Chapter 172: Fighting for You, My Lady

Lu Xingzhou's experience over the years was not narrow; he had seen many demons and monsters, and things like Flame Demons, Dark Demons, and Iron Demons were all within his understanding. In short, they were all lives condensed from a certain element of the world; those with good natures were often called "Spirits," while those with evil natures were "Demons."

Judging by this origin, a Heart Demon could also be understood as a form of spiritual element, within the realm of cognition.

But what is a Succubus?

Does lust count as an element? If so, wouldn't the entire book reader group be full of demons?

Hormone Demon? Ox Demon? Cave Troll?

It's not the same system... roughly, it can only be understood as a Spirit condensed from a certain type of desire. If it's lust, is her expression very similar to the Chaste Girl Profound Art? Where is the difference?

The difference is that Pei Chuyun is a human, possessing human emotions and a self-consistent set of values; a Succubus does not.

Moreover, Pei Chuyun has not yet reached the third grade, so she cannot yet use certain mental techniques; but this Succubus has regressed from the third grade, so it is uncertain whether she can use them.

It's damn magical. Clearly, the Iron Demon, flowing with magma, brings far greater pressure and intimidation, yet everyone's gaze is on the Succubus... but the reality should be much the same; judging by the nature of the Succubus, this Iron Demon might actually be her subordinate.

Hmm, the bloody dog couple?

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the Succubus over there was on the verge of tears: "Young Master... save me..."

Those chains seemed to wrap around her body, yet they precisely covered the key points, making her look even more tempting; combined with this tone of voice, it could truly make any man's heart itch uncontrollably.

Sheng Yuanyao's ponytail almost stood on end; familiar, too familiar, the green tea in someone's house was just like this, instantly making one's hair stand on end.

She quickly drew her sword: "Division of labor, I'll handle this one, you and A'nuo quickly deal with the Iron Demon!"

Lu Xingzhou grabbed her ponytail and yanked her back: "A'nuo goes; she is the one with the least desire to be exploited, and also the strongest among us. You, a fifth-grade little melon, have some self-awareness, can you? Are you going to risk your life just to stop me from going?"

Sheng Yuanyao: "..."

"Roar!" The attitude of the two, highly suspected of being flirtatious banter, finally enraged the Iron Demon, which had been posing for a long time; it took two steps out of the magma and swung a punch straight at Lu Xingzhou's head.

"Hehe... the two of you are so loving, it makes me itch..." the Succubus laughed, leaning casually against a pillar.

A'nuo "whooshed" to her front, and a big flatbread slapped down over her head: "Shameless, who are you itching for? Die!"

The chains wrapping around her suddenly spun, forming a spiral shield like a nebula chain, blocking A'nuo's big flatbread from the outside. Inside was indeed empty; in the midst of his busy work, Lu Xingzhou glanced and seemed to see cherry red switches on a keyboard.

The Succubus didn't care at all about being seen through completely, laughing on her own: "Big sisters don't bully children, let your daddy come..."

The "come" in a coquettish tone hadn't even finished when it suddenly turned into a trembling sound.

Those chains seemed to be spinning, but when the flatbread slapped down, they suddenly became unmanageable, withering and falling off, literally "dropping the chain."

The Succubus's face changed; she twisted her body and dodged by a hair's breadth, the flatbread brushing past her, almost smashing the red switches.

The Succubus broke out in a cold sweat and finally began to take the little devil before her seriously: "Little devil, you are looking for death~"

A'nuo looked her up and down, her eyes full of contempt: "With that figure, any one of my master's wives is better than you!"

"I don't believe it~" The Succubus glanced at Sheng Yuanyao over there, but her voice got stuck.

Although the Succubus was a Spirit born of heaven and earth, her figure was absolutely perfect, so saying someone was better than her was obviously a forced insult. But judging by the look, at least Sheng Yuanyao wouldn't be worse than her; her figure was balanced and athletic, with a slim waist and long legs; although her chest wasn't as big as hers, it was moderate, and the shape was quite upright.

There were plenty of men who liked this style; not everyone loved big breasts and a curvy backside.

Any one of them wasn't worse than her, and the Succubus felt a bit struck.

"Lalala~" A'nuo made a face, the big flatbread turned into a frisbee, and flew spinning out. At the same time, she followed behind, her small fist clenched into a Yama Kill.

The Succubus dared not use the chains again; she pulled out a white silk from somewhere, using softness to overcome hardness, and coiled it toward the frisbee.

In her heart, she was also puzzled: how could such a small human be so strong? This shouldn't be... but what was infuriating was that a child was still a child; she had been releasing her lustful fog for so long, yet the stinky child was completely unaffected, having not even opened her acupoints!

How could a fourth-grade child opponent appear? Isn't this a hard counter?

The battle on this side had entered a white-hot stage; on that side, Lu Xingzhou and Sheng Yuanyao fighting the Iron Demon together had also reached a critical moment.

Lu Xingzhou thought these two were a bloody dog couple; the Iron Demon thought these two were the real dog couple.

The cultivation of this dog couple was only fifth grade middle; in terms of absolute strength, there was obviously a huge gap compared to the Iron Demon, but the Iron Demon also found that this pair of dogs was not easy to deal with.

"Swish!" Sheng Yuanyao used her ancestral thick-backed blade; the wind howled as she slashed horizontally.

The Iron Demon's body was hard as steel; originally, it casually blocked without caring, but the blade "cracked" into the steel skin, and magma inside trickled down.

Sheng Yuanyao couldn't withstand the force and flew backward, but this strike had confirmed it could break the defense!

"Third Grade Treasure Blade!" the Iron Demon had this thought flash through its mind, urgently withdrawing its hand; the wind sound came again at its ear, and Lu Xingzhou's mid-air flying kick had already reached its face.

The Iron Demon blocked with its other hand; when the two met, the power was actually evenly matched.

—When Lu Xingzhou used his fists, he was at fifth-grade strength, relying on a special move to blast out fourth-grade power, but that was just the effect of the special move, unable to achieve such power with every attack. But his legs could... a casual kick was already power exceeding his own; that was the power of the Water and Fire bones not yet fully digested; originally, just two casual kicks had made Ye Wufeng extremely uncomfortable.

Outsiders never thought that the crippled Lu Xingzhou's strongest power was in his legs, and it was likely to remain so for his whole life; even if his cultivation balanced out later, his leg bones would still be stronger than other bones.

Lu Xingzhou's first kick was Water Spirit power, testing how effective it was against this magma Iron Demon.

Where the two struck, there was a "hissing sound," as if water vapor was steaming; it seemed to have little effect, basically a drop in the bucket.

Lu Xingzhou spun around smoothly, and the ham leg came out again; at the same time, he secretly formed a Slow Talisman in his hand.

Over there, Sheng Yuanyao was also dragging her sword to sweep horizontally; the Iron Demon originally had its fist howling, intending to smash into Sheng Yuanyao's face at the same time she slashed, but it was stunned to find this punch had slowed down.

Sheng Yuanyao was also a veteran of battle; seeing this, she immediately increased the force of her blade by another three parts, and slashed at the Iron Demon's waist before the fist arrived.

Lu Xingzhou's ham leg also kicked directly into the Iron Demon's chest.

Again, there was a "crack" sound; the steel at the waist was cut in, and magma flowed, but the Iron Demon seemed to feel no pain at all; instead, a ferocious look appeared on its face, and the fist had already reached Sheng Yuanyao's face.

Sheng Yuanyao directly abandoned her sword and rolled; Lu Xingzhou's ham leg had already kicked the Iron Demon's chest long ago.

This kick was not explosive power; it was still testing, injecting the Fire Spirit power in his leg into the Iron Demon's body to see if there was any special reaction.

The result was that the Iron Demon, which felt no pain even when slashed by a blade, now let out a muffled roar, seeming a bit uncomfortable; it stepped back two paces, the blade originally stuck in its waist fell, and Sheng Yuanyao quickly picked it up.

Lu Xingzhou now had a clear idea; this Iron Demon needed hot nourishment, but could not take any more, otherwise its temperature tolerance would be exceeded.

But the problem was, his own flame temperature was just so-so, not hot enough. The nature of Black Flame was not extreme high temperature either, not matching the requirement...

As for Sheng Yuanyao's physical damage, it was similarly capable of causing harm but not enough force; it could only break the defense and could not cause a fatal wound.

Both were just a little short; how to deal with it?

Sheng Yuanyao swung her big blade to continue chasing and cutting; Lu Xingzhou also delivered continuous flying kicks to suppress, thinking silently in his heart.

Fighting a war of attrition, the two of us humans definitely cannot beat this kind of demon; they are almost tireless, so we must end it quickly.

He could only try... Lu Xingzhou quietly extended his spiritual sense, separating the fire seed the Fire Demon had just absorbed.

This fire seed had, through continuous scorching over time, created a desert. Logically, it belonged to the category of extremely stable flames with super-long endurance; its temperature alone was unremarkable, and absorbing it hadn't made the Fire Demon any stronger. If he absorbed it for himself, he could probably forge a stable alchemical fire. Was that meaningful for combat?

Yes...

"Yuanyao, its speed is average. Attack its lower body."

Sheng Yuanyao received the order, disregarding the lava on the ground, and immediately performed a ground-rolling slash, aiming at the Iron Demon's lower leg.

The Iron Demon stepped back, instinctively lowering its head to look down.

Lu Xingzhou leaped into mid-air and executed a snapping kick, striking the Iron Demon's chin.

The Iron Demon still instinctively leaned back, dodging the kick.

Just as it raised its head, a black Fire Demon appeared before its eyes, smiling as it separated a wisp of flame like defecating and dropped it into its mouth.

The Iron Demon: "?"

The next moment, searing, excruciating pain shot from its mouth deep into its abdomen. The Iron Demon roared wildly; lava splashed, and a violent aura swept out. Lu Xingzhou and Sheng Yuanyao both shielded their faces and flew backward.

The fire seed's flame effect as a heat source was poor, but what if the entire fire seed entered the Iron Demon's body?

Could it withstand the scorching of flames that flowed endlessly and never ceased?

"Roar!" Almost visible to the naked eye, the steel armor on the Iron Demon's skin began to melt, gradually turning liquid.

If it was entirely liquid, it couldn't stand!

The Iron Demon instantly went mad with rage. Before the steel fully melted, it suddenly punched toward Sheng Yuanyao.

It could see that between the dog couple, the female was slightly weaker. If it was to take one with it to death, it could only take the female.

This furious punch, unleashed after going berserk, far exceeded the previous ones in speed and power. Sheng Yuanyao urgently raised her blade to block; massive force surged in. With a "puff," she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and was thrown backward, body and blade together.

Lu Xingzhou flew forward to catch her, but the Iron Demon's other fist smashed toward Sheng Yuanyao's face.

Lu Xingzhou, suspended in mid-air with no room to advance or retreat, simply gritted his teeth, flipped over, and blocked in front of Sheng Yuanyao. He didn't even have time to use talismans; he could only summon a Soul Banner, barely better than nothing, to block behind him.

"Bang!" The iron fist smashed viciously into Lu Xingzhou's back. Both the Soul Banner and his clothes were blasted open with a large hole. Lu Xingzhou felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as well, splattering it all over Sheng Yuanyao's face.

With a "thud," the two of them were thrown to the ground. Sheng Yuanyao stared blankly at Lu Xingzhou, whose face was pale beneath her, and for a moment lost all thought.

Lu Xingzhou, however, had no time for the pleasure of slow-motion background music. He pushed off the scorched ground with both hands, kicked backward with his hamstrings, and struck the Iron Demon's pursuing fist squarely.

Fist met leg. Lu Xingzhou's hamstring power erupted fully, smashing once again into the Iron Demon's body.

Burning both inside and out, the Iron Demon finally let out a world-shaking roar. Its entire body melted into molten iron and dissolved into the lava pool.

"It's not dead!" Lu Xingzhou panted heavily: "It can still resurrect. Just like a dog couple... Quickly concentrate your power and finish off the Succubus with A'nuo. Deal with this thing later!"

Sheng Yuanyao struggled to turn over and rise. Just as she was about to attack the Succubus's direction together with Lu Xingzhou, both of them suddenly felt their legs go weak, nearly toppling over.

They exchanged a stunned glance, yet both saw surging lust in the other's eyes.

Getting aroused at a time like this?

—The Succubus's technique of remotely stirring up mental desires, though difficult to exert when lowered to fourth grade, had, after such a long battle, scattered its mental seduction throughout the space during the fight.

When everyone was unharmed, they might have been able to block and endure it, but what about after being injured?

(End of this chapter)