The clouds rose!
Thunder rumbled in the sky!
Giant golden blades hung in the air from all directions!
The massive ice cones, scorching poisonous smoke, and sharp wind blades were all blocked by the rising clouds, and the sound of metal clashing rang out from within!
Li Youming stood atop the giant corpse of the fox demon, his eyes gazing into the distance.
A huge wolf burst out from the forest, far taller and stronger than the wolf demons of Thousand Wolf Mountain.
It was surrounded by a cold mist, its fierce, ghastly green eyes locked onto Li Youming as it let out a thunderous howl:
"Awoo——!"
"Humans! Should be killed!"
It suddenly slashed with its claws, sending waves of ice blades sweeping toward Li Youming!
"Humans dare to wantonly kill our demon race—they cannot be spared!"
A scarlet wild boar, around 13 to 16 meters tall, charged from the forest on the left, spewing scorching poisonous smoke from its mouth!
"Humans are nothing but blood food. They should obediently become blood food!"
"Who gave you the courage to kill my demon race!"
The towering trees on the right exploded as a giant ferocious leopard leaped into the air, its body radiating terrifying demonic energy. A storm of wind blades surged toward Li Youming!
Each wind blade sliced through the air with a thunderous sonic boom.
"Afraid?"
"Afraid that I, Li Youming, will raid your lair and crush you beneath my feet?"
Li Youming sneered.
He gently waved his sleeve.
Suddenly, clouds surged and lifted Li Xiuwu and the others a hundred meters away.
Then, his figure suddenly rushed straight toward the charging giant wolf!
"Heavenly Lightning, fall!"
His eyes gleamed with dazzling brilliance, and he pointed a finger.
Suddenly, a thunderbolt crashed down from the sky, striking the giant wolf directly.
Lightning flashed, charring the surrounding shrubs and turning the nearby rocks into dust!
"Awoo——!"
The wolf howled in agony.
Three dazzling golden blades slashed down!
Paralyzed by the thunderbolt, the wolf's body stiffened in place, unable to dodge.
It could only spew ice cones from its mouth in an attempt to block the golden blades.
But the blades were too sharp.
The massive ice cones were shattered in an instant, and even the dense barrage of ice cones couldn't stop the blades!
Puff——!
The golden blades cut into the wolf's flesh, blood spraying!
Though most of their power had been worn down by the ice cones, and the wolf wasn't killed outright.
"If you can't kill me, then you'll be the one to die!"
The giant wolf roared, its towering figure like a small mountain. It opened its jaws and blasted another wave of ice cones at Li Youming!
Meanwhile, the other two great demons arrived!
Scorching poisonous smoke and a storm of wind blades engulfed Li Youming!
The three great demons attacked in unison.
This was an invincible force in Azure Wood Town.
"Just you?"
Li Youming said coldly.
His body suddenly sank into the ground, disappearing in an instant.
All three demons' attacks missed entirely!
This was the second spell he acquired during this power-up—alongside the 'Little Heavenly Lightning Spell,' he now had the 'Little Earth Escape Spell'!
In that split second—
The giant wolf, scarlet wild boar, and ferocious leopard all froze.
Then, Li Youming reappeared behind the giant wolf.
The golden blade reemerged—
And beheaded the wolf in a single blow, wolf blood spurting!
Then—
Without giving the wild boar or leopard time to react, his body sank into the earth once more and vanished.
"Damn it!"
"This human knows Earth Escape!"
"How could this be!"
"Aren't humans only skilled in martial arts?"
"How can this human master four techniques—lightning, golden blades, cloud control, and Earth Escape!"
The leopard roared in shock and fury.
As demons, they usually had innate abilities.
But only one.
Only demons with inherited bloodlines could learn multiple techniques.
Clearly, these were not such demons.
Boom——!
Thunder fell again, and golden blades slashed once more!
A short while later—
Li Youming looked at the three demon corpses in front of him, a pleased smile curling at the corner of his lips.
All the major demons of Azure Wood Town had been slain by him!
"Hahahaha——!"
"I, Li Youming, slay demons here today!"
"We human cultivators should be bold like this, slaughtering demons and eradicating evil!"
His heart surged with joy.
It felt so satisfying.
So what if they were demons?
They had always treated humans as blood food—today, they were the ones decapitated by Li Youming!
He looked toward the cliff in front of him.
With a thought, a golden blade floated up and carved the words: Li Youming, temple priest of Four Seas Village, under the divine decree of the Land God Venerable God Zhang Yue, slays the four great demons of Azure Wood Town here into the cliff face.
Behind him—
Li Xiuwu and the ten accompanying warriors gazed on with deep reverence.
The temple priest is incredible!
The temple priest is mighty!
...
In the God Domain—
A smile appeared on Li Yue's face.
Li Youming's battle had played out entirely before his eyes.
He was quite pleased with Li Youming's combat ability.
To defeat three third-order lower-rank demons while only being at mid third-order himself—
Had it been a typical third-order mid-rank warrior, they would've likely died instead.
"Li Youming applied his spells well."
"Though there are many flaws, flaws do not conceal the brilliance."
Li Yue nodded with satisfaction.
With a thought, he opened the Personal Task tab.
At that moment—
Personal Task—Six showed as complete.
Li Youming had killed all the third-order demons in Azure Wood Town—six total.
Whoosh——
He received his task rewards.
In an instant—
Twenty sets of first-order armor, five sets of second-order armor, and three second-order Blessing Divine Talismans appeared before him.
The first-order armor was white; the second-order light blue—both were full-body suits with helmets.
Mysterious runes covered the armor, imbued with spiritual principles and meanings.
Meanwhile, seventy more units of divine power appeared in his body.
Now—
He had accumulated five hundred and eighty divine powers.
Over the past few days, Li Youming had slain demons, and their corpses had been sold for more than two hundred divine powers.
"This armor isn't heavy."
"And the defense is solid. I'd guess it takes someone with the strength of peak first-order to break through first-order armor."
Li Yue muttered to himself.
The same with second-order armor—it would take almost a peak second-order's power to break it.
This significantly boosted the combat effectiveness of those wearing it.
"What's still lacking is weapons."
"If we also had first-order battle blades and second-order ones, then we'd have a true warrior force."
Li Yue smiled.
This world naturally had items such as armor and weapons.
He believed that with Li Youming having eliminated all the third-order demons in Azure Wood Town, he should've gained quite a bit.
After all, demons could use, reward, or collect items that had achieved rank.
He stopped paying attention and continued refining his second-order Yin Soldier Magic Weapon.
Half a month passed in a flash.
One day—
Li Yue sensed a third-order "Yuangang Realm" great martial artist entering his jurisdiction.
It was an old man with white hair and an awe-inspiring aura—clearly someone in a long-held position of power.
"Third-order great martial artist..."
Li Yue remained calm and glanced at him.
And in that one glance—
The white-haired martial artist froze, overwhelmed by boundless fear.
It felt like being watched by an unimaginably powerful demon—his scalp tingled.
He looked ahead, unsure whether he should proceed…
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