Who Was Pulling the Strings? (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

No one answered Li Yunjing's question. Just as he was about to lead everyone in a breakout, a muffled roar came from beneath the sea.

"Whoosh!"

A thousand-zhang-long octopus monster burst out of the sea. Human faces grew on the tips of its tentacles, each one twisted in an expression of agony.

Judging by its imposing presence, it was at least a Golden Core Realm Demon King!

More Sea Demon Kings appeared one after another.

Every one of them was incredibly sinister, radiating a violent aura as though they had lost all awareness of themselves.

"These are Sea Clan members who've been refined into puppets!"

Li Yunjing's pupils contracted. "Demonic cultivators have set an ambush here!"

"Everyone, follow me and charge!"

Though Li Yunjing had seen that they were under attack, he showed no fear. Instead, he gripped his sword and swept toward the puppets.

"Shhk, shhk, shhk..."

Where the Sword Qi passed, the seawater boiled in an instant. The octopus monster let out a shrill cry as its massive body crashed down, sliced directly into chunks of flesh!

The Yin Yang Five Elements Heaven Derivation Sword had grown even more powerful, and Li Yunjing's Dao techniques had also advanced. With that one strike, he cut through the Third-Order Demon Kings, invincible among them, and killed the fiercest one outright!

Liu Yu and the others behind him were stunned.

They knew Li Yunjing had to be formidable to become the Vice Sect Leader of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect. But with a cultivation base of the Second Heaven of Golden Core Realm, he had killed a Demon King in the blink of an eye.

The sight still left them pale with shock.

Yet the crisis was far from over. After Li Yunjing and the others had killed more than a