The soft utterance of "Stabilize" carried a force as heavy as a thousand pounds.

The Venerable Snake Demon felt as if a giant hammer had suddenly struck down on his Divine Soul, leaving him dazed.

What terrified him even more was that his entire body became rigid, unable to move, and his magical True Qi was as if frozen in ice, coming to a standstill.

He could only watch helplessly as the golden sword light advanced relentlessly, avoiding the scale armor, and entering through the gaps in the flesh.

On the ground, the true form of the Snake Demon spewed flesh and blood.

In mid-air, the gigantic phantom burst with spirit light.

"Roar!"

The intense pain freed the Venerable Snake Demon from the spell's restraint, instantly shooting out hundreds of large-scale-sized scales, the edges flashing coldly, enveloping Zhang Kui.

Seeing no way to dodge, a Lu Li sword suddenly appeared in Zhang Kui's hand, with clinking sounds, the sword light danced, knocking the scales aside one by one.

The force of these scales was so strong that even Zhang Kui found it hard to withstand, being forced backward, his feet cracking the mountainside rocks.

And those rebounding scales were no ordinary matter either, accompanied by rolling air currents, blasting the surrounding cliffs into riddled holes.

"Now that's some strength!"

Zhang Kui chuckled, holding his sword glaring.

He saw the huge gaping wound at the seven-inch mark of the Venerable Snake Demon, where the muscles were shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, covered by a layer of fascia.

Even though this Old Demon was heavily injured, it wasn't fatal. Instead, it aroused his ferocity, with both his true form and the tall phantom in the sky fully forming a snake formation.

The whole body gathered dense black fog from the Yin Qi, the eyes turned blood-red with demon fire, staring intently at him.

Zhang Kui was not surprised, as the Mahayana Realm could not be judged by common sense, especially an Old Demon specializing in the bloodline and physical body.

He took a moment to glance sideways.

The surrounding Little Demons had already scattered, "Longevity" was still hunting them down, like an endless black hole, devouring each terrified demon to the point of cracking liver and gallbladder.

However, Zhang Kui then furrowed his brow.

Why only a bit over a hundred points?

Slaying evil spirits with varying Tao Cultivation provided a range of skill points.

The Enlightenment Realm was too varied, the Grain Avoidance Realm yielded around five to eight, while the Celestial Tribulation Realm gave about twenty.

He had just checked; most of these Little Demons were of the Enlightenment Realm, with Grain Avoidance Realm individuals being leaders. Only a couple were of the Celestial Tribulation Realm, one of which even seemed human.

Could it be that the Enlightenment Realm Little Demons were already useless?

Oh no, a bit of a loss...

Of course, these thoughts flashed by, as Zhang Kui's focus was entirely on the Venerable Snake Demon before him.

But in just a moment's distraction, he fell for a trick. Suddenly, the surrounding environment turned dark, only a pair of enormous blood-red snake eyes in the sky, exuding a cold ruthlessness.

Zhang Kui felt himself going soft all over, muscles slightly trembling, unable to move.

Damn!

Zhang Kui's heart sank with unease.

This wasn't a Body Fixation Skill, but a bloodline divine power akin to an illusion, certainly connected to the demon's snake eyes.

Fortunately, he had skill points saved for unforeseen events.

The Crisis Resolution Skill could resolve curses, illusions, witchcraft, and other abnormal states, but he only had it at level one, which was surely insufficient. Zhang Kui directly consumed fifty-four points to level it up completely, then immediately cast it on himself.

A breeze-like drizzle of spiritual Qi swept over him, instantly refreshing his body, and the scene before him changed immediately.

A giant maw descended from the sky, long fangs dripping with venom, seemingly ready to swallow him whole.

It was the Venerable Snake Demon, habitual to devour upon seeing Zhang Kui succumbing to the skill.

Bloodline cultivation was inherently the law of the jungle, devouring and refinement. Thanks to this skill, the Venerable Snake Demon had been undefeated so far and never thought anyone could break free.

"Perfect timing!"

Seeing this, Zhang Kui was not alarmed but delighted, as the Old Demon had formed a snake array which was hard to assail, but now exposed a flaw.

He bent his knees slightly, surrounded by sword Qi, and with a bang, the ground caved in, his entire being surged skyward, the golden sword light roared and whirled like a spinning drill, piercing from the Snake Demon's palate to the back of its head.

Enveloped in golden light mixed with flesh and brain matter, Zhang Kui rode his sword out, spinning swiftly to a sudden halt in mid-air, waving his sword commandingly.

In the Snake Demon Venerable's head wound, several sword lights flashed swiftly, splashing large areas of white pulp, wrecking havoc completely.

The Venerable Snake Demon's body stiffened, his enormous demon form plummeting with a crash, sending dust soaring, collapsing a small cliff.

However, Zhang Kui dared not relax, instantly leveling up the Soul Capture skill to the maximum, clawing fiercely at the ground.

A surge of black demon mist rolled up, revealing the petrified Venerable Snake Demon, having lost his old composure, pleading loudly for mercy from the True Man.

Starting from the Divine Travel Realm, killing enemies became much more challenging, requiring the destruction of the opponent's body and caution against their Divine Soul escaping.

After all, Divine Traveling the world, covering a thousand miles in an instant.

"Noisy!"

With a cold snort, Zhang Kui's sword light instantly split into thousands, forming the shape of the Eight Trigrams, gold light rippled, weaving together, with the Snake Demon's divine soul trapped in the center, letting out a piercing howl that echoed in all directions.

This formation, named the Eight Trigrams Soul Refining Array, is specifically designed to target Yin Ghosts and divine souls. In no time, the Snake Demon was refined until its soul was completely scattered.

In his mind, suddenly, there were sixty more points.

Like the Locust Demon's clone?

Zhang Kui furrowed his brow slightly. The true Mahayana Realm should be more; this guy just barely touched the threshold.

Zhang Kui hovered in the air, surveying his surroundings.

The originally scenic Yunxia Mountain was now utterly devastated, with large sections of the mountain collapsed, everywhere black scorched earth, many trees still emitting green smoke.

During the chaotic demon revolt in the southwest of Qingzhou, he watched those wicked old demons fighting among themselves, causing the mountains and rivers to shift, drastically altering the landscape, leaving him utterly astounded.

Unexpectedly, now he too was no less significant.

The surrounding demons had long since been scattered and slain. Saying that none would escape was a bit of an exaggeration; after all, he didn't yet have that ability, but those who got away by chance were few.

Zhang Kui beckoned with his hand, and the originally churning black mist of "Longevity" immediately retracted into his body, with Fatty Tiger tumbling out, scampering over, and sucking up blatantly.

"Master Kui, the world is shocked, it happens today!"

Zhang Kui patted the tiger's head, a gleam of cold light flashing in his eyes, chuckling, "The world being startled is an exaggeration; that Emperor Qianyuan is truly Mahayana Realm, yet still helpless. However, in the future, we'll have bargaining power."

"Taoist, where are we heading now?"

"Back to Jiangzhou!"

That night, in Jiangzhou, a swarm of locusts rose, turning the sky dark, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire illuminating the sky, moments later, the stars were few, and countless people celebrated all night with lanterns.

After more than half a year, the locust plague that swept across the land was finally completely subdued, and the name of Demon-Subduing True Man Zhang became known throughout the land.

However, an even more explosive news spread instantly across various places.

Before driving away the locusts in Jiangzhou, True Man Zhang had slain a Great Demon on Yunxia Mountain in Quanzhou.

At that time, many acute people escaped, and the Quanzhou National Guardian True Man especially hid at the onset of battle, so it couldn't be concealed.

The common people didn't find it surprising; what's so strange about True Man Zhang killing a demon, wasn't it an easy matter?

But those who knew the inside story were all incredulous, evil spirit forbidden land Spiritual Sect, Mahayana Realm demon—could this be possible?

......

Jiangzhou, Yingshui City.

Though it had been through a locust plague, this important town in Jiangnan seemed unscathed, the streets still bustling with people coming and going.

Of course, this year's harvest would certainly not be good, but because True Man Zhang had previously ordered the State Mansion to stockpile grain heavily, the grain price only rose slightly compared to usual.

Perhaps the people of Jiangzhou were lucky, rumors of chaos had appeared elsewhere, but here under Zhang Kui's guard, demons, ghosts, and evil cultivators fled in fear, and the aristocratic families dared not act recklessly, so it was even more peaceful than previous years.

Astronomical Bureau backyard.

Zhang Kui was drinking while reading letters.

Having heard he killed a Mahayana Realm demon, Elder Huayan, Helian Boxiong, Huo Yu, Gu Ziqing, and others wrote to him, their letters filled with excitement.

Of course, almost everyone reminded him to lay low for a while, lest his sharpness made him the target of all.

Warmth filled Zhang Kui's heart upon reading, having such fellow cultivators supporting and caring in these tumultuous times, what was there to fear?

There were many other letters as well.

Old Liu mentioned in his letter that during the great disaster, he, Cui Yebai, and Yang Bai had planned to buy a big ship to go fishing at sea to combat famine, but now that the locust plague was resolved, they wished to go out to sea to see the magnificent ocean view.

Zhang Kui's heart itched as he read; he wished he could fly over and join, but now he was not at liberty.

It was simple, Mid-Autumn was approaching.

Perhaps because of this reason, or perhaps because of the news of him slaying a Mahayana, in any case, the General's Tomb had been quiet before and after driving the locusts.

Thinking it over, Zhang Kui reached out to summon the Divine Court Bell, and Shen Xu's phantom appeared, slightly bowing, saying:

"Greetings, Star Lord."

Zhang Kui frowned and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Shen Xu still had a clone presiding over the Divine Void Temple here, and Counselor Zuo would be heading to the Underworld this Mid-Autumn.

While he was driving locusts everywhere, Shen Xu reported that Counselor Zuo's people had already taken the Divine Strange Pearl and brought it back to the General's Tomb.

Shen Xu nodded and said, "Reporting to Star Lord, that Counselor Zuo is organizing the team, this year they will send three Mahayana Realm, five Divine Travel Realm, considerably more than previous years."

Three Mahayana Realm, five Divine Travel…

Zhang Kui's heart sank slightly, those are true Mahayana Realm, likely all from Counselor Zuo's side, showcasing the power of the General's Tomb.

Yet immediately, a thought emerged in his heart,

"Shen Xu, when the time comes, since you control the channel, is there any way to throw these guys completely into the Underworld?"

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