Chapter 778: Demon Commander (First update, requesting all)

"Ah!"

Only at this moment did this Sixth-tier Beastmaster from the Shayi Kingdom let out a miserable shriek; he turned his head with difficulty and saw a petite, ferocious figure.

This was a petite Assassin Demon, but compared to the Great Demon-level Assassin Demons Li Zhangsheng had encountered before, although it was still only five feet tall, there was a silver star on its forehead, and its aura was clearly stronger than that of a Great Demon.

When a demon becomes a Demon Commander, it receives the gaze of the Abyss, its strength is greatly enhanced, and it gains a certain amount of Abyssal Authority. Demons call this the Abyssal Favor, and the silver star on this Assassin Demon's forehead is the manifestation of the Abyssal Favor.

Clearly, this is a Demon Commander-level Assassin Demon!

The Assassin Demon brutally ripped out the heart and took a bite, scarlet blood spilling everywhere, making a disgusting smacking sound.

"Run!"

As soon as he saw the silver star on the Assassin Demon's forehead, a bone-chilling cold surged in Zhao Rui's heart, and he immediately rode his Flying Demon Pet toward the direction where Li Zhangsheng was located.

Even if Li Zhangsheng was no match for the Assassin Demon, by combining the strength of three Top-tier Pseudo-Kings, there was a significant possibility of contending with the Assassin Demon.

The other two Sixth-tier contestants from the Shayi Kingdom shivered violently and followed Zhao Rui in his escape.

The Assassin Demon did not pursue immediately, but continued to gnaw on the heart in its hand; in a few bites, it devoured the entire heart, then twisted off the head of the Shayi Kingdom's Sixth-tier contestant before starting its pursuit.

Its speed was extremely fast, so much so that even Aixi at full speed would inevitably be a notch inferior.

During the pursuit, pitch-black Demonic Qi emerged from the Assassin Demon's hands, and it quickly pulled a translucent soul out of the Sixth-tier contestant's head.

This was naturally the Sixth-tier contestant from the Shayi Kingdom; at first, he was in a dazed state, but upon seeing the Assassin Demon, extreme fear welled up in his heart.

What demons love most is naturally souls; those of Stronger individuals or those who specifically cultivate Mental Power can be said to be their favorites, not only delicious but also capable of boosting their strength.

This is also why, after discovering the world of Spirit Beasts, the demons invaded on a large scale; even for the Demon Monarchs standing at the top of the Abyssal pyramid, the souls of powerful Beastmasters are beneficial to them.

Furthermore, souls are also an important currency in the Abyss.

However, the Assassin Demon did not immediately devour the soul; it planned to hold a blasphemous feast to enjoy their souls after killing all the humans.

The Assassin Demon spat a Glazed Bottle out of its Stomach Pouch, and after opening the bottle's cap, a powerful suction force emerged, sweeping the soul into the Glazed Bottle, where it vanished.

In a mountain hollow several miles away, three Top-tier Pseudo-Kings were slaughtering demons; at this moment, they had summoned several more Demon Beasts and had indeed killed a few Great Demons.

The entire Large Demon Barracks became chaotic; demons unaware of the situation wailed and charged forward, but more were fleeing in a panic.

Perhaps due to overconfidence, the Demon Commander-level Assassin Demon did not conceal its aura at all, allowing Li Zhangsheng and the other two to immediately sense its presence.

"Not good, that's a Demon Commander!"

Wu Zetao's expression changed drastically; truly, what one fears comes to pass, and he couldn't help but want to retreat.

"Brother Wu, I'll leave this place to you. Bizhen, help me cover the flanks!"

Li Zhangsheng's expression was solemn, but he was not afraid; instead, he felt a sense of eagerness.

Ever since he possessed more than six Demon Beasts, he felt his strength should be comparable to a New King, but whether he could specifically contend with a King remained an unknown, as he had never fought a King before.

Now that a Demon Commander with strength comparable to a King had appeared, he naturally had the idea of testing it.

Most importantly, perhaps due to overconfidence, this Demon Commander-level Assassin Demon did not conceal itself at all, which was practically abandoning its greatest advantage.

If it were an Assassin Demon hiding in the shadows, it might have been able to instantly kill Li Zhangsheng or one of his Demon Pets.

Now that this Assassin Demon was out in the open, it had completely abandoned its greatest advantage, which greatly reduced its threat; its frontal combat power was not even worth mentioning alongside a Balrog or a Six-Armed Snake Demon of the same rank, and it was even a notch worse than a Succubus.

Simply put, an Assassin Demon in the open is not even as good as a New King; it is simply the best whetstone for Li Zhangsheng.

For the sake of safety, Li Zhangsheng still had Ning Bizhen cover his flanks, so that even if an accident occurred during the process, it would be enough to preserve both their lives.

Just as Li Zhangsheng charged toward the Demon Commander-level Assassin Demon, in the span of two or three breaths, the Assassin Demon caught up to one of the Shayi Kingdom's Sixth-tier contestants; just like the previous process, its ferocious claws cruelly pierced through his chest and directly took his heart.

Following the death of the second Shayi Kingdom contestant, Zhao Rui and the last Shayi Kingdom contestant turned deathly pale, their expressions filled with panic.

Suddenly, the last Shayi Kingdom contestant following behind Zhao Rui looked ruthless and immediately cast the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Secret Technique on the large Flying Demon Pet beneath him.

In an instant, the Flying Demon Pet's strength greatly increased, and with its speed surging, it became parallel to Zhao Rui in a flash.

Zhao Rui's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to cast a secret technique similar to the Heavenly Demon Disintegration.

An unexpected thing happened: the last Shayi Kingdom contestant looked ruthless, and the large Flying Demon Pet beneath him swiped a claw at Zhao Rui's Flying Demon Pet.

Zhao Rui's Flying Demon Pet was caught off guard and, unable to react in time, had its right wing pierced through by this claw.

The injury to its wing caused its speed to plummet, and whether it could even continue flying was a question, let alone catching up to the last Shayi Kingdom contestant.

At the same time, the Shayi Kingdom contestant even cast the Dimensional Anchor secret technique, causing the space within a radius of several hundred meters to solidify, forcing Zhao Rui to step out of the range of the Dimensional Anchor if he wanted to use Instant Movement.

"Sorry, I'm doing this to survive too!"

The last Shayi Kingdom contestant left behind this sentence and rode his Flying Demon Pet, rushing rapidly toward the mountain hollow.

To increase the chance of survival, one must not fall behind, otherwise, one would become the Assassin Demon's next hunting target.

The last Shayi Kingdom contestant did not want to die; to escape alive, he had to be faster than Zhao Rui. If Zhao Rui also cast a secret technique similar to the Heavenly Demon Disintegration, he would not have much confidence, as in terms of flight speed, Zhao Rui's Flying Demon Pet was superior to his.

As for the Dimensional Anchor, it was merely to prevent Zhao Rui from using Instant Movement to fight him to the death, cutting off his last chance.

"If I can escape this time, I will kill you at all costs!"

Zhao Rui cursed angrily, but his actions were not slow; he quickly summoned a Flying Demon Pet.

Chattering~

Before Zhao Rui could mount the Flying Demon Pet, a sound that made one's scalp tingle rang out from behind. Zhao Rui looked back, his face turning pale and bloodless in an instant; it was the Assassin Demon charging toward him, and the distance between the two was less than three hundred meters.

With the Assassin Demon's eerie speed, it would likely cover this distance in an instant.

Not giving Zhao Rui a chance, the Assassin Demon instantly closed the distance between them, appearing behind Zhao Rui with lightning speed, and swiped a claw toward Zhao Rui's back.

When approached by the Assassin Demon, Zhao Rui's body instantly became numb; it was the Assassin Demon's Pure Demonic Qi paralyzing his body.

This is the Assassin Demon's unique Demonic Qi, which allows it to kill targets more easily.

At this moment, Zhao Rui's mind was a blank slate.

What puzzled Zhao Rui was that the pain did not come; instead, an exceptionally harsh metallic grinding sound came from behind him, making his ears buzz and go deaf, followed by a powerful shockwave that blew his body away.

Zhao Rui managed to turn his head and saw a majestic Savage Winged Tiger clashing head-on with the Assassin Demon.

Originally, the Assassin Demon was about to kill Zhao Rui, but Aixi used the explosive power of the White Tiger Transformation Rainbow Technique to arrive quickly, swiping a claw at the Assassin Demon's head, effectively "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao."

The Assassin Demon had to abandon Zhao Rui, but it did not evade; instead, it raised its claws to clash head-on with Aixi.

Even though the Assassin Demon is not a demon that excels in strength and has a petite build, how could a mere Demon Beast be its match, even when comparing strength?

Attacking the enemy's strength with one's own weakness, the Assassin Demon is just that confident.

As a result, when the two collided, the Assassin Demon's expression changed; it felt a tremendous force surging from its claws and was forced to fly backward for a distance against its will.

Although Aixi also excels in speed, its strength is extremely powerful; crucially, it is an Epic quality Demon Pet, and among the two powerful Treasures it wears, one is the Titan's Grasp, which increases strength by sixty percent, truly a combination of speed and power.

Even though the Assassin Demon has an advantage in cultivation realm, among the many types of demons, its strength is at the very bottom.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng finally arrived and asked Zhao Rui: "Zhao Rui, go help Wu Zetao deal with the demons first; leave this place to me."

Zhao Rui patted his chest in lingering fear, looking at Li Zhangsheng with eyes full of gratitude; just a moment ago, he was only a hair's breadth away from death, and fortunately, Aixi arrived in time, otherwise he would have lost his life.

Losing his life would be one thing, but his soul would even be Devoured by the demon, leaving him without even an afterlife, so how could he not be filled with gratitude toward Li Zhangsheng.

"Alright!"

Gratitude is gratitude, but Zhao Rui knew very well that staying behind would only be a burden, so he hurriedly flew toward the mountain hollow.

Not far away, after suffering a small loss, the Assassin Demon completely reined in its contempt and began to fight in the way it was best at.

In an instant, the Assassin Demon vanished; its speed was truly too fast, appearing before Aixi's head in a flash and swiping a claw at Aixi's left eye.

It was not just speed; the Assassin Demon's attack speed was equally terrifying, and Aixi had no time to raise a claw or open its mouth to bite, so it could only force its head down, having to take the Assassin Demon's sharp claws with its hard skull.

Ssh— Crack!

Aixi only felt a pain in its head as its tough fur was easily torn open by the Assassin Demon's sharp claws, which then collided with its skull.

Even though Aixi's skull was hard enough, a hairline fracture still appeared under this blow, accompanied by an intense vibration that made Aixi's head feel somewhat dizzy.

Aixi hurriedly raised its sharp claws and swiped at the Assassin Demon, but the Assassin Demon's petite figure vanished again; this time it appeared behind Aixi, intending to swipe at its rear and give Aixi a "dirty hand" strike.

(End of this chapter)