Arrogance and conceit are always one's greatest enemies.
Master taught me that no matter who the enemy is,
One must always give their all.
Even more so, this is a demon that can contend with Uncle Tang.
Activating the Qiankun Zhen Fa, a "Po" (Break) character strike was unleashed.
My own power instantly doubled.
A sword strike followed, aimed directly at the rat demon.
The rat demon's claw attack was also incredibly powerful, with rolling demonic energy.
Its sharp claws were chillingly cold.
"Bang." Another resounding tremor.
The two forces collided, releasing wave-like ripples of qi that surged outwards.
After this sword strike, my hand was completely numb.
Yet, the rat demon was forced to retreat repeatedly by my sword.
Ignoring the numbness in my arm, I swiftly lunged forward.
But the rat demon swung its tail at me.
Seeing this, I neither dodged nor flinched, a cold snort escaping my lips.
I seized the opportunity and struck with my sword.
The rat demon's tail, without deviation, landed directly on my sword blade.
With a "swish," the rat demon's tail was severed into two pieces.
"Ah!"
The rat demon cried out in pain, its body staggering, retreating continuously.
Old Mo and Xia Qiu Xi seized the moment, attacking from the flanks.
Old Mo brought his twin axes down with a mighty chop.
Xia Qiu Xi's sword pointed at a vital spot.
Xiao Mei had also circled around behind the rat demon and pounced directly.
With enemies attacking from all sides, the rat demon was clearly in dire straits.
Fear flashed across the rat demon's face. Severely wounded, it clearly had no strength left to resist.
It could even sense its impending death.
And just as we all thought we were about to capture and kill the rat demon.
The voice of the Black Scaled Snake Demon suddenly rang out:
"A bunch of brats!"
As the words fell, a ball of flame descended from the sky.
The Black Scaled Snake Demon, who had been fighting my master and the others, suddenly shielded the rat demon.
Its entire body radiated heat, its serpentine eyes sweeping over everyone.
Before anyone could even react.
A burst of fire erupted from the Black Scaled Snake Demon.
The next second, a ripple of flame surged towards us.
Seeing this, all our faces turned to shock, our pupils dilating.
From a distance, our master's shouts could be heard:
"Dodge!"
"Quick, retreat!"
"..."
But by the time we heard these words, it was already too late.
The fiery qi rippled towards us with a "hum."
The four of us were utterly incapable of withstanding such a surge of cultivation qi.
In that instant, I felt as if a large truck had collided with my body.
The four of us were sent flying backwards with a "bang," tumbling several meters before stopping.
At this moment, I felt pain all over my body.
A scorching heat rose in my chest and abdomen.
With a "cough," I spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Looking at the others, their condition was similar to mine; they were all sprawled on the ground, coughing up blood.
Before I could recover my breath.
The Black Scaled Snake Demon, incredibly, was heading straight for me.
Seeing this, I had no choice but to endure the pain and quickly get up.
To sit and wait for death would surely mean my end.
Its face contorted in ferocity, it glared at me:
"It was you who killed my second brother, wasn't it!"
As it spoke, it leaped into the air.
And swept a claw towards my head.
Its speed was too great; I had no time to dodge.
I didn't even have time to activate the Wuchang Seal.
Because there simply wasn't enough time.
At this moment, I could only instinctively and passively raise my peach wood sword to block…
"Brother Qin!"
"Qin Ze!"
Old Mo and Xia Qiu Xi watched from afar, their faces filled with anxiety.
Their hearts sank to the bottom.
But they could only watch from a distance, helpless.
After all, the gap in their cultivation was too vast.
At this moment, the Black Scaled Snake Demon's claw descended.
I glared at it, blocking with all my might.
However, the difference in strength was too great.
The instant its claw met the peach wood sword.
The peach wood sword "crackled" and shattered into pieces.
The claw continued its downward trajectory, striking directly at my chest.
That claw was like a series of curved blades.
If it had continued to strike like this, my entire chest could have been torn open.
In that instant, I felt the scorching heat of the flames.
And the stinging pain in my chest.
At this moment, my face was filled with dread, my mind blank.
I had done my best to block, yet it was still broken through by the opponent's claw.
The snake demon, however, looked excited.
Because in its eyes, my death was a certainty.
With this one claw strike, it could tear out my heart.
Alas, fate would not have me die.
At this critical juncture.
I suddenly felt an intense heat in the palm of my right hand.
A surge of warmth flowed into my body.
Immediately after, with a "buzzing" explosion.
A peculiar power erupted from within my body.
The Black Scaled Snake Demon looked astonished.
Before it could comprehend what was happening.
It was instantly sent flying back by this power, crashing over ten meters away.
As for me, due to the recoil, I was thrown to the ground.
Although my chest was not torn open, the area on my left chest burned as if scalded.
But on my face, there was no trace of fear; instead, there was surprise.
"I, I'm not dead!"
I muttered to myself, looking at my wound.
It was bleeding, but not fatally.
I was pleasantly surprised, somewhat bewildered as to what had just happened.
Why such powerful qi had suddenly erupted from my body?