Chapter 301: Slaying the Demon
Because demonic beasts appeared, Hua Changxi, after standing on the East City Gate tower, activated her diagnostic technique. Her gaze swept around and immediately discovered the giant snake coiled on the second floor of the gambling house, three streets away.
A squad of the Demon Suppressing Army happened to pass by the gambling house, completely unaware of the giant snake upstairs.
“Hmm?”
Hua Changxi’s gaze paused. She saw a familiar figure among the Demon Suppressing Army squad; it was her Eldest Brother, Hua Da Lang.
Hua Da Lang was now at the Late Core Formation cultivation stage and walked at the very front of the Demon Suppressing Army squad, clearly the captain.
However, a Core Formation Cultivator was obviously unable to even identify a Nascent Soul Demonic Beast, let alone contend with it.
After all, he was her brother, so Hua Changxi was still worried about Hua Da Lang’s safety.
Perhaps Hua Changxi’s gaze was too obvious. Hua Da Lang, who was leading his subordinates towards the city gate, suddenly looked up and met Hua Changxi’s eyes.
Seeing his sister standing on the city tower, Hua Da Lang’s eyes flickered. Instead of joy, he frowned.
He felt that Hua Changxi’s action of standing on the city tower was too high-profile.
Especially after thinking about how Hua Sanlang returned home dejected a few days ago, telling the family that Jiu Niang would rather improve the potential of four outsiders than help her own family, his resentment towards this sister deepened.
Hua Da Lang withdrew his gaze, as if he hadn’t seen Hua Changxi, and continued to patrol with his subordinates.
Seeing this, Hua Changxi frowned, but soon, she couldn’t bother with Hua Da Lang anymore.
Another Nascent Soul Realm demonic beast appeared!
It was a giant lizard.
The giant lizard shapeshifted into a burly, bearded man and openly mixed in with the city gate guards, swapping shifts with the original guards and brazenly beginning to inspect pedestrians entering and exiting the city.
The appearance of two Nascent Soul Demonic Beasts at the East City Gate at once made Hua Changxi vigilant.
Although she wasn’t afraid of these two Nascent Soul Demonic Beasts, there were many civilians around the East City Gate, and a battle would surely affect the innocent.
After much thought, Hua Changxi leaped down from the city tower and landed directly in front of Hua Da Lang: “Eldest Brother.”
Hua Da Lang was somewhat surprised by Hua Changxi’s initiative to approach him. However, due to his lingering resentment, his tone was not good: “Isn’t this my busy Ninth Sister? What brings you to think of your Eldest Brother?”
Hua Changxi was also unhappy with Hua Da Lang’s sarcasm, but because demonic beasts were lurking in the shadows, she couldn’t be bothered to argue with him: “Eldest Brother, there are shapeshifted demonic beasts hiding in the crowd. Find a way to disperse the civilians around the city gate.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Da Lang forgot about arguing with Hua Changxi. His expression turned serious, and he looked around: “Where are the demonic beasts?”
Hua Changxi: “Don’t alert them. Just disperse the civilians, and I’ll deal with the demonic beasts.”
Hua Da Lang didn’t agree immediately. Instead, he quickly walked towards his subordinates and whispered to a Demon Suppressing Army soldier holding a White Jade Round Plate.
Hua Changxi watched as the Demon Suppressing Army soldier fiddled with the White Jade Round Plate for a while, then shook his head at Hua Da Lang. Following that, Hua Da Lang returned with a grim expression.
“The Demon Revealing Jade of the Demon Suppressing Army shows no reaction. Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
Hua Changxi frowned: “The demonic beasts must have a way to conceal their demonic energy. It’s very possible that magic treasures can’t detect them.”
Hua Da Lang directly shook his head and denied: “Impossible. The demonic beasts that appeared in the Capital City before were all detected by the Demon Revealing Jade, and there have never been any problems.”
Hua Changxi felt Hua Da Lang was too stubborn: “Eldest Brother, nothing is absolute. Are you unwilling to believe that magic treasures can have problems, or are you unwilling to believe me?”
Hua Da Lang immediately got angry: “What kind of attitude is that? Do I have to believe whatever you say? It’s one thing for you to order me around, but the Demon Suppressing Army is not yours to command.”
Hua Changxi was worried that the snake demon and the giant lizard demon might riot at any moment. Suppressing her displeasure, she stopped arguing with Hua Da Lang: “Eldest Brother, whether there are demonic beasts or not, let’s disperse the crowd first to be safe.”
Hua Da Lang and Hua Changxi looked at each other for a moment. Seeing the seriousness in her eyes, he hesitated for a moment before turning to the Demon Suppressing Army.
Soon, the Demon Suppressing Army dispersed.
Before long, the number of pedestrians on the street leading to the city gate gradually decreased.
Seeing this, the snake demon on the second floor of the gambling house and the giant lizard at the city gate changed their expressions.
The giant lizard grinned and approached a Demon Suppressing Army soldier: “Officer, what’s going on?”
The Demon Suppressing Army soldier glanced at him: “It’s getting dark soon. To be safe, we’re closing the city gates early today.”
The giant lizard smiled upon hearing this: “I see. Then we can go home early tonight.” After speaking, he returned to his post with a grin and transmitted the message to the snake demon.
“The city gates are closing early today. Why aren’t the Four-headed Duck and the Big Rat here yet? Do they still want to kill Hua Changxi to deter the human race?”
“This Hua Changxi is even more of a homebody than I am. She doesn’t go out for ten days to half a month. If we miss this opportunity, we’ll have to wait another half a month.”
“I’ve already urged the Four-headed Duck and the Big Rat. They’re almost here.”
As the giant lizard transmitted the message to the snake demon, Hua Changxi sensed a wave of invisible power.
Following the fluctuation, Hua Changxi’s gaze fell on the snake demon and the giant lizard demon again. At this moment, she noticed that the two demons’ gazes occasionally fell on her.
Why did it feel like these two demonic beasts were targeting her?
“They’re here. I can smell the ducky stench from the Four-headed Duck.”
Another fluctuation appeared. Hua Changxi saw the giant lizard’s eyes suddenly light up. Following his gaze, she saw a decorated carriage approaching from outside the city gate.
On the carriage sat a coachman and a beautiful woman.
However, through her diagnostic technique, Hua Changxi saw a duck with four heads and a black rat.
Two more Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts have arrived!
Hua Changxi’s first reaction was that these two demonic beasts must not be allowed into the city!
“Eldest Brother, more demonic beasts have arrived. Quickly lead your men to disperse the civilians.”
Hua Changxi said this hastily to Hua Da Lang, then quickly channeled Fire Spiritual Energy into the Five Spirits Divine Ring on her hand.
Instantly, several Fire Spirit Divine Needles shot out, attacking the giant lizard demon at the city gate with lightning speed.
“Ah~”
A scream echoed above the East City Gate. Before the giant lizard demon could even react, its Demon Core was shattered, and then, like a persistent maggot, flames began to burn its body.
The moment she unleashed the Fire Spirit Divine Needles, Hua Changxi flashed onto the city tower, Fire Spiritual Energy swirling around her hands. Dozens of Fire Spirit Divine Needles shot out like a scattering of flowers, all aimed at the rat demon and the Four-headed Duck Demon.
“Not good!”
The rat demon and the Four-headed Duck Demon were startled by the giant lizard’s scream. By the time they recovered, the Fire Spirit Divine Needles were already upon them. Even with their quick reactions, both demons were struck by several spirit needles.
“Ah~”
As soon as the Fire Spirit Divine Needles entered their bodies, they began to burn their spiritual meridians, making it difficult to even circulate their spiritual energy.
“Escape~”
Without a word, the rat demon and the Four-headed Duck Demon tried to flee. However, the next moment, a sword light, with flames soaring into the sky, struck from the city tower, piercing directly through both demons.
“Bang, bang!”
Seeing the two demons fall to the ground, Hua Changxi didn’t go to check them. Instead, she turned and flung over a dozen Fire Spirit Divine Needles at the snake demon inside the city.
The snake demon had rushed out of the gambling house upon hearing the giant lizard’s scream, intending to rescue it. However, after hearing the screams of the Four-headed Duck Demon and the rat demon from outside the city gate, it suddenly slammed on the brakes and turned to flee without a second thought.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~”
The sound of breaking air exploded in the snake demon’s ears. The snake demon dodged left and right, but still, a Fire Spirit Divine Needle embedded itself in its right shoulder.
The intense burning pain made the snake demon almost lose its human form.
Knowing it was no match for Hua Changxi, the snake demon flew towards a crowded area to escape.
Seeing this, Hua Changxi paused for a moment. After hesitating, she quickly followed.
After the snake and the person disappeared one after another, the East City Gate fell into silence.
Everything that had just happened occurred in the blink of an eye. Most people hadn’t even recovered before the battle was over.
If it weren’t for the burning body of the giant lizard demon at the city gate, they would have thought that everything they had just seen was an illusion.
After its Demon Core was shattered, the giant lizard demon revealed its true form. Its massive body directly blocked the city gate.
Hua Da Lang was the first to recover. Looking at the giant lizard demon’s true form, his forehead was covered in sweat.
Even though the giant lizard demon was dead, the Nascent Soul Realm pressure it exuded made all the Demon Suppressing Army soldiers tremble.
If it weren’t for Ninth Sister, he and everyone at the East City Gate would have died!
Suppressing his fear, Hua Da Lang took out a demon-locking cage and collected the giant lizard demon that was blocking the city gate. “Let’s go out and take a look.”
As soon as they exited the city gate, Hua Da Lang and his Demon Suppressing Army soldiers saw two balls of fire. Cautiously approaching, they discovered they were two more Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts.
“Three Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts appeared at the East City Gate at once.”
“Not three, but four.”
The Demon Suppressing Army soldiers present swallowed hard, their backs drenched in sweat. Even Hua Da Lang’s face was a little pale.
After collecting the Four-headed Duck Demon and the Rat Demon, Hua Da Lang led the Demon Suppressing Army back into the city. Leaving some people to guard the East City Gate, he led the rest of the Demon Suppressing Army in the direction where the snake demon and Hua Changxi had disappeared.
Following behind them were Xia Ziyang, Meng Yuchuan, and their group.
“Fighting four Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts alone, Hua Changxi’s strength is even greater than we imagined.”
It was Xia Ziyang’s turn to patrol the East City today, and he didn’t expect to encounter Hua Changxi.
“Senior Brother Xia, why are we following them?”
“To save people, of course.”
