Chapter 318: Chapter 317 Red Charm Demon
Despite his mind whirling, Shi Xiaole’s expression remained impassive.
From the moment he found that his body could withstand the essences of the Devil Path, countless questions began to sprout. One thing was certain, however, he was definitely not a descendant of the Divine Monarch.
This was an intuition from the depths of his heart.
Yet with the situation at hand, denial was clearly not the best move.
Switching from a sour expression to a sunny one, Shi Xiaole said, "Young Master doesn’t wish to disclose his identity, please stand."
Like a criminal pardoned, Love Demon respectfully rose and suddenly his hands shot out like lightning, grabbing two masters of the Devil Ranking left and right, and with a crack, their throats were crushed.
At the same time, the other masters of the Devil Ranking left began to assassinate the remaining ones.
Shi Xiaole calmly watched Love Demon.
Love Demon explained, "These are all loyal followers of Demon Marquis. Only by killing them can we safeguard the secret of Holy Young Master". He pointed to the few who had made their moves, adding, "They apparently obey Demon Marquis, but they are our brothers."
In Love Demon’s eyes, Shi Xiaole saw unfaked loyalty and hope. He asked, "How is the family of Master Feng?"
The infamous Rain and Wind Demons, who served under the Black Devil Monarch, are frequently mentioned even after six hundred years. Shi Xiaole had conducted a detailed investigation on everything related to the Black Devil Monarch and therefore knew quite a bit.
The words "Master Feng" made Love Demon’s heart surge with emotion. "Reporting to Holy Young Master, my father and grandfather have been leading our ancestral followers in seclusion, secretly accumulating strength, waiting for your lineage to return! I wonder apart from you....."
His sentence trailed off, his eyes filled with deep anticipation.
Shi Xiaole said, "When necessary, my father will appear. Also, I am still weak. You guys don’t know me and hence, you should not make any unwarranted contacts."
Suppressing his accelerating heartbeat, Love Demon lowered his head and bowed his fist towards Shi Xiaole, saying, "Young Master speaks rightly, subordinate understands! This place is not suitable for a long stay, please leave as soon as possible..."
He talked a lot, including contact methods and so on. Love Demon respectfully saluted with the seven others and left without hesitation.
Seeing Shi Xiaole’s capabilities, Love Demon was not worried for his safety.
For him, managing to see the Holy Young Master within his lifetime was the greatest inspiration and comfort. He could hardly wait to share this big news with his father, grandfather, and the Rain Demon family.
Of course, the appearance of the Holy Young Master disrupted his plans to some extent. It seemed that some plans had to be initiated in advance to avoid being overtaken by the Demon Marquis.
The indifferent blood in his veins began to boil. The talent and temperament of the Holy Young Master gave Love Demon a sight of a promising future, invigorating him.
"I have become the Holy Young Master of Devil Path?"
Shi Xiaole shook his head and chuckled bitterly when he was alone.
Life truly was a drama.
However, after today, he would not make contact with Love Demon. After all, he was nothing more than an imposter. Above all, he hadn’t learnt the martial arts of the Black Devil Monarch and would have no idea how he died if his secret was exposed.
The Black Devil’s arm on his head began to shrivel, finally falling to the ground and turning into a pile of fragments.
Shi Xiaole found that his internal power had not increased much, but his physical strength had become much stronger. With a flick of thought, a wisp of Devil Path essence was drawn from his sinews and bones, and after a few cycles, it was converted into his internal power.
"Can it be used for myself?"
Shi Xiaole was both skeptical and delighted.
The essence of the Devil Path was extremely pure and should only be borne by the Devil Path skeleton with the best qualifications. What exactly was the matter with his body?
Regardless, if he could absorb the essence of the Devil Path on his body, Shi Xiaole’s power would advance by leaps and bounds, achieving a terrifying realm.
Understand that once cultivation reaches the Xuanqi Realm, even geniuses can’t improve more than one to two minor stages in a year without the influence of external factors. Also, this required diligence every day.
This is why there are so few spiritual-passage realm masters under the age of thirty, with not even one in Qingxue State.
Originally, according to Shi Xiaole’s estimates, he had a great chance of breaking through to the spiritual-passage realm before twenty-five. But, not anymore. The essence of the Devil Path was like an available treasure, he just needed to absorb it steadily every day to keep improving his internal power!
Having confirmed with the system that it has completed the task, Shi Xiaole was finally relieved and aimlessly moved out of the place with a lot of action. He couldn’t stay there for a moment longer.
At the same time, many masters in the Black Devil Mount noticed that the Devil Qi was fading and the suppression had weakened.
"What happened?"
"Could it be that the power of the Black Devil’s arm is exhausted, and it no longer expels Devil Qi?"
Many speculated.
But top masters like the Broken Sun Blade Marquis and the Flying Sky Fist Marquis, had fluxing facial expressions. They suspected that someone had acquired the Black Devil’s arm, and it might not necessarily be someone from the Righteous Path.
Because only a master of the Devil Path would know how to absorb the essence of the Devil Path, otherwise the Devil Qi wouldn’t dissipate so fast. This news was a disaster for the Righteous Path.
"We must expand the search range."
Many agreed and initiated a carpet search in different directions. With the restriction of Devil Qi getting weaker, the sensing capability of the Righteous Path masters had greatly rejuvenated, making their search much faster than before.
While the Righteous Path was anxious, the Devil Path was even more so.
From the Demon Marquis down to the common masters of the Devil Ranking, no one had seen the Black Devil’s arm. Could it be that it was acquired by the hypocrites of the Righteous Path first?
This was the key to the resurgence of the Devil Path. How could it fall in the hands of others?
When masters from both the Righteous and Devil Path met, it was as if they had come across the murderer of their fathers. They engaged in full force, trying to split the other into two.
Shi Xiaole ended up in trouble again.
The one that stopped him was an extravagant woman with a snake-like waist and plump hips, her eyes lined with red-eyed shadow.
"Little brother, come and play with sister."
The Red Charm Demon licked her fingers and said with a grin.
With her strength as the leader of the Five Demons, she dared to confront anyone on the Righteous Path, except for the Three-Heart Man who ranked first on the Wind and Dust List.
"We’re in trouble, run."
From afar, several experts of the Righteous Path who originally wanted to help paused their steps upon seeing the Red Charm Demon, their faces pale as snow.
Damn, how unlucky is it to run into this ruthless female demon!
"If you came, don’t think about leaving."
The Red Charm Demon moved. As her black veil fluttered, a wave of her slender hand released the penetrating Vigorous Air in the shape of a ghostly shadow toward Shi Xiaole. She then seemed to bypass him and directly charged at the few who were trying to escape.
This strike she made could easily kill any expert within the top fifty on the Wind and Dust List, and it was enough to kill this young man before her.
"Run!"
The few people in the distance screamed in terror, their souls almost escaping their bodies.
With a clang, the Vigorous Air was penetrated, and Shi Xiaole stepped forward from it, walking away.
"Kid, are you Xie Xiaofeng?"
Red Charm Demon turned back, looking at Shi Xiaole with Interest.
"What if I am, or what if I’m not?"
Shi Xiaole replied.
"Quite a character, I like it."
Getting her answer, Red Charm Demon licked her lips in excitement. If she could kill this young man, she would be eliminating a great future threat to the Righteous Path.
Whoosh!
The black shadow leaped, and the Red Charm Demon’s palms flew out continuously, slapping out irregular waves of Vigorous Air which made Shi Xiaole feel as if his limbs were bound, unable to move.
The Entangling Intent Realm that the Red Charm Demon comprehended was perfect. Each and every one of her moves made her opponent extremely uncomfortable, at most they could only display 60 to 70 percent of their full strength.
An aura of Fierce Kill Intent gushed out from Shi Xiaole, followed by a Death Claiming sword strike, the sword qi was like a high-speed drill, it pierced through the palm strength and Vigorous Air amid the booming collision sounds.
After comprehending the Fierce Kill Intent Realm from the Thirteen Death Claiming Swords, Shi Xiaole’s combat power was comparable to the early phase of Spiritual-Passage Realm Level two. He had already made great progress since earlier.
"Interesting."
Seeing her prey put up a fight excited the Red Charm Demon. Yet, she feared the more time she spent, the more disadvantageous it would be for her, she twisted her wrist at an unusual angle and lightly grasped forward. In an instant, the twisted Entangling Intent Realm bore down upon Shi Xiaole again, causing his movement to pause briefly.
Aside from perfect Entangling Intent Realm, the Red Charm Demon had also reached the perfect level of Palm Intent, equivalent to the perfect Sword Heart Realm. Even so, under the suppression of the Devil Qi, she could only exert the power of a Level Two Spiritual-Passage Realm practitioner.
But now that the suppression by the Devil Qi was weakening, her advantages in Intent Realm and Palm Intent were gradually coming into play.
Indeed, the reason why the Slaughter Sky Demonic Human was killed earlier was because he couldn’t fully exhibit his Intent Realm and Claw Intent. Otherwise, even if they were of the same Realm, Shi Xiaole might not have an advantage over him.
These top ten experts of the Devil List were not to be trifled with. Even though they might not be a match for Shi Xiaole at the same age, they were extremely talented and had years of comprehension under their belts, their profound base was far beyond imagination.
Sensing the danger, Shi Xiaole’s hair stood on end. With all his might, he once again stabbed out with the fifteenth sword.
The fifteenth sword, which had integrated the Fierce Kill Intent Realm by thirty percent, caused the sword qi to turn dark. It appeared like a vicious dragon breaking free from its shackles, bringing boundless ill-omens.
Boom!
The terrifying wave of energy ripped through the empty space, affecting an area of more than ten meters. Both Shi Xiaole and the Red Charm Demon were blasted backwards at the same time.
"You can withstand seventy percent of my strength?"
The face of the Red Charm Demon changed greatly.
The previous strike she made, she was confident that even Broken Sun Blade Marquis would not be able to dispel it. No wonder. No wonder even the Love Demon was in such a hurry to kill this person.
In her eyes glistened a burning intent to kill. The Red Charm Demon continuously launched attacks on Shi Xiaole, her hands clapped out twenty-four times in an instant. Though her palm wasn’t powerful, being in it felt like being surrounded by the sea - calm on the surface, but with an undercurrent swirling underneath.
Having no other way, Shi Xiaole once again deployed the fifteenth sword.
This time he was knocked back, but thanks to the essence of the Devil Path in his body which formed a barrier and dissolved the residual energy at the critical moment, he managed to avoid injury.
"My strength, my foundation, are still not enough."
A helpless smile appeared on Shi Xiaole’s face as he had to use all his might to fight back.
This battle let him genuinely experience the power of a top-ranked Spiritual-Passage Realm fighter. In terms of Intent Realm, martial arts level, martial arts realm, and even combat skills, Shi Xiaole is at a disadvantage in all aspects except for combat skills.
After numerous collisions, Shi Xiaole tried to escape again and again, only to be forced back by the Red Charm Demon due to their disparate speed. And as the limitation of the Devil Qi was gradually weakening, the Red Charm Demon became more and more vigorous in the fight, almost pushing Shi Xiaole into a corner.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Shi Xiaole said, "You’d better leave, or I’ll have to kill you."
"Giggles, little brother, are you trying to scare your big sister?"
The Red Charm Demon remained unfazed.
From a distance, a group of people were rushing over. The leader exhibited an unstoppable rainbow-like Blade Qi all over his body. The withered grass and trees on the ground crumbled instantly upon contact with this Blade Qi.
"Are you sure?"
"Sir Gu, the Red Charm Demon was sighted here just now. That young man must have been killed."
A high-level expert who had just escaped from the scene said with lingering fear.
The Broken Sun Blade Marquis clenched his jaw upon hearing.
Soon, a group of people reached the scene of the incident. Relying on the fading Devil Qi, they saw the two people in the midst of a fierce battle.
