Mad Old Man Flees in Defeat

Mad Old Man Flees in Defeat

Meanwhile.

Mad Old Man's speed as he fled for his life within the Yin Qi Tide was still no match for the three black-robed figures. After holding out for some time, he was ultimately stopped by a single palm strike.

Boom!

Their palms collided, sending dust and smoke billowing everywhere.

Then, the three black-robed figures formed a triangular encirclement and closed in on Mad Old Man.

"I advise you to stop struggling and surrender obediently!" the leading black-robed figure said.

Mad Old Man shook his head and said helplessly, "It seems today's battle is unavoidable."

At those words, the four of them stopped wasting breath.

They immediately plunged into fierce battle.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The entire ground shook violently, thunderous and deafening, as though heaven and earth were collapsing.

The terrifying shockwaves of the battle swept outward in an overwhelming, withering force...

Wherever they passed, winds howled, stones shattered, and devastation reigned.

Within the [Sky Patrol Monitoring Formation], Su Fang watched the battle unfold with his own eyes and could not stop marveling...

"An Eighth-Stage Martial King at the peak of his realm is truly terrifying!"

"This Mad Old Man can actually withstand three Martial Kings of the same rank without falling into disadvantage. That is truly astonishing!"

"Could Mad Old Man be a Ninth-Stage Martial Emperor?" Su Fang guessed.

"But it does not look like it," Su Fang thought.

It was not as though he had never seen a Martial Emperor before. Such beings could overturn mountains and seas with every gesture, destroying heaven and earth.

They were absolutely not something an Eighth-Stage Martial King could contend against.

Clearly, compared to a Martial Emperor, Mad Old Man still fell far short.

"Perhaps he is a top-tier Eighth-Stage Martial King."

Su Fang thought to himself.

He was not particularly clear on Mad Old Man's true strength.

Meanwhile.

The battle was also growing increasingly intense!

Although they had initially fought to a standstill, with neither side able to do anything to the other,

as time passed, Mad Old Man gradually began to fall into disadvantage.

After fighting for a while, he would pause to cough several times, his face growing paler and paler.

After all, fighting within this Yin Qi Tide was already extremely dangerous. One had to resist the invasion of Yin Qi at every moment while also dealing with one's opponents.

One might be able to hold on for a short time, but as time dragged on, one would inevitably run out of strength and be unable to continue.

In contrast, the trio in black robes was unaffected by the Yin Qi's erosion and only grew braver the longer they fought.

Boom!

Another earth-shattering roar rang out!

Mad Old Man was directly blasted back several meters. Before he could steady himself,

a black shadow suddenly emerged from within his own shadow. It then struck out with a fierce palm, slamming directly into Mad Old Man's back...

Mad Old Man immediately spat blood and flew backward...

"Who... who exactly are you?" Mad Old Man suddenly asked in terror.

The trio in black robes, however, had no intention of wasting words on him.

They pressed their advantage and pursued, mocking, "Dead men do not need to know so much!"

"Haha, a tiger fallen onto the plains is bullied by dogs. If only I still had my cultivation from back then, cough, cough..."

Mad Old Man gave a bitter laugh as blood continued to spill from his coughs...

"So be it, so be it."

"Today, I will pay a price and see what kind of ghosts and monsters you three truly are..."

With that, Mad Old Man suddenly took out a pill and swallowed it.

At once, his entire body turned crimson as his blood and qi surged.

A powerful aura continuously burst forth from within his body.

Die!

Facing the black-robed figure rushing toward him, the strengthened Mad Old Man let out a furious roar!

Then he ruthlessly struck with his palm, smashing it directly into the black-robed figure's chest.

Boom!

An earth-shattering explosion erupted!

The black-robed figure was instantly blasted into pieces.

Then, a mass of pitch-black mist drifted out from the ruined corpse, slowly condensing into a terrifying demonic shadow...

"Roar! You deserve to die,

You destroyed my body... I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

A sinister, vicious howl came from the demonic shadow's mouth.

On the other side, Mad Old Man was utterly stunned upon seeing the demonic shadow.

Only after pondering for a long while did he say suspiciously:

"You... are you the legendary Elder Heavenly Demon..."

"Hmph!"

"You guessed correctly!"

"But so what?"

"You are still going to die!"

Having been forced by Mad Old Man to reveal its true form, that Heavenly Demon could no longer be bothered to disguise itself.

It openly admitted it.

Only then did Mad Old Man suddenly understand. "No wonder you are unaffected by the Yin Qi's erosion here. So you are all Heavenly Demons."

"You have schemed painstakingly for so long and disguised yourselves as humans to infiltrate this place. You must have some earth-shaking conspiracy, right..."

Mad Old Man probed.

But that Heavenly Demon did not take the bait.

Instead, it sneered, "So what if there is a conspiracy? You are already a man about to die. Why do you still want to know so much?"

With that said.

The demonic shadow shot forward at incredible speed, so fast that it made one's tongue click in amazement.

Clearly, after losing the "shackles" of its physical body, this Heavenly Demon's full strength could finally be unleashed.

On the other side, after witnessing the Heavenly Demon's full strength, Mad Old Man, who was only holding on with the aid of the pill, immediately darkened.

He was injured already.

Although the pill could suppress his injuries, it was not a long-term solution.

Once the pill's effects wore off, he would immediately suffer an extremely severe backlash.

At that point, he would truly become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping block.

Thinking of this, Mad Old Man could not help muttering, "No, I must find a way to escape!"

Having made up his mind.

Mad Old Man no longer fought with all his strength. Instead, he began searching for an opportunity to flee.

Mysterious Heaven Flame-Tempering Divine Art!

Mad Old Man let out a roar!

Then he transformed into a flaming giant wielding an enormous hammer...

Afterward, he brought the hammer crashing down.

At once, heaven and earth split apart! Flames scattered in all directions!

Amid the massive explosion, dust and smoke surged into the sky.

When the smoke finally dispersed, Mad Old Man was nowhere to be seen.

Only three black-robed Heavenly Demons remained, covered in dust and grime.

"Ah! Damn it! Damn it!"

"He actually escaped!"

The Heavenly Demon whose body had been destroyed threw its head back and roared in fury!

Its two companions, whose physical bodies remained intact, could only step forward to comfort it.

"Thirteen, stop being angry. The greater cause must come first."

"That Mad Old Man will not live much longer."

"He forcibly raised his strength and unleashed a strike comparable to a Martial Emperor's. There will definitely be severe aftereffects."

"On top of that, he is injured. Whether he can continue living within this Yin Qi Tide is already a question."

"There is no need to concern ourselves with him at all."

"We only need to work hard to complete the task His Majesty the Demon Emperor gave us. There is no need to worry about anything else."

"For the Heavenly Demon race to return to this world, every sacrifice is worth it."

The leading Demon Eleven said.

After hearing this, Demon Thirteen finally calmed down and slowly said, "Captain is right. The Heavenly Demon race's great cause is what matters most. I lost my composure just now."

"It is nothing."

Demon Eleven waved his hand.

Then he began considering their next plan.