Chapter 112: Swift Kill

Li Heng looked at this Strange Monster, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

His figure was currently hidden within the darkness, so he was not afraid of being discovered by this Strange Monster and could observe it at will.

It seemed this was the poor soul from that village.

He couldn't help but shake his head, feeling a bit of emotion, then immediately withdrew his stray thoughts, ignored this Strange Monster, and continued up the mountain.

His targets were that tiger and that man; to capture the bandits, one must first capture the ringleader. It was better to kill those two first to avoid them becoming alert and causing accidents. As for these Strange Monsters, their aura was weak and they weren't worth much Source Power.

That tiger served as the source that sustained the appearance of the Strange Monsters. If he killed it, these Strange Monsters might also perish together, so there was no need to kill them one by one.

At this moment, at the peak of Baishou Ridge.

With the help of those Strange Monsters, the Summoning Descent Array the man was constructing had already taken initial shape. According to the current speed, as long as some more time passed and Dawn broke on the horizon, it would be completed.

The man was deep in thought, observing his surroundings, a sense of doubt rising in his heart. Could it be that he was truly overthinking and had guessed wrong?

That ruthless person wouldn't come tonight?

Thinking of this, his heart settled. After all, in his plan, that ruthless person coming early was the one point he could least control.

If they didn't come early, then his scheme would be mostly successful, but if they came early, he would likely have to consider how to flee to the ends of the earth, or even commit suicide.

As things stood, sending some Strange Monsters to scout was merely to seek some psychological comfort; he didn't hold much hope for actually finding anything through these Strange Monsters.

The tiger nearby watched all this, scratching its head.

This so-called Array had patterns that were quite nice to look at, but just looking at them made its head dizzy, making the tiger's eyes dazzle.

The man pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Stupid cat, you keep watch first, don't move from here, I'll be right back." Having said that, the man immediately turned around, wanting to go down the ridge. These Strange Monsters were not to be trusted; he had to go out himself.

Although his own strength was not strong, he still knew a bit of heterodox ways.

He could perfectly well set up a Warning Array in the surroundings.

Just like his Night Inn.

A strong night wind blew, trees swayed like demons and Strange Monsters baring fangs and brandishing claws; Li Heng wove through them, about to reach the ridge peak.

He discovered with surprise that the closer he got to the mountain top, the more concentrated the Yin energy became; this did not conform to Reason. Places with concentrated Yin energy were mostly on the ground or deep within the earth.

High places were generally the territory of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi or Yang energy.

Although this mountain ridge was not high, it was still seven or eight hundred meters, long since far from the ground; how could such a situation of highly concentrated Yin energy appear? Or was it that there was a Yin Vein leading directly to the ridge peak?

Li Heng frowned, feeling more and more that this matter was not normal.

It really was an eventful autumn, he sighed.

However, he was here to kill monsters after all, and such geographical phenomena were merely trivial details to him; he would consider them after he finished killing the monsters. Thinking this, he had already reached the mountain top.

This mountain top was very wide, with a large portion being flat land.

It would even be more than enough to build a villa here.

If one looked down during the day, one could overlook the scenery on all four sides, having a sense of heroism like "I will ascend the peak, and view all the mountains as small," even though this place was a Yin Land, a place of demons.

A strong wind rose on the mountain, the wind mixed with Yin energy, known as Yin wind.

He was currently using Visualization of the Heavenly Eye, and his vision was very strong.

So when he saw the things existing on the mountain top, he immediately showed a look of rage; what a good man-eating demon, what a good fat cat beast, the mountain was full of white bones!

This was only because this area was sparsely populated. If there were many people here, he feared the human skin and flesh would have rotted into dust and mud, right?

At this time, he suddenly saw a figure walking down.

Through the observation of the Heavenly Eye and the lock of the Ten Thousand Mile Soul-Chasing, he immediately realized that this figure was the man he had met at the gathering place, the owner of that man-eating demon tiger.

Li Heng chuckled coldly; it really was a coincidence.

Originally, he had thought that after he killed that tiger, he would still have to go to the inn next to Baishou Ridge to kill the man who sold human meat; he hadn't expected him to deliver himself to his door.

This man's strength was indeed very strong, being in the True Qi Realm; although it didn't look like he had reached the peak, it was not far off.

No wonder he had the confidence to dare to fish.

However, Li Heng had long since viewed ordinary True Qi Realm as ants.

With a shift of his thought, his figure flashed.

He had already appeared behind that man and patted him on the shoulder. "Where do you want to go?"

Suddenly, the man was startled and wanted to exert force.

But he felt an infinite giant force suppressing him; let alone exerting force, he couldn't even move a bit, as if he had been shocked here, rooted to the earth, and directly frozen in place.

Li Heng walked in front of this man, the face of the terrifying Living Dead appearing before his eyes. "Not going to run your inn in the middle of the night, but instead able to come to this Baishou Ridge, for what purpose?"

He looked at this man and said indifferently.

"You... are...?"

The man said somewhat stutteringly, knowing he had encountered a strong enemy, and a bad premonition had already arisen in his heart, but the fluke in his heart made him dare not think in that direction.

"Why, at the gathering back then, did you forget who I am?"

"It seems you don't take my words to heart."

He patted the man's shoulder again; although it was just a light pat, the man's figure had already sunk into the ground, with half his body buried in the soil.

The man was terrified in his heart, knowing the worst possibility had occurred.

"So it is you, sir. Didn't... didn't you say you were coming to... tomorrow? I haven't prepared the gift here yet." Suppressing the terror in his heart, the man said with a forced smile.

"Oh? A gift?" Li Heng smiled lightly.

"Is it your gift, or the gift of that organizer?"

Li Heng's expression became increasingly playful.

"I observe that at a certain place on the mountain top, there is Yin energy entrenched, and it is operating in a regular pattern; you guess, could this be some kind of Array, for example, an Array to summon that organizer?"

These words directly broke the man's mental defense; he was terrified, how did this ruthless person know this point? Didn't he return long ago? There was no reason for him to know this.

Could it be the group of Strange Monsters left behind by the adult...

Someone betrayed me?!

"Why, looking at your expression, could it be that I guessed correctly?"

"M-my lord! This lowly one was forced into this against my will; our lives are all in the hands of that host lord, please spare this lowly one, I am willing to offer up all the wealth I have accumulated."

The man begged humbly; if his feet hadn't been buried deep in the earth, restricted by the soil, he likely would have been trembling already.

"Oh, it seems I really did guess right."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Speak, where is that inn of yours, and who is there?"

"Reporting to my lord, there are only some minor ghost lackeys, on the east side of Baishou Ridge, usually only appearing at night, concealed by an Array. Does my lord wish to visit my home? I can lead the way."

The man said tremblingly, feeling some doubt in his heart; why did this ruthless man bring up his inn? He had already been caught, after all.

He inwardly cursed his own bad luck.

How could this ruthless man's movements be so fast? He had clearly intended to set up some Warning Array, yet he was caught by this ruthless man directly?

"That's enough, you can die now."

Casting down a cluster of Sun True Fire, Li Heng stepped past the man and continued forward, leaving behind only some ashes that were burned to nothing in an instant and then drifted away with the wind.

Source Power +80

Beside the Array.

That tiger had originally been staring fixedly at these ghost thralls, making them set up the Array. But suddenly it felt the string that bound it snap, and its expression changed abruptly.

Without the slightest hesitation, it directly utilized the momentum of the Yin wind existing atop the mountain peak and lunged out, wanting to leap down the mountain just like that and escape to safety. But suddenly, its tiger tail was grabbed by a hand, and then with a backward flick, it was thrown back.

"Where do you think you're going, little cat?"

Li Heng smiled, looking at the demon tiger that had been thrown until it was dizzy and was rolling on the ground, but his eyes were full of indifference.

"My lord, my lord, spare my life, spare my life!"

The tiger begged in agony.

It was that man's pet, and they had established a Contract; now that the Contract was broken, it meant that the man was already dead. Even if its tiger brain didn't turn fast, it knew this was a life-and-death crisis.

"Tsk, your eyes are truly bright."

Li Heng suddenly noticed the demon tiger's eyes, which were like luminous pearls, and was instantly delighted; it really was a case of "finding nowhere to look after breaking through iron shoes, it comes without any effort," this demon tiger really did have strange eyes.

"If my lord likes my eyes, I can offer them up."

The tiger finally stopped rolling, the pain from being thrown to the ground by great force finally lessening a bit. Hearing Li Heng's words, it wagged its tail like a pug and said fawningly.

Li Heng reached out and stroked the tiger's head.

The tiger was very tactful, acting like a little cat and revealing an expression of enjoyment, as if it were enjoying its master's petting, if not for its trembling four legs.

Suddenly, he exerted force, and his power shook.

The tiger's brain was instantly shattered, just like piece after piece of tofu, turning into mixed-together tofu pudding.

The demon tiger that had eaten countless humans, dead!

Li Heng's expression was indifferent; if it dared to eat people, then it had to die.

This was one of his bottom lines.

Those ghost thralls who were still setting up the Array saw the culprit tiger die, and their blank expressions revealed traces of joy; they knelt on the ground, kowtowing incessantly, thanking Li Heng for his great kindness and virtue.

Then their figures slowly faded until they became nothingness and vanished.

This scene was silent, with only the sound of the wind whistling.

Source Power +120

Li Heng was silent for a moment, then directly dug out the demon tiger's eyes, wrapped them in cloth, and put them into his pocket. He did not delay further, heading straight down the mountain toward the east side of Baishou Ridge. Relying on the power of his Heavenly Eye, he soon saw the inn hidden by the roadside next to Baishou Ridge.

This inn was surrounded by Yin energy, which was clearly the so-called Array. However, it was night now, and the inn appeared accordingly, lighting up with lamps, clearly not hidden within the Array. From within, the sounds of cups clashing and shouting while drinking could be heard from time to time.

There were likely no few minor ghosts inside.

With an indifferent expression, he flicked out a cluster of Sun True Fire.