Chapter 269 – Four-Headed Evil Demon
"Let''s go, Qingzhu."
After dealing with the two evil spirits that had escaped from the Land of Sealing Demons, Lin Jichen called Fang Qingzhu to head back.
Gu Qiuxue had already sent a message saying she had sessfully be an apprentice and was waiting for him at the Mysterious Medical Sect.
"Okay." Fang Qingzhu followed, and the two were about to leave.
Unexpectedly, just after killing two, another one appeared!
Both Lin Jichen and Fang Qingzhu''s expressions changed.
To be precise, it wasn''t an evil spirit that appeared, but an evil demon.
An evil demon is an evolved form of an evil spirit, only the most cultivated evil spirits can transform into evil demons.
Evil demons possess both physical and ethereal forms, making even an ordinary evil demon far more troublesome than an elite evil spirit.
Lin Jichen had been worrying that with his current cultivation, he might not be able to handle an opponent at the Gathering Spirit Realm, even if it was just an ordinary evil spirit.
But as luck would have it, the creature before him was not only an evil demon but also one at the Gathering Spirit Realm!
"Damn, it''s like a nesting doll, kill one and another shows up."
Lin Jichen''s expression was grim.
Just when Lin Jichen thought the third one was already the limit...
A fourth appeared on the horizon... then a fifth... and a sixth!
<em>All evil demons! Damn!</em>
Seeing these four Gathering Spirit Realm evil demons appear, Lin Jichen was stunned and instinctively prepared to use a blood-burning escape technique.
But considering Fang Qingzhu was still there, he couldn''t leave.
He guessed there must be some kind of dark vein nearby that particrly attracted these evil creatures; otherwise, why would they gather here?
Four evil demons appeared simultaneously, all focusing their gaze on Lin Jichen and Fang Qingzhu.
Seeing the two of them, the four evil demons charged at them like parched men seeing a clear spring!
Lin Jichen frowned and said to Fang Qingzhu, "I''ll hold them off, you run!"
He couldn''t let Fang Qingzhu be killed by the evil demons. If an NPC was killed by non-yer characters, it would mean permanent disappearance.
Although Lin Jichen was very attached to his innate full attributes, he couldn''t bear to see Fang Qingzhu die.
Even if she was just an NPC to him now.
Fang Qingzhu shook her head and insisted, "If we leave, we leave together!"
As she spoke, the green umbre sword in Fang Qingzhu''s hand opened, and rays of light flowed into Lin Jichen''s body.
<em>[Qingming Talisman Technique!]</em>
<em>[Toughness +5%,sts 30 seconds!]</em>
<em>[Resistance +5%,sts 30 seconds!]</em>
<em>...</em>
<em>[Empowerment Technique!]</em>
<em>[Allbat attributes +30 points! Lasts 30 seconds!]</em>
<em>...</em>
<em>[Night Phantom Technique!]</em>
<em>[Movement skill effect +10%! Lasts 30 seconds!]</em>
<em>...</em>
Without a word, Fang Qingzhu applied a bunch of buffs to Lin Jichen, then quickly retracted her umbre sword and prepared to face the enemy.
Although Lin Jichen wanted to urge her to run, the two evil demons had already attacked, and he had no choice but to brace himself for battle.
"Frost Moon sh!"
Lin Jichen targeted one of the evil demons first.
The Frost Moon Sword Qi pierced through the void, seemingly about to hit the demon, but unexpectedly, the demon turned ethereal, the sword Qi passing through it harmlessly.
Lin Jichen smiled bitterly; this was the trouble with Gathering Spirit Realm demons, their dual physical and ethereal forms were extremely difficult to deal with.
Only by reaching the Golden Core Realm and using the power of the Golden Elixir could one harm the ethereal form of a demon at this level.
The demon that easily dodged Lin Jichen''s sword move appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye. A blood w suddenly solidified, tearing through the air, viciously grabbing at Lin Jichen!
Naturally, Lin Jichen wouldn''t just stand there; he activated Phantom Step and sessfully dodged.
But another demon had been waiting for this moment, attacking from both sides!
In a moment of desperation, Lin Jichen used Mist Piercing Charge, narrowly escaping again.
But this cat-and-mouse game left him, the ''mouse,'' feeling helpless.
Taking advantage of the demons'' carelessness, Lin Jichen shed through the void.
Countless sword Qi shot towards them!
Phoenix Feather!
The usually unstoppable Phoenix Sword Qi felt like punching cotton, turning into nothing.
The two demons switched between physical and ethereal forms with ease.
But Lin Jichen refused to believe it was hopeless!
The ethereal form of a demon didn''t mean invincibility; he had a trick up his sleeve!
Lin Jichen cut a deep gash on his wrist, blood gushing out, quickly covering the Dark Night Sword, turning it into a blood sword.
Then, Lin Jichen disappeared from his original spot, reappearing in front of a demon in the next second, sword and body moving as one!
"Wind Thunder Sword!"
This time, he finally hit the demon!
But his uracy was slightly off, missing the weak point.
<em>[MISS!]</em>
Lin Jichen was speechless; this meant the demon''s defense was higher than his strength.
Hurting himself for nothing.
<em>Hiss!</em>
The demon''s w gleamed, moving so fast that Lin Jichen had no chance to dodge, hitting him square in the chest.
<em>[Critical Hit! -4880!]</em>
Lin Jichen was sent flying, finally learning the demon''s stats.
<blockquote>
[Evil Demon: Demon Fiend]
[Level: BOSS-level]
[Strength: Early Gathering Spirit]
[Health:70000/70000]
[Attack: 550]
[Defense: 525]
[Speed: 540]
[Critical: 150]
[Heartguard: 100]
</blockquote>
There were more attributes and skill descriptions.
Lin Jichen didn''t have the heart to look; he was internally cursing, realizing he stood no chance.
This level of opponent was impossible to defeat at this stage.
It seemed both of them might die here.
On the other side, Fang Qingzhu wasn''t faring much better. Although she was a Golden Core Realm cultivator and could hit the ethereal form of the demons.
One was manageable, but two Gathering Spirit Realm demons teaming up was too much for a Golden Core Realm healer, no matter how capable.
As Lin Jichen nced at Fang Qingzhu, he was hit several more times by the two demons.
His health was already halved.
It looked like both of them were doomed.
The best choice for Lin Jichen was to escape alone, leaving Fang Qingzhu behind.
Because even if he stayed, Fang Qingzhu would still die.
If he dragged it out any longer, he wouldn''t even be able to use the blood-burning escape technique.
The blood-burning escape required burning 20% of his total health to activate. If Lin Jichen''s health dropped below 20%, he wouldn''t be able to use it.
Rather than sacrificing himself for nothing, it was better to run now and at least keep his innate attributes.
Lin Jichen was struggling internally, should he stay or go?
But when he saw Fang Qingzhu injured by the demon, blood trickling from her mouth, looking pitiful, he made a decision.@@novelbin@@
"Qingzhu, if you trust me, run as far as you canter. If you don''t run, I''ll never speak to you again!"
Lin Jichen suddenly shouted.
Fang Qingzhu was stunned, not knowing what Lin Jichen was nning. She took a moment to nce back.
She saw Lin Jichen pull out a huge demon core and shout to all the demons, "Look <em>here</em>, don''t miss out, a Thunder Dragon''s demon core! Special sale, only 998!"
Lin Jichen''s peculiar shout indeed caught the attention of the four demons.
When they saw the demon core in Lin Jichen''s hand, they all showed unprecedented desire!
The two demons attacking Fang Qingzhu immediately turned into whirlwinds, rushing towards Lin Jichen.
The two demons on Lin Jichen''s side were no exception.