Chapter 24: The Great War Against the Purple Bat King (Part 1)

  Lei Hao would not fall for this, and even the powerful Demon King of the Prosperous Age wouldn't dare to provoke Lei Hao. Would he be afraid of a crippled half-year-old promoted to the rank of Yao Wang?

  "Since the Demon King has spoken so sincerely, I, the Great General, will try my best to see if it's true that you're not injured." Lei Hao said in a deep voice, rubbing his thick bull horns on his head.

  The purple bat king opposite him looked even more ugly after hearing Lei Hao's words, his mouth corner twitched fiercely, revealing a long and sharp fang, the resentful and poisonous look on his face deepened.

  Lei Hao had made up his mind and wasn't going to waste any more words. Although he was certain that this kid must be seriously injured, he couldn't put his mind at ease until he killed him off in an instant. His large hand opened wide, and a 2-meter-long majestic war knife appeared in his hand, which was the Dragon-Slaying War Knife that had been nurtured in Lei Hao's dantian all along. As soon as the war knife was in hand, Lei Hao emitted a domineering aura of the knife, directly dispelling the pressure from Zi Bat King, and thus turned around the momentum that had always been unfavorable to him.

  The Bat King looked at the Dragon Slayer that suddenly appeared in Lei Hao's hand, his eyes shrinking to the size of a needle tip. He had become the Demon King for a short time and had been busy healing his wounds without going out, so he didn't recognize the sword in Lei Hao's hand as the Ruyi Divine Sword. However, the demon king's spiritual awareness told him that this sword was very dangerous and posed a threat to his life.

  Feeling the sense of threat, Ziwang, who had just made up his mind to kill Leihao even if it meant paying a certain price, hesitated again. If paying a certain price could kill Leihao, he would reluctantly accept it, but now he clearly felt that if he fought with Leihao, he might lose in Leihao's hands, so he hesitated again.

  "Lei Da, commander-in-chief, I do not wish to be an enemy of yours, Water Cavern. Today, you brought this demonic army to attack my Bat Demon Cave, but I can let it go. Retreat now." The Purple Bat King spoke after a moment of hesitation.

  Lei Hao hesitated for a moment after hearing the words of the Violet Bat King, then put away his Dragon Slaying Sword: "It's not impossible for me to retreat, but your demonic soldiers have repeatedly captured my human followers in Kan Yuan Mountain. This account can't be settled so easily. If you can take out that scroll of magic from the humans, I'll let this matter go." Lei Hao didn't want to fight if he could help it, and the Violet Bat King's earlier display of power had made him feel threatened.

  "It's impossible, I, as a demon king, wouldn't stoop to making amends with you, yet you, a mere inner elixir realm demon, dare to interrupt my cultivation and refuse to leave. Do you think I, this demon king, am made of mud?" Upon hearing Lei Hao's words, the dignity of being a demon king was insulted, and Zi Bat King's face turned iron-blue with refusal.

  He can't answer now, he's still seriously injured. If Leihao gets that scroll and advances to the rank of Demon King, this vendetta will be impossible for him to avenge in this life. The Violet Bat King, who is thinking of healing his wounds first and then finding trouble with Leihao, didn't think that if he can't even pass this hurdle, how can he talk about avenging himself on Leihao?

  Thinking that if he could get the Thunderous Hao's Gong Fa without moving his hands, after hearing Zi Bat King's unyielding refusal, his slightly calmed expression began to turn gloomy.

  "Do you think the Great General brought two thousand brothers to your doorstep to celebrate your birthday? Today, you have to give in, or else I'll kill you and let you find your own way." Lei Hao said, his words dripping with sarcasm.

  The Bat King was furious. The Demon King had his own dignity, and now Lei Hao had openly slapped the Bat King in the face.

  The Violet Bat King no longer responded, his body flashed and appeared beside Lei Hao. His two white hands suddenly turned into fluffy mouse paws, with ten black shiny claws, each about two feet long, like ten sharp daggers stabbing towards Lei Hao's head, heart, and other vital areas. The sharp hissing sound told Lei Hao that this claw could absolutely penetrate his body, which was as hard as tempered steel.

  From the moment Lei Hao finished speaking to the appearance of Zi Bat King's two claws beside him, it took less than half a second. Unforeseen by Lei Hao, Zi Bat King disregarded the demon king's face and made a sneak attack on him, an inner elixir realm cow demon, nearly causing Lei Hao to suffer a great loss.

  Although he was surprised, Lei Hao, who had been through countless battles, didn't panic. His legs shook and his body quickly flashed backwards, while at the same time his right hand shot straight forward. When his hand was halfway extended, Tulong appeared in front of him, blocking the claw of the Violet Bat King.

  In just a few seconds, the Dragon Slayer and the Purple Bat King's claws collided over a hundred times, producing a series of metallic collision sounds.

  A few seconds later, the blurry figure of Zi Bat King appeared on the spot, his body without a single injury, and his purple robe stained with blood was not even wrinkled, as if he had never made a move. He saw the several deep wounds on Lei Hao's body that could be seen to the bone, and slowly opened his mouth: "I don't know if General Lei can still take away my kung fu from me now?" The slow tone of voice was full of unspoken pride, just a few months ago he had been defeated by Lei Hao in less than three moves, and had been cut down by a single knife, vomiting blood. Who would have thought that in just a few months, the situation would be reversed, and Lei Hao would be injured under his own hands with just one move?

  Lei Hao slowly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the Purple Bat King. In a slow and deliberate tone, he spoke: "The Great General now not only wants your martial arts skills, but also your life." The calm tone was filled with violent rage.

  This time, Lei Hao didn't wait for the Purple Bat King to make a move. With a simple and straightforward chopping knife technique, a bright flash of light swept across, and a whip-like blade energy rolled towards the Purple Bat King ten feet away.

  The purple bat king swung his claws carelessly to meet Lei Hao's knife energy, and all that was heard was a "ka" sound. Two of his black fingernails were directly cut off by the knife energy. The purple bat king was shocked and quickly danced with both claws, a pale black claw shadow protecting several vital parts of his body. The whip-like knife energy was thus slowly decomposed by him bit by bit. One second later, Lei Hao's knife energy turned into scattered energy that dispersed everywhere. Ten zhang away, Lei Hao looked at him with a fixed gaze, and a smile slowly floated up to the corner of his mouth.

  "I thought your claws were quite impressive, able to break through defenses. Today, even if I'm just a dull knife, I'll still cut you down, you rolling meatball." Lei Hao said to himself in his heart, he was intimidated by the fact that Zixia Wang's hair was unharmed earlier, and thought that this kid's fingernails were really harder than his Dragon Slayer. After unleashing a full-body slash with all his might, he didn't press the attack, but instead waited to see the outcome of this one strike. The outcome did not disappoint Lei Hao, the arrogant Zixia Wang suffered from this strike and was forced to face the consequences.

  The Bat King looked at the two fingers that were cut off at the same length and felt a bit tight in his heart, "Indeed, one cannot underestimate this Lei Hao." He also secretly said to himself.

  Lei Hao looked at the Violet Bat King, and the Violet Bat King also looked at Lei Hao. Almost simultaneously, the two demons disappeared from their original positions, and in the empty space between them, two figures constantly parted and intersected, parted and intersected.

  Lei Hao's speed couldn't keep up with the Violet Bat King, but he had long since chosen a good battlefield and now it was helping him greatly. In the narrow cave, no matter which direction the Violet Bat King attacked from, it was all within Lei Hao's attack range. Lei Hao stood still like a rock, accepting wave after wave of attacks from the Violet Bat King without moving an inch.

  A wisp of time passed, and the two demons' attack speed grew faster and faster, their magical fluctuations growing more intense. A purple, lightning-illuminated magical shield appeared on Lei Hao's body, while a dark, blood-stained magical shield appeared on Zi Bat King's body.

  Two different forces of law collided, and the four-shot energy caused a violent explosion. The attack of the Purple Bat King was so fast that Lei Hao could hardly react, and the shadow of his claws filled the sky, making it impossible for Lei Hao to distinguish which one was the real claw of the Purple Bat King among the shadows.

  Every time the "hiss" sound rang out, it was a deep wound that could be seen to the bone left on Lei Hao's body by the Purple Bat King. The powerful physique of Lei Hao, which could only leave a white mark under the full force attack of the Thunder Beast Fang, seemed like just a slightly harder iron plate in the hands of the Purple Bat King, and it was pierced through with just a slight effort.

  Lei Hao's body kept appearing wounds, but he was still able to hold on. He could sense that the attack frequency of the Violet Bat King was getting faster and faster, indicating that he wanted to drag Lei Hao to death with absolute speed, which meant he was anxious. The magic power of the Demon King level would not be weak enough to support an attack for only a short period of time, which could only mean one thing: the physical body of the Violet Bat King, who had been injured, could no longer hold on.

  Lei Hao's defense became more and more stable as he made such guesses in his heart. Every time Tulong swung out, it would block dozens of attacks from the Violet Bat King. The shadows that filled the sky seemed to have no meaning in Lei Hao's eyes. When Tulong couldn't block, Lei Hao pretended to be desperate and exchanged blows with his life on the line, taking advantage of the two-foot-long crack in the ground. Every time, Lei Hao's knife was always one step faster than the Violet Bat King's claws, appearing at his head or heart, forcing the Violet Bat King to give up its advantage and push back its defense. A coward is a coward after all...

  Lei Hao continued to steadily drag Zi Bat Wang, with wounds constantly appearing on his body. After two incense sticks, Lei Hao's robust physique had already accumulated twenty or so wounds, large and small, which continuously bled, wrapping Lei Hao into a blood-soaked person. Although his injuries looked severe, Lei Hao himself knew they were not serious and didn't care, but this scene drove the little fox in the distance frantic.

  From the moment they charged into the Bat Demon Cave, Little Fox had been fighting alongside Lei Wei's brothers, continuously killing off the large groups of demons in the cave to reduce casualties for the Lei Zong army, as instructed by Lei Hao. Although Little Fox was constantly battling, her eyes remained fixed on Lei Hao, and several times when the demon soldiers' weapons were about to strike her, she didn't even notice, fortunately, there were still Lei Wei's brothers who kept helping her block the blades.

  The little fox has a special status in the Lei Wei's faction over the years. As her relationship with Lei Hao continues to develop, she has now become the big sister of the Lei Wei, taking care of all the daily needs of these old men who are careless about everything except for Lei Hao. She is also the only one besides Lei Hao who can call out the entire Lei Wei faction. Therefore, every time they go into battle, the brothers of the Lei Wei faction will very consciously protect this lady who doesn't care about anything as soon as the fight begins. They don't even dare to say anything, they dare to offend Lei Hao but not Xiao Hu Li, if they provoke her and she stops taking care of their food and drink, they'll be in big trouble.

  At this moment, the little fox looked at Lei Hao's bloody body with extreme anxiety in her heart, wishing that the wounds were on her own body instead... In his heart, as long as Lei Hao was fine, she would be willing to suffer any injury.

  The anxious Xiao Hu Li didn't know that at this moment, he was still calmly blocking the wave after wave of attacks from Zi Bat Wang, believing that he would be the one laughing in the end.

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