A priest in North America, what the hell is the Demon Gate system?

"Fuck!"

Li Ang cursed inwardly. His Concealing Breath Technique was still active. How did this guy know his location?

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded in my mind:

[Warning! A mortal possessed by the remnant soul of an extraterrestrial demon has been detected.]

[Target Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 3]

[Urgent Mission Issued: Slay the Remnant Soul of the Heavenly Demon]

[Task Reward: Contribution Points +50]

"Damn it, I'll risk it!" A red glint flashed in Li Ang's eyes.

Get started first!

With a flick of his wrist, Li Ang put away Sherry and the Soul Banner, then burst out of the shadows, his right index finger instantly enveloped in a dark red aura!

"Blood Fiend Finger!"

"call out!"

A streak of dark red light shot out and flew straight towards Brian's brow!

Brian clearly hadn't expected Father Leon to have such abilities, and instinctively raised his left arm to block.

"Plop—"

The dark red light easily pierced his forearm, leaving a bloody hole the size of a thumb.

The flesh around the wound instantly turned black and necrotic, like wood that had been burned.

"Hahahaha—!"

Brian let out a beastly roar, but the roar quickly turned into maniacal laughter.

Li Ang watched as the blood spurting from the wound on Brian's arm turned from red to black. Then Brian's skin began to change color, rapidly changing from normal skin tone to dark gray, and its texture became like stone.

"I never expected... you're an exorcist priest...!!"

Brian's voice became low and hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing.

The skin on his face also began to harden and change color, and the skin on both sides of his forehead bulged, forming two rough and hard protrusions.

At the same time, his body suddenly swelled up, and his shirt ripped open with a ripping sound, revealing his muscular physique.

The muscles swelled up like an inflating balloon, and the surface was covered with fine cracks.

In the blink of an eye, Brian had transformed into a monster over two meters tall with skin as hard as rock!

"Disrupting the ritual... means death!!"

Brian growled and stomped his foot on the ground!

"boom!"

The floor of the wooden house was crushed under his foot. He crashed into Li Ang like a cannonball, so fast that the wind was torn apart!

"Damn it! Come here!"

Li Ang's eyes blazed red, and instead of retreating, he advanced, his internal magic power surging wildly!

He's not in the same physique he had when he was at the first level of Qi Refining!

"boom--!!"

The two fists collided violently!

The shockwave exploded instantly, causing the boxes inside the wooden house to shake violently. Li Ang felt a tremendous force coming from his arm, spreading throughout his arm bones, making the bones crack.

But he did not retreat at all.

"Didn't you eat?" Li Ang asked with a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, but he grinned coldly.

Brian's expression suddenly turned furious, and his other fist slammed into Leon's face like lightning! The force of this punch was even greater, and the strong wind even shook the oil lamps hanging on the roof.

Li Ang didn't take the punch head-on. Instead, he changed his stance and dodged to the side. The punch grazed past his ear and slammed into the wooden box behind him.

"Clang!"

The wooden crate exploded into pieces.

"The first form of the first set of military boxing – Bow Stance Punch!"

Li Ang stepped back with his left leg into a lunge position, turned his body to the side, and suddenly thrust his right fist out from his waist!

The punch landed on Brian's chest with a dull thud, cracking several fissures in his tough skin.

"roar!"

Brian involuntarily took a half step back, his expression furious, and slammed his fists down like heavy hammers.

Li Ang dodged directly and began to move like a dragon. He realized that although Brian's current strength was terrifying, he had sacrificed some agility.

The military boxing moves I learned during university military training flashed through my mind, and combined with my current physical condition, the effect was surprisingly powerful.

"Throat-piercing flick kick!"

Li Ang stepped forward, his right hand forming a palm as he thrust towards Brian's throat, while simultaneously sweeping his left leg towards Brian's knee.

Brian raised his hand to block the throat strike, taking the blow head-on.

"Bang!"

The kick landed on the side of Brian's knee. Although it didn't break through his defense, the impact made Brian stagger.

Li Ang pressed his advantage, launching another attack before Brian could regain his footing.

"Horse stance, horizontal strike!"

He lowered his center of gravity, steadied himself in a horse stance, and alternately punched Brian in the abdomen with both fists.

Brian was forced to retreat repeatedly.

"Humans! Die!"

Brian was clearly enraged. With a roar, he stopped defending, spread his arms wide, and charged at Li Ang in a bear hug.

"I'm in a panic!"

While mocking him, Li Ang slid sideways, slipped out from between Brian's arms, and delivered a backhand chop to the back of Brian's neck.

"Inward hook!"

"Thump!"

The chop to the back of Brian's neck sent a jolt through his head.

"roar--!"

"Cross-side kicks!"

Dodging a heavy punch, Li Ang seized the opportunity to deliver a side kick to Brian's side.

"Click—"

The kick tore through the hardened skin on Brian's waist, the keratinized skin flying off to reveal the dark red flesh beneath.

Brian cried out in pain and staggered to the side.

"You...you bastard, aren't you a priest?! What kind of move is that?!"

Brian's expression was priceless; he looked at Li Ang as if he were a monster.

"Empty stomach, man!"

Li Ang seized the opportunity and launched another attack!

"Feint Step, Chop Ribs!"

However, to Li Ang's surprise, the exposed flesh on Brian's waist seemed to come alive. The flesh suddenly solidified and turned into a tentacle that wrapped around Li Ang's hand!

"Roar!" Brian roared, throwing a heavy punch directly at Li Ang!

"Hmph... Can we reconcile?" Li Ang felt as if a mountain was crashing down on him. He could only mobilize all his magical power and use his other hand to unleash the Blood Fiend Finger to counter it!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Without a doubt, Li Ang's body, like an armor-piercing bullet, smashed through a piece of wooden support, crashed through the outer wall of the wooden house, and slammed heavily onto the open ground outside, rolling several times before stopping.

The wooden house collapsed completely behind us, sending dust flying everywhere.

"Cough cough..." Li Ang got up, spat out the blood in his mouth, and stared ahead: "Fuck, I'll definitely strengthen my physique in the future and learn some close combat techniques..."

As the dust settled, Brian slowly rose from the ruins.

Shockingly, his wounds were healing rapidly, and the cracks in his hardened skin were gradually filling in.

His dark eyes stared intently at Li Ang, his killing intent almost overflowing.

"Wait, bro, do all you demons have self-healing abilities? If I pray to a weasel, will I get that too?!"

Li Ang couldn't help but complain as he watched the damage he had just dealt be healed in the blink of an eye.

Just then, footsteps and shouts came from afar.

"Father!"

"Li Ang!"

It was Nia and Wang Bingbing's voices. They jogged over, with Wang Changming following behind them.

However, when the three of them saw the scene before them, they were also stunned.

A monster with rock-like skin and hard horns on its head is confronting the priest.

"This...this..." Wang Changming's face turned pale, and his lips trembled.

Li Ang abruptly turned his head, a red glint flashing in his eyes, and roared, "Didn't I tell you to notify everyone?! What are you doing here?!"

His voice was filled with anxiety and anger.

"Now that Brian has completely turned evil, these people will not only be of no help, but may even become a burden..." Li Ang thought quickly to himself, and without realizing it, his thinking pattern became very utilitarian.

Wang Bingbing was clearly startled by his gaze, but quickly regained her composure and said rapidly, "Something happened over there! We just got there and found everyone standing there motionless, as if possessed!"

"What?" Li Ang's heart sank.

"Really!" Nia quickly added.

"Even Mr. Pete... he just stood there, but he didn't respond no matter how I called him!"

Wang Changming, as if catching his breath, hurriedly said, "Father, it's true! All the more than one hundred people in the entire camp have turned like that! Like wooden stakes!"

His face was deathly pale as he pointed at Brian, asking, "Was it...was it this monster's magic?"

Li Ang's mind raced.

The workers are all possessed? Pete is also being controlled? Only Wang Changming is unharmed?

Something's not right!

However, before Li Ang could even think of his next move, Brian's fist came crashing down like a whirlwind!