Chapter 183: None of Them Can Compare to You

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: None of Them Can Compare to You

It was a Rat Demon. Fortunately, it was a Rat Demon—a creature inherently weak. Even after taking human form, its strength barely reached the level of a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist of the Human Race. If it were any other member of the Demon Race, its strength would jump by at least one or two grades. For example, once ligers transformed, they would be at least equivalent to a peak Fourth-Grade Martial Artist.

SWISH!

Lu Yuan nocked an Ice Arrow and drew his bow. A massive amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was drawn in, condensing on the arrow. A layer of Profound Ice appeared on the arrowhead, rapidly enveloping it.

Rat demons possessed incredible vitality, capable of surviving with just a tiny bit of space and food. Their largest hunting ground in the Jade Capital was the underground sewer system. The Sixth-Grade Rat Demon rapidly shrank its body, attempting to escape into the subterranean depths.

"Stop it!" Wu Ci shouted fiercely.

"On it!" Zheng Ge leaped over, forcefully slashing his Mother and Child Halberd against the ground.

BOOM!

A trail of fire erupted, blocking the Rat Demon’s path perfectly.

"Kill!" Guu Canx leaped high into the air with his Thorny Dragon Spike, aiming a rapid thrust at the Rat Demon’s spine.

"Slash!" Wu Ci swung his Demon-slaying Sword once more.

However, while transformed Rat Demons suffered from a severe lack of strength, their greatest advantage lay in their agility. Their dodging speed in tight spaces was incredibly fast.

SWISH!

It quickly transformed into a streak of demonic aura, dodging left and right. Landing a hit wasn’t going to be easy.

"Set up the formation!" Wu Ci commanded.

"Formation up!" Guu Canx and Zheng Ge moved in perfect coordination.

Any Seventh-Grade Martial Artist could act as an Array Base or an Array Hub. The Demon-slaying Bureau’s greatest specialty was forming three-man arrays. Instantly, an array materialized. A massive Primordial Qi Shield locked down an area of dozens of feet, suppressing the transformed Rat Demon within.

"Constrict!"

The trio controlled the array to shrink, compressing the Rat Demon’s area of movement.

"You’re pushing this rat too far!" The Rat Demon shifted into human form—a plain-looking woman with prominent buck teeth. Since she had been slashed earlier, she only had one arm left. However, her demonic aura morphed, and a new arm rapidly grew back.

CLANG!

A longsword condensed in the Rat Demon’s hand.

"Do you think I’ve lived among the Human Race all these years without learning a single thing?" she sneered.

"Heh, boss, does it want to have a sword fight with us?" Guu Canx looked at the Rat Demon and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Demons should stick to demonic arts. To learn swordsmanship from humans and show it off right in front of them? Talk about teaching a fish to swim!

"Be careful. This thing has lived for hundreds of years," Wu Ci said sternly.

Anything that had lived for centuries would become terrifyingly formidable and shouldn’t be underestimated. And sure enough...

SWISH!

The Rat Demon thrust her sword. Earth energy surged, and the surrounding Primordial Qi boiled, accompanied by a razor-sharp sword intent.

BOOM!

The array was directly shattered.

Wu Ci, Guu Canx, and Zheng Ge all widened their eyes, their expressions changing drastically.

"This..."

"Hehe, did you think I was actually losing? I just wanted to grab a snack." The Rat Demon laughed smugly.

Right now, she was right beside the sewer entrance; she could slip inside with a mere flash. Even if a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist of the Human Race were here, they wouldn’t be able to catch her!

However...

BANG!

The Rat Demon transformed back into a giant rat, several yards long, and its demonic aura coalesced into an even larger phantom. The aura then violently exploded, splitting into three streaks that lunged at the three men.

WHOOSH!

Right at that moment, a flash of blue light streaked by.

An arrow struck the Rat Demon, triggering an eruption of Profound Ice frost.

CRACKLE!

A layer of blue ice rapidly emerged, encasing the Rat Demon. But a transformed Rat Demon possessed an incredibly pure demonic aura; completely freezing it wouldn’t be so simple. The Rat Demon struggled fiercely.

WHOOSH!

Another streak of light—this time red—arrived and hit its mark just the same. A fiery blast erupted. Fire and ice collided, one blazing hot and the other freezing cold.

SCREECH!

The Rat Demon’s body immediately stiffened. Then, it violently writhed, frantically cycling its Demon Power to suppress the conflicting forces of water and fire.

"Kill!" Wu Ci swung his sword and struck.

"Kill!" Guu Canx followed up with his Thorny Dragon Spike.

The demonic aura that had ambushed them earlier had already collapsed.

Unable to withstand the assault any longer, the Rat Demon’s body suddenly exploded.

BOOM!

Upstairs.

Su Mu was quite surprised. He hadn’t expected Lu Yuan’s archery to be so formidable. The accuracy went without saying, but his timing had been absolutely impeccable. Combining fire and ice arrows... he was a natural-born killer on the battlefield. As expected, the rumors outside hadn’t done the boy justice.

Lu Yuan put away his bow and arrows. With the demon’s physical body destroyed, the three men from the Demon-slaying Bureau could easily clean up its demonic soul. His part of the mission was done.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission and gaining Su Mu’s approval. A reward of 3,000 experience points has been deposited.]

Lu Yuan was taken aback. He had earned Su Mu’s approval just like that? It felt a bit too easy. He wondered how things were resolved on the other end, considering Su Wan’s Seven-Sound Mysterious Body hadn’t been awakened yet.

But as long as the mission was complete, that was all that mattered. Right now, he had around 4,000 experience points, which meant he could open another thirty-three acupoints. Added to his previous 117...

SWISH SWISH!

Wu Ci, Guu Canx, and Zheng Ge arrived. They scanned the group before quickly locking their eyes on Lu Yuan.

"Thank you for your help just now. How should we address you?" Wu Ci cupped his fists in salute.

"Lu Yuan," he replied, returning the gesture.

"Lu Yuan..." Wu Ci nodded. "My name is Wu Ci, and these are Guu Canx and Zheng Ge."

"Pleasure to meet you," Lu Yuan offered a simple greeting.

"Lu Yuan, your archery is quite impressive. Those two arrows just now were brilliant," Guu Canx praised. Those two shots had been a massive help. If not for Lu Yuan’s incredible archery skills, they wouldn’t have been nearly so polite. The Demon-slaying Bureau and the Demon Suppression Bureau had a lot of friction, and their relationship had never been good.

"As long as I didn’t get in the way," Lu Yuan smiled modestly.

"We’ll remember this, Lu Yuan. We’ll return the favor in the future," Wu Ci said, leaving the promise behind as he quickly led the other two away.

"Those three are all from aristocratic families," Su Wan said as she walked over.

"Yeah, I could tell." Lu Yuan sighed inwardly. It was far too difficult for a common family to produce a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist; only aristocratic families could mass-produce them. On top of that, they possessed formidable Cultivation at such a young age. The Demon Suppression Bureau, the Demon-slaying Bureau, and the Imperial City Department were all packed with scions of aristocratic families.

"None of them can compare to you," Su Wan added.

Lu Yuan chuckled. He thought, "I have a system. How can they even compare to me?"

"There shouldn’t be anything else tonight. We’ll stand guard until dawn."

"Mhm." Su Wan nodded. Standing next to Lu Yuan simply made her feel safe.

The rest of the night passed without incident until dawn.

Lu Yuan and the others returned to the front of the tower, escorted the captives to the Demon Suppression Bureau, and headed home after the handover. He couldn’t care less about how the Longli Trading Company or the Chang Family would deal with the fallout.

After sleeping for four hours to regain his energy, he got up and immediately began his Cultivation, consuming all his experience points.

WHOOSH WHOOSH!

He successfully opened thirty-three acupoints, bringing his total to 150. With the Cyan Dragon Technique more than halfway completed, its power surged significantly. Now, not only had he formed the "Dragon Bone," but his "Dragon Body" was also beginning to take shape. It wouldn’t be long before he reached major mastery.

"Lu Yuan, come out and fight me!" Mu Lingyan shouted loudly, appearing at the entrance of the Lu family’s home.

"Mu Lingyan..." Lu Yuan walked out and couldn’t help but laugh when he saw her dressed in fitted martial attire, her brow sharp and imposing. "Do you truly not know the gap between us?"

"The gap between us..." Mu Lingyan’s expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. That was what she used to say to him. Yet now, the tables had turned, and only a little over a month had passed!

"Lu Yuan, I will defeat you today!"