Chapter 671

The heavenly demons had not anticipated that their four-on-one ambush against a human cultivator would result in one of them being killed in return.

This counter-killing not only meant their ambush had failed, but also implied that the remaining three heavenly demons would likely soon be in danger themselves, for if Li Yi could kill one of four heavenly demons, he could do so even more easily against three.

Indeed.

The next instant.

The heavenly demon of the Thunder Peng clan, who had been wounded moments earlier, was now locked onto by Li Yi.

"You want to kill me?"

The Thunder Peng heavenly demon, furious beyond measure, did not lose his composure; instead, he flickered his body, flapped his wings, and transformed into a streak of lightning that darted and weaved across the battlefield, impossible to lock onto.

The Thunder Peng clan was inherently swift, and a Thunder Peng who had reached the heavenly demon realm, while perhaps not the strongest in its tier, was unquestionably unmatched in escape techniques.

"Summon Wind and Rain."

Yet at this moment, Li Yi unhesitatingly unleashed a familiar Dao technique—he channeled his magic power, turning gales into roaring flames and raindrops into razor-sharp blades, sweeping across the entire frontline, engulfing every heavenly and earth demon within range.

"What?"

The earth demons engaged in killing Tao Sheng, Pan Hongjie, Lu Yi, and others felt the sudden disturbance in the heavens and earth; just as they prepared to defend, a gale carrying flames swept them away.

Before they could stabilize their forms, golden rain of swords pierced their bodies; though they burned all over, within the blink of an eye their corpses, riddled with holes, turned to ash in the flames.

"Well done!" Tao Sheng couldn't help but cry out.

He realized Li Yi had struck the battlefield after breaking the heavenly demons' ambush, easing their pressure.

Su Mu also witnessed firsthand how several heavenly demons tried to block the golden rain of swords from above, only to have flames invade their bodies, smoke pouring from all seven orifices—they were too busy saving themselves to chase him.

Such a large-scale Dao technique truly relieved the immediate crisis, allowing everyone on this frontline to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Damn it." The Thunder Peng heavenly demon, seeing this, realized the situation was dire.

If he didn't join the other heavenly demons to ambush Li Yi, Li Yi's power alone could wipe out all the earth demons in short order.

"Hold him down—his identity will reach the great demons soon; if even one great demon comes to deal with him, he's dead." The other heavenly demons understood: if the human had such a treasure protecting him, killing him would be nearly impossible.

If he pulled out the Moonlight Bow and Black Gold Arrows again, they would surely die.

But battlefield conditions shifted in an instant.

One misstep in strategy had already led to many earth demons slain; yet this section of Earth's frontline had miraculously held firm, filling them with fury.

The three heavenly demons immediately abandoned distance and charged again toward Li Yi.

But how could Li Yi let them succeed?

At this moment, Li Yi no longer held back—he drew forth a Divine Wood Great Bow, and instantly, an upper-grade magic artifact arrow materialized in his hand.

Dragon-Tiger power surged, divine force poured forth; he drew the bow and released the arrow in one seamless motion.

"No good—it's the Moonlight Bow!" The three heavenly demons gasped, instantly halting mid-air, then fled in three separate directions.

They dared not face that divine bow.

"Too late to run now," Li Yi knew: having revealed the Crimson Feather Purple Gold Armor, there was no point hiding the Moonlight Bow and Black Gold Arrows anymore; better to unleash their full power at the most critical moment.

At least this move could take out several of their great demons.

"Shhh!"

A golden arrow shot through the air, vanished instantly, locking onto a heavenly demon attempting to flee.

Though the upper-grade magic artifact arrow was powerful, since it wasn't a Black Gold Arrow, Li Yi had no absolute confidence it would hit; yet under these circumstances, he dared not use a Black Gold Arrow.

Because once Li Yi fired a Black Gold Arrow, he would never get it back.

So he planned to save both arrows for the most crucial moment.

Though he had little confidence in this shot, the heavenly demon's luck was clearly poor.

The golden arrow struck him precisely, piercing his body and tearing open a grotesque hole.

"Wah!"

A torrent of blood gushed forth—the heavenly demon was grievously wounded, unable to flee, and tumbled from mid-air.

But he was not dead; if rescued and treated, he could recover soon enough.

Yet how could Li Yi let such an opportunity slip?

"Split the River into Land."

He pointed a finger—brilliant light tore through the heavens, slashing toward the fallen heavenly demon.

The other two heavenly demons, startled by the Moonlight Bow, were too late to rescue.

"Damn it."

The wounded, falling heavenly demon could only watch helplessly as the attack came—he tried to unleash his demonic power in resistance, but the arrow had injured him too severely.

His normally surging demonic power, barely summoned, instantly collapsed.

Finally, with a final cry of defiance, he was cleaved apart by the "Split the River into Land" technique.

Second heavenly demon dead.

This sight sent the remaining two heavenly demons into full panic—they no longer cared for anything else and immediately called for reinforcements from other frontlines.

"Quick, aid me! The killer of the Demon King's daughter is here!"

"This man wields the Moonlight Bow—I cannot match him! Come quickly!"

Nearly thirty heavenly demons had attacked this frontline; otherwise, Li Yi would never have faced four at once. Though he had slain two, the number of heavenly demons still on the battlefield remained high.

Upon hearing this plea for aid,

the heavenly demons on other frontlines immediately received the message.

"What? Li Yi—the one who killed the Demon King's daughter? Good, I'm coming!"

"The Moonlight Bow has appeared? I'm on my way!"

"So that little thief was hiding with you? No wonder I smashed through my section and never saw him."

In the blink of an eye, five more heavenly demons arrived together, thrilled—as if they could seize the Moonlight Bow before the great demons arrived, since the great demons were currently occupied fighting human elites elsewhere.

To the heavenly demons, this was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.

Seeing this, Li Yi's gaze grew grim.

He had barely managed to kill two heavenly demons in the ambush, yet now five more had arrived—seven heavenly demons now faced him on this battlefield. Even with his vast magic power, if he continued fighting like this, he would die.

He glanced at the Moonlight Bow in his hand—if he fired two Black Gold Arrows now, it wouldn't help.

When one's cultivation isn't vastly superior, the battlefield truly feels like two fists fighting four hands.

"If only I were at the peak of the Five Qi Realm—I could ignore heavenly demons entirely. Fighting across realms is too disadvantageous for me." He took a deep breath, not discouraged, his battle spirit still burning.

Then, a Black Gold Arrow appeared in his hand.

The divine bow was drawn once more.

Li Yi's Black Gold Arrow locked onto one of the reinforcements.

Merely being locked onto, the heavenly demon froze mid-motion, his eyes filled with terror.

"No good—it's a Black Gold Arrow!"

The thought flashed through his mind.

But before he could even begin to flee—

BOOM!

The heavenly demon's head exploded violently; an odd force corroded his body, cracking it open, and his heavenly demon essence shattered at once.

The headless corpse plummeted from the sky, seen by the other heavenly demons.

"It's a Black Gold Arrow—he's using a Black Gold Arrow!" one heavenly demon cried in shock and fury.

"Great Demon Feng Yu had only three Black Gold Arrows. This human doesn't know how to control them—I'll retrieve that arrow, you others grab the bow!" One heavenly demon turned and fled, chasing after the vanished Black Gold Arrow.

"Damn it!" The other heavenly demons shouted in anger.

This bastard wanted the Black Gold Arrow but refused to risk himself—how treacherous.

But another arrow shot out suddenly.

This time, it was not a Black Gold Arrow, but an upper-grade magic artifact arrow.

Yet the six remaining heavenly demons were now like birds startled by a bowstring—they dared not risk absorbing a second Black Gold Arrow.

The deception exposed their opening.

Though merely an upper-grade magic artifact arrow, its power was still immense—it struck one heavenly demon, not fatally, but severing one thigh.

Blood gushed, flesh torn and mangled.

"It's not a Black Gold Arrow! Damn it, this human tricked us—it's just a normal arrow!" The wounded heavenly demon, enraged at being fooled, dared not advance further and immediately retreated.

He outright abandoned the pursuit of the Moonlight Bow.

Clearly, this heavenly demon was clever—he knew he was injured, could no longer compete, and if he stayed, he'd die either by this human's hand or by his own kind's.

Two heavenly demons withdrew, one slain.

The remaining four exchanged glances, suddenly feeling as if they'd returned to the familiar moment before.

"Why aren't you attacking? Are you too cowardly to ambush me with only four left?" Li Yi's voice was icy.

He had shattered their seven-on-one assault with a single Black Gold Arrow—this deal, to him, was still profitable.

"Since you won't move, then I won't hold back." Li Yi stepped forward several paces; golden auspicious clouds lifted him into the sky, leaving a golden trail behind.

Such terrifying speed stunned the four heavenly demons.

"No wonder you called for help—this human's strength is too overwhelming."

Seeing this, the newly arrived heavenly demons finally understood why they'd been summoned.

They had truly been unable to overpower this human—forced into desperation before calling for aid.