Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

High in the sky, Gu Yun stood as straight as a pine, his white robes whipping in the wind. His hair billowed as his eyes pierced the void, his gaze fixed on the world before him, his expression solemn.

’How could Demon Fiends appear in a place like this?’

He had dealt with Demon Fiends several times, so he was naturally familiar with their aura.

He had come to the Silent Extinction Abyss in search of the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder, but how could a peerless treasure like Divine Thunder possibly appear in this godforsaken place?

’I haven’t found any Divine Thunder, but I’ve run into Demon Fiends instead. How interesting.’

And it wasn’t just one, but multiple Great Demon Fiends of the Tongxuan Level.

If that were all, he wouldn’t have wanted to get involved. However, the aura of one of the people fighting these Great Demon Fiends felt faintly familiar, and that piqued his interest.

He had come from the Eastern Profound continent to the Southern Wilderness and had yet to befriend any Tongxuan Realm experts, let alone become familiar with one.

’Therefore, this person is most likely from the Eastern Profound continent, and from the Profound Celestial Sect at that. After all, besides the few Tongxuan Realm experts I’ve met within my Sect, those outside of it are few and far between.’

’If it really is someone from my Sect, it’s probably a Peak Master or an Elder who’s been ambushed by Demon Fiends.’

’With my growing strength, there’s no reason not to check it out.’

’Even if I’m wrong and this person isn’t from the Profound Celestial Sect...’

’...I still have a grudge against Demon Fiends.’

’Suppressing Demon Fiends for the Human Race...’

’...now that I have the ability, it’s my undeniable duty!’

At this thought, Gu Yun made his decision.

He then stepped forward, sending ripples through the air. His body moved like a soaring dragon, his extreme speed making it seem as if he were traversing space itself. In an instant, he had crossed thousands of miles.

...

「Silent Extinction Abyss, Central Region.」

A blood-red Barrier Array enveloped the sky for thousands of miles.

The air was thick with an incredibly dense Demon Qi.

High in the void,

"Two it is, then! Brother Ye, I’m going in first!" Shen Qing laughed heartily. With a wave of his hand, a longsword instantly appeared in his palm. It shimmered with starlight, radiated an aura of extreme sharpness, and even faintly emanated a trace of a Dao Artifact’s aura.

This was a Half-Step Dao Artifact, the Starfall Sword.

SHIIING!!

Accompanied by a heaven-reaching cry, the Starfall Sword—shimmering with starlight, its body a pale blue, its edge impossibly sharp—began to hum and tremble with incredible excitement. Once drawn, the Starfall was bound to taste blood!

A glint of light swirled in Shen Qing’s sharp eyes, like a keen blade tearing through the dim sky and radiating an unprecedented brilliance. The vast Magical Power within him surged, and a terrifying Sword Intent coiled around his body.

The next moment, Shen Qing stomped forward, shattering the void. His figure moved like a bolt of lightning, tearing across the sky. Then, with a wave of his hand, he unleashed dozens of sharp streams of Star Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi soared, streaking across the sky like dozens of meteors and carrying a world-shaking Sword Intent. It slashed fiercely toward the Demon Fiend ahead—the one with bull horns, a massive body, eyes like bronze bells, and a terrifying Demon Qi roiling within it!

"You want to kill this old bull?"

"This is nowhere near enough!" The Celestial Bull gave a simple, honest smile. A terrifying, Tongxuan-Level Demon Qi erupted from within its body, swirling around it in a dark green cloud. It raised a thick, black arm into the air.

It clenched its fingers into a fist, drew it back slightly, and then punched straight out. A Fist Seal, surging with overwhelming dark green Demon Qi, instantly crushed the layers of the void. Then, with a momentum as weighty as the Ninth Layer Celestial Mountain, it smashed violently toward the immense and sharp streams of Star Sword Qi!

BOOM!!

The two incredibly powerful attacks collided in the void, instantly setting off a terrifying explosion. Ripples like ocean waves spread out from the point of impact. Wherever they passed, space shattered, the void collapsed, and violent storms raged!

As the overwhelming dark green Demon Qi Fist Seal and the Star Sword Qi intertwined, they radiated a dazzling, star-like, dark green light!

The next moment,

The dozen or so remaining streams of Sword Qi tore through the sky, weaving into a dragon-trapping formation. Accompanied by an ultimate Sword Intent that could shred anything, they shot fiercely toward the Celestial Bull!

SWOOSH!

SCHLICK!

The sharp Star Sword Qi instantly slashed into the Celestial Bull’s body, producing the sharp clang of striking steel.

Over a dozen gashes appeared on the Celestial Bull’s mighty, sixty-foot-tall body, from which dark green blood seeped.

Unfortunately, in just an instant, the dozen or so wounds on the Celestial Bull’s body seemed to evaporate. A faint green smoke rose from them as they healed completely, even erasing the terrifying Sword Intent that lingered within!

"Heh! This old bull has thick skin, pure blood, and can take a beating!" the Celestial Bull chuckled, its simple tone laced with a hint of pride.

Shen Qing’s eyes narrowed. He was all too familiar with this ability. Demon Fiends possessed an extremely powerful life force, much like an Undying Body. Even if their heads were severed, they could recover as long as they weren’t completely annihilated. This gave Demon Fiends a natural advantage against cultivators of the same realm.

’However, Demon Fiends aren’t truly immortal,’ he thought. ’As long as you can completely suppress and annihilate them, they’ll die, even with the powerful life force of an Undying Body!’

"Heh heh heh... Celestial Bull, if we join forces, nothing can stand in our way. How could this Human Race expert possibly survive?"

Just then, a Demon Fiend descended behind Shen Qing and spoke nonchalantly. It had wings on its back, a human-like form with a ferocious face, and stood a full fifty feet tall. Its voice was laced with absolute, unquestionable confidence. At the same time, a tyrannical, dark blue Demon Qi surged from within, coiling around it and causing the surrounding space to collapse and sink. The sight was terrifying beyond compare!

"Dark Eagle,"

"this old bull may be simple-minded, but are you sure you’re not just here to steal the credit?!" The Celestial Bull’s honest-sounding voice was filled with suspicion, as if it didn’t trust its comrade.

"Fucking bullshit, Celestial Bull! What kind of being do you take me for?"