The demon possessed skin of a dark cyan hue, its eyes clouded, yet radiating an extreme and terrifying might. It held a double-bladed saber in its hands, its gaze coldly fixed on Ya in the distance.
Both the forces of the prime plane and the demon race were utterly astonished.
Who could have imagined that Old Ma, this time, would invite a Demon Emperor to capture Ya, hiding within the army, solely to act at a critical moment.
With the appearance of a Demon Emperor, victory and defeat were already decided!
"Protect the Commander!"
The guards around Ya cried out in terror, rushing forward to shield him.
The surrounding armies of the prime plane also surged towards Ya with frantic desperation, intending to use their flesh and blood to resist the terrifying Demon Emperor and protect their commander.
This caused the prime plane forces around Wan Lei and the others to vanish instantly, leaving their small team as isolated soldiers in this region.
Demon Emperor Luo Fei flew rapidly towards Ya, extending a massive hand to seize him.
"Hahaha, Ya, you never expected this, did you? This time, to catch you, I even invited a Demon Emperor!"
However, before Old Ma could savor his triumph, a figure of sky-blue brilliance suddenly emerged from the command ship and swung a sword towards Luo Fei.
"It's Wind Saint!"
"Wind Saint is here!"
"My heavens, we brought a Saint too?!"
Wan Lei and the others gathered, dumbfounded. The day had been fraught with too many twists and turns; what was meant to be a pursuit had escalated to the point where both Demon Emperors and Saints were involved.
Yet, what lay ahead was even more unexpected.
Demon Emperor Luo Fei, repelled by Ruo Shui Qiu's sword strike, did not retaliate. Instead, he changed course, abandoning the virtually captured Ya, and flew rapidly towards Wan Lei and their group.
The terrifying pressure of the Demon Emperor intensified, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.
Wan Lei and the others turned pale, utterly perplexed.
"Didn't the Demon Emperor come to capture Ya? Why is he suddenly attacking us?"
"What is going on?"
"Quick... run!"
Xia Yu Bing screamed in fright and turned to flee into the distance.
Before everyone could react, the Demon Emperor had already arrived.
The Demon Emperor extended its hand, forming a terrifying maw of boundless demonic energy, reaching out to grasp them.
Despair washed over everyone. Suddenly, an unending gale blew, directly disintegrating the demonic energy maw. The black demonic energy dissipated in the wind, and the figure of the ice-mountain beauty appeared before them.
Without a moment's pause, Ruo Shui Qiu swung her long sword, directly confronting Demon Emperor Luo Fei. Their fierce battle sent shockwaves that annihilated the surrounding demons.
In an instant, around Wan Lei and the others, both the armies of the prime plane and the demons were gone.
"Phew, thank goodness Qiu Qiu Sister came, otherwise we would have been finished."
Xia Yu Bing retracted her helmet, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
Watching the Saint and the Demon Emperor fighting further away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Bao Bao also patted his small, bulging chest, his voice laced with lingering fear, "That was too scary. Luckily, there's only one Demon Emperor. If another one appeared, we'd surely be dead."
Suddenly, an aura dozens of times more terrifying than before appeared behind them.
Everyone's cold sweat instantly soaked through their clothes.
Behind them...
There was another Demon Emperor!!!
In that instant, a sense of powerlessness and despair washed over everyone.
One Demon Emperor could still be held off by Ruo Shui Qiu, and they could still hope for survival, but what about two Demon Emperors?
It wasn't just their own survival at stake; even Ruo Shui Qiu would likely fall to the combined might of two Demon Emperors, and possibly even the twenty to thirty million troops of Base 18, who had been mobilized entirely, would be annihilated. This entire battle would end in utter defeat.
Yes, while this was their first time seeing a Demon Emperor, it didn't mean they couldn't discern the difference in strength.
Ruo Shui Qiu was a One-Yang Saint, and the pressure she emitted was comparable to that of Demon Emperor Luo Fei. Moreover, their current battle was evenly matched, implying that Demon Emperor Luo Fei was roughly equivalent to a One-Yang Saint in strength.
However, the terrifying aura that appeared behind them, the pressure was at least dozens of times that of Demon Emperor Luo Fei, possibly reaching the level of a Three-Yang Saint.
A Three-Yang Demon Emperor was enough to crush everyone present.
Below the Demon Emperors, all were but ants.
They turned their heads with great difficulty. Behind them stood a three-zhang tall demon with a gentle expression, even sporting a pleasant smile.
Seeing them look, the Demon Emperor's smile grew even gentler, as if to tell them not to be afraid, that death was just a minor pain.
The Demon Emperor extended its hand and reached for them.
At this moment, as Wan Lei despaired, a new thought suddenly arose.
Why did both Demon Emperors reach out to grab them, instead of simply striking them dead?
Were they aiming to capture them alive?
But why?
There was no time for further thought; the terrifying Demon Emperor's hand was already upon them.
Suddenly, a torrent of lightning appeared before Wan Lei. The lightning coalesced, and a familiar figure in green, standing with their back to them, casually extended a hand, blocking the terrifying Demon Emperor.
"Jing Xian, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Wan Qing Yi laughed heartily, then unleashed a punch. Countless bolts of lightning erupted, and Demon Emperor Jing Xian was immediately blasted away.
"It's Thunder Saint!"
"My heavens, Thunder Saint is also here! How many hidden trump cards do we have?"
"Demon Emperor Jing Xian?"
Wan Lei frowned. The name was very familiar to him.
Back during the grand finals of the Wan Jiao Ranking in the Lei Feng Realm, two demon vanguard teams had invaded. When Qiong Shen introduced himself, he mentioned they were from Demon Emperor Jing Xian's command.
Later, when Qiong Ku led a large army in an invasion, they also hailed from Demon Emperor Jing Xian's legions.
After arriving in the Immortal Realm, in a casual chat with Wan Qing Yi, he had also mentioned that Demon Emperor Jing Xian was his archenemy.
Demon Emperor Jing Xian was one of the most senior Demon Emperors in the demon race, possessing extreme strength and the power of a Three-Yang Saint. His legions were known for their ferocity and served as one of the main forces of the demon expeditionary army.
Of course, his most notable achievement was not his own might, but the fact that the Jealous Demon Lord Han Feng Xue was once under his command, and he had personally nurtured Han Feng Xue.
This demonstrated how powerful Demon Emperor Jing Xian was.
"Qiu Qiu my little darling, don't be afraid. I'll come to help you after I deal with that little thief Jing Xian."
Wan Qing Yi shouted with a laugh.
Given Ruo Shui Qiu's personality, she naturally wouldn't acknowledge him.
The sequence of reversals had left everyone deeply unsettled, and for a moment, no one spoke.
Finally, they glanced at Ruo Shui Qiu, who was fiercely engaged in battle to the west, and then at the confrontation between the two supreme powerhouses in the east. It was Wan Lei who spoke first, "There shouldn't be any more Demon Emperors appearing, right? How about we go back to happily killing demons?"
"I think it's better to wait a while. Today's events are too abnormal, like a dream."
"Yes, yes, yes. We need to stay away from the demons now. Who knows when another Demon Emperor might pop out of the demon army."