Chapter 234: The Fifth Mountain Range Arrives

Everyone's expressions were grim; Zhang Dongtian was chased away, and basically there was only one outcome—death.

The blood demon had waited so long, they had besieged it for so long, just gaining a little progress, and it seemed they could completely encircle the blood demon, exhausting and killing it—who would have thought the blood demon would pull this move, shattering their plans and arrangements; everything they had done before was all for nothing.

Song Wu said coldly, "Why are you acting alone?"

Bai Chong stammered for a long time without saying a word; it was Zhang Dongtian's proposal—to kill the blood demon so they could… become heroes, then secretly take the Wild Dragon Snake egg, with honor and profit all theirs.

As a result, not long after the action began, they encountered this; Bai Chong regretted it deeply, he shouldn't have listened to Zhang Dongtian—now they've stirred up a great disaster.

"Speak up—why are you acting alone?" Song Wu pressed aggressively.

The other few people had grim faces; they knew the situation was irredeemable, the air reeked of blood—without looking, Zhang Dongtian was surely dead, the blood demon had devoured him, and they would likely…

Now, the blood demon grew stronger and stronger, and everyone's expressions became even grimmer.

Zhuge Ruolan wanted to leave the cave heaven; past experience and intuition told her that if she stayed, she would likely end up like Feng Feifei—being picked off one by one by the blood demon and becoming its food—something she did not want, as she still had many things left undone and absolutely could not die here.

Bai Chong was obviously frightened out of his wits, and the Demon-Subduing General's eyes also flickered.

Everyone had lost their previous tacit understanding; this alliance was falling apart, and everyone was thinking about an escape route.

The siege was in name only.

Ge Xuan, seeing this, shouted loudly, "Everyone, the blood demon must die, or else it will drain us dry."

"The blood demon cannot possibly let us leave, nor allow us to live."

"The cave entrance has already vanished; even if we wanted to leave, we can't now, fellow Daoists—better to give it our all, find the blood demon, and kill it."

At this very moment, wanting to leave is already too late.

The cave entrance has completely disappeared.

Everyone, like trapped beasts, can only fight; otherwise, their final fate will be the same as those who have died.

Jing Yuheng nodded and said, "The blood demon must be killed, but this time Zhang Dongtian, that fool, acted on his own, giving the blood demon a chance to catch its breath; after devouring him, the blood demon will likely become even more terrifying, and finding him will not be easy either."

"Without any sign of the Wild Dragon Snake egg, once the blood demon hides, we… have no countermeasures at all."

"The blood demon took Zhang Dongtian; while it hasn't yet absorbed him, we still have a chance—friends, we can still kill the blood demon now."

At times like this, we must work together in unity.

Wanting to leave, there's no chance anymore; if you end up alone, sorry, you'll become the blood demon's food.

As soon as Jing Yuheng's words fell, everyone's expressions changed, and they dared not let their thoughts run active.

They all knew this was the truth; Jing Yuheng had not deceived them.

"Then let's kill it—give it our all and slay the blood demon."

"Friends, let's quickly find him."

"Hum."

As Ming Jianzi's words just fell, the Wild Dragon Snake egg continued to vibrate; this vibration exposed the blood demon's location.

Everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they all rushed forward.

"The blood demon, the blood demon is over there."

"Fellow Daoists, we have found the blood demon."

"Kill him."

In the darkness, the blood demon's silhouette appeared.

Everyone instantly locked onto it, and it won't be able to escape.

The blood demon on the mountain had a grim expression; even if the Wild Dragon Snake egg is retracted, it will still emit vibrations.

"Damned Wild Dragon Snake egg."

"Wait until I recover, I will surely devour you."

The blood demon drained Zhang Dongtian's flesh and blood, and its bodily blood qi became thick once again.

He glanced back, then continued to flee.

The chase resumed.

Another round of frantic chase and battle—whoever lagged behind would die.

In this battle, nobody dared to rest or be careless.

The threat of death made them dare not think of anything else.

Everyone formed an encirclement, surrounding the blood demon.

Jing Yuheng and Ming Jianzi walked together, exchanged a glance, and Jing Yuheng said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Ming Jianzi, you see it too, don't you? They're already afraid; I suspect this hunt will fail as well, and I think they want to flee."

"We also need to think of an escape route; these people are untrustworthy."

Ming Jianzi sent a mental transmission: "If the blood demon doesn't die, we…?"

He thought of Song Wu and Ge Xuan—these two were determined to kill the blood demon.

And the Demon-Subduing General—even if wounded, would not retreat.

Others, like Bai Chong and Zhuge Ruolan, would not become angry over a comrade's death; they remained calm and… cherished their lives.

Everyone was like that—just under the shadow of death's threat, unable to leave.

Once they found a chance to leave, they would surely do so.

Hunting the blood demon—sorry, they would not undertake such a dangerous task.

Even when many were together they couldn't kill it; now it's even more arduous. Everyone knows this principle, understands it clearly, yet no one speaks it aloud, for fear of breaking the alliance apart.

"Useless—once the blood demon digests Zhang Dongtian's flesh and blood, its strength will become even more terrifying; it has been stalling all along just to digest him, and we have long been marked by it."

"Do you think we, joining forces, can kill the blood demon?"

Ming Jianzi fell silent; he had previously harbored some doubts about this.

Only after engaging did he realize how troublesome the blood demon was.

If they can't beat it, they run, hide, then launch sneak attacks to cause trouble for them.

You can't catch him, and you can't injure him either; he's too agile. The blood demon's evasion and movement techniques are both more proficient than theirs. Ming Jianzi suspects this blood demon specializes in cultivating evasion and movement techniques; his speed is not just ordinary fast.

His methods are strange; the Yin Gui Sect's methods can restrict him. It's a pity—Feng Feifei is dead, and the remaining Zhuge Ruolan harbors ulterior motives.

"How can we leave this place?"

This battle, once we got here, has changed its nature.

What Wild Dragon Snake eggs, what Wild Dragon Snake flesh—none are as important as life.

Staying alive is the most important.

Ming Jianzi also knows that staying alive is the most important thing; the blood demon cannot be killed by them, so hand it over to the faction's elders.

"That place."

Ming Jianzi's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"

The two were communicating via voice transmission; the others were also thinking of ways to leave this place.

Without an opening, then, creating one is not easy.

In the black night.

Chen Chuyang and Heishanyang simultaneously raised their heads, looking in a direction.

Under the black night, a figure appeared in the sky.

That figure appeared slowly, without causing any disturbance, as if he himself belonged to this place.

The opening in the sky quickly merged; the cave heaven remained that same cave heaven.

"Someone has come; this time the person who came is not simple."

Heishanyang narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Kid, you need to be careful of that person; he doesn't seem like someone from here; he very likely comes from the outside world."

"He is very dangerous; kid, let's retreat."