2: Chapter 2 Secret Technique: Slaying a Mass of Demons with a Single Slash

"Could it be because of the black water?"

Kang Dalei seemed to have realized something; body tempering meant he could grow stronger as long as he kept getting beaten up.

This place was desolate and filled with an aura of death.

The black substance beneath him was bone-chillingly cold and had a sense of pressure, as if it were a pool of stagnant water.

Suddenly, Kang Dalei finally understood why the system had wanted him to settle down here; it was for the sake of body tempering.

"Hahaha... little piglet, I will wear you down. Once I break through to the third level of Body Tempering, I will beat the crap out of you, then beat you into the crap, and then use your own crap to beat you."

Kang Dalei muttered these harsh words to himself, but his eyelids began to fight each other uncontrollably.

Soon, he drifted into a dream.

In the dream, he was saved by a young girl with a high ponytail and bangs, possessing a sweet face that was as cute as could be.

"Beauty, you are so beautiful, let me give you a kiss."

Slap~

The sound of a slap echoed through the room, and a big-eared, fat-headed man appeared before Kang Dalei.

"Damn, who are you? Where did that beauty go just now?"

"Kid, I'm the one who wants to ask who you are. Beauty? Where is there a beauty? Where is the beauty?"

Bai San, who had been angry, immediately began looking around upon hearing about a beauty.

Kang Dalei looked at him speechlessly, "Even if there were a beauty, what does it have to do with you? Who the hell are you, and why are you keeping me prisoner?"

Bai San sneered coldly, "Kid, you ask why I'm keeping you prisoner? You starved my precious pet to death. You tell me why I had to tie you up."

"Precious pet?" Kang Dalei was confused. When had he ever starved the other party's pet? Could it be that pig demon?

"Exactly." Seeming to see through Kang Dalei's thoughts, Bai San said viciously:

"I raised that precious pet for so long, only for it to be starved to death by you. Tell me, how should we settle this debt?"

Gripping Kang Dalei's chin, Bai San smiled sinisterly.

"You'll know what I'm capable of in a moment."

"Someone come here, throw this brat into the dungeon. I'm going to personally loosen his skin later."

Bai San waved his hand, and a cold-faced woman in black, with a sword hanging at her waist, walked out.

The moment he saw the woman, Kang Dalei recognized her.

"Baiwei, you are the Twin-Blade Rakshasa Baiwei."

The woman was clearly stunned, but quickly regained her composure.

"Stop talking nonsense and get down there."

But the moment her hand grabbed Kang Dalei, she immediately felt a great force coming from him. Before she could react, Kang Dalei's fists were already greeting Bai San, who was standing nearby.

"Damn it, I was wondering why something felt off. That's over a hundred li away! You actually dragged me all the way to Dongning Prefecture!"

The more Kang Dalei thought about it, the angrier he became. He had been soaking perfectly well in the water, and this guy not only fished him out of the fish pond but also brought him to Dongning Prefecture.

Dongning Prefecture was over two hundred li away from Xining Prefecture! And the Fishing Village where Kang Dalei was located was right in the middle.

"I'll show you for ruining my good thing!"

"You must be the Third Master Bai, right? This handsome guy has tolerated you for a long time."

"Doesn't your Bai family have a Divine Venerable? Call them out to have some fun."

"How dare you mock a Divine Venerable!" Bai San immediately retorted upon hearing this.

Then he was beaten up even more severely.

Beside them, Baiwei wanted to step forward to help, but every time she moved, Bai San's ear would tear a little more, scaring the young girl into standing frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

Seeing her like this, Kang Dalei didn't waste any words and asked directly:

"Where is that demon core?"

Bai San still wanted to be stubborn, but after being slapped a few more times by Kang Dalei, he finally behaved.

"The demon core—Baiwei, hurry up and give him the demon core!"

Bai San looked miserable, and even his speech began to slur.

Upon receiving Bai San's order, Baiwei did not hesitate in the slightest and gave the Monster Soldier demon core to Kang Dalei.

After taking the demon core, Kang Dalei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Remember, it's not just your Bai family that has a Divine Venerable; our Meng Family has one too. Young Master Chuan told me to pass on a message to you: don't be arrogant, sooner or later, he will take your life."

With a kick that sent Bai San flying, Kang Dalei jumped out of the Bai residence in a few strides.

With the demon core in hand, there was no reason to stay in Dongning Prefecture anymore.

He still needed to hurry back to the Fishing Village; breaking through to the third level of the Body Tempering Realm was more important.

Running through the streets of Dongning Prefecture, the more Kang Dalei ran, the more he felt something was wrong.

"What the hell, why has the sky turned dark?"

"Young man, run quickly, there are monster beasts!" someone shouted from the distance.

Kang Dalei replied in confusion, "Old man, what did you just say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive insect pounced on him from behind, knocking him down, and immediately let out a deafening roar.

Everywhere on the streets, countless small demons with strange appearances had appeared out of nowhere. Baring their fangs, they charged toward him.

"Damn!" Kang Dalei exclaimed again. He kicked the giant insect that was riding on him away and ran like a madman toward where there were more people.

While running, he didn't forget to complain:

"When did so many demons appear in Dongning Prefecture?"

Before he could finish his rant, the swarm of small demons began to charge desperately in his direction.

As if they had encountered some rare delicacy, their eyes widened in excitement.

Seeing this, Kang Dalei was so frightened that his speed increased by twelve-fold.

He was just a rookie at the second level of Body Tempering; he shouldn't have to endure so much.

"System, help me!"

[Ding-dong, detected that the host has a demon core. Do you wish to recycle it?]

Upon hearing this, Kang Dalei, who had been desperately trying to put distance between himself and the monster beasts, paused. He immediately realized he still had a demon core.

"Recycle."

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for recycling a Marrow Cleansing Realm Monster Soldier demon core. You have gained 5 points.]

[Points can be used in the System Mall to exchange for items.]

"Open the System Mall and recommend a useful divine weapon for me."

Didn't you say body tempering methods were limited? Can't you just add a blade, or a weapon with more fierce attacks?

[Ding-dong, the system is recommending...]

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for spending 5 points to exchange for the demon-slaying blade.]

[demon-slaying blade]

[Attribute: Low-grade]

[Attack Effect: Can slay anything below the Wulou Realm; comes with Gang Qi.]

[Attack: 7500]

"Can slay anything below the Wulou Realm, is that right?"

Kang Dalei took a deep breath. The moment he grasped the demon-slaying blade, he felt as if his entire body was filled with power.

"Let me see just how thick the skin of these monster beasts is."

One blade, slaying the horde of monsters.

A terrifying whirlwind of blade energy gathered in Kang Dalei's hand and was then released.

In just a momentary contact, the several monster beasts that were charging over were instantly sliced into two halves.

The brilliance of the blade and the strength of the Gang Qi were rare in the world, certainly not a blade technique that the current Kang Dalei could perform.

Seeing that most of its companions were dead or injured, the leading High-Level Monster Soldier let out a roar, and then, to Kang Dalei's disbelief, it charged toward him at an extremely fast speed.

"A High-Level Monster Soldier." Kang Dalei swallowed hard, his grip on the demon-slaying blade tightening involuntarily.

The strength of a High-Level Monster Soldier was comparable to the Great Perfection of the Tuotai Realm. Although the description for the demon-slaying blade said it could slay anything below the Wulou Realm, the Great Perfection of the Tuotai Realm was already very close to the Wulou Realm.

Seeing the Monster Soldier approaching, Kang Dalei had no choice but to take a gamble.

One blade, slaying the horde of monsters.

Another fierce burst of Gang Qi flew out. The High-Level Monster Soldier, which had been so aggressive just a moment ago, instantly became as fragile as a piece of paper under this force.

No different from the other Monster Soldiers, as the wind of the blade passed, its body was split into two, becoming a corpse beast.