A terrifying mass of thunderfire exploded across Shijialan's forehead.
Shijialan's fleshly body was exceptionally formidable. Even after Wei Suo's strike, only a shallow crack appeared on his forehead.
"Lord Shijialan!"
Yet all the Outer Realm Demons' expressions changed completely. They could no longer restrain themselves; streams of powerful auras that had already been gathering and suppressing themselves in the air erupted toward Wei Suo all at once.
Though it was merely a shallow crack, every one of these Outer Realm Demons could sense the terrifying power of Wei Suo's Thunder King Emperor Sword. Countless bolts of thunderfire had surged through that shallow wound into Shijialan's mind, making his entire forehead glow with an eerie reddish-gold light.
No one knew what sort of damage Wei Suo's strike had inflicted upon Shijialan.
More crucially, all the Outer Realm Demons could see that Shijialan still looked as though he were asleep after this blow, utterly incapable of mounting any counterattack.
Under such circumstances, they would rather their combined attack severely injure Shijialan than fail to seize him back.
Before this, every one of them had believed Shijialan to be utterly invincible. No matter what Wei Suo and the others did, they could never possibly pose any threat to Shijialan. But now, this assassination attempt by Wei Suo and the others had shattered all their confidence.
More than twenty Outer Realm Demons, the weakest of whom possessed the combat strength of True Immortal First Layer, with several among them reaching True Immortal Third or Fourth Layer—when so many Outer Realm Demons unleashed an attack under such circumstances, its power was naturally terrifying beyond measure. Moreover, it covered such a vast area that there was no way to evade it.
At this critical moment between life and death, Wei Suo did only one thing: he