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Chapter 301, Slaying the Demon

Because of the appearance of the demon race, Hua Changxi activated the Observation, Listening, Questioning and Diagnosis Technique after standing on the East Gate Tower. With just a glance around, he discovered the giant snake coiled on the second floor of the gambling house, three streets away.

A troop of demon-suppressing soldiers happened to pass by the gambling den, completely unaware of the giant snake upstairs.

"Ok?"

Hua Changxi's gaze paused. She saw a familiar figure among the demon-suppressing army—her elder brother, Hua Dalang.

Hua Dalang is now at the late stage of Core Formation. He is walking at the very front of the Demon Suppression Army, and it is clear that he is the captain of that team.

However, Core Formation cultivators obviously cannot even distinguish Nascent Soul demons, let alone contend with them.

After all, he was her own brother, and Hua Changxi was still worried about Hua Dalang's safety.

Perhaps Hua Changxi's gaze was too obvious, because Hua Dalang, who was leading his men toward the city gate, suddenly looked up and met Hua Changxi's eyes.

Seeing his younger sister standing on the city wall, Hua Dalang's eyes flickered. Instead of seeing her joy, he frowned.

He felt that Hua Changxi's actions of standing on the city wall were too high-profile.

Especially after recalling how Hua Sanlang had returned home dejectedly a few days earlier, telling his family that Jiu Niang would rather help four outsiders improve their skills than help her family, his resentment towards his younger sister deepened.

Hua Dalang withdrew his gaze, as if he hadn't seen Hua Changxi, and continued to lead his men on their inspection tour.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi frowned, but soon she forgot about Hua Dalang.

Another Nascent Soul Realm demon has appeared!
It is a monitor lizard.

The giant lizard transformed into a burly, bearded man and brazenly mingled among the city gate guards, switching positions with them and openly beginning to inspect pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate.

The sudden appearance of two Nascent Soul demons at the East Gate immediately alerted Hua Changxi.

Although she wasn't afraid of the two Nascent Soul demons, there were many civilians around the East Gate, and if a battle broke out, innocent people would definitely be affected.

After much deliberation, Hua Changxi flew down from the city wall and landed directly in front of Hua Dalang: "Big brother."

Hua Dalang was somewhat surprised that Hua Changxi had taken the initiative to come to him. However, because he still harbored resentment, his tone was not very pleasant: "Isn't this my busy ninth sister? Why did you think of your eldest brother?"

Hua Changxi was also unhappy with Hua Dalang's sarcastic remarks, but since there were demons hiding in the shadows, she didn't bother to argue with him: "Brother, there are demons in human form hiding in the crowd. Try to disperse the people around the city gate."

Upon hearing this, Hua Dalang forgot all about arguing with Hua Changxi and his expression turned serious. He looked around and asked, "Where are the demons?"

Hua Changxi: "Don't alert them. As long as you disperse the people, I'll deal with the demons."

Hua Dalang did not immediately agree, but quickly walked over to his subordinates and whispered to one of the demon-suppressing soldiers who was holding a white jade disc.

Hua Changxi saw the Demon Suppression Army member fiddling with the white jade disc for a while, then shook his head at Hua Dalang. Hua Dalang then turned back with a sullen face.

"There's no reaction on the Demon-Suppressing Army's Demon-Manifesting Jade. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Hua Changxi frowned: "The demon race definitely has ways to conceal their demonic aura, so it's very possible that magic weapons can't detect it."

Hua Dalang shook his head and denied it: "Impossible. The demons that appeared in the capital before were all detected using the Demon Manifestation Jade, and there has never been a problem."

Hua Changxi felt that Hua Dalang was being too stubborn: "Brother, nothing is absolute. Are you unwilling to believe that the magic weapon could malfunction, or are you unwilling to believe me?"

Hua Dalang immediately flew into a rage: "What kind of attitude is this? Do you expect me to believe everything you say? It's one thing for you to order me around, but the Demon Suppression Army is not someone you can command."

Worried that the snake demon and the giant lizard demon might riot at any moment, Hua Changxi suppressed her displeasure and stopped arguing with Hua Dalang: "Brother, regardless of whether there are demons or not, let's disperse the crowd first just in case."

Hua Dalang and Hua Changxi looked at each other for a while. Seeing the seriousness in her eyes, they hesitated for a moment before turning around and walking towards the Demon Suppression Army.

Soon, the Demon Suppression Army scattered.

Before long, the number of pedestrians on the street leading to the city gate gradually decreased.

Upon seeing this, the snake demon on the second floor of the gambling house and the giant lizard at the city gate both changed their expressions.

The giant lizard grinned and approached a soldier from the Demon Suppression Army: "Sir, what's going on?"

The Demon Suppression Army glanced at him: "It's almost dark. Just in case, we need to close the city gates early today."

The giant lizard chuckled upon hearing this, "I see. Then we can go home early tonight." With that, it returned to its post with a grin and informed the snake demon of the matter telepathically.

"We're closing the city gates early today, why aren't the Four Ducks and the Big Rat here yet? Are we still going to kill Hua Changxi to intimidate the human race?"

"This Hua Changxi is even more of a homebody than me. She doesn't go out for ten days or half a month. If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait another half month."

"I've already urged the four ducks and the big rat; they'll be here soon."

When the giant lizard was transmitting its voice to the snake demon, Hua Changxi sensed an invisible force fluctuating within it.

Following the fluctuations, Hua Changxi's gaze fell on the snake demon and the giant lizard demon again. At this moment, she noticed that the two demons' gazes would occasionally fall on her.

Why does it feel like these two demonic beasts are coming for her?
"They're here! I can smell the stench of those four ducks." Another wave of energy appeared, and Hua Changxi's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the giant lizard. Following his gaze, she saw a float approaching from outside the city gate.

On the float sat a coachman and a beautiful young woman.

However, through the methods of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, Hua Changxi saw a duck with four heads and a black rat.

Two more Nascent Soul demons have arrived!
Hua Changxi's first reaction was that these two demons should not be allowed to enter the city!

"Brother, more demons are coming. Quickly lead the people to evacuate the people."

Hua Changxi hurriedly said this to Hua Dalang, and then quickly channeled fire elemental energy into the Five Elements Divine Ring he was wearing.

In an instant, several fire spirit needles flew out, attacking the giant lizard demon at the city gate with lightning speed.

"Ah~"

A scream rang out above the East Gate. Before the giant lizard demon could react, its demon core was shattered, and then flames, like maggots clinging to bones, began to burn its body.

The moment Hua Changxi flung out the Fire Spirit Needles, she flashed onto the city wall, her hands swirling with fire spirit energy. Dozens of Fire Spirit Needles shot towards the rat demon and the four duck demons like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

"not good!"

The rat demon and the four-headed duck demon were startled by the giant lizard's screams. By the time they came to their senses, the Fire Spirit Needles were already upon them. Even though the two demons reacted quickly, they were still struck by several needles.

"Ah~"

Once the Fire Spirit Needle entered their bodies, it began to burn their spiritual veins, making it difficult even for them to circulate their spiritual energy.

"Run away!"

The rat demon and the four-headed duck demon tried to escape without saying a word, but the next moment, a sword beam with flames shot down from the city wall and pierced through the two demons.

"Bang, bang!"

Seeing the two demons lying on the ground, Hua Changxi did not go forward to check on them. Instead, she turned around and threw more than a dozen Fire Spirit Needles at the snake demon in the city.

Upon hearing the giant lizard's screams, the snake demon rushed out of the gambling house, intending to save the giant lizard demon. However, after hearing the screams of four duck demons and rat demons coming from outside the city gate, it suddenly slammed on the brakes and turned to flee without a word.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

The sound of something cutting through the air exploded in the snake demon's ears. Despite dodging left and right, a Fire Spirit Needle still pierced its right shoulder.

The intense burning pain was so severe that the snake demon almost lost her human form.

Knowing she was no match for Hua Changxi, the snake demon flew directly towards the crowd in order to escape.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi paused for a moment, hesitated, and then quickly followed.

After the snake and the person disappeared one after the other, the East Gate fell into silence.

Everything that just happened happened in the blink of an eye; most people hadn't even recovered before the battle was over.

If it weren't for the giant lizard's demonic form still burning at the city gate, they would have thought everything they had just seen was an illusion.

After the giant lizard's demon core shattered, it revealed its true form, its enormous body completely blocking the city gate.

Hua Dalang was the first to come to his senses, looking at the giant lizard demon's form, his forehead covered in sweat.

Even though the giant lizard demon is now dead, the pressure emanating from its Nascent Soul Realm still makes all the Demon Suppression Army feel apprehensive.

If it weren't for Jiu Niang, he and the people at the East Gate would all be dead!
Suppressing his fear, Hua Dalang took out the Demon-Locking Cage and captured the giant lizard demon blocking the city gate: "Let's go, let's go out of the city and take a look."

As soon as they stepped out of the city gate, Hua Dalang and his demon-suppressing army saw two balls of fire. After carefully approaching, they discovered that they were two Nascent Soul demons.

"Three Nascent Soul demons appeared at the East Gate all at once!"

"It's not three heads, it's four heads."

The demon-suppressing soldiers present all swallowed hard, their backs drenched in sweat. Even Hua Dalang's face turned pale.

After taking away the four duck demons and the rat demon, Hua Dalang led the Demon Suppression Army back to the city, leaving some people to guard the east gate, while he led the rest of the Demon Suppression Army to chase after the direction in which the snake demon and Hua Changxi disappeared.

Following behind them were Xia Ziyang, Meng Yuchuan, and their group.

"Hua Changxi is stronger than we imagined, fighting four Nascent Soul demons all by herself."

Today it was Xia Ziyang's turn to inspect the East City, but he didn't expect to run into Hua Changxi.

"Senior Brother Xia, why should we follow them?"

"Of course, it's to save people."

(End of this chapter)