All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 173 Refining the Heart Through Slaughter, The Eighth Shocking Phoenix! (Two Chapters Combined)

Ji Ran stared at the fleeing figure, somewhat surprised.

However, this is normal.

The killing intent he had just unleashed was propelled by the power of the startled phoenix. The distance it could extend was seven times his current strength!
It can only last for seven breaths, and can generally only be used once in a short period of time.

but!

Those marked by this murderous intent! In the short term, unless they are people with an unbreakable will!

Otherwise, one would be afraid to fight against oneself!

In the midst of a life-or-death struggle, fear means death!

At this moment, the image of Lord Hongwu behind Ji Ran slowly faded away, and Tian Fa's murderous intent also dissipated.

This time, Ji Ran really unleashed his full power!
His forehead was also slightly damp with cold sweat, indicating that he had suffered a significant loss of energy and physical strength.

Of the remaining dozens of warriors, only four or five were level 3 or above; the rest were level 1 or 2.

Ji Ran's Kunwu sword, brimming with ferocious black energy reminiscent of tigers and wolves, flashed to the front of a warrior!
"you!!"

The samurai's eyes were bloodshot!
Behind him, a humanoid ghost appeared! This vengeful ghost had the head of a human, the face of an old man, and eyes that shone with the light of a lamp!
【Yinmo Luo Ghost】!
"Ghost!"

The Japanese pirate roared in fury!

In an instant, the Yinmolu demon behind him merged into his body!
Ji Ran Kunwu also struck without hesitation!

block! ! !
The samurai sword blocked Ji Ran's Kunwu sword, but the Japanese pirate's hands were covered with throbbing veins, and the color of the blood vessels had visibly turned purple!

He struggled to raise Ji Ran's single blade with both hands, his upper body bones becoming several times thicker in his demon form!
Click!

but!

His lower body was not enhanced by the demon!
Under Ji Ran's strike, he only lasted two breaths before both legs broke! He collapsed to his knees!
"Ahhh!"

"Yin Mo!"

"Yinmo Fire!!"

Countless capillaries in the eyes and arms of this Japanese pirate ruptured!
Between life and death, his internal organs, flesh, and bones began to melt! They were sacrificed to the evil spirits!
Blue flames condensed from the corner of his cracked mouth!

Ji Ran's pupils contracted!
This intense, icy aura carried a strong sense of threat!

bass!
The next moment, Kunwu was drawn by Ji Ran, who then swung it around to parry the samurai sword!

Pfft!

The warrior who was brewing flames was unable to parry in time and was stabbed in the throat by Ji Ran!
The crimson tip of the knife pierced through the back of his head!

The brewing Yinmo Fire, amidst the burning of the tiger and wolf energy, twisted and went out of control!

Bang!
Ji Ran drew his sword and fled!

He took a step that covered several meters within the inch-wide boundary!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!"

boom!
A dark blue flame exploded in the mouth of the Japanese pirate, burning his entire upper body to ashes!

You have gained a trace of the Japanese pirates' power.

Ji Ran felt it slightly.

really!

Once your physical attributes reach 3.99, the benefit of stealing life when killing an opponent who has just entered level 3 is extremely low, almost negligible.

Unless it's stealing skills.

But in the heat of battle, no one can calm themselves down and prepare their mind. Accurately stealing skills is virtually impossible.

boom!
suddenly!

A gunshot rang out behind Ji Ran!

Ji Ran immediately leaned to the right! A bullet was embedded in his right shoulder.

I got distracted.

Ji Ran thought to himself.

He stomped his foot hard on the ground!
He caught a pebble and then flung it out in an instant!

Bang bang bang!
The stone shattered the moment it was thrown! It rained down on the level 1 Japanese pirate like a shower of petals!
Instantly!

The pebbles exploded like water droplets on the Japanese pirates, creating bursts of blood!
It felt like being hit by a shotgun shell at close range!

"Ahhh!"

The Japanese pirate collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, his Mauser still smoking!
Boom!

A gunshot rang out! Ji Ran had vanished!
Bullets can still harm you.

Even at the peak of level 3, one's physical body is incredibly strong, but ultimately, it is still flesh and blood. One can still be injured by the impact of a single bullet.

In other words, no living being of flesh and blood can ignore the damage caused by firearms.

boom!
This time, Ji Ran flashed back to the side of the Japanese pirate who had just died.

He reached out and squeezed out the bullet, and the wound began to stop bleeding. This was the Yaksha race's abnormal regenerative ability!

Now, let alone triggering the second stage of his Wrathful Beast, even a normal level 3 character probably can't even trigger the first stage of the Wrathful Beast!
Ji Ran looked at the dozens of Japanese pirates in front of him and a cold smile appeared in his eyes.

boom!
The fierce and powerful aura of the Kunwu sword in his hand suddenly spread out! It expanded the blade of the horizontal sword to the width of a palm, and its length was close to two meters!

The terrifying broadsword remains remarkably light!

Ji Ran's figure suddenly disappeared!
Within that small area, his attacks are almost unpredictable!
"what!!"

"here!"

Pfft!

"there!!!"

"Do not--"

Ji Ran's figure flickered like a ghost, taking the heads off the level 1 and 2 Japanese pirates one by one with ease!

At the same time, in his shadow, Hongwu Ye carried his will, and the Heavenly Demon Thorn moved like a fish across the battlefield!

These dozens of level 1 and 2 Japanese pirates were all dealt their final, fatal blows by the Heavenly Demon Thorn.

With only two level three warriors left on the field, the Heavenly Demon Thorn began to reap the lives of the unconscious Japanese pirates.

Sharp gray light pierced through each head, silently eroding life.

Ji Ran's Kunwu sword, which had been weakened by tiger and wolf energy, had been mostly depleted and returned to its normal form.

He stared at the two Japanese samurai who had already turned into demons, yet were still trembling and retreating. The two samurai stood tightly together, their pale faces devoid of any color.

Even if he were to transform into a vengeful ghost, he could not bring them the slightest sense of security at this moment!
This guy!
It's a monster!

The entire island nation has never heard of such a thing! A monster capable of killing thousands with sheer aura!

Da da da.

With each step, the Heavenly Demon Thorn takes the lives of dozens of people!

War is a matter of vital importance to the state; it is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. This is a national war, a matter of life and death.

Ji Ran had no intention of keeping the prisoners, nor did he have any thought of expelling them.

Now that we have set foot on this land, stained with blood.

Then leave them all behind.

With countless heads and countless drops of blood, let us tell those jackals who roam the seas! This land, come, come!

One step, one head left behind.

boom!
At that moment, a fierce heat suddenly exploded from behind Ji Ran!

His pupils constricted!
His figure flashed suddenly!
boom!
As he landed, the intense heat swirled around him and surged towards him once more!
Ji Ran stopped dodging and brandished his sword with a fierce roar!
He slashed down at the crimson and blue flames behind him!
Pfft!

The flames were split in two! They flew past Ji Ran's side!

boom! ! !
The scorching flames singed the hair on both sides of Ji Ran's head, and then exploded into raging flames behind him, directly incinerating a large number of corpses!

The two level 3 Japanese pirates behind them were overjoyed!

"General!!!"

"grown ups!"

Behind Ji Ran, a man with torn clothes stood up. A bluish-red line of fire, running from his forehead to his lower abdomen, slowly burned and healed.

Village entrance minister!

He actually came back to life!

"You are Tai Sui?"

He tilted his head back, the last vestige of skin restored. The katana in his hand melted in his palm, transforming completely into a bluish-red fiery blade!
"You forced me to turn my heart, liver, and kidneys into flames."

His voice was chilling, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent!
"Now, I no longer know whether I am the one controlling the evil spirits, or a ghost in human skin."

Murakami Shinso was considered lucky.

The burning tiger-wolf aura had initially prevented the demonic energy within him from regenerating. However, the wide-area damage unleashed by William, while further shattering his physical body, also dispersed the tiger-wolf aura, giving him the opportunity to sacrifice himself!

Ji Ran scrutinized the reborn ghost.

【Village Entrance Minister】

Level: 3

Skills: ? ? ? Talents: ? ? ?
Special Guardian Spirit: [Ancient Battlefield Fire]

Note: In times of war, battlefield fires arise from places where tens of thousands of lives are lost. The blood and the resentment of the slain transform into vengeful ghosts, flying about in places that were once battlefields.

……

now!

Murakami Shinso's face was contorted with rage as he said, "But!"

"You shouldn't have done that! You killed so many people!!"

"Do you know why there are so many great generals, yet I was chosen to lead them?"

"That's because! I! Am the most suitable Oni samurai for the great battlefield!!!"

Bang!
Village Entrance Minister Su rushed toward Ji Ran!

He roared, "Now, you're the one who deserves to die! You bastard!!!"

boom!
Boom boom! !
Boom boom boom! ! !
Densely packed!

Across the entire battlefield, thousands of flames rose from the corpses that Ji Ran had slain!

They grew the faces of the dead!

Ferocity! Horror! Wailing! Pain! Resentment!

Countless flames surged up and shot into the sky!
The flames formed by the Japanese pirates that Ji Ran killed were the thickest! They danced, roared, and raged with resentment! On this battlefield, they coalesced into a ghostly face of blue and red flames!

The sky seemed to be on fire, creating a distorted space around the enormous demonic face.

boom! !

The ghostly face roared and pounced on Ji Ran!
The area is too large! It almost covers the entire battlefield!

You can't escape the inch-wide boundary!

boom!
The phantom of Emperor Hongwu appeared! His blood-red robe, like a drifting red cloud, soared into the sky!

hum-

Murderous intent!
A black and red aura suddenly erupted! It collided with the charging demon mask!
boom! ! ! !

A terrifying, intense thud, like thunder echoing across the heavens and earth, swept in all directions! Black, red, and blue light instantly bathed the entire Baihekou area!

"this!"

"what is that!"

"who is it?!"

……

Everyone, whether Japanese pirates or Boxers, stared in horror at the scene that had changed the very sky!

Ji Ran's expression changed slightly!

I underestimated the skills of these ghosts.

At times, the power unleashed by these skills far exceeds their own abilities! He himself has only reached the pinnacle of physical strength; the rest is still insufficient!

The burning demon mask roared and howled!

Not just here!

Countless battles erupted in the village!

One flower, a hundred flowers, a thousand flowers!
Murakami Shinso's words were not exaggerated; his demonic abilities were indeed a perfect fit for the battlefield! If enough people died, he himself might be able to annihilate all the enemies!
The aura that Hongwu Emperor had unleashed was beginning to dissipate!
It's not that our willpower isn't strong enough, it's just that the quantity is insufficient! The flames of the battlefield are too numerous!
On the sky, the blue will-o'-the-wisps almost completely obscured the blood red!
Ji Ran suddenly looked at Chen Su at the village entrance!
Kill him!
We must kill him before the flames shatter the sky and unleash their murderous intent!

Whoosh!
Kunwu was thrown out by Ji Ran, roaring and howling like a black dragon!

"Hahaha, come on!"

Village head Chen Su brandished his fire blade and charged towards Kunwu!
Bang - boom!

Kunwu severed the fire blade, but was also thrown away by the village head Chen Su!
but!

Bang!
Ji Ran had already teleported in front of him!

brush--

Erlang tied people up!

In an instant, Ji Ran reached out and locked the joints of Cunkou Chensu! He suddenly raised his right hand!

The veins on that fist throbbed, bulging with terrifying muscle power! A layer of ferocious aura covered it, accompanied by the menacing clang of metal on metal!

boom! !

One punch!
A huge hole exploded in the chest of the village entrance minister!
"Hahaha, it's useless!"

Flames surged within the village entrance! The wounds healed rapidly!

Boom! !
Ji Ran held the person firmly in his left hand, preventing them from breaking free, while his right fist pounded down like a drum!

Bang bang bang! !

That terrifying power, like solid cannonballs, exploded on the body of Chen Su at the entrance of the village!

It almost smashed him to pieces!

But he always manages to be revived by the flames!

It's the sky!
Ji Ran discovered that after he was injured, the battlefield fire in the sky would turn into a thin line, instantly healing his injuries!

Unless you extinguish all the flames of war yourself, you can't kill him!

"Hahahaha! Come on! Come on!!"

Village head Chen Su grinned maliciously, "You bastard, you're dead today!"

"No one can kill me in this situation!"

"I am the battlefield, I am the very soul of the fallen, the source of their spirit!!"

Ji Ran stopped punching and stared at him coldly.

At the village entrance before them, the spirits had already broken, corrupted by vengeful ghosts. Because of the sheer volume of energy, even the fiercest aura couldn't extinguish all the flames of war.

but.

He spoke of spirits; besides flames, weren't those hideous faces of the dead the embodiment of resentment?

This is a clash of spirits!

The fact that one can resist the murderous intent of Heaven demonstrates that the spirit can withstand the convergence of battlefield fire.

boom!
boom!
"Um?!"

now!

Ji Ran grabbed the shoulders of the village entrance Chen Su and stared intently at him!
If we were to describe the intensity and strength of the killing intent!
I myself am no less!

The atrocities committed by Japanese pirates against this country are countless, regardless of the era!
hum!
The intent of the startled phoenix began to solidify. The move, which had already been used once, solidified again under Ji Ran's burst of will! He still had time left!

"you!"

"What are you doing?! Let me go!!"

Murakami Shinso felt threatened! He tried to struggle, but how could he possibly resist Ji Ran's terrifying physical strength?
"You can't kill me! Those vengeful spirits will not let you go!!"

"is it?"

For the first time, Ji Ran spoke to Chen Su at the village entrance.

In those wide-open eyes, the pupils were stained a ferocious blood color!
"You want to use the will of those wronged souls to suppress me?"

"If it were you Japanese pirates!"

"You dare to challenge me?!"

This world is littered with corpses! The blood debts of our own world are countless! The fire on the battlefield, which confronts the heavens with murderous intent, is not the burning flame.

It's resentment!

If it were just pure flame, it wouldn't have been blocked by the killing intent emanating from the sky! I've been misled! What the ghostly face in the sky is dissolving the killing intent emanating from the sky right now is resentment!

It is the resentment, the unwillingness, the unease of those who died on the battlefield!

However, this spiritual entity, composed of the collective resentment of nearly ten thousand individuals, was like loose sand. If Tianfa's killing intent had been a little more resilient and cohesive, it could have shattered them!
I can do it!
A powerful, intense intent emerged! Ji Ran's voice was deep and resonant, carrying a surging killing intent; to the villagers at the entrance, he appeared like a true vengeful ghost!
"Even if you could crawl out of hell a thousand times."

"I can kill you—a thousand times!!!"

Danger! Concentrate!!
boom--

A terrifying surge of energy erupted from Ji Ran's body, like a blood-red longsword slashing out! It instantly tore through the gaze of Chen Su at the village entrance!
The vengeful ghost [Ancient Battlefield Fire] was cracking inch by inch under the fierce killing intent!
White spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the flames on Murakami Shinso's body!
"Do not!!!"

Without the healing ability and the special characteristics of a demon, he was not much stronger than an ordinary level 3 when facing Ji Ran's terrifying physical strength!

Bang bang bang! !

Ji Ran's fist, imbued with the aura of a tiger and wolf, slammed down with a deafening roar!

The village entrance was riddled with holes! The bluish-red flames stopped flickering and began to heal, dripping down like viscous lava!

His pupils were dilated! Unbelievable!
How... is it possible...?

next moment!
Blood swept across the sky!
The demon mask that had begun to disintegrate after the death of the village head was split in two!
The crimson of Emperor Hongwu once again stood tall and imposing!
Looking at the white bones on the imperial robe, Ji Ran finally fully understood Hongwu's murderous intent!
Facing foreign invaders, facing beastly enemies!
So what if you crawl out of hell?
Kill them as many times as they climb out!
This is the Stepping Forest!
Such killing will not bring any psychological burden, but will only temper and hone one's spirit!
【Hongwu Lord】

[Compatibility: 100%]!
Above, the clouds dispersed and the bright sun shone down on the village where corpses lay strewn across the landscape.

hum!
Just as Ji Ran's startled aura dissipated, a figure in a blood-red robe appeared.

The eighth strand of the startled phoenix's intent is complete!

(End of this chapter)