At least Lin Shiqing didn't dare gamble with his life anymore. None of the alchemy saints had any hope of fighting the enemy now. If they could avoid being killed by the Demonic Beasts, that alone would ease the burden on Nine Central City.
"Brazen Demonic Beasts! How dare you trespass into Nine Central City!" A furious shout rang out. It was Shi Qingxiao, who had just left but now returned. Several more demonic shadows sprang out. Shi Qingxiao held a Qilin Thunderlight Mace in each hand. He raised one and struck through the air. Thunder erupted, and in the blink of an eye, the mace's shadow crossed the void and slammed toward one of the demonic shadows lunging at the alchemy saints.
Lin Shiqing's eyes flickered. It was obvious that Shi Qingxiao had deliberately let the demonic shadow on their side go. But Shi Qingxiao was the one who had acted, and he had the right to choose his target. Lin Shiqing couldn't blame him for it. Their relationship was icy, after all, and Lin Shiqing had just mocked him. He simply hadn't expected retribution to come so quickly.
Even so, Lin Shiqing wouldn't ask him for help. It would bring nothing but humiliation. Ordinary celestial immortals wouldn't dare refuse to save someone, but Shi Qingxiao clearly wasn't one of them.
A demonic shadow burst through the hazy gray mist. Its scarlet eyes turned toward them, and its claws were as sharp as blades. Another squad of reinforcements had just arrived when the shadow plunged into their ranks and slaughtered them. In a short while, more than a dozen Demonic Beasts had appeared, unleashing a bloody storm in Nine Central City's main district. The city's defenses were mostly concentrated on the outskirts, leaving the interior somewhat less guarded. Even