The originally rather refined face twisted and distorted before transforming into the visage of a handsome youth.
He looked no more than sixteen or seventeen, yet his eyes were scarlet red, and his entire body radiated an unusual stench of blood — precisely that terrifying aura that had vanished into the vortex moments ago.
The bloody youth lowered his hands from his head, slowly rose to his feet, and swept a peculiar gaze over both the human and demon forces arrayed below Yitian City. He then raised his hands and examined them before throwing his head back and erupting into wild laughter:
"This sovereign has finally arrived in the human world. This method truly works! Haha — perhaps this holy ancestor is the first ever to accomplish such a thing. This feeling is simply marvelous…"
Upon hearing the youth's words, every high-ranking figure among the human race wore expressions of utter shock, while the high-ranking demon cultivators, upon clearly seeing the bloody youth's features, were overcome with a mixture of joy and astonishment.
Before anyone could react, some quick-witted high-ranking demon cultivator suddenly dropped to one knee before the bloody youth and bellowed:
"We greet the Holy Ancestor! Congratulations to the Holy Ancestor on descending to the
This cry seemed to instantly remind the other demons. Regardless of rank, the entire demon army dropped to the sky and prostrated themselves in worship.
The human cultivators, witnessing this scene, turned deathly pale to a one.
The black-armored giant, the white-robed youth, and the other demon lords also wore expressions mingled with shock and doubt — appearing to carry only three parts joy and seven parts hesitation.
"Fear not! This demon has only managed to descend to this realm through body possession — his Magical Power is at most a tenth of his true form's. We still have a chance to win! Fairy
Lin Luan's expression flickered between light and shadow upon hearing this, but after sweeping her gaze over the numerous humans atop Yitian City, she gritted her teeth and nodded. She jabbed a finger at the blood rune between her brows, once again activating it through her secret art.
The enormous beast with the ram's head, which had already been suppressing the black-armored giant and the blood-colored demon soldiers under this woman's guidance, suddenly let out a great roar. It spat a blast of wild wind from its mouth that sent all the nearby demons tumbling head over heels. Then the bat-like wings behind its back flashed, and it transformed into a gust of eerie wind that burst from the encirclement, hurtling straight toward the bloody youth nearby.
Although the bloody youth had yet to display any true abilities, the blood-soaked pressure he radiated inexplicably made the beast feel threatened. Even without the activation of Fairy Lin Luan's blood rune, it instinctively wanted to devour the youth in a single bite, if only to eliminate a potential danger to itself.
As for Azure Dragon Master, with a great shout, seven short blades materialized around his body before he once again transformed into the five-clawed azure dragon. His massive form swept through the air, and in an instant, a torrent of wind and lightning surged forth in all directions.
Under the near-desperate onslaught of Azure Dragon Master, the blood-light demons found themselves temporarily unable to break free and pursue the Hexi Beast.
Meanwhile, the black-armored giant drove his twin hammers to conjure a sky full of hammer shadows, but amid the apparently fearsome attacks, he seemed somewhat distracted. With hesitation gripping his heart, he devoted more than half his attention to the direction of the bloody youth and the Hexi Beast.
At this moment,
This demon holy ancestor had truly descended to this realm. Although it was not a genuine manifestation of his true body, it hardly seemed like an ordinary spiritual sense possession technique either!
The aura radiating from the middle-aged man this demon had possessed was truly terrifying — far beyond anything comparable to an ordinary late-stage Integration cultivator. Just how powerful this opponent's abilities truly were was genuinely difficult to say!
Now that the ram-headed beast had gone to deal with this being, Han Li felt a chill run through him and promptly ceased his pursuit, watching with unblinking focus.
As for the white-robed youth, upon seeing this development, he felt a wave of relief. He hurriedly fished several antidote pills from his robes and swallowed them, then began circulating the Magical Power within his body from a distance to forcibly expel the strange poison that had taken hold.
It was only because this demon was a mid-stage Integration existence that he had been able to hold out until now. Anyone below the Integration stage struck by the Miasma Vortex Evil Ray's venom would have succumbed to poisoning and perished in the blink of an eye.
In the distance, the bloody youth caught sight of the beast's ram's head and bear's body and couldn't help but pause briefly. He murmured in some surprise:
"A Hexi Beast has appeared here? No wonder I haven't gained any advantage until now. Very well — since this seat has descended to this place and still lacks a mount, I shall make do with you for transportation."
The words had barely left his mouth when the bloody youth suddenly flipped his palm, and amid a flash of purple light, a small purple cauldron materialized out of thin air.
The youth merely slapped the top of the cauldron and spat a single word: "Net!"
Instantly the cauldron flipped, and from its mouth a flash of black light erupted. The ancient character for "net" materialized, and in a flicker it shot toward the beast.
The ram-headed beast witnessed this and opened its mouth to spew forth a yellowish hurricane of wind. Simultaneously, the wings behind its back wrapped forward, enveloping its entire form within a cocoon of yellow clouds.
Riding atop this cloud barrier, the beast charged forward without so much as a pause, paying no heed to the incoming black rune whatsoever!
Clearly, the beast held absolute confidence in its defenses.
A cold smirk surfaced on the bloody youth's face as he stood rooted to the spot, making no move to dodge.
The black rune flickered madly several times, then pierced straight through the hurricane and sank into the yellow cloud before the beast without a sound, vanishing without a trace.
The very next instant, the beast — which moments ago had been charging with ferocious momentum — let out a terrified roar. Its massive body seized up, and it froze in place, utterly unable to move a single inch in midair.
Countless strands of black threads surfaced across the surface of its enormous body, wrapping it tight in their embrace.
These threads appeared impossibly fine, yet once the beast was trapped within them, despite roaring with fury without cease, it found itself utterly incapable of breaking free.