Chapter 2040: Forcing Through

"Let's go. Although your actions just now were quite fast, it might also alert others," the palace-dressed woman suddenly put away the compass in her hand and said indifferently.

Following that, the woman waved her sleeves, and pink rosy light burst forth, wrapping herself and the black-armored man, then turning into a light ball and taking to the air. With a circle, it broke through the air and shot away.

The direction was exactly the coral archipelago ahead!

In the escape light, the palace-dressed woman narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked ahead, her face expressionless.

The black-armored man stole two glances at the woman's face, and after a good while, finally couldn't help but ask:

"Master, at that last moment, why did the altar suddenly explode? Are you alright, Master?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the backlash from the spellcasting just now was unexpectedly strong, which made it impossible to control at the end. However, I am fine myself, it's just that the eight substitute puppets were all destroyed. Before refining replacements, I won't be able to use divination arts for a long time," the palace-dressed woman didn't hide anything and replied slowly.

"What, such a thing happened. Then Master's divination just now..." The black-armored man felt a chill in his heart and muttered.

"Rest assured, although the spellcasting wasn't completely finished, I still obtained some hexagrams. It's just that the indication of this hexagram is hard to say, it's too vague, and there seem to be self-contradictory parts. But one thing is certain: this group of people is indeed related to the recovery of my cultivation. Follow them closely and don't alert them. I need to think about it to truly comprehend it," the palace-dressed woman said indifferently.

"Yes, Master. Then let's hurry and catch up! Not only did this group of people gather so many Body Integration existences, but they also traveled such a long distance, so their purpose must be extraordinary," the black-armored man listened, first feeling surprised, but immediately replied respectfully.

"No matter what they are plotting, following them will eventually reveal the truth," the palace-dressed woman said expressionlessly.

"Master has already left a mark on that human woman, and they are in the light while we are in the dark. They can't escape our tracking at all," the black-armored man also grinned.

This time, the palace-dressed woman just nodded and didn't respond.

Seeing this, the black-armored man wisely stopped talking.

Several hours later, above a super-large coral island several hundred miles wide.

Han Li and the others had stopped their flight under the cover of Saintess Qianqiu's treasure and were hovering in the high sky several thousand feet up, looking toward a Demon Race stronghold in the distance.

This Demon Race stronghold occupied nearly half the area of the entire island. Not only were the surrounding gray walls about a hundred feet high, but layers of dense restrictions were also set up nearby.

Even several layers of black light curtains shrouded the entire stronghold.

Everywhere on the city walls, Demon Race guards holding various weapons could be seen, and in the high sky, some demon birds resembling two-headed monsters were circling and flying nearby.

In the center of the stronghold, teams of Demon Race armored soldiers could be seen patrolling back and forth, which could be described as heavily guarded.

Above the stronghold, there was a giant black cloud several hundred acres in size rolling and turning, with rumbling sounds inside, and from time to time, silver arcs could be seen flashing, giving people a gloomy and terrifying feeling.

"Is there any mistake? Is this the Demon Race stationed that Brother Long mentioned!" Saintess Qianqiu looked at the situation of the Demon Race stronghold in the distance and said gloomily.

The other Sacred Spirits also had somewhat ugly expressions.

As for the human cultivators like Han Li and the feather-clad young lady, although they didn't say anything, their gazes toward the Long family's Ancestor were naturally somewhat suspicious.

"Fellow Daoists, please don't misunderstand. I sent people to investigate here not long ago. The demons stationed here were indeed not this many, and the stronghold built was just a very small one. Now that it has become like this, it is far beyond my expectations. It seems that the demons here have suddenly sent a large number of people, which is why it has expanded to such a scale," the Long family's Ancestor gave a bitter laugh and hurriedly explained.

"Hmm, I believe Brother Long wouldn't use false words on such a major matter. But what is your plan, Fellow Daoist? Should we change to another channel? After all, there are so many demons here, I fear there is a Demon Venerable sitting in town, and the original plan might not be very useful," Saintess Qianqiu's expression changed for a moment before she finally said with a relaxed expression.

"Changing to another place is probably too late. Among the demon nodes I have investigated, this channel is the most suitable for us. In other places, even if I can reach the Demon Realm, there will be great dangers. Moreover, although the stronghold ahead is a bit large, how can it be such a coincidence that there is a Demon Venerable sitting in town? However, the original method of mixing in is indeed not suitable for this situation. Although the pseudo-demon bead is mysterious and can deceive the eyes and ears of high-tier demons, its resistance to restriction power is somewhat insufficient. With so many restrictions here, in case there are a few powerful restrictions mixed in, our tracks might be exposed, and we will fall directly into the demon army. It's better to hide our figures and fly toward that node. Once exposed, we will just force our way in. With our combined strength, if one or two Demon Venerables dare to come out and block us, we will just kill them together. As long as we reach the Demon Realm, we will be like a dragon entering the sea, and they won't be able to chase us at all," the Long family's Ancestor pondered for a moment, then said with murderous intent on his face.

"I agree with Brother Long's opinion. Our combined strength indeed doesn't need to worry about too much. Forcing our way in is also a clean and neat method," the disheveled-haired man from the Lin family said with murderous intent in his eyes, appearing to agree.

"But if we do this, I fear the demons in the Demon Realm will get the news immediately. It will be very unfavorable for our actions in the Demon Realm later," the feather-clad young lady frowned, but said with some concerns.

"The Demon Realm is so vast. As long as we are more careful and don't go to those prosperous cities gathered by demons, even if they know that foreign races have broken in, they won't have any effective way to hunt us down. Besides, the matter of foreign races breaking into the Demon Realm is probably not a rare thing for the Demon Race. As far as I know, many great powers of the foreign races in our Spirit Realm also break into the Demon Realm from time to time. The Demon Race might not necessarily pay much attention to our group," the black-robed Long family elder, the man surnamed Hui, also opened his mouth with a gloomy expression.

Han Li touched his chin with one hand, his expression calm, and didn't speak.

As for Saintess Qianqiu's side, she whispered and discussed with her companions in secret.

After a moment, this woman had a result and said to the Long family's Ancestor with a solemn expression:

"If we change to other places, the time will indeed be delayed for too long. Then let's act according to Brother Long's intention. If our tracks are really recognized, we will just kill our way in together. But I hope there won't be any mistakes in the Demon Realm side of the channel."

"Fellow Daoists, rest assured, the Demon Realm location on the node side will definitely not have any mistakes," the Long family's Ancestor's mouth twitched, but he said very affirmatively.

"Since Brother Long has said so, there is no time to lose, let's act now. I will try my best to exert the power of this Smoke Cloud Banner to the limit, try not to touch the restrictions here, and get as close to that node as possible," Saintess Qianqiu first nodded noncommittally, then said cautiously.

Afterward, the woman pinched a spell with one hand, and several rays of light shot toward the surrounding void, disappearing without a trace.

Han Li's eyes flashed with blue light, and he swept his spiritual eyes toward the faint thinness.

He saw that a layer of clouds and mist nearby flickered a few times, and then became even thinner, appearing extremely blurry even if he stared at it with his spiritual eyes.

Han Li's thoughts turned, but the spiritual light in his eyes faded away.

Saintess Qianqiu sensed something, gave Han Li a deep look, but didn't say anything. Instead, she urged the treasure violently, driving the surrounding clouds and mist to fly toward the high sky above the Demon Race stronghold.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, but didn't reveal any strange look on his face, and followed the Long family's Ancestor and the others to drift slowly toward the node in the distance.

At this moment, everyone was silent, and most of them revealed solemn expressions.

Although they were not too far from the black clouds above the Demon Race stronghold, only a few dozen miles away. But in this short distance, they encountered seven or eight waves of patrolling Demon Race teams one after another along the way. But under Saintess Qianqiu's skillful manipulation, that layer of hidden clouds and mist covered everyone's tracks perfectly, almost brushing past these demons.

And these demons couldn't detect any abnormality at all.

But when the group was only over ten miles away from the Demon Race stronghold, they finally touched a very cleverly arranged magic array restriction.

After a muffled sound without any warning, countless black lights flashed in the nearby void, and countless invisible blades like sharp cones appeared out of thin air, shooting from all directions.

"Not good, we are exposed, no need to hide anymore, just force our way in," Saintess Qianqiu saw this, her expression sank, and she shouted without hesitation.

With a wave of her hand, the clouds and mist that had originally wrapped the group flashed violently, then condensed into a thick light curtain, blocking all the black light outside.

Seeing this, the Long family's Ancestor and the others naturally didn't hesitate anymore. Several treasures and large pieces of thunder fire flew out from everyone's hands, turning into large rays of light and rolling toward the surroundings.

The surrounding restrictions roared, but were shattered like paper scraps under the combined attack of the group.

Everyone's escape lights rose, turning into a dozen or so brilliant streaks of light, flashing like lightning toward the high sky above the stronghold.

With such a big movement, the patrolling Demon Race nearby and the Demon Race army in the stronghold were naturally startled.

Several long, sharp cries rang out miserably all over the stronghold.

Then, countless light masses exploded out of thin air near the stronghold, and dense restriction spiritual light instantly spread all over the sky above the stronghold. At the same time, teams of ferocious-looking Demon Race armored soldiers, riding on various demon beasts, took to the air aggressively.

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