BOOM—! BOOM—! BOOM—!
Thunder roared across the sky, lightning streaking down like divine punishment.
Dark clouds stretched endlessly above—this was Thunder Purgatory!
Each strike of lightning carved out a massive thunder ring on the ground, thick bolts dancing wildly as they tore through demons like reapers of judgment.
Blood soil flew in all directions. Craters formed one after another—
The battlefield looked like it had been carpet-bombed by missiles!
Any monster or ghost struck by lightning was instantly obliterated, not even ashes remained.
"You have killed the evil creature. Gained 610 Yin Qi.
Current mission progress: 6,870/1,500…"
"You have killed the evil creature. Gained 490 Yin Qi.
Current mission progress: 7,360/1,500…"
"You have killed the evil creature. Gained 550 Yin Qi.
Current mission progress: 7,910/1,500…"
"You have killed the evil creature. Gained 770 Yin Qi.
Current mission progress: 4.68 million/1,500…"
After just a few minutes, the massive army of monsters—tens of thousands strong—was completely wiped out by Fenric.
His mission progress had skyrocketed past four million!
Terrifying.
At this rate, even if he didn't kill the Black Mountain Demon, Fenric was certain he'd return with a guaranteed Super God Evaluation.
That thought made him grin.
"Black Mountain Demon!"
Fenric shouted into the darkness, "Get out here and die!!"
"..."
Only silence responded.
"???" Fenric frowned. "Where the hell did he go?"
"Hey, Black Mountain Demon? Don't play turtle now! Come out!"
"Stop yelling!" Chixia's voice came from behind. "You scared him off!"
He sounded exasperated as he looked at Fenric.
The person capable of frightening the infamous Black Mountain Demon into running away without a fight—
Across the ages, this was probably the only one.
"…The hell?" Fenric muttered.
He didn't expect it either.
The Old Demon ran without so much as a face-off?
"Young Master… you're… amazing," Lillian whispered in awe, gazing at Fenric with admiration.
To be honest, in all her years as a ghost, she had never seen anyone so absurdly powerful.
Fenric, however, looked annoyed.
The Black Mountain Demon ran off without even saying hello?
That was basically slapping him in the face!
Unacceptable.
"Beardy, that guy's territory is near the City of the Dead, right? Let's go! I'll find him there and beat the crap out of him!"
Fenric's expression turned vicious.
After all, killing that demon would give him a huge chunk of Yin Qi.
His true goal was securing the Super God rating—he needed to make the outcome certain.
"The Black Mountain Demon is probably hiding in the City of the Dead…"
Chixia shook his head. "But forget it. Since he chose to run, he won't let you find him that easily."
"You only have yourself to blame—you were too aggressive and scared him off!"
Fenric had no words.
Honestly, if it came down to a real fight, it wasn't certain who would win.
But the demon chose to run.
And Fenric… couldn't chase him.
He didn't know tracking spells or techniques.
He couldn't even pinpoint the enemy.
"Forget it. Let's go back," Fenric muttered.
"Alright," Chixia replied. He took out the Empyrean Sword, muttered "Prajna Paramita," slashed the air, and opened a rift back to the land of the living.
"Lillian, let's go."
"Yes, my lord."
The two disappeared from the underworld.
A short while later, they returned to Orchid Temple.
In the room, someone was already there—
No. Not someone. Something.
It was the Thousand-Year Tree Demon!
Seeing Fenric suddenly reappear, the old tree demon froze in shock.
She had just come to take a look—she never expected the disaster star to return so soon!
"Old hag!" Fenric snapped. "You dare show your face? Since Black Mountain Demon ran off, I'll use you as target practice!"
Before she could respond, Fenric lunged.
BOOM—!
With a single blow, the old tree demon exploded into pieces—
She'd abandoned a clone just to escape!
Everyone: "…"
Fenric sighed.
Now even demons fled on sight.
Where was the fun in that?
Chixia shook his head. "Kid… I've cultivated for decades, and I've never seen anyone like you. You show up—and demons run for their lives!"
Fenric didn't know what to say.
He hadn't meant for it to be like this…
Now he was actually worried.
The mission timer was only halfway, and there were no more monsters to kill!
Sure, those demons weren't strong enough to beat him,
but if they ran, there was nothing he could do.
He couldn't use spells.
He couldn't track them.
His mind power wasn't omnipotent.
Just like now—the tree demon saw him and abandoned her clone without hesitation!
Forget it!
If he couldn't grind more kills, then so be it.
With his current Yin Qi value, getting a Super God Evaluation should still be no problem.
Suddenly, Fenric remembered something.
"Beardy, you said you'd give me your sword if I killed the Black Mountain Demon, right? Now he runs when he sees me—I can't help that. But does it still count? Can I have your sword?"
Chixia paused. "…Your hammer is practically a divine weapon. Why do you want my sword?"
Smart man. He'd clearly realized Fenric's thunder technique came from the hammer.
Fenric lied with a straight face: "The hammer drains too much energy. I need a low-cost weapon to slay demons."
Chixia thought it over, then nodded. "True. The sword might be better in your hands."
He pulled out the Empyrean Divine Sword and handed it over.
"This sword has been with me for twenty years. Take good care of it—and let it drink demon blood."
Fenric received it solemnly. "Of course."
Internally, he was ecstatic.
With this indestructible Empyrean Divine Sword and his Black Blade Shusui, he was basically ready to retire!
"You don't know Taoist arts, do you?" Chixia said. "You should learn them—only then can you bring out the true power of this sword."
Fenric's eyes lit up. "Beardy, how about teaching me a few techniques?"
But Chixia shook his head. "This is where we part ways. I'm leaving."
Without hesitation, he turned and departed, traveling through the night without a second thought.
"Damn. Why are you running like I will rob you?"
Now, only Fenric and Lillian remained in the room.
"Lillian," Fenric asked gently, "are you planning to reincarnate?"
Lillian lowered her head and didn't reply.
"…Can you wait a few more days? I have to stay a little longer. Can you delay your reincarnation until then?"
"…Okay!"
She agreed instantly.
Then realizing how fast she answered, Lillian blushed and looked down again.
Fenric smiled, watching her shy expression.