Chapter 454: Two People Battle a City

"Are you not afraid of death?"

Trembling as he climbed up from the foot of the city wall, the Demon Emperor of the Blade Demon Clan was filled with the relief of having survived a disaster; in that instant just now, he seemed to have seen his own glorious life, and he never wanted to experience that feeling of death again in this lifetime.

However, after escaping death, the emotion that surged in its place was anger. Beneath Blade Demon City, he, a Demon Emperor of the Blade Demon Clan, an existence who was usually above ten thousand demons and below only one, had actually been severely injured by a powerhouse from the Da Qian world without any ability to fight back. Where was the dignity of a Demon Emperor? Where was the glory of the Blade Demon Clan?

Facing the questioning and accusations of the Blade Demon Clan's Demon Emperor, the response from Xiao Han and his companion was exceptionally simple.

"You continue; leave this place to me. I guarantee that nothing will be left on this side of the city wall."

The Ice Emperor toyed with the long whip in her hand and said casually, her words already sealing the fate of the crowd of Blade Demon Clan powerhouses.

"Then I will wait for you inside the city."

Xiao Han nodded and then lifted his footsteps again.

"Boom!"

The moment Xiao Han stepped into the city gate, the snow-colored long whip lashed down. A gap several hundred zhang wide appeared in the city wall, and the aftermath of the attack instantly annihilated a large swath of Blade Demon Clan cannon fodder who could not dodge in time.

When Xiao Han entered Blade Demon City, what he saw was a large group of figures heading toward the city wall to provide support, and...

A crowd of the Demon Clan that covered the sky and earth, surrounding him tightly.

"It has been a long time since a powerhouse as brave as you has appeared in the Great Thousand World."

The crowd of demons suddenly parted to form a path, from which a shriveled and short figure walked out. He looked frail and weak, but from the heartfelt reverence on the faces of the surrounding Blade Demon Clan powerhouses, one could easily deduce the other's identity.

"May I ask how this Demon Emperor should be addressed?"

Xiao Han did not answer the other's question, but instead asked for the other's identity.

"Identity, you say?"

The Mysterious Demon Emperor was stunned for a moment, then said quite proudly:

"You may call this king Duan Ren Demon Emperor."

"And you?"

"Langya Heavenly Palace, Xiao Han."

"Langya Heavenly Palace?"

Hearing this, Duan Ren Demon Emperor frowned slightly, as if he were recalling his impression of this so-called Langya Heavenly Palace in his mind.

Finally...

He shook his head in resignation,

"Forget it, you are a dead man anyway, so there is no need to pursue it so clearly."

"Right, a dead man anyway, why bother getting to the bottom of it?"

A harsh voice reached the ears of Duan Ren Demon Emperor.

Following the sound, he looked over, only to meet those eyes as calm as an ancient well.

"This king truly does not know where your confidence comes from, Excellency."

Duan Ren Demon Emperor laughed out of extreme anger, the cold glint in his eyes growing even more intense.

"Why doesn't your Excellency the Demon Emperor try it yourself?"

"Haha~"

Duan Ren Demon Emperor laughed heartily, then his expression turned cold and hard, "This is a battlefield; how could this king commit such a low-level mistake?"

With a wave of the long blade in his arm,

"Attack."

At the command of Duan Ren Demon Emperor, countless Outer Realm Evil Clan members roared and charged toward Xiao Han; for a time, the shouts of battle shook the heavens.

"Useless arrangements."

Xiao Han whispered softly, then flipped his hands and flicked his fingers to shoot out dozens of streams of light. The moment the streams of light fell into the tide of the Evil Clan, they exploded with a bang.

A massive array that blotted out the sky and sun unfolded above the city. Rain of arrows, forests of spears, and curtains of swords poured down. Piercing cold stars penetrated one demonic body after another, and then more figures charged toward Xiao Han without fear of death amidst wails.

Duan Ren Demon Emperor watched the Evil Clan army flooding toward Xiao Han like a tide with an indifferent face, his mood neither sad nor happy.

As a Demon Emperor powerhouse who had walked out of a rain of blades and swords, Duan Ren Demon Emperor was very confident in the instincts he had forged through countless crises.

His intuition told him that the young man before him, whose cultivation was only at the Great Perfection Earth Sovereign, would bring him mortal danger.

To be cautious, Duan Ren Demon Emperor chose the cruel method of using cannon fodder to lead the charge; he did not expect the motley crew under his command to cause even the slightest bit of damage to Xiao Han.

The only role of these dead was to consume Xiao Han's Spirit Power and energy. When a Spirit Array Master's Spirit Power and mental energy were both severely depleted, their death would be at hand.

"Heh, human wave tactics?"

Duan Ren Demon Emperor's calculations were clicking away. Xiao Han, deep in the encirclement, also guessed the other's purpose. He was unhurried, even sneering, with no intention of changing the rhythm of the battle at all, instead proceeding exactly according to Duan Ren Demon Emperor's plan.

"Boom!"

With a Spirit Array, Xiao Han expressionlessly blasted a hole a thousand zhang in radius into the Outer Realm Evil Clan army that was surging forward again.

"Blade Intent Across the Heavens!"

A black curved blade suddenly appeared behind Xiao Han, the chilling killing intent attached to it making one feel a wave of coldness.

The timing of this blade was extremely ingenious; it was precisely the moment when Xiao Han had just cast a Spirit Array and could not fuse Spirit Seals again. If he could not block or dodge this surprise blade, he might be sent to the Yellow Springs Road.

However...

"Jiuchong Jinkue!"

The moment the blade edge approached, a golden light suddenly shone on Xiao Han's body. A golden pavilion appeared in mid-air, enveloping him within it.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding rang out, and the black blade was deflected by the golden light. A light sound of surprise came from the air, and immediately, the figure of Duan Ren Demon Emperor walked out from a space crack that opened beside him.

It was also at this instant that the protective golden pavilion shielding Xiao Han dissipated with the wind, and he casually threw out a palm-sized jade plate covered in cracks.

Duan Ren the Demon Emperor naturally saw the actions Xiao Han took right under his nose, his brows raised slightly, and he understood in his heart the method the other party was using to block his killing blow.

"Not a bad protective Sacred Object, but how many do you actually have left?"

Duan Ren the Demon Emperor merely assumed Xiao Han had prepared a few Peerless Sacred Objects for saving his life, and he did not take it to heart.

His offensive could be repeated countless times, but how many Peerless Sacred Objects could a mere Spirit Grade Spirit Array Grandmaster like Xiao Han have to save his life; the one laughing at the end would still be him.

"Heh! You are welcome to try!"

Xiao Han's tone was cold.

"Boom!" An explosion suddenly came from outside the city gate, mixed with the screams of Blade Demon Clan powerhouses.

"Hm?!"

"Siyu Gansha, Shadow Guard!"

The commotion at the city gate could not escape the perception of Duan Ren the Demon Emperor; the Ice Emperor, in battling one Ghost Demon Emperor and the Evil Clan army that had come to support, was not only not trapped in a bitter struggle, but was instead conducting a one-sided slaughter.

Especially with the Ice Emperor's bizarre Supernatural Power, many Evil Clan powerhouses died inexplicably without even being attacked.

The other party's unfathomable strength directly stunned the Evil Clan powerhouses fighting them; that feeling of standing on the edge of an abyss was devouring the fighting spirit of the Evil Clan outside the city, and in at most a quarter of an hour, the other party would be able to wipe out the army outside the city.

This was also the reason why Duan Ren the Demon Emperor could not help but make a move against Xiao Han; if one was already this thorny, if two were to get together, Blade Demon City might truly be in danger of being overturned.

"Siyu Gansha, Shadow Guard!"

As the voice of Duan Ren the Demon Emperor fell, the sky suddenly turned dark, and pitch-black Demonic Qi shrouded toward Xiao Han; within the constantly roiling black mist, many masked figures holding blades could be vaguely seen.

"Clang!" "Thud!" "..."

Xiao Han instinctively deployed a Spirit Array, and immediately after, countless attacks struck from all directions, the powerful force almost shattering the Defense Ling Array directly.

Even so, the golden light of the Spirit Array's defense was extremely dim, appearing fragile and unbearable.

At this moment, Xiao Han also saw clearly the many figures launching attacks at him; he was dazed for a moment, and boundless rage rose from the bottom of his heart, the fire in his eyes seeming as if it would burn up everything he saw before him.

"Outer Realm Evil Clan!"

"Truly damn it!"