87: Ancient demons, desperate people!

“The one opposite is a complete demon, an Ancient Demon Vine that devours fear!”

“Retreat quickly, don't look back!”

With that, Nangong Lengyu retreated swiftly without hesitation.

Unfortunately, the demon had no intention of letting them go.

Vines rapidly entangled the lagging personnel.

The next moment, those who were entangled were drained of their nutrients, turning into mummified corpses.

Immediately, the mummified corpses became active and began to obstruct Nangong Lengyu and their escape.

Sweat poured down Nangong Lengyu's forehead.

She no longer had time to protect her teammates!

Escape and report what happened here!

Demons have descended upon the world once more!

Demons are different from the Human, Yao, and Witch races.

It is not a race; any living being can become a demon.

It feeds on the flesh and Soul of living beings, and can produce the four Qi of resentment, rage, killing, and ferocity.

To kill it, only Cultivators above the Mahayana Stage can sever and suppress it!

Then, slowly extinguish its vitality with the Qi of living beings.

But since five thousand years ago, the Nine Provinces World has had no Mahayana Cultivators.

Furthermore, they are essentially immortal and indestructible; as long as there are negative emotions, they can grow stronger!

The more Nangong Lengyu thought, the more fear she felt in her heart.

In just three minutes, the nearly one hundred people she brought were reduced to eleven.

Fortunately, they moved fast enough, and the Fear Demon Tree's vines could not keep up with them.

“Qian Wei (Commander), the vines are retreating!”

As soon as they reached an open area, Nangong Lengyu heard her subordinate's report.

Nangong Lengyu quickly turned to look.

The black vines seemed to sense some danger and retreated in a hurry.

“Phew, it seems there must be something here that can restrain it!”

“Qian Wei (Commander), we finally escaped the demon's clutches!”

Just as Nangong Lengyu also breathed a sigh of relief, she heard another subordinate's nervous voice.

“We… it seems we haven't escaped yet…”

Hearing this, everyone looked at him.

He was staring nervously ahead.

Following his gaze was another figure.

That figure was not particularly large, like a grinding stone suspended in the air,

Surrounded by thick threads.

Looking closely, it was actually a colorful spider!

The thick threads around it were actually its spun silk!

On its body, a crooked character for “Rage” was carved.

“Damn, it's the Rage Demon Spider!”

Before the words finished, strands of spider silk flew towards everyone, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Two complete demons!?

Nangong Lengyu frantically dodged, but her expression was already uncontrollable.

It was an expression of deep disbelief.

This Black Yuan City was finished!

No wonder anyone who came died!

First, the revival of sinful Souls, and now the descent of demons!

What is happening to the Nine Provinces World?

“Qian Wei (Commander), we can't escape, we can only use the Spatial Teleportation Formation to send you away!”

Hearing this, Nangong Lengyu quickly snapped back to reality.

To the left was a massive tree, and to the right was a dense spider web.

It was truly facing wolves ahead and tigers behind!

It was already a dead end!

“No, I'll stay with you all, let the youngest Yuan Si leave!”

Yuan Si's eyes flashed with golden light, and he loudly declared, “Everyone, form the Formation, send Qian Wei (Commander) away!”

Before Nangong Lengyu could resist, a spatial force directly carried her away.

Finally, she only saw the tree vines pierce through the bodies of the remaining nine people.

“Qian Wei (Commander), the people of Nine Provinces depend on you!”

...

On the other side.

The Sima Family's forces had already entered Black Yuan City.

Leading the way was Sima Ren, a Body Integration Stage Cultivator.

His face was full of disdain: “Hmph, they're all useless, such a small matter requires me to be alarmed!”

“We've walked for so long, where are the Yao Beasts?”

“The Sima Family's face has been completely lost by them, making me, a Body Integration Stage Cultivator, clean up their mess!”

Just then, a voice spoke up.

“Old Ancestor, you… you… behind you…”

Sima Ren's face was extremely impatient, and he turned around and cursed, “You're useless too, you can't even speak clearly… What… is that thing?”

“Could it really be… a demon?!”

“Are you… kidding me… it's been ten thousand years… since this thing appeared…”

“Is it fake?”

Looking at the massive tree demon, a trace of pallor appeared on Sima Ren's face, and his mouth kept twitching.

His cultivation was at the Middle Stage of Body Integration, and his perception was quite accurate.

In his Divine Sense, the opponent was completely non-existent!

That could only mean one thing: a demon!

Could he go back now?

I'm just passing by!

Really, my mom is waiting for me to come home for dinner…

Sima Ren's face was pale, and his heart was already filled with bitterness!

It wasn't that he was a coward; it was that demons were simply unsolvable!

Cultivators below the Mahayana Stage were useless against it!

And in Nine Provinces, where were there any Mahayana Cultivators?

“Retreat, this is no longer something we can solve!”

“Retreat quickly!”

But just as they turned around and ran back the way they came, a colorful spider appeared in front of them.

“Quickly use Spatial Teleportation!”

“Old Ancestor, it's ineffective!”

“???”

...

Outside the city.

Liu Ziyang stared at Black Yuan City, which was enveloped in a mist, his expression extremely grim.

“Second Young Master, aren't we going in?”

Liu Ziyang shook his head and said bitterly, “It's over, it's a demon!”

“Second Young Master, what do you mean?”

Liu Ziyang put away the gray light in his eyes and said with difficulty, “My eyes are the ultimate reconnaissance eagle eyes; I can see the situation inside!”

The guards on the side all looked at Liu Ziyang and asked, “Second Young Master, what did you see?”

Liu Ziyang shivered and swallowed, saying, “The Sima Family's Body Integration Stage mighty one is trapped in a spider web, being slowly devoured by the Rage Demon Spider; now only half of his body is left!”

“The Outer City now has no living beings; going in now is just sending ourselves to death!”

“The Inner City is all mist; I can't see clearly, only vaguely a little.”

“The Inner City is very chaotic; the Jiang Family is currently slaughtering Yao Beasts, but a Void Refining Stage Rhino Yao Beast has already killed many of the Jiang Family's dependents, and many Yao Beasts have gathered around it; the Inner City has become its territory!”

“And Black Cloud Peak is trapped by a barrier Formation; I can't see the situation inside.”

“With our strength, we can't even get close to Black Cloud Peak!”

His guard also swallowed and said nervously, “Then, Second Young Master, what should we do?”

Liu Ziyang's eyes became firm, and he gritted his teeth and said, “Set up camp and guard against the demon calamity expanding; we'll wait for them to show weakness!”

The guard said nervously, “Then what about Master, what do we tell him?”

Liu Ziyang took a deep breath: “Just tell the truth; what we need to do is show the world the Liu Family's stance!”

“Our Liu Family sons will not abandon any Liu Family member; we never fear death, but we will not casually throw our lives away!”

“Similarly, as soldiers, we will use our lives to block the expansion of the demon calamity and protect the people of Nine Provinces behind us!”

The guard straightened his posture and said loudly, “Yes!”

...

Inner City.

The aura on Xiao Dong's body suddenly underwent an earth-shattering change.

A surge of righteous Qi broke through the surrounding beast groups.

His innate Divine Ability, “True Dragon's Breath,” was complete!

He was only one step away from Soul Transformation: condensing the Seed of Divine Sense!

Seeing this scene, Duan Tianya couldn't help but praise, “Not bad, kid, this Divine Ability is quite solid!”

Xiao Dong's face, however, did not show joy; he only looked around worriedly.

“Old man, two days have passed, and my good fortune has disappeared, but I can't escape Black Yuan City at all!”

“Isn't the Dragon Leap Talisman supposed to have no restrictions? Why do I return to Black Yuan City every time I use it?”

Duan Tianya saw the surrounding mist, and a hint of strangeness appeared in his heart.

“The Dragon Leap Talisman can be used, meaning everything is fine, but returning here means someone has manipulated the external space, which is equivalent to creating a mirror outside Black Yuan City; anyone who tries to leave will be reflected back!”

Xiao Dong heard this and said nervously, “Then what should I do? Two days have passed, and I haven't seen the Evil King; is what that blind man said fake?”

Duan Tianya shook his head and said, “Probably not; maybe it's because of the good fortune that you've avoided the Evil King. Just think, if it weren't for that good fortune, could you have obtained Dragon Qi to condense your innate Divine Ability ‘True Dragon's Breath’? Could you have found Nuwa Soil?”

Xiao Dong nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

These two days, he had indeed been smooth sailing, gaining a pile of rare treasures, and also slaughtering enemies without suffering any injuries.

Duan Tianya spoke, “Next, find a place to hide well, don't show your face. Someone taller will naturally handle these matters!”

Xiao Dong hesitated, “But without me, those common people will be directly killed by the Yao Beasts; now that Rhino Yao is already unstoppable!”

Duan Tianya advised, “Look at the Jiang Family's current predicament; those Yao Beasts will be dealt with very soon. As for that Rhino, someone will deal with it. You are currently under bad luck, so you must be careful everywhere!”

“Otherwise, if you die, everything—your father's revenge, saving the world—will be impossible! “

“Jiang Lin and you are sworn enemies; if he knew you were here, he would definitely use the opportunity to persecute you!”

Xiao Dong looked back at the common people huddled together for warmth in the large courtyard, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

Duan Tianya sensed this scene and gritted his teeth, saying, “If you die, then everything—your father's revenge, saving the world—will all be impossible!”

Hearing this, Xiao Dong's eyes suddenly became firm, and gritting his teeth, he turned and walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as he stepped out, he felt a gust of fragrant wind blow towards him.

In a daze, Xiao Dong saw a graceful figure.

The figure turned around, and an exquisite, jade-like face appeared before Xiao Dong.

It was Shangguan Yaoyao!

Xiao Dong said excitedly, “Shangguan Yaoyao, why are you here?”

He rushed towards the pink figure with joy, about to reach her.

Then he heard a loud shout in his ear.

“Wake up now!”

The next moment, Xiao Dong's eyes suddenly cleared.

He found that there was nothing around him, only an empty street.

“Brat, you just fell for an illusion. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere now?”

Xiao Dong checked his body and, finding himself unharmed, muttered,

“An illusion? But I clearly smelled the scent of primroses, Yaoyao's favorite!”

Duan Tianya snorted coldly, “Consider yourself lucky, kid!”

“Primrose scent, you almost didn't make it back!”

“That should be a spell interwoven with illusion and space; it could even block my shouts. If I hadn't used my Soul power, you would have completely succumbed!”

“The bad luck started like this; this supreme treasure of the Heterodox Sect, the Lucky Sachet, is nothing more than this!”

Xiao Dong exclaimed in alarm, “Oh no, my three pocket dimension bags are all gone!”