Black Lotus

The Yaomo, like Ocean, overwhelmed the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord and the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord. Although none of these fearless Yaomo individually possessed the strength to directly confront these two Demon Lords, their sheer numbers, coupled with the near-berserk amplification gained by each of them under the influence of the Desire Golden Light and the "Mental Plague"...

It has indeed reached an intensity that can influence the course of the battle!

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord, who had initially gained the upper hand and was suppressing Old Zheng who was about to kill him, suddenly found himself at a disadvantage!

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord, who was already being overwhelmed and at a disadvantage by the reckless Meng Qingjun, was now in a desperate situation of struggling to hold on!

As time went by, the defeat of the two Yaomo from the Prison Mountain Realm seemed inevitable, a foregone conclusion!

However...

Neither Meng Qingjun nor Old Zheng, caught in the middle of the situation, had any intention of relaxing.

No matter how focused they were on the battle, they all noticed a fact that anyone who could count would have noticed.

There are four enemies on the field.

Even excluding the Human Race, the number of Yaomo is still three.

The remaining woman, dressed in a silver-trimmed black Black Dress resembling a ceremonial robe, with her hair naturally loose, a jade bracelet, and Black Lotus mark on her forehead... remained silent.

Judging from her attire and the attitude of the other two Snake Yaoguai towards her, it's clear that she is the most senior and highest-ranking of the three Snake Yaoguai.

In other words...

The strongest of these Yaomo hasn't even made a move yet!

Although Meng Qingjun didn't know why the other party wasn't attacking, she could only guess that the other party was perhaps observing her and looking for an opportunity to subdue her with one blow. After all, extracting her Bloodline and "Desire Origin" might require some special conditions...

However, Old Zheng knew very well why the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord hadn't made a move.

"This guy just fought with Zhu Qiansi, so... she's still wary of the 'Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord'!"

"Similarly, she and the clever 'Player' who drives her are also wary of the boss's arrangements... Tsk, just as I believe the boss must have a backup plan, they feel the same way."

While cooperating with the Yaomo to continue attacking the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord, Old Zheng quickly analyzed the current situation.

"Thinking about it this way... it seems I have to be careful again, because in this situation, that Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord might lose his temper and intervene first to help his two 'sisters' out of trouble!"

After all, based on the behavior patterns of these three Snake Yaoguai, it's not hard for Old Zheng to conclude that... these three Snake Yaoguai still have a deep bond with each other.

This is a rare sight among the Yaomo of the Prison Mountain Realm!

And just as Old Zheng predicted...

Seeing the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord, who was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position and looking somewhat disheveled, and the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord, who was already locked in a fierce battle, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord looked at "Cold Cicada".

"Little Yu... this shouldn't be all his arrangements, right? That Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord... hasn't even made a move yet."

Cold Cicada heard Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord's words and nodded slightly. "Yes, although I don't know how the 'Director' did it, it's really not easy to find so many Yaomo are willing to risk their lives for him in the Nine Cold Mountain overnight."

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord continued, "Perhaps it is precisely because he knows that Nine Cold Mountain has such a powerful backer that he acted in this way... After all, the most powerful Yaomo here seems to use methods of the 'Desire' lineage, like the Bloodline of the 'Six Desires Demon Lord'... He probably has some connection with him as well."

Cold Cicada sighed, "This was indeed a miscalculation on my part. The situation within Nine Cold Mountain is far too complex. I never imagined that there would be a 'Demon Lord' of the Desire lineage hidden here—although, based on my judgment, the Six Desires Demon Lord was directly killed by the Dao Ancestor, and this lineage shouldn't have produced another Demon Lord so quickly, it was indeed my judgment that was wrong."

If Lin Yu heard Cold Cicada's words, he would most likely shake his head.

After all... Cold Cicada's judgment was indeed correct; the Desire lineage shouldn't have produced another Demon Lord so soon.

He promoted her on short notice—and Meng Qingjun's appearance did indeed benefit from a combination of favorable timing, location, and circumstances.

However, even without Meng Qingjun, Lin Yu naturally had other ways to find other Yaomo to provide them with some means of improvement and to make those Yaomo his allies. It's just that the effect might not be as good as Meng Qingjun's.

But no matter what...

Compared to being the victim of the attack last night, Lin Yu is now in a more dominant position and has become the one who "plans" the attack, taking advantage of the gap in the pursuit by the "Cold Cicada" group.

So...

Now, the situation between "Cold Cicada" and the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord is indeed more urgent and pressing.

"But Little Yu, even if he still has backup plans and ambushes, even if the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord hasn't made a move yet, I'm afraid I have to act first," Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord said in a low voice, "Because... Pingmei'er and Sister Xian might not be able to hold on if things continue like this!"

"If I wait for the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord to make the first move, I'm afraid she'll just kill one of my two sisters first."

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord spoke, he was clearly becoming increasingly impatient.

Upon hearing Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord's words, Cold Cicada pondered for a moment before speaking again solemnly, "Big Sister, I am naturally aware of what you have said, and I absolutely do not want to give up either Sister Ping or Sister Xian."

"But... Big Sister, what if you act rashly and lose the initiative, putting yourself in a passive and difficult situation as well?"

Cold Cicada spoke, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord gritted his teeth and said, "I... I won't."

She didn't seem very confident when she said this, and it seemed she didn't expect her words to convince Cold Cicada.

But...

Cold Cicada nodded slightly after hearing Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord's words. "Yes, Big Sister, you really won't—as long as we're together, as long as you go all out from the start, there won't be anything in this Prison Mountain Realm that can shake you in the slightest."

"Let's... get started together."

Cold Cicada spoke softly, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord was stunned for a moment before realizing what she meant.

"Going all out, is that it...? I understand, Little Yu."

"Now is indeed the time to use 'that'."

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord spoke softly, and Cold Cicada laughed.

"It's alright, sister, as long as we finish this quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord gently raised his hands and clasped them together in front of his chest.

Her "aura" suddenly became much calmer, and even, quiet breathing filled the air.

"Hiss..."

"Ha..."

Accompanied by this long, drawn-out breathing...

The once bright sky suddenly darkened.

It was as if day had turned to night in an instant, and a vast darkness almost enveloped and covered the entire sky—like a celestial dog eating the sun.

The difference is that this time the tengu probably swallowed it whole—the darkness descended without giving anyone time to react, instantly covering the entire area.

Even the Yaomo whose consciousness had been stolen by the rage couldn't help but look up at the sky when this change occurred.

Old Zheng and Meng Qingjun also subconsciously stopped what they were doing and peered at the changes taking place in the sky.

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord was panting heavily, taking advantage of the lull to catch his breath and adjust the surging True Essence around him, as well as to sort out his soul.

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord laughed arrogantly.

"Hahahaha... It's my sister who made the move!"

"You... you're all dead!"

"I'm so sorry, Big Sister, I'm so incompetent," she said, raising her blood-soaked hand towards the direction of Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord. Blood flowed down her fair arm and onto her red dress, blending seamlessly with it. "I couldn't even kill a single fox, and you had to resort to this trick to finish it off!"

Although he was apologizing, the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord's tone revealed no remorse whatsoever; only joy and excitement, with at most a hint of coquetry.

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord also spoke softly.

"It's alright, Sister Xian."

As she spoke, she took a step forward, and the thick darkness in the sky seemed to surge up.

But when Old Zheng looked up and gazed at the sky, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

"No... this isn't 'night' or 'cloudy'..."

He murmured to himself, his Mental Power expanding to reveal the full extent of the anomaly in the sky.

The darkness was not "surging," but rather gently "spinning."

If you were to peer into the sky above the mountainside of Nine Cold Mountain from a hundred miles away, you could probably see clearly what was happening here.

The darkness in the sky now is essentially --

A huge, upside-down flower...

Black Lotus.

A Black Lotus, perhaps several kilometers in diameter, hangs upside down from the sky, obscuring the sun, and slowly blooms!

And the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord, who had just taken a step forward...

As her toes touched the ground, a "black crack" several meters wide and more than ten meters long appeared on the ground.

The Yaomo covered by the dark cracks fell silently to the ground, writhing and struggling in agony, their life essence rapidly dissipating and disappearing.

But this is even just... a kind of "side effect".

Or rather, an added effect.

The actions of the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord just now were indeed only the first step.

And with that one step... she covered dozens of meters.

Those "dark cracks" were merely the "path" she took this step.

The final destination, which is the end of that crack...

It stopped in front of Old Zheng.

Old Zheng looked at the dignified woman in a black dress standing in front of him, a look of bewilderment on his face.

"I managed to hold off the white one, and now the black one's coming after me too... That fox over there is even more formidable, can't I go after him first?"

Old Zheng muttered to herself with a wry smile, but Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord ignored her.

She simply raised her finger and pointed at Old Zheng.

"Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, if you don't come out soon... I'm going to kill him."