"..."
A moment later, Su Yueli arrived. Just as she reached Great Li Pass, the City-Guarding Formation shattered.
The final curtain of light vanished, and over a hundred Demon Cultivators charged toward the breach.
Below the walls, only a few dozen defenders were still on their feet.
Before anyone could react, Su Yueli appeared at the very front in a blink and threw a punch.
In an instant, every Demon Cultivator leading the charge burst into blood mist.
Raging spiritual power blanketed the entire battlefield, pinning everyone in place.
Three Thirteenth Realm Demon Cultivators looked up at once.
Their leader showed no surprise when he saw Su Yueli.
"So you came after all."
"Heh. Sorry to have kept you waiting, then." Su Yueli narrowed her eyes, sweeping the battlefield with her spiritual sense. She soon found Han Yu.
Han Yu lay beside the formation core, drenched in blood, her breathing so faint it could cease at any moment.
Su Yueli appeared beside her and gathered her into her arms.
Only after sending true qi into her body did she realize how badly Han Yu was injured.
More than half her meridians had ruptured, a spell had pierced her abdomen, and every bone in her left arm had shattered.
Even her divine soul had been damaged during the prolonged battle.
It had been so close. Had she arrived even a little later, Han Yu would not have survived.
Su Yueli's fingers trembled slightly. It had been a long time since she had reacted this way.
"My disciple."
The woman in her arms did not respond.
Su Yueli took out a medicinal pill and fed it to her, then protected her heart meridians with her own spiritual power.
At last, Han Yu's breathing stabilized.
Just then, the Demon Cultivator leading the others