6: Kill the fierce-level ghost demon

This was definitely not an attack method of the Human Race!

Connecting this to Butler Chen's identity, the three instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, a chill shooting straight up their spines to their heads!

City Lord Zong Qing… was probably already in grave danger!

The doubts in Xiao Zhuo's heart were suddenly cleared: No wonder Zong Qing had just hinted at the prominent families to evacuate, and then immediately issued a strict order to seal the city!

It was likely that the real City Lord had already been poisoned, and the order to seal the city was issued by the demon occupying Butler Chen's body!

In a flash, Li Zhen and Kang Lao Hu (Kang the Tiger) exchanged glances, and simultaneously burst into action!

Li Zhen's saber was like a venomous Dragon emerging from its lair, its cold gleam tearing through the air, heading straight for the throat.

Kang Lao Hu (Kang the Tiger) flicked his wrist, and a soft sword from his waist extended, transforming into a silver snake, cunningly stabbing towards the ribs!

“Hmph.” You Jing's lips curled into a cruel sneer.

He held his left arm out flat, fingers spread wide!

“Chiii chiii chiii—!”

Five sharp, bone-white finger-spears instantly shot out from his fingertips!

Their speed was so fast that they created an ear-piercing shriek, covering a distance of over ten meters, stabbing directly at the vital points of the two men!

Li Zhen and Kang Lao Hu (Kang the Tiger)'s expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly changed their moves to block!

“Clang! Clang!”

Two ear-splitting clashes of metal exploded!

The power contained in the finger-spears far exceeded imagination!

The weapons in their hands were like paper, instantly pierced through!

“Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!”

A series of dull thuds of flesh being torn followed!

A burst of blood mist exploded from Li Zhen's shoulder blade, and a terrifying bloody hole was pierced through Kang Lao Hu (Kang the Tiger)'s waist!

The two men were like puppets controlled by invisible threads, forcibly lifted off the ground by the five strange finger-spears that had pierced through their bodies!

“Limb super-speed mutation… Fierce-rank… Fierce-rank demon!” Li Zhen coughed up blood, his eyes filled with despair.

Fierce-rank demon!

Only a Marrow Cleansing Realm expert could contend with him!

And Peng City's only Marrow Cleansing Realm… the answer was self-evident.

Just at this moment of despair, Xiao Zhuo moved!

“Bang!!!”

The ironwood floor beneath his feet exploded in response, splinters flying!

His figure was so fast that it left a blurry afterimage, instantly passing over the two men who were impaled in mid-air, rushing towards You Jing with overwhelming killing intent!

“Through-meridian realm?! How could he be so fast?!” You Jing's pupils constricted, and alarm bells rang in his heart!

The finger-spears impaling Li Zhen and the other man retracted like lightning, like five sinister venomous snakes, silently stabbing at Xiao Zhuo from behind, with cunning and vicious angles!

However, Xiao Zhuo seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, his body twisting strangely and continuously during his high-speed charge, managing to evade all five fatal finger-spears!

He had already closed in on You Jing, just inches away!

“Die!”

A low roar burst from Xiao Zhuo's throat, and his right fist slammed out like a meteor!

Where the fist passed, the air was extremely compressed, exploding into a series of visible white Qi blast rings!

This was his ultimate skill—Extreme Tiger Killing Fist!

For the first time, genuine fear appeared in You Jing's eyes, and he didn't even have time to put up any defense!

“Boom—!!!”

It was like a ripe watermelon being smashed by a heavy hammer!

You Jing's head, which bore Butler Chen's face, along with half his neck, exploded under the violent force of the punch!

Red, white, and black, like eerie fireworks, violently shot out in the corridor!

But there was no joy on Xiao Zhuo's face!

The panel showed no reaction!

His eyes were as cold as a saber, and his fists didn't pause for a moment, transforming into a violent blur, frantically striking the headless corpse!

“Bang bang bang bang bang—!!!”

Dense, drum-like thuds exploded!

The corpse shattered inch by inch under the overwhelming force of the punches, bones snapping, flesh and blood flying everywhere!

The entire corridor was instantly covered in splattered foul blood and minced flesh, and a nauseatingly thick smell of blood permeated the air!

The huge commotion startled everyone in Jufu Tower!

Door after door was violently pushed open, and screams erupted.

Xiao Ningzhi and Fan Chang also poked their heads out, looking surprised and uncertain.

“Jie jie jie!!!” A spine-chilling, eerie laugh suddenly rang out!

A dark green, translucent phantom shot out from the thoroughly pulverized corpse and blood mist!

“Not good!” Xiao Zhuo's heart sank.

The phantom was as fast as a ghost, instantly pouncing on a corpulent man on the left who had just pushed open his door, his face filled with terror!

The distance was too close, Xiao Zhuo had no time to stop him!

“Puff!”

The corpulent man's body stiffened, his eyes instantly rolled back, and he slumped to the ground.

“Brother Zhen! Take Master and leave quickly!!” Xiao Zhuo roared sharply at Li Zhen, who was struggling to get up and clutching his shoulder wound, without even looking back.

Li Zhen didn't hesitate in the slightest, a look of determination and gratitude flashing in his eyes.

Although he didn't understand how Xiao Zhuo suddenly possessed such skill, he still forcefully threw the thick-backed broad saber, which had been pierced by the finger-spears, towards Xiao Zhuo: “Brother Zhuo! Take the saber!”

Xiao Zhuo caught it with a backhand, the broad saber settling firmly in his grip!

The cold, heavy touch intensified his killing intent!

Without hesitation, he brought the broad saber down in a flash of chilling light, slashing directly at the corpulent man who had just been possessed by You Jing and was writhing as he tried to get up from the ground!

“Chiii chiii chiii—!”

The corpulent man's ten fingers once again mutated and elongated, transforming into ten bone-white spears, tearing through the air, frantically stabbing at Xiao Zhuo!

“Eight Directions Demon Slaying Saber · Defend!” Xiao Zhuo roared inwardly, wielding the broad saber in his hand to create an impenetrable black saber curtain!

“Clang clang clang clang—!!!”

The explosive clashes of metal merged into a continuous sound!

Sparks flew everywhere!

The broad saber precisely parried every fatal finger-spear thrust!

Seeing his attack blocked, You Jing didn't hesitate, stomping his feet hard on the ground.

The corpulent body, surprisingly agile, crashed backward through the window and fell towards the ground below!

His whereabouts exposed, and his plan changed, this powerful Human Race individual who had suddenly appeared made him feel a tremendous threat!

“Trying to escape?!” Xiao Zhuo's eyes sharpened, and like a shadow, he followed, leaping out of the broken window!

In mid-air, You Jing controlled the corpulent body, his ten bone-spears still frantically stabbing at the pursuing Xiao Zhuo, but they were all blocked one by one by the dancing saber light!

“Boom!” The two landed almost simultaneously, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The moment he landed, a brilliant light burst forth from Xiao Zhuo's eyes!

The surging Qi within his body was poured without reservation into the broad saber in his hand!

The saber hummed, faintly glowing with a captivating, eerie black luster!

“Eight Directions Demon Slaying Saber · Shocking Thunder of Spring Awakening!!”

The broad saber was raised high, carrying an absolute resolve to cut down everything, and fiercely slashed down!

“Om—!”

A terrifying Saber Qi, condensed like ink and edged with subtle electric arcs, shot out from the blade!

It tore through the air, emitting a Dragon-like shriek!

The finger-spears blocking its path were instantly cut down like rotten wood!

The Saber Qi flashed and was gone!

The corpulent man's body froze in place, a thin line of blood extending from his brow to his crotch.

“Im…pos…si…ble… You… can’t… kill… me…” The corpulent man managed to squeeze out a few words with difficulty, but before he could finish—

“Pfft!”

His body split in two along the bloodline, exploding into two pieces of mangled flesh!

The dark green phantom once again darted out in a disheveled state!

But at this moment, it had clearly shrunk by a large circle, and its color had become dim and thin, as if it could dissipate at any moment!

“You…!” The phantom's face was twisted and blurry, revealing an unspeakable horror, “You can actually harm my Divine Soul Origin?! That… that's the power of thunder?! This… what kind of saber technique is this?!”

Why would Xiao Zhuo waste words?

Strike while the iron is hot!

He took a step, the ground cracked, and his figure instantly covered a distance of five zhang!

The broad saber in his hand, still imbued with black Saber Qi, transformed into a net of death, frantically slashing down at the weakened, eerie green phantom!

“No—!!!”

You Jing let out a shrill, desperate shriek!

His severely injured soul body simply couldn't dodge this torrential attack!

“Chiii chiii chiii chiii—!”

Saber light flashed!

The eerie green soul body, like fragile glass, was instantly cut and torn into countless fragments by the violent Saber Qi!

These fragments, as if alive, desperately tried to reassemble.

However, the black Saber Qi remaining on the broad saber, containing a trace of evil-dispelling thunder power, clung to the fragments like maggots on bone, emitting a “sizzling” scorching sound!

After a few breaths, all the struggling fragments, under the erosion of the Saber Qi, melted away like ice and snow, completely turning into nothingness and dissipating into the night wind.

[Killed one Fierce-rank You Jing, gained 31 Attribute Points.]

The panel prompt finally appeared.

Xiao Zhuo let out a long breath, standing with his saber as his chest slightly heaved.

This You Jing's combat power was not strong, only slightly better than the Fierce-rank Ox Demon at the Xiao Residence, but his ability to possess, mutate, and escape as a soul body was truly strange and troublesome!

At this moment, Li Zhen, protecting the still-shaken Xiao Ningzhi, rushed downstairs, just in time to see Xiao Zhuo standing between two pieces of mangled flesh, surrounded by splattered blood and guts, broken wooden windows, and a crowd of terrified onlookers who had gathered at the sound.

“Quickly, leave!” Xiao Zhuo roared in a low voice, pushing Xiao Ningzhi and Li Zhen onto the carriage parked by the roadside without explanation.

“Xiao Zhuo! You…” Xiao Ningzhi sat in the bumpy carriage, staring intently at Xiao Zhuo, his face a mixture of disbelief, ecstasy, and lingering fear.

This young servant boy, whom he had watched grow up and even often punished, now seemed incredibly unfamiliar and powerful in his eyes!

“Master, I'll explain on the way! We must return to the Xiao Residence immediately, gather everyone, and leave at once! We must break out even if we have to force our way!” Xiao Zhuo's tone was resolute, carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

The moment the You Jing completely dissipated, a strong sense of crisis, one that made his heart palpitate, suddenly seized him!

It was as if he was being watched from afar by some terrifying existence!

Xiao Ningzhi was infected by Xiao Zhuo's solemnity and nodded heavily.

Outside the carriage, Li Zhen furiously whipped the horses, and the carriage rushed towards the Xiao Residence like an arrow shot from a bow!

Less than half a cup of tea after Xiao Zhuo and his group left.

A hulking, iron-tower-like ox-headed black shadow silently landed on the dilapidated roof of Jufu Tower.

Its crimson ox eyes swept over the place where the You Jing had completely dissipated, and a brutal, violent aura surged forth.

“You Jing… actually died…” A low voice, like muffled thunder, rumbled in the night, “It seems… we can't wait until the night of the full moon.”

The black shadow was Niu Kuang (Ox Demon)!

His huge ox nose twitched, seemingly catching residual scents in the air, then his gaze, sinister and dark, turned towards the direction where the Xiao Family carriage had disappeared.

The carriage sped along, bumping and rattling.

“Commander Fan has already agreed to the arrangements. Although what just happened scared him quite a bit, he immediately went to the City Guard barracks to report to the General Commander! The city lockdown might be lifted very soon!” Xiao Ningzhi spoke rapidly, but his gaze never left Xiao Zhuo, clearly awaiting his judgment.

“There's no time!” Xiao Zhuo said decisively, “We must leave immediately! Any delay will lead to complications!” The warning in his heart hadn't lessened in the slightest.

“Brother Zhen, is the Ox Demon's corpse from yesterday still in the woodshed?” Xiao Zhuo urgently asked the coachman.

“Yes! With such a big incident, and the City Lord's Residence closed, it hasn't been sent over yet! It should still be there!” Li Zhen's voice came back, tinged with gasps and pain.

Xiao Zhuo's heart settled slightly; that flesh and blood were crucial for him to quickly replenish his expended energy!

He took a deep breath, his eyes burning as he looked at Xiao Ningzhi, and asked the crucial question:

“Master, that Innate Merit you bought for Young Master… is it still there?”