"Take them down!"
The lead wolf demon guard roared, his voice wrapped in demonic power and shaking the city gates until they hummed.
The other guards reacted instantly. The long halberds in their hands flashed with chilling light, while demon aura intertwined into a vast net that tightly enveloped Chen Changqing and the other two.
The crowd queued at the city gates erupted into an uproar, retreating one after another and clearing a huge space, terrified of being dragged into the conflict.
"Have these humans gone mad? They dare make a move in Ten Thousand Demon City?"
"That woman is so strong! She sent Wolf Nine flying with one slap, and Wolf Nine is Late God Transformation!"
"So what if she's strong? This is Ten Thousand Demon City. Behind the city guards stands the City Lord's Manor. They're dead for sure."
Voices of discussion rose and fell, and the looks they gave Chen Changqing's group were full of gloating and pity.
Having succeeded with one strike, Liu Ruyan's crimson dress fluttered without wind. The pressure of early Tribulation Crossing spread without restraint, and a scorching wave of air radiated outward from her.
Before the charging wolf demon guards could even draw near, the wave blasted them stumbling in all directions, leaving them barely able to hold their long halberds.
"You're courting death!"
A wolf demon centurion flew into a rage. His body rapidly expanded, transforming into a giant wolf thirty feet tall. He opened his bloodstained maw, and a foul demon wind swept down toward Liu Ruyan.
Baleful Intent filled Liu Ruyan's phoenix eyes. She gently raised a jade-like finger, and a wisp of crimson-gold flame danced at her fingertip, just about to burn the giant wolf to ashes.
At that moment, a hand lightly settled on her shoulder.
"Senior