Although Yu Nian's move was extremely powerful, it also placed extremely high demands on the user. It required not only agile reactions but also an extremely powerful divine soul.
Xue Jinyan stared intently at Yu Nian in the maze. The once ferocious red threads were now gently twining around Yu Nian's well - defined fingers, exuding an inexplicable cold and murderous aura.
This kind of aura should only be possessed by top - level celestial masters.
For some reason, Xue Jinyan suddenly thought of the description he had seen in the old books in the library...
It seemed that there was indeed an ancestor who had liked to use red threads to strangle demons and evil spirits in the early days...
Xue Jinyan was startled by his own thought. He turned to Xu Yufang and asked, "Is there any sect nowadays that still teaches this move to its disciples?"
Xu Yufang answered without even thinking, "Yes."
Now it was Xue Jinyan's turn to be confused. "Who?"
"Qi Rongsheng. He's a big fan of the Ancestor Xuande. Have you forgotten?"
Xue Jinyan slapped his forehead and remembered.
Qi Rongsheng was the eldest disciple of the head of Fengming Mountain. He came from a famous and noble family. Although he was a strength - type cultivator, he was infatuated with the fighting style of the Ancestor Xuande. Almost all the books in his study were related to the Ancestor Xuande.
Qi Rongsheng often locked himself in his room, pondering day and night.
That wasn't all. The most absurd thing was that he had somehow spent a fortune to buy a sword that the Ancestor Xuande had once used. He hung it in his room like a precious treasure and wouldn't allow anyone else to touch it.
He would always offer a prayer to it before every professional examination in the mysterious arts world.
This was well - known among almost all the people in the mysterious arts world.
Thinking of this, Xue Jinyan couldn't help laughing out loud. The doubts that had been in his mind just now vanished instantly.
Yu Nian was a disciple of the Pure Heart Temple. Maybe, like Qi Rongsheng, she was also a big fan of the Ancestor Xuande!
The noise from the fight with the human - faced demon just now had attracted Zhong Yaya and Luo Zhi, who had been exploring in a group.
The two girls were extremely delighted to see Yu Nian.
The layout of Fushou Village was extremely large, with criss - crossing roads and numerous formations. The chances of the contestants meeting each other were very small.
Zhong Yaya looked at Fu Sui, who was a bit in a mess beside them, and then at the mess on the ground. She quickly understood what had happened.
"Niannian, what did you guys encounter?"
"A human - faced demon. I've already taken care of it."
Hearing this, Fu Sui couldn't help but glance at Yu Nian. She had outstanding looks, but her expression was extremely calm. Her eyes were deeper than the night.
A few drops of the human - faced demon's blood had accidentally splashed on Yu Nian's beautiful and slender neck. The pure light that was still radiating from her body had not faded yet, giving her a kind of shocking beauty.
Fu Sui's heart suddenly started beating faster, and a strange feeling slowly rose in his heart.
Rather than envy, it was more like his reverence and admiration for absolute strength.
Fu Sui pursed his lips and struggled to stand up.
"I owe you a favor. But no matter how powerful the human - faced demon is, it's just a small episode in the second round. Don't get too complacent... Yu Nian, only those who can laugh last will laugh best, right?"
After saying that, he took a deep look at Yu Nian, and his figure gradually disappeared into the night.
The group rested in the pavilion for a while. When the sky was getting a bit brighter, they set off again.
The reason why Fushou Gate was so large was that it was actually a large - scale Bagua formation formed by splicing together various smaller formations.
Each formation was carefully designed by different departments in the mysterious arts world.
For example, the human - faced demon just now was from the Demon - Hunting Department.
Seeing that the precious human - faced demon they had painstakingly collected from the Demon - Locking Tower had been reduced to pieces by Yu Nian in the blink of an eye, the people from the Demon - Hunting Department shed extremely heart - wrenching tears.
The people from the Demon - Hunting Department quickly took out their walkie - talkies and shouted to the Beast - Taming Department:
[One group of contestants has passed by us! They're about to reach the Beast - Taming Department. Be on alert! Be on alert!]
The people from the Beast - Taming Department were a bit surprised:
[The competition has only been going on for a few hours. Which big - name sect's disciple is it? They're so fast!]
If there was such a young talent in the mysterious arts world, they couldn't have been unaware of it!
The people from the Demon - Hunting Department scratched their heads. [It's a disciple from a small sect. Her name is something like Yu Nian...]
The Beast - Taming Department: [A small sect?? That's impossible! It must be that your Demon - Hunting Department set the level too easy, which allowed the contestants to take advantage of it!]
[Easy?? Bullshit! That was a human - faced demon that had been cultivating for thousands of years! If your Beast - Taming Department is so capable, don't let her pass!]
While the two groups were arguing noisily, Yu Nian and the others had already reached a very broad plain.
Before they could fully observe the surrounding scenery, a gust of wind with a killing intent suddenly blew from all around.
The zombie behind Zhong Yaya immediately tensed up and entered a state of combat readiness.
Zhong Yaya realized something was wrong. She sniffed hard. "It seems to be the smell of demons..."
Just as her voice fell, a black line suddenly appeared in the distance and was moving towards the three of them at a visible speed.
Luo Zhi twitched the corner of her mouth. "What the hell is that?"
Yu Nian threw a talisman paper into the air. After muttering a few incantations, the scene in the distance was infinitely magnified in front of everyone.
Zhong Yaya and Luo Zhi's faces instantly changed.
It wasn't a black line at all! It was a troop composed of thousands of demons. Their fangs were shiny, and they were running towards the three of them with fierce looks in their eyes.
Zhong Yaya almost fainted. "So many demons... How can we possibly get through?"
Not only was each demon as big as a large truck, but they also had demonic power and were extremely powerful.
Fighting head - on with these guys would lead to only two results.
One was to be trampled into minced meat, and the other was to be stabbed into a sieve!
Yu Nian frowned slightly and said to the two girls, "You guys find a hidden corner to hide first."
Zhong Yaya and Luo Zhi were a bit worried. "What about you?"
Yu Nian gave them a reassuring smile. "Don't worry. I'll act within my capabilities."
Yu Nian leaped into the air and stood steadily on a high - up branch.
She had extremely keen senses and carefully observed the demons.
Demons were also classified into different levels. Low - level demons had no spiritual intelligence and didn't like to attack in groups.
For a large - scale formation like this composed of thousands of demons, there must be a few high - level demons leading the way.
Yu Nian concentrated and observed. Sure enough, among the demons with black fur, she found a few gray - skinned demons with extremely strong demonic auras. They were extremely strong in build, and the other demons were clustered around them.
Yu Nian made a hand gesture with one hand and conjured a spiritual bow with her divine sense.
The body of the bow was bright red, constantly overflowing with pure flame light.
Yu Nian pulled the bowstring fully and slowly aimed at the high - level demons.
All the judges outside the maze were stunned.
"Is Yu Nian trying to hit the demons?"
Xu Yufang shook his head. "She's probably going to miscalculate. Demons' perception of spiritual power is even more than ten times stronger than a shark's ability to smell blood in the sea. Moreover, the demons are moving. The chance of hitting them is almost zero."
Just as his voice fell, Yu Nian suddenly released the bowstring.