Azure light spread across the Azure Emperor's Treasure Garden, forming a barrier of Void that shut out the countless Heavenly Demons.
It was a perfect defense. Though the space before Su Che was no more than three feet deep, the Treasure Garden's protection placed him, in effect, in another world.
To cut through the barrier between those two worlds would take power far beyond what these ordinary Heavenly Demons possessed.
In that sense, a Void treasure could shield its master from the attacks of nearly every cultivator below the Longevity Realm.
Of course, that defense had its flaw.
Su Che was effectively in another world, which meant he could not attack the Nine-Origin Demon Spirit or the countless Heavenly Demons around it.
But that was enough.
Without the blood essence, the Nine-Origin Demon Spirit could no longer use its secret art to hide from the Heavenly Demons. They surrounded him in layer upon layer. Though none were above the level of Deathless Thought, they swept toward him like billowing clouds of smoke, attacking without pause.
The Demon Spirit was no mild-mannered gentleman. His earlier account had plainly left things out.
He still possessed a measure of power. His form shifted ceaselessly in the air as waves of icy Demonic Sense spread from his body, plundering the Heavenly Demons' vital essence to strengthen himself.
Behind him appeared a bloodshot, emerald-green eye, its gaze filled with venomous hatred bent on destroying everything. It was clearly some arcane Devil Sect power, and it grew more solid by the moment.
"Boy, why do something that hurts me without helping you?"
The Demon Spirit roared on. "You're a dead man! Do you know how precious a Void artifact is? Now that you've shown such a treasure, Heavenly Outer Calamity Demons will arrive before long to