Chapter 206

“Interesting.”

The Bai Yuying demon immediately ignored Jiang Yuan and the other three, focusing all its attention on Lu Fang; even if the other three escaped, it was determined to kill Lu Fang.

Shhh!

A blade of light slashed straight toward the Bai Yuying demon.

This blade of light came from Jiang Yuan’s two-handed greatsword, and her intent was clear—she had no intention of fleeing, but was declaring war on the Bai Yuying demon.

The Bai Yuying demon shifted its body, appearing over ten zhang away, effortlessly dodging the slash, and glared coldly at Jiang Yuan.

“If you want to die, I’ll oblige you.”

The Bai Yuying demon abandoned Lu Fang and charged toward Jiang Yuan, clearly enraged by her actions.

Jiang Yuan gripped her two-handed greatsword horizontally and said without fear: “We’ll see if you have the skill.”

Meanwhile, Bei Tian and the Five Precepts Monk, sensing danger, both instinctively stepped beside Jiang Yuan and deployed all their strength to resist the Bai Yuying demon.

Although Bei Tian and Jiang Yuan were both Fifth Rank, Second Stage, and even the Five Precepts Monk was Sixth Rank, Third Stage, the three were immediately overwhelmed by the Bai Yuying demon.

Jiang Yuan and Bei Tian, who were in the front, were already wounded.

This Bai Yuying demon seemed to have some background—it was clearly much stronger than an ordinary Fourth Rank demon, in both demonic energy and all other aspects.

Lu Fang hesitated only briefly before activating his Extraordinary Ability: Zang Hua Yin. As peach petals drifted down, the Bai Yuying demon was locked within a floral ring, and the pressure on Jiang Yuan and the other three instantly lessened.

“This is...”

After repelling Jiang Yuan and the others, the Bai Yuying demon turned its grim gaze toward Lu Fang behind it, eyes filled with malice, muttering:

“I never expected you’d possess this kind of restriction-based Extraordinary Ability. In your Great Zhou, this is called Zang Hua Yin, isn’t it? That Marquis Wen Guan can use it too.”

“Too bad you’re weak. If it were a Fourth Rank Great Zhou Marquis Wen Guan, I might truly die here.”

Lu Fang ignored the Bai Yuying demon, looking past it toward Jiang Yuan and the others behind, warning: “You three needn’t fear—I’ve already observed. Only this one eagle demon came chasing after us.”

“The four of us together—I’m confident we can kill it.”

“You three just harass it. Leave the rest to me. If you have a sealing array, best use it to trap it here.”

Jiang Yuan wiped the blood from her lips, then slammed her greatsword into the ground. Ten array flags appeared in her hand. As she chanted softly, the flags shot out in all directions.

A bell rang.

Around them, translucent barriers engraved with Bagua patterns emerged, instantly cutting off the outside noise.

Seeing this, the Bai Yuying demon laughed. Wiping tears from its eyes, it pointed at Lu Fang and the others, sneering: “Perfect! I was just afraid you’d run, and now you’ve trapped yourselves.”

“Not bad—this sealing array actually looks decent.”

The Bai Yuying demon turned to Lu Fang and said: “You’re the most confident one. I’m truly curious—are humans just naturally this stupid and arrogant, or do you really have a hidden card? To kill me, your Zang Hua Yin alone won’t cut it.”

“Even if I don’t use my full strength, do you really think you and these three worthless scraps can withstand my attacks?”

It glanced at Jiang Yuan and the others, then grinned wickedly at Lu Fang, its face darkening: “I’m eager to see how they look when I kill you. So I’ve decided—I’ll kill you first.”

Lu Fang showed no fear, even taunting the Bai Yuying demon with a finger gesture. At that moment, he activated his Extraordinary Ability: Man Tian Guo Hai and began transforming.

If we were the same rank, I wouldn’t even consider it a threat.

No matter how unique or powerful the Bai Yuying demon was, Lu Fang had never feared any being at the same rank—not from arrogance, but from genuine confidence.

Unfortunately, his Fourth Rank martial artist form was an illusion.

Under these circumstances, to kill the Fourth Rank Bai Yuying demon, Lu Fang could no longer hide his strength—he had to use his full power to slay it.

Before he reached Sixth Rank, Third Stage and gained control over the “Internal Art,” he had already teamed up with Li Yu in the Buddha Kingdom’s trial grounds to kill a Fourth Rank cultivator.

So facing this situation again, his confidence was even greater.

After all, his strength had grown significantly, and he had Jiang Yuan and the others with him.

The only concern was that after using his full power, Lu Fang would enter a weakened state—if he collapsed into unconsciousness again, like when he fought Li Yu, that would be dangerous.

He admired Jiang Yuan and the others’ character, but he still didn’t want to entrust matters of life and death to others.

This was the worry he’d had before deciding to step forward and break the stalemate. Yet he still stepped forward and chose to use his full power, unafraid of the weakened state.

Because he believed that after obtaining the Internal Art, his control over the “Force” would let him kill the Bai Yuying demon without collapsing into unconsciousness again.

As long as he didn’t pass out, he could quickly recover by consuming Book Fragrance.

Even if he did pass out, Lu Fang wasn’t afraid—he could summon the Fifth Rank, Third Stage Book Spirit Yan Chixia to guard him. With its power, even if it couldn’t defeat Jiang Yuan and the others, it could easily carry him away.

Even with the sealing array, the Book Spirit Yan Chixia could still manage it.

At the same rank, no cultivator could match the Book Spirit.

“What kind of Extraordinary Ability is this!”

The Bai Yuying demon watched as Lu Fang transformed into a giant over ten zhang tall within a dozen breaths, his Force surging dramatically—it nearly popped its eyes out!

Though this world was filled with all kinds of Extraordinary Abilities, Lu Fang’s sudden use of two such abilities made the demon envious.

And the transformation itself amplified his power!

Who wouldn’t envy such an ability?

The Bai Yuying demon suddenly moved—not toward Lu Fang, the one it had planned to kill first, but toward Jiang Yuan behind it.

After seeing Lu Fang’s Extraordinary Ability, it changed its mind—not because it was afraid, but because it had a safer plan: kill Jiang Yuan, the one who set the sealing array, then retreat to summon reinforcements.

That way, it would face no danger at all.

Anyone with half a brain would choose this response.

Because the Bai Yuying demon’s attack came without warning, it unleashed its full power in a sudden strike aimed at killing Jiang Yuan.

Its speed was too fast—Jiang Yuan barely had time to cry out “Ah!” before pulling her greatsword free, and it was already before her.