Chapter 1626

Watching Xue Luoxing flee in disarray, Luo Jiuyou gritted his teeth, but Ji Minghuang this bastard stubbornly blocked his way.

Facing Ji Minghuang's obstruction, Luo Jiuyou gritted his teeth and said.

"Ji Minghuang, are you really seeking death?"

"I said it, as long as I'm here today, you can't kill him."

Hearing this, Ji Minghuang said lightly, as if he hadn't taken Luo Jiuyou's threat to heart at all.

Luo Jiuyou seethed with anger, yet had no recourse; he could only watch helplessly as Xue Luoxing ran farther and farther away.

However, at that moment, a blade of light suddenly shot from the horizon.

Ji Minghuang, who was busy blocking Luo Jiuyou, felt the blade's approach and his face instantly darkened.

He knew that relying solely on Shattered Star River, he could not possibly deal with Ye Zhangqing.

This is a top prodigy who has entered their circle, his strength not the slightest bit weaker than theirs.

If a single simple sword could settle him, that would be strange.

He withdrew, creating distance from Luo Jiuyou, then struck out with a sword, blocking Ye Zhangqing's blade-light.

Luo Jiuyou, however, seized the chance, rushed straight past Ji Minghuang's obstruction, and without hesitation pursued Xue Luoxing.

Seeing this, Ji Minghuang wanted to intercept, but Ye Zhangqing's figure had already appeared before him.

His whole body showed no visible injury, only his clothes were torn and there were some bloodstains at the corner of his mouth.

That sword just now did indeed inflict some injury on Ye Zhangqing, but it was obviously not serious.

Now the situation seems reversed; previously it was Ji Minghuang blocking Luo Jiuyou, but now it has become Ye Zhangqing blocking Ji Minghuang.

Facing Ye Zhangqing's obstruction, Ji Minghuang felt helpless as well; he knew that before Ye Zhangqing he lacked the strength to continue blocking Luo Jiuyou.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, Ji Minghuang himself needed to consider escaping.

The Nether Clan Old Ancestor's divine soul avatar was almost about to be scattered by the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, clearly unable to hold out much longer.

Moreover, on the entire battlefield, the demon side was completely suppressed, with no chance of victory whatsoever.

If they stayed longer, even Ji Minghuang's own safety would become a problem, let alone protecting others.

He had already done his best; as for whether Xue Luoxing could escape Luo Jiuyou's grasp, that depended on his own ability.

Having already bought him this much time, if even then this bastard couldn't escape alive, it wouldn't be anyone else's fault—only his own inadequacy.

Thinking this, Ji Minghuang also lost the will to continue fighting Ye Zhangqing.

Fighting while retreating, Ye Zhangqing naturally understood Ji Minghuang's thoughts.

And Ji Minghuang did not hide it, saying coldly.

"I didn't expect Zhu Tian Wan Jie to still hide someone like you; for now let's call it quits—next time we'll have plenty of opportunity to settle this life and death."

It was not easy for Ji Minghuang to defeat Ye Zhangqing, but likewise, he was determined to leave while Ye Zhangqing wanted to keep him, which was also unrealistic.

In the end, Ji Minghuang succeeded in escaping at the cost of several wounds to his body.

As he left, blood still spurted from his body, but this injury was not serious for Ji Minghuang and had not yet reached his vitals.

Ye Zhangqing also did not pursue relentlessly; chasing after him would be pointless.

Watching Ji Minghuang's disappearing back, Ye Zhangqing's expression remained calm.

Meanwhile, the Nether Clan Old Ancestor's divine soul avatar, true to form, could not last long and was quickly crushed by the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

At the moment before its dissipation, the Nether Clan Old Ancestor's divine soul avatar spoke coldly.

"Eternal Night Old Ancestor, I have noted this matter; the future is long—we shall see."

As the Nether Clan Old Ancestor's divine soul avatar was crushed, the remaining demon experts either died or fled.

Those demon emperors with means of self-preservation all unleashed their trump cards to escape alive.

Those who acted a little slower, or whose self-preservation trump cards were not strong enough, fell one after another on the battlefield.

This battle can be said to have been a major defeat for the demons.

As for the divine soul avatars of the Huánggōng Old Ancestor and the Nether Clan Old Ancestor, neither could do anything to the other.

Moreover, now that the Eternal Night Old Ancestor had also freed himself, ultimately the Huánggōng Old Ancestor's divine soul avatar was crushed.

Before dissipating, the Huánggōng Old Ancestor said nothing, merely casting a cold glance over the Eternal Night Old Ancestor and Ye Zhangqing et al.

The killing intent in his eyes was intense to the extreme, clearly indicating he would not let the matter rest.

After the battle ended, Bai Hua Xianzi and the other girls immediately came to Ye Zhangqing's side, concerned about his injuries.

Facing the girls' concern, Ye Zhangqing smiled and said.

"Rest assured, they're just superficial wounds, nothing to worry about."

This counts as one of the few times Ye Zhangqing has been injured, but this injury is still nothing to him.

After personally checking Ye Zhangqing's injuries and confirming he was truly fine, the girls finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now everyone has begun cleaning the battlefield; those cultivators from the Hui Lin Realm who previously followed the demons—those who died are dead, and the survivors are gathered together, each filled with panic.

Awaiting the final outcome.

Ye Zhangqing, however, did not take part in these matters; at this moment he watched the direction in which Luo Jiuyou pursued Xue Luoxing.

After waiting a long time, still more than a quarter hour passed before Luo Jiuyou returned, his face full of anger.

Seeing that Luo Jiuyou was unharmed, the many experts of the Nether Clan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened?"

Seeing Luo Jiuyou's ashen face, Ye Zhangqing asked; hearing this, Luo Jiuyou's teeth ground together with a grating sound.

"Let that damned thing run away—it ran truly fast."

It is obvious that Luo Jiuyou feels extreme resentment over Xue Luoxing's escape; such a good opportunity, yet he failed to kill that damned thing, ultimately letting it get away.

Seeing Luo Jiuyou in this state, Ye Zhangqing asked curiously.

"No, what exactly is the grudge between you and him?"

Luo Jiuyou's killing intent toward Xue Luoxing is really too intense; this time he didn't succeed, and next time, even if he finds another opportunity, it'll be the same.

How can you still be this angry?

Facing Ye Zhangqing's question, Luo Jiuyou remained silent for a moment before softly speaking.

"This bastard, earlier he killed my spirit pet."

Huh???

Watching Luo Jiuyou say this through gritted teeth, Ye Zhangqing was a bit dazed—'He killed your spirit pet?'

Seeing the doubt in Ye Zhangqing's eyes, Luo Jiuyou gritted his teeth and explained.

That spirit pet actually isn't strong, but it grew up with Luo Jiuyou from childhood.

It was when Luo Jiuyou was young that he happened to meet it, and he has been taking care of it ever since.

Even as Luo Jiuyou's cultivation grew higher and his strength increased, he doted on this spirit pet all the more.

But Xue Luoxing, unable to deal with him, turned his target to this spirit pet.

Knowing Luo Jiuyou's affection for this spirit pet, Xue Luoxing deliberately killed it.

All he wanted was to disgust Luo Jiuyou—nothing more.

Luo Jiuyou said through gritted teeth; hearing this, Ye Zhangqing nodded with a strange expression—so this is a deadly feud over a spirit pet?