Chapter 127 – Demon (2/2)

“I am curious, is it really worth you wasting this array just a trap a mere Warrior like me?” Ye Wei frowned and stared at the black silhouette.

“Not really!” The demon shook its head and made a strange cracking noise. “You are just unlucky. My idea was to find myself a talented human during the tournament, and suffice it to say, you really stood out.”

Listening to the demon, Ye Wei figured this could be a part of a bigger scheme that the demon could not share, as there was no other logical reason to use a sealing array as powerful as the Black Scale Array.

“A demon…” Fear was written all over Cao Ning’s face. He never expected to be in the middle of an assassination attempt and certainly not one that involved the demon clans.

“Just stay calm, it’s just a demon. As cultivators we will have to confront them sooner or later. Just stand back, I’ve got this.” Although the demon was stronger than himself, three years of intense training gave him confidence and there was no fear in his eyes.

A flash of gold glittered through his eyes as he became determined to fight his way out of the situation if that became the only solution.

“You might think you are a hunter but I am no prey.” Ye Wei stepped forward and the moment his foot touched the ground it generated a strong gravitational pull within the mist.

“It’s a shame that you are not a girl. I’ve always prefered the sweetness your females’ meat,” A sharp laughing sound came from the black figure as the demon licked his lips with a forked red tongue.

The demon then stomped the ground, and its heartbeat could be felt through the floor. The runes Ye Wei planted beneath the surface scattered under the pulsing pressure wave which caused the gravitational pull to disappear.

Demons could not use mystic stances but they did not need them. The energy in their blood made up for this shortcoming.

The black figure floated towards Ye Wei and slowly rose its arm, and a thick black, fluid-like texture floating around his hands felt similar to Qi for Ye Wei, but much colder and denser.

Ye Wei was slightly startled by the his overpowering energy and was reminded what fear felt like. A strand of silvery Qi appeared in his hand and transformed into the ancient sword he found in Bloodmist Valley, the five-star medium-grade mystic arm.

As he had never fought a demon before, Ye Wei was cautious and left no room for mistakes.

“Medium-grade mystic arm! That is something I did not expect to see… But you will be dead either way, and this weapon will become mine.” His vertical pupils dilated as he kept walking towards Ye Wei. The black figure was moving forward, but the grass underneath him did not move at all.

The black mist then faded and eventually disappeared.

“Where did he go?” Ye Wei’s heart stopped and he immediately reacted by closing his eyes trying to locate the demon with his exceptional Soul Sensitivity. It was not long after that when the courtyard was filled by Ye Wei’s will-force.

Ye Wei turned around and swung his sword backwards as the black figure threw its heavy cold fist at his blindside.

The sword lit up and the blade caught fire as it flew towards the demon’s neck at a tricky angle.

‘Burning Sun Sword!’ Ye Wei’s strike deflected the demon’s fist, and the moment it touched the demon’s neck, the black figure turned into smoke and the sword went through without any resistance.

“A Runemaster? I am in for a treat!” The hoarse voice became enthusiastic. The next second, the demon appeared in front of Ye Wei, and he threw another punch. This time it was aimed at his chest.

“Humph!” Ye Wei kept his eyes closed and grunted indifferently. He shook his sword and swung it towards the sinister figure’s neck.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The demon turned itself into a mist of black smoke and whizzed around Ye Wei keeping a three inch distance. The sword could therefore never land and did no damage, but Ye Wei was also fine as he was able to keep the demon in a form which it could not attack. Although it looked like the fight was dead even, Ye Wei was actually slightly at a disadvantage as he could not predict the demon’s movements so in order to protect himself, Ye Wei was wasting a large amount of will-force for detection.

‘Such amazing speed; he is tiring to follow,’ Ye Wei was startled and slowly realizing the demon was stronger than him.

‘I have to set the tempo! Burning Sun Sword Wheel!’ Ye Wei jumped up and swung his sword down filling the sky with fire. He then spun his sword around and created a fiery sword wheel.

The sword wheel fell down like a burning star, and the bright runic light evaporated the black mist revealing the demon behind its cover.

“Where can you hide now!?” Ye Wei struck down and pressed the sharp burning blade at the demon. The sword wheel in front of him reduced the grass and small trees in the courtyard to ash.

The black figure then moved in a strange way dodging the speeding sword wheel and the pursuing young cultivator. The two kept attacking and dodging leaving behind a dark blur and a burning trail in their wake.

‘So he was not giving it his all earlier today when he fought Qi Xiu…’ Cao Ning was shocked by the power he felt pressuring his trembling body. Although he could see a mystic arm in play, Ye Wei’s movement were clearly swifter, and his strikes were harsher.

But Ye Wei was not the only one with precise movements, the demon was able to match his speed and deflect his strikes.

“Bang!”

A harsh noise sounded as Ye Wei finally landed a strike on the demon, and just when he felt relieved, he realized from the sensation in his hand that his sword did not do any damage; it just crashed onto the demon’s cold hard fist.

The demon’s fist was heavy, fearfully heavy like a mountain, and his strike caused Ye Wei’s hand to become numb.