Sheng Lingxin's Burn

After taking the Spirit Burst Pill, Long Haochen's combat power had increased by at least twofold. Facing a Fifth Rank Emerald Twin Blade Demon, he had actually killed it in such a short time through a head-on clash.

However, even more Emerald Twin Blade Demons had already charged over at that moment.

Just then, a ball of white light suddenly lit up in the middle of the advancing Emerald Twin Blade Demon guards. It had appeared abruptly, without any warning. Immediately afterward, countless rays of white light erupted from it. Piercing shrieks sounded like ghosts wailing and wolves howling as an incomparably sharp aura spread in an instant.

The shells of Emerald Twin Blade Demons were extremely tough. If Long Haochen had not gained the sharp Blue Rain, Lotus of Light in his hand, even with the enhancement of the Spirit Burst Pill, it would have been impossible for him to kill one in a single exchange.

But at this very moment, beneath the white radiance that spread in an instant like Holy Light Shines, the charging Emerald Twin Blade Demons suddenly froze wherever the white light passed. Then, they crashed viciously to the ground. Any that were struck by the white light had their bodies pierced straight through, without exception.

Of the hundred Emerald Twin Blade Demons, fewer than forty remained in an extremely short time under that white radiance. More than fifty Emerald Twin Blade Demons had fallen, over thirty of them killed outright. The others had also suffered nearly devastating blows and could only lie on the ground, barely clinging to life.

In midair, the white light withdrew. A gray figure could vaguely be seen flickering once before vanishing again.

This greatly benefited Long Haochen. He charged forward at high speed, and in the time of only two breaths, two severely wounded but still living Emerald Twin Blade Demons fell beneath his twin swords.

Haoyue did not remain idle either. Explosive Fireball, Light Thorn—Little Light and Little Fire attacked with everything they had, helping Long Haochen finish off the heavily wounded survivors. At the same time, they did not forget to rush over, use their sharp teeth to bite through the Emerald Twin Blade Demons' shells, and devour their demon crystals.

The Emerald Twin Blade Demon guards had suddenly suffered a devastating blow, and the Three Great Demon Gods in the distance immediately reacted. The Flame Demon Puppets accelerated forward, while the Two-Headed Demon Vultures surged forth as though covering the sky.

Among the Three Great Demon Gods, the Azure Fiend Rider Demon Xi'er, ranked seventieth, slapped the Azure Demon Horse beneath him. The demon horse actually stepped through empty air and strode into the sky.

That enormous cyan pillar of light followed Xi'er as well, as though it were radiance emitted from his own body.

At that moment, another strange sight appeared in the sky not far from where the white light had erupted before.

It was a completely gray crystal. Yes, a crystal. It was roughly two meters tall, diamond-shaped, and gave off a faint silver-gray glow. It was translucent and crystalline.

Even beneath the firelight emitted by the Flame Demon Puppets, it reflected dazzling radiance. Yet that radiance was filled with a dangerous aura.

"Ularu—" The Azure Fiend Rider Demon suddenly let out a furious shout. A cyan spear appeared in his right hand, and he leaned back slightly. The next moment, the cyan spear shot toward the gray crystal with a sound like thunder and lightning.

Worthy of being one of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods Pillars, the moment the cyan spear flew out, the area within several hundred square meters around it completely turned cyan.

Long Haochen, who was killing Emerald Twin Blade Demons, felt his heart tighten. His entire body was affected by that cyan light, becoming much more sluggish.

A layer of golden light fell upon Long Haochen, and the feeling of sluggishness vanished. Haoyue had come to his side. As for why Haoyue was unaffected by that cyan light, Long Haochen had no time to consider it.

"Urgh, urgh." Haoyue let out two low growls toward Long Haochen.

Long Haochen immediately understood and tossed out a Spirit Burst Pill, which fell into Haoyue's mouth.

Little Green, who had not participated in the attacks, suddenly raised its head. It had been chanting softly all this time. After swallowing the Spirit Burst Pill, a hazy cyan glow emerged across Haoyue's entire body. In particular, three pale golden ridges appeared along the protrusions on its spine.

Little Green let out a low growl, and Little Fire and Little Light immediately followed with low growls of their own. Accompanied by a special rhythm and cadence, they completely ignored the nearby battlefield. Haoyue's three heads seemed to be completing a strange spell.

Beneath it, an unusual nine-sided star pattern was shining, with faint cyan mist rising from it.

Although Long Haochen did not know what Haoyue was doing, he mounted it without hesitation while staring intently at the sky in the distance.

Although the light on the cyan spear slowed all living things within its range, its own speed was terrifying. It was almost just a flash before it struck the gray crystal in midair.

Long Haochen's heart involuntarily clenched. Although he had already resolved to die the moment he stayed behind, seeing that gray crystal—clearly formed from Cai'er's father—being hit by a thrown strike from Xi'er, the Eighth Rank peak Azure Fiend Rider Demon, still filled him with worry.

One had to know that for powerhouses of any profession, the difference between each rank was like a Natural Chasm, because every rank brought a specific and tremendous improvement. For example, Fifth Rank liquid spiritual energy, Sixth Rank Spiritual Aperture, and Seventh Rank bodily spiritual energy transformation. Long Haochen did not know what changes occurred at Eighth Rank and above, but he could guess that they were certainly qualitative leaps as well.

The Azure Fiend Rider Demon was at the peak of Eighth Rank, while Sheng Lingxin was at the peak of Seventh Rank. That was a full rank apart!

Pff.

That soft sound drew the gazes of all the Demon God Guards in the sky and on the ground toward the gray crystal.

A bizarre scene appeared. The cyan spear was like a wisp of breeze without substance, silently dispersing upon striking the gray crystal. It did not even make the crystal tremble in the slightest. In fact, the light radiating from the crystal became even brighter.

What was this?

Whether it was Long Haochen or the Three Great Demon Gods, a trace of confusion arose in their hearts. Without exception, none of them knew what kind of existence this gray crystal was.

Ding. A crisp sound like celestial music rang out the next instant. Gray shadows burst from the gray crystal one after another. It could be seen that each shadow was clearly identical to Sheng Lingxin's body from before. Yet in that instant, hundreds of shadows erupted. Every one of them was filled with an aura of utter resolve, every one shone with crystalline gray radiance. They were swift, wild, and carried a trace of resolute Sacrifice.

Pff, pff, pff.

These shadows were simply too fast, so fast that they dragged vast afterimages behind them. Even with Long Haochen's perception and eyesight, he could only catch one of them. He saw that shadow flash through the air three times in succession, and three powerful Two-Headed Demon Vultures fell from the sky.

The Flame Demon Puppets possessed much stronger defenses, but as long as one shadow struck them, three successive explosions would turn a Flame Demon Puppet into fragments.

The might of this attack was simply too great. Even an existence as powerful as the Azure Fiend Rider Demon Xi'er could only conjure two cyan spears in his hands and continuously fend off the incoming attacks. The Azure Demon Horse beneath him was actually forced to retreat again and again by the assault.

In only a few blinks, the Two-Headed Demon Vultures in the sky and the remaining Emerald Twin Blade Demons on the ground had been wiped out. Even one-third of the Flame Demon Puppets had vanished. The violent spiritual energy fluctuations covered everything within the shadows' previous range in a layer of icy chill, while the gray crystal that had been floating in the air silently disappeared as well.

"Leave quickly." A weak voice sounded beside Long Haochen's ear. He felt a weight settle against his back as someone leaned against him from behind.

He did not need to give the order. Haoyue had already moved. Almost at that very moment, Little Green, Little Light, and Little Fire had only just completed their spell.

At this moment, all three of their eyes shone cyan. Yes, cyan light. The next instant, cyan tail flames suddenly burst forth, carrying Long Haochen and Sheng Lingxin on its back as it shot to one side with lightning speed.

Haoyue had actually used the spell to temporarily alter Little Light and Little Fire's attributes. At this moment, it was as though three Fifth Rank Wind Element mages were using all their power to accelerate its body.

With Levitation Spell, Acceleration Spell, and the push of the wind, Haoyue was practically flying through the air. In a short time, its speed reached an unprecedented extreme.

At that very moment, three furious roars rang out simultaneously from the Three Great Demon Gods.

This was humiliation—the most direct kind of humiliation! Right in front of the three of them, a human had used a special method to instantly slaughter the vast majority of their guards. How could Demon Gods possibly accept such disgrace?

Sheng Lingxin had accomplished what he had said before. To buy time for the Radiant Angels Knight Order, he first had to draw the attention of the Three Great Demon Gods. Without question, he had succeeded. The Three Great Demon Gods transformed into three brilliant streaks of red, cyan, and black light and pursued Haoyue. Although Haoyue was now moving with all three heads raised and using every acceleration ability it possessed, and although it had started much earlier, the distance between them was still closing at an astonishing speed.

Sheng Lingxin leaned against Long Haochen's Sheng Lingxin Armor. His face was as white as snow falling in the depths of winter, so white that it held not a trace of blood. The divine light in his eyes had dimmed, and he no longer possessed the bearing of the Demon Expelling Pass Military Head. Yet his gaze was filled with relief. Yes, having killed so many powerful demons by himself, he had every reason to be proud.

It was not merely because the ability he had used was special. More importantly, it had been sudden—a suddenness the Three Great Demon Gods had not anticipated. Otherwise, if any one of those three had been prepared, the effect of his attack would never have been so great.