229: Tough choices

As Li Hongxue expected, in less than half a day, everyone arrived at the Demon Race border.

More than a hundred Devil Kings of the Demon Race guarded this pass, which was considered a decent defense.

However, in front of the Crimson Tassel Division, these few Demon Race soldiers were no match. In just five minutes, everyone finished the battle.

But the Demon Race defenders had already fired signal flares, and Demon Race powerhouses might arrive to intercept them at any moment.

Li Hongxue waved her hand and said in a deep voice, "Full speed ahead! Before the enemy can react, we will attack the Demon Abyss!"

"Understood!" everyone replied in unison.

Immediately, the Crimson Tassel Division advanced towards the Demon Abyss from the Demon Race's flank border.

In just two hours, the Crimson Tassel Division encountered five waves of Demon Race armies.

Fortunately, the quality of these Demon Race armies was not high, and everyone dealt with them in a few minutes.

Until everyone arrived at the rear entrance of the Demon Abyss.

There, over a thousand Devil Kings and a hundred Demon Emperors guarded, and there was even a Demon Venerable.

Seeing the Crimson Tassel Division approaching, that Demon Venerable was greatly surprised and said in a deep voice, "Damn it, how did the Human Race army get here?"

"Minions, meet the enemy! Behind us is the Demon Abyss, we absolutely cannot let them pass!"

Li Hongxue also cursed, "Damn it, why are there so many Demon Race people here?"

Lu Xingchen smiled bitterly, "After all, it's the entrance to the Demon Abyss; it's normal for the defenses to be tight. We should be glad there are no Saint-Grade powerhouses here."

Li Hongxue nodded, "That's true. Xu Chengyang isn't idle either; Saint-Grade powerhouses should have all gone to the main battlefield, so the probability of us encountering them is very low."

"Crimson Tassel Division, charge through! Prioritize covering the warriors carrying spirit formation seeds!"

A major battle unfolded at the rear entrance of the Demon Abyss.

Li Hongxue only used three moves to slay the Demon Race Demon Venerable.

But with her strength alone, she couldn't stop all the Demon Race.

Time was limited; to complete the mission, she could only cover some warriors to enter the Demon Abyss first.

Of the more than one thousand Crimson Tassel Division warriors, only less than five hundred entered the Demon Abyss.

The rest remained at the entrance, entangled with the Demon Race army, and Demon Race reinforcements were still constantly arriving.

Lu Xingchen followed Li Hongxue into the Demon Abyss and finally arrived in front of the gigantic Teleportation Array.

"Crimson Tassel Division, deploy the spirit formation seeds!"

The hundred warriors holding spirit formation seeds immediately took action.

Everyone knew the urgency of time, and their movements were swift. In less than a minute, they found the correct positions and successfully deployed all the spirit formation seeds.

Li Hongxue also placed the spirit formation seed of the Eighth-Grade Spirit Extinguishing Array in the center of the gigantic Teleportation Array and immediately activated it.

The hundred Seventh-Grade Spirit Formation seeds were also activated simultaneously.

Just then, a furious roar suddenly came from afar.

"You Human Race scoundrels, how dare you be so audacious!"

A torrent of demonic Qi flew towards the Crimson Tassel Division with that voice.

Li Hongxue was startled and hurriedly flew forward, blocking in front of everyone.

Lu Xingchen shouted loudly, "Li Hongxue, are you crazy? That's an attack from a Demon Saint-Grade powerhouse. You, an Eight-Star Martial Venerable, no matter how hard you try, cannot withstand it!"

Li Hongxue smiled slightly.

"I have to go! The activation of the spirit formation seeds isn't complete yet. If I don't block this attack, we will fail completely. Besides, who said I couldn't block it?"

With that, Li Hongxue summoned the heavenly emperor seal.

The heavenly emperor seal was formed when the Human Race's first leader, Emperor Tianhuang, sacrificed himself for the Dao, fusing with the Power of Law of the Tianyuan Continent.

It had countless Clones, and as long as a Chosen One of the Human Race appeared, it would automatically recognize them as its master.

The Chosen One could then summon the heavenly emperor seal to assist in battle.

The heavenly emperor seal possessed terrifying power that could suppress everything, its grade far above ordinary Spiritual Artifacts, being part of a Divine Artifact.

However, how much power it could exert depended on the Chosen One's strength and Luck value.

This was the first time Lu Xingchen had seen the heavenly emperor seal.

A golden-yellow seal appeared above the sky, with various profound runes on it, emitting golden light.

Li Hongxue activated the heavenly emperor seal and flew towards that torrent of demonic Qi.

The two collided, and the torrent of demonic Qi was directly shattered. The heavenly emperor seal also flew backward, smashing heavily towards Li Hongxue.

Li Hongxue immediately withdrew her Divine Ability, and the heavenly emperor seal instantly disappeared above the sky. She herself spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

From the appearance to the disappearance of the heavenly emperor seal, it was less than ten seconds, yet Lu Xingchen deeply felt its power.

Li Hongxue was able to withstand a full-force attack from a Demon Saint-Grade powerhouse at the Realm of an Eight-Star Martial Venerable and not die, all thanks to this powerful Divine Artifact.

The Demon Race Demon Saint far away in the sky also let out a surprised cry.

"The heavenly emperor seal! The one who came is actually the Chosen One of the Human Race! As long as I kill you, I can weaken the Luck of the entire Human Race!"

With that, he sped up.

But this Demon Saint-Grade powerhouse was located in the center of the Demon Abyss, some distance from the Crimson Tassel Division. That previous attack was already his limit, so it was impossible for him to arrive quickly.

Li Hongxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and shouted loudly, "Crimson Tassel Division, retreat!"

Everyone retreated from this gigantic Spirit Teleportation Array.

As soon as the last person retreated, Li Hongxue immediately fully activated all the spirit formation seeds.

Explosions continuously echoed from within the gigantic Spirit Teleportation Array.

Li Hongxue also had no time to witness the gigantic Teleportation Array being completely destroyed. She believed in Xu Chengyang's plan, and the power of the spirit formation seeds was definitely sufficient.

She immediately led the Crimson Tassel Division warriors to retreat.

Upon arriving at the entrance, the Demon Race soldiers who had arrived as reinforcements had reached a terrifying five thousand.

Although their individual combat power was not as good as the Crimson Tassel Division warriors, their numbers were simply too great.

The warriors providing cover were completely engulfed by the sea of people and couldn't break out at all.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Division Commander, lead the remaining warriors to retreat. We are powerless to save them now."

Li Hongxue's eyes immediately turned red, and she said sharply, "How can this be?"

"These warriors are comrades who have gone through life and death with me. They trusted me and entrusted their lives to me. How can I abandon them and leave alone?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "This is war. War only has losers, no winners. We were already very lucky to have fought our way into the Demon Abyss and successfully destroyed the gigantic Spirit Teleportation Array. We cannot ask for more."

Time passed by minute by minute, and that Demon Saint-Grade powerhouse was continuously approaching, but Li Hongxue lingered in the air, unable to make a decision.

She knew that Lu Xingchen was telling the truth, but abandoning comrades who had fought alongside her for many years was still too cruel.

Just then, a warrior deeply surrounded also noticed Li Hongxue's predicament and shouted loudly, "Division Commander, don't worry about us anymore, retreat quickly! I hope our Human Race military flag can be planted on the city walls of the Demon Abyss!"