Chapter 254: The Demon Head

As the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi withered, the Shenzhou Cultivation World suffered a heavy blow; those remaining Immortal Cultivators hid in deep mountains and old forests, struggling to survive, let alone improve their cultivation—even stabilizing their realms became extremely difficult.

Japanese Onmyoji, Nanyang Descending Head Masters, and Western vampires—these evil paths—were also affected by the depletion of Spirit Power.

However, the impact they suffered was not as great as that of the Shenzhou Immortal Cultivators, and they were still able to pass on their traditions.

Onmyoji command shikigami, and shikigami can absorb the faith of all living beings from Yasukuni Shrine, their strength increasing rather than decreasing.

Descending Head Masters use inhumane methods to induce despair and resentment, then let fierce ghosts absorb these negative emotions, allowing them to continue cultivating even in the End of Dharma Era.

As for vampires, this type of Demon Race is even more peculiar; they can refine energy from fresh blood by sucking it.

During that great war back then, the vampire families suffered heavy losses and were driven out of the Shenzhou land, but after nearly a hundred years of recuperation, their strength has slowly recovered.

Surrounded by strong enemies, if a great war of the cultivation world were to break out again, the Shenzhou Cultivation World would have no power to resist.

Zhang Sanfeng was also deeply worried about this, but after seeing Meng Yifan, Zhang Sanfeng felt a bit more confident; even if he were to fall, Meng Yifan could replace him and lead the Shenzhou Cultivation World to continue fighting in all directions.

"Yifan, in a moment I will open the Demon Cave entrance a little to absorb the baleful Qi from within, but the moment the entrance opens, the demons will surely charge out desperately. At that time, we master and disciple will have to fight side by side to beat the demons back. How about it? Do you have the confidence to go head-to-head with the demons?" Zhang Sanfeng asked.

"Master, just watch me," Meng Yifan said. This time, having traveled back, he had specifically brought the Ghost Head Blade with him. With a handy weapon, he was confident in going head-to-head with a Fourth Grade Middle Tier demon.

"Good, then let's begin." Zhang Sanfeng used his Spiritual Power to check the situation inside the Demon Cave, then his body suddenly hovered, revealing the Demon Cave entrance below. He then waved his large sleeve, and a black-and-white spiral of Qi appeared out of thin air, about to extract baleful Qi from within the Demon Cave.

"Roar!"

"Awoo!"

Two demons with green faces and sharp fangs, two horns on their heads, and bodies covered in emerald-green scales, darted out from the entrance.

Both of these demons were wearing Japanese military uniforms; one held the rank of Colonel, and the other held the rank of Major General. Their eyes were blood-red, and baleful Qi surged from their bodies.

From the energy fluctuations on their bodies, it could be seen that the Colonel demon was comparable to a Level 4 Mid-stage Cultivator, and the Major General demon was comparable to a Fourth Grade High Rank cultivator.

"Yifan, I will go deal with that Fourth Grade High Rank one, you go deal with that Fourth Grade Middle Tier one. Be quick."

Zhang Sanfeng kept his right hand still, continuing to extract the Demon Cave's baleful Qi, while his left hand formed a seal and pointed forward. The Yin Yang Dharma Sword behind Zhang Sanfeng emitted a crisp humming sound, then flew out automatically, erupting with brilliant black-and-white light as it slashed toward the Fourth Grade High Rank demon.

"Sword Control Technique?" Meng Yifan looked at Zhang Sanfeng with envy. Forming a seal with the left hand to remotely command the Yin Yang Dharma Sword to kill the enemy—this was the method of a Sword Immortal. With a single thought, the Flying Sword could fly thousands of miles away to decapitate an enemy; this was the true method of an Immortal Cultivator.

Meng Yifan did not know the Sword Control Technique, so he could only grip the Ghost Head Blade and execute Lingbo Microsteps, rushing up to engage the Fourth Grade Middle Tier demon in close-quarters combat.

"Clang!" The Ghost Head Blade struck the demon's arm, unexpectedly producing the sound of metal colliding, with sparks flying at the point of impact.

The Ghost Head Blade, which could cut through iron like mud, could only barely slice open the demon's scales, and after cutting in a little bit more, it could no longer cut any further.

"Damn! The demon's body is actually this sturdy." Meng Yifan was greatly shocked. He wanted to pull back the Ghost Head Blade to continue attacking, but he found that the demon smiled with disdain, the muscles on its arm tensed, firmly jamming the Ghost Head Blade. Then, its sharp claws grabbed toward Meng Yifan's chest, wanting to disembowel him and crush Meng Yifan's heart.

"Oh no!" Meng Yifan pulled back on the Ghost Head Blade, only to find that it was as if the blade had grown into the demon's arm; it simply could not be pulled out.

Meng Yifan traced an arc with his left hand, the spiral Qi of Taiji Fist wrapping around the demon's claws, using Four Ounces Deflects a Thousand Catties to deflect the strike.

Then, Meng Yifan let out a cold snort. The tip of the Ghost Head Blade suddenly split open, and streams of cyan-purple venom sprayed onto the demon's muscles.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!" This venom was a new type of poison developed by Liu Zhongyong. Its main ingredients were pus extracted from the body of a Third Grade Toad Demon Beast, combined with sulfuric acid, Cranesbill Red, and other deadly poisons, making the corrosiveness of the poison even more formidable than the pus of a Third Grade Toad.

If the venom had attacked directly from the outside against the demon's scales, the venom's effect would have been limited.

But now that the Ghost Head Blade had already broken the demon's scales, the venom attacked the demon's muscles directly, which caused the toxins to instantly corrode the demon's arm into a thousand holes.

Streams of foul-smelling black liquid flowed out from the demon's wound.

"Break for me!" Meng Yifan shouted loudly, his True Qi surging and being channeled into the Ghost Head Blade. The Ghost Head Blade became even sharper, and with a forward slash, the demon's already corroded arm was severed by the Ghost Head Blade in one stroke.

"Go to hell!" Meng Yifan followed the blade with his body, the Ghost Head Blade sweeping upward, about to sever the demon's neck.

"Roar!" The demon let out an angry roar like a thunderclap; the air around its body vibrated, and like an echo, the demon's roar continued to propagate.

"Sound Wave Domain?" Meng Yifan was shocked. Within this demon's domain, he felt his ears buzzing, his head dizzy, and the world spinning; it seemed as if the whole world was shaking, and he was unable to fight with full strength.

"Hmph! You think only you have sound wave attacks? I have them too." Meng Yifan channeled the Ghost Head Blade, unleashing the sound of Ghost Crying Wolf Howling. The two sound waves canceled each other out, and Meng Yifan finally felt a bit better.

"Hum!" Meng Yifan activated his Yin Domain, the invisible and intangible Domain Power binding the demon. Then, Meng Yifan swung the Ghost Head Blade and slashed fiercely, slicing open the scales on the demon's neck.

Immediately following, the Ghost Head Blade spat out venom, corroding the muscles and bones inside the demon's neck. Meng Yifan took the opportunity to exert force, and the demon's neck was severed.

"Ding! Hunted one Fourth Grade Middle Tier demon, gained 1400 Experience Value points." The Game Panel's notification sound rang out again.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded with satisfaction. He had been paying attention to the battle on Meng Yifan's side just now; if Meng Yifan had encountered danger, he could have stepped in to help in time.

Now that Meng Yifan had already killed a demon, Zhang Sanfeng, as the master, could not be outdone by his disciple.

With a thought, Zhang Sanfeng activated his Yin Yang Domain simultaneously.

The Yang Domain was on top, and the Yin Domain was below. Both domains activated at the same time, like a giant Yin-Yang Millstone, simultaneously crushing the Fourth Grade High Rank demon in the middle.