1087: Chapter 663 1087: Chapter 663 It had only been a short span of time, yet they had already exterminated countless demons.
The remaining demons were still at a loss — where had these formidable humans suddenly emerged from?
Many had been annihilated before they even realized what was happening, already reduced to ashes!
The other demons, upon learning of the situation, treated it as though they were facing a deadly enemy!
Rather than counterattack, they prepared to flee, only to receive orders from higher-ups urging them to hold their ground, promising reinforcements from stronger beings!
This town of mortals had long since been razed by the demons.
Not even the souls of its common folk had been spared — they were absorbed entirely!
On the outskirts of minor and major noble clans, demons readied a final strike before attempting a frenzied escape.
This last strike, however, came with reinforcements.
Previously, it had been a mutual benefit scenario: demons slaughtered mortals, cultivators absorbed the mortals’ essence, while demon cultivators harvested their souls!
They sensed an imminent danger emanating from the Human Immortals.
This information came from some of their communication devices, a network exclusive to their Demon Realm.
Within half a day, an assault squad’s flying demon wolves had been entirely wiped out during a siege on a major sect!
Not only had the wolves’ souls dissipated, but they were effortlessly incinerated by human techniques.
Faced with flying artifacts, lightning techniques, and fireball spells, the demons fell like stalks of wheat under a scythe, harvested without mercy!
The demon cultivators, too, felt the pressing danger.
Some even considered withdrawing their claws quickly and going into hiding!
Yet this unease was tempered by their deep unwillingness to surrender.
For years they had meticulously planned, allying with the Demon Realm to ensure foolproof victory — to massacre mortals and wipe out righteous cultivators alike.
Their ultimate goal was clear: to establish a world ruled by demons and demon cultivators.
They aimed to first eliminate the demon factions themselves, leaving an empire ruled solely by evil demons.
They envisioned the entirety of Ten Directions City as their demonic territory!
After besieging their targets for so long, how could they fail at the last hurdle?
Such a close defeat was intolerable!
A demon person exclaimed, “Woof!
Woof!”
They prepared to launch their final assault!
The demon cultivators unleashed their ultimate demonic Qi technique, filling the air with poisonous Qi intended to kill everyone who dared to breathe in the contaminated atmosphere!
Eryao and Green Ox had already detected the scent of this poison in the air — it was the unmistakable stench of demonic Qi!
Understanding the urgency, the two cooperated seamlessly.
One summoned a thunderstorm, while the other scattered blossoms imbued with vitality.
The storm’s rain and the life-giving blossoms dispelled the poisonous and demonic Qi lingering in the air!
Meanwhile, amidst vicious assaults on the protective arrays of the minor and major noble clans, the demonic dogs launched ferocious final attacks.
Ordinary magic artifacts proved ineffective against them.
However, the purifying rain-soaked air seemed to intrigue the demonic dogs greatly.
One of the demonic dogs had already transformed into human form, though they lacked the wings needed for flight.
With a dog’s head atop a human body, it wielded an iron rod.
At this moment, they halted their assault on the formation!
The peculiar creatures lay down to greedily absorb the life force in the air.
With the demonic Qi and poison expelled, the demon cultivators grew anxious.
The removal of their poisonous Qi signaled impending catastrophe!
As they considered fleeing, lightning crashed down around them!
Not far from the Bishui Sect lay a city, home to three minor noble clans and one major clan.
Aside from their protective formations, the rest of the ordinary townsfolk had been wiped out in their residential areas!
The city had once been protected by a defensive array, but demon cultivators and their demon allies combined forces to overrun Ten Directions City too quickly.
The defenses stood no chance, allowing the invaders to plunder the city.
Even the swift responses of the minor and major clans could not prevent loss; they fell just as the mortals did!
This was akin to the tragedy that befell major and minor sects in this war.
While their quicker reactions saved some lives via the activation of Mountain Protection Formations, the cost in casualties and resources was devastating.
For instance, their secret realms for training and resource-laden spirit veins were immediately occupied, their treasures stolen, and many sect members lost in battle.
The city near Bishui Sect was called Liansheng City.
The three minor clans and one major clan within had been trapped for two months.
During this time, they could neither cultivate nor let their guard down.
Constantly on edge, they thwarted annihilation while their secret escape routes merely led to yet more demons outside.
Where else could they run?
Remaining within the family grounds under the protection of their arrays, constantly reinforcing them, felt safer than venturing out.
Previously, the demonic dogs had only been testing their formations, shaking them to instill fear and robbing them of sleep and peace.
The noble families lived in constant dread, unable to eat or rest well under this pressure.
Suddenly, the attacks on their arrays grew ferocious, threatening to breach the defense completely.
They realized too late that, prior to this, the demonic dogs had been idling, busy slaughtering mortals and absorbing their essence, only now turning their full fury on the bounds of the formations upon sensing the advancing threat.
As the families scrambled to reinforce their defenses, they noticed the poisonous Qi seeping in!
The poison, infused with demonic Qi, drove those exposed to the brink of madness, inhibiting their spiritual power and rendering them incapable of using their abilities!
As the arrays verged on collapse, thunder boomed overhead, and flashes of lightning tore through the skies!
Raindrops fell.
Survivors in the city could distinctly feel the abundant spiritual energy contained in each drop!
This was life-giving energy.
Upon inhaling this air, the poison within their bodies dissolved!
Further astonishing them was the realization that, with the poison and demonic Qi eradicated, their bodies could continue absorbing the spiritual energy lingering in the rain.
The influx of spiritual energy purified their meridians, expelling impurities!
This unique spiritual energy revitalized their physiques!
Once aware of this, they noticed the demonic dogs had halted their attacks.
Seizing the opportunity, the survivors meditated in the rain, allowing the water to soak into their bodies, absorbing the abundance of energy it contained.
Cultivators with Water Spirit Roots felt an even greater transformation.
By absorbing the water-infused spiritual energy, they fortified their roots, with some even achieving breakthroughs during this rare opportunity!
Within Liansheng City, the few remaining citizens were mostly low-level cultivators, barely clinging to life.
Perhaps it was the foundation laid by their ancestors that preserved a shred of hope for their survival!
When flying artifacts passed through the city, they saw rows of shuttered shops.
Those still open lay eerily silent!
The once bustling city had, in just two months, become a ghost of its former self!
Death hung like a shroud over the city.
Only at a few locations were faint ripples of spiritual energy detectable — likely the remains of protective arrays.
Wherever the flying artifacts passed, demons fell, struck dead by lightning!
The demonic Qi unleashed by the evil demons was dispersed by the storm and the life-giving rain it brought forth.
Eryao and Green Ox joined forces, annihilating all the demon cultivators and demons in the city with their spells.
Their powerful divine senses tracked their enemies, ensuring Liansheng City was cleansed of countless demon cultivators and demons in short order!
Jiang Tang confirmed that his suspicions were correct — the demons’ stealthy invasion had to have been aided by an inside traitor.
Evil demons allied with the demons to target human cultivators, and this was barely tolerable.
However, targeting mortals was an unforgivable crime.
Ye Tian also took to the air, indiscriminately slaughtering enemies.
Nothing enraged him more than treachery within their own ranks!
Jiang Tang extended his divine sense across the entire city and its outskirts.
Any fleeing demon cultivators or demons were mercilessly wiped out!
Utilizing a potent Soul Kill technique, Jiang Tang didn’t just destroy bodies — he obliterated souls.
Those struck by this technique experienced a sharp pain in their heads before crumpling to the ground, their bodies rendered lifeless.
Their souls were annihilated entirely!
This Soul Kill was particularly terrifying.
Unlike typical death, which allowed souls to depart, this technique erased souls entirely.
Reincarnation, judgment in the 18 Levels of Hell, or becoming ghost cultivators — none of these options remained.
The victims simply ceased to be, leaving behind only lifeless bodies!
In Liansheng City, within the span of a single hour, the demons and demon cultivators were eradicated!
The three minor clans and one major clan within the city hadn’t even comprehended the events, but sensing no immediate threats to their families, they turned their focus to absorbing the spiritual energy in the air to cultivate.
External dangers or their resolution mattered little now — they prioritized replenishing their own strength.