Chapter 113: Digesting While Eating
Chapter 113: Digesting While Eating
The heavens seemed to be setting the mood, as the once pitch-black and quiet sky now drizzled with a soft rain.
Deng Mingxu's mouth hung agape, clearly startled by the turn of events. He turned to the young man seated at the head of the table and asked in a trembling voice, "Miss Lin, what realm is your brother in?"
"I don't know!" Lin Ruo stamped her foot in annoyance.
If her colleagues refused to leave, it would feel wrong for her to depart.
Although there were no strict rules among demon catchers, they all operated within the same circle and shared a sense of honor.
"Jade Fluid Perfection," Shen Yi replied calmly.
The Deng family didn't have many experts, perhaps a dozen or so in the Jade Fluid realm, but in a fight, they could still be of some use.
It was better to be aware of each other's capabilities beforehand so that they could gauge the situation.
Upon hearing this, Deng Mingxu's eyes widened further, and his breathing quickened. Such a young man at the perfection of Jade Fluid, supposedly from a second-rate aristocratic family?
Even among the prestigious Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li families, one would be hard-pressed to find a match.
He lowered his head in shame, "I... I'm at the initial stage of Jade Fluid."
Compared to the shock felt by the young master, the group of Deng family experts, who were evidently older, wore grim expressions.
Even their ancestor had been taken away. Could those at the Jade Fluid realm even get involved tonight?
"No wonder he told me not to provoke you," Lin Ruo muttered in surprise, secretly marveling at the situation. A genius of this caliber would naturally view the pill-condensing technique as more important than his life; no wonder he was so confident.
A loud crack of thunder split the air, illuminating the diverse expressions on the faces of the hundred or so people present.
The women and children cowered at the back, while the Deng family experts tightly gripped their weapons, their palms sweating.
Fortunately, there was no one outside, but they still felt like startled birds, overly sensitive to every sound.
Just then, the young man at the head of the table stood up and casually drew out a three-foot-long ritual knife, which silently slid out of its sheath.
Almost at the same time, a huge tiger's head poked out from the eaves, its golden fur shimmering with raindrops, and a pair of pale yellow vertical pupils greedily scanned the room.
Its tongue, a reddish pink with barbs, hungrily licked its rough claws, and the saliva mixed with blood dripped to the ground along with the rain.
"Pata."
As the saliva hit the ground, a putrid stench instantly filled the entire hall.
The roar from the tiger's massive maw was inherently intimidating, causing one's heart to tremble and limbs to weaken.
"Roar!"
Someone's weapon fell to the ground, and amidst the tiger's roar, the clanging of metal sounded like a mournful cry.
The faces of the crowd turned deathly pale. Under the formidable reputation of Deng Jianyuan, it had been many years since a demon had dared to be so brazen in Yong'an City. Not only had this one entered the city, but it was also toying with them before even making a move.
The tiger demon leaped down, its muscular body rippling as it hunched over and took a step towards the hall, "It's your...”
Before it could finish its sentence, the figure standing before the head seat shot out like a bolt of lightning.
Long sleeves billowing, Shen Yi stepped through the air. His long fingers firmly pressed against the tiger's skull, and with a mighty force, he pushed the creature's mountain-like body backwards.
The Molten Sun Treasure Furnace was fully opened, releasing the restriction on the fierce demonic power.
His right hand, holding the black ritual knife, was enveloped in an eerie crimson light as he viciously slashed out.
Slash!
Enhanced by the Greed Wolf Demon-Slaying technique, the blade easily sliced through the golden fur, opening a gaping wound in the tiger's throat, from which foul-smelling blood gushed out.
Shen Yi grabbed the massive head, and the tiger demon's towering body staggered backwards, crashing into a puddle with a loud thud, splashing dirty water everywhere.
[Beheading a Tiger Demon at the Perfection of Jade Fluid Realm. Total lifespan of 2,310 years. Remaining lifespan of 792 years. Absorption complete.]
[Remaining lifespan of demon: 1,266 years.]
Shen Yi tossed away the tiger's head, reached into its abdomen to retrieve the beast's core, and then extended his hand towards the tiger's heart, extracting a wisp of blood essence. He then returned to the hall and resumed his seat at the table.
The Deng family expert who had dropped his weapon earlier tremblingly picked up his long sword and gripped the hilt tightly, unsure of where to aim.
The tiger's roar had felt like an iron palm clutching their throats, suffocating them to the extreme.
And Shen Yi's sudden strike with his blade was like brutally yanking the air from their lungs, leaving everyone in a daze.
"Jade Fluid Perfection?"
Lin Ruo stared at the demonic energy she had just collected on her fingertips, which was now slowly dissipating, a question mark forming in her mind.
Her performance was not as poor as the Deng family's. In the moment the tiger demon revealed itself, she had already assessed its strength—powerful and unbeatable, but with good coordination, taking it down should not be an issue.
The reason for her astonishment was not the tiger demon but Shen Yi.
The countless strategies that emerged in her mind were instantly slashed to pieces by that black blade.
She stared blankly at the massive corpse outside the hall, soaked by the rain, and suddenly became quiet.
This was no newcomer; he was clearly someone they needed to cling to tightly.
Looking at the youth's slightly furrowed brows, it seemed not due to tension, but rather... dissatisfaction and some disappointment.
"..."
Shen Yi pretended to meditate with his eyes closed, but he had already summoned the system panel.
Looking at the remaining demonic lifespan force, forget about deducing the complete Pill-Condensing Body Tempering Art, it would be challenging even to fully cultivate this half-scroll of Life and Death Zen Body.
He realized he had fallen into a misconception.
From a human perspective, with the Deng family's old ancestor absent, their hearts were filled with dread, making it an opportune moment to exterminate them and replace them.
But the enemy was demonic beings who did not care about worldly status, and this was also a hunting competition.
They only cared about which human held more allure in terms of cultivation and lifespan force.
The Deng family's elder, who had reached the Pill-Condensing Realm, had broken through due to a fortuitous encounter, and he was not the diligent type, so he might not have been strict with his family.
These remaining dozen or so at the mid-Jade Fluid stage might not be considered outstanding in Yong'an City, which was why the attracted tiger demon was so weak.
Outside, the rain grew heavier, and the damp night wind, mixed with the scent of blood, rushed into the hall.
With the enemy hidden and us exposed, we must not be careless.
After all, it involved a Pill-Condensing Realm demon, so any boost in power would be helpful.
Shen Yi gradually formed a plan, but he still restrained his thoughts and channeled the demonic lifespan force into his Life and Death Zen Body.
Even for body-tempering arts involving the Pill-Condensing Realm, one needed to consume comprehension points, requiring some level of Buddhist cultivation, leaving little room for ordinary people to survive.
[Year One: You peruse this Buddhist body-tempering art, pondering how to extract the essence of life and death from the heavens and earth.]
[Year Three: You discover your progress is faster than imagined, and in your confusion, you suddenly recall the time when you repeatedly performed the Wind and Thunder Demon-Subduing True Solution, using the Demon Subduing Righteous Yang Blade countless times to consume your own flesh and blood essence, pushing yourself to a state of depletion.]
[Year Five: Even in your mortal state, you had already arrogantly crossed back and forth at the threshold of life and death. For you, regaining your initial state is only a matter of time.]
[Year Twelve: The hues of profound mystery and purity emerge from your fingertips, and you officially begin to temper your body with the essence of life and death...]
Shen Yi opened his eyes, a slight trace of surprise flashing in his pitch-black eyes, too subtle to detect.
The initial stage of the Wind and Thunder Demon-Subduing True Solution and half a scroll of the Pill-Condensing Realm body-tempering art.
These two completely unrelated martial arts somehow complemented each other, which was an unexpected delight.
It was a pity that without a treasure, spirit herb, or elixirs related to the essence of life and death, he could only rely on brute force to stack the demonic lifespan force.
...
(End of Chapter)
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