Disorganized though the invading demons were, their numbers were immense, and every one of them fought with bloodthirsty abandon, heedless of death. All had fallen under the Demon Breath Art, and the disciples of Mount Putuo were clearly at a disadvantage.
Besides the Mount Putuo disciples, cultivators from other sects who had come for the Immortal Apricot Assembly had also joined the battle. The demons seemed intent on sparing no one.
Zan Yue, Zheng Jun, Lin Qianqian, Li Shu, and the others gathered together, forming an impromptu group to withstand wave after wave of attacks from the surrounding demons.
Although they were all outstanding disciples of their respective sects, they had yet to truly come into their own, and their cultivation remained at the out-of-body stage. Yet any demon picked at random from the square possessed out-of-body stage cultivation, making their defense an arduous struggle.
Zan Yue, Zheng Jun, Lin Qianqian, and the others were particularly hard-pressed. Their injuries from the Immortal Apricot Assembly had not fully healed, and as the battle dragged on, they soon began to show signs of exhaustion.
Lin Qianqian activated a white Jade Ruyi, which released the phantom of a tiger's head, and exchanged a head-on blow with a leopard-headed demon.
With a thunderous bang, the tiger-head phantom above the Jade Ruyi shattered, and the treasure went tumbling away. Lin Qianqian's pretty face also paled as she spat out a small mouthful of blood and staggered backward.
But the leopard-headed demon was powerful. Its body swayed once before it recovered as though nothing had happened, and it swiped a pitch-black leopard claw through the air toward Lin Qianqian.
Black light flashed, and several black claw streaks instantly appeared before Lin Qianqian, slashing savagely downward.
Unsteady on her feet, Lin Qianqian had no time to defend