Hearing Li Hao's words, the demons were taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter. Although they noticed that Li Hao seemed a bit strange and not like an ordinary demon-slaying officer, his age was obvious. Even if he were a top-tier genius, how strong could he really be?
There were more than twenty shape-shifting demons here. In the demon clan, only those at the Divine Travel stage could change their form, while those at the Fifteen Li stage could completely conceal their true bodies without a trace.
"Little brat, are you scared out of your wits? Even that old fool Yue Shuhong wouldn’t dare to disrespect us if he were here!" a snake-bodied, enchanting woman laughed.
"So, who is the Tiger Robe Immortal?" Li Hao asked again.
Seeing that her words were ignored, the enchanting woman’s eyes flashed with anger as she flicked her snake tongue and moved forward.
"What do you want with the Tiger Robe?" the giant bear suddenly spoke calmly.
"Nothing much," Li Hao replied, waving the knife in his hand. "Just borrowing its head to honor my uncle’s spirit."
The giant bear felt its caution was unnecessary, thinking Li Hao was just here to deliver a message. It lazily said, "Go ahead and eat him."
This was directed at the other demons.
Upon hearing this, the enchanting woman quickly swam towards Li Hao, suddenly smiling sweetly and saying in a seductive voice, "Come, be a good boy and jump into my mouth."
As demonic energy filled the air, she opened her mouth wide, distorting her pretty face.
Using her charm technique, even those at the Soul Connection stage would be affected, losing their minds and willingly crawling into her mouth.
But at that moment, a dark light flashed by.
Half of her bloody mouth was lifted as if by the wind, and it fell backward, the cut perfectly clean!
Blood suddenly sprayed out, splattering everywhere.
The mocking expressions in the eyes of the other demons froze, and the thin old gnome who had jumped close to Li Hao stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at the young man.
The demon-slaying knife in the boy's hand had vanished.
The dark blade hung in the air, then shot out like a shadow, carving a perfect arc.
In an instant, as the arc passed, several more demon heads were severed before they even had a chance to react!
This sudden change was too fast, beyond their comprehension.
"Since you won’t speak, I guess I’ll just have to slaughter you all and make a sacrifice," Li Hao murmured to himself.
While he spoke, the dark demon-slaying knife in mid-air didn’t stop but charged out again.
"Fifteen Li stage!"
"What kind of monster is he?!"
The demons were suddenly awakened, looking at Li Hao in horror, and immediately began to flee in all directions, trying to avoid the demon-slaying knife. But their speed was no match for the knife.
Controlling objects from forty miles away was not just 2.5 times beyond the Fifteen Li stage; it was a crushing force of power and speed!
It was like comparing someone who could throw a stone twenty meters to someone who could throw it a hundred meters; the difference in strength was obvious.
Moreover, they hadn’t even reached the Fifteen Li stage yet and couldn’t move their bodies freely. At this moment, some of the bigger demons chose to abandon their physical forms, directly sacrificing their souls to escape, hoping to retain their souls and later take over other bodies.
The giant bear sitting at the end also changed its expression, suddenly standing up. Its massive body was like a small building as it stared at Li Hao, seemingly trying to see through the boy's true identity.
Fifteen Li stage? How old is this boy?!
It didn’t let the other demons continue to be slaughtered by Li Hao and suddenly struck out. A black flame erupted, transforming into a black fire dragon in mid-air, charging at Li Hao with claws bared, also at the Fifteen Li stage.
Li Hao glanced up and had already noticed that the bear demon had the strongest aura, but compared to him, it was not much different from the Divine Travel stage.
Whoosh!
The power of the soul covered the blade, instantly slicing through the fire dragon and directly striking the giant bear's head.
However, the bear's skull was extremely hard, and the blade only penetrated half a foot before getting stuck, unable to go any deeper.
Li Hao stepped forward, his figure appearing before the pained bear demon as if he had teleported. In the bear’s suddenly wide-open eyes filled with terror, he raised his fist and struck down hard.
The force, exceeding millions of pounds, concentrated in his fist, brought a destructive power far beyond a million pounds. Plus, with the power of controlling objects behind it, the entire bear’s body slammed against the stone behind it, shattering it and flying backward over ten meters, crashing into its cave.
Blood sprayed from its throat, and the giant bear was horrified. It was born with divine strength, immensely powerful, and had sealed itself as a true god of strength.
But the power this boy unleashed was terrifying even to it.
How could such a small body possess such brutal strength?!
Li Hao only glanced at the bear demon, then raised his hand and pulled out the demon-slaying knife that was stuck in the bear's head. As he swept his gaze around, the knife transformed into a dark light and flew away.
Those fleeing souls hadn’t even escaped a few miles before disappearing from sight, only to be caught by the demon-slaying knife.
The simple demon-slaying knife couldn’t harm these souls, but with Li Hao’s soul power on it, it was enough to cleave their souls apart!
Screams echoed from all directions, some were cut off mid-scream, collapsing to the ground.
The terrifying mountain peak that had once gathered over twenty big demons was now left with only the bear demon. The others were either cut in half or lay lifeless on the ground, their souls dissipating miles away.
A gentle breeze swept through the forest, carrying the strong smell of blood from the mountain peak into the bear demon's nostrils, making it feel somewhat suffocated.
For the first time, the bear demon realized how foul the smell was on this mountain, causing its stomach to churn and making it feel like vomiting.
It was so frightened it felt nauseous!
"You... are you a Celestial Master?!"
Looking at the boy walking towards it, the bear demon couldn’t hide the fear in its eyes. Just from that one punch, it knew that even at the Fifteen Li stage, it was no match for this young man.
The gap was unimaginably large!
At this moment, it began to suspect that this boy was some kind of rejuvenated master.
"Among the demons I just killed, was there a Tiger Robe Immortal?"
Li Hao stopped in front of the bear demon, looking slightly up at this giant demon that was still as big as a small building even while sitting.
At this point, the bear demon realized that it was the Tiger Robe who had provoked this terrifying young man, who had come seeking revenge.
"Tiger Robe..."
It felt resentment bubbling up inside, and its thoughts raced as it gritted its teeth, "Tiger Robe isn’t here. He’s in the north."
"The north?"
Li Hao raised an eyebrow, looking suspiciously at the bear demon. "There are many demons outside; you better not lie."
The bear demon's expression changed slightly, and it immediately said, "I’m not lying! Tiger Robe is from our Black Wind Mountain, but he’s smart and capable, so we sent him to the north."
"What for?"
"We plan to join forces with the north to take down Cangyu City. He went to assist with that," the bear demon said, panting, hiding the identity of the red-browed Taoist.
There are demons in the north?
Li Hao was taken aback. The information from the Demon Suppression Division didn’t mention anything about the north, which had always been calm.
"How many demons are in the north?" Li Hao immediately asked.
"About the same as us."
"Why do you want to attack Cangyu City? Do you know what the consequences will be for my Da Yu?" Li Hao shouted.
The bear demon bitterly smiled inside. Why do you demon slayers want to slay demons? Isn’t it just to pick on the weak? Who knew Cangyu City had such a monster like the boy before him?
Of course, it couldn’t say this out loud and could only show a forced expression of helplessness, saying, "We may be demons, but we’re just trying to fill our bellies. It’s the same as your human race eating livestock..."
Li Hao’s eyes turned cold.
Mentioning eating stirred up the killing intent in his heart.
"Just for food?" Li Hao suppressed his killing intent, staring at the bear demon, trying to extract some information.
Feeling Li Hao’s killing intent, the bear demon trembled, trying to use human reasoning, saying, "Everything in the world exists to survive, and so do we. You humans do too; we’re not wrong in this, right?"
"Who’s arguing about right or wrong? I just want to ask you, is attacking Cangyu City just for food?" Li Hao said, suppressing his anger.
The attack on Cangyu City was led by the red-browed Taoist. Although the bear demon had heard some other reasons, it certainly wouldn’t tell Li Hao now; otherwise, how could it argue?
"If it weren’t for survival, we wouldn’t do this, risking everything."
The bear demon seemed to transform into a Confucian scholar, continuing to discuss principles with Li Hao: "Heaven and earth nurture all things; everything has the right to exist, don’t you think?"
Li Hao took a deep breath and asked again, "What does Tiger Robe look like? Is he a tiger demon?"
The bear demon was taken aback, clearly realizing that the human before it hadn’t listened to its reasoning, causing it to feel a bit anxious: "Yes, Tiger Robe is a tiger demon, and he has been cultivating for nearly a thousand years."
"Good."
Getting the information he wanted, Li Hao nodded slightly.
Before the bear demon could react, Li Hao suddenly jumped up, punching down hard on the bear's forehead, the force penetrating and destroying its brain.
The bear demon slightly opened its mouth, filled with shock and disbelief, but its eyes gradually lost focus as it collapsed, hitting the ground like a giant stone rolling over.
Discussing right and wrong with a demon?
Li Hao had no interest in that at all.
Moreover, compared to right and wrong, his own position was far more important!
Facing the countless skeletons around, how could he say to the bear demon:
"Yes, you’re not wrong."
Who cares if you’re right or wrong? I’m a human!
(End of Chapter)