Chapter 69: A Moment Before the Demonic Beast Invasion

“Heavenly Thunder Curse!”

As several talismans flew from Liu Chenxin’s hand, several bolts of heavenly thunder descended from the sky, instantly blasting the roaring demonic beasts pouncing at her into ashes.
Liu Chenxin stabilized the spiritual energy in her body and looked up at the undiminished number of demonic beasts around her.

“This number… is much more than the demonic beasts that appeared some time ago.”
Liu Chenxin’s heart couldn’t help but sink. She had thought this would be a simple mission like before, but she never expected the number of demonic beasts to have doubled.

This wasn’t a demonic beast riot, it was a demonic beast siege! Perhaps the current situation was exactly what she had feared before, the Hundred Demons Pay Homage to the King.

Right now, besides these cannon fodder-like demonic beasts, there must be a Demon King race of unknown strength present. At that time, the Demon King race would not be something they could easily deal with, but there were other experts from the Tianfeng Sect guarding, so there was no need to worry too much.

While clearing the relentless demonic beasts, Liu Chenxin found the leader of this garrison mission, hoping he would request reinforcements from the sect.

The reply she got was that they were already seeking support from the Tianfeng Sect.

Hearing this, Liu Chenxin’s heart settled a little, and she continued to eliminate the surrounding demonic beasts.

But Liu Chenxin’s heart had not been settled for long when a fireball suddenly flew from a distant forest cliff and crashed right into the battlefield where the Tianfeng Sect disciples were fighting the demonic beasts.

Many Tianfeng Sect disciples and demonic beasts were severely injured as a result. The surging fireball split open on the cracked ground, and a man with horns and covered in flames appeared from the raging inferno with an imposing aura.

Looking at the man bathed in fire in the center of the battlefield, Liu Chenxin’s heart tightened.

That man was clearly a demon race far more powerful than the demonic beasts, but as for whether he was the Demon King race that had caused the current demonic beast turmoil, Liu Chenxin did not know.

“Those old demons are so slow in taking down Yongning City! I don’t think this city is that hard to take!”
“Right now, that Mo Xinzi of the Tianfeng Sect is also in seclusion. What’s there to be afraid of from a mere Tianfeng Sect?”
“Today, I, Chi Zhanyue, will take this city and let those old demons see my strength!”

The demon race named Chi Zhanyue glanced at the several cultivators attacking him, let out a cold snort, and violently swung the flaming blade in his hand.

The flames followed the blade’s edge, sending the several spiritual cultivators flying in the blink of an eye.
“Come at me if you’re not afraid to die!”

Chi Zhanyue laughed loudly. He transformed back into a ball of fire, the ferocious flames engulfing the surrounding cultivators and demonic beasts.

He cut through the sky, directly shattering the barrier that the Tianfeng Sect disciples had temporarily set up to prevent low-level demonic beasts from entering the city, and rushed into Yongning City.
Seeing this, Liu Chenxin was anxious and subconsciously wanted to rush back to the city, but was held back by other disciples.

“Junior Sister Liu, leave the city to others. We will kill all the demonic beasts outside the city!”

Liu Chenxin bit her lip and turned back to stay.

However, soon after, someone received intelligence that demon races had broken into Yongning City from all four directions—south, east, west, and north. The Tianfeng Sect immediately dispatched a large number of disciples down the mountain to clear them out.

Such a large-scale demonic beast siege was something the Tianfeng Sect had not expected.

At this moment, a corner of Yongning City had been completely torn apart by the scorching flames, transformed into a gruesome battlefield.

Chi Zhanyue stared blankly in front of him, seeing the black-haired woman who was not even as tall as his chest, yet had blocked his attack with a single sword strike.

Chi Zhanyue felt that something was amiss and took a slight leap back, putting some distance between himself and the woman who had suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Meng Yingxing looked at the back of the woman in front of him, his heart filled with complex emotions.
If he hadn’t been mistaken just now, this woman had transformed from the Ting Tian Sword that had flown out in a flash of white light.

Meng Yingxing slowly got up from the ground and tentatively asked the woman,

“Mas… ter?”

Xiu Qingcheng did not answer Meng Yingxing immediately.

Because the more important thing right now was to deal with the demon race in front of her.She raised the sword in her hand, emitting a white light, and was about to…

This time, if she didn’t act against this demon race, her disciple would be eaten alive by him!
She hadn’t even enjoyed the happiness of her disciple’s filial piety yet, how could she let a demon race bully her disciple!?

“Hey, you over there, demon race! You have the guts to bully the weak, do you have the guts to fight me!?”
Xiu Qingcheng swung the Ting Tian Sword forward, pointing it directly at the not-far-off Chi Zhanyue.

“You’re a sword spirit?”
Chi Zhanyue squinted his eyes, seeing through Xiu Qingcheng’s nature at a glance.

“Not bad, interesting!”
Chi Zhanyue said loudly, brandishing the nearly 1.8-meter-long, two-palm-wide blade in his hand.

“But I’m not just some ‘demon race over there.’ I am the Demon King, Huang Cang.”
“I’ve lived for so long, but I’ve never fought a sword spirit before!”
“Let me see what you’re made of!”

The demon race was subdivided into many races. Jiaoren, fox demons, and bear monsters were all common types.
And at the top of the demon race’s power pyramid, there were three Demon King races, who possessed powerful strength that other demon races did not, even at birth.

These three Demon King races were Shi You, Huang Cang, and Huan Ming. According to legend, Shi You was the head of the three Demon King races.

Hearing this, Xiu Qingcheng couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Not only had Meng Yingxing run into one, but he had also hit the jackpot, facing the famous Huang Cang Demon King right off the bat.

At the same time, Chi Zhanyue roared and charged forward, swinging his sword with lightning speed.

“Don’t get shattered by my sharp Moon-Hunting Greatsword! Sword Spirit!”
Faced with Chi Zhanyue’s surging demonic power, Xiu Qingcheng’s expression did not change. She raised the Ting

Tian Sword and met him head-on.
Although this Chi Zhanyue was outstanding in strength among the demon race, from his demonic power, Xiu

Qingcheng could tell that he had at least the strength of a normal spiritual cultivator’s fifth realm, the Myriad Stars realm.

But demonic power and spiritual energy could not be compared on the same level. The accumulation of demonic power was slower, and a demon race’s Myriad Stars realm was probably much stronger than a human’s.

It just so happened that Xiu Qingcheng also wanted to test how strong her current transformed power was.
Just how far could she go?

Meng Yingxing stood behind Xiu Qingcheng, watching their battle from a distance.

They had clashed dozens of times in just a few seconds. The sword intent, sword qi, and raging flames from their battle intertwined, like a violent tornado, unscrupulously destroying everything around them.

The strong wind hit his face, and Meng Yingxing felt as if his skin was about to be torn apart by it.
Meng Yingxing had almost forgotten to breathe. Only now did he truly realize how huge the gap between him and the strong was.

But this level of power seemed to be somewhat lacking in front of Chi Zhanyue. Xiu Qingcheng had just clashed with him but had been continuously retreating.

“Sword Spirit, you’re too weak!”

Chi Zhanyue forced Xiu Qingcheng back step by step, his arrogance growing.
Faced with Chi Zhanyue’s disdainful provocation, Xiu Qingcheng just smiled faintly.

“Is that so? Then you’d better be careful next!”
“My probing is over. You are incredibly weak!”

Xiu Qingcheng suddenly used a sword technique that Meng Yingxing had never seen before. Although it seemed light and graceful, it unleashed a power that could destroy heaven and earth.

Each move struck Chi Zhanyue’s sword, directly reversing the battle situation and forcing him to retreat step by step.

The initially arrogant Huang Cang suddenly became much quieter under Xiu Qingcheng’s few sword strikes.

“What’s wrong, Great Demon Huang Cang? Didn’t you say you were going to shatter me?”
Xiu Qingcheng’s sword techniques were continuous, making it difficult for him to defend.

“So-so!”

Anger rose in Chi Zhanyue’s heart, and his towering demonic power grew even stronger. He condensed his demonic power on his demon sword, trying to break through the seal of Xiu Qingcheng’s sword techniques.

As Chi Zhanyue’s power was revealed, the force of Xiu Qingcheng’s sword strikes also gradually increased.
Just as Chi Zhanyue was about to counterattack, he was immediately suppressed by Xiu Qingcheng’s more domineering blade.

Chi Zhanyue’s demonic power gradually increased, and similarly, Xiu Qingcheng’s sword intent also became more and more majestic, always just managing to suppress him, preventing him from turning the tables.

The power of the sword spirit seemed to be endless. Chi Zhanyue alone was unable to probe her limits.