1216: Chapter 1216 Devouring Three People, Preparing for a Breakthrough

"Heavenly Demon!"

With a low shout, Blood Demon's figure transformed into a streak of blood-colored light, shooting violently toward the direction where Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others were located!

Heavenly Demon understood, his wings suddenly spreading—blocking out the sky and sun, with surging Devilish Qi!

"Think you can leave?"

Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen's expressions changed simultaneously, and they moved to pursue Blood Demon.

However, Heavenly Demon shook his wings, and feathers filled the sky, pouring down once again like a rainstorm!

But this time, it was not an attack, but a blockade—

The feathers were not shot at the two of them, but toward the Void Realm surrounding them!

Each feather nailed into the Void Realm, firmly fixed like nails. The Devilish Qi between the feathers connected, instantly weaving into a huge black net, trapping Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen in the center!

"Demon Feather Heaven Net!"

Heavenly Demon let out a low shout, his wings vibrating again, and more feathers flew out, layering and stacking to reinforce the giant net until it was airtight.

He actually intended to use his own strength to hard-resist two Tier 5 Late Stage powerhouses!

"You're courting death!"

Elder Gu Lie was furious; his long blade danced wildly, and the blade radiance fell like a waterfall, slashing fiercely at the black giant net!

"Nine Styles of Heaven Splitting—Fourth Style, Breaking the Firmament!"

The blade radiance swelled a hundred feet, carrying the momentum to destroy the heavens and earth, crashing onto the giant net!

"Boom—!!!"

A loud explosion erupted. The giant net trembled violently, and several feathers were severed by the blade radiance, but more feathers immediately filled the gaps. As the Devilish Qi surged, the opening healed instantly.

At the same time, Xiao Zhen struck out with both palms, the golden palm imprint slamming fiercely into the same spot on the giant net—

"Demon Suppression Seal—Evil Breaking!"

The palm imprint descended, golden light and Devilish Qi colliding, exploding into circles of intense ripples.

The giant net trembled again, and several more feathers broke, but it still did not break open.

Heavenly Demon let out a muffled groan, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Fighting two opponents alone while maintaining such a large-scale Heaven Net, even he felt the strain.

But he did not take a single step back.

"Want to get past?"

Heavenly Demon's voice remained cold, yet it carried a hint of a crazy smile, "Get past me first!"

His wings vibrated again, Devilish Qi surged out frantically, repairing all the cracks in the giant net.

Those sharp eagle eyes locked onto Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen, as if saying—with me here, you aren't going anywhere!

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On the other side, Blood Demon had already arrived before Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others.

He looked back at Heavenly Demon, who was struggling to hold on, and a smile curled the corner of his mouth.

"You've worked hard... Leave the rest to me."

Before the words had even faded, his body suddenly exploded—

Transforming into a mass of blood, dense to the extreme!

The blood was like a living creature, instantly enveloping Vice Marshal Han Zhao, General Zhao Lie, and General Xu Hong!

The three floated within the blood, eyes tightly closed, the devilish patterns on their faces jumping wildly, as if responding to something.

The next moment—

A hair-raising scene appeared.

Their bodies began to wither away at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Their flesh, spirit power, vitality, and even their Divine Soul were all being frantically devoured and absorbed by the blood!

The blood was like a greedy glutton, plundering all the essence of the three, not leaving a single drop!

The faces of Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others were twisted, and even in their devilized state, they still let out a final, weak scream—

"Ah..."

The sound was so weak it was almost inaudible, yet it was more heart-wrenching than any scream before it.

In the distance, inside the main hall of the Radiant Allied Forces, Lu Hongyuan's expression changed drastically!

"Not good!"

He stood up abruptly, his gaze like a blade, staring fixedly at the mass of blood expanding in the water mirror.

As a Tier 5 Peak powerhouse, he perceived Blood Demon's intention immediately—

"He isn't trying to devilize them... He intends to use them as a sacrifice to achieve his own Breakthrough!"

Lu Hongyuan's voice held a trace of unbelievable shock.

From the very beginning, Blood Demon's target was not Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others themselves.

He deliberately captured them alive, deliberately performed the devilization in front of them, and deliberately let everyone see them struggling in pain—

And then, when he sent people to rescue them, everything was for this moment.

To use the lives and energy of three Tier 5 Powerhouses under the eyes of everyone to forge his own Breakthrough!

And finally, to join forces with Heavenly Demon to deal with the powerhouses who went to rescue them.

"What deep scheming..." Lu Hongyuan gritted his teeth, clenching his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.

He turned around abruptly and shouted to the messenger, "Quick! Order Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen—withdraw immediately! Forget about Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others, withdraw immediately!"

The messenger received the order and hurriedly sent out two spiritual communication lights.

But Lu Hongyuan knew—it was likely too late.

—

In the Meteorite Belt battlefield.

Within the blood, the bodies of Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others had withered like dried bones.

Their flesh, spirit power, vitality, everything, had been completely devoured by the blood.

And the color of the blood was changing from dark red to bright red, and from bright red to a nearly demonic crimson-gold!

Blood Demon's aura was climbing at an astonishing speed!

Tier 5 Middle Stage Peak... Tier 5 Middle Stage limit...

But there was still a thin layer separating him from a true Breakthrough.

From within that mass of blood, Blood Demon's voice drifted out, carrying a sense of satisfied pleasure:

"Vice Marshal Han Zhao's gift... Blood Demon shall gratefully accept."

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Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen both sensed the change in Blood Demon's aura at the same time, their expressions changing drastically!

"He is devouring Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others!"

"Damn it—we must stop him!"

The two looked at each other, seeing determination in each other's eyes. If Blood Demon successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the Tier 5 Late Stage, the consequences would be unimaginable!

They no longer hesitated, attacking with full force, launching a fierce assault on the black giant net!

"Nine Styles of Heaven Splitting—Fifth Style, Destroying Heaven and Earth!"

Elder Gu Lie held his long blade high, the spiritual light on the blade swelling to the extreme, and with a single slash, it seemed as if he would split the entire heaven and earth in two!

"Demon Suppression Seal—Great Extinction!"

Xiao Zhen pressed his palms together and pushed out violently, a golden palm imprint several times larger than before whistling out. On the palm imprint, a faint phantom of Empress Xi could be seen!

Both attacks struck the same spot on the giant net simultaneously!

"Boom—!!!"

The loud noise shook the heavens, and the entire Void Realm was trembling!

The giant net trembled violently, hundreds of feathers snapped simultaneously, and finally, a gap was torn open!

But Heavenly Demon gritted his teeth, his wings vibrating again, Devilish Qi surging out frantically, and he actually managed to block most of the gap by force!