At the far end of the azure sky, green spiritual light surged upward. Several powerful auras arrived ahead of the rest, and enormous horns could just be made out crisscrossing within the light.
Their terrifying speed was barely any slower than that of avian Demon Emperors.
Behind those streaks of green light, countless demonic beasts came rolling in.
Ye Jingcheng and True Lord Xingyuan had only just put away the Heavenly Spirit Wood, and their expressions instantly changed.
"They're Heavenly-Horn Profound Bull Demon Emperors and Azure-Origin Golden-Horned Great Rhinoceros Demon Emperors!"
Ye Jingcheng took a rough look. There were two of the former and three of the latter, along with another four or five ordinary Demon Emperors. Their numbers already exceeded what could be counted on two hands, and those were only the ones that had arrived. Ye Jingcheng had yet to count those still on their way.
By a conservative estimate, there would be no fewer of them than the Nascent Soul cultivators sent by the Righteous Path Sect.
But among the Righteous Path Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators, one was guarding Heavenly Insect City, while another remained at the previous teleportation array. That left only a dozen or so Nascent Soul combatants.
"A Demon Saint must have organized this. Their response was truly swift." True Lord Xingyuan could not help frowning.
After speaking, the two took out a spirit boat and swiftly flew toward the teleportation array, without even searching Purple Xuan Mountain thoroughly for loot.
Rather than defend Purple Xuan Mountain, they naturally preferred to guard the teleportation array. That way, even if they proved no match for the enemy, they would at least have a way to retreat.
"Heavenly-Horn Profound Bulls and Azure-Origin Golden-Horned Great Rhinoceroses are both top-tier array-breaking demonic beasts. Can you hold off one