Chapter 266

After a loud explosion.

The Dog Emperor's killing move was forcibly interrupted; he slowly lifted his head, only to see a young demon tribe member whose face was covered in demonic markings, holding a long spear, smiling brightly as he gazed at himself.

"It's you!" After being rescued, Gong Sunji immediately turned his gaze to the person blocking his front, but he didn't expect that with this glance he would actually recognize the other as the demon tribe member who had stepped on him in the dungeon earlier!

Why would the demon tribe save him?!

Gong Sunji reacted in an instant; this was absolutely not a demon tribe member, but a human cultivator!

Moreover, he was one of the two hundred human cultivators who, like him, held a token to enter the Flowing Light Secret Realm.

Gong Sunji hastily climbed to his feet.

The Dog Emperor gave a cold snort: "Another human disguising himself as a member of the demon and monster tribes!"

Having said that, he flashed his body and was about to personally take Cang Li's life.

Seeing this, Cang Li's smile slightly froze; he made a swift decision and summoned the black dragon.

"Mo Yang!"

As his words fell, a huge black dragon with a mighty aura burst forth from the void, bringing an unparalleled sense of oppression; facing the Dog Emperor, it immediately spewed a mouthful of extremely powerful flames, as if to burn everything to ashes.

"Mo Yang!"

And Cang Li did not stand idly by; he told Gong Sunji: "If you don't want to die, then act together with me!"

Gong Sunji immediately replied: "Who wants to die? You don't want to die! Just finish him!"

Having said that, Gong Sunji gritted his teeth, grabbed the Heaven‑Opening Axe, and swung it toward the Dog Emperor!

Cang Li put away that ordinary spear, then his hand conjured a black‑colored long spear, its whole body emanating a cold light.

His expression turned solemn as he raised the spear and advanced toward the Dog Emperor.

On another side, Ying Wuji, who was fighting the Demon Emperor Kou Zhang, and Xue Jin, who was battling three opponents alone, both noticed Cang Li's presence.

But they were stretched thin and could not communicate with Cang Li.

Gong Sunji swung his axe, barely forcing the Dog Emperor back; he then used spiritual power to amplify his voice, which instantly spread all around: "Everyone, if not now, when will we fight?"

The Dog Emperor heard this and slightly raised his eyebrows.

He did not interrupt, because he also wanted to use this to lure out all humans disguising themselves as demon and monster tribe members.

It wasn't that he couldn't see through their disguises; rather, these human cultivators were simply too cunning—they had altered their appearances and concealed their auras, and if they did not leak their aura, they were indistinguishable from ordinary demon and monster tribe members.

The result, however, was that no one responded.

After all, the hidden‑identity human cultivators all knew: exposing themselves now would be like a turtle in a jar—only a dead end!

The 'Dog Demon' saw this, couldn't help laughing, and thought to himself: Gong Sunji is still a bit too naïve.

The 'Dog Demon' stood aside, surrounded by many dog demon soldiers, his expression lax; hearing the battle cries and screams around him, it was as if he were listening to a wonderful piece of music, which he especially enjoyed.

If Ying Wuji saw him now, he would surely recognize him as Qian Yunzhou.

Qian Yunzhou then sensed something, raised his head, and looked toward a certain direction.

Not far away, atop a building's roof, sat a girl draped in a snow‑white cloak; her features were beautiful, her complexion slightly deathly pale, she looked extremely sensitive to cold, and her brows and eyes revealed a deep pity for the world.

She extended her hand from the cloak; that hand was as smooth as jade porcelain, slender with distinct knuckles, and her fingertip made a light stroke.

In an instant——

The surrounding air currents instantly twisted.

"All the lords are blind, I alone see clearly." Her voice was soft, yet carried a certain resolve.

In that instant, the Dog Emperor and the Demon Emperor felt that everything before them instantly fell into darkness; not only that, but their senses were also deprived.

"Go."

The frail girl lightly stirred the air currents, turning them into a shock that directly transmitted to Ying Wuji and the others.

Ying Wuji lifted his head to glance at her, then immediately took out a transmission compass and flung it toward the human cultivators whose limbs had been crippled.

In the blink of an eye, they were teleported away.

In the next instant, he summoned Xue Jin, then grabbed Gong Sunji and Cang Li in one grasp, leapt up, and flew onto the black dragon's back.

The black dragon was about to mutter something, but Ying Wuji's glare intimidated it.

The black dragon immediately flew toward the direction outside Qingcheng City.

Cang Li's face changed in shock: "Eldest Senior Brother is still…"

All of this happened too quickly.

Even Qian Yunzhou couldn't stop them in time.

After the Dog Emperor and the Demon Emperor Kou Zhang's senses recovered, they could only see the black dragon carrying Ying Wuji and the others fleeing, their receding backs.

The Demon Emperor Kou Zhang's face darkened instantly; he flashed his body and wanted to give chase.

But the next moment——

A surge of air currents instantly twisted his vision.

The Demon Emperor Kou Zhang felt shock and anger intertwined; he immediately raised his palm and shattered the scene before him, then lifted his head to look at the girl sitting on the roof.

The girl's face was ashen as paper, obviously having overexerted her strength; she wore a snow‑white cloak, her thin, melon‑seed face almost sinking into the cloak's feathers, frail and lacking vitality.

The Demon Emperor Kou Zhang narrowed his eyes, his mind filled with doubtful astonishment; could all of this actually be the girl's doing?!

The Demon Emperor Kou Zhang flashed his body, intending to smash the girl with a single palm——

But the girl suddenly turned into a cluster of snowflakes, gradually dissipating, and vanished without a trace.

This scene not only left the Demon Emperor Kou Zhang stunned, but also caused everyone below to stare agape.

Qian Yunzhou's expression slightly tightened.

If he hadn't guessed wrong, that girl was none other than the disciple of the Wu Xiang Immortal Venerable of the First Continent—Sikong Banxue.

Sikong Banxue is only eighteen years old, and in the First Continent she is known as the 'Half‑Snow Fairy'.

Sikong Banxue bears the visage of a short life; she should have died at ten, but thanks to the merit accumulated from good deeds since childhood and her family's help, she has prolonged her lifespan to the present.

Sikong Banxue lacks nothing except lifespan and a good body.

What she lacks most is talent for cultivation; studying swordsmanship could make her a sword Dao prodigy, and studying spirit language could make her a spirit language master by age fifteen.

The spirit language technique Sikong Banxue just used can kill with a single word.

Qian Yunzhou let out a soft sigh in his heart.

The cultivation world is truly brimming with talent, each one more of a freak than the last.

Qian Yunzhou suddenly felt he could no longer keep up with their pace.

At the same time.

A demon tribe soldier who had just arrived here saw the scene of a black dragon carrying Cang Li and others away: ……

This demon tribe soldier was none other than Song Yan.

Song Yan has always been careful in speech and conduct, and has always obeyed the instructions of his third martial junior; the result……

Cang Li, however, took action and fled.

Song Yan's heart was filled with mixed feelings.

However, he now only hopes that Cang Li and company remain safe and manage to escape Qing City smoothly; he also isn't in a hurry to leave, for he knows Ah Li and the others will surely return.

…

Elsewhere.

Not far from Qing City lies Xiang City.

Xiang City is governed by the demon tribe's Demon Emperor Yue Li.

Now Demon Emperor Yue Li suffers grave injury from deadly poison; moreover, the demon tribe's Great Prince Quan Wu died in neighboring Bind Ning City, so Demon Venerable Kui Shen had Quan Wu's corpse sent to Xiang City and arranged many demon doctors to take turns treating Yue Li.

Demon Venerable Kui Shen, staying in the Xiang City lord's residence, worries over the matter of Quan Wu's assassination.

As the chief culprit, Yuan Yao, together with Xie Yan, disguised herself and slipped into Xiang City.