Immortality begins in the Great Wilderness Grotto Heaven

At midday, the sun was high in the sky.

"roar!"

The moment Zhou An arrived wielding his sword, the humanoid demon, whose feet were bound by black iron chains, burst forth with a deafening roar.

Its speed was like that of a ferocious humanoid tiger or leopard, and the iron chains on its heels scraped with a piercing clang as they violently collided with the white stone floor.

"Scaled demons have extremely high defenses, making them difficult to harm with ordinary swords and blades..."

Looking at the humanoid demon before him, whose body reflected a cold, hard luster in the sunlight, Zhou An's mind was immediately filled with various records from the demon catalog.

Just then, a sharp, cold light rushed towards them.

The scaled demon before him condensed its five fingers into claws, and amidst the wailing wind, it hurtled straight toward Zhou An's face.

Wide arms, thin claws.

In the sunlight, his dark fingers resembled five sharp, black daggers, radiating a chilling, captivating light.

Zhou An narrowed his eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, a powerful force flowed from his shoulder to his elbow, and his right hand swung out the long sword.

"clang!"

The moment the knife and claws clashed, a piercing clang, accompanied by a dazzling flash of light, erupted from between them.

"The demon's scales are indeed tough, like they're covered in a layer of solid iron, but they're not a complete defense."

Seeing the faint bloodstains in the palm of the scaled demon, Zhou An lightly touched the ground with his toes and quickly dodged to the side.

"Bang!"

At the same time, the ground beneath his feet was smashed into pieces amidst the furious roar of the scaled demon.

"The force was indeed fierce; this strike probably had a force of nearly a thousand pounds."

As Zhou An's gaze swept quickly across the scattered rocks in the arena, a cold glint suddenly erupted from his left hand.

The longsword, like a streak of light, went straight for the eyes of the scaled demon.

The latter growled, its eyes suddenly contracting like a cat's pupils.

The body that was originally charging straight toward Zhou An suddenly twisted at an incredible angle at this moment, avoiding the oncoming longsword.

"He reacts very quickly, seemingly without consciousness, but possesses a beast-like intuition."

Seeing the scaled demon dodge his sword by bending to the side and then charging forward again, Zhou An's eyes flickered, his brain quickly analyzing the situation, while his left wrist calmly flicked.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, the cold light of the longsword that was originally thrusting straight forward transformed into a stream of light as it flicked its wrist, once again slashing towards the eye socket of the scaled demon.

"roar!"

But at that moment, the scaled demon suddenly raised its head amidst a roar, opened its mouth wide, and bit down on the gleaming sword with its sharp, jagged teeth.

If that bite had landed properly, Zhou An's longsword would have shattered into pieces amidst a shower of sparks.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud that made your teeth ache, the longsword, which should have been crushed, was swiftly withdrawn at that moment.

At the same time, Zhou An lightly touched the ground with his toes, and as his long sword drew an arc in the air, his right-hand long saber slashed straight at the chest of the scaled demon.

"clang!"

With a single strike, a surge of power erupted from the scaled demon's chest.

As the scales on his chest armor shattered, the latter's clothes were cleaved away in a blinding line of blood.

"Although it has a strong defense and high speed, it is lacking in subtle changes of direction. In addition... this scaled demon is not a pure beast; it is skilled in martial arts."

As the scaled demon sprang to its feet and charged at him again, Zhou An frowned slightly.

A humanized demon?

However, the scaled demon before him did not give Zhou An much time to think.

The repeated setbacks caused the scaled demon's ferocity to erupt completely. It charged forward, and the chains around its ankles were pulled straight with a clanging sound.

The immense inertia caused the upper body of the scaled demon to rapidly magnify in Zhou An's eyes.

"clang!"

The moment the chains taut, the pair of scaled claws stopped three feet away from Zhou An.

"A distance of three feet is the safe zone between the training ground and this scaled demon."

Zhou An glanced at the edge of the arena behind him, and as he quickly changed position, his gaze also fell on the iron chains binding the scaled demon.

Although the other end of the iron chain was firmly fixed to the fighting platform, it was not impossible for it to break free if the fighting became too intense.

"It's rare to encounter a demon; I need to test it again."

With this thought in mind, Zhou An charged towards the scaled demon once again.

Unlike his previous tests which only touched on the surface, this time his test was much bolder.

After all, since he achieved success in his cultivation, apart from sparring with his master Xu Tai, he had never truly faced an enemy who could withstand his moves and strength.

"This demon's defense is just too abnormal."

While Zhou An was using the scaled demon to test himself, the group of young martial artists below the stage stirred up a commotion.

"This person is far too arrogant. He can't even break through the demon's defenses, yet he thinks he can kill all the demons participating in the assessment by himself?"

As Zhou An's swords and blades erupted in bursts of fire on the scaled demon's body, someone said with a solemn expression.

Although blood splattered from the demon's body during this process.

But this did not render the demon incapable of fighting; on the contrary, it made it even more ferocious.

"The people in the City Guard are insane; they actually used such a demon for the test."

"This isn't the City Guard Division; it's clearly the City Defense Division's assessment method."

A young martial artist had a somber expression, his eyes filled with restlessness and unease.

He wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing the incense still burning slowly, he patiently continued watching.

He wanted an answer to see if the demon would die.

Otherwise, even if they go back, they probably won't be able to sleep soundly at night.

However, some people chose to stay, while others turned around and left with grim expressions after watching for a while.

We can't win.

There's no way we can win.

Blood cultivators are no match for these demons. If they stay here, they might not be able to leave if something unexpected happens.

Compared to the fear and unease of most people, some martial artists in the arena, whether they were mentally strong and intelligent or had extraordinary strength, gradually calmed down after their initial shock.

"That's about it."

Liu Shuqing, who had asked the question earlier, looked at Zhou An on the stage and thought to herself.

At the same time, Zhou An on the stage slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the various calculations that flashed in his eyes were quickly replaced by coldness.

He looked up.

The scaled demon suddenly opened its mouth full of fangs and stabbed, and with a roar, its limbs tensed up, like a man-eating beast, charging forward at an extremely fast speed.

"Invincible Body!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou An's knees suddenly bent, and the sword in his hand emitted a clanging sound as the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

At this moment, under the gazes of Liu Shuqing, Su Nianqiu, and the crowd below the stage, Zhou An advanced instead of retreating.

"Clang!"

With a piercing screech, two figures on the stage passed each other in the shimmering sunlight.

In a moment, a hideous head spurted out along with foul-smelling blood and rolled onto the cold floor.

On the stage, Zhou An turned around and looked directly at Captain Ge not far away.

He held a knife and a sword on his back, and as the scaled demon's half-corpse fell to the ground, he slowly spoke.

"Next!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below the stage suddenly looked up, their eyes filled with a mixture of fear, astonishment, and scrutiny, all fixed on the figure backlit by the light.

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