Chapter 377: The Devils Wheels of Seven Emotions!

Chapter 377: The Devil's Wheels of Seven Emotions!

"Spirit animal pact!"

Yun Yiyi's eyes lit up in surprise. She hadn't expected Gu Tengfeng to have a demonic hound as his spirit animal under a pact.

Demonic hounds were renowned among demonic beasts for their exceptionally keen sense of smell. With this hound's presence, they could easily detect the scent of blood in the air.

"Duke, find the area where the blood energy is most concentrated!"

Gu Tengfeng, with a serious expression, commanded his demonic hound, Duke.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Duke barked a few times, sniffed the air, and then dashed off towards the northwest, outside the village.

"Follow Duke!"

Gu Tengfeng glanced back at Yun Yiyi before unfolding his movement technique and chasing after the demonic hound.

Duke, a fourth-tier intermediate demonic hound, possessed combat strength comparable to the mid-to-late stages of the Transformation Realm. However, canine demonic beasts were typically used for support rather than direct combat.

Under Duke's acute sense of smell, Gu Tengfeng and Yun Yiyi quickly entered a dense forest. The scent of blood grew increasingly stronger.

Gu Tengfeng, drawing his sword cautiously, whispered, "The malevolent qi here is intense. Be on your guard."

Yun Yiyi nodded, also drawing her sword and holding it in front of her. The eerie and terrifying atmosphere around them made her visibly nervous.

After advancing about a hundred zhang further, Duke started barking anxiously and refused to proceed any deeper.

"It seems that this is the place."

Gu Tengfeng formed a hand seal and retrieved Duke back into his spirit animal space—a special storage space provided by a treasured item known as a Beast Taming Token, used by martial practitioners who have entered pacts with demonic beasts.

Gu Tengfeng had a premonition that a fierce battle was imminent!

The dense forest was shrouded in a thick mist, and the overwhelming stench of blood and decay filled the air.

"Just me is more than enough!" Gu Tengfeng brandished his sword before shouting, "Demon-Masked Man, surrender now!"

"Demon-Masked Man?"

A mocking smile appeared under Lin Canglang's mask. Ever since that mysterious figure bestowed upon him the Devil's Love-Forgetting Art, he had regarded himself as a devotee of that person. To avoid detection, he even crafted a mask identical to that of the mysterious figure.

Wearing this mask, Lin Canglang had transformed into a complete demon. In his quest to master the demonic art, he had ruthlessly reaped countless innocent lives.

"I don't really like that name." Lin Canglang's eyes bore into Gu Tengfeng as he chuckled darkly, "From now on, call me Demon-Masked Lord. Heh, heh, heh..."

"Demon or Demon Lord, it doesn't matter! Thousand Blade Slash!"

With a furious shout Gu Tengfeng swung his sword, slicing the air as if splitting it in two.

The powerful strike cleaved through the ground, sending a wild surge of sword qi rushing toward Lin Canglang—no, toward the Demon-Masked Lord!

"Perfect timing!" The Demon-Masked Lord's eyes gleamed as he scrutinized Gu Tengfeng. "The life force of ordinary people cannot compare to the geniuses from Tianwei Academy! You fools, coming to me just makes it easier to refine your essence!"

Roar!

The Demon-Masked Lord roared like a demonic beast and with a wave of his hand, conjured a dark and swirling demonic handprint that collided with Gu Tengfeng's sword qi.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground shattered, and a whirlwind of force erupted!

The clash of sword qi and the demonic handprint left a deep crater, and the impact forced Gu Tengfeng to retreat several steps before he could steady himself.

In contrast, the Demon-Masked Lord merely staggered slightly, effortlessly dissipating the sword qi. With a wave of his demonic claw, he launched a fierce counterattack at Gu Tengfeng.

A few months ago, Lin Canglang was merely in the early stages of the Transformation Realm and had been defeated by Ling Feng. But after cultivating the Devil's Love-Forgetting Art, he had surpassed Gu Tengfeng!

It was undeniable that such demonic arts provided an incredibly rapid advancement in the early stages, almost defying the natural order.

This was especially true since the Devil's Love-Forgetting Art originated from a being who dared to defy even the divine. Its level and potency were beyond anything imaginable by the martial practitioners of the Tianbai Empire or even the entire Dongling Region.