"One!"
Before the dog demon could even finish counting, it casually crushed the Great Yan Dynasty powerhouse's skull with a single squeeze.
"You… you cheated! Didn't you say you'd give us three breaths of time?!"
Xiao Yan stared in stunned disbelief at the rain of blood, brain matter, and bone shards falling from above, his face drained of all color.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
The dog demon lifted its paw, licked the bloodstains off its fingers, and grinned at Xiao Yan—its ferocity as a monster laid bare for all to see.
"Ugh!"
Many young prodigies could no longer hold back and retched. The hope they had placed in Ling Xiao plummeted to rock bottom in an instant. Xiao Yan, in particular, had turned completely ashen-faced.
I miscalculated!
He had assumed Young Master Ling Xiao would step in at the critical moment to save Sword Elder and himself. Weren't arrogant young masters from powerful clans always fond of playing the role of savior? But why…
"Thud!"
Sword Elder's corpse fell right in front of Xiao Yan, splattering him with blood. Xiao Yan's eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.
"Hmph, Ling Xiao—if you don't show yourself, I'll eat this Great Yan Crown Prince."
The dog demon sneered, lifting its paw to walk toward Xiao Yan. But the fainted crown prince suddenly jolted awake, jumped to his feet, shot a dazed glance at the dog demon, and turned to flee.
"Where am I? Why am I here? I need to go home for dinner, or my mother will worry."
"Trying to leave?"
The dog demon sneered, stretching out its paw to grab him.
"Stop!!"
At that moment, a figure in cyan robes suddenly darted over from the direction of the Ye family residence and landed beside Xiao Yan. Ye Qingchan's face was also pale—after all, a late Spirit Sea Realm great demon was far beyond her ability to resist. Not just her; no one in the entire Qingfeng City could stand tall in the face of such a group of great demons from the Eastern Wilderness.
Cultivators at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm or Xuanqing Realm were already the strongest in the Northern Wilderness. Even Wei Wuchen, the Supreme Elder of the Sword Sect, couldn't gain any advantage against a monster of the same realm. But… these demons had come for Young Master Ling Xiao. If Xiao Yan was really killed by them, the Ye family would surely bear the wrath of the Great Yan Dynasty.
"Miss Qingchan!!!"
Tears welled up in Xiao Yan's eyes instantly. Thank goodness! The Young Master didn't abandon me!
"Miss Qingchan, where is Young Master Ling Xiao? Call him out quickly and kill these ignorant beasts!"
A dazzling spiritual light burst forth from Xiao Yan's body once more, and his expression turned arrogant again. With Young Master Ling Xiao present, what were a few mere Eastern Wilderness monsters? The Young Master could crush them to dust with a flick of his finger! Losing a Spirit Sea Realm powerhouse in the Great Yan Dynasty to gain the Young Master's favor—this deal was worth it!
"The Young Master… isn't in Qingfeng City."
Ye Qingchan shook her head, a helpless smile playing on her pretty face.
"Wha… what?!"
Xiao Yan froze completely, cold sweat soaking his back in an instant.
"The Young Master isn't in Qingfeng City?!"
Damn it! I was too hasty!
"Who did you just call a beast?"
The dog demon bared its fangs and sneered at Xiao Yan, unleashing the aura of a Spirit Sea great demon once more.
"Miss Qingchan, I just remembered I have urgent matters to attend to. I'll take my leave first. I'll come back to pay my respects when the Young Master returns!"
Xiao Yan didn't dare hesitate for a second. A golden talisman suddenly lit up in his hand, and his figure vanished instantly. As the Crown Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty and the top prodigy in the Northern Wilderness, he naturally had some life-saving tricks up his sleeve. This Void Escape Talisman was his most powerful trump card. But…
Before Xiao Yan could rejoice for long, a figure suddenly appeared before him in the void—it was the Xuanqing female demon.
"Gulp."
Xiao Yan's eyes widened in shock. How is this possible? How can she travel through the void? Though the little female demon in front of him looked sweet and beautiful, her aura was undoubtedly the strongest here!
"Where do you think you're going?"
Bai Zhixi gave Xiao Yan a cold glance and gently clenched her small hand. The void energy surrounding him dissipated instantly.
"Ah!!"
A scream suddenly echoed from the sky. Then, everyone stared in dumbfounded amazement as the Great Yan Crown Prince, who had just fled using the talisman, plummeted from mid-air.
What was happening?
At this moment, Xiao Yan didn't care about the pain in his body at all—his eyes were filled with deep despair. It's over! Even the Void Escape Talisman is useless against this she-demon. Is today really the day I die here?
Xiao Yan suddenly thought of his 361 concubines in the harem and the fine wine and delicacies of days gone by. Tears welled up in his eyes again. Mother, I never want to cultivate immortality again! Cultivation is terrifying!
The so-called top prodigy of the Northern Wilderness had his Dao heart shattered into pieces.
"Thud!"
Xiao Yan's body crashed heavily onto the ground. As Ye Qingchan looked at the cold-faced girl in white fur in mid-air, a hint of coldness gradually welled up in the depths of her eyes.
"Little girl, do you know where Ling Xiao is?"
The dog-headed demon stuck out its tongue and licked its lips. Pretty young girls like this always tasted the most delicious.
"I don't know."
Ye Qingchan shook her head, forcing herself to stay calm. Though she didn't know why these demons had come, the more time she could buy, the higher the chance the Young Master would return. By now, her palm was soaked with sweat from clutching the golden talisman, yet she stubbornly refused to ignite it.
"You don't know? Are you toying with this King?"
The dog demon's expression turned cold. The ferocity and cruelty in its eyes made Ye Qingchan shiver inwardly, her body instinctively wanting to step back. After all, though she was the young lady of the Xuanjian Sect, she had never faced such brutal demons before. But since she had followed the Young Master, her actions represented his dignity. She really didn't want to see disappointment in Ling Xiao's eyes.
"Hmph, if that's the case, then you can die too."
The dog demon seemed to have run out of patience—especially in front of its young lady, a dignified Eastern Wilderness great demon like itself had been toyed with repeatedly by such a lowly human. Damn it! Absolutely unforgivable!
The sky suddenly darkened. The aura of an enraged Spirit Sea great demon alone was enough to inspire terror. Faced with the overwhelming demonic energy, Ye Qingchan finally bit her lip and gently ignited the talisman in her hand.
At that very moment, above her, the dog demon swung its paw. A black spiritual seal instantly took shape and slammed down toward Ye Qingchan.
"Boom!!"
The space began to shatter layer by layer, emitting heart-wrenching "crack" sounds. Within a hundred li above Qingfeng City, terrifying black cracks filled the air. Everyone stared in dumbfounded awe at the terrifying spiritual seal, which looked like a divine punishment—unconsciously, pools of urine formed beneath their feet.
"It's over… if this palm strike lands, I'm afraid the entire Qingfeng City will collapse!"
But just as the seal loomed over her, an icy, terrifying aura suddenly began to surge from Ye Qingchan's body.