Chapter 497: A Cloud-Piercing Arrow, A Thousand Armies Come to Meet

Watching the Two-Domain Passage about to form, Tang An did not move to stop it.

After all, only when the passage was formed could she blow it shut again. If she acted rashly, she might blast open an even larger spatial rift, harming innocent mortals within the city.

At the same time, Tang An was also pondering why the Primordial Demon chose to attack the Inner Realm suddenly at this moment, opening the Two-Domain Passage once more.

Was it because he knew she had just destroyed two Ancestral Demon Nests and wanted to get back at her?

Or was he launching a full-scale surprise attack, wanting to annihilate the Inner Realm in one fell swoop?

No, the second thought did not hold up at the moment.

Because the Outer Domain Ancestral Demons had suffered heavy losses; there were nine left before, and now, after being robbed by her again, only seven remained.

One Primordial Demon plus seven Ancestral Demons—even with perfect preparations, it was basically impossible to succeed in dealing with her and the Saints of the Inner Realm.

Unless the Primordial Demon had secretly used some trump card?

Of course, before the Two-Domain Passage opened, everything was an unknown. Once the Primordial Demon arrived, everything would be known.

"Boom—"

The Two-Domain Passage was pried open again by a pair of giant demon skeletal palms, and the Outer Realm Demon Race, like flies, swarmed madly into the Inner Realm.

"Go."

The East Wind Express was launched again, and without a doubt, it blew the Two-Domain Passage shut once more.

Those Outer Realm Demon Race who had rushed in seemed to have anticipated this; they scrambled desperately toward Tang An, but they had no intention of fighting, appearing more like they were dodging the aftermath of the Two-Domain Passage being destroyed.

"Something's wrong."

Tang An cautiously observed her surroundings. The Outer Realm Demon Race's trip couldn't just be all thunder and no rain. They opened the Two-Domain Passage just to let a few flies in to harass the Inner Realm for fun, right?

Based on her understanding of the Primordial Demon, he was not someone who could command such a boring tactic.

Or perhaps, he deliberately released a smoke bomb, and behind this boring tactic, there was another silent, secretly executed plan hidden?

"Do not let your guard down." Hongjun's dharma body appeared in mid-air.

Tang An looked toward Hongjun and discovered that his complexion was not good; one could even say he was somewhat weak.

"What happened?"

Did the Primordial Demon make a move against Hongjun?

Before Hongjun could answer, a faint cracking sound emerged from the space outside Zhenmo Pass.

Subsequently, a rift glowing with white light spread rapidly; the opening seemed to tear through the firmament, growing larger and larger.

Tang An narrowed her eyes, "The Two-Domain Passage was intentionally baited to make me blow it open."

She blew open the Two-Domain Passage, which would inevitably cause a spatial rift. And the Primordial Demon's goal was to use the fragile spatial rift between the two domains to directly connect them.

Forming a new, wider Two-Domain Passage.

"Did they make a move against you?" Looking at the swarming Outer Realm Demon Race invading the Inner Realm, Tang An did not attack but looked at Hongjun.

Hongjun nodded slightly, "The Outer Domain already has an Array that weakens the power of the Heavenly Dao, and the Primordial Demon has again sacrificed Ancestral Demons to the Great Array."

"The Heavenly Dao is heavily affected and cannot stabilize the space between the two domains, which is why the Primordial Demon seized the opportunity to open a spatial rift as a passage."

And Tang An could not easily blow up a Two-Domain Passage opened through a spatial rift.

If she blew it up, it would only form a larger spatial rift. It would cause highly destructive effects on the mortals and the Heavenly Dao within the Inner Realm.

"So the Primordial Demon stayed silent for so long without acting because he was preparing for this thunderous strike."

He first adopted a human-sea tactic in the Outer Domain, using new Demon Soldiers created from dark Qi to drag down the Outer Domain Zhenmo Pass guarded by Wutian.

Then he reopened the Two-Domain Passage, baiting Tang An to blow it up. Thereby achieving his goal: invading the Inner Realm through the Two-Domain Passage opened within the spatial rift.

"Charge! She is only one person, and behind her are all mortals who have no power to truss a chicken!"

When the Outer Realm Demon Race saw Tang An, their first reaction was fear.

But after the fear came excitement. Because they assumed their surprise attack was a success and Tang An had no reinforcements.

As long as there were Ancestral Demons to hold Tang An back, they would have the opportunity to break through Zhenmo Pass.

Once Zhenmo Pass was broken, those guarding inside were all delicious Human Race!

"One person?" Tang An smiled and sat upon the Merit Golden Seat.

"Why can't it be that one person guards one city, and the advantage is mine?"

Tang An only needed to flick her fingers at these Outer Realm Demon Race to use her pressure to crush them all into blood mud.

"Want to touch my Great Tang citizens."

"Want to try?"

She tilted her head slightly, as if waiting for them to continue coming to their deaths.

As long as she was there, even if the Ancestral Demons behind came to attack the city, it would be the same death sentence.

Four Ancestral Demons appeared before Tang An; they seemed to have just been condensed, lacking consciousness, their eyes scarlet, knowing only how to kill blindly.

Knowing no fear, knowing no pain, their strikes were lethal. They exhausted all their skills, forming various attack shapes in the sky, and blasted toward Tang An.

Tang An did not dodge or avoid, instead letting those attacks approach her.

However, just as those attacks were about to hit Tang An, three figures appeared before her.

"You're courting death!"

Blazing flames ignited; Nezha unleashed his Fire-Tipped Spear, directly dispersing part of the attacks and killing toward the Ancestral Demons.

Sun Wukong and Yang Jian both made their moves, their figures shifting constantly. After shattering all the attacks, they glanced back at Tang An, nodded in tacit understanding, and then killed toward the remaining three Ancestral Demons.

"Mastering Law Power of Creation is indeed powerful." Tang An praised sincerely.

If she could also master Law Power of Creation, she would have likely occupied the entire Outer Domain long ago.

"Sister." Jiuyue also arrived by Tang An's side, "I have come to assist you."

Tang An looked at Li Shimin, who was holding a sword and standing ready on Zhenmo Pass, and lowered her head to instruct Jiuyue a few words.

"Sister..."

"Jiuyue, only with you here can I feel at ease."

She knew where her own weakness lay, so she had to be well-prepared.

Even with Jinbao there, Tang An still did not feel at ease. After all, once Jinbao started fighting to his heart's content, he tended to get carried away.

"Very well." Jiuyue agreed, then flew over and transformed into a personal Guard, protecting Li Shimin's side to guard against any sudden mishaps.

The Primordial Demon's dharma body appeared in the Inner Realm—no, it was not a dharma body, it was his true form.

He had actually come in person?

Could it be that this battle was truly the final assault? Had he brought some trump card for certain victory?

"You are truly cautious."

"However, compared to protecting others, you seem to need to protect yourself more."

An ordinary Ancestral Demon could indeed no longer harm Tang An. But he was the Primordial Demon, a being whose true form even Nuwa could not easily claim to defeat, not to mention that he was also immortal and indestructible.

"Is that so?" Tang An remained calmly seated on the Merit Golden Seat. "You are so willing to spend such a fortune all at once; are you not planning to live your life in the future?"

However, Tang An was indeed afraid that while she was battling the Primordial Demon, Zhenmo Pass would be exploited by other Outer Realm Demon Race.

Therefore, a firework tube appeared in her hand.

"Since the Primordial Demon has given me such great face, my Inner Realm naturally must show corresponding sincerity."

Tang An threw the firework, and it exploded in the sky.

Everywhere in the Heavenly Court, including Wutian in the Outer Domain, sensed the existence of the firework.

"Are you calling for reinforcements?"

"Hey, be more refined; how can you call it calling for reinforcements?"

"Hmm?"

"This deity is relying on character; this is clearly: one cloud-piercing arrow, and a thousand armies and ten thousand horses come to meet!"

Since she had to play a big game, she would accompany him.

The moment the firework exploded in the sky, the God of Plague and the Star of Misfortune in Zhenmo Pass both revealed themselves.

Behind them were the Heavenly Soldiers stationed here, with their projectile carts already set up.

What were they preparing to launch? It is so hard to guess.