# 1554
Chapter 1554: Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan Goes on the Offensive
The first Migo to appear let out a strange shriek toward An Qingyu, then began slowly moving toward him.
Lumenglei, standing in front of An Qingyu, took several deep breaths, her trembling arms gradually calming. She firmly gripped the bamboo sword, gave a sharp cry, and swung it呼啸着 toward the Migo's head!
Clack—!
The bamboo sword struck the writhing tentacles, hitting what felt like steel. With a crisp sound, the bamboo sword snapped into two halves.
Lumenglei clutched the broken half of the bamboo sword, practically pressed against the Migo's fleshy tumor-like head. The indescribable stench flooded her nostrils, her face turning deathly pale.
She could feel it—the monster before her was staring at her.
Lumenglei knew she was no match for this creature. She wanted to retreat, but for some reason, her body felt rooted to the ground like stone, unable to exert any strength. She could only watch helplessly as the creature raised one of its segmented limbs, preparing to pierce her body.
Despair flickered in Lumenglei's eyes.
Whoosh—!!
Just then, a figure flashed out from the side like lightning, throwing its arms around Lumenglei and barely—barely—dodging the attack. The Migo's limb pierced through the afterimages of the two of them, its fleshy tumor-like head slowly turning to follow them.
The shaken Lumenglei lay in those arms, looking up in a daze. That familiar face came into view.
"C-Cao Yuan... junior..." Lumenglei's voice trembled.
Cao Yuan held Lumenglei, gently setting her down on the ground. After confirming she wasn't hurt, his gaze slowly turned to the flying Migo.
His eyes narrowed slightly. At the same time, a ferocious and violent aura surged out from within him!
He stepped forward, walking straight toward the Migo.
"Cao Yuan, don't go!" Lumenglei anxiously shouted upon seeing this.
Cao Yuan acted as if he hadn't heard her. He calmly walked to where the half-bamboo sword had been embedded in the earth. The cold wind from the Migo's flapping membranes stirred the hem of his clothes.
He turned his head back. On that stern face, a faint smile appeared:
"Didn't you always want to see me use a blade?
This time... watch closely."
The massive Migo screeched and charged toward Cao Yuan. Amidst the surging wind, Cao Yuan reached out and gripped the half-bamboo sword, yanking it from the earth with force!
Clang————!!
The bamboo sword broke free from the ground with the sound of clashing metal. At the same time, a surge of violent killing intent and flames instantly covered Cao Yuan's entire body!
The pitch-black flames wrapped around Cao Yuan, surging wildly in the night. He clutched the half-bamboo sword and vanished in a flash. The black fire was blown backward by the fierce wind, looking like a rolling cloak of flames!
Seeing this, Lumenglei stood frozen on the spot, disbelief flooding her eyes!
"Cao Yuan, junior..." she murmured to herself.
The half-bamboo sword was burned away by the killing intent flames. But a black flaming blade was steadily gripped in Cao Yuan's palm.
In a low, eerie laugh, Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan instantly flashed to the flying Migo's front!
The killing intent blade slashed down on one of the segmented limbs. Blade light like a crescent of flame poured out, directly severing the Migo's limb. The creature shrieked in pain, flapping its wings to fly upward, instantly putting dozens of meters of distance between itself and Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan.
But Cao Yuan showed no intention of letting it escape. He crouched slightly, then shot into the clouds like a cannonball, precisely grabbing the root of one of the Migo's wings. Several bursts of killing intent blade light tore狰狞 gashes into the wing. The creature's body, carrying Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan, wobbled and rapidly plummeted from the sky!
Mid-air, Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan thrust the killing intent blade directly into the Migo's body from its neck. The creature's body writhed and twisted, letting out pain-filled shrieks during its freefall.
Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan released the blade in his grip, instead grabbing that fleshy tumor-like head with its writhing tentacles. The killing intent flames around him rolled and surged. With a low growl, he used all his strength and literally tore it apart from both sides!
The Migo's shrieks grew increasingly miserable. Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan grinned wickedly, then suddenly tore a bloodied gash in its head. Like breaking through an obstacle, he directly tore its head along with its body in half!
Stinking blood scattered from the sky. Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan gripped the killing intent blade, leaped down, and slashed a massive killing intent flame blade back toward the sky. A black sea of flames instantly covered the entire sky!
Cao Yuan, cloaked in black fire and wielding the blade, steadily landed on the ground. The Migo, engulfed in killing intent flames, crashed behind him and was quickly consumed.
His figure showed no hesitation. His legs pushed off again, turning into a black line streaking toward the other two incoming Migos.
"Mew—!!"
At the same time, the thunder beast Laifu tilted its head back and howled. A thick bolt of lightning descended from the cloud layer. Within the deep blue thunder light, its body rapidly expanded, transforming into a hundred-meter-tall thunder beast and surging forward.
The dark thunder and black flames split this battlefield apart. Lumenglei stood呆呆 on the spot, as if dreaming.
"This... is the true face of this world." The pale-faced An Qingyu, gazing at the distant battlefield, slowly said, "Cao Yuan, I, Qiye... we're destined to not belong here. Perhaps after tonight, we'll have to leave."
Hearing these words, a tremor went through Lumenglei's heart. Her sweat-soaked hands slowly clenched. She stared at that figure cloaked in killing intent flames, lost in thought.
Under the combined assault of the divine thunder beast and Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan, the two Migos quickly turned to ash.
Frenzied Demon Cao Yuan landed on the ground, turned his head toward Lumenglei, hesitated for a moment, then walked straight toward her.
Black killing intent flames rolled through the air. Cao Yuan held the killing intent blade, performed a sheathing motion. The surrounding flames rapidly spiraled into a void at his fingertips, leaving only a few wisps of small flame embers intertwining beside him before gradually fading away.
Cao Yuan stood before Lumenglei, looked into her eyes, and slowly spoke:
"Did you see it clearly?"
It wasn't until Cao Yuan spoke that Lumenglei snapped back to reality. She looked at his eyes with complex emotions and nodded:
"...Yeah."
"How does it feel?"
"A bit scary... but also really cool, really impressive."
Cao Yuan carefully studied Lumenglei's face. On her, he saw not a trace of fear. Instead, the way she looked at him grew even more passionate...
"Aren't you scared?"
"Scared? You're junior Cao Yuan, why would I be scared of you?" Lumenglei glanced at Cao Yuan's palm, smiling helplessly. "No wonder you didn't want to use a bamboo sword in front of me... If you'd used it earlier, I probably would have begged you to take me as your disciple."
Cao Yuan: ...
Cao Yuan opened his mouth, about to say something, when Lin Qiye's figure suddenly materialized from the darkness above.
"Be careful. They're coming."