In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 46, Another First Planner

The entrance to the alley.

In the instant the light flashed, the four towering demons collapsed to the ground, their heads, limbs, and torsos neatly severed, blood gushing out only after they hit the ground.

A demon's head rolled to Lin Ran's feet and was casually kicked away.

"Old Boss, calculate the price, exchange it for Fire Crystals and send it to No. 33 Qiming Road."

Lin Ran called out to the shop owner who was about to come out and help.

The boss snapped out of his daze and beamed, "Alright, buddy!"

Lin Qingyu blinked and tightened her grip on Lin Ran's hand.

"Where did you come from? I'll take you back to fight your way back."

Lin Ran led Lin Qingyu into the alleyway.

Lin Qingyu snapped out of her daze, her big eyes sparkling, and pointed out her escape route.

Before long, they encountered more than a dozen burly demons blocking their way.

Lin Qingyu stared at them intently, but still couldn't see clearly how the demons died.

The surroundings lit up for a moment, and then the demons scattered all over the ground.

Lin Qingyu kicked away the head of a demon, looked up at Lin Ran,

"Second brother, are we going to find sister?"

"Yeah, go help in the fight. Also, why do you call me Second Brother?"

Lin Ran picked up Lin Qingyu and carried her into the alley.

"Because I have an older brother, I have to call him second brother, but my older brother's strength is not even comparable to my older sister's."

"If Second Brother doesn't like it, how about I call him Brother Lin?"

"...It feels dangerous. Where is your sister?"

Lin Ran searched for any remaining traces of the demon's aura, but they were so chaotic that it was difficult to discern them at first.

Lin Qingyu pointed with her small hand: "This way!"

……

The long street was deserted.

The blonde girl with a high ponytail gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, her expression cold and stern. Golden and blue spiritual energy swirled rapidly around her, cutting through the air.

Before them stood a gigantic demon, three meters tall and muscular, while behind them was a lava demon, its red and black hues resembling magma.

On the left is a hurricane demon flying in the air, and on the right is a succubus with tattered clothes, snow-white skin, miniature wings, and a heart-shaped tail.

"Lin Qingxuan, aren't you going to hand over the treasure map yet? Are you really going to wait until your lovely little sister is roughly captured? Those demons don't know how to be gentle with women!"

The succubus floated in the air, attempting to shake Lin Qingxuan's will.

Lin Qingxuan remained unmoved, his expression cold and stern, and his spiritual energy circulated even faster.

The Hurricane Demon's voice was harsh: "Lin Qingxuan, if you hand over the treasure map fragment, we can leave, we can even leave Base Number Three directly. Between a treasure map fragment that isn't unique and your sister, which do you think is more important?"

The mighty demon grinned menacingly: "You'd better make a decision quickly. If you do, who knows what will happen to your sister? Maybe you'll end up here too."

The ground beneath the lava demon's feet had completely melted, and lava was dripping from its body.

"Why waste so much time talking? Just kill her and take it directly."

Upon hearing this, the succubus rolled her eyes. If she could really kill them, wouldn't she do it?

Once this woman dies here, none of the four of them, nor any of the demons in the territory, will be left alive!

It doesn't matter whether other demon species die or not, as long as they don't die.

The problem is that those demons chasing Lin Qingyu might not be careful enough. If something goes wrong, even if they get the treasure map, they probably won't be able to take it out.

Lin Qingxuan's gaze was cold as he calculated the difference in strength between the two sides.

Four late-stage Tier 1 demons; she is a lower-level awakened being with dual attributes at the sixth level.

If they don't produce the treasure map, the only outcome will be mutual destruction!

Both sides were severely injured and exhausted, and in a location rarely visited by anyone, not to mention saving Lin Qingyu, even their own survival was in question.

If she hands over the treasure map, the demon will never keep his promise and will even use Lin Qingyu to coerce her into making even more outrageous demands.

Seeing that Lin Qingxuan still refused to back down, the succubus became impatient and uneasy.

"Since you insist on this, then don't blame us for being impolite."

The succubus waved her hand, and the demons were about to attack.

Suddenly, a pale golden light flashed across the hurricane demon in the air, and its body was cleanly and smoothly severed at the torso, with its lower body falling to the ground.

"Aaaaaah!!"

The hurricane demon screamed, and the light flashed again. Its head was shattered into dozens of pieces, and the reunited hurricane collapsed with a roar.

Only then did a calm voice sound.

"How can you say you're not polite?"

All the demons and Lin Qingxuan looked over.

A handsome young man landed lightly by the wall, holding a cute, pink-haired little girl in his arms.

"Sis! I've brought you reinforcements!"

Lin Qingyu waved her arms happily at Lin Qingxuan, while holding Lin Ran's neck with one hand, showing no intention of getting down.

Lin Qingxuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Lin Ran, and without saying a word drew his sword to slash at the giant demon.

Lin Ran glanced around and immediately locked onto the succubus in the air.

Demons are widely distributed, and most are enslaved by powerful races, but it is normal for some special individuals to emerge.

The succubus's expression changed, and the wings on her back covered her front.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the crimson light, and then a cross-shaped crack appeared on my wings, causing them to break off cleanly.

"roar!"

The succubus's face contorted in pain, her fingernails lengthening twenty centimeters, covered in a metallic sheen, as she used the air to propel herself forward.

However, after rushing less than ten meters, the crimson light flashed again, his body suddenly felt light, and his vision spun around as he saw his body disintegrated and cut into more than a dozen pieces.

at the same time.

As Lin Ran's aura subsided, the fire elemental energy vanished completely, and only a wisp of fire remained in her dantian, which smoothly transformed into earth elemental energy to fuel her energy reserves.

below.

Lin Qingxuan overwhelmed the giant demon with his swordsmanship, cutting dozens of deep, bone-revealing wounds into its body.

The mighty demon, driven mad by its impotence, couldn't keep up with Lin Qingxuan's speed and could only passively take hits. When it inadvertently saw the succubi scattered all over the ground, it lost its composure for a moment.

Lin Qingxuan's eyes flashed, as if time had accelerated, and he swung his sword three times in succession, striking the same spot on the neck of the giant demon and severing its head.

The remaining lava demon, locked onto by Lin Ran's gaze, seemed to be stared at by the Grim Reaper, crouching motionless in place, not daring to sink into the ground.

Lin Qingxuan dealt with the Giant Strength Demon, then turned around and attacked the Lava Demon, forcing it to fight back.

However, under the combined attack of Lin Ran and Lin Qingxuan, its core was shattered in just ten moves, turning into a pile of fiery red mud scattered around.

Lin Qingxuan felt relieved and noticed a silver light appear out of thin air at the entrance of an alley in the distance.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively looked up and bent her knees. A silver earthworm appeared in her vision, but the earthworm was cut in two from head to tail right in front of her.

Silvery blood splattered, and the earthworm lay a dozen meters away, writhing and struggling for a while before falling silent.

Lin Qingxuan stood up, his expression slightly complicated, before returning to normal.

Lin Ran landed lightly, setting Lin Qingyu down.

"The silver-ringed earthworm loves to ambush from the shadows, and it insists on choosing a shimmering silver skin."

(End of this chapter)