Chapter 161: The Demon Race in Desperation

After Lu Yun watched Houtu and the others leave, his attention shifted to the livestream room.

He calmly posted a message in the livestream room: "Esteemed guests, this livestream ends here. I am going offline!"

The audience felt a bit unsatisfied, but they did not make things difficult for Lu Yun; they simply flooded the screen with comments, asking Lu Yun to livestream more often when he had the chance.

Lu Yun was still waiting for them to trigger more tasks for him in the future, so he naturally agreed readily before closing the stream.

Afterward, Lu Yun looked at Nuwa with a smile and said, "My Lady, let us go. We shall head to the Lunar Star first!"

Nuwa understood his intent.

Indeed, when Lu Yun underwent his Tribulation Transcendence Stage earlier, his relationship with the Xihe sisters had already been exposed. Lu Yun could easily retract his avatars, but the Xihe sisters could not do the same.

If the Demon Race were to seek revenge on the Xihe sisters later, they would likely be in great trouble.

Now, Lu Yun naturally thought of taking the Xihe sisters away with him first.

Nuwa could not help but take another look at Lu Yun and said, "It seems I was not wrong to introduce the Xihe sisters to you!"

Lu Yun just smiled slightly and said, "Thanks to your grace, My Lady, I naturally cannot let you down!"

Nuwa nodded gently.

She also felt somewhat fortunate that she had not tried to match the Xihe sisters with Di Jun before.

With Di Jun's personality, it was clearly impossible for him to care for the Xihe sisters as Lu Yun did.

The two then transformed into two streaks of light and flew toward the direction of the Lunar Star.

……

On the Lunar Star.

Xihe and Changxi were both still looking forward, waiting for news from Lu Yun.

Although they had already seen the omen of Lu Yun successfully passing his Tribulation Transcendence Stage, they could not help but worry; after all, that was a battle between Saints, and a slight carelessness could have affected Lu Yun.

Just then, two figures suddenly appeared on the Lunar Star; they were none other than Lu Yun and Nuwa.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Yun!"

"Sister Nuwa!"

Seeing Lu Yun return safely, Xihe and Changxi both called out in surprise and went to greet them.

Looking at the worried expressions on the two women's faces, Lu Yun felt a warmth in his heart and smiled: "I have made you worry. I am fine now!"

Xihe looked Lu Yun up and down, and after confirming that he was indeed uninjured, she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is good that you are fine! By the way, what about Taiyi and Di Jun? Did they not follow you?"

Lu Yun shook his head and said: "No, they have already left. Besides, even if they did follow, there is no need to fear them!"

He was no longer the person he once was; his strength had greatly increased, and with Nuwa, a Saint, by his side, he naturally had no fear of Taiyi and Di Jun.

Even better, he had just calculated that his Tribulation Transcendence Stage had taken several days, and his Newbie Period had coincidentally just ended!

In other words, the Heavenly Condemnation Halo on him had dissipated, and he was now completely accepted by the Primordial World.

Of course, having offended so many people, he dared not let his guard down even without the Heavenly Condemnation Halo, which was why he had asked Nuwa to escort him temporarily.

Lu Yun continued: "I came this time because I intend to take you both away from the Lunar Star and return to the Primordial Land."

Xihe and Changxi were both stunned upon hearing this, but they immediately understood Lu Yun's intention.

Lu Yun had now completely broken ties with the Demon Race, and the Demon Race would certainly not let the matter rest. As people close to Lu Yun who had previously mobilized the Lunar Star to assist him in fighting the Demon Race and passing his Heavenly Tribulation, they would likely become targets for the Demon Race's revenge.

Lu Yun taking them away now was undoubtedly to protect their safety.

Thinking of this, both women felt a warmth in their hearts; they did not act coy or refuse, but nodded and said: "Very well, we will leave with you!"

This time, it was Lu Yun's turn to be surprised, and he smiled: "I thought you would hesitate and want to stay behind on the Lunar Star!"

"What is there to be attached to on the Lunar Star?"

As Changxi spoke, she thought of something else and said: "Fellow Daoist must be worried that the Demon Race will come to attack the Lunar Star while we are away, right?"

Lu Yun nodded.

Xihe smiled: "That is exactly why we should leave the Lunar Star even more, because as long as we are not on the Lunar Star, the Innate Great Array of the Lunar Star can operate at full power. Unless Di Jun and the others want to destroy the Lunar Star directly, they will never be able to get in!"

Changxi also echoed: "That is right! Besides, we have never entered the Primordial Land since we took human form; taking this opportunity to travel around is simply perfect!"

"So that is how it is!"

Lu Yun showed a look of realization, then smiled slightly and said: "In that case, let us set off now!"

After speaking, he turned to look at Nuwa and said: "My Lady, I must trouble you!"

Nuwa nodded, and without saying anything more, she waved her hand and took everyone with her, transforming into a streak of light as they flew toward the direction of the Primordial Land.

……

Near the Sun Star.

The battle between the Wu Clan and the Demon Race had intensified completely.

Both sides were pouring out all their strength, looking as if they wanted to completely eradicate the other.

Even though the Great Desolation experts who had been assisting had temporarily stopped fighting because Di Jun had suddenly left, the Wu Clan side still had eleven Ancestral Witches holding the line, and their strength remained incomparably powerful.

While the Demon Race had a large number of troops, because Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng were all absent, their high-end combat power was inferior to that of the Wu Clan.

The only thing they felt fortunate about was that fighting in this Outer Space limited the Wu Clan's strength, while they could borrow Star Power, which allowed them to barely maintain their position without being defeated.

For a time, the two sides were locked in an inextricable struggle.

In a corner of the battlefield, Baize and other Demon Race experts were joining forces to besiege Zhurong and several other Ancestral Witches.

Both sides were top-tier Great Desolation experts, and for a time, the fighting caused the heavens to crumble and the earth to split, with the sun and moon losing their light.

However, as time passed, Baize and the other Demon Race experts gradually fell into a disadvantage.

After all, they had already consumed a great deal of magic power earlier. Now, facing the powerful Ancestral Witches, they were naturally feeling inadequate.

Just then, two streaks of golden light suddenly flew in from afar; they were none other than Di Jun and Taiyi.

Seeing the Demon Saints like Baize being besieged, they were instantly enraged and joined the battlefield directly.

"Your Majesty Demon Emperor, Your Majesty Eastern Emperor, you have finally arrived!"

Seeing Di Jun and Taiyi join the battlefield, Baize and the other Demon Saints were all invigorated.

They knew just how powerful Di Jun and Taiyi were; with the two of them there, they would surely be able to turn the tide of the battle.

Sure enough, with the addition of Di Jun and Taiyi, who once again mobilized the Zhou Tian Star Formation, the situation on the battlefield quickly underwent a heaven-turning and earth-shattering change.

Although the eleven Ancestral Witches were powerful, because they lacked Houtu, they were currently unable to deploy the Dutian Shensha Array, and for a time, they could not withstand the siege from Di Jun, Taiyi, and the Demon Saints like Baize.

Not long after, they were all injured one after another and could only fight while retreating. Seeing this, Di Jun was greatly encouraged; he held the River Chart and Luo Book high and shouted, "Take this opportunity to activate the Great Array at full power and kill them!"

Taiyi also struggled to support his injured body, frantically driving the Eastern Emperor Bell to coordinate with Di Jun.

But just at this moment, a stream of light suddenly flew over from afar and landed directly beside the eleven Ancestral Witches; it was none other than Houtu.

"Houtu!"

"Little sister, you finally returned!"

Seeing Houtu return, Zhurong and the others were overjoyed.

Di Jun and the others, however, all had their expressions change at once, because Houtu's arrival had too great an impact on the situation! Ancestral Witches who could deploy the Dutian Shensha Array and those who could not were on completely different levels! And what made them even more furious was that Houtu had actually been brought here by Kunpeng!

Jiuying glared at Kunpeng and shouted, "Kunpeng, you traitor, are you trying to get our Demon Race killed?"

Kunpeng, however, looked helpless and said, "I don't want to either, but I lost a bet and am now this Lu Wen's mount. He ordered me to do this, and I cannot resist!"

At this, the gazes of the many Demon Race powerhouses all fell squarely upon Lu Wen, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces with their eyes.

Regarding this, Lu Wen was very indifferent, as if he had not noticed their gazes at all.

He only looked at Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "Lu Wen greets all the Ancestral Witches!"

Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches also curiously sized up Lu Wen.

Seeing that her sisters and brothers were all wounded, Houtu felt secretly guilty and hurriedly said, "Houtu has come late; I ask my sisters and brothers to forgive me!"

Xuanming waved her hand and said, "It is nothing! Just some minor injuries! By the way, is everything alright with Lu Yun?"

Houtu said, "He has already passed the Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation, and now Sister Nuwa is sending him back to the Primordial Land!"

"That is good!"

Dijiang nodded, then his gaze turned to Di Jun and the other members of the Demon Race, and he said coldly, "Next, it is time to kill these damned members of the Demon Race!"

The gazes of the other Ancestral Witches as they looked at Di Jun and his group also erupted with astonishing battle intent.

Now that the twelve Ancestral Witches were all present, they would surely be able to turn the tide of the battle.

Lu Wen knew that he was merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal and could not help much here, so seeing this situation, he hurriedly took his leave of Dijiang and the others.

Afterwards, he ordered Kunpeng to carry him back to the Primordial Land.

In fact, he could have directly dissolved his avatar and returned to Lu Yun's true self, but he did not do so; instead, he wanted to take Kunpeng, this Demon Master, away to weaken the strength of the Demon Race.

Kunpeng looked at Di Jun and the others helplessly, then carried Lu Wen on his back and used the Kunpeng Extreme Speed to head straight for the Primordial Land.

After Lu Wen and Kunpeng left, Houtu did not waste any words and directly joined the battlefield.

Together with the eleven Ancestral Witches, she quickly formed the Dutian Shensha Array.

In an instant, a ten-thousand-foot-tall Pangu Phantom suddenly emerged in the starry sky!

A terrifying pressure swept across a million miles of the void! "Kill!"

Following a roar that erupted from the mouths of the Ancestral Witches, the massive Pangu Phantom charged straight at Di Jun and the others! Seeing the Pangu Phantom before them, Di Jun and Taiyi's expressions instantly became incomparably grave.

They knew clearly how formidable this Dutian Shensha Array was, so they dared not be the slightest bit careless and hurriedly activated the Zhou Tian Star Formation at full power to defend.

However, the Lunar Star had not yet returned to its position, and many main stars such as the Wenqu Star and the Ziwei Star had previously been snatched away by Lu Yun; even if Lu Yun was not currently manipulating or causing trouble, it prevented the Zhou Tian Star Formation from exerting its full power.

And so—

"Boom!"

Following an earth-shattering roar, the Pangu Phantom and the Zhou Tian Star Formation collided fiercely.

The terrifying shockwaves instantly swept in all directions, and countless stars were turned into dust under this single strike.

Baize and the other Demon Saints were also sent flying by the shockwaves, blood spraying wildly from their mouths.

They had already consumed a great deal of magic power earlier; how could they withstand such an impact now? Di Jun and Taiyi did not have it easy either; they felt a massive force strike them, and even with the help of Star Power, they were still sent flying tens of thousands of miles before they could barely stop.

"Damn it! This Dutian Shensha Array is actually this powerful!"

Di Jun could not help but curse loudly.

They had already clashed with the Ancestral Witches before and knew the other side was powerful.

But clashing again now, they realized they had still underestimated the other side.

Especially with the twelve Ancestral Witches gathered together to form the Dutian Shensha Array, even with the help of the Zhou Tian Star Formation, they were still no match.

Not to mention that the many Great Desolation powerhouses who had been watching from the sidelines, seeing the Demon Race fall into a disadvantageous position, were now surrounding them one by one, looking as if they also intended to take action against the Demon Race.

Seeing this, Taiyi's expression was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice, "Brother, what should we do now? If we continue to fight, we will likely suffer a great loss!"

How could Di Jun not know this? But he was currently at his wit's end!

If the Lunar Star could have returned to its position, they would not be in such a sorry state!

Thinking of the Lunar Star, Di Jun's expression suddenly became even gloomier.

After all, the various events before had already shown that Lu Yun had clearly hooked up with the Xihe sisters of the Lunar Star! For him, this was an absolute, immense humiliation!

However, the current situation left Di Jun with no time to think about these things, and he could only hurriedly cast these thoughts aside.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I will go and talk to them!"

The Ten Great Demon Sages all looked at Di Jun with great anticipation.

After successive battles, they were truly unable to hold on any longer.

If this continued, no matter how strong their power was, someone might fall!

At the moment, all they could do was slightly humble themselves before the Wu Clan and see how they could temporarily calm the conflict! Thus, Di Jun flew forward quickly and shouted toward the Pangu Phantom, "Dijiang, what exactly do you want to do to calm this conflict?"

As these words fell, mocking jeers immediately rang out from within the Pangu Phantom, echoing through the starry sky.

"Di Jun, you know to beg for peace now?"

"Weren't you of the Demon Race very arrogant before? What's wrong, do you feel that we of the Wu Clan are not to be trifled with now?"

"Haha, you of the Demon Race have such a day too! This is truly satisfying!"

"Want to end the war? Simple! As long as you of the Demon Race submit to our Wu Clan and swear never to betray us, then we can consider sparing you!"

Di Jun listened to these taunts, his face turning from green to white.

As the Emperor of the Demon Race, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? But the current situation was stronger than the person, so he had to swallow his anger and said as calmly as possible: "Dijiang, you also know that this is impossible. Our Demon Race and your Wu Clan are evenly matched; wanting us to submit to you is simply wishful thinking!"

Dijiang sneered and said: "Since that is the case, then I will change the condition; hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi!"

(End of this chapter)