Hmm?
Liu Bai looked past the Undying Demon Lion and, sure enough, saw two humans standing not far away, accompanied by two Demon Beasts.
’So there really is a humanoid monster.’
Liu Bai’s face was filled with surprise.
The Undying Demon Lion pointed at Su Mo and said, "Mr. Liu Bai, he’s the humanoid monster! He’s freakishly strong. Not only did he kill many of our Evil Spirit brothers, but he also destroyed the eight thousand Undying Demon Beasts in the nest."
However, Liu Bai didn’t believe a word of it.
’There were a full eight thousand Undying Demon Beasts in the nest. It would take ages to clear them out, even with a bulldozer. How could they all have been killed?’
’Utter nonsense!’
Liu Bai berated them angrily, "It looks to me like you’ve all been scared out of your wits! Have you lost your minds?"
"It’s true, Mr. Liu Bai!"
the Undying Demon Lion said, weeping.
"Bullshit!"
Liu Bai pointed at Su Mo and said furiously, "Open your damn eyes and take a good look! What Realm is this person?"
"He looks like a Martial Disciple!"
"A Martial Disciple? That’s impossible. How could a Martial Disciple be that powerful?"
"There’s no way he’s a Martial Disciple!"
The Undying Demon Lion cautiously stepped forward and asked, "If I may be so bold, Your Excellency, what is your true Realm? At least then we can die knowing the truth."
"Your guess was right. I am indeed in the Martial Apprentice Realm!"
Su Mo answered honestly.
What?
’He’s really in the Martial Apprentice Realm?’
All the Demon Beasts froze, their faces etched with disbelief.
The Undying Demon Lion shook its head and roared, "Impossible! There’s no way you’re in the Martial Apprentice Realm! Human, don’t even think about tricking us."
"I really am a Martial Disciple!"
Su Mo looked completely innocent.
Every time someone asked about his Realm, he would tell the truth, but no one ever believed him.
Now, even the Undying Demon Beasts didn’t believe him.
It was all very frustrating.
’Has all basic trust between people vanished from this world?’
Su Mo asked, "Is there any reason for me to lie to you?"
"Hmph! Either way, you’re not a Martial Disciple!"
The Undying Demon Lion refused to believe it.
Liu Bai snapped, "What are you shouting about? Didn’t you hear him admit it himself? What’s there to not believe, you idiot!"
The Undying Demon Lion looked aggrieved.
Liu Bai looked at Su Mo and said, "To scare them this badly, you can’t be an ordinary Martial Disciple. You must be a Body Refining Martial Artist, right?"
Su Mo thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.
’The Cultivation Techniques I practice are all invincible. I guess I really can’t be considered an ordinary Martial Disciple.’
"That explains it!"
Liu Bai scrutinized Su Mo. "Although you’re only in the Martial Apprentice Realm, you have tempered your physical body to an extreme degree. The Essence Qi nurtured within your flesh and blood is several times that of an ordinary person. It’s an unprecedented rarity."
It was no exaggeration to say that the Essence Qi in Su Mo’s bloodline was equivalent to that of one hundred human experts at the Grandmaster Great Perfection Realm.
’This level of Essence Qi is exactly what our master needs most.’
Liu Bai sneered, "Human brat, with your talent, you’d be a hot commodity fought over by all the major powers out there. A shame you came to the wrong place."
"Is that so?"
Su Mo asked.
Liu Bai’s expression turned savage. "You dare trespass on our master’s territory? You’re dead. I’ll tear you to shreds right now and offer you to our master as a blood meal."
SWOOSH!
Liu Bai suddenly attacked. His white bone claws tore through the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind, lunging for Su Mo’s heart with lightning speed.
A sinister, cold light glinted from their tips.
This light came from Liu Bai’s fingernails, which were several times sharper than a Steel Saber, comparable to a Divine Weapon.
Liu Bai was absolutely confident he could pierce Su Mo’s chest and crush his heart in a single strike.
But in the next second, he froze.
CLANG!
His bone claws struck Su Mo’s chest, producing the sharp screech of metal on metal.
Immediately after, his bone claws crumbled into dust.
’It’s that hard?’
Liu Bai stared at Su Mo in horror, realizing Su Mo’s chest didn’t have a single scratch on it.
His bone claws had been specially refined! He could tear through steel effortlessly, without exception.
And yet, not only had they failed to pierce Su Mo, they had been shattered to dust by the impact.
’Is this still a physical body?’
’Impossible!’
’A human’s body can’t be this hard.’
Su Mo glared at Liu Bai angrily. "Damn it, you bastard! You dare hit me!"
With that, Su Mo threw a punch at Liu Bai.
"Oh no!"
Liu Bai cried out in terror, but before he could mount a defense, a large hand slapped him to the ground like a dead dog.
BOOM!
After a deafening explosion, Liu Bai’s bones turned to powder.
"Holy shit, Mr. Liu Bai was blown to bits by him!"
"This guy... he really is a monster!"
"I’m afraid only the master himself can defeat this monster now, right?"
The Undying Demon Beasts were utterly shocked.
Liu Bai was the strongest Evil Spirit their master had painstakingly refined, a nearly invincible existence.
And yet, Su Mo had slapped him into smithereens.
It was too terrifying.
Further back, Chu Tianxiong and the others grew more alarmed as they walked, the ground littered with countless white bones.
This place was a veritable Xiuluo Scene.
Daoist Xuanqing said gravely, "No wonder Mr. Liu Bai never made it out alive after coming in here all those years ago. This place is terrifying."
"And those Undying Demon Beasts... you can’t kill them. They can resurrect infinitely,"
Pingyangzi added.
Huang Yunan asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, do you think those Undying Demon Beasts might have been the ones who killed Mr. Liu Bai?"
"Impossible!"
The Desolate Old Monster shook his head. "When those Undying Demon Beasts see us, they react as if they’ve seen a monster, fleeing in a panic. There’s no way they could have killed Mr. Liu Bai."
"Then how did Mr. Liu Bai die?"
Huang Yunan’s face was full of confusion.
THUD THUD THUD!
Just then, the sound of panicked running came from up ahead.
The Desolate Old Monster said, "More Undying Demon Beasts."
"Don’t panic!"
Chu Tianxiong reassured them, "These Undying Demon Beasts are terrified of us. They pose no threat. Everyone, remain calm."
In truth, no one was panicked, even without Chu Tianxiong’s reassurance.
They had encountered many Undying Demon Beasts along the way.
Whenever the beasts saw them, they would scream "Monsters!" and then turn tail and run. Nothing could stop them.
They had even killed a few on purpose.
However, the beasts couldn’t even be bothered to retaliate.
"Run!"
"That monster is too strong! He killed Mr. Liu Bai!"
The Undying Demon Beasts shouted as they ran, fleeing in a panic like beaten dogs.
Huang Yunan exclaimed, "Grandpa, did you hear that? They know Mr. Liu Bai! And they said he was killed by someone!"
"I heard!"
The Desolate Old Monster shouted, "Sect Leader Chu, quickly have your men stop them! Ask who killed Mr. Liu Bai!"
"Everyone, move together!"
Chu Tianxiong yelled.
Huang Yunan pointed at a ball of green light. "Stop that green-lit Evil Spirit! It was the one that just shouted about Mr. Liu Bai being killed!"
WHOOSH!
The group pounced on the green-lit Evil Spirit.
The green-lit Evil Spirit was none other than the Undying Demon Lion.
Seeing Chu Tianxiong and the others surround it, the Undying Demon Lion panicked. "Holy shit, where did so many human monsters come from?"