"Damn it! Even my spirit sword's edge is getting bent!"
"That's nothing! My staff's already smoking from how hard I've been swinging it!"
"Smoking? Hah! I've already broken two of my blades!"
The disciples of the various sects within the ruins had all gone bloodshot, their weapons rising and falling without pause, eyes wide and unblinking.
Yet the demonic creatures seemed endless, while their own numbers thinned with every kill at least half the disciples had already fallen.
Worse still, these creatures were extremely hard to kill. Unless struck fatally in a single blow, they would recover with terrifying speed.
"Azure Lotus Sword Art!"
"Azure Lotus Guides the Way!"
Lin Bai wielded the Azure Lotus Sword, cutting down demonic creatures in a frenzy, sword energy sweeping horizontally and vertically.
However, as the spiritual energy within his body drained, his physical strength gradually weakened.
"This isn't working, senior brother! There are too many demonic creatures! If this continues, we'll all be finished sooner or later!"
He was a man who aspired to surpass even the Great Emperor how could he fall in a place like this?!
"Protect Junior Sister well! I'll be there in a moment!"
Shi Hao, still immersed in battle, shouted back upon hearing his junior brother's words.
After blasting more than a dozen demonic creatures in front of him with one punch, he rushed towards his junior brother and sister.
On the other side.
Wang Teng's sword flashed a single strike cleaving through a dozen demonic creatures. Yet before their corpses even hit the ground, an endless tide of beasts came roaring toward him.
"Miss Jie, Brother Mu!"
"It's come to this! Quickly bring out your life-saving trump cards!"
He wasn't suited for drawn-out battles his strength lay in swift, decisive strikes.
It was once said, "If heaven had not given birth to Wang Teng, the six paths of eternity would be shrouded in endless night!"
After shouting, Wang Teng drew a fiery red scroll from his spatial ring.
It contained the full-powered strike of a Half-Saint. The scroll soared into the sky and unfurled with a burst of blazing light.
Accompanied by a huge roar, thousands of demonic creatures were crushed on the spot!
A large vacuum appeared!
Seeing this, Jie Mengxin, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Moon Holy Land, and Mu Fan, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Green Holy Land, both took out their own life-saving trump cards.
They also understood that if they continued to be worn down like this, they would eventually be exhausted to death. Their own holy land disciples had already begun to suffer casualties, and they couldn't wait any longer!
Jie Mengxin took off a jade pendant from her neck.
Mu Fan's was the same as Wang Teng's, also a scroll.
Like Wang Teng's, these were all life-saving trump cards given by the Half-Saints in their sects, all containing the full-powered strike of a Half-Saint.
As powerful spiritual energy erupted,
Thousands of demonic creatures were wiped out amidst a chorus of eerie cries.
The few that remained were quickly finished off by the combined efforts of the disciples.
Only then did everyone stop, breathing a sigh of relief—rejoicing that they had actually survived.
In the cruel massacre, at least more than half of the disciples from the various sects had died.
"Hoo, I'm exhausted! These damned demonic creatures have finally been cleared out!"
"Yeah, thankfully the people from the holy lands went all out."
Many people collapsed on the spot, physically and mentally exhausted!
Shi Hao and the others also let out a long breath.
It was the first time they had personally participated in such a tragic battle, both excited and terrified!
The ruins were littered with corpses, and blood flowed like rivers!
Everyone suggested burying the fallen disciples on the spot, and all agreed.
After all, some of the dead were from their own sects. In a secret realm where people would devour others without even spitting out the bones, they wouldn't have cared otherwise.
"Are you alright?"
Hua Qingyu took a deep breath and replied, "I'm fine, Senior Brother. The blood on me… it's all from others."
"I'm also fine, eldest senior brother."
She now understood what the senior meant when she said that her two senior brothers were not simple.
They were too strong!
One fought like a war god, every punch crushing hordes of demonic creatures.
The other was like a sword immortal descended to the mortal realm, each strike slaying demons with divine precision.
Only she, lacking the proper cultivation method, was unable to unleash the full potential of her holy body.
This was why powerful sects only grew stronger—so long as no great calamity struck them.
Their foundations ran deep: countless cultivation techniques, endless pills, vast resources, and intricate networks of support.
So what if your talent was great? Without methods, without pills, without backing, you'd still get nowhere.
Want to surpass others with just ten years of bitter effort? Keep dreaming!
(Except for those with cheats!)
"Haha, Brother Shi, that battle was truly satisfying!"
Wang Teng came over and gave Shi Hao a hearty pat on the shoulder. Two young men who shared the same ideals had realized them together today—slaying demons and upholding the righteous path!
"Satisfying indeed!"
"But I'm not going to compete with you. You threw out your trump card and wiped out so many demonic creatures."
Shi Hao still recalled what Wang Teng had said earlier—wanting to see who could kill more.
But how could they compare? That guy had taken out at least a thousand with just one move.
Still, a trump card was part of one's strength too.
"Haha, I was just joking."
Just as they were about to leave, another change occurred!
The blood-red lingering clouds in the sky were all enveloped by darkness, and the entire secret realm dimmed.
"What's going on?!"
"Don't tell me there are more demonic creatures! Damn it, they're coming again!"
After the brutal battle just now, everyone was already worn out.
"Jie jie jie…"
A chilling laugh echoed as a massive demonic creature with two curved horns appeared on the horizon.
"To think you could destroy this king's demon army… how amusing."
"This king loves eating talented little geniuses the most—jie jie jie!"
"Damn! What is that thing?!"
"Crap, that's a Demon King! We're finished!"
Everyone panicked and wanted to flee. They had no power to resist such a powerful demonic creature!
But where could they escape to in the secret realm?
According to the time, it would be at least another day before the exit of the secret realm would open again.
"Miss Jie, Brother Mu, hurry up and attack!"
After Wang Teng finished speaking, he quickly pulled out another scroll.
The aura of this demonic creature was terrifying at least a hundred times stronger than the fiercest demonic fiend they had encountered in the ruins!
Hearing Wang Teng's words, the three of them attacked simultaneously.
The fiery red scroll, the jade pendant, and a cyan scroll all flew towards the demonic creature on the horizon.
After a huge roar, the demonic creature was actually unharmed!
"Hahaha, are you tickling this king?"
"Damn! Could it be a Demon King of the Saint Realm?"
"It's over!"
Wang Teng said despairingly. Why would there be a Demon King of the Saint Realm in this damn secret realm!
The aura of this demonic creature was unstable, obviously it hadn't fully recovered, but it wasn't something they could resist!
"This king will kill you first, and then go to the Eastern Region to start a massacre!"
The Demon King began to attack. Just standing still, the people below began to scream.
"Ah! My hand! My foot!"
Some of the weaker ones began to have their entire bodies melted by the demonic energy.
"Qingyu, relax your sea of consciousness."
Just as Hua Qingyu was panicking and didn't know what to do, the senior in the ring spoke again.
She immediately relaxed her sea of consciousness, and Mu Shuixian's remnant soul entered.
Taking action like this would come at a price for her, but because she had taken the saintly medicine earlier, it was still acceptable.
Seeing that Hua Qingyu and the others were about to be killed, she couldn't stand by any longer.
"Lend me the Azure Lotus Sword."
Mu Shuixian said with an undeniable tone.
"Ah? Junior Sister, you want to...?"
Lin Bai wanted to say more, but seeing his junior sister's cold eyes, he quickly handed over the Azure Lotus Sword.
Then, amidst the shocked gazes of Shi Hao, Wang Teng, and the others, she flew towards the Demon King in the sky.