Although they were both Demon Saints, there was still a difference in strength between them. It wasn’t just the Demon Territory, but also the Star Boundary’s Great Emperors. For example, if Tian Shu Great Emperor and Wondrous Pill Great Emperor were to fight with others, they would definitely not be a match for the other Great Emperors. The two of them had never been known for their combat strength, and among the ten Great Emperors of the Star Boundary, the one who could fight the most was probably Iron Blood Great Emperor. This could be seen from the title of Iron Blood Great Emperor.
The relationship between Xue Li and this Huo Bu had been traced back to twenty thousand years ago. Although it was unclear, from the meaning of their words, it could be inferred that twenty thousand years ago, this Demon Saint named Huo Bu had suffered a great loss under Xue Li’s hands. Otherwise, the two of them wouldn’t have been able to remember it so clearly.
“Aaaaah…” In just a few words, Huo Bu was instantly enraged, jumping up and down on the blood red pillar as he angrily shouted, “Xue Li, I want you to die a horrible death!”
Xue Li coldly snorted, “A mere Soul Clone is here, do you think I don’t dare to destroy you?”
Huo Bu immediately became silent. It was common knowledge that he had a grudge with Xue Li, and he had wanted to use this incident to ridicule the other party, but if he really angered the other party and destroyed a wisp of his Soul, the other Demon Saints wouldn’t be able to stand up for him. Once his Soul was destroyed, he would definitely suffer some damage, but being threatened by Xue Li instead of expressing his stance, he was somewhat unwilling.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone stepped forward to mediate the situation, “Enough, all of you, speak less. You can settle your grievances in private. Right now, the most important thing is Bright Moon.” The Demon Saint who spoke had a pair of wings on his back and seemed to be from the same clan as Bo Ya. He should be a Demon Saint from the Feather Demon Sect. Turning his head, he coldly spat out, “Kill, or not?”
It wasn’t that the Demon Saints didn’t have the ability to kill Bright Moon in the Demon Territory. When they had severely wounded him, there had been an excellent opportunity, but at that time, their plan was to allow the Demon Territory to digest the Bright Moon and add another Demon Saint position to the Demon Territory while reducing the number of Great Emperors in the Star Boundary forever. That was why they had set up a great array to sacrifice billions of lives.
However, things didn’t go according to plan. Now that Bright Moon had the capital to escape, their previous plans had fallen through, so they could only think of other methods.
No one could give an answer to this Feather Demon Saint’s question. If they were to kill him, all of their previous arrangements would have been in vain, and the billions of living beings in the Eternal Heaven Continent would have died in vain. But if they didn’t kill him, who knew how much damage a single Great Emperor could cause? Even for the Demon Saints, this was a dilemma.
There was silence, only the sound of pure white light purifying the blood could be heard.
Every pair of eyes turned towards a tall figure, as if this Demon Saint had great prestige amongst everyone present, and his words were enough to convince everyone. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, this Demon Saint said, “Try again, if you really can’t, then use the second plan!”
The Shadow Demon Race’s Demon Saint said, “The second plan has a chance of success, but we’ve discussed it before. The Demon Race may not be able to obtain the approval of that world, if they can’t obtain it, they will certainly die. Most importantly, if we really do this, I’m afraid many of the Half-Saint subordinates will die. It’s impossible to expect them to kill a Great Emperor without paying a price.”
Sand Demon Saint said, “Since this is an opportunity, they must strive for it. Whether or not they can obtain the approval of that world will depend on whether or not the people below us have such good fortune. As for life and death… I believe they would be more willing to put their lives on the line for their own future. If it were us, we would also make this choice.”
Many of the Demon Saints nodded in agreement, even Xue Li and Huo Bo, who didn’t like each other, agreed.
Seeing this, the tall Demon Saint who had spoken earlier said, “Since everyone has no objections, let’s do it!”
After the discussion was settled, the twelve Demon Saints all formed a series of hand seals, and in an instant, the twelve blood-red pillars released a blood-red light that filled the world. The originally shrinking blood sphere also began to emit a terrifying aura, and with the support of the Twelve Great Demon Array, the power of this blood sphere had been enhanced to the limit.
The pure white light was constantly being compressed and weakened until there was no light at all. In less than an hour, even the aura of the bright moon was barely noticeable.
Seeing this, many of the Demon Saints couldn’t help breathing a sigh of relief. Previously, they had thought that Bright Moon had completely recovered, but now it seemed that it was just a false alarm. Bright Moon had probably used some kind of Secret Technique to suppress his injuries in order to make a last-ditch effort, but unfortunately he had underestimated the power of the Twelve Great Demon Array. If Xue Li had been the only one here, perhaps he would have succeeded, but Bright Moon didn’t know that this Great Array could summon the souls of other Demon Saints at any time to enhance its power. It could only be said that he had failed at the last moment and was destined to fall in the Demon Territory.
In this way, their original plan would work again, allowing Bright Moon to slowly weaken and allow the Demon Territory to digest him…
Just as the Demon Saints relaxed, Xue Li’s expression suddenly changed and he shouted, “Be careful!”
Unlike the other Demon Saint wisp of soul, Xue Li's main body was here, so his perception was naturally much sharper than others. In addition, with his identity as a Blood Demon, he was able to observe the changes in the blood sphere to the greatest extent, so even the slightest movement in the blood sphere would be detected by him.
Just a moment ago, the aura of Bright Moon, which had already been extinguished, had suddenly reappeared, and at a terrifying speed, it had expanded again. The previous weakening was just a disguise, a show of weakness.
At this moment, Xue Li’s mind became clearer than ever as a look of realization flashed across his eyes. So this was your plan!
It was no wonder that although he had the ability to escape, he hadn’t done so yet. He was deliberately putting pressure on himself to summon the other eleven Soul Clones so that he could destroy them in one fell swoop.
Even someone as strong as the Demon Saint would not feel good if a wisp of his Soul was destroyed, at the very least it would take them a long time to recover, and this recovery period was the best time for Bright Moon to escape. At that time, the only one who could stop him with all their strength would be himself, and the other Demon Saints would definitely be restrained because of the damage to their Souls.
Although they were enemies, at this moment, Xue Li couldn’t help but praise Bright Moon. The other Demon Saints were already on their way here, and it would only take a few days for them to gather in the Eternal Heaven Continent. If he didn’t do so, even if Bright Moon had extraordinary abilities, he wouldn’t be able to leave the Demon Territory alive. But now that he had done so, even if the other Demon Saints rushed over, they might not be able to stop him!
Inside the dark red blood sphere, a small dot of light suddenly lit up like a lamp in the dark night. In a short time, the intensity of this light crazily increased, as if a sun had been sealed inside this blood sphere, causing it to flicker with a strange white light.
As the brightness increased, a terrifying power burst forth from the blood sphere.
In addition to Xue Li, the other eleven Demon Saint soul clone wore looks of shock and anger.
A dazzling light broke through the blood sphere’s seal and spread outwards. Wherever the white light passed, the blood would evaporate and the massive blood sphere would only last for three breaths before disappearing. The white light contained a world-destroying killing intent as it swept towards the Demon Saints.
The speed of the light was so fast that even the Demon Saint’s split soul couldn’t detect it as it approached.
The first soul that was enveloped by the pure white light only had time to let out a miserable scream before it collapsed and disappeared. At the same time, a figure that was speeding through the Eternal Heaven Continent suddenly let out a muffled groan and plummeted to the ground. Fortunately, a Half-Saint cultivator was quick enough to wrap his Demonic Qi around him, otherwise he would have become a joke…
A second scream followed, then a third…
“In your dreams!” Xue Li roared. In this short time, he had already come up with a countermeasure. As he spoke, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The blood mist moved extremely quickly and arrived in front of the nearest blood-red pillar in the blink of an eye, wrapping around the Soul Clone on top of it. Immediately after, a white light shot out, but it was blocked by the blood mist outside the Soul Clone, allowing the Soul Clone to remain unharmed.
The white light gradually faded away and the terrifying power slowly subsided. The figure of a young man slowly appeared where the giant blood sphere had once been. This young man’s face was as handsome as jade and his white clothes were spotless. He walked over from the void and quietly looked at Xue Li with a faint smile.
Xue Li’s eyes paused on Bright Moon's abdomen for a moment before suddenly contracting…
The wound was no longer there and the Bright Moon had indeed recovered!
Afterwards, Xue Li turned his head to the side and saw Huo Bu, who had just escaped death, his face twitching.
When Bright Moon had attacked just now, he was the only one present who could withstand a blow from him. The other Demon Saints soul clone were unable to resist, and in this critical moment, he could only think of a way to protect one of the soul clone. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him alone to stop Bright Moon from escaping. At that time, he hadn’t even thought about it, but now he realized that he was actually protecting Huo Bu…
Seeing this guy’s stunned expression, Xue Li felt like vomiting blood.
But now was obviously not the time to be concerned about this. The Blood Sacrifice Technique had been broken, and the Twelve Great Demon Array had become a joke because of a moment of negligence. The only ones who could stop Bright Moon Steps now were Huo Bo and himself!
“Come quickly!” Xue Li roared towards Huo Bu before turning his head and focusing all his attention on Bright Moon who was walking towards him.
Although he wasn’t afraid of a Great Emperor in his peak state, if others wanted to escape, he wouldn’t be able to stop them for long. Back then, the Demon Territory had relied on several Half-Saints to jointly injure Bright Moon and trap him here. If Huo Bu had come late, everything would have been over!
Huo Bu obviously understood this point as well, turning his head to glare hatefully at Bright Moon before turning into a pool of blood and disappearing into the blood-red pillar. His true body, who was far away, was rushing towards the Eternal Heaven Continent.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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