High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 291: Chapter 173: Slaying a Prodigy with One Slash, Reassignment to Changning City

Immediately after, Lin Jing, renowned for her speed, flashed onto the city wall with her sword.

She saw Li Wen, who was always one step ahead of her, and a flicker of admiration and envy flashed in her eyes. She said quickly,

”Captain Li, your speed is truly beyond compare.”

The words had barely left her mouth before she transformed into a cerulean shadow, rushing to the front lines by the Stargate to set up defenses.

Captain Gao Yuan arrived with his steady gait. Liu Kun, Wang Qiang, and Zhou Tong—three warriors at the Peak of Great Sun Realm—along with dozens of well-trained soldiers from the Bright Moon and Flying Star Realms, all fell into place.

Like precisely machined gears meshing together, they rapidly formed a solid defensive line in front of the Stargate.

The light of the Star Gate flickered violently, its energy surging.

The first wave of invading Demon Race completed their transit.

What appeared before them were twenty Great Sun Realm demons with ferocious auras—a lineup identical to the last probe.

However, in the instant these demons materialized, Li Wen’s Primordial Spirit—honed to a new level of density and power since his breakthrough to the Great Sun Realm—silently swept across the battlefield.

His subtle yet powerful 3rd Layer Primordial Spirit scan instantly identified three demons who were different from the others.

Their auras seemed restrained, making them indistinguishable from the other demons at the Peak of Great Sun Realm.

But to Li Wen’s Primordial Spirit, these three concealed an ancient and noble bloodline aura. It felt like dormant magma that, once erupted, would be earth-shattering.

More importantly, the faint pressure exuding from their bloodline and the dormant fluctuations of their innate talents—unique to the Demon Race—clearly revealed their identities: they were elite prodigies of the Demon Emperor’s direct lineage.

”Captain Gao, everyone,” Li Wen’s calm and clear voice came through the squad’s internal communication channel. ℴ

”I’ve found the targets. Hidden among the demons that came from the Star Gate are three descendants of the Demon Emperor’s bloodline. The real ’big fish’ are here.”

Gao Yuan and the other five felt their hearts tighten.

’Prodigies of the Demon Emperor’s bloodline!’

This was no ordinary probe. It meant that a long-premeditated, all-out invasion had officially begun.

The brutal sacrifices of the last battle were still fresh in their minds. Once again, the city pass was on the edge of a precipice.

But the heavy atmosphere didn’t make them hesitate.

Since the enemy had chosen to hide, they would simply play along.

”Stick to the plan. Lure the snakes out of their holes!” Gao Yuan’s voice was steady and firm as he issued the command.

The battle erupted in an instant!

The battle line formed by the Human Race soldiers advanced steadily, clashing fiercely with the surging vanguard of the Demon Race.

From the rear, Zhou Tong’s black longbow was like the Grim Reaper’s scythe, precisely picking off the Bright Moon Realm demon soldiers at the forefront who were trying to tear through the defensive line.

Gao Yuan’s domain unfurled silently. An invisible gravitational field, like a swamp, enveloped the charging demons, making their movements sluggish and difficult.

Liu Kun, Wang Qiang, and Lin Jing formed a triangle, their coordination seamless. Their attacks seemed ferocious, but they were cleverly controlling the pace, gradually luring the main demon force at the front away from the Stargate.

The three demon prodigies, disguised as ordinary warriors at the Peak of Great Sun Realm, blended into the horde and cautiously observed the battle.

They deliberately suppressed their power with every strike, making it seem as if they were struggling to keep up. Under the pressure of Gao Yuan’s domain and the human attacks, they even appeared flustered.

After a short while, their opportunity seemed to arrive.

During what appeared to be a misstep in the Human Race’s coordinated assault,

a powerful blast of Sword Qi from Liu Kun seemed to go slightly astray, forcing a large demon next to Lin Jing to retreat.

In doing so, it ”accidentally” left the snake-headed demon prodigy exposed in a small gap in the defensive line.

Directly behind that gap was Gao Yuan, who was currently under considerable pressure.

’Now!’

The ferocious light in the eyes of the three long-dormant demon prodigies flared. Their disguises shattered in an instant as their tyrannical bloodline auras erupted.

BOOM! The earth began to tremble!

The burly Ox Demon at the lead roared at the sky, his body glowing with frenzied, earthy-yellow runes as he activated his Talent Divine Technique: Earth-Shaker.

Countless sharp earthen spikes erupted from the ground like living things, throwing the surrounding formation into chaos.

SHIIING! A sharp, piercing sound cut through the air!

The eagle demon’s magnificent wings exploded with blinding golden light. Its speed multiplied severalfold as it shot toward Gao Yuan like a blade tearing through space, wrapped in an unparalleled cutting force—its Talent Divine Technique, Sky-Splitting Wing Slash.

HSSSS! A green mist billowed out!

The Snake Demon opened its massive maw and spewed a thick, jade-green poisonous mist. The mist, carrying a potent corrosive agent and a strange, nerve-paralyzing power, slithered like a living serpent toward Gao Yuan and Lin Jing. It was the Talent Divine Technique: Heart-devouring Poisonous Miasma.

The sudden burst of power from the three prodigies was like three red-hot daggers stabbing viciously into the heart of the Human Race’s defensive line.

Ferocious roars erupted from the demon horde. Their morale soared as they prepared to tear apart what seemed to be a victory within their grasp.

However, in the very instant that the aftershocks from the Ox Demon’s Talent Divine Technique still lingered, as the eagle demon’s space-rending wings were about to strike Gao Yuan, and as the Snake Demon’s poisonous miasma had just begun to spew forth—

—a streak of purple light, seemingly faster than lightning and purer than thunder, appeared out of thin air behind the eagle demon. It was silent, yet it carried an undeniable will of destruction.

It was Li Wen, who had been patiently lying in wait for two long months.

”Activate!”

Gao Yuan let out a low roar, a sharp glint erupting in his eyes.

His face instantly paled, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. He had clearly paid a price for this move.

The ”Star-Derivation: Domain Fall” domain he was controlling suddenly collapsed inward.

The gravity within the domain instantly multiplied several times over, while its range rapidly contracted. It became an invisible cage, trapping the eagle demon, the Snake Demon, and several other Great Sun Realm demons near Gao Yuan, pinning them in place.