Martial Cultivator

Forced into revealing his true form, Yuan Ling’s eyes burned with a red fury, filled with murderous intent.

“I’m going to dig out your heart and liver, and savor them to see what they taste like!”

While demons naturally consume human flesh, higher-level demons actually lose interest in blood prey. Demons had their own cultivation methods, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, much like human cultivators. This was the heaven-defying trait that gave demons a significant advantage. Having an unparalleled physique to begin with, coupled with demonic arts, they naturally held a great advantage when fighting with humans.

This was why, over the years, the foreign cultivators had been reluctant to confront demons head-on, leaving the Great Liang in a perpetual state of passive defense.

Chen Chao gripped Cloud Mud tightly and said nothing more. He just exhaled a breath of white mist. Looking at the much larger green ape, he smiled then beckoned his hand at him.

Bring it on.

When I didn’t draw my saber, you weren’t my match. After drawing my saber, what ability do you have to surpass me?

The green ape howled at the sky and the sound wave shook the heavens. The snow-covered hillside in the distance was affected by the sonic wave, collapsing instantly. Countless accumulated snow fell, forming one snowball after another, rolling toward this side.

The wind and snow howled.

Yuan Ling began to charge at Chen Chao, the black spear in his hand flickering with an eerie light. Demonic qi erupted, carving a clear path through the wind and snow!

As their figures drew closer, the towering green ape was majestic, with arms thicker than a normal person’s thighs. Beneath the green fur, it seemed to conceal immense power. When they were only a few dozen feet away, Yuan Ling finally thrust his spear. The powerful aura was accompanied by the wind and snow, feeling like a great gale had arisen, making Chen Chao’s clothes rustle loudly.

Chen Chao’s expression remained unchanged. Cloud Mud had long been unsheathed, but he did not swing it until they were within twenty to thirty feet. At that moment, he swung fiercely.

In an instant, the snowstorm was filled with a saber light that blotted out the skies and covered the earth, flashing everywhere.

The two auras collided abruptly in the snowstorm, grinding the surrounding snow into powder.

The black spear cut through the wind and snow, thrusting straight for Chen Chao’s chest. This spear was exceptionally domineering, and the powerful aura contained at the spear tip suggested that if it struck Chen Chao, it would likely cause severe injury instantly.

At this moment, Cloud Mud’s handle had already turned black. It was raised high by Chen Chao, who then brought it down with a mighty swing.

Sparks flew!

However, this time, Chen Chao could not hold his ground. Instead, he was forcefully pushed forward by Yuan Ling’s true form’s immense power. The spear remained in front of him, with demonic qi continuously surging. Chen Chao’s expression changed slightly. Aside from the demoness he had encountered before, he had not fought with a true prodigy of the demon race. Facing such a demon with a powerful bloodline, he had somewhat underestimated him. He had thought that he would at least be evenly matched, but he did not expect that after Yuan Ling revealed his true form, his strength surged dramatically. In terms of physical prowess alone, Chen Chao was likely at a disadvantage.

However, this was not unacceptable. After all, the demon race’s physique was inherently superior to that of humans, and the green ape before him was clearly among the elite of that group.

Chen Chao continued to swing his saber, cutting through the demonic qi in front of him, but his body was involuntarily sliding backward non-stop.

Soon, two long tracks appeared on the snowy ground, but they were quickly covered by increasingly larger snowballs rolling from behind.

This created a bizarre scene: Chen Chao and Yuan Ling in the front, with the snowballs chasing after them from behind.

After several hundred yards, Yuan Ling roared again, lifting the spear’s tip. Chen Chao blocked with his saber, but the immense force caused the Cloud Mud in his hands to nearly slip from his grasp. The webbing between his thumb and index finger was also impacted and in pain.

Chen Chao spat out another puff of white mist, self-mockingly reflecting that he had not been as focused on tempering his physique recently as he had been before. Otherwise, he would not be in this situation.

As Yuan Ling exerted more force, the black spear’s shaft quickly bent like a new moon. Chen Chao tried to counter with increasing strength, but his efforts were insufficient. In the end, he was still lifted by the spear and sent flying into the air. Yuan Ling sneered coldly, then used his feet to stamp two deep holes into the ground before leaping into the air, his spear thrusting out again!

However, Chen Chao had already stabilized himself in mid-air and quickly slashed down with his saber.

A saber beam spanning over a hundred feet appeared in the world, falling straight down. Yuan Ling did not dodge or evade, holding his spear horizontally to block the attack. But in the moment that followed, he was still rapidly falling towards the ground.

At this moment, the snowball behind them had already become incredibly enormous. But as the saber beam pressed down, the snowball was instantly sliced through and split into two halves.

With a loud boom!

Countless snow and wind buried Yuan Ling.

Before Chen Chao could make another move, Yuan Ling’s true form burst out of the snowstorm, thrusting his spear forward. The heavens and earth seemed to shift!

Chen Chao was once again struck by Yuan Ling’s spear, flying backward and landing a distance away.

By the time Chen Chao straightened himself, Yuan Ling had already closed in again. As Yuan Ling thrust his spear once more, his other massive arm suddenly came smashing down!

Chen Chao frowned, realizing that with such a physique and fighting style, it was no wonder Yuan Ling had escaped several times on the battlefield. The sheer force of his reckless assaults was already more than enough to handle.

Blocking the spear using Cloud Mud, Chen Chao used the force to fly backward a few paces, narrowly avoiding the powerful punch that followed.

Yuan Ling’s punch left a deep crater in the snow, creating a large hole in front of the two.

Yuan Ling leaped over the hole. His massive body did not appear bulky or slow. Instead, it exhibited the agility of a monkey. Yuan Ling truly was favored by the heavens.

Chen Chao had no time for further thoughts. In a moment, he clashed with the giant green ape several times with his saber. The saber techniques passed down by the Great General were already deeply ingrained in Chen Chao. These moves were derived from military combat methods, being the most straightforward and efficient.

Seizing an opening when Yuan Ling was thrusting his spear, Chen Chao took the initiative to close in, coming directly in front of Yuan Ling, the Cloud Mud in his hand slashing straight down. If this attack landed, Yuan Ling would probably be split in half!

However, Chen Chao still underestimated Yuan Ling’s reaction speed and the sheer power of his physique.

Yuan Ling stopped in time, leaning backward to avoid the saber slash to his chest. However, Chen Chao’s saber still struck Yuan Ling’s lower abdomen. Unfortunately, despite the countless green hairs being sliced away, Chen Chao’s blade only left a cut less than an inch deep on the green ape’s abdomen.

Chen Chao was astonished. Cloud Mud was far sharper than the so-called Hundred Year Swords. Putting other things aside, Chen Chao’s straight saber was unquestionably one of the world’s finest weapons. Yet even so, breaking through Yuan Ling’s body proved so difficult?

Chen Chao couldn’t imagine how those so-called sword cultivators would fare. In a fight of the same realm, most sword cultivators’ flying swords would likely only tickle Yuan Ling.

Hit by the saber, Yuan Ling grimaced in pain, his eyes becoming even redder. Though the wound did not inflict severe damage, it was enough to enrage him further!

At this moment, Cloud Mud, stained with the green ape’s blood, turned white once more.

Chen Chao exhaled a mouthful of white mist. No matter what, as long as the green ape was wounded, it was fine. After all, once there was enough blood loss, they would die.

Enraged, Yuan Ling let out another long howl. The shockwave from his roar flattened the nearby snow hills, causing an avalanche to rush down in an instant!

Chen Chao looked at the might of heaven and earth unleashed by a mortal’s fury, his expression becoming rather ugly.

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Even with an avalanche triggered, neither of them was deterred. They continued to fight fiercely amidst the wind and snow.

Yuan Ling’s broad back did not fear any wind or snow, but Chen Chao could not afford such luxury. While fighting Yuan Ling, he had to constantly remain vigilant. It was not fear of the snowstorm itself but rather the concern that if the avalanche interfered, the increasingly frenzied green ape would likely seize the opportunity to kill him.

Chen Chao sighed deeply.

The green ape before him was not dumb, but it was not easy to kill.

The two finally had a real exchange of injuries in the storm.

Yuan Lin’s spear pierced through Chen Chao’s shoulder, impaling him directly, while Chen Chao’s saber almost entirely penetrated Yuan Ling’s body.

They were mere inches away from each other’s vitals.

Chen Chao felt a deep sense of regret but obediently withdrew his saber, increasing the distance between himself and the green ape.

Both of them were now covered in blood, appearing extremely miserable.

Unfortunately, the next moment, Yuan Ling was crushed by a massive snowball from behind, losing his balance. Chen Chao narrowed his eyes, but chose not to advance at that moment. Instead, he cautiously retreated several dozen feet.

Sure enough.

The spot where Chen Chao had been standing suddenly collapsed, taking a large portion of the surrounding snowfield with it.

Chen Chao avoided the trap that Yuan Ling had hastily set up and shook his head, saying, “Why is an animal like you learning about the schemes of humans?”

Yuan Ling remained silent, merely releasing his black spear. A powerful aura suddenly emerged between heaven and earth.

The wind and snow seemed to freeze in place.

Then, countless ice spears erupted from the ground, shooting up into the sky.

Chen Chao sighed, “Damn it, even a demon knows how to do these things now. How are we supposed to live?”

At this moment, Chen Chao was truly feeling depressed.