Chapter 108 - Battle with the Demon General

Chapter 108: Chapter 106: Battle with the Demon GeneralCui Xi, not far away, watched her uncle and Lu Hong chat amiably with hatred gnawing at her teeth, but she had no courage to confront her uncle who had raised her since childhood. Since Ku Le had initially decreed that Lu Hong was her savior, Cui Xi’s plan to teach Lu Hong a lesson through her family’s power had lost all possibility.

Surrounded by a large number of the Kang family’s soldiers, Lu Hong and his companions finally returned to Tong City.

Tong City was nothing like the sinister City, which was fortified with towering, iron-like walls filled with anti-magic material, clearly designed as a stronghold for assault and defense.

But Tong City didn’t even have a proper wall, merely encircled by boulders a little more than one person tall, and on top of that, not a single guard could be seen—it seemed totally defenseless. The city’s scenery was plainly visible at a glance.

However, Tong City, despite its shabby walls, was still extremely prosperous inside, with tall buildings everywhere. Members from various races of the wilderness showed their presence on the broad roads.

"Brother Ku Le, aren’t you worried about attacks on this Tong City?" Lu Hong asked Ku Le curiously.

Hearing Lu Hong’s doubt, Ku Le laughed, "Tong City is in the second ring of demon territory. Why should we defend? As long as the outermost walls of the demon territory are strong enough, who can break through here? Besides, Tong Shuai is a renowned master among the demons. He once ventured alone deep into the beast race’s territory and returned safely after slaying a beast general. With such strength and honor, who would dare contempt him over a mere wall?"

"Tong Shuai is that amazing?" Hearing about Tong Shuai’s exploits from Ku Le, Lu Hong started to regret accepting the old servant’s request. If Tong Shuai turned out to be petty, paying him a visit would be like a lamb walking into the tiger’s den.

Seemingly reading the doubt in Lu Hong’s eyes, Ku Le leaned in and whispered, "I know that by saving the young lady, you’ve offended Tong Tang. However, don’t worry that Tong Shuai will seek revenge. He never interferes in his son’s affairs. Seven years ago, when his third son was killed in a dispute outside, Tong Shuai arrived on the scene in person. After understanding what had happened, he dealt with it justly without seeking revenge on the man who had accidentally killed his son. Furthermore, attacking the young lady was Tong Tang’s own decision. If Tong Shuai knew about it, he would probably punish him. So you don’t need to worry about retaliation from Tong Shuai; he is way too reasonable."

"Hmm," Ku Le’s words steadied Lu Hong’s heart, who hadn’t expected to find such an upright and open (fool) among the demon race, one who could even forgo vengeance for his son.

"Come on, let me show you the door of my Kang family." Ku Le led Lu Hong deeper into Tong City, where the crowded lane parted automatically into two rows, respectfully making way for the Kang family’s entourage.

"Brother Ku Le, it seems that these people?" Lu Hong glanced at the citizens on both sides, reading heartfelt gratitude from their eyes.

"Ah, Brother Tu, no need to be surprised. Our Kang family is frankly quite wealthy and likes to give charity to the struggling people of Tong City from time to time, so they’ve become like this over time. It’s not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning." Ku Le boasted modestly and discretely, his esteem for Lu Hong rising once more—this kid had quite an eye for observation.

As the group moved slowly forward, several residents of Tong City rushed to Ku Le, shouting, "Master Ku Le, disaster has struck! Those two bad men from Blood City are coming for you again, you better hide!"

"What?!" Hearing the warning, Ku Le’s face turned pale as he quickly asked, "Where are they?"

"I don’t know, but they should be here any,,,,," Before the messenger could finish speaking, two tall black figures appeared behind him, and with a slap, sent him flying a hundred yards away, crashing into the crowd.

Seeing the visitors from Blood City, Ku Le’s face turned bitter. The warning had come much too late; they arrived before he even finished speaking, as if no warning had been given at all.

The demon from Blood City looked at Ku Le and sneered, "Today, I want to see where you can run!"

"Uh,,,,, sorry about this, but my Kang family is hosting an honored guest today, so please go back for now, we can talk some other day," Ku Le clearly didn’t want to get involved with these two from Blood City.

"An honored guest? Am I not an honored guest of yours?" the demon from Blood City retorted angrily, "I brought our Blood Master’s sincerity to extend an invite, and you keep refusing. If you don’t agree today, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Anyone who dares defy the Blood King’s orders should die!"

"As I said, I’m hosting an honored guest today. The matters the Blood King desires can be discussed later!" said Ku Le, unwavering in the face of the Blood City demon, "The hero here saved Cui Xi; he is a great benefactor to my Kang family. Today, nothing is more important than hosting him!"

"Just him?" The demon from Blood City followed Ku Le’s gesture toward Lu Hong, with a look full of mockery and disdain, "A mere human as a guest of honor among demons? Your Kang family has really fallen. Since that’s the case, I’ll correct this mistake. Dead men don’t need feasts!" After speaking, a demon from Blood City took the initiative to strike first. Purple Demonic Qi surged wildly, spewing forth toward Lu Hong.

As for those demon races who resorted to violence without a word, Lu Hong had never felt fond of them. His Bloodline Power transformed into a river, clashing head-on.

"How dare you fight back? You’re asking for death!" The demon from Blood City grew angrier with Lu Hong’s resistance, the Demonic Qi swirling, and his claws viciously tore through Lu Hong’s Blood Qi Shockwave.

He was an expert! It was evident from the outset whether one was skilled or not. Lu Hong summoned the Blood Holy Sword and leaped down from his horse, lunging toward the opponent.

"Be careful, Brother Tu! This man called Kuang Chi is the Blood King’s number one warrior," Ku Le kindly warned Lu Hong from the side.

However, this kind of warning only filled Lu Hong with disdain, but now that things had come to this, the battle was inevitable.

"Kill!" Kuang Chi took a step back to dodge Lu Hong’s thrust and pulled out two short axes from behind to fight Lu Hong in a flurry.

Kuang Chi, as a fierce general of the demon clan, naturally had countless battles under his belt. His short axes were used flawlessly, pushing Lu Hong to nearly lose his defense.

"Damn it!" Since he couldn’t match his opponent’s skill, he’d use brute strength to compensate.

As the muscles’ strength awakened, the two Blood Holy Swords in Lu Hong’s hands became heavy as a thousand pounds. Every time Kuang Chi’s axe chopped down, it would be deflected, sending tremors through his hands that caused his tiger’s mouth to split open.

"You lowly human, how do you possess such strong Bloodline Power?" Kuang Chi obviously wasn’t stupid, he took several steps back to widen the distance from Lu Hong.

"Don’t even think about running!" Lu Hong certainly wasn’t going to let Kuang Chi get away and quickly followed with a dash.

"Blood Demon Transformation!" Kuang Chi roared in anger, his Bloodline Power suddenly erupting. A purple shadow from the sky entered his body, and the enhanced Kuang Chi no longer shrank back, merging his two axes into one and chopping down toward Lu Hong’s forehead.

As the two weapons collided, a huge impact instantly swept across the battlefield, pushing everything around sideways and turning the scene into chaos.

"You’ve lost." The Lionheart Bloodline would never lose to other Bloodline Powers, so Kuang Chi fell into a disadvantage, kneeling on the ground with his kneecaps appearing to be completely shattered. Not only that, but the two axes in his hands were also covered in cracks, and with another push from Lu Hong, the axes completely broke apart.

Seeing this, another member of the Blood City demon clan who accompanied Kuang Chi couldn’t sit still any longer and hurried over to support.

"Brother Tu, be careful. The opponent is Kui Hong, the leader of the Dark Blood troops under the command of the Blood King. His assassination skills are extremely terrifying." Ku Le pushed away the retainers in front of him who were protecting him and issued another friendly warning to Lu Hong.

Assassination? Lu Hong frowned at the sight of Kui Hong dashing towards him and quickly sidestepped to dodge. A pitch-black dagger stabbed out, grazing Lu Hong’s belly. The attacking Kui Hong turned out to be just a false image, and the real Kui Hong had already sneaked behind him. Had it not been for Ku Le’s warning, Lu Hong might have already been successfully ambushed by Kui Hong.

"Such a blabbermouth!" The frustrated Kui Hong cast a cold glance at Ku Le and retreated, disappearing from the spot.

This Kui Hong was in the assassin profession, Lu Hong noted. He then took a deep breath, Blood Qi Shockwave!

Lu Hong deliberately controlled the range of the Blood Qi Shockwave so it didn’t affect the civilians outside the immediate area but echoed within a hundred meters around him, attempting to force Kui Hong out of hiding.

"Demonic Shadow Stab!" As an assassin, Kui Hong inherently had weak defense and couldn’t hold out for ten seconds before revealing himself under Lu Hong’s onslaught while also launching a powerful strike.

The black dagger shot out from Kui Hong’s hands, too fast for everyone present to react. Although Lu Hong was prepared, he truly didn’t expect Kui Hong’s attacking position to not be in front or behind him, but on the right!

Kui Hong’s tactics turned Lu Hong’s understanding on its head; he had never seen an assassin attack from the side. At this point, Lu Hong was too late to dodge, and in a flash of light, the black dagger pierced directly into his right arm.

With the enhancement of Kui Hong’s Magic Power, the dagger acted like a drill, persistently burrowing in with the intent to pierce through Lu Hong’s arm.

"Stop!" Lu Hong rallied his Blood Qi Power to block it, and thankfully, since the dagger had left Kui Hong, it lost its follow-up support. After penetrating an inch into Lu Hong’s bone, it was successfully blocked and forced out of his body.

"Die!" Of course, Kui Hong wouldn’t miss this opportunity. While Lu Hong was defending against the dagger, Kui Hong reached his back again and sliced another dagger toward Lu Hong’s throat.

"Lion King Arrival!" At the brink of life and death, Lu Hong no longer held back. The Lion King state was suddenly activated, and his powerful aura directly sent Kui Hong flying away.

"Take my punch!" Lu Hong turned and followed up with a punch. Kui Hong felt the terror of the incoming strike and immediately used a ghostly move to dodge the fatal punch, reappearing a hundred meters away.

"Who exactly are you?" At this point, Kui Hong fully recognized how formidable Lu Hong was. This person was strong and not to be provoked lightly.

"None of your damn business! Give me your life!" Lu Hong, having taken a hit from Kui Hong, was very unhappy. Although the dagger had been driven out, Kui Hong had poisoned it, and now the toxin was spreading. If not for suppressing it with his Blood Qi Power, he might have lost half his life by now.

"Enough!"

Just as Lu Hong was prepared to pursue, a child-like voice rang out in the air, as a demon child with a stern face walked onto the battlefield between the two.

This figure was easily recognized; it was Tong Shuai.