Gah!!

The sword pierced the throat, and blood splattered onto half of her face.

Amidst the fierce battle, Chen Ya hadn’t noticed that the blood on her face, as if numbing, had seamlessly merged beneath the skin of her face.

At this moment, her mind was filled with thoughts of...

"A great opportunity!!"

Exerting force with her hands, she planned to directly decapitate the demon!

The sword moved slightly, and upon close inspection, one could even see the demon’s neck flesh getting effortlessly sliced into pieces.

Yet, at that very instant...

Buzz!!!

A sudden burst of bloody light erupted from the flesh-and-blood demon’s body.

Even Chen Ya couldn’t react before the bloody light dissipated.

Then, she discovered...

The neck she could cut moments ago had suddenly turned as hard as wood, unyielding!

Whoosh!!

The violent airflow whirled fiercely nearby!

It was the demon’s other heavy-handed fist sweeping across!

So fast!?

Much faster than before!

What’s going on??! Its strength has increased!!! A breakthrough in battle?!!

She gritted her teeth, attempting to pull out the sword, only to find it stuck in the demon’s neck, unable to be withdrawn.

A momentary pause...

Bam!!!

Chen Ya flew back like a kite with a broken string, rolling on the ground several times, disregarding the scratches on her face, quickly retreating and observing the demon’s movements, shouting loudly.

"Help me!!"

Yet the demon didn’t pursue her, instead standing still, crossing its arms, then grasping into the air!

Gah!!!

Without time to react, several blood lines exploded from Chen Ya’s face, leaving it scarred and disfigured with deep wounds.

"Ah!!!"

Chen Ya screamed in agony, those lines detached from her face seemed to have a will of their own, twisting like worms in the void, then came diving back toward her broken face!

They wanted to penetrate Chen Ya’s face again! As if her current broken wounds allowed them deeper penetration, which excited them.

Facing such danger, Chen Ya instinctively gripped her hand in the void as if holding an imaginary sword, her gaze locked intensely on the approaching blood lines!

She didn’t know why she did it, but she wanted to hold a sword! Even a nonexistent sword!

Slash! Slash? Slash!!!

Something was about to emerge! But in the next instant...

Bam!!

The blood lines hit an invisible wall, unable to break through, scattering the blood worms who bounced away in disarray before Chen Ya.

"Lord Qiu?!"

Chen Ya rejoiced, the next instant...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The blood lines were suddenly sliced into droplets, scattering on the ground.

Huan Miyun, Xiong Rudong, and Tian Xinghan appeared simultaneously before Chen Ya.

"Lord Qiu, if you don’t let us intervene, the girl won’t survive." Tian Xinghan teased.

Xiong Rudong flicked the blood off his hand, frowning at the demon ahead: "This thing seems like... the Defiled Blood Clone Demon which the Foolish Underworld has been pursuing recently."

"Lord Qiu’s orders above all, this demon is mine." Huan Miyun leaned slightly, holding the wooden sword scabbard.

His shadow flickered, appearing before the astonished demon!

Slash! Slash! Slash slash slash slash slash!

Several void slashes appeared rhythmically before Chen Ya, and simultaneously exploded with force!

Delayed slashes?!

Such technique exists?!

Her eyes widened, absorbing knowledge like a greedy sponge.

As the slashes ensued, the demon was instantly chopped into pieces, scattering lifelessly on the ground.

"Lord Qiu, mission accomplished."

Huan Miyun placed the longsword into the wooden sword scabbard, reporting respectfully.

But Qiu Xiaoping uttered only four words.

"It’s not over."

What?!

Huan Miyun was shocked, the others frowned similarly.

Perplexed, Huan Miyun looked back at the corpse, finding no signs of life. At that puzzled moment, he suddenly sensed something and looked up abruptly.

On the rooftops, unknown to everyone, five flesh-and-blood demons emitting red light had appeared.

As the red light gradually faded, the true forms of the five demons emerged, each differing in shape, yet sharing the bulging flesh veins all over their bodies.

One among the demons spread its wings, soaring into the air and circling above like a vulture!

The remaining four demons simultaneously pounced on the helpless Chen Ya!!

"Lord Qiu?!!"

Chen Ya shouted anxiously.

Bam bam bam bam!!!

The next instant, four demons seemingly collided with the invisible walls surrounding Chen Ya, banging loudly, stumbling a few steps back. Their greedy eyes still locked incessantly onto Chen Ya!

"I’ve got this!" Xiong Rudong shouted!

"Form the array!" Tian Xinghan commanded sternly.

"..."

Old Huan was most direct, targeting one demon and rushing forward!

In the ensuing skirmish, Old Huan swiftly slew one of the flesh-and-blood demons.

But in the next instant...

Buzz!!

The remaining four demons almost simultaneously glowed crimson!

Too late to react, Xiong Rudong and Tian Xinghan were blasted backward by the demons.

Even the Hall Master was struggling, the array from the Forest Snake Gang shattered, nearly a hundred blood lines pierced the bodies of nearly a hundred people around, ravenously absorbing their blood, replacing theirs!