Join Forces to Exterminate Demons, the Empress Takes Action

"Damn it, my spirit sword has been chopped so much its edge has curled!"

"What's that compared to yours? My hoe is smoking from all the swinging!"

"Your hoe is only smoking? I've already worn out two blades!"

The disciples from every sect in the ruins had slaughtered until their eyes turned red. Blade rose, blade fell; blade rose, blade fell. They did not even blink.

Yet there were simply too many Demonic Beasts, as though they were endless, while their own numbers dwindled with every kill. At least half the disciples had already died.

Moreover, these Demonic Beasts were difficult to kill. Unless struck dead in a single blow, they would quickly recover.

"Azure Lotus Sword Art!"

"Azure Lotus Guiding the Way!"

Lin Bai wielded the Azure Lotus Sword, slaughtering Demonic Beasts in a frenzy as crisscrossing Sword Qi swept forth.

However, as the Spiritual Power within his body was depleted, his strength gradually began to fail him.

"This won't do, Senior Brother! There are too many Demonic Beasts! If this keeps up, we're doomed sooner or later!"

He was a man destined to surpass the Great Emperor. Was he really going to Capsize in the Gutter here?!

"Protect Junior Sister! I'll be right over!"

Shi Hao, who had been buried in slaughter, turned his head and shouted upon hearing his junior brother's words.

After blasting more than ten Demonic Beasts before him to death with one punch, he rushed toward his junior brother and junior sister.

Elsewhere.

Wang Teng slashed out with his sword, sweeping away more than ten Demonic Beasts before him, only for an unending stream of Demonic Beasts to surge toward him.

"Miss Jie, Brother Mu!"

"At a time like this, hurry up and bring out your life-saving trump cards!"

He was not suited for protracted battles!

What he excelled at was blitzkrieg—ending battles quickly.

Once, he had declared: Had heaven not birthed me, Wang Teng, the six paths would have been like eternal Chang Ye!

After shouting, Wang Teng took out a scroll from his Space Ring.

The crimson scroll contained a Half-Saint's full-force strike. It flew into the sky and unfurled.

Accompanied by a thunderous boom, more than a thousand Demonic Beasts were crushed to death on the spot!

A vast empty stretch appeared!

Seeing this, Jie Mengxin, the Holy Maiden of Mist Moon Holy Land, and Mu Fan of Azure Sky Holy Land both brought out their own life-saving trump cards.

They also understood that if they continued being worn down like this, they would eventually be exhausted to death. Their Holy Land disciples had already begun suffering casualties; they could wait no longer!

Jie Mengxin removed a jade token from around her neck.

Mu Fan's was the same as Wang Teng's—a scroll.

Just like Wang Teng's, these were life-saving trump cards bestowed by the Half-Saints of their sects, each containing a Half-Saint's full-force strike.

As powerful Spiritual Power crashed down.

Thousands of Demonic Beasts were completely wiped out amid a chorus of strange shrieks.

The small group remaining was also slaughtered through the combined efforts of the disciples.

Only then did everyone stop, letting out sighs of relief that they had actually survived.

After that brutal slaughter, more than half the people from all the sects had died.

"Whew, I'm exhausted. Those damned Demonic Beasts have finally been cleared out!"

"Yeah, it's all thanks to the people from the Holy Lands going all out."

Quite a few people collapsed to the ground on the spot, utterly drained in body and spirit!

Shi Hao and the others also let out long breaths.

It was their first time personally participating in such a brutal battle. They were both exhilarated and shaken!

Corpses lay everywhere in the ruins, and blood flowed like a river!

Everyone proposed burying the disciples' bodies where they lay, and all agreed.

More or less, there were disciples from their own sects among them. Otherwise, in this secret realm that devoured people without even spitting out their bones, they would not have bothered.

"Are you all alright?"

"I'm fine, Senior Brother. Oh, the blood on me was splashed on by someone else."

"I'm fine too, Eldest Senior Brother."

Hua Qingyu said after catching her breath.

Now she understood what that senior had meant when he said her two senior brothers were far from ordinary.

They were too strong!

One was like a war god, every punch blasting apart swathes of Demonic Beasts. The other was like a sword god reborn, every stroke of his sword exterminating demons!

Only she, lacking the corresponding cultivation art, could not unleash the full strength of her Sacred Physique.

That was why powerful factions, so long as they did not suffer calamity, would only grow stronger and stronger.

They had deep foundations, countless cultivation arts, countless medicinal pills, and intricate networks of connections.

So what if your talent was good? Without cultivation arts, without medicinal pills, without anyone to back you, you were still nothing.

You wanted to surpass them through ten years of bitter cultivation? Dream on!

(Except for cheaters, of course!)

"Haha, Brother Shi, that battle was truly satisfying!"

Wang Teng walked over and patted Shi Hao on the shoulder. Two young men who harbored the same ideals had, on this day, achieved them together: Exterminate Demons and Defend the Dao!

"Truly satisfying!"

"But I'm not competing with you. You went wild and unleashed your trump card, killing so many Demonic Beasts."

Shi Hao still remembered what Wang Teng had told him earlier.

He had wanted to compete over who killed the most Demonic Beasts.

How were they supposed to compare? Once this kid unleashed his trump card, he had killed at least a thousand. But trump cards were also a part of one's strength.

"Haha, I was just saying it for fun."

Just as they were about to leave, another sudden change occurred!

The blood-red remnants of clouds in the sky were completely shrouded in darkness, and the entire secret realm dimmed.

"What's going on!"

"Don't tell me there are more Demonic Beasts! Damn it, again?!"

After the previous battle, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted.

"Hehehe!"

"To think you could wipe out this king's Devil Race army. Interesting."

"This king likes eating geniuses like you the most. Hehehe!"

An enormous Demonic Beast with two horns growing from its head appeared at the horizon.

"Holy shit! What kind of monster is that?!"

"Damn it, that's a Demon King! My life is over!"

Everyone panicked and tried to flee. Before such a powerful Demonic Beast, they had no ability to fight back at all!

But where could they flee to within the secret realm?

By their calculations, the secret realm's exit would not open again for at least another day.

"Miss Jie, Brother Mu, hurry and attack!"

After speaking, Wang Teng hurriedly took out his scroll again. This Demonic Beast's aura was far too powerful—more than a hundred times stronger than Gui Sha, the strongest being in the ruins just now!

Hearing Wang Teng, the three of them attacked together.

The crimson scroll, the jade token, and an azure scroll all struck toward the Demonic Beast at the horizon.

After a tremendous explosion, the Demonic Beast was completely unscathed!

"Hahaha, are you scratching an itch for this king?"

"Holy shit! Could it be a Saint-realm Demon King?"

"This is over!"

Wang Teng despaired. Why the hell was there a Saint-realm Demon King in this secret realm?!

The Demonic Beast's aura was unstable, clearly indicating that it had not fully recovered, but it was still not something people like them could contend with!

"This king will kill all of you first, then go to the Eastern Domain and begin a great slaughter!"

The Demon King began to act. He merely stood there without moving, yet the people below began screaming.

"Ah! My hand! My leg!"

Some of the weaker people had their entire bodies begin to melt away under the Demonic Qi.

"Qing Yu, open your sea of consciousness."

Just as Hua Qingyu was flustered and at a loss, the senior within the ring spoke again.

She immediately opened her sea of consciousness, allowing Mu Shuixian's remnant soul to enter.

Taking action in this state would cost her a price, but because she had taken Sacred Medicine earlier, it was still bearable.

Seeing Hua Qingyu and the others about to be killed, she could no longer stand by with her arms folded.

"Lend me the Azure Lotus Sword."

Mu Shuixian spoke in a tone that allowed no refusal.

"Ah? Junior Sister, you want to...?"

Lin Bai still wanted to say more, but when he saw his junior sister's icy gaze, he hurriedly handed over the Azure Lotus Sword.

Then, under the shocked gazes of Shi Hao, Wang Teng, and the others, she flew toward the Demon King in the sky.