"Demons! The rampant demon cultivation!"
Deng Zhen’s face stiffened, and blue light flashed in his hand as he struck the monster.
In the air, a faint mist appeared, scattering along the path of the strike, and even the spiritual energy surged around it.
"Boom!"
A dull crashing sound echoed, and amidst the mist, they had already engaged in combat.
Their speed was incredibly fast; if ordinary people had seen it, they wouldn’t even have had ti to react to what had just happened.
But Lin Man wasn’t an ordinary person, and her eyes captured every detail of the scene.
"Senior brother!"
Lin Man exclaid and quickly rushed forward to check the situation.
In front of her, she saw her senior brother Lin Zhen’s arm bleeding profusely, with several black-glowing wounds that looked terrifying.
"Senior brother! You’ve been poisoned! Quickly take these Heart Clearing Pills!"
Lin Man took out a small bottle from her pocket and stuffed a black elixir into Lin Zhen’s mouth.
Lin Zhen swallowed the elixir, then channeled his spiritual power to adjust, and his complexion began to slightly improve.
He looked ahead at the figure lying on the ground; though the demon had wounded him, it had also been hard by his Reverse Flow Technique, with a large indentation in its chest, clearly not going to survive.
"What a powerful demon! Where did this thing co from? Its cultivation has reached the peak of the demon realm, comparable to a near-Foundation Establishnt cultivator, and I underestimated it, falling prey to its power. Unexpectedly, the body of this demon is so formidable."
Lin Zhen examined the fallen corpse, his eyes showing a hint of lingering fear.
In truth, his cultivation was significantly stronger than the opponent’s, but his lack of combat experience was evident. Before cultivation, he was an ordinary person without any prior fighting experience. Had it been any of those Heavenly List-ranked senior brothers or sisters, the outco would have been different.
Right now, Lin Man was too preoccupied to console her senior brother; her eyes were fixed on the grotesque corpse on the ground, with a deep-seated fear in her gaze.
The corpse was incredibly creepy, with shriveled black-brown muscles resembling dried at from a decade ago.
The sharp claws and teeth gave an unsettling feeling of being ripped apart just by looking.
It’s no wonder this female cultivator was so overwheld; although she had cultivated for three years, she had never before encountered these demonic monsters. This was her first outing, and encountering such an ugly demon was understandably daunting.
"Senior brother, is this... a zombie...?"
Lin Man asked uncertainly, as the monster resembled the zombies her master had once described, with [dry corpse] appearances.
"Probably not... Master said zombies transform from corpses that don’t enter reincarnation, with strong life force, and might not even die if their head was chopped off..."
"Sister, look, this monster may look similar with its robust demon body, but if it were a zombie, the wound on its chest wouldn’t be fatal. This should be a type of demon we don’t know about..."
The two scrutinized the body carefully, noticing it wore scraps of clothing, seemingly remnants of a garnt.
Resisting nausea, Lin Zhen picked up a scrap to examine, and his face turned aghast:
"This seems to be... armor from soldier’s gear!?"
"What!?"
Lin Man was shocked, imdiately understanding the implications.
"Senior brother, are you certain? If this is a piece of armor, then he must be..."
She hesitated, ultimately unable to utter the answer.
Lin Zhen nodded heavily, saying:
"He might have been one of the soldiers in this battle..."
"Although I haven’t served in the military, my father used to be a soldier, so I’ve seen military armor before... According to the scene, this demon must have been one of Prince Jing Heng’s people..."
His conclusion brought a sudden freeze to the atmosphere, and the reason for the court army’s defeat seed nearly clear.
"At Pingyang County, did the court army face enemies like these monsters...?"
Lin Man swallowed hard, expressing disbelief.
"And if... the rebel army was filled with such monsters, then what..."
Her words stuck in her throat, afraid to continue.
Yet Lin Zhen understood its aning.
Reportedly, Prince Jing Heng’s army had a hundred thousand soldiers. If their guess was correct, and the army comprised such horrifying demons, the sight of one hundred thousand monsters would be unimaginable.
If that’s the case, even the Tianyuan Sect might struggle against so many monsters, right?
"Perhaps not all are monsters... Prince Jing Heng might have learned evil techniques sowhere, transforming so soldiers into these half-human half-demon creatures..."
Lin Zhen conveyed his skepticism, his face turning grim.
"We must quickly relay this information back, let the sect elders know. If the demons here develop, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
The pair imdiately prepared to leave, planning to take the corpse as evidence back to the sect.
At that mont, even Lin Man, the female cultivator, couldn’t bother about nausea, hoisting the corpse alongside her senior brother Lin Zhen.
With their newly acquired skill in Sword Control, neither could lift it alone.
Suddenly, a gust of demonic wind blew over them, scattering sharp Gang Qi that cut their bodies, forcing them to tumble down from the sky.
Fortunately, cultivators possess good physique, with Body Refinent as the first stage of cultivation, so despite feeling dizzy from the fall, they didn’t suffer severe injuries.
"Hehehe! The King’s foresight was spot on, predicting nosy human cultivators would co to investigate here. I didn’t expect you’d arrive so late; I’ve been waiting a month!"
Above them, a colossal winged monster bird flew towards them, its voice piercing and sharp.
"Speaking human language, it’s a Foundation Establishnt stage monster!"
Lin Zhen’s face changed at the sight.
"Foundation Establishnt? Don’t compare with such trash. Thanks for your plentiful offerings, I’ve quickly advanced to the demon core realm, hehehe. Thought I was done with the feast, but now two delicious snacks co my way!"
The monstrous bird circled above them, its words sinking them into deeper despair.
Demon Core Realm!
That ans it’s practically a Golden Core Stage cultivator, a level of Heart Movent realm, a major step above their capabilities.
The Heart Movent realm is the third stage for cultivators, a whole stage higher than theirs, how could they fight?
The monster bird descended, morphing into a humanoid form with feathers and a bird head.
The transformation confird its earlier words; only monsters at the demon core realm could achieve this.
Despair deepened in the hearts of Lin Zhen and Lin Man.
"Watch out, senior brother!"
Lin Man suddenly warned.
Unbeknownst to them, dozens of zombie-like monsters had surrounded them, the monster deceptively drawing their attention with words, planning an ambush.
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