Divine Seal: The Shadow Legion, I am the Shadow Lord.

Yunxuan slightly turned his wrist, then subconsciously adjusted the angle of the wooden sword, his eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as an eagle's.

At this moment, the wolf demon on the left could no longer suppress its ferocity.

A deep roar came from its throat, and then it leaped up like a black lightning bolt.

The gleaming claws were half a foot long and slashed down directly at Yun Xuan's head!

Faced with this attack, Yun Xuan remained calm and composed.

The instant the claws reached him, he shifted his feet to the side.

"call--!"

The wolf demon's claw, which it was determined to strike, merely grazed the hem of Yun Xuan's clothes.

"What?! How is this possible?!" The wolf demon that missed its target was filled with shock.

It simply couldn't understand how an ordinary-looking human boy could so easily evade its attacks.

"Your movements are too slow," Yun Xuan's icy voice rang out.

In the instant he dodged to the side, before the demonic wolf could even react, Yun Xuan had already made his move.

His movements were so fluid that there wasn't a single pause, as if he had rehearsed them hundreds of times!

He didn't use any fancy sword techniques, just the simplest horizontal slash!

But this sword strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless!

The wooden sword transformed into a streak of white light, slashing with unparalleled precision at the wolf demon's throat, which had been completely exposed during its attack!

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out immediately!

The wolf demon didn't even have time to dodge before the wooden sword sliced ​​across its neck.

It felt as if its throat bones had been shattered in an instant.

The intense feeling of suffocation and excruciating pain overwhelmed its consciousness, and its massive body was also sent flying backward by the immense force transmitted from the sword.

It then slammed heavily onto the ground, twitched twice, and then fell silent.

Yunxuan stood holding his sword, the tip of the wooden sword pointing diagonally at the ground, a drop of dark red blood slowly sliding down the blade.

Then, his calm gaze swept over the remaining few demon wolves.

A single, calm gaze sent a chill down the spines of those demonic wolves.

The moment the first wolf demon died, the stench of blood filled the air.

The other four wolf demons' eyes instantly flashed with ferocity, and they pounced from different directions almost at the same moment!

They blocked all of Yunxuan's evasive angles, clearly intending to tear him to pieces by sheer numbers!

"The movements are too slow," Yunxuan thought to himself.

The hundreds of "deaths" he experienced in the Trial Temple over a period of half a month had already etched his fighting instincts deep into his soul.

Directly ahead, a wolf demon stood upright, its claws crossed and flashing with a cold light; to the left, a wolf demon darted along the ground, its sharp claws aimed straight for the ankle...

Yun Xuan's gaze narrowed slightly, then he took a sudden half-step forward, his wooden sword striking the wolf demon's wrist with pinpoint accuracy, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.

With a crisp clang, sparks flew as the wooden sword clashed with the sharp claws.

The wolf demon felt a tricky force coming from it, and the trajectory of its claw strike involuntarily veered to the side.

But it collided head-on with the claws of its companion on the left!

At the same time, Yunxuan bent backward like a willow catkin, narrowly avoiding being grazed by the sharp claws coming from behind.

In the instant his body leaned back, his right leg lashed out upwards like a whip, striking the wolf demon's exposed abdomen right behind him!

"Awooo!" The wolf demon howled miserably as it was kicked away.

Using the recoil from the kick, Yunxuan's body, which had been leaning back, quickly straightened out like a spring.

At this moment, the wolf demon's claws on the right were already at his waist!

But clearly he didn't have time to parry with his sword. At the critical moment, Yun Xuan advanced instead of retreating, raising his hand to block the wolf demon's claw attack!

"Rip!" The sound of tearing cloth rang out, and several slits were cut in the sleeve.

The sharp wolf claws instantly pierced Yunxuan's right arm, leaving behind a series of glaring bloody marks!

"What?!" The wolf demon could hardly believe his eyes.

Yunxuan used the force of the collision to spin around, his right hand drawing a perfect arc with his wooden sword.

"puff!"

The wooden sword pierced precisely into the throat of a wolf demon.

The sword's edge, like a deathly waltz, whistled through the air as it swept across the wolf demon's neck on the right.

"Bang! Bang!" The two wolf corpses fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye, three of the four wolf demons were gone!

The last remaining wolf demon had just broken free from its companions' clutches when it saw its three companions die instantly.

Fear finally filled his scarlet pupils.

It let out a whimper, but dared not continue fighting, and turned to flee into the dense forest.

"It's too late to leave now!"

Yun Xuan snorted coldly, and with a sudden flick of his wrist, the wooden sword flew out of his hand like an arrow.

"Pfft!"

It pierced precisely through the fleeing wolf demon's back!

The entire battle, from beginning to end, lasted no more than ten breaths.

All five level-two wolf demons were annihilated!

Yunxuan was slightly out of breath when he walked to the wolf demon's corpse and pulled out the wooden sword.

He glanced at his wounds; they were in better condition than he had expected.

It seems that the "death training" he underwent in the Trial Temple for the past two weeks was even more effective than he had imagined.

He turned to look at Saint Cai'er under the tree, only to see the purple-haired girl quietly watching him.

The coldness in those amethyst-like eyes seemed to have melted a little, replaced by a touch of gentleness.

Yunxuan then walked to Sheng Cai'er's side, revealing a reassuring smile, and gently rubbed her light purple short hair, which was covered in mud.

"See? I told you, don't worry, I'll protect you."

His voice was gentle, a stark contrast to his decisive and ruthless demeanor during the battle.

However, before he could finish speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted!

He then suddenly stood up and saw a figure appear in the clearing in the woods not far ahead, as if it had appeared out of thin air.

The man was dressed in white, his face was covered with a veil, and only his eyes were visible.

His aura was so faint that it almost blended into the surrounding environment.

Yun Xuan once again shielded Sheng Cai'er behind him, holding his wooden sword horizontally in front of him. His sharp gaze fixed on the newcomer, he said in a deep voice, "And who are you?"

The white-clad man's gaze first swept over the corpses of the wolf demons on the ground.

It lingered for a moment, especially on the clean, fatal wounds in their throats or hearts, a hint of admiration flashing in its eyes.

He didn't answer Yunxuan's question directly, but instead commented: "Your moves were swift, decisive, and aimed straight for the vital points, without any unnecessary movements. Kid, you're practically a born assassin."

Yunxuan stood with his sword in hand and said, "Perhaps, but I am a knight, and protection is my duty."

Upon hearing this, the man in white's eyes flashed with a hint of regret, and he said softly, "So you're clinging to a vow made under the light? That's a bit of a pity."

His gaze passed over Yun Xuan and landed on Sheng Cai'er behind him. He said, "Cai'er, we should go back."

Yunxuan whispered to Cai'er, "You know him?"

Saint Cher nodded.

But Yunxuan still stood in front of Cai'er and said, "Whether she should go back or not should be decided by her, not by you."

The moment he finished speaking, the man in white moved!

His movements were faster than Yunxuan could see; in an instant, he appeared in front of Yunxuan from dozens of meters away.

Almost at the same moment, Sheng Cai'er, who was originally being protected behind him, also burst out with amazing speed, her petite body suddenly moving forward, trying to block Yun Xuan!

Under the oppressive aura of the approaching opponent, Yunxuan felt his hair stand on end and instinctively tried to swing his sword to block.

However, the difference in strength between him and the man in white was like an insurmountable chasm.

He couldn't even see how the other person made the move; he only felt a pain in the back of his neck, and then everything went black.

All strength and consciousness were instantly drained away, and his body went limp, causing him to fall to the ground.

Just as Yunxuan collapsed, Cai'er, who was being held in the arms of the man in white, began to struggle violently like an enraged cub.

Something terrifying seemed to be awakening inside her small body!

This power... even made him feel somewhat threatened!

"Don't worry, I didn't hurt him." The man in white's words carried a hint of emotion.

Upon hearing this, Saint Cher stopped struggling and looked at him.

The man in white sighed, then walked to Yun Xuan's side and examined him closely.