The entire battlefield seemed to have frozen at this moment. Seeing Li Xiaotian in peril, Jian Lin and the others desperately wanted to rush over and rescue him, but they were pinned down by two demon overlords, struggling to protect themselves and could only watch as this scene unfolded.
After all, Li Xiaotian had killed a demon overlord with his late-stage Emperor-level strength. Such an achievement was a great contribution to the human race! A great contribution that would greatly boost human morale!
That was the first overlord killed by the human race since the Great Revival, and it was achieved through a weaker force defeating a stronger one!
Therefore, Li Xiaotian could not die! The more resolute the demons were in killing Li Xiaotian, the more determined the humans had to be in protecting him!
"Damn it!!! Silver Wolf, if you dare kill him, the Sword Pavilion Master and the Dao Sect Master will hunt you down!!!"
Jian Lin roared in desperation, his eyes bloodshot. Li Xiaotian must not die. He was willing to trade his life for Li Xiaotian's even at this moment. A late-stage Emperor could kill an overlord. If Li Xiaotian could break through to the overlord level, then a powerful figure would emerge in the human race!
"Bang!"
Jian Lin was sent flying by Yuan Shou's staff, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Ant, take care of yourself first. Hmph, he must die, and you all must die too!"
Yuan Shou sneered. With three overlords attacking, if they couldn't annihilate the humans participating in this battle, then their Myriad Beasts Mountain would not deserve to be called a forbidden land for demons!
Li Xiaotian closed his eyes, the demonic sword within him trembling violently. He knew he couldn't escape, but he wouldn't surrender so easily.
At worst, he would expose the demonic sword, kill Silver Wolf and the other two demon overlords with one strike, then disappear and find a place to hide, only emerging again when he broke through to the Heavenly level!
Silver Wolf's massive maw was about to descend upon Li Xiaotian's head. At this moment, Li Xiaotian could already smell the pungent bloody odor from the demon's mouth.
"Now!!!"
Li Xiaotian suddenly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to summon the demonic sword, a voice echoed in his ears, making him instantly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Heh heh, young Li, killing a demon overlord by exceeding your level, not bad, not bad. You're worthy of being my Yue family's son-in-law."
Granny Yue'e's voice sounded in Li Xiaotian's ears, instantly reassuring him. At the same time, he suppressed the demonic sword within his body. He was saved.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar followed. Instantly, all of Silver Wolf's teeth shattered, and a terrifying impact sent its body flying backward uncontrollably.
"Roar!!!"
Silver Wolf cried out in pain, blood gushing from its mouth. Its eyes were filled with disbelief, unable to comprehend why it had been injured.
At the same time, a figure appeared beside Li Xiaotian as if out of nowhere – it was Granny Yue'e, leaning on her cane, her eyes fixed coldly on Silver Wolf.
Silver Wolf had just managed to stabilize its body. Upon seeing the suddenly appearing Granny Yue'e, its eyes turned crimson. It was about to unleash its fury but then stopped, staring intently at the old woman.
"Old woman, were you the one who injured this Emperor just now? Do you wish to die?"
Despite the harsh words, Silver Wolf did not attack immediately. It had not sensed how Granny Yue'e had appeared or how she had struck. There was only one explanation: her strength was superior to his own!
At this moment, Yuan Shou and Celestial Fox, the other two overlords, also arrived rapidly. Their eyes were filled with vigilance and killing intent as they looked at Granny Yue'e.
"Heh heh, one of our Myriad Beasts Mountain's overlords has died, and now the human race has proactively sent an overlord for us to kill! Very well, this way, we're even!"
Yuan Shou grinned, revealing a mouth full of bloody teeth.
"Attack!"
Celestial Fox let out a furious roar, and the three overlords instantly moved.
Celestial Fox's nine tails spread out simultaneously, each shimmering with light. The surrounding scenery became illusory. Its eyes flashed with a scarlet glow, and it swung its claws towards Granny Yue'e.
Following closely, Yuan Shou roared and brought his great staff down upon her, while Silver Wolf, not to be outdone, lunged forward.
With a single strike, the three overlords sealed off all escape routes for Granny Yue'e, clearly determined to kill her at all costs.
"Hmph! Merely three little beasts, and you dare to attack this Granny? When I killed that foolish pig back in the day, you probably didn't even have the right to watch!"
Granny Yue'e sneered and tapped the ground with her cane, instantly shattering Celestial Fox's illusion.
Immediately after, three phantoms seemed to fly out from her body, each heading towards one of the overlords. One swung her cane, another her palm, and a third pointed a finger at Silver Wolf's forehead.
The three overlords, initially filled with killing intent upon hearing the word "beasts," changed their expressions when "foolish pig" was mentioned, a hint of confusion appearing in their eyes. Upon witnessing Granny Yue'e's attack, they were struck with shock!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The three overlords were sent flying backward instantly. Their eyes were filled with shock. This single person had forced back all three of them simultaneously, which was almost unbelievable for them.
"I know now, she's Fairy Yue!!! The invincible descendant of the human race!!!"
At this moment, Celestial Fox suddenly jolted awake, recalling ancient events and guessing Granny Yue'e's identity.
It was well known that the Celestial Fox clan excelled in illusion and deception, and their greatest fear was the human race's invincible Yue family!
This was because the Yue family's cultivation techniques were precisely designed to counter the Celestial Fox clan's illusions.
"Fairy Yue! The woman who killed the overlord Zhu Ganglie?"
Yuan Shou's pupils widened, his face filled with shock. No wonder she could instantly repel the three of them with a single move. This woman had been a renowned top overlord in both the human and demon races when they were still at the Emperor level!
In ancient times, the demon race had produced a pig overlord. The pig tribe was the weakest, often hunted as food by various races. However, an unparalleled genius emerged from them.
This genius became one of the demon race's top overlords, capable of battling Heavenly-level experts!
That individual was Zhu Ganglie! His emergence had propelled the pig tribe to become one of the major demon races, transforming them from prey into one of the top predators!
At that time, the demon race placed great hopes on Zhu Ganglie, believing he would break through to the Heavenly level in a short period and become one of the demon race's strongest experts.
However, no one expected that during a skirmish between the human and demon races, Zhu Ganglie would be powerfully killed by a human woman!
And that woman was Fairy Yue, the current Granny Yue'e!
Upon learning Granny Yue'e's identity, the three overlords exchanged glances, each seeing the apprehension in the other's eyes.
There were also disparities among overlords. A top-tier overlord could completely overwhelm all opponents of the same level!
And clearly, Granny Yue'e was such an existence!
"We cannot retreat!!! Black Dragon Emperor is dead. If we retreat now, our ancestors will surely punish us when they awaken! Don't forget, Ancestor Serpent is still in slumber!"
Yuan Shou's eyes reddened as he spoke. Their ancestors also had Heavenly-level experts in slumber, but compared to Ancestor Serpent, their strength was far inferior.