Chapter 78: Strange Wolf Demon, the Existence of the Wolf Demon God Pillar!

"Thirteen years old and Third Rank Peak?"

"Little brother, are you joking?"

Li Xin was completely stunned, looking at Ye Ling in front of her in surprise.

Her large eyes were filled with bewilderment at this information; she was utterly dumbfounded.

This piece of information was too terrifying, wasn't it? In Li Xin's memory, Ye Ling's talent was likely about the same as her own.

It might even be slightly worse than hers; the only thing he could compare with her in was his temperament.

Ye Ling's temperament was definitely above her own.

How did things become so different after just one trip to Yulong Pass?

What was her cultivation level when she was thirteen? At that time, she was probably still quite a distance away from being a true Knight, right? And as for her good little brother, Li Xin was speechless.

"It's fine, sister, you'll get used to it."

"In the future, not only me, but even the good sister you've been nurturing, Long Lingxi, will bring you endless shocks."

"You need to start getting used to it now."

Ye Ling patted Li Xin's shoulder and comforted her, while simultaneously having Yating absorb the Spiritual Power from that Third Rank Wolf Demon Magic Crystal, as it would be useful for the Spirit Stove's evolution later.

Li Xin: "."

Are you comforting me? Or are you torturing me?

"Little brother, if it weren't for the fact that I can't beat you right now, I would really want to pin you firmly to the ground," Li Xin said fiercely.

"Do you need strength to pin me down?" Ye Ling was speechless.

"Forget it, I can still endure it; I'll give you some face for now," Li Xin huffed proudly.

However, she hugged Ye Ling with satisfaction, her eyes devoid of the previous proud huffing, filled instead with gentleness and happiness.

This happiness was even greater than when she had previously learned that Ye Ling had taken Long Xingyu as his master.

"Sister always said her judgment couldn't be wrong. I picked you out at a glance; you are definitely a genius among geniuses. Haha, it turns out I wasn't wrong—little brother, you really are a genius among geniuses!"

Li Xin's voice was very excited, not the kind of joy from "one person attaining the Dao and their chickens and dogs ascending to heaven," but truly happy for Ye Ling from the bottom of her heart.

Because she knew just how much her good little brother had suffered in the past.

Li Xin considered herself to have been very hardworking, as was Long Lingxi, but in this regard, even combined, they couldn't compare to Ye Ling.

Back when they first entered the Haoyue Branch Hall, everyone could see Ye Ling's arduous training.

When others were playing, he was training; when others were socializing, he was still training; even when others were immersed in the prosperity of Haoyue City, Ye Ling was still training!

It was precisely because of this that, in the end, all the Knight Squires in their same batch discovered that they had been left far behind by Ye Ling.

It was only because his talent wasn't considered very good and he lacked truly good resources and breakthroughs through combat that he headed to Yulong Pass. Don't look at the fact that he had broken through to the peak of Knight Squire at over twelve years old—that was also considered genius, but it was because he was always walking on the edge of death.

That was why his gains were so great.

Li Xin didn't know what exactly had happened to him, but she felt very heartbroken, and now she was also very happy because he had finally made it! "I wouldn't call myself a genius, but I will become stronger and stronger in the future," Ye Ling smiled.

Li Xin nodded, giving her little brother confidence.

Then, looking ahead, she said: "But little brother, why don't we walk toward this Aoding Mountain and go explore?"

"We said before that we wanted to clear the entire Haoyue Mountain Range, but unfortunately, we didn't have time later, and whether we'll go in the future is a question. Why don't we test the waters with this Aoding Mountain now?"

"Let's try," Ye Ling nodded.

The siblings quickly walked toward the core area of the Aoding Mountain.

Just as they turned, Ye Ling's gaze flashed, and he looked toward a certain spot. After a long while, he withdrew his gaze and continued walking with Li Xin.

A moment later, a faint purple aura condensed within, and a young girl in a long dress appeared there.

The girl's purple pupils watched the spot where Ye Ling and Li Xin had left without blinking, and her lips curled into a smile: "As expected of a Knight who could defeat Xiaoxiao, this level of keenness is truly extraordinary."

"Not bad, I'm becoming more and more interested..."

The Aoding Mountain was not very large; the so-called quasi-core area and the core area, when counted, were actually not very far away.

At least at the speed of Ye Ling and Li Xin, they had stepped into it quite early.

And upon entering this core area, everything here had already undergone significant changes. The killing intent between the mountain forests, the silent, cold aura, and the surging blood-red color all rushed toward them.

"Little brother, be careful. Even if this Aoding Mountain, according to investigations, isn't as terrifying as the Haoyue Mountain Range, there are Fourth Rank Demon Race, or even stronger levels, inside."

"Although we have both improved during this time, compared to these truly powerful existences, we are still a bit weak."

Li Xin was very cautious.

However, she also didn't know what Ye Ling had experienced; to him, coming here was just like coming home.

The atmosphere of the Yulong Mountain Range, even just the outer layer, was far more terrifying than this.

He teased: "Sister, are you afraid?"

Hearing this, Li Xin was startled, turned around abruptly, and Ye Ling could see a flush of shyness suddenly appear on his good sister's pretty face.

"Little brother, what do you mean by afraid?"

"When a Knight senses something dangerous, retreating in the face of difficulty to preserve oneself is for the sake of better protecting the Holy Alliance. This isn't called being afraid; this is called having more opportunities in the future to kill the Demon Race. Little brother, you are still too green; learn more from your sister."

Li Xin felt quite guilty saying this, then turned around instantly and walked quickly toward a closer position amidst Ye Ling's "haha" laughter.

Ye Ling didn't say anything and honestly followed his good sister.

The two teased each other a little on the way, then walked closely together honestly.

If it were usual times, Li Xin would play little tantrums with Ye Ling, but in her concept, this place was very dangerous. If she played tantrums, then both she and her good little brother might die here, which Li Xin naturally did not want.

Naturally, they walked together honestly.

But not long after walking, Ye Ling stopped in his tracks, looked to the side, and said: "Sister, stop walking for a moment, the host has arrived."

"The host?" Li Xin was puzzled.

Yet at this moment, a strange light surged, and a moment later, a strange light suddenly flashed out. An extremely massive machete rushed out just like that, attacking the position of the two siblings.

"First Spiritual Skill, Sacred Light Shield." Yating's crisp voice sounded from the side; she automatically helped Ye Ling use her Soul Skill.

The next moment, a ray of light moved, and that dense light transformed into a light shield, enveloping both Ye Ling and Li Xin.

That blade landed upon the Sacred Light Shield, and the terrifying immense force within it smashed down fiercely, causing quite a few cracks to appear on this Sacred Light Shield; although it did not shatter, the Spiritual Power within it overflowed, flying toward that one member of the Demon Race, and that powerful Sacred Spiritual Power instantly landed upon that figure.

It caused them to retreat repeatedly, their body already stained with light, which made them exclaim in shock. "Wolf Demon?" Li Xin recognized it immediately; wolf head and human body, gripping a double-headed weapon, skin purple—what else could it be but the Wolf Demon they had just killed? However, the biggest difference was that the aura on their body was at the fifth level, which was equivalent to the aura of a Fourth Rank human, and their strength was extremely formidable.

It was just that Li Xin had not reacted in time; although they said this place was the border and had members of the Demon Race, the Magic Beasts in the core area were extremely xenophobic, and it was very difficult for these members of the Demon Race to survive here, even if they were Fourth Rank members of the Demon Race.

But after just entering here, they had encountered many enemies in their midst, all of whom were members of the Demon Race, and they were all Wolf Demons; without exception, this situation left Li Xin very bewildered.

"Human, trespassing on my territory, you deserve to die!" the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon roared.

"Your territory?" Ye Ling heard this, and his temper flared: "As invaders of the Holy Demon Continent, you members of the Demon Race dare to call this your territory?"

"Who deserves to die, don't you know yet?"

"Humans are just a group of crawling insects that can be killed at will; are you worthy of talking about fairness?" the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon said with disdain.

Ye Ling originally wanted to say something, but Li Xin directly took action: "Little brother, why are you spouting nonsense with this Wolf Demon? It would be better to just send him on his way!"

For some reason, inside Ye Ling's Sacred Light Shield, she only felt the aura within her own body boiling continuously, entering into a state; she felt that this ability of her little brother was somewhat strange, but she had no other thoughts, only gripping the Magic Grade longsword in her hand and instantly charging toward the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon!

The speed was extremely fast.

"This Knight has already approached the Fourth Rank."

"Not simple, but wanting to deal with me, it's not enough."

"I now exist under the protection of Lord Wolf Demon God, hahaha, even if it is the same Fourth Rank, I do not fear, let alone just a mere Third Rank!"

The Fourth Rank Wolf Demon roared, his cultivation erupting continuously, and he struck a blade toward Li Xin's sword; the two attacks collided with each other, and Li Xin only felt an immense force transmitted from her sword, shaking her so that she retreated repeatedly, without any possibility of resistance.

If not for Ye Ling stepping forward in time to use his Spiritual Power to protect her, otherwise, just from this single collision alone, she would have been injured.

"This Wolf Demon?"

"What is the situation?"

"How does it feel much stronger than other fifth-level early-stage Magic Beasts? Even Rose would be unable to rival it. Wolf Demons of the same realm are logically speaking the lowest tier of strength among the Demon Race and Magic Beasts..."

Li Xin was surprised.

"Perhaps, there is something here that can allow him to increase his strength." Ye Ling's gaze looked over; he had aimed at a keyword.

Li Xin heard it, but it was a keyword she would not pay attention to.

Under the protection of the Lord Wolf Demon God, yes, it seems that the current Wolf Demon Race's Wolf Demon God hunt has already taken steps in the Aoding Mountain, and now they might be in the Aoding Mountain, and this Fourth Rank Wolf Demon being able to have this kind of improvement is likely because of that so-called Demon God Pillar.

"Then what should we do? We can't kill him in a short time, then in the end, the ones who will die are us; after all, there are definitely more than one Wolf Demon in these surroundings." Li Xin said anxiously.

"No worries, this bit of improvement is not strong; to kill him is still simple." Ye Ling said indifferently.

"Human, you are truly arrogant; do you know what you are facing right now is..." the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon said with disdain, but he quickly shut his mouth, because Ye Ling had already rushed in front of him.

Without wasting words, Ye Ling had always upheld an absolute belief: in battle, do not waste words with the opponent; that is equivalent to chronic death, let alone the fact that his killing intent toward this Fourth Rank Wolf Demon had already reached its limit.

A sword fell, and the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon said with disdain, raising his head to block, but the terrifying immense force within it exploded instantly, causing his arm to go numb in one go, and the large blade in his hand even shattered all over the ground.

This caused him to look at the Ye Ling in front of him in surprise; what kind of terrifying immense force was this?

"Human, what kind of equipment is this?" the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon was greatly shocked.

"Where do you get so much nonsense." Ye Ling said with disdain.

The Angel Holy Sword and Spirit Magic Longsword in his hands danced together, and one powerful skill after another seemed as if they cost nothing in his hands, fiercely unleashed:

"Second Soul Skill, Angel Holy Sword!"

"Sun Slash!"

"Ascension Array."

"Light Slash Sword."

Numerous skills were thrown out as if they cost nothing, completely exploding on the body of the Fourth Rank Wolf Demon; that Fourth Rank Wolf Demon did not even have the possibility of resistance, and under the explosion of those light skills, he died instantly, his flesh and blood blurred, with only one Magic Crystal existing within it.

This scene was completely seen in the eyes of Li Xin, and it left her stunned.

"This... this is too violent, right?" Li Xin was a Knight who advocated for violent combat, but now she felt that Ye Ling was a bit too violent.

Afterwards, she stepped forward, knocked on the armor on Ye Ling's body, and exclaimed: "Little brother, this is Spirit Magic Grade armor, right?"

"Hiss, did Star Universe Hall Master actually give you this thing directly?"

Li Xin said with some envy.

"Then you can go to Yulong Pass with me next; this is a reward I obtained after a campaign, and this is just the basic reward. If I let you know the specific reward, it might even scare you to death." Ye Ling returned to his calm state.

"Tch, I don't believe it." Li Xin was unconvinced, but she still nodded: "However, it is indeed possible; I am bored staying at the Haoyue Branch Hall now."

"It really doesn't have any challenge anymore, so let's go."

Li Xin had one sentence she did not say, which was: "Moreover, Yulong Pass has you."

Ye Ling smiled slightly; before, his foundation was unstable, and he was only a small soldier, so he could not help Li Xin with anything if she went over.

But now, although he could not use the influence of Long Xingyu, this achievement was enough for him to gain a foothold.

Even if Li Xin had to start as a bottom-tier soldier once she went over, she could completely stay by Ye Ling's side, and that would be enough.

Being able to be with his Sister Xin'er, it was indeed not bad.

Two years without seeing each other, he missed her very much.

Being able to stay together all the time, Ye Ling did not want to separate.

Afterwards, he felt something, suddenly turned toward Yating, prepared to walk toward the location of the Magic Crystal, and shouted: "Yating, don't absorb it yet, I have a use for that Magic Crystal."

Yating was startled, nodded, and used her Spiritual Power to bring the Magic Crystal to Ye Ling: "Okay, Big Brother Ye Ling."

Ye Ling took the Magic Crystal and began to investigate.

Within it, he felt an origin similar to the twentieth pillar, Tree Demon God Busong, that he had perceived at the time; it was a pillar, a strange pillar, flashing with dazzling radiance, continuously releasing a terrifying aura.

That origin aura was far inferior to the aura of the twentieth Demon God Pillar.

However, it was still an amplification of a Demon God Pillar; Ye Ling confirmed this route in his heart.

He said: "Sister Xin'er, we must hurry and leave; otherwise, once we are discovered, both of us will have to die here."

Li Xin asked in confusion: "Why? No matter how strong the Aoding Mountain is, at most there are only Fourth Rank Demon Race Magic Beasts; we shouldn't die, right?"

"It's different. The current Aoding Mountain is not the same as before." Ye Ling said cautiously: "Here, I'm afraid there is a real Demon God present."

(End of this chapter)