Chapter 1038: Demon Appears

With a "bang," the golden light was actually flicked away by that finger, revealing a face that looked both angry and happy. It was a charming woman in a black dress, as if she were not from the mortal world.

Upon seeing this stunning face, Yin Yue's body trembled, and her face turned pale.

Han Li's gaze, however, first fell on the two-headed, four-armed demonic shadow. He would never misidentify it; this demon was exactly the ancient demon that had escaped from the Falling Demon Valley.

The Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords within his body emitted a low hum, having already sensed the other two flying swords that had been taken away.

As for this charming woman in front of the ancient demon, she seemed so weak that she didn't possess the slightest magic power, and her cultivation realm couldn't be seen at all.

Han Li gasped. After flickering a few times, he brought Yin Yue to the other side of the Nine-True Demon-Subduing Array, and only then did he release Yin Yue's arm. Gui Ling, who had been silent from the beginning, followed closely behind him, unable to help but look at Yin Yue twice more, a strange expression appearing in her eyes.

"Thank you, Master!" Yin Yue looked at Han Li and said softly with a complex expression.

"You should be more careful." Han Li already knew that Yin Yue's identity was extraordinary, but he still frowned and exhorted her.

Yin Yue nodded and looked toward the charming woman opposite, a melancholy expression appearing on her face.

The Xu-surnamed youth and the Ye family cultivators also retreated to the side of the magic array. Although they were extremely vigilant toward each other, they all revealed expressions of shock.

"What's going on? These two also have such demonic energy reactions!" A voice of disbelief came from the Sun-Moon Shuttle, and then with a flicker, Madam Mu manifested on top of this treasure, holding the Transformation Dragon Seal in her hand, which once again manifested a true dragon phantom about a zhang tall. The true dragon phantom was facing the woman and the ancient demon, looking extremely furious, as if it had seen something it hated very much.

This true dragon phantom was even more intense than when it faced "Hua Hua Tianqi" just now.

Even if it weren't for Madam Mu using magic to control the treasure, the dragon shadow might have flown out on its own.

The Xu-surnamed youth, who didn't know the origin of the Transformation Dragon Seal, glanced coldly at Madam Mu. At this moment, he didn't care about demonic energy or anything else; with the situation so chaotic and the demons appearing one after another, each more powerful than the last, he already had the intention to retreat and leave.

The Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure was indeed tempting, but one had to be alive to take it.

Thinking this way, he moved his lips slightly and transmitted his voice to the Heavenly South Saintess on the side.

As a result, Lin Lin Yinping frowned and nodded, and this Heavenly South Great Immortal Master's gaze began to drift, searching for something all around.

Unlike the Xu-surnamed youth, the white-robed scholar, seeing that everyone else was attracted by the newly appeared demons and had relaxed their attention on the Eight-Spirit Ruler, immediately flashed his eyes, gave a wink to the other two Ye family members, and under their cover, formed a seal with both hands. His body swayed slightly, and an identical phantom appeared on the spot, while his true body hid itself silently, disappearing without a trace.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha was dumbfounded when he saw the woman's face.

If it weren't for the demonic energy all over her body, looking at this woman's face, she was clearly Fairy Ling Long from back then. But who was the person who destroyed the teleportation array just now, and Yin Yue who was by Han Li's side? The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha muttered, his eyes turning incessantly, not knowing what he was planning in his heart.

Madam Mu of the Transformation Immortal Sect looked at the Transformation Dragon Seal in her hand, her face shifting between cloudy and sunny. Suddenly, she stamped her foot and actually drilled into the Sun-Moon Shuttle. Then, with a flicker, the spirit shuttle actually tunneled directly into the ground and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Stupid! Both the ground and the air here have been restricted by ancient cultivators. What's the use of tunneling below!" Gui Ling behind Han Li sneered, seemingly disdainful of Madam Mu's behavior.

"That's not necessarily true. These two women are very mysterious and know quite a bit about this Mount Kunwu Mountain. Perhaps they really have a way to break the restrictions," Han Li said with flashing eyes.

At this moment, he remembered the origin of this so-called "Nine-True Demon-Subduing Array," which he had briefly mentioned in a book on magic arrays he had read back then. Although it didn't say much, it described this magic array as a first-class powerful magic array in the human world for warding off evil and subduing demons. It is said that during the ancient war, human world cultivators once used this array to wipe out quite a few ancient demons.

Thinking of this, Han Li hurriedly focused his attention and looked over.

Since the young woman appeared, the nine giant golden blades had been spraying countless golden lights frantically, sweeping over like a storm.

The black-robed woman, however, flicked her fingers repeatedly. No matter how sharp or thick the blade light was, it was flicked away like grass the moment it touched her fingertips. It was jaw-dropping to watch.

However, Han Li, while shocked, also saw it.

This woman seemed to truly have some fear of this Demon-Subduing Array, actually only wandering outside the magic array and not daring to break into the magic array rashly. And this woman swept a cold glance at Han Li and the others, then looked toward the palace, her gaze finally falling on the "Eight-Spirit Ruler."

At this moment, the Eight-Spirit Ruler, ever since the two demons appeared, had been flickering and humming incessantly. Following this trembling, circles of seven-colored spiritual light emanated from the ruler, and the eight spirit beast phantoms became clearly visible in the spiritual light, as if they had become substantial. This Spirit Treasure was actually on the verge of being activated.

Not good!

"Hua Hua Tianqi" saw this, her face turned cold, and her body flashed with silver light, unexpectedly shooting into the palace below without a second thought.

The Eight-Spirit Ruler emitted a harsh humming sound, and then the magic array nearby also shone brightly. After a violent shake of the ground, nine cracks split open, and nine other altars rose from within, rumbling.

These nine altars were several times larger than the small altars outside, and on each of them, there was a golden-shining giant blade standing upside down. The style and appearance were the same as the golden blades in the hands of the original stone puppets, but they were too large, each more than ten zhang tall, looking like nine pillars, making people feel awe.

"Nine-True Demon-Subduing Array," the white-robed scholar was stunned upon seeing these nine altars, then shouted loudly.

Han Li saw that the situation was not good and had already grabbed Yin Yue's arm and retreated. Upon hearing the white-robed scholar's words, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, and he felt as if he had heard of this name somewhere before.

But before he could think carefully about this matter, one side of the space collapsed amidst the flashing black light, and countless strands of demonic energy emerged from within like black pythons.

A burst of triumphant laughter rang out, and with a "whoosh," a two-headed, four-armed demonic shadow shot out from the demonic energy. After a pause, it stood in mid-air.

The nine giant blades shone brightly, each shooting out a thick blade light toward the sky. Golden and hazy, they covered half the sky the moment they appeared, slashing heavily toward the demonic shadow.

The demonic shadow laughed, then stopped abruptly! It immediately retreated in fear!

But the blade light flashed, and a wisp of golden light unexpectedly appeared above the demonic shadow's head, slashing down heavily.

With a "bang," golden light and demonic energy intertwined and flickered!

A graceful and charming figure manifested before the demonic shadow, extending a slender jade finger to block this wisp of golden light.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1039 =====

Strangely enough, the Eight Spirit Ruler, which looked so imposing, showed no reaction to the freak's approach. In the blink of an eye, he had truly managed to escape to the front of the Eight Spirit Ruler, and the eight spirit beast phantoms ignored him completely!

The freak, who had been somewhat worried, was naturally overjoyed at this sight. After the brilliance converged, his figure flashed as he reached out to grab the treasure.

"You really have guts!" A cold snort suddenly came from beneath the palace. The big-headed freak seemed to have discovered something, and his expression changed instantly as his body shot off at an angle.

Where he had been standing, a loud boom erupted, and a massive force instantly pierced through, nearly tearing off half the palace roof.

The big-headed freak's expression became extremely ugly!

"Old Demon, you don't need to incite these juniors to do such opportunistic things. With me guarding beneath the Eight Spirit Ruler, anyone who wants to take this treasure must first have my consent. I didn't expect you to be able to break free from the Black Wind Flag. Now, the spirit treasure that originally suppressed me has instead become a sharp weapon to deal with you!" Long Meng's voice came out coldly.

"Is that so? I have no intention of continuing to entangle with Fellow Daoist Long Meng. A mere spatial barrier—do you really think it can stop me?" The black-robed woman smiled and replied as such.

Then, the woman suddenly shot backward more than ten zhang, temporarily breaking free from the entanglement of the golden light. She turned around and grabbed at the void behind her. The originally pitch-black demonic Qi surged and condensed, and in the blink of an eye, the demonic Qi dispersed, revealing a small, oily-black flag.

The flag shot over without the slightest hesitation, and after circling once, it landed in the black-robed woman's palm.

"Black Wind Flag? Impossible! You have never cultivated the All-Heaven Spirit Technique; how can you drive this spirit treasure!" Long Meng's voice became hurried.

"I don't have time to cultivate the All-Heaven Spirit Technique for this flag, but don't forget our Saint Ancestor's demonic transformation divine ability. Even if it is a Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure, after I personally infuse it with demonic Qi, it can only temporarily obey my commands." The black-robed woman smiled sweetly and then shook the Black Wind Flag in her hand.

A muffled roar erupted from the flag, and the entire space trembled.

Han Li and the others felt as if the surrounding air had tightened, as if it had frozen in an instant.

All the cultivators were shocked!

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