Leviathan, Samael, and Belial moved with extreme speed, their demonic power distorting and shattering the very space around them.
"Big brother!"
"Ye Feng!"
Not far away, Xiao Xiao, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying were all terribly worried, wanting to help Ye Feng, but they were momentarily unable to break free from the coordinated attacks of the peculiar black shadows.
In a flash, Leviathan's great axe, Samael's two demonic rune scythes—one real, one illusory—and Belial's ten demonic longswords reached Ye Feng, poised to strike vital points on his body.
At that precise moment, Ye Feng moved. His face was like ice, his Tang saber gripped tightly, his entire body surging with true essence.
"Swoosh~ Clang clang clang~!"
"Ching~ Bang~ Crackle~"
"Clatter clatter~!"
"Keng keng~ Zzzzz~"
Hisses, the clash of metal, the shattering of spatial barriers—all sounded as Ye Feng's white-glowing true essence clashed and erupted against the black demonic energy.
"Clang~ Clatter clatter!~"
With a burst of shattering spatial barriers, Ye Feng's figure retreated sharply, leaving the domain formation. He was now covered in many wounds intertwined with demonic energy.
Leviathan, Samael, and Belial did not pursue. All three demons wore expressions of joy and excitement, but not because they had wounded Ye Feng.
In fact, Ye Feng had blocked all the fatal blows. Although his wounds looked numerous, they were all superficial.
What truly delighted and excited the three demons was that Ye Feng's "Godslayer" was not as terrifying as they had previously speculated.
"I knew it! If it were truly the legendary 'Godslayer,' it wouldn't be rusted!"
Belial sneered, his voice clearly more confident than before. Leviathan and Samael also felt a secret relief.
Asmodeus, attacking Ling Xi with his demonic nail blood whip from not far away, knitted his brows. He distinctly remembered seeing Ye Feng's "Godslayer" unrusted when they were in the Goblin Kingdom.
Ye Feng remained silent, his gaze fixed warily on the three great demons: Leviathan, Samael, and Belial.
When the three demons had attacked him, he had an opportunity to heavily wound or even kill them with his conflagration. However, Ye Feng hesitated.
This was because he had discovered a troublesome issue: his spatial warehouse, for reasons unknown, had inexplicably acquired angelic power, which was attempting to surge into his body.
Ye Feng feared that this was due to the extinction formation, causing an imbalance of power within him. If he were to use his conflagration, he worried it would clash with his corrosive water as it had before.
"He's neutralizing the slothful power, don't give him a chance to recover!"
At this moment, Belial spoke again.
As his words fell, Belial brandished his ten demonic longswords and charged at Ye Feng, with Leviathan and Samael closely following.
"Big brother!"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao grew even more anxious. She increased her attacks fiercely, attempting to break free from the encirclement of several black figures, but was forced back within a few breaths.
"Clang!"
Leng Yue parried a demonic dagger from a black figure attempting a surprise attack from behind Xiao Xiao. "Xiao Xiao, calm down!"
"Ye Feng may look pathetic, but none of his vital spots are injured! He must be facing some other trouble!"
"We need to deal with these black figures in front of us first… then we can go help Ye Feng!"
As she spoke, Leng Yue clashed again with the demonic daggers held by two black figures.
"Sister Leng, Xiao Xiao, these black figures are very strange. They absorb arcane energy, angelic power… and their demonic daggers… seem to have no substance…"
Qiao Ying chimed in, her expression grave.
"Could they be demons fused with Dark Shadow Puppets? We encountered something similar when we explored Starping City. It seemed to be people from the Dark Holy Church… were they called the Fire Ghost brothers?"
As she spoke, Xiao Xiao looked at Qiao Ying, as Qiao Ying had been present then.
"Now that you mention it… it does seem a bit like it…"
Qiao Ying faltered slightly, a hint of understanding dawning.
"Swoosh~ Buzz buzz buzz!~"
At this moment, the shadows on the ground stirred, and several more black figures surged out, joining the siege on Xiao Xiao, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying.
…
On Ye Feng's side,
"Bang~ Clang~ Boom!~"
"Clatter clatter!~"
"Ching~ Keng keng!~ Zzzzz~"
"Bang!~"
As Ye Feng battled Leviathan, Samael, and Belial, the ground became riddled with pits and holes, and buildings collapsed in large numbers.
Ye Feng sustained more wounds, while the three demons also suffered injuries, though they healed quickly.
"Bang~ Keng keng~ Ching!"
After a series of exchanges, Ye Feng retreated, creating distance between himself and Leviathan, Samael, and Belial.
"Damn it, this kid is really damn hard to deal with!"
Samael cursed in frustration.
"Hey, Belial, what's going on with your slothful power? This kid's been like this since earlier… your slothful power hasn't increased its influence at all!"
Leviathan chimed in.
"This kid isn't that simple… the slothful power that invaded his body… was neutralized by some power…"
Belial narrowed his eyes.
"Damn it, where's that gluttonous fatso, Beelzebub…"
…
Ye Feng ignored the discussion the three demons were having about him. His consciousness was curiously conversing with Pipi, the system's little steward. "Hey, Pipi, what did you mean by what you just said?"
"Exactly what I said. Why are you resisting the angelic power and preventing it from entering your body?"
Pipi's voice sounded utterly bewildered.
"I'm worried that if the angelic power enters my body, it will disrupt the balance of power within me. If it causes a conflict like the one between conflagration and corrosive water before, it'll be a big problem!"
Finally, Ye Feng asked the question that was bothering him. "What's with the angelic power surging from the spatial warehouse? Did you cause it?"
"No!~"
Pipi replied quickly. "Actually, I'm not too sure myself… It seems someone has been calling out to you… but you haven't been able to hear them… so they're trying to contact you through angelic power…"
"They seem to be in a hurry!"
Pipi's voice held evident confusion and a hint of urgency.
"Someone is calling me?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. "Is it the person you mentioned before?"
"Mm-hmm!"
Pipi nodded. "But I don't know who it is…"
"This…"
Ye Feng was speechless. Just then, Leviathan, Samael, and Belial launched another fierce assault on him.
"Clang~ Ching~"
"Bang~ Clatter clatter~"
"Swoosh~ Swoosh~ Zzzzz~ Clang!"
Amidst the intense battle, Ye Feng's expression grew grim, as he realized the situation for Xiao Xiao, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying was becoming increasingly perilous.
"Pipi, are you sure the angelic power emanating from the spatial warehouse is just to speak with me?"
Ye Feng's consciousness queried within his mind.
…