CHAPTER 552: CHAPTER 321: MUTUAL ADMIRATION

Two Chapters in one.

In the night sky, the feather on top of the iron-winged parrot stood on end, flustered, loudly shouting for help.

"Has the Ancestor Master on the main battlefield erupted into a massive battle?" Qin Ming jolted to his feet, looking at the panic-stricken message-delivering Exotic Bird.

The iron-winged parrot, its feathers all fluffed up, said, "No, sir, hurry to Panshi Town, my master can’t hold on any longer, he’s about to be killed in battle."

The neighboring Panshi Town was requesting aid, where a bloody conflict broke out, and an elderly Guardian was engaging with a Demon.

Qin Ming wasted no time, boarded the Thunder King Bird, and rushed over at full speed.

On the way, he learned the details from the mouth of the iron-winged parrot perched on his shoulder.

Lately, the Demons have been restless, constantly provoking, especially in recent days, where Demons frequently cross the border to near Human settlements.

According to Human assumptions, the hardliners within the Demons deep in the Shenshang Plain should be gradually gaining the upper hand.

These war-mongering Old Demons no longer feared the intimidation of the old decrees from Yujing.

In their words, Yujing itself has disappeared, so how can a mere decree have any effect?

"The Demons are probing, the real war is not far off, a storm is brewing on the mountain!" Qin Ming’s brows furrowed deeply.

This is not good news for him, as he still wishes to push through the great barrier and rely on himself to reach the Third Realm, unsure how much longer the other side will give him.

Panshi Town and Qingfeng Town are separated by more than twenty miles, the speed of the Thunder King Bird allows him to reach the site in no time.

Indeed, the old man was very strong, adhering to the principle of keeping the enemy out, guarding alone on a mountain peak more than ten miles outside the town, blocking two Demons by himself at the moment.

And on the ground, there lay a dead Demon.

His armor shattered, covered in blood, with some wounds deep enough to expose bone, the long spear in his hand broken, only a half remaining, fiercely combating with a Mantis Beast, sparks flying from the broken spear.

In mid-air, a Bird Demon continuously made dive attacks, causing him great disturbance.

"Demons crossing the border, do you want to die?" Qin Ming shouted from afar, attracting the attention of the two Demons, fearing the old man couldn’t hold out.

Indeed, the two Demons inevitably got distracted and glanced in their direction.

Boom!

In the night sky, it seemed as though a bolt of lightning struck down. Qin Ming, taking advantage of the Thunder King Bird’s speed, arrived at the peak, his Mutton Fat Jade Iron Blade sliced through with a flash of cold white light, chilling to the bone, and with a thud, blood splattered, the Bird Demon’s body separated in mid-air.

Just one encounter, and the Bird Demon was slain without even holding a single move.

On the ground, both the elder and the Mantis Demon were startled, bodies tense, silently admiring the quick blade and terrifying killing intent; just one dive, a strong Demon was killed.

Qin Ming landed without pausing, heading straight to the Mantis Demon waving its arms.

"Young Human expert, wait, this is a misunderstanding, we lost our way and accidentally entered your land!" the Mantis Beast cried out, retreating quickly.

Earlier, it was filled with murderous intent, savage and domineering, seeing its companion cleaved in one strike, it immediately chickened out, knowing it would die yet stubbornly fight was not its true intent.

Qin Ming wasn’t about to waste words with it, slicing with his blade, with a clanging sound, the Mantis Beast wailed, an arm like a serrated blade fell.

It was horrified, unable to resist, retreating rapidly, trying to leap into the dense forest.

However, all this was in vain; Qin Ming’s second slash fell, another Mantis arm severed, spilling greenish fluid, and without changing the momentum, with a thud, severed its head as well.

The elder was dumbfounded, the two Demons he fought fiercely with his life were slain by this young man with just a couple of moves?

His eyes creased, hair still matted with blood, nearly dying here, chest heaving, and breathing heavily, it was truly not easy.

The iron-winged parrot was also speechless; in its eyes, the sky was falling, as its old master fought the Great Demon of the Third Realm, life hanging by a thread, yet the young man resolved it instantly.

"Thank you, young brother, for coming to help, otherwise this old man would have perished here today," the old man quickly clasped his hands in gratitude.

Not long after, on that mountain peak, a rich meat aroma wafted from a copper pot, the two of them cooked the Bird Demon, the meat truly tender and delicious, paired with old wine, it was quite a treat.

Sitting on the mountain peak, the two looked at the autumn scenery spread across the mountains, eating and chatting.

The old man said, "The orders from above were, as long as a Demon crosses the border, take immediate action."

The day before yesterday, a Second Realm Bird Demon provoked and hovered over Panshi Town, it was shot dead by his arrow, then today a Third Realm Demon came to invade.

"The Demons are testing, assessing our response," the old man frowned, now it’s almost certain, an unprecedented large-scale war is coming.

Qin Ming nodded, the cloud of war has already shrouded the border, inevitable.

The old man slapped his forehead, "Old man Zhao Lei, truly getting senile, kept calling you young brother, haven’t even asked your name."

"Qin Ming."

"What?" Zhao Lei widened his eyes, revealing an incredulous look.

Then he nodded repeatedly, "No wonder, I said, who in our Newborn Road can achieve such amazing feats at this age, turns out to be Brother Qin."

He was also from Newborn Road, in the early stage of the Third Realm, his temples already had a hint of greyness, at least over fifty years old.

For the cultivators of Newborn Road, reaching such a realm at this age is all too common.

"This old man is really fortunate to be guarding the same region as the future Ancestor Master, becoming neighbors!" His face was flushed with excitement.