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To be fair, Li Xiulian is tall with a tanned, well-defined physique, but not bulky.

Although his appearance wasn't exactly stunning, his brows were sharp and his features were heroic. Combined with the dappled bloodstains on his face, he certainly had a unique battlefield charm.

However, he was not the kind of person who would take advantage of someone's kindness...

As Mu Yang was thinking, a muffled thud was heard, and a two-zhang-long demon corpse suddenly appeared.

Li Xiulian tucked the pouch in her sleeve back into her bosom and said, "This is our target for this mission: a mid-stage fourth-tier fish demon."

Mu Yang snapped out of his daze and looked at what was in front of him.

But then again, we should definitely repay kindness!

Thinking about it, Mu Yang looked at the fish demon panel.

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[Equipable Item: Fish Demon Corpse (Complete)]

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ① Abundant Health (White): Increases total health slightly.

②Strong Physique (White): Physique is slightly improved (physical strength, total physical strength, and reaction speed are all improved).

③ Breathing in water (white): The ability to breathe freely in water.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for eight days, or slay any fourth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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This is a fish demon that resembles a crucian carp in appearance, but has thick scales and a darker color.

The entry configuration is very basic, with only three entries, all of which are white.

However, considering the strength of Li Xiulian's team, it's hard to say what the outcome would be if they really encountered a fish demon with three blue attributes.

"I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so please accept this demon corpse!" Li Xiulian said sincerely, bowing slightly.

Although she was a second-class demon-hunting captain in the Demon-Slaying Division, her talent and combat strength were average. Even if she wanted to thank Mu Yang, she really didn't have anything to offer.

The most valuable thing on his body is this fourth-tier demon corpse, which is worth one Xuan-level superior merit.

It might not even be useful to Muyang.

After all, given the opponent's strength, they could easily slaughter fourth-tier demons, so they didn't need to buy any pills or martial arts techniques, and naturally, they didn't need to use any Xuan-level superior merits.

But she was really short of money and had nothing to give as a gift.

She felt deeply ashamed if she didn't express gratitude for being saved.

Mu Yang: This demonic corpse is not useless!

"You're welcome."

Mu Yang casually put the corpses of the deer demon and the fish demon into his sleeve.

Finally, he asked, "Won't the absence of the demon corpse affect your ability to complete the quest?"

Li Xiulian said, "We have already kept the mission credentials separately, so there's no need to worry."

As she spoke, Li Xiulian seemed to remember something, and reached for her chest again, took out her sleeve pocket, and pulled out the black gold four-sided mace.

"Oh, right, your weapon!"

Mu Yang nodded, took the black gold four-sided mace and hung it at his waist. With a light step, he disappeared into the forest.

Watching Mu Yang's departing figure, Li Xiulian stood silently for a long time before sighing softly and returning to the wreckage of the carriage.

"Captain, how is the situation?"

"The deer demon is dead."

"Holy crap, he's really dead?"

Upon hearing this, the three newcomers all gasped in shock.

They were all newcomers, and Mu Yang even broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm earlier than Mu Yang. How come the gap has become so big after only a few days?

"Where is he?"

"I'm gone."

"Appearing and disappearing without a trace, how dashing! I wish I were that strong!"

"Damn, if I have the chance in my next life, I want to be reborn as a genius too!" one of them said enviously.

"If you don't heal your wounds soon, you'll really have to prepare for your next life," Li Xiulian said casually as she picked up the broken knife from the ground.

"That's so hurtful, Captain! Didn't Old Fan say that the team atmosphere must be friendly, and that we should all reject sharp words, starting with ourselves?"

"I'm really going to cut you down."

"A physical attack wouldn't cut it either, Captain!!"

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the other side.

After parting ways with Li Xiulian, Mu Yang quickly returned to Xiao Hei's side.

Having long been accustomed to Mu Yang's elusive nature, Xiao Hei was not flustered by Mu Yang's brief departure. Instead, it obediently stopped in the woods where Mu Yang had left, quietly watching over him.

Upon seeing Muyang return, it immediately trotted up to him.

Mu Yang wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that after feeding Xiao Hei the rat demon's corpse, it was becoming more and more like a dog, and a bit clingy.

"Let's go to Linhe Village."

Mu Yang unfolded the map, pointed in a direction, and Xiao Hei immediately galloped away.

Mu Yang wasn't idle either.

He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and focused his attention on the already solidified "oversized" small sleeve pocket space.

After the space is solidified, he no longer needs to take out the items and touch them with his hands to equip them, as before.

As long as the item is within his spatial storage, he can equip it with a thought.

"Equipment, deer demon corpse, fish demon corpse!"

With a thought, Mu Yang's two demon corpses vanished simultaneously from his sleeve.

[Ding! The deer demon corpse and fish demon corpse have been equipped!]

Two warm currents surged into my limbs and bones almost simultaneously.

After the warm currents converge, they become heavy and solid, like lava flowing within the body.

Wherever it passed, muscles bulged and bones rumbled.

The power is rising!

"A single arm can increase strength by 40,000 jin."

Mu Yang silently sensed the situation and quickly came to a conclusion.

His current pure physical strength has reached 190,000 jin (75,000 kg) with one arm.

Almost on par with martial artists who have mastered all three meridians at the Meridian Opening Realm.

With the equipment acquired from the two demon corpses, the amount of true qi within Mu Yang's dantian also increased.

In a short while, another thousand strands were added, bringing the total amount of true energy to three thousand five hundred strands.

Including physical strength, when unleashed at full power, that's a force of nearly 1.6 million jin (approximately 800,000 kg).

After equipping the demon corpse, Mu Yang turned his attention to the pills in his sleeve.

Detoxification pills, Qi-tonifying pills, and healing pills.

All of them are fourth-order pills.

Although Mu Yang has solidified one of each of these three types of pills, pills are not martial arts techniques; each one is an independent entity and can be repeatedly equipped.

Although the effect of a single pill is not significant, it adds up over time.

With his equipment inventory filled again, Mu Yang regained his composure and gently squeezed his horse's belly.

Little Black understood, and its four hooves flew, increasing its speed even further.

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As the sun sets and night falls, darkness descends upon the sky.

A winding river flows through the village, its surface shimmering in the moonlight, with wisps of smoke rising above the houses.

This is Linhe Village.

It was also the destination of Qin Yuan and his group.

At this moment, at the home of the village chief of Linhe Village.

The room was brightly lit, and Qin Yuan, Lei Sai, and others were sitting around a round wooden table.

"Thank you all, gentlemen, for saving my Linhe Village from disaster!" The white-haired village chief picked up his treasured daughter's red wine and said with deep gratitude.

"Old man, no need to be so polite, it's my duty," Qin Yuan said with a smile, raising his wine glass.

Their trip went very smoothly.

On the day they arrived, they discovered traces of the monster and determined it to be a toad demon at the early stage of the fourth rank, dwelling in the shallows of the river.

It's just that it hides underwater during the day, making it difficult to attack.

So they spent a whole day waiting patiently until nightfall, when the toad demon finally came ashore in the dark.

As it emerged from the water, Qin Yuan and his men swiftly struck and captured it in one fell swoop.

"This mission seems so easy!" Ma Xuan said, taking a sip of wine.

Last time, they fought the spider demon to the death and almost lost their lives, but this time, when they faced the toad demon, no one was even injured.

"This is normal. I've never encountered anything like that before," Zhou Yao explained from the side.

Lei Sai, on the other hand, silently drank his hot soup.

Freshly picked wild vegetables, freshly slaughtered fish, and homemade sauce make for a pretty good meal.

Although it can't compare to high-end restaurants, it has its own unique rural flavor.

"Village chief, something terrible has happened!"

Just then, a shout came from above.

A middle-aged man dressed in coarse linen clothes ran in.

"Fire! Fire! Fire at the east end of the village!"