Yao Shaosi shouted, "A streak of white light swept past and carried off Junior Brother Dao Qing. It must have been that snow dragon from earlier."
Not only had Zhao Gongming heard this, but the six demons had as well.
The Essence Demon let out a howl, spun around, and charged into the Heaven-and-Earth Annihilation Formation. The other five demons followed him into the formation as well.
Before Zhao Gongming could arrive with Chen Jiugong and the other three, the six demons had already joined up with their demonic spawn, broken through the Heaven-and-Earth Annihilation Formation, and vanished as a streak of black light.
The two gods of Heaven Union and Earth Union, along with the generals of the Water and Fire Camps, were about to lead their troops in pursuit when Zhao Gongming stopped them with a shout.
"Do not pursue!"
He then regrouped the army. The Demon-Quelling Army had not suffered any major losses, while they had captured more than half the water demons and tens of thousands of fiends.
It could be counted as a resounding victory.
But now that Ling Qing had been taken, Zhao Gongming's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Within the central army camp, Zhao Gongming ordered the Demon-Quelling Army to set up camp on the spot. A divine general came to report, "Marshal, the Roc Demon King has rescued the Dragon Demon King."
Zhao Gongming waved a hand. "No matter. The dragon demon is bound by my Dragon-Binding Rope. Even if he escapes, he'll have to come back."
Magical treasures like the Dragon-Binding Rope, meant to trap and bind people, could not be recalled together with the person they had bound.
However, anyone bound by such a treasure would never be able to break free without its secret