Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

Just then, the sound of wheels rolling came from outside the camp, and the tent flaps were lifted by soldiers from the outside.

Then a huge eight-wheeled vehicle was pushed in from outside.

On the vehicle stood a tall bronze pillar, its surface covered with various square glass plaques, each bearing the name of a different person.

Within the Demon Subduing Bureau, there is a method to determine whether a Demon Subduing Officer is alive, which is called the Soul Pillar.

Each plaque is closely related to the Demon-Subduing Guards who go out. If a Demon-Subduing Guard dies, the corresponding glass plaque will exhibit an unusual behavior, thus alerting the many Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Guards present so that they can rush to provide support.

The Demon Subduing Martial Arts Competition is an event to demonstrate the power of the Great Shang Demon Subduing Division, and naturally, it is well-prepared in all aspects.

……

"kill!"

Five spirited horses galloped wildly across the land, and as the ground trembled, a rat demon that was hunting was startled.

It hurriedly ran towards its hiding place, but the rider was much faster. As the rider came, a long spear thrust out.

With a precise and swift thrust, the spear pierced the rat demon's skull, pinning it to the ground, where blood flowed freely.

A ghostly soul drifted out from the rat demon's body and went straight into a redwood gourd worn at the gunman's waist.

"We've killed another monster. Good progress," a woman who arrived later said with a smile.

Judging from their attire, they were indeed the Demon-Subduing Guards.

The redwood gourd is specifically used to collect souls and can effectively determine how many demons and monsters each demon-slaying team has hunted down, and then use that information for evaluation.

"These minor demons are not enough. We need to kill some heavyweights to achieve a high ranking in this Demon Subduing Martial Arts Competition," the Demon Subduing Captain with his gun said thoughtfully.

No one noticed that on a nearby hilltop, a man with long, flowing hair, wearing a white cloth shirt and armor, was standing on the edge of a cliff.

His purple eyes were fixed on the demon-subduing team on the ground, and in an instant, he moved.

He leaped off the cliff, and while in mid-air, two fleshy membranes suddenly grew from between his arms and waist, allowing him to fly in the sky like a bat.

With lightning speed, he swooped down and in the blink of an eye, he had already closed in on the location of the Demon Subduing Squad.

"Look! What's that?" The Demon-Subduing Officer on horseback looked up and shouted.

The other team members turned to look, and in the next instant, the bat-winged man had already swept over their heads. One of the Demon Slayers was completely unprepared, and his head flew high into the air, leaving a sharp bloodstain on his neck.

"Demon!" Upon seeing his teammate's dead state, the spear-wielding Demon Slayer shouted loudly, leaping from his horse to thrust his spear at the bat-winged man.

But he was no match for that man. The bat-winged man turned around and kicked his left leg, which was covered by armor, with great force, breaking the gun barrel that it could not withstand.

The power was then channeled into the Demon Slayer's body, causing his entire head to vibrate violently and explode on the spot.

Within moments, the entire demon-slaying team was wiped out by the bat-winged demon. After doing all this, he immediately left the place nonchalantly, leaving behind only bloodstains and corpses.

Meanwhile, similar things are happening all over the world.

"Waaaaah! You villain, prepare to die!"

Holding a red-tasseled spear and wearing fish-scale armor, the painted-face man muttered something to himself. At his feet were demon-subduing officers dressed in black silver chainmail.

Judging from the traces at the scene and the injuries on Fu Mowei's body, all of these people died from a single shot, and could be said to have had no chance to fight back.

"You demon! The lords will avenge us. I'll be waiting for you down there." The blood-covered Demon-Subduing Officer lay on the ground and said viciously.

However, what awaited him was a merciless shot that pierced straight through his skull.

"I act with integrity and righteousness. I killed you villains to uphold justice. Anyone who dares to seek revenge is a cunning and wicked person." The demon wearing the flower mask said this and then turned and left.

At the same time, in the Taichan Mountain camp, because many of the Demon-Subduing Guards had suddenly died, many of the glass plaques on the bronze pillars lit up with a striking red light, which meant that the Demon-Subduing Guards represented by the plaques had died.

This immediately attracted the attention of many Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Captains inside the tent.

"What happened? So many people died in such a short time."

"Something's not right. These demon-slaying teams all died in quick succession. It seems they were attacked in some kind of way."

The Demon Slayers stood in formation. It was expected that dangerous things would happen in the outer regions. With Demon Slayers being killed one after another, they had to go and investigate the specific situation as soon as possible.

The feeling of staying in the tent was really boring, so Ning Xiu naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass and prepared to get up and participate in this field investigation.

"Currently, a total of four Demon-Subduing Squads have perished. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, second-rank personnel will be dispatched to investigate the incident sites. Two Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Captains will be sent to each location. Be careful, this could be a diversionary tactic, so don't all leave." Qin Daorong, one of the Three Tigers of Demon Subduing, stood up and said.

Although he was not the most powerful person present, he had management authority, so everyone could only follow his orders.

"Shi Dangfeng and Dong Yaofu went to the place of Team 237, while Ning Xiu and He Han went to the place where the accident happened in Team 633..."

Qin Daorong issued a series of orders, including one for Ning Xiu, which greatly pleased him.

Now we have a legitimate reason to go out and about.

"Go to the scene immediately, investigate the specific circumstances, and don't delay, lest more demon-slaying teams be killed," Qin Daorong said solemnly.

"Yes!" The eight Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Captains who were called out responded one after another, and then quickly walked out of the camp with their temporary partners.

Those demon-slaying officers who weren't called upon sat back down in disappointment and began another round of idle chatter.

He Han is a Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Officer who looks very unusual.

As one of the few Gu Dao practitioners Ning Xiu has encountered so far, He Han possesses an appearance that perfectly matches this Dao.

His body was emaciated, his skin was sallow, and his eyes bulged out; he looked even more frightening than a demon.

When Ning Xiu was sitting in the tent earlier, he had noticed this extraordinary-looking Silver Tiger Demon-Subduing Captain. Now that he was his partner, he should say hello.

"Lord He, are you from the Frontier Demon Subduing Division?" Ning Xiu asked as he traveled after leaving the camp.

"Yes." He Han replied very calmly.

It was clear that he wasn't a talkative person, so Ning Xiu decided to keep quiet for the time being and focus on getting on his way.

Soon, with the information provided by the glass tablet, the two found the location where the Demon-Slaying Team had last appeared.

On the ground, severed limbs were clearly visible, and the corpses of four clearly tortured and murdered demon sergeants were laid out on the ground, making them particularly conspicuous.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but frown: "These murder marks must be from a demon."

It's not just the Four Symbols State; every state has its share of demons, but powerful demons don't usually show up easily, especially in broad daylight.

It makes one wonder if this demon-subduing martial arts competition held by the Shang Dynasty has been targeted by some demonic force.

“Although the Demon Subduing Martial Arts Competition is famous, its location has always been kept strictly confidential. Qingque Prefecture is so large that we have thoroughly investigated the camp before setting it up, so there is no possibility that it could be discovered secretly. If it was the demon forces that made the move, it means that there has been an internal leak.” He Han gave his opinion.

Ning Xiu nodded and said, "I agree with what you said, Lord He. The most urgent thing now is to find the evil demon who committed the crime, so as to prevent them from harming other demon-subduing teams again."

"Leave this to me." As soon as He Han finished speaking, he placed his hands on the ground.

Ning Xiu was immediately confronted with a chilling scene.

Suddenly, sixteen small holes appeared on He Han's arms, from which a large number of insects that looked like ants poured out and fell to the ground.

Then it quickly burrowed into the soil and disappeared.

As a second-grade Gu Daoist, He Han must have cultivated these Gu worms. Ning Xiu never expected that a Gu Master could hide so many Gu worms in his body. It really broadened his horizons and increased his knowledge.

"Wait a moment, we'll have news soon," He Han said, sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.

The mystery of Gu Dao is beyond the comprehension of those who are not practitioners.

It is said that those who practice Gu can use Gu to heal, kill people invisibly, and even learn about situations thousands of miles away through Gu.

Seeing He Han's confidence, Ning Xiu decided to sit down and wait for his good news.

After a hundred breaths, He Han suddenly opened his eyes, looked in the south and said, "I found them. There are seven people about ten miles away. They've got their eyes on a demon-slaying squad."

Ning Xiu immediately stood up: "There's no time to lose, let's go there right away."

"Um"

……

Middle-aged man, old man, child, beautiful woman, fat man, old woman, young girl.

Seven people, each with different appearances, attire, and mannerisms, walked in a line on the road. Each of them held a long pole in both hands, so their steps were synchronized and they looked like one person from a distance.

Not far from the seven, a demon-slaying squad watched them warily, each gripping their weapons tightly with an expression of deep seriousness.

Just now, one of their teammates died suddenly and mysteriously on the spot.

The reason was simply that the old woman among the seven men flicked her finger, and immediately the Demon-Subduing Officer felt pain all over his body. Before long, he collapsed to the ground covered in blood, his breath gone.

"Team leader, you go quickly. We'll cover your retreat. These demons' auras are unfathomable; they're probably high-ranking beings. You're strong enough, so hurry back to the main camp and report to the higher-ups."

Several Iron Horse Demon-Subduing Guards, holding steel swords, spoke with great determination, all prepared to die.

The leader of the team, Copper Leopard Demon-Subduing Captain, smiled helplessly: "Before the top three ranks, none of us can escape. Let's fight to the death, at least we can't die too pathetically."

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[130] Using numerous methods

"Yes!"

Hearing their captain's words, the remaining Iron Horse Demon Slayers abandoned their useless thoughts, straightened their bodies, and prepared to fight the demon to the death.

Even if you can't withstand a single blow from your opponent, you should die with dignity.

Upon seeing this, the seven demons moved simultaneously, rushing towards the demon-subduing team's opponents at an extremely fast speed.

The fat man among the seven stretched out a hand, unleashing a suction force that caused all the Demon Slayers to lose control of their bodies.

Like rootless duckweed, everyone was being pulled towards the fat man by him.

"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh!"

The suction was so strong that it felt as if one's intestines were about to be forcibly pulled out.

The blood from the internal injuries turned into blood spheres that floated out of the mouths of the demon-subduing officers and flowed into the fat man's hand.

Clearly, this was some kind of evil magic that relied on absorbing the blood of others as its own nourishment. After the fat man did this, his complexion became noticeably rosier.

You wouldn't notice this detail unless you looked closely.

As the entire Demon-Slaying Squad drew closer and closer to the fat man, more and more blood gushed from his mouth.

Suddenly, numerous cracks appeared on the ground, and then a black pillar emerged from the ground, blocking the path between the Demon Subduing Squad and the fat man.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that this was not a black pillar at all, but rather a product formed by a large number of black insects.