28: Chapter 28 Third-Order Demon

The man on horseback behind him witnessed this horrifying scene with his own eyes.

The blood in his body nearly froze.

"Move! Move, damn it!"

In that instant, a strong sense of life-and-death crisis flooded his mind, and an instinctive desire to survive made him abruptly raise the horsewhip in his hand.

Crack!

As a crisp, loud sound rang out, the whip struck the horse's back fiercely.

It was at this very moment that a look of relief appeared on the man's face, as if this one lash had drained all his strength.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

As time passed, the man's smile gradually froze.

He did not understand why the spirited horse beneath him would not move.

But the next second, he seemed to understand the reason.

The Demon, which had been dozens of meters away, had arrived beneath him without him knowing when.

Immediately after, a thick and cold aura entered his body through his nostrils. And his surging Qi and blood, as if encountering a natural enemy, frenziedly launched a counterattack.

"Tier... 3 Demon!"

The man tried hard to speak, but his throat could only emit a hoarse sound.

In just a few breaths, his surging Qi and blood were devoured by this cold aura.

However.

This was just the beginning.

After devouring all his Qi and blood, the Demon was not satisfied and continued to devour the man's flesh and blood.

In a short while, the man, like his companion, turned into dry bones.

...

"Old Ancestor, something happened! Teams No. 4 and No. 5 can no longer be contacted." A Pei family Martial Artist ran over in a hurry.

"What exactly is going on? How could those two teams suddenly lose contact?" Pei Qingyun questioned.

"According to the Old Ancestor's requirements, every team must report their situation within half an hour. But after waiting for a full half hour, I did not receive any news from Teams No. 4 and No. 5. So I thought of contacting them proactively, and when I did, I discovered that I couldn't reach them at all." The Pei family Martial Artist said anxiously.

"No need to panic. Tell me the situation of the two teams in detail again, including the previous contact situations." Pei Qingyun waved his hand, signaling the other party to take it slow.

Just like that, Pei Qingyun sorted out the situation of the two teams.

"Do you know the area where the two teams disappeared?" Pei Qingyun said.

"If I remember correctly, it should be over here." The Pei family Martial Artist pointed in a direction and said.

"Go notify Team 1, Team 2, and Team 3. Tell them to pause their mission and have them all come here."

After the Pei Martial Artist left, Pei Qingyun's expression suddenly became very ugly.

In this source area of Demons, losing contact almost meant death.

Teams No. 4 and No. 5 each consisted of four people. For safety, Pei Qingyun had arranged for a Late-Stage Divine Strength Martial Artist to be the captain of each team.

With this configuration, even if they encountered multiple Tier 2 Demons, they could put up a fight, or at the very least, a few could escape.

But now, eight people could not be contacted all at once.

This loss was not insignificant.

Although there were no Pei family Martial Artists among these eight, the teams were, after all, under his responsibility.

Not long after, Teams No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 arrived.

The leader of Team No. 1 was Elder Pei Tianlin. As soon as he saw Pei Qingyun, he asked nervously, "Old Ancestor, why did you summon us so urgently? What happened?"

"Teams No. 4 and No. 5 have lost contact. I suspect they encountered a Tier 3 Demon." Pei Qingyun voiced his speculation.

"Tier 3 Demon..." Hearing this, Pei Tianlin's expression changed immediately.

The members of the other three teams also looked grim upon hearing this inference.

Although no one had fought a Tier 3 Demon before, they all knew how formidable Tier 3 Demons were.

Although Five-Viscera Martial Artists were powerful, they were still flesh and blood. For Divine Strength Martial Artists like them, if there were enough of them, they could still put up a fight.

But Tier 3 Demons were different. No matter how many of them there were, in front of a Tier 3 Demon, they were nothing but lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

The reason for this was that their power of Qi and blood could not harm a Tier 3 Demon at all.

Only Five-Viscera Martial Artists, whose Qi and blood had undergone a qualitative change, could harm a Tier 3 Demon, as their Qi and blood contained a trace of Yang Force.

If not for the presence of Pei Qingyun, a Five-Viscera Martial Artist, they would definitely have stayed far away from the area where a Tier 3 Demon was located.

"Of course, it is also possible that they bumped into more than ten Tier 2 Demons at once. However, I personally lean towards it being the work of a Tier 3 Demon." Looking at everyone's pale faces, Pei Qingyun explained slowly.

"Old Ancestor, did you have us come over so we could investigate this matter together?" Pei Tianlin asked cautiously.

"That is exactly my intention. I was thinking that if it really was the work of a Tier 3 Demon, it certainly wouldn't stay in one place. If you encountered it, you would have zero chance of survival. Rather than that, it is better to follow me and investigate the truth. If we really encounter a Tier 3 Demon, I can hold it off." Pei Qingyun said.

"The Old Ancestor is thoughtful as always." Pei Tianlin nodded, expressing agreement. However, he still had many questions in his mind.

Having received news from Pei Tianrong, Pei Tianlin knew that his Old Ancestor's Qi and blood had not declined.

But even if the Old Ancestor's Qi and blood had not declined, he still shouldn't provoke a Tier 3 Demon.

A Tier 3 Demon corresponded to the Five Viscera Realm, but in fact, even an Early stage of Five Viscera Realm could only protect themselves in the hands of a Tier 3 Demon.

Only the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm could contend with it.

As for wanting to kill a Tier 3 Demon, based on what he knew, only the Chief of the Evil Suppressing Department, Chen Yuanba, could do it.

Chen Yuanba was in the Late Stage of Five Viscera, while his own Old Ancestor was only in the Early stage of Five Viscera Realm.

In this situation, his Old Ancestor's approach was clearly not a wise move.

If it were him, he would definitely report this matter to the Evil Suppression Bureau first and let the Evil Suppression Bureau handle it.

But this was his Old Ancestor; he could not question any of his decisions.

"There is no need for compliments. Follow me and let's set off." Pei Qingyun replied indifferently, then headed in the direction where the two teams had disappeared.

On the other side, beside the head of the Wang family, Wang Yang, stood a tall figure.

If anyone from the Evil Suppression Bureau saw him, they would be able to discover that this person was none other than Ling Ziwen, whom they had been searching for bitterly for a long time.

"Commander Ling, I must thank you for your help this time. If you hadn't acted, this Tier 3 Demon wouldn't have run over to the Pei family's side."

"Head of the Wang family, this Tier 3 Demon running to the Pei family's side was purely an accident; I don't have such great ability to drive it away."

"Also, don't call me Commander Ling in the future. As a wanted criminal, I can't bear such a big title. Just call me Ziwen." Ling Ziwen waved his hand, his words full of disdain.

"Regardless, I must thank Brother Ziwen this time. If not for Brother Ziwen's help, my Wang family would have suffered heavy losses this time." Wang Yang appeared to be thanking him, but was actually probing.

"A small matter, a small matter. Hasn't the head of the Wang family helped me a lot too? Has the head of the Wang family planned when to make a move against the Pei family? A single Tier 3 Demon won't be able to deal with Pei Qingyun. If you need me to act, the head of the Wang family should not be polite at all." Ling Ziwen's eyes were smiling, but his words did not give an inch.

"There is no need for Ziwen to worry about this matter; my Wang family has its own plans." Wang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, a flash of wariness appearing in his eyes.