"Thud—"
The headless corpse of the peerless great demon crashed onto the ground, its demonic blood splashing everywhere, instantly nourishing the grass and tree seeds hidden in the soil.
Chen Jiuyang's expression was blank, as if he were discarding trash, tossing the head of the peerless great demon aside.
Seeing their Sect Master display such divine might, ending the life of a peerless great demon with a single punch and a single saber strike, Yang Zijang's body trembled with excitement!
This was the power of a peerless mighty being! This was the combat strength that could sweep the world unopposed!
The remaining female cultivators and great demons from the five great sacred lands immediately had their expressions change drastically in horror.
"Flee!"
The female cultivators from the five great sacred lands let out a long cry, their bodies shaking as if struck by lightning, turning into streaks of light and flying towards the horizon.
No matter how powerful a Nascent Soul stage cultivator was when facing a peerless mighty being of the Demon Path's Emperor Realm, who was comparable to the Tribulation Crossing stage, they would not dare to fight.
Especially since the strongest among this group of shapeshifted demons, the peerless great demon, had been decapitated by a saber strike, leaving her with only the thought of escape.
However... how could a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator escape from Chen Jiuyang?
"Hypocrites, colluding with demons, and you still want to live? Traitors!"
A cold glint appeared in Chen Jiuyang's eyes, and he flicked a finger.
Overbearing and unparalleled immortal light erupted, directly bombarding the Nascent Soul female cultivators of the five great sacred lands.
The female cultivator couldn't even scream before she exploded into a mist of blood and perished. Although she had a Nascent Soul, how terrifying was Chen Jiuyang's power? It directly shattered her Nascent Soul along with her physical body.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment Chen Jiuyang acted against these female cultivators, the remaining dozen or so shapeshifted great demons simultaneously attacked Chen Jiuyang.
If martial arts were king among the many Dao traditions, and within that, there were different ranks, then the powerful physical bodies of demons naturally gave them an advantage over humans.
But Chen Jiuyang was no ordinary mortal. He possessed the extremely rare Qianyang Dao Body, and his combat power needed no further explanation.
"A group of great demons whose vital energy has degenerated to the point of being almost unformed, merely appearing formidable... but more than enough to deal with ordinary martial artists and cultivators."
"But facing a contemporary prodigy like me, they are truly not enough."
"Clang—"
Upon reaching the Emperor Realm, the original vital energy and vital fluid of the human body transformed into a new power, a fusion of half vital energy and half immortal light.
The legends he had seen before spoke of the power of a Martial Saint, where a single strand of hair could crush a Venerable stage mighty being.
After stepping into the Emperor Realm, one evolved towards the pinnacle of martial arts.
With a loud clang, the powerful attacks of these dozen or so shapeshifted great demons were blocked by a wisp of Chen Jiuyang's immortal light energy.
"Did you consume shapeshifting grass, or did you once ascend to the Emperor Realm and degenerate to this state due to old age?"
The humanoid great demons could not break through his defense, just as Chen Jiuyang, when he was in the Venerable Realm, could not seriously injure a peerless mighty being.
One was still struggling in the sea of suffering, while the other had reached the other shore and ascended to the celestial realm.
They could not be compared.
"It's merely... seeking death..."
Chen Jiuyang's expression was blank, and he raised his hand, clenching it forcefully from a distance.
"Crack! Crack!"
These dozen or so shapeshifted great demons were crushed to death alive by a vast, invisible palm.
In the path of martial arts, there was no such thing as a Nascent Soul.
Blood rain instantly sprayed out.
Seeing their Sect Master display such divine might, killing all the shapeshifted great demons in just a few breaths, Yang Zijang trembled with excitement: "Sect Master's divine might!"
Chen Jiuyang said lightly, "Take the spoils from their bodies as your reward for this contribution."
"Yes, Sect Master!" Yang Zijang's eyes lit up. How rich would the possessions of a Nascent Soul stage female cultivator and over a dozen shapeshifted great demons be?
He, Yang Zijang, would be swimming in wealth!
Meeting a noble person, his luck was indeed different.
For two hundred years of his cultivation, he had to meticulously calculate even a single spirit stone.
Chen Jiuyang, on the other hand, calmly pondered. If he hadn't sensed Yang Zijang's transmitted message talisman nearby, and if the Nine Dragon Robe hadn't detected it, he wouldn't have been able to discover the demons colluding with the five great sacred lands to backstab the Demon Path.
"It seems the five pseudo-Dao sects are resorting to any means necessary to win this war."
"A war would never involve deploying only a dozen or so shapeshifted great demons."
"This means the demons are not acting in a single force."
"If attacked from both sides, our Demon Sect's first and second front lines will collapse immediately..."
"Pseudo-Dao cultivators and martial artists can still leave survivors as prisoners, but these demonic beasts will not."
Chen Jiuyang instantly realized the seriousness of the matter.
The first and second front lines had twenty thousand True Demon Sect disciples deployed.
If they collapsed...
The consequences were unimaginable.
Chen Jiuyang immediately activated the Nine Dragon Robe on his body. The seven swimming dragon shadows instantly emitted light, and the Sect Master's waist token at Chen Jiuyang's waist also suddenly lit up:
"Transmit my order! Notify the Sacred Dao first and second combat zones to immediately contract and shift from offense to defense."
Within the Dragon Country, Chen Jiuyang could use the robe and the Sect Master's token to directly connect to the True Demon Sect's Sect Master Hall, where people were always on standby.
"Shift from offense to defense? Sect Master, what has happened?" The voice of 'Bie Huan', captain of the guard team, sounded from the token.
Chen Jiuyang said, "The five great sacred lands have colluded with the demons of the Immortal Seclusion Forbidden Land, intending to attack our Sacred Dao front lines from both sides to defeat us."
"Furthermore, in my name, lure them to the first and second front zones. Act quickly."
"Yes, Sect Master, your holy decree will be followed!" 'Bie Huan' replied.
Chen Jiuyang tapped his fingers. With his individual combat power, even if he reached the first front zone, he could at most protect one combat zone. The True Demon Sect currently, besides him, a super combat power who had reached the Emperor Realm, had at most early Venerable stage and Void Returning stage cultivators in charge.
After all, further up, they would enter the heavy sea forbidden land. These were people who had previously slumbered in secret realms. The time was still short, and they did not have the luck and extraordinary talent that Chen Jiuyang possessed to rapidly advance their cultivation.
And the five great sacred lands colluding with demons, shapeshifted great demons, how could these ordinary cultivators resist them?
After much thought, only the monsters of the Unsurpassed lineage, with their sufficient numbers and strong combat power, could stabilize the front lines against the demonic invasion.
However, he was afraid that 'Bie Huan' might not be able to persuade the Unsurpassed lineage. He had almost overlooked this...
"Wait a moment... first notify the first and second lines to shift from offense to defense."
"Invite fellow immortal 'Yi Quan' to the Sect Master Hall."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Soon, 'Bie Huan' summoned the ancestor of the Unsurpassed lineage, 'Yi Quan', to the Sect Master Hall.
Even an ancestor who could crush heavenly tribulations with a single grasp had to be bound by the karma of the Demon Path.
'Yi Quan's' youthful voice sounded, "Master Zhuang 'Qianyang', is there something?"
Chen Jiuyang pondered and said, "Fellow immortal 'Yi Quan', this Zhuang Master has encountered trouble and needs the assistance of the guests in the manor. What do you think, fellow immortal 'Yi Quan'?"
'Yi Quan' calmly replied, "This is not difficult. We usually reside in the manor to temper our Great Dao and find our original intention for cultivation. The Zhuang Master lent us the manor, and now the Zhuang Master is in trouble, how can we guests stand by and do nothing?"
"Please send me the coordinates, Zhuang Master. I will notify all the guests in the manor to proceed."