*Boom!*
The passageway collapsed as a humongous humanoid wolf-like Demon, more than twenty feet tall came out of it. It had all the features a normal wolf may have, but it was standing on two legs, it’s fur blood-red with a star marked on its forehead.
"Ahahahahhaha! How long had it been since I was sealed here by that damn human cultivator!? Where is he now!?" It roared out fiercely before it’s gaze landed on the corpse of the Golden Core Realm cultivator who had sealed him off.
"Hahahaha! As expected, you’re dead after all! The lifespan of a human cultivator is really measly!"
What it said was true. The lifespan of Demons and all their categories of Spirit Beasts, Divine Beasts etc could far surpass that of humans. If a human was at the Golden Core Realm, then his lifespan would be around six thousand years. But a Demon’s would be greater or less than that amount at the Golden Core Realm depending on their species.
For example, a Flame Gliding Hawk’s lifespan at the Golden Core Realm would be only around four thousand years, but a Earth Swallowing Whale’s will be nearly fifty thousand years. That was because many species and races’ origin lifespans were far greater than that of humans.
The wolf Demon was a Star Marked Wolf, a small race of Demons with an average lifespan of a thousand years that is further extended by Immortal Cultivation.
At this moment, the wolf Demon’s gaze landed on the group of humans infront of the corpse of his enemy.
"Ah, so you little ants were the reason I was awakened from my slumber and noticed that my seal had weakened. Had it not been for you all, I would’ve died in my sleep since I only have less than a hundred years of lifespan left." It sighed.
However, the others were way too terrified of it to he able to speak. Even Yan Jingfei’s mind was not working properly.
I now understand...I came to this place after hundreds of years in my past life whereas I arrived here way too early in this timeline..that’s why I didn’t encounter this Demon in my past life because it was already dead by the time I came here...I should have thought of that..I pulled everyone into this mess...even master..
She had many things to say, but words just wouldn’t come out of her mouth.
At this moment, the wolf Demon suddenly smirked, "But you see, I don’t have much lifespan left. And I doubt I can breakthrough in this short time to increase it. So...
As a form of gratitude for you saving me, I’ll give you all a painless death and then consume your vitality to replenish my lifespan." It scoffed.
Just as these words came out of its mouth, all the remaining hope for survival diminished from the eyes of everyone except for Lu Qingfeng and Yan Jingfei.
No...master will surely think of a way out of this. I need to stay calm and not give in.
The same thought appeared in both of their minds as they looked over at Tian Yongheng’s side.
Following their gaze, the Demon also turned to look at him.
Huh...? This fellow..
It’s expression changed drastically the moment it saw him. At first, it was mesmerized by his looks, but the next moment...
I can’t see through his cultivation!?
It was horrified by the fact that he couldn’t see through his cultivation!
[Xing Ye has developed hatred towards you.]
[Current hatred: 4-Star]
Tian Yongheng quietly checked the information of this Star Marked Wolf called Xing Ye.
Xing Ye...First Stage of Golden Core Realm..
It seems this guy had just broken through the Golden Core Realm and gained sentience when he was sealed off.
"It’s strong.."
At this point, Xing Ye already went in for a sneak attack. He felt a terrifying pressure come out of Tian Yongheng, and he would’ve escaped in that instance because of his instincts, but his arrogance took over and he attacked him anyways.
"But I’m stronger."
However, before Xing Ye could land his hit, Tian Yongheng suddenly appeared behind him and raised his index finger almost instantly.
"Die."
He declared, a sudden burst of Sword Qi seeping out of his fingertips and directly attacking Xing Ye.
*Swoosh!*
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
He was knocked away, crashing onto the ceiling the cave abode as he pierced through all the layers and was blown outside by the sheer impact of the Sword Qi. It was so great that even the entire cave abode started to collapse.
Noticing the small cracks that were starting to form on the walls and ceiling of the cave abode, Tian Yongheng knew that things would get noisy.
He immediately went to the skeleton sitting in the center of the cave abode and picked up the pouch on its lap and activated it, instantly sucking in the entire corpse in.
He then used his Spiritual Energy to guide the others out of the collapsing cave abode as he himself flew out.
All the Demon Beasts loitering around outside noticed this commotion and started coming towards them, but he couldn’t care less.
"Take care of the small Demon Beasts for me. Don’t let them come in the way." He sent a voice transmission to everyone present and then turned his attention to Xing Ye who was nowhere to be seen.
"I know you’re here. Why bother hiding?" He exclaimed, his voice echoing throughout tens of miles.
[Xing Ye’s hatred towards you has increased.]
[Current hatred: 5.5-Star]
Now you’ve done it. You’re dead.
He thought in his mind, continously scanning the area with his Divine Sense.
This fellow...he’s definitely above me in terms of cultivation! Otherwise, there’s no way I wouldn’t have been able to see through him and I wouldn’t have been pushed back so far!
Xing Ye thought on the other hand.
Right now, there was only one thing in his mind; Escape.
He was desperately searching for a way to escape. There was no way he could defeat that human cultivator. His arrogance from before was now all gone.
And soon, he found it. The opportunity to escape.
*Swoosh!*
Breaking the sound barrier to bits, he dashed at an astonishing speed of more than five hundred meters per second.
"You can’t run away." Tian Yongheng declared before raising his left hand up into the sky, the weather darkening instantly.
*Crackle!*
A bolt of lightning immediately landed in his hand as he raised his right hand up and brought down his left, forming a bow-like shape with it.
*Crackle!*
Soon, another bolt of lightning landed in his right hand as he shaped it into something similar to an arrow, placing it on the bow made of lightning.
"Let’s see who is faster, this lightning arrow or a Golden Core Realm Star Marked Wolf?" He announced with a straight face before releasing the lightning arrow.
*Swoosh!*
The arrow caught up to the Demon in less than 10 seconds, and before he could even react, it pierced through his chest and exploded inside of his body!
*Boom!*
His body blew up into countless particles, detonating an area of nearly a hundred miles around him.
Seeing the scenery in front of them, all the people present couldn’t help but be shocked.
Annihilating a Golden Core Realm Demon while being in the Innate Realm...a monster!
Is he even in the Innate Realm? Or has he already entered the Golden Core Realm!?
How did he become so powerful in such a short period of time!?
Master is truly the strongest and greatest cultivator there ever has been!
All of them had different thoughts in mind, but one thing was for sure. Their respect and admiration for Tian Yongheng had increased a lot, along with fear and terror.
Their favorabilty for him increased quite a lot after this.
...
Meanwhile, a couple thousand miles away.
"...Did you see that? It was a battle of the Golden Core Realm, I’m sure of it. The Innate Realm cannot ever compare to that. But the question is, how can there be Golden Core Realm cultivators around here?" Li Chung, who was watching all of this happening from afar, couldn’t help but ask.
"Maybe those guys found an expert of the Golden Core Realm to help them. Or they were just passing by Golden Core Realm cultivators. There’s no other possible explanation other than that." Mo Chao replied, turning to look behind him.
"What do you think, seniors?" He asked in a respectful tone or voice.
There were multiple shadowy figures behind him. At his question, one of them spoke up, "No matter the reason they’re here or who they are, they’re going to die today by our hands." He said menacingly.
"Hahaha, of course, seniors are the strongest, after all." Mo Chao praised, his voice full of flattery.
"When are we going to make a move, then?" Another person asked with an indifference in his voice.
"Let’s wait for a while...
It is going to get interesting."