Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 284 The Price (Part 6)

"A Second-Level Martial Master achieving such an effect... If that's the case, then the range of power increase for a Third-Level Martial Master would only be even greater... And what about Grandmasters, who are above Martial Masters..."

Han Yi had some guesses in his mind. If that's the case, then the legends of grandmasters being able to transmit their voices in secret and injure people with flying leaves... seem to have some possibility.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much about the unknown. It's better to take it one step at a time and be more practical..."

He stopped fantasizing about those untouchable and unseen stories, and got up to go out.

He wasn't going to cultivate today. He had just forced a breakthrough to the Flying Dragon Technique, and every part of his body ached, as if someone had scraped his blood vessels, tendons, and muscles with a scraper. But there was nothing he could do; this was the price of being impatient for quick success and wanting to become stronger rapidly.

Fortunately, the Qianyang energy continued to flow, helping him recover from his injuries. Now that he had finally lost the sensation, he decided to go out and relax.

Perfect timing! It's been several days since I last visited the sect. I'll take this opportunity to go to the meat field and ask about the current situation there...

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Shanzhongfang, the headquarters of the Crimson Flame Sect.

Han Yi walked into the headquarters of the Crimson Flame Sect along the crisscrossing avenues. Perhaps because they were out hunting down demons, there were far fewer people walking around the headquarters.

Fortunately, the Crimson Flame Sect and the Thousand Leaves Sect have finally reconciled, and the shadow of the impending great war has been swept away. In addition, the government's recent crackdown on thieves and petty criminals in the city has resulted in the capture of a large number of cult members, who were executed at noon at the vegetable market in the east of the city.

This series of reassuring measures has put the people at ease, and their faces are now filled with hope.

Before long, Han Yi followed the central avenue to the library, and then entered the meat field area through a hidden door behind the library.

At this time of year, the weather is getting warmer, and the surrounding woodlands, which were originally withered and yellow, are gradually turning green.

And those tenacious wild grasses, after being nourished by a spring rain, sprouted from who-knows-where and grew all over the grassland.

In the meadow, some unidentified wildflowers were blooming, their red, yellow, and white colors dotting the dark green grass. The air was filled with their fragrance, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.

At this moment, Han Yi suddenly stopped.

He instinctively felt that something was wrong. He looked around; everything seemed normal, the air was fresh, the environment was charming, and everything looked like early spring.

But the more he felt this way, the stronger the strange feeling in his heart became.

He always felt like something was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, which made him scratch his head in frustration.

He glanced casually at a large tree on his left, and his gaze suddenly fixed on it.

He remembered that there should be a sentry there, a dark-skinned swordsman who was fast. He remembered him so clearly because he had seen him practicing swordsmanship before.

But today... this person isn't here?!

Could it be that he followed Aoyang out of the city to hunt down demons?

impossible!

Han Yi himself rejected his own idea.

The personnel assigned to the meat field are fixed; only the most loyal and powerful people in the sect are assigned to guard it.

There is absolutely no way they would leave their posts without a reason!

But…...

He suddenly realized where the strange feeling in his heart came from!

It's already spring, so why is there absolutely no chirping or chattering from the sparrows, swallows, quails, and other birds?!

Even without the chirping of birds, crickets, grasshoppers, bees, or other insects, how come there isn't a single one?!

He immediately sensed something was wrong. If birds could be driven away, then mosquitoes were definitely impossible to get rid of.

The stench emanating from the blood and flesh used to fertilize the meat field every day is what attracts these insects the most.

"Heh, this came so easily..." A sharp, shrill voice rang out from behind Han Yi, "Kid, I knew you were in the meat field, but I couldn't find you. I didn't expect you to be so eager to come and die!"

Han Yi turned around and looked at the person behind him—no, it was a monster.

The monster behind them was completely naked, with its main body covered in a grayish-black layer that resembled a scorpion's carapace.

The monster's face had a split mouth with a pair of sharp teeth that looked like large claws protruding from both sides.

Most terrifyingly, behind the monster, there was a black scorpion tail about three meters long swirling and howling in the air!

The scorpion's tail was still stained with a lot of blood, which had now turned black and hardened.

"Li Chengfeng?" Han Yi was a little unsure. The person in front of him looked somewhat like Li Chengfeng, and the voice was also somewhat similar. He couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask.

If the voice sounds similar and the appearance is similar, then it must be him.

"..." The monster stood there coldly, its slightly reddened eyes fixed on Han Yi.

"Alright, since you're not going to say anything, I'll leave..."

Han Yi remained expressionless and turned to leave.

He was currently in the most central meat field of the sect, a place heavily guarded. The fact that a demonic monster was there meant that all the guards and vigilance had been cleared out.

The fact that this monster could so quickly and silently destroy the heavily guarded meat field shows that its strength is definitely beyond what ordinary people can withstand.

Even if he could roughly gauge the opponent's strength using the system, its accuracy couldn't be taken as absolute truth when it came to matters related to demons and monsters.

Just like Danyangzi that day, who knows if he might have some strange and unorthodox killer techniques.

Therefore, given the unknown circumstances and the fact that the Crimson Flame Sect headquarters was still outside, he had no need to resist.

As long as you escape the meat field, you can call for help...

Suddenly, his expression changed abruptly, and he lunged violently to the left.

laugh! !

The spot where he had been standing was suddenly pierced into the ground by a black tail spike.

"Impressive movement, impressive skills... You are indeed no ordinary Blood Refinement stage martial artist..." Li Chengfeng's voice was hoarse, like sand scraping against the ground. "I knew long ago that you were a prime suspect; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to escape from the Black Market Ghost Domain..."

"I'm lucky, is that so wrong?" Han Yi said calmly, slowly backing away.

Unfortunately, Li Chengfeng was located at the entrance to the meat field, so he could only walk towards the middle of the meat field.

"Good luck?" Li Chengfeng was taken aback, then chuckled strangely, "I wonder just how good your luck really is!" As soon as he finished speaking, his figure suddenly flashed away.

boom! ! !

Han Yi stomped heavily, spun around rapidly, and narrowly avoided the sharp scorpion tail that fell from the sky. As he dodged, he lashed out with a whip kick, tentatively aiming for Li Chengfeng's face.

clang!

Both men took several steps back at the same time. However, Li Chengfeng was unharmed, while Han Yi had some redness and swelling on his right shinbone.

"I knew it! You must be a Meridian Opening Martial Master. Otherwise, how could you have escaped from the Ghost Realm and even destroyed it!" The red light in Li Chengfeng's eyes grew stronger and more dazzling. "Danyangzi, that idiot, did you kill him?"

"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Han Yi's expression also became serious. Even without using the system's vision, he could see that Li Chengfeng's aura was getting stronger and stronger.

"If you killed him, then I'll thank you for letting him die a quick death..." Li Chengfeng's lips curled into a sinister smile. "If not, then... I'll devour you alive!!!"

boom! !

His figure flashed out again, blasting a crater more than a meter wide in the spot.

This time, he was even faster. Han Yi didn't have time to react and was forced to release his strength to protect his whole body.

Bang!

A beam of black light exploded from Han Yi's arms, as if something had exploded on them. He was thrown backward by the enormous impact.

laugh…...

A muddy ditch more than ten meters long appeared, and behind Han Yi was the location of the meat field.

Strangely, the flesh field had changed from its bright red color to a yellowish-brown, with cracks and dry fissures on it, making it indistinguishable from a real field.

"This is?!"

Han Yi was puzzled, but didn't have time to think about it further.

A dark shadow flashed past again. Helpless, Han Yi took small steps back and struck out with both palms in quick succession to block Li Chengfeng's rapidly sweeping, deformed tortoise-like arm.

Chichichichichichi!!!

In the field, in an instant, tiny yellow sparks flashed from Han Yi's body.

With a tearing sound!

Han Yi grunted, and a scorpion tail flicked, taking the opportunity to cut a gash in his waist. Blood slowly flowed out from the blackened wound, and there was a faint fishy smell in the air.

boom! !

At the same time, Han Yi seized the opportunity, turning his palm into a blade and slashing fiercely at Li Chengfeng's chest. The dragon-like force wrapped around his palm and the fire-poison igniting properties combined to explode rapidly.

Li Chengfeng immediately spat out a mouthful of black blood, flew backward, his feet scraping the ground before he just came to a stop just outside the flesh field.

A large amount of white smoke billowed from his chest, carrying a yang energy that burned at high temperatures, like a fiery python, quickly penetrating his keratinous shell and drilling inward.

"Very well, Yang energy..." Li Chengfeng's face darkened. "Han Yi, I knew it. You were Ao Yang's mole, sent here specifically to monitor and spy on me!"

He had long suspected this. When his first attempt to assassinate Han Yi failed, he believed that Han Yi was a man of Aoyang. Otherwise, why would he dare to oppose him?

“…..”

Han Yi remained silent, not saying a word. Li Chengfeng seemed to have some kind of misunderstanding, but he didn't want to explain.

He then harbored murderous intent towards Li Chengfeng. "However, so what if you are a member of the Aoyang lineage? So what if Aoyang is unwilling to share his knowledge...?" Li Chengfeng's body began to slowly grow larger and twist, with muscles and bones bulging and spiking out from various parts.

Its entire body slowly grew taller, with fine tentacles growing on its arms and arms, its face covered with a layer of black keratin, and a black membrane gradually rising from its body.

"Strength is weak and feeble, ultimately only inferior!"

Li Chengfeng landed on all fours, his entire body bent over, looking like an enormous scorpion, extremely bizarre.

The black membrane flowed, instantly covering the burns caused by the Dragon Force, restoring the area to its original state.

"Although you've hidden it better than I expected... you're only slightly better than Tian Jing..."

He stretched out his whole body, and with a "pop," his waist suddenly lengthened, and two arms that looked like insect legs, covered in slime, stretched out.

"Strength, only power is everything!!!" "Power? To become stronger, you abandon the skin given to you by your parents and become this ugly monster that is neither human nor demon?" Han Yi looked at Li Chengfeng, who had completely transformed into a monster and no longer had any human form, and couldn't help but speak sarcastically.

"Ugly freak?! You actually called me ugly?!"

Li Chengfeng went completely berserk, his most taboo place was exposed, and a surge of violent rage welled up inside him.

In his youth, he was known as a handsome man with a refined and elegant appearance.

Even in his old age, with white hair hanging down, he always wore a flowing white robe, held a folding fan, and exuded an extraordinary air.

His biggest question was why he couldn't maintain his most handsome appearance while gaining power and youth.

But there's nothing we can do about it; you can't have your cake and eat it too.

The pursuit of power always comes at a price!

But even though that's what he thought in his heart, he still couldn't stand it when someone said it out loud!

"Die to me!!!"

He roared, and his two large claws glowed with black light, plunging fiercely into the ground.

Bang! ! !

He burrowed completely into the soil, and a huge earthen dragon instantly rose from the yellowish-brown field, rushing towards Han Yi.

boom! ! ! ! !

A large amount of soil exploded, completely engulfing Han Yi.

Mud splattered everywhere, dust flew in all directions, and grass roots and tree bark dazzled the eyes.

Two giant tortoises pierced through the dust and smashed down on Han Yi's head from above.

Bang! ! !

The scattered earth and rocks were instantly torn apart, the force stirring up dust that swirled around the palm, where a pair of iron hands firmly held a pair of claw-like claws. *Tear!*

The scorching heat of the dragon's energy and the black membrane on it quickly cancel each other out, producing a sound as water vapor rapidly evaporates and rises.

Swish!

However, the scorpion monster that Li Chengfeng transformed into did not only have a pair of giant claws. With a flick of its tail, the barbs on it gleamed with a bluish light and pierced Han Yi's back like sharp arrows.

Left with no other choice, Han Yi had to release his arms and dodge to the side.

"Die!"

Li Chengfeng, having gained the upper hand, pressed his advantage relentlessly, the black light on his twin claws growing ever stronger as he casually swept across from left to right.

The wind howled, and the surrounding wild grasses were blown outwards and flattened to the ground.

Han Yi hurriedly mustered his strength, raised his arms, and tried his best to block.

Bang! ! !

With a muffled thud, Han Yi was sent flying backward, crashing hard into a thick tree trunk beside him. The tree split open, sending up a spray of dirt and leaves.

puff!

Han Yi couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, but he swallowed it back. He immediately realized that he had suffered a serious internal injury.

“Laughable mortals… ants!!!” Li Chengfeng remained calm and slowly crawled towards Han Yi.

His entire body was crawling on the ground, yet he was nearly two meters tall. A thin layer of yin energy flowed around him like a black protective shield, making him look like a giant scorpion monster from a hellish scroll, which was terrifying.

boom!

Han Yi stood up, picked up a thick tree trunk beside him, and threw it hard.

But it only caused a ripple in the black membrane, which Li Chengfeng ignored completely, and his body didn't even sway.

"See? This is my power, unparalleled power. The weak will always be weak, no matter how dashing they may seem, they will only end up as a pile of bones! But I am the strong, the strong do not grow old with the passage of time, they remain forever young and possess power!"

Li Chengfeng propped himself up, his two large claws colliding and slamming together with a loud bang. The black membrane on his body also emitted bursts of yin energy, baring its fangs and claws, as if responding to Han Yi's previous sarcasm.

"Despair, struggle, weep! This is the difference between demons and humans, a world apart. I will not regret it, I will never regret it!"

Boom! !

bang bang bang! ! !

Han Yi remained unfazed, as all sorts of hard objects around him—tree trunks, stumps, stones, and other hard things—flew and hurled at him.

However, it could only cause the black membrane to vibrate slightly, which was of no use at all.

“Futile… Foolish humans…” Li Chengfeng paced slowly around Han Yi, seemingly enjoying the thrill of playing cat and mouse. “Kid, run, run fast, or I’ll eat you up…”