I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

the other side.

Ning Xinyao sighed and rubbed her forehead after hearing Li Yang's words.

This junior brother's attitude towards evil spirits is extremely terrifying.

Even if that's what you think, you can't just say it out loud like that!

She acted immediately to stop Xuan Shi.

But the next moment, several female cultivators stopped her.

"Fellow Daoist, your junior brother's words are very interesting, so we would like to have a friendly exchange with your senior sister."

Those female cultivators had tried to chat up Xuan Shi, and were scolded by Li Yang, which is why they wanted to stop Ning Xinyao from saving people.

"Junior brother, you can only pray for the best."

On the other side, Li Yang was not afraid at all; instead, he smiled.

"Excellent! I was just worried you wouldn't commit any crimes, so I couldn't find a reason to kill you. But now that you're going to kill me, whether you've been secretly practicing evil arts or not, you deserve to die!"

Xuan Shi had seen many arrogant and rude people, and he himself was one of them.

But today is the first time I've met someone even more arrogant than myself.

"Do you know what it felt like to kill someone for the first time?" Xuan Shi raised a hand, and demonic runes crawled up her fair arm, turning into sharp demonic claws. "My hand got stuck in my ribs and I couldn't pull it out. Blood splattered all over my face, but the feeling was exhilarating."

Li Yang raised the spirit sword:

"Then you're pretty useless. The first time I killed someone, I felt only pleasure, and it's the same now. I feel no guilt in killing you demons; on the contrary, my Dao heart is becoming more and more perfect."

"Hmph! What I actually wanted to tell you is—I'm also very good at close combat!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xuan Shi transformed into a demonic shadow and attacked.

Li Yang swept his sword across the room.

"Clang!"

Li Yang was knocked back, and his arm went numb.

It's still too much of a stretch for a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator to fight a demon prince in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, a gap appeared in Xuan Shi's claws.

"Your sword is very sharp. I now believe that you have indeed killed countless people, otherwise it would be impossible for your attack to be imbued with such intense killing intent."

But you should have felt it; at the moment of impact, I absorbed some of your energy.

"Our Devouring Heaven Demon Palace does not cultivate the path of slaughter, but even killing intent can be devoured!"

In this regard.

Li Yang only responded with one sentence:

"So long-winded!"

The two immediately clashed again.

Overall, Li Yang was completely overwhelmed by Xuan Shi.

But it's clear to anyone with a discerning eye that Li Yang is simply avoiding a direct confrontation and is instead using a strategy of retreating while fighting to relieve some of the pressure.

Although he was injured, Xuan Shi had even more sword marks on his body.

Xuan Shi wasn't in a hurry.

In every encounter, his "Demon Claw" would unleash the "Spirit Devouring Hand," biting off Li Yang's killing intent and spiritual power.

This ebb and flow is his fighting style and advantage.

He admitted that the swordsman in front of him was indeed very strong.

Each sword strike was not only powerful and heavy, but also executed from a very tricky angle.

If they were at the same level, he really wasn't confident he could defeat his opponent.

In retrospect, accepting the other party as a follower was indeed overconfident.

However, Li Yang keenly noticed his momentary lapse in concentration.

He immediately stopped retreating, stepped forward, and thrust out his sword.

He caught the moment Xuan Shi unleashed its claws, a moment when the opponent could hardly dodge.

But just as easily, he also struggled to escape the clutches of evil.

"Hiss~ Hiss!"

Xuan Shi's demonic claws first crushed Li Yang's shoulder.

But Li Yang's spirit sword also plunged fiercely into Xuan Shi's lower abdomen.

"Heh~" Xuan Shi laughed, "What a reckless fighting method! But you're wrong. My dantian isn't something that can be destroyed with a single poke!"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, an unparalleled suction force erupted from his dantian (lower abdomen).

Li Yang's spiritual energy surged wildly outwards, entering the other party's dantian.

The spirit sword was also attracted and could not move.

However, Xuan Shi could not see any panic on Li Yang's face.

Instead of focusing on his dantian, he actively cooperated with the suction force, channeling spiritual energy into his dantian.

He realized something was wrong:

"Why is your spiritual power red...?" His expression changed after sensing the situation within his body. "Killing intent!"

Xuan Shi's dantian already contained a great deal of killing intent and spiritual power that he had absorbed through the Devouring Spirit Hand during his previous battle with Li Yang.

At this moment, Li Yang's killing intent poured in wildly through the spirit sword.

His physique allows him to quickly absorb and refine ordinary energy.

But killing intent is not pure energy; it is more of a sharp and intense state of mind.

The killing intent could not be absorbed.

"I've actually killed some people from your Devouring Heaven Demon Palace. They cultivate by devouring the essence and blood of mortals. So I have experience killing you!" Li Yang's voice was cold.

He did not resist the suction force that held the spirit sword; instead, he thrust it forward with all his might.

That immense killing intent far surpassed the cultivation level of a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At this moment, they all disappeared into Xuan Shi's body.

The sword energy intertwined with the killing intent within him, transforming into countless sword beams that erupted within his body.

"you……!"

Xuan Shi lashed out with his claw, intending to crush Li Yang's head.

His body was already riddled with holes and would soon fall apart.

"laugh!"

When the suction disappeared, Li Yang suddenly lifted the sword, and the blade was pulled upwards from below, above his head.

Xuan Shi's Demonic Claw came to an abrupt halt less than an inch from Li Yang's head.

"Next time, it'll be your true form!"

Li Yang's voice was cold.

On the training ground.

Xuan Shi suddenly opened his eyes, his entire body erupting with overwhelming demonic energy.

He still had magic weapons he hadn't used, and secret techniques he hadn't unleashed, yet he was killed in such a frustrating way.

He suddenly looked at Li Yang's seated form, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"Damn swordsman!"

……

Li Yang's strength was now reduced to less than one-tenth of its original value.

But as he stood there with his sword, not a single person dared to meet his gaze.

This is a truly ruthless person.

Not only did they dare to humiliate Xuan Shi, but they also forcefully killed him.

"Who exactly is this sword cultivator?"

"Although Xuan Shi didn't use any magic weapons, he's only at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage!"

"No wonder he's so arrogant; he truly possesses unparalleled beauty!"

soon.

Within the battlefield, only thirty people remained.

Li Yang successfully obtained a guard position.

No one dared to underestimate this sword cultivator who was halfway to Foundation Establishment.

Even the Bai family patriarch looked at him with respect and awe.

"These are your guard tokens, please keep them safe."

After the others left, Li Yang and the other thirty selected individuals received the Bai family's guard tokens.

Although Xuan Shi was eliminated.

However, he soon paid a price to purchase a guard token from a female cultivator.

The Bai family patriarch simply turned a blind eye to this.

"Miss, the immortal masters have important business in the martial arts arena. If you are caught in the crossfire, I will never be able to atone for it!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Then a beautiful woman, about the age of a young girl, walked in from outside the west gate.

She wore a simple brocade dress and was beautiful and elegant even without makeup.

Her beautiful eyes blinked brightly, casting a curious gaze.

But seeing everyone looking at her, she looked embarrassed.