Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

In the Zhang family's courtyard.

The smile on Li Hu's face had vanished.

"What did that kid mean just now?"

"Is he complaining that there aren't enough demon slaves?"

As he said this, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

As soon as he finished speaking, even Lu Chen, who rarely smiled, slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

After the people from the Demon Suppression Bureau entered the Hundred Demon Mirror, the first challenge they encountered was the Demon-Generating Mother's Nest.

This thing itself isn't very strong; the most troublesome thing is that it can continuously produce demon slaves.

In the past, most of the people who participated in the assessment were exhausted by the endless stream of demon slaves.

There were also some people who couldn't hold on any longer after killing for a while.

Because they had no idea how many demon slaves they still had, or when they would be able to kill them all.

When Li Hu passed the first test, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

After leaving the Hundred Demon Mirror, my legs were weak.

But Qin Lie is different.

While others complained about having too many demon slaves, he actually complained about having too few.

Lu Chen glanced at Li Hu.

"How is it?"

"Are you prepared to abstain from alcohol for three months?"

Li Hu's face stiffened, and he immediately stiffened his neck and said:

"Boss, this kid hasn't passed the test yet."

"The Demon Mother Nest will launch one last counterattack."

"If we can't dodge that attack, killing more demon slaves in front won't help."

"Look, that kid moved."

At this point, Li Hu suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the mirror.

The gazes of the people in the courtyard returned to the Hundred Demon Mirror.

In the scene, Qin Lie had already dragged his wood-chopping knife to the old locust tree.

The belly of the demon-producing mother was still twitching, but the rate at which she was producing demon slaves was much slower than before.

Qin Lie had just taken two steps forward when the mother's belly suddenly swelled up.

The next moment, something a size larger than an ordinary demon slave squeezed out from under it.

That thing was covered in slime.

Its limbs were thicker than those of ordinary demon slaves, and the spikes on its back were longer.

As soon as it landed, it pounced on Qin Lie.

Qin Lie, who already possessed a seven-point physique, did not retreat but instead raised the wood-chopping knife in his hand.

puff!

The wood-chopping knife cleaved down the great demon slave's neck, almost splitting half of its body in two.

The great demon slave crashed heavily to the ground, twitched twice, and then quickly went still.

Upon seeing this, Li Hu immediately smiled.

"See?"

"I knew this kid was going to fail."

"He had no idea what the Demon Mother Nest regurgitated at the end..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Hu suddenly stopped.

Qin Lie in the picture did not immediately move forward.

He stood there, staring at the motionless demon slave for a long while.

Qin Lie genuinely didn't know what the problem was with this thing.

But he's not stupid.

The mother had held it in for so long, and finally spat out this one thing. How could it be so easily dealt with by him?

There's definitely something wrong here.

Qin Lie quickly realized something was wrong.

After this great demon slave died, it did not slowly dissipate like the previous demon slaves.

The body was still lying in the same spot.

And its belly is gradually swelling up.

Something was constantly thrashing about beneath the skin, and the movement was getting bigger and bigger.

Qin Lie's expression changed.

He opened his attribute panel almost without hesitation.

Current attribute points: 2.5

"Increase agility."

"Add all the points to Agility."

Agility: 3 → 5

Current attribute points: 0.5

The thought had barely formed in his mind when a surge of heat rushed towards Qin Lie's legs.

It's a little different from when I was increasing my physical fitness earlier.

This time, Qin Lie could clearly feel that his body was much lighter.

He suddenly pushed off with his feet, and quickly retreated backward.

Almost the instant he stepped back, the corpse of the great demon slave exploded.

boom!

Black blood and bits of flesh exploded in all directions.

The ground was blasted into a deep crater.

The demon-breeding nest under the old locust tree was also blasted and shook violently, with half of its body collapsing on the spot.

Although Qin Lie had already stepped back, he was still knocked back a few steps by the oncoming blast of air.

He used a machete to brace himself against the ground and steady himself.

Looking at the spot where I had just been standing, a cold sweat broke out on my back.

If he had been any slower, even just a breath or two slower, he would be seriously injured if not dead.

Qin Lie took a deep breath, suppressing the lingering fear in his heart.

Looking again under the old locust tree, the demon-breeding mother's nest was lying motionless on the ground.

The explosion just now also affected it.

The mother's belly had ruptured, and thick, black fluid was constantly flowing out.

Qin Lie gripped his wood-chopping knife tightly and walked over step by step.

The mother seemed to still want to struggle.

But now it can't even produce new demon slaves, and can only lie on the ground, emitting low moans.

Qin Lie did not hesitate for a moment.

Raise the knife.

puff!

The machete cleaved directly into the mother's head.

The mother's massive body convulsed violently, then fell completely still.

The next moment, a system notification popped up in front of Qin Lie.

[Defeat the Demon Mother's Nest]

[Gain 2 attribute points]

Current attribute points: 2.5

Upon seeing this prompt, Qin Lie's eyes lit up.

This trip was incredibly profitable.

In total, this demon-producing mother nest gave him about eight attribute points.

If it weren't for the uncertainty of what other dangers might lurk here, Qin Lie would have liked to search the surrounding area to see if there was another demon-producing mother's nest.

A hundred demons are beyond the eye.

Looking at the image in the mirror, Li Hu's smile had completely vanished.

Lu Chen turned and glanced at him.

"Three months."

Li Hu opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Lu Chen didn't continue teasing him, but instead looked at Qin Lie in the mirror again.

This time, there was even more appreciation in his eyes.

"The first time you enter the Hundred Demon Mirror, you can discover that the Demon Slave has a problem."

"This kid is not only bold, but also very meticulous."

Li Hu remained silent with a sullen face.

Because he knew in his heart that Lu Chen was not wrong.

Inside the Hundred Demon Mirror.

Qin Lie was checking his gains from this trip.

Suddenly, he felt a chill in his abdomen.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain shot through me.

Qin Lie looked down.

A bloody blade tip had pierced through his abdomen.

Qin Lie's pupils contracted.

He turned around abruptly and saw the old woman he had just saved standing behind him.

The old woman gripped the knife handle with both hands, her face showing a fierce expression.

Not far away, the child was also holding a short knife and was running towards Qin Lie.

However, he was a little slow and hadn't had time to reach Qin Lie yet.

Qin Lie felt a chill in his heart.

He didn't expect that the two people hadn't left and were hiding nearby, waiting to ambush him.

If his physique hadn't increased to seven points, that stab might have really killed him.

Qin Lie gritted his teeth, turned around abruptly, and kicked the old woman.

boom!

The old woman screamed and was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Lie grabbed the hilt and pulled the long sword out of his abdomen.

Fresh blood immediately gushed from the wound.

The intense pain caused the veins on his forehead to bulge.

Just then, the child rushed up to him.

The short knife in his hand was thrust towards Qin Lie's heart.

Qin Lie didn't tolerate him and slapped him across the face.

Snapped!

The child was sent flying by the slap, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

Qin Lie reached out and covered the wound on his abdomen, staring intently at the old woman not far away.

Why?

"I just saved you."

"Is this how you repay me?"

The old woman lay on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, she actually laughed bitterly.

"There's nothing we can do."

"My son and daughter-in-law are both in the hands of a demon."

"Those monsters said that as long as we offer them fresh flesh and blood, they will return the person to me."

"My grandson is still young, I can't bear to let the monster eat him."

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you."

Qin Lie was so angry at these words that he laughed.

"What kind of bullshit logic is this?"

"You can't bear to part with your own grandson, so you use my flesh and blood to feed demons?"

"You're brave enough to fight monsters, but you don't dare to swing your sword at them."

"You call yourself a coward and afraid of death? Yet you dare to lay a hand on your savior."

The old woman did not refute, but simply lowered her head and cried incessantly.

"I had no other choice."

"I really can't."

Qin Lie didn't want to listen to the old woman's explanation anymore, and simply tightened his grip on the wood-chopping knife in his hand.

The old woman seemed to sense his murderous intent, and her expression changed instantly.

Ignoring her injuries, she quickly got up from the ground, knelt in front of Qin Lie, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"My lord, please spare us!"

"We were also caught in a situation beyond our control."

"It doesn't matter whether I, this old man, die or not, but my grandson is still young."

"He doesn't understand anything, but he still has to live."

The child who had been slapped away by Qin Lie quickly crawled over.

He knelt beside the old woman and kowtowed along with her.

"My lord, please spare my life."

"Please, sir, spare my life!"

Qin Lie didn't speak, but just stared at the child for a while.

This is no ordinary child.

It's clearly a little demon.

How could a normal child have such sharp teeth?

Not to mention that when he knelt down and kowtowed, what was showing inside his sleeve was not a human hand at all.

It was a claw covered in black fur.

Perhaps noticing that Qin Lie was staring at her grandson, the old woman kowtowed even faster.

"My lord, my grandson is kind-hearted, but he was harmed by a demon and turned into this state."

"He didn't do it on purpose."

"In this world, there's nothing we ordinary people can do."

"Sir, please be magnanimous and spare our lives."

"We will definitely set up a longevity tablet for you in the future."

Please.

The old woman spoke while kowtowing forcefully.

Before long, blood began to seep from her forehead.

The little demon beside him also kowtowed.

An old man and a child knelt on the ground, pleading desperately. A soft-hearted person might actually have let them go.

Qin Lie remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

"You guys are lucky to have run into me today."

"If I, Qin, were to plead, a soft-hearted person might actually let them go."

Qin Lie remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

"Today, under your fierce blades, the old and the young will not be slaughtered."

Upon hearing this, the old woman's face immediately lit up with joy.

"Thank you, sir."

"Thank you for your mercy, sir."

"I knew you were a good person."

After saying that, she quickly pulled up the little demon beside her and staggered towards the village.

Qin Lie remained silent.

I just stood there, watching their backs as I slowly started counting.

"one."

"two……"

A hundred demons are beyond the eye.

The expressions of the people in the courtyard who saw this scene in the mirror changed.

Li Hu simply sighed.

"It's over."

"This kid won't make it past the second hurdle."

Lu Chen didn't speak, but his brows furrowed slightly.

Xu Qinghe also gently shook her head.

The second test is the will to kill.

An old man and a young boy kneel before him, begging for mercy. Many people who participate in the assessment eventually soften their hearts here.

Li Hu was the same way back then.

He could beat the old man and the child, and he knew they had problems, but in the end he still couldn't bring himself to do it.

That's why he stopped at the second level.

Just when everyone thought Qin Lie was about to fail, Qin Lie in the mirror suddenly moved.

"three."

After Qin Lie finished counting the last number, he moved his foot.