Chapter 580: Three to One

At this moment, the Star Sword Demon Emperor had actually lost his own consciousness; the giant demon was completely controlling the body.

And that giant demon didn't know how long it could exist; it just recklessly kept attacking the moonlight shield.

Everyone was watching that giant demon, feeling the power of a senior‑tier strong one.

Ye Liuyun secretly thought about the demon‑calling mask: "This divine artifact is really a useless piece of meat, creating such an idiot!"

He was already considering how to deal with the Star Sword Demon Emperor once the mask became ineffective.

Then he also thought about a way to break Xiao Mingyue's Crescent Moon Staff.

If you try to attack this thing with external force, it's truly difficult. Continuously striking for two hours is almost impossible. At present, the only flaw of the Crescent Moon Staff is that it cannot be moved.

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun wanted to try spatial power to see if it could penetrate the protection.

But Qing Lin replied directly: "No need to try; spatial power can't pierce it either. The staff's weakness is that after it's activated once, you must wait a long time before you can activate it again."

"How do you know that?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

Qing Lin didn't bother to explain, only told Ye Liuyun: "When that giant demon falters later, seize the chance and eliminate the Star Sword Demon Emperor. One less is one!"

"Hmm!" Ye Liuyun replied, and said no more.

He had long wanted to kill that Demon Cultivator. After chopping someone once and cutting off an arm, he naturally needed to root out the threat to avoid future enemies.

He wouldn't even spare those Demon Cultivators. Otherwise, those people would go back and spread rumors, and the Night Demon Sect would start hunting him again.

He had encountered this kind of situation many times.

The giant demon attacking from outside was becoming increasingly unable to keep up; its strike strength dwindled, and it kept pausing to rest.

Finally, the giant demon let out a thunderous roar, and its Demon Qi began to dissipate.

Its massive body sagged like a deflated balloon, quickly withering away, gradually revealing the Star Sword Demon Emperor's original form.

At this moment, the Star Sword Demon Emperor was no longer human in shape. Its bloodline, True Essence, and Divine Soul Power had been over‑exerted, leaving it unable to even stand.

Xiao Mingyue also stopped supporting it and directly sheathed the Crescent Moon Staff.

Seeing the chance, Ye Liuyun unleashed an attack with his Cross‑space Golden Pupil; with a single glance he pulled all of the opponent's Soul into his own Soul realm and absorbed it completely.

"Why did you kill him?"

Feeling Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack, Xiao Mingyue immediately shouted a reproach.

She had originally intended to let the Star Sword Demon Emperor go, but didn't expect Ye Liuyun to act so quickly. He killed the person before she could give any instructions, and even erased the Soul outright, making rescue impossible.

"These Demon Cultivators just tried to kill me a moment ago; why can't I kill them?"

Ye Liuyun asked, then drew his Demon Slaying Sword and charged at the other Demon Cultivators.

The ordinary Night Demon Sect disciples were too lazy for Xiao Mingyue to bother with, so she let Ye Liuyun handle them himself.

Other San Yuan Sect disciples, eager for an opportunity to train, saw Xiao Mingyue not intervening and rushed forward as well.

These disciples, who constantly clashed with the Night Demon Sect's Demon Cultivators, showed no mercy when they got their hands dirty.

Soon, those Demon Cultivators were completely slaughtered.

Ye Liuyun absorbed each person's Soul and Bloodline Power one by one, collected the Storage Ring, then released Bai Hu to dig up a Primordial Pill and store food. The remaining corpses were burned and devoured by Qing Lin.

"One down, two left!"

Ye Liuyun instantly felt his pressure lighten considerably.

He still didn't know what abilities that strong one from the Ice and Fire Sect possessed.

While Ye Liuyun was thinking, Qing Lin sent him a Transmission Voice: "You'll know soon. The others who entered this Secret Realm are basically moving toward the core area. We must hurry!"

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun grew worried about Liang Xue again.

He immediately suggested to Xiao Mingyue: "I saw the Star Sword Demon Emperor coming from deep within this valley. Should we speed up? Otherwise any treasures ahead might be snatched by these Demon Cultivators first."

Xiao Mingyue nodded: "Alright, we'll speed up as well."

Thus he led the group, soaring through the sky toward the deep valley.

"When you meet the Ice and Fire Sect later, don't act recklessly!"

Xiao Mingyue this time gave Ye Liuyun an advance warning.

She also realized that, although Ye Liuyun seemed timid, once he set his sights on a target he was decisively ruthless.

So she wanted to remind Ye Liuyun in advance. After all, the Ice and Fire Sect isn't a Demon Cultivator faction, and the relations between the two sects have always been good. She didn't want Ye Liuyun to cause any misunderstanding.

"Alright!"

Ye Liuyun didn't know what situations might arise later, but he agreed for now.

Soon, Ye Liuyun and his companions discovered that more people had gathered in the valley ahead.

When they arrived, all members of the Ice and Fire Sect and the San Yuan Sect had already assembled there.

Even the remaining Night Demon Sect disciples were gathered there.

These people, upon seeing Ye Liuyun, all turned their gaze toward him. The Ice and Fire Sect members were curious about Ye Liuyun's identity, while the Night Demon Sect members knew he was their target for capture.

However, Ye Liuyun was now with the San Yuan Sect members; their strong ones were absent, so they dared not act rashly.

They now only hoped the Star Sword Demon Emperor would arrive quickly; otherwise, when the strong ones from the other two sects arrived, their situation would become very awkward.

Someone immediately used a Transmission Talisman to send a message to the Star Sword Demon Emperor, but received no reply.

What Ye Liuyun was focusing on at that moment was Liang Xue's location. He could feel she was very close, yet her position was inside a large mountain at the valley's bottom.

They had now reached the valley's bottom, surrounded by mountains, with a vast open plain in the middle.

Ye Liuyun examined the mountain where Liang Xue was with his Golden Pupil, noticing a clue: inside the mountain lay a passage that should lead to a Cave, but the entrance was blocked by several huge rocks.

"Hope no one discovers this passage!"

Ye Liuyun didn't want others to find Liang Xue's location, yet he was also worried about her condition and wanted to go in and take a look.

"Mingyue, you're coming over!"

A young man dressed in a blue shirt with a flame embroidered on it saw Xiao Mingyue approach, immediately walked over and greeted her.

Ye Liuyun saw his attitude and knew he was courting Xiao Mingyue.

Behind him, a woman wearing the same uniform followed, but she kept scrutinizing Ye Liuyun.