Boom!
The stone doors of the hall were forced open!
Three towering figures wrapped in black robes burst into the hall one after another!
Hong San's heart jolted!
Now back on his feet, he could clearly sense their strength with his divine sense!
They were three Devil Race quasi-gods!
Fight three alone?
Hong San had only recently advanced to the Quasi-God Realm. He was clearly incapable of such a feat!
Never mind fighting three at once; he might not even win a one-on-one duel!
These three Devil Race quasi-gods had not only recently advanced!
The gap was too great!
The other three quasi-gods of the Chishui Kingdom had left, and so had the Demon-Subduing Army. There was simply no stopping these three Devil Race quasi-gods!
"Devil Race quasi-gods, what do you want?"
Hong San deliberately shouted his question at the top of his lungs.
His voice made the entire hall rumble.
The sound carried beyond the hall and was sure to alert the experts in the royal city.
Hong San did not know whether the king could drive the three Devil Race quasi-gods back even if he gathered the strength of the entire royal city.
"If you don't want to die, get out of the way. We're breaking open this Devil-Sealing Well tonight!"
One of the Devil Race quasi-gods spoke in a muffled voice.
"Don't even think about it!"
Hong San would not get out of the way. Even if he was a eunuch, he did not want to be mocked for clinging to life and fearing death, much less become a sinner of the human race!
"You're courting death... then we'll grant your wish!"
The Devil Race quasi-gods could not be bothered with more nonsense. They circulated their power together, and devilish light flashed all over their bodies in an instant.
Billowing Devil Qi raged through the hall.
Hong San had no choice but to steel himself and fight.
He dared not hold anything back. From the outset, he used a forbidden technique, burning the essence blood of his divine body to increase his combat strength.
"Everyone says we of the Devil Race are madmen, but you of the Human Race aren't much different!"
"Burning the essence blood of your divine body can indeed make you much stronger, but how much essence blood do you have to burn?"
"You're just struggling in your death throes! There isn't a second quasi-god expert in this royal city. Once you've burned through your essence blood, it'll all be over!"
The three Devil Race quasi-gods were certain of victory!
At that moment!
In the Chishui Royal Palace!
King Lin Changqing leaped into the air, gazing into the distance in the direction of the Devil-Sealing Well.
"It seems the Devil Race's target isn't the Lingxi Kingdom, but this Devil-Sealing Well of my Chishui Kingdom!"
Lin Changqing had figured it out: the Devil Race army's attack on the Lingxi Kingdom was merely a ploy to strike in the east while making a feint in the west.
The human race had fallen for it!
Hong San was the only quasi-god left in the royal city. Defeat was inevitable!
Whoosh!
Shi Feifei and several royal experts also flew to Lin Changqing's side.
"Your Majesty, please avoid the Devil Race's attack for now and leave the royal city with the queen!"
One of the royal experts urged him.
Although their target was the Devil-Sealing Well, once it was broken open, they and the Devil Race members who escaped from it would surely bathe the entire royal city in blood. The king of Chishui and the Chishui Royal Clan would be their primary targets!
Flee?
Lin Changqing was deeply unwilling. Abandoning the people of the royal city and fleeing without a fight would surely leave his name disgraced.
But he also understood one truth!
As long as the green mountains remained, there would be no fear of running out of firewood!
It was not worth losing his life just to play the hero!
"Retreat!"
Knowing he had little time to hesitate, Lin Changqing turned and fled into the eastern night sky with his queen, Shi Feifei.
The entire royal city was in an uproar!
The commotion at the Devil-Sealing Hall had roused the sleeping residents of the royal city.
And the hall had already collapsed!
Above the ruins, three Devil Race quasi-gods wreathed in surging devil flames were besieging Hong San!
Hong San's fighting spirit still soared like a rainbow. Bathed in fiery red divine light, he fought three opponents without falling behind, like a god of war!
Few could tell that Hong San was burning the essence blood of his divine body!
And few knew that Hong San could not hold out much longer.
"Judging by their presence, those three Devil Race experts are at least at the emperor level!"
"Their Devil Qi has shrouded the entire royal city. Emperor-level experts aren't that powerful; they must be quasi-gods!"
"Three Devil Race quasi-gods? We're finished!"
"Where are our kingdom's quasi-god experts? Why is only one of them fighting?"
"They must have gone to support the Lingxi Kingdom! We fell for the Devil Race's trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"
"What are you all standing around for? Run for your lives!"
A shockwave from the battle swept over them, sending dozens of people flying far away in an instant. Some lost their lives.
Similar tragedies occurred from time to time!
The Chishui Royal Palace was in an uproar as well!
"Run! The king has already fled with the queen!"
"The royal city is going to be destroyed, and the royal palace will be reduced to ruins too!"
"Ancestral gods, please send down divine punishment and wipe out these Devil Race experts!"
"Stop praying! The ancestral gods have long since gone to rest. If they really could appear, how would demons and devils dare run so rampant?"
Important members of the royal family fled in panic!
Liu Ling'er, in Heartwarming Pavilion, was naturally alerted as well.
Draped in a cloak, she slowly rose into the air, her gaze burning as she looked toward the Devil-Sealing Well.
By then, the palace maids of Heartwarming Pavilion had all fled, leaving her alone.
"The Devil Race?"
Liu Ling'er frowned slightly.
She recognized Hong San, fighting desperately amid the billowing Devil Qi.
She could also guess what the three Devil Race experts intended to do, and had long known the importance of the Devil-Sealing Well.
Earlier, she had learned from the palace maids in Heartwarming Pavilion that the Devil Race army was invading the Lingxi Kingdom.
"Hong San is fighting alone. It looks like the Chishui Kingdom's experts went to support the Lingxi Kingdom."
Liu Ling'er hesitated over whether to intervene.
There were three quasi-gods on the other side. Could she and Hong San defeat them together?
Liu Ling'er was not sure.
But she could not stand by and do nothing. If Hong San lost and the Devil-Sealing Well was broken open, the consequences would be unimaginable!
It would be one thing if she lacked the ability, but if she had the ability and still refused to act, would she not be unworthy of the divine grace bestowed by the human race's sages?
Liu Ling'er believed that if she lost her nerve now, the divine grace she had received before would very likely be taken back.
"The sages probably knew the Chishui royal city would face this calamity, and that's why they gave me the strength I have now!"
Liu Ling'er decided to act!
The Eight Sounds of the Profound Zither?
No. She had yet to fully comprehend a single sound, and she could not control the Heavenly Heart Zither skillfully at will.
After a moment's consideration, the Moon Rainbow Sword appeared in her hand.
For her own safety, she also put on the Iridescent Battle Robe!
She touched her belly and said softly, "Child, please bless your mother! If I bring you harm, don't blame me. This is my responsibility!"
With that, she activated the divine crystal in her purple mansion!
Divine essence power surged out of her purple mansion, bathing her entire body in dazzling golden light.
The divine essence power activated the Iridescent Battle Robe!
The battle robe burst into brilliant, multicolored divine light!
And so, Moon Rainbow Sword in hand, Liu Ling'er charged toward the battlefield with peerless grace!
Clang!
The Moon Rainbow Sword rang in Liu Ling'er's hand, and surging battle intent and fierce sword intent erupted from its blade!
Meanwhile, Lin Heng cheered in his heart, Go, Mom! You're the best!
Whoosh!
As she approached the battlefield, Liu Ling'er swung her right arm, and a golden sword light shot from the Moon Rainbow Sword!
The sword light tore effortlessly through the surging Devil Qi!
"Ah!"
A wretched scream rang out.
The golden sword light struck true, piercing straight through the body of a Devil Race quasi-god!
Liu Ling'er herself was astonished!
She had merely locked onto that Devil Race quasi-god with her divine sense and struck casually. She had not expected that he would not only fail to dodge, but also suffer grievous injuries in an instant!
This usually happened only when there was a considerable gap between the two sides' realms.
Could my realm be far above that of this Devil Race quasi-god?