"It had to have been taken away. There was no suspense at all..."
"With the Beast Slaughter Array now linked to the little demon beasts, it can hold out for twenty breaths at most. No one can save him."
That was what the powerhouses of every faction thought. Little Demon Mouse could only be taken away by the Purple Extreme Heavenly Demon Lion.
Yet the various factions continued to watch the show, still refusing to intervene.
Rescuing the Feather Alliance Hall and Sikong Jing was already the limit of what they were willing to do.
Amid the discussions of countless onlookers, the Sword Tiger Demon Emperor, blood seeping from all over his body, frantically asked...
"Young Hall Master, we can hold out for twenty breaths at most. That isn't nearly enough time for reinforcements from the main force of our Ten Thousand Demon Hall."
"Right, where's Stinging Bee? Where did it go?"
Only then did the Sword Tiger Demon Emperor suddenly recall that the Stinging Bee Demon Emperor had vanished after leaving the Sword-Slaying Ruins.
A sharp light flashed in the eyes of the demon rat body as he answered softly...
"The Stinging Bee Demon Emperor..."
"I sent it to search for Darkbirth Hall's people. As long as we get the Dark Demon Realm Ring, I'll be able to enter the Dark Demon Small World."
Darkbirth Hall was the party that had previously been trading the Dark Demon Realm Ring.
The Dark Demon Realm Ring had already been brought into the Swordwalk Forbidden Domain by a Darkbirth Hall powerhouse, but the original trade had been halted by the Demon-Slaying Young Master.
In other words...
The item was still in the hands of Darkbirth Hall's powerhouse.
The demon rat body had come to the Swordwalk Forbidden Domain precisely for the Dark