222: Jiuzhonglang, I have fulfilled my mission (asking for monthly tickets)

Two bloody heads, one expressionless with calm eyes, the other with a furious, bulging gaze, revealing unwillingness.

They were none other than Great Master Liaokong of Jinchan Temple and Fellow Daoist Luo of Guixin Sect!

They had been trying to buy time for the others, holding the line against the three fierce demons, and this was their end.

The three Heavenly Gate cultivators from the Sects, seeing this, either roared in shock and anger or cried out in sorrow, then all made their move, reaching out from a distance towards the direction from which the heads had flown.

But then, a sinister laugh rang out.

The next second,

“Boom”

“Boom”

The two heads suddenly exploded.

Seeing this scene, the few people's eyes were about to split, and one red-robed Fellow Daoist from the Divine Firmament Sect, enraged to the point of his hair standing on end and his eyeballs bulging, roared,

“Let’s fight these beasts to the death.”

“Five Thunder Incantation.”

As soon as his voice fell, thunder rumbled in the sky, and a giant black gourd Dao artifact, about ten zhang above his head, spun, with black and red thunderfire surging from its mouth.

“Crackling”

Under the night sky, lightning flashed like silver trees blooming, and with a loud rumble, silver lightning bolts as thick as arms fiercely struck the mouth of the massive gourd.

The black gourd hummed and trembled, silver-blue electric light coursing over it, dense and rapid, then it suddenly inverted, its mouth facing downwards, and with a powerful surge, a violent aura of destruction poured forth.

A dazzling bolt of thunderfire directly struck the crown of this person's head!

“Ah!”

As the thunderfire poured into his body, intense pain seemed to tear at this Divine Firmament Sect Heavenly Gate cultivator; his face suddenly became distorted, as if countless insects were trying to crawl out of his body, his muscles twitched, veins bulged all over him, and wisps of black and crimson thunderfire emanated from his pores, his bones emitted piercing crackling sounds, and his body began to swell.

The violent lightning pouring into his body made him feel like a red-hot ember, and the intense pain made him let out a sharp howl!

The Five Thunder Incantation is a secret technique that is almost self-destructive, forcibly stimulating the potential of the Physical Body. One can imagine how much damage the violent lightning directly pouring into the body would cause to the Physical Body. The consequences after using this technique are immeasurable.

“Fellow Daoist Gan!”

The other two changed their expressions and cried out urgently.

Qin Rushuang watched as these individuals fell one after another, suffering heavy casualties, and couldn't help but be moved, a hint of pain in her eyes. For a moment, she felt lost, unsure if bringing this Wu Zang Dao Fruit was the right or wrong choice, as it had implicated so many people in their demise.

Even if the Dao Fruit were truly delivered into the hands of the Ninth Zhonglang they spoke of, the outcome would be the same; the three fierce demons were unstoppable, and only more people would die.

A hint of wavering arose in her heart!

She felt as if she couldn't even complete a single commission.

She spoke with difficulty: “I’ve implicated you all. Give me the item; I’ll lead them away. They only care about that thing. You all escape quickly!”

As she spoke, a flush appeared on her pale face, and she formed hand seals, Qi surging from within her body. A scroll flew out from her body, but the fiery tree, originally brilliant and vibrant in the scroll, was now much dimmer.

However, the Heavenly Gate cultivator who had performed the Five Thunder Incantation, whose body had swelled to seven or eight zhang, suddenly turned his head, his two enormous eyeballs streaked with blood, making his face appear ferocious.

“Nonsense! You tell me, how can we face the Fellow Daoists who fell protecting us? Even if I die, I’ll pull out a few teeth from these beasts!”

As he spoke, he suddenly exploded from the ground, instantly transforming into a dazzling bolt of lightning, shooting towards the Gǔdiāo demon blocking his way, and a roar filled with intense unwillingness echoed.

“Guangan Prefecture is right ahead! I’ll cover you all. You must deliver the item to Ninth Zhonglang!”

At this moment, beneath the forest, a dozen li away, two figures leaping through the woods quickly stopped, looking at the scene unfolding above them with horrified expressions.

It was precisely the Patrolling Mountain Commandant and his subordinate Demon Subduing Envoy.

“It’s those Senior cultivators from the Sects who are supporting the front line!”

The Patrolling Mountain Commandant’s pupils narrowed into a thin line in the darkness, and gradually, his face changed in shock as he recognized two of the light figures.

“Commandant, those demons…” The subordinate Demon Subduing Envoy looked up at the colossal figures, his eyes filled with terror, his chest tight, and his voice strained.

The demonic might emanating from the three demons, even from such a distance, still made him feel a suffocating tightness in his chest, almost unable to breathe.

This suffocating sensation reminded him of the great demon that had besieged Guangan Prefecture a few days prior!

“Three Dao Fruit demons!”

The Patrolling Mountain Commandant’s eyelids twitched rapidly, his face paled, and a tremor rose in his heart.

Then, a roar came from the sky.

A silver thunderfire, like a momentary burst of splendor, violently crashed into the Gǔdiāo demon, then exploded with a roar. In an instant, thunderfire scattered across the Void Realm, and the heavens and earth rumbled loudly.

Then, the Gǔdiāo let out a sharp shriek, roaring in anger, “Damn it, why aren’t you people afraid of death?”

The silver wings, cast like silver iron, were now covered in wildly darting thunderfire and electric light, leaping madly, occasionally dropping a few feathers, and its demonic body was trapped in a cage of thunderfire.

And in this gap, the remaining two streams of light quickly broke out of the encirclement and continued to rush forward.

However, before they had gone a few li, a wolf-tooth club broke through the air, smashing towards the two streams of light. Then, on the sky, dazzling sparks flew out, forming a curtain of flowers that blocked the wolf-tooth club.

Then, a muffled groan was heard.

And below the forest,

“Hurry!”

“These Senior cultivators from the Sects can’t hold on much longer.”

“We must quickly report this to Ninth Zhonglang and the others.”

The Patrolling Mountain Commandant looked at this scene, his face filled with urgency, and let out a low cry.

As he spoke, he turned and flew, transforming into an afterimage, rushing towards Guangan Prefecture. In his haste, his speed was even faster than when he arrived.

His subordinate Demon Subduing Envoy, knowing the urgency of the situation, dared not delay for a moment and followed him.

But just then,

A mocking, sinister snarling sound echoed in the sky.

“I didn’t expect there to be two little bugs!”

In the distance, under the sky, the Heavenly Dog, one of the Ten Fiends, was about to attack the few people who had escaped the encirclement. But at this moment, its extraordinarily divine pointed ears twitched, and its pair of large green demonic eyes moved to the side and downwards, its two fangs bared, and it sneered.

As its words fell, the bright moon hanging in the sky shot out a beam of moonlight, streaking towards the distant, eerie forest.

The moonlight was like a pillar, moving extremely fast!

The two Patrolling Mountain cultivators, who were leaping through the forest a dozen li away, heard the demon’s words as if they were still beside their ears, their faces horrified, and dared not stop for a moment.

Moonlight streamed through the branches, bathing everything it touched in silver.

It first illuminated the Demon Subduing Envoy.

The Demon Subduing Envoy, who was about to leap from a tree branch, was quickly enveloped in silver light, his entire body frozen in place, the terror on his face solidified to the bone.

Then, this person fell directly from the tree.

“Crash!”

A sound like shattering glass suddenly rang out.

The unfortunate Demon Subduing Envoy’s body hit the ground, shattering like porcelain, turning into a pile of silver fragments.

“Fusheng!”

The Patrolling Mountain Commandant heard the commotion, turned his head, and immediately his eyes widened, crying out in sorrow. This subordinate, who had followed him for several years and had just been playfully joking with him, had died right before his eyes.

Seeing the white moonlight sweeping over, he couldn't hold back his grief, twisted his body, and ran.

But he had barely run a few steps when a corner of his clothing was also swept by the moonlight, and silver quickly spread from his body.

His hands, his feet, his face…

His body continued to move two steps forward, then became like a silver sculpture.

But the next second,

“Crash!”

His frozen body exploded like a mirror, and then a phantom rushed out from within.

The phantom gritted its teeth, its eyes red, and it rushed forward without stopping.

“Oh?”

In the distance, the Heavenly Dog, seeing this scene, was somewhat surprised, but in a flash, a hint of mockery flickered in its eerie green demonic eyes. From the bright moon hanging in the sky, several furious barks erupted, and then three black demonic dogs, with slender bodies and green eyes, charged down from the barking moon.

“Quick, stop those dogs!”

Meanwhile, on the trio’s side, a nearly frantic voice transmission rang out.

The beautiful woman surnamed An from the Su Nu Sword Sect, following the Heavenly Dog demon’s movements, saw the figure fleeing in the distance.

She recognized the clothes; it was a Patrolling Mountain Commandant!

He had to escape and report the news to the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General; that person would surely have a way.

Hence, her slight loss of composure.

“Heh!”

She pushed her hands upwards, and sword light howled, while Qin Rushuang, beside her, not knowing why this person was acting so, still gritted her teeth, let out a delicate cry, and directed the remaining few sparks towards the three demonic dogs.

The air whistled, and Qi roared.

“Ow!”

“Ow!”

Two black demonic dogs were shredded by the sword light and sparks, letting out a howl, but one black slender dog remained and swiftly plunged into the forest below.

The beautiful woman surnamed An from the Su Nu Sword Sect, seeing this, changed her expression and was about to make another move, but she saw that the Heavenly Dog demon was already approaching, its claw striking downwards, a sinister glint in its demonic eyes: “Don’t waste your strength.”

“That little bug is a Patrolling Mountain Commandant, right? Heh, he won’t get out of this forest. Once he’s tainted by my Moon-Swallowing Demonic Light, even if his Divine Soul escapes, it won’t last long.”

“And even if by some chance he does, so what? It’s just a bit more trouble, killing a few more. I don’t know what you people are persisting for.”

As his sinister words fell, in the distant forest, a white phantom, like a thin white line, sped through the pitch-black forest.

He could slowly feel his Divine Soul becoming cold, an icy chill that seemed to freeze his Divine Soul, causing him unimaginable pain and making his consciousness increasingly chaos.

And in the distance behind him, the howling of dogs echoed through the forest, and a powerful, fierce aura rapidly approached.

His distorted face held intense unwillingness and indignation, fiery light danced in his eyes, his throat rolled, his vocal cords trembled with a unique frequency, and a sharp whistle escaped his lips, calling for something.

Then, relying on his familiarity with this forest, he plunged through the mountains and into the woods, rushing in one direction.

He had only one thought!

Return to Guangan Prefecture, see Ninth Zhonglang!

And three to four li behind the Divine Soul of the Patrolling Mountain Commandant, a slender demonic dog, shrouded in black Qi, with blood-green eyes, pursued rapidly through the air, looking exceptionally ferocious.

Just as this demonic dog continued to pursue for another two li, the leaves in the forest to the side rustled, and the sound rapidly approached this direction.

“Swish!”

A giant earthy-yellow python suddenly sprang out from the side, violently colliding with the black demonic dog.

Instantly, dust rolled, and the dog barked.

Amidst the dust, the earthy-yellow python's body, as thick as a tree trunk, coiled and wrapped around the slender body of the demonic dog, attempting to strangle it.

However, in the darkness, the two glittering green dog eyes gleamed with ferocity and rage. Its claws raked across the python’s body, and like sharp knives, its claws directly pierced the python’s body, as if cutting into tofu.

The demon python let out a cry of pain, and its thick body immediately twisted like a pretzel, thrashing violently.

Its tail whistled, lashing directly at the demonic dog.

But the slender demonic dog directly opened its fangs, biting and tearing at the snake's body.

The demon python was instantly torn into two halves.

Then, a silvery-white halo like ice crystals spread out.

The raised python head and the snake tail were frozen, then fell.

With a “crash,” they shattered into dust.

The demonic dog’s throat rumbled with a growl, its cruel green eyes swept across the dark forest, its nose twitched, and then it transformed into a black shadow.

However, it hadn't pursued for long when a roar came from ahead. A black-furred ape, two to three zhang tall, leaped down from a large tree, crashing to block the demonic dog's path. It thumped its chest, then grabbed a nearby tree, brutally uprooting it. With a pull, it stripped the tree into a wooden club, then roared and swung it at the demonic dog.

At the fourth watch, Guangan Prefecture was silent in the rainy night.

At the Sky Patrol Division's station, a sharp whistle suddenly pierced the air.

In a quiet room within a courtyard, Chen Yuan’s eyes suddenly opened.

Then, golden light dots surged in his eyes, shooting out the door, piercing through the fine misty rain.

At the Sky Patrol Division's main gate, the sharp whistle was indeed sounding.

Shouts and calls stirred, and streams of light darted out.

At the gate, two armored guards supported a white phantom, hastily stepping through the gate, shouting urgently, “Quickly, invite Ninth Zhonglang!”

The next second, Chen Yuan’s figure vanished from the room, reappearing before the two shouting armored guards.

Chen Yuan looked down at the phantom supported by the two armored guards, his brows deeply furrowed.

Divine Soul!

It was about to disappear.

And there was an extreme chill.

“What happened?”

The fading phantom, seeing Chen Yuan, finally had a glimmer of light in its chaotic eyes. It extended a trembling hand, its voice intermittent, and then, as if using its last breath, spoke urgently.

“Ninth Zhonglang…”

“To the west… there are three Dao Fruit demons chasing those Senior cultivators from the Sects!”

“I can’t go on!”

Having said that, this person finally exhausted all their persistence and Qi, and their Qi disappeared.

Then, the Divine Soul was quickly covered by a silver hue, and a very faint muffled sound, like porcelain shattering, peeled away.

Chen Yuan’s eyes shot out two golden rays of Dharma Eye, enveloping this person’s Divine Soul.

But it was already too late.

He tried to grasp the outstretched hand, but caught nothing; the Divine Soul fragments, like silver sand, slipped through his fingers, dissipating completely in a breath.

Chen Yuan silently clenched his fingers, then suddenly looked up, golden flames burning fiercely in his eyes!