Soon, Cheng Qingman and the others had made their way deep into the stronghold. The ground was littered with bodies on both sides. Though it was only a small stronghold of the Demon Path, there were still two to three hundred people.
“Cheng Shimei, something's not right. How come there aren't any True Aperture Realm practitioners above the Fifth Layer?” Jiang Hai furrowed his brows.
Logically speaking, after so much killing, the Demon Path should have sent out some stronger individuals to stop them, but none had appeared so far.
“I don't know, but we've already gone deep, and there's no turning back now,” Cheng Qingman sensed the unusual situation as well. “Let's finish it quickly.”
“Agreed!” Jiang Hai nodded, then looked toward a wooden building ahead. Just as he was about to approach, the door of the building suddenly burst open.
A towering figure slowly emerged.
He was bare-chested, his body covered in thick, muscular blocks. In each of his hands, he gripped a thick iron chain, and at the ends of the chains hung huge meteor hammers.
As soon as the man stepped out of the building, a heavy, oppressive aura instantly swept through the area, filling the entire space.
Even Jiang Hai and Cheng Qingman felt the pressure!
“True Aperture Realm... Eighth Layer!” Jiang Hai's voice became serious.
This was not what the intel had indicated; they were expecting a Seventh Layer practitioner, but this man was at the Eighth Layer!
And the aura he emitted felt different—he was incredibly strong!
Thud! Thud!
Footsteps echoed.
Around them, more than ten figures slowly emerged.
Not only were they all True Aperture Realm, but most were above the Sixth Layer!
Cheng Qingman's expression twitched. No wonder they hadn't encountered any True Aperture Realm experts up until now—the Demon Path had likely hidden them all away in advance.
“The geniuses from the Academy, you finally came, and you kept me waiting!” The towering figure spoke.
His face was rough and scarred, and as he spoke, his expression twisted in a grotesque way, like a wriggling centipede.
Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately knew something was wrong.
The Demon Path had set a trap!
“Wait!” The Great figure suddenly raised an eyebrow as he looked at Cheng Qingman. Then, as though he had remembered something, an excited gleam appeared in his eyes. He quickly took out a scroll from his waist.
Upon unfurling the scroll, it displayed various portraits.
It wasn't long before his eyes landed on Cheng Qingman's portrait.
“Hahahaha, after waiting for so long, it wasn't in vain. I finally caught a big fish!” The man laughed wildly.
The Demon Path wasn't foolish. When their branch was destroyed, some information must have leaked. Knowing that the Academy often sent disciples for training at such strongholds, the Demon Path had decided to flip the script. They secretly sent powerful experts to these strongholds, intending to eliminate the Academy's geniuses in training, making them pay for the loss of their branch.
“Cheng Qingman... is it?” The man's laughter stopped abruptly, and his tone turned cold and sinister. “A month ago, your father wiped out my Demon Path's large branch. Today, your life will be the price for that!”
“Rakshasa Twin Demons!” Jiang Hai's expression grew even more serious. “These are two very famous Demon Path experts who have recently emerged: Mo Luo and Mo Sha!”
“Mo Luo, the eldest, is at the True Aperture Eighth Layer, and Mo Sha, the second, is at the Seventh Layer!”
“The two of them wield forbidden techniques, and when they team up, they can even fight against a Spirit Sea Realm expert for a short time!”
“Within the True Aperture Realm, these two demons are nearly unstoppable!”
Hearing Jiang Hai's explanation, Cheng Qingman's expression turned even darker.
Though she was confident that, with her cultivation at the Sixth Layer, she could take on a Seventh or even an Eighth Layer expert, she knew she stood no chance against the Rakshasa Twin Demons.
Things had become troublesome.
“I'll hold them off with Lin Ruo Feng. You make a run for it!” Jiang Hai clenched his teeth and looked at Cheng Qingman.
“That's right.” Lin Ruo Feng also looked resolute.
Cheng Qingman's identity was special. Even if they managed to escape, life would never be easy for them again.
“Think you can escape? You're all staying here today!” Mo Luo sneered.
“Kill!”
With a single command, the Demon Path warriors, who had been sharpening their blades, immediately rushed toward the three of them!
These were no ordinary demons. All of them were at least at the Sixth Layer!
The three of them immediately felt the immense pressure!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The clash of blades and swords sent sparks flying!
As disciples of the Inner Academy, they were well-grounded. Even though they faced so many powerful demons, they didn't crumble instantly. Instead, they took advantage of openings, repelling enemies, and slowly regained their footing.
Hmph!
Mo Luo's eyes grew cold!
He no longer stood by and watched. The earth beneath his feet exploded, and he charged toward the three like an ancient mountain, crushing everything in his path!
His meteor hammer was thrown into the air, aiming directly at one of them!
“Not good!” Jiang Hai's face changed drastically.
He was already struggling to split his attention, and now he was caught by a sneak attack. He could only move half a step to the right, but his right arm was still struck!
A loud cracking sound echoed.
His bloodied arm was sent flying, landing heavily on the ground.
—
Bang!
Several headless corpses fell to the ground one after another.
Mo Luo's eyes were cold, his expression void of emotion.
He flicked the blood off his blade.
The Demon Path warriors in the alley had all been wiped out by him. Body parts were scattered everywhere.
He had confirmed one thing.
The base rewards for killing humans were far higher than for slaying demons!
The difference between them was a whole level!
“Ding!”
“You have used the [No-Life Sword Canon] to slay twenty beings in quick succession, engaging in a bloodthirsty battle. You have triggered a critical hit and gained a hundred times the reward!”
The system's prompt rang in his mind.
A hundred times!
Mo Luo's eyes lit up with joy.
The current one hundred times the reward was equivalent to the two hundred times he previously gained!
The next moment, countless insights and combat experience surged into his mind!
He was overwhelmed by the influx of information!
His sword technique comprehension rose rapidly!
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