Chapter 58

Xiao Yan frowned when he heard the middle-aged man mention his name. The Demon Sect was indeed looking for him! Who had revealed his whereabouts this time? Xiao Yan looked at the two middle-aged men, whose strength was merely at the initial stage of a one-star Dou Di. Dealing with them wouldn’t be too troublesome.

The middle-aged man nodded. Just as he turned to leave, his expression suddenly changed. A fierce burst of energy shot towards his head like lightning.

The sudden attack made the middle-aged man instinctively extend his fist and clash with it. However, the power of that burst of energy far exceeded his expectations. His face turned pale, his chest felt heavy, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body drawing a parabolic arc in the air.

"Kill him!" As he flew, the middle-aged man urgently shouted to his companion, who was stunned by the sudden turn of events.

However, before his shout could finish, a figure flashed in the air, and as it crossed paths with the middle-aged man, it struck his throat with an elbow. Immediately, a cracking sound echoed in the empty forest.

"Thud..." The middle-aged man fell heavily to the ground, his body limp.

From the sudden attack to the death of the middle-aged man, it took only a few seconds. When the other middle-aged man recovered from his shock, he realized that his companion was already dead.

The strength gap between them was too great. Two middle-aged men at the initial stage of a one-star Dou Di were no match for Xiao Yan, who was at the peak of the middle stage of a one-star Dou Di.

The surviving middle-aged man, in shock, looked at the blood-covered figure not far away, stammering, "Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"

"Aren’t you looking for me?" Xiao Yan replied coldly as he approached the middle-aged man.

"You... Xiao Yan?" The middle-aged man’s pupils constricted. After shouting the name, he suddenly turned and ran. As he fled, he quickly pulled a signal flare from his pocket, but before he could launch it, a powerful suction force from behind made the flare slip from his hand.

Xiao Yan caught the signal flare with a backhand, put it into his storage ring, and then kicked off the ground, charging towards the middle-aged man.

Seeing Xiao Yan’s rapid speed, the middle-aged man’s face was filled with panic. He drew his longsword from his waist and fiercely slashed at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan slightly sidestepped, easily avoiding the attack. His left foot kicked out like lightning, striking the middle-aged man’s abdomen.

The middle-aged man let out a muffled groan, a trace of blood spreading from the corner of his mouth. He staggered back a few steps, and as he did, a figure flashed in front of him, and his longsword was snatched away. A cold object was pressed against his neck.

"Move again, and I’ll cut your throat." A voice like a demon’s echoed in the middle-aged man’s ear, making him freeze in place.

"You... If you kill me, the Demon Sect won’t let you off!" Cold sweat appeared on the middle-aged man’s forehead, and his voice was dry.

"So what if they don’t let me off? Even if they don’t come for me, I’ll eventually take action myself. I didn’t expect you to be so impatient." Xiao Yan laughed mockingly and said calmly, "Answer a few questions."

"Will you let me go if I answer?" the middle-aged man asked.

"You don’t have a choice." Xiao Yan smiled and pressed the sword closer. "Do you believe I’ll cut a dozen or so slashes on your body and then throw you into the nest of corpse-eating ants?"

The middle-aged man’s face turned pale, and his legs trembled. He hadn’t expected the young man in front of him to be so ruthless.

"What do you want to know?"

"Tell me, how did you find out about my whereabouts?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile.

"We just followed orders from our superiors to capture you. The information about your whereabouts also came from them. I don’t know how they got the information."

Seeing that the middle-aged man didn’t seem to be lying, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. "How many people has the Demon Sect sent to capture me?"

"Swallow." The middle-aged man swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "After we received the order to capture you, the branch leader directly dispatched all the Demon Sect members in the Demon Cloud Town."

"Haha, I didn’t expect them to make such a big fuss... They really respect me." Xiao Yan laughed lightly, but his eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Last question, how many people does the Demon Sect have in Demon Cloud Town, and what are their strengths?"

"The Demon Sect has over fifty people in Demon Cloud Town. Thirty of them are like me, mostly at the initial or middle stage of a one-star Dou Di. The other twenty are mostly at the late stage of a one-star Dou Di. Only the branch leader is at the middle stage of a two-star Dou Di, and he is extremely powerful." The middle-aged man’s eyes darted around, and a dagger quietly slid out from his sleeve.

"Ah..." Xiao Yan nodded slightly, raised his eyes, and said indifferently, "It seems you know I don’t plan to let you go alive."

"You die!" The middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he suddenly stabbed the dagger at Xiao Yan’s chest.

Xiao Yan smiled and gracefully retreated, casually pulling the longsword, leaving a trail of blood on the blade.

Looking at the middle-aged man, who was twitching and collapsing, Xiao Yan sneered. He had never intended to let this man return and report, which would bring a large number of pursuers.

"Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect the Demon Sect to have so many people in Demon Cloud Town. The branch leader at the middle stage of a two-star Dou Di is a formidable opponent." Xiao Yan smiled coldly, carefully cleared the traces of the fight, and then lifted the two bodies, throwing them into the deep abyss.

"Old Zhan, it seems we need to speed up our journey to the Demon Domain Graveyard." Xiao Yan patted his hands and said with a smirk.

"Yes, we should indeed hurry." Zhan Lao’s voice came from the Zichen Spirit Tower in the ring.

"I’m looking forward to seeing what in the Demon Domain Graveyard can help a one-star Dou Di advance to a two-star." Xiao Yan smirked. If he could advance to a two-star Dou Di, he wouldn’t be so wary of the Demon Sect’s branch leader in Demon Cloud Town. So, quickly improving his strength was the most important thing.