Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

"what is that?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before."

"It looks like it came out from underground. Could something have happened to the Demon Suppression Prison?"

The demon-subduing officers were discussing amongst themselves when, one after another, a figure flew out of the pit, riding a long spear and chasing after the ghost infant in the sky.

With the Candle Dragon embedded in the ghost infant's palm, the ghost infant had no chance of escaping Ning Xiu's pursuit, relying solely on its connection with the Candle Dragon.

"Wow!"

The first time it was bathed in moonlight, a large amount of moonlight surged into the ghost infant's body like a tornado, continuously strengthening its aura.

It is said that moonlight is the best tonic for powerful evil spirits. Ning Xiu had dealt with many evil spirits before, but he had never seen any evil spirit absorb moonlight to such an exaggerated degree as the ghost infant.

This is outright robbery!

This also shows that this is definitely not an ordinary evil spirit, but must be some kind of strange creature.

Ning Xiu's expression was serious. He reached out and grabbed, and the Candle Dragon flew out of the ghost infant's hand and landed in his hand.

Tonight, no matter what, we cannot let this ghost baby escape.

With the Candle Dragon in hand, the spear instantly burst forth with fiery red flames, illuminating most of Chaotian City. This made the sky above the Demon Subduing Division brightly lit, eliminating the need for torches and lanterns. The Demon Subduing Officers on the ground could also clearly see the situation in the sky.

"Don't hit my child! We didn't do anything." Han Wan'er was so close to the ghost baby that the abnormal phenomena on her body became more and more obvious. Her hair was flying and spreading like long vines, binding the ghost baby's body in bunches.

Taking advantage of the moment, the ghost baby let go, and Han Wan'er used her long hair to sit on the ghost baby's shoulder.

"Mother..." the ghost baby mumbled, holding Han Wan'er's waist.

"Child, kill him, or he will kill you." Han Wan'er was already barely human after her resurrection, and now, after this mutation, she is even more like a demon, with a level of yin energy no weaker than that of a ghost infant.

Ning Xiu's intent to kill was very clear. He touched the handle of the Yin Liu spear and instantly charged towards the ghost infant with the Candle Dragon in his hand.

Heavenly Might Divine Spear!

The spear was thrust out, and the Candle Dragon Spear trembled. Flame particles emanating from its body transformed into the image of a fire dragon, engulfing the ghost infant in a single strike.

The ghost infant was not intimidated either. It spat out a large amount of black mist, which surged out and rushed towards Ning Xiu's spear. The heavy black mist gathered into a black palm and grabbed at the Candle Dragon Spear.

boom!

The moment the two collided, the Candle Dragon burst into flames, easily piercing through the black palm. Ning Xiu, holding the end of the spear, had already arrived in front of the ghost infant and swung the spear horizontally.

After exchanging blows for two or three rounds, Qin Daorong stood on a water-wash crane that flew out from the ground. Looking at the two sides fighting fiercely in the sky, he was afraid that the aftershocks would affect the common people in Chaotiandu. So he immediately picked up his brush and painted, and one after another water-wash mountains and rivers flew into the sky, surrounding Ning Xiu from all sides.

This would prevent the ghost baby from escaping and the two men from using too much power to damage the buildings in Chaotian Capital.

"What's going on?" Following Qin Daorong, another figure leaped out of the hole in the ground. It was Bai Taicang, who had been guarding the Demon Suppression Prison all along.

Qin Daorong then recounted everything that had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Bai Taicang's expression changed drastically: "Netherworld Maiden, Netherworld Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Daorong asked with some confusion, "Elder Bai, what is the Underworld Empress? Why have I never heard of her before?"

“That happened a long time ago, it’s normal that you younger generations don’t know about it. This matter isn’t even recorded in the records of the Demon Subduing Division.” Bai Taicang looked at the ghost infant in the sky and explained, “Back then, there was a king from another family who buried his queen in a coffin after she died, but someone with ulterior motives used a secret method to incubate her, and a yin fetus appeared inside her body.”

"The Yin Embryo is an innate evil spirit. In the human race, it would be considered an unparalleled genius. Even without cultivation, it can possess terrifying power in a short period of time. As the mother of the Yin Embryo, she will also rise to heaven and become one with the Yin Embryo, eventually becoming the Netherworld Empress."

Qin Daorong said anxiously, "Elder Bai, why didn't you say this sooner? Han Wan'er has been locked up in the Demon Suppression Prison for so many days now."

"I just didn't think of that. At least two hundred years have passed since the incident with the Underworld Goddess and the Netherworld Emperor. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would remember it?"

Qin Daorong looked at Ning Xiu, who was fighting with Han Wan'er's ghost infant, and couldn't help but think: "I wonder if Ning Xiu is a match for me. Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to alarm the adults in the ancient hall."

call!

The ghost infant's strength was increasing almost every breath, at a speed that was astonishing.

Ning Xiu wielded the Candle Dragon for the main attack while simultaneously controlling the Yin Willow to launch his own attacks. He would occasionally return to catch his body, which was enough to barely maintain his ability to fight in the sky.

But this can't go on. Nobody knows if there's a limit to how much power this ghost infant can increase. It's best to finish this quickly if possible.

Therefore, Ning Xiu did not delay any longer and directly activated the Black Heaven Floating Pagoda Supreme Body.

Originally, Ning Xiu and the ghost infant were evenly matched, but in that instant, the situation was completely reversed.

Ning Xiu thrust out his spear, and under the Great Black Heaven state, coupled with the amplification of the fifth level of the Ascension Force, the ghost infant simply could not withstand the force that burst forth in that instant.

Caught completely off guard, Zhulong thrust forward, the spearhead piercing through his chest.

As Ning Xiu gripped the gun and pressed it forward, the ghost infant's body plummeted downwards, eventually crashing heavily into the ink-wash landscape painted by Qin Daorong.

boom!

The immense force caused the ghost infant to move like a shooting star, and even the ink-wash wall painted by Qin Daorong could not withstand it, resulting in numerous cracks.

It is estimated that if it withstands any more aftershocks, it will shatter completely.

"My child." Seeing the ghost infant suffering from the pain of being stabbed in the chest by the Candle Dragon, Han Wan'er was filled with grief and anger. She immediately manipulated her long hair to roll towards Ning Xiu.

But before these long hairs could even touch Ning Xiu's body, they were already engulfed in karmic fire and burned away, serving no purpose whatsoever.

dead!

Ning Xiu exerted force with both hands, and a scorching flame erupted from the entire body of the Candle Dragon. A fire dragon burst forth, enveloping the ghost infant's entire body and beginning to incinerate it.

"Waaaaaah!"

The ghost baby cried out, its cries deafening, echoing across the ground and for miles around.

The demon-slaying officers covered their ears and collapsed to the ground in agony, unable to bear the piercing cries.

The residents living near the Demon Subduing Bureau fared even worse; they could barely hold on for a few breaths before collapsing in their homes.

As more and more of the ghost infant's body was being burned, a black hole suddenly appeared silently in the sky above Ning Xiu.

A withered, enormous arm emerged from within, reaching out to grab the ghost infant and Ning Xiu, attempting to abduct them both.

The arm appeared silently and without any warning. Even Ning Xiu only noticed its presence when it was right in front of him.

"What kind of evil spirit dares to cause trouble in the capital!"

The moment Bai Taicang saw the arm, his expression changed drastically. He quickly formed a hand seal, and a white hole suddenly appeared above Ning Xiu's head.

A huge shark's jaws emerged from the cave, snapping at the arm.

In a mere instant, the arm tore off the shark's jaw. Upon receiving the feedback, Bai Taicang coughed up a mouthful of foul blood and collapsed weakly to the ground, his eyes filled with shock: "Dragon Elephant Upper Realm!"

As a second-grade immortal, Bai Taicang could at least withstand a few moves from a first-grade expert. However, the fact that he couldn't even withstand a single move and was seriously injured at this moment is enough to show that this mysterious visitor is already a being beyond the first grade.

Why would a powerful being at the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm appear in Chaotiandu at this time?

After Bai Taicang's defeat, Ning Xiu had to personally take over the arm that had fallen from the sky. It seemed that the owner of the arm had only made an ordinary grab, but the palm seemed to contain some kind of rule, which made people feel an inability to resist.

It was as if heaven and earth began to merge at that moment, and no one could escape.

"Ning Xiu! Hold on, the masters of the ancient palace must have already noticed!" Qin Daorong shouted.

But everything happened too fast; Ning Xiu was grabbed by the arm in the blink of an eye.

Sitting idly by and waiting for death was not Ning Xiu's habit. Facing the mysterious arm, he released Zhulong, letting it continue to pin the ghost infant down to prevent him from escaping.

He then condensed karmic fire into a blade, wielding the karmic fire scimitar and slashing it towards his palm.

This slash, with its rainbow-like light, cleaved through the sky, bringing the entire Chaotiandu into view.

A crack suddenly appeared on the palm of his arm, and a large amount of blood poured out.

His entire arm trembled violently, and the burning of the karmic fire managed to stop his movements, giving him a chance to catch his breath.

Just then, from the south of Chaotiandu, a cold light flashed, its sharpness fully revealed—it was a flying sword.

Before Ning Xiu's eyes, the flying sword swept past his arm, severing it instantly without any obstruction.

"Those evil spirits from beyond the heavens dare to run wild in my Great Shang Dynasty? They're courting death."

"No one can stop me from taking away whoever I want." A hoarse voice echoed from the depths of the black hole.

As soon as he finished speaking, a suction force erupted, pulling the ghost infant and the Candle Dragon directly towards it. Even Ning Xiu, who was closest, could not escape.

Fortunately, a handsome scholar appeared behind Ning Xiu at that moment and grabbed Ning Xiu's shoulder, preventing him from being sucked into the black hole.

Seeing that the ghost infant was about to leave with the candle dragon, Ning Xiu had no choice but to forcibly control the candle dragon back, and watched helplessly as the ghost infant disappeared into the black hole.

"Fortunately, I haven't started to comprehend it yet today, otherwise this evil spirit would have really succeeded."

Ning Xiu turned his head and saw that the person behind him had an ordinary aura and was holding the flying sword that had just severed his arm.

If Ning Xiu hadn't recognized the flying sword, he would never have realized that this person possessed such profound strength.

[127] Demon Subduing Martial Arts Competition

boom!

An arm, four or five zhang long, fell into the Demon Subduing Bureau, crushing many houses.

Fortunately, this place is not a residential area, otherwise it would have caused a huge upheaval.

"Are you alright?" the handsome scholar asked, gripping Ning Xiu's shoulder.

"Thank you for saving me, sir."

As Qin Daorong said, all the experts in the entire Chaotian City who could rival the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm were located in that ancient hall. Without a doubt, the person in front of him must be a big shot in the Demon Subduing Division.

The jade-faced scholar frowned as he looked at the spot where the black hole had disappeared. "The evil spirits outside the mortal realm are becoming more and more rampant. They even dare to invade the heavens. We must teach them a lesson, or they will repeat themselves." The jade-faced scholar landed on the ground and, after settling Ning Xiu down, walked towards Qin Daorong.

Aside from these Golden Dragon Demon Subduing Officers, the Three Tigers of Demon Subduing, including Qin Daorong, are the highest-ranking officials in the Demon Subduing Division. Given the huge blunder that occurred tonight, they naturally deserve to be reprimanded.

"Sir, Mr. Gongsun, we didn't expect it to be you." Upon seeing the handsome scholar, Qin Daorong and Bai Taicang immediately bowed.

Despite looking younger than the two of them, the handsome scholar was actually over a hundred years old and of very high seniority.

In addition to increasing lifespan, the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm also has the effect of rejuvenating. The specific mysteries of this can only be known by those who have truly reached that realm.

"What's the story behind the evil spirit that was captured by that otherworldly demon? I think that otherworldly demon came for it," Gongsun Wenjing asked.

Qin Daorong dared not conceal anything, so he told her in detail how Han Wan'er was resurrected by the Black Heaven Sect's demonic magic and how she was conceived in his body.

"So it is the demons of the Black Heaven Gate who used Han Wan'er's corpse to refine the Netherworld Empress. Originally, that evil spirit from beyond the mortal realm would only appear on the day the ghost fetus was born normally. Unexpectedly, you broke the fetus prematurely today, which caused the evil spirit to sense the danger of the ghost fetus and thus intervene to save it."

Gongsun Wenjing sneered: "The Black Heaven Gate has actually set up a trap within the Demon Subduing Division, and you haven't even noticed."