379: Chapter 379 Terrifying Demons

"Sect Master, that group of demons is heading towards Yanlong City. Should we pursue them?"

At this moment, an Elder approached Sect Master Luo Jue and reported in a low voice.

"Pursue!"

Sect Master Luo Jue gritted his teeth. Their Qingshan Sword Sect was only a small Sect with limited territory.

Their Disciples came from several nearby cities, and Yanlong City was the largest city within their sphere of influence, with a population of fully ten million.

If they allowed that group of demons to devour all the residents of Yanlong City, it would be difficult for them to recruit Disciples in the future.

It would also be a huge blow to the prestige of their Qingshan Sword Sect.

Immediately, Sect Master Luo Jue took eight Golden Core Elders and went ahead, while the remaining Foundation Establishment Disciples were led by another Golden Core Elder as the follow-up force.

Instantly, nine streaks of sword light rose from Baifeng City.

They headed straight for Yanlong City.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

Sect Master Luo Jue and the other eight, traveling on their Flying Swords, finally caught up to the demon tide.

However, upon seeing those three hundred thousand monsters covered in black scales, a chill subconsciously rose in Sect Master Luo Jue's heart. He asked the oldest Golden Core Elder beside him, "What kind of demons are these? Do you know?"

The elderly Golden Core cultivator shook his head. "Sect Master, this old man has never seen such demons before."

Suddenly, a female Golden Core cultivator exclaimed, "Sect Master, Elders, look! There seem to be three humanoid demons among the monsters!"

Everyone looked up and indeed saw three tall, humanoid demons riding on three monsters.

Just then, one of the humanoid demons suddenly turned its head, and its gaze collided with Sect Master Luo Jue's in mid-air.

The moment their gazes met, a chill and fear welled up in Sect Master Luo Jue's heart, giving him an urge to turn around and flee.

But he suppressed the urge to run and said in a low voice, "There are too many demons. We cannot handle them alone. Elder Ling, send a message to the superior Sect immediately to request reinforcements!"

The Qingshan Sword Sect's superior Sect was a third-rate Sect with a Soul Transformation powerhouse holding the fort.

The reason he asked Elder Ling to send the message was that Elder Ling's daughter had already joined the Qinghe Sect and was a True Disciple of the Qinghe Sect.

Elder Ling nodded and immediately used a communication talisman to message his daughter in the Qinghe Sect, informing her of the situation here.

"By the way, Sect Master, can you determine the strength of these demons?" Elder Liang asked with a frown.

Because he had already released his Divine Sense to probe the demons, but other than the uncomfortable aura they emitted, he was unable to distinguish their specific strength.

Sect Master Luo Jue shook his head. "I cannot distinguish it either!"

"Why don't I try!" the elderly Golden Core cultivator said in a deep voice.

"Elder Fang, these demons give me a different feeling. Do not be careless!" Sect Master Luo Jue warned.

"Understood!" Elder Fang nodded, summoned another Flying Sword, and formed a sword seal with both hands. The Flying Sword turned into a bolt of lightning and shot out.

"Boom!" The sword light, dozens of zhang long, fell into the midst of the demon horde, emitting a series of clashing sounds.

When the sword light dissipated, everyone present was shocked to discover that the sword strike Elder Fang had unleashed had not managed to kill a single demon.

"How is this possible!" Elder Fang felt somewhat embarrassed.

One had to know that his cultivation had reached the eighth level of the Golden Core. He had not held back at all with that strike.

Even a ninth-level Golden Core cultivator would not dare to take it head-on, but now, he could not even break through the defenses of these demons.

Sect Master Luo Jue and the other seven Golden Core Elders, who witnessed this scene, had expressions that became exceptionally solemn.

Just then, hundreds of demons turned around and charged in their direction.

"Qingying Sword Art, go!" Seeing this, Sect Master Luo Jue summoned a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact and unleashed the Qingshan Sword Sect's trump card sword art to launch an attack.

Streaks of sword shadows shot out at high speed and struck heavily upon the bodies of the hundreds of demons.

But the sound that came back made Sect Master Luo Jue's heart sink, for he heard the clanging sound of metal striking metal. Sure enough, when the smoke cleared...

The hundreds of demons he had attacked were uninjured; only one-third of their hooves had sunk into the ground.

"The defenses of these demons are actually this powerful!" Sect Master Luo Jue exclaimed.

At the same time, unwilling to believe it, he drove the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact to stab at one of the demons.

"Pfft!" The Medium Grade Spiritual Sword did indeed pierce into the demon's body, but it could only penetrate three inches before it could go no further.

"Roar, roar, roar!" Just then, hundreds of roars erupted from the mouths of these demons. Impacted by these roars...

Everyone, including Sect Master Luo Jue, felt their heads spinning. They could no longer control their Flying Swords and fell toward the ground one after another.

Fortunately, when he was still more than ten meters from the ground, Sect Master Luo Jue recovered. He reached out and grabbed the other eight Elders who were about to crash to the ground, then flew toward Baifeng City.

Watching Sect Master Luo Jue and the others flee, one of the humanoid demons couldn't help but withdraw its gaze.

"Nie, are you just going to let them go so easily?" another humanoid demon teased.

The one called Nie was the humanoid demon that had been looking back.

"Just one fourth-order creature and a few third-order creatures!" Nie said dismissively. "Our goal is to hatch more Destruction Beasts as quickly as possible. I can already smell that more than three hundred miles ahead, there are over ten million living beings. If we devour those ten million, we can hatch another million Destruction Beasts!"

"That's true. A mere nine third or fourth-order creatures are indeed not worthy of wasting our time!" The other humanoid demon nodded in agreement.

On the other side, after fleeing for a distance, Sect Master Luo Jue put down the eight Golden Core Elders. They had basically recovered, though their heads were still throbbing faintly.

"Sect Master, these demons are simply too terrifying. If the Qinghe Sect cannot come to our aid in time, I fear Yanlong City will not be saved!" Elder Liang said with concern.

"I fear that even if the Qinghe Sect sends people, they won't be able to stop these demons!" Sect Master Luo Jue said in a deep voice. "I am at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul, and even with a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact, I could only pierce three inches into the body of an ordinary demon. I couldn't truly harm it at all. I estimate that one would need at least the ninth level of the Nascent Soul to kill an ordinary demon. Yet there are over three hundred thousand ordinary demons, and those three humanoid demons give me an even more terrifying feeling; their strength likely reaches the Spirit Severing Realm. With three Spirit Severing Realm entities combined with over three hundred thousand Nascent Soul-level demons, even if the Qinghe Sect empties its nest, I fear they will not be able to exterminate these demons."

Hearing Sect Master Luo Jue's analysis, the expressions of the eight people present became extremely ugly.

"Elder Ling, continue to message your daughter. Inform her of my analysis so that the Qinghe Sect does not take this lightly. It would be best to suggest that the Qinghe Sect also requests reinforcements from their superior Sect!" Sect Master Luo Jue said in an extremely heavy tone.

"Understood, this old man will send the message right away!" Elder Ling also knew the gravity of the situation and immediately noted the situation here, sending a second message to his daughter.

Meanwhile, at the Qinghe Sect, after receiving the message from her father, Ling Yu headed straight for the Demon Slaying Hall.