: Grinding Down the Enemy Inch by Inch

Over time, pearl divers emerged as a unique group on Luhua Island, and throughout history, many of them were exceptionally beautiful.

However, they were still underwater, facing monstrous beasts, and the slightest carelessness could still lead to their deaths.

In order to cope with this, the pearl divers studied cultivation methods generation after generation and gradually developed a set of water-based techniques.

Over the centuries, this lineage has produced quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators. Among them, this charming and rosy-cheeked lady is exceptionally talented and successfully formed her Core twenty years ago.

Unfortunately, under the overwhelming ferocity of that eighth-order transformed demon, the Core Formation cultivator was utterly insignificant.

They were all captured along with their sisters and brought here. They were used as amusement by the transformed demons, who forced them to kneel in cages and sing for amusement, just like real caged birds.

Several seventh-tier demonic beasts suddenly roared, their demonic aura soaring into the sky, the commotion spreading throughout the entire island.

The pearl-digging women in the cage, along with the rosy-cheeked woman in the Core Formation stage, struggled blankly for a moment, their eyes unconsciously turning to look at the blue figure in the sky.

The woman's numb and withered face was touched, and a tiny glimmer of light seemed to flash in her eyes before fading away again.

The dozen or so demonic beasts roared, carrying a foul and demonic aura, and rushed over like a tidal wave!

Lu Jianghe remained silent, his expression indifferent.

In an instant, his figure transformed into an extremely condensed, almost transparent, pale blue sword light.

Without any earth-shattering display, the sword light flashed, yet it carried an overwhelming and unstoppable sharpness, and contained an indescribable "weight".

The sword light was too fast and too sharp.

There were no fancy changes, and no massive power leaked out.

Like a red-hot iron skewer piercing solidified grease, a pale blue sword flashed by.

Whether it was a sixth-tier infant carp beast or a seventh-tier sea king beast, the massive bodies of those at the forefront were instantly pierced through.

The tough, scaled demon body was as fragile as paper and clay before this sharp edge, easily pierced, torn apart, and split in two, like a string of bloody candied hawthorns skewered on bamboo sticks.

The sword light did not stop, its momentum undiminished. It did not hover over the island, but instead stayed close to the edge of the island, and began to "plow" the land in an extremely precise and domineering way.

Like a fish gliding through water, the sword's light caused a subtle yet sharp hum in the air.

All kinds of demonic beasts, regardless of their rank, were silently dismembered as long as this pale blue light swept over them, even if it only grazed or came close to the edge of its trajectory.

Even the sixth-tier Xuanjia Turtle, with its heaviest defenses, was unaffected by attacks from Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

The demon's body was like tofu hitting an invisible blade, instantly splitting and shattering.

There was no violent collision or roar, only the chilling thud of flesh and bones being instantly dismantled by the extreme sharpness, and the subsequent spray of blood raining down.

Blood mist filled the air, and the stench of blood filled the sky.

The ferocious beast horde, which was so menacing just moments before, was reduced to a scene of utter devastation at the edge of the island in the blink of an eye.

Wherever the pale blue sword light passed, it left behind only patches of dazzling scarlet, like splashes of ink.

It wasn't just escaping from close combat; it was a relentless, inch-by-inch grind, like the earth meeting the sky.

He single-handedly wiped out nearly a thousand monsters on the island.

The lowest rank among them are all third-tier or above, and there are even several ferocious seventh-tier sea monsters.

After the sword light passed, the soaring demonic energy dissipated like boiling water poured on snow, and the sky cleared and the earth brightened.

The pale blue sword light suddenly receded, reforming into a human form and appearing before the mountain wall where the pearl-digging woman was imprisoned.

Lu Jianghe hovered in mid-air, his clothes unstained by any blood, his gaze calmly lowered.

The imprisoned human cultivators saw that all their kin were safe and sound.

After a brief silence, the overwhelming joy of surviving the ordeal erupted like a flood bursting its banks.

"We're saved...we're saved!"

"I will never forget your life-saving grace!"

"Waaah... Heaven have mercy..."

Some people collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Some people helped each other up and knelt down deeply in the direction of Lu Jianghe, their foreheads touching the ground.

Some people looked around blankly, seemingly unable to believe that the shadow of death hanging over their heads had really disappeared.

The immense shock of escaping from a desperate situation left them speechless, frozen in place.

One of the knowledgeable Foundation Establishment cultivators pointed tremblingly in Lu Jianghe's direction, his entire face twitching with excitement.

"It's a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Lu Jianghe landed in front of the only female cultivator at the Core Formation stage on the island.

Before he could speak, the flushed woman said in a weak and hurried tone, "Senior, this is no place to stay for long. You should leave quickly! Don't worry about us..."

Her breathing was a little unsteady, so she took a deep breath and continued speaking.

"This place is the nest of powerful demons who can transform into human form. Not just one, but two! They have planted mental marks on us, so we can't escape too far... we can't escape at all."

No wonder the glimmer of hope that flashed in her eyes when she looked at Lu Jianghe earlier quickly faded away.

As a Core Formation cultivator, he naturally knew better than others what kind of terrifying beings controlled this island.

Although this Nascent Soul senior possessed extraordinary abilities and wiped out the demonic beasts on the island in an instant, this place was ultimately the lair of two transformed great demons.

With so many people on the island, and in a vast sea thousands of miles away from humans, there was nowhere to escape on the boundless ocean.

The other pearl divers in the cages had a more pleased look on their faces than before.

Being able to witness the monsters on the island being killed is a way of avenging the dead members of the Luhua Island clan.

Whether they become food for the enemy a moment earlier or die a moment later, it makes little difference to them.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jianghe smiled gently and asked in a deep voice, "There's no rush. Do you know why those two eighth-tier demonic beasts aren't on the island right now?"

Seeing his composed demeanor, the flushed lady felt somewhat relieved and then revealed what she knew.

"Reporting to the senior, those two transformed demons did indeed leave not long ago. I overheard them mentioning that they were invited by a peak seventh-order sea creature to protect and support him during his tribulation of transformation. That's why they haven't returned home these past few days."

"Oh? A seventh-tier demon beast in human form acting as a protector..."

Lu Jianghe nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

He then asked, "Do you know what the true forms of these two great demons are?"

The flushed lady looked troubled and recalled, "I only know one of them, which should belong to the dragon. As for the other one, it has always manifested in human form and has never revealed its true form. I really don't know."

Lu Jianghe looked at her. "Where are they going?"

Upon hearing this, the rosy-cheeked lady's gaze towards Lu Jianghe suddenly changed.

Although the senior before me is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, there are two, or even possibly three, transformed demons...

Would he actually take the initiative to go to their door?

(P.S.: Dear readers, today's update might be a little late.)