Chapter 533: Encountering the Demons

Just as Dong Jiao was about to say something——

Yuan Yao's gaze shifted slightly, a hint of wariness flashing in her eyes.

She almost instinctively made a silencing gesture.

Dong Jiao's words stalled, her face first flashing with surprise, but she quickly understood Yuan Yao's intention.

As expected, Dong Jiao strained to listen, and faint human voices drifted from the wind far away, intermittent and indistinct, yet enough to make her heart jolt and instantly become alert.

They exchanged a glance, needing no words; a look and a tacit nod were enough to reach agreement.

"Hide first!" Ying Wuji said in a low voice, his tone so low it was almost drowned by the wind.

They quickly scattered, holding their breath and silencing themselves, like shadows blending into the surroundings, instantly vanishing, leaving only the natural sound of wind moving leaves, waiting for those to come.

Not long after, a somewhat heavy footsteps accompanied by increasingly clear voices approached from afar.

Soon they saw a troop appear not far away.

They were demons!

Because they had pupils ranging from deep to light purple, which glimmered with an unusual sheen in the dim light.

They were generally tall and sturdy, far surpassing ordinary people, exuding a fierce aura that warned strangers to keep away, and their demeanor was each unruly and unrestrained, as if they looked down on everything.

At the forefront of the troop, leading them, was a demon youth wearing a black robe.

He stood tall like a pine, and even among the tall demons, he stood out strikingly.

The youth was extremely handsome, with high brow bones giving him sharp angles, his eyes even more keen, hiding a hint of ruthlessness that made onlookers feel awe.

Faintly, Yuan Yao heard the companions call that youth "Third Prince."

Third Prince of the Demon Race?

The leading demon youth's steps paused slightly, as if sensing something, and he was about to look toward the direction where Yuan Yao and the others hid——

A massive abyssal beast suddenly appeared, attacking the demon troop without warning.

"Third Prince, be careful!"

At the instant that voice rang out, the demon Third Prince raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike that sent the sixth‑level abyssal beast flying.

Boom!

A loud bang.

Immediately, the demon prince narrowed his eyes slightly and told his companions, "Deal with it."

"Yes, Third Prince!" the young demons with him sprang forward, cooperating to attack the abyssal beast.

In a moment, the abyssal beast was torn into dozens of pieces, and a bloody stench spread.

Ying Wuji, hiding in the darkness, witnessed this scene, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.

The demon Third Prince was named Quan Fan, one of the strongest among the many princes and princesses of the Demon Realm; at nineteen he had already reached the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, his strength extremely formidable.

Quan Fan was ruthless and merciless, treating human lives as grass.

Moreover, in his previous life, many human prodigies seemed to have died at his hands.

Ying Wuji could gradually recall his past‑life memories, but his memory of this part concerning the Realm Abyss was vague; he faintly remembered that the human prodigies had almost… been completely wiped out.

At that moment, a handsome young demon male looked at Quan Fan, worry in his brows, "Third Prince, should we now rendezvous with the Eldest Prince and his group?"

Quan Fan turned his head to look at him, his voice icy, devoid of any emotion, "Do you want to be their dog?"

The young demon male's face changed slightly, and he quickly lowered his head, "No."

Quan Fan's expression remained blank as his gaze gradually shifted toward the direction where Yuan Yao and the others were hiding.

"Humans?"

Yuan Yao and the others felt a slight shock in their hearts.

"Humans? Where are the humans?" an excited young female demon said, bloodlust flashing in the depths of her eyes as she couldn't help licking her lips, eager to move.

Seeing that these hidden humans still did not appear, Quan Fan gathered surging demonic power in his palm and struck toward a certain spot!

Boom!

A blade of light instantly shattered the palm force.

Immediately, eleven black‑clad figures appeared.

Quan Fan and the other demon prodigies, seeing their shadowy appearance, were slightly taken aback.

Cang Li deliberately lowered his voice to a hoarse whisper, curling his lips in a provocative arc: "Trivial demons, dare you provoke us? Do you know who we are?"

"I don't care who you are!" the young female demon snapped, her eyebrows knitting as she let out a cold sneer.

Before her words finished, her five fingers turned into claws, a cold light flashing at her fingertips as she lunged!

Extremely fast!

So fast that even Cang Li himself only felt a blur before his eyes, having no time to react, the icy‑wind‑laden demon claw was already upon him!

At the critical moment, Xiao Lingwei's eyes narrowed; she raised her fair wrist, her silver whip lashing out like a spirit snake, with a "swish" it precisely wrapped around the female demon's waist, then she exerted force and yanked her backward——

Thud!

A muffled thud, and the female demon was seen being violently flung to the ground!

Cang Li gasped sharply, quickly ducking behind Yuan Yao and the others, "Masters, please protect me!"

The female demon who had fallen to the ground suffered a dark loss, her face instantly turning dark purple.

She quickly rose, her eyes blazing with fury, she raised her claws again, killing intent sharper, and rushed fiercely toward Xiao Lingwei.

Xiao Lingwei did not retreat but advanced, her wrist flipping, the whip in her hand seeming alive, whistling through the air as she fiercely lashed at the female demon's face.

"Slap——"

At the same time, Quan Fan slightly raised his hand, signaling the other demon prodigies to kill these humans!

The demon prodigies swiftly charged toward Yuan Yao and the others!

Yuan Yao's eyes narrowed, she quickly summoned an ordinary longsword, then moved her body and swiftly plunged into the midst of the demon prodigies.

Hum—

In that instant, the terrifying mental power pressure surged forward, crushing the demon clan heavenly pride; accompanied by the sound of flesh being split by blades, several dozen demon clan heavenly pride were directly slain by Yuan Yao and her companions, the speed so fast it was shocking.

The remaining demon clan heavenly pride's faces changed drastically; they quickly retreated several steps, then raised their weapons to defend against Yuan Yao and company's fierce assault.

The powerful mental power released by Yuan Yao was enough to make their movements sluggish.

Moreover, Qian Yunzhou leisurely played the flute.

This gave the demon clan heavenly pride a headache fit to burst.

"Third Prince, save me!" a demon clan heavenly pride cried out in alarm.

Quan Fan, seeing this, said coldly: "Trash."

Just as his words fell, Quan Fan flashed forward and appeared before Yuan Yao, just as he was about to strike her with a palm—

Ying Wuji and Xue Jin simultaneously drew their swords, forcing Quan Fan to retreat.

Yuan Yao held her sword across her chest, the corner of her lips curling into an arc, she raised her eyebrows and said: "We'll either do nothing or see it through—let's slaughter them all!"

"Great idea!" Dong Jiao replied immediately, she gripped a kitchen knife in both hands and went madly hacking at the demon clan heavenly pride!

"Hack, hack, hack—kill you stinking demon clan!"