novelapdf Chapter 24 Destroying the Blood Demon: Chen Chunan's First Appearance
Chapter 24 Destroying the Blood Demon: Chen Chunan's First Appearance
Cold sweat trickled down Chen Daoyan's temples; he had also been seriously injured in the battle.
At this moment, he looked at the clan elder Chen Daoxuan: "Brother, what should we do?"
Chen Daoxuan swallowed a handful of healing pills, enduring the pain, and said, "The Blood Demon Nine Shadows Formation will pause during its attack, at which point the Blood Demon will reveal its true form. I'm afraid I won't be able to return today. I'll test the formation later; you all watch for the right moment and take Chu Nan out! Here's a storage ring, Daoyan, take it!"
Chen Heting's eyes sharpened: "Big brother, I'll go!"
He then prepared to wield his flying sword to break through the formation.
With only his right arm remaining, Chen Daoxuan grabbed Chen Heting's shoulder and shoved him behind him:
"I'm the eldest brother, it's not your turn to go!"
Chen Heming looked at Chen Chunan and made a decision: "Brother, you can't go alone. Heting and I will go too. Daoyan's escape technique is the best; he can take Chunan to escape!"
Chen Chunan saw that the Blood Demon was just circling around and looked incredibly stupid.
Unable to contain himself, he asked, "Elder, why don't we fly out from up there?"
Although Qi cannot be used for flying, it can be used for short-term leaps and bounds.
The elder explained, "The top looks like a breakthrough point, but the Blood Demon is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. He can fly, which we can't do. If we try to lift him up, we'll become sitting ducks."
Elder Chen Heming of the Third Clan also said, "The fourth and eighth brothers both died in this formation, and it's impossible to go any higher. To break the formation, we might need to find the Blood Demon's true form directly."
The Blood Demon watched the group discussing how to break the formation and escape, completely oblivious to their surroundings. Feeling utterly humiliated, he sneered, "Hmph, you dare to be distracted while trapped in this formation? Take this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bloody shadow flew out and pounced on Chen Heming with lightning speed.
"Ugh~"
Chen Heming broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the large gash on his shoulder.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have been decapitated just now.
Seeing that this Blood Demon was truly strange and difficult to deal with, Chen Chunan directly summoned the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) to test its strength.
The moment this jet-black iron rod appeared, it attracted the attention of several people.
"Huh? A magical artifact that can be hidden inside the body? Could it be a magic treasure? Very well, such a treasure should rightfully belong to me!"
The Blood Demon chuckled and increased his spiritual power output, trying to make the formation fully complete.
Chen Chunan didn't have time to explain to the elders. He walked to the front, holding the end of the staff, and channeled the divine thunder from his hand into the staff.
Then Chen Chunan shouted sharply, "Give it to me! Break!"
Chen Chunan swung the Golden Cudgel in a semi-circle. During the swing, the cudgel instantly grew longer and thicker, sweeping fiercely towards the Blood Demon Shadows surrounding him.
Unexpectedly, this magic weapon could grow to such a long length, catching the blood demon off guard and striking it squarely.
The divine lightning of the wood attached to the staff found its target and poured directly into the blood demon's body without any hesitation.
"Ouch! This hurts so much! What kind of magical artifact is this? What kind of lightning magic is this? It can actually damage my soul! Damn it!"
The Blood Demon cultivates extremely yin and evil demonic arts, and is most afraid of thunder magic with strong yang energy.
Chen Chunan's actions happened to be Jia Wood Divine Thunder, which was particularly effective against the Blood Demon.
The blood demon that was swept was instantly cleaved and turned stiff and charred.
The four elders were overjoyed to see Chen Chunan achieve victory with a single blow, and they all unleashed their skills to deal with the Blood Demon, who was now dizzy and disoriented from the attack.
The Blood Demon was caught off guard and was thrown into a panic.
"Damn it, you brat, you deserve to die!"
Blood Demon no longer considered using a safer method to capture all five people at once; now he was only focused on killing Chen Chunan completely.
Chen Chunan couldn't help but show a mocking expression as he watched the Blood Demon transform into three blood shadows and approach him again.
Previously, it was impossible to grasp his aura, but for the Blood Demon, who was afflicted by the Divine Lightning of Wood, to try to confuse Chen Chunan's consciousness with his shadow was simply courting death.
The aura of Jiamu Divine Thunder was like a bright lamp shining on the Blood Demon.
Chen Chunan took a deep breath, channeling most of his pure Yang Qi from his middle dantian onto the Ruyi Jingu Bang. When the Blood Demon lunged forward, he delivered a powerful blow to its head.
In a moment of panic, the Blood Demon had no choice but to hastily activate his protective shield to block in front of him.
Unfortunately, pure yang qi is the best at suppressing yin and evil things, so Chen Chunan has finally found the right remedy this time.
With a single blow, the magic shield was shattered, striking the Blood Demon's fontanelle squarely.
He was beaten until he was dizzy and unsteady on his feet.
How could four battle-hardened elders miss such a golden opportunity?
In an instant, copper rods, the Genyue Seal, flying swords, and vine spells were all unleashed.
Chen Chunan seized the opportunity to unleash a powerful Wood Divine Thunder, which slammed into the Blood Demon.
Under the successive attacks, the Blood Demon was instantly severely injured.
Knowing that he was completely doomed today, the Blood Demon's body surged and pounced on Chen Chunan.
"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct!"
"escape!"
Chen Chunan had never learned any escape techniques, so there was definitely no time for him to escape.
With a thought, Chen Chunan thrust the Ruyi Jingu Bang straight out, piercing through the Blood Demon's body and then embedding it into the valley wall.
Blood Demon was caught off guard by Chen Chunan's unexpected move, and his triumphant smile froze instantly.
He watched as he was instantly propelled more than a hundred meters away, only managing to let out a roar before exploding like fireworks.
The shockwave sent all five people flying.
After a while, the group got up one after another.
"Hahaha, hahaha, hahahahaha! We actually won!"
"Cough cough, we owe it all to Chu Nan this time, otherwise we old bones would all be stuck here. The injuries were quite serious; if I hadn't dodged quickly, I wouldn't have been able to save my hands and legs!"
"That Ruyi Golden Staff was instantly propelled away by the Blood Demon. He tried to self-destruct and take someone down with him, but he failed. Seeing his furious expression before he died was truly satisfying, so satisfying!"
"This time, we've finally gotten some interest back from the Liu family. Although Chu Nan's parents died at Yun Zhentian's hands, the ultimate culprit was still the Liu family! Chu Nan, when you achieve Foundation Establishment, never forget to annihilate the Liu and Yun families to avenge your parents!"
Chen Chunan's expression was solemn: "The Liu family killed my parents; this is an irreconcilable hatred! The day I reach Foundation Establishment will be the day I take my revenge!"
"You bunch of bastards, can't you take a look at me? I got slashed by that damned Blood Demon, and something's not right!"
Chen Heting's weak voice jolted the group out of their joy at surviving the ordeal.
The elder immediately got up and went to check.
Black blood was oozing from the wound on the back of Elder Chen Heting of the Seventh Clan, where the spine was visible.
The elder quickly took out a bottle of healing pills to feed to the seventh elder.
The Seventh Elder shook his head: "It's no use. I've already taken the pills. The Blood Demon's spiritual power is poisonous, so the pills have no effect."
The elder's face darkened. "Come, I'll take you back to the market! There's a clinic there; they'll surely cure you!"
Just as the eldest patriarch was about to help the seventh patriarch up, Chen Chunan spoke up again: "How about I give it a try?"
"you?"
...
After a long while, Chen Chunan slowly withdrew his hand, his face pale.
After the battle and the healing, the pure yang qi he had cultivated was completely depleted, and the pure yang golden elixir was now just an empty shell.
Fortunately, the effect was excellent. The blood magic power was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, quickly dissipating completely.
The Seventh Elder swallowed another healing pill, and his complexion instantly returned to its rosy hue.
The seventh elder gave Chen Chunan a grateful look, then said, "The commotion just now was too loud. We should leave after we've finished looting the corpse!"
At this moment, Elder Chen Heming of the Third Clan opened his palm, revealing three storage rings to everyone.
"I've just finished collecting everything, even the storage ring that the Blood Demon Old Ghost blew up."
"Alright, let's get out of here quickly, or it'll be too late!"
Chen Chunan looked at the two charred corpses not far away and felt that they hadn't been cleaned properly, but none of the four elders seemed to know fire magic, so it seemed he would have to do it himself.
He then began to mobilize the spiritual energy in his dantian.
With a flick of his fingers, a flame rose up, instantly attracting the attention of the four clan elders.
"Chu Nan, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Chunan looked at the group strangely and said matter-of-factly, "Of course, it's to destroy the evidence!"
With that, he waved his hand, and golden flames instantly landed on the two charred corpses, turning them into two piles of ashes. Only black marks left by human oil seeping into the ground could be seen where they had been.
That wasn't all. Chen Chunan then activated the dual spiritual energy of water and wood, causing the weeds on the ground to grow wildly, completely covering up any trace of their presence in no time.
The elder's gaze towards Chen Chunan changed.
The second elder asked the first elder with some uncertainty, "Brother, is this Chu Nan's first time coming down the mountain?"
"I guess so?"
The seven elders, eager to leave, broke the strange atmosphere: "Let's go quickly!"
The three of them, realizing what was happening, quickly exclaimed, "Tear it!"
The five then fled the scene at lightning speed.
It was less than fifteen minutes after the group left.
Several furtive cultivators peered furtively into the valley where the great battle had just taken place.
After scanning with several divine senses and confirming that there was not a single person in sight, they left dejectedly.
...
Two hours later, the group that had gone to the next stronghold to meditate and recover their spiritual energy got up.
The elder clansman said gleefully, "We've found that old bastard Blood Demon's storage ring too. Add to that the two Liu family members that Chu Nan killed, and the storage rings of the Twin Evils, and this haul is sure to be substantial."
"Yes, Chu Nan has made a great contribution. The storage rings of the three members of the Liu family are here and will be distributed by Chu Nan! As for the storage rings of the two evil ones, I will take them back and hand them over to the family."
As he spoke, the three elders handed three storage rings to Chen Chunan.