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"ah--!!!"

Witnessing his brother die before his eyes, Grey let out a deafening roar, and terrifying demonic energy erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption.

The power of the late-stage third tier swept across the entire arena.

The surviving villagers, including Li Chuangqi's seventh uncle, could not withstand such terrifying pressure. Coupled with their injuries, they all suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.

"I want you dead!!"

It had large, red eyes and its body was covered in stiff hairs that stood on end.

At this moment, it couldn't care about anything else; all it could think about was avenging its brothers.

It stomped its foot and brandished its two millstone-sized claws, slapping them fiercely at Mu Yang.

The power of this claw was so terrifying that even human martial artists at the same third-tier Blood Marrow Realm would never dare to take it head-on.

After all, everyone knows that, at the same level, the physical strength of demons far surpasses that of human martial artists.

However, Mu Yang remained calm in the face of this hateful blow.

He raised the Imperial Feather Broadsword, channeling all the immense force of over 25,000 jin (approximately 12,500 catties) from his single arm into the blade.

With the power boosted by two and a half times that of an ordinary Blood Marrow Realm Perfection martial artist, the Royal Feather Broadblade was like lightning, slicing through the air and emitting bursts of buzzing.

"Clang—!!"

"laugh--!!"

Two sounds rang out in quick succession.

The Imperial Feather Broadsword easily shattered the gray giant's claws, which were as hard as refined steel, tore through its tough fur, and cleanly cleaved it in two from top to bottom, from shoulder to waist.

Gray's expression froze.

It looked down at its separated body, its eyes filled with disbelief.

It's a late-stage Tier 3!

It's only one step away from reaching the perfect third stage!

How is that possible... how could someone be killed with a single blow?!

It’s over.

My clan of rat demons from Yellow Wind Mountain is in grave danger.

This was Gray's last thought.

Its eyes dimmed, and its body crashed to the ground, splitting in two, its internal organs and blood spraying everywhere.

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a Tier 3 Rat Demon. The Rat Demon Corpse (Tier 3) equipment meets the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a Tier 3 Rat Demon. The equipment "Copper Skin Technique" has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a Tier 3 Rat Demon. The equipment "Iron Sand Palm" has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

Current number of available equipment slots: 4

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As the notification sound rang out, Mu Yang sheathed his sword.

Suddenly a strong wind blew by, stirring up a cloud of blood mist.

He stood amidst the corpses of demons, his dark-colored outfit unstained by a single drop of blood, his eyes calm and undisturbed.

Thus, all six rat demons that had plagued Li Family Village were finally brought to their deaths!

..................

Entrance of Lijia Village.

A dark figure sped towards them like an arrow released from a bow, the force of which made the roadside branches rustle.

Xue She stopped in his tracks, gazing at the desolate village before him, his heart sinking.

Ruins, blood-stained rags, mutilated limbs...

There were no cries, no wails, not even the sounds of battle.

"Am I too late?" Xue She thought to himself.

He's already traveling at full speed. Surely that kid Mu Yang won't be able to hold on for even a little while?

Xue She dared not think any further, and with a burst of speed, he rushed towards the center of the village.

The further you go in, the stronger the smell of blood becomes.

Sensing a slight demonic aura, he had already placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

However, when he quietly arrived at the center of the village, the scene before him stunned him.

On the open ground stained with dark red blood, six enormous rat heads were neatly stacked together, resembling a small tower.

The smaller ones below were easily spotted by Xue She, who knew at a glance that they were first or second-tier rat demons.

But when he looked up, his breathing slowed down.

"A...a third-tier rat demon!"

The oversized head, the hair as hard as steel needles, and the faint, still somewhat terrifying demonic aura even after death all indicated that this was a genuine third-tier rat demon head.

"Hiss~~"

After confirming it, Xue She's pupils shrank sharply, and he gasped.

From the time Mu Yang set off until he arrived, the time difference was at most fifteen minutes.

In such a short time, Mu Yang killed all six rat demons by himself?

There was even a third-tier demon among them?

Moreover, judging from the cuts on the head, they were all clean and swift, a single, decisive cut.

Is he still dreaming or not fully awake...?

It's no wonder Xue She doubted himself.

He was the head constable of Qingxi County, and had been practicing martial arts for over thirty years. His strength had already reached the late stage of the Blood Marrow Realm, and his movement techniques and swordsmanship had reached perfection. But even so, when facing six demons, one of which had reached the late stage of the third rank, he dared not say that he could kill them all within a quarter of an hour.

Not to mention, the blades were all so sharp.

"With this kind of strength, why would you need my protection?"

Xue She's lips twitched, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

After confirming that Mu Yang was unharmed, he felt relieved and began searching for Mu Yang, wanting to see what kind of person this young man was.

But after searching around, he couldn't find anyone dressed as a constable.

I did see several injured villagers applying medicine to each other.

Where are they?

Xue She frowned slightly and walked over to a villager with minor injuries who was not far away: "Fellow villager, have you seen a young man wearing a constable's uniform?"

The villager looked up and, upon seeing Xue She's familiar official robes, stammered, "Sir...Sir, you mean Constable Mu? He just asked us for directions to Huangfeng Mountain and then left."

"Yellow Wind Mountain?!"

Xue She's expression changed drastically.

broken!

Is this kid so bloodthirsty that he wants to storm Huangfeng Mountain all by himself?

The Yellow Wind Monster of Yellow Wind Mountain is no ordinary rat demon.

Although that old man was only at the third-level perfect cultivation, he had mastered the "Demonic Blood Wind" technique to an unparalleled degree. When he activated his demonic energy, he could create a black wind that corroded flesh and blood.

Even a fourth-level Qi Condensation Realm martial artist could easily suffer serious injuries if they were caught in that foul wind, and if left unattended for too long, their life could be in danger.

In addition, Mu Yang had just finished a major battle and was not at his peak, while his opponent was well-rested and ready to fight. With one side being stronger and the other weaker, the chances of victory were slim!

No, such a promising talent cannot be wasted in Huangfeng Mountain!

"Da da da—!!"

Just as Xue She was extremely anxious, a series of rapid hoofbeats suddenly came from afar.

Xue She looked back and saw more than twenty constables riding their horses from the village entrance.

The leader was none other than Wu Cai, the fourth-ranked leader of Qingxi County, who had reached the second-stage Bone and Muscle Realm perfection.

"Chief Xue?"

Upon seeing Xue She standing in the open space, Wu Cai was first taken aback, and then the worry on his face immediately turned into a look of joy.

With Xue Bantou here, Muyang is definitely safe!

The other constables following Wu Cai also saw Xue She, and the six enormous rat heads piled up behind him.

"Holy crap, six rat heads!!"

"That one at the top is huge, could it be a third-tier rat demon?"

"So many rat heads? Were they all killed by the foreman?"

Everyone looked at Xue She, their eyes filled with admiration.

After all, in their view, only the headman Xue She in the entire Qingxi County had such terrifying power.

Wu Cai also reined in his horse, dismounted, and exclaimed in admiration, "Chief Xue is indeed incredibly brave! He took on six opponents single-handedly and emerged unscathed!"

To everyone's surprise, Xue She simply shook his head and said in a complicated tone, "I didn't kill him. I just arrived."

"Not you?"

Wu Cai was stunned for a moment.

The surrounding constables were also stunned, exchanging bewildered glances.

If it wasn't the gang leader who killed him, then who was it?

Could it be...?

They suddenly remembered their purpose in coming to Li Family Village: to slay the demon, and...

Save Muyang!

An unbelievable thought simultaneously surfaced in everyone's minds.

"These... these weren't all killed by the Shepherd Head, were they?"

In the group, Lao Fang, carrying medicine on his back, swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

Xue She nodded: "It should be him. I asked the villagers, and no one else has been here except him."

"hiss--!!"

The entire venue was immediately filled with gasps of astonishment.

Wu Cai stared wide-eyed, his mouth agape enough to fit a goose egg.

He knew that Mu Yang was powerful, having killed two second-tier demons twice.

But to his utter surprise, Mu Yang was able to fight six rat demons single-handedly, including one of them that was at the third rank, and he even managed to kill them all!

"I knew it! My brother Mu is definitely no ordinary person!"

Wu Cai realized what was happening, and a smile immediately spread across his face. He slapped his thigh and said, "No wonder he dared to come alone; he was already well-prepared. I knew it! Brother Mu isn't the kind of person who acts rashly on impulse!"

Seeing Wu Cai's face change in an instant, Old Ye couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Wu, you didn't say that on the way here. You kept saying that Mu was just young and impetuous, and that after we rescued him, we had to teach him a lesson so he would know his place."

"Ahem!"

Caught off guard, Wu Cai blushed and coughed twice: "That's not important. By the way, Chief Xue, where's Brother Mu? I haven't seen him."

Upon hearing this, Xue She's expression immediately darkened: "Mu Yang has gone to Huangfeng Mountain."

"What?!"

Wu Cai exclaimed in surprise, his voice shaking the heavens.

"We'll talk about the specifics later. You take some people to take care of the wounded first. I need to get going quickly and persuade Mu Yang to come back!" Xue She said.

Upon hearing this, Wu Cai gritted his teeth and said, "Squad Leader Xue, let the brothers stay behind. I'll go with you. More people means more protection."

"Alright."

Xue She glanced at the fine horse beside Wu Cai and nodded in agreement.

With the help of a mount, Wu Cai should be able to keep up with his speed.