The demon race's half-step Divine Path cultivators had been locked in a heated battle with the forces Jiang Chen led. The group that hadn't fled actually held the upper hand.
However, once the Mad Ancestor withdrew from his fight with Silver Edge Ancestor and joined this side of the battle, the situation began to shift.
Shortly after, Xia Tianze charged in as well, and the half-step Divine Path demon cultivators could no longer hold their ground.
They had wanted to flee, but the Vermilion Bird's Pearl Flame blocked every avenue of escape. In their desperate resistance, the Mad Ancestor and Xia Tianze cut them down one by one.
But Dragon Xiaoxuan and Little White, combined with the Black Tortoise Divine Beast — these three great true spirits fighting Silver Edge Ancestor together — were still locked in a dead heat.
The most critical thing was that Silver Edge Ancestor's defenses were utterly impenetrable, as if not even a drop of water could seep through.
In the end, the Vermilion Bird joined the fray as well, attempting to attack with the Pearl Flame. All four great true spirits striking simultaneously, yet Silver Edge Ancestor could still withstand them.
"The demon race really does produce its share of freaks — relying purely on physical toughness to hold off four great true spirits? Even though the four are only using ordinary attacks without manifesting the power of the Heavenly Dao, to endure the combined ordinary assault of all four at once is still truly remarkable."
Jiang Chen watched, quietly engrossed. The reason he hadn't yet joined the battle was that he wanted to observe exactly what combat characteristics the cultivators of this Golden Demon lineage possessed.
Now it was clear — this Golden Demon Ancestor was genuinely fierce. If he were to fight an ordinary Divine Path cultivator from the human race, it would be a slaughter. Divine Path against Divine Path, and the human cultivator would be the one dying.
Xia Tianze and the Mad Ancestor were already considered formidable human cultivators. Yet the Mad Ancestor couldn't last ten exchanges under this Golden Demon Ancestor's attacks before calling for help.
He suspected that even if Xia Tianze and the Mad Ancestor attacked together, the fight would still be extraordinarily difficult.
The four great true spirits each possessed their own divine abilities, and their bloodline power was in no way inferior to the Golden Demon lineage's — that was the only reason they could guarantee they wouldn't be harmed by Silver Edge Ancestor.
At this point, Commander Ding and the others, their bodies slick with blood, stumbled back from the battlefield.
The fighting on that side had largely concluded as well.
Commander Ding's face was deathly pale, clearly still shaken by the battle. Seeing so many Divine Path combat forces participate, he felt overwhelmed by just how much had been going on.
"Young Master, what — what exactly is going on?" Commander Ding stammered.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Old Ding, what do you think is going on?"
Commander Ding was startled. "Could it be that you — you anticipated the demons would intercept you here? So you used a feint? You brought this many Divine Path fighters along?"
"Heh, I didn't need to anticipate anything to know they'd try to intercept me. To be precise, they were trying to lure me in, and I was luring them in return. It's just that they were a bit too foolish in the end, so they ended taking the bait."
"Luring?" Commander Ding blinked. "How so?"
"There's someone among your group who is a demon race mole. No — to be more precise, a demon infiltrated your ranks. You simply never realized it."
At these words, Commander Ding was completely dumbfounded. "Demons?"
Jiang Chen smiled enigmatically. "Yes. But I should thank him, in a way. If he hadn't infiltrated, how could I have turned their own plan against them and lured out so many prey? When you think about it, I really ought to be grateful — wouldn't you agree?"
Commander Ding was stunned. "Who is it?"