"Alright, let's head back."
Ye Yunfei said.
A moment later, a flying ship soared into the sky, heading back towards the Central Continent.
At this moment.
Central Continent.
Cangxuan Empire, Imperial Capital.
People came and went, extremely lively.
Suddenly, a crimson cloud of demonic energy rolled in from the horizon and stopped above the imperial capital. A bestial roar emerged from within the cloud.
"Haha...
Another feast to satiate our hunger!"
Following that, a tall Ancient Demon Race member stepped out from the Demonic Cloud, emitting a piercing, strange laughter.
This Ancient Demon pointed with his hand.
Boom...
An utterly terrifying pressure of demonic power descended from the sky, crushing down upon every person in the imperial city.
Whoosh...
Then, every person's blood vessels burst open. All the blood gushed out, flowing upward against gravity towards the sky, converging at the end into the mouth of that Ancient Demon.
"Master Guluo, don't feast alone, leave some for us!"
High in the air, two more Ancient Demons appeared. They opened their mouths wide and began to suck in the blood.
Three Ancient Demons, high above, gaped and ceaselessly drank in the blood.
Ahhh...
Within the imperial city, screams resounded.
During this process, some human martial artists within the capital charged skyward to attack the three Ancient Demons.
But before they could get close, they were directly blasted apart by the horrifying demonic power pressure released from the three Ancient Demons.
After a short while, there wasn't a single living person left in the imperial city!
The ground was piled high with desiccated corpses drained of blood!
"Refreshing!"
High in the sky, Guluo extended a blood-red tongue, licking his gory lips, revealing a satisfied, cruel smile.
Directly absorbing the blood of living beings and refining it into demonic power was an advanced secret art among the Ancient Demon Race.
This art could only be cultivated by Ancient Demons who had reached strength equivalent to Minor Mystic Pill Realm or above.
This time, three Ancient Demons with Minor Mystic Pill Realm strength had entered Tianxuan Continent.
Along the way, these three Ancient Demons had lost count of how many human cities they had plundered and lives they had devoured.
"Heh, those three—Guluo and his companions—have already slaughtered over twenty cities. Their harvest from this trip to Tianxuan Continent is quite good!"
In the distant sky, two humans stood upon a cloud, smirking coldly at this scene.
Among the Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts who entered Tianxuan Continent this time, three were from the Ancient Demon Race, and two were humans.
"Let's also gather some cultivation resources.
Can't let those three monopolize all the benefits."
A bald, burly man said with a cruel laugh.
"This is the imperial capital of an empire. Let's enter the palace and see if there's anything good."
A woman whose body was covered in scorpion tattoos spoke up.
This woman was exceptionally alluring, with a fiery figure, but within her pupils, vague silhouettes of scorpions loomed, inspiring fear in those who looked.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The bald man and the alluring woman rushed into the palace and ransacked it.
"Thirty thousand meters to the east, there's another city, populated by many humans. Let's go see."
After every human in Cangxuan Empire's imperial capital had been wiped out, Guluo gazed eastward and spoke.
Then.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three Ancient Demons transformed into three streaks of demonic light, shooting eastward.
"Let's go have a look too!"
The bald man and the alluring woman also followed.
A piece of yellow cloth floated high in the sky, releasing waves of yellow Law radiance that enveloped these five Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts below.
A short while later.
The three Ancient Demons arrived above a human city.
One of the Ancient Demons pressed his palm downward.
Boom...
An overwhelming pressure of demonic power descended from the sky, crushing down upon every human in the city.
Immediately, the blood vessels inside every person burst.
The blood within their bodies gushed out, swirling upwards towards the sky.
The three Ancient Demons began to suck in the blood again.
At the same time.
"Report, Lord Gu Chengzhu! We've finally discovered the traces of those five foreign powerhouses!
They just left Cangxuan Empire and have entered the territory of Ziwei Empire!"
A Grotto-Heaven Realm expert hurriedly came before Gu Chengzhu and shouted.
"These five foreign experts have already slaughtered over twenty cities! Not a single survivor in any of those cities!
It's too tragic!"
The Grotto-Heaven Realm expert added.
"Relay my orders! Head for Ziwei Empire immediately!"
Gu Chengzhu roared.
Boom...
Immediately, a massive army under Gu Chengzhu's command set off with great momentum towards the direction of Ziwei Empire.
A few hours later.
Finally, the army entered the territory of Ziwei Empire.
At this time.
Above a certain city within Ziwei Empire, three Ancient Demons were absorbing the blood of the humans within.
"Hmm?
There's a human army heading towards us!
I heard Ye Yunfei has become the leader of Tianxuan Continent. Could it be that he is leading them here?"
Suddenly, Guluo lifted his head, looked into the distance, and spoke.
The other four Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts also looked up.
"We'll just wait here.
Ideally, Ye Yunfei himself will be delivered to our doorstep, saving us the trouble of searching for him."
Guluo sneered.
Moments later.
Boom...
An army arrived with earth-shaking momentum.
At the forefront was precisely Gu Chengzhu.
Xie Changkong, Cui Tianguo, and a group of other Grotto-Heaven Realm experts flanked them on both sides.
By this time, there was not a single living soul in the city below.
The five foreign experts gazed at this Tianxuan Continent army with disdainful eyes.
The two sides faced each other from a distance!
"Lord Gu Chengzhu, it's them!"
An old man with white hair and beard pointed towards the distance at those five foreign experts and shouted.
"Damn them!
To have killed so many people!"
"Slay these five foreign beings! Avenge the dead!"
All the members of the Tianxuan army looked at the mountain-like piles of corpses in the city below. Their eyes nearly burst from their sockets, their fury soaring to the heavens, as they roared.
"They seem... very strong!"
Cui Tianguo stood beside Gu Chengzhu, his gaze grave, as he spoke to him.
Although those five foreign experts had not yet released any energy pressure—simply standing there casually—they gave the impression that the entire world seemed to revolve around them!
"Indeed.
These five foreign experts are extremely formidable.
Everyone, be careful!"
Gu Chengzhu said solemnly.
"However, we have the advantage in numbers.
When the fight begins later, everyone must charge forward together and surround them. Do not engage them in single combat!"
Gu Chengzhu added.
Cui Tianguo, Xie Changkong, and a large group of Tianxuan Continent's Grotto-Heaven Realm experts flanked Gu Chengzhu on both sides, standing ready in strict formation, prepared to start fighting at any moment.
"Heh, the beings of this continent truly are overestimating themselves.
They dare form an army to block us.
A group of ants, no matter their numbers, remain ants."
A tall Ancient Demon looked at the Tianxuan Continent army with a contemptuous expression.
"Too weak. Pitifully weak.
A single breath from me could kill a large swath of them."
The bald man sneered cruelly.
"Who is Ye Yunfei? Step forward immediately!"
Guluo took a step forward and said coldly.
"You evil foreign beings aren't qualified to see Commander Ye!
You trespass into our Tianxuan Continent, slaughter the innocent. Now perish swiftly!"
From within the Tianxuan army, a tall, ruddy-complexioned old man stepped forward, pointed at the five foreign experts, and cursed angrily.
This old man possessed Seventh Level Grotto-Heaven Realm strength.
"A mere ant dares to shout curses in front of me."
Guluo sneered.
As soon as the words left his mouth.
He waved his hand.
A terrifying suction force instantly locked onto the old man's body and whooshed, pulling him before Guluo.
Bang!
Guluo slapped the old man's skull to pieces, then opened his mouth and sucked. Whoosh! The old man's blood was instantly drained.
"Too powerful!"
In this moment, every member of the Tianxuan Continent army felt chilled to the bone with fear.
"Everyone, let's attack together and fight them to the death!"
Gu Chengzhu roared.
"Fight to the death?
What makes you ants think you have the right to fight us?"
The bald man roared with maniacal laughter.
Amidst the wild laughter, he took a step forward.
Boom...
A torrent of energy pressure, like a towering tsunami, surged and crushed forward.
In an instant, the majority of Tianxuan Continent martial artists were blasted away, vomiting blood as they fell into the distance.
Even those Grotto-Heaven Realm experts trembled uncontrollably, feeling a constriction in their chests, their Qi and blood churning wildly, and their Soul Bodies sustaining damage!
"He... he's a legendary Minor Mystic Pill Realm expert!"
Gu Chengzhu couldn't help but exclaim in shock, staring intently at the bald man.
What?!
A legendary Minor Mystic Pill Realm expert!
Immediately, many older, well-informed Grotto-Heaven Realm experts were stunned. They were utterly despairing.