Chapter 170: Reinforcements

"Mr. Rod! Don't listen to him!"

The witch Dimia floated down from the sky, nearly losing her balance upon landing.

Rod scanned the surroundings: "Where is Pan Ni?"

Dimia: "The soldiers brought by the demons were all contaminated by demon blood; not long ago, they erupted and transformed into Purgatory creatures. The Young Lady's Ghoul Undead Legion is perfectly suited to deal with them."

The demon Artu, ignored not far away, did not get angry.

He shook his shoulder, and the broken bone blade on his wrist was squeezed out by the muscle inside, regrowing into a bone blade once more.

He shook his head: "Truly unexpected. Not only does this small Shi Ying Town hide so many Sixth-Rank experts, but Ghouls, Succubi, Witches, Orcs, and Zombies... they all obey you, Rod. You are a natural ruler."

The witch hurled a frozen spell sphere at him.

But he sliced it in half with a single strike; it exploded on both sides of his body, frost filling the ground with ice.

Dimia's expression turned serious: "Be careful, Mr. Rod, he is using 【Suggestion】 on you."

"Mental spells have no effect on me."

With that, Rod surged forward.

Massive spiritual energy gathered into 【Giant Slash】, sweeping across violently.

The demon Artu quickly crouched to dodge, but one of his demon horns was shattered.

"Perhaps a person like you has already noticed, Rod. The anomalies within the Extra-Dimensional Space are far more severe than you imagine. With such fierce internal chaos on the surface, do you think they will spare any energy to deal with it?"

Clang!

The two clashed blades.

Spiritual energy surged.

"But Purgatory is different. We are united, and we are naturally devourers of negative emotions. In the uprisings of cosmic beings, we are often the ones who seize the initiative."

Rod couldn't help but sneer: "United? Purgatory has nine layers, each with at least one Duke or Lord. You tell me we are united?"

As he spoke,

he deliberately blocked a strike with 【Dragon Scale Technique】, then unleashed a 【Eight Flash】.

Eight bursts of blood instantly bloomed on the demon's red body, and the smell of sulfur spread out.

Tally leaped from the shadows, followed by a sneak attack, then immediately vanished with a 【Blink】.

"Annoying!"

The opponent, thoroughly irritated, turned his head to locate the Succubus's jumping position.

He opened his mouth and spat out a rope of fire.

However, Rod severed it mid-air; Amy's crystal cleaver possessed the effect of nullifying magic, extinguishing it with a single slash.

The demon Artu grew furious: "Don't you understand yet! Cosmic beings are composed of the emotions and thought energy of sentient beings from the Reality Plane. In the last fifty years, the human population has surged; they are the source of the calamity causing the Extra-Dimensional Space uprisings. Once that group of increasingly powerful cosmic beings learns Xing De Fang Fa, the entire continent will become their slaughterhouse!"

Rod unleashed another 【Eight Flash】.

This Seventh-Rank demon, transformed from a human, was not as strong as the Harpy Carolyn.

He could only block again; flames erupted from the wound, immediately engulfing his entire body, then suddenly extinguished with a boom.

Looking closely,

all his wounds had completely healed, yet that arm was still missing.

The wound above was entwined with the power of a Domain, carrying the aura of the Zombie Selena.

Presumably, it was because of her that the arm could not regenerate.

Rod could perceive that his physical capabilities and accumulated inner spiritual energy had both diminished slightly.

This was clearly the effect of the Totem Path this demon followed.

The Harpy race's Totem is Light, a force of dispersion.

It could even dispel states like 【Dragon Scale Technique】 and 【Sigh of Resentment Shaking Heaven】.

This likely carried the power of a Domain, with effects comparable to high-level spells.

But this demon's effect was far simpler.

Wounds heal, but the side effect is a reduction in physical skills and accumulated spiritual energy.

But it was very slight.

This meant he could almost achieve an infinite stamina bar and health bar.

Unless someone could crush him into powder with a single strike.

Rod: "So, is this why you, a member of the Argyle family, defected to the demons?"

"Everyone in Argyle is a blindly loyal fool! Eighty percent of the officers who died on the battlefield of the Heavenly Court Flower Kingdom were fools from this family! The more fiercely this war is fought, the more turbulent the Extra-Dimensional Space will become."

At that moment, nine arcs of spiritual energy swept through the sky.

Then they landed accurately on his body.

Boom boom boom boom—

【Explosive Arrows】!

It was the pony-girl Little Little Bangde.

【Explosive Arrows】 could not harm the demon, but the shockwave contained within blasted him flying.

"More reinforcements?!"

The words had barely left his lips.

A force field formed directly beneath him; immediately, a massive snake head made of magic energy shot up, mouth wide open, biting down fiercely.

He pushed his arms apart, bracing against the upper and lower jaws.

The Elf Lady Kali walked over from not far away.

As the complex incantation finished, she raised her hand from afar and pointed.

Magic shot forth.

The demon Athu froze; the color of rock rapidly climbed from his feet and arms, then covered his entire body.

【Petrification】.

Rod: "Is the Naga side handled?"

Lady Kali: "Vivian drove them back all by herself."

"?"

That group of Nagas had several sixth-rankers, all highly trained warriors.

Although the Tree Spirit had only recently advanced to?

As the elves gradually approached.

A large horde of transformed undead slowly materialized behind her.

Most were ghouls, but there were also zombies, wights, and skeleton soldiers.

And a massive bone crocodile-elephant drew the most attention, carrying a powerful and terrifying evil aura.

Upon its saddle stood a white-robed ghoul with an explosive figure, silently.

The ghoul Pan Ni saw Rod, quickly jumped down from the giant elephant, and came to her master's side to bow in greeting.

Pan Ni: "Master, the Infernal creatures have all been dealt with."

"Well done."

Crack—

The petrified demon Athu cracked open with a fissure.

The elf Lady Kali raised an eyebrow.

【Magic Prison】 【Stone Wall】 【Otiluke's Freezing Sphere】 【Otiluke's Abjuration】 【Ice Claw Prison】.

Magical lights flashed wildly, crackling and popping.

She hurled a huge pile of control spells at him.

The ghoul Pan Ni followed suit, casting spells like 【Mark of Weakness】 and 【Drain Ray】.

The witch Dimia covered her arm and came over; half her body was stained red with blood.

"Everyone, this demon possesses nearly infinite regeneration. If we go on like this endlessly, perhaps we should find a way to seal him rather than defeat him."

The elf Lady Kali shook her head: "No need, she has arrived."

"What? Who?"

The words had barely fallen.

The moonlight in the half-sky was completely obscured.

A gentle breeze stirred, and tree shadows danced.

Everyone felt it and looked up at the sky.

They saw a lush forest manifest in the half-sky, like a projector, composed entirely of spiritual energy.

【Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees】.

And the Tree Spirit Vivian floated quietly within it, her teal hair moving with the wind.

She was still wearing Rod's short shirt.

But her aura clearly surpassed everyone present.

The witch Dimia was stunned: "Seventh-rank, mid-stage? Miss Vivian only had seventh-rank peak spiritual accumulation just now?!"

Lady Kali pointed at Rod: "Who knows what this guy fed her. When I went with her to find that group of Nagas, I still felt her spiritual energy was somewhat stagnant inside her. Who knew that once fighting started, she immediately rose to the seventh rank, even skipping a level."

(End of this chapter)