In one burst of momentum—this was a heaven-sent chance to defeat the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons. How could the gathered cultivators dare not throw in all their strength? By contrast, the morale of the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons suffered a tremendous blow.
Xu Wu was their pillar, his prestige unmatched for a time, and his strength far surpassed theirs by a great margin. Even Lord Devil Master had already fallen; if they stayed here, wouldn't they just be courting death?
Fleeing seemed to have become the only choice.
Though the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons did indeed love valor and ruthless fighting, they cherished their own little lives dearly as well.
Cultivation was originally only for the sake of longevity. Cultivating to the Tribulation Transcendence Stage was even less easy—who would be willing to die and fall here?
That reasoning was true enough, but what if... Lin Kid was lying?
For example, perhaps Lord Xu Wu had run into trouble, but was only temporarily trapped.
If they fled in that case, then when the time came, there would be no way to account for themselves.
It was not strange for the Demon Venerables to have such thoughts.
After all, Xu Wu's strength was right there for all to see. By feeling or reason, how could he have fallen so easily? No matter how they thought about it, the other side was far more likely to be putting on an empty show of strength.
For a time, the demons' eyes darted wildly, and each and every one of them hesitated, not daring to advance.
Leaving was no good, staying was difficult too.
"Everyone, don't listen to this fellow's nonsense! Lord Xu Wu's demonic arts are unrivaled beneath the heavens. How could he possibly have fallen? This fellow must be shooting his mouth off."
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