nycdaug Chapter 50: Slaying the Greedy!
Chapter 50: Slaying the Greedy!
After a huge crash.
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.
The greedy man clung tightly to the nearby rock like an octopus.
Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the greedy man's wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
This greedy creature's regeneration rate far exceeded their expectations!
"puff!"
Xu Hu suddenly groaned, his body jolted violently, and a long wound suddenly appeared on his body.
The wound extended from the chest to the abdomen, and was so deep that the bone was visible.
Bright red blood seeped out uncontrollably, instantly staining his clothes and dripping onto the ground.
"Lord Xu... Lord Xu!"
"Boss!"
Xu Hu clutched his bleeding abdomen.
His body trembled slightly, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath became weak.
But his eyes remained sharp, fixed on the greedy man, and he said in a cold voice:
"The intelligence was wrong... This is not an ordinary demon general, the Greedy One; its cultivation level is at least... the third rank of demon general."
The three felt as if they had fallen into an abyss.
The path of demon generals is divided into nine ranks, each rank representing a different level of existence.
The difference between each level is like heaven and earth.
now.
Blocking the way for Xu Hu and his companions was a third-tier Greedy Demon General, renowned for his ferocity and greed.
A sickeningly painful sound of flesh tearing suddenly rang out.
The body of the greedy is undergoing a terrifying transformation.
Its original height of no more than ten feet was rapidly increasing, and in an instant it broke through two feet.
Immediately afterwards, the skin and flesh on his back exploded.
Fresh blood gushed out.
Several thick, sticky, barbed, deformed arms were forcibly torn out of the flesh.
Its limbs are tipped with three-inch-long metal claws that gleam with a chilling light.
Like a giant spider, it climbs rapidly up the wall.
next second.
The greedy man suddenly leaped down, crashing heavily to the ground, sending shards of stone flying.
At this moment, its limbs are numerous and intertwined.
Its entire body was covered with a layer of dark metal armor, and every inch of it exuded a chilling sense of oppression.
The greedy man tilted his head.
A pair of vertical pupils, with a hint of mockery, slowly swept over the four people facing off, including Xu Hu.
It licked the fangs at the corner of its mouth with the tip of its tongue.
A low gurgling sound came from his throat.
Xu Hu's face was ashen.
His aura suddenly tightened, and the veins on his hand gripping the broadsword bulged, his knuckles turning white.
He knew better than anyone the terror of a third-tier demon general.
They understood even more clearly the strangeness of the greedy person before them.
Without further hesitation, he shouted sternly:
"You all hurry, run towards the town down the mountain, I'll cover your retreat!"
Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward.
His spiritual energy circulated throughout his body, and his broadsword trembled slightly; he was ready for a desperate battle.
The stone woman took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in her heart.
He slightly raised the spear in his hand, its tip gleaming coldly.
"Xiao Hua, Lu Yang, take Lord Xu with you! I can hold him off a little longer, so hurry up and leave."
Upon hearing this, Liu Luyang not only did not retreat, but instead took a step forward.
The blood and qi surged throughout the body.
His fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
He didn't say anything, but that spoke volumes.
The same applies to Chu Luohua.
Xu Hu sighed softly.
No wonder they're soldiers he trained; they just love to disobey orders on the fly.
Neither side made any sudden movements.
A deathly silent standoff.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by.
The greedy man's vertical pupils suddenly contracted.
A dark, metallic forked tongue protruded from its mouth, locking onto the scent of its prey.
"Watch out, it's about to move!"
Xu Hu shouted.
Before the words were even finished, the metal snake tongue suddenly swelled up, moving with lightning speed and whistling through the air as it shot towards the stone woman at the very front of the crowd!
The stone woman reacted extremely quickly, instinctively raising her spear to block.
But the metal snake tongue, formed from demonic power, is far harder than ordinary weapons.
There was a crisp "snap" sound.
The spear was instantly snapped in half at the waist!
The snake's tongue pierced through the stone woman's shoulder without any resistance!
Most of his shoulder was brutally destroyed, leaving it a bloody mess with exposed bone!
"A stone woman!"
The potent snake venom spread throughout his body instantly from the wound.
The stone woman felt excruciating pain all over her body, as if her meridians were being burned by raging fire.
His limbs lost their strength, his eyes went limp, and he fell into the rushing river behind him.
The river roared and surged, whipping up turbulent waves that instantly swallowed the stone woman's figure, leaving no trace.
The greedy man withdrew the snake's forked tongue and began to chew it carefully, making a chilling crunching sound.
After a moment, it slowly shook its head, its tone full of disdain.
"It's disgusting. This woman's flesh is tough and astringent. What is it made of? It has no flavor at all."
"Extremely boring."
"brute!"
Liu Luyang's eyes were bloodshot, and he shot out like an arrow.
He gathered intense fist intent in both fists, and the fist wind howled, transforming into dozens of ferocious wolf phantoms that pounced on the greedy man.
boom! boom! boom!
Several loud explosions rang out in succession!
The fist slammed heavily onto the hard metal armor.
The ferocious wolf tore and rammed wildly.
Each punch carried immense force, smashing deep craters into the greedy man's hard armor.
Dark black demon blood gushed out, splattering everywhere and filling the air with a foul stench.
"I'll help you!"
Chu Luohua wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her ten fingers spread wide and moving incessantly.
Ten sharp sword energies gathered at his fingertips, shooting straight towards the greedy man's body with a whooshing sound.
Xu Hu seized this fleeting opportunity.
He pushed off the ground with both feet and his body soared into the air.
He raised his broadsword high, channeling all his spiritual power into it, and slashed down fiercely at the greedy man's head!
A tiger's roar followed—
The black tiger devours the head!
"Click—"
A dull, crisp sound.
The broadsword struck the greedy man's head with great force, but it only penetrated half an inch before it could not go any further.
The blade was abruptly stuck, vibrating violently.
Xu Hu's face turned deathly pale, and he thought to himself in disbelief:
"This guy's demonic power is still increasing."
"It's deliberately pressuring us!"
"It...it's about to break through to the fourth tier!"
If the greedy one truly breaks through to the fourth rank, the four of them won't even have a chance to catch their breath!
Just then.
The Greedy One let out a piercing roar, and its demonic power surged wildly.
A dark purple miasma suddenly gushed out from its mouth!
The miasma was pervasive, carrying deadly poison. Wherever it passed, vegetation withered instantly, and gravel sizzled as it was corroded!
Xu Hu's pupils constricted sharply, his heart filled with alarm, and he shouted sternly:
"Retreat immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Luyang immediately retreated.
But we were still a step too late.
The edge of the miasma grazed his arm, instantly causing a bluish-black rash to appear, and he immediately fainted!
Chu Luohua moved nimbly, barely avoiding the miasma, but the residual power of the miasma caused her blood to surge, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
The greedy man slowly raised his head and looked at Xu Hu.
Dark demonic blood dripped continuously from the spot where the broadsword was stuck.
Its vertical pupils were filled with savagery, and its several deformed giant arms on its back slammed down towards Xu Hu.
Unable to cut with his broadsword or pull it out, Xu Hu had no choice but to abandon the sword and withdraw.
Despite the discomfort caused by her surging blood and qi, Chu Luohua once again gathered sword energy at her fingertips.
Sharp sword energies shot towards the greedy man's eyes, attempting to blind him.
"Arrogant!"
The greedy creature opened its blood-red maw and swallowed all the sword energy, then spat it out!
Whoosh whoosh—
The sword energy shot out, leaving several bloody holes all over Chu Luohua's body.
Seeing this, Xu Hu was extremely anxious.
In that moment of distraction, he was thrown away by a tremendous force.
Xu Hu fell heavily to the ground, tilting his head back and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His bones were shattered, and he could no longer fight.
The situation has reached a dead end.
Meanwhile, the demonic power of that greedy one continued to rise.
"You humans are right about one thing: good medicine tastes bitter."
"In order to break through to the fourth rank, I had no choice but to endure the pain and devour you."
The greedy man licked his lips.
It greedily sniffed the air.
There exists an emotion called 'despair' there.
Human flesh infected by this emotion would become incredibly delicious.
"By the way, do you know a dog demon who claims to be a general?"
The greedy one patted its belly, "It looks like it's being chased by you, and it's afraid of you."
"I happened to run into it when I went out to forage for food, and it wanted to ask me for help."
"Since we're both demons, I'll naturally grant it this small request. However..."
The greedy one chuckled: "It's just a little drowning dog, yet it dares to call itself a demon general."
"To protect the reputation of the demon general, I had no choice but to eat it."
"If you wish to continue killing it, I can grant your wish."
Xu Hu forced himself to his feet and sneered, "You talk too much nonsense. Did you learn that from the humans?"
The greedy man chuckled, "You're a very skilled martial artist; it's a pity you die here. I happen to need some subordinates right now. If you're willing to turn them into demons and submit to me, I'll spare your lives. How about it?"
Xu Hu spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.
Almost simultaneously.
His limbs were cut off by the sharp tongues of snakes.
Xu Hu groaned, almost fainting.
"Boring."
The greedy man strode forward.
At this time.
A silver sword suddenly fell from the sky.
The sword was planted in the ground, and the massive sword energy acted as a watershed, separating the two.
"Is there anyone else?"
The greedy looked up.
A slender, aloof figure appeared, moving through the air like a fleeting shadow.
The man had a handsome face, but a somewhat aloof and indifferent air about him, and a faint sword aura surrounded him.
Li Qingchen glanced around and quickly got a general idea of what was going on.
He took out the Thousand Needle and walked towards Xu Hu.
In just a few breaths, he returned his limbs to their original positions.
Xu Hu said in a trembling voice, "You..."
"Focus on recovering."
Li Qingchen said something that Li Qingchen found hard to understand.
Peace of mind?
How can I feel at ease?
Li Qingchen put Xu Hu down and walked towards the other two.
The greedy man frowned.
Its demonic power surged once more, and dark purple miasma billowed towards Li Qingchen.
It could sense that this suddenly appearing human was a hundred times more dangerous than the three heavily injured cultivators in front of it!
The miasma swept in, corroding the ground and leaving it pitted and uneven.
But when the miasma dissipated, Li Qingchen's expression was calm, and he was completely unharmed!
"How is this possible?" the greedy man exclaimed in shock.
Li Qingchen lowered his eyes indifferently.
When he was corrupted by the evil spirit King Zhenjun with Gu poison.
The gourd that merges with the spirits of the dead collects various pathogens at an unbelievable speed.
When the Buddha's light dispels all negative states.
Upon regaining consciousness, Li Qingchen immediately drank the wine that had been transformed into!
Now that he has mastered the art of being immune to all poisons, he naturally wouldn't take these poisonous miasmas seriously!
The greedy man was thoroughly enraged upon seeing this.
"roar--"
With a deafening roar, several deformed giant arms on the back of the Greedy One extended simultaneously and slammed down towards Li Qingchen.
The metal claws at the tips of those fingers gleamed with a chilling light!
At the same time, the snake's tongue, as fast as lightning, shot out like a bullet!
Li Qingchen's expression remained unchanged, and her figure moved as lightly as a willow catkin as she dodged.
The giant arm and the snake's forked tongue repeatedly brushed past his clothes.
The gravel is flying.
Xu Hu's eyes widened.
Li Qingchen seemed to have anticipated all the greedy person's actions, displaying complete composure.
Xu Hu was unaware that Li Qingchen hadn't actually used her eyes to see.
Instead, they use the sixth sense brought by the demonic aura observation technique to perceive the flow of demonic energy and then make a judgment.
Li Qingchen made a hand seal with one hand.
A pale golden spiritual energy condensed at his fingertips, blooming like fireworks.
The greedy man froze in place.
Neither the waving giant arm nor the swollen snake tongue could move an inch.
Even the roars coming from his mouth were frozen in time.
Only those cloudy, vertical pupils were filled with fear and resentment—
Li Qingchen infused a drop of his blood essence into the silver sword.
In an instant, the silver turned red, and streaks of scarlet sword energy suddenly erupted, like a raging tsunami, carrying a world-destroying power.
This is the ultimate skill of the God of Slaughter, Bai Shou: "Immortal Slaughtering Blood Fiend Sword Qi"!
"break."
Li Qingchen said indifferently.
Wherever the sword energy passed, the air was torn apart, producing a piercing sound of air being ripped apart!
The crimson light instantly illuminated the entire world!
scoff-
A crisp sound was heard.
The Bloodthirsty Sword Qi of the Immortal Slayer pierced through the Greedy One's metal armor without any hindrance.
Dark black demon blood gushed out, spraying out like a fountain!
The greedy cannot even put up a struggle; they can only watch helplessly as they are chopped into minced meat like tofu being sliced by a knife!
The effect of the immobilization spell wore off.
The greased man's shattered body twitched a few times before he breathed his last.
Xu Hu was dumbfounded.
The demon general, whom they couldn't budge even an inch despite their best efforts, was so utterly vulnerable in Li Qingchen's hands!
"Damn it, if he had that kind of skill, would he have been stumped by those few thugs in Liaocheng?"
A random thought crossed my mind:
"Could this be the Heavenly Martial People? Their cultivation level has increased so drastically in just a few days, it's completely illogical?"
I'm afraid even the General of Liuzhou doesn't have such talent!
That sharp sword energy, exquisite lightness skill, and strange immobilization technique!
Everything filled him with awe!
Li Qingchen sheathed his sword.
Amidst the greased creature's mangled flesh, a dark demon core, already the largest in size, was readily apparent.
The demon core of a third-tier demon general, radiating rich demonic energy, is an excellent material for cultivation.
Li Qingchen took out the Pill-Swallowing Immortal-Brewing Gourd, and a suction force emanated from the gourd's mouth, completely drawing the demon core into the gourd's interior.
Inside the gourd, the demon core, enveloped by powerful refining energy, began to slowly melt.
The immense demonic power was gradually refined and purified.
The evil energy within was removed, and the energy was transformed into pure spiritual power, which was then stored inside the gourd.
The Elixir-Swallowing Immortal Gourd trembled slightly, emitting a faint hum, and the spiritual light around it grew increasingly intense.
The battle to defeat the greedy demon general.
This concludes the story.
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