Free Web NovelChapter 2166: Chapter 2167: An Army of Overwhelming Force! (Midnight)
The four celestial-level powerhouses were besieged by royal abyssal demons, yet it must be said, their strength was remarkable.
Ye Qiu believed that although the four were strong, they couldn’t possibly be a match for so many royal abyssal demons.
As he continued watching, he realized he had underestimated these four celestial-level powerhouses. Despite countless king abyssal demons charging forward and royal abyssal demons surrounding, they hadn’t managed to take down one of them.
"Very strong," Ye Qiu had to admit the terrifying prowess of these four elders, especially the one from the Taiyi Divine Sect, whose attacks were almost the strongest, sweeping across with Sword Qi, even royal abyssal demons had to retreat, while any king abyssal demon touched was immediately cut down.
This elder’s swordsmanship was exceptional, and among those Ye Qiu had seen, this person was the most skilled with a sword apart from his uncle Dugu Qiujian.
Even in swordsmanship, Ye Qiu felt he was worlds apart from this person.
Impressive!
Ye Qiu’s gaze more often fell on this person because the stronger his prowess, the greater the threat to Ye Qiu in the future.
Dozens of royal abyssal demons hadn’t managed to take down the four, and the demon lord who hadn’t acted became somewhat angry.
An odd sound issued from its mouth, causing the attacking abyssal demons to instantly halt and quickly retreat.
The four immediately felt relieved in their surroundings, yet upon seeing the black abyssal demon advance, none relaxed.
Their expressions became exceptionally solemn.
Clearly, they held the black abyssal demon in high regard, all treating it as a formidable foe.
Their eyes blurred, and the black abyssal demon vanished. When it reappeared, it clutched an elder by the neck, holding him high.
The next second brought a scene that made everyone’s blood run cold.
With a simple squeeze of the black demon’s fingers, a celestial-level powerhouse cracked with a "pfft!" sound!
The neck snapped, instantly separating head from body.
Following that, with a casual kick, the headless corpse was shattered, and the remaining head quickly flew away.
Shhh...
Describing the scene before them as terrifying is no exaggeration.
Celestial-level powerhouses, facing the black abyssal demon, easily wounded, scared into fleeing swiftly with their heads.
The black abyssal demon slightly raised its head, pointed distantly, a beam of light shooting from its fingertip, landing on the fleeing head, and in an instant, another explosion sounded.
The head burst open too.
Ah!
A soul-wrenching scream issued from the head, revealing a golden radiant Soul Body, precisely the elder earlier.
His body destroyed, now only his Soul Power remained.
The elder’s Soul Body crossed his hands, then spread them apart, instantly forming a new body at the celestial level. Although it couldn’t create everything, forming a body was easy.
With the new body ready, the soul re-housed itself within the mind.
Yet clearly, this time, the elder’s aura was much reduced.
Even though celestial-level body reconstruction requires considerable effort, after all, it’s a celestial-level body being sculpted.
After recovering, Ye Qiu thought the elder would seek vengeance, battling fiercely with the black demon, but in the next second, the elder turned and ran.
The other three, seeing this, acted in unison—flee!
The four celestial-level powerhouses, upon the black abyssal demon’s strike, lacked even the courage to engage, terrified into fleeing.
Ye Qiu couldn’t help rubbing his eyes, feeling somewhat unreal. Could celestial-level powerhouses be so cowardly?
Instantly, the four fled, putting aside face, after all, in such a situation, what’s face worth? Moreover, with no outsiders around, there’s no need to worry about appearances.
The four escaped in different directions, the black abyssal demon didn’t pursue, glanced at the four directions, then returned to its original spot.
Ye Qiu inwardly sighed at the missed opportunity; if the black demon had stubbornly fought with the four till the end, it would have been great. He believed none of the four would survive because the black demon was too formidable, easily dealing with celestial-level powerhouses as an adult would with children.
Effortlessly, and casually.
With the four elders gone, the demon army continued advancing, and Ye Qiu still mingled within, playing the role of an abyssal demon.
As he advanced, Ye Qiu’s mind was still occupied with thoughts of those four celestial-level elders; here, they posed a significant threat to him. As long as he appeared as Ye Qiu, these powerhouses would surely target him.
It’s unfortunate these celestial-level powerhouses appeared on the cosmic path; knowing this, Ye Qiu knew to be more cautious.
It seems his plans to seek revenge on Hongyuan Holy Son must be postponed, not to mention Elder Huang—now five celestial-level powerhouses were present.
Thinking of this gave Ye Qiu a headache.
Forget five celestial-level powerhouses; even one would be beyond his ability to defeat.
It seems for now, he can only blend into the abyssal demon ranks; at least with the black abyssal demon, he feels safe.
This time, with no obstacles ahead, the big troop moved faster. Throughout, numerous abyssal demons continued to join, making every sight filled with abyssal demon figures.
Ye Qiu felt light overhead; they were about to reach the upper layers of the cosmic abyss.
With both feet on the ground, Ye Qiu’s mood brightened. Being above ground was delightful, away from the abyss he felt like he was becoming a creature of darkness.
The abyssal demon contingent began splitting into smaller ’teams,’ dispersing in different directions, each team had four to five royal-level abyssal demons.
These small teams weren’t truly small; they were so relative to the whole, with each small team comprising ten thousand abyssal demons at least. Compared to the entire demon army, naturally, they appeared fewer. But against teams of just a few or a dozen, they seemed far greater.
It appeared dozens of royal abyssal demons but with continuous assignments the numbers dwindled.
Ye Qiu wasn’t assigned to other teams, instead continued forward with the black abyssal demon, guessing their target was likely the Star River Ancient City. After all, it’s where humans were most numerous, so this largest team was likely headed there.
This aligned perfectly with Ye Qiu’s intention, as he wanted to see if Jin Shanshun and the others were safe.
A force of several hundred thousand abyssal demons advanced rapidly, raising a dust storm, obscuring vision, with only footsteps audible.
It felt like an army pressing forward, inexorably advancing.
The strangest thing is, Ye Qiu became one of them.
After several hours, the outline of the Star River Ancient City slowly appeared ahead.
From afar, figures could be vaguely seen standing on the walls; the demon tide struck again, and those inside had long readied for combat.
Galda, Pu Zhen, stood atop the walls, preparing to once more confront the demon lord.
Arrived.
When about dozens of meters from the Star River Ancient City, Ye Qiu saw many people, including some familiar figures.
