Chapter 1660: Plum Blossoms Bloom Twice

Hong Zun stepped forward, and that demon emperor stepped back; one person, one demon, just like that—you advance, I retreat—all the way to the battlefield's edge.

On the fierce battlefield, Hong Zun and that demon emperor's performance seemed so strange; wherever they passed, they quickly drew the attention of countless cultivators and demons of the Haotu World.

Qi Xiong was locked in fierce combat with a demon emperor, watching Hong Zun and that demon emperor walk past him as if dancing.

At first he thought he was seeing things, but upon taking a closer look, it really was Hong Zun, with that glaring heavenly tribulation shining brightly above his head, so conspicuous.

Furrowing his brow, Qi Xiong immediately said in an annoyed tone.

"What are you doing? Dancing? Go attack it."

Hearing that, Hong Zun also snapped back irritably.

"I want to too, but this guy refuses to fight me—what can I do?"

This time Hong Zun truly felt wronged; it wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but that demon emperor simply had no intention of fighting him—he'd step forward, the demon would step back, this is pointless, he just couldn't bring himself to attack.

Not only Qi Xiong, but the demon emperor fighting him also roared repeatedly at the constantly retreating demon emperor.

"What the hell are you retreating for? Rush up and get him."

In response, that demon emperor, just like Hong Zun, shouted back irritably.

"You didn't see such a huge heavenly tribulation?"

Huh???

Hearing that demon emperor's words, the demon emperor fighting Qi Xiong gave Qi Xiong's head a strange glance at the heavenly tribulation above, then fell silent for a moment.

How could anyone bring a heavenly tribulation onto the battlefield?

We already knew the Haotu World was a bit sinister; otherwise the demons wouldn't have suffered losses repeatedly at its hands—but I never expected the Haotu World to be this sinister.

No, it should be said that each time is more sinister than the last—from the initial traps to now, they've even dragged a heavenly tribulation onto the battlefield.

The more they played, the eerier it got; in response, that demon emperor stopped saying anything.

Thereafter, Hong Zun could say that wherever he went, the demons scattered at the sight—seeing the heavenly tribulation above his head, they didn't even think, just fled in all directions.

Joke aside, this is a heavenly tribulation of the Emperor Sovereign Realm; if those great demon emperors and great saint demons were hit by it, they'd likely die on the spot.

For a moment, the area around Hong Zun became a no-go zone—no one dared approach.

Accordingly, Hong Zun, gripping his longsword, felt utterly helpless—what kind of situation is this? He didn't want a heavenly tribulation hanging over his head either.

Yet this heavenly tribulation, since his breakthrough to now, has shown no sign of falling, nor does it dissipate; it just sticks to him like a plaster.

Hong Zun's scene here looks rather out of place compared to the whole battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Hei Lin, who was fighting Blood Falling Star and Ji Minghuang together, was now facing two opponents and appeared somewhat overwhelmed.

Everyone are old acquaintances, old rivals; they know each other fairly well, and after years of competition, their strength and cultivation are nearly equal.

In a two-against-one situation, Hei Lin indeed finds it hard to gain any advantage over Blood Falling Star and Ji Minghuang.

This is still the result of Blood Falling Star being absent-minded throughout the fight.

Otherwise, it's uncertain whether Hei Lin could have held out until now.

I don't know what Blood Falling Star is thinking, but from the start of the fight to now, he's been holding back.

His attention has also been scattered all around, as if he's guarding against something.

Precisely because Blood Falling Star has been holding back, Hei Lin's pressure has lessened considerably.

As for that, Ji Minghuang initially frowned slightly, saying nothing, but up to now there have been several chances to severely wound Hei Lin, all missed because Blood Falling Star was distracted.

Then, Ji Minghuang slashed out with a sword; the sword light shot straight at Hei Lin, cutting off most of his retreat.

Faced with that sword strike from Ji Minghuang, Hei Lin could only dodge toward Blood Falling Star's position, or else take the blow head-on.

However, in a two-against-one situation, Hei Lin clearly had no intention of clashing head-on with Ji Minghuang.

Left with no choice, he had to follow Ji Minghuang's expectation and dodge toward Blood Falling Star.

Seeing this, Ji Minghuang curled the corner of his mouth in a cold smile—this was all according to his plan.

Hei Lin dodging like that played right into Ji Minghuang's hands, giving Blood Falling Star a perfect chance to strike and severely wound Hei Lin.

But as Hei Lin moved, the imagined attack from Blood Falling Star never materialized.

Instead, it let Hei Lin narrowly avoid that sword strike.

After waiting long without seeing Blood Falling Star's attack, Ji Minghuang could no longer restrain himself.

He had just created such a great opportunity, yet Blood Falling Star didn't move at all.

He glared at Blood Falling Star with fury in his eyes and said.

"Are you an idiot? Why are you just standing there?"

"I'm worried someone might sneak attack."

Huh???

Blood Falling Star has been absent-mindedly guarding his surroundings, worried about a sneak attack from Luo Jiuyou.

Previously, Luo Jiuyou had successfully sneak-attacked him, nearly killing him in the Grey Phosphorus Realm; that incident left Blood Falling Star with a vivid memory.

So even now he dares not relax in the slightest.

Merely hearing this, Ji Minghuang gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly, "What the hell is he guarding against?"

"Don't think about that nonsense—go all out; on this battlefield, have you seen a single Netherworld person?"

Ji Minghuang's mindset was on the verge of collapsing because of Blood Falling Star.

He was giving it his all here, frantically creating opportunities for Blood Falling Star, yet that guy was actually guarding against a sneak attack.

First take out the Hei Lin in front of us, then talk.

Looking at Ji Minghuang's cold expression and icy tone, Blood Falling Star silently nodded.

He also knew he'd missed several prime opportunities, and, looking at things now, it seems just as Ji Minghuang said—Luo Jiuyou apparently isn't here.

Forcibly suppressing his worries, thinking of Ji Minghuang's words, Blood Falling Star also felt it best to first deal with the Hei Lin before him.

After all, this guy is currently the main target, right?

Okay.

He nodded, Xueluo Xing said with a serious expression. Seeing that, Ji Minghuang finally let out a cold snort and said nothing more.

This trash, even now still on guard against what?

Xueluo Xing stopped thinking about anything else, finally focusing all his effort on dealing with Hei Lin; for a moment, Hei Lin's pressure greatly increased.

However, regarding this, Hei Lin was not startled but delighted; this state of Xueluo Xing was exactly what he had always wanted to see.

Moreover, Luo Jiuyou, hidden in the dark, was obviously also waiting for this opportunity.

Under their full-force fierce attack, Hei Lin quickly revealed a flaw; seeing that, this time Xueluo Xing did not hesitate, sharply seized the flaw, and immediately struck Hei Lin.

This all-out strike was clearly intended to heavily wound Hei Lin in one blow.

Die.

He said through gritted teeth, seeing the attack about to hit Hei Lin, Xueluo Xing felt that he had been overthinking earlier; Luo Jiuyou was not there at all.

But the next second, behind Xueluo Xing, a pitch-black dagger flashed past like lightning.