Quickly.
Cheng Qing Man and the two others charged into the depths of the stronghold.
The ground was littered with corpses on both sides.
Even though it was just a small Devil Path stronghold, there were still over two hundred people.
“Junior Sister Cheng, something’s not right. Why haven’t we seen anyone above True Aperture Realm, Fifth Stage?”
Jiang Hai frowned.
Logically speaking, after fighting for so long, there should have been strong Devil Path cultivators coming out to stop them.
But there wasn’t a single one.
“I don’t know, but now we’ve gone too far to turn back.”
Cheng Qing Man also noticed something was off, “Let’s finish this quickly.”
“Good!”
Jiang Hai nodded.
He then looked towards a wooden building ahead.
Just as he was about to walk over.
The wooden building’s door slammed open.
A tall figure slowly walked out.
His upper body was bare, revealing massive, blocky muscles.
He held two thick iron chains in his hands.
At the ends of the chains were two massive meteor hammers!
The moment the man completely stepped out of the building, a thick wave of oppressive pressure swept across the entire area, filling the entire space!
Even Jiang Hai and Lin Qing Man felt the pressure!
“True Aperture Realm… Eighth Stage!”
Jiang Hai’s tone became heavy.
This was different from what was mentioned in the intelligence. It was supposed to be Seventh Stage, but now it was Eighth Stage!
Moreover, the man gave him a completely different feeling.
Very strong, very strong!
Tap tap!
The sound of footsteps echoed.
Then, they saw over ten people slowly emerging from the surroundings.
Not only were they True Aperture Realm cultivators, they were all Sixth Stage and above!
Cheng Qing Man’s eyes twitched. No wonder they hadn’t encountered any True Aperture Realm cultivators along the way.
They had all been hiding beforehand.
“Geniuses of the Academy, you’ve made me wait a long time!”
The tall figure spoke.
His face was rugged, and a scar ran across his cheek. As he spoke, it looked like a wriggling centipede, incredibly grotesque.
With these words.
The three of them instantly changed expressions.
The feeling that something was wrong had an answer.
These Devil Path cultivators were laying in wait!
“Wait!”
When the tall figure saw Cheng Qing Man, he suddenly raised an eyebrow, then seemed to remember something, a hint of excitement appearing in his eyes.
He quickly pulled out a scroll from his waist.
After opening the scroll, there were various portraits on it.
Until it landed on Cheng Qing Man’s portrait.
“Hahaha, I’ve been waiting so long, my efforts haven’t been in vain. A big fish has finally arrived!”
The tall figure laughed loudly.
The Devil Path weren’t fools. Their sub-branch was destroyed, and information was inevitably leaked. According to the Academy’s usual practices, they would definitely use those strongholds as training grounds.
So the Devil Path did the opposite.
They secretly sent strong cultivators to the strongholds, trying to kill the talented disciples who came to train, to let the Academy also experience what it meant to be severely weakened!
“Cheng Qing Man… right? I never thought that one day, I, the Double Fiends of Rasetsu, would capture the Blood Valor Marquis’ daughter!”
The tall figure’s laughter stopped abruptly, becoming cold and cruel. “A month ago, your father destroyed my Devil Sect’s main branch, today you’ll pay the price with your life!”
“Double Fiends of Rasetsu!”
Jiang Hai’s expression became even more serious. “This is a rather famous pair of Devil Path cultivators in the past few months, Mo Luo and Mo Sha!”
“The elder brother, Mo Luo, is True Aperture Realm, Eighth Stage, and the younger brother is Seventh Stage!”
“The two of them possess forbidden techniques. When they combine their forces, they can even fight against Spirit Sea Realm cultivators for a short period of time!”
“So in the True Aperture Realm, these two devils are practically invincible!”
After Jiang Hai’s introduction, Cheng Qing Man’s expression became even more grim.
Even though she believed she could fight against Seventh Stage, even Eighth Stage cultivators with her Sixth Stage cultivation, she wasn’t a match for the Double Fiends of Rasetsu!
This was a tough situation!
“Lin Ru Feng and I will hold them back. You escape quickly!”
Jiang Hai looked at Cheng Qing Man, gritting his teeth.
“Not bad.”
Lin Ru Feng also looked determined.
Cheng Qing Man’s identity was not ordinary, even if he lived to escape, his future days might not be easy.
“Want to escape? You’re all staying here today.”
Mo Luo sneered, “Kill!”
With a command.
The Devil Path cultivators who were already sharpening their weapons instantly charged at the three of them!
These were not ordinary Devil Path cultivators.
Every single one of them was at least Sixth Stage.
Their strength was extremely strong!
The three of them immediately felt intense pressure!
Keng keng keng!
Swords and blades clashed, sparks flew!
After all, they were inner palace disciples, their foundations were solid. Even when facing so many Devil Path cultivators, they weren’t instantly defeated!
Instead, they were able to occasionally seize openings and weaknesses, repelling their opponents, gradually stabilizing their position.
Humph!
Mo Luo’s eyes narrowed!
He no longer stood idly by.
The soil beneath his feet exploded, and he charged at the three of them like an ancient mountain pushing forward!
His meteor hammer flew out of his hand!
Smashing towards one of them!
“Not good!”
Jiang Hai’s expression changed drastically.
He was already stretched thin, and now he was suddenly ambushed. He couldn’t free up his energy for a moment, and could only barely move half a step to the right.
But his right arm was still struck!
The sound of bone shattering echoed.
A bloody arm flew high into the air, smashing heavily to the ground.
——
Bang!
Several headless corpses fell one after another.
Luo Mu’s eyes were indifferent and cold.
He flicked his right hand, shaking the blood off his sword.
The Devil Path cultivators in this alley were all killed by him. Everywhere was filled with severed limbs.
And he confirmed one thing.
The basic reward for killing humans was much higher than killing demons!
It was a double difference!
“Ding!”
“You have used the 《Wu Sheng Dao Jing》 to kill twenty people in a row. You experienced a forgetful battle and triggered a critical strike. You have obtained one hundred times the reward!”
The system’s notification sounded.
One hundred times!
A look of surprise appeared in Luo Mu’s eyes.
The current one hundred times was equivalent to the previous two hundred times!
The next second, a flood of insights and combat experience surged into his mind!
Luo Mu was completely absorbed!
And Luo Mu’s swordsmanship was also rapidly climbing!
His swordsmanship was already a great distance into the Small Success stage. Now, under the boost of almost two hundred times, he directly broke through the barrier and reached Great Success!
“Not bad!”
After ten breaths, Luo Mu opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his lips.
After his swordsmanship reached Great Success.
The number of sword energies in his body had increased from thirty to sixty!
It was a qualitative improvement!
“Now, even if I face Eighth or Ninth Stage cultivators, I can easily kill them!”
Luo Mu’s eyes burned brightly.
This was absolute confidence in his swordsmanship.
But until now, he hadn’t encountered anyone above True Aperture Realm, Third Stage. Just like Cheng Qing Man said, those Third Stage and above cultivators were all in the depths of the stronghold.
“Continue!”
Taking a deep breath, Luo Mu walked forward.
There wouldn’t be so many people to kill for him outside. He would try to achieve Perfection in his swordsmanship today!
The only pity was that the depths of the stronghold were occupied by Cheng Qing Man and the others, he wouldn’t be able to go in and steal their kills.
Tap~
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed.
Luo Mu’s eyes narrowed.
He saw a figure falling from the alley ahead.
He was thin.
Wearing a half-face ghost mask.
There was a character ‘Sha’ on his forehead.
In his hands were short swords about half an inch long.