Chapter 552

Watching a group of naked, lecherous bald monks searching all around Le Yun City, the myriad demon kings were filled with doubt.

What the hell is up with these monks? Fighting a war, and you strip naked—what does that mean?

Because they feared being discovered by the Fomen sages, just now Yin Xiaoshan, Yin Chen and the other demon kings didn't dare unleash their Divine Sense, so they also don't know what happened on the battlefield.

But at this moment, seeing these Fomen disciples before them, the myriad demon kings all fell into silence.

What's wrong, wearing clothes keeps you from showing your stuff?

Strange as it may be, the demon kings didn't act rashly; instead, they were all waiting for a signal from the Dao Yi Sect.

Not long after, with the appearance of Hong Zun and his companions, and behind them a group of equally naked Fomen sages, the demon kings' expressions grew even more complicated.

Even the sages aren't wearing clothes? This Fomen's preference is truly unique.........

Also, is Hong Zun holding a person in his arms?

All the way flying, seeing Qin Shanhai in his embrace covered in blood, with several bloody holes in his chest, Hong Zun angrily cursed.

"Didn't I tell you not to get carried away?"

"I couldn't help it."

Hearing that, Qin Shanhai replied indifferently; upon this, Hong Zun gritted his teeth in anger.

Before the battle I had specially reminded him, but that bastard just turned around and forgot it.

When retreating, fortunately Hong Zun had kept an eye out, deliberately turning his head to look; otherwise Qin Shanhai would probably have died on the spot.

The agreed plan—this madman had completely tossed it out of his mind; when Hong Zun looked over, this brute was actually fighting four opponents single‑handed and even managed to cripple one of the Fomen sages.

If Hong Zun hadn't forcibly dragged him away, that guy could have fought two to the death, but his own fate would have been the same.

His intestines were spilling out again; looking at Qin Shanhai's state, Hong Zun said with a look of disgust.

"I'm really fed up—why do you always make things so bloody and messy each time?"

"Senior Brother, you don't understand—I am already a dying man; to die in battle..."

"Stop, stop, stop—I don't want to hear it."

Same old routine; Hong Zun couldn't be bothered to waste words with Qin Shanhai, flying all the way over Le Yun City's skies, while behind him the Fomen sages pursued relentlessly.

They didn't stop until they were past Le Yun City.

Their purpose in this battle was to occupy Le Yun City; for now that goal has been achieved.

Watching Hong Zun and company flee in haste, several Fomen sages did not continue the pursuit.

In their view, first take Le Yun City, then talk about the rest; we can take our time, anyway once we destroy the Dao Yi Sect, what's there to fear about not being able to take down Hong Zun and his lot?

"I didn't expect this battle to go so smoothly."

"Hmph, everyone overestimates the Dao Yi Sect's strength."

One sage sighed, "This battle has gone too smoothly so far; it's practically..."

"... beyond expectations."

Apart from having all their treasures stolen clean off them, what could they do? The Dao Yi Sect still couldn't stop the Fomen's advance.

As for those treasures, in their eyes they were merely temporarily lodged in the Dao Yi Sect, to be reclaimed when the time comes.

He was about to speak, ordering the disciples to quickly take control of Le Yun City.

However, before he could utter a word, he saw Le Yun City below suddenly erupt with a earth‑shaking roar.

Then came streams of fire shooting up into the sky.

"Not good........."

This sudden change caused the Fomen sages to be startled and dismayed—they had fallen into a trap.

But at this point trying to withdraw was obviously impossible; all over Le Yun City, the formations visible everywhere erupted almost simultaneously at this moment.

In an instant, the city was swallowed whole, and the Fomen disciples inside were instantly devoured by the Talisman Seals and formations.

"Damn it, this is the Dao Yi Sect's scheming."

"What's the point of saying this now? Hurry up and save people!"

Saying this now is too late; saving lives is urgent.

Immediately, the sages hurriedly acted, trying to rescue the many disciples trapped in the city.

But even with sages reaching out to help, the Fomen disciples have already suffered heavy losses due to the numerous traps.

Those disciples of low cultivation were almost instantly blasted to bits, leaving not even scraps.

Only a few high‑cultivation disciples were still struggling desperately.

Watching disciple after disciple being consumed by Talisman Seals and formations, the Fomen elders' faces turned livid with rage.

No one expected the Dao Yi Sect to pull off such a move.

"Damn it, damn it—everything before was just their act."

"Dao Yi Sect, I, the old monk, will never die until you do."

The Fomen sages were truly furious—just a second ago they were secretly pleased, the next second they'd been ensnared.

The might of the formations and Talisman Seals shook heaven and earth; most outrageous of all, the Dao Yi Sect disciples had actually laid down poison powder inside the city.

They even used poison, a lowly trick.

Some Fomen disciples who had dodged the Talisman Seals and formations hadn't even had time to rejoice before they were instantly poisoned and collapsed.

"Pois...... poison........."

There was also fire oil, dry tinder and such—even the methods of mortal warfare were employed, simply leaving nothing untried.

Although ordinary mortal fire poses little threat to cultivators of decent strength, now the whole Le Yun City has become a sea of fire—who the hell knows which part is mundane fire?

One careless move and it's death and the disappearance of one's Dao.

Shrieks of misery kept coming; the Dao Yi Sect disciples on the several hilltops outside the city could no longer contain their excitement and said:

"Senior Brother, shall we make a move?"

"Wait a bit longer, let the talisman seal burn a while longer."

"It's not the time yet; wait until the Fomen disciples are mostly dead, then it will be the time to reap."

"More and more Fomen disciples are burying themselves in Music Cloud City; this sight makes several Fomen sages feel heartbroken to the point of bleeding."

"This is only the first battle, this is only the first battle—already such huge casualties have appeared; how are we supposed to keep fighting?"

"They have already been rescuing people with all their might, but after all, what they can do is limited; these Dao Yi Sect disciples can truly be described as nothing short of insane."

"Such a small Music Cloud City, yet they managed to set up so many traps, and the talisman seals and formation disks are of quite high grade."

"That's only natural; when facing the Demon Race, the Dao Yi Sect disciples worry about ruining the ingredients, so they dare to use only low-grade talisman seals and formation disks."

"But when facing Fomen disciples, there's no need for such concerns at all—do whatever is most powerful."

"Anyway, these Fomen disciples aren't worth much; just kill them outright, even scattering their relics."

"As the moment was about to arrive, with a command from Hong Zun and the others, the Dao Yi Sect disciples killed their way back; seeing this, the crowd of Fomen sages busy rescuing shouted angrily."

"Damn the Dao Yi Sect."

"Retreat first."

"Anger aside, it's obviously not the time to fight the Dao Yi Sect to the death; many disciples have already lost their will to fight, and if they keep going they'll definitely be the ones to suffer."