Nine-Ren Mountain, Scorpion Demon, Yan Bei, Shun Mu, and Shun Ze sat cross-legged in midair, still surrounding the body of the Thousand-Gourd Demon Emperor, who had died standing and remained upright.
The hostility in their eyes as they looked at the Thousand-Gourd Demon Emperor had faded, leaving only solemn respect.
He had only recently cultivated a body of laws and become a Daluo Golden Immortal. His strength was only a shade greater than that of the Six-Eared Ape Lord and the Lion-Camel Python Venerable. Yet he had faced all five of them alone until now.
Win or lose, the Thousand-Gourd Demon Emperor had earned the deep respect of Nine-Ren Mountain, Scorpion Demon, and the others.
But as long as they were enemies, no matter how much respect they felt, they still had to do everything in their power to kill him.
For an existence like them, dying gloriously on the battlefield was a fine end.
Facing the mighty Heavenly Court, their side's forces still seemed exceedingly weak.
Their own fates might be no better than the Thousand-Gourd Demon Emperor's. They felt neither pity nor much sorrow over his death in battle—only respect for a powerful warrior who had fallen.
Pfft, pfft! Dozens of soul corpses plunged their sharp claws into the bodies of the immortal soldiers, or bit through half their necks.
The Thousand-Gourd Demon Emperor's death dealt a heavy blow to the immortal army's morale. It meant that five Golden Immortal-level powerhouses in the soul corpse army had their hands completely free. The pressure that put on the immortal army was unimaginable.
Even though Nine-Ren Mountain, Scorpion Demon, Yan Bei, and the others looked seriously injured, sitting cross-legged in midair as if meditating to recover and staying out of the melee for the moment,
they were still five powerful