Chapter 1060: Chapter 450: Dual Saints’ Unexpected Move; Nine Nether’s Invitation

This isn’t over yet!

The Wood Spirit Avatar’s gaze was icy as the Canghua Divine Wood Sword swung out from its hand.

The thousands of green Sword Qi no longer scattered aimlessly but instead coalesced into an impenetrable cage of sword light, enveloping the pulverized demon body, the crisscrossing Sword Qi further shredding it into even finer fragments.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner’s phantoms let out a greedy roar, enveloped in overwhelming Evil Qi, transforming into a torrent of soul shadows that rushed into the bloody flesh crumbs, crazily devouring the remaining Demon Essence and life energy within.

The physical body was completely destroyed, worsening the injuries of the Nascent Soul.

"Whoosh!"

A Divinity Transformation Demon Infant, about a foot tall, entirely dark purple, its aura utterly withered, fled desperately from the ravaged bloody fragments.

Terror and venomous resentment filled the small face of the Demon Infant.

It didn’t even dare to glance back at Xu Ping, its body flashing with demonic light, attempting to execute an instant-move technique.

"Trying to escape?"

A cold glint flashed in Xu Ping’s eyes as his mind spun rapidly, attempting to gather the power of the Puppet Array to lock down the space.

However, the instant-move of a Divinity Transformation Nascent Soul involved deeper levels of the Power of Space, especially since the opponent was recklessly burning their essence, making the speed too fast.

The space around the Demon Infant blurred and twisted.

In the next moment, it abruptly vanished from its original position.

When it reappeared, it was akin to a startled bird, plunging straight into the pale Ancient Demon Hall hanging in the air, disappearing from sight.

"What a pity!"

Xu Ping sighed inwardly, unable to achieve complete success.

A Divinity Transformation Cultivator indeed had a strong survival ability, especially with the Nascent Soul’s instant-move, which he currently lacked effective means to intercept.

But at this moment, the urgency of the battle left him no time to ponder.

Though the Old Devil had escaped, his Primordial Qi was severely injured, rendering him a minor threat in the short term. The current greatest crisis was the Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation Ancient Demon Child.

Without hesitation, Xu Ping controlled the Puppet Array, which had been unleashed to its full power, turning fiercely toward the Celestial Torture Child who was battling the Nine Nether Elder!

"Boom!"

The massive fist of Puppet Power clashed brutally with a streak of demonic light casually unleashed by the Celestial Torture Child, once again sending energy storms sweeping through the area.

The Puppet Array shook violently, its yellow and black protective shield flickering, but it withstood the attack.

"Useless!"

The Celestial Torture Child’s face, which had a mocking smile, instantly turned as cold as millennium-old ice.

His crimson pupils swept toward the direction of the Ancient Demon Hall, openly displaying disdain and fury.

A Divinity Transformation Cultivator being forced by a mere Nascent Soul junior to have their body destroyed and their Nascent Soul heavily damaged—is utterly disgraceful!

And at this moment, with Xu Ping’s addition, the battle situation was instantly reversed.

The Nine Nether Elder, who had been barely holding on under the Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation pressure, suddenly found the pressure drastically reduced.

Xu Ping’s puppet array, reaching Divinity Transformation Level like the most solid shield, effectively absorbed most of the direct assaults.

"Hahaha, good!"

The Ao Guang Dragon King, entangled with the Star Palace Saints from afar, couldn’t help but let out a jubilant dragon roar upon seeing this scene.

Xu Ping’s performance today continually exceeded his expectations, truly like a heaven-sent blessing!

In contrast, the faces of the Star Palace Saints, shrouded in starlight and moonlight, appeared grim and unpredictable, extremely unsightly.

They had never expected the Old Devil, whom they had high hopes for, to be so inadequate, and even less expected Xu Ping to hide his strength so deeply.

Now that the Old Devil had escaped with serious injuries, although the Celestial Torture Child was powerful, Xu Ping and the Nine Nether Elder’s joint effort barely held him off, thwarting their original plan.

The two exchanged a subtle glance, seemingly reaching a mutual understanding in that instant of eye contact.

A resolute glint flashed in the Star King’s eyes, while a fierce look flickered in the Moon God’s cold gaze.

Now, it seemed they had no choice but to resort to that last, most risky contingency plan...

Although the Old Devil was reduced to just a Nascent Soul, his power greatly diminished, he had successfully summoned the Celestial Torture Child, this Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation ancient demon...

Having him there undoubtedly increased the chance of success.

In the center of the battlefield, with Xu Ping’s shield joining in, the Nine Nether Elder managed to catch his breath, and his ghostly Divine Techniques became more unpredictable and hard to defend against.

One attacked, the other defended—a perfect combination—indeed managed to barely withstand the relentless assault of the Celestial Torture Child, still at a disadvantage, but no longer teetering on the brink of disaster as before.

The Celestial Torture Child’s gaze grew colder, evidently having lost his patience.

"Two annoying ants."

The demonic Qi around him suddenly contracted, and within that seemingly small body, an endless darkness seemed to brew.

A pressure far more terrifying and despair-inducing than before descended like a tangible shackle.

He clearly intended to use a Secret Technique to completely suppress and crush Xu Ping and the Nine Nether Elder.

However, just at this critical moment—

An unexpected, earth-shattering turn of events occurred!

"The stars extinguish, the moon returns to the void!"

The Star King and Moon God, both surrounded by dazzling starlight and cool moonlight, suddenly became incomparably radiant, like two stars burning all their light and heat.

Their auras surged wildly at a speed defying common sense.

They did not hesitate to consume their Divinity Transformation essence, temporarily breaking through the restraints of the heavenly rules.

In an instant.

The pressure they exerted together brutishly broke the limit of Early-Stage Divinity Transformation, reaching the threshold of Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation.

"Not good!"

Ao Guang Dragon King’s expression changed drastically, thinking they were making a desperate move.

However, to his surprise—

The target pointed out by the Star King and Moon God was neither Ao Guang Dragon King nor Xu Ping and the Nine Nether Elder, but the Celestial Torture Child, who was fully preparing to crush Xu Ping and the Nine Nether Elder.