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Chapter 255: The Power of the Third-Rank Demon King, the Sky-Devouring Rat!
Qin Ming stood in the air with his hands behind his back.

When he heard Linghu Yang's words, his face was expressionless and his expression did not fluctuate much. He just said lightly:

"A certain family doesn't need you to hold back."

Linghu Yang on the opposite side was also stunned when he heard this, and then said in a cold voice:
"Humph! You are so arrogant, do you really have the strength to deal with a Jindan stage?"

Qin Ming said calmly: "I'm just afraid that after the competition, your thoughts will become even more confused."

When Linghu Yang heard this, he became angry. The other party's attitude clearly showed that he looked down on him.

"it is good!"

"Then I won't hold back, and I'll see if Fellow Daoist Long is as powerful as he says."

"If I fail to control my strength and accidentally kill you, you can't blame me!"

After Linghu Yang finished speaking, all the magical energy in his body was released.

Qin Ming then raised his hand and waved, and a rat demon with gray fur appeared between the two of them.

"You must first defeat my pet."

Immediately, the body of the Sky-Devouring Rat suddenly grew larger, instantly growing to a size of several dozen feet, and an overwhelming pressure from the demon king suddenly descended!

The powerful spiritual pressure even frightened Linghu Yang so much that his face turned pale and he almost couldn't breathe.

Although both are at the third level, the demon race is several times stronger than the human race.

What's more, Linghu Yang had just broken through to the Golden Core Stage.

"Hey hey hey! Boy!"

"I heard you want to challenge my master?!"

"Tell me! How do you want to die?"

The Sky-Eating Rat looked towards Linghu Yang with extreme arrogance, baring its cold fangs.

"A peak level 3 early stage demon king!!"

"How is this possible?"

Linghu Yang's eyes were filled with fear. He simply couldn't believe that as a Taoist priest of Long who had achieved perfect foundation building, how could he possibly possess such a powerful spiritual pet.

Based on this calculation, how strong is Long Daoren himself?
Complex emotions such as confusion, fear, and doubt were revealed on Linghu Yang's face.

The next moment, he forced an ugly smile on his face, bowed his hands to Qin Ming and apologized:
"So Brother Long is so powerful. Please forgive me for being so presumptuous. If I offend you, please don't blame me!"

Then Linghu Yang said nothing, turned into a streak of golden light and fled away dejectedly.

It ran faster than when it came.

"Hey! Wanna run?"

The Sky-Eating Rat was eager to try. It hadn't used its skills for a long time and was already impatient to wait.

The huge monster body mysteriously sank into the void and disappeared in an instant.

Qin Ming's figure also became dazed and disappeared from the spot.

……

the other side.

Linghu Yang was flying at the fastest speed. He used a secret technique to escape thousands of miles away in one breath.

He was sweating all over and kept sending out his spiritual thoughts to scan the back.

It was not until he discovered that 'Long Daoist Man' and his terrifying demon king pet seemed not to have caught up with him that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as we return to Moyuan Immortal City, we will be safe."

“There is always someone stronger than you, and there is always a mountain higher than the other one!”

"This Taoist Long is simply unfathomable! He must have a big secret!"

"It seems that my state of mind is still too impetuous. I will not compete with others in the future."

"This behavior is simply asking for humiliation!"

"Alas! I thought that I could avenge my previous shame by breaking through to the Golden Core Stage. Forget it, I'd better go back to the mountains and practice in seclusion."

"I will never come out until I reach the advanced stage of cultivation!"

at this time.

"Isn't it a little late to think of retreating from the world and practicing now?"

A faint voice suddenly sounded beside him!
Linghu Yang was so frightened that he quickly took out a magic weapon, which was a three-foot long sword filled with sharp golden energy.

Whoosh!
A silent attack came.

The hairs on Linghu Yang's back stood up, and he immediately leaped and flew dozens of feet away.

He quickly made a sword gesture with his hand and slashed into the air in front of him!
The golden sword magic weapon exuded an unparalleled sword force, and instantly split into thirty-six golden flying swords, which hit an object in the air.

clang!
brush!
Several huge black spikes emerged from nowhere and collided with many golden flying swords.

Linghu Yang's magic golden sword was hit by the Sky-Devouring Rat and bounced back, with its spiritual power greatly damaged.

As his life-saving magic weapon was damaged, Linghu Yang looked weak and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The Sky-Eating Rat almost took half of Linghu Yang's life with just one attack.

It is obvious that the strength levels of the two sides are not at the same level at all.

Qin Ming's eyes turned slightly cold. He originally wanted to keep things quiet, but then he thought of Linghu Yang's lingering ghost.

Then you can't blame yourself.

It just so happened that he also wanted to see how powerful the Sky-Devouring Rat Demon King was, now that he had surpassed his peak period.

The Sky-Devouring Rat was seen shuttling back and forth in the void, and Linghu Yang was completely unable to track its whereabouts.

Suddenly!

He was suddenly hit by the rat's tail and flew far away like a sandbag.

Linghu Yang climbed up in a panic, covered his chest and coughed violently a few times, then he realized that he could not run away.

Especially the people from Long Dao were watching closely from the side.

He had a crazy look on his face, ready to fight to the death.

Linghu Yang once again drove the golden magic flying sword in his hand, pouring his own magic power into it continuously without leaving any effort.

"Rise! Golden Sun Sword Formation!" Buzz!
Brush brush!
In an instant, the magic flying sword in Linghu Yang's hand flew out and turned into a rain of swords in the sky. There were seventy-two swords in total, and each golden sword was dozens of feet in size.

Linghu Yang used all his skills, and the Golden Sun Sword Formation displayed an earth-shattering power.

The golden sword beams intertwined, covering all the nearby void.

next moment.

The figure of the Sky-Devouring Rat reappeared. It was located in the center of the sword formation, but it was not afraid at all.

It opened its mouth and spit out a black light, which suddenly spread out in the air, like a giant black net, instantly entrapping Linghu Yang's Jinyang Sword Formation.

The moment the sword light touched the black mysterious light, it turned into countless bubbles and shattered.

Among them, a few sword beams escaped the net and fell in front of Qin Ming.

He immediately activated his Qi and blood, and countless spiritual patterns flashed on his skin, which was truly a true body!

Dangdang Dangdang!
The magic flying sword released by Linghu Yang slashed Qin Ming's body, leaving only a few white marks, and almost no damage!

"This..." Linghu Yang was also horrified when he saw this scene. Not only was his strongest sword formation trump card broken.

It was also the first time in his life that he saw someone who could withstand the attack of a magic weapon with just his flesh and blood.
It completely overturned the three perspectives of this Jindan Zhenren!
Before he had time to regret, he was completely engulfed by the black light emitted by the Sky-Devouring Rat.

"Ahhh!"

A shrill howl came from the black light.

Whoosh!
A soul jumped out from the black light, and Linghu Yang fled at the cost of his physical body.

at this time.

The Sky-Devouring Rat sneered and grabbed the void in front of it with its sharp claws.

An invisible force split the void and shattered the fleeing soul of Linghu Yang.

Up to this point, this newly promoted Jindan Zhenren had not yet had the chance to make a name for himself in the world of immortal cultivation.

He was killed by the Sky-Devouring Rat in a few seconds, and his soul was instantly destroyed.

After this battle, the Sky-Devouring Rat demonstrated its strength as a demon king at the peak of the early third stage.

After the Sky-Devouring Rat killed Linghu Yang, it excitedly sniffed at his corpse, and then took out a golden elixir from his dantian!
When it saw this, it drooled all over the ground.

"Don't swallow it yet!"

Qin Ming immediately stopped the Sky-Devouring Rat's actions. Once the beast took the human race's golden elixir, with its peak early third level, it would only take one step to advance to the next level.

The demon pill of the third-order demon king of the demon race, when given to a cultivator who has completed the foundation building stage, can create a fake pill cultivator.

Conversely, the human race's golden elixir is the same, and it is also an extremely rare tonic for monsters.

The golden elixir contains the essence of a cultivator’s lifelong cultivation.

If the Sky-Devouring Rat is swallowed, it will definitely be able to break through to the middle stage of the third level.

Even the Black Water Crocodile and the Silver Wing Frost Bee could break through to the third level of Demon King after taking it.

What's more, the golden elixir condensed by Linghu Yang was of top grade level.

But in this case, it would take a long time for the Sky-Devouring Rat to digest this golden elixir and break through.

Qin Ming still has work to do, and at this critical juncture, he cannot let this capable general sleep.

Although the Sky-Devouring Rat was very eager for the golden elixir, it still followed Qin Ming's instructions and handed the golden elixir to him.

"Now is not the time."

"I will give you a breakthrough after I finish searching for the weapon spirit."

Qin Ming put away the golden elixir, then reached out and took Linghu Yang's storage bag and the golden magic flying sword.

He put it away without even looking at it.

Immediately, he cast a thorn spell on Linghu Yang's body. Countless black vines emerged, wrapped around the body, and soon turned into a fist-sized blood bead.

It was taken into Qin Ming's hands.

Qin Ming looked at the golden elixir-grade blood bead. This was a blessing for his natal spiritual plant Yin Yang Xuan Teng. If he fed it with this blood bead, it would probably grow a lot. And his natal magic weapon, the Wooden Emperor Nail, would also be able to advance, right?

Finish these.

Qin Ming then shot a fireball at the mummy, destroying the body and leaving.

……

Three days later.

Qin Ming rode the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and came to Jingzhou of Liang State. His destination was the Xiao family of Taihu Lake.

According to the records on the silk, the spirit of the magatama golden mirror is hidden in the Xiao family's ancestral hall.

Half a day later.

A huge lake appeared in Qin Ming's sight, like a green gem inlaid on the earth.

The surface of Taihu Lake is vast and clear, the sky and water are one color, the mountains and rivers are picturesque, and the strange mountains and rocks are unique and beautiful.

Countless fishing boats are rippling on the green waves, people are circling the water, and the mountains are moving with the people. People are like walking in a painting, and the mountains seem to be floating on the water, which is refreshing.

Surrounding Taihu Lake, there are dozens of immortal cultivation families, large and small, that have been passed down here to this day.

And the Xiao family is one of them.

Qin Ming also couldn't understand how such an important spirit weapon could be hidden in a small Qi training family like the Xiao family.

However, that was a thing of the ancient times. Times have changed, and the family that existed here at that time might not necessarily be the Xiao family.

Qin Ming put away the Silver-Winged Frost Bee, cast the True Demon Illusion, transformed himself into an ordinary-looking casual cultivator, and fell towards a nearby small market.

He planned to secretly explore the periphery before making a decision.

Most of the immortal cultivation forces around Taihu Lake are of second-rate status. There are only two foundation-building families, and the people with the highest cultivation level are both in the initial stage of foundation-building.

The Xiao family is not a very prosperous family, and the patriarch Xiao Zhongren is only in the late stage of Qi training.

However, the Xiao family does have an antique ancestral hall.

Qin Ming did not take it lightly, but instead became extremely alert.

After all, it involves the spirit of a top-level magic weapon.

He sneaked into the vicinity of the Xiao family at night, released the Sky-Eating Rat, and asked it, "Did you find anything unusual?"

(End of this chapter)