The nine Demon Venerables had retreated to the side as soon as Shen Luo and Chi You began fighting. Seeing the scene before them, they hurried even farther away, not daring to approach at all.
Though the blood-colored warblade was extraordinary, it still fell far short of the Heaven-Splitting Axe. When the two weapons collided, Chi You was sent flying along with his blade.
The Demon Clan members were dumbfounded, scarcely able to believe what they were seeing.
Chi You was the ancestor of the Demon Clan, his strength said to reach through heaven and earth. Since his return to the world, he had never been defeated no matter whom he faced, yet he had now been knocked flying!
In contrast to the Demon Clan, the alliance members saw Shen Luo send Chi You flying with a single blow. They no longer doubted that he had reached the Grand Heavenly Venerable Realm, and their morale soared.
Chi You steadied himself with a flicker of his body, showing no sign of injury.
Only then did Nine Nether and the other Demon Venerables secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"I'll deal with Shen Luo. You destroy the eight mountain peaks near Chang'an City first. They are the hubs of the Magic Formation; only by destroying them all can we possibly break this great formation." Chi You gave his orders quickly, then transformed into a black shadow and pounced toward Shen Luo.
One golden and one black beam of light collided fiercely before shooting toward the sky.
The nine Demon Venerables immediately scattered in all directions, charging toward the eight yellow peaks.
Kong Xuan, Nine Nether, Ape Ancestor, Misu, Six-Eared Macaque, Ma Xiuxiu, Princess Wansheng, and Bai Jingjing each selected a peak. Lin Xinyue, however, did not move. Only after the other eight