Although the remaining demon slaves were not particularly powerful, the number of King-level demon slaves was still large.
Dou Youyou and the others wanted to help Zhang Pingfan. As a result, a single finger from the Cosmic-level demon slave sent everyone flying, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Dou Youyou's people spat out large mouthfuls of blood, completely unable to offer any assistance to Zhang Pingfan.
Witnessing such a scene, everyone couldn't help but question within their hearts if they still had a chance.
However, the subsequent battle plunged everyone into deeper despair.
Zhang Pingfan was completely dominated by the Cosmic-level demon slave.
What is being dominated? It means having absolutely no ability to fight back. Zhang Pingfan was passively taking blows. Although not dead, it was only a matter of time.
Dou Youyou screamed desperately, wanting to rush forward but finding herself utterly unable to move.
The other disciples were in the same predicament. Like Dou Youyou, they were immobilized.
Zhang Pingfan felt a sense of despair. No matter how hard he tried, he found himself unable to shake the Cosmic-level demon slave before him. Even his Chaos Sword couldn't penetrate the opponent's defenses.
Everything was developing in the worst possible direction.
Before long, the Cosmic-level demon slave seemed to have had his fill. With one hand, he grasped Zhang Pingfan by the neck and lifted him into the sky.
He then waved his hand.
The human army suffered heavy casualties.
The remaining demon slaves roared and desperately attacked the remaining humans.
Under Dou Youyou and the others' gaze, Zhang Pingfan was taken away.
The moment Zhang Pingfan was taken away, all of humanity fell into a deathly silence, for they knew they had lost their strongest protection.
Dou Youyou became dejected and lost.
When she finally regained her ability to move, she desperately shouted, wanting to save Zhang Pingfan, but she was stopped by Chang Sheng and others.
They knew that even if they gave their lives, they would not be a match for the Cosmic-level demon slave.
"Senior Sister, don't be impulsive. Since he took Master, it means he doesn't intend to kill Master. We still have a chance. We need to formulate a combat plan!"
Nangong Qingyu held Dou Youyou, while Chang Sheng soothed her from the side.
Humanity had suffered heavy losses in this battle. Not only was their strongest combat power captured, but their high-end combat power also suffered a loss of at least 60%.
It was precisely because of this that the subsequent attacks launched by the demon slaves instantly pushed the entire planet into a passive state.
Dou Youyou and the others made several attempts to infiltrate the main ship to rescue their master, but each time they returned without success.
Each time, they either returned severely injured or barely clinging to life, but rescuing their master seemed like a distant hope.
Dou Youyou sat on the steps of the villa, holding Ri Tian in her arms.
"What should we do? It's been over a month, and Master still hasn't been rescued. What's happening to him? He's not really dead, is he? If he's dead, what am I still doing here!"
Ri Tian barked.
Ri Tian transmitted his thoughts to Liu Shen.
"Liu Shen, I should be the one to act. If I don't act soon, Master will truly be tortured to death. How dare that little punk torture Master like this? I really can't stand it!"
Liu Shen's ethereal voice echoed again.
"Just a little longer. How can one break through without experiencing life and death! I've already placed a restriction on him. He won't be in any danger to his life. It's just that he'll have to endure this period!"
Hearing that Liu Shen had already acted, Ri Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Liu Shen, you've acted. Why didn't you say so? I was almost unable to resist acting myself!"
"This matter must ultimately be resolved by himself. He should break through in a few more days!"
Ri Tian continuously nuzzled Dou Youyou, seemingly to comfort her unease.
During this period, China had fallen into a deathly silence. Although battles occurred daily, they knew that such days would end soon, as the entire Blue Star might cease to exist.
During this time, more and more countries were annihilated. The total population of Blue Star dropped from the original 8 billion to less than 3 billion. The population plummeted, and land was lost on a large scale.
The remaining people would likely disappear entirely from Blue Star before long.
Inside the demon slave's main ship.
At this moment, Zhang Pingfan was hanging from a rope, covered in blood.
"Although I don't know why I can't get close to your mental mainframe, or obtain the locations of those treasures from your mind, I don't believe you can last much longer under such torment!"
A faint smile appeared on Zhang Pingfan's pale face.
"If you have the ability, kill me right now!"
The Cosmic-level demon slave was studying the pot that Zhang Pingfan had thrown out earlier.
"Killing you is easy, but finding the treasures on you is not. It's still the same condition. As long as you hand over all your treasures, I can choose to spare you and your family. This pot is indeed a good item, yet even I cannot determine its level!"
It was precisely because the Cosmic-level demon slave desired Zhang Pingfan's possessions that he had not killed him yet.
Zhang Pingfan silently called out in his heart.
"System sister, what's the situation outside now? I can still stall for time!"
"Your ability to stall for time does not mean others can. You had better break through and leave here as soon as possible, or the entire Blue Star might disappear!"
Zhang Pingfan's face remained expressionless.
"I'm already like this, there's no hope. It's just a pity for Youyou. I promised to marry her, but it turned out to be like this!"
"How do you know what will happen if you don't try? The outside world can hold on for a while longer, but not for too long!"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head.
"Kill me, I've given up. There's no hope anymore!"
"I cannot do that. I will comfort Dou Youyou. You should continue to work hard!"
The Cosmic-level demon slave seemed to sense something and stared intently at Zhang Pingfan's location.
An unusual energy fluctuation. What was this guy doing just now?
However, no matter how he probed, he couldn't detect any unusual energy source.
It seemed this guy still had many secrets.
The Cosmic-level demon slave conjured a large hand and squeezed Zhang Pingfan within it.
"What were you doing just now?"
Zhang Pingfan sneered.
"Aren't you very powerful? You don't even know this!"
"Hmph, don't think I really dare not kill you. I know you're stalling for time, but your futile efforts are useless. I'll give you one more minute to consider, otherwise..."
"Pah, go to hell!"
The Cosmic-level demon slave's face darkened with rage. He was a high and mighty Cosmic-level expert, and he had been patient enough with a mere High-level Royal-tier martial artist.
He hadn't expected this person to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.
"Very well, you've exhausted my patience. Killing you will still allow me to find the treasures you've hidden, it will just take a bit longer. Time is something I have in abundance!"
The Cosmic-level demon slave tightened his grip, and Zhang Pingfan's bones creaked.
"Ah!!!"
The sound of his bones shattering from the force made Zhang Pingfan cry out involuntarily.
Large amounts of blood gushed out.
[Ding! Detected that the master is on the verge of extreme danger, the first layer of the seal is being unlocked!]
Zhang Pingfan chuckled bitterly, "System sister, don't joke with me at a time like this, hehe!"
[Ding! Seal unlocking countdown 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1, the first layer of the seal has been completely unlocked!]
"Boom!!!"
The sudden energy fluctuation directly sent the Cosmic-level demon slave flying!
Zhang Pingfan fell back to his original position, his shackles completely unbound.
Not only that, Zhang Pingfan's wounds were also rapidly healing.
In just a few breaths, Zhang Pingfan had fully recovered.
"What... what is going on? System sister, come out and explain!"
"Congratulations Master on unlocking the first layer of the seal. Your current strength is peak Cosmic-level! The Cosmic-level demon slave before you is merely Advanced."
Zhang Pingfan was stunned. What was happening?
"Don't overthink it, deal with the Cosmic-level demon slave in front of you first!"
The Cosmic-level demon slave, who had been blasted far away, was also stunned. He hadn't even realized what had happened.
"What's going on?"
However, what greeted him was the Chaos Sword.
The Cosmic-level demon slave's reaction speed was also quick.
A protective energy shield blocked the attack, but he himself was still sent flying a dozen meters away.
"How is this possible? This is... this is peak Cosmic-level!!!"
He could never have imagined that the human who was about to die at his hands now possessed peak Cosmic-level strength.
Thinking of this, he offered no resistance and simply fled, for he knew the gap between Advanced and Peak was not trivial.
Zhang Pingfan, holding the Chaos Sword, watched the Cosmic-level demon slave soar into the sky without haste, stomping his foot and giving chase.
Zhang Pingfan casually split the demon slave's main ship in half with a single sword strike. Countless demon slaves were killed by this sword.
The human forces quickly received news of this.
They were all bewildered, wondering what had happened to cause such a sudden turn of events.
"What's going on? Quickly use satellites to check the situation. The demon slave's main ship is damaged, and satellite connections can be made without any delay!"
"Quick, open the satellite connection screen!"
When the leaders of various countries saw Zhang Pingfan chasing the Cosmic-level demon slave on screen, they were all shocked.
"This... are we winning? The Cosmic-level demon slave is running, and Zhang Pingfan is chasing!"
More importantly, the Cosmic-level demon slave looked terrified. In his brief encounter with Zhang Pingfan just now, he discovered that the power of the sword in Zhang Pingfan's hand was even more terrifying.
In fact, he had always coveted the sword in Zhang Pingfan's possession but could never find it. That sword was definitely more terrifying than that pot.
"Kid, you can't kill me. If you kill me, my mother will send countless demon slaves to attack you, and you will be utterly doomed!"
Zhang Pingfan sneered, "Whether you live or die is a threat to us males. Therefore, you must die today!"
The sword in his hand unleashed a terrifying sword energy.
Moreover, in outer space, there was no resistance, so the speed of the sword energy was instantaneous.
The Cosmic-level demoness could not simply wait for death. The two sides once again engaged in fierce combat.
But this time, Zhang Pingfan was in control, while the Cosmic-level demon slave was struggling to hold on.
"Heavenly God Sword Array!"
Zhang Pingfan unleashed the Heavenly God Sword Array single-handedly.
Its power remained terrifyingly immense.
Facing this demon slave who brought disaster to Blue Star, Zhang Pingfan showed no mercy and struck with his ultimate killing move.
The Cosmic-level demon slave, seeing the Heavenly God Sword Array before him, knew he was undoubtedly going to die.
"Don't kill me. If you kill me, you'll face endless trouble. I can trade all the treasures on my body for my life!"
Zhang Pingfan stared coldly at the pleading Cosmic-level demon slave.
"Die!"
The Heavenly God Sword Array descended.
The Cosmic-level demon slave was obliterated into nothingness.
At this moment, the leaders of various countries watching the live broadcast on their computer screens were cheering wildly.
"He's dead, that Cosmic-level demon dragon is dead! We won!"
"That's right, he's really dead!"
The next moment, this good news was relayed to all the remaining humans.
Dou Youyou was overjoyed upon hearing the news.
"Master, I knew you wouldn't die!"
Looking at the Cosmic-level demon slave who had been blown to ashes.
Just as Zhang Pingfan was about to leave.
System sister appeared before Zhang Pingfan.
"Wait, aren't you going to collect the spoils?"
Zhang Pingfan then noticed a shining ring within the layer of ashes.
Zhang Pingfan beckoned, and the ring flew into his hand.
"Is this the spatial ring you mentioned earlier?"
"That's right. There should be quite a few treasures inside. After all, as a Cosmic-level expert, there must be many items. Quickly see what good things there are!"
The system sister's eager demeanor relaxed Zhang Pingfan's slightly tense mood.
"Why are you so excited? These are my spoils. How do I open this?"
"As a Cosmic-level expert, you would definitely imbue the ring with your mental power. Those without your mental power will be blocked. However, your ability is stronger than his. You can forcibly break it open. Use your mental power to open it!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded and used his mental power to probe the spatial ring. He encountered resistance, but it was quickly destroyed by his mental power.
The contents of the spatial ring were clear at a glance, countless items, many of which Zhang Pingfan had never seen before.
System sister flashed into the interior of the spatial ring.
"Oh dear, why are these all trash?"
System sister picked and chose from within the spatial ring, but nothing satisfied her.
Zhang Pingfan looked at the mountains of items before him. There were quite a few good things here.
"You little brat, your standards are too high! There are plenty of good things here!"
"What's good? For you, none of them are useful. However, they would be very useful for your disciples!"
Zhang Pingfan pointed to a round crystal and asked, "What is this?"
"This, this is called Mu Ya Crystal. After a God of War-level expert takes it, they can break through to become a Royal-tier expert!"
Zhang Pingfan's expression changed dramatically.
"Such good things, and you call them trash? Your standards are too high! And there are at least a dozen of them, right?"
"Hmph, I can only say your vision is too low. Here, this is called Hai Hun Crystal. Although there's only one in the entire spatial ring, it can allow a peak Royal-tier expert to successfully break through to the Stellar-level. This is what you call a good thing, but it's just so-so!"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head. This girl didn't care for anything, but these good things were truly terrifying. He would take them back to study slowly.
The moment this Cosmic-level demon slave died, his lineage of demon slaves on his home planet was shocked.
"Damn it, how did Molduo die?"