Saints as Cannonballs

The shock waves from Luohu and Pingxin's clash had yet to fade. That devastating force was still spreading through Chaos in waves.

Wu took a step forward.

His gaze passed over the two locked in combat and settled on the Demon Clan's Hunyuan cultivators.

Wu spoke calmly.

"We shouldn't stand around either."

He paused.

"Let's begin."

The moment he finished speaking, the Demon Clan's forces moved.

Without a moment's hesitation.

Their speed and seamless coordination made it clear they had rehearsed this tactic countless times.

Four figures lunged at once, closing in on Wu from every side.

Every one of them was a Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

They took positions to the east, south, west, and north, surrounding Wu.

A pitch-black Four Symbols Demon Array formed in an instant, sealing off this stretch of Chaos and turning it into an isolated battlefield.

At the same time—

Five somewhat weaker figures rushed out from another direction, heading straight for Wu.

Heavenly Dao Saints.

Five of them.

All five were coming for Wu alone.

Zhen Yuanzi sensed something was wrong at once and tried to help, but two surges of Demonic Qi blocked his path.

Two Demon Clan Hunyuan cultivators attacked together, tying him down.

Hong Yun and Wangshu were each besieged by two Hunyuan cultivators as well.

Minghe, Tongtian, Taiyi, Candle Dragon, and the West Queen Mother were each intercepted by a Demon Clan Hunyuan cultivator.

Within three breaths, everyone had been separated.

Zhen Yuanzi's pupils contracted sharply.

They had been singled out.

This was no improvised response. No random assignment.

It had all been agreed on beforehand.

Who would fight whom, and how many would surround each opponent—it had all been planned in advance.

Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun had the highest cultivation after Pingxin and Wu, so