. Some of them had two holes in their arms and their legs were twisted beyond recognition, but as long as their bodies were intact, it didn't matter.

With the martial artist's powerful physique, advanced modern medicine, and precious medicinal herbs and ingredients, as long as the body is intact, they can all be saved; it's just a matter of whether they lie in bed for a longer or shorter period of time.

If I really become disabled by accident
There's nothing we can do about it.

There are death indicators, and disability is naturally included. If it really comes to that, we can only accept it. This is not a game for children. We've already reached the point of unified examination, so we must accept the cruelty that must be accepted.

What will we do later?
However, this intensity is still a bit too high.

The examiner peered out of the bunker's window and nodded discreetly.

This is clearly too hasty. Even if it involves eight provinces, they should reconsider and find a smaller, more geographically significant demon realm instead.

Even though pollution levels are very low in medium-sized magic domains, it seems that only a few can gain the upper hand.

This isn't a matter of combat power; it's a matter of pollution.

The pollution from the fleeing fog farmers stirs up anxiety and tension among people. Once hit, they are infected with the same emotions, preventing them from exerting their full strength.

The Japanese pirates who raided fields further amplified these activities and caused widespread panic.

The same applies to the poisonous corpse demon, which further amplifies the panic. If it is hit by that bullet and then encounters the previous two types of demons, it is easy to lose its power due to the accumulation of pollution.

Silkworm zombies are another type of monster. If you encounter the first two types of monsters but not the poisonous corpse ghosts, and instead encounter silkworm zombies, being bound by silkworm silk and entangled by monsters will not amplify the panic, but it will create a sense of powerlessness from the heart, because no matter how you deal with them, there are still many of these silkworm zombies.

Whether you encounter silkworm zombies or cannon poison corpse ghosts, if you stay in the Demon Realm for a long time, you will encounter a hundred-person march. This is not determined by geographical location, nor does it matter how deep you go. The Demon Realm doesn't care about those things. As long as you are in the Demon Realm, this type of demon will appear anytime and anywhere.

Whether it's panic or a sense of helplessness, when faced with a hundred-person march and the baptism of gunfire, pollution will erupt, creating a despair of being unable to resist.

Those who can withstand this are the elite among martial artists. If they are killed, their future prospects will be quite good. In reality, these martial artists will be the backbone of society in the future, supporting the world together.

But it's a bit cruel.

In his eyes, no matter how much trouble they cause, no matter how elite they are, they may not necessarily be qualified enough.

If you can't reach the fourth realm, everything is meaningless. No, even if you reach the fourth realm, standing inside that threshold and wanting to climb the steps will be extremely difficult.

Instead of wasting time on pointless bloodshed, it's better to find truly qualified people to train; there's still a long road ahead.

Therefore, he did not approve of this kind of assessment. However, he was just a disciple of a sect that existed before the founding of the Divine Continent. He did not understand the Divine Continent's considerations for reality and could not make any decisions.

Otherwise, according to his idea, there's no need to conduct these assessments. One can slowly cultivate to the fourth realm before being qualified to truly become a martial artist. These actions are a waste of resources.

No matter how many geniuses emerge from this assessment, it's all the same.

In his eyes, a martial artist who cannot grow is no different from one who doesn't exist.

Whether it's short-sighted or not, he doesn't care. After all, he's just a disciple of a sect, not a member of the state, so he doesn't need to think about so many things.

He knew, of course, that low-level martial artists were an important part of the world. He too had started from humble beginnings, but over time, he had stopped caring. Now, he was only interested in third-level martial artists who had the potential to break through to the fourth realm.

The rest are unimportant.

boom!
Just as he thought this, a cloud of black mist appeared inexplicably in the distance. As the black mist contracted, a muffled sound like ocean waves, or a beast's roar, could be faintly heard.

"Ok?"

The examiner's eyes narrowed. "No way." That voice sounded like that of the Japanese chieftain, Jiao.
This is the only demon that appears only in the Sea Demon Realm, and it also received the highest score in this assessment, making it the most troublesome.

For a martial artist to defeat an enemy during the assessment, how many people would it take to form a team? A martial artist who can command to this extent is truly remarkable.

If it's a single person.
They are either at the third realm or stronger than those at the third realm. The former is terrifying, but the latter is even more terrifying!
But the prerequisite is defeat; now it's clearly about defeating the enemy.
"It's too hasty. If it's just for points, there's no need for that. If you want to defeat the enemy, there's no need for that either. You can wait until you become stronger before eliminating the demon. The weak can never defeat the strong. Steady progress is the right way."

The examiner shook his head and escorted the group out of the Demon Realm.

The Japanese chieftain Jiao is somewhat special; if a martial artist were to encounter him now, it would be too late for rescue. It's a pity for those martial artists who dared to draw their swords against the strong; they were all men of courage.
……

Coastal area.

What Li Ye was facing was a monster whose lower body was a long snake with scales and claws, while its upper body was humanoid with disheveled hair. It also had two arms on its upper body, one holding a Japanese sword and the other a flintlock pistol, and its movements stirred up waves.

This disheveled head even has a single horn.

If you remove the humanoid part, it resembles a sea dragon stirring up trouble, but if you add the humanoid part, it becomes a monster.

Along his journey, he had killed many demons in groups of a hundred. After reaching the coast, he had only glanced at the sea a few times when this thing emerged from the water.

Based on his current understanding of the Demon Realm, there must be a reason for its existence.

Farmers are a manifestation of the anxiety and fear they experienced during the Japanese pirate raids and the famine.

The Japanese corpse is simply a further development of this step, taking the former Japanese pirates as its embodiment to generate demons.

The silkworm's stagnation is a manifestation of being bound and constrained, and a direct result of past land annexation.

The Hundred Japanese were a manifestation of the fear of the Central Plains being lost in those years.

This creature, resembling a dragon, is likely a demon formed from a historical agglomeration of coastal raids, trade, panic, and both genuine and fake Japanese pirates.

The hair is neither in the ancient Japanese style nor in the Chinese style, so it is disheveled and the details are not clearly visible.

The weapons they hold represent the land of that time, so the resentment and imagination of the people at that time towards the Japanese pirates could surge on the sea, hence the dragon-like body.

"So... will you be a god?" Li Ye asked in a deep voice.

After tumbling, the dragon demon's body suddenly extended several meters from the sea surface. It pulled the trigger and fired a projectile-like object that crashed into Li Ye and exploded.

As the smoke and fog dissipated, some peasant corpses and Japanese corpses even emerged, charging straight at Li Ye from within the smoke.

laugh! !

Li Ye swept his foot across, severing all the demons in two. He then leaped up, his body moving left and right like a dragon, flashing like a frame, and instantly reached the top of the dragon demon's head. The dragon demon reacted quickly, thrusting its blade straight up, colliding with Li Ye's palm.

boom! !

The giant handprint covered the area, unleashing a massive cloud of black energy that pressed down on the blade, striking the dragon demon's body and slamming it into the sea.

"Oh, the strength of the Third Realm is slightly higher than that of the Human Element Rank, but far inferior to that of the Earth Element Rank."

As soon as they exchanged blows, Li Ye sensed the difference in strength.

Demons are not human; they don't hold back and can use as much force as they can, so you can feel it more directly.

If it's only to this extent
Boom!

The sea surged again, and the dragon demon once more charged up from the sea surface. The humanoid figure merged into the dragon's body and inexplicably split apart to form a giant mouth, about to swallow Li Ye whole.

"You're not qualified!!"

Li Ye let out a low shout, raised both palms, and smashed them down relentlessly. With each palm strike, he unleashed black energy. First, he knocked the giant mouth off course with one palm strike, then the second palm strike landed on the surface of the giant mouth, and the third palm strike continued to penetrate deeper.

Li Ye's body continued to swing his palms, striking from the top of the dragon demon's head down to its body. He even broke through the coastal seawater, lifting up the sand below, and embedded his five fingers into the dragon demon's body, gripping it tightly before relentlessly bombarding the giant handprint.

In terms of physical strength, this thing is not as strong as a martial artist who has reached the Vajra Pass, but its resilience and recovery speed are very high. A normal second-realm martial artist would not be its match.

However, Li Ye, who has already broken through the third realm and is now only lacking a seed, is not that difficult to deal with.

There's no need to even activate 'Slay the Demon'; just bombard from beginning to end.

Before long, the dragon demon let out a miserable howl, emitting waves like crashing ocean waves, and also like the roar of a beast. Its whole body stiffened and then quickly went limp, crashing heavily onto the sea surface, but then quickly turned into ashes and merged into the mist.

This is a demon that cannot leave a physical form.

"Um"

Li Ye picked up a long, rope-like object from the ashes, waved it in his hand, and laughed, "Wow, a magic item dropped!"

It looks like it's stuck in one place, and I don't know what it's going to do.
Or it could be used to make a belt or something.

boom! ! !
Just as he was thinking this, a muffled thunderclap suddenly came from afar, like a mountain being blasted open. As far as the eye could see, the outline of the mountain that could be faintly seen in front of him was clearly blasted open with a large gap.

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and flashed past in a flash.

Are there still powerful demons there?

……

"I did it, I did it!"

On top of the mountain.

Su Ao's veins bulged all over his body, making him look like a demon, as he shouted loudly.

"I defeated the Mountain Demon! I'm sure I'll be number one in this assessment! Hahahaha! Old Tie! Old Tie! I won!"

"Yes, child, you have won, your wish is about to be fulfilled."

A voice seemed to rise from the depths of his being, making his veins stand out even more, making him look like a demon.

"Now, turn it on. You can feel it. Pull that switch, and you can enter the secret realm and become the true number one. No one can stop you."

(End of this chapter)