"Damn it, those despicable, shameless bastards! They don't deserve to be Dragon Race Elders!"
He saw Cangming and the others deliberately destroy the rosy glow's restrictions, allowing vast numbers of demonic beasts to flood onto the altar and surround him and Ao Li.
Zhu Jiu cursed furiously.
However, Cangming and the others had already fled far away.
Now, a dense black mass of demonic beasts, several times greater than before, surged madly toward the two of them.
Although Zhu Jiu possessed Source Emperor Realm cultivation and pure, powerful fire Yuan Force,
the onslaught of such vast quantities of foul yin energy still made that sea of fire shrink rapidly. Zhu Jiu himself shuddered, every hair on his body standing on end.
Looking at the seemingly boundless tide of demonic beasts on every side, Zhu Jiu swallowed and finally lost his nerve.
"Ao Li, I really can't hold them off this time. Let's retreat too!"
At that moment, Ao Li sat cross-legged before the Profound Nether Water-Covering Seal, the frost-sharp aura of extreme cold around her enveloping it.
Without Cangming and the others obstructing her, Ao Li's refining efficiency soared, and her own aura was rapidly permeating the great seal.
At this rate, she could fully permeate the great seal within a hundred breaths and take control of this Sacred Relic.
However, they simply did not have that much time now.
Zhu Jiu reckoned that, with his strength, he could hold out for only a few dozen more breaths at most.
Meanwhile, demonic beasts continued pouring ceaselessly from the eighth layer's Spatial Passage in the void overhead.
Moreover, their auras seemed to be growing stronger and stronger. If they delayed any longer, they might not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
In the face of Zhu Jiu's urging,