The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

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The moment Lin Yi caught the spear Zhou Qi had thrown him.

A deep hum resonated.

It was like a Daoist hymn echoing from beyond the nine heavens.

In an instant, before Zhou Qi’s disbelieving eyes,

golden runes materialized one after another, swirling around Lin Yi.

The runes completely enveloped him.

Their brilliant golden light illuminated the pitch-black forest.

"What is this..."

Zhou Qi stared at Lin Yi in shock.

At that moment, it felt as though a hand had seized his throat.

He couldn’t even manage a single, complete sentence.

The aura radiating from Lin Yi sent a chill through even the Wild Boar Demon.

The next moment,

before the Wild Boar Demon could make a move,

Lin Yi charged straight for it, his powerful aura unleashed in full.

Golden runes filled the air around him, even seeming to wrap around the spear in his hands.

He was like a bolt of golden lightning.

BOOM—

In the blink of an eye, the spear shot directly toward the Wild Boar Demon.

The instant the spearhead struck the Wild Boar Demon’s body,

a dazzling golden light erupted.

The glare was so intense that Zhou Qi quickly averted his gaze, not daring to look directly at it.

When the golden light gradually faded, he hurriedly looked back.

He saw that the spear had already pierced the Wild Boar Demon’s body.

It had pinned the two-meter-tall Wild Boar Demon right to a tree.

"What are you waiting for? Come finish it off!"

Lin Yi said, looking back.

"Huh? Right..."

Zhou Qi finally snapped out of it and ran straight toward the Wild Boar Demon.

As he drew near, Zhou Qi looked at the dying demon beast.

The spear had pierced clean through its body.

Having just fought it himself, Zhou Qi had a good idea of its defenses.

There was no way he could have broken through the Wild Boar Demon’s defenses on his own.

But before Lin Yi, it was like paper-mâché.

Its defenses were shattered with ease, its natural armor rendered completely useless.

This gave Zhou Qi a completely new understanding of Lin Yi’s combat prowess.

’He doesn’t just use a saber, he can use a spear too? And that spear technique he just used...’

’How could it be so powerful?’

"Use this!"

Lin Yi handed his long saber to Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi took the saber and walked up to the Wild Boar Demon.

He then slit its throat.

Instantly, fresh blood began to flow from the wound.

The Wild Boar Demon had stopped struggling. It seemed to understand that its fate was sealed.

A hint of defiance remained in its eyes, but it was overshadowed by a deep fear of Lin Yi.

That single spear strike had been powerful enough to pin it to the tree.

It had made the demon realize just how vast the gap was between it and the human before it.

As the blood continued to pour out, the Wild Boar Demon’s consciousness began to fade.

Finally, its vision went black as it breathed its last, defiant breath.

Suddenly, Zhou Qi felt a vibration from his wrist.

He quickly raised it and saw the words "Mission Complete" displayed.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi let out a long sigh of relief.

"Do you want this corpse?"

Lin Yi asked with a smile as he walked over.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Zhou Qi asked, startled.

SHLICK—

Lin Yi yanked the spear from the Wild Boar Demon’s body, pulling it free from the tree.

He returned the spear to Zhou Qi, then stored the Wild Boar Demon’s corpse in his Storage Ring.

He said with a smile, "Xiaoqi likes to eat Demon Beast Meat. This boar will last it a while!"

At his words, Zhou Qi finally understood.

He nodded with a light chuckle. "Lin Yi, thanks for that."

"What’s there to thank me for? Aren’t we on the same team? The Xingwu Demon Hunting Squad!"

"The Xingwu Demon Hunting Squad?"

Zhou Qi repeated the words Lin Yi had just said.

In response, Lin Yi just laughed and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Just messing with you. But didn’t we agree back in the Old District? I’ll be your carry, you just follow my lead from now on!"

"We’ll support each other and see this through together!"

"No need to draw lines between us. Don’t say ’thank you’ anymore, or I’ll kick you out of the Xingwu Demon Hunting Team!"

Lin Yi finished his half-joking speech.

Then he looked over at Wei Nan and Sun Tao in the distance, who were busy dealing with some Little Demons.

Zhou Qi quickly came to his senses and hurried to catch up with Lin Yi.

"Hey, that’s not bad. The squad name fits us perfectly."

"Let’s officially form this squad. You can be the captain. What do you say?"

Lin Yi smiled. "Let’s ask the others for their opinions first. I’m fine either way!"

"Alright. We’ll sit down and discuss it when we get back. By the way, what was that spear technique you used earlier?"

"Brahma Heaven Net Golden Spear. Want to learn it?"

"That’s clearly a high-grade martial art. My aptitude is too poor. You could teach me, but I’d never be able to learn it!"

"You should give it a try. Your weapon is a spear, after all. If you master it, you’ll have a powerful killing move!"

"Forget it, forget it. I’ll just save up academic credits and exchange them for a spear technique myself. You should keep that one for yourself!"

Lin Yi was speechless.

When the two of them found Wei Nan, Sun Tao, and Shen Mengyi,

they discovered the corpses of five demon beasts lying on the ground.

Although these demon beasts weren’t high-level—only 1-star—

the fact that three people had slain five of them still left Zhou Qi amazed.

"Are everyone’s missions complete?"

Lin Yi asked the others with a light chuckle.

Originally, only Sun Tao hadn’t finished his mission.

But then, a few 1-star Little Demons showed up and helped Sun Tao complete it smoothly.

Seeing them all nod, Lin Yi said with a smile, "Alright, next up is the Demon Hunting. If any of you want to head back, I won’t stop you!"

"If you want to stay, you’re responsible for your own safety!"

"This next Demon Hunting session will be an indiscriminate slaughter of demon beasts and other strange creatures!"

"So, think carefully!"

After Lin Yi finished speaking,

Wei Nan walked over. "I’m definitely staying. I’m starting to really like the demon beasts here!"

"Heh heh, same here! Count me in!"

Shen Mengyi saw that Wei Nan and Sun Tao had both chosen to stay.

She pondered for a moment, then said, "If you’re not leaving, I don’t dare go back alone. So let’s all stick together!"

Finally, only Zhou Qi was left, and everyone turned to look at him.

"What are you all looking at me for? You expect me to be the deserter?"

With that,

everyone in the Xingwu Demon Hunting Squad chose to stay.

The corners of Lin Yi’s mouth lifted into a slight smile. "Well then, shall we begin the Demon Hunting now?"

SHH SHH SHH—

The group exchanged smiles and all executed their Body Techniques.

In an instant, they vanished into the forest.

Not twenty minutes after they had left, two figures appeared at the spot where the Wild Boar Demon had been killed.

It was none other than Wei Shang and Feng Lei.

"Brahma Heaven Luo Jin Spear Technique?"

"Looks like they just left," Wei Shang said, sensing the lingering aura of runes in the air.

His brow furrowed into a knot.

Feng Lei walked to a tree and examined a hole that had been blasted through it.

He also noted the traces of the Wild Boar Demon’s blood.

He dabbed a bit with his finger, then touched it to his tongue.

"It’s a Wild Boar Demon, Tier Three, Star Two cultivation. It died to the Brahma Heaven Luo Jin Spear Technique!"

"I can’t believe the Old Beggar actually gave this spear technique to Lin Yi."

At these words, Wei Shang’s smile grew even more bitter.

The Brahma Heaven Luo Jin Spear Technique was the spear art used by the previous Martial God.

No one but the fated Martial God could ever learn it, even if they obtained the manual.

Trying to force it would only lead to severe consequences.

’And we just followed the aura of the runes to this very spot. Now that it’s confirmed someone here used the Brahma Heaven Luo Jin Spear Technique... Lin Yi’s identity has been further confirmed.’

’He is the nascent White Tiger Martial God.’

’Now I finally understand why Old He places so much importance on Lin Yi, even arranging for the two of us to pose as students at Xingwu University to protect him.’

’If anything were to happen to the future Martial God, it would be a disaster for the Town Martial Department, and for the entire New District.’

"We have to find them immediately. We absolutely cannot let anything happen to Lin Yi, or we’ll be answering to Old He!"

After speaking, Wei Shang chose a direction and shot off, leaving a streak of blue light in his wake.

He sped deep into the woods.

Though Feng Lei said nothing, he also realized the gravity of the situation.

Finding Lin Yi had now become their top priority.

They had to keep Lin Yi under their watch to ensure his safety.

Thus, Feng Lei also took off in the direction Wei Shang had gone.

...

"Kekeke, I’ll have the two of you for a midnight snack tonight!"

Deep within the forest, two heavily injured students from Xingwu University sat on the ground.

Before them stood a 3-star Demon Beast.

It licked its lips with a scarlet tongue.

In its eyes, the two students were already a meal on a plate.

Neither of them would escape tonight...

Hearing the demon beast’s words, the two students trembled uncontrollably.

They wanted to run, but their injured bodies couldn’t even budge.

They could only watch helplessly as the demon beast approached them.

The stench of despair and death enveloped the two students’ hearts.

Fear brought them to the verge of tears.

Whether they were from the New District or the Old District, no student was brave enough to face death.

Especially a death like being eaten alive by a demon beast.

They had heard before that the demon beasts in Jail City enjoyed eating students alive.

Devouring their bodies piece by piece while they were still alive and conscious.

Forcing them to await the arrival of death in a state of terror and agony.

It was a fate that would undoubtedly shatter anyone’s mind.

As the demon beast gradually closed in on the two students,

it extended a claw that looked like a withered bone, its sharp talons capable of tearing open any part of their bodies.

A deathly chill made them feel as if the air temperature had suddenly plummeted.

It was an indescribable cold that made them shiver.

"Kekeke, I’ll take my time..."

Before the demon beast could finish its sentence, it whipped its head around to look behind it.

Then, it saw a figure, nearly one with the surrounding darkness,

leaping down from above with a long saber in hand.

The saber descended with the force of a mountain, chopping down toward the demon beast’s head.

BOOM—

With a tremendous crash, the unprepared demon beast was sent flying by the blow.

Wei Nan landed on the ground, a flash of contempt in his eyes.

"Kekeke? Screw your ’kekeke’. Tonight, you die..."