1217: Chapter 1217 Fighting Two Against One, Enduring a Difficult Battle

"Break for me!"

Elder Gu Lie roared, slashing out with his blade once more!

The Heavenly Demon let out a muffled grunt, blood spilling from his mouth, his figure swaying slightly.

Yet he did not retreat a single step; his sharp, hawk-like eyes stared fixedly at the two, the Battle Intent in his eyes growing increasingly intense.

However—

Just as Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen were preparing to strike again, two beams of spiritual light containing messages simultaneously entered their brows.

Lu Hongyuan's voice rang out in their minds:

"Withdraw immediately! Do not get entangled in the fight!"

The expressions of the two changed.

They looked at the expanding mass of blood, then at the Heavenly Demon who was tightly entangling them, and finally realized—it was too late.

Even if they broke through the Heavenly Demon's blockade now and rushed to the Blood Demon, the Blood Demon would have already completed its Breakthrough.

"Withdraw!"

Elder Gu Lie gritted his teeth, making a decisive decision.

Xiao Zhen nodded, and both turned simultaneously, shooting off in the direction they had come from!

However—

"Want to leave?"

The Heavenly Demon sneered, flapping his wings. His figure appeared in front of the two like a phantom, blocking their path once again!

"I said it before: you must pass me first."

Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen's complexions turned ashen.

Only then did they realize that the Heavenly Demon never intended to defeat them from the start, but rather to drag them out—to drag them out until the Blood Demon completed its Breakthrough!

And what was worse—

Two figures quietly appeared on their sides.

On the left was the Demon General who had previously escorted General Zhao Lie, an Early Stage Fifth-Order, his body wreathed in decaying dark light.

On the right was the Demon General who had previously escorted General Xu Hong, also an Early Stage Fifth-Order, his arms transformed into bone blades, emitting sharp killing intent.

One in front, one on the left, one on the right—three Demon Generals had completely sealed off Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen's retreat!

"Two Early Stage Fifth-Order, and you dare to block me?!"

Elder Gu Lie roared in anger, shaking his long blade, and moved to slaughter the Decaying Demon General on the left!

Xiao Zhen understood instantly, striking out with both palms towards the Bone Blade Demon General on the right!

Both men knew—the Heavenly Demon was Late Stage Fifth-Order, difficult to defeat in a short time.

But these two Early Stage Fifth-Order Demon Generals were just newly entered into the Fifth-Order; how could they possibly stop them?

As long as they defeated one of them, they could tear open a gap and break out of the encirclement!

Facing Elder Gu Lie's blade light, the Decaying Demon General's expression shifted slightly, but he did not retreat.

He crossed his arms, and the decaying dark light condensed into a shield in front of him—

"Bang!"

The blade light fell, the shield shattered, and the Decaying Demon General was sent flying, spitting out black blood!

On the other side, the Bone Blade Demon General was similarly blasted away by Xiao Zhen's palm print, his bone blades covered in cracks, his aura plummeting!

With their strikes successful, the two prepared to break through in that direction—

However, the Heavenly Demon's figure had already appeared in front of them.

"Your opponent is me."

His voice remained cold, his wings spread wide, blocking their path once again.

And those two repelled Fifth-Order Demon Generals, though heavily injured, struggled to stand up and blocked the gap once more.

There was no fear in their eyes, only pure fanaticism and obedience—even if they died, they had to complete the King's order!

Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen's hearts sank to the bottom.

—

In the distance, the main generals of the various factions had expressions that were ugly to the extreme.

"That Blood Demon... is devouring Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others!"

Sect Master Tuoba Shanyue exclaimed, his voice filled with disbelief, "He intends to devour them completely to use it for his Breakthrough!"

Yang Wuji's expression was ashen, his Fire Feather Fan creaking in his grip: "From the very beginning, this was a trap.

Capturing alive, demonizing, humiliating in public... all were to lure the Radiant Star Domain into sending people to save them. And then—"

He paused, his voice cold: "Using the flesh and blood of the rescuers to help himself achieve a Breakthrough."

Hei Man finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "What a deep scheme; that Devil King Luo Xiu has set this trap without even moving... This person is definitely no ordinary character."

The white-haired Elder of Xingsu Heaven had a look of compassion mixed with pity: "Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others... I fear they cannot be saved, and those two Protector Elders..."

He did not finish, but everyone understood what he meant.

If they did not act now, Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen would likely perish in there too!

—

Inside that mass of blood, the bodies of Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others had completely withered away, turning into three dried skeletons.

The color of the blood had turned into a pure crimson gold, emitting an aura that made one's heart palpitate.

The Blood Demon's aura finally broke through that thin membrane—

Late Stage Fifth-Order!

"Hahahaha—"

Wild laughter erupted from the blood, carrying a sense of long-suppressed satisfaction and triumph.

The blood suddenly contracted, re-condensing into the figure of the Blood Demon.

He stood in the Void Realm, the blood armor around his body having turned crimson gold, emitting an eerie light.

The blood blade in his hand was also longer, thinner, and sharper; on the blade's surface, one could faintly see the faces of Vice Marshal Han Zhao and the others struggling and wailing.

He took a deep breath, feeling the surging power within his body, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Late Stage Fifth-Order... Indeed, the flesh and blood of the strong are the most nourishing."

He slowly turned around, his gaze falling upon Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen, who were being entangled by the Heavenly Demon, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"There are two more Late Stage Fifth-Order..."

He muttered to himself, his voice sounding as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.

Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen simultaneously felt a bone-chilling cold—they understood that the Blood Demon's next target was them!

Elder Gu Lie and Xiao Zhen exchanged a glance, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.

Their retreat was sealed, a powerful enemy in front, and the Blood Demon who had just completed its Breakthrough behind—they had no way out!

"Fight our way out!"

Elder Gu Lie roared, his long blade suddenly turning; ignoring the Heavenly Demon blocking his path, he lunged towards the Decaying Demon General who had just climbed up on the left!

Xiao Zhen understood instantly, striking out with both palms, golden palm prints pouring down like a storm towards the Bone Blade Demon General on the right!

Both men knew—the Heavenly Demon was Late Stage Fifth-Order, and could not be repelled in a short time.

But these two Early Stage Fifth-Order Demon Generals were the Breakthrough points!

"Nine Styles of Heaven Splitting—Sixth Style, Burying the Star River!"

On Elder Gu Lie's long blade, spiritual light surged to the extreme; he slashed out, as if intending to bury the entire star river!

Wherever the blade light passed, the Void Realm shattered, and the stars lost their color!

The Decaying Demon General's expression changed drastically, desperately channeling all the devilish power in his body; the decaying dark light condensed into shield after shield in front of him—three layers, five layers, seven layers!

However—

The blade light fell, and the seven layers of shields shattered like paper!

The Decaying Demon General didn't even have time to scream before being engulfed by the blade light, his body instantly shredded into pieces!

Black flesh and blood splattered, the Devilish Qi dissipated, not even a wisp of his remnant soul remained!

One strike, executed!