Chapter 40

Lin Feng's strength was formidable, and Wang Xuanming and the others were all aware of it, but they never expected Lin Feng to be so powerful.

At this moment, they finally realized that Lin Feng had been hiding his true strength all along.

This made Wang Xuanming and the others extremely excited, as being able to hunt demons with Lin Feng would give them more opportunities to form a close bond with him.

A person like Lin Feng would surely rise to prominence in the future.

And by getting to know him during his early cultivation days, it would certainly bring them many benefits in the future.

Lin Feng said, "The warhorses were killed by these blood-sucking devils. We can only walk now."

Su Zimo said, "A hundred miles from here, there is a small town where we can buy a few warhorses."

"Alright, I'll leave it to Brother Su to lead the way." Lin Feng nodded.

The seven set off for the town that Su Zimo mentioned.

The territory of the Zhenwu Kingdom was vast, stretching 300,000 miles east to west and 700,000 miles north to south. It was rich in resources and sparsely populated, and it was not uncommon to walk for several days without seeing a village or town.

The next day, the seven finally arrived outside the town that Su Zimo had mentioned.

When they arrived, they found the town shrouded in a blood-red glow.

The faces of the seven changed slightly, and Lin Feng whispered, "There must be demons causing havoc in the town. Let's move."

Whoosh.

The seven quickly rushed toward the town. Upon entering, they saw that the entire town had turned into a blood-soaked land.

Bodies lay on the ground, drained of blood.

There were even the corpses of livestock.

These demons spared neither humans nor animals.

"Ahhh..." A scream came from deep within the town.

The seven quickly rushed over and saw over a hundred demons surrounding a courtyard.

This was likely a wealthy household in the town, with private soldiers. Dozens of these soldiers were fighting off the demon attack, but they were being killed one by one, and the situation was dire.

"There are still living humans. Fellow disciples, be careful when you attack. Don't let these blood-sucking devils harm you, or it will be troublesome," Lin Feng said solemnly.

"Don't worry, we'll take care of ourselves," Zhang Qichu and the others nodded.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The seven quickly charged toward the hundreds of blood-sucking devils.

Lin Feng led the charge, with Zhang Qichu, Su Zimo, and Wang Xuanming forming one group, and Zhang Muzhi, Li Kun, and Ouyang Li forming another.

The three in each group formed a triangular formation, both attacking and defending, able to support each other.

This was a combined sword technique passed down from the Changhe Branch, called the "Human Formation Sword Array."

The triangular formation was the origin of the name "Human Formation Sword Array."

"More humans behind them. Their life force is so strong. Kill them and drink their blood," one of the blood-sucking devils called out in a hoarse voice.

Swish.

Then, forty to fifty blood-sucking devils pounced on Lin Feng and the others.

"Sir, they are from Jialan Academy," one of the guards recognized Lin Feng and the others' attire.

A burly old man hiding inside a house brightened up and shouted, "Everyone, experts from Jialan Academy have arrived. Hold on a little longer, and we will be safe."

"Yes." The guards' morale soared.

"Despicable human brats, let us drain your blood," a dozen blood-sucking devils pounced on Lin Feng.

"Blazing Sun Sword Technique! Draw the divine sword!"

Lin Feng's expression was cold as he drew his sword.

The blazing sun rose.

"Ahh, my eyes..." Blinded by the intense light, these evil blood-sucking devils howled in pain, unable to open their eyes.

The Blazing Sun Sword Technique evolved into a blazing sun, a sword technique of utmost yang energy.

It was most effective against evil creatures.

These blood-sucking devils, being evil creatures, were restrained by Lin Feng's Blazing Sun Sword Technique.

Pfft.

Lin Feng's sword moved as fast as lightning.

A flash of cold light, and the sword intent soared to the sky.

Ripping sounds echoed as one by one, the blood-sucking devils were slain by Lin Feng's sword.

On the other sides, Zhang Qichu, Su Zimo, and Wang Xuanming's group also fought fiercely, slaying a dozen blood-sucking devils.

Zhang Muzhi, Li Kun, and Ouyang Li also displayed their prowess, slaying the dozen blood-sucking devils that attacked them.

Although these six were not as strong as Lin Feng, they were all inner disciples of Jialan Academy, talented students with considerable strength.

In a moment, the fifty or so blood-sucking devils were all slain by the seven.

They leaped into the courtyard, joining forces with the guards to surround the remaining fifty or so demons.

"Ahh, run..." The demons, seeing the situation was dire, turned to flee.

"Where do you think you're going?" Lin Feng sneered, rushing forward and slaying a demon with one sword strike. With the help of Zhang Qichu and the others, all the blood-sucking devils were eliminated, and not a single one escaped.

"Dead, these monsters are dead. Thank you, young hero, for saving us." The guards thanked Lin Feng and the others profusely.

"You don't need to be so formal." Lin Feng waved his hand.

"Your great kindness is beyond repayment. Here are a million taels of silver. Please accept it, young hero." The lord of the manor stepped out, holding a stack of silver bills.

Lin Feng refused, saying, "Slaying demons is our duty. Unfortunately, we arrived too late, and thousands of people in the town were all slaughtered."

The old man said, "This was originally a large demon army that massacred the town. We hid and narrowly escaped. When we came out, we didn't expect some demons to still be lurking in the town, surrounding us. If it weren't for you, we would have been killed as well."

Zhang Qichu asked, "The demon army has already reached this area? Where did these demons go?"

"These demons are entrenched in the Blood Demon Mountain to the northeast. The leader is a blood-sucking bat, and there are over a thousand demons. They have ravaged the surrounding areas, and many towns have been completely destroyed," the old man said.

"Damn demons." Lin Feng's expression turned cold, revealing a fierce killing intent. He turned to the old man and said, "Old sir, you should quickly head to Jialan City while it's still light."

"Yes, we will pack up right away." The old man said.

"Alright, let's go." Lin Feng waved his hand and left with Zhang Qichu and the others, heading straight for Blood Demon Mountain.

Zhang Zimo said, "Junior Brother Lin, what do you plan to do?"

Everyone looked at Lin Feng.

Clearly, they all looked to Lin Feng for leadership.

"These demons must be eliminated, or they will cause great harm. Tonight, we will infiltrate Blood Demon Mountain. Capture the leader first, and once the blood-sucking bat is killed, the demons in Blood Demon Mountain will fall apart on their own," Lin Feng said.

"We were thinking the same thing." Zhang Qichu and the others nodded.

In the evening, the seven arrived at Blood Demon Mountain.

They saw that Blood Demon Mountain was shrouded in a blood-red cloud. In the cloud, large blood-red bats flew, their sinister eyes scanning the surrounding forests. These were the patrolling blood-red bats, the guards of Blood Demon Mountain, forming an impenetrable defense.