Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 585 - 583: The Road of Life and Death
WHOOSH!
As Luo Feng’s voice fell, the nearby villagers all screamed in alarm and terror.
Most of them, although they had never seen a powerful individual from the Spiritual Rotation Realm, understood that such a being could annihilate their entire village with a flick of the wrist. There was essentially no need for deception.
In an instant, all the villagers rushed to their homes, gathering their belongings. Some children were frightened into crying loudly, adding to the weight of the village’s unsettling atmosphere.
"Ye Qin, get the villagers moving faster."
Luo Feng’s figure flashed and appeared by Ye Qin’s side.
"Alright."
Ye Qin nodded her head, her eyes glancing at the python-skinned youth on the ground, a trace of surprise flickered deep in her pupils.
She had thought that although Luo Feng was strong, his experience in the martial world would surely be inferior to hers. However, his vigorous and resolute style had just left her feeling inferior.
Just as Ye Qin was about to step into the village, Luo Feng stopped her.
"Wait!"
Luo Feng’s gaze wandered towards the forest on the left, his eyebrows gradually creasing.
Bing Ruolan and He Qin also directed their gaze in the same direction.
There, large swathes of trees had collapsed. An endless tide of Underground Demons charged towards them, their strong Demonic Qi spreading and forming a dark storm in the sky.
"The Underground Demons are here, have the villagers leave immediately," Luo Feng said in a deep voice.
"Those are the Underground Demons!"
The few Martial Artists near the village entrance, looking at the dark clouds sweeping towards them, were taken aback.
Even from such a distance, they could all feel the thunderous footsteps. The dark clouds contained a strong Evil Qi, clearly not an ordinary tempest.
Ye Qin was also taken aback and immediately ordered the villagers to evacuate the village.
A moment later, all the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village, their faces filled with panic as they watched the approaching black storm.
"There really are Underground Demons. I’ve heard from my grandfather that they are extremely cruel killers and eat human flesh alive. They are very terrifying."
"So many Underground Demons! We are doomed, we are doomed!"
"Don’t panic! The elites of the Flowing Cloud Region’s four Academies are here. He is a master of the Spiritual Rotation Realm and will surely protect us!"
All the villagers uniformly looked at Luo Feng, knowing very well that their lives were now in the hands of the youth before their eyes.
"Luo Feng, where do we go from here?"
Ye Qin looked at Luo Feng and asked. She too was encountering such a dangerous situation for the first time, and deep down she saw Luo Feng as her pillar.
"To Sky Frost City!"
Luo Feng considered for a moment before promptly responding.
No one knew how many Underground Demons were in the vicinity, let alone if any higher-level Underground Demons existed. With just him, Bing Ruolan, and He Qin, there was no way they could protect so many ordinary people continuously. If Sky Flying Demons appeared, it would be even more dangerous. Comparatively, the robust walls of Sky Frost City would be much safer.
"Alright!"
Ye Qin didn’t ask further; she nodded her head and promptly instructed the villagers to hurry to Sky Frost City.
The ground trembled as the black clouds charged out of the forest, heading straight for the village like an enormous dark cloud, causing destruction wherever it passed, leaving devastation in its wake.
"Humans!"
Upon spotting the villagers at the entrance, the eyes of the foremost Underground Demons flared with a bloodthirsty, cold light. They let out savage roars and charged, their heavy footsteps gouging craters in the ground.
"Ah... those are really Underground Demons! Those are Bone Scale Demons, and Blood Ash Demons! I’ve seen them in books before!"
"Run..."
Upon seeing this scene, the villagers of Snow Rock Village were terrified and sped off towards Sky Frost City. Some people, in order to boost their speed, discarded all the luggage they were carrying.
In the face of so many Underground Demons, even the Martial Artists like Ye Qin were trembling with fear, let alone ordinary people.
WHOOSH!
Facing the large number of Underground Demons, Luo Feng implemented the Teng Dragon’s Step, choosing to advance instead of retreat, and in a flash appeared in the center of the village.
"Mad Thunder Overturning Sky!"
A thunderous roar echoed throughout the village, as a cold and serpentine Saber Qi hissed forth, blocking the approaching Underground Demons.
SPLAT! SPLAT...
Wherever the Saber Qi passed, blood splattered. A dozen Bone Scale Demons were slashed in half without offering any resistance.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Bing Ruolan and He Qin appeared next to Luo Feng.
"Sword Intent Like Snow!"
"Spirit Rhino Yuan Sword!"
The air suddenly turned chilly; the small snowflakes floating in the air transformed into large goose feather-sized snowflakes, fluttering down and enveloping a group of Bone Scale Demons.
The snowflakes, formed from Sword Intent, effortlessly sliced open the Bone Scale Demons’ black skin, resulting in plumes of blood mist.
A massive Sword Qi then emanated a golden light, shooting out in a straight line. All the Underground Demons in its path were immediately perforated. The Sword Qi gradually disappeared after about a hundred meters, leaving behind two to three dozen Underground Demon corpses along the route.
"What formidable strength these three have! Are they really just fifteen or sixteen years old?"
"The Bone Scale Demons couldn’t even withstand a single move from them."
"Thank God they are here; otherwise, all of us, more than three hundred people from Snow Rock Village, could have died today."
Seeing Luo Feng and the other two easily annihilating the Underground Demons that invaded the village, the evacuating villagers had their eyes wide open in astonishment.
A Martial Artist who had previously gone hunting with Ye Qin said, "Do not underestimate them. They may be young, but their strength is unfathomable. Ye Qin has said that in the future, all three of them have the potential to become one of the top ten new dragons in our Six Southern Domains."
"The Top Ten New Dragons!"
The nearby villagers were very surprised. Even they knew that the Top Ten New Dragons of the Six Southern Domains represented the pinnacle of the younger generation.
"Tiger Brother, when I grow up, I also want to be a Martial Artist, just like them, to protect our village."
"Me too!"
A few braver children nearby were watching the figures of Luo Feng and his companions with admiration and said excitedly.
After killing all the Underground Demons about to enter the village, the three of them collected the materials. Bing Ruolan looked at the black mass of Underground Demons on the mountainside and frowned, "There are too many Underground Demons!"
"Hmm."
He Qin nodded, and with a flick of her wrist, her Sword Qi pierced through the skull of a nearby Bone Scale Demon that hadn’t died completely.
"Don’t get tangled up in this; the priority is to protect the villagers. You two go protect the villagers, I’ll cover our rear," said Luo Feng.
These low-level Underground Demons, while not a significant threat individually, were troublesome due to their sheer numbers; engaging them further would only needlessly deplete their Yuan Qi.
Luo Feng wasn’t too worried about his sizeable Yuan Qi, but Bing Ruolan and He Qin only had a first-tier Cultivation in the Spiritual Rotation Realm, which made continuous combat unfavorable for them.
Without saying much, He Qin and Bing Ruolan each took a Rejuvenation Pill to restore their Yuan Qi, sheathed their swords, and hurried after the villagers.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...
As soon as the two left, another horde of Underground Demons charged towards them.
Luo Feng took a Rejuvenation Pill, hid the Rage Flame Knife behind him, clenched his left fist, and hammered it into the ground.
"Great Wilderness Flame Explosion!"
The fierce fist force centered on him, spread out in a fan shape, causing the ground to ripple like water.
The next moment, a loud explosion sounded, and pillars of fire sprouted from the ground. The terrifying force of the fire shattered the nearby Underground Demons.
Luo Feng, having killed two to three dozen Underground Demons in a single move, looked at the endless stream of Underground Demons rushing forward and frowned. This is endless. Even for me, continuing this way would deplete my Yuan Qi. If we run into Sky Flying Demons, we’ll be in trouble.
Luo Feng exhaled a turbid breath and didn’t bother to collect the materials from the Underground Demons. A hundred first-grade Yuan Stones, which would be a fortune for ordinary people, were not that important to him.
With a flicker of his figure, Luo Feng quickly caught up to the main party.
"How far are we from Sky Frost City?" Luo Feng asked, arriving beside Ye Qin.
Ye Qin replied, "Snow Rock Village is about fifty or sixty miles from Sky Frost City. At our current pace, we should be able to reach there in six hours."
"Six hours..." Luo Feng nodded.
"Luo Feng, do you think we can reach there safely?" Looking at the mass of Underground Demons pursuing them, Ye Qin seemed a little worried.
The villagers were basically commoners, and a single Bone Scale Demon could tear them to pieces. It was no easy task for Luo Feng and his companions to protect so many people.
A six-hour journey would normally be insignificant, but now, the thought of it filled Ye Qin with a degree of hopelessness.
Luo Feng looked at Ye Qin and smiled, "You’re the village chief of Snow Rock Village now. Such pessimistic talk shouldn’t be coming from you."
Ye Qin’s long eyelashes trembled slightly as she recalled that the python-skinned youth had been killed by Luo Feng, and she was now the village chief of Snow Rock Village.
"You go and look after the villagers. Since I promised you, I will surely protect you all until we reach Sky Frost City," said Luo Feng.
"Hmm."
Ye Qin pursed her lips, glanced at Luo Feng, and hesitated for a moment.
"Is there anything else?" Luo Feng asked.
"No. Just be careful."
Ye Qin quickly shook her head, turned, and moved towards the front to intercept a group of pursuing Underground Demons.
「Half an incense stick of time later」
The villagers finally escaped the pursuing Underground Demons.
Occasionally, they would come across corpses along the way, both of ordinary people and adventuring Martial Artists. Luo Feng even saw the bodies of two students from the Long Wind School. Their entire chests were ripped open by sharp claws, blood pooling on the ground—a gruesome sight.
"The strength of the Underground Demons is more potent than expected. I wonder how many will die in this assessment..." Seeing the bodies of the two Long Wind School students, Bing Ruolan commented with a frown.
Luo Feng nodded. In just that short time, they had encountered several hundred Underground Demons.
The group continued their journey. Within two hours, they encountered attacks from the Underground Demons more than a dozen times.
Despite Luo Feng and his companions taking extra precautions, more than a dozen villagers still lost their lives.
The column suddenly halted mid-journey. He Qin, who was guarding the front, sent a voice transmission to Luo Feng: "There’s another large group of Underground Demons up ahead."
Luo Feng’s gaze shifted slightly as he also sensed the aura of many Underground Demons on both sides.
"Ye Qin, have the villagers halt and prepare for battle," Luo Feng transmitted to Ye Qin via voice message.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...
No sooner had the villagers’ column halted than the earth began to shake violently. Fierce roars echoed from the front, and from the woods to their left and right, as a massive horde of Underground Demons rushed out. Their astonishing Demonic Qi and ferocious, baleful aura coalesced into a wind that sent a chill deep into everyone’s hearts.
"Skyfall Thunder!"
Luo Feng’s gaze hardened. Targeting the left side, he swung his Rage Flame Knife to unleash a broad Saber Qi, blocking the advancing Underground Demons.
