Lu Xiao Lu looked around and sighed. "This is truly terrifying."
The women around her nodded one after another.
They were Guanghan Palace's foremost experts, each between the Seventh and Ninth Turn of the Venerable Realm—among the strongest people in the world.
They had originally thought that even if they encountered a Great Demon, they could still pose a threat if they could not defeat it, and retreat safely.
Never had they imagined there would be such a formidable Great Demon.
Before that giant bear, they were no different from children, utterly incapable of threatening it.
Even the Bright Moon Divine Sword could not break its defense.
Lu Xiao Lu said, "Senior Sister Qi, will we encounter Great Demons like this again?"
"I have never heard of a Great Demon like this either." Qi Qingmei retrieved the demon core and shook her head as she surveyed the surroundings. "If we had known such a Great Demon was stationed here, the Palace Master would never have sent us."
If Chu Zhiyuan had not been here, they would certainly have returned with their feathers scattered this time.
They might even have lost some of their experts.
Lu Xiao Lu said, "Then there are more Great Demons like this, aren't there?"
She looked at the thoughtful Chu Zhiyuan. "Junior Brother Chu?"
Chu Zhiyuan nodded. "There will be."
"There really are more?" Lu Xiao Lu asked in surprise. "How many more?"
Chu Zhiyuan sighed and looked toward the boundless mountains in the distance, shaking his head. "Why was that bear demon lying in ambush here? ...It should have been lying dormant here, awakened by us, or perhaps by other demons."
"Lying dormant?" Qi Qingmei said. "Was it actually standing guard?"
Chu Zhiyuan nodded gravely. "It should have been standing guard. And if it was