In the dim underground lair, a chilling cold lingered.

The mouse demon's gaze was as sharp as a knife, slicing toward Qin An, its murderous intent almost palpable, as if it could swallow him whole.

The patrol guards also focused their attention on Qin An.

Just now, in the confrontation with the mouse demons forming an array, the disparity in strength was apparent.

This group of creatures not only harnessed the earth vein crystals to consolidate their main vein but also complemented it with an array.

Without a breakthrough, everyone would surely perish here today.

At this moment, the overwhelming hatred of the mouse demons was directed straight at Qin An, and he would undoubtedly be the first to meet a cruel fate.

Dongfang Mo's sword was stained with blood as he took two steps forward with a sneer, "A bunch of filthy burrowing rodents dare to bark here!"

The rest of the patrol guards stepped forward in unison, their battle spirit formidable.

The patrol guards had long set upon the path of vanquishing evil, prepared for an untimely fate.

Even if it ends poorly, they would not let these creatures rampage.

At worst, it's just sacrificing a life.

Even Lin Qianyu, who Cheng Hong described as petty, now gripped her sword tightly, resolute to fight to the death.

A bit injured, some severely, they only had the strength for one battle.

Qin An surveyed everyone, his gaze sweeping across each determined face, only to gently shake his head.

This gesture immediately caught everyone's attention.

Lin Qianyu furrowed her brows.

Though she disliked Qin An's character and was annoyed at him for belittling her in the desert, Qin An's expression now left her astonished.

Cheng Hong reacted quickly.

Having interacted with Qin An before, she detected clues in his calm demeanor and realized that even in the face of the powerful formation of the mouse demons, Qin An remained unphased.

"Do you have a way to break it?" Cheng Hong asked.

Those words elicited a hint of surprise from the patrol guards present.

This group of mouse demons had assembled a formidable array, bolstered by the earth vein crystal-consolidated main vein, making them extraordinarily strong.

Could Qin An possibly resolve the current predicament alone with a strike?

Dongfang Mo suddenly recalled Qin An's array talent displayed throughout their journey, his grip on the sword tightening, hope ignited in his eyes.

Guo Jinfa displayed a calm expression, even taking a puff from his cigarette, leisurely exhaling a smoke ring.

If someone else claimed they could resolve the crisis, he would surely scoff.

But Qin An's words seemed entirely reasonable to him.

After all, since knowing Qin An, the shocks Qin An had given him were too numerous to count, and they were now commonplace.

Zhao Hai and Yan Li exchanged a glance, their faces wary, staring at the mouse demons ahead.

No matter if Qin An could break the array, they remained cautious.

"Break the array? With you, a mere child?"

The leading mouse demon sneered, his twin blades gleaming coldly: "This array is the chief's personally taught ultimate kill formation, plus our consolidation of the main vein using earth vein crystals, you ants are merely struggling before death!"

He found it laughable.

Now, they occupied the advantages of time, location, and unity.

With the main vein formed by earth vein crystals, augmented by the killing array, and each demon being genuinely at the Returning to Storage Realm, how could Qin An turn the crisis?

It was nothing more than the funniest joke spoken before dying.

Qin An looked up, lightly scanning the mouse demons ahead, his voice icy: "While slaying all of you alone might be somewhat challenging, breaking the formation is merely a trifling task."

Just breaking the formation?

When these words slowly came from Qin An's mouth, several mouse demons exchanged glances.

For some reason, they suddenly felt a chilling cold emanating from their hearts, spreading throughout their bodies.

The leading mouse demon felt the same life-or-death crisis, shouted furiously, his twin blades morphing into a whirlwind of mincing meat, swooping toward Qin An's throat.

The twin blades in the dark lair faintly reflected light, resembling cold gleams, rushing to ensnare Qin An.

Facing such an attack, even Qin An with two consolidated main veins would find it strenuous in combat.

Yet Qin An didn't panic, instead retreating a step slowly.

"Block them for three breaths."

These words from Qin An carried a cloud-like, breezy taste.

Dongfang Mo was the quickest to react.

Having allied with Qin An before, he naturally understood the meaning behind Qin An's words.

His sword in hand carried a fierce momentum, the thrust like a dragon, stabbing toward the nearest mouse demons.

Life-taking Sword with vicious moves, first intercepting the mouse demons.

Despite the mouse demons possessing an array, combined with the main vein formed by earth vein crystals, Dongfang Mo struggled under their saber momentum.

Seeing the situation, the rest of the patrol guards raised their weapons, attacking the nearest mouse demons.

At first contact, the patrol guards immediately suffered a heavy setback.

Several patrol guards grew pale as paper, their injuries worsening.

Covered in scars, none retreated.

Qin An's gaze was calm, stepping forward a few times.

With patrol guards sharing some pressure for him, Qin An's figure unexpectedly broke through the ultimate kill formation in an incredibly uncanny trajectory, arriving in front of the leading mouse demon.

The leading mouse demon was stricken with fear.

He detected something unusual, realizing Qin An seemed to understand some of the array.

But the battle had reached such a height, the mouse demon gritted his teeth, twin blades carrying the might of the array, slashing at Qin An head-on.

"Your formation might be strong, but it's ultimately just a Returning to Storage array, mere pretense."

Qin An's tone carried a chill like ice.

His hand twirled a pattern with the cold star blade, striking the mouse demon's twin blades.

A terrifying ice and fire aura flowed through the cold star's blade, pouring into the mouse demon's body.

When the mouse demon's twin blades made contact with Qin An, they immediately noticed something amiss.

Their ultimate killing formation had been struck by Qin An at its weakest point with a single stroke.

This position constantly changes and isn't something struck by mere luck.

Yet Qin An precisely hit the weakest point.

A glint of cold light flashed, and the leading mouse demon had not yet reacted when he felt a massive force of backlash.

He intended to retreat and stabilize the formation.

Qin An took a step forward and grabbed the neck of the mouse demon.

Blood-Burning Demon Hand!

Under Qin An's command, a demon core was rapidly burned by him.

The terrifying force was transmitted through Qin An's five fingers.

Qin An tightened the fingers of his left hand, and the mouse demon's head was forcibly torn off by him, held in his hand.

The demon core was casually extracted by Qin An.

After Qin An absorbed it, the scene became silently dead.

Both sides retreated a few steps and focused their gaze on Qin An.

In the pitch-black cavern, Qin An's black robe fluttered in the wind, his expression as cold as ice.

The head of the mouse demon was held by Qin An's left hand, with blood dripping down from the neck onto the ground.

Qin An held the Cold Star in his right hand; the blade's icy fire power intertwined, framing Qin An as a dark god.

The power of the array dissipated immediately after Qin An removed the leading mouse demon's head.

Qin An holding the Cold Star spoke indifferently: "What are you standing there for?"

With these words, the Mountain Silver Guards immediately reacted, and then collectively shouted as they charged towards the mouse demons.

With Qin An taking the lead, many Mountain Silver Guards had their morale greatly boosted, performing up to one or two levels higher in strength.

Lin Qianyu held a long sword, battling two mouse demons.

Her swordsmanship was nimble, like an otherworldly fairy.

Her expression was extremely complex, a hint of shame in her eyes as she looked at Qin An.

Previously on the wasteland, when Qin An told her to get lost, she was somewhat defiant.

After entering the cavern, she hoped to see Qin An in danger, asking for her help.

Now it seemed that it was a futile hope for her lifetime.

Just Qin An's bare-handed skill earlier showed he was more than just the title of a Demon-Slaying Saber.

Not to mention, since arriving here, Qin An hadn't spared her a glance.

Lin Qianyu knew deep down that it wasn't Qin An being arrogant but that she simply wasn't comparable to him.

"Such a person is not what Lingzhou can possess."

Perhaps one day in the future, Qin An will leave Lingzhou.

While Lin Qianyu will remain confined to such a place.

"Forget it, I'm ultimately out of reach of him."

Lin Qianyu collected all her complex feelings and swept her sword across the mouse demon's neck.

With blood spraying, Lin Qianyu gave up the idea of competing with Qin An, only hoping he wouldn't mind the earlier incident.

Dongfang Mo and others were filled with chilling murderous intent.

They were all superb individuals with an unparalleled foundation forged from five Yang Elixirs, fully releasing their strength after the absolute array was broken.

The rest of the Mountain Silver Guards were also outstanding, marching forward with boosted morale like a storm.

In contrast, the group of mouse demons fell into chaos and terror.

After Qin An broke their absolute array, it was infinitely difficult to muster again.

Furthermore, with their opponent's high spirits, they didn't provide any opportunities.

The mouse demons began to suffer casualties.

Qin An performed Dragon Roar Wind Step, transforming into shadows, shuttling among them.

With a casual swipe, a head flew high.

In less than half a stick of incense time, the spacious cavern was full of mouse demon corpses.

"Twenty-six demon cores."

Qin An counted the spoils, placing the demon cores in his coat.

Besides the ten demon cores stored internally, he still had sixteen cores unused.

As for the rest, they were slain by other Mountain Silver Guards.

The scene fell into silence, you could hear a pin drop.

Many Mountain Silver Guards focused their gaze on Qin An, with complex expressions in their eyes hard to explain.

The name Demon-Slaying Saber had occasionally circulated among the Mountain Silver Guards after the black market.

But many Mountain Silver Guards, without seeing him, felt the name was somewhat undeserved.

However, after today's encounter, they realized those circulating within the Mountain Silver Guards might have been conservative.

Dongfang Mo was the first to recover, cupping his fists: "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for saving my life, I have no way to repay this kindness. Should you need anything in the future, just command, and come what may, I won't frown."

At the time of the black market, he owed Qin An a life, now he owed yet another.

He suddenly thought, this debt of gratitude is hard to repay.

Zhao Hai and Yan Li similarly cupped their hands: "We've never admired anyone our entire lives, but only Mr. Qin earns our respect. Mr. Qin's strength deserves the top spot among Mountain Silver Guards."

Cheng Hong smiled wryly and said: "I happened to meet you by chance, didn't expect to find such a treasure."

Guo Jinfa took a few pulls of dry smoke, stopped his wounds, and smiled wryly.

He didn't say much, but his actions spoke volumes.

He suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, he hadn't let his prejudice refuse Wan Ziqing's recommendation at that time; otherwise, he would have missed witnessing a rising star.

The other Mountain Silver Guards exchanged glances, stepped forward, and all cupped their fists to thank Qin An, expressing that they would do their utmost should he command them in the future.

Lin Qianyu bit her lower lip, showing a trace of determination in her eyes, stepped forward and lowered her stance.

Qin An turned to look at this proud woman, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Lin Qianyu's pride vanished from her eyes, saying: "I've offended you before, I hope you don't mind. After seeing you, I realized there is always someone better, from now on I won't be as anxious as before."

Cheng Hong saw this scene, initially wanting to mock a few words, but seeing a bit of desolation in Lin Qianyu's eyes, decided not to say anything.

Qin An shook his head: "No need for formalities."

Through consecutive battles, Qin An relied on his saber, cutting through the obstacles.

He earned a reputation among the Mountain Silver Guards.

If the Yang Elixir event breaks out, those in charge might even consider him.

Of course, this still isn't enough.

Once he advances to Mountain Gold Guard, combined with his reputation in Lingzhou, those above might dare not touch him.

Thinking this, Qin An surveyed the surroundings, focusing on a corner.

"It's not over yet."

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