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Chapter 336: Chapter 327: Slaying the Demon

In the Hundred Thousand Mountains, at the Nameless Lake.

A colossal Snake Demon abruptly materialized, stretching between the earth and the sky.

An overwhelming sense of pressure brought the fighting to a standstill in an instant. Both the Xuan Yang people and the Northern People were stunned by the giant snake’s enormous body.

Such a monstrous beast made everyone feel as if they were walking in the Ancient Wilderness Land.

Since its founding, Xuan Yang had never seen a creature of such immense size. It was simply too terrifying.

FWEE!

A brilliant firework rose from the forest.

BANG!

The sound of an explosion rang out. The signal arrow left a large cloud of white smoke in the sky, a disturbance visible even from dozens of miles away.

Clearly, someone had fired a signal arrow to inform Yan Shao’an of the situation here.

Qiu Yang stared at the giant snake and murmured to himself, "A demonic beast. It must be a demonic beast."

The giant snake was black as ink, its scales shimmering with a unique serpentine luster. With its crimson eyes, it perfectly matched the world’s image of a demonic beast.

Bai Yuan’s battle with the old man also came to a halt in that instant.

He stared intently at the giant snake.

The giant snake’s head was turned precisely in his direction.

For some reason, Bai Yuan felt that the giant snake was looking at him.

’This is bad!’

Bai Yuan’s heart pounded with fear as he cried out internally.

If the giant snake attacked him, he would surely be crushed to pieces.

Finally, the giant snake writhed its massive body and began to move through the lake. It was coming ashore!

’Dammit!’

Bai Yuan had no intention of waiting to see what happened next.

Just as he was about to force the old man back and leave this chaotic place, a thunderous sound like a great bell reverberated through the air.

"Wretched creature, cease your havoc upon the mortal world!"

A figure appeared from the eastern sky like a celestial being from beyond the heavens, like an Immortal.

When Bai Yuan got a clear look at the person, his pupils widened.

He cried out in his heart.

’The old Daoist!’

That was right. The newcomer was none other than the old Daoist who had been staying at his Peach Fragrance Inn for so long.

At this moment, the old Daoist looked just like an Exiled Immortal from the legends, walking on air. In the blink of an eye, he arrived above the giant snake’s head.

The old Daoist flipped himself upside down, his large hands clamping down on the giant snake’s head.

This was the very picture of "an Immortal patting one’s head"!

Under the Daoist’s palm, the snake’s enormous body began to tremble violently.

At that very moment, another figure appeared on the horizon.

It was Yan Shao’an, who had seen the signal arrow and rushed over.

Without so much as a glance at the old Daoist, Yan Shao’an materialized a brilliant, seven-colored sword in his hand.

The two powerhouses struck in unison.

Seeing that the old Daoist and Yan Shao’an had both appeared, Bai Yuan finally breathed a small sigh of relief.

He seized the moment of the barbarian elder’s distraction, surrounding him with his left palm and the blade in his right hand.

The great battle resumed!

This time, bolstered by the power of the Zhuyan, Bai Yuan suppressed the elder, even though the man had used a barbarian Secret Technique.

Bai Yuan’s blade techniques and poison attacks merged perfectly, further enhanced by the ferocity granted by the Zhuyan.

In just over a hundred moves, the elder was completely on the defensive.

Bai Yuan fought with increasing ferocity. In the end, the white fur covering his body grew to half an inch long, making him resemble a giant ape from a distance.

The barbarian elder let out an indignant roar.

The Curved Blade Blood Fiend finally broke through his indestructible flesh, creating a breach.

The barbarian’s physical conditioning relied on maintaining a single, unbroken flow of energy, making his defense flawless. Now that a breach had been made, his defense collapsed like a flooding river.

In the end, the barbarian elder was reduced to a pool of blood under Bai Yuan’s blade.

Enhancement Points +16547!

Bai Yuan watched the enhancement points flash onto his panel and cried out in exhilaration.

’So satisfying! Truly satisfying!’

The enhancement points from a single barbarian elder were worth half an army.

On the lake’s surface, the two powerhouses were locked in a chaotic battle with the giant snake.

By the shore, the Xuan Yang people were also fighting a great battle against the Northern Plains Celestial Heart Sect.

Bai Yuan moved through the forest. The old Daoist and Yan Shao’an were handling the giant snake; his job was to maximize his gain of enhancement points.

He used "Walking on Sand, Treading on Snow" to its fullest extent.

The Lightweight Technique the old Daoist had given him was truly extraordinary. The members of the Celestial Heart Sect would see only a fleeting shadow flash by, and by the time they reacted, their lives had already been reaped.

Bai Yuan was like a Soul-Seeking Yama on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, back on the lake, the giant snake was steadily losing ground under the combined assault of the old Daoist and Yan Shao’an. After no more than a quarter of an hour, it let out a wretched cry.

It had been beaten into a pile of minced flesh by the old Daoist and Yan Shao’an.

Foul-smelling Snake Blood rained down upon the lake. In moments, the vast lake’s surface was dyed red, becoming a literal lake of blood.

With the giant snake dead, the Celestial Heart Sect members in the forest lost all will to fight. They retreated one after another, fleeing into the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Cheers erupted from the Xuan Yang Army.

The demonic beast had been slain—a great accomplishment.

Those who participated in slaying the beast would certainly be handsomely rewarded. How could they not be overjoyed?

Qiu Yang, Fang Yan, and the others gathered around Bai Yuan.

"Getting to see Grand Protector Yan in action... this trip was not a waste."

Qiu Yang clicked his tongue in amazement, still savoring every one of Yan Shao’an’s moves.

A Spirit Ascension master lives to be four hundred. Back when he was just a child, this very Grand Protector Yan had already been one of the most paramount figures in Xuan Yang.

At that time, Grand Protector Yan was the unbreakable shield of the Empire’s Southern Border, the War God of Xuan Yang.

It was only after he was appointed as one of the Three Ducal Ministers that he rarely took action himself.

Fang Yan and the other Xuan Yang experts all nodded in agreement.

That giant snake likely had the power of a Tier Nine Celestial Demon, yet it was completely helpless against Yan Shao’an. He was truly terrifyingly strong.

"But I wonder who that venerable old Daoist is?"

A Xuan Yang official asked.

Thinking of the old Daoist who resembled an Exiled Immortal, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Not a single one of them knew the old Daoist’s identity.

But that wasn’t surprising. Among the Three Teachings, many schools favored seclusion and ascetic practice. Every so often, some old monster on the verge of becoming a spirit would pop up in Xuan Yang.

That old Daoist was likely an ancestor-level figure from a Daoist Sect, the kind who appears only once in an age.

Fang Yan said, "Little Brother Bai, your methods make this old brother feel ashamed of his inadequacy."

If it were anyone else, Fang Yan’s words would be eighty or ninety percent false modesty, perhaps even a deliberate insult. But directed at Bai Yuan, everyone felt it was only natural.

Because it wasn’t just Fang Yan; everyone else felt ashamed of their own inadequacy as well.

Bai Yuan’s performance on the battlefield just now was plain for all to see.

They knew they would have been no match for that barbarian elder, yet Bai Yuan had not only defeated but ultimately slain him.

This level of strength was so far beyond them they could only hope to gaze at his back.

The name Ren Tu was truly well-deserved.

Everyone had, of course, seen the strange sight of Bai Yuan sprouting white fur earlier, but no one dared to mention it.

After all, at their level of cultivation, who didn’t have a few secrets?

Pointing it out casually would only anger Bai Yuan and create a powerful enemy for no reason. This was a major taboo in the Jianghu.

Bai Yuan said, "Everyone, the demonic beast is dealt with. Let’s head to the lakeshore to meet with Lord Liu and General Fang to discuss what comes next."

Qiu Yang and the others all nodded.

The ones in charge this time were Liu Zhengwen and Fang Yong, who had come from the Capital City.

The demonic beast had already been slain by the joint effort of Grand Protector Yan and the old Daoist. Of course, they had to hear what those two had to say about their future course of action.

When Bai Yuan led the group to the shore of the great lake, it wasn’t long before they saw Liu Zhengwen and his party walking out from the lake’s surface.

The Snake Blood had dyed the clothes of Liu Zhengwen’s group blood-red.

But Liu Zhengwen’s face was still wreathed in smiles.

The demonic beast was slain—a great accomplishment!

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