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In an instant, his true energy surged out, and a burst of scorching true energy instantly covered the heavy sword, with flames even igniting on the blade!

"Get out of my way!"

Ling Yu gripped his sword with both hands, and with the force of splitting Mount Hua, he slashed fiercely into the black mist.

However, the seemingly inevitable strike felt like hitting cotton.

The demon's movements were extremely strange, and the black mist gathered and dispersed unpredictably. No matter how powerful Ling Yu's heavy sword was, with its raging flames, it could not harm the demon's body in the slightest.

"Hehehe!"

"Kid, even a sixth-rank Martial King couldn't do anything to me!"

"Let alone a piece of trash like you who's just entered the fifth rank!"

The demon wasn't in a hurry to defeat Ling Yu. Instead, he played like a cat toying with a mouse, using his superior agility to constantly dodge and fight around Ling Yu, while secretly commanding his subordinates: "You guys, go and take that little girl down!"

"yes!"

The remaining gray-clad men immediately flanked Yan Jinyao from the side.

Although Yan Jinyao was quite strong and skilled in soft sword combat, she was quickly overwhelmed and in grave danger when surrounded by several guys who specialized in attacking the lower body.

"Yao Yao!"

Hearing Yan Jinyao's sharp shout behind him, Ling Yu's heart was thrown into turmoil.

His usually composed swordsmanship instantly lost its composure, revealing a fatal flaw.

"Kid, getting distracted during a fight can get you killed."

The demon's chilling voice rang in Ling Yu's ears like a ghost.

The black mist instantly condensed into a human shape, and a withered hand covered with a strong purple poison slammed hard into Ling Yu's chest!

"Bang!"

Ling Yu was struck as if by lightning, and was sent flying backward.

Even more terrifying was that the venom of the purple scorpion contained in that palm strike burrowed wildly into the internal organs along the meridians.

"puff!"

Ling Yu crashed heavily to the ground, his blood surging, and he spat out a mouthful of black, angry blood.

"Kid, you think you can play the hero and save the damsel in distress?!"

The demon looked down at Ling Yu from its high position and let out a series of eerie laughs like those of a night owl.

"I'll cripple you later and let you see for yourself how I strip that pretty girl naked and play with her as I please! Hahaha!"

"You old beast... how dare you..."

Ling Yu's eyes were wide open, his face flushed red with anger, and he tried desperately to sit up, but felt weak all over due to the poison.

"Ling Yu!!!"

Seeing this scene, Yan Jinyao, who was surrounded, was so anxious that tears almost fell. She tried desperately to break through the encirclement, but was held back by several men in gray.

"Don't rush, my little beauty, I'll take good care of you right away."

The demon sneered, his figure once again turning into a blur, and he appeared directly in front of Yan Jinyao.

He stretched out his withered fingers and slapped them towards Yan Jinyao's abdomen with a vicious force!

Once this woman's cultivation is destroyed, he can do whatever he wants with her later!

As long as the sect leader is a prodigy, a cripple is just as important!

As the palm strike was about to land, Yan Jinyao even closed her eyes in despair.

At this critical moment!

"Buzz!"

On Yan Jinyao's fair wrist, a pink bracelet suddenly burst forth with light!

Time and space seemed to distort at that moment.

In the instant the light flashed, she felt a blur before her eyes and found herself teleported to an open space more than ten meters away.

Where she had been standing, a familiar and upright figure appeared!

"Ling Yu!!!"

Yan Jinyao's mind exploded, and she let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Bang!!!"

The demon's vicious palm strike, powerful enough to destroy the dantian of a fifth-grade martial artist, slammed heavily onto Ling Yu's body!

"Pfft!"

The watch generated a blue shield, but it shattered in less than half a second.

"Snap!"

The lingering force of the attack poured onto Ling Yu's chest, and the crisp sound of bones cracking echoed through the dense forest.

Ling Yu was like a kite with a broken string, scattering blood everywhere in mid-air, smashing an ancient tree and crashing heavily to the ground.

Yan Jinyao stood there, tears streaming down her face.

She looked at the faded and cracked bracelet on her wrist, and finally remembered...

That day was her birthday, and this wooden-faced boy, blushing, stammered as he put the bracelet on her wrist.

She even thought the gift wasn't pretty enough.

It turns out he had prepared all along.

The only function of this bracelet is to shield her from a fatal blow with his own life in the most dangerous moment.

……

At the same time, Jiang Feng's ears twitched slightly, and he subconsciously looked towards the dense forest ahead.

"Are there still people being chased ahead?"

"Could it be her younger sister?"

At this thought, a hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes.

"Hoshino, take care of your sister, I'm going to check ahead!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a blur and sped off ahead.

……

A moment later, the river breeze passed through the bushes and came to a forest of giant trees.

As he stood in the treetop, he happened to see a withered old man slap the black-clad youth so hard that he coughed up blood and flew wildly!

Not far away, a young girl dressed in blue knelt on the ground, crying out in despair.

"Ling Yu and Yan Jinyao from Wujiang City?"

Jiang Feng frowned slightly.

How could it be these two guys?

He is not some compassionate saint.

In this secret realm, everyone is a competitor.

He couldn't possibly risk his life against a fifth-rank Grandmaster for the sake of two people from another city.

The open space below.

Seeing Ling Yu lying in a pool of blood, his life hanging in the balance, Yan Jinyao wept bitterly, her eyes filled with rage as she glared at the demon: "You already stole a fifth-tier treasure beast, why did you still try to kill us?!"

"Hehehe!"

The demon licked his lips and grinned maliciously, "Little girl, you've got one thing wrong."

"My purpose in entering this secret realm was precisely to capture you prodigies!"

"As for that fifth-tier treasure beast, it was just an unexpected bonus!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng, perched in the treetop, felt a stirring in his heart.

"A treasure beast? And a fifth-tier one at that?!"

"Moreover, this old fellow should be the Fourth Elder of the Purple Scorpion Sect, 'Human Demon,' one of my targets to kill!"

Killing this old ghost will not only yield a fifth-tier treasure beast, but also complete the mission progress.

"Since that's the case, then we can't let you live!"

Jiang Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Without the slightest hesitation, his figure vanished from the treetops in an instant.

【Soaring Dragon Technique】!

He pushed his movement technique to its limit, and when he was less than twenty meters away from the demon, his longsword was suddenly drawn!

"Azure Serpent Sword!"

With a crisp sword cry, the sharp sword energy transformed into a venomous snake flicking its tongue, slashing fiercely at the demon's back!

Only when the sword energy was about to strike did the gray-clad men react, terrified out of their wits, and hurriedly shouted, "Fourth Elder! Watch out behind you!"

However, facing this sword strike that was enough to instantly kill an ordinary fifth-rank martial artist, the demon didn't even turn his head, but just let out a disdainful sneer.

"Hmph, you cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, I've known about you for a long time!"

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden "bang," he instantly transformed into a strange black mist, and the attack pierced through it.

"Um?"

Jiang Feng landed gracefully, his gaze fixed intently on the black mist.

"What kind of martial art is that? It can actually make one immune to slashing attacks?"

"No! Ordinary martial arts techniques could never change the body's form. This old thing is using... some kind of supernatural power!"

At this moment, Yan Jinyao, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, also saw who had come. Her beautiful eyes, which were filled with tears, were instantly stunned.

"Jiang...Jiang Feng?!"

She never expected that the person who came to her rescue would be Jiang Feng from Linchuan City!

But after a brief moment of shock, Yan Jinyao immediately came to her senses.

She had personally witnessed how terrifying the demon was; even Ling Yu's berserk heavy sword couldn't harm it in the slightest!

"Jiang Feng! You can't beat him!"

"His movements are too unpredictable!"

"Run!"

Hearing the girl's anxious urging, Jiang Feng was slightly taken aback, then a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"She's a girl with a conscience, after all."

He slowly sheathed the longsword in his hand.

"Since sword fighting is useless..."

"Then let's try that trick!"

……

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