Chapter 2166: Volume 10: The War of the Demon Realm, Chapter 2143: Wood Race Surprise

"Could it be that the Wood Race people have already been wiped out by the Demon Race, which is why we can't see a single one..." Zhu Guo'er's face changed, and she said with some worry.

"It is impossible for them to be wiped out completely.

The Wood Race also has a population of hundreds of billions, and there are many powerful existences at the Body Integration stage. Even if they are not a match for the Demon Race, it is absolutely impossible for them to be wiped out so easily. Moreover, the Wood Race has formed an alliance with our Human Race and other races, and the other races would not sit idly by and watch the Wood Race be wiped out. I think it is just that the Demon Race forces in this area have the upper hand, and the Wood Race that originally lived here has all evacuated." Han Li pondered for a moment and replied slowly.

"Senior's words are reasonable; as long as we leave that space passage a bit further, we might be able to run into Wood Race people." Zhu Guo'er felt it made sense and could not help but nod repeatedly.

Han Li said nothing more and continued to urge the flying carriage to hurry on his way.

Three days later, the flying carriage stopped in the sky above an endless primeval dense forest and hovered quietly in the high sky.

About a hundred feet ahead of the flying carriage, seven or eight high-tier demons were blocking the way.

These demons all had a pair of green flesh wings on their backs, wore feather clothes, and had blood-red eyes, looking exceptionally ferocious.

And behind these demons were dense swarms of two-headed demonic birds, each about a foot in size, multicolored, with pitch-black horns on their heads, numbering five or six hundred.

"Which batch is this?" Han Li stood at the front of the flying carriage and asked with an expressionless face.

"Senior, this is the seventh batch." Zhu Guo'er replied cautiously.

"Hmph, it seems the high-tier demons in charge of this area haven't learned their lesson. Then kill them all. I think after solving this batch, we should be able to truly have some peace for a period of time." Han Li narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

Then, he suddenly flicked both sleeves, and strands of green light surged out from within, actually being seventy-two miniature green swords.

Han Li formed a hand seal with one hand and pointed a finger at these green swords.

A clear sound like a dragon's roar emitted from the swords, and after a blur, all the swords transformed from one into two, two into four, four into eight...

In an instant, the sky was filled with green swords, dense and numerous, numbering over a thousand.

The high-tier demons opposite were shocked, but they seemed to have received strict orders and had no intention of retreating or fleeing. Instead, black Qi rolled on their hands, each transforming into demonic weapons of various styles, and at the same time, roaring sounds emitted from their mouths, and they transformed into gusts of black wind, rushing toward the flying carriage.

And the five or six hundred demonic birds behind also flapped their wings,

"Prepare."

Seeing this situation, a flash of murderous intent crossed Han Li's eyes, and he spoke coldly.

After the small azure swords trembled in unison, they immediately transformed into streaks of sword light a zhang long and shot out violently.

In an instant, the sound of "chi chi" tearing through the air erupted, and the sky was lost to azure shadows; with just a single flash, they completely engulfed the several high-tier Demon clansmen and hundreds of demon birds.

Immediately, miserable shrieks erupted!

Large amounts of blood rain and countless severed limbs scattered wildly from high above; those Demon clansmen and demon birds were instantly slaughtered clean by these thousand-plus streaks of sword light.

Han Li flicked his sleeve once more, and after the sword light in the distance flickered, they shot back one after another, disappearing into his sleeve without a trace.

At this moment, apart from the thick, lingering stench of blood in the distant sky, there was not a single living creature left.

After Han Li swept his gaze slightly, he didn't say a word and urged the flying vehicle beneath his feet, transforming into a ball of azure light that tore through the air and departed.

The journey ahead was indeed just as Han Li had anticipated; no more Demon clansmen or demon creatures appeared to intercept him.

However, in some of the dense forests the flying vehicle passed through, those giant black-green trees still appeared from time to time, as if this type of demonic tree were spread throughout the entire Wood Clan territory.

What shocked Han Li even more was that even after flying such a long distance, he still hadn't encountered a single Wood clansman, as if the Wood Clan had truly vanished entirely.

A month later, when the flying vehicle passed through the sky above a valley at the edge of a mountain range, Han Li finally discovered a small Wood Clan tribe being besieged by a thousand Demon clansmen.

This Wood Clan tribe had only ten thousand people, but those with the actual ability to fight numbered only two or three thousand; they were being slaughtered by the thousand-plus Demon clansmen, and it looked as if they were about to be completely wiped out.

Overjoyed, Han Li did not hesitate to employ thunderous methods, killing these Demon clansmen in one fell swoop and saving these Wood clansmen.

Then, without waiting for these Wood clansmen to express any shock or suspicion, he directly revealed his identity as a human.

In this way, with the status of a Wood Clan ally, he finally learned from the elder of this small Wood Clan tribe everything that had happened in the Wood Clan Spirit Domain in recent years, and he suddenly understood.

It turned out that five or six years ago, after several decisive battles, when the allied forces of the various clans and the Demon army were in a stalemate, the Demon side suddenly played a trick of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang"; they secretly withdrew nearly half of their main force from the territory of the Human and Demon clans, which was originally the main battlefield, and transferred them through a spatial passage to the Wood Clan side, launching a surprise attack.

Under the impact of the surging, tide-like Demon army, the Wood Clan army, which had previously been evenly matched with the Demon clans, suffered seven defeats in seven battles, burying most of their troops in the process.

Because this matter was too sudden, the other clans in the alliance were unable to provide reinforcements in time; having no other choice, the Wood Clan Great Elder, who should have been guarding the clan's forbidden grounds, had to personally step out to resist the enemy.

But another thing that the various clans never expected happened!

As soon as the Wood Clan Great Elder appeared on the front lines of the battle between the two clans, he was surrounded by three Demon Ancestors who had long been secretly lying in ambush, all attacking at once.

Although these three Demon Ancestors were not terrifying existences on the level of Yuan Yan or Liu Ji, they were not avatars that appeared this time, but true bodies descending in reality; thus, with one strike, they severely wounded the Wood Clan Great Elder, almost taking his life on the spot.

Fortunately, at the critical moment of crisis, the Wood Clan Great Elder summoned a sentient Sacred Tree that the Wood Clan had worshipped for unknown tens of thousands of years; with the help of this tree's power, he barely managed to escape with his life from the hands of the three Demon Ancestors, but nine-tenths of his magic power was gone, and he no longer possessed the strength of the Mahayana stage.

And without the Wood Clan Great Elder as a pillar of support, the Wood Clan's morale fell to the extreme, and they no longer had any power to resist the Demon invasion; within a short year, they had lost seven or eight-tenths of their territory.

Just at this critical moment, reinforcements from the other clans finally arrived in the Wood Clan lands.

But under the threat of the three Demon Ancestors, the reinforcements and the remnants of the Wood Clan army could only barely hold onto the Wood Clan's remaining territory, and they no longer had the strength to recover their original lands.

The Wood Clan tribes that were originally scattered throughout the Wood Clan lands had naturally withdrawn to the areas protected by the various clans before this, but there were always some tribes that received the news too late or moved too slowly, and were directly blocked by the Demon army in the occupied territories.

Having no other choice, these tribes had to hide in some remote places to temporarily survive, pinning their hopes on the day when the various clans' troops would fight back.

However, after several years of repeated searches and suppression by the Demon clans, there were truly not many tribes left that could survive.

This was the reason why Han Li had not seen any Wood clansmen since coming out of the passage.

This small tribe that Han Li saved was originally a member of a larger Wood Clan tribe; after the original tribe was exposed, they broke into pieces and fled for their lives, becoming what they were now.

But even so, these Wood clansmen were discovered by the Demon clans once again; if it hadn't been for the coincidence of meeting Han Li, they would have only faced the fate of being slaughtered and enslaved.

"Senior, everything the junior has said is true. I hope that, for the sake of our alliance, you can help us return to the current protected area." After telling everything, an elder of this temporary small Wood Clan tribe, who was at the Void Refinement stage, began to beg Han Li bitterly.

Han Li swept his gaze over these Wood clansmen and, seeing that women, children, and the elderly made up more than two-thirds of them, he couldn't help but ponder for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Taking you with me is naturally not impossible. But I must warn you in advance: I have already slaughtered several waves of Demon clansmen on the way here, and the Demon side should have noticed me long ago. It is only a matter of time before high-tier Demon clansmen come looking for me. If you follow me, it will be even more dangerous. With so many of you, once a battle starts, I cannot protect all of you."

"What, there is such a thing! In that case, this junior will not force this matter. But I hope Senior can tell the other seniors of the alliance about our situation, hoping that the various clans will soon send a large army to save us from this sea of misery. If that day truly comes, this junior and the others will be eternally grateful." The Wood Clan elder revealed a look of great disappointment, but after thinking about it for a moment, he bowed deeply to Han Li with a face full of pleading.

"Good, this matter is no problem; I will help you pass on the message. But I am not very clear about the current distribution of the Demon army; does your tribe have any information or maps regarding this?" This time, Han Li agreed very straightforwardly and asked in return.

"Although we have been hiding and dodging, we do have some of this information. It's just not very detailed, only a rough idea." The Wood Clan elder replied hurriedly.

"A rough idea is enough." Han Li smiled slightly, revealing a satisfied expression.

Then, after obtaining the information and relevant maps from the Wood Clan elder, he immediately flew up and departed.

And these Wood clansmen naturally dared not linger in the same place, and they also immediately transferred toward another backup hiding spot in the east.

Ten-plus days later, when Han Li was urging the flying vehicle through the sky above a lush green lake, suddenly, without the slightest warning, the lake water below parted to both sides, and a lush green giant hand reached out like lightning, grabbing the flying vehicle in its hand.

The giant hand exerted only a slight amount of force, and with a sound of bursting, the flying vehicle instantly shattered into a ball of azure flames.

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