Chapter 24: Basic Operation, Not Worth Mentioning
The demons that had been flying toward various parts of the city stopped in mid-air and turned to fly toward the city wall.
City Lord Zhang and the Ascension Bureau members heard this familiar voice, and joyful expressions appeared on their faces.
"We're saved!"
General Golden Fur showed a trace of curiosity on his face and said with displeasure, "You brat playing mysterious tricks, show yourself at once!"
"Since you want to see me so badly, I'll oblige."
As he spoke, under everyone's expectant gaze, Chen Xuan and his group walked unhurriedly out of the flying boat, followed by a dog demon whose head was almost buried in his chest.
Catching a glimpse of the demon soldiers filling the sky, the dog demon kept silently chanting: You can't see me, you can't see me.
"Hmm?"
When City Lord Zhang and the Ascension Bureau members saw Chen Xuan's group emerge, a thought flashed through their minds: How did something so strange get mixed in here?
In the sky, General Golden Fur also took an extra look at the dog demon in the crowd. This little demon seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
But a mere minor demon wasn't worth his attention. Finally, his gaze locked onto the veiled Liu Yunmeng—she was the one with the highest cultivation among this group.
Only at the Heavenly Esssence Realm? Not worth mentioning. He could quickly complete the task Lady Yumei had assigned.
As for Chen Xuan at the front, General Golden Fur had long since ignored him. A mere mortal was nothing more than blood food to him.
"When you see this General, why don't you kneel immediately!"
Chen Xuan seemed not to have heard General Golden Fur's words at all. He curiously examined the other party and subconsciously remarked:
"I didn't expect to see a lion-dog here."
Zhao Youqian smiled as he took out a folding fan and fanned himself while saying, "It should be a hybrid of a lion demon and a dog demon, and quite mixed at that."
"So there's no reproductive isolation in this world."
Chen Xuan muttered to himself.
Disregard—blatant disregard!
Their words entered General Golden Fur's ears completely. What he hated most in his life was others making comments about his origins. Anyone who dared to mock his birth had all become his food.
Since he needed to establish authority, he might as well start with these two.
"Which of you wants to die first?"
Chen Xuan pointed at himself. "Lion-dog, are you talking to me?"
General Golden Fur had never seen a mortal with such audacity. In the past, any mortal would be terrified out of their wits just by him standing before them.
Not only did this mortal before him not fear him, he dared to call him a lion-dog!
If he didn't kill such a mortal, how could General Golden Fur maintain his standing among demons?
"Little ones, which of you will capture this mortal for me? I want to skin him alive in public, eat his heart, and drink his blood!"
An eagle-faced, human-bodied demon with two wings flew out from among the demon horde: "General, this little one is willing to serve you!"
General Golden Fur said magnanimously, "Go. When you capture this mortal, this General will give you his brain marrow as a reward."
"General, I'll be right back!"
Demons loved human brains the most. Hearing this, the eagle demon's face lit up with joy as he swooped down toward Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan stood motionless. Before coming here, he had been pondering one question: how could he maximize keeping these demons here.
Soon he had the answer—to anger these demons and make them all come to hack at him. If not for maintaining his image as an expert, he would have loved to shout: All demons come hack me!
The eagle demon was fast. In the blink of an eye, he flew to the city wall. He extended his talons toward Chen Xuan, already imagining the scene of capturing this mortal.
The more afraid the opponent was, the more excited he became.
But to the eagle demon's surprise, not only did this mortal before him show no fear, he even had a hint of excitement on his face. So he used his eagle eyes to glance at the human cultivators nearby.
He was astonished to discover that those human cultivators were looking at him with pity in their eyes.
"Ignorant humans, watch how I capture you!"
Just as the eagle talons were about to land, Chen Xuan moved. He casually drew his long sword and flicked it upward.
Clang!
As soon as the sword left its sheath, the eagle demon's body was instantly cleaved in two.
The demon horde hadn't even reacted to what had happened when the eagle demon's corpse fell toward the base of the city wall.
Thud!
With a dull thud, the demons came back to their senses, looking at Chen Xuan with astonishment. How did this mortal accomplish this?
Chen Xuan raised the long sword in his hand and pointed at the demon horde in the sky. He said calmly, "I'm in a hurry. All of you come at once."
Hearing this, anger showed on the demons' faces. They were proud demon race members, yet they were being looked down upon by a mere mortal—this was an insult they couldn't swallow.
General Golden Fur also felt humiliated. With a ferocious expression, he said, "Damned Eagle Two, you've completely lost face for the demon race! Little ones, anyone who wants to kill this mortal, go ahead. This General doesn't want to hear another word from him!"
"Kill that kid!"
Someone in the demon horde shouted.
Over a hundred demons descended from the sky, flying toward the city wall—the scene was spectacular.
The Ascension Bureau cultivators were frightened, each finding cover, afraid of being caught in the demons' assault.
Seeing this scene, City Lord Zhang instinctively rolled into the guard post, secretly observing the momentous event about to unfold outside.
"Immortal Master Chen is still too young. How could he provoke these demons? Though he's very powerful, two fists can't fight four hands!"
Standing behind Chen Xuan, three humans and one dog could most directly feel the pressure bearing down on them.
Even Commander Liu, who had witnessed many big scenes with Chen Xuan, couldn't help but have weak legs. He subconsciously muttered, "Is Immortal Master Chen playing with fire this time?"
Zhao Youqian said nonchalantly, "Just a small scene. You'll get used to it after watching more."
Liu Yunmeng stared intently at Chen Xuan, very curious about what technique Young Master Chen would use to resolve the current crisis. But she smelled a strange odor and frowned slightly:
"Did you smell something strange?"
"Yes, it seems to be right behind us."
As Zhao Youqian spoke and turned around, he saw that the dog demon had collapsed on the ground in fright, with a puddle of yellowish liquid beside his legs.
"This dog actually peed himself from fear!"
The dog demon, who hadn't spoken before, suddenly raised his hand and stammered, "They... they're here, they're almost here!"
Everyone looked up at the sky—the demon horde was upon them!
Chen Xuan held his sword in one hand while making gestures in the air with the other.
This action not only puzzled the humans, but the demons in the sky were also confused. What was this mortal doing? Was this some final struggle?
Just as the demons gathered together, Chen Xuan's eyes brightened. Now! He swung his long sword.
Rumble!
A magnificent sword qi shot straight into the clouds, splitting the clouds in the sky in two!
Wherever the sword qi passed, nothing remained. The descending demons turned to ash in the blink of an eye, transforming into white light that poured into Chen Xuan's body.
The entire place fell silent—so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at Chen Xuan with astonishment, their minds filled with a single thought: Is this guy still human?
Chen Xuan happily checked his experience bar. Not bad, not bad—these demons were truly adorable. They had raised his experience bar to three-quarters full. He was close to leveling up again.
"One sword light chills nineteen provinces, sword qi spans thirty thousand miles—Immortal Master Chen is truly a peerless sword immortal!"
City Lord Zhang gazed at the clouds split in two in the sky and praised loudly while walking out of the guard post, bowing respectfully to Chen Xuan.
The Ascension Bureau members beside him looked at him with strange expressions—City Lord, that's not what you were saying earlier.
Chen Xuan didn't recognize this old man, but from his attire, he could tell he was an official. He said with a smile:
"Basic operation, not worth mentioning."
This statement left City Lord Zhang speechless. You call this a basic operation?
Commander Liu and Liu Yunmeng nodded in deep agreement. If this was just basic, then if you used your ultimate move, wouldn't you destroy heaven and earth?
The dog demon jumped up from the ground, grateful he hadn't been stubborn earlier—otherwise his fate would have been the same as those foolish demons.
In the sky, General Golden Fur and two other demon generals who remained heard these words with only one thought in mind. But just as they tried to flee, they found themselves locked in place.
Chen Xuan's peripheral vision had never left these three demon generals. They were the key to whether he could level up today. He merely raised his sword, and the three demon generals instantly dared not move.
His lips curved into a smile as he said unhurriedly, "Next!"
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