Accompanied by extremely harsh roars.
As the flames dissipated, a fox standing three meters tall appeared in front of Lin Ji and Guo Yi.
This demon fox had fiery red fur all over its body, with some parts burnt black by flames, looking somewhat disheveled.
Three tails swayed behind it, one of them smaller as if newly grown.
"A Three-Tailed Demon Fox?!" Lin Ji's pupils constricted.
He thought it was just an ordinary fox demon, but the three tails behind the fox demon made Lin Ji realize that things were far from simple; it was likely from the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
However, just as Lin Ji was preparing to retreat, the demon fox made a move.
With a paw larger than Lin Ji's head, it firmly pressed down on Lin Ji's long sword, preventing him from escaping.
The next moment, the ferocious mouth, dripping with saliva and a fishy smell, fiercely bit towards Lin Ji's throat.
Seeing this scene, cold sweat broke out on Lin Ji's forehead. He was about to release the sword and retreat first.
But at that moment, Guo Yi suddenly threw a talisman, landing on Lin Ji's chest.
"Seas change, rocks stand firm!"
"A Rock Talisman?"
Lin Ji saw the talisman land on himself, feeling extremely nervous. Who knew if this Rock Talisman would work? But at this moment, it was too late to avoid the attack.
The next moment, the demon fox bit on Lin Ji's neck, but it made a crisp sound, unable to break through Lin Ji's skin.
Lin Ji immediately felt relieved, his life was saved. However, the Rock Talisman had already dissipated most of its energy from blocking the attack.
"Quick, come back! The talisman's energy is limited!"
Lin Ji didn't dare to delay, he pulled his sword out from the fox demon's paw, then quickly retreated to Guo Yi's side.
Meanwhile, the demon fox was not planning to stop.
"Injure me and still want to leave?"
With the demon fox's voice, a faint light suddenly appeared on its tails.
A faint sound of rustling echoed out of nowhere.
In just a few breaths of time, Lin Ji and Guo Yi suddenly heard a few noises behind them.
Turning around, they saw Zhou Qian and the other three demon hunters lying weakly on the ground, their faces filled with fear.
"My energy is being consumed." Guo Yi was sweating profusely.
Lin Ji nodded slightly, he was in the same situation.
"It's a talent of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. This fox demon must have just grown its third tail, otherwise, I would have been done for just now."
In the midst of the conversation, the demon fox, with a ferocious face, launched another attack.
Its three-meter body charged fiercely towards Lin Ji and Guo Yi. After dodging the attack, the demon fox continued its assault, crashing directly through the wall behind them.
But that was not the end.
As Lin Ji and Guo Yi tried to escape separately, before they could catch their breath, the demon fox's body suddenly emitted a glow.
With a turn, the entire demon fox turned into a blur.
Before Lin Ji could react, the demon fox had appeared behind him.
Lin Ji's face changed drastically.
"So fast!"
As he hurriedly turned to defend himself, the giant beast claw was already in front of him.
Clang!
The long sword once again blocked the beast claw, but this time, the immense force of the demon fox sent Lin Ji flying, crashing heavily into the ruins of the collapsed wall.
Seeing this scene, Guo Yi took out another talisman from his side.
"Spirit of the Woods, as I will it."
"Go!"
A Wood Spirit Talisman disappeared from Guo Yi's hand and appeared on the demon fox the next moment.
Following that, the Wood Spirit Talisman began to take root and sprout directly. In a few blinks of an eye, it grew into sturdy vines, binding the entire body of the demon fox.
But before a few breaths had passed, the vines began to break continuously under the demon fox's struggles.
"No, can't hold it!" Guo Yi's heart tightened.
"Just mere vines, you think you can restrain me?"
The vines were instantly broken free.
The demon fox's sinister voice echoed in Guo Yi's ears, coming directly from behind.
Guo Yi widened his eyes, the demon fox was still in front of him, how could the voice come from behind?
But before he could comprehend, the sharp beast claw had already landed on his back.
"Puff!"
Guo Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body flying tens of meters away, crashing heavily to the ground.
Blood flowed incessantly from three deep wounds on his back.
Lying on the ground, Guo Yi barely managed to take out a Healing Talisman, slapping it on himself.
The Healing Talisman could temporarily suppress the injuries, but Guo Yi knew that he was finding it difficult to fight back.
"Demon Fox Illusion."
The demon fox made a successful attack, a human-like smile appearing on its face.
"Hehe, the internal organs of cultivators must taste better than ordinary people."
As the demon fox approached Guo Yi, its body continued to transform.
When she reached Guo Yi, she had turned into an extremely beautiful woman.
"Is this how you look after transforming?" Guo Yi covered his wound, lacking the strength to even stand up and escape.
"How do I look?"
"Exquisite."
The demon fox seemed satisfied with Guo Yi's answer, extending her slender hand above Guo Yi's abdomen.
"Is this how you extract people's internal organs?" Guo Yi asked tremblingly, suppressing his fear.
"Just a little trick of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, nothing worth mentioning," the demon fox said with a smile.
"Indeed, from Qingqiu Valley." Guo Yi closed his eyes.
The next moment, a dark red kidney appeared in the demon fox's hand.
Guo Yi didn't even feel pain, just a sense of something missing from his abdomen.
He smiled bitterly, unsure if it was fear or resignation.
"Can you not eat in front of me?"
"Don't worry, after I take out your liver, we can enjoy them together," the demon fox said lightly. "Actually, I just like eating human kidneys. But my sister told me, Water and Wood Nurture Each Other, having liver and kidney together adds a unique flavor."
The demon fox reached out again, placing her hand on Guo Yi's abdomen.
"Fortunately, I won't live past today, otherwise, I won't be able to look at braised offal sold in the county in the future," Guo Yi said, clutching his left waist, no longer feeling the fear he had moments ago.
Since he came out for training, dying at the hands of a monster was something he had prepared for.
As a direct disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, he had reached his limit at the third realm due to insufficient aptitude.
In his forties this year, although his life was short, he had no regrets.
He left the mountain just to watch over his junior sister, Ling Yin. Unlike him, Ling Yin, in her twenties, already had the strength of the second realm, a true genius.
"I hope Ling Yin can survive this ordeal," Guo Yi closed his eyes.
But at that moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out.
"Demon Fox, release his waist to me!"
Guo Yi opened his eyes abruptly, and the demon fox also turned to look in the direction of the voice.
"Within is thunder, hidden name of the Thunder God, profound insight, five energies surging, Thunder, come!"
Finding the right moment, Lin Ji's spiritual energy surged all over his body, the sword in his hand shining with a blue light.
Thunder roared in the sky but did not descend.
"You can still make a move?" The demon fox was somewhat surprised, dropping the waist from her hand and looking towards Lin Ji.
She noticed the Rock Talisman on Lin Ji's chest.
"Oh, I see."
"But even if you can make a move, what's the use? Thunder techniques are powerful, but if they can't hit me, what's the point?"
Before the demon fox could finish speaking, Lin Ji had already rushed forward with his sword.
The sword struck, blocked by the demon fox.
But the thunder descended along with the sword edge, directly hitting the demon fox.
"Ahh!" A scream rang out, the demon fox's voice no longer as calm as before.
"Is this the Thunder Sword Technique? How could you know the Thunder Sword Technique?!"