A Compendium of One Hundred Demons: My Path to Immortality in a World of Demons and Monsters

"Oh? You actually dodged it. Not bad." The Golden-Eyed Old Ghost was slightly surprised, but then sneered, "Unfortunately, in the face of absolute power, your meager skills are meaningless."

He drew his bow again, and this time, all three arrows converged simultaneously.

"The Three-Talent Deadly Arrow—Go!"

Three arrows shot out in a triangular formation, sealing off all of Xu Yuan's escape routes.

Even more terrifying, the arrows would automatically adjust their trajectory in mid-air, firmly locking onto Xu Yuan's aura!

There's no way to avoid it!

Xu Yuan's eyes sharpened, and he stopped dodging. He pushed the Blood Fiend Blade Technique to its limit, and the longsword transformed into a blood-red blade curtain to protect his body.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three crisp sounds rang out as the arrows were successfully blocked by the blade curtain!

However, with each arrow he blocked, Xu Yuan would take a step back, his tiger's mouth splitting open and bleeding profusely.

After the three arrows, he had retreated several feet, his chest heaving with blood and qi, and he could barely hold onto his long sword.

"Interesting." After a series of setbacks, a hint of interest began to flash in the old ghost's eyes. "To have such combat power at the fifth level of Blood Refinement, he can be considered a young genius. It's a pity that geniuses often die young!"

He abandoned his playful intentions, and the longbow in his hand emitted a faint glow as an arrow, several times larger than before, began to slowly materialize.

The arrow shaft was covered with countless runes that lit up, emitting a chilling aura.

This arrow is comparable to a strike from the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm!

Xu Yuan's pupils contracted sharply, and his Yin Qi perception in his mind issued a frantic warning, reminding him of the terror of this arrow.

However, Xu Yuan did not back down. Instead, he poured all his blood and energy, as well as the power of the illustration, into the black iron plate.

At this moment, he was unusually calm, facing death with a gamble!

The black iron plate seemed to sense his determination and suddenly burst out with a blinding light.

Immediately afterwards, a cold and eerie ancient aura emanated from Xu Yuan, so powerful that the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost's bow-drawing motion faltered slightly.

"This is... a funerary artifact?!" The old ghost with golden eyes exclaimed in shock, his pale golden pupils revealing fear for the first time. "Impossible! This is impossible! How could you have a funerary artifact on you?!"

burial objects?

Xu Yuan had no time to think. Taking advantage of the moment when the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost was distracted, he moved like lightning and rushed straight towards the Crimson-Eyed Tiger Demon!

That's right, his target wasn't the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost, but the Tiger Demon!

"You're courting death!" The old ghost with golden eyes reacted immediately, and the arrow flew from his hand.

But Xu Yuan had already rushed to the tiger demon's side.

The Crimson-Eyed Tiger Demon was already severely injured, and was further controlled in place by the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost using the "Blood-Attracting Pearl" secret technique. At this moment, it could only watch helplessly as Xu Yuan tore open the wound on its neck and devoured it.

This demon general, sealed for a hundred years, ultimately fell unwillingly on the night of its breaking of the seal. It never imagined that it would be defeated by a human in the Blood Refining Realm.

At the same time, the Hungry Ghost Compendium within Xu Yuan's body was operating wildly!

"Devour!"

In an instant, the tiger demon's remaining abundant blood and pure demonic power surged into his body like a flood bursting its banks.

A sharp pain shot through him, and Xu Yuan felt as if his meridians were about to burst, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

At the same time, the illusory ghost compendium in his mind was frantically absorbing the scattered Yin souls of the tiger demon.

[Absorbing the blood and energy of a demon general-level tiger demon...]

[Absorbing the Yin Soul of a Demon General-level Tiger Demon...]

[Hungry Ghosts' progress: 52% → 73%]

[New Feature: Basic Demon Transformation — Allows for short-term demon-transformation of limbs, significantly increasing strength and defense]

【Features: Mountain and forest traversal (20%) → (30%)】

[Changgui Illustrated Guide Completion Progress: 15% → 32%]

[Ability: Manipulation of Servants (0/3) → (0/9)]

Information flooded into his mind like a tidal wave, and Xu Yuan's aura began to surge at a visible speed.

The bottleneck at the peak of the fifth level of Blood Refinement shattered with a crash, forcefully stepping into the sixth level, and continuing to climb, reaching the early and middle stages of the sixth level...

But at that moment, the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost's arrow was already behind them!

At the critical moment, Xu Yuan suddenly turned around, clenched his right fist, and his arm muscles bulged and deformed strangely, instantly covering it with a layer of pitch-black scales—primary demon transformation!

"roar---!"

The punch he threw carried a sound reminiscent of a tiger's roar!

Fist clashed with arrow.

"boom---!!!"

The shockwave exploded, sending Xu Yuan flying backward. His right arm's scales cracked inch by inch, leaving it a bloody mess.

But the old ghost with golden eyes was also deflected by him, and the arrow shot into the ground, creating a deep crater.

"How is this possible?!" The old ghost with golden eyes was filled with disbelief.

How could a mere Blood Refining Realm kid possibly withstand his full-force arrow?

Xu Yuan landed and spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood.

His right arm was temporarily unusable, but his fighting spirit only intensified.

Xu Yuan could feel that the tiger demon's blood and qi within his body were being rapidly refined by the Hungry Ghost Illustrated Manual, his injuries were healing quickly, and his cultivation level was continuing to rise.

"Old Ghost, it's my turn!"

Xu Yuan switched to holding the knife in his left hand, and the Blood Fiend Blade Technique was unleashed once more.

But this time, the faint phantom of the Crimson-Eyed Tiger Demon appeared within the flash of the blade, and the power of the blade was several times stronger than before!

The old ghost with golden eyes had a gloomy expression; he knew he had miscalculated.

The young man before him harbored far more secrets than he had imagined, especially those funerary artifacts…

"Hmph, brat, even if you possess some kind of necromancer, you won't escape death today!"

He held back no longer, and his body erupted with yin energy, which condensed into a ghostly figure three zhang tall behind him.

The ghostly figure was blurry, but the pressure it exuded was even stronger than that of the tiger demon at its peak!

"Soul Devourer!"

The ghostly figure opened its massive maw, and a terrifying suction force immediately came, attempting to devour Xu Yuan's soul directly!

Xu Yuan felt his consciousness begin to blur, as if it were being pulled out of his body.

At the critical moment, the Hundred Ghosts Diagram unfolded in his mind on its own, and a cool aura protected his soul. At the same time, the Hundred Ghosts Diagram shone brightly.

[High-level ghost attack detected, countermeasure activated...]

[Consuming Yin Soul Power, activate: Soul Devour!]

Xu Yuan felt as if something had been ripped from his mind.

The next moment, the menacing ghostly figure let out a shrill scream, its movements abruptly halting, and its form becoming somewhat blurred.

"You...you can actually turn against my ghostly shadow?!" The old ghost with golden eyes was horrified and couldn't understand it at all.

Xu Yuan seized the opportunity and slashed at the neck of the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost!

"clang---!"

The old ghost with golden eyes raised his bow to parry, but in his haste, he lacked the strength and was forced back several steps by the impact.

Xu Yuan pressed his advantage relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of sword strikes that forced the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost to retreat repeatedly.

During this process, Xu Yuan keenly discovered that, whether it was due to the backlash from the ghostly shadow or some other reason, the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost, despite having a cultivation level above the Condensation Aperture realm, was completely unable to use it at this moment!

However, Golden-Eyed Old Ghost was, after all, a veteran expert. After a period of disarray, he gradually regained his composure. He stopped engaging Xu Yuan in close combat and instead kept his distance, using archery to fight.

For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate.

Although Xu Yuan's strength has increased dramatically, he has only just broken through and his realm is not yet stable.

Although the Golden-Eyed Old Ghost couldn't go all out, his experience and cunning meant he could always find some weaknesses.

The fight lasted for fifteen minutes, and both men sustained numerous wounds.

Xu Yuan was hit by another arrow in his right shoulder. The poison on the arrow was corroding his entire right arm, which was now numb.

Golden-Eyed Old Ghost wasn't much better off; Xu Yuan had slashed his chest so deep that bone was visible, and blood was flowing incessantly.

"Boy...you're quite something..." The old ghost with golden eyes panted heavily, his eyes filled with undisguised, intense killing intent. "In my decades of cultivation, I've never seen such a freak as you. If I don't kill you today, you'll surely become a great threat in the future!"

He bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the longbow. The bow immediately glowed with a bloody light, and his aura surged.

"With my lifeblood, I offer this sacrifice to my demonic bow—the Arrow of Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Hearts!"

A blood-red arrow slowly coalesced, and countless ghostly faces appeared on its shaft, emitting mournful howls.

The aura of this arrow was several times stronger than before, even reaching the limit of the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm!

Xu Yuan's expression turned solemn; he couldn't withstand that arrow!