Chapter 412: Linglong’s Prowess, the Tribulation Cultivators’ Rout

A guard was a completely different matter from a servant.

Take a power like the Blood Corpse Commerce. Putting aside its current decline, it had employed Demon Race guards with Qinyuan Level combat strength during its golden age.

Yet even at the height of its power, the Blood Corpse Commerce had never possessed a Qinyuan Level Soul Servant!

And now…

Qinyuan Level Soul Servants!

Yama Ghost’s heart trembled at the thought.

Even in a place as vast as the Great Realm, only an incredibly ancient and massive power with a long-standing legacy could possibly possess Qinyuan Level Soul Servants!

Such a faction would have to be overseen by at least one Bai Ze Level Demon Saint!

A Bai Ze Level Demon Saint!

‘Of course! A Fairy with such a refined aura! How could she possibly have an ordinary background!’

Yama Ghost’s mind raced, and the more he considered it, the more his heart filled with reverence.

Although it felt like a long time had passed, in reality, only a fraction of a second had elapsed.

Chu Xianyi looked at Yama Ghost and gently raised a delicate hand, preparing to unleash the Exquisite Treasure Tower and suppress him.

‘He knows too much. I can’t let him live!’

Just as Chu Xianyi was about to strike, her expression suddenly changed.

“Return to the Exquisite Treasure Tower!”

“Yes, Master!”

The three demons bowed in acknowledgment, and with a flash of light, vanished within the Profound Yellow Space.

RUMBLE~

The entire Eternal Hell began to collapse, as if it had suffered some immense and devastating blow.

The collapse was incredibly fast. Countless Profound Yellow Barriers crumbled, and the Profound Yellow Spaces vanished one by one.

The Eternal Hell was gone!

Without the separation and obstruction of the Profound Yellow Spaces, Demon Fiends and guards appeared in mid-air.

Each of these demons floated alone.

However, the distance between them wasn’t actually that great.

But with the Profound Yellow Spaces in place, they had been impossible to detect, even with Demon Sense.

“What’s going on!?”

The Tribulation Cultivating Demon Race from Demon Flame Profound Heaven were confused.

They couldn’t understand why the Eternal Hell, formed by their leader’s Great Divine Technique, had suddenly collapsed and dissipated for no apparent reason.

“Over there!”

A member of the Tribulation Cultivating Demon Race spotted the battle between three figures high in the sky.

A dazzling white light flared, seeming to eclipse the brilliance of the Great Sun.

BOOM!

The immense sonic boom was so powerful that even the Harmonization Demon Race felt their Primordial Spirits destabilize, as if they were on the verge of shattering.

A beam of profound yellow light, a black gleam, and a cyan glow continuously intertwined.

All sorts of Divine Techniques clashed against each other at an extremely high frequency.

After they exchanged dozens of blows, the three beams of light resolved into three figures.

The profound yellow light belonged to a hideous-looking man.

The black gleam and the cyan glow belonged to a handsome, gray-haired young man and a dignified, round-faced middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on a Lotus Platform Spiritual Treasure, respectively.

The two sides faced off, standing firm in the empty air.

The hideous man’s face was pale. As he stared at the two Demon Fiends before him, fear crept into his heart.

‘How can this be! How can this be!’

‘Their strength is even more terrifying than I imagined! They are absolutely not ordinary Qinyuan Level experts!’

‘An ordinary Qinyuan Level expert could never break through my Eternal Hell! Even two Qinyuan Level Demon Fiends joining forces shouldn’t have been able to beat me into such a sorry state!’

The hideous man couldn’t help but recall the scene from moments ago.

He had approached the task of suppressing and killing the Qinyuan Level Demon Ha Li with the mentality of a cat toying with a mouse.

With his strength, paired with his incredibly powerful support Divine Technique, Eternal Hell.

He could suppress and kill even a Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend!

It’s just that…

Demon Ha Li’s strength far exceeded his imagination.

He was far stronger than an ordinary Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend!

That alone would have been one thing.

But who would have thought…

…that the other Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend would also be so terrifyingly powerful!

He didn’t know what technique was used, but it had destroyed nearly half of the Eternal Hell in a single blow.

If he had been in full control, he could have slowly restored the Eternal Hell, even with nearly half of it destroyed.

But at that moment, he was engaged in an all-out battle with Demon Ha Li, and the mental strain was already immense.

He simply had no spare capacity to maintain control over the Eternal Hell.

And so, the Eternal Hell he had so carefully constructed shattered, turning to motes of dust.

The Qinyuan Level Demon Fiends, Zhangsun and Ha Li, were not having as easy a time as the hideous man imagined, however.

The hideous man’s combat prowess, while not at the absolute peak of the Qinyuan Level, was not far from it!

Even with the two of them joining forces, they couldn’t achieve a decisive victory against the hideous man, only managing to gain a slight upper hand.

‘So strong!’

From a great distance, Xu Chang’an narrowed his eyes as he observed the battle between the three experts.

‘Even if I unleashed my full strength, I’d probably only be at the level of Zhangsun and Demon Ha Li.’

‘And I’d still be weaker than that hideous man!’

‘As expected, the Great Realm is far too dangerous! Especially these cross-continental escorts!’

Xu Chang’an became even more convinced that hiding his Cultivation was a wise decision.

‘If that hideous man targeted me alone, I could probably survive, but getting seriously injured would be unavoidable.’

‘Besides, who knows how many experts like him I might run into while traveling through the Great Realm.’

‘If you want to live a long life as a cultivator, you need to have a million contingency plans for everything!’

‘Damn it!’

The hideous man was seething with indignation.

He had really botched it this time.

What he’d thought would be a surefire raid had turned into a confrontation with two such powerful experts!

‘Retreat!’

Though he was unwilling to accept it, his years of experience as a Tribulation Cultivator told the hideous man what he had to do.

This was not the time for a gambler’s mindset.

When it was time to cut his losses, he had to cut them!

These two Qinyuan Level experts in front of him might not be able to take his life, but his Eternal Hell was already shattered.

Once the Demon Fiends and guards regrouped, if a few Ji Meng Level Demon Fiends joined the fight, even escaping wouldn’t be easy.

“Demon Flame Profound Heaven, retreat!”

The hideous man sent the message with his Demon Sense as he activated several Demon Talismans, which shot toward his distant Demon Fiends.

At the same time, he unleashed his Primordial Spirit Power, erupting in a brilliant flash of light and shooting toward the horizon.

Seeing this, Demon Ha Li and Zhangsun did not try to stop him.

They had accepted an escort mission; they only needed to frighten off the ambushing Tribulation Cultivators. It wasn’t necessary to take their lives.

Besides…

…even if they went all out and used their trump cards, they had no confidence they could prevent the hideous man from escaping.

The hideous man escaped unscathed, but the other Tribulation Cultivators from Demon Flame Profound Heaven weren’t so lucky.

Previously, under the cover of the Eternal Hell, they had controlled the situation, isolating and ganging up on the Demon Fiends to kill them one by one.

But now, the Demon Fiends and guards were the more numerous side, and the Tribulation Cultivators were the “few” being ganged up on by the “many”!

“Boss!”

“Run!”

“This one’s tough! Fall back!”

“…”

The Tribulation Cultivators of Demon Flame Profound Heaven fell into chaos, all attempting to flee.

Some Demon Fiends, having had enough of the earlier humiliation, began to counterattack frantically, unleashing technique after technique.

However, other Demon Fiends chose to stay on the sidelines to be safe.

Xu Chang’an was one of them.

‘Killing them openly doesn’t serve my interests.’

‘If I’m going to kill, I’ll do it stealthily!’

Unfortunately, except in special circumstances, a Demon Fiend escorting the Spiritual Ship had little opportunity to secretly show himself and land a killing blow.

The Tribulation Cultivators of Demon Flame Profound Heaven were far outnumbered by the Demon Fiends.

Fortunately, before the hideous man left, he activated several Demon Talismans. The violent Energy that erupted from them bought his subordinates a considerable amount of time to escape.

After the chaotic battle, nearly half of the Tribulation Cultivating Demon Race managed to escape.

‘It’s over!’

Xu Chang’an hid in the distance, observing the scene.

He wondered if he could pick up some loot on the side, but unfortunately, none of the Demon Fiends present were fools.

They were all seasoned veterans.

He gained nothing extra from the sidelines.

“I, Huangfu Jingyi, Vice President of the Blood Corpse Commerce, thank all of you fellow Daoists for repelling our foe! As long as we arrive safely at Yangmou Demon City in Xi Chi Province, there will be an additional reward for all of you!”

With a flick of his sleeve, Huangfu Jingyi summoned a massive Spiritual Ship that appeared in mid-air.

It was he who had put the Spiritual Ship away earlier.

A Spiritual Ship was even more precious than a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure; once fully refined, it could be stored away at will.

“Please, fellow Daoists, board the Spiritual Ship and rest. We have prepared Spiritual Food and refreshments for you to enjoy!”

Although many Demon Fiends and guards had died in this raid…

…for Huangfu Jingyi, it was an excellent turn of events.

Because…

…the other vice president of the Blood Corpse Commerce, Master Qi Hailiang, was dead!

The three-way balance of power had been shattered!

Young Master Blood Corpse, Hongyu, was the weakest of the three factions.

If not for his legitimate title, he would have been eliminated long ago!

Now, Master Qi Hailiang was dead!

Without that check and balance, he had plenty of ways to kick Young Master Blood Corpse, Hongyu, out of the picture.

It wouldn’t be long now before he could seize control of the Blood Corpse Commerce for himself!

In the years to come, under his leadership, the Blood Corpse Commerce would recuperate and surely restore its former glory!

In mid-air, Zhangsun and Ha Li exchanged a glance before flying off to enter the Spiritual Ship.

They had both sustained considerable injuries and needed to recuperate.

Chu Xianyi hovered in mid-air, as ethereal as a true fairy.

Beside her stood the still-shaken Yama Ghost.