Chapter 442: Chapter 440: Decapitation The same night. Outside Pan City, more than ten miles away, the monster camp, its most core area. ’Gulu lulu!’ ’Huff... Huff...’ The deafening snoring sounds echoed continuously. A group of monsters laid on the ground without any image, exposing their bellies, sleeping soundly, saliva dripping, the foul smell overwhelming the sky. In the core area, these monsters, Tiger Demon, Bear Demon, Deer Demon, Leopard Demon... the smallest among them is five or six zhang in length. In Lou Yi’s previous life, the largest elephants on land appeared somewhat petite in front of them. The towering Tree Demon, reaching forty to fifty zhang tall, stood firmly upright on the ground. Many barrel-thick black roots have penetrated the ground, flashing streaks of light constantly appearing on them, seemingly greedily absorbing the underground energy to replenish the losses from the previous battle. At this moment, a slender figure swaggered into the monster camp. Compared to the monsters which are easily seven to eight zhang tall, he appeared as weak as a mosquito. Perhaps it’s due to this reason, all the monsters present, even those that were still open-eyed and awake, ignored his arrival. The figure walked straight to the Tree Demon, jumped lightly, and raised his fist. ’Boom!’ As the fist swung out, the sound exploded like thunder. A large amount of white air streams formed, swirling in the void, and visible blue sparks rose and extinguished intermittently. "Ah!!!" The Tree Demon let out a miserable howl. On the trunk which condensed into an old man’s face, a millstone-sized hole appeared, from which gushing green liquid was continuously spraying out. Numerous cracks, spreading up and down like spider webs, filled its body’s main trunk. "Huh, not dead?" The one who launched the sneak attack was naturally Lou Yi, who now appeared slightly surprised. The Disguise Talent applies to dynamic scenarios, which allowed him to easily advance here. And the punch swung. The Basic Strength was over five hundred thousand jin, paired with the fifty-percent enhancement from the Wolf Bone Talent, reaching nearly eight hundred thousand jin. Adding the Dragon-piercing Technique, it was not far from a million jin. A punch near a million jin, along with Lou Yi’s astonishing punching speed. The kinetic energy was incredibly strong, the destructive power immense, unimaginable. Yet the Tree Demon’s life force was too astonishing. Although it suffered severe injuries, it possessed the regeneration talent. Soon, the enormous wound and the cracks began repairing and recovering at a visible speed. "Hmm?" Lou Yi’s body surged with energy, his whole being bathed in brilliant red glow. ’Boom!’ In the blink of an eye, he launched dozens of punches, all hitting the enormous hole he just punched through. ’Bang!’ The Tree Demon’s body exploded, turning into countless gray wooden fragments, crazily projectile towards all directions. Suddenly, the surrounding filled with continuous screams. A group of nearby monsters were riddled with holes by the hard fragments, dead beyond recovery! The Demon General’s body, with hardness comparable to ordinary spiritual artifacts! The lucky ones who didn’t die still had several blood holes on their bodies, blood flowing profusely. "Still not dead?" Lou Yi was somewhat surprised. Because the Attribute Panel displayed no notifications, indicating he hadn’t truly killed the Tree Demon. A flash of red light passed through his eyes, meanwhile, the newly developed area detection function of the Attribute Panel was activated. An invisible wave spread from the center of his body to the surroundings, capable of covering large underground areas. All the surrounding monsters, all life fluctuations, reflected clearly in his mind like a three-dimensional map. ’Boom!’ Lou Yi’s figure appeared a hundred zhang away, when a strong explosion sound rang. He immediately dived into the ground and disappeared. When he appeared again, his hand held a piece of grayish wooden fragment. The fragment was about a foot-long, trembling with a reluctant ’buzz’, attempting to escape, but futile. Compared to other irregular fragments, this piece became much rounder, edges vanished, clearly due to its regeneration talent taking effect. Imagining if left undisturbed, it wouldn’t take long for the Tree Demon to recover to its original state. "The Tree Demon’s life force is remarkably resilient," Lou Yi sighed. His hands covered with translucent red energy, gently kneaded, processing the fragment secondly, bit by bit turning it into powder! "Spare me..." The Tree Demon’s voice abruptly ended. Meanwhile, in Lou Yi’s hand appeared an egg-sized green crystal, shimmering like jade, emitting a faint herbaceous scent. Inside the crystal, a black shadow could be seen moving. "Armor-Piercing." "Ah!!!" The black shadow instantly shattered. This time, the Tree Demon was truly dead, leaving Lou Yi with an unknown green crystal. "He killed the Great King!" "Avenge the great king!" A few small tree demons and vine demons, ignorant of the danger, rushed over, attempting to encircle Lou Yi. Under Lou Yi’s iron fists, these demons of the small demon tier were all reduced to fragments. More demons couldn’t help but flee into the distance, desperately escaping. Lou Yi’s face remained expressionless, his ten fingers spreading open. Red qi, as thick as his fingers, continuously shot out from within his body, devastating the small demons within sight as he collected energy massively. Such a commotion quickly alerted Elder Chen, who was guarding Pan City. As he flew on his sword to the scene, he saw a figure shrouded in red light, whose appearance was unclear, mercilessly slaughtering a group of demons. "Are you... that troublesome body cultivator?" With a slight contemplation, Elder Chen understood Lou Yi’s background. "This is not of my volition." The red light did not deny his identity. "Who exactly are you?" Sensing the unprecedented qi-blood of the other, Elder Chen’s expression turned slightly grave. "My name is Cheng Chen." Fearing a misunderstanding and internal strife, Lou Yi didn’t converse much with Elder Chen and quickly vanished from the spot. The inherently cautious Elder Chen did not pursue, only standing by with a somewhat indecisive expression. "Cheng Chen, is it a real name or an alias?" "...Forget it, he didn’t intentionally frame our sect." "This tree demon was manageable, but who knows what kind of demons and monsters might come afterward..." Elder Chen sighed, his expression turning more bitter, and he returned to Pan City. Meanwhile, Lou Yi, circled around and also returned to the city, entering his room. He began organizing the gains from this raid. First, from the tree demon. ’Discovered an object that can be picked up, choose one item from the following three: points of energy slightly enhanced wood element affinity Talent: Regeneration Do you want to select?’ Lou Yi naturally chose the regeneration talent. Regeneration (Novice 0/5) → Regeneration (Beginner 0/20+1 Tree Crystal) After the talent advanced to Beginner, the plus sign did not disappear. ’Is this thing the tree crystal?’ In Lou Yi’s hand appeared the green crystal just obtained after defeating the tree demon. Upon further pressing the plus sign, the green crystal instantly melted, permeating Lou Yi’s palm, a cool sensation spreading throughout his body. Regeneration (Beginner 0/20+1 Tree Crystal) → Regeneration (Skilled 0/100+1 Heart of Life) Regeneration: When the body is damaged, it can achieve a certain degree of self-repair. The stronger the qi-blood, the faster the recovery rate. In other words, if Lou Yi loses limbs in the future, they will grow back quickly. Coupled with the healing function originally present in the attribute panel, his survival ability has ascended to another level. Apart from the talent gained from the tree demon, Lou Yi had just slain dozens or even hundreds of minor demons, causing a spike in energy. Combined with previous rewards from city defense, his total energy surpassed thirty thousand. In addition, he obtained over ten times enhancement in yin affinity. The Yin Spirit Root continually advanced, getting closer to the upper grade level. ’Knock knock knock!’ Not long after, rapid knocking was heard at the door. Without sensing, Lou Yi knew it could be no one else but Bi Yaoyao. Opening the door, Bi Yaoyao’s face was flushed, her skin dewy like a red apple, showing excitement. "What’s up?" "That mysterious body cultivator who killed the Young Wolf Lord appeared and killed the tree demon too!" "Oh, that’s good news." "Where did you just go?" Bi Yaoyao looked at Lou Yi suspiciously. "Sleeping." Lou Yi yawned, "If you don’t believe me, come in and feel, the bed is still warm." "Go to hell!" Bi Yaoyao’s pretty face turned red as she playfully waved her small fist, posing to hit Lou Yi. Then, she suggested, "Since the tree demon is dead, Pan City is safe for now. Shall we move to another place?" "I feel the bottleneck loosening, real combat indeed aids in breaking through!" Bi Yaoyao was currently at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, just a step away from the late stage. If she breaks through, it would be akin to crossing a threshold and becoming a true disciple of the sect. "Okay, then shall we go to Ru City?" Rong Xuejian also came over, and the three gathered for discussion. After this raid, Lou Yi had tasted some benefits. With his Disguise Talent and detection ability, he was simply the strongest assassin in the world. If unbeatable, ignore it; if beatable, a decapitation strike can be executed, simple and crude. Not only could he gain energy, but there was a chance to acquire talent. Most importantly, in this invasion of demons against Zhao Kingdom, Lou Yi was the main culprit. The trouble he caused, he naturally had to find a way to resolve and make amends. The three agreed to leave Pan City and head to nearby Ru City. ...