novelapdf Chapter 160 Hello everyone
Chapter 160 Hello everyone
Half an hour later.
The once rampant, roaring monsters that roamed the mountains and fields are now all gone.
They all lay quietly "sleeping" on the blood-stained mud, their severed limbs piled up like mountains.
The air was thick with the stench of blood, like a scene from a carnage.
In the center of this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, Jiang Mu stood holding a knife.
Strands of pure black demonic energy, like rivers flowing into the sea, were drawn from the corpses of demons from all directions and poured into Jiang Mu's body.
The water level in the magic tank, which had long since dried up, is now rising at a visible rate.
"call……"
Jiang Mu tilted her head back and exhaled a long breath.
The feeling of fullness and comfort made him so happy that his eyes rolled back.
After beheading the last early-stage fourth-tier leader with a single strike, Jiang Mu casually flicked his wrist, wiping away the droplets of blood clinging to the tip of his blade.
He turned around and looked at the group of demon slayers not far away, who were staring in disbelief as if frozen in place. A smile crept onto his lips: "What's wrong? You don't seem too happy to see me?"
"Master...Master!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice and confirming that the man in front of her was a living person, Ming Cuicui burst into tears.
Tears mingled with the blood on his face and rolled down his cheeks.
She stumbled forward, wanting to grab Jiang Mu's arm, but afraid of soiling him with her blood, she could only stand a step away, trembling with sobs.
"I thought...I thought you were dead! Waaaaah..."
Zhu Chang rubbed his eyes hard, his face full of disbelief:
"Master, we clearly saw you being... This... How is this possible... How could you..."
"There was a small mishap, and I can't explain it to you in just a few words."
Jiang Mu sheathed his sword, stepped forward, reached out and gently ruffled Ming Cuicui's messy hair, and said softly, "Anyway, I'm back alive, that's enough."
He looked around at his men, who were wounded but whose eyes were filled with fanaticism, and said in a deep voice:
"Alright, all the monsters here have been cleared out. You should quickly bandage your wounds and rest to recover your strength."
Don't worry, with me here to keep things under control, you'll be fine.
After a pause, Jiang Mu looked into the distance:
"I'm going to check on Xu Fu and the others. I heard that's where the demon army is mainly attacking."
I just managed to pry some information out of the junior leader.
The area where Xu Fu and Yan Fenghuo were located was under close surveillance by the demon army, and Jiang Mu was worried that the two guys wouldn't be able to handle it.
After giving instructions to everyone, Jiang Mu flashed and transformed into a streak of blood-red light, rushing towards the defense zone of the Demon Slayer Division of Huzhou.
Watching Jiang Mu's departing figure, everyone's eyes burned with fervor, filled with uncontrollable joy and admiration.
The fear and timidity I felt when facing the demonic tide seemed to have been blown away by a hurricane, vanishing in an instant.
Everyone was full of energy, and the hands holding the knives were once again filled with strength.
Yuncui Village.
This is the defense zone that the Demon Slayer Division of Huzhou is responsible for guarding.
Like other villages, upon learning of the impending large-scale attack by the demon army, the Demon Slayer Division had already relocated all the villagers to Yan City. At this moment, a makeshift demon camp was set up outside the village.
Inside the main tent of the camp, three great demons were sitting.
Sitting on the left is a man with a scar on his face.
He was engrossed in chugging strong liquor.
The man's chest was bare, revealing thick, coarse black hair, and a pair of furry dog ears stood upright on his head.
It was clearly a dog demon.
Sitting in the central seat was an old man with a goatee.
His eyes were sunken, his gaze was gloomy, and he had a pair of coiled ram horns on his head. He exuded a cold and demonic aura.
Beside the old sheep demon, a fox demon woman leaned against him, seemingly boneless.
She was dressed extremely provocatively, with large swaths of her snow-white skin exposed to the air, her lips as red as blood, her eyes alluring, and a fluffy fox tail swaying idly behind her.
"Bang!"
The dog demon slammed the wine bowl heavily onto the wooden table, wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, and coldly cursed:
"This Yan Fenghuo is really a tough nut to crack!"
I thought three hundred lesser demons would be enough to break through their defenses, but we've been locked in a stalemate until now. No wonder Commander Tiger specifically requested that we focus on eliminating this guy!
The fox-spirited woman let out a series of coquettish, cold laughs, her seductive manner overflowing as she said:
Even the most powerful human cultivators eventually run out of strength.
That last wave of attacks actually had a chance to break through their defenses, but who would have thought that guy named Xu Fu would arrive in time with his men and hold the line.
She stuck out the tip of her scarlet tongue and licked her nail, then continued...
"However, they are at their last gasp and won't last much longer."
I heard that the defenses of the Yuancheng Demon Slayer Division have been completely breached, and the remaining troops have all retreated back into the city with their tails between their legs.
I think Yan Fenghuo and his men will be defeated within the next half hour.
The old goat demon, his face grim, said in a hoarse voice:
"The Tiger Vanguard Commander gave us a death order: kill Yan Fenghuo at all costs!"
This kid is quite capable. If he lives, he will definitely become a major threat to our clan in the Demon Slayer Division.
Moreover, Lord Tiger Vanguard has dispatched two hundred demon soldiers as reinforcements; judging by the time, they will arrive soon.
The old sheep demon looked at the dog demon:
"Old Dog, among the three of us, you have the highest cultivation level, you are at the late stage of the fifth rank, while Fox and I are only at the early stage of the fifth rank."
Once it's confirmed that Yan Fenghuo and the others are exhausted and preparing to retreat, Fox, you take some men to distract Xu Fu.
Old Dog, let's join forces and surround Yan Fenghuo with all our might! We absolutely cannot let him return to the city alive!
"Okay, I understand."
The dog demon gave a muffled reply, then let out a soft, unwilling sigh.
"What a pity. I heard there's a really wicked guy named Jiang Mu in Huzhou City. My brother, the horse demon, died at his hands."
I had planned to personally rip his head off during this siege to avenge my brother Ma. But it turns out he died a few days ago at the hands of his own people—that was too easy for him!
Upon hearing this, the fox demon woman snorted disdainfully, her ample bosom trembling violently.
"It's just a rumor. It's just that those hypocritical guys from the Demon Slayer Division are exaggerating it to boost morale."
How could a mere brat from the fourth realm possibly possess such extraordinary abilities?
The other two demons nodded in agreement.
Cross-border kills do happen, but they usually require some kind of supernatural weapon or unparalleled supernatural power.
It's understandable if someone gets lucky and makes a comeback once or twice.
But if it's true, as rumored, that he could cross borders and slay powerful demons as easily as drinking water, that would be utter nonsense.
As time passed, there was still no sign of reinforcements arriving outside the camp.
The fox demon woman frowned, looking at the sheep demon with some confusion:
"Old Sheep, didn't they say that Tiger Vanguard King sent two hundred demon soldiers to reinforce us? What time is it? Why haven't we heard anything yet? Could it be that they deserted and ran off to reinforce another defense zone?"
The old sheep demon was also puzzled.
Logically speaking, given the speed of the demon army, the reinforcements should have arrived half an hour ago.
The dog demon put down his wine bowl and casually asked, "Who's leading the support team this time?"
"It's my younger brother."
The old sheep demon answered in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the dog demon frowned immediately and said without any politeness:
"Could it be that we've taken the wrong route again?"
Your younger brother, last time when he accompanied Lord Mist Demon to besiege Huzhou City, delayed the general offensive by supposedly taking the wrong path. It's fortunate that Lord Tiger Vanguard didn't investigate further, otherwise he would have been chopped up long ago.
The fox-spirit woman chuckled lewdly, mockingly saying:
"Oh dear, it didn't take the wrong path at all. It saw Lord Mist Demon retreating from a great distance, its heart was pounding, it was terrified, and it led its subordinates to run away to save its life."
Upon hearing the fox demon so bluntly belittle his younger brother, the old sheep demon's face turned extremely ugly.
But what the other party said was true, leaving him unable to refute it.
However, this time his younger brother personally made a pledge before Tiger Vanguard, vowing to avenge his previous humiliation.
Moreover, the demon race clearly has the advantage on the battlefield, so there's no reason for it to run away at this critical juncture.
Just as I was pondering this.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the heavy curtains of the tent were flung open with tremendous force.
A dark, round object flew straight in from outside and rolled a few times on the ground.
The three demons were shocked and immediately sprang to their feet, assuming a defensive stance.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a head.
A goat's head!
His eyes were wide open, and his face was still frozen with the terror and bewilderment of dying.
"younger brother!"
The old sheep demon was taken aback at first, but when he saw the face of the severed head, his old eyes instantly bulged bloodshot, and he let out a mournful roar. The dog demon froze for a moment, then reacted swiftly, grabbing the ghost-headed broadsword beside him and rushing out of the tent.
However, when it rushed out of the tent and saw the scene outside, its feet froze in place.
Outside the camp, there lay more than a dozen corpses of demon soldiers and guards lying haphazardly.
In the center of the pile of corpses stood a tall, slender young man dressed in black.
He held a long, blood-dripping knife in his hand, casually kicking the head of a headless monster to the side at his feet.
Hearing the noise, the man slowly raised his head.
A lazy, mocking smile curled at the corners of his lips:
"Sorry, everyone. I just ran into a sheep-headed guy outside and chopped him off without thinking."
I think the head inside belongs to one of your friends, right? I figured I might as well go all the way and bring it over for you. Surprised? Unexpected, right?
"Who are you!?"
The dog demon gripped his broadsword tightly, his muscles tense, and demanded an answer in a stern voice.
At this moment, the fox demon and the sheep demon also rushed out together.
The old goat demon's eyes were dripping with blood as he stared intently at Jiang Mu, his teeth grinding together.
"It was you...you killed my brother!?"
Jiang Mu nodded and smiled politely:
"It's me. Let me introduce myself, my name is Jiang Mu. I think I heard you talking about me inside the tent just now? It seems my reputation is quite well-known among your demon race."
Upon hearing the name "Jiang Mu," the three-headed demon was struck dumb, his face paling with horror.
"You're Jiang Mu!?"
The dog demon's eyes widened, and it pointed at him as if it had seen a ghost. "You...you weren't killed by your Demon Slayer Division, were you?!"
"Don't pry into matters concerning the dead."
Jiang Mu's eyes turned cold, too lazy to waste any more words on these dying demons.
With a flick of his wrist, the Blood Mad Blade streaked across the night with a chilling red light, charging directly toward the dog demon with the highest cultivation level!
"I don't care if you're human or ghost, you killed my brother, and today I'll make you pay with your blood!"
The old sheep demon let out an angry curse.
Sizzle
It tore its outer garment apart with force.
Its originally hunched body immediately swelled and grew taller, and its whole body grew black wool as hard as iron.
The pair of ram horns on its head grew several feet longer, gleaming with a ghostly green poisonous light.
It galloped wildly on all fours, head down, and used its pair of venomous horns, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, to ram Jiang Mu from the side.
Faced with the monster's charge, Jiang Mu didn't even blink.
He didn't stop running; he simply raised his left hand casually upwards, parted his lips slightly, and uttered a cold word:
"town!"
Before the words were even finished, the void trembled violently.
A gigantic phantom seal materialized out of thin air, carrying immense power, and slammed directly onto the head of the charging sheep demon.
"Boom!"
A loud bang shook the earth violently.
The sheep demon, who had been so aggressive just moments before, was slammed into the mud by the large seal before it could even let out a scream.
Amazing!
This bloody and shocking scene completely stunned the dog demon and the fox demon.
The two demons' pupils trembled, and a chill ran through their bodies.
One-hit kill of a powerful demon at the early stage of the fifth rank?
Is this the legendary kid who's only at the fourth level?!
Seeing Jiang Mu's murderous blade closing in, the dog demon gritted its teeth, knowing there was no way out, and roared at the fox demon behind it, "Don't stand there! Attack together!"
Having said that, it let out a bark, gripped the ghost-headed broadsword tightly with both hands, and slashed at Jiang Mu with the force of splitting Mount Hua.
Jiang Mu sneered and gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands.
Within his dantian, the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True Knowledge] surged wildly into the blade, turning the entire blade a dazzling scarlet red.
At the same time, the pale golden protective aura of the [Mysterious Gang True Explanation] suddenly expanded on the body's surface.
"Sizzle!"
The two swords clashed, and the dog demon's demonic fire was instantly torn apart by the Blood River True Steam.
A tremendous force traveled along the hilt of the knife, and the muscles in the dog demon's arms instantly ruptured, blood gushing from his tiger's mouth.
It felt as if it had been hit by a moving mountain. Its massive body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily onto a tent and collapsing it.
The dog demon struggled to its feet, its eyes filled with horror.
Overwhelming power!
It was pure brute force that crushed them!
It is well known that very few cultivators can achieve overwhelming power when facing demons of the same level, but Jiang Mu did just that.
It's even a level lower.
Jiang Mu landed a successful blow and closed in again.
At this moment, the fox demon woman standing behind finally gritted her teeth, quickly forming hand seals, preparing to cast an illusion spell to bewitch Jiang Mu.
Jiang Mu glanced at the fox demon out of the corner of his eye and casually waved his left hand in the direction of the fox demon.
On the back of his hand, a pale golden mark shone brightly.
"Whoosh!"
A semi-transparent golden cage appeared out of thin air.
Before the fox demon could even react, it was trapped inside a cage with a "clang".
"What the hell is this thing?!"
The fox demon was terrified and desperately tried to tear at the golden fence with its sharp claws, only to find that the cage was indestructible.
No matter how much she channeled her demonic power, she couldn't budge it in the slightest.
With no worries about the future, Jiang Mu focused all his killing intent on the dog demon.
"Come on, let's continue!"
Jiang Mu's aura was overwhelming, and his ferocity was like a tiger.
The blades rained down like a storm, each strike powerful and heavy, carrying a bloodthirsty aura.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The continuous clash of knives was deafening.
The dog demon was forced into a retreat, its arm shaking so badly it almost lost all feeling.
The more it was hit, the colder it felt; the more it was hit, the more desperate it became.
The human in front of me is simply a tireless monster.
Despite such a high-intensity burst of power, the opponent's star power showed no signs of weakening; on the contrary, it grew stronger with each battle!
Finally, after blocking another heavy blow from Jiang Mu, the dog demon's breath hitched. Its old strength had dissipated, and new strength had not yet been generated, leaving a fatal opening in its chest. It instinctively tried to retreat and create some distance to catch its breath.
"Trying to run away?"
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Mu's eyes. He took out a folding fan with his left hand and swung it sharply at the dog demon.
[Draw a circle around yourself and imprison yourself!]
hum!
The space suddenly froze.
The dog demon's retreating figure froze in mid-air for a moment, as if it were trapped in transparent amber, unable to move.
Jiang Mu stepped forward with his right foot, closing the distance to the dog demon in one step.
The long sword drew a perfect blood-red arc in mid-air.
"Pfft!"
A dog's head, with an expression of terror and resentment, shot into the sky.
Black blood gushed from the neck cavity and fell like rain.
Not far away, the fox spirit woman, imprisoned in a cage, was completely stunned by what she saw.
He was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst.
Just then, the cage's duration ended, and it vanished in specks of golden light.
The fox demon had lost all courage to fight. With a shriek, she turned and transformed into a red blur, fleeing into the depths of the dense forest without looking back. "Do you think you can escape?"
Jiang Mu snorted coldly and once again swung the folding fan in her hand at the fleeing red figure.
The fox demon, who was running for her life, suddenly felt the air around her tighten, her speed dropped sharply, and her figure involuntarily stopped for a moment.
In that instant, Jiang Mu's blade energy arrived.
The crimson blade struck the fox demon's back.
"what!"
The fox demon let out a miserable scream.
Although a protective aura emanated from his body, offsetting some of the damage, he was still cleaved in two by the blade, collapsing forward to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Jiang Mu, carrying a long sword, walked up to her.
The fox demon woman looked at the man approaching like a god of death, her eyes filled with fear.
Her strong will to survive made her disregard everything else.
She immediately knelt down, her hands trembling as she tore open her already barely-clothed skirt, revealing a large expanse of her fair skin to Jiang Mu's eyes. "M-My lord! Spare me!"
She looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, and pleaded pitifully.
"This humble servant...this humble servant is willing to be your servant!"
"I am an expert in the art of lovemaking. If you spare me, I will be yours. You can ask me to do anything, and I will serve you to your utmost comfort..."
Jiang Mu stopped in her tracks, her gaze sweeping calmly over the scene, a slight smile playing on her lips:
"It does look quite tempting."
A glimmer of hope flashed in the fox demon's eyes, and she was about to continue flirting.
But then Jiang Mu's tone suddenly turned cold, carrying a hint of mockery:
"That's good. But I prefer the other pink fox."
Before he could finish speaking, the blade flashed down like lightning.
"Pfft!"
The fox demon's alluring and seductive face froze instantly.
A beautiful head rolled onto the ground with a thud, its blood staining the clothes she had just torn open.
After dealing with the fox demon, Jiang Mu turned and walked towards the old sheep demon who was still being suppressed in the mud pit by the [Ghost King Seal].
The old demon was bleeding from all seven orifices, and his bones were shattered.
Yet it is still barely clinging to life.
He was muttering curses incoherently.
Jiang Mu didn't bother listening to the dying howls of this defeated dog. With a swift stroke, he cleanly chopped off the head with its coiled ram horns. Then, he sliced open the corpses of the three fifth-tier demons, extracting their three demon cores and draining them of all their demonic energy. In the past, he wouldn't have bothered with these drained demonic cores.
However, now that Si Rumeng's demon core needs repairing, Jiang Mu carefully put it away, intending to take it back to feed the Buddha Lamp.
Having done all this, Jiang Mu didn't linger any longer and continued to clear out the small demons around the camp, carrying the Blood Mad Blade.
On the other side, at the defensive position of the Demon Slayer Division of Huzhou.
puff
Yan Fenghuo cleaved the jackal demon that pounced on him in two.
Warm, bloody splattered on half of his face.
Xu Fu, who was standing nearby, had just pulled his long sword out of the chest cavity of a wolf demon while panting.
The two stood back to back, looking around.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of monster corpses.
Xu Fu hastily wiped the sweat from his forehead with his blood-stained sleeve, his brows furrowed, and asked in confusion:
"That's strange... Old Yan, don't you think there are fewer and fewer demon soldiers as we fight? They were roaring and charging forward just now, but now there's not a single reinforcement left?"
Yan Fenghuo flicked the bits of flesh off the blade, his eyes equally filled with confusion:
"Logically speaking, now that we've withstood this wave, their fifth-tier leader should have personally gone down to break the formation. Why haven't we even seen a single powerful demon yet?"
A sense of foreboding rose in Xu Fu's heart, and he said uneasily:
"Old Yan, I have a bad feeling. Are these monsters brewing some kind of big move?"
Or... should we retreat first?
I heard that the Demon Slayers of Yuancheng couldn't hold out any longer and retreated back into the city.
"Get out of here my ass!"
Upon hearing the word "retreat," Yan Fenghuo's madness and arrogance surged up instantly. He snorted coldly, his gaze chilling:
"Back then, I led a dozen or so men and slaughtered the main force of five hundred demon soldiers in Black Wind Valley!"
What are these remnants of a defeated army?
"We won't retreat!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Fu rolled his eyes dramatically and retorted sarcastically:
"Shut up already, stop trying to make yourself look good. Don't you know who really put in the effort back in Black Wind Valley?"
"If it weren't for Old Jiang's crazy killing spree there, you wouldn't have been able to kill anything!"
Upon hearing the name "Old Jiang," Yan Fenghuo's expression froze, and the words he was about to say stuck in his throat.
A look of sadness and grief appeared on their faces.
Yan Fenghuo lowered his hand holding the knife, let out a long sigh, and his voice was somewhat muffled:
"Yes, if Old Jiang were here, these rabble demons wouldn't be enough for him to kill all by himself. Why would we need to fight so hard here?"
"That damned Wenhe!"
Xu Fu gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening, "He's a real bastard!"
Yan Fenghu shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"Old Tian has already investigated, and the real culprit may not be Wen He. But none of that matters now. Since Wen He has clearly joined the Red Umbrella Cult, he is now our Demon Slayer Division's mortal enemy."
If you encounter him on the battlefield in the future, just kill him; consider it revenge for Old Jiang!
The two fell silent, ceasing their heavy discussion. They each swallowed several pills to restore their strength, gripped their weapons, and prepared to face the next wave of frenzied counterattack from the demons.
However, after waiting and waiting, there was only the howling wind in the mountains and forests, and not a single monster came out.
"What happened? Did they really leave?"
Xu Fuzhang was completely baffled, his face full of astonishment.
Yan Fenghuo narrowed his sharp eyes, staring intently at the dense forest where the demons had just surged forth, and decisively said:
"Let's go, there's no point in guessing here, let's go see what's going on."
"Hey! Old Yan, are you crazy? Watch out for a trap!"
Xu Fu tried to reach out and pull him, but Yan Fenghuo had already rushed out with his knife.
"Damn it, that Yan madman!"
Xu Fu cursed under his breath in exasperation, then turned back to instruct the other demon slayers to remain in place and form a defensive formation, before bracing himself and following behind. The two of them cautiously made their way into the camp where the demon had previously been stationed.
The scene before them left the two hall masters completely dumbfounded.
What you see is nothing short of hell on earth.
The tattered tents collapsed and burned, and the ground was littered with severed limbs and dismembered bodies. The foul-smelling black blood pooled in the mud, forming a small stream.
Amidst this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, a strangely familiar figure stood with his back to them, squatting beside a demon's carcass, digging for its demon core. "I...I'm just hallucinating from exhaustion, am I seeing a ghost?"
Xu Fu's eyes widened in shock.
Yan Fenghuo trembled all over.
He stared intently at the retreating figure, his eyes immediately welling up with tears, and he instinctively shouted out:
"Jiang Mu!?"
Upon hearing the shout, the figure in front, who was looking down to retrieve a demon core, paused.
Jiang Mu turned her head and stood up.
He casually wiped the blood from the back of his hand on his clothes, looked at the two people who were frozen in shock, grinned, and waved casually.
"Hey, hello there."