The Iron-Backed Gray Wolf demon spotted Shui Lingyun and shouted, "Capture that woman first!" He immediately drove the formation toward Shui Lingyun.
The Eagle Demon cried, "Watch out!" But the warning came a step too late. Yan Chihuo abruptly appeared behind the Iron-Backed Gray Wolf demon and beheaded the wolf demon with a single stroke.
As it turned out, if the four demons had kept searching for Yan Chihuo, then even if they failed to find him, Yan Chihuo would not have been able to draw near without being discovered. But this Iron-Backed Gray Wolf demon had sought his own death by insisting on killing Shui Lingyun. The moment he altered the formation, the other three demons had no time to adjust along with him, and a flaw appeared in the formation. Yan Chihuo's escape speed was incomparably swift; in that instant, he slipped straight into their midst.
Once the formation broke, Yan Chihuo no longer held the slightest fear of the remaining three demons. His phantom clone flew out, sweeping past the Eagle Demon first. The demons saw only the Eagle Demon shudder slightly in midair before all the flesh and blood vanished from its body. It plummeted from the sky, leaving them all aghast.
Shui Lingyun's eyes lit up at the sight. With a flick of her jade-white hand, a small banner radiating seven-colored rosy light flew out. It was the ninth Thousand Demon Banner she had intended to repair. Though this banner was evil, it looked like a grand and righteous Buddhist treasure.
The little banner spun rapidly in the air, drawing in the souls of the Iron-Backed Gray Wolf demon and the Eagle Demon. Yan Chihuo showed no mercy to the remaining demons either, commanding the Seven Absolutes Cold Mist Sword to slash toward them.
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