Chapter 288: Slaughter

Luo Qing was trembling, her nerves pulled taut. Her heart was in her throat.

If she hadn’t seen Lu Bai’s calm expression, she would have dragged him away from here long ago.

An Innate Martial Artist wasn’t guaranteed to escape the pursuit of a Tier Three Demon Beast.

But as long as you could run faster than the other Martial Artists, that was enough.

Just then, Lu Bai gently patted her hand to comfort her. Then he rose, and under everyone’s watchful eyes, he suddenly soared into the air, rushing toward the great snake that was diving down!

“He’s… he’s… he’s flying?”

“He’s…”

“A True Master of the Martial Dao!”

Seeing this, the many disciples of Jingwu Academy stopped in their tracks, their eyes wide with utter disbelief.

‘How can this be? How?’

Yang Feng was momentarily stunned, his mind in a state of chaos.

‘When Lu Bai was exiled to the border, he was clearly just a Martial Artist of the Innate Sixth and Seventh Meridians. Only half a year has passed, and he has already entered the Alchemy Dao?’

‘What kind of monster is he?’

‘Has there ever been such an absurdly fast cultivation speed in all of history?’

‘Throughout this journey, he had openly and secretly wanted to test himself against Lu Bai. Recalling it now, he felt like a complete joke.’

“No wonder that Pig Demon didn’t dare provoke him. That beast is surprisingly sharp.”

“He truly lives up to the name Black Hand Yama. Look at his composure—calm in a crisis, completely self-assured.”

“Senior Brother Yang, we’re saved!”

The spirits of the many Jingwu Academy disciples soared, and they were overjoyed.

Although he knew his fellow disciples were just speaking out of sheer relief after finding a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation, their comments still grated on Yang Feng’s ears.

“Don’t celebrate too soon.”

Yang Feng snorted.

Just then, the great snake and Lu Bai finally clashed.

At some point, the Cyan Cloud Sword had appeared in Lu Bai’s hand.

HUMMM!

The blade vibrated, humming incessantly as five blood-red halos of light emerged, standing out starkly against the night sky!

“Five Blood Prohibitions! A Supreme Divine Weapon!”

The crowd cried out in astonishment.

A Top Grade Treasure Artifact with four Blood Prohibitions was already exceedingly rare. None of the disciples had ever seen a Supreme Divine Weapon with five.

“No, that’s not right!”

Yang Feng suddenly said, “It’s only a Tier Two Treasure Artifact. Even if it’s an unparalleled weapon with five prohibitions, it’s not guaranteed to seriously injure a Tier Three Demon Beast. What’s more, this Snake Demon is a Fierce Beast Remnant with a trace of the Fei Yi bloodline.”

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

A figure wielding a longsword twisted and turned in midair, constantly tangling with the Snake Demon.

The Snake Demon’s massive body seemed clumsy compared to Lu Bai’s agile and swift movements.

In just a few moments, several more sword wounds appeared on the Snake Demon’s body, dripping with blood.

Meanwhile, Lu Bai blocked every one of the Snake Demon’s attacks.

However, as the Snake Demon continued to press its advantage, using its long body to corner Lu Bai, his room to dodge was rapidly shrinking.

“Heh.”

Yang Feng sneered. “What did I tell you? Did you really think this Fierce Beast Remnant would be so easy to deal with? If the sword in Lu Bai’s hand were a Tier Three Supreme Divine Weapon, killing a Fierce Beast Remnant would naturally be a simple matter.

“But it’s just a Tier Two Unparalleled Treasure Artifact. It’s an entire major Realm lower. The fact that his sword can even break the Fierce Beast Remnant’s defense is already impressive enough.”

In fact, it was just as Yang Feng had said.

The moment Lu Bai drew his Cyan Cloud Sword and clashed with the Snake Demon, he realized his weapon could no longer keep up.

‘Even though the blade can cut its flesh, the wounds are only superficial. I can’t damage its bones.’

‘Let alone severing its vital points at the third or seventh inch.’

“Young Hero Lu, aim for its seventh-inch mark!”

“Brother Lu, severing its third-inch mark would work too!”

Some of the Jingwu Academy disciples shouted from a distance.

“What are you idiots yelling for?”

Yang Feng, annoyed by the noise, scowled. “Do you think he doesn’t want to? That sword of his can’t even break the Snake Demon’s defenses! To be blunt, even if Lu Bai is a True Master of the Martial Dao, he’s completely helpless against this creature!”

In that short time, Lu Bai’s situation had grown even more precarious.

He was cornered by the Snake Demon, with no path of retreat and no room to dodge.

As the Snake Demon’s body coiled tighter, it suddenly opened its massive maw and spat out an Inner Core that pulsed with overwhelming Blood Qi and radiated a dense Demon Qi.

The Inner Core spun slowly, causing the surrounding space to ripple as the moisture in the air was rapidly vaporized!

The arrival of a Fei Yi is always accompanied by a great drought.

The Fei Yi Bloodline contained a power that could evaporate all moisture, including the Blood Qi within a Martial Artist’s body.

By deploying its Inner Core, the beast could unleash this power to its fullest extent!

However, as the Snake Demon’s Inner Core hovered above Lu Bai, the Blood Qi within his body remained completely undisturbed. There wasn’t the slightest sign of it evaporating or drying up!

‘How can this be?’

A flicker of astonishment crossed the Fei Yi’s eyes.

‘This could only mean one thing: my opponent’s bloodline is even stronger than mine, resulting in a bloodline suppression!’

‘But how is that possible?’

‘I possess the bloodline of a Fierce Beast.’

‘How could this human’s bloodline possibly suppress mine?’

Just then, with a grand gesture, Lu Bai suddenly threw his Cyan Cloud Sword away!

The Snake Demon dared not be careless. It activated its Inner Core, and a terrifying power surged forth in a wave of Demon Qi, freezing the Cyan Cloud Sword in midair.

‘Without its weapon, what does this human have left?’

The thought had barely crossed the Snake Demon’s mind when it saw Lu Bai, not dodging or evading, charge directly at it, completely bare-handed.

Compared to the Snake Demon’s enormous body, Lu Bai’s charging figure looked frail and small—like a moth drawn to a flame, a tragically heroic sight.

“Is he making a last, desperate stand?”

“How can he fight a Demon Beast bare-handed, without a weapon?”

Seeing this, many of the Jingwu Academy disciples secretly shook their heads.

Yang Feng, who had been on the verge of making another sarcastic remark, saw this and swallowed his words.

‘Such audacity…’ It sent an unprecedented shock through him.

‘We’re all young men, so how can he be this courageous?’

Seeing Lu Bai charge at it, daring to challenge it even without a weapon, the Snake Demon flew into a rage. It opened its massive, bloody jaws and lunged, snapping viciously at Lu Bai!

It would drain this weak, pathetic human dry, crush him, and swallow him whole!

Lu Bai seemed oblivious to the danger, allowing the Snake Demon to snap its jaws down on him.

Just as the snake’s mouth was about to snap shut and swallow him, Lu Bai shot out both arms. His fingers splayed as he seized the Snake Demon’s upper and lower jaws, putting all his strength into the hold!

The Snake Demon’s massive jaws were pinned by Lu Bai’s hands, unable to close!

“How much strength is that?”

“This Lu Bai has the strength of a god!”

This scene drew gasps of amazement from the watching disciples.

HSSS!

From the depths of the Snake Demon’s throat, three forked tongues suddenly shot out, instantly wrapping around Lu Bai’s body.

Any living being entangled by these tongues would have its Blood Qi rapidly evaporated and dried up!

But the moment the tongues wrapped around Lu Bai and touched his Blood Qi, they recoiled as if terrified.

SSSSS!

Plumes of green smoke began to rise from the tongues themselves!

The three tongues suddenly snapped back.

Lu Bai’s body contained the Candle Dragon Bloodline.

The blood of a True Dragon!

Forget a mere Fierce Beast Remnant—even if a pure-blooded Fierce Beast Fei Yi were here, it would have to bow its head before a True Dragon!