Not only were there Demon Artifact, there was also Demonic Qi.
When the woman who had suddenly appeared activated her Demon Artifact, Demonic Qi swirled around her and a pair of pure white wings appeared on her back!
How was this the Demonic Heavenly Dao? This was clearly a true Demon Race!
Many of the Azure Sun Temple disciples cried out in unison. The Emperor Realm who was being strangled by Yang Kai also stared with wide eyes, his face filled with shock.
Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a true Demon Race and a Demon Heavenly Dao cultivator, unless the Demon Race had extremely obvious physical characteristics, but Bo Ya had such characteristics. The pure white wings on her back were impossible for ordinary humans to possess.
Previously, there had been an invasion of the Demon Race from outside of the Star Boundary, but now, the Demonic Heavenly Dao was causing trouble inside. It could be said that both the outside world and the inside world were in a precarious situation. There were also many Demon Race cultivators who had concealed their identities and were secretly moving about the Star Boundary.
But why would this Demon Race listen to Yang Kai’s orders and make things difficult for the people of the Demonic Heavenly Dao? Weren’t the Demonic Heavenly Dao and Demon Race a family?
Feather Demon drew her bow, Feather Demon nocked an arrow, and the arrows whistled through the air. The fleeing disciples of the Demonic Heavenly Dao all fell to the ground one after another, all of them killed without exception, none of them able to escape more than ten kilometers before they were completely wiped out, leaving only the Emperor Realm master Yang Kai had captured alive.
Bo Ya once again drew her bow and placed it on his forehead, smiling charmingly.
The Emperor Realm was sweating profusely as Yang Kai pushed the arrow to the side and cast a few seals, causing the Emperor Realm to fall to the ground like a dead dog, unable to move.
He didn’t know what had happened here, but he had to wait for Murong Xiaoxiao to wake up and ask her about it before deciding how to deal with this person from the Demonic Heavenly Dao.
With the crisis resolved, the dozen or so Azure Sun Temple disciples all let out a sigh of relief and dragged their injured bodies forward to express their gratitude. Yang Kai was also a Guest Elder of Azure Sun Temple, so it was only natural to lend a helping hand when they were in trouble. With a few casual words, he sent them off to recuperate.
Bo Ya was somewhat interested in this Demonic Heavenly Dao’s Emperor Realm master, so she squatted down next to him and began studying him. Although her smile was sweet, the Demonic Heavenly Dao’s Emperor Realm master still looked as if he had encountered a poisonous snake, his face filled with fear.
Not long after, Yang Kai suddenly turned his head towards a certain direction and saw a stream of light rapidly approaching. When it arrived, a white figure appeared. This person was handsome and had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His white robes were spotless, but his expression was somewhat cold.
“Xiao Bai, long time no see,” Yang Kai smiled at him.
Like Murong Xiaoxiao and Xia Sheng, Xiao Baiyi was also a rising star of Azure Sun Temple. Now that these three had all broken through to the Emperor Realm, they had naturally become the Divine Temple Elders. Now that Xia Sheng was in the Western Domain Battlefield, Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao were guarding the Southern Domain Temple.
Earlier, Xiaoxiao had sent out a distress signal to Xiao Baiyi, but Yang Kai had been faster. Xiao Baiyi had also brought a team of disciples from the Azure Sun Temple to rescue his Junior Sister.
“Yang Kai!” Xiao Baiyi’s brow wrinkled as he looked at Yang Kai and then at Bo Ya, who was squatting beside him. His Emperor Qi suddenly erupted as he rushed forward, raising his hand and slashing down towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai chuckled and stretched out his two fingers, lifting them up and clamping them together. The sword light shattered and the thin sword blade was caught between Yang Kai’s two fingers. The sword continued to hum, and no matter how Xiao Baiyi circulated his Emperor Qi, he was unable to move.
With a single move, his Emperor Treasure was actually caught between his fingers, causing Xiao Baiyi to be shocked.
Before he could react, Bo Ya had already rushed to his side like a whirlwind and once again drew her bow. The tip of the arrow was pressed against his temple, just like the Emperor Realm master she had just dealt with.
Feeling the dangerous aura on the tip of the arrow, Xiao Baiyi didn’t dare to move again, his cold expression becoming even colder. Not only had he failed to save his junior sister, but he had also lost his life, so naturally he was unhappy.
“Can I shoot him to death?” Bo Ya tilted her head and asked.
“Enough!” Yang Kai grinned and glared at her.
Bo Ya curled her lips and released her bow before walking over to the Demonic Heavenly Dao Emperor Realm master and squatting down to continue her research.
“Senior Brother Xiao, Senior Brother Yang saved me!” Murong Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and called out weakly.
In fact, after Xiao Baiyi made his move, he realized that he must have made a mistake, because there were many corpses on the ground that did not belong to the Azure Sun Temple disciples. From Yang Kai’s performance just now, if he really wanted to harm the Azure Sun Temple disciples, Murong Xiao and the others would have died long ago.
Most importantly, Murong Xiaoxiao was obviously meditating with her eyes closed. If it weren’t for Yang Kai's help, how could she have done this?
At this moment, Murong Xiaoxiao’s words undoubtedly proved what he was thinking, but he still frowned and said, “Give me an explanation!”
The news he had received was that Yang Kai had betrayed the Star Boundary and fled to the Demon Territory. When he first saw Yang Kai here and Murong Xiaoxiao’s injuries were not light, it was inevitable that he would misunderstand and act directly.
It would be too complicated to explain. Yang Kai didn’t want to waste his breath, so he took out a token and tossed it over.
Xiao Baiyi took the token and looked at it, only to see the two words ‘Ji Zi’ on the front of the token, causing him to feel dizzy and his expression to change.
He had been to the Western Region Battlefield before and had worked under a certain army to kill enemies, so he naturally knew what this token represented. This was a token personally refined by the Great Emperors and given to the various Army Commanders. It also contained a Divine Ability of the Great Emperors which could be used to save one’s life at critical moments.
The token wasn’t fake, and the aura of the Great Emperor attached to it was so heavy that he could barely breathe, but… when did the Star Boundary had a Ji Zi army?
“No news?” Seeing his expression, Yang Kai knew that Xiao Baiyi didn’t know anything about his Ji Zi army.
“When did this happen?” Xiao Baiyi asked with a frown.
“Half a month ago.”
Xiao Baiyi nodded lightly and said, “For the past month, Junior Sister and I have been outside.” It was precisely because he was outside that the news hadn’t reached them yet, otherwise he wouldn’t have attacked Yang Kai directly.
Holding the token with both hands, he respectfully returned it, cupped his fists, and said somewhat reluctantly, “Greetings, Senior Brother!”
In the past, everyone had been at the Principle Source Stage and had entered the Four Seasons Land together. Now, he, Murong Xiaoxiao, and Xia Sheng were all at the First-Order Emperor Realm, but Yang Kai had become the Commander of his own Ji Zi army. He couldn’t tell what Yang Kai’s cultivation was, but since he was the Commander, how could his cultivation be lower than the Third-Order?
This guy had actually reached the Third-Order Emperor Realm! Xiao Baiyi couldn’t figure out how he had cultivated; was he on steroids?
“What are you doing here?” Yang Kai asked curiously. Although this place was still the Southern Domain, it was already quite a distance from the Azure Sun Temple. If nothing had happened, the Azure Sun Temple disciples wouldn’t have appeared here, and with two Elders leading them, it was obvious they had important matters to attend to.
It was fine if they didn’t run into each other, but if they did, he would naturally ask.
Xiao Baiyi said, “Investigate the Demonic Heavenly Dao.”
The situation in the Star Boundary was both external and internal matter. If the Demon Race was an enemy on the surface of the Star Boundary, then the Demonic Heavenly Dao was a cold arrow hidden in the dark. It was easy to dodge a spear in the open, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark! Over the past few years, since the rise of Demonic Heavenly Dao, countless people from the Star Boundary had been harmed, and the entire Star Boundary hated Demonic Heavenly Dao deeply.
However, Demonic Heavenly Dao and the others usually hid themselves very well, rarely revealing any flaws. In terms of overall strength, Demonic Heavenly Dao was naturally inferior to the Demon Race, but they were as cunning as foxes, restricting a large portion of the Star Boundary's attention, making it impossible for the Star Boundary to fully concentrate on the war between the two worlds.
All the great Sects of the Star Boundary had left behind masters to guard their Sects because they were afraid that the Demonic Heavenly Dao would cause trouble. Over the past few years, countless small and medium-sized Sects and families had been wiped out by the Demonic Heavenly Dao. Even the first-rate Sects had suffered heavy losses and were nearly wiped out.
As a result, if anyone in the Star Boundary discovered traces of the people from the Demonic Heavenly Dao, they would immediately exterminate them. Two years ago, the Star Soul Palace had taken the lead and organized a large-scale encirclement of the Demonic Heavenly Dao, wiping out more than a dozen Demonic Heavenly Dao strongholds and slowing down the Demonic Heavenly Dao's rampant momentum. However, the number of poisonous snakes hidden in the shadows was endless, and there were always some who managed to slip through.
More than a month ago, the Azure Sun Temple had discovered that there were a few people from the Demonic Heavenly Dao hiding in the shadows. The Temple had suspected that there was a Demonic Heavenly Dao stronghold hidden here, so Murong Xiaoxiao and Xiao Baiyi had led a team out in search of them. However, they had somehow leaked the news and they had failed to track them down and were instead ambushed here. Murong Xiaoxiao’s team had almost been completely wiped out.
If Yang Kai hadn’t happened to be nearby, when Xiao Baiyi arrived, he would have only been able to see the corpses of the Azure Sun Temple disciples. At that time, only the heavens would know if Murong Xiaoxiao was dead or alive.
“So, you don’t know how you exposed your whereabouts?” Yang Kai asked after listening.
Murong Xiaoxiao slowly shook her head and frowned, “There shouldn’t be any flaws in my actions.” This was the thing she couldn’t figure out the most. The enemy’s strength wasn’t very strong and was only about the same as her own. She had been careful enough to track them all the way here, but who would have thought she would fall into the enemy’s ambush and almost die here?
Yang Kai smiled, “It’s fine if you don’t reveal any flaws, but if someone is sending a message, no matter how careful you are, it’s useless.”
When Murong Xiaoxiao heard this, her pale face changed slightly as she whispered, “Senior Brother means…”
“A spy!” As Yang Kai spoke, he looked up towards a petite woman in the crowd.
When he first arrived, he had already noticed this female disciple, but at that time, he only felt that her aura was a bit strange and didn’t think too deeply about it. Now that he heard Murong Xiaoxiao’s words, how could he not understand why her aura was so strange?
“I thought you didn’t notice,” Bo Ya was still squatting in front of the Emperor Realm master, not even looking up.
“You noticed?” Yang Kai lowered his head to look at her. From this angle, he was able to see a great view of her chest.
Bo Ya sneered and pointed at the Emperor Realm master in front of her, “They have the same smell, a sour and rotten smell!”
Xiao Baiyi’s face sank as he stared coldly at the petite female disciple, while Murong Xiaoxiao’s face was filled with disbelief. The other disciples didn’t know what was happening, but all of them had looks of suspicion.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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