Chapter 135: Transform Into A Demon? I Devour Ghosts!
Hah!
The gale surged with the Great Executioner’s Sabers lifted by Tian Daoli’s hands, and with just a crossed slash, it cleaved out an X-shaped wind blade visible to the naked eye.
The wind blade had just risen when it assaulted right in front of Li Ye in the blink of an eye, piercing through him the next instant.
But this pierce carved two traces on the ground, plowing straight backward.
Li Ye’s figure vanished just before it struck, leaving not even an afterimage, and he flashed in front of Tian Daoli, delivering a stabbing leg kick.
Bang!
A Thunder Sound qi ring exploded from his legs, but the kick missed. Li Ye instinctively looked up and saw Tian Daoli leaping into the air, crossing his two Great Executioner’s Sabers, the shadow covering Li Ye’s entire body.
“Wind Punishment Eight Slashes. Please ascend the executioner’s platform.”
Around the sabers, the wind pressure condensed into a massive phantom.
“Severing Clouds and Breaking Peaks!”
His body suddenly sank downward, and as his figure descended onto Li Ye’s upper body, his left saber slashed horizontally while his right saber chopped downward, attacking straight down.
Boom!
The wind pressure exploded the instant the attack landed, instantly shredding Li Ye’s upper clothing and blowing his hair into disarray.
But this saber still failed to chop down.
Li Ye’s feet rooted to the ground, one hand raising to block while the other guarded the side, forcibly resisting the wind pressure.
The ground underfoot was swept by the overflowing gale, kicking up dust and then sinking overall.
Very heavy!
“Hah!!”
Li Ye roared explosively, like muffled thunder resounding, blasting into Tian Daoli’s ears and causing his downward-chopping body to pause slightly, with the force weakening momentarily.
Seizing this gap, Li Ye thrust his head forward, smashing viciously into Tian Daoli’s chest. The immense force flung him back, while the hand guarding the side hooked into claws, tearing through the air and breaking the wind pressure to seize the massive saber, about to suppress it.
But upon grasping it, he revealed a surprised expression. His claws turned into palms, slapping the blade underside. Borrowing the force, he spun away from the overhead suppression of the saber, closing in frontward, and clawed out.
Whoosh!
The wind blew again at this moment, causing Tian Daoli’s flung-back body to swing backward smoothly, dodging Li Ye’s claw that tore through the air with a sound, and he landed gracefully.
The two sabers weren’t even held in his hands but were drawn away by a gust of wind, floating lightly after Tian Daoli. When he landed, they paused downward, kicking up dust with a bang upon touching ground.
“That saber of yours is very heavy.” Li Ye said gravely.
“One ton.”
Tian Daoli said flatly: “Your martial arts are not bad either. You’re strong up close, but what about at range?”
He reached out to grip the hilt, twisting to lift the saber, and as he backswung it, Li Ye’s pupils contracted, instinctively stomping the ground.
Clang clang clang!
Wind scraped from the front like a spinning steel blade, scraping crackling sounds on Li Ye’s body. The sunken ground also got scraped with fine cuts at this moment.
“Thousand Threads Wind Dissection.”
After swinging the saber once, Tian Daoli gripped both sabers again without moving, merely striking them crossed against each other aimed at Li Ye, slashing through the air saber by saber.
Whoosh!
The blades cleaved, whipping up more wind masses that surrounded Li Ye with whirlwinds, constantly scraping past.
With more swings, the gaps between wind masses and blades were like numerous threads scraped across, gusting one after another.
Bang!
The whirlwind was broken. Li Ye burst out like a fierce tiger, and after stepping out of the depression, every step was a flash, dodging left and right unpredictably. His hands formed claws, moving with Thunder Sound, grabbing down like splitting the sky.
“Thousand Mountains Cutting Autumn.”
Tian Daoli didn’t dodge this time but merged his dual sabers into a double-edged Great Executioner’s Saber, spinning his body to swing it like a windmill. The blade even dragged wind pressure shadows, spinning out a twenty-meter-long wind blade phantom.
Full-range attack!
Bang!
As the blade nearly completed a rotation, it collided with Li Ye. The massive wind pressure pinned down Li Ye’s figure, stalemating with him.
“Strength is not bad either, but what about burst speed!”
After one strike hit, the wind carried his body forward. The dual sabers separated into streaks of afterimages, finally dissipating entirely, leaving only the sound of howling wind.
“Shredded Silk Shocking Gale!”
Li Ye had just adjusted his stance when he sensed the wind sound. He didn’t dodge, eyes flashing ferocity as his fists punched straight ahead.
Bang bang bang bang!!
His speed wasn’t slow either; with fists punching in succession, he even manifested afterimages.
Each punch dispersed a Great Executioner’s Saber phantom in the air, but this phantom was clearly a notch faster than his punches, slashing resonant sounds on his body.
Head, neck, heart, waist—vital spots all over his body rang out in sequence, like the rebound sound of steel striking a tough, elastic object.
“Roar!!”
Amid the clashing entanglement, Li Ye suddenly erupted with sound, arms blocking forward to forcibly catch the countless invisible attacks, enduring them to claw at Tian Daoli.
Tian Daoli spun back around, manifesting the saber in hand, elegantly lifting it upward to whip up a whirlwind enveloping Li Ye. As it blocked his view, he also retreated backward.
Seeing Li Ye breaking through the whirlwind, he shook his head slightly: “You’re not my opponent.”
At this moment, though Li Ye had blocked his attacks, wounds emerged all over his body. The wounds were small but numerous, causing blood to flow everywhere on him.
Especially the backs of his fists and fingers, covered in dense saber marks.
“Is that so?”
Li Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. After just moments of exchange, thanks to his own martial arts, he roughly discerned his opponent’s martial arts style.
Qi Meridian, Strike Malice, Divine Movement, five senses. His physique was tough, but Vajra Pass wasn’t fully mastered, but he was Earthly Origin status, having passed five passes.
The final pass should be soul fixation.
His martial arts style was also strong, slippery and hard to grasp, but that was manageable. The real trouble was the True Essence carrying wind.
“Your martial arts are indeed excellent, able to fight me, a Three Realms Martial Artist, without falling behind. But that body of yours won’t hold up for long. The gap between Three Realms and Second Realm isn’t body strength—it’s the difference in True Essence.”
Tian Daoli sighed, “You’re a genius. What a pity you’re not serving the cult. I’ll give you a chance: come abroad with me, and I’ll explain the cult’s ideals to you.”
“I’m only interested in your head!”
Li Ye crouched low slightly, mobilizing the pollution he’d just obtained inside him. Turbid Qi turned clear, nourishing himself as he continued breaking through the pass.
He could keep up in speed, but speed alone was useless. Body hardness was no issue; those minor wounds were well within tolerance.
The main problem was the wind’s power combined with the saber’s weight, preventing close approach—it was pure suppression in strength.
The opponent had broken through Three Realms, so Qi Meridian Pass must be full. With wind’s boost, his suppression was even fiercer than Li Ye’s.
Then break Qi Meridian Pass first!
Thud!
Li Ye stomped, vanishing instantly. He reappeared in midair, diving straight down.
“Unable to face reality—another thing martial artists excel at.”
Tian Daoli merged his dual sabers again, spinning like a windmill once more. The wind pressure phantom was larger than before, and after half a rotation, he viciously thrust it upward.
“Still in midair—young people’s folly is truly inexcusable. No matter how good your Lightness Skill, if it doesn’t exceed Four Realms, you’re just a target in the air! Thousand Mountains Cutting Autumn!”
Bang!
The move that should have pinned Li Ye, even slamming him to the ground for a gap to wound him, was inexplicably topped by the airborne figure. Amid a burst of black qi, it broke the wind pressure, and with a flash around, he instantly arrived before the saber.
And that black qi around him now swirled even deeper. As it seeped out, countless phantoms flashed over his body, gradually solidifying. His breathing was thick yet ethereal, just like…
In Martial Arts Training?
Moreover, the sign of Mysterious Pass about to step into a higher level.
This guy wasn’t just strong in martial arts; his Mysterious Pass was full, or he couldn’t have tangled with him this long.
How could he break through now?
The thought had just flashed in Tian Daoli’s mind when he moved to whirl the blade and chop at Li Ye.
Boom!!
In that instant, the heavy, converged saber was stomped by Li Ye’s foot on its back, forcibly pressed to the ground, smashing open a huge gash.
That strength was not on the same level as before!
Bad!
Tian Daoli’s pupils widened in shock, immediately releasing the hilt to retreat.
But as he moved, a hand clamped his shoulder, its immense force driving five fingers deep in, controlling his figure.
Qi Meridian Pass·Extreme!
Strike Malice!
Li Ye’s other hand gathered qi, black qi around his body flowing to the palm position, viciously slapping Tian Daoli’s crown.
Dragon-Tiger Clashing Thunder Sound Great Malice Hand Seal!!
“Die for me!!”
Bang!!!
The palm struck, Thunder Sound manifesting like an explosion at his headtop, instantly flattening Tian Daoli’s skull and making his body sway.
Li Ye shifted his palm, about to chop another palm at his other vitals.
“Shrill!”
But at that moment, Tian Daoli’s mouth emitted an insect chirp. The flattened skull instantly restored, suddenly like covered in a locust mask, enveloping his whole body. His arms became insect limbs, legs bent backward with spurs growing, turning into a monster.
“You forced me!”
Tian Daoli’s voice was like several people merged, piercing like insect cries: “You’re special, but I’m more special. Witness the power of god!!”
Bang!
The pitch-black palm smashed down like a cover, forcibly denting that locust face.
Bang!
Another palm hit the throat, denting it.
Bang!
This one boomed into the chest.
Bang bang bang!!
In a flash, Li Ye landed several palms in succession, denting Tian Daoli all over, making green blood flow from the locust mouthparts.
“Useless!”
The insect eye on Tian Daoli’s forehead writhed. Just as he spoke, Li Ye released the shoulder grip, seizing those compound eyes and twisting them to pulp.
Palm chops, claw strikes, elbow smashes, knee tops—Li Ye’s whole body danced like a whirlwind. Amid pervasive black qi, he tore gashes in Tian Daoli’s locust form.
But this sudden assault also released the controlling hand, giving him an opening. He shook his figure, enduring Li Ye’s attacks to regain mobility, reaching to grab the grounded saber.
This body had even greater explosive power and recovery.
If he got the saber, he could cleave Li Ye down with one strike—that sturdy flesh would become his sustenance!
Snap.
Tian Daoli gripped the hilt, his mouthparts emitting pleased sounds: “For my first God Transformation meal, you’ll witness it, genius! I haven’t eaten humans yet!”
Bang!
Li Ye palmed Tian Daoli’s chest again, eyes flashing joy. As Tian Daoli was about to raise the saber, he bared his teeth:
“You haven’t eaten humans, but I’ve eaten demonic creatures like you!”
Whoosh!
His mouth opened wide, and a whirlwind emerged from Tian Daoli’s body, carrying the locust surface, sucked into him.
These seemingly mad attacks weren’t desperate flailing.
If he hadn’t transformed and fought to the death, Li Ye really might not have killed him.
After breaking Qi Meridian Pass and Strike Malice, one palm only flattened his crown—Li Ye knew this guy was tougher than imagined.
Human Origin status was manageable, but Earthly Origin status seemed different from what he thought.
Maybe Tian Daoli wasn’t ordinary Earthly Origin status, but regardless, he was hard to beat.
If unbeatable, there was no choice.
But then he transformed.
Li Ye’s first reaction: if it came to it, just stalemate. Best if reinforcements arrived; worst case, stalemate until neither could do anything, or he withdraw.
Second reaction:
His Devour Ghosts Authority had activated.
This was a demonic creature.
Demonic creature.
Edible!
But this demonic creature was strong; Devour Ghosts couldn’t activate immediately, only devouring the pollution around him first.
But that was still weakening.
And Li Ye’s mad attacks were to weaken the demonic creature’s power. After a full assault, it reached the timing for Devour Ghosts to activate.
Whether near-death or some kill line—anyway, the Authority could be used!
“No, wrong, impossible!!”
The locust surface, amid the whirlwind’s surge, peeled away like being swept clean, revealing Tian Daoli’s body—bent and twisted inhumanly, yet regaining human skin tone.
“You’re not human either! What are you!”
The ever-calm, elite-looking man could only scream: “Why can you eat demons! That’s my power, mine!!”
Bang!
Li Ye raised both fists, smashing straight down, shattering his arms and ribs together.
“I prefer you reciting moves earlier. You’re too undignified now.”
Li Ye raised both arms again, staring at the humanoid, lips hooking: “You won’t recite? I’ll do it!”
“Though your demon arts pierce the clouds, I devour with demon flames burning the nine heavens!”
“Subduing Peaks!”
Boom!
Both arms smashed down, straight into the humanoid’s head, this time blasting the skull into the chest cavity. The entire chest caved in to the waist, forming a pile of meat that toppled.
Li Ye dispersed the black qi, grinning: “This one tops eating half a Demon Realm. Locust God Cult—good stuff too. Pity, I can’t keep you.”
Eating things from Demon Realm was fine; to outsiders, it just looked like martial arts combat.
But this was swallowing a live demonic creature, forcing its true form. If Tian Daoli spoke of it, trouble.
Better to kill outright.
And eliminate future threats.
The other Locust God Cult members would flee anyway. If any higher-ups, Li Ye couldn’t handle—report it.
As for Yingcang City, whether this guy had intel or not, it all needed cleaning.
