Chapter 663: Defying the Masses

"Is this guy insane?"

Li Yi saw this scene and his eyelids twitched violently.

He hadn't expected that revealing the Divine Wood Bow would provoke such a reaction—these creatures had broken through their lines and charged straight for him, determined to kill him at any cost and reclaim the bow.

Under these circumstances, he dared not hesitate a moment; he activated the Cloud-riding Spell, swiftly retrieved the black gold arrow, then fled toward the defensive line at top speed.

But the heavenly demons furiously pursued him.

"This man's trying to escape—join forces and cut him off! Don't let him get back!" One heavenly demon roared, then unleashed his demonic energy; countless spiritual traces intertwined, forming a dense net that blanketed the sky.

The other heavenly demons immediately reacted, exploding their own demonic energy, weaving spiritual traces that echoed one another, completing the vast net.

With over a dozen heavenly demons working together—

an ancient net woven from spiritual traces not only took shape but instantly covered a hundred li in every direction, blocking Li Yi before he could escape.

Though Li Yi's Cloud-riding Spell was astonishingly fast, his brief delay to retrieve the black gold arrow gave the heavenly demons their opening.

Otherwise, he would have already fled far away.

Facing the spiritual-trace net before him, Li Yi didn't hesitate—he extended one finger, and a brilliant, ultimate light coalesced upon it.

Divide the River into Land.

The supreme Dao technique activated; immense magic power erupted.

This strike slashed against the spiritual traces.

With terrifying energy spilling out, a corner of the ancient traces was ground away, leaving a gap—but within moments, as the demonic energy of the dozen demons surged forth, the breach sealed itself instantly.

Li Yi alone had limited power; he couldn't outlast a dozen heavenly demons.

Seizing this chance, the heavenly demons closed in rapidly.

Even though they were near Earth's defensive line, their resolve was so absolute they could kill Li Yi and retreat before reinforcements arrived.

"So you really want to trap me?" Li Yi's gaze darkened.

He couldn't destroy the net outright; to escape, he had only one option—cross dimensions.

But with a dozen heavenly demons charging at him, there wasn't enough time to open a dimensional gate—he estimated that as soon as he assembled the device, their attack would destroy it before he could activate it.

Yet the sheer commotion of a dozen heavenly demons converging triggered the alarm system instantly.

As signals flooded out in a frenzy—

the defenders on the line immediately received them.

"There's movement from the Demon God Realm—this level of energy fluctuation… it's heavenly demons, and there are many—over a dozen."

"What's going on? Didn't they just fail their attack today? Logically, they shouldn't strike again for a while—how can there be over a dozen charging the line less than half a day later? Do they have no sense of self-preservation? Don't they know we have experts stationed here?"

"Quick! Alert everyone!"

As the message spread, the elite among the evolved humans reacted immediately.

Sun Boxiu, Chen Daoxing, Ji Wu—who had fought Li Yi before—Ai Si, and evolved humans who had reached the Spirit Tribulation realm, even Wu the Daoist was roused.

"That's Taiyi's aura."

Wu the Daoist shot out of the defensive line as a five-colored light; he sensed the heavens and earth, instantly detecting Li Yi's presence—but at the same moment, a dozen demonic auras surrounded Li Yi.

Is Taiyi being surrounded by heavenly demons?

Wu the Daoist didn't hesitate—he rushed to rescue him.

He hadn't expected trouble to erupt right under his nose; these heavenly demons' actions were a direct insult to him, a Three Flower Realm expert.

But no matter what, the experts inside the line always reacted a beat too late.

After all, this had happened too suddenly, beyond anyone's expectations.

Therefore—

Li Yi was now trapped within a net of intertwined spiritual traces, and before him, over a dozen heavenly demons charged in unison, their overwhelming demonic energy erupting, blotting out sun and moon.

Merely the release of their killing intent made hair stand on end.

Li Yi refused to wait passively for death; though he couldn't kill all dozen, if he fought to the death, he could take a few with him.

With this thought—

he immediately mobilized all his magic power.

Every magic power acupoint on his body resonated; this magic power surged upward with his mighty blood qi, then converged into one point, channeled into a Dao technique—and Li Yi no longer held back, pouring his remaining incense belief into the spell.

"Call the Wind, Summon the Rain!"

In an instant, violent winds erupted, torrential rain poured down—the wind was no ordinary wind, piercing the mysterious chambers of the body and scattering the demons' essences; the rain was no ordinary rain, forged from golden qi, like flying blades that fell like ten thousand steel swords, reducing enemies to nothing but ash.

Together, they—

destroyed flesh, scattered souls.

And it didn't stop there.

Perhaps in this critical moment, Li Yi's potential was unlocked; by instinct, he activated a rarely used technique.

"Grow and Shrink at Will!"

Magic power surged again; this extraordinary technique was layered onto Call the Wind, Summon the Rain.

Instantly, the winds grew fiercer, the rain swelled into colossal blades falling from the heavens, covering the entire sky, leaving no escape—and their power surged dramatically.

With two supreme Dao techniques unleashed together, their combined power far exceeded their normal strength—this level of power could now threaten the lives of every heavenly demon.

"What?"

The dozen charging heavenly demons were swept off balance by the violent winds; then, rain like countless blades fell, blinding their vision.

One heavenly demon, caught off guard, was struck by a single massive raindrop—immediately, it pierced his body like a sword, tearing a grotesque wound; then, the wind surged inward, injecting a terrifying force into him.

He felt his essence unraveling.

Agonizing pain struck him—he roared to the heavens, unleashed his demonic energy, swung his weapon across the sky to block the falling rain, and shielded his body against this devastating Dao attack.

Not just him—every other heavenly demon, struck by the twin techniques, halted their advance to protect themselves.

If they kept charging blindly, they might die.

After all, Call the Wind, Summon the Rain targeted everyone—it wasn't a case where more numbers meant safety.

Too bad.

Li Yi hadn't yet perfected his Five Qi; though his magic power was immense, its destructive power remained limited—only after achieving Five Qi Unity could Dao techniques reach their true potential.

!

But this all-out strike, though insufficient to kill any single heavenly demon, at least bought him precious time.

Seizing this opening, Li Yi took a deep breath and lifted the Divine Wood Bow again.

He drew the bow and shot.

A black gold arrow shot out instantly.

"Watch out—Treasure Moon Bow!" One heavenly demon sensed the danger and shouted a warning.

So this bow was called the Treasure Moon Bow.

But the warning came too late.

The black gold arrow pierced straight through one heavenly demon's body—he couldn't withstand the power of the Treasure Moon Bow and the black gold arrow; he roared in fury and despair, his body shattered by the falling rain, dying on the spot.

Then Li Yi drew a second black gold arrow.

Again, he drew and shot.

The black gold arrow flashed past.

The second heavenly demon was grievously wounded, spitting blood, then withered—unable to withstand the Dao technique's onslaught, he turned to ash in the storm.

But there were only two black gold arrows.

After firing both, Li Yi had no time to retrieve them—he pulled out high-grade magic treasure arrows and shot again.

The third arrow was still powerful, but it wasn't a black gold arrow.

One great demon reacted in time, dodging the vital points—the arrow pierced his arm but failed to deliver a fatal wound.

Clearly, high-grade magic treasure arrows struggled to kill heavenly demons.

Unless Li Yi advanced further, reaching the peak of Five Qi Realm, even a slight gap remained a fatal flaw.

"He's out of black gold arrows!"

The heavenly demon with the pierced arm glared fiercely at Li Yi—he roared, sensing the weakening of Call the Wind, Summon the Rain, gathered his demonic energy, gripped his weapon, and forcibly tore through the rain curtain and wind, charging forward.

The other heavenly demons followed suit.

Twelve heavenly demons in total.

Even though they were battered and wounded by Call the Wind, Summon the Rain, their demonic physiques were formidable—they feared nothing as long as they weren't killed outright, and their combat power remained undiminished.

This was the terrifying nature of the beasts from the Demon God Realm.

"Kill! Demon God Claw!"

The first to arrive extended a claw through the air toward Li Yi.

Under these conditions, Li Yi abandoned the bow and clenched his fist to meet the attack.

The four-colored fist again appeared, striking the demonic claw.

BOOM!

Power exploded, erupted.

The heavenly demon's face changed instantly—his Demon God Claw had failed to end the fight in one blow; instead, it was evenly matched—meaning this human evolved was no ordinary opponent, he possessed heavenly demon-level strength.

"You can block one strike—can you block all of us? You're doomed here. Stop struggling—surrender the Treasure Moon Bow and the black gold arrows!" Another heavenly demon charged in immediately, unleashing a devastating strike.

Li Yi had no time to resist—he turned pale, hoping his Crimson Feather Purple Gold Armor would hold.

He poured every remaining bit of magic power into it.

Crimson light boiled up; a red spirit bird spread its wings.

The spirit of the Crimson Feather Purple Gold Armor was activated, now protecting Li Yi from the heavenly demon's attack.

"The essence of the Wind Feather Great Demon? Despicable humans, die!" But upon seeing the Wind Feather Great Demon's essence forged into armor, the other heavenly demons grew even more furious, each unleashing their strongest strike at Li Yi.

They sought to join forces to completely annihilate Li Yi, leaving not even a speck of ash.

"Fuck."

Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't help but curse.

They really think highly of themselves.

I'm only at the Fourth Layer of Five Qi Realm—do I really warrant a dozen heavenly demons ganging up on me?

Totally unethical.

(End of Chapter)