Chapter 1733 Hunter Becomes Prey
A powerful demon general attempts to destroy a Xuanhuang squad with his mighty supernatural powers, only to find that his demonic arts are constantly weakened by suddenly rising array barriers, interrupted by precise talismans, and interfered with by bizarre magical artifacts at crucial moments...
When he finally broke through all the obstacles and arrived in front of the team, what awaited him were three powerful, fully-equipped beasts at their peak, as well as seven one-time-use, top-tier magical weapons unleashed by the team members.
"You... have no martial ethics!"
The Demon General let out his final roar amidst a dazzling yet deadly explosion.
"Martial virtue?" The captain of the Xuanhuang Realm team smiled contemptuously. "War is only about life and death."
Above the battlefield, the two half-step True Immortal puppets hung like swords overhead.
They don't participate in ordinary battles; they only act at crucial moments.
A puppet locked onto a demon general who was unleashing his full power as a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The demon general cultivated the "Soul-Devouring Demon Art," devouring the soul of each person he killed, and his aura grew stronger with each battle.
The puppet moved.
It didn't use any supernatural powers; it simply transformed into a dark golden streak of light and instantly appeared in front of the Demon Commander, unleashing a punch.
Simple, direct, and brutal.
The Demon General's protective demonic light, his natal demonic treasure, and his hastily assembled demonic powers shattered layer by layer before this punch.
"No—" The Demon General's scream came to an abrupt halt.
The fist pierced through his demonic body, the force penetrating his entire being, turning dozens of demonic cultivators behind him into a bloody mist.
The puppet clenched its fist, its cold gaze sweeping over the next battlefield node that needed pruning.
At the very start of the battle, the casualties of Shimoyuan had already exceeded 30%.
The Nine Regions Allied Forces suffered negligible casualties.
The equipment of the cultivators from the Nine Realms has undergone a comprehensive upgrade, making extensive use of the various arts and crafts of the Three Pure Immortal Realms.
A seemingly ordinary standard battle armor may be engraved with triple composite defensive array patterns, automatically absorb the power of stars to replenish spiritual energy, and even have immortal refined gold powder incorporated into vital parts.
The flying swords in their hands were adorned with various Daoist patterns, making them highly effective against demonic cultivators.
Many of the pills they consumed were improved versions of pill formulas from the Three Pure Immortal Realms. A single sixth-order Star Essence Regeneration Pill could restore 70% of the combat power of a severely injured Nascent Soul cultivator within three breaths.
When powerful figures gather in a certain area of the demon army, a targeted attack will immediately follow.
It could be a starfall strike from the Heavenly Star Sword Formation, a purifying torrent from the Dragon Spine Heavenly River Battle Division, or a decapitation strike from a half-step True Immortal puppet.
When the demon army attempts to break through in different directions, the suppression of the Purple Star Imperial Dragon Qi and the blockade by the ancient remnants will make it difficult for them to move an inch.
When the demon army concentrates its forces to fight to the death, the harassment from Xuanhuang Baiyi and the relentless attacks from various departments of the Nine Realms will gradually wear down their morale.
"In the left wing area, demonic energy is unusually concentrated, suggesting that a hidden teleportation array may be under construction."
"Give it to the Big Dipper Sword Sect and let them use Seven Stars Piercing the Sun to pierce it."
The moment the order was given, all seven sword masters of the Beidou Battle Division drew their swords simultaneously.
Seven sword lights converged in the air, transforming into a blazing white sword beam that pierced through the Milky Way, precisely striking the void node on the left wing.
"Boom!"
The void shattered, and a demonic teleportation array that was not yet fully formed was completely destroyed. The three demon generals who were in charge of the array were reduced to ashes in the sword light.
"On the right flank, the ancient remnants have advanced too far and are now surrounded by three divisions of the demon army."
"Let the Xuanming Chains of the Reverse Origin Heavenly River provide support, and let the Nine Dragons of the Ziwei Divine Court provide flanking support."
Orders were relayed like flowing water, and the battlefield situation changed accordingly.
"Haha! Great teamwork!"
The rock roared, swinging its stone axe in a wide arc, leading the old human cultivators in a vengeful rampage among the demonic cultivators.
"Why...why is this happening..."
A fused demon general who had narrowly escaped from the edge of the purified white lotus slumped onto a broken meteorite, staring blankly at the hellish scene before him.
His demonic armor shattered, his demonic energy depleted, and his left arm was severed by the Starry Sky Sword Intent. The remaining sword intent at the wound continued to erode his demonic body.
In their field of vision, the once ferocious demon army was now like a hunted beast, being divided, surrounded, and annihilated piece by piece by the Nine Domains Allied Forces under their precise tactical coordination.
The desperate screams of those demonic cultivators before their deaths formed a cruel contrast with the silent and efficient slaughter of the cultivators from the Nine Realms.
The demon general recalled his bold words before the expedition, and the endless blood offerings and opportunities for the Great Dao promised by the Demon Corpse Venerable.
Now, all those promises have become a joke.
They are not hunters.
They are the prey.
"Pfft."
A long halberd crackling with lightning pierced through his back and emerged from his chest.
The demon general looked down at the spearhead protruding from his chest, opened his mouth, but could not utter a sound.
The Ziwei cultivator, expressionless, drew his spear, and the demon general's body slumped to the ground, the last glimmer of light in his eyes extinguished.
The cultivator didn't even glance at the corpses on the ground before turning and joining the next battle.
Despair, like the most deadly poison, began to spread in the hearts of the remaining cultivators of the Primordial Demon Abyss.
They finally realized that they were not facing a broken alliance that could be bullied at will.
It is a war machine armed to the teeth.
When You Wuyai crushed the Demon Corpse Venerable with the power of a late-stage True Immortal, and the Heavenly Eclipse Ancestor restrained the Time-Traces Demon Lord with the power of the Great Dao of Calamity, and millions of elite troops from the Nine Realms crushed the demon army like a torrent of steel.
The nature of this invasion has been completely reversed.
The hunter has become the hunted.
"Take it! That Demon General's magic core is mine!"
"Don't argue with me, I'm taking that demon general's complete spine!"
"Watch out! That demonic cultivator has self-destruction runes within his body!"
On the battlefield, the voices of the cultivators from the Nine Realms were filled with an almost fanatical excitement.
This is no longer a life-or-death struggle, but a feast of spoils.
The demonic path cultivated by the cultivators of the Primordial Demon Abyss is indeed similar to the True Demon Body obtained by Zhang Xuan from the fragments of the Hidden Demon Emperor's scroll.
Their magic crystals, magic cores, magic blood, and magic bodies are all supreme treasures for cultivators who practice the demonic path and temper their physical bodies.
A group of cultivators from the nine divine realms of demonic sects are hunting down a heavily wounded Mahayana demon general.
"Form a demon-binding net!"
The elder at the head of the group unleashed a large, gleaming golden net, covered with Sanskrit inscriptions and demon-suppressing talismans.
This is a seventh-tier talisman improved after the war by combining the talisman techniques of the Three Pure Immortal Realms.
Under the golden net, the Demon General roared and struggled, his demonic energy clashing violently with the golden light.
"Quick! Seize his demonic heart now!"
The three cultivators at the Integration Realm attacked simultaneously, their flying swords, magic seals, and chains precisely piercing through the demonic light protecting the Demon General's body and completely ripping out his demonic heart.
The fist-sized demonic heart throbbed, radiating boundless life essence and demonic laws.
"Hahaha, with such a demonic heart, my Blood Demon True Body can advance another step!"
The old man carefully sealed the demonic heart into the jade box, his eyes filled with ecstatic joy.
Elsewhere, several young cultivators were dissecting the remains of a fully-fledged demon general.
"The demon horn is intact and can be used to forge the Demon-Slaying Cone!"
"These bone wings have naturally formed patterns; with a little refinement, they could become a top-tier flying magic weapon!"
"Collect the demon blood carefully, not a single drop can be wasted, it can be used for alchemy and talisman drawing!"
Their technique was skillful, clearly not the first time they had done something like this.
