The silver-haired man and the others had just felt a tide of despair rising in their hearts when suddenly, they sensed a terrifying heatwave behind them, capable of burning everything to ashes.

Swish!

At that moment, they saw in mid-air a flaming arrow, entirely composed of fire, shooting straight towards the giant bear claw that was crashing down.

Boom!

The sky suddenly erupted with blazing flames.

Crimson firelight, like a great sun, swept across a radius of ten miles.

Nearby demon beasts, too close to evade in time, had their massive bodies instantly vaporized into nothingness.

The silver-haired man and his group looked over with faces full of expectancy.

Soon, the anticipation in their eyes turned into terror.

On the giant bear claw, although there were traces of flames at the moment,

and its surface was marked with scorched black spots,

yet, with the circulation of demonic power on it, the giant bear claw with burn scars rapidly restored itself to its original condition.

Moreover, this claw did not retreat, but continued to descend towards their group.

Seeing this, even Ji Qingfei found it difficult to remain calm.

He never expected that amidst this beast tide, a level-three demon would personally appear.

This was indeed quite unexpected.

Boom!

Just as the giant bear claw was about to land on Ji Qingfei and the others, suddenly, a large hand emitting a hazy yellow glow appeared in mid-air.

Accompanied by a muffled sound.

The seemingly formidable giant bear claw was slapped straight into the sky by that hand.

Crackle!

Following this, yellow lightning appeared on the large hand glowing with yellow light.

Finally, it pressed down.

With a loud boom.

The massive bear claw was instantly crushed inch by inch.

"Roar!"

At that moment, suddenly, an earth-shaking roar echoed in the sky.

A figure, over a hundred meters tall, with black-gold fur all over its body,

like an ancient fierce beast, suddenly stared fiercely ahead.

There.

At some unknown time, a figure had appeared.

Clad in a blue robe, tall and straight, with a handsome face.

It could only be Ji Haoyuan.

At this moment, he gazed at the level-three demon earth bear opposite,.

his eyes as black as ink flickering with strands of orange flame.

Lifted his hand to grab in the air.

Screech—

In the air, boundless flames quickly gathered, then transformed into a flaming spear several dozen yards long.

Whoosh!

The flaming spear drew a long scorched mark in the air.

As it passed, all the free-floating fire elements around began to rush madly towards the fiery spear.

By the time it neared the level-three demon earth bear, it had grown from the original dozen yards to several dozen yards in size.

Its mass even faintly surpassed the earth bear.

"Roar!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the earth bear suddenly sensed an unimaginably dreadful crisis.

Its already huge figure abruptly rose even higher.

A circle of earth-yellow light enveloped its entire body.

Layer after layer.

Rapidly forming barriers before it, thick as the earth.

This was its innate ability, the Earth Shield.

Boom!

However, no matter how mighty an innate ability might be, it was ineffective before Ji Haoyuan's flaming spear.

With just one strike, the layers of light screens set up by the earth bear were shattered one by one.

The scorching and sharp spear tip instantly reached the demon's forehead.

The earth bear had never anticipated this.

The disparity in strength between itself and the adversary was vast.

Realizing this, the fury in its eyes quickly faded, replaced by a hint of trepidation and unease.

It no longer tried to resist.

Tossing a shield artifact casually, the entire massive form of the earth bear fled towards the direction of the Qiu Long Mountain Range.

Whoosh!

The shield expanded rapidly as soon as the earth bear threw it out.

A glow swirled on its surface, with intricate runes faintly appearing within.

This was definitely not something the demon race could forge.

No doubt, this defensive magical treasure was obtained by the demon from some human Golden Core cultivator.

To think this artifact could block my strike is too naive.

Ji Haoyuan's eyes glinted coldly.

With a loud crash.

The flaming spear collided with the shield.

Immediately, the spirit light on the shield receded like a tide, followed by a bang, sending it flying far away.

Swish!

In mid-air, a piercing sound of breaking through the air resounded once more.

The quickly fleeing earth bear sensed the scorching sharpness from behind, and fear surged within its heart.

How could the opponent's attack be so strong?

Before it could think further, even before it could muster any defense, the flaming spear crafted by Ji Haoyuan had already pierced through the back of its head.

With the sound of a loud explosion.

The massive head of the level-three demon earth bear exploded like a rotten watermelon.

Eviscerating its demon soul within.

Boom!

A thunderous boom echoed from the earth.

The colossal corpse of the level-three demon dropped heavily, crushing demon beasts that hadn't yet managed to retreat into pulp.

"This..."

Witnessing this scene before them.

Especially looking at the demon corpse that, even in death, emanated a formidable aura, the silver-haired man and his party all swallowed with difficulty.

Heart filled with immense shock.

After all, this was a level-three demon.

An existence equivalent to their human Golden Core level.

Yet, in the presence of that Golden Core from the Ji Family, it was like an immature child, unable to offer much resistance.

The opponent had not even used his lifebound magical treasure.

With a single strike, he directly vanquished the demon.

Such methods, such strength, were deeply intimidating.

"Uncle!"

At the same time, Ji Qingfei promptly approached Ji Haoyuan, who was descending from the sky, and respectfully saluted him.

Ji Haoyuan then scrutinized him seriously for a few moments.

Seeing his respectful demeanor, with no significant fluctuation in his gaze despite the recent events, he regarded this young man's capabilities in a superior light.

Given this young man's temperament, he might indeed be able to carry the banner of the Ji Family someday.

At Ji Haoyuan's current level of cultivation,

what he valued was no longer merely physical aptitude or talent, but the determination to pursue the way, the decisiveness in the face of significant matters, and his inherent temperament.

Undoubtedly, Ji Qingfei's performance this time pleased him greatly.

Then he nodded to Ji Qingfei and praised him.

"Not bad.

Qingfei, you are very commendable."

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