688: Reversal

In a safe valley a hundred miles away, Liu Ruyan sat cross-legged, her body enveloped in the seven-colored radiance of the qiankun refining heaven furnace.

The Herbal Path Seal on her forehead flickered intermittently as her aura rapidly transformed and stabilized.

Han Yun and several Yin Yang Sect Disciples stood guard anxiously at the perimeter, their beautiful eyes looking worriedly toward the sky a hundred miles away, which was shrouded in blood-light and black Qi.

“Senior Sister Han, Senior Sister Liu...” one Disciple's voice trembled.

“Have faith in Ruyan, and have faith in Delong!” Han Yun’s tone was firm as she forced down the unease in her heart and looked in the direction Yao Delong had departed.

There, a blazing red light, like a meteor, was tearing through the air and racing toward that Asura Slaughterhouse at an incredible speed!

Yao Delong’s face was as cold as iron during his rapid flight, the killing intent deep in his eyes almost solidifying.

The Lin Yuan Power within his body, augmented by the Glazed Hearth Fire, pushed his speed to the absolute limit. As a fellow Eastern Region Cultivator, he could not sit idly by while his peers were slaughtered!

At this moment, the Secret Realm exit area had turned into a bloody purgatory and a vortex of energy turbulence!

Myriad Sword Valley’s Hall Master Li’s left arm hung limp, blood staining half of his body. He brandished his longsword with only his right hand.

Leading the remaining Cultivators, he relied on a crumbling, crack-filled defensive array to desperately resist the frantic assault of the Yao Race and the Nine Nether Sect!

“Hold on! Myriad Swords Return to Origin, Sword Aura Protection!”

Hall Master Li’s voice was hoarse, yet it carried an unyielding will. Sword Qi crisscrossed and intertwined,

barely defending against the black Soul-Locking Chains flying through the sky and the Yao Race’s violent attacks.

Tu Wanxiong moved outside the array like a ghost, his cold gaze scanning the battlefield. Suddenly, his figure flickered,

appearing silently beside Ye Wushang at the core of the Nine Nether Soul-Extinguishing Array, transmitting his voice:

“Vice Sect Master, something is wrong! Not a single one of those Yin Yang Sect brats has appeared!

I fear that old ghost Xuan Yang Pill Venerable used some trick to teleport them elsewhere!”

Ye Wushang’s face, hidden in the shadows of his black robe, froze slightly.

Tu Wanxiong spoke rapidly, his voice full of incitement: “Moreover, look at those Yao Race!

Especially that Savage Demon Green Dragon; he has the ‘Herbal Path Comprehension’ in his hands, a secret scroll that leads directly to the Peak of the Pill Dao!

And those Yao Race brats who obtained treasures in the first round—they have plenty of loot on them!”

A cold light flashed in Ye Wushang’s eyes!

He was naturally a ruthless and mercenary individual. Hearing that the Yin Yang Sect people might have fled with the creation dao artifact had already left him fuming with a sinister fire.

Listening to Tu Wanxiong’ analysis, his gaze instantly locked onto the Sky-Splitting Demon King, who was commanding the Yao Race’s fierce assault on the defensive array!

“Hmph! Mere Yao Race beasts, they think they are worthy of touching the Pill Dao secret scroll and numerous opportunities?”

Ye Wushang made his decision in an instant. Against a Late Void Refining Stage Peak Demon King,

with his terrifying Half-step Integration Stage cultivation combined with the full power of this Nine Nether Soul-Extinguishing Array, it would be as easy as taking something from his own pocket!

“Sky-Splitting! Give me your life!” Ye Wushang roared without warning! His voice was like a cold wind from the Nine Nether, instantly freezing a portion of the battlefield!

His withered right hand suddenly rose, and a pitch-black spear wrapped in dense Death Qi and flickering with nine malevolent Evil Thunders—the Nine Evil Thunder Spear—appeared.

Carrying the terrifying power to pierce the Void Realm and extinguish all life, it shot silently yet as fast as lightning toward the vital point on the Sky-Splitting Demon King’s back!

This strike concentrated the power of the array and the full strength of Ye Wushang’s Half-step Integration Stage; it was sinister and deadly to the extreme!

The Sky-Splitting Demon King, who was commanding the Yao Race to charge the array, felt his hair stand on end!

A fatal sense of crisis originating from the depths of his Bloodline made his demon blood almost freeze!

“Roar—! Ye Wushang! You dare!”

The Sky-Splitting Demon King was both shocked and enraged. Although he had long been on guard against the Nine Nether Sect’s betrayal, he had not expected them to be so ruthless and decisive,

suddenly launching an attack at the critical moment of the siege on Myriad Sword Valley!

In a life-or-death moment, he forced his massive demon body to twist. His giant claws, covered in blood-colored scales and comparable to a Heaven-Grade Weapon, erupted with blinding blood-light.

He crossed them in front of his chest while his demon essence erupted like a volcano, forming a thick layer of blood-colored Protective Aura on the surface of his body!

BOOM—!!!

The Nine Evil Thunder Spear slammed with absolute precision into those crossed claws!

An earth-shaking explosion rocked the entire Demon Transformation Mountain Range! Violent Evil Thunder and Death Qi exploded frantically,

instantly leveling the ground for dozens of yards around the Sky-Splitting Demon King! Dust mixed with blood mist rose into the sky!

Pfft!

A massive figure staggered and flew backward out of the dust; it was the Sky-Splitting Demon King!

He spat out a large mouthful of smoking demon blood. The scales on his incredibly hard claws were shattered,

flesh and blood mangled to the point where bone was visible, and they were currently trembling uncontrollably!

His massive body was further covered in charred wounds eroded by the Evil Thunder, and his aura instantly withered by a large margin!

“Protect the Demon King!”

Over a dozen loyal Soul Transformation Stage Demon Marshals were enraged beyond measure. They instantly abandoned their attack and turned into streaks of light,

fearlessly rushing in front of the Sky-Splitting Demon King to shield him, forming a defensive line of flesh and blood!

Ye Wushang floated in mid-air, his black robes flapping loudly. Looking at the heavily injured, blood-spitting Sky-Splitting Demon King, he snorted coldly:

“Tsk tsk, as expected of a beast with a trace of Demon Emperor Bloodline. My full-strength strike combined with the array’s power only managed to heavily injure you. However, this is the end!”

He waved his withered palm abruptly: “Nine Nether Sect, hear my command! Change targets! Kill these Yao Race beasts and seize the secret treasures! Leave none alive!”

“Nine Nether old dog! I knew you had sinister designs!” The Sky-Splitting Demon King suppressed his injuries, his blood-red pupils burning with frantic rage and cold killing intent.

“Boys! Form the Myriad Demon Immortal-Slaying Array! Tear these treacherous bastards to pieces for me!”

“Roar—!”

Following the Sky-Splitting Demon King’s roar, the Yao Race elites who had already received secret orders instantly changed their formation!

Although several hundred lower-cultivation Yao were still slaughtered by the Nine Nether Sect’s sudden concentrated fire in the confusion, the majority of the core forces assembled rapidly.

Boundless Demonic Qi rose into the sky, condensing in the air into a massive, ferocious blood-colored demon wolf phantom that radiated a malevolent Evil Qi!

This demon wolf phantom roared at the sky, actually managing to temporarily resist the erosion of the Nine Nether Soul-Extinguishing Array! Blood-light and black Qi collided violently, producing a piercing screeching sound!

“Hahaha! Good! Very good!” Ye Wushang looked at the battlefield, which had fallen into chaotic slaughter, and let out a boisterous laugh.

“Two birds with one stone! Not only can I heavily damage Myriad Sword Valley and weaken the Eastern Region’s Righteous Path forces, but I can also wipe out this great demon Sky-Splitting,”

“and seize the Pill Dao secret scroll and numerous treasures in the Yao Race’s hands! Delightful! Truly delightful!”

Tu Wanxiong also chimed in with sycophantic praise from the side: “Vice Sect Master is wise and divine! This harvest will surely bring great joy to the Sect Leader!”

Ye Wushang was smugly satisfied, but then a cold light flashed in his eyes: “Unfortunately, those Yin Yang Sect little rats still escaped with the creation dao artifact...” he said gloomily.

Tu Wanxiong quickly said: “Rest assured, Vice Sect Master! Have you not already set up a dragnet of eyes outside the Demon Transformation Mountain Range? As long as they dare to show their heads...”

“Indeed!” Ye Wushang grinned cruelly. “That qiankun refining heaven furnace and nine aperture spirit nurturing pill will eventually be in the pocket of my Nine Nether Sect!”

“Now... swallow these two pieces of fat meat first! Increase the spiritual power output! Activate the array’s Origin power! Refine them as quickly as possible!”