Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 138 - 134: Invincible

Chapter 138: Chapter 134: Invincible

The Demon Peng’s eyes flickered with disbelief as it stared intently at the human figure ahead. Its body trembled briefly before plummeting downward, reduced to a lifeless demon corpse.

Li Fan’s figure descended gracefully. At this very moment, the war drums stopped, and the human cultivators forgot their cheers, instead staring in stunned silence at the shocking scene before them.

The powerful Demon Peng had been slain instantly with a single sword strike.

"That man is so strong."

The crowd was shaken. When had Yun Meng City ever witnessed someone so extraordinary?

Moreover, he wore a mask, seemingly not wanting his identity to be recognized.

All eyes focused on Li Fan. As he landed, he approached the Demon Peng’s corpse and used his sword to slice it open and extract the demon core.

"This..."

The human cultivators stared in amazement at the scene before them.

Even the elder from Bai Lu Academy paused momentarily before breaking into a slight smile. What an interesting fellow—his movements were smooth as flowing clouds and water. He had clearly done this many times before, and who could tell how many demons he had killed with that sword?

Lu Yuan’s beautiful eyes sparkled with a glimmer of intrigue as she looked at the figure. This guy...

*The moment Li Fan struck with his sword, she already knew his identity. Who else could it be but him?*

Ji Xue was also staring intently at Li Fan, seemingly deep in thought. Her gaze shifted behind her to where Lu Yuan stood. She then saw Lu Yuan’s crystalline, gem-like eyes shimmering with a captivating smile.

*Ji Xue’s heart trembled slightly as she captured this subtle moment, suddenly understanding everything.*

*Lu Yuan rarely smiled at anyone. She was always cold and detached, but last time—when she encountered Li Fan—she had smiled.*

*Now, seeing that rare smile in her eyes once more, how could Ji Xue not comprehend the situation?*

That man... he was Yang Qingshan.

*Ji Xue finally understood the meaning behind Lu Yuan’s words: "I can’t defeat him." Lu Yuan indeed couldn’t rival Li Fan. He had single-handedly slain the Four Realm Crocodile Demon and now had defeated the Demon Peng with one strike.*

Moreover, when he entered White Deer Street, he had triggered anomalies in the array. The white deer had softly hummed, prompting Mr. Qu to personally intervene and, because of him, accept Lu Yuan as a disciple. Afterward, Huang Xiong and Liu Ji had been accepted as disciples too.

Lu Yuan seemed to sense something, glancing toward Ji Xue. Their eyes met briefly before Ji Xue lowered her gaze evasively.

*Lu Yuan’s expression carried an unusual look. Ji Xue, paying attention to her now, must have guessed that the man was Li Fan.*

The crowd shifted their focus toward Huang Xiong, who was pounding his fists relentlessly against the head of a Jiao Dragon. His blows shattered the Jiao Demon’s skull, staining the ground with fresh blood. Mimicking Li Fan, Huang Xiong opened the demon’s body and extracted its demon core.

This scene on the battlefield enraged the Demon World army. Many of the demons seemed ready to charge forward. Yet, near the Peacock Demon King, they hesitated, held back as the Peacock Demon King restrained them.

The Peacock Demon King’s eyes remained fixed on Li Fan, a faint smile playing at the corner of his lips.

He’d found him.

Now that he’d located the man the Lord Demon Saint wanted, it seemed unlikely that the other demon forces would have any objections. Besides, their own incompetence—their inability to match these humans—was no one’s fault but their own.

The most pressing matter now was how to bring this human back alive.

The Lord Demon Saint had issued specific orders—he wanted him alive.

The Peacock Demon King glanced toward the army of human cultivators, his gaze directed at Bai Lu Academy, already calculating the odds if he attempted a direct abduction. Could it succeed?

"It’s unlikely," he muttered to himself.

"This human cultivator is very strong. Is there anyone capable of subduing him? Bring him to me alive," the Peacock Demon King addressed the demons below.

One strike had felled the Thunder Roc; even Third-Realm demons would struggle to take down this human cultivator.

But, within the rules, the best outcome would be to have someone defeat Li Fan outright—then the human cultivators would be unable to object.

For this reason, the Peacock Demon King hadn’t stopped Li Fan and Huang Xiong from slaying the Thunder Roc and Jiao Dragon.

The demons below fixated on the battlefield. Every demon here came from the core of Yun Meng Swamp and bore noble bloodlines, yet the humans had their own exceptional talents; those two on the battlefield clearly stood out.

Particularly the recently arrived masked figure. While Huang Xiong still exhibited distinct weaknesses, the Thunder Roc had exploited them to suppress him.

But the newcomer—a single strike had felled the Thunder Roc. He possessed golden wings, astonishing swordsmanship, and mastery of lightning techniques.

At present, no one could tell how much of his full strength he had revealed. What if killing the Thunder Roc had only required a fraction of his power?

Thus, none of the demons acted recklessly.

They continued to watch the outcomes of Thunder Roc and Jiao Dragon’s confrontations unfold.

"If someone can capture him, the Lord Demon Saint will grant a great reward," the Peacock Demon King said in a low voice, his gaze still fixed on Li Fan. No wonder the Lord Demon Saint desired this man.

*This human cultivator must carry something extraordinary, or why else would the Lord Demon Saint detect his existence and order his capture?*

After hearing the Peacock Demon King’s words, the demons below stirred restlessly, their eyes burning with intensity.

A reward from the Lord Demon Saint?

Even the high-tier demons of Yun Meng Swamp’s core rarely had the chance to meet the Lord Demon Saint, and most of them had never even laid eyes on him.

The Lord Demon Saint was a figure of legend.

If one were to receive the Lord Demon Saint’s favor...

"Lord Peacock, I’ll go." A voice broke out, and a short figure stepped onto the battlefield.

"Flying Mouse." The demons looked at the approaching figure. Though Flying Mouse wasn’t particularly strong in attack, he did have one distinct advantage—his speed was unparalleled, and his methods were devious. If given the chance, he might truly kill the human.

On the battlefield, Huang Xiong approached Li Fan, unsure of what to say.

Another time, again.

"Return," Li Fan said quietly. Huang Xiong’s strength had undergone transformation. In pure physical combat, few demons could challenge him.

The Thunder Roc had only maintained an advantage by utilizing its aerial superiority to launch continuous assaults, injuring Huang Xiong. However, had the Thunder Roc been struck by Huang Xiong even once, it would have been crippled.

*Yet if Huang Xiong managed to master aerial mobility in the future and cultivated faster movement techniques, he would become nearly invincible.*

"Got it." Huang Xiong nodded. Since Li Fan had stepped in, the demons likely had no chance against him.

*Li Fan himself didn’t believe he had any opponents here. But, he knew trouble would follow. He had no desire to become ’famous.’*

*Even though he wore a mask, there were still people who could guess his identity—particularly those from Bai Lu Academy.*

*But now that he had intervened, it was time to put an end to this war between humans and demons.*

He lifted his gaze and saw a shadow racing swiftly toward him, leaving behind a trail of blurred afterimages.

"Rat Demon." Li Fan’s golden eyes gleamed as he locked onto the grotesque rat-shaped head of the intruder.

Suddenly, dust surged from the ground, and the Rat Demon’s figure vanished without a trace.

"Gone?"

The human cultivators paused, baffled, as they stared at the seemingly vanished Rat Demon.

Li Fan glanced downward, his golden eyes detecting the demonic energy surging underground.

"Burrowing technique."

Li Fan raised his arm, letting his sword aura surge. A storm of sword energy emerged around him.

Beneath his feet, the earth trembled. Dust engulfed him as his body sank, the ground beneath him loosening.

The human cultivators watched the battlefield with concern.

Li Fan’s gaze lowered once more, his sword aura erupting and shooting downward, piercing into the ground.

Almost at the same time, he spun slightly and struck a sword horizontally behind him.

With a sickening squelch, blood spattered through the air as the Rat Demon’s ambushing body was sliced apart. Li Fan released his grip, and his sword streaked through the air like a rainbow piercing the sun, stabbing directly through the Rat Demon’s body mid-air.

The sword returned to Li Fan’s hands as the Rat Demon’s lifeless body hit the ground.

*Li Fan wasn’t Huang Xiong; he had no vulnerabilities. The Rat Demon attempted a sneak attack, but it too met instant death.*

*At the Soul Emergence Realm, he was unbeatable.*

"Boom..." From the Demon World army’s direction, a demonic figure raced toward the battlefield, causing the earth to quake violently with every step. The drum-playing Bull Demon resumed its rhythm while its gaze darted toward the battlefield. This human was too arrogant.

The approaching figure had immense power. Each stride caused tremors, its rock armor gleaming. As it neared Li Fan, the figure leaped before transforming into its gigantic true form—a colossal armored elephant charging downward, its massive armored body seemingly indestructible.

Li Fan looked up, seeing the Elephant Demon’s enormous, thick hoof descending with a powerful, overwhelming force.

This Elephant Demon’s offensive and defensive prowess must be astonishing.

Sword intent surged from Li Fan’s body, merging with the surrounding world. He entered the Unity of Heaven and Man state.

Wind and thunder howled, concealed within his sword.

Li Fan raised his sword, eager to test the true power of his Wind and Thunder Sword Intent.

Rather than evade, he stepped forward with his right foot, swinging his sword from left to right. The Wind and Thunder Sword Intent fused into his strike, creating a breathtaking sword light in the sky. It shattered the Elephant Demon’s rock armor, sending sword intent into its body and piercing through.

A shrill, mournful elephant cry echoed—a sound of pure agony.

The Elephant Demon’s massive form crashed to the ground, stirring up clouds of dust. Yet, it remained alive.

"Such strong defense, one strike couldn’t kill it," Li Fan thought to himself, stepping forward for a second strike. He thrust the sword deep into the Elephant Demon’s massive body, extracting its demon core in one fluid motion.

"Why does it feel like the demons being sent to fight have grown weaker?" A cultivator muttered quietly among the humans. Many others seemed to share the same thought.

"Why don’t you give it a try?" another responded with sarcasm, "The demons aren’t weaker; this man is simply too strong. There’s no match for him—all are slain in one strike, leaving the demons looking unimpressive."

"This man is likely unparalleled in this realm, without equal."

Three battles, and each time, Li Fan had resolved the fight with a single sword strike. The swift Thunder Roc, the sinister Flying Mouse, the towering Elephant Demon—they each fell in just one blow.

*To the cultivators, it felt as though they were witnessing a Foundation Establishment cultivator dominating Third-Realm demons by sheer disparity in power.*

Yet Li Fan was undeniably in the Soul Emergence Realm, a fact even the demons could sense.

"Who is this guy? If Yun Meng City had a genius of this caliber, why has no one heard of him before?" Looking at the figure extracting demon cores on the battlefield, countless minds were filled with this single, lingering question.

Unmatched in the Third Realm.

If he continued, he might well slay demons until their army surrendered.

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