"My Blood Beads—damn it, come back!" A demon warrior was the first to notice the disturbance on the ground. With a furious curse, he forgot even the liaison envoy's orders and formed a hand seal, trying to recall his Blood Beads. Yet the Blood Beads trapped among the Energy-Devouring Locusts gave no response at all.
The demon warrior was horrified. Just then, the roar of a senior brother from his sect reached his ears. "My Qilin Short Blade—I can't sense my Qilin Short Blade anymore!"
"Heavenly Demon Blade, my Heavenly Demon Blade! These locusts can not only devour our spells, but also sever our connection to our demonic artifacts!"
Panic erupted in an instant. Even Umus was stunned. Such a method was simply unheard of!
"Give me back my demonic artifact!" At last, one demon warrior could no longer hold himself back. He descended from the sky and rushed after the Energy-Devouring Locusts. The sight made Umus's eyes widen in terror. Damn it, wasn't this getting himself killed?
Ye Luo lightly waved his right hand. "Kill them. Show no mercy."
Umus immediately turned to him. "S-sir, didn't you say that putting down their weapons would be enough? Why... why..."
"Having them lay down their weapons is naturally to end the war faster. Lord Envoy, you're a member of the demon realm, after all. Since when did you become so naive..." The look in Ye Luo's eyes made Umus suddenly understand how those captured cultivators must have felt when facing him.
"Kill!" Ye Meng's injuries had mostly recovered. At his command, he led the Zerglings out from beneath the ground, pouncing directly upon the demon warriors who were attempting to descend from the air and reclaim their demonic artifacts.
Without their demonic artifacts, the demon warriors' combat strength truly dropped by