Chapter 103: The Half-demon Reappears!
“Black Demon Sect…”
Ji Qing coldly looked at the three people in front of him.
Speaking of which, he had some grudge with the Black Demon Sect.
He had once killed the Black Demon Sect’s Kong Wen at the Hanging Temple.
And he had also ruined the Black Demon Sect’s scheme in Boyang City.
Ji Qing had some understanding of the Black Demon Sect.
This was an extremely mysterious force in the Jianghu. Almost no one in the Jianghu knew specifics like who its members were, what its goals were, or where its headquarters was.
But whenever the Black Demon Sect appeared, it would surely stir up massive chaos.
And it was not limited to the Jianghu.
Recently, the Black Demon Sect had gotten involved in the refugee incident, inciting refugees to rebel and causing beacon fires to rise all over the world.
Jianghu people would change color at the mention of the Black Demon Sect, treating it as a taboo subject.
“Eh? The old beggar does have some insight. Not bad, I am Shangguan Xiu.”
Shangguan Xiu generously admitted it.
The Black Demon Sect was no longer as secretive as before when moving in the Jianghu.
“With just you three, you want to seize the Demon Saber from Ji Mou’s hands?”
Ji Qing said coldly.
“No, Mister Ji, you are wrong. It is not us, but me!”
“Only me alone, come to have a match with Mister Ji!”
After Shangguan Xiu finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward a few steps and arrived opposite Ji Qing.
“You alone?”
Ji Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
His battle record, who in the world did not know it?
He had slain three first-rate experts of the Tianshan Sect.
Now he had also killed the Blood Drum Couple and the Song Family’s two first-rate experts.
A total of seven first-rate experts had died under his saber.
Yet this Shangguan Xiu still had the confidence to seize the Demon Saber from his hands alone?
If not arrogance, then he had real backing!
Especially since the opponent carried a dangerous aura that even Ji Qing could sense.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his sword.
No one had expected Ji Qing to suddenly draw his sword.
Not even the Shangguan Xiu opposite him.
This saber strike was fast to the extreme.
Ji Qing’s Astonishing Swan Saber was extremely pure—just one word: fast!
In the world’s martial arts, only speed is unbeatable!
Ji Qing’s saber only needed to be faster than his opponent, and that was enough.
Sure enough, no one could see Ji Qing’s saber clearly.
No one could keep up with his saber speed.
Therefore, Ji Qing’s saber landed in front of Shangguan Xiu without any mishap.
“Ding.”
Suddenly, Ji Qing’s saber landed on top of Shangguan Xiu’s head.
It actually produced the sound of metal clashing.
Sparks even flew.
Ji Qing looked closely and saw that large patches of scales had grown on Shangguan Xiu’s head.
Even on his face and body, wherever skin was exposed, bizarre scales had basically grown.
Ji Qing’s saber was not only fast; its might was also very strong.
It even carried ice power.
“Crack.”
The terrifying ice power froze Shangguan Xiu.
But Shangguan Xiu did not die.
Instead, he revealed a bizarre smile.
Even the frozen ice crystals began to crack, like a spider web.
“Bang.”
The ice crystals completely shattered.
Shangguan Xiu broke free.
He touched his head.
There was a bit of blood, indicating that he actually hadn’t kept up with that saber strike just now.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have become a soul slain by Ji Qing’s saber long ago.
But Shangguan Xiu was different.
“Demon!”
“No, you are a half-demon!”
Ji Qing stared deadly at Shangguan Xiu, word by word.
The Demon Record in his mind was throbbing.
But even without looking at the Demon Record, he could tell Shangguan Xiu was abnormal.
In his current state, where did Shangguan Xiu look human?
Seeing Shangguan Xiu like this, the surrounding Jianghu people widened their eyes, their expressions full of shock.
“Why did scales grow on Shangguan Xiu’s body?”
“Mister Ji said Shangguan Xiu is a half-demon? Do demons really exist in the world?”
“There are rumors of demons. The Poison Demon Ouyang Bo whom Mister Ji slew back then was said to be a demon as well.”
“So the Black Demon Sect is related to demons…”
Demons had been part of legends since ancient times.
But martial artists were not really afraid of demons.
After all, martial artists had their own martial power.
But if even a first-rate expert like Shangguan Xiu had become a demon, that was terrifying.
“Poison Demon Ouyang Bo was also one of your Black Demon Sect?”
Ji Qing suddenly asked.
“Ouyang Bo? No, he was not yet one of our Black Demon Sect members. It can only be said that his successful demonization into a half-demon had some relation to our Black Demon Sect.”
Shangguan Xiu said indifferently.
Ji Qing understood.
No wonder Ouyang Bo had become a half-demon so quickly last time.
So the Black Demon Sect had a hand in it.
“Half-demon… Ji Mou has killed them before too!”
Seeing that Shangguan Xiu was a half-demon, Ji Qing actually relaxed.
The unknown was the most terrifying.
Not knowing Shangguan Xiu’s backing left Ji Qing uncertain.
But now, with Shangguan Xiu’s backing being half-demon, it was no longer terrifying.
No matter how strong a half-demon was, it was still just a half-demon.
Ji Qing immediately took out the Demon Slayer’s Blood from his bosom.
There was not much Demon Slayer’s Blood left in the bottle.
At most, it could be used a few more times.
But to slay Shangguan Xiu, it was enough!
Ji Qing immediately poured a few drops of Demon Slayer’s Blood from the porcelain bottle and smeared it on the blade.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing drew his sword again.
Blade light was fierce, cold air chilling.
Although there was no accumulating momentum from the Drawing Sword Technique, with Ji Qing’s current saber technique, even without the Drawing Sword Technique’s accumulation, the saber speed was astonishingly fast.
Want to dodge his saber?
Impossible!
“Shangguan Xiu’s weapon is the Judge’s Brush, so why is his weapon missing now?”
The Jiangnan Divine Beggar suddenly spoke up.
“Judge’s Brush?”
Everyone looked toward Shangguan Xiu.
Indeed, there was no Judge’s Brush.
Not even any weapon.
“Swish.”
Shangguan Xiu moved.
His hand suddenly grabbed toward the air.
“Bang.”
Ji Qing’s saber was actually steadily caught in Shangguan Xiu’s hand.
Although the sharp saber cut open Shangguan Xiu’s palm.
It only produced bursts of “sizzle sizzle sizzle” sounds.
Shangguan Xiu did not move an inch.
He had actually used his palm to firmly catch Ji Qing’s saber.
And Shangguan Xiu’s palm, with beast-like claws, squeezed hard.
“Bang.”
Ji Qing’s saber shattered.
Like fragile glass, it instantly broke apart.
After Shangguan Xiu demonized into a half-demon, his palm had demonized and was even tougher than a sharp weapon.
“Pa.”
Shangguan Xiu threw the saber fragments to the ground.
He shook his head and said faintly, “Mister Ji, it seems your saber’s quality is poor. As for that bottle of Demon Slayer’s Blood in your hand, it is too weak and poses no threat to me.”
Shangguan Xiu just stood there quietly watching Ji Qing, hands behind his back.
As if no matter what means Ji Qing used, he would remain unmoved.
Since Ji Qing stepped into the Jianghu, this was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent.
The opponent was a half-demon; if even Demon Slayer’s Blood had no effect, what other methods did he have?
“Why aren’t you attacking?”
Ji Qing suddenly asked.
The Shangguan Xiu opposite him just stood in place, not counterattacking.
This was abnormal.
No matter how great the strength and backing, no one would stand there as a live target.
“Simple. I want you to submit!”
“Mister Ji, if you died, it would be too much of a pity. Join our Black Demon Sect—martial arts, saber techniques, wealth, beauties, our Black Demon Sect has it all and can give it to you.”
“If Mister Ji wants to gain demonized power like mine, that’s no problem either.”
“Even the spiritual object that first-rate experts dream of is not impossible.”
Ji Qing’s pupils shrank.
Spiritual object?
The Black Demon Sect actually had a spiritual object?
Which first-rate expert could resist the temptation of a spiritual object?
