"Who might you be?"
Fei Lian was the first to speak.
The aura of the man before them was no weaker than theirs, meaning he was also a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Moreover, the Twelve Divine Pearls in this Daoist's hand appeared to be an Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Ever since Hongjun passed down the Three Corpses Severing Method, Great Luo Golden Immortals possessing Innate Spiritual Treasures had become exceedingly rare throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
After all, the Three Corpses Severing Method required innate objects to house the three corpses, making Innate Spiritual Treasures the finest choice.
Powerful Great Luo Golden Immortals used Innate Spiritual Treasures to sever their corpses and became Quasi-Sages.
Weaker Great Luo Golden Immortals could not protect the Innate Spiritual Treasures in their possession and were slain by stronger Great Luo Golden Immortals.
As a result, fewer and fewer Great Luo Golden Immortals possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Even among the Demon Clan's ten Demon Gods, whose status was second only to the four great Demon Emperors, only a few possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures.
And even if they did, their treasures were not of particularly high grade.
At the very least, neither Fei Lian nor Nine Infants had one.
That was also why they had yet to sever their corpses.
Fei Lian had planned to earn military merit during this attack on the Witch Clan, then ask the Demon Emperor for a spiritual treasure to sever his corpse with.
Yet the Daoist before him actually possessed a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Fei Lian could not help but be wary.
Meanwhile, Nine Infants had already revealed a greedy expression.
If not for his injuries, he likely would have lunged forward long ago to seize the Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Hou Yi, on the other hand, relaxed slightly.
Judging by Fei Lian's tone, this man did not seem to be an accomplice of the Demon Clan.
In truth, this man was Mingzhu, one of Styx's Blood God Doppelganger incarnations.
He had been formed by Styx from his own divine soul combined with Nether Bone Bamboo. Though he had initially only been a Taiyi Golden Immortal,
with Styx as his true body and Wu Mo preaching the Dao to him, he had now become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
The Twelve Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls in his hand had naturally been bestowed upon him by Styx.
As for why Styx had sent him here?
Naturally, it was to repay a karmic debt.
Do not forget that Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin had previously helped Styx open the strange space, allowing Styx to find Wu Mo and obtain a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation in the process.
That had created a karmic debt.
What better way was there to repay karma than with the grace of saving a life?
However, Styx's karma with the Witch Clan was not particularly deep, so he had not acted personally.
He had merely sent Mingzhu.
Of course, he could have sent Wu Mo as well.
It was simply that the Demon Qi around Wu Mo was too heavy.
If he traveled through the Primordial Wilderness too often, he would likely be slain by others.
After all, the Mystic Gate now held sway, while the Demonic Path was regarded as heretical.
Mingzhu did not answer Fei Lian's question. He simply unleashed the Twelve Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls and smashed them into one of Nine Infants' heads.
His sudden attack caught everyone off guard.
Fei Lian had been prepared. The instant Mingzhu moved, he struck as well, but Hou Yi at the side had also been waiting for a long time.
"Your opponent is me!"
Hou Yi hastily fired an arrow, intercepting Fei Lian.
He understood clearly that on this battlefield, the melee between the Witch Clan and Demon Clan members below the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm was not what determined the battle.
The battle between Great Luo Golden Immortals was!
This suddenly appearing Daoist's origins were unknown, but since he had attacked the Demon Clan, that was good news for Hou Yi!
Seizing the opportunity, Hou Yi immediately engaged Fei Lian in a fierce battle.
Fei Lian also went all out!
They had thought that two Great Luo Golden Immortals from the Demon Clan, coupled with the Emperor Xi's full-power strike, would be more than enough to deal with a mere Hou Tu Tribe.
Who could have expected another Great Luo Golden Immortal to suddenly appear?
And Hou Yi possessed extraordinary combat strength. He was utterly fearless, and the muscles covering his body were scarcely inferior to a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Fei Lian could gain no advantage at all in close combat.
And whenever Fei Lian pulled away from Hou Yi, Hou Yi's superb archery left him with no route of retreat.
This was the most stifling battle Fei Lian had ever fought!
Nine Infants at the side was in an even worse state.
He had already suffered severe injuries, only to be ambushed by Mingzhu!
He hurriedly summoned an Acquired defensive spiritual treasure to block the attack, but how could an Acquired Spiritual Treasure possibly withstand an Innate Spiritual Treasure?
Under Nine Infants' astonished gaze, the Twelve Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls pierced through the Acquired Spiritual Treasure's defenses and smashed directly into him!
Nine Infants cried out in pain, but still threatened, "Who are you? A mere Great Luo Golden Immortal dares oppose our Demon Clan? Aren't you afraid our Demon Emperor will hold you accountable?"
Mingzhu smiled disdainfully. "Your Demon Emperor? If he has the ability, tell him to come! He should be careful not to come here alive only to leave in a corpse!"
Styx stood behind Mingzhu. If Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi truly dared to come... they would likely have to bleed again!
But Fei Lian and Nine Infants knew nothing of this.
Nine Infants merely believed Mingzhu was putting on a bold front and said, "What arrogant boasting!"
Then he raised a sword-shaped Acquired Spiritual Treasure and charged at Mingzhu.
Mingzhu's earlier attack had struck Nine Infants, but it had not caused him much harm.
It had not even dealt more damage than Hou Yi's previous attack.
That gave Nine Infants a measure of Mingzhu's strength. He likely did not excel in offense.
Hope of victory rose within Nine Infants once more. As long as he could kill Mingzhu, the Innate Spiritual Treasure in Mingzhu's hands would be his!
And indeed, just as he had guessed, Mingzhu was not skilled in combat.
Mingzhu's role was more akin to a healer, one meant for recovery.
Therefore!
Although Nine Infants launched a frenzied assault against Mingzhu, none of it was fatal.
Mingzhu could naturally use his powerful recovery ability to heal himself instantly!
Thus, Nine Infants was already panting from exhaustion, while Mingzhu remained in the same condition as before.
Moreover, under Mingzhu's deliberate control, they gradually drew closer and closer to the battlefield between Hou Yi and Fei Lian.
Hou Yi had yet to understand why this suddenly appearing Daoist had approached him when he felt a surge of Wood Elemental Power pour into his body, continuously repairing his injuries!
Overjoyed, Hou Yi immediately roared, then charged fiercely at Fei Lian and sent him flying!
Fei Lian could scarcely believe it.
"How is this possible?!"
He and Hou Yi had been fighting for a long time, and both had expended considerable strength. How could Hou Yi have recovered so much in an instant?
Thinking of Mingzhu's strange action of approaching Hou Yi just now, Fei Lian instantly guessed the truth.
He angrily cursed Nine Infants, "You useless trash! Fine if you can't defeat him, but you can't even keep him occupied?"
He had originally expended around half his strength, while Hou Yi had expended roughly the same amount, perhaps even more.
Overall, he had held the advantage.
But now Hou Yi had reversed his decline, while Fei Lian himself had fallen into a disadvantageous position.
Nine Infants' sword continued stabbing toward Mingzhu.
Yet after expending so much strength, his reflexes and speed were completely inferior to Mingzhu's.
Hearing Fei Lian curse him as well, Nine Infants grew displeased.
"If you're so capable, then you do it!"
Though Mingzhu's offensive power was somewhat lacking, he was far more troublesome than Nine Infants had imagined.
"Fine!"
Fei Lian agreed without a second thought.
In his view, Nine Infants could not defeat Mingzhu only because Nine Infants was too weak. No matter how troublesome Mingzhu was, could he really be more troublesome than Hou Yi?
Nine Infants began switching battlefields with Fei Lian. His remaining four uninjured heads spat out Black Water simultaneously, hoping to force Mingzhu back and create an opening for himself.
But the Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls in Mingzhu's hands happened to counter him perfectly.
"Freeze!"
The Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls emitted blue Spiritual Light, directly fixing the Black Water in midair.
Hou Yi also seized the opportunity and fired another full-power arrow, this time targeting Nine Infants' heart!
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