Before entering this mountain valley, Yang Kai had suspected that Lei Gu was trying to lure him into a trap. The most obvious thing was Murong Xiaoxiao’s two screams, each one more hurried than the last, their intentions obvious.
Naturally, Yang Kai rushed into the mountain valley alone with a look of anger on his face, wanting to see what Lei Gu was up to. Everything that happened after that was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation, but in the end, as he had hoped, he managed to catch a big fish like Lei Gu, but now because of Gao Xueting, he was afraid to act rashly.
With just a few words, the Demonic Qi in the mountain valley had been greatly reduced, all of it entering the belly of the Ruins of End. As the darkness gradually dissipated, the original scenery of the mountain valley was gradually revealed, with numerous figures standing tall and upright on the ground.
The entire mountain valley was no longer as green as it had been before. As far as the eye could see, the ground was dyed red with blood.
In the middle of the valley, several thousand people had gathered and arranged themselves into a series of Spirit Arrays, some of which were strong and some of which were dark. These people were the people from the Southern Domain who had participated in this Martial Meeting and had yet to enter the Demonic Path.
It was obvious that they had relied on the Spirit Array to last until now, but regardless of their cultivation, all of their faces were pale and they were obviously at the end of their rope. Surrounding this group of people were tens of thousands of Demon Race cultivators who had surrounded them.
The dissipation of the boundless Demonic Qi shocked everyone present.
Swish swish swish…
A series of piercing sounds rang out as powerful auras appeared one after another, filling the mountain valley in an instant. These were the helpers Yang Kai had brought with him. When Fan Wu and the others saw that Yang Kai was safe and sound, they all breathed a sigh of relief, but soon their attention was drawn to Lei Gu.
Everyone could see that Yang Kai seemed to be confronting Lei Gu at this moment, and Lei Gu also had a woman who had been demonized as a hostage. No one knew what relationship this woman had with Yang Kai.
“Xiao Xueting!” Wen Zishan’s voice rang out, his face filled with a never-before-seen seriousness. When his purple robes fluttered open, he had already arrived beside Yang Kai and was staring deeply at Lei Gu.
There was no need for him to ask, he could already tell what the situation was.
Lei Gu’s expression became gloomy as he slowly swept his eyes over his surroundings. He saw a great number of masters from all directions, and he also understood that the situation was hopeless. This time’s plan could be said to have failed miserably, causing him to feel great hatred in his heart. Although there were still more than ten thousand Bedeviled Demons, the strength of these people was a mix of good and bad. Moreover, they had only been bedeviled for a short period of time, so he needed to divert his attention to control them. At most, they would only be able to mess up the situation.
“Do you think you can escape?” Yang Kai looked at Lei Gu and said lightly, “Do you believe that with a single order from me, you won’t even have a corpse left?”
Lei Gu laughed, “Of course I believe you, but before I die, I can drag her down with me. If you don’t believe me, you can try.”
Yang Kai nodded, “I also believe you.” Pausing for a moment, he continued, “As I said before, your life isn’t worth much in my eyes. Let her go and I’ll let you go.”
“No!” An angry shout rang out. It was the Heavenly Martial Holy Land’s Holy Master, Ma Qing. He was covered in blood, but it was unclear whether it was his own or someone else’s. His appearance was quite miserable as he stared coldly at Lei Gu, “He is the main culprit behind this matter, we cannot let him leave. Moreover, this matter has clearly been planned for a long time. If we capture him, perhaps we can obtain some information.”
Yang Kai and Wen Zishan both tilted their heads towards him.
Ma Qing stared at him and said, “If he escapes today, the Southern Domain may face another calamity in the future. Golden Envoy Xiao, what do you think?”
Xiao YuYang frowned, not saying a word. From his original intentions, he naturally agreed with Ma Qing’s words and knew that Ma Qing’s words were not selfish. The Southern Domain had been besieging the Demonic Consciousness for more than ten years, so he had thought that most of them had been killed, and even if a few of them managed to escape, it would be impossible for them to stir up any trouble. Who would have thought that the entire Plain Palace would unknowingly fall?
No one knew who had set up such a grand scheme and what their purpose was. If they could capture Lei Gu, there was indeed a chance they could obtain some information, and in the future they would need to be more vigilant. At the very least, they would need to know who among the masters of the Southern Domain had been possessed by Demonic Consciousness.
This alone was not enough to allow Lei Gu to escape easily.
But at this time, he couldn’t make a decision. He was Star Soul Palace’s Golden Envoy, and normally he could represent Star Soul Palace, so once he issued an order, the Southern Domain cultivators would not dare to disobey, but at this moment… Xiao Yuyang turned his head to look at the unfamiliar faces around him and smiled bitterly in his heart.
His words were probably useless. Yang Kai and Wen Zishan were obviously trying to snatch Gao Xueting back, so if he really went against them, he would only lose face.
Seeing Xiao Yuyang remain silent, Ma Qing naturally knew what he was worried about, so he didn’t count on him. Looking at Wen Zishan, he said solemnly, “Temple Master Wen, this Ma knows what you’re feeling, but I hope that Temple Master Wen will consider the overall situation and the lives of the Southern Domain above all else. You are the Temple Master of the Azure Sun Temple, and your every word and action is the role model of the Southern Domain’s billions of cultivators. Please reconsider!”
With such a big accusation, Wen Zishan’s expression became extremely pained as he slowly asked, “Brother Ma, if Lady Qi were to fall into such a situation, what would you do?” Lady Qi was his wife, a Second-Order Emperor Realm master who was currently standing beside him.
Ma Qing’s face twitched a few times before gritting his teeth and saying, “Only when you give up can you gain!” His voice was filled with grief, as if he had truly given up on Lady Qi.
As soon as these words came out, a woman dressed in palace robes beside him couldn’t help trembling slightly, her beautiful eyes lowering slightly.
Wen Zishan smiled bitterly, “Brother Ma is quite bold…”
“Tell him to shut up!” Yang Kai suddenly signaled to Fan Wu.
Fan Wu’s figure flashed and appeared in front of Ma Qing, raising his hand and pointing towards him.
Ma Qing was shocked, the long sword in his hand sending out a flurry of sword strikes towards Fan Wu. The latter coldly snorted and released a wild aura, instantly making Ma Qing feel as if he was in an ancient world. The Emperor Qi in his body became somewhat chaotic, and the sword moves he used were full of flaws.
The hand that Fan Wu had sent out was like a butterfly fluttering through the air, passing through the numerous sword flowers and landing accurately on Ma Qing’s chest, his fingertips releasing a powerful force that could kill him at any moment.
The group from the Heavenly Martial Holy Land all turned pale with fright, never having imagined that their Holy Master would be subdued in a single blow. Fortunately, the other party had no intention of killing him, otherwise, Ma Qing wouldn’t be alive right now.
Although the Holy Master had expended a great deal of energy and was now a spent force, with his Third-Order Emperor Realm cultivation, how could he be defeated so easily?
“Holy Spirit!” Ma Qing’s eyes trembled as he stared at Fan Wu in front of him in disbelief.
The one standing in front of him was actually a Holy Spirit! Although Ma Qing had never seen Fan Wu before, he could not mistake the special aura it exuded. This person was actually a Holy Spirit. Although he did not know what kind of Holy Spirit it was, with such strength, even if he was at his peak, he would not be a match for it, let alone now.
What frightened him even more was that a Holy Spirit was actually obeying Yang Kai’s orders? What was going on in this world? How could Yang Kai command a Holy Spirit?
Fan Wu stared at him coldly, “This King is not in a good mood, so don’t force me to kill you!” Gently tapping his chest, Ma Qing staggered back several steps.
Ma Qing opened his mouth to speak but was pulled back by Lady Qi who was standing next to him. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh. He could tell that this Holy Spirit in front of him wasn’t bluffing him; it really had the intention to kill him.
Inside the mountain valley, thousands of Southern Domain cultivators and tens of thousands of Demon Race masters were confronting each other, but not a single sound could be heard. It was as if everyone’s eyes were focused on Yang Kai and Lei Gu, the two of them the key to solving this problem.
“Good, now we can have a good talk,” Yang Kai looked past Gao Xueting and stared at Lei Gu, “If you want to die, you can do it now. I guarantee you’ll die without a complete corpse.”
Wen Zishan’s eyes flashed as his heart rose to his throat.
Fortunately, Lei Gu’s expression didn’t change, showing no intention of killing.
Yang Kai smiled and said, “It seems you want to live! That’s right, it wasn’t easy for you to reincarnate and take over the body of a Third-Order Emperor Realm master, so now you want to live a carefree life. Who wants to die?” His eyes narrowed as he waved his hand, “But look around, do you think you can escape?”
“You’re threatening me!” Lei Gu coldly snorted.
Yang Kai said, “I just wanted to let you see the truth, I forgot to introduce you. Do you see the one over there? That’s the Holy Spirit Fan Wu from the Eastern Region, and this one is the Holy Spirit Cang Gou, this beautiful woman is the Holy Spirit Luan Feng… and these are the thirty-two Monster Kings under them…”
Hearing this, Luan Feng's mouth twitched violently. On the other hand, the thirty-two Monster Kings all wore fierce expressions as they circulated their Monster Qi to exert pressure on Lei Gu.
On the other hand, the many cultivators of the Southern Domain were all shocked. Just seeing Ma Qing being subdued by Fan Wu was shocking enough, but only now did they realize that there was not just one Holy Spirit here, but three.
There were also thirty-two Monster Kings!
What kind of force was this? It was simply unheard. Even Star Soul Palace couldn’t pull out such a force, right?
What made everyone feel slightly relieved was that they seemed to have a good relationship with Yang Kai, so they didn’t need to worry about them causing chaos in the Southern Domain.
“There are also more than two hundred Emperor Realm masters from my Northern Region…” Yang Kai pointed to the side as everyone raised their heads, not wanting to weaken the momentum of these Monster Kings.
Lei Gu shouted angrily, “This King wasn’t frightened!”
Yang Kai said lightly, “I’m not trying to scare you, I just want to tell you that we can have a good talk.”
“How do we negotiate?” Lei Gu asked solemnly. Even as he spoke, he had been hiding his body behind Gao Xueting, not giving anyone a chance to take advantage of him.
“You want to live, and I want someone. The solution is simple, I’ll let you go and you’ll let her go.”
Lei Gu sneered, “Let this King leave first. When this King is certain he is safe, she will return.”
Yang Kai sneered, “Do you think that’s possible?”
Wen Zishan interjected, “If I exchange her back, you can use me as a hostage and allow your Demonic Qi to flood my body!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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