With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

"Me, the official?"

The female constable drew her knife with a whoosh, a half-smile on her face.

Not the military officer who leads the way?

Zhao Yao's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze quickly and carefully swept over the female constable again.

A beautiful face, a petite figure, and a steel knife in her hand.

His heart sank, and he made his judgment:

"A martial artist, and a martial artist who came with ill intentions!"

Could it be that Su Shangtao is about to use another tactic?

We can't fight, we have to run!

He had heard too much about the might of martial artists descending to the mortal realm to vanquish demons, and had no desire to fight a martial artist himself.

Zhao Yao was tense, but his face remained calm as he spoke in a gentle tone:

"You jest, young lady. The official I was referring to as the guide is certainly not you..."

As he spoke, he quietly pried open the wound on his hand that had already healed halfway.

Fresh blood dripped onto the ground.

In an instant, people all around stirred up a commotion.

There was a rustling sound coming from the crevices of the grass, trees and rocks. Zhao Yao then made a gesture as if he had seen someone behind the female constable and was smiling at them.

"...What?"

The strange changes in the environment made her uneasy. The female constable was startled and quickly turned her head to the side, but saw nothing.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Zhao Yao's back as he carried a bundle, tiptoed away, and fled with incredible speed.

been played!

Realizing she had been tricked by such a shallow scheme, the female constable's face flushed red, her eyes suddenly turned fierce, and she gritted her teeth as she said:

"Well done, what a cunning and wicked villain!"

No matter what tricks you used, you've successfully caught my attention.

The female constable was indeed a martial artist.

Her name is Yan Rouyun. Her public identity is a constable on secondment in the nearby Yuelong City, and she makes a living by offering rewards for capturing criminals.

A few days ago, in pursuit of an important bounty target, she stopped in Wangzhou City and, as usual, took a stack of pictures of the people wanted by the bounty hunter from the "Heavenly Destiny Tower".

Unexpectedly, by sheer coincidence, she actually encountered the person depicted in the bounty poster today.

That's Zhao Yao.

Originally, Yan Rouyun's focus was still on her target, and her earlier conversation with Zhao Yao was merely a test.

Now, however, she was furious and changed her mind.

Whoosh~

She sheathed her sword, watching Zhao Yao's figure recede into the distance. She twitched her nostrils, inhaling the scent he left behind, and took a step to catch up.

However, she had only taken two steps when her body suddenly froze.

Blood!

It smells like blood, but it's more than just the smell of blood.

I really want it!

It was a stirring and yearning stemming from the instinct of life; it was a magical allure.

Sensing this scent, Yan Rouyun's heart surged with emotion.

She eagerly lay down on the ground, twitching her nostrils and sniffing around, following the scent of blood, and soon huddled together with a group of small animals...

What's her situation?

As he fled, Zhao Yao looked back.

He was utterly astonished to see the female constable suddenly crawling on the ground in such a bizarre manner.

He kept looking back at that spot, not stopping his escape, and soon a guess formed in his mind.

The only unusual thing about the ground there was the blood that dripped from it!

Fresh blood merging with primordial energy can be called blood essence.

The exceptionally pure blood essence exudes a subtle allure, capable of instantly awakening the instincts of certain beings. It is something that small, mindless animals with vigorous vitality absolutely cannot resist!

Although the female constable was a rather beautiful human female, and thus an animal, she could not be said to be without intelligence.

"...Then it's because her vitality is too strong and her instincts are too powerful."

Or perhaps, she possesses some kind of demonic blood? Zhao Yao pondered.

These were the words that Brother Su had guessed about him before, but now he was using them on the female constable.

This realm is one of the higher realms among the heavens. Among those who ascend, there are not only humans, but also demons who have taken human form. Over millions of years, intermarriage among humanoid beings has become unrestricted, so almost all humans in this realm have demon blood to some extent.

Legends and stories abound of people being born with powerful demon blood, people suddenly experiencing a reversion of their ancestral demon blood, and the fusion of multiple demon bloodlines leading to unique physical transformations.

"Demon blood..."

Looking back as he fled, Zhao Yao muttered to himself, his heart heavy, silently hoping for the help that the other party's demon blood would provide, hoping it wouldn't be anything related to speed.

"Demon blood..."

The small animals around her scattered like birds and beasts. Yan Rouyun stood up from the ground, her mouth stained with grass juice, dirt, and blood.

She locked onto Zhao Yao, who was now just a tiny dot in her field of vision, gripped the hilt of her knife, sprang into action, and gave chase, silently speculating in her mind:

What caused my strange reaction just now, could it be some kind of strange demon blood that fell from this person?

At the foot of this desolate rocky mountain, the two chased each other at full speed for a long time.

"This person has clearly never learned martial arts, yet his physical strength is so terrifying... At this rate, we'll never catch up."

This can't go on!

Gazing at Zhao Yao's back, which was now closer but still a thousand meters away, Yan Rouyun maintained a steady and long breathing rhythm, and made up her mind.

She suddenly slowed down and, while continuing to run and chase, began to perform a set of dragon-shaped fist techniques.

"...The Azure Dragon emerges from the abyss, the Cloud Dragon reveals its claws, the Divine Dragon sways its tail...The Dragon plays with a pearl, the Coiled Dragon locks its neck, the Dragon returns to the sea."

Yan Rouyun began with the Swimming Dragon Step, her movements rising and falling as she advanced, her steps like a cat's, her form like a dragon's, each step and each move carrying the power of twisting her waist and hips.

Her body and claws moved as one, from "Azure Dragon Emerging from the Abyss" to the final move "Dragon Returning to the Sea," the entire process of gathering power invisibly, appearing incredibly wondrous.

Yan Rouyun wanted to borrow the wonders of this martial art.

Yan Rouyun knew that after completing the entire Dragon Form Fist routine, with her stamina, she could accumulate enough power to unleash three moves that integrated the strength of her entire body. Those were three moves from a novice martial artist in the "Remnant Martial Realm" stage, demonstrating the standard power of a "True Martial Realm" martial artist!

She intends to use this opportunity to briefly cross the threshold of martial arts realm and steal the power of the higher realm!

She must cover this kilometer distance within three moves, catch up with Zhao Yao, and kill him!

"Is this woman crazy?"

Zhao Yao ran away with a large bundle on his back, several trophies of swords and knives hanging behind the bundle with a jingling sound. When he looked back and saw Yan Rouyun chasing after him with her fists, he felt it was all very abstract.

But the next moment, he changed his mind.

Call ~

Yan Rouyun assumed a fighting stance, her clothes fluttering even without wind, and a 'dragon' made of transparent air appeared faintly around her.

She still began with the "Swimming Dragon Steps" stance, but silently recited another name for them in her mind:

"Soaring Dragon Through the Sky!"

Ang~

A dragon's roar echoed through the air.

A transparent dragon, formed from the power of martial artists, surrounded Yan Rouyun, assisting her in taking the Dragon Step and suddenly swimming forward.

Damn it!

"Is this some kind of exaggeration? Are you kidding me?"

Zhao Yao turned around and saw the female constable rushing towards him, enveloped in a dragon-shaped form. He was instantly dumbfounded, and his scalp tingled...