Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 416 - 406: Annihilation

The moon hung bright in the sky, casting a chill over the night.

Qin An, clad in dark garments, harnessed the moonlight; the Cold Star Saber shimmered menacingly in the night, appearing extremely terrifying.

Before the many demon creatures could react, Qin An had already landed on the ground.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound echoed out.

Qin An’s icy voice sent shivers down the spines of the demon creatures present.

The demon creatures stood up, their faces growing grim.

They were all aware of Qin An’s various deeds in Xunyang Prefecture.

Especially in Lu Mountain and Tiger Cave, where many met their demise or were wounded at Qin An’s hands.

Thus, seeing Qin An in person sent chills down everyone’s spines.

Master Lu’s eyes emitted a piercing cold light: "Well, well, well, I never thought you’d come to us on your own, but now that you’re here, you’re walking to your death."

He had been waiting for news of Qin An, hoping to reap some rewards during this time.

With Qin An coming directly to him, it felt like a windfall from the heavens.

The Mountain Lord reminded nearby: "After we kill this boy, take his head, but don’t rush to give it to Situ Shen. We can use this opportunity to gather more blood meal, and once enough is collected, deliver his head then."

Master Lu laughed heartily, "Well, well, well! Mountain Lord, you really have a cunning plan, we’ll do as you say!"

Qin An said calmly, "To take my head, you’d better see if you’re capable."

"A mere Great Success of Inner God Realm, and you dare boast here!"

Mountain Lord sneered, "Do you even realize your own power? Against the two of us in the Unity Realm, you are like an ant, it’s nothing to crush you, get me a good start!"

With his words, the once nervous demon creatures revealed their fearsome presence.

They suddenly remembered that there were two beings of Unity Realm on their side.

Qin An was merely at the Great Success of Inner God Realm, there was no need to fear him.

The demon creatures transformed into a torrent of malice, rushing wildly towards Qin An.

Each demon creature attacked with full force, aiming to be the first to leave a scar on Qin An and earn a prize.

But before they could get close to Qin An, a brilliant blade light flashed, with the Eight-Colored True Essence adhering to the saber, piercing the night like sunlight, leaving one in awe.

As the blade light flickered, the Seven Star Ruthless Blood Transformation Saber was pushed to its limits, every swing of the Cold Star sent a head flying.

Absorbing the demon senses into his body continuously, Qin An utilized the Seven Stars Dragon Roar Shadow Step, flickering like a specter among the demon creatures.

In just a blink of an eye, half of the demon creatures met their end.

The remaining half stepped back hurriedly, terrified. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Their earlier impulse suddenly felt much clearer.

They realized, even if they had two Unity Realm demon creatures behind them, they themselves were not in the Unity Realm.

Killing them for Qin An would be as effortless as crushing an ant.

Seeing this, the Mountain Lord sneered, "Useless trash, Mr. Lu, let’s join forces to take his head!"

A cunning glint flashed in Master Lu’s eyes.

He understood why the Mountain Lord used the weaklings to test Qin An.

Firstly to assess Qin An’s strength, and secondly to exhaust Qin An’s True Essence.

Though both were Unity Realm demons and top experts in Xunyang Prefecture, to survive to this age, they all cherished their lives, and the more cautious, the better.

The saber skills Qin An just displayed showed his strength was at most Inner God Realm. Even with profound foundations, facing them was a dead end.

Master Lu was the first to make a move, transforming into a shadow darting towards Qin An.

The clothes on him shredded, muscles bulged, and in a split second revealed his true deer demon form.

His antlers at his forehead glimmered with a piercing chill, striking fiercely at Qin An’s chest.

A whistling sound accompanied its approach.

The impact shattered the boulders in the gorge.

The Mountain Lord, without hesitation, stepped forward, opening his huge maw.

A stench emanated from his mouth, followed by a fiery red beam covering Qin An’s head.

Both attacked with their full strength, giving Qin An no room to think or breathe.

Qin An squinted, watching the demon creatures attack with full force, suddenly smirked with a strange smile.

This smile immediately caught Master Lu’s attention.

A bad feeling spread over Master Lu, like being thrown into an ice-filled cave on a scorching day, causing an unspeakable discomfort.

"At this point, if you don’t die, it’s us who will!" Master Lu gritted his teeth, continuing his attack.

The antlers neared Qin An swiftly.

The arrow was notched, no turning back, Master Lu had no retreat.

But, at this moment, an anomaly occurred.

Qin An raised the Cold Star, slicing vertically towards the Mountain Lord’s head.

The Eight-Colored True Essence surged, merging into three relentless saber movements, gradually uniting in one.

The "Three Blades Unite" technique was activated by Qin An, the Cold Star slashed faster, clashing with the Mountain Lord’s crimson beam.

The crimson beam vanished instantly like fire meeting water.

The Cold Star, with unmatched momentum, sliced through the night, landing directly atop the Mountain Lord’s head.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted.

The Mountain Lord felt an intense pain from above.

He instinctively looked up, seeing the Cold Star embedded three inches deep in his head.

If it went deeper, along with the Eight-Colored True Essence, the Mountain Lord feared he would meet his end.

Greatly alarmed, the Mountain Lord realized, "No, he’s at Unity Realm!"

At this moment, the Mountain Lord finally understood why Qin An dared approach them. Qin An was not just at Great Success of Inner God Realm, but a solid Unity Realm.

With Qin An’s supreme foundation, he was indeed qualified to contend with them both.

The Mountain Lord immediately tried to evade the Cold Star’s power, preventing it from further penetrating his head.

But Cold Star moved even faster.

The Eight-Colored True Essence erupted with a thunderous explosion, and the terrifying power of the Three Blades Unite reached its pinnacle.

The Mountain Lord only felt a jolt in his mind, and then he saw the straight blade in Qin An’s hand suddenly descend to a low position.

He instinctively touched his forehead, only to see his hand covered in blood.

"You!"

The Mountain Lord pointed a trembling finger at Qin An.

But he only uttered a single word before a torrent of blood gushed out through the cracks.

The Mountain Lord split in two, fell to the ground, twitched for a moment, and then lay still.

At this moment, the whistling sound had already neared, and Qin An, reversing his grip, seized the antlers, resisting with Eight-Colored True Essence.

His feet skidded, leaving two long tracks on the ground, before finally coming to a halt.

Master Lu was filled with astonishment, looking at the Mountain Lord’s body, now divided in two, an inexplicable coldness enveloping him, making him almost feel suffocated.

"Impossible, how could you reach the Unity Realm so quickly? How long have you even been in Xunyang Prefecture?"

The enmity between Lu Mountain and Qin An ran deeper than that with Tiger Cave, so Master Lu frequently inquired about Qin An and had learned quite a lot about him.

He knew how short a time Qin An had spent from Ding County to Lingzhou and finally to Xunyang Prefecture.

Yet, in such a brief period, Qin An had advanced to the Unity Realm.

This was utterly absurd.

Qin An slightly raised his head, a smile playing at his lips: "Instead of marveling at my strength, why not think about how to die a bit easier?"

As soon as the words fell, Qin An raised the Cold Star Saber, aiming for Master Lu’s neck.

Master Lu’s heart trembled, channeling all his Evil Qi to shake Qin An’s hand off, retreating frantically to avoid the Cold Star’s stab.

Just now, Qin An had resolved the Mountain Lord with one stroke, inducing fear in him toward this saber.

The surrounding Inner God Realm creatures were already lying on the ground, not daring to move a muscle.

They wanted to flee badly, but since Master Lu had not yet perished, escaping might spell endless trouble.

So they had no choice but to stand firm.

"Run? Do you think you can escape?"

Qin An’s figure flickered like a ghost beside Master Lu, thrusting the Cold Star towards him.

Master Lu hastily raised his antlers to block the Cold Star’s blade.

He felt the Eight-Colored True Essence on the blade surging like an ocean, his heart filled with expanding terror.

"Wait! There is enmity between us, but you’ve suffered no harm, my losses are heavier, why not just call it even?"

Having been foes with Qin An for a long time, he was well aware of Qin An’s capabilities, as well as the power that exceeded his realm.

Thus, a tinge of pleading emerged within him.

After all, he had the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill and had earned Situ Shen’s favor, promising a flourishing future.

Qin An squinted: "Now you want to beg for mercy?"

Master Lu quickly spoke: "I will hand over all these creatures to you, consider it a plea bargain, and I don’t need the tiger’s demon soul either, it can be worth a hundred monster artefacts, you can take all of it, how about that?"

Qin An shook his head slightly: "That should have been mine in the first place."

At these words, Master Lu’s face stiffened suddenly.

Qin An continued: "Half of the townsfolk in Zhen Nan County died at your hands, the County Magistrate was severely injured protecting the people, succumbing to his wounds, these are blood debts that require blood compensation."

With each sentence, Qin An’s blade weighed more heavily.

The Eight-Colored True Essence seemed capable of suppressing everything.

A trace of madness flickered across Master Lu’s eyes: "Fine! Fine! Fine! You won’t spare me! Then we shall die together!"

The Power of Divine Soul exploded from Master Lu, and at this moment, blood-red filled his eyes.

He surrendered to absolute madness.

Qin An raised an eyebrow slightly: "So that’s it, it’s your Secret Technique, using the Divine Soul to perpetually drive yourself mad, and take me down with you, but it seems inadequate."

By now, Master Lu couldn’t hear anything; he had allowed the Divine Soul to frantically shatter his own sea of consciousness, plunging into endless madness.

"Kill! Kill! Die! Die!" Master Lu shouted, lunging at Qin An.

But looming ahead was a gradually enlarging fist.

"Boom!"

Seven-Star Blood-Burning Demon-Sealing Hand!

A tremendous boom reverberated, sweeping through the entire canyon.

The sunken canyon shook violently, countless rocks crumbled into dust, and numerous forests turned to ashes.

Master Lu’s eyes were blank, the blood-red hue vanished, and he collapsed heavily to the ground.

A fist-sized bloody hole appeared at his head, and his demon soul dissipated entirely.

Qin An raised his hand, absorbing the demon soul into his body. He then strolled to the Mountain Lord’s remains and absorbed his demon soul as well before looking at the group of Inner God Realm entities.

At this moment, the group of Inner God Realm entities lay on the ground, knocked unconscious by the residual force of Qin An’s earlier strike.

This saved Qin An the trouble of hunting them down one by one.

With the Cold Star in hand, Qin An resembled a callous butcher, lopping off each creature’s head without hesitation to harvest their demon artefacts.

In the span of half a stick of incense, the canyon floor was littered with monstrous corpses.

After surveying momentarily, Qin An’s lips curled slightly: "Not bad at all, now I have enough for four whole demon souls."

This venture was quite fruitful, not only slaying two Unity Realm entities, but also many Inner God Realm creatures.

The earlier use of the Seven-Star Blood-Burning Demon-Sealing Hand consumed ten demon artefacts, but with this replenishment, he possessed nearly four demon souls’ worth.

To Qin An, this was prosperity beyond comparison.

"Indeed... crime pays," Qin An sheathed his saber, observing the surrounding wreckage, then turned to walk toward the Evil Extermination Bureau.

With the mission complete, Lu Mountain and Tiger Cave utterly wiped out, it was time for him to return to the Evil Extermination Bureau and elevate his position to Mountain Patrol Golden General.

Once there, he could access the greatest secret in Xunyang Prefecture.

Very soon, Qin An’s figure vanished from the scene.

Under the moonlit night, the ravaged canyon seemed even more eerie.

At this moment, a faint hint of black slowly emerged from the ruins.

Once it appeared, the blackness rapidly coalesced into the figure of a hooded person.