"…"
The Earth Demon Heavenly General's mouth hung open, unsure what to say just then.
Stabbing you in the back with a flying dagger?
That's a sneak attack! I'm trying to kill you, alright?
Even though he was known as the Smiling Tiger, the smile on his face was all but gone. All that was left on his face was disbelief as he growled, "You're not wearing inner armor? No, that's impossible! A mere rank-five martial artist like you would never have stopped my flying dagger technique if you weren't wearing an S-grade alloy inner armor! "
Whoosh!
His hand flicked.
The dagger he was playing with turned into a cold radiance that shot towards Jiang He.
"Perfect timing!"
Jiang He cried out, his abundant True Qi bursting out as the silhouette of a great sun illuminated the night sky behind him. Then, he slapped out with his palm, the roar of a dragon quaking the air as he unleashed two styles of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, slapping the cold radiance down to the ground.
"What?"
The Earth Demon Heavenly General's face dropped.
True Qi burst out, and it was as if a flame was burning around his body. Charging the scarlet blaze of True Qi, he shot out another flying dagger with a flick of his wrist, streaking through the air with a trail of flames trailing behind it.
Jiang He slapped out several times, and this time, it took four palms to deflect the flying dagger.
"Impossible! He's definitely a rank-five martial artist, and he hasn't even reached rank-five pinnacle. How could he have such overwhelming True Qi?" The Earth Demon Heavenly General was dumbstruck.
Even rank-seven grandmasters were divided into tiers.
He had been a Martial Dao Grandmaster for many years and was already at the peak of Level Seven Middle-stage. Although the flying dagger skill that he had just used was not his most powerful killing move, even a Martial Dao Grandmaster who had just entered Level Seven would not be able to handle it so easily.
"The brat has the combat ability of a rank-seven novice!"
The Earth Demon Heavenly General's heart was pounding.
What did it mean for a rank-five advanced to be able to match a rank-seven novice in combat ability?
Once he ascended up to rank-six, would he be able to reverse the legend of a grandmaster?
"Such a person must be eliminated!"
"Otherwise, he would become a huge problem for the Holy Faith when he matures!"
"Moreover …"
"His cultivation technique must be a top-notch cultivation technique. That palm technique of his is also a top-notch palm technique. If we kill him, not only will we make a great contribution to the Holy Church, we might even be able to obtain a top-notch cultivation technique!"
Thoughts flashed through his mind.
The Earth Demon Godly General opened his mouth and inhaled. Like a whale swallowing water, all the fiery qi around him was sucked into his mouth. The berserk aura of a peak mid-stage Rank-7 expert erupted from his body as black demonic qi rose behind him.
This black demonic aura was as black as ink, seemingly darker than the night sky!
"Surrender, Jiang He, and I'll spare your life!"
His voice had become extremely hoarse and sinister. Although his aura wasn't much stronger than before, it gave off an extremely dangerous feeling.
Opposite.
Jiang He appeared somber as he stared tightly at the Earth Demon Heavenly General!
When the Demonic Qi that was as dark as ink rose from the Earth Demon Heavenly General's body, Jiang He even had the illusion that the Earth Demon Heavenly General before him was no longer human, but a different creature.
"Very strong!"
"Earth Demon Divine General, you are very powerful!"
Taking a deep breath, Jiang He muttered, "I had to use several palm strikes to dispel the flying dagger you threw nonchalantly. I definitely wouldn't win against you in a normal fight."
"And now, you seem to be using some kind of strange technique. I'm even less of a match for you!"
"Hehe!"
The Earth Demon Heavenly General laughed coldly!
What kind of strange cultivation method is that?
It was the Heavenly Sage Demonic Art, a cultivation technique passed down from the Saint. Even if he had only cultivated bits and pieces of it, he would definitely be able to pummel most people of the same tier.
Hence, he slowly strode towards Jiang He.
His pace was not fast, but with every step he took, the aura on his body was bound to increase a little.
Jiang He was not surprised by that.
After all, that was how it was written in novels.
Was that … aura condensation?
Moreover, the Earth Demon Heavenly General's aura condensation was a little low — he actually did not measure the same distance with each step.
Glancing at the Earth Demon Heavenly General, Jiang He quietly took out a pepper from his System Backpack and started munching on it.
？？？
The Earth Demon Heavenly General paused in his steps, the aura he had just condensed becoming a little flustered.
He roared hoarsely in rage, "Jiang He, you're about to die, and yet you dare to eat a pepper right in front of me? Are you insulting me?"
"I'll admit that you're powerful, and I could only kill you with potions … but how is that insulting?"
Jiang He finished the thick pepper in a few bites, and his face flushed from the tip of his neck to his head. All he could feel was a hot flow flowing through his veins to his limbs and bones, and the fiery energy caused his True Qi to surge even more violently, with white smoke rising from the top of his head!
The Berserk Pepper buffed his combat ability by fifty percent, as well as a certain amount of rage points!
Boom!
Jiang He's aura abruptly increased by fifty percent, and his Dragon-Slaying Saber appeared in his hand with a turn of his hand. In that very moment, the dark-golden Dragon-Slaying Saber glinted in golden radiance under the charge of his overwhelming True Qi, and anyone caught off guard would definitely feel terrible if it was aimed at their eyes.
"Earth Demon Heavenly General!"
Jiang He bellowed in rage, dragging his Dragon-Slaying Saber as he strode towards the Earth Demon Heavenly General. Thanks to his rage points, the killing intent in his heart became a little violent, and he coldly said, "Earth Demon Heavenly General, I, Jiang He, have been cultivating for over half a month. Though my cultivation is not bad, I am still a martial arts newbie."
"I don't even know how powerful I actually am!"
"You are the first grandmaster to fight me to the death, so I hope you can take the beating … no, take the beating, so that I can accumulate more combat experience."
Jiang He could not help being stunned when he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Here we go again!
The side effect of the pepper was heating up his abdomen, and weird thoughts appeared in his mind. Why did it feel like the ugly Earth Demon Heavenly General had suddenly become handsome?
The Earth Demon Heavenly General was left dumbstruck.
What was going on?
Did he suddenly burst out after eating a pepper?
Was this some kind of special secret technique?
Moreover, that dazzling golden broadsword ….
S-grade alloy weapon?
No, S-grade alloy weapons definitely did not have such an aura …
Even so, he did not have time to think because Jiang He was already closing in on him. The golden radiant blade that was dragging the ground slashed down, and a colossal golden dragon-shaped slash descended from the skies.
Demonic Qi burst out around his body again, and he had put on a pair of alloy gloves out of nowhere. The Earth Demon Heavenly General was adept at fist techniques, and he punched out at the dragon-shaped slash while sneering, "Jiang He, how long can you last even if you use a secret technique to buff your combat ability?"
"You will die today!"
He swung both fists, forcibly shattering the dragon-shaped slash that Jiang He had unleashed, and then two more slashes slashed down at his head.
Sweat appeared on the Earth Demon Heavenly General's forehead, and he was no longer as calm as before. The power of the dragon-shaped slashes was definitely not weaker than his full-power strike, and even though he swung his fists again to block the two slashes, he still suffered a severe backlash.
Blargh!
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
A faint sigh could be heard beside his ear then.
"Isn't that dragon-shaped slash a little too cool?"
"What a shame … it can only be used three times a day!"
The Earth Demon Heavenly General, who was suppressing his churning qi and True Qi was delighted and laughed out loud. "You've reached the limit of your secret technique, haven't you? Three slashes isn't going to do anything to me … eh? "
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a clap of thunder. With a loud crack, a ten-meter-long lightning saber slashed down again.
"What the …"
The thunder slash was several notches stronger than the dragon-shaped slash before, and the Earth Demon Heavenly General had to use every defensive move he had. Even so, he was still sent flying over a dozen meters away and crashed heavily into the ground, bolts sparking all over his body.
Jiang He walked up and swung his blade again, cutting the Earth Demon Heavenly General in two. Only then did he breathe a long sigh and say, "Luckily, those weird thoughts are finally gone!
He glanced at the Earth Demon Heavenly General's halved corpse and suddenly found it dull and boring.
Was that all a rank-seven grandmaster could do?
All he could do was throw flying daggers and use his fists to clash head-on with his dragon-shaped slash. Thunder slash?
Did he not have any other martial arts or techniques to widen his horizons and gain some combat experience?
"Could it be that I attacked too quickly and he could not use it in time?"
Still …
Jiang He stretched lazily and laughed out loud. "I'm finally relieved after killing both the Earth Demon Heavenly General and the Tranquil Heavenly General. I can have a good sleep when I get back."
…
Eight kilometers to the west of Lingzhou City, Su Ze and Li Fei worked together to finally kill a rank-two Feral.
Su Ze sat down, and a smile suddenly appeared on his exhausted face.
"It's been four days since Martial Uncle left seclusion. His cultivation should have stabilized, right?"
"Alright. I'll head to Jinyintan Village once the sun rises and tell Martial Uncle that Jiang He has left seclusion. Then, I'll tell him that Jiang He wants to challenge him, and with his temper, he would definitely go straight to his door without asking any questions."
Su Ze then snapped his fingers.
No wonder his progress in martial arts was so slow.
As it turned out …
He was not adept at brute force, but at brainpower and schemes.
"I'm … too smart!"
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