I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

"No...don't eat me! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that things were not going well, the fake Taoist priest used all his strength to swing the hook in his hand and scraped a gash on the huge creature.

Only then did he see the full appearance of the demon.

It has a catfish head, but a pair of curved horns, no scales on its body, and two huge whiskers that are more flexible than hooks.

The false Taoist's attack thoroughly enraged the catfish demon. It opened its blood-red maw and let out a terrifying growl. Then, its two whiskers shot out straight out, piercing through the false Taoist's chest cavity like steel bars.

The fake Taoist opened his eyes wide, his head drooping limply. The catfish demon flicked its long whiskers, opened its huge mouth, and swallowed the fake Taoist's corpse whole.

The entire process was smooth and effortless; a top-tier expert managed to inflict only a small wound on the catfish demon.

Having devoured the fake Taoist priest, the catfish demon seemed satisfied and was about to sink.

At this moment, Ye Kang made a move.

He flew out directly, his perfected Flying Swallow Soaring Through the Clouds lightly touching the water as if walking on flat ground, and in an instant he had already rushed to the center of the lake.

The catfish demon turned its head, its large, blood-red eyes staring at Ye Kang with a look of utter confusion.

It seemed to be wondering what was going on with the food, why was they offering it to us?

Having tasted human flesh, the catfish demon naturally wouldn't let such a delicacy pass by. So it opened its mouth, and its two whiskers came out again, whipping towards Ye Kang.

However, Ye Kang was no charlatan. Faced with the incredibly fast and agile Beard, he drew his sword and slashed horizontally with force.

The blade made contact with the beard, easily severing flesh and cutting off two whiskers.

The catfish demon cried out in pain, thrashing about in the water. At the same time, it turned around and swept its massive tail across the water.

The immense force created huge waves that surged forth like a tidal wave.

Ye Kang leaped over the huge wave, gripping the knife with both hands.

The Heaven-Reaching White Tiger Slaying Blade!

The golden tiger shadow roared away, cutting through the waves before disappearing into the catfish demon's large tail.

With a hiss, demon blood spurted out, and the demon blade sank several inches deep, greedily devouring the demon blood.

Perhaps it was the first time it had tasted demon blood, because the demon sword became extremely excited, trembling constantly, and the entire blade turned blood-red, dazzlingly bright.

"Roar!"

The catfish demon roared in pain again; this was the first time it had suffered such a severe injury since it had gained sentience.

At this moment, its pride as a demon ignited its fury.

The horns on its head burst forth with black shadows, forming streaks of ink that covered its entire body.

Ye Kang's expression remained unchanged as he continued to swing his sword, this time aiming straight for the catfish demon's large head.

Its enormous size left it no choice but to take the blow head-on, but the slash failed to sever the catfish demon's head!

The blade collided with the dark patterns, unleashing a burst of demonic energy that formed an extremely strong defense.

The demonic blade struck as if it had struck a piece of fine steel!

Ye Kang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned around. Sure enough, the catfish demon flipped its head and a huge force crashed towards Ye Kang.

Fortunately, Ye Kang was agile and dodged it with a light touch of his toes.

"How did this thing suddenly become so hard!"

Ye Kang was somewhat shocked. His strike, which combined the power of a fifth-grade innate skill with the Imperial Supreme Heaven-Reaching Technique, was unable to break through the defense. It was simply outrageous!

At this moment, Ye Kang no longer held back. With a thought, he summoned a hundred pink sword energies that covered the sky and earth.

The catfish demon seemed to sense danger; the patterns on its body flickered, and all its demonic energy gathered in its skin.

At the same time, the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger was activated, and a hundred sword energies were simultaneously thrust out, aiming directly at the catfish demon!

Bang bang bang!

With a loud crack, sword energy crisscrossed the entire lake surface, and water columns filled the sky.

This scene had already left the villagers on the dock speechless.

The catfish demon's defense was truly heaven-defying. The Hundred Flowers Sword Qi only pierced a few inches into his body before being firmly blocked by the patterns.

Of course, even the strongest defense cannot be perfect, and more than a dozen sword energies pierced directly into the catfish demon's eyes.

Its enormous eyeballs suddenly burst, spraying blood, and the catfish demon thrashed violently in the lake in extreme pain.

At that moment, he finally felt fear and tried his best to escape underwater.

Ye Kang was naturally not going to let it go. He rushed forward and, accompanied by a sky full of sword energy, launched another fierce attack on the catfish demon's tail wound.

In just a moment, the large wound on its tail was breached, the blade pierced through completely, and then it made a forceful horizontal cut.

A large tail was severed, and blood stained the area red.

"Don't run away!"

Ye Kang roared, and sword energy poured into the wound, then shot out from the catfish demon's eyes, piercing through its entire body!

A hiss rang out as the catfish demon's internal organs were destroyed, its demonic energy could no longer sustain it, and the patterns on its body dimmed.

Ye Kang seized the opportunity, dived into the water, grabbed the catfish demon's dorsal fin with one hand, and stabbed it vertically with his knife in the other.

With a hiss, the long blade pierced through the fish's back, and the demonic blade's bloodthirsty instincts kicked in, frantically drawing out the scalding demonic blood.

But this catfish demon's vitality was unbelievable; despite being so badly injured, it was still swimming downstream.

Ye Kang gritted his teeth, determined not to let go, and insisted on letting the demon sword draw his blood!

Let's see if the demon sword has a bigger appetite, or if the catfish demon has more blood!

Glug glug, blood stained half the lake red. After a final struggle, the catfish demon could no longer hold on and stopped in the water, which was more than ten meters deep.

At the same time, the system made a sound.

【Ding】

[Slaying a demon at the initial stage of the Innate Realm rewards 3000 Comprehension Points]

[Hint: Please throw the demon's soul into the demon furnace before it dissipates]

……

With a thought, Ye Kang caused the catfish demon's corpse to vanish.

Immediately afterwards, a furnace icon appeared on the attribute panel. Ye Kang didn't have time to check it and floated to the surface first.

Taking a breath of fresh air, Ye Kang felt refreshed all over.

It's been a long time since I've had such an exhilarating battle. Is this what a demon is like?

We're both at the Innate Realm, but I'm only at the fifth rank, yet I'm having such a hard time fighting him.

If it weren't for the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger, it would have been really difficult to break through its defenses.

Fortunately, it was me who came this time; if it had been another masked person, I probably would have returned empty-handed.

Ye Kang sighed and leaped out of the water. At that moment, he noticed that the fish demon's tail was still floating beside him.

He thought for a moment, then, holding onto the big tail with one hand, he flew back to the dock, wading through the water.

When the villagers saw Ye Kang return, covered in blood and dragging a large tail, they all gasped in surprise.

"He wasn't eaten!"

"That's the monster's tail! The monster has been eliminated!"

"My lord is mighty!"

Amid cheers, Ye Kang merely glanced at them coldly, silencing them in an awkward silence.

He tossed the large tail onto the dock and said, "A few men, load this thing onto the carriage and come with me back to Jinling City to report. The water monster has been eliminated, and you can start fishing now."

Although Ye Kang possesses the ancient treasure of black jade, such a large tail would inevitably arouse suspicion if he were to bring it into the city out of thin air.

Since we have enough time, let's ask the villagers to help carry it in.

Several burly villagers immediately volunteered.

When they got close to the fish's tail, they all gasped in shock.

I never imagined that I had such a big "neighbor" after living here for decades.