Even the largest bear demon couldn't withstand Chen Yi's sword.
With a flick of his hand, the sword fell.
The bear demon was already headless, its head rolling onto the ground.
Until its death, it couldn't fathom how a wolf fang club could slash so sharply like a blade?
Streams of dark-brown bear demon blood spurted out but were contained by the Slaughter Sword Intent, only landing on the bear demon's body, emanating a foul stench.
Chen Yi wrinkled his nose, finding the smell too pungent.
He hadn't expected that after using the "Deceiving Mask" to transform into a demon, his physical five senses would become as sensitive as a demon's.
Without resorting to Divine Power Realm Sword Dao to sense, his smell, taste, hearing, and other senses became much sharper than before.
And this was merely the most common state for demons.
"No wonder those at the same realm struggle against demons, this physical disparity alone can crush ordinary martial artists."
"Unless... there's advancement in the techniques."
Chen Yi estimated that he would need to cultivate his techniques to the Great Achievement Realm to balance the cultivation at the Third Grade Realm.
In other words, a martial artist at the Third Grade Heavenly Harmony Realm would need to refine their techniques to the Great Achievement to bridge the gap in physical body with a demon of the same grade.
If the demon also cultivates the techniques, like the ape demon he encountered in the Southern Barbarian Secret Realm with the three-headed six-armed Bloodline Divine Ability, it's not something ordinary prodigies can compare to.
Its mastery of the bow and spear arts was already accomplished; to kill it would require even greater cultivation and mastery of techniques.
Chen Yi glanced at the bear demon's corpse on the ground, casually fetched the blood core from its head, and shattered it with Sword Intent.
With a flip of his hand, the bear demon, several zhang tall, vanished within the cave mansion.
He buried the roasted meat from unknown demons into the ground and blew away the foul air inside the cave mansion, muttering:
"These demons hardly care about their surroundings, they speak human language yet don't learn any etiquette. A waste of intelligence."
After a round of inspection, he plopped down where the bear demon used to sit, his Divine Will spread forth, confirming no demons were paying attention here before he released a long breath.
He couldn't afford to be careless, for according to the records in the Wei Dynasty, the Ten Thousand Mountains in the Demon Court are considered certain death for human race cultivators.
It's not just because of the demons everywhere, but the Ten Thousand Mountains was a forbidden land even before the dark age.
Legend holds that deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains lie many secret realms, dangerous realms from ancient times and beyond.
Once these secret realms open, even Great Demon Kings who've cultivated for millennia are afraid to approach them.
Plus, with the Demon Court's presence, Demon Kings and Great Demon Kings abound, many hidden in the endless snow-covered mountains and forests make this place a human race's restricted zone.
Even in the Grand Void Sect's library, there's no record of ancestors delving deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains, let alone now when the Demon Court shows signs of rising.
Thus, before leaving Kyoto Prefecture, he sought out the Half-demon Princess hoping for a brief map of the Ten Thousand Mountains and a demon identity allowing free movement.
Of course, Chen Yi doesn't underestimate himself.
With his current cultivation, he could travel the wide world—he came here despite the legendary demon-infested Ten Thousand Mountains.
As long as it's not... Huh?
Just then, three burly pig demons appeared outside the cave, two of them carrying the corpse of a demon.
These three were merely Fifth Grade Realm Little Demons, a bit more than one zhang tall, much smaller than Chen Yi's current form.
Upon entering the cave mansion, they knelt down and spoke:
Chen Yi stared blankly at the three pig demons snorting and grunting, blinked his millstone-sized eyes, and then his gaze landed on the demon corpse they were carrying, gradually catching on.
He guessed these three pig demons were likely saying: We've killed a Little Demon and brought it for the Great King, would you like to try?
Chen Yi's eyes narrowed slightly and he lightly grunted: "Hum!"
Using the same tone as the bear demon earlier, even with a soft nasal sound, the grunt echoed throughout the cave mansion.
The three pig demons shivered, hastily stretching out their forelegs, groveling on the ground as they continued to grunt.
Their snorting burst forth into a flurry, like they were explaining something.
Chen Yi had no clue what they were saying, so he immediately let out a heavy grunt.
With that, the three pig demons remained motionless, heads buried low on the ground, only their bodies shaking uncontrollably, seemingly resigned to their fate awaiting judgment.
Chen Yi grunted again, but this time with a tone of disdain.
Meanwhile, he rose and slowly sauntered towards the three pig demons, scaring them into utter silence, trembling unceasingly on the ground.
Chen Yi watched with amusement.
He knew in the Demon Court, cultivation meant everything, high-level demons could freely decide the fate of lower-level ones.
Seeing the three pig demons evidently cowed as subordinates of the bear demon, he realized the strict hierarchy among them.
Chen Yi examined left and right, seeing the three pig demons not even lifting their heads, he couldn't help but extend a claw to pick up one of the pig demons.
The pig demon held in his grasp snorted in fright, but its body froze, letting Chen Yi hold it without struggle.
It stared at Chen Yi with watery eyes, filled with pleading, its mouth mindlessly opening and closing, seemingly begging for mercy.
The other two pig demons seeing this, shivered just as much, sweat pouring down like rain, instantly soaking the ground.