My師叔 and Lao Mo were both stunned.
The one fighting 師叔 was a humanoid monster.
Surrounded by demonic energy, it bared its fangs.
I never expected that the demonic path we were tracking was actually a monster in disguise.
It wore human skin, posing as a Taoist priest.
Just like us, true Taoist priests, opening shops and practicing yin-yang cultivation.
The monster looked like a lizard.
Likely an old lizard that had attained enlightenment.
"What a guy, this is a damn lizard demon!"
Lao Mo exclaimed, eyes wide with surprise.
My expression also darkened:
"Stop the nonsense, go help!"
With that, I drew the peach wood sword from my sword bag.
Discarding the bag, I charged forward.
Lao Mo also took out his short axe from his bag.
He shouted from behind me:
"Justice is in my hands, destruction is with me.
Your life has been legally revoked.
Lizard demon, I, the Son of Light, the Arbiter of Fate, the Urban Exorcist, Mo, have come to take your life."
Lao Mo, in his chronic adolescence, took his time with that long monologue.
By the time he finished roaring that string of titles,
I had already reached the lizard demon.
I wasn't so chuunibyou; I simply thrust my sword at the lizard demon's back.
But lizards, because their eyes bulge out and can rotate,
Are like panoramic cameras.
And this one, having become a spirit, was even more formidable.
This innate talent was amplified infinitely.
Even though I attacked from behind, it still perceived me.
The monster didn't turn around. Instead, it flicked its tail, swinging it towards my head.
I felt a gust of demonic wind and dared not delay.
I quickly raised my sword to block.
With a dull thud, "Bang."
This tail lash sent me flying back over a meter.
The sheer force left me astounded.
This was no mere Qi Gathering realm.
The lizard demon, having revealed its true form, was essentially at the middle stage of the Mysterious Core realm.
Its cultivation level should be roughly the same as mine.
At the same time, Lao Mo leaped down, swinging an axe at the lizard demon:
"Take this axe!"
The lizard demon swung a claw, blocking Lao Mo's axe, and simultaneously flung Lao Mo aside.
In terms of strength, this monster was superior to both me and Lao Mo.
However, even so, it was still a notch below 師叔's cultivation.
As the lizard demon attacked us, 師叔 flashed away.
He reappeared in front of the lizard demon, and before it could react, slapped it.
He slapped the lizard demon's face again.
The monster let out a pained yelp, "Ah," and was sent flying back over three meters by the slap.
The force of that blow would have shattered an ordinary person's skull.
"師叔 is amazing!"
"Master is awesome!"
Lao Mo and I praised him with admiration.
師叔 clapped his hands:
"Just a small matter, a small matter.
Before, when it was wearing human skin, I misjudged it.
I didn't expect it to be a lizard monster.
It has some substance, but not much."
師叔 said this casually, clearly not taking the lizard demon seriously.
The reason these monsters wear human skin has its own logic.
Because human skin can conceal their demonic aura.
This was why, when we entered the Golden Light Feng Shui Hall, we couldn't detect any trace of demonic energy.
Conversely, by wearing human skin and concealing their own aura,
Their cultivation and abilities are also restricted and limited.
Therefore, within the Feng Shui Hall, its displayed cultivation was only at the Qi Gathering realm.
This was all due to the human skin's limitations.
If it were too powerful, the human skin would tear.
Now that it had revealed its true form, its middle-stage Mysterious Core cultivation was fully displayed.
師叔, a powerful expert of the True Light realm, naturally didn't regard it with much importance.
Lao Mo and I were eager to fight again, ready to strike.
師叔 also saw our intentions. He took out a small wine gourd, opened the lid, and said:
"This monster, I'll let you two practice with it.
Remember, don't kill it.
I still need to question it later."
I wanted longevity, Lao Mo wanted passion and excitement.
Hearing 師叔's words, we naturally had no objections.
"Yes, 師叔!"
I replied.
Lao Mo also said with a face full of excitement:
"The soul of a warrior is never broken."
As he spoke, Lao Mo and I simultaneously pounced.
Seeing Lao Mo and me charging at it, the lizard demon also grew fierce.
It roared "Aoo" at us, raising its claws to meet us.
"Bang bang bang..."
The sounds of claws clashing with peach wood swords and axes echoed continuously.
Turbulent flows of demonic energy and protective energy rippled outwards.
The lizard demon, being a beast that had achieved sentience, had a strength advantage of one or two points over us.
In the beginning, the lizard demon could still use this slight advantage to fend off our combined attacks.
But as my three-attribute advantage became apparent, and with the numerical advantage,
Even without using the Qian Kun True Scripture, and without Lao Mo using his lightning techniques, I had already pushed the lizard demon into a corner. It was clearly struggling to hold on.
But after five minutes.
The lizard demon began to falter.
When I swung my sword, Lao Mo would immediately follow with his axe.
Attacking from both sides, striking from top and bottom,
Attacking from front and back, seamlessly connected.
Even with its panoramic vision, it couldn't react.
At this moment, I swung my sword towards the lizard demon's head. The creature, with a look of horror on its face,
Dodged swiftly, as Lao Mo's axe swept horizontally.
The lizard demon could only passively block.
With a resounding "Bang," the lizard demon was repelled.
I seized this opportunity and, in mid-air, brought my sword down.
With a "swish," it sliced down, directly towards the lizard demon's head...