Sky-Gazing Roarer's desperate roar was no ordinary howl. It actually stirred some kind of heavenly law! A hidden crimson scale on its forehead suddenly split open, shooting out a white flame condensed to the extreme, as if it could burn straight through the void!
The moment the flame appeared, the temperature soared, even warping the air! The starlight chains laid down by the demon cultivators melted on contact, more than half of them snapping apart in an instant!
"Not good! It's its Life Source Flame! Retreat!" The leading demon cultivator's face changed drastically as he hurriedly backed away.
But it was already too late!
The white flame seemed alive as it split into several streams and shot toward the demons!
Screams rang out. Two demon cultivators who failed to dodge were instantly swallowed by the white flames, vaporized without even leaving behind ashes! The remaining demons were all injured as well, left in a miserable state.
However, releasing the Life Source Flame seemed to place an enormous burden on Sky-Gazing Roarer. The flames around its body immediately dimmed, and its massive form swayed. Its aura had weakened to the extreme. It could barely stand and could only lie on the ground, panting heavily. Its crimson eyes remained fixed on the remaining demons, filled with unwillingness and despair.
Although the leading demon cultivator was frightened, seeing that Sky-Gazing Roarer was already at the end of its strength reignited his greed. "It's finished! Attack together and capture it!"
The remaining three demons suppressed their injuries and once again activated their demon arts. They gathered starlight into a huge net and cast it over the powerless Sky-Gazing Roarer.
Behind the massive boulder, Li Wuyang's heart pounded wildly. Yingying flew anxiously around his shoulder, constantly tugging at his hair.
Save it or not?
If he saved it, he would have to face several vicious demon cultivators. The risk was enormous.
If he did not... seeing the despair in Sky-Gazing Roarer's eyes and Yingying's pleading gaze made him feel terrible. Besides, he really did not have much goodwill toward demons.
"Damn it! I'm doing it! Worst comes to worst, I'll call Dad again!" Li Wuyang gritted his teeth and made his decision.
He suddenly leaped out from behind the boulder, gripping his battered axe as he stepped between Sky-Gazing Roarer and the demon cultivators. Trying his best to look imposing, he shouted:
"Stop!"
The shout echoed through the canyon, startling the demon cultivators who were about to deliver the killing blow.
They turned in astonishment and saw a young man in strange cloth clothes, whose cultivation was pitifully weak in their eyes, holding a battered axe. He was riding a winged white horse, with some glowing little thing flying nearby, yet he actually dared to stand in their way?
"Where did this ant come from? How dare you meddle in the affairs of our demon race! Get lost!" One demon cultivator impatiently waved his hand, sending out a gust of demon wind to blow this fool away.
In their eyes, someone at his level could be wiped out with a single breath.
Yet when that fierce demon wind reached within several feet of Li Wuyang, it vanished soundlessly like a clay ox sinking into the sea. It did not even stir the corner of his clothes.
"Hm?" The demon cultivators' expressions shifted slightly. Something was strange!
Li Wuyang also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the passive effect of Immunity to All Magic was still active! His confidence immediately rose.
He cleared his throat and continued bluffing. "I am Primordial Dao Child Li Suixin! This beast is fated to me. Withdraw at once, and you may yet avoid death!"
"Primordial Dao Child? Never heard of him!" The leading demon cultivator's eyes turned sinister as he carefully examined Li Wuyang, especially the seemingly battered axe in his hand and the bizarre method he had used to dissolve the demon wind. Caution rose in his heart, but greed ultimately overcame it. "Stop playing tricks! Attack together and kill him!"
The three demon cultivators attacked at once. Demon qi surged as starlight transformed into a sword, a spear, and a massive hammer, crashing toward Li Wuyang from three directions!
Li Wuyang's scalp tingled in the face of the fierce assault, but he knew there was no use dodging. He could only take it head-on! Instinctively, he poured the tiny, pitiful amount of Great Dao Power in his body into the battered axe and swung it forward wildly with his eyes closed!
"Open for me!"
There were no dazzling lights or earth-shaking effects, only the faint sound of the axe blade slicing through the air.
Yet at the instant the axe swung out, the Great Dao Imprint in his sea of consciousness resonated ever so faintly with the trace of True Meaning of Sky-Opening contained within the axe!
Buzz!
An almost imperceptible ripple of chaotic color spread soundlessly from the axe blade.
The seemingly unstoppable starlight sword, spear, and massive hammer crumbled and vanished the moment they touched the chaotic ripple, like ice and snow beneath the sun, as though they had never existed at all!
Not only that, the ripple swept across the three demon cultivators' bodies.
The three of them trembled violently as though struck by lightning. Their demon power instantly collapsed, and with three thuds, they all fell to their knees. Their faces were deathly pale, their eyes filled with endless terror and confusion! They felt that even their cultivation—and their very foundations—had been shaken in that instant! It was a shudder born from the very source of life itself!
"Dao... Dao rhythm?! It's true Dao rhythm!" The leading demon cultivator's voice trembled. Looking at the battered axe in Li Wuyang's hand was like looking at the most terrifying thing in existence. "You... who exactly are you?!"
Li Wuyang was stunned too. He looked at the axe, then at the demon cultivators kneeling all over the ground.
That... powerful?
He had already been prepared to pull out the note again!
It seemed this axe was not only good for frightening ferocious beasts—it also had miraculous effects against cultivators! This cheat really was seriously overpowered!
Suppressing his excitement, he put on a stern face. "Now you know fear? Why aren't you getting lost?"
The demon cultivators felt as though they had been granted a pardon. How could they dare retain even a trace of greed? They scrambled to their feet and fled in panic without looking back, not even daring to leave behind a single threat. In an instant, they vanished beyond the other end of the canyon.
The crisis was over.
Li Wuyang let out a long breath and wiped away his cold sweat. Showing off was always such a thrill!
He turned to look at Sky-Gazing Roarer.
Sky-Gazing Roarer was also looking at him. Its crimson eyes were filled with vigilance, confusion, and a trace of... gratitude? It struggled to stand, but collapsed back down from exhaustion.
Yingying happily flew over and danced around Sky-Gazing Roarer, scattering tiny motes of healing light over its wounds. Its aura gradually stabilized somewhat.
Li Wuyang walked over, hesitated for a moment, then took out a large piece of dried ferocious beast meat given by the Witch Clan from his Void-Concealing Pouch and tossed it before Sky-Gazing Roarer. "Here. Eat something and recover your strength."
Sky-Gazing Roarer sniffed the dried meat, then looked at Li Wuyang. After hesitating for a moment, it ultimately could not resist the temptation of food and began tearing into it in huge bites.
Watching the mighty beast devour the food ravenously, Li Wuyang felt a little smug. Did this count as... saving a divine beast? Could it become his bodyguard in the future?
As he happily entertained those thoughts, he failed to notice a concealed streak of light silently pass above the canyon. It paused slightly, as though it had noticed the scene below, then swiftly disappeared into the distant sky.
End of Chapter Eight
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