Chapter 66: Half-Demon
“It seems somewhat similar to the energy within the demon stones.”
Li Qian frowned slightly.
How could it be related to demons?
But this residual energy can’t be fake.
Recently, he’d been absorbing demon essence from demon stones every one or two days, so he was very sensitive to this type of energy.
Although this residual energy wasn’t pure demonic energy, it was very similar in nature, and it was likely from the same source.
Of course, it was also possible that he was wrong.
Perhaps it was true qi or internal qi cultivated from some demonic or evil cultivation method.
After all, he was inexperienced and didn’t understand all the martial arts in the world.
He remained cautious.
He had to be careful.
After inspecting the Xia Residence, Li Qian walked alone in Three Harmonies Town, hoping to find some clues.
If he relied entirely on the Mysterious Monitoring Division and the stationed Inner Sect Disciples to investigate, he didn’t know how long it would take to find those people.
He didn’t want to waste too much time on this suppression mission.
Suddenly, Li Qian stopped in an area with low-rise houses.
Because he faintly smelled a very faint scent of blood, carried by the night wind.
Moreover, through his spiritual perception, he could clearly sense some blood particles in the air.
Someone had died nearby.
It was likely a murder.
He immediately tracked the scent and walked towards the low-rise houses.
Three Harmonies Town.
Inside a house.
Three corpses were nailed to the wall, the blood flowing from them had already solidified, but there was still a strong smell of blood.
But at the table next to them, four people were eating and drinking, seemingly unconcerned about the corpses on the wall.
Suddenly, one person walked in, “Divine Sword Sect sent an Innate Martial Artist.”
“So what, as long as it’s not a True Essence Realm expert, if they really mess with us, we’ll just kill them.”
A burly man with a face full of flesh said nonchalantly, holding a shiny, greasy pig’s trotter and eating it with grease all over his mouth.
“It’s still some trouble, we already have three, there’s still one left.”
The speaker was a thin, sickly-looking man. He took out three pieces of cowhide paper from his bosom and spread them out on the table.
Each piece of cowhide paper had a map on it with detailed markings.
Combined together, it seemed to form a larger, complete map.
However, a piece was missing.
“According to the clues, the last map fell into the hands of an Odd-Job Disciple of Divine Sword Sect, but… that Odd-Job Disciple is already dead, and the map is nowhere to be found. This is troublesome, if we can’t get this last map, the three we’ve collected are useless. How can we explain this to the Cult Leader?”
The thin man sighed.
But suddenly, his expression changed slightly, “Someone is coming.”
Everyone else fell silent and stopped eating and drinking.
Soon, a faint sound of footsteps gradually approached and then stopped outside the house.
Outside the house.
Li Qian didn’t release his spiritual perception.
But he had already keenly sensed several powerful auras lurking inside the house.
“So easy?”
Li Qian muttered to himself.
He didn’t expect this group of people to not leave and to still be hiding in Three Harmonies Town.
It meant that the other party was very confident.
“Come out.”
Li Qian said calmly, carrying his sword on his back and his hands clasped behind him.
“An Innate expert of Divine Sword Sect? Tsk tsk, you have a path to heaven but you don’t take it, you have to barge into h*ll.”
A deep voice came from inside the house.
The aura emanating from Li Qian was only at the ordinary Innate True Qi Realm.
As long as it wasn’t an Elder-level Innate expert, they naturally weren’t afraid.
Suddenly.
A sonic boom suddenly sounded.
Immediately following, a figure rushed out of the house at high speed, his sharp claws fiercely tearing through the air, grabbing towards Li Qian’s chest.
His eyes were actually slightly red.
Li Qian stood unmoving.
With a casual wave of his hand, the person flew backward, crashing into the wall and directly blasting a large hole.
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The person rolled on the ground, blood gushing from his mouth.
“Kill.”
“Die.”
Three more figures rushed out, their speed so fast that they tore through the air, their eyes also red, filled with a ferocious and violent aura.
Li Qian still casually struck three times, and the three people flew back at an even faster speed, almost collapsing the house.
In an instant, all four of them were lying down, unable to get up.
A thin, sickly-looking man walked out from the ruins of the collapsed house.
“Even if you’re not an Elder-level expert from Divine Sword Sect, you’re probably one of the best among the Inner Sect Innate Disciples.”
The thin, sickly-looking man said as he walked, at the same time drawing a strange curved saber.
The next moment, he appeared in front of Li Qian as if teleporting, the terrifying saber light fiercely slashing down, like a crescent moon appearing in the night sky.
Li Qian moved his body and drew his sword to block.
With the clash of saber and sword, the two figures flickered rapidly in the night, wherever they passed, the air surged, and the sound of explosions continued.
Suddenly!
A sword light rose, then fell like a meteor.
Immediately following, the thin, sickly-looking man flew backward, landing on the ground and kneeling on one knee.
The curved saber in his hand was only half left.
A b*oody gash appeared on his body, from his head to his chest, then to his abdomen and crotch, his clothes were cut in half.
He was almost split in half by a single sword strike.
But the next moment, the sword wound on his body quickly healed.
“What a powerful sword, you’re definitely a True Essence Realm expert.”
The thin, sickly-looking man’s eyes were full of solemnity.
If it weren’t for his special physical body, he would have almost died from that sword strike.
Li Qian held Sword Eighteen in one hand, not speaking, his expression very calm.
The fight between the two just now was just a mutual test.
This person was unusual, he contained a terrifying power within his body.
The four people he had sent flying earlier didn’t have that kind of demonic-like power.
Perhaps it was within this person.
“Good, good, good, it’s been a long time since I used my true power. Innate expert of Divine Sword Sect, I’ll let you see what true divine power is.”
The thin, sickly-looking man chuckled.
Then, he looked up at the night sky, the redness in his eyes becoming even more intense.
It was a pity there was no moon tonight.
He couldn’t bathe in the divine power of the great Moon God.
“Divine Transformation.”
He murmured in a low voice.
The next moment, his body began to undergo a terrifying transformation. His originally only 1.7-meter tall body actually grew taller, transforming into a 2-meter tall humanoid creature with bulging muscles.
His entire head became extremely ugly, his fangs bared, and his deep-set eyes glowed red.
His body was covered in thick, steel needle-like hair.
Moreover, the aura emanating from this humanoid creature was extremely terrifying, containing a dreadful invisible pressure, making everyone who saw it tremble with fear.
“What kind of monster is this?”
Li Qian looked at this humanoid creature, surprise on his face.
A demon?
But Master had said that even the weakest demon was said to be comparable to a Celestial Being.
Moreover, although this humanoid monster seemed very strong, it was actually just so-so.
Judging from the violent aura it emanated, it was only equivalent to a True Essence Realm martial artist who hadn’t comprehended Illusory Image Level Martial Intent.
The commotion from the fight had already alerted other Divine Sword Sect Inner Sect Disciples and Mysterious Monitoring Division personnel in the Xia Residence.
They rushed over one after another.
When they saw the thin, sickly-looking man transform into a humanoid monster, they were all shocked.
The violent aura emanating from the humanoid monster was too strong, forming a strong mental pressure on them, making their faces pale.
“Is this a half-demon?”
Chu Ping, the Commander of the Taiping County Mysterious Monitoring Division, forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and couldn’t help but exclaim.
As the Commander, he led the Mysterious Monitoring Division of the entire county. He had once participated in secret training at the Mysterious Monitoring Division headquarters and learned some secrets, including records about half-demons.