Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 377 - 366: Bitter Struggle, Blood Ignited!
The moonlight was like a wash, but the soaring Evil Qi distorted even the moonlight.
When Lu Qi finished speaking, the monsters present had crimson eyes and a bloodthirsty smile at the corners of their mouths, as if they were about to tear Qin An to pieces the next moment.
Qin An’s eyebrows slightly raised, his tone indifferent: "It seems you are well-prepared, but what I don’t understand is how you intercepted me so precisely? Could it be that someone in the Evil Extermination Bureau tipped you off?"
When these words came out, the group of monsters had not yet responded, but Liu Yi was the first to react.
Liu Yi suddenly turned her head, a trace of shock flashing in her eyes: "It’s the hidden hand behind the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill again... It seems you’ve deeply offended him, and he must take your life."
It wasn’t hard to guess the reason behind this.
Without mentioning anything else, when Qin An and Liu Yi came out, they didn’t even take a mission, and their movements were very secretive, yet they were blocked by this group of monsters.
The only conclusion is that their presence was exposed, and it must have been someone from the Evil Extermination Bureau.
Connecting this with the recent encounters involving the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill, the answer was clear as day.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qi laughed triumphantly: "So what if you’ve guessed it? That lord had already calculated your route, and today you surely have no escape!"
Qin An said slowly: "Forty Inner God Realm Perfection monsters are indeed hard to contend with, but since I’m already a dead man in your eyes, why not tell me who the one behind all this is?"
Lu Qi sneered, shaking his head: "Little bastard, don’t waste your time! Even I don’t know the identity of that lord; you won’t get a single word out of me!"
Hu grinned wickedly, rubbing his fists: "Why bother talking? Just kill them directly! But... this woman must be kept, I haven’t tasted a Mountain Patrol Silver General yet!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many monsters immediately burst into loud laughter, their disgusting voices echoing in the air.
"Since Brother Hu wants to go first, we’ll line up!"
"The bodies of cultivators can take a beating, let alone a Mountain Patrol Silver General? She can handle it!"
They seemed utterly convinced of capturing Qin An, and did not disguise the lewdness in their laughter.
Liu Yi’s eyes were filled with murder, and she sneered: "I’ve killed quite a few Deer Demons and Tiger Demons, and I quite enjoy listening to their dying screams."
With these words, the loud laughter of the many monsters suddenly ceased, and they then fixed fierce gazes upon Liu Yi, as if they were about to tear her apart.
Hu roared furiously: "Bitch! Later I’ll chop off your hands and feet, leaving just that mouth, and see just how much filthy talk comes out!"
Murderous intent in Lu Qi’s eyes became even more intense: "Everyone, this little bastard seems determined to resist to the end, let’s act quickly to avoid further complications."
Having said what needed to be said, it was time to claim Qin An’s head.
As Lu Qi finished his words, the Inner God Realm monsters on site surrounded Qin An and Liu Yi.
Liu Yi’s eyes grew increasingly grave.
Qin An held the Cold Star, letting his gaze roam over several monsters.
Their mutual aura suddenly intensified.
The previously vast grassland also grew supremely heavy under this aura.
At this moment, instead of the monsters, Qin An was the first to move.
Qin An raised his hand and placed a palm on Liu Yi’s back, the touch warm and smooth as jade.
Centered on Liu Yi’s back, a Seven-Colored True Essence instantly formed into an array that temporarily boosted her strength.
After doing this, Qin An utilized the Long Yin Dual Techniques Shadow Step, turning into a ghastly shadow, and charged toward the nearest Inner God Realm Deer Demon.
Liu Yi, feeling the array’s enhancement, was visibly astonished, and upon seeing Qin An take action, immediately turned to face several Tiger Demons.
At this moment, although the array on her was not as powerful as last time without a natural array as its base, Qin An’s prowess as an Array Master far outmatched her solo efforts.
In an instant, Liu Yi was unleashing her colorful True Essence, engaging with several Tiger Demons.
Elsewhere, Qin An, transformed into a shadow, confronted the nearest Deer Demon.
Upon seeing this, Lu Qi shouted, transforming into his true form of a Deer Demon and charging at Qin An.
Twenty Inner God Realm Perfection Deer Demons all turned into their true forms, completely sealing off Qin An from all sides.
Though there were twenty monsters, all at Inner God Realm Perfection, attacking together, leaving no chance for survival for an ordinary Inner God Realm cultivator.
Facing the onslaught surrounding him, Qin An’s expression remained calm as still water.
The golden Dharma form enveloped him, protecting him from harm.
Just as the Dharma form was shattered by an antler, Qin An seized the moment and thrust Cold Star forward.
Having already used Three Blades Unite, he could not employ it again.
However, Cold Star sent a massive recoil, allowing Qin An to retreat, clenching his left fist and striking the head of the nearest Deer Demon.
Water-Fire Burning Blood Demon-Sealing Hand!
This punch gathered the Qi Blood Power of five monster consciousnesses, fiercely striking the Deer Demon’s head.
Now that Qin An had reached the Great Success of Inner God Realm, his True Essence and Divine Sense were formidable, and combined with the intertwined Qi Blood Power, even the Old Patriarch of the Qian family at Half-Step Unity Realm would cede to him.
Though he didn’t burn ten monster consciousnesses this time, with this punch, the Deer Demon’s head was instantly smashed.
Desperate screams echoed incessantly, leaving the other Deer Demons momentarily stunned.
Qin An swiftly extracted the bloody monster consciousness, absorbing it into himself, and then turned to look towards Liu Yi.
Liu Yi, being extremely clever, did not go on a reckless offense, but focused all her efforts on defense, occasionally casting her gaze towards Qin An.
With Qin An’s array boosting her, and utilizing many secret techniques, her full defense rendered the attacks from twenty Tiger Demons to cause only minor injuries.
Qin An understood the meaning in Liu Yi’s eyes; she was doing her best to buy time, sharing the burden, waiting for Qin An to finish off the Deer Demons and then go over to assist her.
While Qin An and Liu Yi exchanged glances, Lu Qi, who had been in a daze, finally realized what was happening.
Lu Qi panicked, exclaiming: "Kill him, kill him! His Secret Technique burns Qi Blood and monster consciousness—I don’t believe he has so many consciousnesses!"
With twenty Inner God Realm Perfection engaging Qin An, and one already slain by him, nineteen still remained.
Lu Qi knew well that no matter how powerful Qin An might be, he could not possibly have so many consciousnesses to burn.
But the only response was a massive fist.
On the fist burned a terrifying Qi Blood Power, potent enough to incinerate the sky and split the sea.
Seeing the fist, Lu Qi’s face filled with even more horror, and he quickly retreated a few steps, rushing to clash with his antlers.
The fist and antlers collided loudly, instantly breaking the antlers, and blood sprayed out.
"Ah!"
A scream echoed across the grassland.
Lu Qi was blown backwards, feeling the power of Qi Blood fill his whole body, and he used all his True Essence to fend off the Qi Blood Power.
He lifted his head and saw an Inner God Realm Perfected Deer Demon being punched in the head by Qin An.
Another demon consciousness was absorbed into Qin An’s body.
Qin An’s expression remained calm as usual, surveying the surroundings.
The remaining Inner God Realm Perfected Deer Demons all stood in place, not daring to make a single move.
Earlier Lu Qi had told them that Qin An couldn’t have so many demon consciousnesses to burn, but now Qin An seemed like a perpetual motion machine, instantly slaughtering two Inner God Realm Perfected Deer Demons.
Isn’t this what you’d call having no demon consciousness?
Utter nonsense!
Qin An looked at the hesitant Inner God Realm Deer Demons and coldly laughed, "Scared?"
Those two punches had cost him ten demon consciousnesses, and he had originally found fifty demon consciousnesses in the ancestral tomb of the Qian family, plus the two he just obtained, even after spending ten, he still had forty-two.
Lu Qi could feel the fear emanating from the fellow deer demons, gritting his teeth as he got up, allowing the blood on his antlers to drip to the ground: "Everyone, don’t fear him. If this mission fails, death awaits us back home too, so might as well fight to the death!"
With these words, the fear-stricken Inner God Realm Deer Demons quickly snapped back, their eyes shed fear and replaced it with cold killing intent.
They knew what Lu Qi said was true.
It was a death warrant.
If they couldn’t kill Qin An, they would die, even if they escaped back to Lu Mountain, they wouldn’t survive the wrath of the Master Lu.
If that’s the case, they might as well burn their bridges and give it a try.
At least there’s a slim chance of survival.
On the other side, under the siege of many Tiger Demons, Liu Yi was starting to falter, suffering serious injuries.
Even if she focused solely on defense, backed by Inner God Realm Perfection, and empowered by Qin An’s array, in the face of the terrifying attack, losing her life was just a matter of time.
Yet, she did not call out to disturb Qin An, knowing that the danger he faced was even greater than hers.
She knew very well that currently, only Qin An’s terrifying Qi Blood Secret Technique could resolve this crisis.
As Lu Qi finished his sentence, the Deer Demons, who had stopped, roared out loud again, charging madly at Qin An.
Qin An’s expression remained steady, delivering another punch to the nearest Inner God Realm Deer Demon.
Water Fire Blood Burning Demon Sealing Hand!
The terrifying Qi Blood Power exploded again, burning five demon consciousnesses completely, turning the Inner God Realm Perfected Deer Demon into a lump of flesh.
Qin An had not stopped moving, with attacks already coming from behind.
He retreated two steps, turning his body around, burning ten demon consciousnesses this time, releasing both fists, striking at the heads of two Inner God Realm Perfected Deer Demons.
"Boom!"
Another violent boom echoed, the heads of the two Inner God Realm Deer Demons exploded, their demon consciousnesses forcibly extracted by Qin An.
"Only thirty demon consciousnesses left."
Qin An looked back at the remaining Inner God Realm Deer Demons, his eyes slightly squinted, "Seems like it’s not enough."
At this rate of consumption, he could only kill six more Deer Demons at most, then use the demon consciousness obtained from them to kill one more; after that, he could no longer wield the Water Fire Blood Burning Demon Sealing Hand.
For Qin An, this crisis is greater than imagined.
"If I can overcome this crisis, I shouldn’t leave Xunyang Prefecture for a while," Qin An thought to himself.
If he now had the Great Success of Inner God Realm Blade Skill and Fist Skill, he would never be in such a predicament.
Perhaps relying on the Great Success of Inner God Realm Blade Skill, he could fight them evenly.
But he was still lacking.
Lu Qi keenly noticed the trace of hesitation in Qin An’s eyes and shouted, "He’s hesitating! He doesn’t have many demon consciousnesses left, quickly kill him!"
The rest of the Deer Demons roared, charging at Qin An with their antlers.
Qin An sneered, "Even without demon consciousnesses, killing you is as easy as slaughtering chickens."
As soon as the words fell, Qin An turned into a shadow, moving his True Essence within, and struck hard at the top of the Deer Demon’s head.
Burning another five demon consciousnesses, the Deer Demon turned into a corpse.
Qin An absorbed the demon consciousness, integrating it into his body, turned to face the Deer Demon whose antlers were already at his chest, slashing down fiercely with a palm.
Another five demon consciousnesses burned, the Deer Demon let out a miserable wail, dying again.
In an instant, seven Deer Demons died, but Qin An was left with only twenty-two demon consciousnesses.
But Qin An seemed undeterred, deploying the Dragon Roar Two Element Shadow Step, arriving in front of a Deer Demon, grasping its antlers, tearing sideways.
The enormous true form of the Deer Demon, under the effect of the Water Fire Blood Burning Demon Sealing Hand, was ripped into two by Qin An.
Blood splattered everywhere, soaking the black robe on Qin An.
A line of blood dripped from the edge of the robe.
After absorbing the demon consciousness into his body, Qin An turned around.
Wherever his gaze swept across, the Deer Demons all bowed their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.
Seeing this, Lu Qi knew the morale he had just stirred was slipping away again and shouted, "This battle is life or death! If he doesn’t die, we die! There is no choice, quickly kill him!"
The morale-less Inner God Realm Deer Demons, urged by Lu Qi, once again ignited with fighting spirit.
Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to say a few more words.
But at this moment, he saw a ghostly figure approaching.
"You speak too much."
The icy voice rang out, Lu Qi’s pupils tightened.
What last flooded his vision were Qin An’s eyes, boiling with killing intent.
