Just as the monster crawled next to the water vat, poised to shatter it.

Su Yu, on the roof, didn’t hesitate for a second. Like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit, he leaped.

In midair, he gripped the Mo Yuan Saber’s hilt in a reverse grip. His Qi and Blood surged like a torrential river. Harnessing his downward momentum, he viciously stabbed at the ghastly white human face on the Spider Monster’s back!

"Die!"

SCHLICK!

A dull thud of blade sinking into flesh echoed.

The Mo Yuan Saber, weighing over a hundred pounds and empowered by Su Yu’s frenzied Qi and Blood, plunged through the Spider Monster like a hot knife through butter, instantly piercing halfway through its body!

"SCREEEEE—!!!"

The Spider Monster let out a horrifying shriek. The pale human face instantly contorted, its features oozing thick, black blood. It began to convulse violently, its dozen-plus legs kicking wildly, trying to throw Su Yu off its back.

Su Yu kept his hands clamped on the saber’s hilt, his feet planted as if rooted to the monster’s back!

He didn’t pull the blade out. Instead, he tightened his grip and twisted it brutally inside the monster’s body!

"Stay still for me!"

The intense pain drove the monster into a frenzy. Its massive body became an out-of-control chariot, crashing wildly through the cramped room.

CRASH! SPLASH!

The large water vat holding the black stones was instantly shattered, splashing black water everywhere. Tables, chairs, and benches were swept into splinters by its spear-like legs, sending wood chips flying.

Su Yu rode on the monster’s back, his body bucking violently with its thrashing. Yet his expression remained grim. Circulating the Qi and Blood from his First Acupoint, he was as steady as a mountain. No matter how madly the creature thrashed, he never fell from its back.

"ROAR!"

Seeing it couldn’t shake Su Yu, the Spider Monster grew desperate. Its legs dug furiously into the ground as it gathered all its strength and charged headfirst toward the earthen wall!

BOOM!!!

A deafening crash echoed.

Under the impact of the monster’s massive body, the thick earthen wall proved as fragile as paper, collapsing in an instant!

Dust billowed, and broken bricks shot through the air.

A massive black silhouette, wreathed in a cloud of dust, burst out onto the street!

Its immense momentum carved a deep trench in the ground, and it slid for several dozen feet before finally grinding to a halt.

The dust settled. Beneath the moonlight,

Su Yu was still on the giant monster’s back. His clothes were spattered with black blood, and he held the deeply embedded saber with one hand. He looked like an Asura who had subjugated a demon, his killing intent overwhelming.

In the distance, Song Mirror and the other two had just beaten the Bird Monster into a steady retreat and were feeling rather proud of themselves.

Just then, the tremendous commotion nearby drew their attention. They turned just in time to see the giant monster crash through the wall.

Immediately after, they saw the Asura-like figure on its back, and they stared, dumbfounded.

GULP!

Zhao Tie couldn’t help but swallow. He asked in his booming voice, "What kind of monster is Lord Su fighting?"

Song Mirror slashed again, forcing back the Bird Monster that was trying to flee. His eyes gleamed with excitement. "Lord Su is truly a young hero! Haha, to think he’s so powerful!"

’I really picked the right person to follow this time,’ he thought. ’With Lord Su’s strength, his future is boundless!’

Zhu Rui saw Su Yu demonstrate his might once more, lopping off one of the giant monster’s legs with a single slash. His expression instantly darkened.

’Dammit!’

’I thought I’d earn great merit by taking down this Bird Monster!’

’Since Su Yu didn’t make a move, his contribution would definitely be less than mine!’

’I never expected there to be another monster this powerful! And Su Yu can severely injure it all by himself... He’s even stronger than he showed during the Martial Examination!’

"Watch out!"

The moment Zhu Rui’s focus slipped, the Bird Monster let out a piercing shriek.

Zhu Rui, who bore the brunt of it, felt a steel needle stab into his brain. An excruciating pain shot through his eardrums, and he stumbled back involuntarily.

The tight encirclement was instantly broken, revealing a fatal opening.

The Bird Monster was extremely cunning. It moved as fast as an afterimage, instantly bursting through their cordon.

But instead of fleeing the village, it seemed to answer some summons, hurtling toward Su Yu with a foul, gusting wind!

"Damn it! Lord Su, be careful!"

Song Mirror’s expression changed drastically as he gave chase with his saber. Zhao Tie roared, swinging his Gua Head Hammer as he charged after it.

Only Zhu Rui remained, clutching his ears. As he watched the monster rush toward Su Yu, his eyes held no trace of worry, but rather a venomous flicker of schadenfreude.

「On the other side.」

Su Yu had already leaped off the Spider Monster’s back. His Mo Yuan Saber flashed like lightning. With a move—Ape Arm Star-Picking—he severed another of the Human-faced Spider’s legs, accompanied by a sickening crunch of bone.

’This monster is already severely injured and suppressed,’ he thought. ’It won’t be long before I can finish it off.’

But the sudden charge of the Bird Monster made him feel a sense of danger immediately.

’If these two monsters meet up, who knows what kind of trouble will start.’

Without the slightest hesitation, he flicked his left hand. The seven or eight Flying Locust Stones he had ready between his fingers, now infused with Qi and Blood, let out piercing whistles as they tore through the air.

BANG! BANG! BANG...

The dense impacts sounded like the beating of a heavy drum.

Su Yu’s Qi and Blood had reached a new level after cultivating the Black Stone Body Forging Skill, making him much stronger than he was during the Martial Examination.

Although the Bird Monster’s defense was strong, it was only about on par with Sun Shi from the Martial Examination.

Facing Su Yu’s Scattering Gold Everywhere, it was utterly powerless to fight back.

The Bird Monster’s body was instantly battered, its bones twisting out of shape. It was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

"Stop it!"

Su Yu ordered emotionlessly, his saber slashing down once again.

A chill went down Song Mirror and Zhao Tie’s spines.

’If not for Lord Su’s terrifying Flying Locust Stone Skill just now, the battle would have taken an unexpected turn. Our dereliction of duty would have been severe!’

Not daring to delay, the two pounced, taking advantage of the Bird Monster’s injuries to surround it once more.

...

With the unexpected factor gone, Su Yu, wielding his Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber, once again easily suppressed the severely wounded Spider Monster.

He was a bit puzzled, though. ’Any other living creature would have died from such grievous injuries. But this monster can still fight. I wonder what its body is made of.’

’In that case, I’ll just have to kill you and find out!’

Su Yu’s gaze turned cold, and his Qi and Blood roared to life.

"Demon Ape’s Chaotic Dance!"

He seized the opportunity in battle once more. In a short span, he unleashed a flurry of slashes with his Mo Yuan Saber. The black glints of the blade blurred into a solid wall under the moonlight, so dense not even water could pass through.

SHLICK-SHLICK-SHLICK-SHLICK!

Stinking black blood sprayed everywhere.

In just two breaths, all of the Spider Monster’s remaining legs were severed!

CRASH!

The next moment, the monster’s enormous body, which had still been charging forward, lost all support and collapsed with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

「On the other battlefield.」

The Bird Monster couldn’t hold on much longer either. Zhao Tie smashed his hammer into its chest, on the verge of killing it.

"Out of my way! Let me do it!"

A sharp, urgent shout rang out.

Zhu Rui had rushed forward at some point. Seeing that the monster was finished, how could he pass up the glory of landing the killing blow?

He flicked his longsword, ignoring Zhao Tie in front of him, the blade’s edge nearly grazing Zhao Tie’s back.

"You..." Zhao Tie was startled and hastily dodged aside.

A look of ecstasy on his face, Zhu Rui plunged his sword into the Bird Monster’s throat.

"Die for me!"

"Hiss!"

The Bird Monster let out a dying screech.

But then, a terrifying scene unfolded.

Its sharp avian face began to twist and squirm like melting wax, emitting wisps of eerie black smoke.

In the blink of an eye, it morphed into a pale man’s face, which gave Zhu Rui a grotesque smile.

Zhu Rui’s heart leaped. ’What the hell is this thing?’

Before he could pull his sword back, the dying monster had a final burst of energy. Its sharp claws clamped down on the blade, and its human-like mouth opened wide, spewing a jet of thick, ink-black gas straight into Zhu Rui’s face!

"TSSSSS—!"

"AARGH! My eyes!"

Zhu Rui let out a bloodcurdling scream. The black gas was like a powerful acid, instantly corroding the skin on his face. Large chunks of flesh sloughed off like mud, revealing the stark white bone beneath.

"I’m comin’ to save ya!"

Zhao Tie roared, raising his hammer to rush forward.

Song Mirror, beside him, acted a step faster. He happened to take a sideways step, blocking Zhao Tie’s path.

He seemed to slip and stumble, but he perfectly cut off Zhao Tie’s route to the rescue. At the same time, he shouted in a panicked voice, "Brother Zhu, watch out!"

It was this seemingly unintentional block.

SQUELCH!

The Bird Monster’s sharp claws plunged viciously into Zhu Rui’s abdomen and twisted!

Blood gushed out.

"Brother Zhu!" Song Mirror let out a grief-stricken roar, as if Zhu Rui were his own brother.

The next instant, his eyes turned cold. He moved like lightning, circling behind the Bird Monster.

"Die!"

His saber rose and fell.

THWACK!

The newly morphed man’s head rolled to the ground and immediately began to emit streams of black smoke, quickly melting into a puddle of thick fluid.

The Bird Monster’s body also fell to the ground with a thud, silent.

...

Back with Su Yu, he frowned at the still-squirming body of the Spider Monster. The flesh on its back was writhing madly, black smoke rising from it. The human face was actually showing signs of healing.

He immediately struck again, his Mo Yuan Saber cutting with precision.

SLICE!

The grotesque human face, along with a chunk of rotten flesh beneath it, was cleanly sliced off and lifted up on the tip of his saber.

"Sssssss..."

Separated from the main body, the face let out a hair-raising screech. It then billowed with thick black smoke and quickly dissolved into a foul-smelling puddle of pus.

Having lost its face, the massive Human-faced Spider finally stopped twitching and became a corpse.

Just then, the eastern dawn began to break, revealing a sliver of pale light.

The first rays of the morning sun shone on Su Yu’s face, brightening his mood somewhat.

’Killing two monsters in one mission... this has to be a first for the Law Enforcement Team. No matter how you look at it, this is a great achievement!’