As the words fell, several figures stepped out from the rolling demonic aura.
The leading figure stood over ten feet tall, extraordinarily burly, draped in a black robe. His face was gloomy and sinister; he was clearly no ordinary human.
The moment they saw him clearly, the expressions of the experts from the various sects changed.
Cao Ziqi narrowed his eyes. "An Unborn Cult Protector, a born Shadow Demon—Nine Leaves!"
"Those Shadow Demon fiends truly employ insidious and sinister methods. They had already infiltrated Oxback Mountain and even turned Oxback Mountain's second Demon King, Ying Jie, against them!"
"The Unborn Cult is surely determined to claim Huanzhang, who is transforming into a Flood Dragon!"
"Once Huanzhang falls to demonic corruption, these Shadow Demon fiends will become even harder to contain!"
Not only were the human sect experts alarmed, even the Demon Kings on the Demon Race's side were filled with doubt and shock.
Shadow Demons slaughtered all living things without distinction. Whether human or demon, even spirits and strange creatures nurtured by heaven and earth were no exception!
So long as one lived, one was a sworn enemy of the Shadow Demons!
Almost at the same moment, Cao Ziqi and the Demon King on the Demon Race's side spoke together. "Join forces!"
Before the Shadow Demons, they displayed an unexpected tacit understanding.
Cao Ziqi's expression turned grave as he looked toward the mountaintop again.
There, a Flood Dragon lay stretched across the peak like a city wall, utterly motionless. Demonic qi churned around its body, but so did rolling demonic aura. Clearly, Huanzhang, who had only just become a Flood Dragon, was undergoing the Shadow-Demon Tribulation.
Yet this was the greatest danger. The Unborn Cult's born Shadow Demon, Nine Leaves, was said to be capable of stirring the Shadow Demon