The Death of Xu Shan

On the banks of the great river.

The water surged and roared.

Four figures stood on the riverbank, the atmosphere tense and ready to fight.

Luo Chen drew his long sword from his waist, the blade gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

This sword was still just an ordinary sword of the Demon Suppression Division.

The piece of Xuanjin Iron that Yue Wuchang gave him would take at least two months to forge into a precious sword.

"A skin-refining demon?"

Luo Chen's voice echoed on the empty riverbank, tinged with uncertainty.

These clones are all controlled by the Skin Refining Demon's main body; he wants to extract some information from them.

"Hehe! Your skills have improved really fast!"

"What a captivating appearance."

"Turn him into a leather puppet!"

The three clones spoke in unison, their voices sinister and bloodthirsty.

As the last words fell.

The three clones attacked simultaneously, lashing out with three blood-red whips toward Luo Chen in the center.

Those were three blood-red spine swords, making a sound of bones colliding and fitting together in mid-air.

Luo Chen frowned; this demon was rather cautious.

His hands moved very quickly.

His blood and qi surged throughout his body, and the major tendons inside his body tensed up menacingly.

The blade's edge sliced ​​through the air, and the surrounding energy collided and contracted, deflecting the three streaks of blood-red light from the front and back.

With a heavy stomp, leaving a footprint in the ground, his figure transformed into a blur as he rushed towards the lone clone behind him.

After one strike, Luo Chen had a rough idea of ​​the strength of the three newly arrived skin-refining clones.

Two are at the peak of Bone Forging, and one is at the initial stage of Tendon Changing.

This lineup is enough to hunt down my past self from a month ago.

To ensure absolute safety, and considering that his own strength was also improving, the demon sent out three clones.

pity!

A murderous glint flashed in Luo Chen's eyes, and his movements became even faster.

With a single slash, he sent the spine sword in front of him flying. The terrifying force caused the demon's clone to tremble, and the arm holding the sword snapped off.

The demons retreated repeatedly, their eyes showing no fear, but rather a fiery glint.

"How did you improve so quickly?"

Luo Chen's eyes were cold as he slashed with his longsword, instantly shattering the bone-forged clone into pieces.

"Still no lifespan!"

Luo Chen felt disgusted by the clone of the Skin Refining Demon.

He turned to face the other two clones that were rushing towards him from behind.

He did not reveal his full strength at the completion of the Yi Jin Jing stage, but only displayed his combat power at the initial stage of the Yi Jin Jing stage.

After having half of his clothes cut off by the spine sword, he killed the two remaining clones.

"Heh, I've taken a liking to your appearance!"

Before dying, the demon's lips curled into a look of pain and greed.

The number of clones is not unlimited; even it would feel a bit of a pain to lose three clones at once.

But when he thought of Luo Chen's strength, his eyes were filled with greed.

"I will come back to find you..."

After saying the last sentence.

Luo Chen severed the opponent's head with a single stroke.

After looking around, Luo Chen spat on the ground.

"Damn it, what a waste of my precious fish!"

Just as he was preparing to dispose of the demon's corpse.

A figure ran over from a distance.

"Luo Chen, what's going on? Are there demons appearing?"

Xu Shan, carrying a long knife, hurried over from the village.

There was quite a commotion just now, and this place isn't far from the village.

Luo Chen looked at Xu Shan, his eyes flashed, and he nodded solemnly.

"It's all taken care of; it was just a beast's clone."

"Unfortunately, that beast is like a turtle, too afraid to come out and face me."

Xu Shanqiang laughed, his eye twitching slightly.

"Really? You young people are really something!"

He gave Luo Chen a thumbs up and smiled happily.

"This is all thanks to your hard work!"

As he spoke, Xu Shan stepped forward and bent down to examine the demon corpse at Luo Chen's feet.

Luo Chen did not stop him, but took a step back.

Suddenly, Xu Shan raised his head, which had been lowered, his eyes still filled with that familiar mockery.

The long sword slung across his waist was already drawn.

The blade, gleaming like a crescent moon, sliced ​​across Luo Chen's neck.

throat!

Between the two, the clang of metal clashed.

The two long swords collided and separated, each taking three steps back.

Xu Shan's smile grew wider and wider, until his mouth stretched open, revealing a mouthful of scarlet blood.

Having failed in his sneak attack, the Skin-Refining Demon knew that he had lost this time.

Xu Shan dropped his long sword and clapped his hands at Luo Chen.

"That's truly astonishing. Do you possess the legendary Martial Bone?"

"..." Luo Chen remained silent, looking at "Xu Shan" opposite him.

"But that doesn't matter. Once I have your body, everything will be mine."

"Heh, Luo Chen, the original owner of this body died because of you!"

The last words were spoken.

Xu Shan instantly collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

His eyes were wide open, as if he had suffered inhuman torture before his death.

The demon's last words were tantamount to a fatal blow to the soul.

Luo Chen's breath hitched, and he closed his eyes slightly.

Although she hadn't spent much time with Xu Shan, the person who had always taken care of her and taught her how to survive in the Demon Suppression Division died right before her eyes.

"You're right, Xu Shan may die because of me."

"I must avenge him!"

Luo Chen's heart was filled with nothing but cold killing intent.

He left a trail of afterimages as he sped towards the village.

He recalled the information he had gathered about the Skin-Refining Demon.

"The Skin-Refining Demon must use its own body to create the leather puppet!"

"It must have just left the village!"

Luo Chen was certain that Xu Shan had eaten with him this morning.

He was definitely not dead at that time.

After passing through several miles of mountains and forests in an instant, Luo Chen arrived at the courtyard where the two lived.

Sensing the stench of blood in the courtyard, he gasped for breath.

Pushing open the door to Xu Shan's bedroom, a stench hit you.

The bloodstains on the floor and walls were still warm, and the scattered tables and chairs suggested that the other party had resisted but was easily suppressed.

To prevent the village from being caught in the crossfire, he spends most of his time patrolling the area.

Unexpectedly, innocent people still died because of this.

Luo Chen could no longer suppress his anger.

He didn't say a word, and went out to patrol the village for a while.

After confirming that the Skin-Refining Demon had not harmed the villagers, they quickly returned to the riverbank.

They gently collected Xu Shan's body, covered it with a white cloth, and carried it back to the village.

Outside the courtyard guarded by the Demon Suppression Division, villagers who came to mourn were gathered.

Luo Chen refused to see them one by one.

Take out a delicate and exquisite mechanical bird and write the information about what happened here on it.

The mechanical bird flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

This was created by the Heavenly Crafts Pavilion of the Great Qian Dynasty, used for the rapid transmission of information and intelligence.

Half a day later.

Demon Suppressor Wang Yue arrived with two Demon Suppressor Guards.

Wang Yue entered the courtyard and gently lifted the white cloth.

Looking at Xu Shan's wrinkled skin, which was peeling off like old tree bark and only hanging on his torso, one could see that the skin was wrinkled and peeling off like old tree bark.

She closed her eyes slightly, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Tell me more!

After a moment of silence, Wang Yue spoke in a hoarse voice.

Luo Chen nodded; he was simply reporting the facts.

a long time,

Wang Yuecai sighed softly, covered the white cloth with it, his tone enigmatic.

"The Demon Suppression Division has never been a good place, especially for those of us who have reached the end of our martial arts path."

"Xu Shan's wife became pregnant last month, and he had wanted to retire for a long time. He was overjoyed to hear that you were coming! Someone can take his place."

"What a pity!"

Luo Chen remained silent, his hands clenching tightly beneath his robes.