Chapter 67: Want to be my little brother?

Two first-rank Demon Beasts, in the context of the entire Tianxuan Continent, are at best merely a single spray of foam in the vast ocean, not worth mentioning.

Yet, placed before Zhou Tai and the others, they are a surging wave sufficient to destroy his ship and kill everyone on board.

Admittedly, Jiang Yinuo is at the Second Realm of cultivation and can suppress one Demon Beast by her own strength.

But with two together, it becomes quite difficult.

Most importantly, they are bringing along many junior disciples who have just reached Entry; if the Demon Beasts go mad, they can hardly guarantee the safety of these junior brothers and sisters.

Therefore, her subconscious thought is to retreat.

But Lu Li does not retreat; instead, he charges forward to meet them.

Everyone is stunned; one must know that Lu Li is only at the Initial Realm.

The status of the Initial Realm on the Tianxuan Continent is equivalent to the enlightenment stage, with quite weak combat power.

For Lu Li to charge up is no different from throwing his life away.

"You surnamed Lu, if you want to die, go die somewhere far away!"

"Now is not the time to show off. With your Initial Realm cultivation, going up there is just becoming fodder for the Demon Beasts."

Zhou Tai pulls a Qi Condensation Pill from his bosom, swallows it, and shouts a reprimand.

However, Lu Li remains unmoved.

"Who says the Initial Realm can't kill Demon Beasts?"

His eyes are fixed firmly on the Demon Beasts before him, his body slightly crouched, his palm hooked over the hilt of his sword.

The long sword is ready to be unsheathed at any moment.

"Roar!"

The two Scorpion-Tiger Demon Beasts let out deafening cries, their scarlet tongues lolling out, their sharp fangs still stained with the flesh and blood they had just snagged.

They are enraged by Lu Li.

The provocation of an Initial Realm cultivator is, in their eyes, like a fat sheep provoking a tiger.

The brutal killing intent of the two Demon Beasts has already enveloped Lu Li.

Within this killing intent, there is no hatred mixed in, but rather the instinctual urge to slaughter and devour.

The next moment.

One Scorpion-Tiger kicks off the ground with its hind legs, the earth beneath its feet suddenly sinking, generating a powerful thrust.

Its strength is immense, so the speed of its burst is extremely fast—so fast that ordinary people cannot see its figure at all, only sensing a black shadow rushing toward them, carrying a foul wind.

Suddenly, sharp claws violently tear through the void, swiping at Lu Li from top to bottom.

Those terrifying claws are meant to tear everything in front of them into two halves.

The disciples behind Jiang Yinuo have not yet officially stepped into the ranks of cultivators; this is their first time feeling the terror of Demon Beasts.

To them, Demon Beasts are like lions and tigers to ordinary people.

Even though this Scorpion-Tiger's target is not them, this primitive bloodthirst still makes their hearts jump with fear.

Does anyone really think they can defeat a tiger by sliding into it? "Is this what a Demon Beast is?"

"Just the lowest-grade Demon Beast, and it can bring such terrifying pressure..."

"Too terrifying."

Everyone subconsciously retreats backward.

Yes, it is indeed very terrifying.

But for Lu Li, he saw a scene even more cruel than this three years ago!

Three years ago, Lu Li's parents were killed by a demon cultivator.

Lu Li clearly remembers that the demon cultivator had three Demon Beasts under his command.

It is even possible that his parents' bodies were devoured by those Demon Beasts!

Moreover, even if Lu Li had no deep hatred for Demon Beasts, he would not watch Zhou Tai die at their hands, even if Zhou Tai is his little hater.

In short, as for things like Demon Beasts, he has long wanted to kill them.

As for what Zhou Tai said, that the Initial Realm cannot kill Demon Beasts? Perhaps an ordinary Initial Realm cannot.

But Lu Li has long since practiced the sword for nearly ten years in a world unknown to the Tianxuan Continent.

His sword—how could it be something Zhou Tai could understand? This strike is destined to be very strong.

"Junior Brother Lu, step back!"

Jiang Yinuo shouts.

Jiang Yinuo pinches a Sword Formula,

putting all her strength into driving her Flying Sword.

A crimson Flying Sword suddenly shoots out from her side, flying toward that Scorpion-Tiger.

Jiang Yinuo's face is flushed as she desperately drives her Spirit Qi, but her heart is full of despair; it is too late... her Flying Sword cannot make it in time!

The next moment, a sword light suddenly slashes out from in front of Lu Li.

That sword light is very fast, lasting only for an instant.

But Zhou Tai and Jiang Yinuo still saw that sword light.

It was a sword they could not describe, and that sword light also carried a trace of an aura they could not understand.

Or rather, what they cannot understand is Lu Li.

It seems they have never truly understood Lu Li.

For instance, why Lu Li dares to confront a first-rank Demon Beast with his Initial Realm cultivation.

And why he is able to slash out such a marvelous Sword Formula.

But what they can understand is that that strike is very strong.

The sword light collided with the Demon Beast's scorpion-tiger claws, sparking a spray of fire, followed by a piercing sound, but all of this vanished in an extremely short amount of time.

Because Lu Li's sword had already sliced everything before him into two segments.

After the sword light vanished, they saw Lu Li standing in place holding his long sword, and before him, the body of that massive scorpion-tiger Demon Beast suddenly split down the middle, dividing into two halves.

Due to the momentum of its forward leap, the two halves of its body still rushed forward at a terrifying speed.

Boom!

The scorpion-tiger's massive body flew a long distance and slammed heavily onto the ground.

From beginning to end, Lu Li never looked back.

Within the crimson beast blood was a trace of deep green; that was the color of the Demon race's blood.

Some of this beast blood burst open in mid-air, falling to the ground like a rain of blood, and also drenching Lu Li's shoulders.

Hum!

The crimson Zhuque Flying Sword lost its target, weaving through the blood rain, and then flew back to Jiang Yinuo's side.

The sword body swayed slightly, as if asking, what happened? They say to let the bullet fly for a while, but the Zhuque Flying Sword had just aimed, and the Demon Beast had already fallen? Jiang Yinuo could not explain this matter either.

"Could it be that this sword strike just now is the reason Senior Brother Lu has been practicing the sword for three years?" She could feel that Lu Li's cultivation had not changed at all; the amount of Spirit Qi on that sword strike was still at the Initial Realm.

But on his sword, there was an extra trace of marvelous pressure.

A realm that even Mastery-level sword techniques could not reach.

Jiang Yinuo's brows furrowed slightly; this feeling was not entirely unfamiliar to her.

But where had she seen it? For a moment, she could not quite recall.

And behind her, the group of disciples was completely dumbfounded.

Especially the disciples of the Qingyang Sword Hall; they had previously heard the conversations of their senior brothers and, to a greater or lesser extent, looked down on Lu Li for his Initial Realm cultivation.

But now, seeing Lu Li split a Demon Beast in two with one strike, standing quietly in the blood rain, the Demon Beast's body behind him hitting the ground with a massive sound, yet Lu Li not even turning his head back—it was simply incredibly cool, wasn't it? A real man never looks back at an explosion.

"So cool."

"Slaying a demon with one sword, fighting in a bath of blood."

"This is what a sword cultivator is, this is what a man is."

"The senior brothers who spoke ill of Senior Brother Lu before were all out of jealousy, right?"

"Senior Brother Lu is at the Initial Realm, but this combat power is just too fierce."

"Senior Brother Zhou Tai is already at the Perfection of the First Realm, yet he couldn't even beat the Demon Beast..."

"Keep your voice down, Senior Brother Zhou Tai is right there..."

That is truly killing the heart.

And Zhou Tai, in fact, had not heard the discussion of his fellow disciples, because his own brain had already exploded.

In his view, Lu Li's sword technique was unremarkable, not even having flame special effects like the Blazing Sun Sword Technique.

How could such a sword strike slice the scorpion-tiger in two? Then what was his own Blazing Sun Sword Technique doing, scratching an itch? "Impossible, impossible."

"Lu Li, this is definitely not Basic Sword Techniques, what sword technique is this?"

Zhou Tai asked loudly.

Lu Li smiled upon hearing this: "Want to learn? Call me big brother and I'll teach you."

"You!"

"Dream on."

Zhou Tai said through gritted teeth.

"Don't be in such a rush to refuse; the last person to become my little brother was surnamed Liang, and he is doing very well."