I Grind to Martial Saint

The next moment, Cheng Cang spun around gracefully. His sword flashed, unleashing a startling killing intent.

A head went flying!

This so-called Great Protector of the Evil Bone Cave couldn’t even last a few exchanges against Cheng Cang.

Seeing this, the remaining two Great Protectors hastily joined forces to attack Cheng Cang.

Only by working together could they barely hold him back.

As for Fang Qiaoling, her Cultivation was weaker than both Duan Qiantian’s and Cheng Cang’s; she only had True Qi Cultivation.

Thus, she was locked in a fierce, evenly matched battle with the last Great Protector.

The bald-headed man sitting on the White Bone Altar saw that even after dispatching his four Great Protectors, they had still failed to eliminate the two men. In fact, the sounds of fighting were only growing more intense.

He thought for a moment, then decided to intervene himself.

The instant he rose from the White Bone Altar...

SWISH!

A flash of sword light suddenly appeared.

It was as fast as lightning yet utterly silent, gone in the blink of an eye.

At the critical moment, a tremor went through the bald man’s heart as he sensed danger.

He instinctively tilted his head, narrowly dodging the streak of sword light.

”You’re courting death!”

The bald man roared in fury, not expecting a sneak attack.

Seeing that his assassination attempt had failed, Duan Qiantian was about to launch another killing blow when a pale, bony skull suddenly materialized from the void and lunged at him, jaws snapping!

Left with no choice, Duan Qiantian swung his sword and shattered the bony skull!

BAM!

The moment the skull shattered, the bald man’s figure vanished from his sight!

”Hee hee hee~”

The next moment, Duan Qiantian heard a cacophony of eerie laughter.

The skulls on the White Bone Altar had all turned to face him, cackling grotesquely.

SWISH SWISH SWISH~~

Then, the bony skulls took flight, rushing toward Duan Qiantian.

Duan Qiantian was unfazed. He swung his sword with one hand, unleashing slash after slash of searing sword light.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

His Sword Qi contained an extremely violent Energy.

Whenever it struck one of the skulls, a ball of fire would erupt.

For a moment, the air was filled with brilliant explosions of fire, which dissolved into a shower of dazzling sparks.

Soon, the number of skulls began to dwindle rapidly.

”Evil Bone Devour!”

A strange, piercing shriek suddenly echoed.

Duan Qiantian’s ears suddenly started ringing.

A massive skull of evil bone materialized in the void. It was terrifyingly black and opened its huge mouth to bite down on Duan Qiantian!

”Scorching Sun Slash!”

But Duan Qiantian was no simple character. As an outstanding disciple of the Nine Swords Sect, he remained calm and composed in the face of danger, activating the Scorching Gang Essence within his body!

He gripped his sword with both hands and slashed forward violently!

SWOOSH!

A golden light, like a ray from the Great Sun itself, appeared and cleaved down toward the hideous ghoulish head!

BOOM!!!

A ball of scorching fire exploded.

The evil bone skull let out a bloodcurdling scream as Duan Qiantian shattered it with a single slash!

PFFT!

Not far away, the bald man’s figure suddenly reappeared.

His Magic Technique had been shattered by Duan Qiantian’s sword, and he suffered a severe backlash, spitting up a mouthful of blood.

”You... What sect are you from?”

The bald man glared at Duan Qiantian, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.

As far as he could remember, he had never seen this person before.

”I am Duan Qiantian, a disciple of the Nine Swords Sect.”

”Your Evil Bone Cave performs live human sacrifices—an offense against nature. I am here to deliver heaven’s justice and execute you all!”

Duan Qiantian raised his longsword and walked toward the bald man!

”Nine Swords Sect... Never heard of it.”

”But if you think you can kill me... it won’t be that easy!”

Despite his heavy injuries, the bald man could still manage a laugh.

Duan Qiantian seemed to sense a strange aura. His brow furrowed, and he was just about to flash forward and cut down the bald man!

BOOM!

But the bald man’s head suddenly exploded!

Well, not exploded, exactly. A bizarre, pitch-black claw had burst out from inside it.

The claw was so thick that it had instantly burst the bald man’s head open.

PFFT!

Immediately after, another thick, black claw burst from the bald man’s chest.

Duan Qiantian swung his longsword, unleashing a beam of Golden Sun Sword Qi!

CLANG!

It struck the thick, black claw, sending a shower of sparks flying.

The other thick, black claw viciously swiped at him.

Duan Qiantian raised his longsword to block.

BAM!

An immense, violent force struck him, sending him flying more than ten meters back!

By the time Duan Qiantian got back on his feet, the bald man’s flesh had been torn apart.

A horrifying, demonic monster stood before him.

It had no flesh or blood, only thick, bizarre, pitch-black bones. A massive hole gaped in its chest, and its oval-shaped head was covered in strange, squirming, tadpole-like runes.

”A Demon Seed!”

Duan Qiantian uttered the two words!

’No wonder the Evil Bone Cave was abducting people from all over Nanwu Province.’

’It wasn’t to cultivate some Evil Skill after all, but to offer them as sacrifices to a Demon Seed!’

Moreover, the power radiating from this Demon Seed suggested it had been revived for quite some time.

Even if it hadn’t fully recovered, it was likely equivalent to a Half-Step Innate master.

He knew he was no match for it.

Without any hesitation, Duan Qiantian shouted, ”Go!”

’Even heroes need to stay alive to fight another day.’

Cheng Cang and Fang Qiaoling, who were about to come to his aid, heard Duan Qiantian’s shout and, without a moment’s hesitation, turned and fled!

Naturally, the Evil Bone Species was not about to let the three of them go.

Even with dozens of ”blood foods” waiting to be absorbed on the White Bone Altar...

...the lifeblood of these three was so potent that a single one of them was worth a thousand of the others.

To the Evil Bone Species, this was an irresistible temptation!

RUMBLE!!

The Evil Bone Species bounded after them.

Before long, the three of them had escaped the Evil Bone Cave’s lair and were back outside.

But they could all feel a terrifyingly evil aura chasing them from behind. Not daring to look back, they ran for their lives!

But the Evil Bone Species was also incredibly fast, its strides swift and powerful.

During the chase, it even managed to condense its evil energy to summon heads of gray mist, constantly harassing the trio.

Under these conditions, their speed kept dropping, and the distance between them and the Evil Bone Species grew smaller and smaller.

”Senior Brother, we’re all going to die if this keeps up!”

”My Body Technique is good. How about I lead it away?”

Cheng Cang said.

”No... If it comes to that, I’ll be the one to lead it away.”

”Because I’m your Senior Brother.”

Duan Qiantian said in a low voice.

”Enough... Stop arguing, you two.”

”If we die, we die together!”

Fang Qiaoling’s eyes were resolute.

”Then let’s fight it!”

”The three of us together might not be weaker than this Evil Bone Species!”

Cheng Cang said through gritted teeth.

’If we keep running like this, the moment one of us is seriously injured, we’ll lose any chance to fight back.’

’In that case, we might as well fight it now, while we’re all still uninjured!’

”Alright!”

Duan Qiantian didn’t hesitate and stopped in his tracks!

Cheng Cang and Fang Qiaoling did the same!

With perfect coordination, the three of them watched the approaching Evil Bone Species and charged forward, swords drawn!

Duan Qiantian and Cheng Cang flanked it, one on the left and one on the right.

Their Swordsmanship styles were completely different.

The sword light from Duan Qiantian’s slashes was scorching and violent, immensely powerful!

Cheng Cang, on the other hand, pursued ultimate speed. His Sword Qi was so sharp it seemed capable of tearing through the void itself!

Fang Qiaoling knew she was the weakest, so she could only attack from behind them, trying to relieve some of the pressure.

Seeing the two beams of sword light flying toward it, the evil bone monster roared and began swinging its two thick, black claws wildly.

BANG! BANG!

Cheng Cang and Duan Qiantian were both sent flying!

Seeing this, Fang Qiaoling immediately stopped her attack and retreated.

Then, the three attacked again, becoming entangled in a struggle with the Evil Bone Species.

After dozens of exchanges,

Duan Qiantian’s shoulder was shattered by a blow. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and was sent flying!

”Senior Brother!”

Seeing this, Cheng Cang’s eyes turned ferocious, and he thrust his sword into the head of the Evil Bone Species.

CLANG!

The creature’s head was too hard, like solid steel; the attack caused no damage at all.

Instead, the Evil Bone Species swung its black arm and smashed into Cheng Cang’s chest, sending him flying backward!

”Damn it!!!”

Cheng Cang struggled to get up.

But he discovered his ribs were completely shattered, with fragments even piercing his lungs.

Even with the constitution of a Gang Essence Martial Artist, an injury this severe, while not fatal, severely restricted his movement.

BAM!

The next second, Cheng Cang saw his junior sister, Fang Qiaoling, get knocked away by the Evil Bone Species.

For a moment, his heart was shrouded in despair.

”Sounds like there’s something up ahead...”

A voice suddenly drifted from the distance.