Chapter 584 - 251: Backstab

Chapter 584: Chapter 251: Backstab

Demon Essence surged through their bodies as they charged about in a frenzy, their speed terrifying.

The disciples of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect were clearly only at the True Essence Second or Third Realm. There were about twenty of them.

Only a handful managed to fly, wobbling unsteadily into the air... they clearly hadn’t mastered the Body Technique Leaf Skill.

Most of them, however, hadn’t even grasped the basic Body Technique Leaf Skill.

...There were already casualties.

"Damn it! Fight and fall back! The Sect elders are on their way!"

one of the disciples shouted.

All of these disciples were sword cultivators, though their Natures varied.

Their True Essence fueled surging waves of Sword Aura.

...But these Ox Demons were clearly no ordinary Extraordinary beings... they were probably close to the upper echelons of the Extraordinary realm.

Their speed was astounding. Though their eyes were crimson, they didn’t hold anger—only cruelty and greed.

"Aargh!"

A disciple let out a pained scream as one of the Ox Demons charged him. He tried to drive it back with his Sword Aura, but the beast endured the strike, which only left a shallow gash. Enraged by the pain, the Ox Demon became even faster. It swung its head, and a horn instantly pierced the disciple’s abdomen, causing him to shriek in agony.

The Ox Demon then violently shook its head. The sharp horn, like a scimitar, instantly sliced his stomach open. His scream grew even more shrill as red and green viscera spilled from the gaping wound.

He was thrown hard against a large tree, then bounced onto the ground, already taking his last breath.

"Junior Brother!!!"

"Junior Brother Yang!!"

The nearby Golden Rainbow Sword Sect disciples cried out in alarm.

The Ox Demon charged forward and, in one motion, clamped its jaw around the disciple.

A sickening CRUNCH followed...

Just like that, Junior Brother Yang’s upper body was bitten off, leaving only his legs to fall to the ground...

The disciples’ faces turned ashen. Their cries of alarm died in their throats.

The Ox Demon, a creature that should have been eating grass, was now chewing mouthfuls of the corpse. After a few bites, it swallowed the remains with a GULP.

In that instant, its demonic aura seemed to grow even denser.

This gruesome scene terrified all the disciples. A hush fell over the battlefield.

But while they stood frozen in shock, the Ox Demons did not.

Just then, an Ox Demon charged toward one of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect disciples. The disciple snapped back to his senses, his face contorting in terror.

It was too late to react properly. Almost without thinking, he grabbed the disciple next to him and shoved him toward the charging Ox Demon.

The disciple next to him, his attention also fixed on the approaching Ox Demon, never expected to be betrayed. A look of utter disbelief filled his eyes as he turned his head in horror to look at the one who had pushed him.

But the betrayer was already scrambling backward, his eyes filled with panic and terror.

THUNK!

With a soft sound, the horned Demon effortlessly pierced the disciple’s abdomen.

The impaled disciple didn’t even look at the Ox Demon. Instead, he stared in disbelief at the one who had pushed him.

"Senior Brother, you..."

He wanted to say more, but in the next moment, his body was flung into the air, his stomach ripped open.

This sudden betrayal shocked all the disciples. Their gazes locked onto the one who had pushed his comrade.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I... I didn’t mean to!"

The disciple stammered, as if only now realizing the gravity of his actions.

Someone gnashed their teeth, about to say something, but the Ox Demons were already charging again.

The renewed assault immediately choked back their accusations...

...They could only fight for their lives and try to find a way to retreat.

Watching from a distance, Qin Fang was stunned by the scene. After a moment of thought, he shot forward.

The Ox Demons were fast and powerful. The Sword Auras of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect disciples inflicted only minor wounds, and soon there were more casualties.

One disciple managed to dodge the horns, but was sent flying by the Ox Demon’s charge. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and viscera in mid-air. A series of CRACK-CRACK sounds echoed from within his body. By the time he hit the ground, he was a boneless heap, clearly not going to survive.

This drove all the disciples to despair. They instinctively looked to the sky.

A few disciples who had barely mastered the Body Technique Leaf Skill were hovering in the air, but even they struggled to stay aloft, their faces ashen.

The disciples on the ground fell even deeper into despair.

As an aura of despair spread across the battlefield, they knew they probably wouldn’t last until the Sect elders arrived.

An Ox Demon charged forward, its target this time a female disciple. The color drained from her face, turning deathly pale in an instant. She staggered back a few steps and fell, just as the Ox Demon’s hoof came stomping down.

If that massive hoof landed true, it would be enough to make her upper body explode.

A look of utter despair filled her eyes.

Just then...

ZING!

A point of Profound Light suddenly shot from the heavens, instantly piercing the Ox Demon’s neck.

The Ox Demon’s body froze. The next moment, a terrifying chill erupted from it.

A series of CRACKLE-CRACKLE-CRACKLE sounds rang out as a sheet of Ice Crystal spread rapidly from the charging Ox Demon’s neck.

Its charge slowed instantly. After just two or three more steps, it had turned into an ice sculpture, frozen on the spot!

THUD!

The ice sculpture toppled to the ground.

This sudden turn of events startled everyone.

Their eyes went wide.

...And it wasn’t just the disciples of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect who were stunned.

The pupils of the three remaining Ox Demons contracted sharply. They were among the stronger of the Extraordinary, with intelligence rivaling that of Ordinary People.