After hearing this conclusion, Old Master Shao's body went limp and fell to the ground. He trembled like a chick and his eyes were cloudy.
Ah Chou went over and helped him up.
City Lord Mo's face was also ashen and he almost fainted.
Xiao Han also felt a headache coming on.
However, he had experienced the battle in Demon Town. The strange thing that was dormant in his heart blocked the demonic qi, so he wouldn't collapse when facing the demon race.
Although the Demon King was the strongest existence in the demon race and could shatter mountains and rivers with a single thought, Xiao Han's Saber Heart was sharp and his Saber Intent could even cut off all distracting thoughts and negative emotions.
Therefore, Xiao Han quickly calmed down and thought for a while before he frowned and said to Shao Yunrong.
"It might be the Demon King, but we can't rule out other possibilities. For example, a demon general of the demon race consumed some kind of pill that could perfectly block his demonic qi and prevent it from being seen through by the Demon Revealing Mirror."
Xiao Han thought of what happened in Liu Town.
At that time, a demon general disguised himself as the mayor of Liu Town and successfully deceived the Demon Revealing Mirror in Hua Rong's hand.
"Xiao Han, you also know about the biggest traitor of the human race, the alchemist 'Darling Yan'?" Shao Yunrong nodded slightly.
"Yes, as the most shameful traitor in the history of our human race, Darling Yan did help some high-level demon race concoct pills. Some of the pills had the effect of blocking demonic qi.
I know of a pill called 'Demon Restraining Pill'. When a demon race consumes it, it can almost make their demonic qi disappear without a trace. It's extremely crafty. "
"No … shouldn't … shouldn't be the Demon General …" City Lord Mo said while trembling.
"Devouring thirty-seven people in an instant … Ordinary Demon Generals wouldn't be so savage.
And … and they shouldn't have such a huge appetite … Moreover, if they consumed a pill like the 'Demon Restraining Pill', wouldn't it be better to hide it and slowly eat people? Why be so unscrupulous?
The Demon Generals are afraid that we will ask for help from the empire and the major sects to invite a True Qi Realm expert to subdue the demon. "
City Lord Mo's words made Xiao Han and Shao Yunrong nod involuntarily.
"Yunrong, I know the strength of a Demon General is equivalent to an ordinary True Qi Realm expert of our human race. What about a Demon King?" Xiao Han suddenly asked.
"Once a Demon King appears, the mountains and rivers will collapse.
Only the martial artists in the advanced True Qi Realm of the Human Clan have the means to contend with and kill the Demon Emperor, "Shao Yunrong answered.
"Zhenqi realm experts are also divided into different levels.
There was a difference between the upper and lower stages.
However, Yun Rong was not too clear about the crux of the matter. She had only heard about it from some of the people in charge of Mingjian Villa.
I only know a little. "
Right at this moment …
"Ah!!!!"
A sharp howl charged out from a certain area outside the Shao Clan Estate, and it tore through the tranquil night sky like a sharp blade. It circled around for a long time, and it was heartbreaking to hear.
"What is this?!"
Xiao Han and Shao Yunrong stood up at the same time and looked out of the window.
"Could it be … another demon …" City Lord Mo and Old Master Shao felt their hearts palpitate as they shivered.
Ah Chou's face also turned pale.
"Yunrong, you stay here to protect the Old Master and City Governor Mo. I'll go out and have a look." Xiao Han nodded to Shao Yunrong and immediately rushed out like a gust of wind.
"Xiao Han, be careful!" Shao Yunrong shouted.
…
The night wind rustled.
A chill swept over them.
Xiao Han used his body movement and rushed out wildly.
After a short while, Xiao Han arrived at the place where the scream occurred.
It was an old mansion complex. At this time, the smell of blood was overwhelming, and it made people want to vomit.
Some people near the old mansion raised torches, and there were a large number of frightened passers-by, but they all curled up their bodies and looked from a distance, not daring to get too close to the old mansion.
Xiao Han took a deep breath, pushed open the mottled copper door of the old mansion, and stepped in.
The ground was full of corpses.
The inside of the mansion was full of corpses with big holes in their heads, and their brains were all sucked out.
In the garden, in the courtyard, in the wing room, in the main room … there were corpses everywhere.
Maidservants, servants, manservants, old men, masters, mistresses, children …
This old mansion belonged to a big family in Scorching Fire City. There were more than a hundred people in it, but now they were all eaten by the demon clan and suffered a terrible tragedy.
Soon, the guards of Scorching Fire City entered the old mansion.
Xiao Han left.
After counting, there were a total of 129 people who lost their lives in this old residence. It was a tragic sight.
The corpses were carefully carried out by the guards.
Xiao Han subconsciously touched the position of his heart.
However, the strange thing hibernating in Xiao Han's heart was still as calm as an ancient well, and did not find any trace of the demon clan.
The Demon God's palm tattoo on his left arm was also normal.
"This is too cruel. In one night, the brains of nearly two hundred people in the Shao Clan and this old mansion were all sucked out … but the strange thing hibernating in my heart did not react at all." Xiao Han was speechless.
"I have encountered the demon clan several times. Whether it was the mayor of Liu Town or the 'Senior Brother Mo' of the Medicine King Valley, they were all well-hidden, but they were all seen through by the strange thing hibernating in my heart … It can be said that the strange thing in my heart is very sensitive to the demon clan.
Moreover, I have refined the Demon God's palm, so I am very sensitive to demon qi.
But this time, it was unexpectedly calm … The only explanation is that the demon clan sucked out the brains of hundreds of people in a flash, and then ran away as fast as lightning, leaving no trace … Powerful, too powerful.
It is not an ordinary demon clan. "
Xiao Han pondered for a moment and gritted his teeth. He borrowed a tall horse from the guards and galloped in the Scorching Flame City. At the same time, the strange thing hibernating in his heart and the Demon God's palm tattoo on his left arm slightly opened, sensing the existence of the demon qi in the surroundings.
However, things did not go as he wished. He galloped madly until the next morning and almost made a big circle in the Scorching Flame City. In the end, he could not find even a trace of demon qi.
Xiao Han was full of doubts and finally rode back to the Shao Mansion.
At this moment, the sky had just brightened, but the entire Shao Mansion was already shrouded in a gloomy and gloomy fog.
A large number of guards were patrolling the mansion with sharp blades in their hands.
All the masters and servants of the Shao Clan felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles. They were anxious and suffocating. Some of them were even discussing in a low voice about escaping the Scorching Flame City.
…
The meeting hall of the Shao Mansion.
When Xiao Han stepped into the meeting hall, an oppressive and fearful aura rushed towards him.
Old Master Shao, the heads of the various branches, City Lord Mo, and a few guards of the Scorching Flame City gathered together.
"City Lord Mo, both you and I have big family businesses in the Scorching Flame City. We can't just leave as we wish.
What should we do now?
Quickly send a distress signal to the empire and the various large sects!
Right now, we are in grave danger. Life and death are hanging by a thread. It's extremely urgent!
We need a true qi realm expert to personally come to the Scorching Flame City. Only then can we be saved from this crisis.
In short, no matter what price we have to pay, our Shao Clan is willing to bear it.
As long as a true qi realm expert appears to subdue the demon, we will not hesitate even if we have to spend all our family assets. "
When Xiao Han entered the meeting hall, he heard Old Master Shao's pleading voice.
"Xiao Han, you didn't return for an entire night. You scared us to death …" When Ah Chou saw Xiao Han, he hurriedly rushed over with a face full of worry.
Shao Yunrong also stood up and looked at Xiao Han.
"It's nothing. Last night, I rode my horse around the Scorching Flame City but did not find any traces of the demon race. This matter is very troublesome." Xiao Han walked into the meeting hall.
"It's useless.
Young hero Xiao Han, the Scorching Flame City has the Demon Revealing Mirror and is heavily guarded. However, the Shao Mansion and the old Song Mansion have been taken advantage of by the demon race.
The Demon Revealing Mirror is like an empty shell.
Now, we can only place our hopes on a true qi realm expert. "City Lord Mo said bitterly.
"Young hero Xiao Han, I have already made the necessary arrangements. At noon, a hundred steel horsemen will leave the city and ask for help from all the major forces. If there are no accidents, within three days, a true qi realm expert will enter the Scorching Flame City."
"Don't worry, old master. The Empire will not ignore this kind of matter." City Lord Mo reluctantly comforted Old Master Shao.
"Grandfather, Yunrong has already used a special method to ask for help from Mingjian Villa.
I believe that in a few days, our Mingjian Villa's true qi realm expert will rush over. "Shao Yunrong also spoke.
"Now that things have come to this, we can only place our hopes on a true qi realm expert." Xiao Han shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly.
"Young … Young hero Xiao Han … before a true qi realm expert arrives at the Scorching Flame City, can … can you stay behind in the Shao Clan and protect … protect our safety …" Old Master Shao begged Xiao Han.
"Yun Feng, Yun Tian and the others have already returned to their respective sects. Now, the Shao Clan only has Young hero Xiao Han, Yunrong and Yunfan, these three experts …"
"Grandfather, don't worry. Yunrong will stay behind in the Shao Clan until the day I die." Shao Yunrong said resolutely.
Xiao Han looked at Ah Chou and said.
"Old master, I will stay until the day a true qi realm expert comes to subdue the demon.
Old master can be at ease. "
Hearing this, Old Master Shao calmed down and let out a sigh of relief.
… …
At this time, not only the Shao Clan, but the entire Scorching Flame City was in a state of extreme panic and despair.
Although the city guards had already spread the news that a true qi realm expert would descend on the Scorching Flame City to subdue the demon in an attempt to calm the hearts of the people, fear still radiated through the Scorching Flame City like a plague.
At noon, the Scorching Flame City's Bai Clan's ancient residence was tragically annihilated. A total of two hundred and thirty-eight people died in an instant. Their heads were pierced and their brains were sucked dry.
When Xiao Han, Shao Yunrong, and the others rushed to the Bai Clan's ancient residence, the demon had long since fled without leaving a trace.
"Damn it!" Xiao Han cursed sullenly.
The tragedy of the Bai Clan's ancient residence intensified the collapse of the hearts of the people in Scorching Flame City. From the afternoon onwards, there were people in the city who packed up their belongings and dragged their families as they fled Scorching Flame City.
In the evening.
Xiao Han, Shao Yunrong, Ah Chou, Old Master Shao, and the various heads of the Shao Clan stood silently at the east gate of Scorching Flame City as they watched a large group of refugees swarm out of the city.
The city guards were already unable to control the situation.
"I really didn't expect that Scorching Flame City, which has flourished for a thousand years and is filled with music every night, would be nearly destroyed overnight because of a demon." Xiao Han smiled helplessly and bitterly.
"Xiao Han, the demon is the natural enemy of our human race.
When I was at Mingjian Villa, I once heard that countless flourishing cities were filled with corpses because of the demon's scourge.
In the history of the Zhenwu Continent, there are countless cases of the demon massacring cities.
There were even some countries that had their mountains and rivers destroyed because of the demon, disappearing in the long river of history.
I hope that Scorching Flame City can escape this calamity, "Shao Yunrong said with a sorrowful expression.
At this moment …
Dong!
Dong!
Dong!
Dong!
From the east gate of Scorching Flame City, a sound that sounded like mountains collapsing and the earth cracking could be heard. It shook the entire Scorching Flame City, as if the city was in danger of collapsing in an instant!
"What's this?" Xiao Han and Shao Yunrong quickly exchanged glances.
In the next moment …
"Ah … there's a giant beast … an ancient giant beast …"
The refugees who had originally escaped from the east gate of Scorching Flame City suddenly rushed back like a tide. Their faces were filled with terror as they rolled and crawled as if they had been chased back by something terrifying.
"Go … go out and take a look …" Shao Yunrong said to Xiao Han with a slightly trembling voice.
Unexpectedly, as soon as her voice fell …
"Bang!"
With a deafening sound, the east gate of Scorching Flame City suddenly exploded. The city gate collapsed and the city wall was broken into pieces of giant rocks, scattering in all directions.
"Bang!
Bang!
Bang! "
The flying giant rocks smashed randomly, smashing some of the streets and houses in the city into a mess. It was a complete mess. Countless civilians were smashed into minced meat and died a violent death.
A large number of soldiers guarding the city gate were either dead or injured. Cries of distress could be heard everywhere.
The sudden disaster caused Scorching Flame City to sink into extreme panic and helplessness.
At this moment …
Dong!
Dong!
Dong!
Dong!
Finally, a colossal being strode forward and entered Scorching Flame City from the eastern gate.
It was a giant bear savage beast!
It was at least ten Zhang tall and filled with ferocity. The eyes of the bear, which were the size of a water tank, burst out with an ancient aura that was brutal and lofty.
The giant bear was covered with black fur. Every single hair was as sharp as a sword. It even emitted a kind of Golden Hepta Qi, which cut the air with a 'chi chi chi' sound.
Every time it took a step, a deep pit would be trampled on the ground and cracks could be seen everywhere.
"This …" Xiao Han stared at the giant bear and his whole body tensed up. "A ten Zhang tall giant bear …"
Other than Shao Yunrong and Ah Chou who were barely able to hold on, the rest of the Shao Clan members who were standing near Xiao Han were so scared that they prostrated themselves!
However, what made Xiao Han feel even more incredulous was that there was actually a human standing on the palm of the giant bear!
It was a black-haired middle-aged man with an extremely rough appearance. He was nearly two meters tall and had a head of messy black hair that reached his shoulders. Moreover, his hair was extremely thick and long to his waist. As it fluttered in the wind, he looked like a demon god!
In his eyes, there was a divine light that was brewing the destructive light of the three calamities and nine disasters. His body was surrounded by divine clouds and mist. His eyes shot out a golden light that casually swept across Scorching Flame City, bringing about a terrifying pressure like a mountain. In an instant, everyone in Scorching Flame City knelt down and prostrated themselves while trembling like ants!
Xiao Han and Shao Yunrong simultaneously shrunk their bodies and leaned against a wall. Their breathing was rapid and they forced themselves not to kneel down.
Ah Chou half squatted and his body trembled as he said with a trembling voice.
"Xiao Han … is … is at the True Qi Realm … is a great expert of the True Qi Realm …"
"I … I didn't expect that a great expert of the True Qi Realm would rush to Scorching Flame City right after the request for reinforcements was sent out today … But … this guy … is too arrogant. He casually broke through the city walls and mistakenly killed civilians …" Xiao Han sighed. "Isn't a True Qi Realm expert too overbearing?
Treating human lives as worthless grass … "
"Xiao Han, a True Qi Realm expert, has a different level of life from us. We can't use our eyes to judge them.
Everyone below the True Qi Realm is an ant. Not to mention ordinary people, even you and I would kill them if we slightly angered them.
However … the True Qi Realm experts of the various sects still have some manners. It is unlikely that they would be like this person who disregards human lives … Furthermore, the request for reinforcements that City Lord Mo and I sent out will need at least three days before the empire and the various sects will receive it and send out True Qi Realm experts.
This person … I'm afraid … I'm afraid he isn't a True Qi Realm expert from the empire, nor is he a True Qi Realm expert from the Mingjian Villa … What is his background? "
That True Qi Realm expert rode on the giant bear, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to shake. After entering the city, he didn't say a single word. He raised his eyes and looked towards the horizon as if he was waiting for someone.
In the entire Scorching Flame City, no one dared to speak.
The entire city was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard!
A short moment later …
"Roar ~ ~ ~ ~"
A beast roar came from the west gate, causing people's hearts to go soft and their eardrums to feel as if they were going to burst.
In the next moment …
"Boom ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"
A giant grey Flood Dragon appeared out of nowhere. It tore through the air from the west gate and pierced through the vast sky.
This giant Flood Dragon was over a dozen zhang long. Its entire body was covered in dazzling scales and emitted the aura of an ancient civilization. The Flood Dragon's eyes were filled with ruthlessness and ruthlessness.
The Flood Dragon's claws emitted a peerless sharpness that possessed the terrifying strength to shatter a mountain.
This Flood Dragon had a pair of wings on its back. As it flew across the sky, it cast a terrifying silhouette over the Scorching Flame City.
On the head of the Flood Dragon stood a man dressed in feathered robes.
He was around twenty years old and wore a golden crown on his head. His eyes were filled with arrogance and his entire body was shrouded in a divine radiance, making him look like a god.
Her smooth and fair face and beautiful lips exuded a sense of nobility and elegance.
However, as his eyes opened and closed, they occasionally emitted a peerless ferocity. It was as if the gaze of an ancient ferocious bird could shatter mountains and rivers with its glare.
Another True Qi Realm expert!
Furthermore, this True Qi Realm expert rode on the Flood Dragon. It seemed that he was even more imposing than the one who rode on the giant bear.
"True Qi Realm is indeed too strong. Even if I cultivate my fleshly body to the extreme, I would still die in an instant against a True Qi Realm expert.
Even with my saber intent, I wouldn't be able to withstand one or two attacks … Those under True Qi Realm are all ants … These words do make a lot of sense.
True Qi Realm and fleshly body realm are two completely different levels of life and shouldn't be compared … "At this moment, Xiao Han had a deeper understanding of the terror of the True Qi Realm.
In the depths of his heart, an uncontrollable desire welled up. He wanted to reach the True Qi Realm, wield power over life and death, and shake the mountains and rivers with his name.
The True Qi Realm expert flew above Scorching Flame City and similarly didn't say a word. He only slightly nodded towards the True Qi Realm expert standing on the palm of the giant bear.
Soon, from the north gate of Scorching Flame City, a purple-robed old man leisurely walked through the air with his hands behind his back. He stepped on the air as if he was walking on flat ground and leisurely strolled into Scorching Flame City.
With every step he took, the air in the sky seemed to freeze, leaving behind footprints.
He didn't drive the bear or the Flood Dragon. However, his aura wasn't any weaker than the two True Qi Realm experts.
He was like a shining star with the sun and moon illuminating the sky. His entire body was wrapped in divine light and purple qi that spanned dozens of mu, giving off a feeling of purple qi coming from the east.
Every strand of purple qi was incomparably domineering and as heavy as a mountain.
As he walked alone, he emitted a might that looked down on the heavens and earth.
The third True Qi Realm expert had arrived!
Following the arrival of the three True Qi Realm experts, the strange thing that was hibernating in Xiao Han's heart and the tattoo of the Demon Monarch's palm on his left arm were deeply hidden, as if they had shrunk into a speck of dust, undetectable.
"Alright!
Everyone is here! "Suddenly, the True Qi Realm expert standing on the bear's palm let out a thunderous voice.
He casually said a sentence, but the volume of his voice covered the entire city, shaking the roof tiles of the city and causing all the livestock to lose control of their bowels. All the people kneeling in the city had their heads buried deep, not daring to raise them. It was as if there was a mountain pressing on their necks, and the slightest movement would cause their necks to break.
"Hmm ~ ~ ~ I can smell the lingering scent of demonic qi …" The True Qi Realm expert standing on the head of the Flood Dragon closed his eyes deeply and breathed in enjoyment. "Such a strong lingering scent of demonic qi … It's the scent of the 'Northern Profound Demon Monarch' … However, it seems that he has indeed been severely injured … His demonic qi is almost gone …" Suddenly, he opened his eyes and two rays of divine light shot out from his eyes, directly blasting a mansion on the ground into ruins!
His eyes were filled with excitement. "The Northern Profound Demon Monarch can bring great benefits to the three of us … If we kill him, we can exchange for enough secret treasures … It's not impossible for us to obtain a ranking on the Demon Hero Ranking …"
"However … Shi Mietian, Murong Xiao, this old man has already used the Purple Cloud True Qi to sweep through the entire city, but there was actually no trace of the 'Northern Profound Demon Monarch' … A centipede dies, but it doesn't fall down … Even if he is severely injured and chased all the way here, he can still conceal his demonic qi very well, not letting us discover him …" The old man wrapped in purple qi said with a frown.
"A Demon Monarch is indeed a Demon Monarch. It's not that easy to kill him."
"Old man Qin Yang, there's no doubt that this city is filled with the remaining demonic qi of the Northern Profound Demon Monarch. He must be hiding in this city. Perhaps, he has already disguised himself as one of the mortals in this city … Hehe, interesting …" The eyes of the Feather-Robed True Qi Realm cultivator standing on the head of the Flood Dragon sparkled. "Then, since we can't find him using True Qi, hmm, let's use our old method."
"Alright!"
The eyes of the True Qi Realm cultivator of the Driving Bear True Qi Realm were filled with murderous intent, making him look like a peerless ferocious man. "Move faster. I'll start from this side. The two of you will take care of the other two sides. Kill everyone in the city until we find the Northern Profound Demon Monarch."
His thunderous voice spread to every corner of the city. Everyone, as long as they did not have hearing problems, could clearly hear the words of the Driving Bear True Qi Realm cultivator.
They wanted to massacre the entire city!
In order to find the demon race hiding in the Scorching Flame City, they wanted to massacre everyone in the city!
Horror!
Terror!
Despair!
Shock!
…
The entire city collapsed!
Three Supreme True Qi Realm cultivators wanted to massacre the entire city!
This was an extremely inconceivable thing!
"Alright, let's start the massacre. The Northern Profound Demon Monarch is trapped in this city and his demonic energy is almost depleted. This is the best opportunity to kill him. We must kill him today.
If we lose this opportunity, we will regret it for the rest of our lives. "The old man with purple aura said casually.
These three True Qi realm experts seemed to treat the massacre of the entire city as a trivial matter. They spoke with fervor and assurance, easily making a decision.
They did not even ask the living beings in the Scorching Flame City if they were willing to accept the fate of being massacred.
It was as if the millions of people in the Scorching Flame City had lost the ability to control their own lives. They could not even decide whether they wanted to live or not!
Treating human lives as worthless!
Most of the living beings in the Scorching Flame City had already fainted.
However, no one stood up to resist.
In the face of the ferocious aura of the three True Qi Realm cultivators, the mortals did not have the courage to resist.
"This … This … In order to kill the demon race, they want to massacre the entire city … This is too cruel, too cruel … Killing people is like blowing dust … However, I, Xiao Han, do not want to die here!
So what if you're at the True Qi Realm?
Don't even think about taking my life!
My fate is decided by man, not by the heavens!
No one can dictate my fate! "
Between life and death, Xiao Han's saber intent continued to kill the fear and despair in his mind, giving birth to the will to struggle and resist.
Shao Yunrong's face was pale, but her eyes were empty. She seemed to be activating her sword intent to destroy all the negative emotions that were surging in her mind.
"No!
No!
Impossible! "City Lord Mo finally stood up with difficulty under the fear of death and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Even a True Qi Realm cultivator cannot massacre a city so easily!
This is a heartless act!
The empire will not allow it either! "
"Ant!
Who allowed you to speak?
A mere Mortal Body Realm cultivator dares to shout at us?
The empire?
The empire is nothing!
Go to hell! "
The True Qi Realm expert on the giant bear's palm flicked his finger and a wisp of sharp true qi pierced through the air, shattering the air. With a 'pu' sound, City Lord Mo's body exploded like a broken tile. His bones scattered all over the ground; he died without a complete corpse!
"Hahahaha … Ants, accept your fate." The True Qi Realm expert on the Flood Dragon's head casually waved his right hand and a black token flew out.
The black token expanded with the wind and instantly became one zhang tall and a few feet wide. It crashed down and embedded itself into the ground of the city, causing cracks to form in all directions.
This black token was covered with inscriptions and seal characters. There were also ancient diagrams that seemed to depict the endless battles between the human race and the demon race.
On the black token, three ancient words were engraved …
"Evil Hero Token"
"Pu ~ ~ ~ ~" Suddenly, Shao Yunrong's sword heart was lost and her sword intent was in disorder. A mouthful of blood spurted out from her mouth. Her face was as pale as paper and her eyes finally revealed a monstrous fear and despair. She spoke in a voice that sounded like she was talking in her sleep … "Evil Hero … They, they are evil heroes … Once the Evil Hero Token is issued, life and death are in their hands, the mountains and rivers will turn into ashes and all living beings can be destroyed …"
After saying that, Shao Yunrong fell to the ground with a face full of despair.
… … …
PS: Stayed up until almost 3 o 'clock