Chapter 72

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Could it be...

Xue Yu's expression was solemn. He had originally wanted to lend a hand, but Chen Xi's sword technique was too fast. By the time he had the thought to save someone, the Black Ape King Yuan Tong had already been pierced through the head by a single sword strike.

The Dao Intent of Wind!

This guy not only cultivated an extremely powerful wind attribute sword technique but also integrated a trace of the Dao Intent of Wind he had comprehended into his sword technique. Only then could he kill Yuan Tong with an unparalleled speed.

Xue Yu's heart was in turmoil. He truly couldn't imagine how this human youth, who had just advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm not long ago, could have raised his martial arts cultivation to the Dao Intent Realm so quickly. After all, most Purple Mansion cultivators only had the martial arts cultivation of the Heaven and Man as One Realm.

A monster!

This guy is even more monstrous than us monsters!

At this moment, Xue Yu no longer dared to underestimate Chen Xi.

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The Black Ape King is dead?

He is one of the seven demon kings!

Mu Kui felt that his mood today was like the ebb and flow of the tide. Until Chen Xi killed the Black Ape King, he was so excited that he clenched his fists, wanting to shout, but felt that no words could express his excitement.

The mountain wind howled, and the demonic aura still rolled like dark clouds. However, with the death of the Black Ape King Yuan Tong, all the demons present were in great shock.

Looking at the youth in the air holding the Black Ape King's head, these demons, who believed in the survival of the fittest and the supremacy of strength, were all trembling with fear, and their eyes were filled with a hint of awe.

"Killing so many vengeful spirits and evil ghosts, you truly deserve to die!"

A cold voice drifted in the air. Chen Xi looked at the Black Ape King's head in his hand, at his bloodthirsty eyes that were still full of shock and disbelief, shook his head, and with a strong grip, crushed the Black Ape King's head.

The bear's head was crushed.

Chen Xi crushed the Black Ape King's head, as if only by doing so could he slightly reduce the guilt in his heart and pay tribute to the already dead bear.

"Mu Kui, collect the treasures on the Black Ape King's body," Chen Xi scanned the surroundings with his eyes, gave a light command, and then turned his gaze to the distant Thunder Eagle King.

"To be honest, your strength far exceeds my expectations," Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu said with a relaxed expression, shrugging his shoulders. "However, I regret to inform you that you are still not my match."

Chen Xi did not speak, his eyes tightly fixed on the other party. From the Thunder Eagle King, he also felt a heavy pressure, which was completely different from when he faced the Black Ape King.

It seems... this guy has the cultivation of the Sixth Rank of the Purple Mansion Realm?

Chen Xi had once heard Mu Kui mention that among the seven demon kings, the Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu's strength was even more terrifying than the Black Ape King and the Green Python King of the Fallen Forest. The key was that Xue Yu was an ancient variant of a golden-feathered iron eagle that had transformed into human form, with strange speed and the innate ability to accumulate lightning power, making him extremely powerful.

However, Chen Xi was not afraid. He even wanted to test whether the Thunder Eagle King's speed was faster or his own Divine Wind Feather Escape Technique was faster.

"If I had teamed up with the old ape just now, you would have been dead for sure. The reason I let you live until now is actually very simple: I want you to hand over the Metal Bamboo Sword voluntarily."

Xue Yu did not care about the killing intent in Chen Xi's eyes, smiled, and said, "I don't like killing, but if you persist in your delusion, then..."

"Rubbish!" Without waiting for him to finish, Chen Xi interrupted him, his figure flickering, and the Metal Bamboo Sword in his hand slashed toward the Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz...

Like fine, gentle winds entwining and dancing joyfully, threads of sword light cut through the void, instantly forming countless sword shadows, weaving a vast net of sword light.

The Great Derivative Wind Sword — Fine Wind and Slanting Rain. The sword momentum is fine and continuous, seemingly gentle like a drizzle, but inside it hides a deadly threat. It is the perfect technique to deal with the Thunder Eagle King, who is known for his speed.

However, the Thunder Eagle King seemed to be unprepared, but in fact, he had already been on guard. As soon as Chen Xi made his move, he instantly shot away like a bolt of lightning, already a hundred feet away in the blink of an eye.

"Chen Xi, if you have the guts, follow me!"

A hundred feet away, the Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu laughed loudly, "To be honest, we have captured eight human cultivators these days, like Du Qingxi and Murong Wei. They are probably your friends, right? If you want to save them, defeat me first, or hand over the Metal Bamboo Sword obediently!"

Eight human cultivators, Du Qingxi...

Chen Xi was taken aback, recalling the various scenes from the Southern Barbarian Netherworld. Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin were his friends. Even though there was now a gap between them, hearing that they might be in trouble still made him feel anxious.

"Enough, when I was in the Sword Immortal's treasure hall, I also wronged them, causing them to fall into a chaotic battle. It was ultimately due to my lack of consideration. Now that they might be in trouble, I will help them again to make up for my mistakes. As for the future... we will each go our own way!"

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Chen Xi immediately spread his figure, as if growing a pair of wings on his back, chasing after the Thunder Eagle King.

"Truly seeking death! In the sky, my eagle clan is the king of the world!" The Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu smiled lightly, a cold and fierce look flashing in his eyes.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

One in front, one behind, like two chasing bolts of lightning, Chen Xi and the Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu disappeared under the sky in the blink of an eye.

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Senior Chen Xi will definitely not die!

Mu Kui watched the tall, slender figure in the sky disappear without much worry. He firmly believed that Chen Xi would not fail, believing it without any reason.

At this moment, he was following Chen Xi's instructions, walking leisurely to a group of demons, bending down to collect the treasures on the Black Ape King's body.

"Hmm, three thousand pounds of spirit liquid, a piece of red flame fire steel stone, a string of thousand-year spirit fruits..."

At this moment, Mu Kui was extremely arrogant, his hands rummaging through the Black Ape King's body, completely ignoring the almost murderous gazes from the surroundings.

These thousands of demons and lesser demons who had accompanied the Black Ape King had already been frightened by Chen Xi's powerful combat ability. Now that the Black Ape King was dead, they were like scattered monkeys when the tree falls, and they wouldn't be foolish enough to offend Mu Kui.

However, this guy is really too arrogant!

If he wants to loot the spoils, why does he have to shake his head and recite them out loud?

Hearing the names of those highly tempting materials and seeing Mu Kui's greedy and ugly face, the expressions of these demons and lesser demons were all very unpleasant.

After a long time, Mu Kui confirmed that he couldn't find any more treasures, smacked his lips, and leisurely got up, heading back to Bao Yue Mountain.

"Daoist Mu Kui has returned?"

"Ah, it seems Daoist Mu Kui's cultivation has improved after a few days, truly a cause for celebration."

"Alas, Daoist Mu Kui, I came to apologize. I have been busy cultivating and forgot to visit you, which is truly a sin."

When Mu Kui returned to the entrance of the Bao Yue Mountain cave, a group of demons were already waiting. These demons were all demons who were cultivating in the vicinity of Bao Yue Mountain. Most of them had congratulated Chen Xi when he advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm. Seeing Mu Kui return, they all warmly rushed over, showing all kinds of concern and flattery, extremely enthusiastic.

"Go away, I need to guard the cave for Senior Chen Xi."

Mu Kui scanned the demons with a blank expression, but in his heart, he sneered, "When they learned that Senior Chen Xi had offended the Black Ape King, they all ran faster than rabbits. Now that Senior Chen Xi has killed the Black Ape King, they are thinking of coming to cling to his leg? There is no such good thing in the world."

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The mountains undulated, and the mist rolled.

Under the clear blue sky in the distance, two streaks of light instantly shot past, their speed so fast that the clouds in the sky were cut and scattered, forming a prominent wave of air behind them.

One hundred miles.

Five hundred miles.

One thousand miles.

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"This kid's speed is so fast, it's almost faster than my full-speed flight. At this speed, he will catch up with me in no time."

Wings flapping, the Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu, who had already resumed his golden-feathered iron eagle form, was secretly shocked. He didn't need to turn his head; from the gradually sharpening sound of the air, he knew that Chen Xi was getting closer.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just as the Thunder Eagle King was distracted, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from behind, and then a series of sword beams filled with overwhelming sword intent pierced through the void, rushing toward him.

He quickly changed direction, avoiding these sword beams that made even him feel a chill, and no longer dared to daydream, focusing on flying forward.

"Wait... I'll let you taste my power soon!"

Whoosh!

The Thunder Eagle King's wings flapped rapidly, his speed increased significantly, and in the blink of an eye, he had widened the distance with Chen Xi. However, it was impossible to shake him off.

"Where is this guy leading me?"

Chasing to this point, Chen Xi had already guessed that the Thunder Eagle King seemed to be leading him to a place, not intending to fight to the death with him.

"Is he planning to get other demon kings to help? Or is he trying to lure me into his lair and then use other means to fight me?"

While thinking hard, Chen Xi's speed was not slow at all. He had fully unleashed the Divine Wind Feather Escape Technique, which contained a trace of the Dao Intent of Wind, moving like a fleeting and elusive wind, faster than lightning.

After a moment.

The Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu suddenly stopped, then spread his wings and dived down rapidly.

"Where is this?"

Chen Xi also stopped, his eyes scanning downward. He saw a mountain peak shrouded in purple mist, its body like a sword, steep and rugged. On one side of the cliff, there was a huge palace!

The palace seemed to be made of purple metal, exquisitely crafted, with pavilions, terraces, and artificial mountains and streams visible everywhere, even a lake with rippling blue water inside.

What a grand scale!

Is this the Thunder Eagle King's lair?

"Children, quickly come out and form the Thousand Eagles Formation with the Ancestor to kill this human youth!" The Thunder Eagle King Xue Yu stood on the palace and suddenly roared loudly.