The Demon Vanquishers present were at least at the fourth realm, and they were Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms in reality.

As Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms, they didn’t show any fear when facing high-realm Demon Vanquishers. What was there to be afraid of in the virtual world?

Joining a sect was only a partnership.

“I’m just giving you guys a heads up. It’s up to you to choose,” Mijia said.

Suddenly—

A faint black mist descended and enveloped the garden.

Mijia and the other Demon Vanquishers’ expressions changed. “Demon.”

“Mijia, I came targeting you, but I never expected to encounter so many weak Demon Vanquishers.” A cold voice sounded, and a black-robed youth walked out of the black mist. The black-robed youth had a saber at his waist as he swept his gaze at the Demon Vanquishers.

“Attack.” With a wave of Mijia’s hand, six golden beams shot out at the black-robed youth.

The other Demon Vanquishers also employed their methods.

The black-robed youth stood still.

Whoosh!

A saber beam instantly streaked across the hall.

The Demon Vanquishers were alarmed. Their bodies were split in half from the waist, and under the terrifying demonic corruption, their bodies were obliterated.

We really encountered a Heaven Demon?

100 million!

These Demon Vanquishers were rather aggrieved, but they were all wiped out. The gap was too great.

The black-robed youth held the saber in his right hand and looked at Mijia in surprise.

Mijia had already dodged to a corner of the hall. There was also a wound on his chest, but it didn’t completely sever his body.

“You actually managed to withstand my strike?” the black-robed youth said with ridicule in his eyes. “But death shall not elude you.”

Another saber beam instantly struck.

A Heaven Demon. Moreover, his strength is above mine. Mijia was appalled. I was targeted?

…

Huh? When Mijia blocked the black-shirted youth’s strike, Xu Jingming—who was feasting more than a kilometer away—immediately noticed the collision of Dharmic and demonic powers.

Huh? Xu Jingming immediately jolted and turned his head. There were circles of runes in the depths of his eyes, and his gaze had already penetrated the restaurant’s walls, giving him sight of the garden more than a kilometer away.

He saw the injured Mijia and a black-robed youth.

I searched high and low, only to encounter a Heaven Demon while eating. Xu Jingming was delighted. With a flash of starlight, he disappeared.

“Sir.” The waiter ran over when he realized that the customer was gone. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw a silver ingot on the table.

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A pair of golden wings appeared on Mijia’s back, and his movement technique was ghostly. He also wore a pair of gloves on his hands.

Bang!

A saber suddenly appeared in front of him.

Mijia blocked with his palms, activating the glove’s runes. A wall of light shielded him, but the saber beam shattered the wall of light and struck Mijia’s hands, sending him flying and slamming into the wall, which then crumbled.

The second saber beam came.

“Pfft.”

A severed hand was sent flying, and Mijia’s face turned pale. This Heaven Demon’s movement speed and demonic power surpass mine in every aspect. It looks like I won’t be able to escape death today. The high-realm Demon Vanquishers in the state capital won’t be able to arrive in time given this little time.

Mijia flapped his wings and tried his best to dodge, but the third saber beam had already caught up.

Boom!

A thick bolt of lightning suddenly struck down in the night sky. It was ten feet thick and targeted the black-robed youth’s ghostly figure.

No matter how fast he was, he couldn’t avoid the lightning.

This thick bolt of lightning smote the black-robed youth into the ground, turning half the garden into a crater.

Someone’s here. Mijia was delighted when he saw a beam of starlight land beside him—it was the spear-wielding Xu Jingming.

“Brother Wu Ming.” Mijia heaved a sigh of relief; he didn’t have to die. “Be careful. This Heaven Demon’s strength is comparable to an eighth-realm Demon Vanquisher.”

“Leave it to me. Leave quickly,” Xu Jingming said.

“Neither of you can leave!” A cold and angry voice sounded. The black-robed youth looked at the two of them from the crater.

His clothes and charred skin had returned to normal. He stared at the two of them coldly. “Both of you shall die.”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The black-robed youth strangely split into three, becoming three black-robed youths.

Three black-robed youths attacked Xu Jingming and Mijia.

“Seal.” Xu Jingming flipped his left hand.

A huge palm appeared above the courtyard. The five runic fingers on the palm came pressing down in a bid to simultaneously grab the three black-robed youths.

In the past ten years, he had gained deeper and deeper insights into Light Rays. Using it as a foundation, he independently created a Demon Vanquishing technique. Its might naturally exceeded the Inescapable Net, Quint-Bolt, and other divine powers.

This was also what Xu Jingming depended on to have the strength of an eighth-realm Demon Vanquisher with his seventh-realm Dharmic powers.

“Slay!” The three black-robed youths’ eyes were ferocious as they struck upward at the same time.

Three saber beams struck out!

Rip!

The huge palm was sliced open, causing Xu Jingming’s expression to change.

“I’ll make a move first.” Upon seeing this, Mijia flapped his wings and flew into the distance.

Of the three black-robed youths, two charged at Xu Jingming while the other charged at Mijia.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Huge bolts of lightning that were ten feet thick struck down in the night sky one after another. The three black-robed youths were struck one after another. Although they charred their skin and tattered their clothes, they gave Mijia a window of opportunity to escape.

Xu Jingming looked at the black-robed youth.

He had already made it clear that he was saving Mijia. It would be too embarrassing if Mijia was killed.

“Demon Vanquisher Wu Ming, since you’ve delivered yourself to my doorstep, I’ll kill you. You’re more valuable than Mijia.” The skin and clothes of the three black-robed youths recovered, and they arrived in front of Xu Jingming in a flash.

Xu Jingming didn’t dodge and started fighting the black-robed youth with his spear.

This Heaven Demon’s saber technique has very few variations, and his actual combat bonus is only about 10 x. He only has such might because of his demonic power. Xu Jingming came to a judgment. He single-handedly blocked the three black-robed youths’ attacks.

Huh? The black-robed youth was a little surprised.

I can’t delay for too long. With a thought, the eyes of the three suddenly turned red. The three sabers suffused a sanguine glow, and their speed and might increased.

Bam.

Xu Jingming was forced to retreat to reduce the force. His body crashed through the courtyard walls and flew back onto the street.

What impressive spearmanship. I can’t find any flaws at all. The three black-robed youths cursed inwardly, but they charged straight for the side of the courtyard. Not far from it was a river.

Even though Xu Jingming struck two black-robed youths from afar, the third black-robed youth still rushed into the river and disappeared. The two black-robed youths who were struck also dissipated.

Escaped? With a flash of starlight, Xu Jingming appeared beside the river and frowned. This Heaven Demon’s strength isn’t inferior to mine; his escape technique is even above mine.

“He can’t escape.” A gentle voice sounded.

A person appeared in midair—it was the white-haired elder, Gu Shan. Gu Shan waved his hand down, and a black-robed youth immediately flew out of the river.

The Heaven Demon struggled with all his might, but he couldn’t escape. Finally, he landed in Gu Shan’s palm.

Gu Shan took a step and arrived beside Xu Jingming.

“This Heaven Demon is quite strong.” Gu Shan opened his palm, and in it was a black-robed youth that had been shrunk to an inch tall.

The black-robed youth was cursing angrily.

Whoosh.

An invisible force in Gu Shan’s palm shattered him, and the black-robed youth instantly turned to dust, leaving only a wisp of intrinsic demonic aura.

“Thankfully, my flying technique was fast enough. I sensed the fluctuations of the Heaven Demon aura and arrived in time,” Gu Shan said with a smile. “If I had been a step slower, he would’ve escaped.”

As the top Demon Vanquisher in the entire Demon Vanquishing World, his flying speed was naturally astonishing.

“I couldn’t injure him even after giving it my all. Yet, you killed him with a flip of your hand,” Xu Jingming praised.

“This Heaven Demon’s obsession is useless to me. I’ll give it to you, Junior Brother,” Gu Shan said. A wisp of intrinsic demonic aura floated in front of Xu Jingming.

After all, Gu Shan was preparing to break through to become an Origin lifeform. Only the Heaven Demon that could easily kill a ninth-realm Demon Vanquisher caught his eye.

Xu Jingming said gratefully, “Thank you, Senior Brother.”

He didn’t say anything else and immediately put this wisp of intrinsic demonic aura into a jade bottle. This was also the first wisp of Heaven Demon obsession he had obtained in the Demon Vanquishing World.

“Be careful when refining it,” Gu Shan reminded him and looked into the distance. “Let’s go. The other Demon Vanquishers are rushing over.”

Whoosh.

Gu Shan disappeared with Xu Jingming.