Free Web NovelChapter 1335: Chapter 516: Empress: Sorry, My Stats Surpass Yours! (Part 2)
Upon seeing the person’s appearance clearly, everyone’s expressions changed!
The face was covered in black fur, an eagle-like nose, hawk-like eyes, and a sharp hooked beak glimmering with a cold light—it was surprisingly a demon with a beast head and human body!
"It’s the Demon Clan!"
"Alert! Alert!"
Bang—
The assistant officer raised his hand and shot a Sound Arrow, which whizzed sharply into the air.
Seeing their identities exposed, those from the Demon Clan didn’t bother to disguise themselves further, pulling off their black robes to reveal dismembered and grotesque bodies, some resembling wolves and tigers, others bears, and the leader was an eagle with wings.
"So many from the Demon Clan?"
"When did they infiltrate the Capital City?"
Everyone’s expressions grew increasingly grave.
Chen Mo’s hand rested on the sword hilt, his eyes slightly narrowed.
It seems the person behind the scenes finally couldn’t sit still any longer, yet he didn’t expect the other party to send the Demon Clan as the vanguard?
This is Tiandu City. If the demon energy leaks out here, it’s equivalent to seeking death. What are these guys thinking?
"Roar—"
The demons roared and charged forward.
"Slay them on the spot!"
"Don’t let them get near the drill ground, not even a step!"
The Yulin Army, well-trained, immediately formed ranks, with shields, blades, and crossbows interwoven, like a large net, encircling the Demon Clan completely.
The Sky Scale Guard assistants also weren’t idle, drawing their swords for support on the side.
Both sides collided with a thunderous boom, blood splattering instantly!
The Empress paid great attention to this matter, deploying the elite Yulin Army, and with Martial Arts Grandmaster Commander Guo standing firm, there was no chance for these hastily assembled demons to opportunistically create trouble.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the Demon Clan was scattered by this iron flood.
Guo Xiaoyong swung his long knife, each swing drawing blood, like mowing grass, the situation had practically become one-sided.
Swoosh—
The blade swept by, slicing a tiger demon into two halves, flesh flying, thick demon energy filled the air.
Strangely, the blood didn’t seep into the soil but instead vaporized like mist, dyeing the air red.
"These demons are so weak, yet the demon energy is so intense, it almost rivals that of a Grandmaster... What’s going on?" Guo Xiaoyong sensed something was amiss.
At that moment, a strong killing intent suddenly enveloped the sky.
Chen Mo looked up, his pupils contracting instantly, as he saw a high tower near the Imperial City emitting dazzling golden light!
"This is..."
"Watch out!"
At that moment, cries reached his ears.
A figure dressed in a sky-blue robe approached from afar, it was Qi Chengze, Director of the Astronomical Observatory, with a worried expression and hurriedly said: "These demons came specifically to die, intending to trigger the Demon Extermination Crossbow and sabotage the pill furnace!"
"What?!"
Everyone finally reacted.
But it was too late, more than seventy demons were mostly dead or injured, and the remaining ones chose self-destruction, blood splattering like rain in an instant.
The leading eagle demon spread its massive wings, flapped forcefully, and stirred up a gust that swept the blood mist through the air, like a blood cloud suspended above the drill ground.
A glimmer of determination flashed in its eyes as it reached into its chest, ripping out its heart and crushing it, a dark red blood light emerged, merging with the blood mist, and the demon energy grew even denser, making it hard to breathe!
"Damn it, I underestimated, this guy actually has a trace of Great Eagle bloodline!" Guo Xiaoyong’s face was exceedingly grim.
The power of the Demon Extermination Crossbow is determined by the target’s strength, the stronger the opponent’s aura, the greater the power, the Great Eagle being an Ancient Fierce Beast, combined with the blessing of the demon blood, the aura even surpassed the Heavenly Human First Grade!
The Observatory is located at the foot of the Imperial City, Zou Jiansu worried this weapon could be exploited to threaten the Imperial Family, so he set a seal beforehand that no one could control it, only detecting through demon energy—
And right now, in the Demon Extermination Crossbow’s perception, the entire drill ground was a gigantic demon!
The distant golden light grew increasingly brilliant, resembling a sun slowly rising!
"Once the Demon Extermination Crossbow is activated it cannot be stopped, it will continue until the demon energy completely disappears!" Qi Chengze urged: "There is no time for hesitation, all of you must leave this place quickly!"
This thing at full output can hold its own against the Ultimate Venerable; at this rate, not to mention the Creation Golden Pill, everyone will perish with it!
"Hong Xiu!"
Without any hesitation, Chen Mo turned and rushed toward the center of the drill ground.
Clang—
The bowstring clanged, the arrow was out.
The air instantly stilled.
The golden arrow seemed to pierce the heavens, fracturing every part of the void it passed through, spreading web-like dark cracks.
Meanwhile, the green and brown lightning from above crashed down hard!
...
...
Ji Hongxiu’s fingers trembled, her face slightly pale.
The continuous twenty days of refining had already exhausted her body and spirit. Facing the tribulation thunder and arrow light, a sense of powerlessness rose in her heart.
But she was after all a Daoist Venerable, quickly gathering her mind, forming a seal with one hand, the Peach Tree Dharma appeared once more, shielding the pill furnace below, she shouted urgently:
"Zhi’er, immediately take your grandfather and leave this place!"
"Master, let’s go together!" Ling Ningzhi said anxiously.
Ji Hongxiu shook her head resolutely, "The pill embryo is formed, it’s not the time to abandon halfway!"
The surrounding space had been sealed by the tribulation thunder, making it impossible to traverse void. If she fled alone, all remaining people would perish!
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and endure!
Moreover, reaching this point, it was not just about saving Ling Yishan anymore, it was more to prove herself—
Cultivation itself is an act of defying the heavens, if she retreated today, how could she transcend in the future?
Boom!
Under the impact of the Green Gang Li Fire Thunder, the peach tree trembled violently, on the verge of collapse.
Blood surged in Ji Hongxiu’s mouth, her cheeks tinged with an unnatural redness.
She ultimately underestimated this thunder tribulation’s power, let alone the imminent crossbow arrow...
The massive golden pillar of light enveloped the entire drill ground, in the face of this power that destroys everything, everyone couldn’t even muster the thought to resist.
The Dharma Image that could barely hold at first gradually began to disintegrate and crumble, suddenly time seemed to slow countless times, she turned slowly, looking at the man rushing over, as if wanting to etch him forever in her heart.
"Sorry..."
"I still couldn’t accomplish it..."
Seeing it was impossible to resist, Ji Hongxiu simply dispersed the Dharma Image, preparing to use the remaining power to protect Chen Mo and Ling Ningzhi.
Yet at this moment, a cool voice rang out: "Hey, stay alert, it’s not over yet."
"Hmm?" Ji Hongxiu snapped back to reality, suddenly raised her head, only to see a bright color appearing in the gloomy sky, a tall shadow in a plain-colored long dress stood out of thin air.
"Yu Youhan?!"
"Already giving up, quite disappointing."
Yu Youhan shook her head and said: "Enough, let me take over."
Ji Hongxiu frowned and said: "That’s Taiyin Geng Metal Dragon Qi, regular Daoist Skills are difficult to resist it, its power is equivalent to a strike from a Peak Venerable, and there’s also the tribulation thunder, how will you block it? Better save Chen Mo first..."
"Just because you can’t block it, doesn’t mean I can’t." Yu Youhan tread the void barefoot, her black hair flying, speaking calmly: "Right now your cultivation is lacking, your perspective is narrow, seeing me like a frog looking at the moon, when you understand the Great Dao one day, you will realize what it means to be a mayfly seeing the azure sky."
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Ji Hongxiu’s mouth twitched slightly, gritting her teeth she said: "At times like these, stop pretending..."
Before finishing her words, her expression suddenly froze.
The void behind Yu Youhan shattered, a pitch-black sphere appeared like a black hole, suddenly swallowing the golden crossbow arrow!
Then the crossbow arrow shot out from the other end, only the direction had changed, shooting straight towards the tribulation clouds above.
Boom!
The arrow light collided with the tribulation cloud, a violent blast wave exploded instantly!
Golden light soared to the heavens, thunder serpents rampaged, the void twisted and collapsed, the world trembled in resonance!
The terrifying destructive force was absorbed by Dao Fall completely, without affecting anything below, everyone dumbfounded gazed at the sky, motionless like sculptures.
Yu Youhan stood with hands behind her back, against the backdrop of the grand fireworks unfolding, like a deity, her azure eyes glancing sideways at Ji Hongxiu, her red lips parted lightly:
"Practice more if you’re weak."
Ji Hongxiu: "..."
