The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 224 Eight-Armed Demon

As soon as the Demon-Subduing Mace was placed on the boar monster's forehead, it immediately felt a surge of demon-subduing and evil-slaying power flowing into its forehead.

He immediately screamed in pain.

Li Jingxiao thrust the Demon-Subduing Mace downwards a few inches, and the wild boar no longer dared to resist.

He hurriedly cried out, "Please spare my life, Master! This little demon will never dare to attack the Demon-Locking Tower again!"

Only then did Li Jingxiao realize that the monsters inside the tower had been constantly ramming against the Demon-Locking Tower in hopes of escaping and ascending to heaven.

But that's normal. Anyone trapped in one place would try their best to escape as long as they're not dead.

As soon as the wild boar monster cried out "Spare me!", a notification sound appeared in Li Jingxiao's mind, indicating a gain of 1.2 experience points.

Li Jingxiao chuckled to himself, thinking to himself, "No need to rush to find other demons."

Since this wild boar is easy to bully, let's beat it up a few more times.

He sheathed the Demon-Slaying Mace and jumped off the opponent's forehead.

He took out a jar of strong liquor and said, "I have recently made some progress in my studies, but I need a few sparring partners to practice with."

"If you can defeat me in even one move, I'll offer you this wine."

The wild boar grunted a few times, feeling a demon-slaying and evil-exorcising power lingering in its mind.

Not only was the pain excruciating, but it was also constantly draining his demonic power.

He had no desire to continue fighting with Li Jingxiao.

Seeing that he was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, Li Jingxiao frowned, stepped forward and punched the monster on the head.

With a loud bang, the force of three thousand jin sent the three-meter-tall wild boar flying more than ten meters away.

The wild boar monster groaned and shook its head in pain, then became enraged.

It bared its single fang from its nose and charged at Li Jingxiao again.

Li Jingxiao chuckled and dodged the attack with a swift movement. He was already certain that this wild boar had been imprisoned in the Demon-Locking Tower for who knows how many years.

The strength is greatly reduced.

He turned sideways and kicked the pig in the head, this time with even more force, sending the pig flying more than ten meters away.

Kang immediately chickened out.

When it got up, it paced back and forth, but dared not rush forward again.

But if he doesn't attack, Li Jingxiao won't let him off the hook.

Gather strength in your palm, unleash the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm, and strike out with one palm.

A gust of air contained a palm strike powerful enough to shatter a large rock, which struck Dang Kang directly on the neck.

He actually sent the wild boar monster flying with a single palm strike from a distance.

When I tried to get up again, I immediately felt as if my internal organs had shifted.

Kang dared not continue fighting Li Jingxiao.

He lay on the ground begging for mercy.

Li Jingxiao smiled, and the notification sound of +1.2 experience points rang in his mind again.

However, he also became certain that the wild boar monster had been imprisoned for too long, and its strength had greatly deteriorated.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao also discovered that no matter how severe the injury, as long as the person is not dead...

After Kang became thin and gaunt, his injuries recovered very quickly.

Now Li Jingxiao has even less to worry about when he starts fighting.

After waiting quietly for a while, I confirmed that the wild boar's injuries should have healed.

He went up to them, wanting to start another fight.

But Kang was furious at that moment.

He jumped up, glared fiercely at Li Jingxiao, and roared, "You stinking Taoist priest, I, Old Pig, have already admitted defeat and given in, what more do you want?"

Li Jingxiao chuckled.

That's definitely bullying.

But then I thought, since this guy is a pig demon, he must have some of the nature of a pig demon.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a cow from his inventory, opened its mouth and spat out a flame on the ground, then took out a level 10 bronze rod, skewered it, and roasted it over the fire.

Before long, the aroma of roasted meat filled the first-floor tower.

Back in the grasslands, people would rather slaughter and abandon any cattle and sheep they couldn't take with them than leave them for the tribe's herders.

Li Jingxiao only secretly went back for a short while, and his inventory was already full of cattle and sheep.

Let alone one or two, even if we count in the thousands, there are plenty.

The monsters trapped in the tower never had any food, let alone meat or wine.

The spiritual energy inside this Demon-Sealing Tower is thin; the longer one is imprisoned, the more severely one's strength declines.

But it is not absolute.

Although the spiritual energy is scarce, as long as you sleep all day, the amount of spiritual energy consumed will still be less than the amount of spiritual energy you inhale.

But as the wild boar had said before, it had been constantly attacking the defenses of the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Therefore, the more energy one expends, the more one's strength naturally declines.

Moreover, if the spiritual energy inside and outside is completely sealed off, then being locked up here is not like being imprisoned.

Instead, they wanted to trap and kill the demons inside the tower.

Li Jingxiao wasn't worried that the wild boar would become much stronger after eating beef and strong liquor.

Of course, Li Jingxiao wouldn't be foolish enough to give this wild boar and monkey spirit wine; that would be truly brainless aiding the enemy.

It's just ordinary liquor. Although the liquor produced in the game tastes excellent, it's still just ordinary liquor.

Thirty minutes later, the whole cow was sizzling with oil, and the aroma of the meat filled the air.

Coupled with the rich aroma of strong liquor, the wild boar monster kept swallowing its saliva.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, casually tore off a cow leg, and threw it in front of the wild boar monster.

When Kang's nose twitched, after hesitating for a long time, he finally opened his mouth and swallowed the whole cow's hind leg in a few bites.

He chewed slowly and swallowed for a while before finally swallowing it with a satisfied expression.

After smelling the aroma of wine again, he couldn't resist agreeing to be Li Jingxiao's sparring partner.

However, Li Jingxiao also understood that if he was being beaten unilaterally, even the greatest temptation would disappear.

Not to mention, once you're full and satisfied, only a fool would be willing to continue being used as a punching bag.

So Li Jingxiao obtained a total of 9.6 experience points from this wild boar monster.

Kang then refused to continue fighting.

Li Jingxiao was actually quite satisfied.

Unfortunately, judging from the wild boar monster's attitude, if he wants to fight again, it depends on when he gets hungry again.

But this is a good thing for Li Jingxiao. A long-term and stable source of experience is far more worthwhile than killing him directly.

However, before Li Jingxiao went to the second floor, he still grabbed the wild boar monster without warning and beat it up.

The meat and wine he ate were quickly consumed as he needed to heal his injuries.

Enraged, the wild boar monster continued to curse and roar after Li Jingxiao went up to the second level.

However, the harsher the verbal abuse, the happier Kang was inside.

Although I was beaten, what I feared most while trapped inside the tower was being alone.

Being locked in a dark room for just three to eight days can drive a person insane.

They were imprisoned in the Demon-Sealing Tower for years, decades, or even centuries.

If it were Li Jingxiao, he would have gone crazy long ago.

So if someone talks to you and you stretch your legs together, then just getting beaten up doesn't seem like such a big deal.

However, Kang did indeed feel fear towards Li Jingxiao.

He even thought that even if he escaped from the Demon-Sealing Tower, he might encounter this stinky Taoist priest coming to capture him in the future.

Just like before, no matter what method I use, I can't beat him. So what's the point of running away?
But then I thought, I might as well enjoy one more day of freedom, since those stinky Taoist priests from Maoshan won't kill me anyway.

If, after escaping, one makes a truly grave mistake...

At worst, we can pretend to be honest and help the land around Maoshan have a good harvest for three to five, or even seven or eight years.

It can at least offset a lot of sins, so there's no need to die to avert disaster.

Thinking this through, the boar monster grunted a few times and lay down to recover its depleted demonic power.

The moment he closed his eyes, the demon-slaying and evil-exterminating power that had been lingering in his mind began to flare up again.

The wild boar monster, in pain, couldn't help but start cursing again.

After Li Jingxiao went up to the second level, he saw a demon with a blue face and fangs, and eight arms, sitting cross-legged on a high platform.

Beside him was a row of weapon racks. Li Jingxiao looked at them and found that there were nine kinds of weapons on them: swords, spears, halberds, axes, clubs, whips, maces, and hammers.

He couldn't help but wonder if this blue-faced, eight-armed demon was proficient in all nine weapons.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that all nine weapons were actually made of wood.

But this made Li Jingxiao even more suspicious that this eight-armed blue-faced demon might actually be proficient in these nine weapons.

Even with eight arms, they can only wield four or five different weapons to fight the enemy.

Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and realized that the weapons he usually used were maces, halberds, spears, and swords.

He took out two level 10 'Frostlight Swords' from his inventory.

Moreover, they specifically chose a longsword that only had +3 Sharpness but no Armor Penetration attribute.

He casually tossed it towards the eight-armed demon.

The demon suddenly opened its eyes, reached out and caught the sword, drew it out and looked at it, a trace of regret and pity flashing in its eyes.

This sword looks good, but I didn't expect the quality to be so poor.

But he got up, twirled his sword, and swayed, transforming from a blue-faced, fanged, eight-armed creature into a normal human.

Holding a long sword, he descended from the platform and bowed to Li Jingxiao.

"I am the Eight-Armed Ghost King of the Netherworld. I have traveled throughout the Netherworld and the human world to challenge masters. Countless people, gods, and ghosts have died at my hands."

"If you want to ascend to the third level, you must first pass my test."

Li Jingxiao knew immediately that this guy must have been a demon king-level evil spirit in the underworld back then.

But secretly, he was delighted.

Martial arts fanatics are great.

As long as he has a breath left, this guy will fight his opponent until the end of time.

Li Jingxiao nodded, and as he drew his sword and returned the greeting with a fist salute, his mind was focused on the Dugu Nine Swords in his inventory.

This sword technique emphasizes comprehension; those with high talent can learn it quickly.

If you lack talent, no matter how hard you try to learn, it will all be in vain.

With Li Jingxiao's physical constitution of 33+12 and his comprehension of 36+6.

After clicking to learn, countless figures wielding swords and practicing sword techniques immediately appeared in my mind.

In just a short while, Li Jingxiao felt that his swordsmanship had improved by several levels.

He drew his sword and leaped forward, engaging the eight-armed demon in battle.

At first, Li Jingxiao was quickly overwhelmed by his opponent, but fortunately, Li Jingxiao knew that the sword in the Eight-Armed Demon's hand was just an ordinary sword.

It's impossible to break through one's own protective shield.

Since there is no danger to their lives, their advantage in a fight naturally increases.

Moreover, in the last two upgrades of the Lightning Thunder Fist, lightning continuously strengthened his physical body.

So although Li Jingxiao was struck by the eight-armed demon several times, it did not cause him any actual harm.

On the contrary, because his opponent's swordsmanship was indeed very powerful, the more they fought, the faster Li Jingxiao's swordsmanship proficiency increased.

In just half an incense stick's time, the Dugu Nine Swords had been upgraded to the Great Perfection level.

At this point, Li Jingxiao realized that the true power of this sword technique lay in his understanding of the sword.

I never understood the principle of simplifying complexity before.

Now, Li Jingxiao increasingly feels that he is beginning to understand what it means when a skill reaches its peak, it often begins to subtract.

The two fought from afternoon until evening, a full five or six hours.

The eight-armed demon felt his stamina was being depleted, but Li Jingxiao became more and more energetic as the fight went on.

Of course, it's not that Li Jingxiao's stamina is stronger than that of the Eight-Armed Demon, the Ghost King.

Instead, whenever Li Jingxiao felt tired, he only needed to think about it, and red and blue medicines would appear out of thin air in his mouth.

After consuming it, both physical and mental strength will be significantly restored.

That's how you get more and more energetic as the game goes on.

In Journey to the West, the Bull Demon King fought a great battle with Sun Wukong, and the Bull Demon King's strength was no less than Sun Wukong's.

However, they were defeated due to physical exhaustion and had no choice but to retreat.

The Black Bear Spirit's fighting power was actually not much weaker than Sun Wukong's.

The two fought fiercely until the sky darkened, and in the end, the Black Bear Spirit was exhausted and hungry, so he was defeated and fled, hiding in his cave and refusing to come out.

The eight-armed demon felt helpless; he had been imprisoned for far too long.

I was already feeling exhausted after fighting for only a short time.

This feeling is awful; it can be incredibly frustrating.

But I didn't have enough physical strength and there was nothing I could do.

He could only deflect Li Jingxiao's sword with a single strike.

He leaped backward, jumping out of the battle circle, and said, "Swordsmanship is no match for you. Would you like to exchange weapons and fight me again?"

This was just a polite remark; anyone could tell that the two were unlikely to achieve a decisive victory in swordsmanship in a short time.

At the same time, I also wanted to take this opportunity to recover my physical strength.

However, the system determined that the Eight-Armed Demon could not defeat Li Jingxiao in swordsmanship, and then took the initiative to suggest changing weapons for a duel.

It's tantamount to admitting defeat.

A notification sounded in his mind that he had gained 2 experience points.

His proficiency with the Dugu Nine Swords has reached the Grandmaster level (5240/2).

Li Jingxiao burst into laughter, put away the 'Cold Light Sword', and after thinking for a moment, took out two level 10 iron spears.

He threw one to the eight-armed demon.

Li Jingxiao brandished his spear a few times, and the Eight-Armed Demon immediately realized that Li Jingxiao's spear skills were not necessarily inferior to his sword skills.

While the demon was excited, he was also quite helpless.

He thought Li Jingxiao would be able to tell that he was physically exhausted, based on the methods he had encountered with other human experts in the past.

I will definitely give myself a rest.

They might even decide to have another match in a few days.

But this kid doesn't play by the rules, and even has a shameless sense of 'the more you're weak, the more you want to bully you'.

However, for a battle maniac, having someone to fight with is more enjoyable than drinking fine wine.

So after the Eight-Armed Demon received the iron spear thrown by Li Jingxiao, his fighting spirit began to return.

Li Jingxiao could certainly see that this demon lacked stamina, but his main goal was to gain experience.

Winning a few matches first, and then using this monster as a sparring partner, is the best option.

The eight-armed demon shook the spear a few times, but felt that although the iron spear looked good, it was actually only slightly better than ordinary iron.

Back when we were still in the Netherworld, we wouldn't have even given this kind of iron spear a second glance.

But being imprisoned in the Demon-Sealing Tower, one has to be careful with even wooden weapons, let alone iron spears, lest they be destroyed by accident.

But this isn't without its advantages; it's about 'making the difficult seem effortless'.

Since using wooden weapons, the eight-armed demon quickly discovered that his martial arts skills had improved significantly.

(End of this chapter)