Chapter 373: Chapter 372: The Demon Race’s Defeat, The Battle Ends (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
Drip!
Drip!
The red-clad woman was terrified, sweat dripping down, feeling the approach of death.
Upon reaching the Golden Core stage, a cultivator becomes extremely sensitive to impending crises.
It seemed like the next moment, a sharp sword would pierce her heart, turning thousands of years of hard cultivation into nothing.
"Could it be a Divinity Transformation expert targeting me?" the red-clad woman pondered, "No, even if a Divinity Transformation expert attacked, I could withstand two or three moves and then escape... It must be a top-tier expert among the Divinity Transformation experts! Only such an expert could make me feel a certainty of death."
There are differences in strength among the Divinity Transformation experts, the first layer is Divinity Transformation, and the ninth layer is also Divinity Transformation.
But can their combat powers be the same?
They are simply not on the same level.
She was already at the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul realm, encountering a first-layer Divinity Transformation expert, even if she was no match, she could still exchange three to five moves and then flee for her life.
But the aura in the dark made her feel there was no escape.
It must be a high-level Divinity Transformation.
"Could it be the guardian of True Monarch Xi Yue, or is it a trump card left by Six Desires Demon Venerable or Dan Yang Celestial Venerable!" the red-clad woman frowned, a trace of fear flashing in her eyes.
The next moment, that murderous intent dissipated, as if it never existed.
The red-clad woman did not hesitate for even a moment, turning around and fleeing, faster than a rabbit.
That murderous intent was a warning from that senior.
If she continued to act recklessly, she might die here.
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Retracting the Pure Yang Order, sensing the disappearing presence, Lu Xuanji sighed in relief.
The terrifying killing intent on the Pure Yang Order also receded.
The Pure Yang Order is a treasure refined by the Pure Yang Daoist Monarch, containing three divine techniques of attack by the Pure Yang Daoist Monarch, but the strength of its power is hard to determine.
However, just now, he merely activated the Pure Yang Order, and a killing intent locked onto that great demon.
That great demon sensed the crisis and vanished.
"The true function of the Pure Yang Order lies in deterrence, not direct assault!" Lu Xuanji thought of nuclear bombs from his previous life.
In his previous life, some countries’ nuclear bombs never saw combat from the time they were made to when they expired and were dismantled.
But having nuclear bombs and not having them are two different concepts.
Ukraine with nuclear bombs was very bold; Ukraine without nuclear bombs was very timid.
No one dared to gamble whether a nuclear power would dare to launch a nuclear bomb.
It was a gamble that could not be made lightly, nor could one afford to lose.
Similarly, when he activated the killing intent of the Pure Yang Order, that ninth-layer Nascent Soul great demon did not dare to gamble whether that strike could kill her, and decisively chose to retreat.
Nascent Soul great demons are very cautious with their lives.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, they immediately chose to retreat and escape.
As for fighting for the demon race or for honor, those are just thoughts.
These are to deceive the young and hot-blooded demons, while those thousand-year-old great demons are long past the hot-blooded stage, becoming extremely pragmatic and focused on benefits.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
The void was in conflict, both sides were engaging in a fierce battle!
After a long fight, True Monarch Xi Yue wielded the Black and White Swords, transforming them into a deadly light; the Yin Yang Qi came twining, and the Qi of Life and Death came twisting, immediately killing the Golden Crow great demon on the spot.
The remaining two Nascent Soul great demons, seeing the unfavorable situation, instantly turned into streams of light and disappeared.
Splurt!
True Monarch Xi Yue also spat out a mouthful of blood.
Her aura was wilting, and she lost the desire to pursue further.
If she continued the chase, she might fall into the encirclement of the demon race; moreover, she was also injured, so it was better to focus on healing and recovering.
"Defeated!"
"Let’s retreat!"
"Defeated, I’m not reconciled!"
The demon beasts, which were originally like a tide, were in despair, starting to retreat.
Originally, the array of Purple Sun Mountain was mostly broken, and the Purple Sun Mountain cultivators, who were in a desperate situation, launched a counterattack, despite their Golden Core cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators being far fewer than the demon race, they were vigorously chasing.
Some Golden Core demon beasts, in a fit of passion, started to counterattack during the retreat.
But soon, the flashing black and white sword light and the deathly sword qi slashed toward the Golden Core great demons.
The sword qi tore apart one Golden Core great demon, causing it to fall on the spot.
One Golden Core great demon dodged away, avoiding the lethal strike.
The originally orderly counterattack team became disordered with True Monarch Xi Yue’s actions, like a dog’s breakfast, the formation once again plunged into chaos.
Many in the demon race cursed inwardly, cursing True Monarch Xi Yue for lacking martial virtue, bullying the weak.
But they only dared to curse inwardly, fearing that if they called out and were heard by True Monarch Xi Yue, they would receive special attention, which would truly spell death.
"I’m not reconciled!"
"Brothers, retreat!"
"If the Nascent Soul great demons have retreated, we deserting is not embarrassing!"
"Brothers, retreat!"
Many Golden Core great demons signaled to retreat, feeling aggrieved, but they could only retreat.
The demon race was in a rout, with countless Foundation Establishment demon beasts and Purple Mansion demon beasts slaughtered along the way; as for the Qi Cultivation demon beasts below, they couldn’t possibly be counted. Only the Golden Core great demons, due to mutual cover and being the fastest to escape, managed to preserve their formations relatively completely with the aid of various secret treasures, retreating mostly intact.
In the battle, only eight Golden Core great demons fell.
The demon race was utterly defeated.
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The human race cultivators pursued, and only stopped upon reaching a thousand miles away, ceasing their pursuit.
Do not pursue a cornered enemy, especially when the main force of the demon race still exists.
If they continued the hunt, they would suffer losses.
Gathering the corpses of the demon beasts on the ground, the human cultivators were overjoyed; the inner cores of demon beasts could be refined into Foundation Establishment Pill and Purple Mansion Pill; the skins and furs of demon beasts could be used to make talismans; the bones of demon beasts could be used to make Bone Forging Pills; the flesh and blood of demon beasts could be cooked into gourmet food.
Consuming the flesh and blood of demon beasts regularly, cultivation could progress rapidly.
Additionally, they also collected the bodies of human cultivators from the ground.
Many bodies were bloody and mangled, or shattered, all of which needed to be collected and properly buried.
Next, the main body of Purple Sun Mountain cultivators started to walk around, tallying battle achievements.
Meritorious warriors, those cultivators who slaughtered many demon beasts, were to be heavily rewarded; the fallen cultivators were also to be compensated with various subsidies; as for those who deserted and were cowardly, they were to be punished severely.
All these required careful statistics and review to convince everyone, ensuring clear rewards and punishments.
All of these needed to be thoroughly documented.
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Splurt!
At this moment, Jin Xi had already returned to the cave mansion, circulating his cultivation technique and beginning to heal.
Since ancient times, no ordinary person has entered the Nascent Soul realm.
Stepping into the Nascent Soul realm, a cultivator is either a peerless genius, a prodigy, or has a great fortuitous encounter.
Although she won against the attack of the three Nascent Soul great demons, she was also injured and needed a period of rest and recuperation.
It was at this moment that Lu Xuanji walked in and said, "You are injured. Let’s do dual cultivation! I have a dual cultivation technique that can help you heal!"
Jin Xi’s face flushed with shyness but nodded, "Alright!"
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