Chapter 77: Slaying the Earth Demon

  Xiao Chen held his sword in hand, his footsteps slow and steady, advancing step by step into the depths of the passage.

  The corridor was empty and quiet, with an eerie stillness that was frightening. The only sound was the soft footsteps of Xiao Chen falling on the floor.

  On the vaulted ceiling, soft light gently spills down, casting Xiao Chen's shadow vaguely in three or four directions, flowing on the smooth floor and the remaining stone walls.

  Ssss...

  Xiao Chen's feet floated gently onto the floor, making a faint rubbing sound, as if the whole world had suddenly become quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.

  However, Xiao Chen's eyebrows were furrowed even more tightly, and the more abnormal the silence was, the more dangerous it became.

  Xiao Chen had a feeling that this unusual calmness was the prelude to a storm, and perhaps in the next moment, a powerful master would appear and kill him instantly with one move.

  Xiao Chen released his divine soul's consciousness, highly concentrated, and sensed everything around him with unparalleled clarity, even a single grain of dust on the floor.

  Step by step forward, getting closer and closer to the end of the passage.

  The sword spewed out its sword tip, and Xiao Chen proceeded cautiously.

  "Huh?" Just as Xiao Chen was walking through the corridor for about half a stick of incense, having walked about half a mile, suddenly his eyebrows furrowed, and he felt an extremely evil and violent aura enveloping his entire body.

  This aura suddenly burst out, just like being in the scorching sunlight and suddenly being drenched with a basin of icy cold water, making one's whole body tremble, and goosebumps instantly erupted all over.

  At this moment, Xiao Chen felt a sudden surge of passion, without any hesitation, his hand rose and the sword fell, bursting out with a sharp edge, slanting towards the back to kill.

  Xiao Chen's divine soul was always highly concentrated, so at this moment, Xiao Chen accurately judged that there was a demon approaching from behind, locked onto the distance, and struck out with his sword, taking the initiative!

  Wow!

  A crisp impact sounded, and Xiao Chen's sword fell heavily on the floor three meters behind him, leaving a deep gash on the floor that cut into the ground more than three fingers deep.

  "What?! Xiao Chen turned around, seeing the situation, his eyebrows furrowed into a '川' shape, somewhat incredulous. "Could I have sensed it wrong? Impossible! I clearly sensed..."

  Just as Xiao Chen felt that his judgment was wrong, the floor that Xiao Chen had slashed with a terrifying sword mark suddenly exploded, and a black shadow burst out from under the floor.

  Suddenly, rocks pierced through the air, shattered stones filled the sky and crashed down, booming and colliding!

  This was too sudden, even if Xiao Chen had been prepared for a long time, he never thought that the danger would erupt at this moment. Facing the overwhelming stone bombardment, Xiao Chen could not attack the demon in the first place, and could only use his sword to shock and strike the incoming stones.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Xiao Chen used his sword to open the way, tearing through the sword's edge without a peer. The giant rocks that flew over from all directions were all blasted into powder. With one sword, he killed and pierced the sky, striking down at the black magic shadow that burst out of the ground.

  Roar! Roar! Roar!

  That dark shadow creature was in mid-air, emitting a low and mournful howl, facing Xiao Chen's swift and fierce sword attack. Its eyes revealed a ferocious glow as it swiped out with its claws, shooting out a cold and eerie light that was almost identical to the sword's edge. The claws danced about, striking out with wave after wave of dark energy that entwined itself with Xiao Chen's sword edge.

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  In an instant, a dense and intense collision sound burst out, sword energy surged, demonic energy filled the sky, entwining and colliding, bursting into waves of thunderous booms!

  Xiao Chen held a sword in his hand, piercing through the vast sky. The sword in his hand was like an extension of his arm, and each move he made was incredibly precise and elegant. The "Lei Yun San Shi" (Three Styles of Thunder Cloud) burst forth at the first moment, with the fastest and most powerful swordsmanship, cutting through the cold wind and severing countless demonic auras. One sword stroke was like an abyss, directly striking the Yellow Dragon, unleashing 12,000 catties of overwhelming power, bursting forth fiercely.

  Bang!

  With a dull thud, Xiao Chen's sword directly pierced the demon's heart, sparks flying everywhere. Surprisingly, it didn't pierce through, but Xiao Chen's powerful force sent the demon crashing into the high stone wall of the passageway, sliding to the ground.

  After a brief exchange, Xiao Chen had the upper hand. As he landed on the ground, his eyes locked onto the demon creature.

  Only to see that the demon was similar in shape to a human, its entire body was black and shiny, like charcoal, and it had grown a layer of scales all over its body, like fish scales, which made knives and guns ineffective. Just now, Xiao Chen's sharp sword struck the scales, leaving only a white mark.

  At first glance, Xiao Chen thought he had encountered a ghost servant, after all, the shape was very similar. However, soon Xiao Chen discovered that this demon was not a ghost servant, because its hind legs were not long and it did not have sharp teeth, and its eyes had degenerated, there were no eyes in its facial features.

  Its ears are extremely large, like two big palm fans, and its reaction to sound is abnormally sensitive.

  At this moment, the demon emerged from the ground, as tall as a pole, with a majestic body and robust physique like a tiger. Its arms were as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, while its thighs were as wide as an ordinary person's waist. It opened its mouth and let out a loud roar.

  "This is the Subterranean Demon!" Xiaochen observed for a moment before recognizing its origin, which was recorded in the 'Divine Magic Chronicle'. The Subterranean Demon was as black as ink, with a majestic physique and boundless strength. It was extremely lustful and brutal by nature, and its body was impervious to blades and guns. Its only weakness lay at the top of its head, where the magic root was located, which made it particularly vulnerable.

  However, the underground demon people also have a hierarchical division. The ink-black ones are the lowest-level demon people, equivalent to the martial artists of the Condensed Spirit Mirror. The silver underground demon people are equivalent to the martial artists of the Spiritual Awareness Mirror. The golden underground demon people are matchlessly powerful and are already called the Underground Demon Kings, equivalent to the martial artists of the Transcendent Realm.

  In the sect, tasks to kill underground demons are often released. The skulls of these underground demons have a demon root that is born with them, which is an excellent material for refining elixirs and can greatly increase the success rate of elixir refinement.

  Roar! Roar!

  At this moment, the black underground demon was restlessly stirring on the ground, its majestic and powerful body, limbs pounding the earth, bursting out with a loud rumbling sound, its ugly head facing Xiao Chen and letting out a fierce roar.

  "You demon, since you've come to accompany me in this trial, then die!" Xiao Chen suddenly let out a loud roar, his voice even more violent than the demon's howl. His magic sword flashed upwards, and in an instant, it burst forth with dazzling divine light, shaking down stars from the sky, as he launched a fierce attack on the demon.

  Roar!

  The demon knew that Xiao Chen was formidable, and when he saw Xiao Chen coming to kill him again, he suddenly let out a loud roar. His fists, big and small, slammed heavily onto the ground, causing the hard floor to shatter instantly, spreading out like a spider web.

  With a single kick of his hind legs, this demon's speed went wild, like a furious rhinoceros, and he charged towards Xiao Chen.

  "Hi!"

  Xiao Chen knew that the monster's power was boundless, and he didn't try to fight it head-on, but instead lightly tapped his foot on the ground, creating a cloud of smoke underfoot, and leapt into the air, avoiding the heavy blow with ease. At the same time, Xiao Chen suddenly flipped over, landing upside down.

  The sword's blade ripped through the void, like a stormy wind and thunder, following the momentum to slash down, swiftly stabbing out, with a sword flying blood!

  Ahh——!

  One sword!

  Just one sword!

  Xiao Chen's sword instantly killed the black demon, his magic sword directly piercing through the black demon's skull, sinking in up to the hilt. The gray blood gushed out wildly, and this head that was just crazily powerful a moment ago, died tragically in an instant.

  Xiao Chen flipped over and landed on the ground, his sword drawn out. A golden bar-sized object was pulled out of the demon's skull by Xiao Chen using his sword. It was the demon's magic root, which had a powerful auxiliary effect on alchemy.

  Xiao Chen flipped his hand and stored the object in his storage ring, ignoring the demon's words. He continued forward with his sword in hand. Ahead of him, he could vaguely see a small opening that seemed to be the end of the passage.

  "Could it be that the final test is just this one weak demon?" Xiao Chen looked at the passage, which was almost at its end, and couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. This didn't seem to make sense.

  But Xiao Chen did not sense any danger and was greatly perplexed.

  The more doubtful, the more cautious Xiao Chen became, which was a bit unreasonable. By rights, the last pass should be the most difficult one. At this moment, it seemed that they were about to reach the end of the passage, and it was impossible for such a weak demon to guard the pass!

  As Xiao Chen approached the end of the passage, all his doubts were finally cleared up, and the real guardian appeared!

  No!

  It shouldn't be said as human, but devilish humans, and not one, but a group!

  This is a group of demons with bodies as white as snow, their scales radiating a silver glow. Their majestic physiques formed three rows, completely blocking the passageway. In their hands, they grasped wolf-toothed clubs that shone with a silver light, from which burst forth icy, frigid auras.

  It was as if the wolf-toothed club was condensed from the frosty snow, flashing with icy light. Each sharp spike was exposed, giving people a feeling that if they were hit, they would immediately turn into minced meat.

  "This is more like it, but also a bit too much." Xiao Chen looked at the group of at least twenty Silver Demons and didn't feel any fear, but he did feel a lot of pressure. After all, each Silver Demon was equivalent to a warrior with a Spiritual Awakening Mirror, with boundless strength. These twenty Silver Demons attacking together would be like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami, crazily overwhelming everything in their path.

  However, the white silver demon's mind had already opened and would not be as crazy as the black demon. At this moment, seeing Xiao Chen's arrival, this group of white silver demons did not hold wolf-toothed clubs and rush up to directly smash Xiao Chen to death.

  They were individually holding wolf-toothed clubs with one hand upside down, quietly waiting for Xiao Chen to arrive in front of them, without any signs of disorder or chaos!