Chapter 1915: Battle Between Humans and Demons (Part 1)

Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly and gazed at the white jade palace high in the sky. After a moment of thought, his escape light flashed, and he flew straight toward it.

Before he had even truly approached the palace, the people above had already discovered Han Li's escape light.

Immediately, over a dozen armored soldiers in cyan, led by a Heavenly Guard in golden armor, flew out from above and cautiously greeted him.

"May I ask if you are Senior Han? We have been ordered by several Elders to respectfully welcome you to the Heaven-Observing Platform for a gathering." After sweeping his gaze over Han Li's face, the golden-armored guard stopped his escape light, performed a salute, and asked.

"That is correct, it is Han Mou. Lead the way." Han Li retracted his escape light, revealed his figure, and said indifferently.

"Yes, Senior, please!" The golden-armored guard stepped aside and said respectfully.

The other armored soldiers also respectfully split into two sides, standing with their hands bound behind their backs.

Han Li did not stand on ceremony. Surrounded by these armored soldiers, he flew straight toward a tall, large platform of the palace.

On this platform, Zen Master Jin Yue and several Elders of Tianyuan City, whom Han Li had met once before, were looking down from a high vantage point toward the direction of the demons outside Tianyuan City.

But the moment they saw Han Li flying over, smiles immediately appeared on their faces, and they greeted him.

"Daoist Han, you have finally arrived. This time, the demons are coming with great momentum; it is truly very different from the last demonic tribulation. It seems that the rumors are not false!" Because Zen Master Jin Yue was the most familiar with Han Li, after chanting a Buddhist name, he spoke directly with great worry.

"Why? Could it be that many high-tier demons have appeared?" Han Li's heart tightened, but he asked without changing his expression.

"As for the exact situation, Daoist, you will know once you take a look." Zen Master Jin Yue pointed far into the distance and said.

Han Li's eyebrows twitched, and without a word, he looked in that direction as well.

Being in such a high place, the situation outside the city walls, which he originally could not see clearly, was now fully in his eyes.

He saw that in the area several dozen miles outside the city walls, as far as the eye could see, there were teams of various ferocious demonic beasts. Some were spitting out mist, others were growling incessantly; the sheer number was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

And in the center of so many demonic beasts, there were actually five super-large demonic beasts with bodies like mountains, half-lying on the ground, examining Tianyuan City with sinister gazes.

They were a giant crimson ape, two giant milky-white snails, a giant black bird with wings like steel blades, and a three-headed purple python.

Near these five super-large demonic beasts, other demonic beasts stayed far away, seemingly equally fearful of them.

However, compared to these five super-large demonic beasts, Han Li was more concerned about the figures with various attires floating above these demonic beasts.

From afar, they looked exactly like humans, but their bodies were surging with demonic Qi. There were at least ten thousand of them, and each of their magic powers seemed to be at the Spirit Severing or Void Refinement stage; they could be considered an extremely massive force.

"Eh, these people are..." Han Li's gaze flashed, vaguely remembering something, but he became somewhat suspicious.

"If we are not mistaken, these people should all be original human cultivators who ascended from various mortal worlds below to the True Demon Realm. However, they initially used demonic arts as their primary cultivation technique, and now, having been eroded by demonic Qi in the Demon Realm for so many years, they can no longer be considered people of our race." The white-robed Elder Gu beside him sighed and replied.

"In previous demonic invasions, these demon-humans had never appeared on the battlefield to invade our race. It seems that this demonic tribulation is truly unusual. Could it be that the demons are determined to win this invasion, even mobilizing them?" Fairy Yin Guang, who was still wearing a silver mask, also said slowly with a solemn gaze.

"These people are indeed a great deal of trouble. However, compared to them, I am more interested in knowing where the high-tier Demon race members responsible for Tianyuan City are currently located." Han Li looked at these demons for a good while, but suddenly asked with a frown.

"The high-tier demons are all hiding in that demonic Qi. A moment ago, some had revealed their tracks, but now they have shrunk back. It seems they intend to rest and build up their energy in the demonic Qi before attacking the city." Zen Master Jin Yue replied.

"Then, Master, have you seen any Saint Ancestor-level demons?" Han Li's expression tightened, and he immediately asked.

"The demonic Saint Ancestors have not been discovered yet, but among the high-tier demons that revealed themselves just now, there were indeed several existences at the Body Integration stage. And looking at the opponent's massive momentum, there is a high probability of their existence. However, the Demon Realm has only just eroded into the Spirit Realm, and the interface power is still very great. The true bodies of the demonic Saint Ancestors cannot break through the interface yet. Even if they really appear, it should only be an incarnation." After hesitating for a moment, Zen Master Jin Yue stated his judgment.

"If it is only an incarnation, with Tianyuan City's preparations, it should be easily dealt with." Hearing this, Han Li's expression relaxed, and he said with a slightly relaxed tone.

"I hope so. What we see now is only a small part of the demons' power. These low-tier demonic beasts that make up the largest number are just cannon fodder for the demons' attack. The true Ancient Demon race and the demonic elite have not appeared yet." Elder Gu, the white-robed Elder, had experienced the last demonic tribulation and knew the terror of the demons, so he still said with great worry.

"Things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time. Our Tianyuan City's defense is second to none among the many human forces. If even we cannot withstand the demons' attack, wouldn't other cities be even more hopeless? Moreover, according to previous intelligence, Spirit Emperor City is the main direction of the demons' attack, and the number of demonic armies appearing there is said to be several times more than on our side." Fairy Yin Guang snorted and said.

"Fairy is right. Even though the demons are coming with great momentum this time, as long as we work together, we have a good chance of surviving this tribulation. Not to mention anything else, just the barrier arrays and fortresses we have deployed on the periphery are enough to annihilate most of the demonic beasts." Zen Master Jin Yue smiled at this moment.

"That is true! Tianyuan City was originally enough to withstand the attacks of the allied alien forces, and now, after nearly a thousand years of special arrangements, I truly do not believe we cannot block the demons' attack." The black-robed man who had been silent also spoke with a cold voice, seemingly having great confidence in Tianyuan City's defense.

Listening to the discussion of the several Body Integration cultivators beside him, Han Li smiled, but with blue light flashing in his eyes, he kept scanning the demonic Qi in the distance.

This demonic Qi was clearly not an ordinary object. With his Spirit Eye ability, he could only see a blur after penetrating about a mile, unable to see anything clearly.

He could only vaguely see flying magic tools similar to war boats and flying cars scattered within, and some armored soldiers mixed among them.

Han Li's eyes flashed with cold light, and just as he was about to mobilize the magic power in his body to push his Spirit Eye ability to the limit to see what else he could find, suddenly, a sinister gaze from deep within the demonic Qi met his, and with incredible speed, it followed his line of sight and looked far away toward where his true body was located.

Han Li's heart tightened. Without thinking, he immediately cut off his Spirit Eye ability, and at the same time, his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

At the same time, on a giant beast car deep in the demonic Qi, a light "Eh" was heard!

A withered old man wearing a green robe and yellow hair also retracted a certain ability as the red light in his eyes faded.

"What happened? Did Elder Green see something interesting with his divine eyes?"

Another purple-armored man with a face full of black spots, standing side-by-side with him, asked with a chuckle.

"No, it's just that there seems to be a high-tier cultivator on the human side who also possesses divine eye abilities. I was just startled by him." The old man replied indifferently.

"Oh, also possessing divine eyes. Then wouldn't our arrangements be seen clearly by the other side?" The purple-armored man was startled and asked hurriedly.

"Venerable Shi, rest assured. I have already used the Mixed Demon Flag bestowed by the Saint Ancestor to set up mysterious barriers in the demonic Qi. Even if that person's divine eye ability is powerful, he cannot see anything. However, the other side seems to have also set up equally powerful shielding barriers, and I cannot see through the defensive measures in the city either." The green-robed old man shook his head and said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we haven't leaked our true situation. After all, the two of us are only responsible for probing the city's situation. Tsk tsk, our luck is really not bad; the place we landed on actually has such large prey. If we can plunder this place, the harvest will be unimaginable." As the purple-armored demon spoke, his eyes couldn't help but shine faintly.

"Hehe, Venerable Shi, don't underestimate this city. According to the human mortals we captured, this is a giant city where the elites of both the human and demon races are gathered. Even if we can take it, the losses will definitely not be small." The green-robed old man frowned and said.

"Since it is a Holy Sacrifice, it is normal for some clansmen to die. Alright, as for how to take this city, the Saint Ancestor has his own plans. All we need to do is act according to orders. It's getting late, let's start the siege. Although I don't expect to take this city in one go, we must probe most of its defenses." The purple-armored demon didn't care and finally waved his hand.

"This trip is led by Venerable Shi. Since the Venerable feels we can start, then let's start." The green-robed old man didn't intend to waste more words and nodded slightly.

Seeing that his companion had no objections, the purple-armored demon's eyes flashed with excitement. After a ferocious laugh toward Tianyuan City, he suddenly flipped his hand, and rows of pitch-black small flags appeared in his hand.

These small flags were only seven or eight inches in size, but each was engraved with different eerie patterns and emitted extremely pure demonic Qi fluctuations.

The purple-armored demon immediately pinched a spell with one hand and pointed slightly at two of the small flags.

"Swish," "Swish," two sounds came, and the two small flags flickered and disappeared into thin air.

The next moment, there was a commotion in the two beast groups at the very front of the demonic beast army on the ground. Then, two distinct, giant roars suddenly erupted.

These two types of demonic beasts immediately flashed with fierce light in their eyes and began to advance toward Tianyuan City.

At the same time, in the white jade palace above Tianyuan City, Elder Gu, the white-robed Elder, witnessed this scene. His heart tightened, and he hurriedly passed an order to the nearby guards:

"It's the Two-Headed Demon Lizards and the Venomous Demon Insects! Tell the people defending the front to be extra careful."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1916 =====