Although the County Magistrate was shocked, he didn't bother to doubt whether it was true or false.
At this moment, he only wanted to find a scapegoat to appease the Rat Demon's anger as much as possible.
This way, he might be able to survive a bit longer, and by then, he could just leave.
Thinking this, the County Magistrate shouted, "Bold madman! To think you would slaughter innocent demons; your crimes are heinous! Drop your weapon immediately and accept your judgment!"
What a fine "innocent demon"!
This level of eloquence is on par with the experts from my past life.
Li Xuanxiao glanced at the County Magistrate. "Lord Magistrate, what crimes have I committed?"
"On the contrary, it is you who indulged the demons in slaughtering the common people."
"And now you've gone as far as to tolerate demons preying on Martial Artists."
"With demons right before you, instead of thinking of how to eliminate them quickly, you are eager to hand over your own kind to settle things peacefully."
"Between you and me, who is truly the guilty one?"
The County Magistrate was furious. It was bad enough that his own Head Constables defied him, but this nameless junior actually dared to speak so insolently!
"Insubordination and a lack of respect for status—do you intend to rebel?!"
"Men! Seize him at once!"
The County Magistrate shouted, but none of the Head Constables obeyed.
Wang Debiao even secretly cast an admiring glance at Li Xuanxiao.
He felt that even though this kid wasn't educated, why did he like listening to what he said so much?
Seeing that no one moved, the County Magistrate turned his head to look and laughed out of pure rage. "Fine, fine, fine! So you all want to rebel, is that it!"
"If you won't do it, I'll do it myself!"
Although the County Magistrate was cowardly and feared battle, he truly possessed a cultivation of the eighth level of the Strength Realm!
When he took action, he still carried quite a bit of power.
The Rat Demon folded its arms; it was no longer in a hurry. Revenge would certainly be taken.
But before that, watching a scene of infighting was also quite entertaining.
"You stammer before demons, but strike out ruthlessly against your own kind."
"Are you even worthy of being a County Magistrate?"
The County Magistrate sneered and drew his blade. "Sharp-tongued junior! If I can't handle demons, do you think I can't handle you?"
Classic!
Li Xuanxiao almost laughed out loud; this County Magistrate was truly a piece of work!
Seeing the County Magistrate swinging his blade at him without holding back, Li Xuanxiao also restrained his smile.
He drew his blade and struck back in kind!
"Aaahhh—"
In the next second, the County Magistrate's sword-wielding arm traced a graceful arc through the sky.
Accompanied by a shower of blood.
At the same time, Li Xuanxiao's indifferent voice rang out.
"This strike is for the commoners who died in vain, with no way to seek justice!"
Another slash was delivered, piercing through the body.
"This strike is for the Martial Artists you betrayed with a single word."
Then a horizontal slash followed, taking a head with it.
"This strike is because you drew your blade against your own kind while facing demons!"
After three strikes, the County Magistrate's head hit the ground, and his body slumped to the side.
Everything happened in a flash; by the time the Head Constables were still hesitating whether to intervene, the dust had already settled.
Three strikes to cleanly kill a Martial Artist of the eighth level of the Strength Realm!
And he hadn't used any Martial Arts during the process!
Such strength left the Head Constables dumbfounded.
Even in the Rat Demon's eyes, a rare look of solemnity appeared.
"Good kid! No wonder you could slaughter so many of my descendants; I really underestimated you!"
Li Xuanxiao chuckled. "I'm actually quite curious why you haven't run yet?"
"The current situation is very unfavorable for you; we have five Martial Artists on our side."
"Are you so confident that you can still kill me and avenge your descendants under these circumstances?"
The Rat Demon laughed loudly. "Utterly foolish! Do you think you can win just because you have more Martial Artists?"
"I see you still don't understand the difference between us!"
The next moment, the Rat Demon no longer hid its full cultivation, instead revealing it wantonly.
In an instant, a pressure several times more terrifying than before descended.
The faces of all the Head Constables changed drastically!
"Ex... Extreme Realm!"
"No wonder it dared to come alone for revenge; it turns out it has already become an Extreme Realm Great Demon!"
"It's over... If it were the Peak of the Strength Realm, we might still have a chance, but now..."
The Rat Demon was very satisfied with the Head Constables' reactions; it had hidden its cultivation just for this moment!
Playing the pig to eat the tiger, showing weakness to the enemy.
The drama you humans often perform—now it's Lord Rat's turn to reenact it!
Fear! Despair! Tremble! Beg for mercy!
And then, I will ruthlessly crush all your hopes!
It turned to look at Li Xuanxiao, already pondering what to say next to appear more imposing.
Only to find that Li Xuanxiao was not affected in the slightest; instead, he was looking at it with eyes full of concern for the mentally challenged.
What's going on?
I'm so awesome, yet you're not afraid?
Do you not know what the Extreme Realm means?
Dimensional reduction strike, do you understand?!
The Rat Demon had wanted to show off big time, but it didn't expect Li Xuanxiao to be so ignorant, not understanding the meaning of the Extreme Realm at all.
This made it feel like punching cotton—it had strength but nowhere to apply it.
"Forget it, ignorance is fine too. After all, dying without knowing why can be considered a kind of happiness."
Li Xuanxiao pursed his lips. "I don't understand..."
Here it comes, here it comes!
The Rat Demon immediately became excited; he was surely going to ask what the Extreme Realm meant.
"I don't understand. You've already stepped into the Extreme Realm, so why go to all the trouble of negotiating with the County Magistrate and forcing him to compromise?"
The Rat Demon was stunned; it hadn't expected him to ask that.
Dammit, are you some kind of '100 Reasons Whys' book?
The Rat Demon's whiskers twitched with anger, but since the other party was about to die, it didn't mind explaining.
"That is, of course, for the sake of balance..."
"Do you think only the Human Race and the Demon Race are opposites? Sometimes, infighting and mutual oppression among one's own kind are far more cruel!"
"If I reveal my Extreme Realm cultivation, it would disrupt the balance of power among the demons in this area."
"As a result, the various demon tribes wouldn't be able to unite; instead, they would be quite wary of our Rat Demon tribe."
"By then, we would face equal vigilance from both Ning'an City and other demon tribes!"
"Therefore, the best strategy is to hide our strength and establish a common enemy—which is your Ning'an City!"
"Only this way, with our interests bound together, will we pull in the same direction, and my descendants can grow up to be rats in peace..."
Li Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow, not expecting a mere Rat Demon to have such insight. "I've learned something. You must read quite a lot of books, don't you?"
The Rat Demon gave a proud smile. "It's alright, just about a hundred or so. Honestly, you humans are indeed far ahead of us in terms of wisdom."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
The Rat Demon froze, suddenly remembering it was here for revenge.
What the hell! What am I doing?! Why am I chatting with this kid who killed my descendants!?
"Kid, you killed so many of my descendants; give me your life!"
Li Xuanxiao was taken aback. Are demons all this fickle?
One moment they're having a friendly chat, the next they're at each other's throats?
But facing the Rat Demon's attack, Li Xuanxiao didn't dare to be careless.
After all, as a fellow Extreme Realm, he had to show a bit of respect.
His Extreme Realm Aura erupted instantly; the pressure was not inferior to the Rat Demon's at all.
It was even slightly higher.
The Rat Demon was completely dazed. "Squeak squeak squeak?"
"Are you playing me?"