Chapter 162: The battle is intense

"Nonsense, a battle that could be solved with a single sword strike, and you want me to spare it now?"

"Just spare its life for now; it won't be too late to kill it after we've had our fill of soup."

"Impossible, I, Zhao, have been irreconcilable with the demon race all my life."

Somewhere on the battlefield, Xu Jie stood between Zhao Zhengping and an Earth Demon, the two brothers arguing incessantly.

Seeing Zhao Zhengping's stubborn temper flare up again, Xu Jie was speechless.

"Then do you want to drink the soup?"

Knowing the Eldest Senior Brother's personality—even the Master sometimes couldn't do anything about him—Xu Jie knew he couldn't persuade him and was about to give up. But who would have thought that in the next second, Zhao Zhengping's face would turn beet red, and he would grit his teeth and spit out one word.

"Want."

A simple word, yet it made Xu Jie feel as if he had seen the most impossible thing in the world.

Under Xu Jie's dumbfounded gaze, Zhao Zhengping dodged his eyes and explained weakly.

"I... that is because Roumei wants to drink it. This is the only time; it will not happen again."

"Good, Senior Brother is righteous."

Having even managed to handle Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie let out a huge sigh of relief; now he just needed to drink the soup with peace of mind.

The Dao Yi Sect disciples were of one mind, but the surviving demon beasts were completely bewildered.

The disciples, who had been murderous just a moment ago, were now showing them the utmost care.

"Are you alright?"

A Jade Maiden Peak disciple looked at the demon beast in front of her and asked with concern. In response, the demon beast's eyes were filled with confusion.

Just a moment ago, that sword tip was only 0.001 millimeters away from it; it had felt the call of the Grim Reaper, yet it had survived, and this Jade Maiden Peak disciple was actually showing concern for it.

Moreover, when facing some of the more heavily injured demon beasts, the disciples even took out their own healing elixirs and fed them to them.

"Hey, demon brother, wake up, don't sleep, you have to hold on."

A few slaps to the face, combined with healing elixirs, forcibly slapped the demon beast awake.

It looked up blankly and found itself surrounded by several Dao Yi Sect disciples, muttering weakly.

"Are there Dao Yi Sect disciples in the Underworld too?"

Seeing the demon beast finally wake up, the disciples breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior Sister, watch it well; don't let it die. Senior Brother is going to drink some soup first."

Following the agreed-upon rotation, the disciples, as before, took turns coming to the entrance of the array to drink soup.

Xu Jie stood in front of Ye Changqing, drinking the soup comfortably. Ye Changqing, busy on the side, asked casually.

"Third Senior Brother, how is the situation now?"

It was a casual question, but Xu Jie was stunned for a moment. However, he quickly adjusted and said with feigned solemnity.

"Sigh, the battle is still very intense; everyone is fighting with blood and sweat."

"Is that so? Then it seems the soup cannot stop."

"Indeed, indeed. Junior Brother Changqing, you have worked hard. Without your soup, the brothers wouldn't be able to hold on."

"Third Senior Brother, rest assured, I know."

"Mm, thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Changqing." ===== CHAPTER 163 =====