It's gone just like that!

Just as Chi Ya and his group were rapidly approaching the cave Bai Ling had opened up,

inside the cave, the Scarecrow’s eyes glowed faintly.

At this moment, Bai Ling had already fallen asleep.

As the bonfire in the cave flickered, the figure of the Scarecrow, clad in a green robe, had vanished from his original spot at some unknown time.

On the other side, Chi Ya and the others were less than thirty li away from the cave.

Suddenly, everyone’s brows furrowed!

This was because a figure had appeared before them. It was a Scarecrow holding a lantern in his left hand and a sickle in his right.

“What is this thing, daring to block the path of our Lord Chi Ya? You must be tired of living!”

The Fourth Protector sneered and unleashed a Saber Qi strike at the Scarecrow from mid-air.

The Saber Qi was like a long rainbow, seemingly intending to shatter the sky. In the vast night, it illuminated more than half of the valley!

A fierce killing intent surged forth,

evidently intending to chop the Scarecrow into pieces with a single saber strike!

Facing this world-shaking saber strike, the Scarecrow neither dodged nor evaded.

As the saber light fell, the Scarecrow remained unharmed. Instead, the Protector who had unleashed the strike instantly split apart.

From head to toe, he was split in two, clearly dead through and through.

For a moment, the few people who had been nonchalant earlier cried out in shock.

“How is this possible?”

A Three Yin Three Realm expert was gone just like that, and more critically, the Scarecrow hadn’t even moved a hand the entire time.

It was as if the Fourth Protector’s previous saber strike hadn’t been aimed at an enemy, but at himself.

What kind of bizarre method was this?

They had never seen or even heard of such a situation.

Immediately, the eyes of the several Protectors looking at the Scarecrow were filled with terror and apprehension.

“You… who exactly are you?”

The Grand Protector suppressed the shock in his heart and questioned in a stern voice.

The Scarecrow’s eyes glowed faintly, like two flickering ghost fires.

He did not speak.

He simply extended his sickle, and a crimson light flashed.

When the light dissipated, the Grand Elder’s head had already vanished.

It could be said that in the Scarecrow’s hands, a Sanyin Realm’s life was even more fragile than an ant’s.

This action thoroughly increased the chill in the other Protectors.

If the death of the Fourth Protector had seemed bizarre earlier,

then the demise of the Grand Protector now was terrifying.

A single encounter, instantly killed!

“Lord Chi Ya, this person is intercepting us here, he must be the Protector behind that girl, Bai Ling.”

“Please, Lord, join us in taking down this lunatic!”

High in the sky, a Protector trembled as he requested Chi Ya to act.

Only Chi Ya could make them feel a shred of security.

Facing the pleas of the Protectors, Chi Ya didn’t even lift his eyes.

“A bunch of trash!”

“Get out of the way!”

“You all are not worthy of fighting alongside me.”

Even though the Scarecrow had displayed formidable combat power, Chi Ya remained quite confident.

His confidence stemmed not only from his own strength but also from various powerful trump cards.

Many people said he could fight a Three Yang Second Realm with the power of a Three Yang First Realm.

But they didn’t know that was history from many years ago.

With his current methods, he was confident enough to behead even a Three Yang Second Realm.

His gaze fell upon the Scarecrow.

He commented, “I must say, your strength is not bad.”

“No wonder the North Demon Cave sent out multiple teams before and all of them were annihilated.”

“However, meeting me is your misfortune.”

Chi Ya stood with his hands behind his back, his cultivation, unique to a Three Yang First Realm Peak, burst forth, disturbing the heavens and earth, and shaking the Void Realm.

In his opinion, gathering information was only for the weak.

The strong always confronted and killed directly!

As long as he captured the opponent, knowing any information would be a simple matter.

The Scarecrow’s eyes glowed faintly, and he looked at him with a hint of mockery.

Immediately, he swung the sickle in his hand once more.

The Scythe of Death in his hand seemed to become the boundary between life and death.

Ignoring the distance of space and time.

His expression was like that of a demon god from Hell, looking down upon the ants of the mortal world.

Chi Ya was enraged!

Who was he?

One of the most talented existences in the history of the Crimson Demon.

A figure who had never suffered a defeat since his debut.

Now, he was actually being underestimated by someone.

That single glance deeply stung him.

Just as he was about to use the power of thunder to suppress and kill him,

suddenly, he seemed to see his own head leaving his shoulders.

As his head tumbled, he even saw blood spraying into the sky like a fountain.

“What… what is happening?”

This thought became Chi Ya’s last remaining thought in the mortal world. The next moment, his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.

One strike!

The Three Yang First Realm Chi Ya was thus annihilated.

From beginning to end, he didn’t even manage to put up a decent resistance.

Under the Scarecrow’s sickle, his death was like cutting a weed by the roadside.

This scene plunged the remaining Protectors into deep fear and shock.

They couldn’t believe this was real.

That was Chi Ya!

He was the glory and pride of their Crimson Demon.

But now, he was just gone, just like that!

Dying so casually.

Then, at what level was this person’s strength?

“Escape!”

At this moment, the five of them could no longer muster any courage to resist.

They only wanted to escape, to escape far, far away.

It could be said that the Scarecrow’s successive attacks had forged an invincible seed in their hearts, an unshakeable existence.

However, even though the few of them scattered in different directions to flee, using every ounce of their strength,

as the Scarecrow swung his sickle, their fate was already sealed.

As several crisp sounds of heads being severed rang out,

five heads flew into the sky.

The contingent dispatched by the Crimson Demon this time, a lineup they believed to be foolproof, was hereby declared completely wiped out.

Although the battle was over, the act of looting continued.

As everyone died,

the Scarecrow, carrying his sickle, tiptoed to the bodies and collected all their Storage Pouches.

And this scene was witnessed by the Qing Mo Two Envoys and their group who had just arrived.

“Who is this person?”

“A dignified Three Yang First Realm master and seven Three Yin Three Realm experts were not even a match for him in a single exchange.”

In the Void Realm, several li away from the battlefield, the Earth Bull Demon spoke in a rumbling voice, his eyes showing a hint of solemnity.

Azure Dragon Horse: “This Scarecrow is quite strong. If we really fight, we might not fare well!”

“How about we retreat first?”

“Anyway, our target is only Bai Ling, there’s no need to fight him to the death!”

Upon hearing this, the Qing Mo Two Envoys had thoughts of retreating.

As for the Green Devil Protector who was accompanying them as a guide, he naturally had no objections.

He had originally thought that this mission would be simple.

Easily completed.

After all, the Qing Mo Two Envoys were Three Yang Second Realm masters; with them leading, what could not be accomplished?

But now, it seemed completely different from what he had imagined!

He knew that Bai Ling was guarded by a master.

But he hadn’t expected this master to be so strong that even the Qing Mo Two Envoys had to be wary of him.

However, in this world, many things often do not unfold according to personal wishes.

They wanted to retreat now, but it was too late!

When the Qing Mo Two Envoys mentioned Bai Ling’s name, the Scarecrow’s eyes moved, and his figure suddenly vanished from his spot.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of everyone!