Chapter 1628 - 688: He Has Appeared

Chapter 1628: Chapter 688: He Has Appeared

Just as that terrifying living being appeared, a thunderous killing cry suddenly erupted all around, and over a thousand ferocious Demon Clan warriors burst out.

Golden Horn Demon King’s forces took one look at the enemies’ attire and immediately recognized them as the two great Demon Generals under Demon King Tongtian’s command!

"Kill! Take the Senluo Ghost Fruit King! Demon King Tongtian will reward you handsomely!"

So the newcomers were precisely the two great generals seated under Demon King Tongtian. They had already arrived at Lion Roar Hill, but halfway there they discovered that Golden Horn Demon King had personally brought troops over.

The two Tongtian Demon Generals didn’t dare act rashly. Only when Golden Horn Demon King’s forces had lost more than half their numbers, and the Human Clan Demon Hunters destroyed the Sealing and released the Senluo Mother Vine, did they feel the time was ripe and led their elite troops out to kill.

Golden Horn Demon King’s subordinates had been lying in ambush for several days, and had also been tormented into exhaustion by Ye Lingyue’s "treacherous schemes." Now that they’d run into the Tongtian Tribe’s elite soldiers, they were already stretched to the breaking point.

As for that Senluo Mother Vine, once it touched earth it immediately took root. Its tendrils, laden with Evil Qi, had terrifying killing power. Many demon soldiers were slapped into meat paste the moment they drew near; a wisp of their Demon Soul became nourishment for the Senluo Mother Vine.

In this way, it actually created an opening for Ye Lingyue and the Jin Family’s representative team and Tang Family’s Representative Team.

Taking advantage of the chaos as the Demon Clan fought among themselves, Ye Lingyue greased her heels and prepared to slip away.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

Just as Ye Lingyue was sneaking off, a clinging, ghost-like voice came from behind. Ye Lingyue’s heart jolted; she recognized it as Golden Horn Demon King’s voice.

She didn’t even look back. She unleashed Nine Dragon Chant, shooting skyward with a ruthless burst of speed.

Damned Human Clan, today this king will kill you no matter what!

Golden Horn Demon King’s hatred burned to the extreme. The Tongtian Tribe had just pulled the rug out from under him, and his losses were disastrous.

Wind surged under his feet, his body turning into a smear of black shadow as he prepared to give chase.

But just then, Golden Horn Demon King suddenly felt a chill behind him. His figure flickered, and from his back a razor-sharp finger wind swept past.

With a boom, that finger wind struck a demon soldier dead-on.

The demon soldier instantly froze solid, and in just the blink of an eye, his body shattered inch by inch, turning into a pile of ice shards.

Golden Horn Demon King’s eyes narrowed. He slowly turned his head, only to see, in midair, a Human Clan Demon Hunter standing suspended.

He was called Human Clan only because Golden Horn Demon King remembered seeing this man among the Human Clan Demon Hunters earlier.

The man wore an ink-black robe. In his sharp, eagle-like eyes, a chilling killing intent brewed. Compared to his earlier unassuming presence in the crowd, Xi Jiuye was now radiating unrestrained sharpness.

The finger strike just now had come from him.

Golden Horn Demon King glanced at the demon soldier’s corpse and felt a chill run through his entire body.

He was no fool; with a single look he recognized that finger technique as something other than the Martial Arts of the Ancient Nine Provinces’ Human Clan.

It was a type of Supreme Martial Arts... Supreme Martial Arts were not something a Mortal could Cultivate.

"Sir, what connection do you have to that female Demon Hunter from earlier? Why block this king from chasing her?" Golden Horn Demon King was puzzled. That female Demon Hunter and the man before him clearly weren’t companions.

In that case, what did his chasing that female Demon Hunter have to do with this ink-robed man?

This question also made Xi Jiuye pause for a moment.

Indeed, he had absolutely nothing to do with that Earth Evil Female Monarch.

Earlier, the Jin Family’s representative team had already taken advantage of the chaos between the two Demon Clan factions to slip away. Yet when he saw Golden Horn Demon King about to chase and kill her, he turned back.

"She has nothing at all to do with him."

Just as Xi Jiuye was vexed by his own abnormal behavior, a ghost-like figure appeared.

Golden Horn Demon King’s vision blurred, and yet another person blocked his path.

Unlike Xi Jiuye’s ink robe and sharp brows, this newcomer wore a snow-white outer robe. His long hair streamed in the wind, and just by standing there, he seemed to make the night itself lose its luster.

"It’s you, Di Shen!"

Xi Jiuye looked at the newcomer, his sword-straight brows knotting tightly. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Of all people, the one Xi Jiuye least wished to see was likely Di Shen.

How could this man be here?

Third Young Master Jin had once said that Di Shen was currently in the Northeast Demon Plain. How could he be thousands of li away here at Lion Roar Hill?

Di Shen slanted a look at Xi Jiuye, clearly also not expecting to run into Xi Jiuye here.

After learning the news of the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, he had immediately split up from Wuyue, taking two separate routes, all so he could get ahead of the Demon Clan and inform the escort team before they found the Senluo Ghost Fruit King.

He had calculated that the enemy would make a move somewhere between Senluo Wanxiang City and the Jiu Provinces Main Camp, so he’d been tracking Demon Energy all the way.

Coincidentally, tonight he discovered that Demon Energy was gathering in great quantity here, and thus deduced that the Demon Clan must be lying in ambush at this spot.

Only just now, when the Phoenix Token he carried reacted abnormally, did he realize his wife was nearby. When he rushed over, he happened upon a field of Soldier Corpses.

Only then did Di Shen realize that Ye Lingyue was also one of the representative teams on the escort task, though he hadn’t expected Xi Jiuye to be in the team as well.

With Di Shen’s appearance, Golden Horn Demon King’s face instantly turned deathly pale.

Leaving aside the aura around Di Shen’s entire body, just that face alone was enough to make Golden Horn Demon King’s heart tremble in fear.

This... isn’t this the Demon Ancestor!

Golden Horn Demon King and Demon King Tongtian had only been conferred as Demon Kings after the Demon Ancestor fell, each commanding one of the two great Demon Fields in the Central Plains Region.

Back then, Golden Horn Demon King had been under Zhan Hen’s command, and had been fortunate enough to see the Demon Ancestor several times. He had even participated in that very event where the Demon Ancestor fell.

He had, in fact, personally witnessed the Demon Ancestor’s fall.

Not long ago, there had been rumors in the Demon World that the Demon Ancestor had been reborn. Golden Horn Demon King had scoffed at them, precisely because he had personally witnessed the Demon Ancestor’s death.

The once-arrogant Golden Horn Demon King now remained utterly silent, caught between Di Shen and Xi Jiuye. He only wished to slip away unseen and unheard.

Di Shen and Xi Jiuye failed to notice Golden Horn Demon King’s strange reaction.

The two equally outstanding men, one in white and one in black, stood opposite each other north and south, like day and night, neither willing to give way.

"Xi Jiuye, my people never need outsiders to save them."

Di Shen’s smile was faint, somewhere between amused and not.

"Whether she’s yours or not is still very much in question."

Xi Jiuye replied with a cold gaze.

Di Shen’s eyes shifted, his fists clenching tight as Primordial Power surged around him.

Xi Jiuye was equally unyielding, his own Primordial Power crashing like raging waves.

"Xi Jiuye (Di Shen), others might fear you, but I don’t."

The two glared at each other, the tension between them taut as drawn Crossbows.

But just then, something strange happened on the ground.

"Lord Demon King, save me!"

It turned out the two Demon Generals of the Tongtian Tribe were besieging Black Evil Bat General. The Black Evil Bat General was no match for them; under their joint assault he was already badly injured.

That demon general, unable to hold out, was trying to call for help.

Only then did Di Shen and Xi Jiuye snap out of it. When they looked again, Golden Horn Demon King, who had just been beside them, was nowhere to be seen.

Their expressions shifted at the same time as they realized Golden Horn Demon King had escaped.

"This is bad!"

They both immediately understood that Golden Horn Demon King must have seized the chance, while they were arguing, to go after Ye Lingyue.

With that thought, Di Shen and Xi Jiuye could no longer be bothered with their quarrel, and shot off in the direction where Ye Lingyue had disappeared earlier.

Neither of them spared so much as a glance for the Senluo Mother Vine on the ground.