The Blood Demon Fiend let out a piercing shriek.
Immediately after, its waist was severed.
Losing its legs, its grip loosened, and Yan Hua's spiritual prison slammed shut with a bang.
The demon fiend army vanished without a trace.
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, wiped her sweat, and put away her battle axe. "Does this count as a live capture?"
She said this while gently tapping the cage.
The Blood Demon Fiend roared in pain, but its body, cut in half by the battle axe, was split with one half outside the prison and the other inside.
The prison had gaps between its bars, but also a dense barrier, preventing the Blood Demon Fiend's body from reforming.
"Stop roaring, big brother," Si Qing walked over and kicked the cage. "My master worked herself to death to catch you."
"A great victory in the first battle, this is good news," Chen Xi pushed out the Dragon Scale Barrier, purifying all the remaining malevolent energy. "I just don't know if that Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate has any other subordinates."
Jin Yan crossed his legs. "To be honest, we didn't deploy many people in this fight; most of them were used for defense. So if we really fight that Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, it's hard to say who would win or lose."
In his opinion, that Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate probably wasn't that powerful. Their current position was merely due to the previous Heavenly Emperor colluding with them, allowing them to seize opportunities.
Yu Yuan had a lazy expression. "I also think this Blood Demon Fiend and Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate aren't too powerful. I even suspect these two aren't the main culprits. It's very likely the real mastermind has been hiding behind the scenes all along."
Qi Yu paused, then nodded. "That's entirely possible. And I think what's more important now is actually..."
She pointed at the sky.
Everyone immediately understood that Qi Yu was referring to the issue of the new Heavenly Dao.
Yan Hua, having just confronted the Blood Demon Fiend, had expended most of her spiritual energy and was currently recovering, hence her brows were tightly furrowed, and she remained silent. Just then, the sky above suddenly flashed with spiritual light.
The Law, in its exact same appearance as before, descended before them once more.
"No wonder that old geezer Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate suddenly seemed to receive some news in the Thirteenth Heaven and fled with his troops. It turns out the Blood Demon Fiend was captured," the Law said as it circled the cage a few times, making a face at the prisoner, then sighed dejectedly. "Alas, but I've come to you with an urgent matter. When you threw the scroll containing the nascent Heavenly Dao's primordial spirit to me, it was intercepted by the Blood Demon Fiend's subordinates. Demons are unreasonable; they swallowed my scroll. Now the scroll is gone, and the nascent Dao's primordial spirit is gone too."
The Law spoke with an anxious expression.
Qi Yu and Si Qing exchanged glances, then met the eyes of the others.
Everyone understood.
See.
Although the reason was slightly different from their previous speculation, something had indeed happened to the false primordial spirit.
"What should we do then?" Qi Yu deliberately showed a worried expression to the Law.
The Law pursed its lips, avoiding Qi Yu's gaze. "Well, if the new Heavenly Dao is in trouble, the new Law cannot manifest. The only solution is to quickly revive the current old Heavenly Dao."
"Ah, then, how do we save it?" Qi Yu feigned nervousness.
"Because the Heavenly Dao has been eroded by the Blood Demon Fiend for too long, the Zhou Mountain forest is now polluted. If a few people with high spiritual power help purify it, it will awaken normally within a few days," the Law said, looking at Qi Yu and Si Qing, then shifting its gaze to the Four Ancestral Dragons.
"I just defeated the Blood Demon Fiend, and my spiritual energy hasn't recovered yet, so I can't help," Yan Hua refused.
Chen Xi also shook his head. "Although you are the Law, do you know how much spiritual energy the Dragon Scale Barrier consumes? Jin Yan and Yu Yuan also helped me a lot. The four of us have expended a lot of spiritual energy and can't help."
Qi Yu deliberately touched her forehead, feigning dizziness.
Si Qing quickly caught her and then looked at the Law with a helpless expression. "Although we achieved a great victory, as you can see, we are severely depleted. Most of our people are suffering from excessive spiritual energy loss and extreme fatigue. My sister is about to faint, so we're afraid we can't help with the Heavenly Dao's situation. Moreover, he is the Heavenly Dao; how much spiritual energy would it take to recover? With the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate still at large, no one dares to let their guard down."
The Law showed a troubled expression.
"Then what should we do?" The Law lowered its eyes, looking dejected. "If the Heavenly Dao cannot recover, then the order of this world will be thrown into chaos. And all the plants, trees, and spiritual energy in the world will also be depleted."
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Law seemed to deliberately describe the situation in the worst possible light.
And it became more and more exaggerated.
Qi Yu and Si Qing still had expressions of "I'm weak, I'm too weak, my abilities are completely insufficient," accompanied by looks of helplessness.
Seeing this, the Law stopped speaking entirely, its expression turning gloomy.
Si Qing's face was cold, and she wasn't intimidated.
Qi Yu pretended to wake from unconsciousness and 'weakly' suggested, "Actually, we're not the only ones with strong spiritual power in this world, are we? There seem to be other human cultivators with strong abilities. It's just that the immortal-demon war didn't involve humans this time. I think, for now, let the Heavenly Dao recuperate. We can talk about it after we find powerful human cultivators."
The Law's face lit up with joy again. It said it would wait for them in the Thirteenth Heaven and then departed.
Qi Yu watched the Law's receding figure, raising an eyebrow slightly.
Si Qing whispered, "Sister, are you really going to help her?"