I defeated the saint with a parry.

Which member of the Song family would dare abandon Song Cai? Unless they're out of their minds. They all ran faster than the last, but at least they knew to protect their young master behind them.

The Li family members over there had much higher cultivation levels than the Song family members, so they ran much faster.

A few breaths later, only Xu Ling and Zhang Li remained in the same spot.

The snake demon stared intently at Xu Ling and his companion with its vertical pupils as tall as a person, locking down their auras.

Xu Ling looked at Zhang Li: "Aren't you going to run?"

"Why are you running?" Zhang Li glanced at him. "I saw your report when you went to see the garrison commander. You could even kill a heretical cultivator at the Spirit Platform Realm. What do I have to be afraid of? It's just a snake, isn't it?"

"....."

Xu Ling was speechless and could only thank his senior brother for his kindness.

Zhang Li laughed and said, "Don't just look at me, junior brother, hurry up and kill him, let your senior brother see what he's made of."

"How dare you! You two demon slayers, only at the Body Tempering Realm and the Spirit Condensation Realm respectively, don't even run away from me. Where do you get your confidence?"

The white snake spoke in human language: "You still want to kill me? What a joke."

"Stop being so arrogant!"

Xu Ling took out his ink-black blade, stared at the white snake, and activated the trial space by relying on the snake demon's hatred value.

He underwent rigorous training in the trial space...

Xu Ling had to admit that the White Snake was very strong, and he acknowledged its power. Snakes are harder to fight than humans; this creature's agility and unpredictable moves were far superior to those of the old monk Xumi.

In the end, this guy could even "control the clouds and rain," although it was only a means of controlling rain in a localized area, and it was not the kind of dragon supernatural power in the traditional sense, but it was still amazing enough.

If he were to truly transform into a dragon, he might become a powerful demon in his own right.

The white snake, which is about to transform into a dragon, may have other inheritances on its body. How could a rootless and footless person compare to it?

Xu Ling spent even longer summarizing the patterns, suffering severe injuries no less than ten thousand times in the trial space, until he was completely numb. If this had happened back when he was playing games, Xu Ling would have felt sorry for himself...

As I said before, how skilled do you have to be to achieve a no-damage performance?

Exiting the space, Xu Ling found everything as usual. The white snake still glared fiercely at the two of them, its gaze unchanged, though occasionally it would glance at Fan Cheng as if wary of something.

Zhang Li warned, "Junior Brother Xu, if you don't make a move soon, this white snake might swallow us whole."

"Don't panic, Senior Brother Zhang!"

"Um?"

Xu Ling recalled how light Zhang's steps had been along the way and couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to slay the demon yourself?"

"I?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Li was baffled, but Xu Ling was full of curiosity. If his idea could come true, then he could sleep with anyone from now on.

However, Zhang Li doesn't have invincible frames, so he has to rely on movement skills to dodge, which makes the margin for error lower.

Xu Ling asked, "How is Senior Brother Zhang's movement technique?"

Mentioning his movement technique, Zhang Li looked somewhat proud: "To be honest, junior brother, my movement technique has a special lineage. In our yamen, it would definitely rank among the top. The reason I can't get any missions is because those freaks never sleep. They snatch up the missions before dawn. Otherwise, how would I be the one doing the paperwork?"

This matches what Xu Ling saw, so maybe it's worth a try.

Xu Ling leaned closer to Zhang Li: "If you have the guts to take a gamble, why not try it with me..."

Zhang Li still needs to know about this "try and die" risk. Although Xu Ling has experienced tens of thousands of serious injuries and has figured out the snake demon's scales, this is the first time he has guided someone.

This is an experiment.

"Senior brother's actions are actually an experiment for junior brother's supernatural powers... If this succeeds, junior brother's supernatural powers will have new uses."

In order not to be limited by the system, Xu Ling really tried his best. He encouraged his senior brother, "If you make a mistake, I can seamlessly take over and kill this demon."

Zhang Li was initially hesitant, but when he heard that someone was backing him up and that he could spar with a Spirit Platform Realm demon for free, it was like a windfall, a rare opportunity that he would never dare to dream of. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Junior brother, just hand it over to me! Tell me what to do, and I'll do it."

A man who fears death is no hero. Every demon slayer who is still alive has walked a tightrope.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Zhang Li knows Xu Ling does indeed have the strength to kill someone at the Spirit Platform Realm, the kind that the Guardian Lord acknowledges.

As soon as Zhang Li finished speaking, he rushed forward, startling even the ever-vigilant white snake. It was already on guard against the people from the Demon Suppression Division of Fancheng, especially that man... It never expected that the ant in front of it would actually deliver itself to its doorstep.

Enraged, the white snake charged straight at her.

With his demonic body at the Spirit Platform Realm, even a mere collision with Zhang Li could take half his life away.

At this moment, Zhang Li strangely closed his eyes, which puzzled the White Snake. On the other side, Xu Ling opened his mouth but did not make a sound, obviously transmitting his voice in secret.

The white snake roared with ferocious laughter: "Ignorant brat, how dare you underestimate me! I'm furious!! Prepare to die!!"

Unbeknownst to it, what Zhang Li heard was: "Close your eyes, don't panic. Everything you see will only confuse your senses. Say what I say, okay... now, move five feet to the right!"

Zhang Li used the Heavenly Gang Step, sidestepped, and dodged five feet away, causing the white snake's head to miss its target.

A gust of wind swept across Zhang Li's face, and he could even smell the fishy odor emanating from the white snake.

Even with his eyes closed, Zhang Li knew that he had dodged an attack.

His heart pounded in his chest, and he thought to himself, "This is so exciting! The sight of blood on the blade makes my blood boil, and I feel like I'm back in my first battle."

The long-awaited adrenaline surge made Zhang Li laugh out loud: "Alright, alright! Junior brother, let's do it again!!"

Seeing Senior Brother Zhang's reckless behavior, Xu Ling also smirked, his eyes fixed on the white snake's movements, and continued to remind him telepathically: "Count to three breaths silently, get up and leap up, then slash towards your left!"

it is good!

Zhang Li did as instructed perfectly. He counted to three and jumped up. As soon as he took off, he felt a strong wind coming from below him.

The white snake launched a surprise attack with a flick of its tail, which Zhang Li managed to dodge.

Zhang Li swung his long sword and slashed to the left.

"Boom!" 』

The longsword struck the charging snake's head precisely. In the close combat, the white snake's scales collided with the longsword, producing a muffled thud.

The magical longsword in Zhang Li's hand only left a dent on the white phosphorus. Judging from this, it would take several more cuts to break through its defense.

Zhang Li was thrown back several steps by the force of the impact from his hand. He opened his eyes and looked at the ferocious snake head, where he also saw the knife mark.

It didn't even break through the defense!

Even with just a quick glance and his eyes closed, he felt the demon was too terrifying. Zhang Li found himself filled with newfound fear, and his brows furrowed.

He did something that neither Xu Ling nor the White Snake expected: he tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and blindfolded himself.

"Out of sight, out of mind! Junior brother, don't worry about it. I can see more clearly with my divine sense than with my eyes."

For some reason, Xu Ling felt that Zhang Li's words were unusually calm, as if he had changed.

It is a sublimation brought about by a change in mindset.

Perhaps after this is over, the tension will ease.

What a great senior brother Zhang!

Xu Ling smiled faintly at the white snake, noticing a cold glint in its eyes and its mouth beginning to open slightly. He quickly reminded it, "Senior Brother Zhang, charge forward! Two breaths later, throw your longsword one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) off the ground! A full-force attack!!"