This Sword, None Can Block It!

They gradually grew old and began to fear death. Especially after the Heavenly Court collapsed, their negative emotions taught them to let go.

In their eyes, although humanity had not been completely destroyed, the future was bound to be full of hardship.

Since that was the case, why not protect a patch of pure land, defend their own territory, and live out the rest of their days in peace?

They had already abandoned their former mission and lost hope for the future.

That was why they made such a decision.

If it had been twenty years ago, or even fifteen years ago, they would never have chosen this.

Back then, even when facing powerful enemies, they would have dared to fight!

Now…

Sigh!

Ever since the Heavenly Court had been completely destroyed twelve years ago, everything had changed.

Without the Heavenly Court’s restraints, even Level Nine Exorcists found it difficult to protect themselves in these chaotic times.

Although Demon Kings could not do much to them in a one-on-one fight, those Demonic Beasts always attacked in groups.

Back then, many veteran Level Nine Exorcists had died because of this.

Because of that, the other Level Nine Exorcists saw reality clearly and were no longer as brave as before.

Only Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu feared nothing!

He was a true warrior!

At this moment, as he looked at the many seniors, his heart surged with emotion before finally turning into a sigh:

"I’m leaving! Take care, everyone!

From this day onward, I, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu, am free!"

After leaving behind those thought-provoking words, Wang Jiu charged toward the place where the Demonic Beasts had gathered.

"Look!"

"That’s Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu!"

"Didn’t the organization forbid Bounty Hunters from getting involved in this? Why is he acting?"

"I just heard a senior say that Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu is no longer a member of the organization."

"Really?"

"How could it be false? That senior is an important figure in the organization. How could he be wrong? Would a dignified Level Seven Exorcist lie?"

"So that’s how it is! Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu really hasn’t changed!

The organization fears those Demonic Beasts, but he fears nothing!

This move truly lives up to his reputation!"

"That’s right! I’ve decided that I’ll leave the organization later too. Like Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu, I’ll fight to protect the people!"

"Interesting. Me too!"

"Heh! You’re practically courting death!

A one-on-one battle is difficult enough. Do you know how many Demonic Beasts are on the other side?

A hundred thousand!

Not ten, not a hundred, but a full hundred thousand!

Do you understand how terrifying a hundred thousand Demonic Beasts are?

Forget it, do as you please. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Don’t blame me for not reminding you when you die. Rather than throwing away your lives, you might as well stay behind and scrape by.

At least it’s safe here. The Demonic Beasts won’t invade.

Isn’t being alive good enough? Why insist on going to your deaths?"

"Hah! We were never on the same road."

"I’ll be going first."

"Take care."

"…"

Inside the Bounty Hunter Organization’s headquarters, a clamor erupted.

Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu’s actions had undoubtedly ignited the passion in everyone’s hearts.

This was especially true for the young and hot-blooded members, who were dissatisfied with their superiors’ orders.

However, when they personally witnessed their idol charging out without hesitation, a fierce fighting spirit was stirred within them.

For a time, many people decided to leave the organization and follow in Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu’s footsteps, heading straight for the hundred thousand Demonic Beasts outside Chang’an City.

Swept up by this wave, the number of hunters suddenly dropped by more than half.

The members who remained watched the receding figures, sighed softly, and continued with their own monotonous lives.

Taiqing took all of this in.

He saw some people’s cowardice and helplessness, while also witnessing the decisiveness and courage of others.

As he sighed inwardly, he too stepped onto the battlefield.

Taiqing understood that the massive invasion of Demonic Beasts this time was meant to deal with him, so no matter what, he could not stay out of it.

However, that did not mean he would personally join the fight.

In his view, humanity today was capable of handling the current situation.

Even if only Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu stepped forward, it would be enough to turn the tide.

After all, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu’s reputation had long been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. There was no need to say more.

His fame had been carved out through battle after battle with sword and blade. The strength of such a butcher was naturally no small matter!

Although the Demon Beast Alliance had a vast number of Demonic Beasts, its strongest members had only reached the Demon General level.

Such powerhouses were still far from Demon Kings, much less Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu, who had already surpassed ordinary Demon Kings.

Even among the many Demon Kings, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu could be considered among the best.

Unless three or more Demon Kings attacked at once, he was an invincible existence in the eyes of the Demonic Beasts.

And that was indeed the case.

"Go!"

As soon as the thought arose, a blood-colored flying sword pierced into the horde of Demonic Beasts.

In an instant, blood-red energy erupted, dyeing even the sky crimson.

Tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts turned to dust in the blink of an eye.

The Demonic Beasts fortunate enough to survive fared no better, especially those who were seriously injured.

At this moment, they were at their weakest, while the Exorcists around Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu revealed savage smiles and charged into the battlefield.

Clearly, these Exorcists were no gentlemen. Taking advantage of others’ weakness was nothing unusual for them.

In their eyes, Demonic Beasts were not human at all. To eliminate them, they would use any means necessary.

Yet it was precisely because of this that their actions had an extremely high success rate.

This time was no different.

Among the many severely injured Demonic Beasts, very few could still maintain their peak condition.

Therefore, when the Bounty Hunters joined the battle, their casualties became extremely severe.

In less than a moment, the Demonic Beasts lost another twenty thousand.

Including the more than ten thousand Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu had killed earlier, fewer than seventy thousand members of the Demon Beast Alliance remained.

Faced with such a situation, the two Demon Generals could no longer hold back.

They suddenly appeared and, before making their move, instantly killed two caught-off-guard Exorcists.

This was a provocation against Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu’s disciple!

Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu could no longer restrain himself. He attacked instantly, appearing before the two Demon Generals almost in the same instant.

Before the two Demon Generals could react, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu had already taken their heads.

That was his strength!

Although Demon Generals were close in strength to Level Eight Exorcists, there was a chasm-like gap between Level Eight and Level Nine.

With magical treasures, Level Nine Exorcists could even contend against Demon Kings.

And Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu was one of the finest among Level Nine Exorcists.

With his power, how could two mere Demon Generals possibly resist him?

In the blink of an eye, the two died.

When Taiqing saw this, he noticed that some Demonic Beasts had actually revealed delighted expressions.

From that alone, he understood that what was happening was surely a conspiracy.

The Demon Beast Alliance appeared to be targeting him, but its true goal was to deal with Level Nine Exorcists.

Everything before had merely been bait. Once someone attacked these minor underlings, the important figures behind the scenes would appear!

What a scheme!

At this moment, Taiqing finally understood why the other Level Nine Exorcists had been so slow to act. It turned out they had seen through the disciple from the very beginning.

Once they learned of the disciple, if they still insisted on interfering, it would be no different from throwing their lives away for nothing!

But Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu was different.

He was a true warrior. Even after learning of the disciple, he still stepped forward.

He was unwilling to watch the people suffer helplessly, and he was even more unwilling to see humanity endure such humiliation.

Even knowing the consequences, he still chose to face the coming storm head-on!

"How dare you! You vile humans actually dare to bully the weak with your strength? You actually dare to disciple my two great-grandsons like this!

They had the potential to become Demon Kings, yet you… you are truly unforgivable!"

It had to be said that the Black Tiger Demon King, who stepped forward at this moment, was an excellent actor.

If Taiqing had not seen through the disciple, he would certainly have been deceived.

It seemed that the two Demon Generals earlier truly were his great-grandsons.

Pushing his own kin forward as chess pieces—could such beastly nature ever change?

Thinking of this, Taiqing developed some disgust toward this Demon King.

Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu had clearly noticed this as well and roared furiously, "Beast!

As expected, the nature of Demonic Beasts cannot be changed. You possess no humanity at all!

Die!"

Before his words had even faded, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu casually waved his hand, sending the blood-colored flying sword straight at the Black Tiger Demon King.

The Black Tiger Demon King dealt with it calmly, then let out an earthshaking tiger roar.

This tiger roar was meant to intimidate Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu.

Everyone merely felt a tightness in their chests and suffered no injury, but Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu was different.

The Black Tiger’s roar had just shaken his mind, injuring his soul. As a result, the soul-controlled flying sword technique he excelled at was more than half crippled.

He had originally believed soul-controlled swordsmanship to be the strongest technique of Exorcists, but he now discovered that once the soul became unstable, the flying sword’s power would be reduced by half, making it less stable and reliable than mind-controlled swordsmanship.

It was only that he had never tried mind-controlled swordsmanship before. Today, he would let them witness its power!

He spat heart’s blood onto the sword, establishing a mysterious connection with it. Whatever he thought, the sword followed.

Although soul-controlled swordsmanship could attack from a thousand miles away, mind-controlled swordsmanship was limited to within thirty feet. However, its greatest advantage was its unmatched power—one sword could break ten thousand techniques.

This sword could not be blocked by anyone!

Compared to soul-controlled swordsmanship, this sword-control technique could break through all enemies under heaven.

Among those of the same level, its offensive power was unparalleled.

With this sword-control technique, Blood Slaughter Sword King Jiu’s flying sword techniques had become even sharper.

With a flash of red light, even a powerful Demon King like the Black Tiger King did not dare receive it head-on. Yet the flying sword was so fast that there was nowhere to evade.

After all, a flying sword guided by one’s will could not be underestimated.

Under Wang Jiu’s control, the flying sword moved as he pleased. The moment a thought arose, the sword had already arrived!

With such terrifying speed, combined with the flying sword’s own dreadful power, it could be called unstoppable.

Even when the Black Tiger King used his strongest defensive divine ability, it was still useless.

In desperation, he shouted upward, "Don’t just stand there watching! Come help me! This guy is very strong. If you don’t act now, I’m afraid there won’t be another chance later…

I can feel that he is stronger than before, and as time passes, he will only grow stronger!

This guy is simply a monster!"

"I say, Old Black, you’re far too useless! Didn’t you swear before that you could take him down? Look at you now—you’ve been slapped in the face, haven’t you?

I told you long ago that you were unreliable, yet you still wanted to play the hero!

Fine, we’ll help you out. Otherwise, if you really die at this guy’s hands, we may not escape responsibility afterward either…"

Before the words had faded, a crane demon quietly appeared.

Its appearance was extraordinarily handsome, like a refined young gentleman. Only the touch of crimson between its brows added a few traces of demonic charm.

He Wushuang looked incomparably handsome, but his heart was dark.

He enjoyed the hearts of infants. To obtain fresh ingredients, he built a special factory where many human women were imprisoned.

To speed up the women’s childbirth, he used a secret technique to shorten their reproductive cycle by several hundred times.

Although this method was enormously costly, he never tired of it and even squandered countless resources on it.

Such conduct was truly heinous.

At the same time, beside the Black Tiger King stood another powerful Demon King—Sky Snake King.

His entire body was shrouded in black mist, making him difficult to detect, yet he radiated intense killing intent.

From the information that had been revealed, Taiqing glimpsed his past disciple and learned his title, "Sky Snake King." He truly was a snake demon.

Sky Snake King was ruthless. Whether human or demon, none could escape calamity at his hands.

Not only was he bloodthirsty by nature, but he also enjoyed torturing humans. To him, killing had no limits.

Compared to other demons, his hands were stained with even more blood. Every time he saw the despair in his victims’ eyes, he felt utterly satisfied.