Chapter 2507: The Mosquito Blood Beneath the Wall

Wu Yao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley; this time he lost his brother and his troops, not only failing to obtain the Great Square Vessel and Jade Capital City, but even failing to secure the fallback of Yangguan Pass.

The Azure Leopard Demon immediately shouted to his subordinates: "Hurry up, hurry up and leave the city!"

Once Jade Capital City is reactivated, it will bring great misfortune. This heavenly demon before us is no longer reliable.

The demons all flew toward the city gate, exerting every ounce of strength.

Wu Yao then raised his hand and unleashed a stream of cold energy, which before his eyes transformed into a great bird. He leapt onto its back, and the cold bird spread its wings and rose, flying toward the outside of the city.

The cold bird moved at extreme speed, leaving behind scattered ice crystals in its wake.

However, as he flew over the city wall, a barrage of sword rain came sweeping toward him from below, no less than four or five hundred blades.

After several dodges, Wu Yao's mount was still shot apart, and he himself had no choice but to fall from the city wall.

At this very moment, the clouds parted to reveal the moon, the city wall's shadow was also illuminated, and moonlight softly fell upon a person.

He had his arms crossed, leaning obliquely against the wall, his black-and-gold battle armor reflecting a cold light.

Under the moonlight, his shadow was stretched long and long, covering the mottled wall. His blood-red cloak fluttered in the wind, yet strangely made no sound at all.

"Jiuyou!" Wu Yao felt a chill run down his spine. The appearance of Jiuyou was truly like a ghost, and yet seemed to merge with the city wall.

This is precisely the opponent Wu Yao least wants to encounter right now.

After the Void Realm dissipated, he had not seen Jiuyou again, nor did he wish to—the best opportunity had already passed, and he could do nothing against him.

As it turned out, he had already been waiting here for him.

"Where are the other heavenly demons? How could you abandon him alone to await death?" Jiuyou did not move an inch, yet his voice echoed in Wu Yao's ear: "Where is Jiaolutian? The battle in the Void Realm—I haven't had my fill yet; you call him back."

The Blood Demon laughed harshly: "I see Jiaolutian can't stay put; he panicked and rushed back to heaven."

If one could truly summon Jiaolutian back, what would Wu Yao have left to worry about?

He could only change the subject: "Where is the Earth Mother's stone heart?"

At this very moment, a avian demon flew out from within the city, and in the blink of an eye was about to cross the city wall. Suddenly, from the shadow at the base of the wall, over a dozen stalactites shot out, each tip sharp as a steel needle.

The avian demon could dodge one but not a cluster; in an instant, dozens of needles pierced its heart, and it fell from midair.

Following the direction of its fall, the Azure Leopard Demon also led over two hundred ten demon soldiers, rushing toward the city gate beneath Wu Yao's feet.

The moonlight was bright, the avian demon had just been shot down, and the Azure Leopard Demon, upon looking up, saw the two people on the city wall and was startled.

The voice of the Jiuyou Great Emperor rang in the ears of every person and every demon:

"Guilty of immense evil, death is insufficient punishment. Kill them."

He spoke with extraordinary calm, as if merely brushing dust from his battle armor, yet the entire city wall suddenly trembled, a colossal entity erupting from behind him, its form rapidly expanding, its height instantly surpassing the wall's top.

Countless particles of sand and earth rustled down, and in the moonlight, its mighty frame was revealed, covered entirely in gray-black hard rock.

In its eyes, two terrifying red lights were reflected.

Earth Mother!

Everyone's faces changed. Seeing this super colossus obediently standing behind Jiuyou, and Jiuyou not even turning his head, one knew who the final victor of the Jade Capital City battle would be.

Jiuyou pointed downward toward the city below: "Leave no living soul."

This is the final judgment.

The Azure Leopard Demon lowered his head and charged straight for the city gate.

The Earth Mother had regained control of Jade Capital City! Whether it was the true Earth Mother or Shangguan Biao's disguise, for it this was bad news.

The city gate was not far, but the Earth Mother backhanded a slap against the wall, and from underground a massive stone rose without cause, sealing the gate completely.

This was neither a Secret Realm nor a formation; the Earth Mother blocked however she wished.

The stones at the demons' feet rapidly coalesced, and within three or five breaths, hundreds of stone men took shape, while the surrounding seven or eight buildings underwent a splendid transformation, becoming great stone puppets that, without a word, hurled themselves at the demons.

Earlier, Shangguan Biao had used the stone heart to contend with it for control of Jade Capital City, and it had found its own power awkward to use; now it was well, the stone heart returned to its rightful owner, and the entire Jade Capital City lay under its control.

The Earth Mother, having reclaimed all her power, is the true master of nightmare in this Jade Capital City!

The demon troops were greatly alarmed and fled in all directions, but stone men and stone beasts surged from all sides, blocking every path of escape. Even those who wished to fly to heaven would be pierced to death by random needles.

These stone puppets—however many needed, however many died, that many would be instantly summoned. This is Jade Capital City—who could prevail here against the enraged Earth Mother?

The Azure Leopard Demon dodged the attacks of two stone bears, then loudly pleaded: "Great Emperor, spare our lives, we surrender, we surrender! From now on we wish to offer our liver and brains to the ground for the Great Emperor, to serve with the devotion of ox and horse!"

The Jiuyou Great Emperor paid it no heed, only the Blood Demon's giggling laughter echoed back and forth atop the wall:

"We don't need your service; we only need you to offer your liver and brains to the ground."

The words had barely fallen when the Earth Mother herself struck.

Her method was plain and unadorned: she simply bent forward, extended her hand, and threw a punch. She slapped out with a palm!

The speed of this strike was inversely proportional to her size—Wu Yao had never seen such a massive creature move with such agility.

The Azure Leopard Demon dodged the stone men's assault, was about to turn, when suddenly a violent gust of gangqi swept toward him, startling him into immediately employing the Wind Escape Technique, instantly shifting seven zhang outward.

This was already the farthest reach of the Wind Escape Technique. Yet as he just reappeared, his vision suddenly darkened—

The Earth Mother's other great palm arrived, precisely striking him and slamming him against the wall.

"Pa"—like swatting a mosquito.

Blood splattered on the wall.

When the Azure Leopard Demon fell, only a bloody mass of flesh remained.

Wu Yao witnessed this scene, and his face twitched.

The Azure Leopard Demon was no match for the true Earth Mother's ferocity, let alone the other demons. The wailing cries from below the city shook the heavens, continuing for thirty or fifty breaths.

Today, the Earth Mother escaped her confinement and unleashed the accumulated anger of thousands of years upon them all at once.

Shangguan Biao is a fierce spirit, and these demons followed him in doing evil, devouring living beings.

Previously, they had slaughtered cities, hearing only the cries of their prey; today the tables turned, and it was they who experienced the despair of being prey.

From beginning to end, the Jiuyou Great Emperor remained calm and composed, not even needing to raise a hand.

To hold a high position is good—just opening his mouth killed hundreds of demons, yet not a single drop of blood stained his person.

Soon, the last wail faded away, and the city below fell back into deathly silence.

From the perspective of the Nine Abysses Great Emperor looking down, the bloodstains covering the ground below the city were nothing more than mosquito blood.

The stench of blood in the air drifted up to the battlements, and Wu Yao felt a sharp sting in his nose for the first time.

He strained to squeeze out a sentence: "If you have anything to say, you can say it now."

The other party could have easily dealt with both Him and the monsters together, yet did not, merely letting Him witness a bloody slaughter as a game.

What is this, killing a chicken to scare the monkeys?

"Summon Jia Lou Tian out—I know He has been listening all along." The Nine Abysses Great Emperor then shifted posture, "What's the point of hiding behind dying subordinates? Come out."

He slowly straightened up, and his aura changed, like a sword just drawn from its scabbard.

(End of Chapter)