Celestial Person Realm vs. Sixth-Tier Demon Emperor
On the other side,
After recovering his True Essence, Hu Xiaotian did not linger for a moment and rushed straight towards Shangyang Town.
It had no time to care about Lu Feng anymore.
The murderer who killed the child can be found later, but once the barrier is repaired by humans, it will be extremely difficult for it to return.
"Wu Qingfeng, how dare you deceive this emperor!"
An hour later, over Shangyang Town.
Qin Bailian was arranging the defenses of various checkpoints in the town when he suddenly felt the sky darken for a moment.
He looked up, his expression instantly changing.
A white figure flew down from the sky at an astonishing speed, reaching the town in just a few breaths.
"Oh no! Hu Xiaotian is here!"
Qin Bailian roared and immediately gathered his men.
The disciples who were resting in the town all looked up at the sky.
The oppressive aura of a sixth-tier Demon Emperor caused many disciples with Ming Jin cultivation to feel their legs go weak, and they could not even hold their swords steady.
Xiao Tianqi and Lu Qingshan flew out from the direction of the back mountain and joined Qin Bailian and Han Baizhan. The four of them stood side by side in front of Hu Xiaotian.
Unlike Shouyun City Shangyang Town no protective formation to rely on. They can only rely on themselves.
"Where is Wu Qingfeng? Tell him to get out here right now!"
Hu Xiaotian hovered in mid-air, roaring down towards the sky.
"If you want to see the Si Zheng, you'll have to get past us first." Han Baizhan looked at Hu Xiaotian and drew his long Hu Xiaotian, holding it horizontally in front of his chest.
Hu Xiaotian did not make a move immediately.
It looked down at the four of them and suddenly let out a cold laugh.
Do you know how I entered Yongzhou in the first place?
The four remained expressionless, but some of the disciples around them pricked up their ears.
"It was Wu Qingfeng who personally destroyed the barrier in order to break through to the Celestial Person Realm. Only then could my men enter through that opening."
Hu Xiaotian deliberately amplified his voice, which echoed throughout the valley and could be clearly heard within a radius of a hundred feet.
"Don't you all think about it? If no one attacks from within, how could my Demon Race possibly break through the barrier?"
Upon hearing this, many of the disciples who were battling various demonic beasts slowed their movements and looked surprised and doubtful.
"You think you can sow discord with such a low-level tactic?"
They wouldn't believe such a thing, not even now, but normally.
Seeing that the four people looked normal, Hu Xiaotian's eyes flashed with anger.
"Court death."
With a push from its four legs, its massive body swooped down from the sky.
The four men approached simultaneously, each displaying their unique skills.
Xiao Tianqi and Lu Qingshan faced off head-on, while Qin Bailian and Han Baizhan flanked them from both sides.
The four worked together seamlessly, managing to entangle Hu Xiaotian in mid-air for a time.
The four of them were simply at a disadvantage.
Hu Xiaotian had no patience to waste time with them.
It knew that Wu Qingfeng was currently repairing the barrier on the back mountain.
Every moment of delay allows for a greater degree of repair to the barrier.
It suddenly let out a deafening tiger roar, its body radiating a brilliant crimson light, and its form rapidly expanded within the crimson light.
In just a moment, it transformed from White-Foreheaded Tiger that was over ten feet long into a giant white tiger that was ten feet in size.
It raised its front paw, which was a full ten feet long, and slammed it down on the four people.
Upon seeing this, the four of them unleashed their most powerful and secret techniques to meet the attack.
"Boom!"
A loud bang.
The four were sent flying by the shockwave from the giant claw.
Xiao Tianqi tumbled several times in the air, taking more than ten steps back after landing before regaining his balance. His blood and qi were surging, but he was not injured.
Lu Qingshan clutched his chest with one hand, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, clearly suffering from internal injuries.
Qin Bailian and Han Baizhan were thrown to the ground, spitting blood and severely injured.
With a single strike, all four Great Grandmaster were defeated.
Hu Xiaotian glanced down at the four people but ignored them.
With a powerful push from its four legs, its massive body soared into the air and flew towards the back of the mountain.
"Brother Qin, Brother Han!"
Xiao Tianqi rushed over, helped the two up, and took out Healing Pill from his pocket, stuffing them into their mouths.
"Don't worry about us, go help Si Zheng stop Hu Xiaotian. We absolutely cannot let him break the barrier."
Qin Bailian struggled to sit up, blood still seeping from the corner of his mouth.
"Good!"
Xiao Tianqi stood up, turned to Lu Qingshan, and said,
"Brother Lu, please move them to a safe place to heal their wounds. I'll go help Brother Wu."
Lu Qingshan nodded. Xiao Tianqi said no more, and with a flash, he sped off towards the back mountain.
The back mountain, the entrance to the barrier cave.
Wu Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back in front of the cave entrance, with Song Xuanji still refining the Demon-Identifying Stone behind him.
A fine layer of sweat had formed on Song Xuanji's forehead, and only the size of a thumb remained of the Demon-Identifying Stone between his palms.
A white figure swept in from outside the mountain valley.
Xiao Tianqi landed beside the cave entrance, but before he could speak, he saw Wu Qingfeng and Hu Xiaotian already facing off.
"Brother Xiao, you've come at the right time. Help me guard the cave entrance. I'll handle Hu Xiaotian."
"Leave it to me."
Xiao Tianqi flew to the entrance of the barrier cave. At this time, the Seven Kills Formation had disappeared, and Song Xuanji was still refining the Demon-Identifying Stone, having already refined most of it.
While guarding the entrance to the barrier cave, Xiao Tianqi kept an eye on Song Xuanji Song Xuanji, ready to protect him at any moment.
The Hu Xiaotian roared in the sky, its ten-zhang-tall body blotting out the sun.
"Wu Qingfeng, have you forgotten how you were in front of me back then?"
"Don't think that just because you've broken through to the Celestial Person Realm, you can rival me. Step down now, and I might spare your life."
Wu Qingfeng stood before the ten-zhang-tall giant tiger, his figure smaller than a single claw of Hu Xiaotian.
"You lot don't stay in the Demon Race properly, yet you dare to invade my human territory."
Even if I die today, I will not let you destroy the barrier.
Hu Xiaotian was taken aback.
This was different from the Wu Qingfeng he had known before.
Wu Qingfeng, who had deliberately destroyed the barrier in order to break through to the Celestial Person Realm, now stood before it like a completely different person.
Before it could think any further, Wu Qingfeng had already made his move.
Within a ten-foot radius around Wu Qingfeng, a faint fluctuation of True Essence emanated, and a ring of crimson patterns appeared beneath his feet.
The patterns spread outwards from him, forming an area about ten feet in diameter.
Within that realm, even the air seemed to slow down.
"With your limited abilities, you dare to challenge me, the Emperor?"
Hu Xiaotian glanced at it disdainfully, then leaped into the air.
The ten-zhang-tall giant tiger pounced on Wu Qingfeng, its speed leaving a trail of white afterimages in the air.
Strangely, when the giant tiger charged within ten feet of Wu Qingfeng, its speed slowed down.
Although it wasn't much slower, in a fight between two people at the Celestial Person Realm, this speed difference was a fatal flaw.
Wu Qingfeng took out an array plate, made hand seals, and continuously poured True Essence into it.
The array plate lit up with a blinding light and collided with the charging giant tiger.
"Boom!"
A loud bang.
The shockwave exploded outwards from the point of impact, uprooting the surrounding trees.
Lu Qingshan had appeared in front of Song Xuanji without anyone noticing, and with a wave of his hand, he dispersed all the incoming shockwaves.
Ahead, Wu Qingfeng was knocked back dozens of meters by the blow, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground before he regained his footing.
Hu Xiaotian remained unmoved. In this attack, Wu Qingfeng was clearly at a disadvantage.
After regaining his footing, Wu Qingfeng charged forward again.
The two engaged in a fierce battle in the mountain valley.
Wu Qingfeng moved with incredible speed, constantly shifting the position of the array plate in his hand, with array patterns flying out from the plate and wrapping around Hu Xiaotian's body.
Although Hu Xiaotian had the advantage in strength, he was unable to completely defeat him in a short time.