Chapter 154: Chapter 154 – Demon
At night, the surroundings were quite dark and were not as bustling as during the daytime.
Outside, there were some lights on, but there were very few people around.
Even though this was the heart of a prosperous city, because it was already three or four am, there were not many people around anymore.
Ripples began to spread out on the ground, after which a figure slowly appeared.
It was a tall young man dressed in black robes. He held an umbrella and looked like the gentlemanly type.
This was the same black-robed young man who had entered that black hole.
If Chen Heng was still here, he would have instantly recognized him.
However, he now looked somewhat different.
During the day, his attire was quite orderly and looked like he had gone to great lengths to dress himself up.
However, now, his clothes were all ragged and his black umbrella was broken; it looked like he had gone through a big battle.
“It actually forced me into such a state.”
After walking out from the shattered space, the young man looked quite wretched and felt pain all over his body.
Because of the fight he had just gone through, he felt as if there were countless ants climbing up and down his body, and he felt immense pain.
The young man’s expression was quite savage and was almost unable to bear the pain.
“I have to quickly deal with this place…” He managed to walk out of this empty plot of land and came before a building, and he looked at his reflection in the glass.
Under the reflection from a white light, his appearance could be seen.
His face was incredibly pale and there were black marks on his neck, looking like black snakes.
There was a cold aura lingering nearby, sounding like an evil chant that seemed to affect his mind, wanting to devour him.
“Damnit…” looking at his reflection, the young man’s expression became cold as he understood what was going on, “It’s still not giving up…”
Even though he had obtained victory in that battle, he had been affected by the other side.
Now, that existence’s power was within his body, and he was using his body to seal it.
The abnormalities in his body was that existence trying to break open the seal and take over his body.
This was its final struggle.
“I could suppress you back when you were at your peak, let alone right now,” a cold smile appeared on the young man’s face, not looking very worried.
Even though the power in his body was struggling, he had the confidence that he could keep it suppressed before getting rid of it completely.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he did not face any obstructions. However, he did not feel that this would be very likely.
There had not been many abnormal things around here recently.
At that moment, his body suddenly froze.
Bang… bang… bang…
Sounds could be heard from the distance, sounding like heartbeats, or some large creature’s footsteps.
The young man’s body stopped as he quickly turned and looked towards where the sound was coming from.
At the end of the street, a girl’s figure appeared.
The girl was wearing a somewhat see-through shirt, revealing the tattoos on her arm. She did not seem like the sweet type of girl and looked like the rebellious type.
She stood at the end of the street, staring at the young man coldly.
“No way…” looking at the girl, the young man’s expression changed, “There wasn’t any information about demons appearing here recently, so why…”
The girl looked quite normal to ordinary people, but to the young man, she looked very different.
There was massive demonic qi covering that girl. Even though she looked like a normal person, on the inside, she already was not a person anymore.
She was essentially a demon pretending to be a human.
Moreover, it was one that had fully finished transforming.
Looking at the young man, the girl expressionlessly walked forwards slowly.
“Your body… has a very good smell…” she seemed to sense something and gave a slight smile that seemed quite savage and cold.
“How delicious…”
Bang!
A soft sound rang out as the ground around her cracked.
The slim girl suddenly became a five or six meter tall giant.
The giant’s body was black and its massive head was extremely terrifying. It had red eyes, which gave off a sense of savageness.
It continued to slowly walk towards the young man.
Bang!
With a single punch, the young man flew backwards and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Within his body, his qi blood roiled.
“It was actually a demon of such a level…”
After flying backwards, the young man felt great despair and essentially gave up on resisting.
This was not a demon that had just awakened; it was one that had hidden for a long time and had become incredibly powerful.
For a demon like this, even if he was not injured, it would be quite difficult to deal with, let alone him in his current condition.
It was as if the existence sensed the demon outside, and black runes continuously appeared over his body, covering more than half of his body.
A black arm stretched out from within the young man’s chest; it was as thick as a normal person’s arm but was filled with a strange power.
As this arm appeared, that demon seemed to sense something and instinctively came over and stretched out its hand.
The two hands of different sizes slowly approached each other and were about to touch.
“Crap!”
Seeing this, the young man had a bad feeling.
The demon in front of him was a demon that had been formed through demonic qi taking over a person.
However, the existence within him was pure demonic qi.
Without a host, this demonic qi was already difficult to control.
If this pure demonic qi fused with this demon, the changes would be incredibly intense.
If that happened, this entire city would fall into a disaster and far too many people would die.
Thinking to there, the young man gritted his teeth and tried to suppress the demonic qi in his body.
It was just that this was no use.
In this kind of situation, wanting to suppress the demonic qi and take control of it again was completely impossible.
The young man’s face became ashen.
He could only watch as the two hands came closer and closer.
It was just that they were unable to touch in the end.
A hand suddenly shot out of nowhere and grabbed on to the demon’s arm.
This arm looked quite small in comparison to the demon’s massive arm, but it was able to stop the demon’s arm, not allowing it to continue forwards.
“Roar!!”
Sensing its actions being stopped, the massive demon roared and its red eyes lit up as it looked to the side.
A young man was standing there.
The young man only looked around 16 or 17 years old and was just a high schooler. He was wearing a clean martial artist’s uniform.
“Roar!!”
A massive and sharp claw quickly slashed down, seeming to contain enough power to destroy a mountain and collapse a tall building.
Even a martial artist who had condensed a Martial Body would not dare to receive such a blow head-on and could only dodge.
Otherwise, they would only face death.
However, looking at this strike, Chen Heng only frowned before continuing forwards.
He did not choose to dodge and instead rushed forwards; his qi blood condensed into one point before exploding out.
Bang!!
Terrifying power exploded out, causing muffled explosions.
In the air, crimson-red qi blood manifested as light behind Chen Heng.
In front of him, the demon continuously roared and stumbled backwards.
Blood splattered everywhere as Chen Heng smashed the demon into the ground with a single strike.
By the side, looking at that pure light, the young man’s expression changed, “Qi Blood Manifestation; a Grandmaster!!”
Looking at that crimson-red light, he fell into shock.
Qi Blood Manifestation was the sign of a martial artist raising their body to the extreme and reaching the pinnacle.
Out of countless martial artists, very few people could do such a thing.
All of those people were called Grandmasters and stood at the peak of martial arts.
This young man was actually a Grandmaster?
The young man’s brain seemed to freeze, not knowing what to say.
He now felt that his luck was quite weird today.
First, there had been a demon hiding, and then there had been a Grandmaster hiding nearby.
After looking at Chen Heng’s appearance closely, he immediately felt that he seemed quite familiar.
“Isn’t he that person from during the day?”
During the day, he had come to this place and been planning to deal with the demonic qi within.
At that time, Chen Heng had also been nearby.
There had been many people around, but adding that Chen Heng gave off a unique aura and that he was also looking at that place, the young man remembered him.
He had just thought that Chen Heng was an ordinary high schooler, but he had turned out to be such a terrifying person.
Ahead, Chen Heng also felt quite frustrated.
After seeing the young man during the day, he had waited around here and also used the Solid Rock School’s power to try to find that young man’s identity.
Before confirming that young man’s identity and threat, he had not wanted to come into contact with him.
It was just that the situation had forced him to act.
He did not expect this person to be so weak; Chen Heng had thought that because he had gotten rid of that old alleyway, he was in a weakened state.
As such, he had to act, or else that young man would really die. When that time came, he would only have the young man’s corpse to ask about the situation.
Chen Heng thought to himself as he looked down at the demon.
He had seen demons before and even personally fought and killed one before.
It was just that this demon was far stronger and had already developed past its initial weak state.
Based on what Chen Heng could feel, if someone at Body Forging Completion encountered this demon, they could only act as a snack for it.
Even martial artists who had condensed a Martial Body would barely be able to fight back.
Only martial artists who had condensed a Martial Heart could rival this demon.
In the real world’s martial arts, after reaching Great Accomplishment in martial arts, one could condense a Martial Heart. After going through some more changes, one would become a Grandmaster.
From how Chen Heng saw it, this demon could not compare to a Grandmaster; with its massive body and strength, it could only rival a martial artist who had condensed a Martial Heart.
If it was before the previous simulation, seeing a demon like this, Chen Heng would definitely immediately turn and leave without any hesitation.
However, he was different now, so he decided to give this a try.
He had obtained Chen Yu’s martial arts cultivation. Even though he could not compare to True Lord Chen Yu, he was not someone ordinary martial artists could compare to.
Suppressing a demon like this should not be too difficult.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng raised a hand and slammed his palm down.
Bang!!
A cracking sound rang out as the ground beneath him cracked.
Under the immense force, the demon roared in pain, wanting to get away, but it could not do so.
“You can still cry out?” Chen Heng’s cold voice sounded out.
Following this, a silver light flashed.
Chen Heng had pulled out a silver sword without anyone realizing it, and he ferociously slashed downwards.
Heavy Slash!
This was a skill that Chen Heng had gained back when he was a Great Knight. He had modified it using his knowledge as a True Lord, and he now used it with his qi blood power.
The sword in his hands was the sword he had pulled after his second simulation.
It was his sword back when he was a Great Knight, and it was incredibly sharp.
Boom!!
Terrifying power exploded out.
In front of him, a gash appeared on the massive demon’s head and black blood flowed out.
Supported by Chen Heng’s qi blood power, the sharp sword descended with great force, cutting through everything before it.
The massive demon gradually stopped moving and it soon lost its last bit of lifeforce.
After doing this, Chen Heng silently turned and looked back expressionlessly.
Behind him, the young man had fallen to the ground, and he was still fighting that strange energy in his body.
Black runes continued to spread over his body, seeming to form a massive and savage-looking face.
As Chen Heng turned and looked over, the situation seemed to change.
The dense black runes quickly dissipated and shrank back.