Chapter 672: The Sudden Attack of the Great Demon

Along Earth's defense line, celestial demons ran rampant, death hung in the air, countless surging demonic energies slammed into every inch of land; as Earth's top-tier evolvers, they fought desperately in adversity, exhausting every last resource to resist the invasion from the Demon God Realm.

But within moments, multiple sections of the line were breached; the evolvers on the front suffered catastrophic casualties—some had their bodies destroyed and were forced to flee across dimensions with their souls alone.

Others gave everything, reduced to nothing but ash, their souls utterly extinguished.

If this continued, everyone on this defense line would soon be dead; even masters capable of confronting celestial demons could not survive wave after wave of coordinated assaults.

Yet what truly decided the outcome of this battle was not them.

It was the battle between the Great Demons and the Three-Petal Realm cultivators.

At this moment.

Wu Laodao and Feiyunzi were trapped in unbearable agony—they were surrounded and hunted by Great Demons, never before had they been so humiliated, so powerless; now, not even counterattacks were possible, merely surviving was already a miracle.

"Wah!"

Feiyunzi was struck simultaneously by the Great Demons' attacks; even wearing the Dao artifact, the Eight Trigrams Purple Cloud Robe, he was shaken into spitting a mouthful of blood—his magic power was nearly spent; if he continued fighting, death was certain.

Wu Laodao, on the other battlefield, fared no better; though he briefly trapped one Great Demon with the Dao artifact, the Five-Colored Divine Bell, he remained overwhelmed against two Great Demons attacking together.

Without additional protective artifacts, he narrowly escaped death multiple times.

Fortunately, his Dao techniques were exquisite, his strength had grown significantly since arriving on Earth, and he had also cultivated the Immortal Path—this gave him just enough leverage to maneuver against the two Great Demons, yet Wu Laodao understood the truth: prolonged defense must eventually fail.

"Has the Immortal Lady and that bald monk not arrived yet? If they don't come soon, they'll be collecting our corpses." Wu Laodao shot away as a five-colored rainbow, darting across the battlefield, evading the Great Demons' strikes.

"Wu Yong, is all you know how to run?" the Great Demon Leijiao roared in fury.

If this evasion continued, even he and the other Great Demon together would struggle to capture him.

"You beasts, outnumbering me—do you forbid me from fleeing?" Wu Laodao cursed: "If it were one-on-one, could you even match me?"

Leijiao grew even angrier upon hearing this, yet he could not deny it: Wu Yong spoke the truth—they were indeed ganging up; if it were one-on-one, with that Five-Colored Divine Bell, the human might well have been his equal.

"Let's see how long you can hold out," he thought, planning to wait until the human's strength drained before finishing him off.

But at that moment, a Tianyao of the Thunder Peng clan, wounded, shot into the battlefield like a streak of lightning.

"This is no place for you—get back!" Leijiao barked instantly.

The mere residual energy from a Great Demon's battle with a Three-Petal cultivator could obliterate a Tianyao.

"Chief, I bring urgent news," the Thunder Peng Tianyao cried: "On that other defense line, the man wielding the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows has appeared—we cannot subdue him easily. Please, Chief, strike him down!"

"Is this true?" Leijiao's eyes flickered.

"Absolutely certain. Other Great Demons will learn of this soon—if you don't act now, the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows will fall into another Great Demon's hands, and then it will be disastrous." The Thunder Peng Tianyao said.

Leijiao understood better than anyone: if another Great Demon claimed the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows, he would be no match—no chance to even flee.

"Go."

Without hesitation, Leijiao flared his back wings, transformed into thunder, and vanished toward the section of the line where Li Yi stood.

Killing Wu Laodao meant nothing compared to the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows.

"Damn."

Wu Laodao saw this and panicked instantly—he unleashed the Five-Colored Luo Tian Technique, gathering the Five Elements into a vast celestial net to block Leijiao's path.

But Leijiao, as a Great Demon, moved too swiftly—the five-colored net had barely formed before he shattered through it and vanished from sight.

Other Great Demons noticed this too; though unaware of the cause, they realized the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows must have appeared on the battlefield—otherwise, Leijiao would never abandon his target so abruptly.

"Leijiao's heading for the Divine Bow—no one can get there first; if he claims it, this battle is meaningless." One Great Demon immediately abandoned chasing Feiyunzi and raced after Leijiao.

"You bastard, Leijiao!" Yuan Cang roared in rage—he'd nearly killed this human warrior, yet Leijiao abandoned the fight to chase treasure.

With two Great Demons gone, Yuan Cang could not kill Feiyunzi even if he tried—not in the short term.

Worse, if he kept fighting, he'd be pinned down by the human's reinforcements, and the Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows would be lost to someone else.

But if he went after the bow and arrows himself, these two human warriors would be left unharmed.

As he hesitated, another Great Demon abandoned Feiyunzi and sprinted after Leijiao's trail—clearly, this one had no intention of playing the hero by holding off Feiyunzi so others could seize the divine weapons.

Soon.

Only Yuan Cang remained on this battlefield, gripping his Purple Gold Mixed Iron Staff, burning with rage—he wanted to crush every one of those Great Demons; they were truly sabotaging everything.

But Yuan Cang knew he had to decide now.

Soon.

He gritted his teeth, hefted his iron staff, and charged after Leijiao's path.

As for the enemy before him—he would have to let go.

"The Great Demons withdrew?" Feiyunzi, battered and drenched in blood, was barely holding on—he never expected this twist: at the critical moment, the Great Demons had abandoned the field.

What had happened?

After a brief pause, Feiyunzi realized: "Worse—they're heading for Taiyi! The Divine Bow and Arrows must have revealed his identity."

Only this could explain why the Great Demons abandoned killing him.

Feiyunzi wanted to rush to aid him—but he was too wounded, too weak to fight. He turned his gaze toward Wu Laodao's direction.

Wu Laodao now streaked toward him as a five-colored light.

"Feiyunzi, are you alright?" Wu Laodao sent a telepathic message.

"Not dead yet—don't waste time on me. Go save Taiyi—do not let him die here; if he dies, all Three-Petal cultivators will perish." Feiyunzi cried: "Damn it—I can't perform the Flower-Transplant Technique; otherwise, I'd give you my Three Petals and maybe take down one Great Demon!"

Wu Laodao did not pause—he was wounded, but now was no time to cling to life.

As Feiyunzi said: if Li Yi died, so did he.

He would risk his life to protect him.

Meanwhile.

On another defense line, Li Yi faced four Tianyao at once—they dared not directly withstand the Moonbow; even though the arrows were only top-grade magic artifacts, a hit meant grave injury.

And because they feared the second Black Gold Arrow, none dared fight Li Yi to the death—so despite being outnumbered four-to-one, Li Yi remained calm, effortless, moving with ease.

But then—

Li Yi's soul screamed a sudden, violent warning; he sensed an overwhelming presence hurtling toward him at terrifying speed.

This was no Tianyao—it was a Great Demon.

He realized: his Moonbow and Black Gold Arrows had been exposed; it was only a matter of time before a Great Demon targeted him.

"A Great Demon's after me—retreat."

Li Yi reacted instantly—he fought no longer, summoned Cloud Riding and Mist Stepping, unleashed his spiritual power, and shot toward a corner of the defense line.

There stood a fortress—battered by countless attacks, yet unshaken, undamaged, standing firm.

It was the Dao artifact, Tianyi Palace.

Against a Great Demon, escape was impossible—his speed could never match it; only by entering Tianyi Palace did he have a chance.

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"He's trying to flee?" The other Tianyao instinctively prepared a combined strike to cut off Li Yi's path.

But a streak of lightning moved faster.

Before anyone could blink, it crossed the battlefield in an instant, curved midair, and struck Li Yi as he rode the clouds.

BOOM!

A single blow shattered the heavens as if they had exploded.

Under the torrent of terrifying demonic energy, a crimson spiritual bird shrieked—and shattered instantly.

A blood-soaked figure was flung from the center of the explosion.

Great Demon Leijiao assumed this blow had killed Li Yi.

After all, he was merely a human of Tianyao level—no one could survive such an assault.

But something unexpected happened.

The bloodied figure's heart pounded wildly—a surge of blood qi erupted skyward, carrying him at astonishing speed across the shortest distance, vanishing instantly into the fortress.

The entire sequence flowed without pause.

"Think hiding inside makes you safe?" Great Demon Leijiao sneered.

He realized the human had survived because of the armor he wore—it was no ordinary gear, likely forged from the body of a Great Demon; no wonder it withstood his strike.

Of course, he'd arrived in haste, prioritizing speed—his blow had not been full power; had it been, even the armor would not have saved Li Yi.