Chapter 30

Sitting on the stone chair, the Water Rhinoceros King glanced at the bald-headed armored guard, extended his large hand like a fan, and grabbed the young man tied up beside him, placing him on his lap. The young man, on the Water Rhinoceros King's lap, seemed like a small doll, powerless to resist, and cried out in pain: "If you want to catch me, just catch me. As long as you catch a thousand people, it's fine. Great Water Rhinoceros King, with the two you just caught and the nineteen you have already eaten, I have already ordered my subordinates to catch five hundred and eighty-three people."

"Rest assured," the Water Rhinoceros King's voice was still deep and resonant, "I, the Water Rhinoceros King, keep my word. Once a thousand people are caught, I will definitely let you go."

"Bald head!" The Water Rhinoceros King's eyes glared like copper bells, looking at the bald-headed armored guard, "Don't scare me with the Ironwood Clan. In this Dongshan Great Marsh, countless Ironwood and Ji Clan disciples die every year. You come to the Dongshan Marsh for adventure, and if you die, it's in vain! Even if this delicate Ironwood Clan prince has a very high status, as long as I kill all of you, the Ironwood Clan probably won't know you're dead for a long time, and they won't be able to figure out who killed you!"

The green-armored guards could only endure it.

The Water Rhinoceros King laughed loudly and casually threw the Ironwood Clan prince to the ground again.

"Send more people out, go and catch more people, catch some commoners," the Ironwood Clan prince shouted angrily from the ground.

"But, Prince," the bald-headed armored guard said anxiously, "In the Dongshan Great Marsh, we have almost caught all the hunters and fishermen. Even if there are still some... it's just a few, and it's very difficult to gather four hundred more people."

The Ironwood Clan prince, lying on the ground, roared fiercely, "Find a tribe, kill anyone who resists, and capture the rest. Can't a tribe gather a few hundred people?"

"Massacre a tribe?" The bald-headed armored guard was stunned.

"What are you afraid of?" the Ironwood Clan prince roared, "If you're really afraid, go to the Ji Clan's territory! Massacre a tribe in the Ji Clan's territory, kill those who resist, and capture the rest."

The bald-headed armored guard gritted his teeth, "Yes!"

If it were a major conflict between the two major forces, or if their master gave an order, they would not hesitate to massacre. But now, to massacre and capture humans for a great demon... this made the brave armored guards feel immense shame.

"Ha ha..." The Water Rhinoceros King laughed loudly, his voice like thunder, "Good, good, good. Once a thousand humans are gathered, I will definitely let you go."

"Ugh!"

The Water Rhinoceros King smacked his lips and licked the corner of his mouth, "I just ate one person, and I'm hungry again! Who should I eat?" As he spoke, the Water Rhinoceros King began to look around, and immediately, the faces of the bound people changed, and many of them showed fear in their eyes.

They had already witnessed this great demon eating people alive. They were not afraid of death, but being eaten alive was like hell!

"Hmm?" The Water Rhinoceros King's gaze suddenly fell on Ji Ning in the distance, his eyes brightening, "Ugh, this human youth has smooth, clean skin, looks young, and his meat must be very fragrant. Quickly, bring him to me." As he spoke, saliva appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Prince," Uncle Dala looked anxiously at Ji Ning beside him, while ten green-armored guards watched.

"Go quickly." A green-armored guard directly grabbed Ji Ning's animal skin clothes.

Ji Ning turned to look at the green-armored guard, swung his right hand, and struck the guard's chest with the edge of his palm. With a low thud, the green-armored guard was thrown high into the air. His eyes were wide, his mouth open, his face red, and blood mixed with broken internal organs spurted out. He then fell into the marsh over a hundred meters away, splashing water and sinking without any struggle, clearly dead.

"Traitors to the demon, harming your own kind, you deserve to die!" a cold voice rang out.

Silence.

The more than five hundred people bound on the hill, the more than a hundred standing green-armored guards, and the great demon 'Water Rhinoceros King' sitting there all looked at the handsome youth.

A palm strike that sent someone flying dozens of feet?

"Good!" The great demon Water Rhinoceros King, having reacted, was instead delighted. Seeing humans kill each other, he was naturally happy, and he shouted, "Why aren't you attacking? He killed one of your own! Go on, attack!"

"Kill!" The other green-armored guards immediately turned red-eyed, transforming into shadows as they pounced. The youth in front of them had killed their comrade, and the comrade's death could only be attributed to being caught off guard, plus the youth might have practiced divine and demonic body cultivation, making him slightly stronger.

But in a life-and-death struggle, it relied more on sword and saber techniques honed through practice. Even if there was a significant difference in strength, one strike could still pierce a skull!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! At least twenty green-armored guards attacked.

Ji Ning casually pushed Uncle Dala to the side, and Uncle Dala was thrown flying. Ji Ning himself rolled in mid-air and landed on the ground without any injury, while Uncle Dala looked anxiously at Ji Ning, who was being attacked by twenty green-armored guards: "Prince, be careful."

"Be careful."

"Run quickly."

"Young man, run quickly."

The bound people were also shouting anxiously, worried about the youth. They all knew the prowess of these green-armored guards... these green-armored guards were experienced and skilled Nine-Tooth Warriors, the elite of the Ironwood Clan. Being surrounded by twenty green-armored guards, only a born spirit could survive.

Facing the attack of twenty green-armored guards, Ji Ning instantly transformed into a gust of wind, a free and easy wind. When these green-armored guards swung their knives, spears, and swords, Ji Ning moved like he was strolling in a courtyard, easily weaving through the crowd of attacking guards.

Whoosh!

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

A series of loud slaps echoed. As Ji Ning ghosted through the gaps between the twenty green-armored guards, he simultaneously swung his palms, each slap hitting the guards' faces with the back of his hand. Ji Ning's palm strike had a force of over ten thousand pounds, sending the guards flying, and none could withstand his palm.

Whoosh!

Ji Ning's figure stopped, and the twenty green-armored guards fell to the ground, their heads twisted, blood seeping from their mouths, noses, and ears.

All dead!

"What!"

"Heaven!"

"This, this..."

Everyone present, whether the bound hundreds of people, the Ironwood Clan's green-armored guards, or the great demon, was stunned.

"You, you..." The Ironwood Clan prince, bound on the ground, was both anxious and angry.

"We are the Ironwood Clan's green-armored guards," the other green-armored guards' faces were grim, both angry and hesitant to advance.

Ji Ning, however, said coldly, "Traitors to the demon, you deserve to die." The Ironwood Clan and the Ji Clan were already mortal enemies, let alone these enemies who were willing to be the demon's henchmen!

Whoosh!

A sharp sword appeared in Ji Ning's hand, and with a swift movement, a flash of sword light... in an instant, nine green-armored guards clutched their necks, making choking sounds as they fell, blood gushing from their neck wounds. The speed of his footwork and the speed of his sword strikes terrified the other green-armored guards.

Moreover, Ji Ning was already terrifying without using a sword, and now he had a sharp sword in his hand.

"Run quickly."

"Go."

"Water Rhinoceros King, save us." The green-armored guards were completely panicked, clearly fearing that this unknown handsome youth would slaughter them.

The Water Rhinoceros King, however, sat to the side, laughing loudly, "I only said I would let you go after catching a thousand people, but I didn't say I would save you. Kill, kill, all of you kill." The Water Rhinoceros King was delighted by the chaos, for him, a great demon, these were just humans, and they were killing each other.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Blood was flying, and the green-armored guards fell helplessly. They scattered in panic, truly terrified. Their sword and saber techniques were clumsy and ineffective against the youth.

"Run quickly."

"Quickly."

Whoosh~~~ Accompanied by the sound of the wind, Ji Ning appeared as dozens of figures, each green-armored guard stumbling and falling to the ground, either with their hearts pierced or their throats cut, blood staining the ground. The green-armored guards lay scattered, some lying on their backs, others on their stomachs.

All the green-armored guards were dead!

"Hmm?" The Water Rhinoceros King, who had been watching, suddenly stood up, his face changing. Ji Ning's final burst of speed, creating dozens of afterimages, shocked him. He had not considered this youth as a threat before, but now he was slightly more cautious.

"Too powerful."

"Very strong."

"Good kill." The bound people were extremely excited, they had not expected this youth to be so powerful. Could this powerful youth be even more formidable... and kill the terrifying great demon?

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Sword light flashed, and the ropes of a dozen people beside Ji Ning were cut.

"Human youth." The Water Rhinoceros King transformed into a black shadow, his huge fist covered with a thick layer of ice, and he struck directly at Ji Ning, "They are my food."

"Clang."

Ji Ning's Beiming Sword shot out, striking the huge fist.

Boom!!!

A sound like a mountain collapsing echoed, and Ji Ning was thrown back over a hundred meters, while the ice layer on the Water Rhinoceros King's fist shattered, and even his arm was blown off. This made the tribal people show a hint of joy and expectation. Had the great demon's arm been crippled?

"Very good." The Water Rhinoceros King roared deeply, "You are worthy of making me reveal my true form."

The Water Rhinoceros King transformed into a towering mist, which quickly condensed into a giant beast over ten zhang tall, a massive water rhinoceros with a thick, green-brown hide, over twenty zhang long... it was like a small mountain. The air it exhaled from its nostrils made the ground freeze, and the nearby tribal people were instantly turned into ice statues. At this moment, Uncle Dala was quickly rescuing his own people.

"Run quickly." Ji Ning transformed into a streak of light, stepping on the water, and in an instant, he appeared, the sword light flashing, cutting the ropes of dozens of bound people.

"Run quickly." Ji Ning shouted angrily, then turned to stare at the giant beast.

These people quickly picked up weapons from the ground and cut the ropes of others, and in a blink, the more than four hundred survivors began to scatter and flee.

"Run? I'll freeze you all and eat you slowly." The water rhinoceros's yellow eyes swept the area, and a cold aura spread, the temperature rapidly dropping, and layers of frost spread out. Some people quickly turned into ice statues, only those who ran fast, like Uncle Dala, managed to survive.

"I am the Ironwood Clan—" the Ironwood Clan prince was still shouting, but he was halfway through his cry when he became an ice statue.

In an instant, the area within dozens of zhang became a dead zone.

Only Ji Ning and the water rhinoceros faced each other.

In the distance, the dozens of survivors, including Uncle Dala, were filled with fear. A young man beside Uncle Dala asked worriedly, "Uncle Dala, can that youth survive?"

"He will, he will," Uncle Dala said, but he had no confidence in his heart. Could that youth with astonishing sword skills and incredible strength defeat the mighty great demon?

"Still not running!"

Ji Ning shouted angrily from a distance.

Once the battle began, a hundred zhang was nothing to him and the Water Rhinoceros King. He couldn't save them.

"Let's go." Uncle Dala gritted his teeth and shouted, leading his people to quickly leave. The people from other tribes had already started to flee, they were all terrified.

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