Outside the Guixu Sea Eye, dark clouds churned and baleful winds howled. Li Wuyang and Xuan had barely steadied themselves when they felt at least four or five powerful divine senses lock onto them like invisible tentacles! The weakest of their owners were Grand Unity Golden Immortals, while one or two auras were obscure and unfathomable, possibly having reached the quasi-Saint realm!
"Trouble's here." Li Wuyang's expression darkened. He had known the Devouring Demon God's origin could not emerge without drawing notice. They had driven back Hou Yi, Kuafu, and the Demonic cultivators in the secret realm, but the bigger fish were still to come!
Xuan's expression remained calm, but his gaze was sharp as a blade. Sensing the rapidly approaching auras, he said coldly, "There are demons, the demonic path, and... the Dragon Clan? Looks like we've become a prized prize."
As soon as he spoke, demon clouds rolled across the eastern horizon. A great banner embroidered with a Three-legged Golden Crow snapped in the wind—it was the banner of the Demon Heavenly Court! At their head was a Demon Saint clad in golden armor with a ferocious aura, leading hundreds of demon soldiers and generals brimming with killing intent!
To the west, demonic qi surged into the heavens. The three Demonic cultivators who had fled earlier had returned, bringing with them a figure shrouded in dense black mist, its features impossible to discern. The demonic might radiating from that figure twisted the surrounding space! It was very likely a demon lord under Demon Ancestor Luohu!
To the south, water vapor filled the air, accompanied by bursts of dragon roars! An Azure Dragon a thousand zhang long rode the clouds toward them, its dragon might vast and overwhelming, followed by countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals! The Four Seas Dragon Clan had actually entered the fray as well!
From the north came a razor-sharp streak of sword light. A cold-faced Daoist with an ancient sword on his back strode through the air. His aura was pure and powerful; he seemed to be a great sword immortal among the independent cultivators!
They were surrounded from all four sides, every path of escape sealed off!
"Hand over the Demon God's origin, and we'll leave your corpse intact!" the Demon Saint roared first, his voice like thunder.
"This item is destined for our demonic path. It would be best if you offered it up obediently, young friend." The demon lord within the black mist spoke in a hoarse voice imbued with bewitching demonic power.
"The legacy of a Chaos Demon God is a treasure shared by all of the primordial world. How can you be allowed to hoard it? Hand over the treasure and await judgment!" the Azure Dragon declared, speaking in human words, its dragon eyes majestic.
Only the sword immortal in the north merely watched them coldly without speaking. Yet his sword intent had locked onto them, and the threat was self-evident.
Li Wuyang's scalp went numb. This was far too terrifying! Any one of them was beyond his ability to handle! He instinctively edged closer to Xuan.
Facing enemies on all sides, Xuan showed no fear. He stepped forward, subtly shielding Li Wuyang behind him, his heterochromatic eyes sweeping across the crowd as he said in an icy voice, "You want it? Come take it yourselves."
Before his words had even faded, he made the first move! His target was the greatest threat—the demon lord in the black mist!
Finger of Annihilation!
He held two fingers together like a sword and pointed at the demon lord from afar! A faint, nearly invisible gray line pierced through space and arrived before the demon lord in an instant!
The demon lord had clearly not expected Xuan to be so decisive. In his haste, the black mist surged and condensed into a demonic shield to block the attack!
Sizzle—!
The gray line struck the demonic shield. There was no earth-shattering explosion; instead, the shield vanished soundlessly in a large patch, as though erased by a rubber. The demon lord behind it grunted, and the black mist around him thinned somewhat. He had clearly suffered a hidden loss!
"Bold fool!" The Demon Saint flew into a rage. He produced a colossal flaming axe and cleaved out a sea of fire stretching ten thousand zhang, burning toward Xuan!
The Azure Dragon opened its jaws and spewed Profound Nether True Water, which transformed into a towering tidal wave that swept toward them!
The northern sword immortal's ancient sword left its sheath, and a sword qi capable of tearing heaven and earth apart arrived even later, yet struck first!
Faced with attacks filling the sky, Xuan's expression did not change. He pressed both hands through the air, and the Domain of Annihilation unfolded once more! This time, its range was greater, and its intent of annihilation far deeper!
The sea of flames from the giant flaming axe rapidly went out at the edge of the domain! The tidal wave of Profound Nether True Water struck an invisible embankment and could not advance a single inch! Only that sharp sword qi tore open a tiny crack in the domain, but its power was greatly diminished and Xuan casually scattered it with a slap!
Fighting four alone, Xuan actually did not fall into a disadvantage!
But Li Wuyang could tell that Xuan's face had turned slightly paler. Resisting so many opponents of equal or even greater strength at once was draining him immensely! Moreover, their enemies clearly had not used their full strength yet; they were merely probing and wearing him down!
We can't drag this out! Li Wuyang was frantic. He had to do something!
He looked at Huaihuai, Little Fire, Yingying, and Treasure-Seeking Mouse Jinbao. His companions were all tense, but their eyes were resolute.
"Let's do it!" Li Wuyang steeled himself and shouted to his companions, "Little Fire! Distract the demons! Huaihuai! Get us ready to break out! Yingying! Healing aura! Treasure-Seeking Mouse Jinbao! Find an opening and throw treasures at them!"
With that, he circulated the Huang Ting Jing with all his might, driving the strand of Xuanhuang Qi in his dantian to its limit and pouring it into the Sky-Opening Axe (replica) in his hand! The axe erupted with unprecedented chaotic radiance. Though its power was far inferior to Xuan's, the intent of World Creation still made the surrounding experts' movements stall slightly!
Sky-Opening Strike! Li Wuyang roared, swinging the axe with all his strength toward the relatively weaker Dragon Clan!
A condensed streak of chaotic axe light shot forth. Though it was not especially powerful, its intent was lofty and profound, successfully drawing part of the Azure Dragon's attention!
Little Fire roared and spewed its natal true flame, harassing the demon camp. Yingying scattered a large amount of healing and calming light dust, easing Xuan's burden. Treasure-Seeking Mouse Jinbao pulled all sorts of random things from the Void-Concealing Pouch—ores, spirit herbs, even beast bones picked up earlier—and hurled them at every side like grenades. They did little damage, but they were certainly annoying!
The sudden outburst from Li Wuyang's ragtag force could not change the battle's outcome, but it successfully created a brief moment of confusion and disruption!
Xuan seized that fleeting opportunity!
Silver light flared brightly in his eyes as he stopped holding back! A greater Power of Annihilation erupted, forcing back the enemies on all four sides for the moment! At the same time, he grabbed Li Wuyang's wrist and shouted in a low voice, "Go!"
The Power of Annihilation wrapped around the two of them and all their companions, instantly tearing through space. They used a spatial escape technique far beyond their usual limits, transforming into a faint gray line that fled toward a gap in the battlefield!
"You think you can run? Chase them!" The experts on all four sides roared, each employing their own methods to pursue!
A breathtaking chase began across the primordial world!
(End of Chapter Thirty-Eight)
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