The 'Heavenly Punishment' team led by Jiang Yan included many members of the royal family and ordinary forbidden troops, all of whom rode the Liangma Express, but they were ordinary mortals after all, so it was already two days later when they reached the edge of the northern border.

After arriving at the destination, Jiang Yan and King Wu deployed the entire 'Heavenly Punishment' rollout formation:

Five hundred demon hunters were divided into fifty teams to advance along the edge, responsible for killing and capturing the great demons that had infiltrated from the Northern Barrier and were hiding here.

Of the 1,000 royal forbidden troops, 400 were on the left wing and 400 on the right, led by the children of the royal family, who were responsible for escorting the captured demons and the corpses of the demons with medicinal value after the demon hunters cleared the threat, while the remaining 200 forbidden troops were in charge of the queen of the palace.

The rest of the royal family, pharmacists, servants and others were all in the middle, responsible for searching and collecting rare medicinal materials in the safe area, with Jiang Yan and King Wu in charge.

At the end of the day, everyone has crossed the periphery of the northern border, and there are almost no attacks from the big demons along the way, which is also what they expected, in recent years, every time the 'heavenly punishment', those big demons have lurked in the depths of the harsh northern realm early, they would rather endure the harsh environment there than become the prey and medicinal herbs of the human race.

At noon on the second day, King Wu ordered everyone to bury the pot and make food, camp and rest, and the royal family members who had gained a lot returned to the station with a lot of laughter and laughter.

King Wu looked at the medicinal herbs brought back by everyone outside the tent, but there was no smile on his face like the others. After seeing Jiang Yan coming, he expressed the doubts in his heart to him: "Elder Jiang, this 'Heavenly Punishment' is even deeper than in previous years, but there are less than ten big demons encountered along the way, and they are all soul-level, and this king always has a trace of uneasiness in his heart." ”

Jiang Yan smiled after hearing this: "Hehe, Lord Wang, after the Star Picking Academy has carried out several 'Heavenly Punishments', those evil obstacles have now fled to the deepest part of the northern realm as soon as they perceive the wind and grass, where do they dare to show up, the Lord has participated in the 'Heavenly Punishment' for many years, could it be that he doesn't even know the truth here?"

After hearing this, King Wu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it seems that this king is too worried." ”

Jiang Yan's eyes flashed, and he continued: "Lord Wang, in recent years, the activities of the Great Demon have become increasingly rampant, and the Star Picking Academy dispatched nearly half of its disciples to participate in the 'Heavenly Punishment' this time, with the original intention of advancing to the depths of the northern realm, extinguishing the arrogance of these evil obstacles, so as to deter those great demons who have infiltrated it. ”

"Hahaha, okay! This king will also teach these evil obstacles to know that the land of my human race is not something they want to come to!"

Queen Wu laughed loudly when she heard this, and immediately gave an order, and then pulled Jiang Yan into the tent to eat together.

After resting for a while, the team continued to advance deeper, and as they moved deeper and deeper into the north, the fifty groups of demon hunters gradually dispersed.

When the sun is in the west

A group of demon hunters ran as fast as they could, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

"Senior brother, that guy is running so fast!" said one of the demon hunters, gasping as he ran, to the demon hunter in charge.

"Beware, its strength may have reached the ground level. The man at the head was a little excited, and they finally met a big demon along the way, and the big demon ran away desperately when he saw them, and they chased for a long time and still didn't catch up.

When they chased a piece of dead wood, several people stopped in unison, and the big demon was long gone.

"Strange, where?"

"No!

They looked around vigilantly with their weapons in hand, and faintly heard the strange sound of kicking and breathing, which sent chills down their spines.

Rustle –

A blood-red tentacle suddenly sprang out of the dead grass, quickly wrapping around the ankle of a demon hunter and dragging him inside.

"Senior brother save... Woo!"

The demon hunter shouted desperately, but before he could finish his sentence, he was silent.

"Array!"

The demon hunter at the head shouted, and as soon as he finished speaking, the other female demon hunter let out a scream and looked at him with wide eyes and horror.

I saw that his chest had already been pierced by a black halberd, and blood flowed down the sharp blade of the halberd, and behind it was a wolf-headed demon with sharp teeth exposed.

The wolf-headed demon suddenly pulled out the halberd, and with a muffled snort, the demon hunter's body slammed to the ground, and the blood flowing from his chest stained the ground red, and he lost his breath in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Brother Li!"

The other eight demon hunters shouted angrily, and they all picked up their weapons to kill the wolf-headed demon, but they were all entangled in the red tentacles that suddenly burst out of the surroundings.

What made them even more frightened was that in addition to the wolf-headed demon, three demons with weapons slowly walked out of the dead wood.

They struggled desperately, but they couldn't break free from the tentacles that bound them for a while, and could only watch as the four demons walked up to them, waved the halberd and giant axe in their hands, and slashed at their heads expressionlessly from behind.

"No!"

With a scream, the remaining eight demon hunters were all killed in a matter of moments.

An hour later

Lu Xuanji hurriedly came to the station and found Jiang Yan's big tent.

"Master Venerable, an hour ago, a disciple found the lost weapons of other disciples in the depths of the northern realm, and there were still a lot of blood stains left at the scene!"

Lu Xuanji clenched his fists and reported to Jiang Yanyu, obviously, this matter made him very angry.

Jiang Yan was carefully reading a medicine book in the tent, and after listening to Lu Xuanji's report, he said calmly, "Have you confirmed this matter?"

"The disciple personally confirmed that all ten demon hunters in Li Xin's group were missing, and the disciple suspected that they had already been killed. ”

"Damn! these evil obstacles still have the courage to show up!" Jiang Yan angrily threw away the books in his hand, and said with anger on his face: "It's getting late, you immediately notify all the disciples to return to the station quickly, and remember not to spread the news of what happened today, especially not to let those royal family members know!"

"Disciple obey orders, but that fierce demon?" Lu Xuanji arched his hand, and said with some doubts.

"Call them back first, and then concentrate on the search after dinner, and tonight we will annihilate these evil obstacles in one fell swoop!"

"Also, you will come back as soon as you are told, and you will have another order for the teacher. ”

"Yes!" Lu Xuanji bowed his hand, turned around and left the tent.

After about half an hour, all the demon hunters and many members of the royal family returned to the station, and the servants of the royal family had already begun to make fires and make food.

The demon hunters were still resting in groups of ten at the Star Picking Courtyard, and Xiang Chenlin Xue and their group were sitting bored in front of a bonfire chatting.

In the past two days, Xiang Chen has been very angry, some time ago he was ordered to be banned from performing demon hunting tasks for three months because of the Ma family's affairs, and finally won the opportunity to participate in the 'Heavenly Punishment', but their group did not encounter any big demons.

"This bastard!" Xiang Chen scolded in a low voice, he already felt angry, and just happened to see Yan Feng from the other group looking at him not far away, his eyes full of contempt.

"Brother Chen, let's ignore him, that guy looks like he owes him, and he can't afford to be angry with him. Lin Xue said with a smile.

"He can't let me be angry yet!Looking at his dragging, why can't he go to the sky!" Xiang Chen deliberately raised his voice, but he laughed at Lin Xue on the side.

Yan Feng, who was not far away, seemed to hear Xiang Chen's words, stood up and glanced at Xiang Chen, and then at the woods not far from the station, and then smiled contemptuously at Xiang Chen, and walked there.

Seeing this, Xiang Chen suddenly stood up from the ground and made a gesture to follow, but was pulled by Lin Xue.

"Why is Brother Chen going?" Lin Xue stared straight at Xiang Chen.

"Find him!" Xiang Chen said angrily.

"You promised me not to act impulsively anymore. ”

"But that guy is really..."Xiang Chen said angrily, but when he saw the anger on Lin Xue's face, he had no choice but to stop talking, sat back and pressed Lin Xue's shoulder and said, "Okay, Xue'er, don't be angry, I won't go, that kid is lucky, I have a good daughter-in-law on the stall!"

"Who is your daughter-in-law! I haven't even raised the deed of heaven and earth!" Lin Xue laughed and scolded and smashed a fist into Xiang Chen's chest, looking a little shy.

"Sooner or later, when I enter the Dream Fairyland, I will be able to better protect you, and then I will hold a heaven and earth contract with you and officially marry you!" Xiang Chen said with a smile, but his eyes glanced at the forest that Yan Feng walked into.

Lin Xue smiled after hearing this, held her chin with her hands and said, "Brother Chen, in fact, sometimes I think that if we are not demon hunters, but are as carefree as ordinary people, I don't have to worry about your safety, how good it would be." ”

"What are these words, a man is born in the world, and he should protect the place he loves and the person he loves with great pride, how can he be a mediocre person because he is greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"I used to think the same as you before, but since I had you, I have often been scared, afraid that one day..."Lin Xue sighed faintly, and said a little abruptly.

"Cher, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Xue's words made Xiang Chen a little puzzled, but he had never thought about what Lin Xue was thinking, and when she said it, she couldn't help but make Xiang Chen feel distressed: "It's okay Xue'er, I swear that I will never let you be hurt in any way, and I will never let you lose mine." ”

Lin Xue smiled slightly and said, "I believe in you." ”

"I'll go to Uncle Jiang to report first, and I'll be back soon. As he spoke, he gently stroked the green silk on Lin Xue's face.

Lin Xue nodded, and Xiang Chen got up and left here. However, he didn't go to Jiang Yan's big tent, but walked quickly into the woods that Yan Feng had entered before from another place after leaving Lin Xue's sight.

"Hehe, I thought you were scared. After seeing Xiang Chen coming, Yan Feng just glanced at it.

"Master, when have I ever been afraid of you? You guy is quite good at picking places, just say how to fight, I have put up with you for a long time. Xiang Chen said angrily.

"You're not qualified to let me do it, I'm not looking for you to fight. Yan Feng said without even looking at it.

"You're not very capable, but your tone is not small, aren't you afraid?"

Yan Feng smiled disdainfully: "I know that many of you are not convinced by me, but it doesn't matter, I don't look down on you, but you are barely okay, today we will compete to see who can catch the big demon first, and whoever loses will admit it personally!"

"Haha, it's really ridiculous, have you ever met a big demon in the past two days?"

"All the ten people in Li Xin's group died in the hands of the big demon, do you say there is?" Yan Feng finally looked at Xiang Chen.

"What?" Xiang Chen was obviously shocked.

"Shizun just didn't say anything, didn't you find out that the group of people brought by Li Xin today didn't return to the station at all?"

Xiang Chen then remembered that he had indeed not met Li Xin and them, Yan Feng's words made him both surprised and angry, the death of a team of ten people was a great provocation for the Star Picking Academy, it was obvious that Yan Feng called him over to not only compete, but also to avenge the ten demon hunters.

"I can conclude that Li Xin was ambushed by the big demon this time, and there is not only one big demon who attacked them, maybe, there is not necessarily a ground level big demon, do you dare?" Yan Feng continued, his eyes cold and determined.

Xiang Chen was a little hesitant at this time, he was not afraid of encountering the earth-level demon, but he was afraid that doing so would really make Lin Xue angry.

"What's the matter, you're scared?" Yan Feng couldn't help but say contemptuously when he saw Xiang Chen's hesitation.

"Good! It's better than that!" Xiang Chen gritted his teeth and finally accepted Yan Feng's challenge, only muttering in his heart: "If you really encounter a ground level demon, the master will slip away." ”

"Whoever really encounters the earth-level demon can only consider himself unlucky, but I advise you not to be reckless!" Yan Feng said before jumping deeper into the depths.

Xiang Chen glanced in the direction of the station in the dense forest, waved his fist and swept deeper.