Chapter 2499

"Where is it?"

"I left it in the ruins of Hongshan."

"Is that so? I don't believe it." Wu Yao stared at him, "Your promise cannot be delayed indefinitely; we have no patience left."

They cooperated with Shangguan Biao, their direct purpose being to obtain the "Yang Guan Dao," and then they also coveted the Great Square Vessel and the body of the Earth Mother.

Seeing that the latter two targets could not be achieved, at least he must get the "Yang Guan Dao" in hand before he can report to the Holy Sovereign.

This divine artifact concerns the great plan of the descent of the Heavenly Demon.

"What use am I to you now? Why must you chase me relentlessly?" Shangguan Biao struggled to retreat, circulating his qi to dispel poison while persuading them, "Your current target should be the Nine Nether Great Emperor! He will surely seize the opportunity to capture Yujing City, and then he will kill you all!"

"Oh? How did you surrender control?"

Wu Yao also wanted to understand: Shangguan Biao had successfully controlled Yujing City for thousands of years—why would losing a battle in the Void cause him to lose control of Yujing City as well?

If Shangguan Biao could lose it, could the Heavenly Gods just pick it back up?

"He snatched the stone heart of the Earth Mother!" Shangguan Biao blurted out, "If you can retrieve it, you can control Yujing City! Incidentally, you can also control the newly formed Panlong Secret Realm and the Great Square Vessel!"

"All the world hustles and bustles for profit; only by diverting their attention to the Nine Nether can he have a chance to escape!"

"I see." Wu Yao's face was expressionless, "Then you are of no use anymore."

He waved his hand, and dozens of ice beasts emerged from the cliff and rock crevices. There is a dark river below; using sorcery to condense ice beasts—how many could there not be as many as needed?

Ice beasts plus the demon horde—over two hundred heads. Not to mention, even more monsters crawl out from every corner and crevice, surrounding this place completely.

Earlier today, Shangguan Biao could have crushed them with a backhand; now he tastes the long-unfamiliar agony of willing but powerless.

Unable to act against others, only able to be manipulated—this pain, he does not wish to taste again!

"If you dare kill me, I guarantee you won't get the 'Yang Guan Dao.'" Shangguan Biao snarled, "You've already messed up several missions, haven't you? If you can't even get the Yang Guan Dao, you won't have a good ending either."

Wu Yao's steps paused slightly as he hurled an ice chain at him: "Discard all your weapons, bind yourself with the ice chain. I can guarantee you that once I obtain the Yang Guan Dao, I will release you immediately."

Shangguan Biao, however, pointed at the Azure Leopard Demon: "Kill him, and I will do everything as you say!"

His eyes were filled with distortion and hatred: "I hate traitors the most!"

Upon these words, the Azure Leopard Demon's tail froze, and all the demons were startled and changed color.

The precondition for the Azure Leopard Demon and them to act against Shangguan Biao is to strike while he is ill and take his life—absolutely not allowing him to recover. This "Mother Sovereign, my lord" is so vengeful that every demon present knows it deeply; if he does not die today, then tomorrow it will be they who have no life!

The relationship between the demon horde and Shangguan Biao is one of you die, I live.

Will the Heavenly Demon, valuing the "Yang Guan Dao," cooperate with Shangguan Biao once more for this divine artifact, first selling them out?

Looking at Wu Yao's expression, he seems somewhat hesitant.

In this subtle and suffocating moment, someone from behind suddenly shouted: "He's lying—he doesn't have the Yang Guan Dao at all! He just wants to get us killed!"

At the same time, two spears thrust from different directions toward Shangguan Biao, incredibly fast, one of them still bearing Xiong Xiong flames.

Shangguan Biao dodged one, then raised his hand to send the fire spear back along its original path.

He is far from his peak, but not so weak that two spears could ambush him. However, this unconscious move was a grave mistake; by the time Shangguan Biao reacted, it was already too late to correct:

The fire spear came from the large rock behind the Azure Leopard Demon; Shangguan Biao sent it back, and the spearhead first struck the Azure Leopard Demon.

A flash of fire came at him; the Azure Leopard Demon leapt diagonally to dodge, then kicked off with his hind legs, lunging straight at Shangguan Biao while letting out a roar like a sawblade:

"Kill him!"

Who shouted this is unimportant; who fired these spears is also unimportant.

To it, to the demon horde, the most important thing is to kill Shangguan Biao—now, immediately!

The demon horde surged forward like a flood, their number already expanded to nearly four hundred.

Four hundred Yujing City combatants! Even if the True Person of Si Hai were here, he would not dare say he could certainly deal with these demons—let alone the current Shangguan Biao.

He dodged the Azure Leopard Demon's pounce, kicked a wolf demon into the air, and urgently said to Wu Yao: "You don't want the Yang Guan Dao anymore?"

Wu Yao said without hesitation: "Take him down for me!"

The one who had been shouting from behind the large rock earlier was a troll, not large in size, perhaps just shouting blindly—but could there be no reason at all for saying this?

Capture Shangguan Biao, then slowly interrogate him about the whereabouts of the "Yang Guan Dao"—not too late.

The reputation of this "Mother Sovereign, my lord" in the past has not been good; Wu Yao does not trust him.

"I've said it, the Yang Guan Dao is not in the city!" Shangguan Biao nearly gasped, "Couldn't this matter be handled outside the city? We are now all in peril; the Nine Nether will surely control Yujing City, and then you will each have nowhere to run… hiss!"

Before he finished speaking, a sharp pain came from his lower leg—

A chameleon had somehow lain at his feet, silently spitting out its pointed tongue.

The tongue was poisoned, capable of harming the soul body.

The demons ignored it, attacking him even more fiercely.

No matter how formidable the Nine Nether Great Emperor is, his main targets are Shangguan Biao and the Heavenly Demon—what does it matter to these miscellaneous fish and scattered soldiers?

Does he have the leisure to quarrel with them?

But Shangguan Biao is different—killing him is to eliminate future troubles forever!

At this moment, another large group of demons emerged from the left front, led by a stout figure—none other than one of the Three Demon Kings, the One-Eyed Giant King Shu Dong!

"Shu Dong, hurry and break the encirclement!" Shangguan Biao shouted loudly, "I grant you a full warehouse of Xuan Crystals!"

He knows exactly what kind of character the One-Eyed Giant King is; now that he is a wall everyone pushes, wanting the One-Eyed Giant King not to come up and add to the push, he must entice with profit.

The One-Eyed Giant King was also delighted: "This place is indeed lively."

He also plans to escape Yujing City, but before leaving, he must manually take some compensation, or else he would not justify his years of hard work.

But the two granaries he visited had already been looted by those who arrived first, leaving nothing good behind.

While the One-Eyed Giant King was anxious, a paper crane flew from somewhere, struck him, and simultaneously spoke:

"The Azure Leopard Demon has blocked the Mother Sovereign, my lord in the white tower fault, demanding the location of the treasure and supplies."

The Azure Leopard Demon wants to rebel—is this tolerable?

So he rushed over in haste.

When I arrived and looked, I saw—ah, the paper crane hadn't lied; my lord Mother was indeed being beaten by a mob!

Seeing him, the green leopard demon felt a twinge of alarm, for behind the one-eyed giant king trailed seven or eight hundred monsters, numbering several times its own.