Black energy swirled, and blade intent soared into the sky.
The moment Fang Yuan made his move, the others also unleashed their spiritual power instantly.
Huo Sichun gripped two short blades in a backhand, her body vanishing into the void.
Qin Hao formed claws with both hands, a dragon's shadow appearing behind him; with every movement, the surrounding space trembled.
Sun Yiyi held two iron hammers, a water column swirling on her left and a fire column on her right, with Sun Yichen's soul shadow following behind her.
Li Taibai held a sword in one hand, his sword energy sharp; with one swing, the power of laws surged forth.
The five attacked simultaneously, sword energy and blade energy intertwining, striking towards the Blood Demon in the center.
Facing the attacks of the crowd, the Blood Demon materialized two blood blades and engaged in close-quarters combat with the five.
Their figures appeared sometimes in the sky, sometimes at the city gate; in just a moment, their figures were everywhere throughout the entire city.
Boom—
Buildings collapsed one after another, a vast storm swept the surroundings, and a biting cold wind engulfed everything.
Zhao Mubai and the others were unable to open their eyes due to the cold wind, barely able to stabilize their bodies to avoid being blown away.
The ordinary citizens behind them were sent sprawling by the aftermath, screaming continuously.
“It’s dangerous in the city, quickly take everyone out of here!”
Four Bi You Sect disciples withstood the pressure, their hands forming a barrier, protecting everyone behind them.
Zhao Mubai and the others quickly led everyone fleeing towards outside the city.
Just as they escaped Qing Shi Town, the entire city collapsed with a roar.
Above the sky, red blood, like a tidal wave, submerged the entire void; opposite it, water and fire merged, colliding with the blood tide.
In the middle, a purple-gold dragon shadow surged within the blood tide, stirring up large splashes of blood.
In the center of the blood tide, the Blood Demon’s figure floated and sank, surrounded by countless afterimages of Huo Sichun.
A ten-thousand-foot sword energy split open the blood tide, slashing down towards the Blood Demon.
Bang—
The Blood Demon waved her hand, materializing a blood-red barrier, blocking the sword energy attack.
“Heaven and Earth Dharma Idol. Demon Emperor Descends!”
A colossal demonic shadow appeared behind Fang Yuan, with six wings on its back, a green face and fangs, clad in black armor with black flames flickering on it.
As the demonic shadow emerged, heaven and earth changed color, and rolling black clouds covered the sky.
Fang Yuan made a drawing-the-blade motion, and the black shadow mimicked him, reaching for its waist.
Clang—
A massive blade composed of black flames suddenly appeared before everyone.
The blade body spanned half the sky.
“Demon Flame Seven Absolute Blades!”
“First Blade, Indomitable Blade Intent, No Demon Unbroken!”
“Second Blade, Unending Blade Intent, No Heaven Can Be Overlooked!”
“Third Blade, Unangered Blade Intent, No God Can Be Captured!”
“Fourth Blade, Undefeated Blade Intent, No Saint Can Be Crowned!”
“Fifth Blade, Undying Blade Intent, Nothing Beyond My Power!”
The demonic shadow raised its long blade and swiftly unleashed five strikes, each more ferocious than the last.
The Blood Demon dared not be careless; a red skeleton appeared behind her, colliding with the blade shadows.
The two colossal Dharma Idols blotted out the sky, and each collision gave the illusion of the apocalypse arriving.
Mountains collapsed, trees within a hundred li were destroyed, and black flames blazed, spreading through the void.
“Roar!”
A resounding dragon roar echoed, and a dragon shadow charged forth, biting into the red skeleton’s shoulder.
Huo Sichun’s figure continuously flickered in the void; all her afterimages erupted simultaneously, dozens of sword lights converging into a single point.
Bang—
The giant skeleton had its head severed, its right arm was torn apart by the dragon shadow, and a blade mark, gushing with raging black fire, hung on its chest.
Plop—
The giant skeleton fell into the sea of blood with a splash.
The Blood Demon in the very center trembled slightly, her blood-red robe fluttering wildly in the strong wind.
“Truly formidable youngsters; to be able to withstand a Yuan Ying Stage cultivator with mere Golden Core cultivation is remarkable,” the Blood Demon exclaimed with genuine admiration.
She had heard various tales of the Hua Xia Sect before, initially thinking there was exaggeration, but now it seemed the reality surpassed the tales.
“What a pity, this barren land of Jizhou finally produced such a prodigy, only for him to be destroyed by this demoness’s hands. What a pity…”
The Blood Demon murmured to herself, then spread her arms; a terrifying aura burst forth from her body, red currents swirling around her, and space twisted.
Using her essence blood as a guide, she transformed it into a hundred wisps of blood arrows, condensing into twelve three-foot blood arrows, suspended in the void.
At the arrowheads, millions of vengeful spirits shrieked hideously.
As the arrows appeared, the five clearly felt their souls being corroded, and the spiritual essence of their weapons vanished, turning them into ordinary, rusty iron.
The blood tide roared, surging towards the few of them.
The next moment, twelve blood arrows pierced through the void, carrying millions of vengeful spirits to kill the five.
Boom—
An explosion instantly erupted, shaking mountains and ground within a hundred li; mountains collapsed one after another, and the ground had become a sea of blood.
Everyone stared intently at the explosion’s epicenter, which had been blasted into a hundred-zhang deep pit, with blood continuously pouring into it.
“Senior Brother and the others… they couldn’t have…” Someone whispered, trembling, covering their mouth.
“No, with Senior Brother Li Taibai there, they’ll be fine!” Zhao Mubai said with certainty, yet his eyes were fixed on the deep pit without blinking.
“The Blood Demon is too strong; her mastery of law evolution has reached perfection. It’s almost impossible for Senior Brother Li and the others to defeat the Blood Demon…” A Bi You Sect disciple shook his head slightly.
Hearing this, a dozen Hua Xia Sect female disciples showed anger, staring and scolding, “You’re not allowed to look down on Senior Brother and the others!”
The sea of blood surged, and five figures flew out of the deep pit.
“They’re really fine!” Everyone exclaimed with delight.
“No, Senior Brother and the others seem to be injured!” Zhao Mubai cried out in surprise.
Fang Yuan and the others looked pale, their auras chaotic, their spiritual power flickering, appearing heavily injured.
“This boss is a bit strong,” Fang Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes fixed on the Blood Demon ahead.
“Should we go all out?” Qin Hao suggested.
“Not yet, we still need to go to Zhao Country,” Fang Yuan waved his hand, then looked at Li Taibai: “Old Bai, use the Emperor Armament. We’ll cover you.”
“Alright,” Li Taibai nodded slightly.
The four quickly separated and charged forward again.
The two sides erupted into another great battle, only this time the Blood Demon no longer gave them a chance, pushing them back repeatedly.
In just the first exchange, Fang Yuan’s chest was pierced by a blood blade, blood gushing out like a spring.
Qin Hao’s shoulders were pierced by two blood arrows, and he took a palm strike to the chest, breaking all his ribs inside.
Huo Sichun was kicked flying, smashing into the blood sea below; in her dying moments, two short blades successfully stabbed into the Blood Demon’s body.
Sun Yiyi’s two iron hammers were shattered; after taking a punch, she completely disregarded her body’s pain and successfully seized one of the Blood Demon’s arms, tearing it off forcefully.
Blood splattered on her face, but in just a moment, the Blood Demon recovered as before, striking Sun Yiyi’s crown with a palm.
At the crucial moment, Fang Yuan used his remaining strength to kick the Blood Demon, causing her palm to shift and strike Sun Yiyi’s chest.
Just then, the sky was torn apart, and a bronze sword hilt slowly appeared.
In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, a vast storm swept the surroundings, spiritual power boiled, the power of laws descended from the nine heavens, and the sword body radiated ten thousand feet of light.
“Sword Domain. Peerless Cage!”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Thousands of flying swords formed from spiritual power densely locked down the Blood Demon’s figure, sealing off all surrounding space.
“Retreat!” Fang Yuan roared.
The other three decisively retreated, then unleashed all their spiritual power, forming a four-sided barrier, firmly locking the Blood Demon inside.
