Chapter 88: Stay Behind and Have a Good Meal

Seeing the fire dragon roaring toward him, the demon man learned his lesson this time.

When fighting Ye Lin, one cannot watch his spellcasting movements, much less his incantations; those are all fake. One must look at the actual power of the skill.

Demonic energy surged around his body, condensing into a massive black magic shield in front of him.

The fire dragon collided with the magic shield, instantly erupting with a deafening roar. The clash between flame and demonic energy stirred up a gale, and the surrounding air seemed to be twisted by this force.

The fire dragon struggled against the black shield, attempting to break through the defensive line, but no matter how it thrashed and roared, the black shield remained unmoved, like an eternal mountain.

The demon man stood behind the giant shield, a look of contemptuous mockery on his face.

Just then, a golden light the size of a needle tip landed on the black magic shield.

By the time the demon man reacted, a brilliant golden spear had already pierced his heart!

He lowered his head to look at the golden spear running through his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief as purple blood dripped from the tip of the spear, *patter, patter*.

"I lost to a human? How is this possible?"

The demon man slowly raised his head; the calm and composed look from before was gone, replaced only by ferocity and rage.

"You've angered me. I'm going to cut off your head and hang it in my study as a trophy!"

He roared, a burst of demonic energy erupted, and the brilliant golden spear was instantly shattered.

The Eternal Geng Metal Spear excelled at breaking defenses, but its lethality was not as terrifying as other forbidden spells. Therefore, despite having his heart pierced, the demon man had not yet lost his combat capability.

He roared and charged at Ye Lin, but Ye Lin was not foolish enough to engage in close-quarters combat with a demon blinded by rage.

"Forbidden Spell — Dance of the Instant!"

Ye Lin's speed surged instantly, moving and shifting like a ghost; the demon man could not even touch Ye Lin once.

Afterward, Ye Lin raised the Red Flame Staff again. With the staff's 50% fire magic bonus, Ye Lin had a strong preference for fire-type magic.

On the Red Flame Staff, scorching fire elements began to dance, as if they were about to ignite all the surrounding air.

This time, Ye Lin did not hold back.

"Forbidden Spell — Burning Samsara!"

"Illumination Spell!"

Ye Lin chanted, and a fire dragon even larger than the previous one roared out from his staff, heading straight for the demon man.

A flash of panic crossed the demon man's eyes. He hurriedly channeled his demonic energy, attempting to condense that impenetrable magic shield once more.

However, the power of the fire dragon this time seemed to exceed his expectations.

The power of a forbidden spell was already terrifying; with the dual bonuses of Burning Samsara and the Red Flame Staff, the power of this spell was now enough to threaten a level 50 job-changer!

The black shield began to tremble violently under the impact of the fire dragon, and then, cracks appeared one after another on the magic shield.

Accompanied by another strike from the fire dragon, the magic shield shattered with a boom.

With a roar, the demon man was sent flying as if struck by a heavy hammer, crashing through several towering trees before finally coming to a stop.

He struggled to climb up, but as soon as he rose, he fell to his knees again, coughing up a mouthful of purple blood, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

He had actually lost to a human!

"How is this possible? A mere human, how could they have such powerful combat strength..."

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes. It seemed that while the demons' recovery ability was strong, it had its limits. In that case, he had nothing to worry about.

"My lord!"

Seeing the demon man injured, the other demons could no longer sit still. They moved one after another, intending to charge over. In an instant, demonic energy soared to the sky.

Ye Lin's gaze sharpened. These demons were not like that demon man; the aura radiating from them was extremely terrifying, not something he, at only level 25, could handle.

"Stop right there!"

A sharp shout rang out.

Ceng Canqi leaned on his blade, barely managing to stand up, staggering to block the path in front of all the demonic creatures.

He was covered in wounds, his clothes soaked in blood, and his left arm hung limply at his side; it was clearly broken.

"Why isn't this guy dead yet? Luta, what are you doing?" a demon shouted impatiently.

The demon called Luta stood where he was, like an iron tower.

But the next second, Luta's tall body collapsed with a crash like a golden mountain toppling and a jade pillar falling. A head with horns rolled dozens of meters away before coming to a stop; the cut at the neck was as smooth as a mirror, clearly severed by a sharp weapon.

"Luta!"

All the demons were shocked. They had never expected that Luta would die by Ceng Canqi's blade.

Ceng Canqi raised his blade, a frantic light flashing in his eyes.

"Come on, you demon scum! I want to see how many demons I can drag to the grave with me before I die!"

At this moment, Ceng Canqi was clearly mortally wounded, yet an extremely terrifying murderous aura surged from his body, momentarily deterring all the demons from stepping forward.

But soon, a demon reacted, and a demon with wings on its back and a ferocious face charged directly at Ceng Canqi.

"A human dares to spout such wild words? I will eat every bit of flesh on your body, piece by piece! To avenge Luta!"

The demon's speed was extreme, and in an instant, it arrived in front of Ceng Canqi.

A sense of despair welled up in Ceng Canqi's eyes. Killing Luta had already been the result of him giving his all; he had no strength left to deal with a second demon.

But that was fine; at least he had died in front of all the top scholars, which could be considered fulfilling his mission.

Ceng Canqi closed his eyes, but the excruciating pain he imagined did not come to his body.

When he opened his eyes, he discovered that a tall, upright figure had blocked his path at some point.

That figure merely extended a single finger, pinning the winged demon to the spot, unable to move.

Ceng Canqi's face lit up with joy, for he had recognized who the person was: the City Lord of Shencheng — He Yunfeng!

"City Lord He!" Seeing He Yunfeng appear, Ceng Canqi was instantly overjoyed; this meant everyone would be saved.

As the city lord of a top-tier city, He Yunfeng's strength was ranked among the best in the entire Great Xia.

"You did well this time."

He Yunfeng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping like a torch toward the group of demons, his eyes filled with coldness.

"Since the demons dare to sneak into my human territory to cause trouble, then none of you are leaving today. Stay behind and have a good meal!"