Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

One person entered the cell and picked up the limbless demon, and then the group planned to leave the place quickly.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside the prison entrance passage, blocking the retreat of the group of demons on the spot.

"It's that Demon-Subduing Officer!" the demon being carried exclaimed in surprise.

The visitor was Ning Xiu.

"As expected, they had accomplices." Looking at the five demons in the prison and the corpses of the jailers scattered on the ground, Ning Xiu couldn't help but frown.

Openly and cruelly murdering prison guards within the government office is an act that is not only a provocation against the dignity of the Great Shang Dynasty, but also a disgrace to the Demon Subduing Division.

Without anyone noticing, Ning Xiu's right fist had turned completely red, and visible heat rose from the surface of his fist.

"Be careful, this guy is no ordinary eighth-rank martial artist, don't hold back," the puppet demon warned.

Four demons shrouded in black mist stepped forward, all of them displaying murderous intent towards Ning Xiu.

Now that things have come to this, and someone has witnessed it, we can no longer let this Demon-Subduing Officer leave alive.

Swish!

The pool of blood beneath the demon's feet instantly turned from red to black, and countless hands emerged from it, densely covering Ning Xiu.

Another demon swiftly formed hand seals, and a large number of blood droplets floated out from his body, hovering motionless in mid-air.

In an instant, all the blood droplets transformed into countless crimson needles, which then began to shoot towards Ning Xiu.

The prison passage was already narrow, and the actions of these two demons completely blocked Ning Xiu's escape route, leaving him nowhere to hide.

The only option is to face all attacks head-on.

Low-level martial artists excel at close combat, but are relatively lacking in methods to deal with long-range attacks.

Usually, you either have to dodge or take the hit head-on, and then try to close the distance with the enemy in order to make the most of your strengths.

These demons have fought many times with the people of the Demon Subduing Division, so they are naturally very experienced.

The moment they met, they launched a fierce magical attack on Ning Xiu, clearly intending to inflict severe injuries on him and cripple his combat power.

In an instant, Ning Xiu took a step forward, actually taking the initiative to meet the demon's magic.

He broke through the horde of black hands and numerous blood needles by relying directly on his body, which was protected by the Golden Bell Shield.

The black blood hand and blood needles used by the demons are both formed from filth and have a 'body-breaking' effect. They are techniques that the demons created specifically to counter the physical training of martial artists.

Although Ning Xiu achieved a breakthrough, his body was covered in red marks, and several of them even had beads of blood seeping out.

This was the first time Ning Xiu had suffered such a serious injury since he raised the Golden Bell Shield to the ninth level.

It must be said that these few demons in front of us are indeed quite powerful, much stronger than the scaled demons and puppet demons we encountered before.

While Ning Xiu was secretly astonished, the demons exclaimed in shock, "How is this possible?!"

They were all too aware of the destructive power of the Black Hand Tide and the Blood Needle; even an eighth-rank martial artist's external martial arts skills couldn't withstand them.

However, the Demon-Subduing Officer in front of him, who practiced martial arts, appeared unusually relaxed. Just how profound must his external martial arts skills have been!

In a few steps, Ning Xiu had already approached the four demons and reached out to grab one of them by the face.

call out!

The demon instantly unleashed a suction force, and a black vortex emerged from the demon's head, which was shrouded in black mist, and slammed into Ning Xiu's face.

The powerful suction caused Ning Xiu's blood and qi to surge, and the blood even rushed uncontrollably to his head, threatening to spurt out of his seven orifices at any moment.

Ning Xiu suppressed the discomfort in his body and quickly reached into the black mist, accurately grabbing the demon's face.

The internal force of the Great Sun Mystic Scripture erupted instantly at this moment. As Ning Xiu squeezed his palm, a heart-wrenching wail rang out from within the black mist.

As Ning Xiu released his grip, the demon collapsed to the ground, the black mist on his face dissipating, revealing his face, which had been twisted and deformed by external force, causing blood to flow from his seven orifices.

[Defeat the demon, General Proficiency +800]

With a swift and decisive crushing motion, Ning Xiu then delivered a punch to the demon beside him. The demon was horrified to see his companion die so tragically at Ning Xiu's hands.

In his haste, he reached out to block, but he greatly overestimated his strength and underestimated Ning Xiu's skill.

The Pure Yang Fist struck the opponent's palm with a sudden, powerful blow, then slammed into the demon's chest with overwhelming force.

As expected, the demon's chest caved in instantly, and the sharp points of the broken ribs pierced through the flesh, causing blood to gush out like a fountain.

[Defeat the demon, General Proficiency +900]

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, leaving the other demons no time to react.

Just as the puppet demon said, the Demon Subduer in front of him was indeed no ordinary eighth-rank martial artist; this person was definitely not simple.

Having killed two demons in succession, Ning Xiu now stood like a demon king, his iron-fisted methods directly intimidating the remaining three demons.

"run!"

Someone shouted something, and the demons immediately took off running, wanting to escape the prison as quickly as possible.

Martial arts practitioners already have a huge advantage in close combat, and now this Demon Subduer can ignore their magic with his external martial arts skills.

The difference in strength is so vast that they're not even on the same level. How can they possibly fight like this? Naturally, the best course of action is to run away first.

The remaining three demons are all valuable and useful witnesses. Escorting them back to the Demon Subduing Division will surely yield a lot of useful information.

Ning Xiu was not about to let them leave easily. He immediately grabbed the iron cage door that had been torn apart by the demons and threw it at the fleeing demons.

boom!

The iron cage door slammed precisely into the center of the passage, stopping the fleeing demons. Ning Xiu quickly caught up and grabbed the arm of the demon carrying the puppet demon on his back.

"Where do you think you can run to?" As the pure Yang Yang Fist unleashed its vigorous blood and energy, the black mist on the demon's body instantly merged like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, finally revealing the demon's hidden true form.

Surprisingly, she was a very beautiful woman, and a purple rose tattoo on her fair right cheek was particularly eye-catching.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the other demon quickly bypassed the iron prison gate and continued to flee out of the prison at high speed.

Now that one demon has been captured and kept alive, there is no need to deliberately capture the others alive.

After all, Ning Xiu was only one person and couldn't be in two places at once. Even if he captured two demons, it would be difficult to keep them under control.

He immediately reached out and pulled the iron cage door out of the ground, then swung his arm and threw the door away with great force.

The heavy iron cage door slammed into the back of the fleeing demon with incredible speed, and the man immediately collapsed to the ground, motionless.

[Defeat the demon, General Proficiency +700]

The four men broke in at night, but in the end, they not only failed to rescue the puppet demon and take away the Spirit Gathering Banner, but also ended up with three dead and one captured.

The remaining female demon looked at Ning Xiu, her face turning pale with fright. She never expected that the Demon-Subduing Officer who came to Wendeng County this time would be so fierce.

They've killed Iron Horse Demon Slayers before, but I've never seen anyone this ferocious.

"What are you looking at?" To prevent the female demon from causing any trouble, Ning Xiu knocked her unconscious with a single palm strike, then picked up the female demon and the puppet demon she was carrying and headed back.

The plan was to separate the two and put them in different cells, but now that this has happened, Wendeng County can no longer be left behind. The two must be escorted back to Chaotiandu as soon as possible to prevent further trouble.

"You're quite dishonest. Even though we've locked you up in jail, other demons still managed to come and rescue you. It seems you do have quite a few puppet avatars in Wendeng County who can help you send messages to the outside world."

Ning Xiu locked the puppet demon back in the iron cage, slapped his face, and sneered.

Each slap contained a certain amount of force, so after a few slaps, the puppet demon's face was swollen like a pig's head, looking comical.

"You're so smug, you've ruined our chicken soup, someone doesn't know how to cook it properly." The puppet demon muttered.

Ning Xiu didn't quite hear clearly, only knowing that the other party was threatening him, but he didn't care too much. He locked the iron cage door again, then got up and walked out of the prison.

The tragic events of tonight were due to my own negligence in vigilance, failing to instruct Dong Fu to increase the number of guards in the prison.

Before Ren Qianxing finishes dealing with all the puppet incarnations in Wendeng County, the two demons imprisoned in the jail must not be lost.

Ning Xiu then prepared to inform Dong Fu, asking him to send people to deal with the horrific scene in the prison, allocate funds to compensate the families of the deceased post station workers, and arrange for new guards.

Although Ning Xiu had the upper hand throughout the battle and had not suffered any injuries, his clothes, which he had just changed into, were now tattered and riddled with holes.

Having joined the Demon Subduing Division for less than half a month, Ning Xiu estimated that he had already worn out four or five sets of clothes.

The frequency with which he wore out his clothes made Ning Xiu finally understand why the Demon-Subduing Commander wore the Black Silver Chainmail when he went out.

The equipment is durable; no matter how many hits you take, your clothes won't be damaged.

He had only taken a few steps out of the prison when something slipped out of the hole in his chest and fell to the ground.

Ning Xiu noticed it and looked down, only to see the six-character golden bead that he had always kept in his bosom.

At this moment, the six characters on the surface of the six-character golden pearl had turned bright red due to Ning Xiu's chanting of the Diamond Sutra over the past few days, and could even emit a striking red light at night.

This object is truly wondrous. Ning Xiu has been reciting scriptures daily for several days in order to unlock the secret of this six-character golden bead.

However, whether it was due to the wrong method or the wrong timing, the six-character golden bead showed no other changes or reactions other than the characters turning red.

Ning Xiu reached out and picked it up, about to put it back in his pocket, when the six-character golden bead suddenly trembled after it came into contact with the bloodstains on Ning Xiu's palm.

It flew directly out of Ning Xiu's palm and into the air, spinning rapidly two or three zhang above the ground.

"Om Mani Padme Hum!"

The resounding Buddhist chants echoed through the night sky, and golden wheels, vajras, pagodas, and golden lotuses swirled out from the six-character golden beads, soaring straight into the heavens.

The night sky of Wendeng County, which was originally pitch black, was instantly transformed into a golden dome.

With a flash of golden light, golden rain began to fall from the sky.

The torrential rain splashed onto the ground, creating countless golden lotus blossoms that vanished in an instant.

Ning Xiu looked up, dumbfounded, and was utterly shocked.

Who could have imagined that the six-character golden bead, once activated, would produce such a spectacle?

In the golden rain, Ning Xiu saw a giant with a tiger-bear body, angry eyes and drooping ears, a golden wheel of burning flames on his back, and a giant pestle in his hand, sitting cross-legged and floating in the sky.

The falling raindrops began to evolve into individual characters, arranging and piecing them together, eventually forming a long scroll of golden characters.

Ning Xiu's eyes instantly went blank, his mind completely absorbed in the long scroll of golden characters, unable to extricate himself.

……

Facing west from the capital, the Great Lingyin Temple.

The once quiet Buddhist temple suddenly began to ring its morning and evening bells without anyone striking them.

The incense burned much faster than usual, with pieces of ash falling off.

More than ten elderly monks who were meditating suddenly opened their eyes and looked northwards in disbelief.