"What kind of monster is that?!"
When they finally saw the true form of the enormous black shadow in the smoke and dust, Wei Xinghe and the others all widened their eyes in horror.
A colossal figure, five or six zhang tall, stood at the site of the collapsed city gate.
It has a blue face and fangs, and its body is covered with long, dark hair.
His arms were almost as long as his body, and his large hands were like two giant doors, which was extremely frightening.
Shi Zu Shi was a monster they had never seen before!
Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the monster, Wei Xinghe and the others trembled.
They could sense that the monster was extremely powerful, seemingly having surpassed the limits of the Innate Realm and reached another level.
"Young Master Lu..."
Feeling the monster's terror, Wei Xinghe stared at the giant, clasped hands, utterly bewildered.
Even with his strong confidence in Lu Qing, he didn't believe that Lu Qing would be safe and sound this time.
However, before Wei Xinghe could finish grieving, suddenly, the monster let out a terrifying scream.
Immediately, everyone saw a flash of cold light, followed by a burst of powerful blade energy that cleaved a huge crack in the ground.
The monster's lower hand was severed in the middle, gushing out a large amount of blood.
As the severed hand and a shower of blood fell, Lu Qing's figure appeared gracefully and landed on the ground.
"Young Master Lu is alright!"
Wei Xinghe was overjoyed to see Lu Qing completely unharmed.
"You little devil, I never expected you to transform so quickly."
Lu Qing dodged the rain of blood and looked up at the huge monster that was clutching its hand and screaming in pain, somewhat surprised.
Even he hadn't expected that the other party would condense a demonic body so quickly.
"You little brat, you're asking for it!"
The monster roared loudly, enduring excruciating pain, and raised its right foot to stomp down hard on the spot where Lu Qing was.
The enormous foot completely blocked out the light from Lu Qing's head, and like a boulder, it fiercely slammed into him.
"They don't learn from their mistakes."
Feeling the immense pressure from above, Lu Qing was not nervous at all; instead, a mocking expression appeared on his face.
The next moment, a dazzling blade of light shone from his hand, slashing towards the monster's descending foot.
Unsurprisingly, the battle blade, forged entirely from extraterrestrial meteorite iron and of the rank of a magic weapon, was defeated.
Although the monster's body was incredibly sturdy, it still couldn't withstand its unparalleled sharpness.
The foot was still in mid-air when, as easily as cutting tofu, it was severed in two by Lu Qing's blade.
"ah!!!"
Its foot broke off again, and the monster let out another earth-shattering scream.
This time, Lu Qing didn't give him another chance. He stomped his foot, causing the ground to sink, and shot out.
Man and blade became one, the sword becoming the sharpest point, transforming into a streak of light that pierced through the monster's chest in an instant.
When Lu Qing landed on the ground again, a huge hole, about three feet in size, appeared in the heart of the monster, running through it from front to back.
The heart inside had already been shredded to pieces by Lu Qing's sword energy and disappeared.
Having suffered such a severe blow, the monster's massive body suddenly stiffened, and its screams abruptly ceased.
He staggered and fell backward.
Finally, with a loud crash, it slammed into the city wall behind it, shaking down many broken bricks and stones, and raising a cloud of dust.
However, this time, no further incidents occurred until the dust settled.
The monster remained lying on the ground, showing no other unusual movement.
"Young Master Lu won?"
Wei Xinghe was somewhat taken aback by what he saw.
I never expected Lu Qing to win so easily.
The enormous monster seemed powerless against him, completely at his mercy.
As for the city lord and others standing to the side, they were already dumbfounded and extremely shocked.
Whether it was a colossal monster or Lu Qing slaying monsters with his blade, the strength he displayed had far exceeded their expectations.
"Fool, if you hadn't become this huge, it would have taken me a lot of effort to deal with you."
Lu Qing looked at the dying monster and shook his head.
This guy condensed a demonic body, and after the transformation, his power was indeed astonishing.
Moreover, the demon's body is tough and difficult to damage with swords and blades.
If it were an ordinary Innate Realm expert, even if dozens of them came at once, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything to it.
Because ordinary sword and blade energy cannot break through its defenses at all.
Unfortunately, it encountered Lu Qing.
The weapon Lu Qing was using was made entirely from extraterrestrial meteorite iron.
A terrifying battle blade that, based solely on its material, is enough to place it among the ranks of magical treasures.
No matter how sturdy the monster's body is, it cannot withstand the sharpness of the magical sword.
Therefore, the monster's enormous demonic body, which it was so proud of, not only failed to pose the slightest threat to Lu Qing, but instead became its most fatal weakness.
"I never expected you to possess a magic weapon-level treasure sword."
Even after forming a demonic body, the demonic cultivator still possesses extremely tenacious vitality.
Even though it lost its heart, it didn't die immediately.
On the contrary, Lu Qing could also sense that its life force had not continued to dissipate.
It seems that some secret method has been used to temporarily stabilize the injury.
The demonic cultivator's gaze fell on the battle blade in Lu Qing's hand.
It knew that this time, it had been defeated by this precious sword.
It never expected that Lu Qing would possess a magic weapon-level battle blade.
If it had known this beforehand, it would have fled immediately instead of hastily forming its demonic body.
He would not fight Lu Qing before he had even mastered many of the secret techniques.
Unfortunately, there's no going back.
This time, it was defeated again, and even more thoroughly than before.
"You little devil, there are many things you don't know."
Lu Qing remained calm and did not rush to kill the demonic cultivator. Instead, he activated his supernatural ability to observe.
Soon, a look of understanding appeared on his face: "So it was just a half-finished demonic body."
No wonder he felt that this demonic cultivator was easier to deal with after condensing his demonic body.
Aside from brute force, he possessed nothing, quite unlike the legendary, unpredictable demonic cultivators.
Not to mention that the demonic cultivator in front of them was a powerful demonic general who had been reincarnated from the Great World.
It turned out that the demonic cultivator's plan to sacrifice the prefectural city with blood had been repeatedly thwarted by his previous obstruction.
Forced to hastily devour the demon bones before having cultivated enough of the Heavenly Demon's essence.
Ultimately, due to insufficient demonic essence, only a half-finished demonic body could be condensed before it could not be continued.
Because it was only a semi-finished product, it could not use many of its methods and supernatural powers; only the brute force of its demonic body could be used.
Feeling Lu Qing's all-seeing gaze, the demonic cultivator recalled what Lu Qing had said earlier.
Unable to hold back, he asked, "Boy, how did you know that person's name? Who exactly are you?"
"That one?" Lu Qing said calmly, "Are you referring to your former master?"
"So you knew!" The demonic cultivator's heart trembled violently as he stared intently at Lu Qing. "Who exactly are you? Are you, like me, also reincarnated from somewhere else?"
These words caused a stir among those around them.
The "flame" within the Fire Cauldron, in particular, sent shivers down his spine.
"What do you think?" Lu Qing did not answer the question.
"I should have guessed it sooner." The demonic cultivator seemed to have just realized something. "How could such an illogical genius like you be born in this remote little world?"
The spiritual energy had only just begun to recover when it was able to trigger tribulation clouds and allow one to survive the lightning tribulation.
Even in the Tianyuan Great World, there are few prodigies like you.
So you and I are the same kind of old guys from another world!
Am I right or wrong?
The demonic cultivator stared at Lu Qing, trying to discern a clue from his face.
However, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged.
"Are you done talking? If you are, then get on your way!"
Having said that, Lu Qing's battle blade suddenly flew out and shot towards the demonic cultivator's brow.
This attack came suddenly.
Despite the demonic cultivator's wariness, it was now severely injured and unable to move easily, so how could it withstand Lu Qing's thunderous attack?
He was immediately pierced through the forehead by the sword, his eyes wide open, his tall body trembled violently, and the city gate shook.
Then his body went limp, his eyes gradually dimmed, and the life force within his demonic body slowly dissipated.
Before he could utter another word, he was killed by Lu Qing.
After killing the demonic cultivator, Lu Qing did not stop and threw out a cloth bag.
The bag swelled in the wind and soon became the size of a house.
The bag opened, emitting a beam of blue light that shone towards the demonic cultivator's massive body.
The blue light shone on the demonic cultivator's body, and a miraculous scene unfolded.
The demonic cultivator's body floated up, shrinking as it flew towards the bag, just as it was about to be swallowed up.
A beam of black light could no longer contain itself and flew out from within the demon's body, as if it wanted to flee out of the city.
"I've been waiting for you!"
Lu Qing was not surprised at all. The moment the black light appeared, he threw out a small cauldron.
The small cauldron was extremely fast, and in an instant, it caught up with the black light.
"How is this possible? Another magical artifact!"
The black light suddenly emitted an unbelievable surge of spiritual energy, which was then swallowed whole by the small cauldron, leaving no trace.
Without the interference of the black light, it became much easier for the Qiankun Qi Bag to absorb the demonic body.
A few breaths later, it collected the demonic body, turning it back into an inconspicuous little cloth bag, which flew back into Lu Qing's hand.
After doing all this, Lu Qing finally turned his gaze to the Innate Realm cultivators not far away.
The city lord and others, who were still stunned by the strange sight of the Qiankun Qi Bag collecting the demon's body, all shuddered when they felt Lu Qing's gaze.
Everyone except Wei Xinghe had their own doubts.
They were afraid that Lu Qing would try to silence them.
After all, they had heard what the monster at the front had said.
Moreover, what Lu Qing just used was clearly some extraordinary treasure.
Who knows if this person might kill them all to keep the secret?
Lu Qing noticed the fear and unease in the eyes of the city lord and the others, and just as he was about to say something...
Suddenly, he felt something and looked up at the sky above him.
At the same time, the heavens and earth trembled, and an extremely grand Dao sound descended from the sky, resounding throughout the world.
"The Fourth Heavenly Dao Sound?"
Lu Qing was shaken, his expression shifting between light and dark.
This time, the Daoist voice rang out again, suddenly, as if without warning.
And just after he killed this demonic cultivator from another world, it suddenly rang out.
This inevitably made him think a lot.
"The Daoist voice resounds again?"
The sound of "Yan" also appeared in Lu Qing's mind with the same surprise and uncertainty.
"Isn't the speed at which the rules of heaven and earth are evolving a bit too fast? This is already the fourth time the Dao of Heaven and Earth has resonated?"
"Senior, what changes will occur in the world after the fourth Heavenly Dao Sound?" Lu Qing asked in a deep voice.
"I can't explain it either. This is my first time experiencing the spiritual energy revival. However, the Li Huo Sect did obtain some records about this before."
With the revival of spiritual energy, after the fourth Daoist chant concludes, the rules of heaven and earth will evolve further.
At that time, the restrictions imposed by heaven and earth on the strong will be further relaxed.
At the very least, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage will no longer be extinct in the world.
"In other words, the powerful figures in the four secret realms will no longer be restricted and will be able to reappear?"
Lu Qing's eyes flashed, and he said thoughtfully.
"That's one way to put it, but it's hard to say for sure. After all, all I know is the record that the Li Huo Sect unearthed from a secret place. Whether it's true or not remains to be verified."
"It should be right."
Lu Qing released his mind and carefully sensed the changes in the surrounding world.
Then he sensed that in a deeper space, the rules of heaven and earth were rapidly evolving.
The invisible constraints of those rules are gradually loosening.
The ceiling of rules that he was about to reach again due to his breakthrough in cultivation suddenly became much higher.
Therefore, "炎" is correct.
After this Daoist chant ends, the constraints that Heaven and Earth place on the strong will be greatly relaxed.
The appearance of the Dao Sound of Heaven and Earth was unexpected by everyone.
For a moment, all the experts at the Innate Realm stood still, quietly listening to the Dao sound.
After a while, once the last sound finished and the world remained silent for a long time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this wasn't the first time I'd heard this sound of heaven and earth.
But every time the Daoist voice rang out, the vast and boundless, magnificent meaning of heaven and earth still made all the experts at the Innate Realm dare not show the slightest disrespect.
They were all very careful and listened attentively.
However, just when everyone thought it was all over.
Suddenly, another strange phenomenon occurred in the sky. A golden light descended from the sky and landed on Lu Qing.
And it quickly merged into his body, entering the acupoint between his eyebrows.
"Um?"
Lu Qing was greatly surprised.
The golden light came too suddenly and without any warning.
Even he was completely caught off guard and didn't have time to react.
"Xiao Li, protect me for a moment."
In his shock and anger, Lu Qing disregarded everything else and gave an order to Xiao Li, who had been hiding in the shadows.
Immediately, I focused my mind on the acupoint between my eyebrows to see where the golden light was going.
When Lu Qing's mind entered the acupoint between his eyebrows, he saw a fist-sized ball of golden light floating in the acupoint space.
The golden light was warm and gentle, and just looking at it gave people a sense of peace and relaxation; it looked quite mystical.
When Lu Qing saw the golden light, he was equally surprised.
Because he was not unfamiliar with this golden light; in fact, he was quite familiar with it.
He could often see that in his master.
"The Light of Merit, how did this thing appear in the space between my eyebrows?"
