281: Chapter 281 Immortals and Demons Overwhelm Each Other, Suddenly Ambushed

Gu Hongchen’s angry shout, laced with True Immortal Laws, not only pulled Ji Luanxi back from the edge of the abyss but also caused Chang Xiyue’s delicate body to tremble violently.

Chang Xiyue’s cold face turned bloodless in an instant. She gasped for air, her smooth forehead covered in fine beads of cold sweat. Only then did she realize with extreme fear that she, too, had unknowingly been influenced by that strange, Fishy Blood Qi!

If not for Gu Hongchen’s profound cultivation and timely warning, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

“What on earth is this thing!” Ji Luanxi slumped to the ground, looking at her hands which she had squeezed until they bled, her heart filled with both shock and rage.

Gritting her silver teeth, she cursed the hideous Dark Puppets in front of her.

“It’s one thing to be ugly, but you actually used poison gas to ambush this Young Miss! How disgusting! You’re all just a bunch of rotten meat that can’t face the light!”

Hearing the commotion behind him, Su Xuanchen, who had been standing at the front with his hands behind his back, suddenly turned his head.

He glanced at the pale Chang Xiyue and then at Ji Luanxi, who was sitting on the ground with blood-stained hands. His usually lazy and casual face instantly turned extremely dark.

Su Xuanchen possessed the dual protection of the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body and the Chaos Immortal Bone. To him, that Fishy Blood Qi—strong enough to make a True Immortal lose their mind—wasn't even as significant as a light breeze; it evaporated the moment it approached him. Because of this, he hadn't realized earlier that the blood qi would have such a lethal effect on the others.

Seeing his woman suffer such a major loss right under his nose, a bone-chilling, extreme killing intent instantly erupted from Su Xuanchen’s deep eyes!

“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”

The endless Dark Puppets ahead seemed to sense the group's weakness, emitting sharp, excited shrieks. The dense army of Puppets trampled over the corpses of their companions, carrying an even thicker and more pungent crimson blood qi as they charged frantically toward the group like a black tsunami breaking through a dam!

Gu Hongchen’s expression changed drastically, and she immediately raised the biluo emperor sword, preparing for a fight to the death.

Right at this critical moment.

“You dare touch my woman? You pieces of rotten meat can all go to hell!”

An extremely cold snort escaped Su Xuanchen’s throat!

Rumble!

Along with that snort, a domineering and terrifying immortal and demonic pressure that completely transcended all Laws of the world, mixed with world-destroying sound waves, boomed outward from Su Xuanchen as the center!

Everywhere the sound wave passed, the Void Realm directly collapsed!

Sizzle!

The Fishy Blood Qi in the air, which was as thick as a physical substance, had no room for resistance the moment it touched this immortal and demonic pressure; it was directly and brutally annihilated into nothingness!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Next, a truly shocking scene occurred!

The thousands of Dark Puppets at the very front, closest to Su Xuanchen, didn't even have time to scream before their powerful, decaying physical bodies exploded in mid-air!

Countless severed limbs and broken parts, mixed with foul-smelling black blood, exploded wildly within the passage like a dense black rainstorm!

As for the tens of thousands of Dark Puppets behind them, they were struck as if by an invisible, ancient giant hammer. Their massive bodies were like kites with severed strings, sent flying hundreds of feet back by the terrifying sound wave, crashing heavily against the walls behind them with broken bones and torn tendons!

A single strike cleared the field!

Gu Hongchen’s hand, holding the biluo emperor sword, froze in mid-air, her beautiful face filled with extreme shock and disbelief.

She glanced at the ocean of Puppets that had just driven the Snow Ape King to a dead end and nearly wiped them all out, then looked at the now-empty passage ahead, where only shredded meat remained.

The intense contrast before and after caused Gu Hongchen’s brain to stall completely, and even her breathing stopped.

Su Xuanchen paid no mind to Gu Hongchen’s shock.

He pushed his hands out, and the vast, boundless immortal and demonic qi within him surged forth.

Hum!

A dazzling Immortal and Demonic Barrier, shimmering with Chaos Auroras, formed instantly, firmly protecting Ji Luanxi, Chang Xiyue, Gu Hongchen, and the others within.

“Let’s go. I’ll lead you to trample this broken path flat.”

Su Xuanchen’s voice was cold. He didn't even bother to activate the myriad things mother qi cauldron, simply stepping forward and leading the group directly into the dense crowd of Puppets.

The Dark Puppets that had been knocked away scrambled up from the ground, once again charging forward frantically and fearlessly.

However!

Splat! Splat! Splat!

Every Dark Puppet that lunged forward exploded the moment it touched the edge of the Immortal and Demonic Barrier, turning into a mist of fishy blood that filled the air!

Su Xuanchen walked with his hands behind his back, his steps steady and powerful. With every step he took, hundreds or thousands of Puppets exploded in succession around them.

In the face of such absolutely invincible power, numbers lost all meaning.

The group was protected tightly in the middle of the Immortal and Demonic Barrier, unable to smell even a hint of the foul odor or see a drop of black blood.

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue watched the gruesome scene of flying flesh and dancing limbs outside. Although it was extremely disgusting, being inside the barrier gave them an unprecedented sense of absolute security.

This wasn't like braving some Ancient Killing Array's Death Gate where death was certain; it was more like following their husband for a stroll in their own backyard, completely entering sightseeing mode!

At the very back of the group, the Ice Spirit Snow Ape King dragged its massive, wound-covered body, limping along within the protection of the Immortal and Demonic Barrier.

Its giant crimson eyes stared intently at Su Xuanchen’s back as he walked leisurely, then looked at the Dark Puppets that instantly turned into blood mist upon touching the barrier.

The Snow Ape King swallowed hard, feeling only bitterness in its mouth and an extremely strong sense of dejection and powerlessness in its heart.

“This is too much bullying of a monkey...”

The Snow Ape King wailed inwardly, tears nearly falling.

To think that it, a majestic Half-step True Immortal Rank overlord of extreme cold, had used all its trump cards, had its Ice Crystal Armor bitten to pieces, and was even forced to nearly burn its Origin to perish together with these Dark Puppets just a moment ago.

But now?

The terrifying enemies it had struggled so hard against, nearly losing its life just to hold them off, couldn't even touch a single strand of hair on this Great Immortal! The Great Immortal hadn't even moved his hands; he simply raised a barrier at will, and it could sweep away these monsters in swaths!

This absolute crushing force, akin to a dimensional reduction strike, ground the Snow Ape King’s self-esteem into the dirt. It now felt that its Half-step True Immortal cultivation had practically been wasted on a dog.

Under Su Xuanchen’s domineering protection, the group swept through the passage filled with death and decay.

No matter how many Dark Puppets swarmed forward, no matter how many lethal killing array traps were hidden, they were all crushed into powder before Su Xuanchen’s unreasonable immortal and demonic power.

Time lost its meaning within this deathly silent world of the array. After an unknown amount of time.

In the endless darkness ahead, a faint but real light of an exit finally appeared!

“Husband! Look! There’s light! It’s the exit!”

Ji Luanxi was sharp-eyed and spotted the light immediately.

She shouted with excitement, her beautiful face filled with joy. Along the way, she had long since had enough of the severed limbs and nauseating bloody scenes around her, and she didn't want to stay in this ghostly place for another second.

“Finally leaving this wretched Death Gate!”

Ji Luanxi cheered and leaped for joy. She didn't even wait for Su Xuanchen’s pace, directly accelerating and charging toward the light of the exit at full speed.

Closer! Even closer!

The light of the exit magnified rapidly in Ji Luanxi’s eyes, and she could even feel the cold air outside, so different from the deathly silence within the passage.

But at the very moment when Ji Luanxi was full of joy and about to step out into the light of the exit!

A silent and extremely fast black needle-like glint suddenly shot out from the shadows, pointing directly at Ji Luanxi’s Sea of Consciousness in her head—an extremely perilous attack.