47: reinforcements

The sole remaining Early Golden Core Stage demonic cultivator was instantly surrounded by several Golden Core guards who rushed forward.

Various Magic Treasure lights bombarded him, and he only lasted for less than a breath,

Before being blasted into dust amidst desperate screams!

“Second Brother!!” Black Fiend witnessed White Fiend’s tragic death and let out a heart-wrenching roar of grief!

But fear instantly overwhelmed everything! Without thinking, he frantically shook his bone banner,

Summoning countless vengeful spirits to pounce on the charging merchant guild guards, while he himself transformed into a wisp of black smoke, fleeing desperately into the depths of the miasma!

“Stay!” The merchant guild’s Nascent Soul Elder snorted coldly, flicking a finger.

A white finger-wind, condensed to the extreme, arrived later but struck first, like a sharp arrow piercing through the Void Realm!

“Ah!” Black Fiend let out a shrill scream, and a large hole was instantly pierced through his back!

He staggered but dared not stop, burning his vital blood, disappearing even faster into the thick miasma.

The merchant guild Elder frowned slightly and did not pursue deeply. His primary task was to ensure Yao Delong’s safety.

The Blood Fiend Demon was now sweating profusely! Mu Long’s frenzied attacks kept him scrambling,

And the White Cloud Merchant Guild’s Mid Nascent Soul Stage Elder had also freed up, his cold gaze locked onto him!

What chilled him even more was that the dark gold Puppet he had smashed away had actually crawled out from the shattered rocks of the mountain wall again.

Although its chest was caved in and its runes were dim, it still exuded indomitable Battle Intent and was rapidly approaching him!

“Damn it! Damn it!” The Blood Fiend Demon roared frantically in his heart. He knew that if he didn't escape now, he would surely die today!

“Blood Demon Escape to Heaven! Soul Burning!”

An expression of extreme heartache and madness flashed in his eyes. He fiercely bit off the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of vital blood from his heart, imbued with his Nascent Soul Origin!

Blood light instantly enveloped his entire body!

“Boom!” The Blood Fiend Demon’s aura forcibly rose again.

His entire body transformed into a dazzling, blinding bloody long rainbow, his speed rocketing to the extreme, instantly breaking free from Mu Long’s entanglement,

Tearing through space, he fled desperately in the opposite direction from Black Fiend!

Only an unwilling, sharp howl echoed through the miasma valley:

“Yao Delong! This Yao has remembered you! The Saintess will not let you off—!!!”

The bloody long rainbow flickered a few times and disappeared into the vast sky, so fast that even the White Cloud Merchant Guild’s Nascent Soul Elder couldn't stop it in time.

“Pfft!” Seeing the Blood Fiend Demon escape, Mu Long, who had been holding on by a thread, suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His aura instantly withered, his face as pale as paper, and he swayed precariously.

Forcibly activating his Nascent Soul power only worsened his already unhealed injuries.

“City Lord!” Liu Tiezhu and a guard quickly stepped forward to support him.

On the other side, Yao Delong was also gasping for breath, his spiritual energy almost completely depleted, his body trembling slightly.

Forcibly controlling the Innate True Fire Array, erupting his cultivation in fierce battle, and mentally controlling the Nascent Soul Puppet... each task consumed an enormous amount.

He glanced at the panyan gold puppet, which was walking with a staggered gait, its chest caved in and runes dim, and a wave of lingering fear washed over him.

If not for the timely arrival of reinforcements... “Mr. Yao! Are you alright?”

The White Cloud Merchant Guild’s Mid Nascent Soul Stage Elder instantly appeared beside Yao Delong, asking with concern.

His gaze swept over Yao Delong, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This Mr. Yao, not only was he divinely skilled in the Dao of alchemy, but he could also unleash such Battle Intent at the Foundation Establishment Stage,

And he possessed such astonishing fire Divine Ability and a Nascent Soul-level Puppet... No wonder the Young Miss valued him so highly!

“Cough... Thank you, Elder, and many thanks to City Lord Mu for your timely assistance!”

Yao Delong suppressed his churning Qi and blood, solemnly cupping his fists towards the Elder and Mu Long,

His voice carrying the lingering fear of surviving a calamity and sincere gratitude,

“If not for your timely arrival, This Yao and Junior Sister would likely have met a tragic end today!”

He looked at Mu Long, who was being supported, his eyes even more complex:

“City Lord Mu, despite your unhealed severe injuries, you personally came... This kindness, This Yao will remember!”

The Nascent Soul Elder waved his hand, his tone filled with undeniable concern:

“Mr. Yao, there’s no need to be so polite! You are the most distinguished purple gold cloud pattern token holder of our merchant guild.

The Young Miss repeatedly instructed us before she left to ensure your safety! This is our duty!”

He paused, then looked at Mu Long, “City Lord Mu is also exceptionally righteous!”

Mu Long, supported by Liu Tiezhu, managed to stand steadily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice weak but firm:

“You all exaggerate! That Devil Head is my mortal enemy!

To be able to clip his wings today and slightly ease the hatred in my heart is also a happy thing!

It’s just a pity... that Blood Fiend Demon still escaped!”

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

Hundreds of miles away, in a desolate mountain hollow.

A disheveled, blood-colored figure, whose aura was like a flickering candle in the wind, crashed heavily to the ground. It was none other than the Blood Fiend Demon, who had burned his Nascent Soul Origin to escape.

His blood-red robe was tattered, the blood mist on his face thin, revealing his withered and pale true appearance.

He continuously coughed up black blood mixed with fragments, and his cultivation aura had plummeted to the brink of Early Nascent Soul Stage, his Origin severely damaged!

“Useless!”

A cold, pleasant, yet bone-chilling voice, like a ghost, sounded before him.

The Blood Fiend Demon trembled violently, looking up in terror.

He saw a graceful and peerless black figure, who had silently appeared three zhang in front of him at some unknown point.

The night wind ruffled her waterfall-like black hair and black dress, and the moonlight outlined a breathtakingly perfect curve.

It was the Heavenly Demon Sect Saintess!

Her exquisite face showed no expression, and her eyes, deep as night and flickering with an evil flame,

Looked down coldly at the Blood Fiend Demon, who was prostrate on the ground like a dead dog.

“S-Saintess, spare my life!”

The Blood Fiend Demon was scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. Ignoring his injuries, he kowtowed heavily, his voice hoarse and desperate,

“This subordinate is incompetent! This subordinate deserves to die! Just when success was within reach... City Lord Mu and the White Cloud Merchant Guild’s Nascent Soul old fogey suddenly arrived with a large group of reinforcements... This subordinate... This subordinate fought to the death to escape... losing Black and White Fiends and all my subordinates...”

He continued, kowtowing rapidly:

“However! This subordinate risked his life to investigate!

That Yao Delong... he... he must be from the... Yin Yang Sect! Yes! The Yin Yang Sect!

He also possesses a strange fire Divine Ability that greatly suppresses our Demonic Techniques!

And a Nascent Soul-level combat Puppet! This person definitely hides a huge secret!

The Profound Dao Pill must have come from him!”

“Yin Yang Sect? Yao Delong!”

In the depths of the Saintess’s calm eyes, a trace of sinister light, like a poisonous snake, suddenly flashed.

The corners of her rosy lips slowly curved into an arc that could captivate all beings, yet was so cold and cruel it could freeze one's Soul.

“Hehe, just right!”