Chapter 241: Nether Abyss Demon

Inside the demonic cave.

Mo Lingwei wasted no words; using the Heavenly Corpse Bead in her hand, she controlled the Profound Iron Black Zombie to launch a frenzied attack against Yuan Feng.

Before long, under the powerful offensive of the black zombie, Yuan Feng and the others began to show signs of exhaustion.

"Junior Sister Mo!"

"Let's talk things over, why must you do this?"

Having lost an arm, Yuan Feng's combat power plummeted; moreover, the sharp claws of the Profound Iron Black Zombie had raked several bloody gashes across his body, infecting him with corpse poison, so he hurriedly begged Mo Lingwei for mercy.

"Yuan Feng, when you coerced and forced me to join the Ten Thousand Souls Valley back then, you should have anticipated today." Mo Lingwei's eyes brimmed with killing intent as she controlled her flying sword to strike at Yuan Feng.

"This is your own doing!"

"Blood Fiend Sacrifice! Summon Demon!"

A manic expression spread across Yuan Feng's face; he took out a blood-colored soul-summoning banner, then grimaced in pain, spitting a large mouthful of essence blood onto the banner while forming seals with his fingers to draw a bizarre blood-red symbol that instantly merged into it.

After accomplishing all this, his entire face turned deathly pale, and his cultivation base plummeted straight down to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Clearly, Yuan Feng had employed some demonic secret technique at a tremendous cost.

Immediately afterward, a fierce yin wind suddenly surged within the demonic cave.

Demonic qi churned violently within the soul-summoning banner in Yuan Feng's hand, emitting a massive aura that even surpassed that of the Profound Iron Black Zombie.

Amidst the pitch-black demonic qi.

A demon covered in black scales and bearing four eyes on its head suddenly descended into the cave.

"A tier-two peak-level demon creature!"

Seeing that demon creature, Elder Mo immediately cried out in shock.

"How could Senior Brother Yuan release the Nether Abyss Demon!"

"It attacks indiscriminately!"

The other two disciples of the Ten Thousand Souls Valley were also greatly alarmed, their faces draining of color.

Realizing that Yuan Feng intended to perish together with Mo Lingwei, the two exchanged glances and already harbored thoughts of retreat.

Mo Lingwei also had not expected that Yuan Feng could summon such a powerful Nether Abyss Demon.

Despair spread across her face.

Whoosh! Boom! With merely a casual slap, that Nether Abyss Demon sent the Profound Iron Black Zombie flying, embedding it deeply into the rock wall.

Then it vanished from its spot, its afterimage flickering as it rushed straight toward Mo Lingwei.

"Clan Leader, be careful!"

Seeing this, Elder Mo nearby hurriedly flew forward, producing a defensive spiritual artifact round shield to block in front of Mo Lingwei.

Boom! Another loud explosion rang out.

Elder Mo's body was blasted away like a rag, spitting blood as he collapsed to the ground.

"Elder Mo!!" Mo Lingwei's face turned deathly pale, filled with extreme anxiety.

Roar! "Hahaha! Everyone must die!"

"If I cannot live, you all must be buried with me!"

Yuan Feng laughed like a madman, continuously pouring essence blood into the soul-summoning banner; his aura dropped from mid-stage Foundation Establishment to early-stage Foundation Establishment, then to Qi Condensation. The other two disciples of the Ten Thousand Souls Valley one after another unleashed life-preserving secret techniques, fleeing along the path they had come.

But just as the two had run halfway through the corridor, two pitch-black earth spikes suddenly shot up from beneath them, instantly piercing them clean through.

"Ugh—"

Before either could react to what had happened, their vision gradually sank into endless darkness.

In their final moments, they vaguely saw a young cultivator and a rat demon walking out of the darkness.

"Master, here are the storage bags of these two."

Shi Tian Shu cheerfully handed the two storage bags to Qin Ming.

Having now recovered to tier-two peak cultivation, instantly killing these two mid-stage Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators was naturally effortless for it.

"Mm, let's go, let's take a look."

"Originally, I only intended to find some low-level ghosts, spiritual entities, or corpses to use as fertilizer, but I didn't expect to encounter something even better."

"That Nether Abyss Demon looks very suitable as fertilizer for the Profound Nether Ghost Jujube."

Hearing this, Shi Tian Shu broke out in goosebumps all over; only its master would speak of using a tier-two peak demon creature as fertilizer, yet it had grown accustomed to such things.

Qin Ming immediately activated the True Demon Illusion, transforming into the bearded burly man 'Daoist Long', and hurried toward the demonic cave.

Inside the cave.

Just as that Nether Abyss Demon was wreaking havoc and slaughtering.

Suddenly! Its movements halted abruptly; it stopped, then its scarlet eyes turned to gaze in the direction of the corridor.

Seeing this strange scene, both Yuan Feng and Mo Lingwei were stunned.

Especially Mo Lingwei, who had nearly resigned herself to the belief that she could not escape disaster.

Several breaths passed.

A bearded burly man reeking of banditry walked down from the corridor.

Naturally, Mo Lingwei was extremely familiar with this person, and she immediately cried out in joyful surprise: "Senior Long!"

During the incident on Thousand Leaf Island back then, she had followed closely behind Daoist Long, which was ultimately how she managed to escape alive amidst the siege of numerous demonic beasts.

She never expected that at this critical moment, Senior Long would appear again.

As for Yuan Feng opposite her, his mood instantly plummeted to the depths; seeing Mo Lingwei greet the bearded burly man, he knew the two absolutely had a connection.

Most importantly, how could someone capable of making a ferocious creature like the Nether Abyss Demon treat them as a grave threat be an ordinary person?

In the next instant, the figure of the Nether Abyss Demon vanished once more.

Boom! A deafening explosion echoed through the cave.

By the time the others reacted and looked toward 'Daoist Long', a shocking scene unfolded.

The Nether Abyss Demon's full-force strike was effortlessly caught one-handed by the bearded giant, who stood with utter leisure.

His entire body had not even shifted half an inch!

Then 'Daoist Long' erupted with imposing momentum; like an unparalleled ferocious beast, he clenched his five fingers and literally crushed the Nether Abyss Demon's fist!

Roar! The Nether Abyss Demon leaped backward, revealing an expression of terror toward Daoist Long for the first time.

Then demonic qi surged around its body, pouring into the severed hand; in the blink of an eye, a brand-new demonic hand regrew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Uh, this..."

Yuan Feng's face, drained to the last drop of vitality, brimmed with shock, astonishment, and incomprehension.

What kind of monstrous physical body was this? To withstand the Nether Abyss Demon's full-power strike without budging an inch, and emerge completely unscathed? It utterly overturned the worldview of this Ten Thousand Souls Valley demonic cultivator.

He must remember that this Soul-Summoning Banner of his was bestowed by his master, my lord, and the Nether Abyss Demon sealed within it had an extraordinary origin.

It had been summoned from one of the Ten Thousand Souls Valley's forbidden lands, the Nether Nest; no one knew the Nether Abyss Demon's strength better than he did.

One could say it was far beyond the comparison of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator.

Yet even such a terrifying demonic creature was not a single-move opponent for that bearded giant; could it be that this person was a Jin Dan elder in disguise?

Just as Yuan Feng remained bewildered and confused.

Boom—boom—boom! Bang-bang-bang! Inside the demonic cave, a crimson figure flashed, pummeling the Nether Abyss Demon in a frenzied barrage.

The once-arrogant Nether Abyss Demon was forced into close-quarters combat with Daoist Long, alas shattering upon every contact.

Boom! In merely the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, this rank-two Great Perfection demonic creature had its head smashed open by a single punch from Qin Ming's iron fist.

Finally.

With a "plop," its massive body collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

Qin Ming withdrew his fist, and a blood-red crystal core instantly appeared in his hand, radiating astonishing energy.

He had no time to examine it closely; with a casual wave of his hand, he stored both the core and the Nether Abyss Demon's corpse into his storage bag.

Having refined the essence blood of two rank-two Great Perfection great demons, Qin Ming's strength had once again leaped forward by leaps and bounds.

Now, slaying this rank-two Great Perfection Nether Abyss Demon did not even require him to unleash his True Gang Transformation; relying solely on his physical strength, he resolved it with ease.

Then he approached Yuan Feng of the Ten Thousand Souls Valley and subjected him to the cruel Soul-Searching Technique.

"Aaaah!"

In an instant.

Heart-rending, piercing screams echoed throughout the entire demonic cave.

(End of Chapter)