Chapter 465: Slaying the Great Demon Heir—Lin Dongtian’s Opportunity

An Zhenfeng instinctively turned his head to look.

Instantly, his scalp tingled with fear.

He was so terrified he nearly vomited bile on the spot.

What he saw were two ancient, majestic flying swords streaking toward him like lightning.

They were sharp-edged like blades carved by axes and chisels—defined and powerful.

They looked like divine weapons forged by the heavens, meant to punish sinful races!

The moment An Zhenfeng saw those swords, he knew—this was not an attack he could block.

Escape!

He had to escape!

As long as he could reach that place, that demon clan settlement, he might survive.

Even if the demons there could only stall Shen Mo for a brief moment, it would be enough for him to get away.

Now he regretted everything deeply.

Why had he accepted this mission from An Chen?

Shen Mo’s strength was far beyond what he had estimated.

This human Demon Suppression Guard not only had terrifying mastery over military armaments, but his combat power was also monstrous.

To him, even a peak-level True Demon Venerable was like soft tofu—easily crushed at will.

As for himself, a so-called Great Demon Heir?

At best, just aged tofu.

A bit tougher on the outside, perhaps—but essentially no different.

“Escape? Where do you think you’re going?”

Shen Mo’s indifferent voice came from behind.

The two Void Ancient Swords had already crossed over a thousand zhang in a flash, arriving right behind An Zhenfeng’s heart.

Puchi.

It sounded like a blade slicing through tofu.

Or like a sharp spike piercing a bubble.

The Great Demon Heir’s proud, indestructible body was as fragile as mud before the Void Ancient Swords—utterly useless.

In an instant, An Zhenfeng’s demon heart was carved out.

His body, deprived of demonic energy, quickly dulled and collapsed toward the ground.

Even in death, An Zhenfeng couldn’t understand—how had those two swords reached his back so fast?

And how could they slice through his body as effortlessly as cutting tofu?

Was he… a fake Great Demon Heir?

Whoosh.

After extracting An Zhenfeng’s demon heart, the two Void Ancient Swords dissipated like dust blown away by the wind.

The Void Ancient Swords were indeed powerful—

—but once they dealt damage, they vanished.

However, with Shen Mo’s current spiritual power, he could reform those two swords within a day.

Thus, he could always maintain three Void Ancient Swords at his side.

Shen Mo casually waved his hand, enveloping the demon heart in spiritual power.

The Nine Nether Iceflame surged from his palm, instantly drawing the heart into its core.

Soon, Shen Mo felt a surge of pure energy from his divine palace, spreading into every limb and bone.

It was the Nine Nether Iceflame refining the demon heart.

Just then, he heard urgent sounds slicing through the air behind him.

Turning around, he saw Zhong Baisheng and the other two rushing over.

Xiong Yuanshan called out anxiously, “Commander Shen, are you alright? The enemy is—”

But he stopped mid-sentence, eyes wide in disbelief, unable to continue.

Ning Tianying had been about to speak as well, but the sight of the corpse with a hollowed-out chest left him stunned.

Zhong Baisheng’s expression had been filled with concern—

—but the moment he saw An Zhenfeng’s body, he froze for a second, then burst into hearty laughter.

“You killed him?!”

“Good! Excellent!”

“Shen Mo, I never expected you to be hiding such terrifying strength! You actually killed a Great Demon Heir!”

Zhong Baisheng was overjoyed.

He didn’t feel threatened by this outstanding young man.

On the contrary—he felt truly pleased and proud.

This meant that the Xuanwu Fortress finally had a successor!

In that great battle, Zhang Longxiang had used himself as bait and suffered severe injuries.

The hidden wounds in his body never fully healed, and his strength could no longer return to its former peak.

Zhang Longxiang believed that if Shen Mo’s strength was formidable—and combined with the prestige he gained during that battle—then in the future, if he were to inherit command of Xuanwu Fortress, few would have any objections.

It was just a pity that Shen Mo had thrown himself into the study of military armaments, which would naturally make him neglect his cultivation.

Compared to other Demon Suppression Guards of the same realm, his progress would be slower.

Zhang Longxiang had once brought this up to him and felt some regret.

But now, there was no longer anything to regret!

Shen Mo’s current cultivation likely hadn’t yet reached the Heaven Zenith Venerable Realm.

And yet, he could effortlessly kill a peak True Demon Venerable and even pursue and slay a Great Demon Heir.

What level of strength was this? Zhong Baisheng didn’t know.

But what he could confirm was that Shen Mo’s strength already surpassed his own—surpassed all the commanders!

With that level of power, he could absolutely be designated the next lord of the fortress.

Even the commanders who had been desperately eyeing that position wouldn’t dare voice a single objection.

Shen Mo smiled and said, “I got lucky—that’s all it took to kill him.”

“Let’s head back. We still don’t know the demons’ true movements. It’s better to return to the outpost and regroup.”

Zhong Baisheng nodded in relief. “Good, good—then let’s return.”

The four of them made their way back to the Xuanwu Four-One Outpost.

Outside the outpost, the ground was littered with the remains of lesser demons.

The Demon Suppression Guards were busy burning the corpses to prevent any lurking demon forces from gathering them into corpse demons for a return assault.

Seeing Shen Mo and the others return, the Demon Suppression Guards all broke into visible joy.

“They’re back! Commander Shen is back safely!”

“Good, good! Thank the heavens they’re alright!”

“It was all thanks to Commander Shen this time—if not for him, this outpost would’ve fallen for sure!”

Shouts of praise echoed through the outpost. All eyes that looked toward Shen Mo were filled with admiration and deep respect.

Shen Mo smiled.

The Demon Suppression Guards stationed here were all admirable men.

Killing those three peak True Demon Venerables had been a simple task for him.

If he could also keep these guards alive, then all the better.

“Lin Dongtian?”

“Talk about lucky. Even in a place like this, he just keeps bumping into opportunities.”

From the corner of his eye, Shen Mo spotted Lin Dongtian in a corner and couldn’t help but chuckle.

[Upcoming Opportunity 1: One day later, while clearing out straggling demons southeast of Xuanwu Four-One Outpost, he will accidentally discover three Sky Blue Thunder Lotuses in a rock crevice.]

[Upcoming Opportunity 2: Three days later, while assisting fellow Demon Suppression Guards in clearing a demon settlement northwest of the outpost, something strange will be sensed underground.

After the others leave, he returns alone and finds an underground pool containing a small amount of Primordial Earthfire Essence.]

[Upcoming Opportunity 3: Five days later, while on patrol, he will discover several severely wounded Demon Suppression Guards from the White Tiger Four-One Outpost being chased by demons. After rescuing them—

—the deputy commander of the White Tiger Four-One Outpost, mortally wounded, entrusts Lin Dongtian with a family heirloom spirit pearl, which contains a fragment of the Great Desolation Flame Art.]

[Upcoming Opportunity 4: …]

Lin Dongtian felt uneasy under Shen Mo’s gaze and quickly put on a silly, harmless expression.

During the earlier battle, he had quietly backed away step by step. Though his movements were subtle, several Demon Suppression Guards had still noticed.

Because of that, he had been scorned by many and had fallen from grace within the outpost.

In this situation, how could he dare offend Shen Mo?

Naturally, all he could do was bow his head and act meek.

This sudden battle ended with the deaths of An Zhenfeng and the three peak True Demon Venerables, and the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of demon troops.

The Demon Suppression Guards of the Xuanwu Four-One Outpost finally began to recover and rebuild.

As for Shen Mo, he took advantage of this time—using the excuse of cleaning up surrounding demon settlements—to head out in search of Lin Dongtian’s upcoming opportunities.

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