Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 594 - 330: The 1st Wave of Attack by the Mind Flayer_3
At this moment, it was Lu Yu's turn to launch an attack on it.
Celestial Falling Bright Flame, Spiritual Power, and Qi Blood enveloped the heart-stealing demon, continuously wearing down its strength.
Lu Yu had the Eye of the Sea as his backing, was completely unafraid of power depletion.
The cow-headed demon, massive as a small mountain, after its demonic Qi was entirely worn away, consumed only around two million of Lu Yu's Spiritual Qi; the Sea of Spiritual Qi within the Eye of the Sea remained unchanged.
Lu Yu couldn't believe such a small-sized heart-stealing demon had more demonic Qi within than the cow-headed demon?
Using the Demon-Breaking Saber, 1 point of Spiritual Power could wear away 1 point of demonic Qi. Without using the Demon-Breaking Saber, relying solely on one's own Spiritual Power, it would require 4 or 5 points of Spiritual Power to wear away 1 point of demonic Qi.
Even though it wasn't as targeted as the Demon-Breaking Power, this was Lu Yu's body, naturally possessing a home-field advantage, with a continuous flow of Spiritual Power.
The Demon-Breaking Saber worked well against external foes, but was powerless against internal foes; Lu Yu definitely couldn't stab himself.
Yet, he could still manage, as a single stab wouldn't kill him.
Just as Lu Yu was contemplating this, the heart-stealing demon trapped within his chest being scorched by the Celestial Falling Bright Flame suddenly vanished from his chest.
The next moment Lu Yu sensed in mid-air the aura of the Celestial Falling Bright Flame and the location of the Spirit mark.
When he realized the heart-stealing demon was inside his body, Lu Yu marked it with a Spirit mark to prevent it from disappearing again; unexpectedly, it came in handy.
He gazed in the direction of the heart-stealing demon and saw that in mid-air, occasional bursts of golden sparks erupted, which were the Celestial Falling Bright Flame on the heart-stealing demon.
The heart-stealing demon was a spirit-body demon, invisible to the naked eye; Lu Yu released his Spiritual Power, carefully sensing the world's disturbances.
Lu Yu observed that in the air, the heart-stealing demon hid in what seemed to be a hole dug into a wall, but it was actually a hole dug into the space.
That's why no one could locate it; it concealed itself in a hollow within the space, which would be difficult to find unless someone could sense space.
In the eyes of those unable to sense space, whether this space had hollows or protrusions was all the same, indiscernible.
Lu Yu relied on the strong sensory capability of his Spiritual Power to pinpoint the heart-stealing demon's location, sketching out its shape as it was perceived to differ from the normal seen shape, realizing it was hiding in a hollow within the space.
Having located it made things easier; Lu Yu concentrated his Soul Power.
"Soul Splitting Slash!"
The intangible blade swept across the air; Wei Long, who once existed as a soul body for a long time, instinctively sensed something was happening overhead, but felt nothing discernible, just a gut feeling something was happening.
Swish~ the body of the heart-stealing demon was severed by the Soul Splitting Slash, and in mid-air, a dense cloud of demonic Qi suddenly appeared, revealing the true aspect of the heart-stealing demon to Wei Long.
It was a demon resembling a heart, with vessels like arteries on its head serving as its tentacles; at the heart's center was a mouth filled with sharp teeth, with bloodstains clinging to its corners.
The demon's blood was black, yet the bright red stains at its mouth revealed they weren't its blood, but the remnants from consuming the scholarly mentor and the captain of Fire Wolf Squad, still lingering at its edges.
Unable to hinder the outflow of demonic Qi within it, the heart-stealing demon's spirit body was split by the Soul Splitting Slash, unable to heal, causing its demonic Qi to continually dissipate.
Lu Yu unleashed over ten Shocking God Stabs, relentlessly attacking the heart-stealing demon, preventing its escape.
After over ten Shocking God Stabs, Lu Yu's Soul Power finally condensed into a second Soul Splitting Slash.
Swish~ the newly formed Soul Splitting Slash cut through the heart-stealing demon's body, alongside the previous Soul Splitting Slash, jointly leaving behind an "X".
Like a deflating balloon, the heart-stealing demon spewed demonic Qi rapidly from its body, its size dwindling swiftly. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
An orange-yellow sharp blade pierced the cloud of demonic Qi, bursting with radiance, purging the demonic Qi almost instantly through the Demon-Breaking Saber.
Lu Yu sliced through the immensely shrunken heart-stealing demon with a single stroke, receiving the kill prompt.
[Killed special demon heart-stealing demon, gained 6 million experience points]
[Reputation bonus: Additional 6 million experience points]
[Completed hidden mission - Demon Pursuit (First Wave)]
[Mission Reward: Demonic Imprint tracking range reduced by 10%, 1 Celestial Dao experience point]
"Celestial Dao experience point!" Lu Yu was surprised to see the task reward; this windfall stirred excitement in his heart.
He observed the demonic imprint invisibly on the back of his left hand and muttered: "Reducing tracking range by 10% per pursuit means I still have to withstand at least 9 more pursuits to rid myself of this imprint."
Lu Yu extended his right hand, placing it on the back of his left hand, and activated the extinguishing power, spreading out to his left hand.
Moments later, Lu Yu abandoned forcibly purging the demonic imprint, leaving the power of the demonic imprint, which was at the same level as the extinguishing power and very stealthy.
Even the extinguishing power had corroded his skin, yet the demonic imprint hadn't changed a bit.
This thing was not so easily removed.
If he hadn't slain the heart-stealing demon, Lu Yu wouldn't have known about carrying a hidden task susceptible to being pursued by formidable demons.
They say it as it is, the danger level of this task is very high, but the rewards are also quite ample.
Take 1 Celestial Dao experience point, for instance; Lu Yu could directly now consume 1 point to advance to Core Formation Realm.
But he wouldn't do that; his Spiritual Power hadn't amassed to its peak yet, and he hadn't found the Divine Soldiers that best suited him.
In the short term, this Celestial Dao experience point wasn't coming into use.
Actually, not precisely; Celestial Dao experience points can also enhance skills, though his biggest skill, Great Extinguishing Finger, only consumes 16 million experience points.
According to current circumstances, 1 Celestial Dao experience point equates to at least 100 million general experience points.
Moreover, Celestial Dao experience points carry an effect that elevates to completion, incomparable to general experience points.
The heart-stealing demon had been killed; Lu Yu and Wei Long returned to the crowd's gathering place. Everyone, seeing the two return, quickly asked, "How was it?"
Lu Yu answered, "It's the heart-stealing demon, already dealt with."
"Heart-stealing demon?" Most people showed a puzzled expression, not understanding what the heart-stealing demon was. The surviving mentor felt a jolt, cold sweat breaking out, realizing his survival was sheer luck.
How he managed to encounter the heart-stealing demon and still survive… Soon the mentor realized, such a deadly demon considered a Core Formation Realm killer being slain by a Qi Sea Realm student—this astonished them even more.
"We'll ask about it later once we return. Let's leave here quickly before more demons appear," Ye Qingzhou suggested, already feeling a bit frightened.
Although the extradimensional battlefield was dangerous, encountering something like the heart-stealing demon, considered a Core Formation Realm killer, was a first for him.
His understanding of the extradimensional battlefield's dangers had reached a new level.
Everyone quickly gathered the two corpses, exited the extradimensional battlefield, and returned to the Shenwu Realm.
Upon setting foot on Shenwu Realm soil, they finally felt settled.
At least here, they wouldn't encounter strange demon attacks.
The dark-faced mentor told everyone, "Head back to Celestial Wind Camp first. I need to report this incident to the upper levels; moreover, how the heart-stealing demon infiltrated Huang District Nine will be thoroughly investigated by Celestial Wind Academy."
Having said that, he glanced at Wei Long and Ye Qingzhou and added, "Someone will soon come find you regarding the promotion trial matter; stay in Celestial Wind Camp without roaming around."
Before departing, he couldn't resist looking at Lu Yu a few more times, filled with curiosity about how Lu Yu managed to defeat the heart-stealing demon.
But now wasn't the appropriate time for this discussion, so he held back and waited for a future opportunity.
Once returning to Celestial Wind Camp, the crowd dispersed, each going their way.
The three team members felt entirely different at this moment; the Fire Wolf Squad was in a mournful mood, the Black Snake Squad felt the thrill of surviving a catastrophe, while the Blue Peng Squad members felt a mix of excitement and bewilderment.
