Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 371 - 55: Wine Jar Demon [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 371: Chapter 55: Wine Jar Demon [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]_1

The master of the Demonix Flame Valley left peacefully.

...

Both adored playing with fire. But in terms of power, speed, and strength, Empress Feng overshadowed him overwhelmingly. It was nothing but an unfair fight. All he could do was try to flee as far as possible, thereby delaying the inevitable, providing him with more time to repent.

What was he thinking when he decided to provoke her?

Those who stayed at the scene were Chu Liang and the four disciples of Demonix Flame Valley clad in flames.

The Demonic cultivators dressed in flame armor were dubbed "Flame Demon Armored Soldiers" and held a certain reputation within the Demon Sect. The entire Demonix Flame Valley comprised dozens of them at most, with the accompanying four of Yang Heng being the cream of the crop.

All four Demonic cultivators were at the Fifth Stage of cultivation.

Theoretically, Chu Liang, being at the Fourth Realm, should’ve been like a sheep thrown into a pack of tigers when faced with them. However, the reason why Empress Feng dared to chase the master of the Demonix Flame Valley without any concerns was because Chu Liang had assured her, saying: "Don’t worry, Master, I can handle this."

After Empress Feng left, the four Flame Demon Armored Soldiers lost their will to fight, worrying that the Empress might return at any moment. They were more concerned with escaping than fighting.

But Chu Liang was relentless.

Just when the four Flame Demon Armored Soldiers were about to flee, they heard Chu Liang command: "You think you can just walk away after coming here?"

Yes, he intended to single-handedly retain the four Fifth Stage Demonic cultivators!

The gap between the Fifth Stages was sometimes even larger than that between humans and beasts.

If Yang Hong was considered a genius among the Fifth Stage cultivators, then these four were merely elite Fifth Stage cultivators, the gap was enormous.

Chu Liang had just refined his Geng Metal True Qi and was looking for someone to try his prowess on!

Boom——

With thunderous applause from above, Chu Liang shouted: "Old Fei! Hold them back!"

By then, the ethereal figure of Old Fei had appeared behind him, raising his finger, he declared, "Within a hundred feet, no one is allowed to fly!"

Whoosh——

A ripple-like breeze rolled over the field.

The Flame Demon Armored Soldiers, who were about to fly away, were suddenly prohibited from doing so. They fell to the ground in surprise. As they were about to recover, Chu Liang had launched his attack!

The youth in front of them held the Dustless Sword, his body glowing golden. The sword was wrapped in a chilling aura as it ferociously struck them!

The physical body boosted by Chu Liang’s Dragon Blood Secret Method spanned hundreds of feet in one leap and he was there in a blink!

The Flame Demon Armored Soldier targeted by Chu Liang tried to summon flames to form a shield to block the sword. Hiss——

But the chill carried a sharp edge, tearing through the flame shield in one swing. With a flip of his wrist, he thrust a second sword, instantly piercing the sturdy armor!

"Ah——"

The Flame Demon Armored Soldier had yet to cultivate the Undying Scorching Yang Body, and was directly pierced through the chest by the sword. With his dying breath, he channeled his raging flames along the length of the sword, reaching Chu Liang, hoping to bring him down with him!

But Chu Liang’s golden aura shivered around him! He had mastered the strength of the Fifth Stage Golden Body and tapped into the power of the Jiuli Soul Armor!

It significantly reduced the resulting damage!

Chu Liang remained unharmed even after taking a direct hit.

Until his death, the Flame Demon Armored Soldier could not comprehend why a Fourth Stage cultivator could possess such immense strength!

Meanwhile, Chu Liang was also getting to know the strength of this force for the first time.

Geng Metal True Qi!

The reason he lost so badly to Yang Hong last time was due to the latter’s powerful Fifth Stage Ding Fire True Qi and the Undying Scorching Yang Body he cultivated using pure Ding Fire True Qi. This technique was supposed to belong to the Sixth Realm.

He was rendered incapable of opposing Yang Hong due to the vast disparity in the quality of their True Qi.

But now, things were different.

Chu Liang had Flashy Doll!

After unlocking the first layer of the Five Elements Puppet’s secret, the Geng Metal True Qi flowed continuously into Chu Liang’s body, giving him advanced access to the quality of True Qi pertaining to the Fifth Stage!

Geng Metal True Qi wreaks havoc when attacking and forges a golden body when defending. Its power can be seen from the simple clash that just occurred.

One attack, one defense!

Exhibiting brilliance!

Seeing this, the remaining three Flame Demon Armored Soldiers were even more determined to escape.

But then, they heard an angry roar: "Roar——"

The Sixth Realm Spirit Beast, the Golden Fur Beast, blocked their path!

The delay in the steps of the three caused the back wind to rise again, and Chu Liang followed in hot pursuit!

The act of killing a Fifth Stage just caused his clothes to be slightly charred. Now, bringing along a body of murderous aura, he was unstoppable!

These people from Demonix Flame Valley thought he was a pushover and attempted time and again to kill him. There was no way he was going to let them go!

"Brothers, let’s join hands and fight him!" declared one of the Flame Demon Armored Soldiers.

Hearing this, the other two Flame Demon Armored Soldiers charged at Chu Liang!

Meanwhile, the Armored Soldier who initiated the battle cry turned and fled in another direction!

The two charging soldiers cursed in their hearts. But there’s no turning back once you’ve shot the arrow, and they didn’t have any other options. Only by killing the Fourth Stage disciple from Shu Mountain in front of them could they possibly carve out a bloody path!

But even though Chu Liang was battling two superior opponents alone, he showed no fear.

He swung the Dustless Sword!

The sword carried thirteen cold ice runes!

When Chu Liang’s cultivation level was low, he couldn’t fully utilize the power of the Dustless Sword. Now that he activated the sword with Geng Metal True Qi, he truly understood the might of a quasi-Divine Sword!

One of the Flame Demon Armored Soldiers transformed into a Fire Tiger and leaped at Chu Liang with bared fangs. Chu Liang squatted down and slashed at it!

Hiss——

His sword split the Fire Tiger apart!

Meanwhile, another Flame Demon Armored Soldier transformed his arms into two Fire Snakes to bind Chu Liang in an attempt to control him!

While dealing with the Fire Tiger, Chu Liang had no trouble handling the two Fire Snakes. He shouted: "Golden Fur Beast!"

"Roar——"

A thunderous roar echoed, and the Golden Fur Beast at the side suddenly rushed over, and bit off the upper body of the Flame Demon Armored Soldier casting the fire snake spell!

The combat power of this Sixth Realm Spirit Beast was even stronger than Chu Liang’s, so it would be a waste to have it just stand by.

Chu Liang’s current strength could easily handle a Fifth Realm Demonic cultivator, but this was mostly due to the sharpness of his Dustless Sword. If he had to face two of them at once, it would be difficult to fend them off.

This was when the importance of bringing the beast along was demonstrated.

"Roar, roar, roar..." The Golden Fur Beast swallowed the Flame Demon Armored Soldier, but seemed to be badly burnt by the heat. It immediately spat out the half body it had swallowed and cried out while hopping around and sticking out its large tongue.

Its massive body looked very comical.

Meanwhile, Chu Liang’s gaze had already shifted elsewhere.

The last Flame Demon Armored Soldier, thanks to the time bought by sacrificing his teammate, had already fled out of the range of old Fei’s binding spell and was taking off in a streak of fire light.

But Chu Liang knew that he would be the one to meet the most gruesome death among them.

Because...

A flame-coloured meteor was descending from the sky.

Whoosh——

Boom!

The meteor landed directly on the fleeing Flame Demon Armored Soldier with a deafening roar that shook the earth.

A while later, the smoke cleared.

Empress Feng’s figure appeared as she tilted her head and gave a smile: "Sorted."

"Master’s strength truly is extraordinary." Chu Liang quickly praised her.

And he truly meant it.

He had marveled countless times at how Empress Feng never failed to impress when it came to fighting.

"Heh heh, daring to repeatedly provoke my disciple deserves this fate." Empress Feng hummed proudly.

While Chu Liang stripped the damaged Flame Demon Armor and searched for the belongings of these demonic cultivators, he said: "These people from the Demon Sect lurking in the shadows are really annoying. I wonder if they’ll send tougher ones after the weaker ones."

"Sending tougher ones after the weaker ones?" Having picked up some clues, Empress Feng’s eyes lit up, "Is there such a good thing?"

...

On the way back to Shu Mountain, Chu Liang couldn’t help reflecting on his progress over the past few months.

Back then his cultivation was only at the Third Realm. If he didn’t have the Beheading Red Famous Sword, the Fifth Realm Earth Slaying Envoy of the Underworld King Sect could have easily crushed him.

Now, even without relying on the power of the Beheading Red Famous Sword, he could kill a Fifth Realm enemy.

It really did feel like another lifetime.

It seems the saying "Heaven rewards the diligent" holds true. Every bit of hard work brings an equivalent return, and the heavens never let down those who are diligent.

No effort from a hard-working Big Head Baby is wasted!

After returning to Shu Mountain, he first handed the damaged Flame Demon Armor and magical storage tools to Wen Yulong to decipher. After several practice runs, Junior Brother Wen had become quite adept at cracking locks.

Chu Liang then returned to the Silver Sword Peak to rest.

He slept peacefully that night.

The next day, as usual, he first flew to the nearby dark forest to look for the adorable Black Fur Ball.

Although he had made great progress recently, he would still spend his spare time brushing up on his skills with the Black Fur Ball, and planting more Golden Pattern Berry seeds to continue expanding his Berry Playground.

After all, the reputation of the berries was already well-established, and they would not be left unsold regardless of the quantity, so the more, the merrier.

Thus, the day started on a cheerful note.

But when Chu Liang arrived at the dark forest today, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why hadn’t he seen a single Black Fur Ball while wandering around the perimeter of the forest for several rounds?

Where did his old friend go?

He then ventured deeper into the forest, right up to the vicinity of the Ghost Tree.

The Ghost Tree that produced the Black Fur Ball still stood there ominously. Chu Liang might have become much stronger than before, but he still found the Ghost Tree mysterious and dangerous and dared not to go near it carelessly.

And on the Ghost Tree, a large number of spiked black fruits were still hanging, but none fell down.

Chu Liang immediately identified the problem.

There were no ghosts!

The Ghost Tree used to attract lone wild ghosts from hundreds of miles around, which would bond with the fruits on the tree. Afterward, when the fruits fell, it would form a Black Fur Ball.

But the Ghost Tree was still there, while the lone wild ghosts seemed to have vanished.

What was happening?

Chu Liang had developed a deep bond with the Black Fur Balls and naturally couldn’t bear to see them disappear. So, he decided to investigate the cause.

In order to trace the ghosts, daytime was not an ideal time. Even if there were any, they would probably hide from view.

Chu Liang therefore returned to the Silver Sword Peak and spent some time cultivating on his own.

It wasn’t until nightfall that he returned to the area near the Ghost Tree.

If not a single ghost could be seen at night, then something was truly amiss.

A desolate wilderness like this, if it didn’t have ghosts, that would truly be unusual!

Chu Liang immediately expanded his Divine Sense, and flew low over the area, sweeping the surroundings.

It was not until he reached the Jinhua River basin that he finally sensed a trace of a ghost. The moon was clear and the stars were sparse, and it was already deep into the night.

In the Jinhua River, there was a strange black jar, like a wine jar, bobbing up and down in the water.

This wine jar emitted a strange cold aura that attracted the nearby lone wild ghosts. It was even better than the Ghost Tree.

As soon as an unconscious ghost approached, a black hand shot out from the wine jar, grabbed the ghost, then quickly retracted back into the jar!

This wine jar was a trap!

Was the wine jar consuming ghosts?!