The two demons stared intently at Wang Xiaoqiang. One of them mumbled, "Human clan's Little Xiu, being able to reach the Eighth Pass shows you have some abilities, but..."

The other demon continued, "But you relied on your puppets to get through the passes, and your own strength is too weak. So..."

The first demon, with a mumbling voice, added, "So the Eighth Pass is your endpoint. You absolutely cannot pass it. If you don't want to die, retreat early..."

The other demon followed up, "You could be considered a genius; we don't want to kill a genius."

Wang Xiaoqiang chuckled as these two demons tried to persuade him to surrender. "You two are quite amusing with your singing duet. Yes, you make a good point. My strength indeed is weak. Reaching the Eighth Pass depended entirely on my puppet army. But if you think this will make me forfeit, it's a bit early for that..."

"What? With your puny cultivation base, you still want to fight?" one demon said disdainfully.

"Yes, let's have a fair duel, how about it?"

"How would we duel?" the two demons became interested.

"The two of you, choose one to fight me. If you defeat me, I'll admit defeat and forfeit. If I defeat you, hand over the Checkpoint Token without either side causing lethal harm to the other. How about it?"

"Hmm, not harming sinews or breaking bones, very well." One of the demons said, exchanging a glance with the other, a cunning wave flashing in their eyes.

The demons had extraordinary insight, being able to easily read meanings from each other's glances, much less their partner's. So, the other demon said earnestly, "Alright, let's do as you say?"

With that, the demon stepped forward, gesturing to Wang Xiaoqiang to begin.

The two demons could communicate with their eyes and convey their thoughts, hatching schemes. Wang Xiaoqiang, on the other hand, could control his pet beasts and puppets with his willpower, which was even more convenient than the two demons. At the moment, he willed his pet beasts and puppets to stay highly alert, ready to act at his command.

Issuing this decree, he stepped forward to face off against the demon.

The demon eyed Wang Xiaoqiang without the slightest sense of confronting a major enemy. Instead, its gaze was full of amusement and disdain.

In its view, Wang Xiaoqiang reaching this pass was entirely due to a powerful puppet army, which Wang Xiaoqiang himself admitted. So, Wang Xiaoqiang now proposing a direct duel was clearly an act of seeking death.

Wang Xiaoqiang was plotting as well, afraid that delay would bring changes. Not daring to waste a moment, he donned the Jinse Protective Shield, then summoned the Penglai Immortal Sword. Urged by the Immortal Liquid, a brilliant Sword Light surged forward to slay the demon.

The demon truly underestimated Wang Xiaoqiang and charged directly with its formidable body. As they neared, Wang Xiaoqiang unleashed the power of the Sword Spirit. Amidst the Sword Light, the Sword Spirit manifested, letting out a sharp scream, intensifying the sword force. At once, Sword Light like a mountain, as Wang Xiaoqiang wielded his sword forward, the ferocious Sword Light shot violently at the demon.

Clearly, the demon did not anticipate Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation of the Sword Spirit, nor its achievement of Solidification Realm, and was mildly shocked. However, it did not retreat. Facing the heavenly strike, it neither dodged nor evaded, confronting it purely with its demon body, launching an assault. Two mighty demon palms slammed towards Wang Xiaoqiang, with enough power to obliterate the body of a Golden Immortal if landed.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang was not just an ordinary Golden Immortal but a Body Refinement Master at the Undying Golden Body - Great Completion Realm, with the protection of the Jinse Shield, thus fearless.

The next moment...

As Wang Xiaoqiang's Penglai Immortal Sword, imbued with Sword Spirit's power, struck the demon, its two demon hands also slammed onto Wang Xiaoqiang.

Once the fight began, it was a life-and-death battle.

Boom!!!!

With a deafening crash, the demon's body was cleaved back by the sword power, while Wang Xiaoqiang was knocked back by the demon's palm.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang had the Jinse Protector, so he did not suffer serious injuries. Under the strength of the impact, the Jinse Protective Shield activated its final layer of defense, emitting a red glow,

Red, orange, green, blue, yellow, green, purple—seven colored lights circulated, forming seven dense protective layers, absorbing most of the demon palm's force. The remaining power was borne by Wang Xiaoqiang's strong physical body.

In contrast, the demon was not so fortunate. Under Wang Xiaoqiang's sword, its injuries were significant, sent flying backward.

As it flew back, the Dragon Serpent Great Demon, Patterned Beast, Ge Laoda, and Little Yin, without any forewarning, lunged towards it.

This was Wang Xiaoqiang's carefully orchestrated plot. Dealing with two demons together was extremely difficult; however, separating them for individual encounters made it manageable. Thus, Wang Xiaoqiang feigned weakness to propose a one-on-one duel. During the duel, he seized the opportunity to strike. Once the demon was severely injured, he commanded pet beasts and puppets with his willpower to attack together, taking advantage of the demon's vulnerability to crush it.

In reality, both Wang Xiaoqiang and the demons played schemes. As Wang Xiaoqiang was sent flying by the demon's palm, the other demon waited for the opportunity, then pounced on him without hesitation.

The difference was, however, that the other demon was severely injured, while Wang Xiaoqiang's injuries were negligible.

Therefore, the same plot resulted in different outcomes.

When the heavily injured demon slammed hard onto the ground, the Dragon Serpent Great Demon, Patterned Beast, Ge Laoda, and Little Yin all unleashed ferocious moves, with Magic Treasures in full force, launching a combined attack on the badly hurt demon.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

With Magic Treasures and Spell Techniques layering upon it, the heavily injured demon, now further traumatised, experienced a massive body shock. Black blood oozed from its mouth, nose, eyes, and ears, letting out a ghastly, despairing scream—a sound of hopelessness. It was clear that survival was hopeless.

On Wang Xiaoqiang's side, since he only suffered a minor injury, upon seeing the other demon pounce, he quickly retreated. At the same time, he deployed the Fear Shield Plate, the Holy Path of Courage as defense, releasing the Demon Droplet and Yin Blade for attack and defense against the demon.

Boom!!!

Before the demon could pounce, it launched an attack. Demon palms struck out, a massive demon palm-shaped demonic qi burst forth, crashing into the Fear Shield Plate, blasting it aside with a thunderous crash,

Then that mass of demonic qi crashed into the Holy Path of Courage. The lightning on the Holy Path of Courage exploded, scattering the mass of demonic qi.

But soon, the demon approached with lightning speed, both demon palms striking out again.

With two booms, they landed directly on the Holy Path of Courage, which had no chance to discharge lightning, thus knocked aside.

Then, the demon's palms slapped onto Wang Xiaoqiang, or rather, onto the Jinse Protectors. Under the heavy impacts, the seven layers of light rapidly circulated, constantly dissipating the power of the demon palms. At this point, the Jinse Protector's defensive power was fully displayed.

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