With a cold laugh, Shang Yang lightly beat her wings. Countless threads of rain immediately sliced toward Huoyun. In an instant, despite Huoyun's desperate resistance, he was covered in wounds—though both were early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals, the gap in their strength was as vast as heaven and earth.
Yet, despite being covered in wounds, Huoyun showed no regret. He declared resolutely, "How could Their Majesties allow you to insult them so lightly? Even if we die here today, Their Majesties will surely avenge us someday! When that time comes, not a single blade of grass will remain on Qingmang Mountain!"
Hearing Huoyun's words, Shang Yang gave a cold smile. "Let us hope your two majesties will still have the time to avenge you then. I fear they will barely be able to look after themselves!"
As she spoke, Shang Yang's expression turned cold. She suddenly unleashed her magic power, and the rain threads crisscrossed through the air. Huoyun was almost instantly ground into a bloody mist that dissolved into the curtain of rain.
Within Huoyun City, seeing their strongest commander die so easily at Shang Yang's hands, the entire demon army immediately fell into chaos.
Amid the turmoil, someone opened the city's protective formation. Hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers fled in all directions, pouring out of the city to escape.
In the rain, Shang Yang watched coldly. She merely danced quietly amid the downpour, with no intention of stopping them.
One demon soldier after another fell within the rain, then dissolved into the downpour.
No one knew how much time passed before Huoyun City fell completely silent.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, the entire city was deathly still.
Only then did the Divine Bird Shang Yang within the rain stop dancing.
A woman in colorful robes appeared amid the rain. She gave the deathly silent Huoyun City an indifferent glance, then transformed into a streak of light and departed.
As for the demon soldiers who had luckily escaped, she could not be bothered to hunt them down.
And as the woman left, the torrential rain that had destroyed all of Huoyun City finally began to slowly subside.
However, precisely because Shang Yang had not pursued the demon soldiers who survived by chance, news of Huoyun City's destruction gradually spread.
Blackwater City.
City Lord's Mansion.
As he listened to Xi San and Shui Sheng's report, Shen Gui's mouth slowly fell open.
"What did you say? Huoyun City was destroyed?"
Shui Sheng nodded. "Reporting to you, my lord, yes. According to the information we received, it was the Qingmang Mountain Demon King Shang Yang who acted after breaking through to the Grand Unity realm. Rain sealed off Huoyun City, and she destroyed it in one stroke. Even Huoyun, the commander of Huoyun City's demon army and a Demon General of the Grand Unity realm, died at Shang Yang's hands. Of Huoyun City's million demon soldiers, most died in that rain. Fewer than one in a hundred survived."
Hearing Shui Sheng's words, the corner of Shen Gui's mouth twitched.
She brought down a rainstorm, killed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and slaughtered a million demon soldiers while she was at it.
This great demon Shang Yang seemed to be a truly ruthless character.
But was doing this really a good idea?
I was planning to make use of Huoyun City to give an account when I went back. Now that you have wiped out Huoyun City, what am I supposed to do?
Thus, although he had never had any dealings with Shang Yang, Shen Gui could not help but feel a trace of resentment toward this great demon who would become one of the Ten Great Demon Sages in the future.
Shen Gui waved his hand. "All right, I understand. You two may leave for now. Keep a close watch on Qingmang Mountain's movements and report anything to me immediately."
"Yes, my lord."
Though they did not understand why Shen Gui suddenly seemed somewhat downcast, Xi San and Shui Sheng still withdrew after he spoke.
They only needed to fulfill their own duties.
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