Chapter 1337 |
Chapter 1337: The Battle Reignites
“Miss Huo Yang, please show mercy!”
“Miss Huo Yang, don’t attack yet!”
To Su Jingzhen and the others’ surprise, the five legions from the Divine Flame Family rushed toward them, shouting at Huo Yang to stop, their voices laced with urgency.
Although they were puzzled, it was already too late.
The killing intent dragon opened its massive maw, and the killing intent energy ball shot out.
It struck the eight legions from the Heavenly Water Family head-on.
Only then did Su Jingzhen and the others notice that these Heavenly Water Family legions were largely unprepared.
The two at the front were instantly torn to shreds.
But Su Jingzhen and the others didn’t care what these guys were up to.
The Demon Warrior Legion launched another energy ball.
The remaining Heavenly Water Family legions were also instantly annihilated.
Then, the Demon Warrior Legion calmly absorbed the strands of killing intent one by one.
However, to You Yue’s disappointment, they still hadn’t reached the true Demon King level.
She shook her head at Su Jingzhen. “Husband, I still feel like we’re just a bit short.
I don’t know why.”
Hearing this, Su Jingzhen still smiled. “It’s fine. There are still many legions here. We’ll take it slow.”
At this moment, the five legions from the Divine Flame Family had also arrived nearby.
Seeing the Heavenly Water Family legions reduced to blood mist and disappearing, their expressions turned grim.
“Miss Huo Yang, this… sigh…”
Huo Yang, however, looked somewhat surprised.
The core members of these legions were all core disciples from the various branches of the Divine Flame Family.
Their status within the Divine Flame Family wasn’t particularly high.
“What’s going on with you? Don’t you know the relationship between the Divine Flame Family and the Heavenly Water Family?
When facing Heavenly Water Family disciples, instead of killing them immediately, you tried to stop me?”
Huo Yang’s tone carried a hint of authority.
Hearing this, the disciples hurriedly explained, “Miss Huo Yang, there’s a misunderstanding.
That’s not what we meant. It’s just that all the legions around the Ancient Mystic City have formed a temporary alliance.
This alliance was initiated by the Heavenly Water Family, and they’ve already figured out some methods to break the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City.
That’s why we temporarily set aside our grudges and chose to cooperate with them.”
As the Divine Flame Family disciple spoke, there was a hint of regret in his tone.
He sighed, “But now, they’ve been wiped out by Miss Huo Yang.”
While the Divine Flame Family disciple was explaining, many of the legions around the Ancient Mystic City also approached.
They all looked at the Demon Warrior Legion with anger, as if blaming them.
“With the leading legions of the Heavenly Water Family gone, it’s basically impossible to break the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City now.”
“Divine Flame Family, what are you doing?
We already agreed that family grudges would be set aside until after the barrier was broken.
What’s the meaning of this?
Now that the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City can’t be opened, we’re all just standing here, wasting our time!”
These guys arrived, full of accusations toward the Demon Warrior Legion.
Huo Yang raised an eyebrow but didn’t seem to care.
“If you can’t even break the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City, then you’re just useless. What’s there to say?
Besides, the grudge between the Divine Flame Family and the Heavenly Water Family is none of your business.
Now, I’ve already killed them. Are you going to challenge me?”
As she spoke, Huo Yang remained as confident as ever.
The core disciples of the five Divine Flame Family legions looked somewhat awkward.
They had been getting along well with the others earlier.
But they also knew just how powerful the Demon Warrior Legion was.
One of them spoke up with a serious expression, “Miss Huo Yang, there are hundreds of legions gathered here.
Although the Demon Warrior Legion is strong, perhaps there’s no need to make enemies of everyone.”
The implied meaning was that even the Demon Warrior Legion might not be able to take on all the legions present.
Huo Yang, however, grew excited at the prospect.
If these guys attacked them directly, it would be perfect.
“I’ve long heard of the Demon Warrior Legion’s strength, but I didn’t expect them to be so domineering.
Since Miss Huo Yang speaks so disdainfully of the Ancient Mystic City’s barrier, I assume the Demon Warrior Legion has the ability to open it.”
“The Heavenly Water Family had already figured out the key to breaking the barrier. Now that their legions have been wiped out, if the Demon Warrior Legion can’t open the barrier, we might have to demand an explanation from you.”
As they spoke, the legions surrounding the Demon Warrior Legion locked their auras onto Huo Yang and the others.
However, they didn’t attack immediately.
Huo Yang, however, remained as confident as ever.
She glanced at the remaining Heavenly Water Family legions further back.
“The Divine Flame Family can naturally open the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City.
But before that, I don’t want to see a single Heavenly Water Family legion in the Mystic Region.
Step aside!”
With the experience from the Earth Region, the Demon Warrior Legion was now stronger than ever.
And among those surrounding them, there were only a few dozen legions. She almost wished these guys would lose their patience and attack.
At this moment, the dozen or so Heavenly Water Family legions in the distance suddenly changed their expressions.
Some even began to flee.
The eight Heavenly Water Family legions that had been wiped out earlier were the strongest among them.
If even they were easily annihilated, the rest of them charging forward would just be suicide.
The arrival of the Demon Warrior Legion had completely changed the dynamics of the situation.
As soon as Huo Yang finished speaking, the Demon Warrior Legion didn’t hesitate. They quickly chased after the fleeing Heavenly Water Family legions.
As they moved, energy balls shot out one after another.
Explosions rang out as the fleeing Heavenly Water Family legions were reduced to blood mist.
Their legion killing intent, too, was absorbed by the Demon Warrior Legion.
None of them could withstand a single blow.
Under You Yue’s control, the Demon Warrior Legion didn’t reveal their half-step Demon King power.
They only displayed the aura of the ninth stage of the Demon General Realm.
The purpose was clear.
Even at just the ninth stage of the Demon General Realm, the many legions present were filled with dread.
Although they were dissatisfied, they didn’t dare to attack.
“Chisong, your Divine Flame Family is quite impressive. I’d like to see how the Demon Warrior Legion plans to open the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City.”
A burly man from the Barbarian God Demon Sect spoke to a Divine Flame Family disciple named Chisong.
Hearing these guys now blaming the Divine Flame Family, Chisong sneered, “Since Miss Huo Yang has said so, she must have a way to open the barrier. Just watch.
Even if they can’t open it, everyone can just go to other regions to seek other opportunities.”
At this point, the Divine Flame Family legions naturally had to stand by Huo Yang’s side.
They knew where their loyalty lay.
“Heh, ruining everyone’s opportunity isn’t something that can be resolved with just a few words.
If Huo Yang and the others can’t open the barrier this time, we’ll have to demand an explanation.
The hundreds of legions here won’t fear a single Demon Warrior Legion!”
As they spoke, the killing intent of many legions began to condense.
They locked onto the Demon Warrior Legion from a distance.
Sensing this, Huo Yang and the others weren’t alarmed—they were delighted.
However, they didn’t deal with these legions immediately.
Based on their experience in the Earth Region, once Su Jingzhen absorbed everything here, these legions would inevitably lose their patience.
After wiping out all the Heavenly Water Family legions in the area, their attention turned to the thick barrier of the Ancient Mystic City.
This barrier was indeed vastly different from those of the Ancient Desolate City and the Earth Ancient City.
The energy here wasn’t violent, but it was extremely stable.
When Su Jingzhen’s divine consciousness touched it, he felt a repelling force.
“Even divine consciousness is repelled. This is clearly being controlled by someone.”
Su Jingzhen muttered to himself, growing more shocked.
Someone was controlling the Ancient Mystic City.
This was truly beyond their wildest dreams.
After all, based on the experience of countless past trials in the central region, no one could remain here after the month-long trial ended.
And the trial grounds originally belonged to the eight ancient demon sects.
Even the eight Demon Kings had long since perished.
How could anyone still be here?
Thinking of this, Su Jingzhen suddenly thought of another possibility, and his heart shook again!
“Could it be that the Ancient Mystic Demon King has been revived? Or perhaps his state back then wasn’t the same as the Ancient Desolate Demon King and the others?”
With this thought in mind, he had to take this seriously.
His consciousness once again entered the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss to find the Ancient Desolate Demon King and the Ancient Earth Demon King.
Seeing Su Jingzhen arrive, the two looked excited, thinking that another old friend was about to join them.
“Envoy, has another old friend from the ancient demon sects arrived?” The Ancient Desolate Demon King asked excitedly.
Su Jingzhen shook his head. “Not yet. But in the Ancient Mystic City, I encountered something strange.
I couldn’t figure it out, so I wanted to ask you two.
Did the Ancient Mystic Demon King not perish back then?”
Hearing this, the Ancient Desolate Demon King and the Earth Ancient Demon King were stunned.
Then, they both laughed. “Envoy, you must be joking.
The Ancient Mystic old fellow perished before we did.
At most, he left behind a remnant like us.
Only when the Envoy reaches the core of the Ancient Mystic Demon Sect can he briefly awaken.”
Hearing this, Su Jingzhen grew even more puzzled.
He immediately explained the current state of the Ancient Mystic City to the two.
After listening, their expressions also turned surprised.
If it weren’t for the fact that leaving the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss would cause their forms to disintegrate, they would have gone out to see for themselves.
Su Jingzhen then projected a simulation of the current situation in the Ancient Mystic City for the two to observe.
They could clearly sense the aura.
After sensing the aura in the Ancient Mystic City, the two smiled.
“If the Ancient Mystic old fellow had truly revived, it wouldn’t be at this level.
This must be some entity within the Ancient Mystic City that has developed its own consciousness over the endless years.
This thing’s strength shouldn’t be too high, at most a high-level Demon General Realm. It’s nothing to worry about.”
After confirming this with the two, Su Jingzhen relaxed again.
Earlier, he had been worried that if the Ancient Mystic Demon King was still alive and had entered some corrupted state, it would be troublesome.
But now, with this situation, a mere barrier was nothing in front of Su Jingzhen.
His main body immediately left the Demon Warrior Legion and walked to the gate of the Ancient Mystic City.
The barrier’s energy was thickest here.
He took out the black brick.
Without hesitation, a dark light flashed, and he pressed the black brick against the barrier.
The power of the world erupted, and a massive suction force emerged. The area covered by the black brick’s dark light instantly melted away.
A vacuum about ten zhang wide appeared.
Although the barrier’s energy continued to surge toward the gap, it was no match for the power of the world.
While the many legions from various forces were still sneering at the Demon Warrior Legion from a distance, Su Jingzhen suddenly pulled off this move.
Everyone’s expressions froze.
They rubbed their eyes repeatedly, as if unable to believe what they were seeing.
“What… what did I just see?
They didn’t even use the legion’s power to attack forcefully. Just a single move from Su Jingzhen opened the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City?”
“Earlier, even when hundreds of legions joined forces, we couldn’t do it. How did Su Jingzhen manage it?”
“It seems the Demon Warrior Legion had this ability all along when they chose to wipe out the Heavenly Water Family legions.
We might have misjudged them.”
“Haha, if they had just said they had this ability earlier, we wouldn’t have had this misunderstanding.”
“Now that the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City is open, perhaps we can go in and seek opportunities.
The barrier here is so intact. It’s possible that no one has entered during the past few central trials. The opportunities inside must be abundant.”
As they discussed, the many legions began to move toward the gate of the Ancient Mystic City.
But at this moment, the Demon Warrior Legion stood guard.
The killing intent dragon circled in the air.
Huo Yang’s lips curled into a cold smile.
“What are you all doing?
The barrier was opened by the Demon Warrior Legion. Do you think you can just reap the benefits?
The Demon Warrior Legion never agreed to cooperate with you, did we?”
As she spoke, a hint of disdain flashed in Huo Yang’s eyes.
Hearing this, all the legions were stunned.
Then, many of them frowned.
Their auras suddenly turned sharp.
“Miss Huo Yang, what do you mean by this?
Is the Demon Warrior Legion, or rather the Divine Flame Family, planning to monopolize the Ancient Mystic City?”
As they spoke, they felt a sense of absurdity.
Throughout the ages, no force had ever had the audacity to monopolize an ancient city in the trial grounds.
Huo Yang’s smile remained indifferent.
“The Demon Warrior Legion will monopolize it. What’s wrong with that?
If you’re unhappy, you can attack us. It’s fine.”
From beginning to end, Huo Yang believed that the Demon Warrior Legion was in the right.
After all, they were the ones who broke the barrier. It had nothing to do with anyone else.
If anyone dared to attack them, they would simply be defending themselves.
At that point, absorbing their legion killing intent would be justified.
“What arrogance.
Everyone, since the Demon Warrior Legion insists on being stubborn, let’s join forces and take them down!
I’d like to see how a ninth stage Demon General Realm dares to act so arrogantly in front of all of us!”
“No matter how strong a single legion is, it’s still within the Demon General Realm.
If they’re seeking death, let’s grant their wish!!”
“…”
At this moment, the leaders of the various legions sneered.
Now that the barrier of the Ancient Mystic City had been opened by Su Jingzhen, they had no more concerns.
As long as they wiped out the Demon Warrior Legion, the endless opportunities within the Ancient Mystic City would naturally be theirs.
Even if Huo Yang had a high status, would the Divine Flame Family really go to war with all the forces over this?
Seeing the legion killing intent condensing and the murderous auras locking onto them, Su Jingzhen, Huo Yang, and the others grew even more excited.
This was exactly the state they wanted.
They wanted these guys to be filled with killing intent.
“Miss Huo Yang, we’ll assist you!”
At this moment, the five legions from the Divine Flame Family suddenly approached Huo Yang and the others.
Even at this critical moment, after an internal struggle, they chose to stand by Huo Yang.
They also understood that if the Demon Warrior Legion fell here, these guys wouldn’t let any Divine Flame Family legions in the Mystic Region go.
Since the situation had escalated, they had to stand by Huo Yang’s side.
Huo Yang was slightly surprised by their choice.
But she was also pleased.
After all, they were still disciples of the Divine Flame Family. They hadn’t disappointed her.
“You’ve made the right choice.”
As soon as Huo Yang finished speaking, the killing intent of the growing number of legions before them—now over a hundred—intensified.
“Enough talk.
Let’s wipe them out, and all the opportunities in the Ancient Mystic City will be ours!”
Someone shouted.
In the next moment, terrifying Demon General Realm-level attacks rained down on Huo Yang and the others.
Su Jingzhen and the others sneered.
The killing intent dragon roared.
Its body instantly expanded, enveloping all members of the Demon Warrior Legion and the five Divine Flame Family legions within its defense.
Even under the barrage of high-level Demon General Realm attacks, the killing intent dragon remained unscathed.
The terrifying energy shockwaves caused the surrounding barrier to tremble.
Under the blinding light, the members of the many legions couldn’t see what was happening on Su Jingzhen’s side.
But they were all excited.
In their view, under such a powerful onslaught, the Divine Flame Family legions must have been reduced to dust, merging with the energy of the world.
But just as they were celebrating, they saw several killing intent energy balls shooting out from the blinding light, heading straight for them.