36: Chapter 36 Demons, Monsters, and Evil Cultivators Clash; The Third Prince's Offering Appears

"Twenty years."

"I have finally seen the light of day again."

Following this, a hunched old man stepped through the air.

With every step he took, a blood-colored lotus flower appeared beneath his feet.

Immediately after, he gently swiped his withered finger, and three Zhenwu Guards collapsed while clutching their throats, blood gushing out from their seven orifices.

"Old Man Blood Demon."

Yang Qianjue's voice trembled.

"Everyone, retreat!"

"Immediately, right now."

Afterwards, Yang Qianjue abandoned the Third Elder and stepped forward to grab Zheng Ren.

"Is this your bullshit plan?"

"Look at what your 'catching turtles in a jar' plan has turned the entire prison into."

"Don't think that just because you have defected to the Third Prince, you can be safe."

"Once this matter is settled, if I don't strip you of that uniform,"

"I will take your surname."

Immediately, Yang Qianjue flung Zheng Ren to the side.

He looked with a worried expression at the continuously emerging demons and practitioners of the Demonic Path.

"Send the signal!"

"Request reinforcements from the Division!"

Yang Qianjue ordered the Zhenwu Guard beside him.

He then immediately soared into the air.

"Whoosh, whoosh, boom!"

A crimson flare shot into the sky from Yang Qianjue's hand, exploding in the night sky into a massive character for "Wu."

The entire capital was instantly alarmed, and warning flares lit up one after another in various places.

"A distress signal from the Zhenwu Division?"

The officials who were discussing the morning court session at the Prime Minister's residence all changed color.

Above the prison, Yang Qianjue raised the long spear in his hand and pointed it directly at the demons below.

"Since you have all escaped, why not leave quickly?"

"Must you insist on a fight to the death with my Zhenwu Division?"

"Hahaha!"

The Wolf Demon laughed up at the sky, its sharp claws tearing open the chest of a Zhenwu Guard.

"I have had my essence blood drained for twenty years; tonight, I will surely bathe the capital in blood."

"I will not stop until I have recovered."

Old Man Blood Demon laughed sinisterly, and with a wave of his withered hand, dozens of Zhenwu Guards exploded in blood and died.

"Yang Qianjue, do you think you can stop us with just you?"

Just at this moment, the sound of rhythmic hoofbeats came from afar.

Three hundred Imperial Guards in golden armor surged in like a tide, led by the Third Prince's trusted aide, Wei Jia.

"Commander Yang, do not panic."

"We are here under the orders of the Third Prince to assist the Zhenwu Division in suppressing the riot."

As Wei Jia approached the vicinity of the prison.

Watching the blood mist covering the sky above the prison.

The screams from within the prison were endless.

Demons and Demonic Path evil cultivators from the depths of the prison were continuously rushing out of the blood mist.

Pressure and blood energy intertwined.

Wei Jia could not help but gasp, his expression grave.

At this moment, the Wolf Demon saw the three hundred elite soldiers brought by Wei Jia, all of them at Perfection in blood energy, and its two wolf eyes glowed with green light.

The Wolf Demon could not help but open its wolf mouth, its tongue flickering back and forth.

Seeing the Wolf Demon's appearance, Old Man Blood Demon, who was to the side, looked in the direction of the Wolf Demon's gaze.

Seeing these elite soldiers, Old Man Blood Demon immediately made the first move.

The Wolf Demon, having regained its focus, saw this and immediately attacked the back of Old Man Blood Demon.

"Nether Wolf Claw."

"Old Man Blood Demon, you are courting death."

"How dare you compete with this demon for prey."

The Wolf Demon roared.

Following this, as the wolf and the man fought over the elite soldiers, other demons and evil cultivators also noticed.

They successively flew forward to snatch these elite soldiers, intending to plunder their blood energy to replenish themselves.

"Boom!"

The Wolf Demon's sharp claws tore through the air, and three ghostly green claw beams aimed directly at Old Man Blood Demon's heart.

Old Man Blood Demon let out a strange laugh, his figure dissipating into blood mist, only to re-condense three zhang away.

"Little wolf cub, these elite soldiers have abundant blood energy; they are meant for this old man to enjoy!"

"Ten Thousand Demonic Hands!"

Old Man Blood Demon waved his withered hand, and several strands of True Qi pounced toward these elite soldiers like a spider web.

Wei Jia's expression changed drastically.

"Form the Formation!"

"Black Tortoise Shield Formation."

The three hundred elite soldiers quickly formed a battle Formation, and golden shield shadows appeared.

"Boom!"

The shield shadows created by the Black Tortoise Shield Formation were shattered by Old Man Blood Demon's attack.

Just as Old Man Blood Demon was about to attack further.

A massive fist struck directly at him.

Seeing this, Old Man Blood Demon did not care about anything else and hurriedly channeled his power to defend.

Taking advantage of Old Man Blood Demon being held up, the Wolf Demon was overjoyed.

Its eyes flashed with greedy light; it clearly regarded these elite soldiers, filled with blood energy, as a great supplement.

"Nether Wolf Claw!"

The Wolf Demon let out a roar, its sharp claws tearing through the air, and three ghostly green claw beams aimed directly at the Formation of elite soldiers.

However, its attack was blocked by other demons and evil cultivators.

Seeing this, the Wolf Demon turned around and looked viciously at the demons and evil cultivators that had arrived behind it.

It said in a low, slightly threatening tone.

"Everyone, can you leave the blood energy of these humans to this demon?"

"In the future, this demon will definitely reward you generously."

"You wolf demon, after being imprisoned for all these years,"

"you have actually learned our Human Race's art of painting big cakes!"

"Does a wolf cub deserve to talk about generous rewards?"

Just then, a disheveled, sloppy Daoist sneered and mocked.

Before the sloppy Daoist could finish speaking, a fierce light surged in the Wolf Demon's eyes.

"Sloppy Daoist, do not think that this demon is afraid of you."

"Heaven-Splitting Wolf Claw!"

Looking at the incoming Wolf Demon, the sloppy Daoist could not help but mock again.

"A beast is a beast."

"You start fighting at the slightest disagreement."

"You have no understanding of propriety, righteousness, integrity, or shame, nor do you know how to respect your Elders."

"Very well!"

"Tonight, I, this old man, will teach you, this beast, how to learn manners."

"Soul Devouring."

"Boom!"

The Wolf Demon's sharp claws collided with the sloppy Daoist's horsetail whisk, and the shockwave dispersed a patch of the surrounding blood mist.

The fierce light in the Wolf Demon's eyes grew stronger, its fur stood on end, and Demonic Qi soared into the sky.

"Old mongrel, you are courting death!"

"Don't talk to this demon about benevolence and morality."

"When you were refining the Soul Devouring Sword, you killed countless people."

"Now you are pretending to be a person of the Righteous Path?"

"Are you worthy?"

"Moon-Howling Heavenly Wolf Claw."

The sloppy Daoist's expression changed slightly.

Clearly, the Wolf Demon had unleashed its signature move.

"Ten Thousand Souls Devouring Spirits."

The sloppy Daoist gave a sharp shout, and the horsetail whisk in his hand suddenly exploded.

Countless black threads emerged from the horsetail whisk, twisting and stretching like living creatures.

At the tip of every black thread, a hideous ghost face appeared.

In an instant, shrill ghost wails resounded above the prison, and even the blood mist was dispersed by three parts.

The fierce light in the Wolf Demon's eyes stalled, and its body involuntarily slowed down.

Those ghost-faced black threads coiled around its limbs like maggots on bones, crazily gnawing on its Demonic Qi.

"Awoo!"

"Are you still just watching there, wanting to reap the benefits of a fisherman?"

"If I die, this old mongrel will not let you off either."

"We of the Yao Race should join forces."

"And slaughter the Human Race to the last man."

The Wolf Demon howled at the sky, its fur bristling, and its Demonic Qi erupted like a volcano.

At the same time, it roared at the demons standing on the side watching the show.

"Old mongrel!"

The Wolf Demon's eyes were blood-red.

"Even if this demon dies, I will drag you down with me!"

"You wolf demon, you still cannot change that violent temper of yours."

The Howling Tiger Demon to the side saw this and could not help but speak up.

"However, you are right."

"The Human Race and the Yao Race are irreconcilable."

"This King will save you just this once."

"Fierce Tiger Leaving the Forest."

Immediately, the Tiger Demon threw a punch.

"Roar!"

The tiger's roar shook the sky, and a golden fist imprint traversed the long sky.

The sloppy Daoist's expression changed drastically; he hurriedly used the horsetail whisk to defend, but he was blasted away dozens of zhang by the fist imprint, crashing into and collapsing three prison cells.

"Tiger King, you!"

The sloppy Daoist spat out blood, his eyes full of shock.

The Howling Tiger Demon stood in the air, its entire body shining with golden patterns.

"Old mongrel, did you really think this King was just here to watch the show?"

It turned its head to look at the Wolf Demon.

"Wolf cub, remember that you owe this King a life."

Afterwards, the Tiger Demon said to the other demons.

"Everyone, make your move!"

"Once we have cleaned them up, we will go and divide these humans."

At this moment, the Wolf Demon broke free from the ghost-faced black threads and grinned viciously.

"Rest assured, Tiger King; I will give you thirty percent of the elite soldiers' blood energy later!"

Hearing this, the other demons successively attacked the evil cultivators on the side.

The scene became chaotic for a while.

At this time, watching the escaped demons and evil cultivators fighting amongst themselves on the side, Yang Qianjue seized the opportunity to continuously attack the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array.

However, no matter how he attacked, he was blocked by the Third Elder.

"Enough!"

Old Man Blood Demon suddenly roared.

"If we continue to fight amongst ourselves, the Zhenwu Division's reinforcements will arrive."

"Do not forget, this is the Great Chu capital."

"The Great Chu Imperial Family has not made a move yet."

His cold gaze swept across the demons.

"Take turns choosing prey according to cultivation level; whoever dares to snatch again..."

"Boom!"

A hundred-zhang blood shadow appeared behind Old Man Blood Demon, and the terrifying pressure caused the air to solidify.

The Wolf Demon's fur stood on end, and the Tiger Demon also narrowed its eyes.

This was Old Man Blood Demon's signature technique, the "Blood God Dharma Manifestation."

Twenty years ago, he had used it to slaughter three cities.

If it were not for the fact that Old Man Blood Demon came from the Demonic Path Holy Land — the Azure Demon Sect.

He would have long since been executed by the Zhenwu Guard.

The Great Chu Imperial Family did not want to go to war with the Azure Demon Sect, so they had no choice but to imprison him.

"We shall follow what Old Man Blood Demon has said."

"What do you think, fellow Demon Kings?"

The sloppy Daoist wiped the blood and crawled up, a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes.

...

At this time, Wei Jia's face was pale.

The Black Tortoise Shield Formation formed by the three hundred Imperial Guards was collapsing, and the soldiers in the front row were already bleeding from their seven orifices.

"My Lord, we cannot hold them off!"

"These demons and evil cultivators are too strong."

"Even if their cultivation is not at its peak, we cannot withstand them."

The lieutenant roared, his hand holding the saber trembling incessantly.

Watching the lieutenant grit his teeth to maintain the Formation, Wei Jia no longer hesitated to hide his trump card.

"I ask the Venerable to take action!"