Chapter 1918: Battle Between Humans and Demons (Part 4)

Han Li, who was flying back to his residence, suddenly retracted his escape light and stopped in mid-air, looking at the high sky with a look of shock and suspicion.

Above Tianyuan City, the originally blue sky with ten thousand miles of dark clouds suddenly revealed seven giant crimson stars, turning the entire sky into a fiery red color.

Even though the entire Tianyuan City was covered by layers of barriers, one could still feel the scorching heat.

Whether it was the busy guards or the ordinary cultivators meditating in their residences, they all flew out one after another, looking at the strange phenomenon in the sky with shock.

As a Body Integration cultivator, what Han Li could sense through his divine sense was naturally far beyond what other cultivators could compare to. Staring at the sky, a rare trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

He could vaguely feel the massive law power formed by these seven crimson stars, which seemed to possess terrifying power capable of severely injuring or even killing him.

How could this not make his heart feel greatly shocked?

Just at this moment, the seven crimson stars in the sky suddenly had red light flowing on their surfaces. Then, with the seven stars as the center, a mysterious and massive formation map suddenly appeared in the high sky.

This formation map was red like fire, seemingly covering half of Tianyuan City. Then, after a violent fluctuation of Heaven and Earth law power, the seven stars in the formation map suddenly blurred, actually transforming into a giant firebird phantom, and with a clear cry, it swooped down from the high sky.

"Boom!" A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering loud noise!

The entire Tianyuan City trembled. Then, from the direction of the city walls, a mushroom-shaped crimson fire cloud rushed up, reaching ten thousand feet high.

Even though he was so far away, Han Li could still clearly see the ferocious appearance of the rolling fire cloud, and his heart tightened.

Almost at the same time, in the demonic attack area covered by the fire cloud, with the golden light curtain as the dividing line, one mile inside and one mile outside, it completely became two worlds.

One world was exactly the same as before, without any abnormalities. The other world had completely turned into an ocean of fire.

Under the cover of the mushroom cloud, the crimson fire waves stretched for nearly a thousand miles.

The group of demonic beasts wrapped in the fire waves were almost instantly turned into ashes in the firelight the moment the attack erupted, unable to resist this level of attack at all.

As for those demon-humans, although they had magic tools and treasures to protect themselves and could barely support themselves for a while, they could not escape such a large-scale attack in time and also turned into fireballs one after another, falling and dying.

Only those five super demonic beasts had a layer of thick spiritual light appear on their bodies instantly, and they could remain safe for a while. However, these five demonic beasts clearly could not support themselves for too long in such terrifying high temperatures.

Immediately, that giant black bird soared into the sky. With just a spread of its wings, it turned into a mass of black light and arrived a hundred miles away. After a few more flickers, it flew out of the entire sea of fire with incredible, astonishing speed.

That crimson giant ape, however, did not hesitate to stomp its feet fiercely on the ground. Its massive body immediately leaped up like a meteor, turning into a hurricane and rolling away. Wherever it passed, it actually forcibly split most of the flames.

Although its speed was slightly worse than the giant bird, it did not fall behind by much, and it also rushed out of the danger zone right after the giant bird.

The two white snails and the three-headed purple python, however, were clearly much clumsier in their movements and were not as lucky as the first two beasts.

Although they also desperately sprinted in the fire waves, they only managed to walk a few hundred miles before they could no longer persist. Their protective spiritual light dissipated, and after a few shrill screams, they were also submerged by the rolling flames.

And just shortly after the three super demonic beasts had perished, "Swish," two figures, one purple and one green, suddenly rushed out from the fire cloud. Then, without any hesitation, they turned into two startling rainbows and shot away, arriving ten thousand miles away in one breath before stopping their escape light.

They were the purple-armored man and the green-robed old man, the two high-tier demons.

These two were worthy of being high-tier demons at the Body Integration stage, actually being able to escape with their lives under such terrifying attacks.

However, looking at their tattered clothes and the burnt smell emanating from them, it was clear that they had also been in a dangerous situation just now, almost losing their lives.

As for the expressions on their faces as they looked back at the sea of fire, they were indeed iron-blue and exceptionally ugly.

"I truly didn't expect that the humans would use this kind of attack on us. They really think highly of us two!" The purple-armored man gritted his teeth and said, his face full of unwillingness.

"It was indeed somewhat unexpected. Logically speaking, they were just some demonic beasts; the humans shouldn't have used this trump card. The spiritual power consumed by this attack is terrifying. Could it be that this city has stored so many spirit stones, or is the human cultivator responsible for the defense of this city a completely unreasonable fellow?" The green-robed old man also said with a pale face.

"Hmph, who cares if the fellow hosting the defense of this city has a problem with his head? What's important now is that we brought so many people and demonic beasts, and they were all buried here, with only two giant demonic beasts escaping. If the two of us go back, a punishment is definitely unavoidable." The purple-armored demon said with great helplessness.

"That's not necessarily true. This time, we were originally responsible for probing the city's defensive capabilities and trying our best to draw out all the city's attacks. Now that we have drawn out such a terrifying counterattack in one go, it can be considered a not-so-small contribution. If the two offset each other, even if there is some punishment, it won't be too heavy." The green-robed old man said quite calmly.

"I hope so. Fortunately, this time, we didn't really bring the elites of the clan, otherwise, this loss would truly be huge." The purple-armored demon said with a bitter smile.

"Why be depressed, Venerable Shi? This time, we weren't on guard, which is why we were wiped out. Next time we lead a team, we will definitely not fall for this trick again." The green-robed old man comforted him.

"Correct, if there is a chance in the future, this Venerable will definitely avenge this grudge. Since I, Shi, achieved great success in my cultivation, I have never suffered such a big loss! Elder Green, let's go back and report first." The purple-armored demon said hatefully, and without waiting for the old man to answer, he turned his escape light and shot away again.

The green-robed old man swept a sinister gaze at Tianyuan City, which was completely covered by the sea of fire, sneered, and also turned into a green rainbow and went far away.

As for the two giant demonic beasts that luckily escaped with their lives, they were quite frightened just now. After escaping the sea of fire, they left first without any hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, the nearby void became silent.

However, no one noticed that on a high peak several hundred miles away, a crystal ball was floating quietly in the high sky, its surface flickering with faint spiritual light.

At the same time, in a triangular giant tower of a demonic city an unknown distance from Tianyuan City, over twenty high-tier demons were standing in two rows on both sides of a giant hall.

At the end of the hall, on a pitch-black chair, a middle-aged man wearing a blood robe sat quietly.

This man had an elegant appearance, his face like a crown of jade, looking exactly like an ordinary human.

And in the middle of the hall, another crystal ball the size of a human head was floating at a low altitude. Its appearance and size were extremely similar to the one near Tianyuan City, but its surface presented a fiery red scene, which was the astonishing scene of the sea of fire burning fiercely in front of Tianyuan City.

The group of people were all watching the scene in the crystal ball. The blood-robed man had no expression, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but the other high-tier demons of various forms couldn't help but have different expressions.

"Saint Ancestor, Venerable Shi and Daoist Green are truly useless. They actually lost all their manpower in that place because of a little barrier attack. After they return, they must be severely punished!" A man with a majestic appearance but a spiral short horn on his head suddenly said coldly.

"Brother Ban, your words are a bit too much. Venerable Shi and Elder Green's previous command had no errors. Even if you or I led the team there, it would be just like that. It's just that we didn't expect the human counterattack in this city to be so fierce. Besides, being able to probe this kind of trump card of the humans, what does it matter if some low-tier demonic beasts are lost? I say they have no fault, but rather have merit." Another demon man with a face that seemed transparent retorted unceremoniously.

"Exalted Xuan, these words are far too heartless. Even if those low-tier demon beasts were merely cannon fodder, losing such a large quantity at once is still no small loss for us. Not to mention that three rare giant demons were among them as well. They were lost inexplicably without having exerted the slightest effect. If such a mistake is not punished, then when others lead teams in the future, wouldn't it be all rewards and no punishments?" The short-horned man's eyes flashed with a sinister light as he spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

"Hmph, so to speak, Brother Ban asks himself that if he led the team, he could do better than Venerable Shi and the other. You and Daoist Shi are mortal enemies; who knows if you have other thoughts and are making a fuss about this." The transparent-faced demon man also sneered and replied.

These two, in just a few words, suddenly became full of gunpowder.

Other high-tier demons witnessed this scene, but their expressions were different. Some had no expression, as if they hadn't seen it; some sighed lightly, but frowned; others crossed their arms, with smiles on their faces.

Of course, there were also several high-tier demons who helped one side, and for a time, the hall was quite chaotic.

"Enough, all of you shut up!" The blood-robed man sitting on the chair suddenly said in a low voice without expression.

The noise in the entire hall stopped. The demons who were arguing about this had their expressions tighten, and after bowing respectfully to the blood-robed man, they all carefully stopped speaking.

"After the two of them return, I will naturally make a disposal. I called you all here to evaluate the defense of this Tianyuan City and how to break this city as soon as possible. Now, the other armies should have all started acting. This Saint Ancestor does not want to fall behind others." The blood-robed man said sinisterly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1919 =====