Chapter 12 It Talked?

Whoosh... A figure was seen diving from above the valley, plummeting through the air. "What? Did he just jump down from such a height? Could he be of the Void Realm? Can he fly?" Jeff froze as a spark of hope shone in front of him. Their hides might still be saved if the unknown man was indeed a Void Realm cultivator. "Wait a minute... Something doesn't make sense. The way he is falling from that height... Is he trying to kill himself by jumping off a cliff?" Jeff immediately noticed something was off. Furthermore, there was no sign of deceleration during the man's fall. He didn't look like he was of the Void Realm. It was a free fall. Bang... The man slammed himself into the valley floor with a loud crash, sending a cloud of dust everywhere. "What in the world?" Everyone was stunned. "Hey, this is definitely more exciting than bungee jumping!" A voice was heard after the impact, and a man's figure appeared. The man was none other than Marcus Thorne. "What? How could he not die from such a height?" Jeff was astonished. Is this guy's flesh made out of steel? Marcus dusted himself off, glanced at Jeff, and turned his attention to the wolf demon. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Whoa, it looks even bigger up close. By the way, is it a divine beast?" Marcus glanced at Jeff following that. "Uh... That's a wolf demon of Darkwind, an evil beast, not some divine beast," Jeff explained. Marcus instantly felt disappointed. "I knew it. There's no way my good luck could go on forever. Just an evil beast, huh? Now, scram!" He waved dismissively at the wolf demon. His action had left the wolf demon, and the group of people completely dumbfounded. What the… The wolf demon might not be a divine beast, but it still was of the Spiritual Realm. It would cause serious damage if it got out. Yet, Marcus treated it as if it was just an ordinary dog. "You brat!" The wolf demon shouted with its eyes gleaming at Marcus with a murderous intent. "What? It talked?" Marcus blurted out in surprise. "I'm gonna tear you apart..." "Look, it really can talk! Did you guys hear that?" Marcus looked at Jeff's gang as he asked with his eyes widened. However, Jeff appeared to be in an awkward state. "It's an evil beast of the Spiritual Realm with high intelligence. Of course, it can talk. But there's no time for that right now. I'll hold it off! Run, all of you! You too, young man. Get out of here!" He staggered toward Marcus as he could barely keep his balance. Meanwhile, the wolf demon had already raised its claw, ready to strike at Marcus. "No! Young man..." Jeff let out before turning away, unable to watch what was going to happen next. A direct hit from a wolf demon of the Spiritual Realm at this close range could even kill cultivators of the Spiritual Realm! Just then... A gust of wind came out of nowhere. It swept through the valley and was followed by an eerie silence. "Look, Jeff," the girl said with her voice trembling. "Huh?" Jeff slowly turned around. He saw Marcus was still standing in place, facing him, and his posture was unchanged. However, the wolf demon's paw was seen pressing against his body. It seemed that the strike didn't even make him flinched. Jeff was stunned at the sight of that. Such a strong strike could split boulders in half, but Marcus wasn't even knocked back in the slightest. Is he even human? Then, Marcus slowly turned to face the wolf demon. His expression grew cold. It was as if the air around him had turned chilly. "How dare you touch me!" Marcus said coldly. "Awroo..." The wolf demon froze, and its fur stood under the influence of Marcus' fierce glare. It thought he was just another ordinary human without any substantial power. However, it was now gripped by an overpowering sense of dread. The wolf demon honestly felt as if the being before it wasn't human at all. The man felt like a towering entity in manifestation. Time to run! The wolf demon thought in its mind. Scramble... It turned tail and bolted without any delay. "Huh?" The others were confused. They were still fleeing for their lives from the wolf demon just a minute ago. Even Jeff had to make a tough call, which involved him sacrificing himself to buy them enough time to escape. But the fearsome wolf demon was now scared away by just a single stare from Marcus. "Could he be some kind of otherworldly cultivator?" Jeff muttered to himself. Meanwhile, a cold gleam flashed in Marcus' eyes when he saw the wolf demon trying to run away. Whoosh... He vanished out of sight in an instant. It was the Heavenly Body Technique! The next second, he showed up right in front of the wolf demon. "Awroo?" The wolf demon jumped back in fright, nearly wetting itself. What is this madness?