Volume 13: Sword Immortal Chapter 4: Silver Spear Breaks Black Armor, Reunion
The demon army of the Black Armor Domain rushed into the Guangling Pass frantically, and then smoke rose everywhere.
This army of tens of millions of demons, which consumed the entire power of the Black Armor Domain, was led by the Four Shura Kings as commanders, with eight generals under them.
Each of the eight generals was born in the Asura clan, and they all had the cultivation of top demon lords - naturally they could not be as powerful as the four Asura Kings, who possessed a combat power of thirty-five times or more of the ninth rank, but each of them was also twenty times or more of the ninth rank, and the strongest one was even close to thirty times the combat power of the ninth rank.
These eight generals alone are enough to cause trouble for the human race.
No wonder the Asuras are said to be a natural fighting race.
Every Asura demon cultivator would go to the mountains and wilderness as a child to fight various monsters as a game.
When he was older and stronger, he began to constantly challenge the demon cultivators around him.
Fighting is something that runs in their blood.
As for the desire for the second war between Taoism and Demons, these eight generals had been suppressing their desire for a long time. Now, under the decision of King Luohou, they were finally able to realize the attack that they had been dreaming of for thousands of years.
The eight generals, each leading a million demon cultivators, rushed towards Guangling Pass.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord is one of the eight generals.
His strength ranks in the middle among the eight generals, with a combat power twenty-six times that of a ninth-grade general. His strength in the Black Armor Domain is also firmly in the top ten.
Correspondingly, the army belonging to him was composed of more than 1.6 million demon cultivators, although most of them were seventh-grade "cannon fodder".
But with such a large number, even if they are just cannon fodder, they are still an extremely terrifying force.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord, whose skin was dark and thick like armor, flew at the front of the team. He felt extremely happy in his heart, as if he was free to fly as high as a bird in the sky.
He subconsciously reached out and stroked the Shura sword that looked like a long dagger hanging at his waist. His eyes were fierce, filled with murderous intent and fighting spirit.
Back then, after the human cultivator named Xia achieved enlightenment, he blew the clarion call for counterattack, entered their demonic domain alone, and swept and slaughtered everywhere.
Since the Asura clan had the strongest murderous intent and caused the most killing in the first war between Taoism and Demons, they received special attention during the reckoning.
Their royal city was massacred, and almost half of the adults in the clan were killed on the spot. Even the underage children could not escape the disaster and were wiped out by the magic cultivator named Xia.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord was very lucky. When his parents were wiped out by Xia Zu, he happened to follow the team to the Blood Prison in order to hone his combat skills.
However, when he returned to the royal city, he found nothing but ruins everywhere, and even his parents' bodies were nowhere to be found - Xia Zu's method was to completely wipe out everything, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.
He swore at that time that he would kill millions of human beings with his own hands, and would not let even a baby in swaddling clothes go, in order to avenge Xia Zu for killing his parents.
This seems very illogical. It was Xia Daozu who killed the parents of Qiangqi Demon Lord. No matter how many unrelated mortals you kill, it doesn't seem to be revenge?
But in fact, this is the logic of the Asura clan.
For the Qiangqi Demon Lord, the relationship between him and his parents was not actually that deep.
——After learning the news that his parents died at the hands of Xia Zu, Qiangqi Demon Lord's first reaction was more anger than sadness.
Thinking of this, the Asura general looked towards the vast land with a wide view in the distance, with a grim smile on his face.
Millions of demon troops moved southward at lightning speed. It can be seen that the four Shura Kings are indeed very majestic and capable, and they can make all the arrangements in such a short time.
In the eyes of the Qiangqi Demon Lord, such a surprise attack would definitely catch the human race by surprise and was an extremely correct strategy.
He is not a mindless barbarian or a madman possessed by ghosts who only cares about fighting and revenge. He knows what is important, otherwise he would not have achieved what he has today.
A lion needs to use all its strength to fight a rabbit.
The human race was a powerful enemy that had defeated them once before. Even if they were weak, how could they be careless?
Even when the army was approaching with unstoppable force, the Qiang Cavalry Demon Lord still sent out scouts to explore the way ahead.
And it was a full-strength scout team of nearly fifty people.
After all, the border area between Guangling Pass and the space channel of Black Armor Domain is extremely vast and boundless.
In such an area, even if the Asura clan dispatched a demon army numbering tens of millions, they would definitely not be able to achieve full coverage. They might encounter an ambush and would have to be on guard.
Each scout must rush ahead, regardless of whether they encounter the enemy or not, and turn back immediately upon reaching the designated position, and then the next scout will take up his place.
This process is repeated over and over again to form a tight cycle to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Why are you uneasy?
He reacted quickly.
At this time, it is normal for a scout to return and report the intelligence.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord frowned.
After waiting for a while, the scout still did not return.
This error time has obviously exceeded the reasonable range.
The frowning Qiang Cavalry Demon Lord made a prompt decision and raised his arm slightly, signaling the army of demon cultivators behind him to slow down. Then he waved his hand again and called another scout team, signaling them to go ahead and investigate the situation.
…
It is 900,000 miles away from the demon army led by the Qiangqi Demon Lord.
A man holding a spear, just like an ordinary warrior, gently wiped the blood off the tip of the spear, then looked into the distance silently, with no sadness or joy on his face.
His name is Lin Xiu.
Ming Xiu, just like Lun Wu Tang, is a cultivation system with very little presence, also known as Wu Xiu.
Of course, this is not a compliment, but more like a subtle sarcasm.
The monks of the underworld pay great attention to the exquisiteness of the art when practicing magic, and the magic they practice is often attached to one or several cold weapons. In the eyes of the spiritual practice community, this is an act of putting the cart before the horse.
——Only ordinary warriors pay attention to the exquisiteness of the moves.
Even for sword cultivators who are also famous for their exquisite skills, the most basic and important thing is ultimate speed and ultimate attack first, and then skills.
But there is a saying that goes, successful people are often paranoid.
It is the almost pathological pursuit of skills that allows martial artists to possess ultimate fighting abilities.
Many years ago, in the era when Li Qiubai was the most famous, there was a martial artist who, all by himself and with a spear, challenged Li Qiubai several times, but was always defeated by one move.
His name is also Lin Xiu.
He is the current leader of the Lunwu Hall and the guardian monk of the Central Martial Domain.
Although Lin Xiu lost to Li Qiubai, she lost in other aspects. In terms of skills, she was actually on par with Li Qiubai.
In addition, a very important point is that Lin Xiu challenged Li Qiubai head-on and was defeated.
But you have to know that the ability to lurk and assassinate and martial arts that are close to the Tao are the two signature skills of Ming Xiu.
The head-on challenge that Lin Xiu chose was equivalent to cutting off one of her own arms.
And even if all this is not taken into account, in front of a playboy like Li Qiubai, Lin Xiu was able to keep up with his practice progress, challenge him several times, and Li Qiubai was also willing to accept the challenge several times, which already shows that Lin Xiu is extraordinary - even if she is just a follower, not everyone can be that person.
…
As a regional cultivator, he should not be here at this moment, but should be preparing for battle at Guangling Pass.
But he just happened to appear at such an inopportune time and in this place where he shouldn't be.
As for the reason...
When the demon army marched south, the first to be hit were the city fortresses built by humans outside the Great Wall.
Even Guangling Pass could not easily say that it could remain safe and sound in the face of such a large demon army, let alone these city fortresses.
The Bluebird City at the front line was breached in an instant, and not a single one of the 9,812 human cultivators, including the ones defending the city, survived.
Afterwards, Chima City was breached and all 3,526 monks were killed.
Huanghe City was breached, and all 4,232 monks were killed in the battle.
Lanshui City was destroyed and none of the 3,473 monks survived.
…
Thirty-one cities were destroyed one after another , corpses were scattered everywhere, and no one escaped.
Of course, to the demon cultivators, the destroyed cities and fortresses were not worth mentioning. They were just side dishes in this war and were not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Even for the monks of Guangling Pass who are about to face a great war, they will not remember the first victims who were overturned in the demonic tide .
——The next sacrifices will be more numerous and more tragic.
Those small sacrifices seem insignificant in comparison.
This is a very natural thing.
Those who guarded the city fortresses were originally inconspicuous people. Most of them had low cultivation levels, with most of them being at the sixth or seventh realm.
But Lin Xiu always felt that this shouldn't be the case.
Are the sacrifices of unknown people no longer sacrifices? Are they not worth remembering?
Why?
He felt that someone should remember them.
Whether it is the human race or the demon race.
If everyone can't remember it, then he will make everyone remember it.
So, his appearance here seemed inappropriate but also natural.
…
The scout team that had just been sent out still hadn't returned.
At this point, the Qiangqi Demon Lord naturally would not take any more chances, knowing that there must be danger waiting for him ahead.
His inherent caution made him summon his capable subordinates immediately to discuss countermeasures together.
Before everyone gathered, the Qiangqi Demon Lord suddenly felt a cold breeze blowing past him.
Instinctively, his hair stood on end and he leaned slightly to the side, actually moving back fifty steps.
At the right time, a flash of light suddenly appeared and cut through the sky.
A high-level demon lord next to the Qiangqi Demon Lord exploded into a ball of blood mist in the air.
"Lin Xiu!" The Qiangqi Demon Lord exclaimed, a flash of fear in his eyes, then turned into dread.
A thin figure slowly appeared.
Dressed in white and holding a spear with a sparkling silver tip, this man who appeared alone in front of millions of enemy troops looked like a contemporary war god.
It's not like... He is.
Ming Xiu’s honorific title is the War Immortal.
With thousands of troops in front of him, the Qiangqi Demon Lord was fifty steps away from Lin Xiu, but the Qiangqi Demon Lord felt a chill in his heart.
Even a million-strong army could not give him a sense of security.
"How come you are here?!" The Qiangqi Demon Lord couldn't believe it.
"Kill you." Lin Xiu said.
Lin Xiu shook her wrist lightly and threw the hideous corpse away.
He said he wanted to kill the Qiangqi Demon Lord, and he meant it, without any hesitation.
The spear shook and rushed forward like a dragon.
No one saw how he drew the gun. All he saw was that the Qiangqi Demon Lord could only turn around and dodge desperately, circling around.
But even though he was in such a miserable state, Lin Xiu's gun tip still fell on him accurately.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord could only swing the Shura Sword with his backhand to try to block Lin Xiu's attack.
The Shura sword and the spear were like a python fighting a dragon, colliding with each other and sending sparks all over the sky.
Asura's bloodline is the ultimate power.
But the Qiangqi Demon Lord now discovered that his so-called ultimate power did not seem to have an ultimate power in front of Lin Xiu's spear.
His Shura Sword kept shaking during the collision with Lin Xiu's spear. What was even more terrifying was that his right arm holding the Shura Sword was shaking violently, and his bones were creaking. He couldn't bear the heavy load and it seemed like it would break at any time.
"Go ahead, kill him. As long as we kill him, this battle will end early!" Enduring the palpitations in his heart and the severe pain in his body, the Qiangqi Demon Lord shouted at the top of his lungs.
He felt an unprecedented crisis, but also saw unprecedented opportunities.
As long as Lin Xiu can be delayed, when the four Shura Kings arrive after hearing the news, they will definitely kill Lin Xiu on the spot.
Once Lin Xiu dies, won’t Guangling Pass be in our hands?
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Under the strict bloodline system of the demon clan, obeying orders has almost become the instinct of the demon cultivators.
So at the command of the Qiangqi Demon Lord, even though they felt great danger, even though they felt death was imminent, the demon cultivators still chose to charge forward.
Besides, having more people... can really give you courage.
Just as the Qiangqi Demon Lord was thinking at the moment.
I have an army of one million, so what can you do even if you are Lin Xiu?
There are enemies in the world who can defeat a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand people. Perhaps even a hundred thousand people do exist - many people speculate that Chu Mushen, after achieving semi-ancestor status, possesses this combat power.
But apart from Xia Zu, there has never been such a thing as an enemy of millions of people in the world.
This is a theorem, a rule.
Because that has exceeded the limits of human power.
Therefore, what Lin Xiu did today was to seek her own death.
The Qiangqi Demon Lord said to himself in his heart.
——No matter how much he encouraged himself or comforted himself, he could not change his current predicament.
The mystery of Lin Xiu's spear goes far beyond this. Every time he fired, it seemed like he was firing without leaving any trace, but the elite demon cultivators who surrounded him, no matter they were eighth-grade, ninth-grade, low-level demon lords, or even middle-level demon lords, did not even have time to feel the pain, they died suddenly for no reason, as if they were stabbed through by a single bullet.
Why do you say it seems?
Because the Qiangqi Demon Lord was certain and assured that every shot Lin Xiu fired was aimed at him!
Lin Xiu suddenly swung the spear, and the silver-white spear drew a beautiful arc like a crescent moon in the air with a dull sonic boom.
The next moment, a dozen ninth-grade demon cultivators who had just surrounded the Qiangqi Demon Lord from behind were all killed instantly.
An arc flashed across their necks!
The deep red liquid dripped onto the tip of the gun.
There seemed to be a raging fire in Lin Xiu's eyes.
"Within ten breaths, your head will fall off." This was only the second sentence Lin Xiu had said since she appeared.
