Chapter 38: Old Devil Xu Goes on a Killing Spree

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“This old demon has so many protective talismans! Killing him will be extremely difficult. His methods truly surpass anything I imagined...” Jiang Fan silently calculated as he used the Greenwood Seal to fend off one specially made crossbow bolt after another as they pierced toward him.

He knew that Old Demon Xu was no ordinary opponent. Otherwise, even the three chiefs of the Wild Wolf Gang would not have been so deeply wary of him.

At that moment, Old Demon Xu was also looking at Jiang Fan with some surprise. He thought to himself, “I never imagined that my disciple would possess such abundant spiritual power. It seems I cannot let him die just yet. As long as I refine him into a Human Blood Treasure Elixir, my cultivation will surely break through...”

With that thought, Old Demon Xu flipped his hand. A talisman the length of a palm immediately appeared in it, bearing the image of a tiny silver sword.

As Old Demon Xu poured spiritual power into the talisman, the tiny silver sword suddenly flew out from within it and transformed into a three-foot-long silver sword.

“Go!”

The silver sword trembled before shooting directly toward the Wild Wolf Gang experts nearby, who were firing their bows and crossbows with all their might.

“This is bad... It’s a Talisman Sword! Everyone, be careful!” When the First Chief saw the silver sword flying toward them, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly raised his treasured saber to meet it, his eyes filled with solemnity.

He had witnessed the might of that Talisman Sword long ago. When the Wild Wolf Gang had first been established, it was precisely because Old Demon Xu had joined forces with him and controlled the Talisman Sword that they had managed to slay a formidable enemy.

He would never forget the sight of that sword piercing through the brow of a martial artist at the pinnacle of the Innate Realm. Even now, the memory still filled him with lingering dread.

Seeing the Talisman Sword emerge once more, he was naturally terrified to the extreme.

“All of you can go to hell!” Old Demon Xu said coldly and without mercy. He immediately manipulated the silver Talisman Sword into turning and sent it straight toward the nine Postnatal Realm officers behind the First Chief.

Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff...

The Talisman Sword was terrifyingly sharp and powerful, and its speed was astonishing. The nine officers of the Wild Wolf Gang were utterly unable to withstand it; they could not even keep up with the sword’s movements. In an instant, the nine Postnatal Realm officers had bloodied holes torn through their bodies, as though they had been made of tofu.

“No...”

“Ah...”

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Their shrill screams rose one after another, then quickly fell silent.

All nine officers were slaughtered with ease. Not one survived.

“Next, it will be the three of you chiefs!” Old Demon Xu said coldly, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

“Second Brother, Third Brother, join forces and hold off the Talisman Sword. I’ll kill this old demon!” The First Chief’s expression changed drastically. He immediately raised his treasured saber and charged toward Old Demon Xu.

He knew that once Old Demon Xu was dead, the Talisman Sword would no longer pose a threat. But could the Second and Third Chiefs hold it back on their own?

The First Chief of the Wild Wolf Gang was a martial artist at the pinnacle of the Innate Realm. He was far faster than Old Demon Xu, and he specialized in tempering his physical body. If he managed to get close, even Old Demon Xu would find it difficult to withstand him.

Old Demon Xu was no fool, however. He immediately took a Lightness Talisman from his storage pouch and slapped it onto himself. In an instant, his speed soared so dramatically that even the First Chief could not catch him.

“First Chief, I helped your Wild Wolf Gang eliminate a great enemy, and this is how you repay me? Since you insist on repaying kindness with treachery, I can only slaughter my way through!” Old Demon Xu rapidly retreated from the First Chief while manipulating the Talisman Sword to attack the Second and Third Chiefs.

At the same time, he cast two enormous fireballs, each nearly two meters across, and sent them roaring toward the two men.

“This is bad!”

“Damn it!”

The Second and Third Chiefs’ expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly raised their treasured sabers to resist.

Relying on the armor they wore, the two chiefs barely managed to block the Talisman Sword’s assault. But they could no longer withstand the two terrifying fireballs.

Their bodies were blasted backward by the fireballs. Scorching flames immediately erupted across them, and in the blink of an eye, the terrifying fire burned away their clothing. The two men lost all ability to fight and lay motionless on the ground.

“Hahaha! Truly useless!” Old Demon Xu sneered. Seeing that the two chiefs were either dead or unconscious, he promptly withdrew the Talisman Sword, whose use consumed a tremendous amount of spiritual power. “Now it’s your turn, First Chief of the Wild Wolf Gang. I was able to help you establish the Wild Wolf Gang back then, and naturally, I can destroy it today!”

“You old demon! You dared to kill so many members of my Wild Wolf Gang. Today, either you or I will die!” The First Chief was furious, his eyes filled with mad killing intent. Clutching his great saber, he chased after Old Demon Xu.

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Old Demon Xu’s Lightness Talisman also had a time limit. It could last for only about three minutes. Once those three minutes passed, unless he had another Lightness Talisman, the First Chief would catch up with him.

“You’re the one who will die!” Old Demon Xu sneered. As he fled, he cast Minor Fireball and the Greenwood Seal, sending them crashing toward the pursuing First Chief of the Wild Wolf Gang.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The First Chief’s expression was grim. He hurriedly swung his treasured saber with all his strength, releasing terrifying blades of light to counter the incoming spells. His strength was astonishing; he could just barely contend with Old Demon Xu’s magic. Even so, he was being beaten into a sorry state.

“Old demon, you will die today!” The First Chief resisted Old Demon Xu’s spells while continuing the pursuit.

“Trying to catch me? You’re dreaming!” Old Demon Xu slapped his storage pouch, and a gleaming white spirit stone immediately appeared in his hand. The stone’s spiritual energy was far denser than that of an inferior-grade spirit stone.

Jiang Fan, who was watching the battle from the side, saw the spirit stone in Old Demon Xu’s hand and instantly brightened. He could sense the rich aura of the world’s spiritual energy contained within it.

Now that Jiang Fan had reached the third level of Qi Refining, his sensitivity to spiritual energy was naturally extremely sharp.

“What incredibly dense spiritual energy. That stone of his is certainly no mere inferior-grade spirit stone. It must at least be a low-grade spirit stone! This old bastard... He really does have countless tricks up his sleeve.” Jiang Fan’s eyes were filled with longing. If he could obtain a low-grade spirit stone—even just one—it would allow his cultivation to rapidly reach the pinnacle of the third level of Qi Refining.

For now, however, he was in no hurry to act. It would not be too late to make his move once Old Demon Xu and the First Chief had exhausted one another.

The First Chief of the Wild Wolf Gang pursued Old Demon Xu, who fled before him, yet Old Demon Xu was clearly in the superior position. While absorbing the spiritual energy within the spirit stone to maintain himself at peak condition, he continuously cast spells at the First Chief behind him.

For a time, the First Chief was battered into a wretched state. Minor Fireball and the Greenwood Seal left him covered in soot, while his clothes were burned into tatters, filling the air with the smell of scorched flesh and fabric.

“Old demon, I’d like to see how many more spells you can cast! Just don’t let me get close, or you’ll die a truly miserable death!” the First Chief of the Wild Wolf Gang said coldly. His treasured saber erupted with terrifying blade energy as he frantically hacked apart the spells flying toward him. At the same time, he searched for an opportunity to close the distance between them.

“Then let us see which of us will be the last one standing!” Old Demon Xu was also enraged now, and his eyes brimmed with murderous intent.

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