Even though Du Yun fled at the first moment.

Zong Yue's actions were incredibly fast, his pupils reflected the figure suspended in the sky, his eyes filled with icy coldness. With a firm step, his figure shot out. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

At this point, Zong Yue no longer intended to hide himself.

In the moment Du Yun made his move, he realized he had fallen into a trap, and Du Yun alone would never dare to attack him.

Behind him, there must be the Demon Race, Demon Sect!

If he made his move, it would inevitably draw people from the Demon Race and Demon Sect here, but by then, he had no other choice.

The deep and vast momentum of the Vientiane Realm suddenly surged to the sky, and the surging Primordial Power in his palm burst forth as he raised his hand toward Du Yun, fiercely grabbing down.

In an instant, a Primordial Power Hand resonating with astounding power fluctuations condensed, shaking the void, stirring up countless space turbulences, and roared toward the latter.

But, faced with such a terrifying attack, unexpectedly, Du Yun didn't choose to retreat. Instead, the corner of his mouth lifted into a slight cold smile. His right hand brushed past the storage bag at his waist, and a talisman, pitch-black and teeming with boundless Demon Beast aura, appeared in his hand.

Immediately after, Du Yun's eyes gleamed sharply, and he directly crushed the talisman!

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the extremely dense Demon Energy surged out from the shattered talisman, wildly expanding against the wind, forming a huge tortoise shell that wrapped Du Yun tightly within.

He had everything planned before making his move.

This talisman could at least withstand Zong Yue's attacks for two to three breaths, which was enough!

Enough for him to hold out until Qiu Taoguang arrived.

"Indeed."

Zong Yue shouted fiercely, his guess fully confirmed at this moment.

Du Yun had already betrayed them.

The Eight Great Sects are closely allied, with only one way of dealing with traitors — relentless execution!

Now, his only concern was that Du Yun, as a True Inheritor of the Beast Taming Sect, had always been heavily nurtured by the Sect, enjoying treatment far beyond ordinary disciples. Yet, he still committed such betrayal. Was this choice driven by circumstances, or was it premeditated?

The other True Inheritors and Elders of the Beast Taming Sect scattered within the Inner Circle of the Ancient Demon Sect Relics, what stance do they hold now?

If Du Yun had long been in collusion with the Demon Sect, or if the entire Beast Taming Sect team had defected to the enemy, what implications would that have?

Thinking of this, Zong Yue couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

In the sky, the clouds surged violently, the Primordial Power Hand angrily slapping down from mid-air, unleashing its astounding might, yet it was firmly resisted by the extremely dense Demon Energy, unable to advance further.

Chhchh!

Until that Heavenly Rank Talisman's power was completely exhausted, the Evil Qi exploded, and the Primordial Power Hand Seal also dissolved and merged within the sudden force wave.

The tortoise shell shattered, scattered by the gusting winds, Du Yun's figure reappeared, a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead, his gaze fixed on Zong Yue not without a trace of fright.

If not for the talisman's protection, Zong Yue's palm just now would have directly obliterated him here.

If he hadn't been prepared, he really would've met a grim fate this time.

However... so far, everything was within his expectations.

As the crisscrossing Primordial Power and Demon Energy dispersed in mid-air, the clouds in the distant sky suddenly started to churn violently!

The sky abruptly darkened, all surrounding light was completely obscured, immediately followed by the sudden emergence of a vast and majestic Evil Qi from the clouds, sweeping forth overwhelmingly.

An icy cold laugh, filled with endless chill, resounded as it spread:

"Zong Yue, so you are here."

Several Spirit Lights pierced through the flowing clouds, racing over, arriving above in the blink of an eye, with a malicious smile on his face, Qiu Taoguang stepped out, his cold-blooded gaze fixed on Zong Yue below, the intense killing intent around him unleashed without reservation, sweeping across heaven and earth!

"Qiu! Tao! Guang!"

A deep voice spat out word by word through clenched teeth, Zong Yue looking up at the suddenly arriving crowd from the Demon Sect, his expression instantly turning dark to the extreme.

Crack.

His fists clenched tightly, the force making his knuckles slightly white, watching himself surrounded by the Demon Sect, his heart couldn't help but sink rapidly.

Especially when he noticed two Beast Taming Sect Elders beside Qiu Taoguang, his eyes nearly cracked, the boundless rage swelling in his chest almost tearing him apart.

"Beast Taming Sect... do you understand what you are doing!"

Upon hearing his sharp questioning, Du Yun and the other two Beast Taming Sect Elders stood in the void, yet said nothing.

Instead, Qiu Taoguang raised his eyebrows, a thick mocking expression immediately appearing on his sinister face, retorting with sarcasm:

"Zong Yue, stop acting all righteous here, what this Daoist Monarch dislikes the most are you self-proclaimed orthodox folks pretending to be noble!"

"Your Dao Yi Sect has swept countless resources in the Cang Mang Domain. How can the Beast Taming Sect compete with you relying solely on beast taming methods? But it's different if they ally with our Demon Sect. We can cooperate with the Demon Race, then, every disciple of the Beast Taming Sect will see their strength rise. Some Primordial Pill Realm Inner Sect disciples could even wield the power of Transformed Realm Demons."

"To tell you clearly, once the matter of the Ancient Demon Sect Relics is settled, our Sect will fully rise, sweeping away your Eight Great Sects in one stroke."

"By then, the choices left for you will be nothing more than either surrender or face death, all of you."

Qiu Taoguang stood in the void, seemingly already having victory in hand.