20: One shot to the throat, the first battle of the Fire Spear!

The Samadhi True Fire was released, directly engulfing the Linglong Pagoda within it.

However, Nezha's Samadhi True Fire did not cause any damage to the Linglong Pagoda; instead, it directly incinerated the Assassin Horseflies that were crashing dizzily into the Linglong Pagoda.

Assassin Horseflies have extremely powerful speed and attack, but their defense is another matter.

It's almost as if they have no defense at all.

The Samadhi True Fire only touched the Assassin Horseflies, and they couldn't withstand it.

"Mu Qianshan, am I strong or not!"

Nezha looked at Jiang Yuan inside the Linglong Pagoda, put his hands on his hips, and proudly said to Jiang Yuan.

"Buzz!"

As soon as Nezha finished speaking, a group of Assassin Horseflies appeared again in the forest.

There were roughly twenty to thirty of them.

In just an instant, the Assassin Horseflies found their target and charged towards Nezha.

Nezha's expression also changed, and he quickly formed hand seals, releasing the Samadhi True Fire again, completely enveloping himself.

The Assassin Horseflies' charge did not stop; like moths to a flame, they landed on the Samadhi True Fire.

Amidst the "squeaking" sounds of the Assassin Horseflies being burned to ashes, Nezha, enveloped in the Samadhi True Fire, burst into laughter.

Soon, the scene changed; all the Assassin Horseflies were defeated, and Jiang Yuan also passed the twentieth stage assessment of the Dream Tower.

"Not bad, not bad."

Nezha smiled and nodded, "See? The twentieth stage was still very simple for me. I passed easily even without the Fire Tipped Spear."

"Mhm, you're the best."

Even without looking at Nezha, Jiang Yuan knew he had a smug expression on his face.

After feeling the abundant Star Power within his body, Jiang Yuan directly materialized the purple flame serpent spear.

"Next, we need to be careful. The opponents starting from the twenty-first floor are basically Star Epoch Late Stage in strength. The Linglong Pagoda can only rely on basic defense."

"Don't worry, I'll take them out before they can threaten Mu Qianshan!"

Nezha took the Fire Tipped Spear from Jiang Yuan's hand and confidently patted his chest, assuring him.

"Then, shall we continue?"

"Of course!"

As Nezha's voice fell, Jiang Yuan also pressed the continue battle button.

The scene changed again, but this time it was a dark, gloomy valley with chilling winds.

"Looks like a scene from the Demon Race."

Jiang Yuan looked at the scene, secretly becoming vigilant.

The Demon Race is also a race within the Grotto-Heaven, divided into two types: Demon Warriors and Demon Mages, one for physical attacks and one for magical attacks.

The Demon Race has many subordinate types, such as humans, beastmen, and so on, but the broad categories are only these two.

He wondered what kind of Demon Race would appear this time?

While Jiang Yuan was still pondering, Nezha had already marched forward, carrying his Fire Tipped Spear.

"Anyone breathing? Come out and let Little Lord give you a beating!"

Nezha's voice echoed through the valley, and soon, movement came from within the valley.

A figure carrying a large saber appeared, slowly walking towards them.

"Oh, a saber user?"

Nezha's teasing voice had just sounded, then he suddenly held it in.

Not only him, but even Jiang Yuan was somewhat dumbfounded.

A burly figure, black armor, a domineering seven-ringed great saber in his hand, yet his head was a small, rather delicate-looking rat's head.

It was truly too incongruous.

Although he had seen pictures of Rat-Head Demons in textbooks, seeing a real Rat-Head Demon appear before him still left Jiang Yuan a bit stunned.

"What the hell is that!"

Perhaps because he had just been startled by the Rat-Head Demon's appearance, Nezha couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated and angry at this moment.

With a flick of his long spear, the Fire Tipped Spear shot out like a dragon, directly thrusting towards the Rat-Head Demon.

The spear tassel turned into flames, incredibly brilliant in the wind!

The Rat-Head Demon's strength was formidable. Although the horns characteristic of the Demon Race on his head were not yet very obvious, he was indeed Star Epoch Late Stage in strength.

Nezha's strength was synchronized with Jiang Yuan's, and he was currently only Star Epoch Middle Stage in strength.

However, a gap in cultivation realm does not necessarily equal a gap in combat power.

Nezha's spear struck like a dragon, and the Rat-Head Demon also held his saber horizontally in front of his chest.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the tip of the Fire Tipped Spear hit the great saber squarely.

"That's it?"

Nezha sneered, suddenly exerting force!

The next second, as the Fire Tipped Spear pushed the Rat-Head Demon back, a cluster of Purple Flames erupted from the spearhead.

It was the Purple Flame of the Fire Tipped Spear!

The Rat-Head Demon clearly hadn't expected the Fire Tipped Spear to attack like this. His expression immediately changed, but he had no way to react and was directly scorched, all the fur on his head singed off by the flames.

Fortunately, the armor he wore blocked some of the flame damage, otherwise he would have become a bald, hairless rat.

Feeling the searing pain on his face, the Rat-Head Demon's eyes were filled with crimson rage.

He was about to swing his ring-hilted great saber, but the Fire Tipped Spear moved first.

After a thrust, it retracted slightly, then suddenly smashed down towards the Rat-Head Demon's rat head.

Seeing this, the Rat-Head Demon could only abandon his attack. While tilting his head, he quickly used his great saber to block this attack.

However, the force transmitted from the Fire Tipped Spear also made the Rat-Head Demon involuntarily kneel down.

A hint of confusion flashed in the eyes of the Rat-Head Demon, who was half-kneeling on the ground.

Isn't this guy only Star Epoch Middle Stage in strength?

How is his strength even greater than mine, a Star Epoch Late Stage Demon Race member?

He had no time to think further, because the Fire Tipped Spear once again swept past his eyes.

"Pfft!"

The Fire Tipped Spear sliced across the Rat-Head Demon's throat, so fast that the blood didn't even react.

Only after the Fire Tipped Spear left did it suddenly gush out.

The gushing blood was evaporated by the flames before it could even splatter onto Nezha.

Nezha, holding the Fire Tipped Spear, looked at the Rat-Head Demon, who was over one point eight meters tall but died half-kneeling on the ground, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"That's it?"

"Little Lord didn't even use much force, and you already fell?"

Nezha shook his head slightly, and the tip of the Fire Tipped Spear once again spewed flames, seemingly to sterilize the spear tip that had just cut open his opponent's throat.

"Tsk tsk, how tragic."

Jiang Yuan shook his head slightly. This Rat-Head Demon's strength wasn't bad, but he really died in a frustrating way.

Facing a nimble opponent like Nezha, the seven-ringed great saber was indeed a bit clumsy.

However, Jiang Yuan could tell that both Nezha's Battle Skill Enhancement and the Fire Tipped Spear Technique of the purple flame serpent spear had been successfully activated.

Otherwise, even if Nezha could defeat the stronger Rat-Head Demon, he wouldn't have done it so easily.

It seemed that, just as he had thought, Nezha's Weapon Completion was useful for the Fire Tipped Spear Technique.

"Well done!"

After the scene changed, Jiang Yuan praised Nezha, then looked at the rewards for this round.

However, upon seeing the rewards, Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"Is it true that challenging above one's level yields rich rewards?"

Looking at the three rewards in front of him, which were significantly better than before, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel a little excited.