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He Yunlang was this lucky but unlucky guy.

He executed the evil spirit that He Biao had used against him, and unexpectedly learned of He Biao's existence.

The Black Yuan Pill was the means He Biao used to achieve his goal.

In fact, He Biao did not lie completely, otherwise the people of the Demon Subduing Division would not have spared his life until now. His Black Yuan Pill does have the effect of enhancing physical strength, but it also has the effect of allowing him to possess other people's bodies.

However, as for the Demon Subduing Guards, they could easily detect anything amiss with the Black Yuan Pill, so He Biao never tampered with the Black Yuan Pills given to the Demon Subduing Guards.

He would target someone like He Yunlang, a nobody who hasn't even reached the ninth rank.

The cautious He Yunlang, if he cannot resist the greed of consuming the Black Yuan Pill, is destined to have his body possessed by He Biao.

After quickly familiarizing himself with his new body, He Biao didn't waste any time and immediately left the cell, intending to find the exit of the Demon Suppression Prison.

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Walking along the corridor of the Xuan District, Ning Xiu felt particularly happy. Today, he had been assigned twenty more evil spirits by the head jailer.

The main reason was that this person was too kind-hearted. He was afraid that Ning Xiu, who had just entered the ninth rank of martial arts, would change his temperament if he killed too many evil spirits. So he specially limited the number of evil spirits he could execute each day. Otherwise, Ning Xiu would be even happier.

If I could kill evil spirits at will within two days, I would work through the night without eating or drinking to kill all the evil spirits that could be executed in the entire Demon Suppression Prison. How rich would I become overnight?

Just as Ning Xiu was getting closer to the first cell he was assigned to, a familiar figure walked over from not far away.

"He Yunlang, what a coincidence, we've run into you again." Ning Xiu greeted him with a smile.

"Well, I have something to do, so I'll go now. We can talk later."

But He Yunlang seemed a bit strange today. After I greeted him, he only gave a perfunctory reply.

Yesterday's furtiveness has turned into today's absent-mindedness.

All of this made Ning Xiu somewhat worried about He Yunlang, one of his few good friends. He had neglected He Yunlang yesterday because he hadn't thought too much about it, and he had to ask him about it properly today.

Have you encountered some difficulties recently, or are you in a bad mood because you weren't selected by the Demon Slayer Corps?

Seeing that He Yunlang had no intention of stopping to talk to him, Ning Xiu stepped in front of him and said, "He Yunlang, you don't seem too happy lately. What's wrong? Let's talk about it."

When the young man in front of him blocked his way, He Biao frowned subconsciously. He could feel a burning heat emanating from the young man that made him very uncomfortable.

Generally, only martial artists who have cultivated their blood and qi to a very high level will experience this feeling.

Although demons are human, because of their depravity, they are closer to evil spirits, so they are also very afraid of the blood energy of martial artists.

"No need, you go ahead with your work," He Biao said casually, then walked around Ning Xiu.

At this moment, Ning Xiu's expression suddenly changed slightly. He Yunlang seemed a little different from usual today.

Changes in people may not be noticeable in people who have only known each other for a short time, but Ning Xiu and He Yunlang have been good friends who have lived together in the Champion Camp for more than a year, so they are naturally more familiar with each other.

The moment He Yunlang walked away, Ning Xiu inexplicably used the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique.

Immediately, a faint aura of evil swirled around He Yunlang, and within that aura, a vague human figure swayed.

"Stop! I'm asking you, what's my name?" Ning Xiu shouted immediately.

He Biao's heart skipped a beat. Had he been exposed? No way.

His possession technique only takes over the body and does not retain the original owner's memories. At this moment, he has no way of answering Ning Xiu's question.

Seeing that He Yunlang did not answer immediately, Ning Xiu knew that this person was definitely not He Yunlang. The fact that someone who was not He Yunlang was impersonating him in the Demon Suppression Prison—the implications of this were obvious.

In an instant, Ning Xiu strode forward, his right fist turning crimson red—it was the Pure Yang Yang Fist.

The Yuan Yang Fist has just evolved into the Pure Yang Fist, and has not yet been used in combat, so its true power is unknown. Now is the perfect time to test it.

Feeling the scorching heat emanating from Ning Xiu's fist, He Biao secretly groaned in pain.

I was really unlucky. Not long after I went out, I ran into someone I knew from the original owner. This person was also someone who liked to argue and meddle in other people's business.

A battle is now unavoidable, but that's not the worst part. This place is the Demon Suppression Prison. If the commotion from the fight attracts other prison guards, He Biao's plan to escape the Demon Suppression Prison quietly will be impossible.

Right now, the only solution is to shut this guy up forever as quickly as possible.

He Biao immediately took off his upper clothes, muttered a spell, and his chest began to writhe rapidly, revealing a huge vertical mouth full of fangs.

swallow!

In the blink of an eye, the enormous vertical beak expanded dozens of times, growing out of He Biao's chest at an astonishing pace, and biting into Ning Xiu, engulfing him in its mouth.

[015] They've emerged from the mountains.

The enormous vertical beak protruding from He Biao's chest was connected to He Biao's body by a large amount of rapidly growing fleshy tissue.

From a distance, it looked like a monster crawling out of a person's body; in fact, the vertical-mouthed creature was much larger than He Biao.

After swallowing Ning Xiu whole, the vertical mouth began to contract, intending to forcibly crush Ning Xiu into mincemeat.

He Biao smiled with great satisfaction. As long as his move "Rotting Bones and Turbid Mouth" hit the target, even a martial artist of the eighth rank would not be able to escape.

In less than ten breaths, they would be reduced to a pile of bones by the corrosive solution inside the turbid mouth.

However, before the smile on his face could last much longer, a patch of skin on his upper jaw suddenly turned bright red, followed by white smoke and a scalding smell emanating from that area.

Before He Biao could even react, a large hole appeared on the surface of the vertical beak, and Ning Xiu's wet figure crawled out from inside.

"How is this possible!" He Biao exclaimed in shock.

He has been practicing the 'Corroding Bones and Turbid Mouth' technique for many years and has never failed. Anyone who is eaten by the vertical beak will eventually die.

Ning Xiu's behavior at this moment truly shattered He Biao's expectations.

Seeing the other party staring in disbelief, Ning Xiu leaped up and quickly approached He Biao. This demon had many strange and unpredictable methods that were impossible to guard against.

He barely managed to withstand the corrosive solution inside the vertical mouth by relying on the blood energy of the Pure Yang Fist and the eighth layer of the Golden Bell Shield. Although his body was not seriously injured, his clothes were ruined once again.

To prevent He Biao from using any other tricks, Ning Xiu planned to finish the battle quickly and not give the opponent another chance to use magic.

boom!

Faced with Ning Xiu's punch, He Biao hurriedly reached out to block it. When Ning Xiu's crimson fist struck his arm, He Biao felt as if he had hit a scorching hot iron. His arm instantly burned with pain and he could not bear it at all.

"How can this guy's blood energy be so vigorous!" He Biao stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Ning Xiu didn't give him a chance to think at all. He unleashed the Pure Yang Fist in a flash. He Biao was not a master of close combat, so how could he be a match for Ning Xiu?

In just a few moves, he was knocked back by Ning Xiu's punch and slammed heavily against the wall of the corridor.

"Pfft!" He Biao felt a surge in his stomach and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Ning Xiu walked over, grabbed He Biao by the collar, and asked, "Tell me, who are you, and why do you look like this person?"

"You ruined all my good plans." He Biao stared at Ning Xiu with extreme resentment. If it weren't for this guy meddling, he wouldn't have been exposed so quickly.

Blood and froth seeped uncontrollably from between his teeth, slowly trickling down the corners of his mouth.

Having taken several punches from Ning Xiu, his body suffered severe internal injuries, and in his current state, there was no hope of escaping the Demon Suppression Prison.

Soon, the commotion attracted the attention of the nearby prison guards, who rushed over to witness a horrifying scene.

He Biao, who is connected to the vertical beak, is obviously a demon. So how did he escape?

Since the Demon Suppression Prison was built so many years ago, the number of times evil spirits have broken free from their confinement can be counted on one hand. If you manage to escape even once, you can be considered extremely lucky.

"Arrest him! Go and check which cell the evil spirit escaped from right now!" the head jailer ordered as he arrived at the scene.

This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one, but if it is not handled properly, it could cause serious trouble.

After being punched several times by Ning Xiu, He Biao's injuries were no longer enough for him to resist, and he was easily subdued by the prison guards.

The head jailer walked up to Ning Xiu and asked, "What's going on?"

Without hiding anything, Ning Xiu told him everything he knew.

Soon, a jailer ran over and said, "Sir, all the cells are normal, there are no escaped evil spirits. The only one that has an accident is cell number 97 in the Xuan District. The demon who can refine the Black Yuan Pill has died for some unknown reason."

The head jailer nodded: "Lock up the captured demon first. I'll go and ask the Demon Subduing Division to come and check on him. There seems to be an executioner in the Demon Suppression Prison who was killed by a demon. Search around and see if you can find any remains."

Ning Xiu's expression was serious. With the demon's ability to speak vertically, if he had really killed He Yunlang, the corpse would probably have been corroded into dust long ago, leaving no trace at all.

Thinking of how his friend of over a year had been harmed by a demon, He Yunlang had originally planned to find an opportunity to recommend him to Su Qianqian to join the Demon Subduing Division. But before any of that could happen, He Yunlang met with misfortune.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but feel a little sad and regretful. This world was indeed very chaotic. Only by increasing one's own strength could one have the greatest guarantee.

He Yunlang's murder inadvertently triggered Ning Xiu's sense of crisis. He immediately bid farewell to the head jailer and rushed to his assigned cell to begin today's execution.

An hour later, Ning Xiu successfully obtained 11000 points of general proficiency and immediately began to improve his cultivation technique.

……

【Pure Yang Fist: Nine Levels (31/5000)】(+)

[Golden Bell Shield: Eight Layers (12/4000)] (+)

[Spiritual Vision: Level 1 (21/200)] (+)

【Mahavairocana Sutra: Level 5 (310/2000)】(+)

General Proficiency: 11510

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After yesterday's upgrades, the Pure Yang Fist and Golden Bell Cover have become quite powerful. Compared to these two techniques, the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique and the Great Sun Mystic Scripture seem somewhat inadequate.

Since acquiring the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique, this skill has brought Ning Xiu a lot of help. He was able to uncover the secrets of Chunman Pavilion and see through He Biao's disguise, all thanks to the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique.

Seeing that the Spirit Eye Observation Technique was only at level one, Ning Xiu happened to have a surplus of general proficiency, so he decided to upgrade it to a few levels first.

In the future, as a demon-slaying officer, I will often have to deal with evil spirits, and the Spirit Eye Observation Technique will definitely play a very important role.

He used up 3000 points of general proficiency in one go to upgrade the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique to the fifth level.

Ning Xiu suddenly felt that his eyes had become clearer and had undergone a significant change. However, he could not find a target to test it on, so he was not yet clear on how much the effect of the Spiritual Eye Observation Technique had been improved.

Compared to the Pure Yang Fist and the Golden Bell Cover, the Great Sun Mystic Scripture seems to be at a much lower level.

As the most direct way to enhance one's own strength, internal energy naturally cannot be neglected. Seeing that he still had 8510 points of general proficiency left, Ning Xiu directly added them all to the Great Sun Profound Scripture.

The sixth floor...

The seventh floor...

Eighth floor...