Chapter 576 – The Sixth Floor (1/2)

Li Qingshan and Xiao An stood back to back in the centre of the storm, creating the winds that ripped through everything.

The winds subsided, and the battle stopped.

Li Qingshan swung the Heavy Water sword downwards, splattering the ground with a thick streak of blood.

Notches appeared on the sword. It was riddled with cracks, on the edge of shattering.

High grade spiritual artifacts were no longer enough to endure such a battle.

Li Qingshan was riddled with wounds. Many of the injuries were close to his vital points.

Outnumbered and unable to use his daemon powers, it was impossible for him to remain unscathed. If it were not for the Demon Suppression Statuary’s extraordinary effectiveness against these Demon Generals, he would not have even been able to last ten seconds even if he pushed his talent for battle to the limit.

Xiao An’s golden avatar was also riddled with wounds, but upon dispersing the avatar, she was completely unharmed.

“It’s a pity we can’t collect these corpses.”

Li Qingshan said to Xiao An through his soul sense with a slight sense of pity. The two monks were not idiots. They definitely could not afford to do anything strange that would raise suspicion.

Xiao An said, “It’s fine. These aren’t substantial anymore.”

Li Qingshan nodded and turned towards the Demon Suppression statue, comprehending the fifth form of the Demon Suppression Statuary.

Outside the Demon Suppression hall, the Dauntless monk stopped worrying completely, while the Unraging monk had already vanished from beside him. He had entered the Demon Suppression hall, so he was ready to save them at any time.

Although slain geniuses could not be considered as geniuses, this was still the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression hall. Even if they sent in a group of the most outstanding disciples of the monastery, it was highly likely for them to be completely annihilated.

But in the end, the battle prowess that Li Qingshan and Xiao An demonstrated left him deeply astounded. Their teamwork was virtually flawless. Their coordination could no longer be described as tacit. They were basically mentally linked.

A special connection seemed to exist between them, far more complicated than the relationship between a man and a woman.

The Demon Suppression statue emitted two beams of light again, and Li Qingshan shut his eyes. His body radiated with black demon qi, which lingered on his wounds. The injuries began to writhe, closing up at a visible rate.

From this aspect alone, he was already no different from demons. He possessed life force that far exceeded any human.

A while later, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and dispersed the demonic nature and demon qi. He had become even fiercer and stronger, and his level of demonification had become deeper.

“I think I look pretty good!”

Li Qingshan waved his hand and water rippled before him, forming a mirror. He saw a hideous, human figure before raising his eyebrows and making an evaluation like that.

Of course, this “pretty good” was in comparison to his original daemon form. When it came to his judgement of appearances, he had never used beauty and ugliness as a standard. He had his own strange set of standards. He had always found his original daemon form, together with the ox hooves and tiger claws, much more satisfying than his humanoid daemon form, the handsome, red-haired man.

His appearance after demonifying was another style compared to his original daemon form. He basically maintained his humanoid figure. Apart from growing taller, he only seemed like he had put on a set of extremely fitting and flagrant armour.

But in the eyes of regular people, he was truly a terrifying monster.

“Yep!” Xiao An raised her head and nodded seriously, praising him with admiration from the very bottom of her heart.

“I have to say, out of all the people I know, you have the best tastes!”

Li Qingshan chuckled and laughter reverberated through the surroundings.

The Dauntless monk and the Unraging monk both witnessed this. There was nothing they could say about their standards of beauty.

“Do you think we should still visit the sixth floor?”

Li Qingshan asked. He was very tempted to go and learn the sixth statue of the Demon Suppression Statuary, as he had learnt the Chains of Demon Suppression on the third floor.

This was no coincidence. For many ancient cultivation methods, a special juncture would often come with every three layers. If cultivators could comprehend a technique and battle skill that complemented their cultivation method, it would stop them from being distracted by anything else, and it could also ensure they could protect their lives to a certain degree.

Along the way, the role that the Chains of Demon Suppression had played could be considered as vital. Against many Demon Generals that were difficult to defeat, he only needed to unleash the Chains of Demon Suppression, and he would be able to overwhelm them completely, achieving victory with great ease.

However, with the fifth floor as a boundary in the Demon Suppression hall, venturing down further would definitely result in even greater danger. After learning the fifth form of the Demon Suppression Statuary, the pressure on the spirit turtle had basically been relieved, and it had recovered some of its sharp senses over the future. It could sense the existence of danger.

Of course, if he could use his full strength freely, Li Qingshan believed that even the seventh floor would be no problem, much less the sixth floor. However, the fate awaiting him if he reverted to his daemon form in the Demon Suppression hall would probably be venturing straight down to the ninth floor and being suppressed there for ten thousand years.

Xiao An said, “Let’s continue!”

Li Qingshan said in surprise, “You’re so confident!”