nycdaug Chapter 69 Three-Eyed White Lion
Chapter 69 Three-Eyed White Lion
Li Qingchen used the Heavenly Freedom Step to nimbly dodge.
At the same time, fingertips continuously shot out wind, accurately hitting the black-maned beast's limbs.
Several "pfft" sounds were heard.
The wind easily pierced through the Black Mane Beast's flesh, instantly halting its frenzied movements. The redness in its eyes faded, its body swayed, and it collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.
The acupoint striking technique is so deadly that ordinary magical beasts will die if their vital points are hit!
Li Qingchen withdrew his finger and stepped forward to examine the black-maned beast's corpse.
"The demons and monsters in the secret realm are quite similar to the strange beasts; they all possess a very primal wildness."
Li Qingchen used the "Butcher Ding's Method of Dissecting an Ox" to easily dissect it.
Before long, a dark red demon core was held in his hand, emanating a faint aura of malevolence.
"It's just an ordinary demon core; I need to find the most special one."
Li Qingchen put it into the Pill-Swallowing Immortal Gourd and continued his exploration.
Deep inside the cave, the passages crisscross like a maze.
The demonic aura in the air grew stronger, and the roars became more frequent.
Clearly, there are more demons ahead.
After walking for about half an hour, Li Qingchen heard sounds of fighting and screams coming from ahead.
He quickened his pace.
In front of them, in an open area, seven or eight soldiers from the Demon Slayer Division were being attacked by a group of demons.
There were about a dozen demons, of varying sizes; some had human bodies and animal heads, while others were covered in scales.
The members of the Demon Slayer Division were suffering repeated defeats, and several had already been injured.
The sudden change in the secret realm indicated that there were demons far beyond their level inside. The situation was extremely unfavorable for these martial artists who were still in the lower third rank.
A soldier roared and brandished his long sword, slaying a demon that pounced on him. But the next second, another demon attacked from behind and bit his shoulder.
He screamed and collapsed to the ground.
Li Qingchen flashed away and rushed out in an instant.
He concentrated his true energy at his fingertips, transforming it into a gust of wind that shot out, instantly striking the vital points of the two demons, who fell to the ground dead.
"This firing method is quite similar to the Six Meridians Divine Sword," Li Qingchen thought to himself.
"Someone's come to rescue us!"
A Vajra Sect warrior exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with hope.
Upon seeing this, the besieging demons immediately split into several and pounced on Li Qingchen.
Li Qingchen kept moving, his body nimbly dodging attacks, his fingertips constantly shooting out winds, each strike precisely hitting the demon's vital points.
In the blink of an eye, several more demons fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, the remaining demons showed fear in their eyes and turned to flee.
Li Qingchen's aura surged, and he unleashed the Finger Killing Technique to its fullest extent. His true energy gathered at his fingertips and then shot out like a bullet.
The remaining demons were quickly killed.
Within a few breaths, the ground was covered with the corpses of demons.
Of the surviving officers, soldiers, and martial arts practitioners, only four remained, all severely wounded, their clothes stained with blood, and utterly exhausted.
"Thank you so much for saving my life, young master!"
The four people quickly stepped forward, clasped their hands in greeting, and spoke with great gratitude.
Li Qingchen waved his hand: "Where are the others?"
One of the wounded soldiers shook his head, his tone heavy:
"After we came in, the vortex suddenly changed and we were all scattered. We huddled together and hadn't gone far when we encountered these demons. It was thanks to your help, young master, that we were saved. Otherwise, we would all have died here."
"What about that top disciple of the Vajra Sect named Wang Xi?" Li Qingchen asked.
"I don't know. After we were scattered, we never saw Chief Wang again."
Another soldier said, "He may have been swept away to another location, or... he may have met with some misfortune."
Li Qingchen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
He took out some medicine for injuries that he had bought earlier in TuTu Mountain from his pocket and handed it to the four people.
"Take care of the wound first. It's not safe here. Let's leave as soon as possible."
The four men took the medicine and quickly treated the wounds.
Li Qingchen stood aside, keeping watch on their surroundings to prevent any further attacks from demons. Once the wounds of the group had been treated, Li Qingchen led them on their way.
"Young Master Li, where shall we go next?"
"A soldier asked, his eyes full of confusion. The intelligence they had received said that the environment inside the secret realm should have been a desert."
Now that the secret realm has undergone a strange change and is fraught with danger, they have long lost their way.
The men looked extremely ashamed; clearly, they had become a burden.
"Let's keep exploring ahead; I don't have any better ideas for now."
Li Qingchen tried to observe using the Qi Observation Technique. Some dense black qi was indeed noticeable, but there was a lot of it, which was obviously not the core demon.
"You don't need to do anything, just follow behind me and be careful."
Li Qingchen said, "Find that most special core demon, and I will deal with it."
Everyone readily agreed.
move on.
After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a huge valley.
"Stop." Li Qingchen raised his hand.
In the center of the valley stood a huge rock, and on the rock sat a massive demon.
It was pure white with smooth fur and a lion-like body, but it had three eyes. The first eye was red, and the third eye was located in the center of its forehead, emitting an eerie red light.
Surrounded by a dense demonic aura, its powerful presence far surpassed that of any demons or strange beasts encountered before.
"This is?"
"A white lion?!"
"He's one of the Lion King's subordinates! A high-ranking demon general!"
Someone gasped in surprise, fear showing in their eyes.
Just feeling this terrifying aura made him tremble all over.
The white lion also noticed their arrival, raised its head, and the third eye in the center of its forehead swirled with an eerie red light.
It leaped off the rock and pounced towards Li Qingchen and the others at an incredible speed, far exceeding that of the Black Mane Beast!
"You all step back."
Li Qingchen shielded everyone behind him, then flashed forward to meet them.
With his fingertips gathering all his strength, he unleashed the ultimate finger-killing technique, sending sharp gusts of wind straight towards the core magical beast's third eye.
The white lion tilted its head to avoid the attack, while simultaneously swinging its right paw at Li Qingchen. The claw's wind was fierce, carrying a world-destroying aura.
Li Qingchen stepped out with the Heavenly Freedom Step, his figure light and agile as he dodged, while his fingertips continuously shot out winds, accurately hitting the core demonic beast's limbs, but only leaving shallow wounds.
"Did the finger-killing technique fail?"
Li Qingchen was secretly shocked; the demon's defensive capabilities were beyond his expectations.
After the man and the lion clashed, they distanced themselves from each other.
"It seems like an interesting guy has arrived this time."
The white lion licked its lips, made a provocative throat-slitting gesture, and then turned and disappeared into the valley.
"It ran away?"
"It's definitely scared! It must know it's no match for Master Li!" someone exclaimed excitedly.
Li Qingchen frowned.
His recent encounter told him that although this demon was not simple, it was by no means the most special one.
"Could it be that there was more than one lion?"
"Or, if they truly exist, would there be a lion king among them?"
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The three-eyed white lion moved like a white lightning bolt through the valleys deep within the secret realm.
One of the valley entrances was hidden by dense ancient trees and thorns.
Without careful investigation, it would be impossible to discover.
Deep in the valley, a dense demonic aura permeated the air, and scattered on the ground were many animal bones, some from strange beasts and others from humans.
The air was filled with a putrid, bloody stench that sent chills down one's spine.
Excitement and greed gleamed in the white lion's three vertical pupils, and a trace of drool lingered at the corner of its mouth.
Obviously.
The brief encounter with Li Qingchen just now further solidified its judgment—
That human cultivator is definitely a rare and highly valuable "tonic"!
The three-eyed white lion leaped through the thorn bushes at the valley entrance and landed steadily in the valley.
As soon as it landed, it sensed the familiar demonic aura around it.
Looking up, one could see a dozen or so three-eyed white lions that looked similar to it standing in the open space in the middle of the valley.
These white lions were all agile, with snow-white fur, three vertical pupils that flashed with a cold light, and each had a different demonic aura.
One of the three-eyed white lions, whose body was several times larger than the other white lions, was lying on a huge blue stone.
Its forepaws pressed against a fresh piece of strange beast leg bone, and it devoured it with large bites, blood dripping from the corners of its mouth, staining the blue stone beneath it red.
It is the leader of this three-eyed white lion pack, a ninth-rank demon general, and a pseudo-demon king.
"Hey Sixth Brother, you look like you're in a hurry. Did something happy happen? Why don't you tell us and let us all have a laugh too?"
The sixth-ranked three-eyed white lion, with a respectful expression and an excited tone, said:
"Brother, among the human cultivators who have come to the secret realm this time, there is a genius with exceptional talent!"
"I suspect he might be a reincarnation of a Celestial Warrior!"
"Tianwu people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the valley fell silent.
All the three-eyed white lions stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes toward the sixth lion, their eyes filled with shock and greed.
Even the fake lion king lying on the bluestone suddenly sat up straight, and its demonic power surged instantly.
A burning light gleamed in that third eye, and the previously languid tone became urgent and solemn:
"Sixth brother, is what you say true? What is your evidence?"
Sixth Brother White Lion licked his lips and said:
"Brother, once you eat him, you will immediately sense his extraordinary nature and be able to confirm whether my judgment is true."
"And, brother, have you forgotten? Just now, a strange change occurred in the secret realm."
The demonic power within the manual suddenly became chaotic, then rapidly coalesced, suggesting that a demon emperor had likely intervened here.
"The Demon Emperor's actions are never without reason."
The sixth brother continued.
"This is further linked to the recent legends circulating among the demon race that there are often reincarnations of Heavenly Martial Humans among the human race."
Among them might be hidden future prodigies, the very martial artists we've all dreamed of becoming!
"Brother, eating this will definitely be a great way to nourish yourself!"
"Perhaps, consuming this person will help my brother break through to the Demon King realm in one fell swoop! His status and strength will rise to a new level!"
Breakthrough to Demon King!
These four words exploded in the false lion king's mind like a thunderclap!
Its body shuddered violently, and the burning desire and greed in its eyes reached their peak in an instant.
The difference between a demon king and a false demon king, though only one word apart, is as vast as heaven and earth.
The False Demon King is a ninth-tier peak demon general. Even if he is the peak among demon generals, he is still just a demon general and is under the jurisdiction of the Demon King.
They do not have the authority to deploy troops.
They are not entitled to own their own territory.
They can only guard a region under the command of the Demon King.
The Demon King is the true powerhouse among the demon race, possessing supreme status and power!
They can command thousands of demon soldiers, enjoy endless respect, and even have the opportunity to reach a higher realm and become a demon emperor, a being that makes the entire human nation tremble with fear!
For many years, the False Lion King has been stuck at the bottleneck of the ninth-tier peak demon general level, unable to break through.
It has tried countless methods and devoured countless human cultivators and alien beasts.
However, with the bottleneck looming, the effects became increasingly worse, and the progress in his realm was extremely slow, almost to the point of stagnation.
It also wants to eat real Tianwu people.
But those Tianwu people either have powerful sects protecting them in secret or hold high positions, so it simply can't afford to offend them and can only look on from afar.
Later, it was sent by a demon king to guard this abyss secret realm, and it lost its freedom, becoming trapped in this secret realm.
You can only decide who you want to eat based on who enters the secret realm; there is no other choice.
Over the years, it has devoured many human cultivators who entered the secret realm, but most of them were mediocre and could not meet its needs for breakthrough.
Over time, it gradually fell into despair, believing that it could only be a pseudo-demon king for the rest of its life and would never be able to break through the bottleneck.
But now!
The news brought by Lao Liu gave it new hope!
The Demon Emperor intervened in the secret realm, and human cultivators inexplicably entered, possibly including nascent Heavenly Martial beings.
All of this seemed like an opportunity bestowed upon it by heaven, a perfect chance to break through to the Demon King level!
"Snapped!"
The false lion king could no longer contain his excitement and suddenly exerted force in his hands.
With a loud crash, the huge blue stone beneath it was instantly smashed to pieces!
The air in the valley was violently stirred up!
The three-eyed white lions around them all lowered their heads, their expressions respectful, and dared not make the slightest move!
"Good! Good! Good!"
The false lion king uttered three "good"s in a row, his tone filled with excitement and ecstasy, and his third eye gleamed with a mad light!
"Sixth Brother, you've done a great service! If I can really find that Heavenly Martial Man, eat him, and break through to the Demon King realm, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
"I will reward you with the hand bone of the Heavenly Warrior!"
"Thank you, Brother!" the sixth brother said excitedly.
The other white lions were filled with envy.
A single bone from a Celestial Martial being! For them, that's enough to break through a minor realm!
"Brother, since that human genius is in the secret realm, why don't we take the other brothers now and wipe them all out, capture that Heavenly Martial Man, and hand him over to you for your enjoyment?"
Only by eating living human warriors can the medicinal value be maximized!
The False Lion King said, "No rush. In three more hours, the Red Moon will appear. When the Red Moon appears, the demonic energy in the secret realm will become even denser. Taking supplements at this time will double the effect!"
"Big Brother is wise!"
Now all the three-eyed white lions spoke respectfully.
As the saying goes, when a demon attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!
What they need to do now is patiently wait for the blood moon to arrive!