Chapter 772 - 605: True Demon Apuduo (Part 2)

The time dragged on for too long, which isn’t conducive to recovery, so the treatment of this wound was left for last.

The power of Geng Metal is not only unmatched in sharpness, but also possesses the ability to annihilate Spiritual Divine Intent. It never expected the target to be able to unleash such a level of attack.

The reason it chose to leave during its engagement with the target was that it discovered the damage from the Thunderbolt far exceeded the Magic Technique cast by others.

It has a relatively deep understanding of the Human Race cultivators, and such harm exceeded the normal Realm displayed by the target.

This is very unusual, indicating that the force behind such a cultivator is extremely powerful, with a high likelihood of possessing life-saving trump cards that it cannot break through in a short time.

In addition, it felt the impending arrival of the Female Cultivator who could pose a threat to it, so it decided to retreat and plan carefully since it would be staying here for a long time.

In areas shrouded by Demon Fog, it is confident in hiding right under the noses of Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Human Race.

The True Demon Realm also has large and small forces; if one doesn’t appear strong enough, they will be enslaved by the strong.

This is Apuduo’s trial; if he can achieve sufficient combat results to prove his courage before the Demon Venerables emerge to the surface, he will receive better training.

The concentration of Demonic Qi in the surface world is insufficient for the Demon Venerables to wield powerful attacks and instead targets enemies at the level of Demon Venerables.

Silver Thunderbolts flickered at the wound, continuously blasting away the surging blood and energy. After spending half an hour and consuming a Blood Essence Pill, he finally extinguished all the Silver Thunderbolts.

The powerful Self-healing Ability began to work, and it wasn’t long before he was as good as new.

"Hiss! Next time I fight, I can’t be so careless."

A few days ago, when an enemy used a Thunder Technique, he was bathed in the radiance of Thunder and sustained only minor injuries, healing not long after.

So this time, when he felt the Thunder Technique explode, he didn’t dodge, thinking of leaving a lasting impression on the enemy before their death.

As a result, he suffered a silent loss; the strength of the Thunder Technique far exceeded expectations, and taking a few more hits would pose a significant threat to life.

If he had chosen to dodge then, although he wouldn’t completely escape, the damage suffered would be greatly reduced.

...

During the return journey, everything went smoothly, encountering enemies were just insignificant characters, easily slain by everyone.

The few of them returned to the fortress and gathered in Yunyan Daoist Master’s pavilion to discuss the situation.

Upon arriving and learning that Master Wuxuan had died, Moyun Daoist Master was stunned, the sorrow on his face was palpable.

The two were originally friends, following Yunyan Daoist Master together, never expecting that they would meet in the morning and then be separated by life and death.

After Moyun Daoist Master’s mood calmed somewhat, Ji An began to recount the events, narrating the true situation of the battle calmly without embellishment.

Hearing that Master Wuxuan was killed in one strike, the others all revealed looks of shock.

With such powerful destructive power, whoever steps up would be ineffective.

Wan Jinrong’s eyebrows twisted like silkworms, furrowed together, and although he had life-saving trump cards, they couldn’t last indefinitely.

Once the duration of the trump card ends, facing the strong attacks of True Demons, he would likely not be able to hold on for long.

He felt anxious and restless, demonstrating that enemies have indeed reached the Ninth-Layer Golden Core Realm through Steward’s battles with True Demons.

Now that such strong True Demons have emerged at this stage, it’s unknown how intense future battles will be.

Yunyan Daoist Master coughed lightly and said:

"It’s unfortunate that Wuxuan Daoist has fallen, but the deceased is gone, and the living must fulfill their duties.

Patrol missions will be temporarily halted, I will report the details to the Daoist Monarch and await further orders."

She isn’t sure how long it will take the True Demon to recover from the damage, but knows that even if she leads the team personally, she won’t be able to protect the Low-Tier Cultivators when the True Demon strikes.

There was a bit of silence in the room, the death of cultivators of the same Realm made everyone feel a chill.

Ji An’s gaze was heavy, he felt an even stronger urgency to improve his Cultivation, the Early-stage Golden Core strength was still too weak.

The power of Magic Techniques would increase with Cultivation enhancements, and simultaneously the activation time would reduce slightly.

If he were a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, even the casting time of releasing Metal Divine Thunder couldn’t be instant, but is not far off.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower; if he were in the Nascent Soul Realm...

Ji An collected his thoughts, heart whispering:

’Never mind, stop dreaming, elevating to the Mid-stage Golden Core quickly is more sensible.’

The bottleneck has loosened, in a few years, elevation is possible.

Yunyan Daoist Master scanned everyone and said:

"Master Miaohua, convey this decision to the team members.

Moyun Daoist Master, inform Master Wuxuan’s team members of the news.

That’s all for today, everyone disperses, Xuanqing Daoist Master stays."

After the others left, she pondered and said:

"I saw when battling the True Demon, there was a very deep wound on its body, flickering with Silver Thunderbolts, was it caused by you?"

Ji An scratched his head, "It should have been, the battle happened very quickly at the time, I used Metal Divine Thunder and activated several Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talismans.

Later, I fully stimulated the Defensive Treasure, vision was a bit blurry, couldn’t see very clearly."

All he remembered was that Metal Divine Thunder scorched the enemy black on the outside and tender inside.

"How long can you maintain such intensity?"

Yunyan Daoist Master asked further, a Golden Core early-stage cultivator capable of injuring a True Demon nearing Golden Core Perfection was miraculous to her.

Such strong combat capability, if it was normal strength, indicates profound potential worth exploring in combat.

Ji An shook his head slightly, "Only during an encounter can I use it, simultaneously expending a High-Grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, and I’ve spent a Top-Grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, one of my few life-saving trump cards.

If the True Demon had chosen me as the first target, I wouldn’t have been able to release such an attack in time."

Indeed, he had hurt the True Demon, but if the battle continued, he would be the one struggling, which he is conscious of.

As for expending the Top-Grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, it was to stay low key, thus explaining how he injured the True Demon with his current capabilities.

"What a pity," Yunyan Daoist Master said softly, if it wasn’t by conventional means, then the actual combat capability is debatable.

After conversing briefly, Ji An handed over the Storage Bag filled with fragmented bones, then bid farewell to leave.

...

Returning to the pavilion, Ji An didn’t immediately enter the Little World, today’s situation was special, likely someone would visit him.

Sure enough, after half an hour, Wan Jinrong called from outside.

Ji An opened the Dharma Prohibition and found the siblings Wan Jinrong and Wan Jinru had come together, slightly surprised.

Politely inviting them into the living room, after some greetings Wan Jinru spoke:

"Friend, you fought the True Demon head-on today, could you please enlighten us on points to note when encountering True Demons?"

She admitted that she had underestimated this Pill Master, during the fight against the True Demon, the one who perished was Master Wuxuan, who had long performed patrol missions.

Regardless of the reasons, the result proved their extraordinariness, hence she came to seek guidance sincerely.

Worried about the awkwardness of coming abruptly, she pulled along her brother.

Ji An thought for a while and said:

"I think in any form of combat, preparation is most important.

As an example, from today’s battle, I survived upon discovering the True Demon’s trail.

Although I gave a verbal warning, Master Wuxuan couldn’t see the True Demon within his field of vision and couldn’t react specifically... "

He revealed his unique vision ability, which was indeed the key factor in today’s battle.

No matter how strong, if reacting only when the enemy’s attack shows its fangs, it’s too late.

Wan Jinru didn’t expect this answer, feeling bitter inside.

Pupil Technique type Spells are very rare, although recorded in the family, they require harsh conditions, practicing to a High Tier requires extra time investment.

She initially felt it wasn’t worth such costs and never practiced, now somewhat regrets, deciding to drill Pupil Technique after the mission, it could be life-saving at critical moments.

Wan Jinrong spoke:

"Within the Demon Fog, my vision is only about thirty-five feet, what is your vision range?"

"Around ninety feet."

"Hiss..." Wan Jinru inhaled sharply in envy.