Flames filled the valley.
The decades-long body of the Red-banded Snake Demon constantly crashed against that invisible barrier.
With every single impact, the entire ground would tremble slightly, yet no matter how hard the Red-banded Snake Demon tried his best to execute his divine abilities, it was still all in vain.
Time ticked away bit by bit, and the Red-banded Snake Demon's movements grew slower and slower...
Transforming back into a half-human, half-demon appearance, the Red-banded Snake Demon no longer possessed the domineering aura he started with.
Neither was a fool; the opponent merely relied on a spirit tablet set up in place to block the divine might of his demon general.
Clearly, they were by no means ordinary figures, and probably came from those top Taoist Sects.
Thinking of this, the anger in the Red-banded Snake Demon's eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by hesitation and struggle.
If he could not finish off the opponent in a short while, continuing the stalemate would likely mean waiting for the sect elders of the two people before him.
Rationality told the Red-banded Snake Demon that it was time to give up, but looking at the tragic scenes of his two sons' deaths, the Red-banded Snake Demon felt heartbroken and wished he could tear Zhong Bai and Four-Eyes limb from limb.
Compared to the Red-banded Snake Demon's entanglement and hesitation at this moment, Zhong Bai, hiding within the invisible barrier, felt much more relieved. He had done pretty much everything he could.
If it was Heaven's will, and he was destined to fall here before he could grow, then Zhong Bai could only say that once the move was played there were no regrets, and so it should be.
Furthermore...
Now that Zhong Bai's mind had calmed down, he was mostly shocked by the numbers on the Exorcism Panel before him.
Slain late-stage demon soldier Red-banded Snake Demons × 2, obtained 1,600 Exorcism Points.
Slain early-stage demon soldier Red-banded Snake Demons × 5, obtained 1,000 Exorcism Points.
Slain unranked minor demons × 8, obtained 400 Exorcism Points.
Current Exorcism Points: 3,000 points.
These were almost all the results of those two Heavenly Thunder Jade Talismans—a full three thousand Exorcism Points.
If Zhong Bai could return alive to Jiuquan Town, it was hard to imagine what level his cultivation would reach!
His hesitation lasted only a moment. Seeing that the invisible barrier still showed no sign of breaking, the Red-banded Snake Demon ultimately decided to give up.
As long as the green mountains remained, there was no need to worry about firewood.
It was just that two sons had died; even if three sons had died, it wouldn't be as important as preserving his own life.
Thinking of this, the Red-banded Snake Demon hesitated no longer. After his body transformed into a demon body dozens of meters long, he prepared to flee toward the mountains deep outside the valley.
Yet right at that moment, a stream of silver light swept fiercely through the void!
Before the silver light even touched the Red-banded Snake Demon, he felt the heavy Corpse Qi beneath that silver light.
"Silver Armored Corpse King!"
With no time to think, almost instinctively, the Red-banded Snake Demon met the incoming Silver Armored Corpse King head-on in a direct clash.
His thick snake tail, covered in flames and hard scales, lashed out heavily toward the Silver Armored Corpse King!
Yet the Silver Armored Corpse King did not dodge either, his body slamming heavily like a cannonball into the tail of the Long-Scaled Snake General.
A sonic boom rang through the air!
The Long-Scaled Snake General felt as though his tail had struck a mountain, easily blasted away, while the Silver Armored Corpse King could not even control his own body as he crashed deeply into the earth.
Inside a ten-meter-deep pit, the Silver Armored Corpse King finally revealed his true appearance. Standing three meters tall, the silvery Corpse Qi all over his body made even the Long-Scaled Snake General's scalp tingle at the sight.
"Damn it...!"
Even a fool would understand that this was reinforcement from the sect behind those two Taoist priests.
A heavy corpse roar pulled the Long-Scaled Snake General's thoughts back. No matter what, the opponent had already arrived, and there was no hiding from it. The Silver Armored Corpse King before him alone gave him a headache, let alone...
Realizing that only by fighting for his life could he have a glimmer of survival, the Red-banded Snake Demon suddenly spewed out flames filling the sky, the scorching heat distorting even the air.
The flames enveloped the Silver Armored Corpse King, continuously wearing away his Corpse Qi, while a fanged tooth in the Long-Scaled Snake General's mouth suddenly detached!
The chilling fang aimed directly at the Silver Armored Corpse King, who was being scorched by the flames. Just as he wanted to use his fang to pierce through the Silver Armored Corpse King, a horsetail whisk rushed rapidly toward him through the void.
With no time to care about the Silver Armored Corpse King, the moment the whisk arrived, the Long-Scaled Snake General instantly shot out the fang, striking the whisk. The whisk retreated, and his fang also lost some of its chilling gleam.
"Tsk tsk tsk, still a mid-stage demon general Red-banded Snake...
You could have safely hidden in this place, but you just had to try to kill my disciple. Then I cannot let you stay!"
The newcomer was none other than True Immortal Changsheng!
Down below, inside the invisible barrier, the moment Four-Eyes saw the Silver Armored Corpse King arrive, he knew his master had arrived. After all, that Silver Armored Corpse King was his master's natal corpse, the pinnacle of Silver Armored Corpse Kings, having half-stepped into the realm of the Golden Armored Corpse King!
Where would ordinary people in ordinary places easily encounter such a being?
"Master, your disciple has suffered!
This post road is infested with late-stage demon soldier Red-banded Snake Demons who devour passing travelers. Your disciple really had no other way, so I sought out Junior Brother Chinhak to come here and exorcise demons.
Little did I expect... little did I expect that there was also a demon general-level major demon hidden here. Your disciple almost wouldn't have been able to see Master anymore!"
Four-Eyes had already recovered a portion of the True Essence in his body, so his voice was exceptionally loud.
True Immortal Changsheng, who was suspended on the whisk in the void, only felt his anger growing the more he listened.
He had said it himself: Four-Eyes was a bit unreliable, but surely he wouldn't recklessly provoke a demon general.
So the Red-banded Snake General before him was an old schemer!
The Long-Scaled Snake General wished at that moment he could kill Four-Eyes and cover his mouth, but facing True Immortal Changsheng in front of him and the Silver Armored Corpse King behind him, he knew that surviving today would be difficult...
"A mere snake general dares to harm my disciple. Today, I will slay you with Mount Mao divine abilities!"
Upon hearing the two words "Mount Mao," the Red-banded Snake General felt the sky collapse. He realized that the one he had provoked was Mount Mao.
"Fellow Daoist... this subordinate is not..."
Before the Red-banded Snake General could finish his words, the Silver Armored Corpse King behind him, previously scorched by the blazing flames, suddenly soared into the sky, heading straight for his vital gate!
And True Immortal Changsheng ahead was equally formidable; a jade hairpin just taken from the hair crown atop his head now radiated waves of white light.
"Go!"
As True Immortal Changsheng's voice fell, the jade hairpin in his hand expanded against the wind, growing several meters in an instant, creating a sonic boom in the air as it headed straight for the Long-Scaled Snake General...
With fatal strikes coming from both front and rear, the entire demonic being of the Long-Scaled Snake General collapsed.
The previously dimmed fang shot directly at the Silver Armored Corpse King behind him, while another fang in his mouth detached and flew out to collide with the jade hairpin in front!
With a crack, the fang shattered, while the jade hairpin remained undamaged, its momentum merely slightly reduced. Meanwhile, the Silver Armored Corpse King behind him also smashed his shattered fang with a single punch and shot forward.
Suddenly, just when the Long-Scaled Snake General thought he was about to meet his demise, the jade hairpin flying in from the front abruptly stopped, leaving only the Silver Armored Corpse King crashing into his body. In an instant, blood stained the earth a bright red.
"Almost forgot, Senior Brother Qianyuan will be arriving soon, and this place does not hold only my disciple.
If I don't let Senior Brother Qianyuan vent his anger, this old Daoist won't be able to withstand Senior Brother's wrath..."
True Immortal Changsheng felt somewhat fortunate. If he had just instantly slain this snake demon, what would Senior Brother Qianyuan, who was hurrying over, do?
Good thing he was quick-handed enough to pull back the jade hairpin.
Thinking of this, he looked again at the Long-Scaled Snake General, who had been severely wounded by the Silver Armored Corpse King. In his eyes, besides a trace of killing intent, there was also pity.
Senior Brother Qianyuan's methods were far, far more ruthless than his...
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