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Chapter 524 - 370: Old Acquaintance of Spirit Sword Mountain (Two-in-One) (Part 2)
The Insect Demon had already troubled him and Nan Wuji, and now there came another Demon with even heavier Demon Qi and possibly deeper Tao Practice.
"You handle the insect, I’ll hold off the Banshee," Nan Wuji decided swiftly.
At this moment, only he and Su Yaoguang had enough combat power, and it was difficult for the other Martial Artists to face these two Demon Generals, hoping not to become cannon fodder.
"Alright." Su Yaoguang also knew there was no other way.
Hopefully, their senior brothers and sisters could return soon; if not, they would have to make a strategic retreat.
As for the safety of the tens of thousands in the square, they could only do their best to rescue them.
Nan Wuji twisted his longsword, and thirty-six condensed, tangible scarlet Sword Qi flew out, like thirty-six Flying Swords, besieging the Banshee in the sky.
"Tricks of a mere insect." The Banshee chuckled softly, and with a raised hand, thirty-six Feathers shot out, precisely striking the thirty-six Sword Qi.
In the next moment, all the Sword Qi shattered, while the Feathers returned to circle around the Banshee like living beings.
The Sword Technique was so easily broken, even his Spirit Body suffered a backlash, his face pale, a sweetness in his throat, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
Nan Wuji stared at the Banshee before him in shock, never expecting his painstakingly learned Killing Technique to be so useless against her.
After arriving in the Ancient Abyss Country, he understood the truth that there’s always someone more powerful.
Yet under the Sect’s protection, he hadn’t really encountered many powerful foes.
This Banshee was the first Demon Race so crudely and simply to break his Sword Form.
On the other side, Su Yaoguang also noticed this scene.
Nan Wuji being injured so quickly was something she hadn’t anticipated.
Undoubtedly, the Banshee’s strength was greater than they had imagined!
"It’s dangerous..." Su Yaoguang sighed inwardly, closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, her pupils turned into brilliant colors.
Like ice crystals, or flawless diamonds, they shone with radiant light!
The nature of the Gang Qi around her completely changed, turning ice blue, shrouded in frost.
The Banshee quickly turned her attention to Su Yaoguang, grinning with vivid red lips.
"What a perfect Dao Body!"
She said, abandoning Nan Wuji and rushing straight to Su Yaoguang.
The desire-filled gaze was fiercely malicious, wishing to devour Su Yaoguang whole and claim this perfect Dao Body.
Su Yaoguang swung her sword, unleashing layers of frost, yet it was no match for the Banshee’s Feather shots.
Like Nan Wuji, her Sword Qi collapsed, but the Banshee showed mercy, piercing only two bleeding holes into Su Yaoguang.
"Decent Swordsmanship, but what a shame, your strength is lacking!" the Banshee said, clawing at the injured Su Yaoguang.
At this critical moment, the ground’s ice layer suddenly shattered, and the Insect Demon re-emerged, also attempting to swallow Su Yaoguang.
"How dare you!" The Banshee was furious at the insect’s audacity to snatch her target.
The surrounding Feathers immediately changed direction, shooting at the Insect Demon.
The Feathers were so powerful they shattered the Insect Demon’s shell and pierced into it.
The Insect Demon screamed from the blow, thrusting its head to ram the Banshee.
The Banshee staggered back a few steps, a bloody mark left on her palm from the Insect Demon’s hit.
Her face turned menacingly dark.
"Fine! Fine! You think I can’t eat you?" The Banshee transformed into a massive bird a hundred zhang tall, its feathers a vivid red.
The Insect Demon, driven by Demon Qi, also suddenly enlarged, its form stretching a hundred meters long, though still not as large as the Banshee, but not so small as to be easily swallowed.
The two Monsters suddenly faced off, which, though inexplicable, gave Su Yaoguang and Nan Wuji a chance to catch their breath and escape.
As Su Yaoguang quickly considered how to escape, a purple-gold Blade Qi fell from the sky without warning, like a Celestial Thunder striking the Insect Demon directly.
The Blade Qi was so powerful that it shattered the hundred-meter-long Insect Demon in half!
With its tenacious life force, the Insect Demon struggled in agony, trying to retreat underground again.
However, successive Blade Qi crashed down, destroying the remaining body of the Insect Demon and the hole it had made.
Under the burning purple-gold flames, even the highly corrosive insect juices barely spilled.
This Insect Demon, which left Su Yaoguang and Nan Wuji at a loss, was swiftly eradicated.
Su Yaoguang instinctively thought it was her senior brother from the mountain gate.
But looking up, she quickly realized the one who acted was not one of her senior brothers or sisters.
Instead, it was a general from the Military Department!
"This Blade Qi..." Nan Wuji’s first reaction was that the Blade Qi gave him a familiar feeling.
Until the Military General descended, both realized in surprise.
"Changming?!" Su Yaoguang blurted out after a moment of stunned silence.
Yet she was still somewhat uncertain.
The person could be merely someone resembling Song Changming, not necessarily the one she knew.
After all, when they left for the Ancient Abyss Country, Song Changming had stayed in the Da Lai Territory on the Other Shore of the Abyss.
In the blink of an eye, decades had passed, and meeting again, one might not dare to recognize each other.
Especially since this person was a Grand General of Yun Province’s Military Department, someone with a standing in this region...
Had it not been for the striking resemblance, it would be hard to associate the person in front of them with Song Changming.
The Banshee also noticed suddenly, turning to look at Song Changming, who had just appeared.
In her eyes was a hint of apprehension.
Song Changming glanced at the Banshee, while the Blood Essence of the demon floated from below, merging into his body.
The Banshee reverted to her enchanting female form, pursed her red lips, and flashed a bewitching smile at Song Changming.
"Good sir, let’s meet again if fate allows."
With that, she planned to retreat.
Song Changming’s strength left her unsure.
The power of those Blade Qi moments ago had indeed shocked her.
Those could not have been executed by someone who had achieved the Six Martial Veins!
Even an ordinary Commander couldn’t have slain that Insect Demon.
Seeing through Song Changming’s background posed a challenge, so she decided to play it safe.
In battles between the Human Race and the Demon Race, rushing mindlessly often ends badly.
Understanding self-preservation and having keen Insight often allow for survival on the battlefield.
However, whether she could leave was not hers to decide.
Although she feared Song Changming’s strength, Song Changming did not fear her.
The Changshou Saber raised, and a casual swing of Sword Might sent the Banshee into a panic.
The surrounding Feathers she had mobilized shot towards Song Changming.
She attempted to shatter Song Changming’s Blade Qi just as she had crushed Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang’s Sword Qi.
Yet the Blade Qi executed by Song Changming contained infinite Power, its magnitude strong enough that even a Netherworld Dog couldn’t withstand it, let alone a mere few Feathers.
Soon enough, the Banshee’s Feathers shattered into dust; the Banshee, with wings growing from her back, managed to narrowly escape Song Changming’s lethal strike.
The Blade Qi only grazed the Banshee’s leg, immediately turning her fair leg into a bloody mess.
Song Changming’s Blade Qi was deadly upon contact, and injurious even upon grazing!
Seeing the Banshee survived one strike, Song Changming followed up with a second, then a third strike.
This level of Blade Qi, he, having cleared the Six Earth Martial Veins, could unleash dozens if not hundreds of strikes at once!
In terms of Gang Qi’s reserve and endurance, he was far stronger than before.
The Banshee became a live target mid-air, despite being nimble and quick, yet under Song Changming’s continual Blade Qi assault, she was soon heavily injured and fell to the ground.
Her Tao Practice and strength equated to a Martial Artist who had cleared eight Martial Veins, undoubtedly strong.
Unlucky for her, meeting Song Changming today left her no path for survival.
"Spare me, I beg sir to spare my life, I am willing to serve you as a slave or servant!" the heavily injured Banshee pleaded.
For the Demon Race, driven by a strong will to live, they were willing to do anything to survive.
Like the Earth Core Fire Dragon before, this Banshee was no exception.
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