375: Chapter 375 Bullying the weak with numbers, then an apology is indeed warranted.

"Dishonorable, actually ambushing us!"

When Great Dragon saw Xuanyuan Qingyao daring to return, he had already decided to make her fall completely here.

But when he saw Zhou Yan rushing over behind her, his thoughts changed.

Xuanyuan Qingyao, however, didn't know this. After her successful attack, she took a back jump and retreated to Zhou Yan's side.

"One, two, three... after all that, only six Nascent Soul Stage demons, and one Core Formation Stage to make up the numbers."

Although Zhou Yan didn't take them seriously, he still pointed at them and said to Xuanyuan Qingyao,

"You couldn't even defeat these?"

Among these demons, only Great Dragon was somewhat noteworthy. Unless they possessed some Divine Ability or Magic Treasure that could allow them to fight across stages, he really couldn't understand how Xuanyuan Qingyao, whose stats were comparable to Soul Transformation, could possibly lose to these few guys.

Xuanyuan Qingyao just feigned innocence.

"There were two more originally, a total of nine demons."

Shi Suiyan, with puffed cheeks, stood between Xuanyuan Qingyao and Zhou Yan.

"What if there were two more? Even if those two were also Nascent Soul Stage, you're still the Saintess of Liyan Holy Land, aren't you? Look at them and look at you, where's even a scratch? It doesn't look like you've fought at all."

"Are you sure you didn't just run off from the start? And you specifically came to find my Senior Brother, you're probably trying to use this opportunity to hook up with him!"

Xuanyuan Qingyao looked at the aggressive Shi Suiyan, tilted her head, and lightly tapped her forehead with her fist.

"Hehe."

"What does 'hehe' mean?!" Seeing Xuanyuan Qingyao not even pretending anymore, Shi Suiyan was furious.

But the demons on the side were even angrier.

What does this mean? They came up and beat them, and after beating them, they started showing off their affection. Who could tolerate this!

"Hmph! You guys, not only did you ambush us, but you also dare to engage in indecent acts in broad daylight, how vulgar!"

The one speaking was a Porcupine Demon, whose face was now flushed with anger, either from being ambushed or from disliking such displays of affection.

The most awkward ones at this moment were actually Great Dragon and Second Dragon.

They were ordered by Ao Ye to take ownership of the bodhi tree, but were also told not to be enemies with Zhou Yan.

But now Zhou Yan was clearly coming to snatch the bodhi tree, what should they do?

The instructions conflicted.

However, Second Dragon, in a moment of quick thinking, established a Divine Sense connection with Great Dragon while the Porcupine Demon was drawing fire.

"Big Brother, this is a deadlock, but I have a plan."

"Oh? You have a plan too? Quick, tell me."

Second Dragon quickly analyzed the pros and cons of both matters for Ao Ye. The bodhi tree was not Ao Ye's main target, and when Zhou Yan was mentioned, Ao Ye's expression was very displeased.

The importance of the two was clear at a glance.

"We definitely have to defend, but we can try to clash with Zhou Yan. After all, we have more demons, so we might be able to win by numbers and force him to retreat."

"As long as we don't harm him and force him away, neither instruction will be violated. If he's really that strong and we can't defeat him, we'll just withdraw."

"Then we can use Zhou Yan as an excuse, saying it wasn't our incompetence, but rather the Crown Prince's previous request that made it difficult for us to act."

After listening to Second Dragon's words, Great Dragon suddenly saw the light.

That's right, since there's a conflict, why not try to execute both? Whichever one works, works. If both work, even better.

So Great Dragon was about to put on a fierce expression, but then remembered Zhou Yan's strange Qi, and gave a look, signaling Second Dragon to step forward.

Second Dragon also understood what his Big Brother meant. This was him being tricked just now, and now he was going to be tricked again.

But there was no other way. This time, Big Brother wasn't intentional, after all, someone had to take the lead.

But if Great Dragon took the lead and was immediately suppressed to his knees by that strange Qi, it would truly be a joke.

Second Dragon secretly sighed, then his face hardened, and following the Porcupine Demon's words, he stepped forward and said arrogantly,

"Exactly! Ambushing us is one thing, but not even putting us in your eyes, that's truly arrogant to the extreme."

"You three, two Late Nascent Soul Stage, one Early Core Formation Stage."

"One who didn't know would think you were three Nascent Soul Perfection."

"Even if you come from a great Sect, we are not nobodies."

"I admit you, Zhou Yan, are special, but we are no longer who we once were. Using the same tricks again won't work."

Seeing a demon take the lead, the rest of the demons also stepped forward.

Even the Core Formation Stage demon who was previously responsible for providing methods to break the Nanming Li Fire also stepped out, completely fearless.

It was as if they weren't the ones who had just suffered a setback, and now they were the ones who had the upper hand.

Seeing that Zhou Yan hadn't released that mysterious power again, but instead stood with his arms crossed, looking like he was watching a show, Great Dragon also stepped out.

"Now it's seven against three, the advantage is with us."

"Fellow Daoist, if you don't want your Secret Realm journey to end here, then leave quickly. There are plenty of good things in this Secret Realm, no need to pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons."

"Of course, if you insist on not retreating, then don't blame us for ganging up on you."

Great Dragon's tone was measured, not directly threatening, and could be considered to have given Zhou Yan and the others some face.

But Shi Suiyan just sneered and was about to use her techniques when Zhou Yan raised his hand to stop her.

While she was surprised, Xuanyuan Qingyao stepped forward and said to her with a confident expression,

"Little sister, you're only Core Formation Stage, so you should stay behind. Brother Zhou and I are enough here."

After speaking, she rubbed her fists, ready to show these demons some color with Zhou Yan.

Shi Suiyan immediately became anxious. She could also participate in this kind of battle, how could she let Xuanyuan Qingyao hog all the glory!

However, Zhou Yan's next action dispelled her resentment. After stopping Shi Suiyan, Zhou Yan also reached out to stop Xuanyuan Qingyao.

Then, under their surprised gazes, he strode forward and politely bowed to the demons.

"I have to say, you are quite polite, so I cannot lose the dignity of the Human Race."

"Ganging up is indeed not a good thing, and an apology is due."

The Porcupine Demon thought Zhou Yan was going to back down, and with a mocking smile, also took two steps forward.

"If you're scared, then scram, don't stand here and offend our eyes."

Zhou Yan just straightened up, looked at him amusedly, and shook his head.

"You misunderstood."

"The 'ganging up' I spoke of was not referring to you."

"Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, Winnowing Basket."

Every time Zhou Yan uttered a word, a star soul appeared behind him.

When all seven star souls appeared, at a glance, all of them were at Early Nascent Soul Stage or above, with Room Sun Rabbit's cultivation even reaching Late Nascent Soul Stage.

"Eight against seven, don't say I'm bullying you, after all, you are the Yao Race, inherently stronger in battles of the same stage."

Zhou Yan raised a finger, looking playfully at Great Dragon and Second Dragon.

"Let me ask you one more question, guess if they will also suppress you?"

As if realizing something, Great Dragon and Second Dragon both swallowed their saliva. Although the other demons weren't clear about the situation, seeing the lineup opposite them, they all panicked.

After all, they claimed to be seven demons, but there was also a Core Formation Stage among them, and coupled with the failed ambush and subsequent consumption, their condition had already dropped a notch.

Now, asking their six Nascent Soul Stage demons and one Core Formation Stage demon to fight eight Nascent Soul Stage demons was simply a joke.

Not to mention Shi Suiyan, who was Core Formation Stage, and Xuanyuan Qingyao, who was Nascent Soul Stage, still stood behind him.

If any mishap occurred, they wouldn't just stand by. Then it would become nine Nascent Soul Stage plus one Core Formation Stage, against six Nascent Soul Stage plus one Core Formation Stage.

Anyone who could count knew who had the advantage now.

Great Dragon and Second Dragon also realized that there was no need to hold back in this round; in fact, if they didn't go all out, they might even fall!

Seeing this, Zhou Yan also became excited. This was his first time facing so many opponents of the same stage, instead of fighting those stronger, more troublesome monsters.

He stretched his arms and said to Shi Suiyan and Xuanyuan Qingyao behind him,

"Let me have all the experience."

Immediately, Zhou Yan unleashed his full Dragon Might, and the seven star souls simultaneously released their suppression of lower-ranked Yao Race by higher-ranked Yao Race.

Before the battle even began, the strength of the six opposing demons had already been cut by thirty percent, and Great Dragon's by forty percent.

"Don't disappoint me!" Zhou Yan said with a smile to the demons.