Yaksha! Night Demon!

Since Chu Lian awakened her level 4 spatial movement ability, only a minute had passed, yet the monsters in the forest had already been slaughtered by her. Only a dozen scattered monsters remained, avoiding her gaze.

Over thirty monsters' remains were scattered on the ground. Chu Lian stood in the center, her head lowered, exuding an immense killing intent that made the surrounding monsters too frightened to move.

"Do you still think you can harm those I care about?" Her calm voice reached the remaining monsters, causing their bodies to tremble, instilling a sense of fear.

"Human, I admit you are powerful, but you can only kill us. When the strong ones of our Night Demon clan arrive, it will be your time to die without a burial place."

The monster leader, covered in wounds, with one eye blind, stood half-upright, trembling not out of fear but due to excessive blood loss. The remaining blood in its body was insufficient to keep it walking.

But its tone remained arrogant, even admitting defeat, it didn't believe she could escape the pursuit of the strong ones from its clan.

"Night Demon? It sounds nice, but you look so ugly, it's laughable." Chu Lian paid no attention to the so-called strong ones it mentioned, continuing her speech.

Since Chu Chu got hurt, Chu Lian's mindset had subtly changed, becoming increasingly self-centered and cold. The high-level combat skills inherited from the Key of Seven Illusions had, within this minute of frenzied slaughter, integrated deeply within her. Killing monsters had become as easy as cutting grass, effortless.

In more profound terms, this was a second personality awakening. In straightforward terms, it was blackening. In this state, her senses amplified, especially her self-awareness.

"Damn it, if it weren't for our clan's circumstances... we wouldn't have ended up like this! Being driven by others, forced to hunt in this world? Even if you are stronger than me, you have no right to insult my clan!" Chu Lian's words, like Chu Chu's earlier remarks, inadvertently struck a sore spot, making these monsters more frenzied and fearless.

"I'm not interested in your story. A monster is a monster; death is your only path..." As she spoke, she appeared behind a monster, the Void Greatsword slicing down, triggering the fatal strike, cutting it in half at the waist.

"The so-called Night Demon clan..." This time, the monster didn't trigger the fatal strike, but it died even more miserably, as Chu Lian used skillful force, making over a dozen cuts in an instant. In just two seconds, the monster was cut into eighteen pieces, dead beyond measure.

"...are nothing but..." Her figure appeared in front of the leader. Her small, lotus-like foot tapped lightly, but the force of multiple inches of strength stacked caused the leader to fly back over ten meters, crashing into a large tree. However, with Chu Lian's deliberate restraint, it was severely injured but still alive, watching as she slaughtered its kin.

"...a group of pitiful slaves..." The last three monsters, not far apart, were swiftly dealt with by Chu Lian using her aerial walking ability, taking them down one by one without hesitation.

However, after all this, Chu Lian's steps wavered slightly, the Void Greatsword plunged into the ground, supporting her somewhat exhausted body.

Through this battle, her spiritual power had been mostly drained, but her gaze remained cold, seemingly unconcerned.

"Ha... ha... cough, cough... human... cough, cough... you don't have much strength left, do you? It seems even without our strong ones intervening, you will be torn to pieces by the remaining kin... Although I can't survive, they will surely capture your souls and torture you with the most excruciating punishments... This is the price you must pay for insulting my clan..."

The leader, now more dead than alive, seeing this scene, mustered its last bit of strength, laughing sinisterly. Even though it would die, it believed this human who dared insult the Night Demon clan would die too.

After saying this, its eyes widened, staring intently at Chu Lian as its life force completely dissipated, dying in this primordial forest. If it had any regrets, it would be not witnessing Chu Lian's death firsthand.

"It seems the name Night Demon clan means more to you than your own life. I've slaughtered so many of your kin, yet your dying words were about me insulting your clan... But so what? In the end, you're just a group of so-called lowest beings with monstrous bodies..." Chu Lian took a deep breath, her chest heaving. This time, she was genuinely exhausted; otherwise, she wouldn't be like this.

"Hehe... you're absolutely right... they are indeed a bunch of human-like monsters..." A pair of incredibly sharp claws landed on Chu Lian's shoulder, accompanied by a sinister voice whispering in her ear.

"Yes, I know..." Chu Lian seemed to have anticipated this, as she instantly thrust the Void Greatsword backward, whispering softly.

"Thud..." Chu Lian's sudden attack was more unexpected than its appearance behind her. With no defense, the creature was completely impaled by the Void Greatsword. As luck would have it, the fatal strike effect activated again. A wave of spiritual energy transmitted from the sword into the creature's body, then exploded.

A mist of blood spread behind her, but not a drop touched her. Her snow-white dress in the moonlight remained pristine.

"You talk too much..." She slowly retracted the sword, lifted her head, and murmured as she gazed at several eerie figures silently appearing on a large tree a dozen meters away.

"That fool always acted so high and mighty, never thought he'd fall to a little girl this time. Truly laughable." A grotesque, burly creature with dark green skin, protruding fangs, and a chilling large sword in hand spoke in a low voice.

It seemed the one Chu Lian had just killed was not well-liked, evident from the scorn in its companions' voices.

"Still, no matter how annoying he was, he was one of us Yaksha. You killed him, so you must pay..." Another grotesque figure holding a long sword spoke, its tone icy cold.

"Night Demon, Yaksha? Seems like two related but distinct races... Haha... Do you really think you can kill me?" Chu Lian chuckled, showing no signs of tension despite the Yaksha's threat.

"Oh dear, little girl, did you forget you're not alone? Although your drawn line might deter those Night Demon slaves, it means nothing to us..." A seductive woman among them spoke, her voice dripping with charm. She appeared the most normal of the group, if not for her claw-like hands, she might be considered a high-class beauty.

"I heard that the legendary Asura clan has grotesque males and stunningly beautiful females. Seems the Yaksha clan is similar. But in the end, you're still incomplete monsters..." Chu Lian glanced at the seductive woman disdainfully, her words halting the woman's smile and replacing it with a chilling killing intent.

Chu Lian ignored the change, pausing briefly before responding, "Did you really think I'd leave them unprotected?"

"They're gone..." A cloaked figure appeared next to the Yaksha with the chilling large sword, whispering.

The one called Ghost Sha's eyes widened, releasing a terrifying killing aura. Clapping slowly, it said, "As expected of a girl so powerful at your age, your mind is frighteningly sharp. To have signaled their retreat before I even gave the order, truly impressive. Can you tell me how they left?"

Chu Lian looked at Ghost Sha disdainfully, her tone cold, "That's unnecessary information for you. You're not here for meaningless things, are you? Hmph, the world sent so much effort to teleport a bunch of useless creatures, how boring..." In her blackened state, Chu Lian's words were barbed, easily provoking hatred.

"You think flattery is a reward? Laughable human, face the wrath of the Yakshas... Shadow Fiend, take care of her..." Ghost Sha, unbothered, watched Chu Lian with interest, as if admiring a rare treasure, eyes filled with greed.

The one called Shadow Fiend, the Yaksha holding the long sword, landed gracefully in front of Chu Lian, looking down at her with arrogance, "Our Yaksha clan respects the strong. We never gang up on a worthy opponent, so if you want to leave alive, you must defeat me... I'll give you three moves. Our clan never takes advantage of those we respect!"

"Laughable yet admirable tradition, should I call you foolish or overly confident?" At just over 1.4 meters, Chu Lian seemed like a child compared to the 1.8-meter, muscular Shadow Fiend. But her gaze was clear and cold, showing no fear.

Since her opponent offered the first move, Chu Lian didn't hesitate. Gripping the greatsword, she used her super-speed movement to charge at the Shadow Fiend...

Meanwhile, sitting on the battle-ready Tina, Chu Chu worriedly looked towards the distant battlefield, knowing she couldn't intervene. Her task was to protect Inori, preventing any harm that could prematurely deplete the Void Greatsword's power.

"Damn it, I thought my strength could protect my sister... cough... but I still need her protection..." Chu Chu clenched her fists, feeling frustrated and powerless. She longed for the strength to stand beside Chu Lian as an equal.

"Inori, you're awake?" Chu Chu was startled. She remembered Inori had fallen asleep after losing the Void Greatsword. If she's awake, does that mean...

"The Void Greatsword is still with Lian. As for why I woke up, I don't know..." Inori explained, but she couldn't explain her sudden awakening.

As Chu Chu was about to ask further, a terrifying spiritual energy surge erupted from Chu Lian's location. White spiritual energy flowed wildly, the elliptical sphere expanding until it shattered.

The powerful spiritual energy waves even affected Tina, hundreds of meters away, causing her movements to pause.

When the spiritual energy fluctuations subsided, Inori, unaffected, saw Chu Chu's horrified expression as she stared at the dissipating spiritual energy far away, speechless...