24: Chapter 24 A Wolf's Ambition!

Meanwhile.

The remaining thirty-plus Disciples scattered, surrounding the bone platform in a fan shape. They pinched hand seals, and Spiritual Qi erupted from within their bodies, transforming into beams of spiritual light that poured into the Demon-Binding Net.

The net glowed brilliantly, its coverage area expanding slightly to envelop the entire body of the Earth Lizard Ancestor.

"You seek death!"

A flicker of madness flashed in the eyes of the Earth Lizard Ancestor.

It opened its mouth and let out a low hiss, its remaining Demon Power exploding violently from within.

A mass of grey-black demonic light surged from its body, spreading like ripples and slamming fiercely into the Demon-Binding Net.

"Boom!"

The demonic light collided with the magical net, emitting a dull, thunderous roar.

The Demon-Binding Net trembled violently, its light flickering unsteadily. It was actually being held up by that surge of demonic light, unable to descend. Zhao Heng's face paled, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but he gritted his teeth, desperately channeling his spiritual power to hold the net together.

The situation of the other Disciples was no better.

Under the backlash of the demonic light, several Disciples with weaker cultivation spat out blood on the spot and staggered back a few steps.

"You rampant beast!"

Chen Yuanshan's eyes turned cold. He pinched a seal with his right hand, and the Qingfeng Sword flew from his palm, hovering in mid-air.

The sword body trembled, emitting a crisp hum, and a sharp sword light shot out from the tip, heading straight for the brow of the Earth Lizard Ancestor.

"Boom!"

The sword light collided with the demonic light.

"Boom!"

The stone cave shook, and debris from the dome fell down with a rustling sound.

...

Meanwhile.

Outside the cave.

The Vulture Demon and the Python Demon arrived at the clearing outside the Immortal Cave almost simultaneously, each leading their own subordinates.

The Vulture Demon folded its wings and landed on a boulder on the left, its small eyes fixed on the Python Demon, filled with hostility.

The Python Demon coiled in a crevice on the right, its cold, slit pupils staring back at the Vulture Demon, its tongue flickering in and out.

"What are you here for?"

The Vulture Demon's voice was hoarse and cold.

"Whatever you are here for, I am here for."

The Python Demon's voice was raspy and low, carrying a hint of undisguised provocation.

The two demon generals glared at each other, neither willing to yield.

Behind them, the flock of vultures and the group of snakes were also confronting each other, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Neither was here to help the Earth Lizard Ancestor. When the Earth Lizard Ancestor was alive, they were subjects, slaves, pawns that could be sacrificed at any time.

But now, the Old Ancestor was going to die!

"The Old Ancestor isn't dead yet, and you're already in such a rush to carve up the corpse?"

The Vulture Demon sneered.

"Aren't you the same?"

The Python Demon did not back down.

The gazes of the two demon generals collided in mid-air, striking invisible sparks.

The flock of vultures and the group of snakes behind them were also restless, ready to pounce on each other at any moment.

No demon noticed that on a dead tree not far away, a black crow was perched among the branches, its bean-sized black eyes staring intently at this side.

That's right.

Wu Li had also come; he did not want to miss this opportunity.

Although it was a great omen of death, if he could succeed, the boost he would gain would be immense, absolutely equivalent to decades of bitter cultivation!

It was hard for him not to be tempted.

The only difference was that the words "great omen of death" meant Wu Li would absolutely not reveal himself easily, even when the spoils of war were within reach.

"I wonder what kind of play this is exactly."

Wu Li murmured in his heart, then concealed his presence.

"Boom!"

Just then.

Inside the cave.

A loud explosion erupted from within, and violent Demon Power, carrying gravel and dust, surged out from the cave entrance like a volcanic eruption.

Subsequently, a figure flew backward out of the smoke and dust, crashing heavily onto the clearing outside the cave, rolling a few times before stopping. It was Chen Yuanshan.

Chen Yuanshan's robe was in tatters, and there was a claw mark on his chest deep enough to see the bone. Blood stained half of his body, and his Qingfeng Sword was broken in two, scattered beside him.

Immediately following him.

A dozen Disciples fled from inside the cave in a wretched state.

Each of them was injured; some had their arms torn off, some were bleeding from their seven orifices due to the shock of the Demon Power, and some had even lost their Magical Artifacts, scrambling and crawling as they ran out.

More than thirty people went in, and less than half came out.

Zhao Heng rushed in the front, his left arm hanging limply, clearly broken.

His face was pale as paper, his eyes filled with terror. As he ran, he kept looking back, fearing that the terrifying figure would chase after them.

However.

The moment they rushed out of the cave entrance, everyone froze.

On the clearing outside the cave, on the left was the flock of vultures led by the Vulture Demon, and on the right was the group of snakes led by the Python Demon. The two sides were confronting each other, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

The Vulture Demon crouched on the boulder, its small eyes filled with fierce light; the Python Demon coiled in the crevice, its cold, slit pupils staring at the opposite side. Behind both sides, dense crowds of vultures and venomous snakes were poised to strike, ready to pounce on each other at any moment.

Chen Yuanshan and the dozen Disciples were caught right in the middle.

The Vulture Demon tilted its bald head, glanced at the wretched Human Race Cultivators, and then looked at the cave entrance, a flash of schadenfreude appearing in its small eyes.

The Python Demon also turned its head, its slit pupils filled with indifference.

Just then, a heavy moving sound came from the cave entrance.

The Earth Lizard Ancestor walked out from the smoke and dust.

Its speed was very slow, and its grey-brown scales were covered in blood—some from the Human Race, and some its own.

A severed arm hung from the corner of its mouth, and it was chewing on something, making a "crunch, crunch" sound.

In its mouth was the corpse of a Human Race Cultivator.

That person was not yet fully dead, their legs kicking weakly outside, emitting faint screams.

The Earth Lizard Ancestor raised its head, its throat undulating as it swallowed the corpse bit by bit. The corpse formed a huge bulge in its throat, slowly sliding down.

The Vulture Demon's pupils shrank violently, and the Python Demon's body also tensed slightly.

After the Earth Lizard Ancestor swallowed the corpse, it slowly raised its head, its amber slit pupils sweeping across the area outside the cave. It looked at the Vulture Demon, then looked at the Python Demon, and finally landed on Chen Yuanshan and the dozen Disciples.

"Kill them!"

The Earth Lizard Ancestor's voice was not loud, but it remained majestic.

The Vulture Demon and the Python Demon were both startled, looking at each other.

Those small eyes and cold slit pupils collided in the air; hostility remained, but there was more of a tacit understanding.

Before, neither of them had guarded the cave entrance, letting the Human Race Cultivators enter; for that reason alone, they were doomed to die.

Since that was the case...

The Vulture Demon was the first to turn its head, its small eyes staring intently at the Earth Lizard Ancestor, fierce light flickering.

It opened its beak and let out a sharp screech, but that screech was not aimed at the Human Race Cultivators, but at the Earth Lizard Ancestor.

"Kill!"

Before the words had faded.

The Vulture Demon's wings snapped open, and its body shot toward the Earth Lizard Ancestor like an arrow.

At the same time, the Python Demon also moved, its body twisting as it lunged out of the crevice. Its pitch-black scales shimmered with a cold, eerie light in the twilight, and it opened its bloody maw, its fangs striking straight for the throat of the Earth Lizard Ancestor!

"Wolfish ambition!!"

The Earth Lizard Ancestor's pupils shrank violently, and a trace of coldness flashed in its amber slit pupils.

The flock of vultures and the group of snakes also moved in unison.