253: Target: Bloodthirsty Warband!

Although Shi Ming had previously defeated Shi Quan, there was a precedent for that.

But defeating and slaying are vastly different.

Anyone who can become a leader has, more or less, some means of self-preservation. Not to mention, Shi Ming's cultivation Rank was still one Rank lower than the leaders under his command.

Under such circumstances, the result was that the leader under his command died?

How could this be??

Shi Long was completely dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Shi Qing, who was beside him, also fell into a state of bewilderment. However, compared to Shi Long, Shi Qing quickly broke free from his dazed state, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

The more outstanding Shi Ming performed, the better it was for him.

Especially now that Shi Ming had already caught the Legion Commander's attention, his future prospects were limitless, and he, as a Battle Group Leader, would also be able to get a share!

Thinking of this, Shi Qing's back straightened a bit at this moment.

Shi Lie glanced at the changes in the two of them, then expressionlessly closed his eyes again, his consciousness once more descending into Lion Demon Mountain.

He was quite interested in Lu Sheng...

“I originally just came to watch out of boredom, but I didn’t expect to find such a good sapling. This way… the candidate for the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda in a while should be set!”

“However, this kid’s hiding his true strength really makes me a bit displeased!”

“If he can’t show it, I’ll have to properly deal with him!”

Shi Lie thought silently to himself.

At the same time, he also cast his consciousness near Lu Sheng. However, after seeing what Lu Sheng was doing within Lion Demon Mountain, Shi Lie’s expression also became a bit strange.

“This little fellow… I told him not to hide his true strength, but I didn’t tell him to be this fierce!”

Looking at the situation around Lu Sheng, Shi Lie also fell into silence… Within Lion Demon Mountain.

Lu Sheng's figure was like a ghost, moving through the world. With every move, he exuded a brutal force.

Rumble!!!

Overwhelming Devilish Qi surrounded Lu Sheng, like ferocious giant Dragons. Lu Sheng didn't even summon his Dragon Slayer Sword, yet the power of his casual wave had already slaughtered many captives.

In the wake of Lu Sheng's figure, blood covered the ground, completely dyeing the earth red. A strong scent of blood permeated the air.

A ruthless look emerged in Lu Sheng's eyes. Since he no longer needed to hide his true strength, he would thoroughly kill these Otherworldly Demons.

Even though these were captives of the Lion Demon Clan, Lu Sheng showed no mercy in his actions.

From the perspective of the Great Xia Human Clan, these Otherworldly Demons all deserved to die!

If he wasn't afraid of Shi Lie constantly watching him, Lu Sheng would have wanted to kill the Lion Demon Clan leaders he passed by.

However, in the end, Lu Sheng still suppressed the killing desire for Otherworldly Demons within him.

Being unrestrained was, after all, only aimed at these captives within Lion Demon Mountain. Of course… if any strong individuals from the Lion Demon Clan were so blind as to target him, he wouldn't let them off easily either!

In just half an hour, the number of ears in Lu Sheng's spatial ring had already reached an astonishing fifty-plus!

Among them, there were even ten Ninth Rank Otherworldly Demon captives!

His combat points also soared to over one hundred forty!

The vast Body Refining power within him allowed Lu Sheng to completely stabilize his Early Stage Ninth Rank Body Refining cultivation. He was only a few Ninth Rank Otherworldly Demons away from the Middle Stage Ninth Rank Body Refining...

“The improvement in Body Refining cultivation is quite good. Before the competition ends, there’s a chance to reach the Middle Stage Ninth Rank, which will then be equivalent to my Spiritual Qi cultivation!”

Lu Sheng murmured softly, feeling the immense power filling his body, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Over a hundred points, a spot in the top thirty should be secured. But according to Shi Lie’s request, I still need to aim for the top twenty!”

“However, nearly an hour has passed since the competition began. The captives in Lion Demon Mountain are either almost all killed, or they are hiding, or they are Late Stage Ninth Rank, or even Tenth Rank Otherworldly Demons!”

“The best method… is to snatch points from others!”

Lu Sheng stood on a large rock, his eyes flickering slightly.

In the competition, it was allowed to snatch points from other contestants. After all, in the end, they only looked at how many ears you accumulated, not where they came from.

“Bloodthirsty Battle Group…”

Lu Sheng immediately decided on his target for snatching points.

That Shi Long, relying on being a Battle Group Leader and a Devil King-level expert, threatened him. Did he really think he was a pushover?

Lu Sheng never thought he was someone with a good temper. Since others had already bullied him, if he didn't show them a thing or two, they would really think he was just some nobody!

Thinking of this, a glimmer of light burst forth from Lu Sheng's eyes.

“Then… let the Bloodthirsty Battle Group be eliminated!”

Lu Sheng grinned, but this smile seemed a bit sinister… Time passed little by little.

Three hours had passed since the first round of the competition began.

Basically, at this point, contestants in the first round were gradually starting to be eliminated.

These eliminated individuals either lost their combat ability within Lion Demon Mountain, or had their accumulated points stolen, along with their competition token being destroyed, forcing their elimination.

Every Battle Group had people eliminated.

After all, the competition was quite brutal. Basically, if you encountered someone who wasn't from your own Battle Group, you would attack without hesitation.

Sometimes, even people from the same Battle Group would attack each other when desperate.

This cruel competition was not only not stopped but was allowed by the higher-ups. In their view, only cruel competition could cultivate true warriors.

And it was precisely because of this that the Lion Demon Clan was able to grow from a weak Race in the Otherworldly Demon World, little by little, into one of the three major Races, second only to the Beast Demon Royal Clan!

Logically, this should have been a very normal matter, but at this moment, Shi Long's expression was unprecedentedly grim.

This was because nearly half of the twenty-plus contestants under the Bloodthirsty Battle Group had now been directly eliminated!

And two of them even died directly within Lion Demon Mountain!

Elimination was normal, and even half being eliminated was normal, but the thing was… only three hours had passed in the first round of the competition. There were still two hours left, yet nearly half had already been eliminated!

This loss was quite significant.