The Demon Lord was utterly confident—without his permission, no one could extract anyone from the Ten Thousand Tribulations Demon City. Those who had already been fully refined into his avatars were completely lost. Even someone far stronger than him would find it impossible to rescue them. Forcefully dragging them out would only lead to one outcome: total destruction—from soul to body, they were now part of him.
No one could change that.
As for those who had just been sent in and had not yet been thoroughly refined, they might still be saved. Their lost consciousness might even be fully restored. After all, he hadn't yet fused his divine soul and spiritual will into those bodies—not yet replaced them completely.
But their true spirits were already reincarnated—there was no saving those.
So only those who hadn't been fully refined yet could still be rescued. Otherwise, there was no hope.
On this, the Demon Lord was utterly certain. No one could remove the prized great medicines he had caught and refined into his Demon City. This concession was no concession at all. From his perspective, he'd agreed to something impossible anyway.
Because once someone was inside the city, their soul was bound, just waiting to be absorbed.
"Emperor, please rescue my elder brother."
Guan Yu now stepped forward with a respectful plea toward Yi Tianxing.
Right now, nothing mattered more than rescuing Liu Bei. The rest could wait. But after hearing the Demon Lord claim that no one could escape the Demon City, Guan Yu's anxiety surged. He understood the Demon City's strangeness and knew he couldn't save Liu Bei alone. His only hope was Yi Tianxing.
"Heh… Emperor Yi, my Demon City is right here. Let's see if you really have the ability to extract someone. If you fail, don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
The Demon Sovereign smiled gently, his scholar's expression calm and serene.He was waiting—waiting to see Yi Tianxing's methods fail spectacularly.
"Husband, are you confident?"Yao Yue looked at the Demon City and asked. "Shall I make the first move, test it out?"
She was offering to probe the Demon City first, even if it didn't succeed, they could at least gather some intelligence.
"No need."
Yi Tianxing smiled faintly, completely calm.
Ding!
He reached down and tapped the gemstone on his waist. A divine light flickered, and a decree was released:
"By royal command: let the Eternal Prodigies return!"
The moment the words fell, a supreme will burst forth, sweeping across the heavens and enveloping the Demon City.
Yet when this Golden Decrees touched the Demon City, it vanished like a stone sinking into water. No reaction. No change.
The Demon City was visible—but intangible.
As if it didn't belong to this world at all.
"Hmph. Even the golden words of a royal decree are useless against my Demon City."
The Demon Lord smirked. His Demon City wasn't in this dimension—how could it be influenced by mere words? It was laughable.
Still, this powerless attempt soothed the sting of his previous humiliation. After suffering so much under the Green Emperor's misfortune, this was his moment to regain dignity.
"Not in this realm?" Yi Tianxing said calmly. "Then let's build a bridge."
He waved his hand, and a black-and-white divine bridge appeared in the air.
It radiated profound Yin-Yang Dao Rhythms, exuding power to link worlds and transcend dimensions.
Innate Spiritual Treasure – Yin-Yang Bridge! ✨
The Yin-Yang Bridge had the power to pierce through realms, linking Yin and Yang, connecting all domains if a coordinate was known. Even before it had evolved, it could do this—now that it had become an Innate Treasure, its power was beyond imagination.
Whoosh!
The bridge pierced into the void—one end disappearing. But within the Demon City, it suddenly appeared, suspended in the air above.
"He actually locked onto my Demon City across endless void…"
The Demon Lord's face darkened.
His city wasn't even located in the God-Demon Battlefield—yet Yi Tianxing still found it through the Yin-Yang Bridge.
He understood immediately—it was because he had projected the Demon City, and he himself stood here. He had become a medium, a conduit connecting the city to this world.
Otherwise, it could not have been found.
"The Demon City is like a lake. The people within are like fish. Within its waters, they thrive—but they are eternally trapped. They cannot escape on their own."
"So… I'll go fishing."
Yi Tianxing's voice was calm as his hand flashed—and a pitch-black fishing rod appeared. The line was so clear, it looked invisible.
It was none other than the Death God Fishing Rod. 🎣
Swish!
He cast the rod. The line extended endlessly through the Yin-Yang Bridge, appearing directly above the Demon City.
There, a hook appeared out of thin air.
No one else could see it clearly—but it moved directly toward Liu Bei, who was still hawking grass sandals.
The hook pierced Liu Bei's body without resistance.
Then, a massive force surged through the line—pulling Liu Bei from the city like a fish from water.
But the resistance was immense.
Yi Tianxing could feel it: an enormous force came from the Demon City, wrapping Liu Bei like mud, countless invisible hands dragging him back.
From the outside, it looked like Liu Bei was suspended in mid-air, grimacing in pain, as if being torn apart by two forces.
Had he been any weaker, he would have been ripped into shreds on the spot—even his soul destroyed.
"At this rate, Liu Bei will be ripped to pieces… even his soul could shatter."
Yi Tianxing's eyes flashed.
This was a clash with the power of the Demon City itself—colossal, unmeasurable.
But the solution came to him instantly:
Sever Liu Bei's connection to the city.
That link was the source of the pressure. Break it—and the force would vanish.
"Hmph. That's not enough to stop me."
"Heavenly Will Blade—Sever!"
Yi Tianxing summoned a gleaming war blade, and in the next moment it streaked down the Yin-Yang Bridge and appeared beside Liu Bei in the Demon City.
It slashed—not at Liu Bei, but at the space around him.
SHING!!
The terrifying force binding Liu Bei was instantly cut off.
The pressure on the Death God Fishing Rod vanished.
And then, just like a fish yanked from the deep, Liu Bei was dragged out of the Demon City.
A flash of light—and he appeared on the walls of White Crow City.
"Big Brother!!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed over, checking his condition.
Liu Bei was unconscious, his aura flickering wildly—as if trapped in a strange state.
"He really succeeded."
"That's the Emperor's Death God Fishing Rod... Who would've thought it had this kind of divine power? Unbelievable!"
The cultivators of White Crow City stared in awe, their respect for Yi Tianxing reaching fanatical heights.
"How… how is this possible?!"
"He really pulled someone out of the Demon Lord's city… That's like snatching a tiger's cub. No one's ever done it."
"If this gets out, even the Eternal Night World will be shaken. As expected of a sovereign walking the path of the Emperor—his trump cards are terrifying."
Even the Eternal Night prodigies were more shocked than their Eternal World counterparts.
Because they knew who the Demon Lord was. They knew what his Demon City meant.
To extract someone from it—was nearly unthinkable.
Yet Yi Tianxing had done it.
The Demon Lord's face had gone utterly dark. Cold. Even he hadn't imagined Yi Tianxing could really pull Liu Bei out.
He knew exactly how impossible that was.
But it had happened.
And worse—he had agreed to it. And it had been witnessed by prodigies from both Eternal and Eternal Night sides.
Even if he was insane, even he had some dignity left. He couldn't go back on his word.
"Don't move him yet. His soul seems intact. He probably took some spiritual shock while inside the Demon City. Now that he's out, just let him rest. He'll recover quickly."
Yi Tianxing gave a calm assessment.
And then—he didn't stop.
The Death God Fishing Rod flicked out again.
Each time it hooked another Eternal prodigy, he followed up with the Heavenly Will Blade, cutting the connection, and pulled them out one by one.
And with each successful rescue…
The Demon Sovereign's face darkened further and further.
His lips twitched.
The pain in his heart was impossible to describe.