The Demon with Holy Radiance Chapter 45

The man rushed behind Elder Life Crane in an instant. The steel blade coiled around his thick tail was as wide and heavy as half a door, and he swung it viciously at Elder Life Crane’s neck.

As if clearing the stage, the gale from the blade blew away the surrounding blood mist, instantly revealing a thirty-foot radius around the two of them.

But even as the powerful, heavy blade was about to fall upon Elder Life Crane’s neck, he made no move. Instead, He Tou abruptly turned its head, its eyes filled with a crazed killing intent.

"My dear eldest disciple, who are you trying to kill?"

BANG!

The steel blade ultimately stopped just a foot from Elder Life Crane’s neck, as if it had struck an invisible barrier, unable to advance another inch.

"Master... you are both my good masters! It’s all the same who I kill! If I can kill you both... then grant your disciple’s wish!"

"Die!"

Veins bulged all over the man’s body as his form suddenly swelled to twice its size, instantly expanding into a fleshy, mound-like giant.

He reached out with his massive hands, gripped the hilt of the blade, and with all his strength, swung down again.

But in the next moment, He Tou gave a sinister cackle and shot out like a black shadow.

CLANG!

The black shadow pierced straight through the wide, thick steel blade and, at a speed the man couldn’t react to, shot into his chest.

The man’s enormous body was sent flying backward, hurtling right in Yang An’s direction.

’Shit!’

Thankfully, Yang An reacted extremely quickly. Seeing the situation was bad, he immediately dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the man who was crashing toward him.

The man’s body hit the ground, instantly creating a large crater. The steel blade he was holding shattered into pieces, leaving only the hilt.

What was even more horrifying was the head-sized, bloody hole in his chest. The flesh and blood inside had vanished. Blood was gushing out, and in an instant, it had filled the crater, turning it into a small pool.

Yang An was quite relieved he had dodged in time. If that guy had hit him, even if he didn’t die, he probably would have been half-dead.

GULP!

On the other side, He Tou tilted its head back and swallowed a large chunk of flesh and blood. It then looked at the man in the bloody pool, still seemingly unsatisfied.

Meanwhile, Elder Life Crane’s other head never turned around, as if his opponent wasn’t even worthy of a glance.

"My good eldest disciple, stand up quickly. Let your master have another taste... oh, no! I mean, let your master see how much progress you’ve made recently!"

He Tou cackled, its face full of greed.

Yang An clearly hadn’t expected the creature to actually *eat* him. Watching from the side, his Scalp went numb.

But what surprised him even more was that, despite his seemingly severe injuries, the man in the bloody pool slowly stood up.

SLOSH!

At the same time he stood up, the blood that had been gushing from his chest rapidly retracted back into his body, even pulling in some of the dirt and grass roots from the ground with it.

In the span of just two blinks, the bleeding from the hole in the man’s chest stopped. At the same time, the flesh at the wound’s edge began to squirm wildly, slowly regenerating.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Elder Life Crane, however, became even more excited and fanatical.

"Master has given an order, and this disciple dares not disobey!"

CLATTER.

He tossed aside the Broken Blade in his hand, then thrust a hand violently into the still-healing, bloody hole in his chest.

"Fire, come!"

VWOOM!

A crimson flame instantly began to burn wildly within him, erupting into a sky-high wave of fire.

The man’s entire body was covered in flames, instantly incinerating all the blood mist within a dozen-meter radius and turning it into scorching steam.

He let out a maniacal laugh, the sound like thunder, and in an instant, he had fallen into a state of complete madness.

"Watch closely, Master! This is a new Dao of Destiny Technique your disciple has fused! If you underestimate me, you will die! HAHAHAHA!"

’Fucking lunatic!’

A terrifying, scorching heat washed over Yang An, even causing his hair to curl. He was forced to retreat again until he was out of range, only then cursing inwardly.

But the Lighting Technique this man was displaying also left him in awe.

The flames engulfing his body soared dozens of feet high. The man was like a Flame Demon God, letting out hoarse, crazed laughter.

’Is this the true power of the Lighting Technique?’ Yang An’s eyes widened.

And at that moment, as the man’s words faded, the flames on his body coalesced in an instant, suddenly transforming into nine ferocious, baring-fanged fire dragons.

’He’s using the Lighting Technique combined with another Dao of Destiny Technique?!’

Each of the fire dragons seemed to contain immense power. The very instant they appeared, Yang An clearly felt a ferocious aura that seemed unbearable, inspiring fear.

’No way! I have to get even farther away!’

Without any hesitation, Yang An immediately retreated once more.

"Nine Dragons Nine Attacks! Master, die!"

"Die!"

The nine fire dragons let out earth-shattering roars and charged toward Elder Life Crane along with the man, leaving a crimson line of fire on the ground as they slammed straight into their target.

The nine fire dragons roared, looking as if they would tear Elder Life Crane to shreds with a single bite before incinerating him to ash.

But just then, facing the menacing approach of the man, He Tou revealed a look of disdain.

It opened its long beak and took a sharp breath.

In the next moment, a powerful suction force completely pulled all the flames from the man’s body. The nine dragons instantly crumbled, and He Tou swallowed them whole.

"My good eldest disciple! Go back and practice for a few more years! Your master isn’t so easy to kill!"

Without He Tou making any other visible move, the man was once again sent flying backward, landing on the ground with a THUD.

But compared to last time, this was far more brutal.

Half of his upper body had exploded into a bloody mist, which was then completely sucked into He Tou’s stomach, leaving not a trace behind.

Elder Life Crane remained completely unharmed. He Tou let out a burp, gave a sinister smile, and ignored the man further.

Yang An, watching from the side, was completely dumbfounded.

In his eyes, this senior brother’s power was simply staggering, yet he still couldn’t even last a single round against He Tou.

’So tragic...’

He glanced at the man on the ground, who was now unable to get up. He was in a truly miserable state, unable to rise, struggling and letting out pained wails. In an instant, he was a man drenched in blood.

Although he knew the guy had brought this upon himself, Yang An couldn’t help but feel a sliver of pity.

’What a pity!’

’Why isn’t he dead yet... If he died, with all this meat, the Meat Burial Talisman could definitely have a feast...’

Shaking his head, he quickly left his spot and walked toward Elder Life Crane.

The incident seemed to become a minor interlude. Elder Life Crane continued walking into the valley, and Yang An immediately chose to follow.

He only glanced at his senior brother’s tragic state before looking away. He didn’t have the time to spare, nor was it his place as a new disciple to interfere. Someone would surely clean up the mess.

But he had barely taken two steps when he heard a series of SWISHING sounds. Several figures instantly appeared before Elder Life Crane, the surrounding blood mist parting to reveal their faces.

There were five people in total, four men and one woman. They were clearly disciples of Elder Life Crane, which made them Yang An’s senior brothers and sister.

They all knelt respectfully in unison, looking much more obedient than the previous man.

"Disciples respectfully welcome Master’s return to the mountain!"

Only upon seeing these disciples did the clouds finally part on Elder Life Crane’s face, revealing an amiable smile.

"Good, good, good! Rise, quickly!"

He said with a smile, his attitude a world apart from how he had treated the previous man. He looked as if he was just about to personally help his disciples up.

Seeing this, Yang An seemed to understand something.

’It seems that senior brother from before was a troublemaker in the Life Crane Sect, an exception.’

’He probably wasn’t favored by Elder Life Crane, which is why he was so bold as to challenge him, hoping to gain the Elder’s attention that way.’

’I almost thought this was the normal, aggressive culture of the Life Crane Sect. If that were the case, the pressure on me as a new disciple would be immense.’

’Thankfully, it doesn’t seem to be the case.’

’Good, good.’

Yang An breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as he was thinking this and looked up to take the opportunity to get to know his senior brothers and sister...

In the next second, he froze on the spot.

He saw that among the disciples who had stood up, one had, at some unknown moment, gotten close to the smiling Elder Life Crane.

It was the woman. She was gripping the hilt of a longsword, its blade already piercing through Elder Life Crane’s chest.

Dark red blood trickled down the piercing blade, dripping onto the ground. DRIP. DRIP. DRIP.

And on her delicate face, a sinister, triumphant smile suddenly appeared.

"Master! Welcome back!"

HISS—

Yang An sucked in a cold breath, watching the scene in shock. In that instant, he felt his entire Scalp go numb.