In the black Spirit Array, the three new Demon Souls gathered together with the Demon Souls that were previously recuperating. They didn't seem to have any intention of coming out. Instead, they were guarding the center and waiting for Gu Zheng and the rest to attack.
What caused Gu Zheng to frown slightly was that although the three new demon souls were at the early-stage Golden Immortal Realm, they were covered in black armor that covered their entire bodies. Only a pair of bright red eyes could be seen as they stared fixedly at Gu Zheng's group, causing others to be unable to see what they looked like.
However, they didn't look like ordinary people judging from their murderous aura. Their bodies were also protecting the Chaos Demon behind them. It seemed like they had a high status.
"Lord Demon Commander, please continue to preside over the operation of the teleportation node. The Heavenly King is waiting below. Once the passageway is opened enough to attack, he will come up immediately," one of the Demon Souls said without hesitation.
"Great, the other party is dead for sure. You guys have to guard here now. There's no need to fight with them. When the Heavenly King comes, all of them won't be able to escape death." The Chaos Demon was overjoyed and immediately instructed them.
At the same time, the Imperial Jade Seal in his body flew up slowly towards the sky and finally stopped above the black passageway in the middle. A large amount of yellow light fell like a waterfall and poured into the black passageway. The black passageway expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
While Gu Zheng and the rest were still discussing, two auras rose from the passageway. The two black-colored Demon Generals appeared in the sky again. After sizing up the situation, they stopped beside the Chaos Demon and continued to guard him.
"Gu Zheng, what should we do now? The other party is getting stronger and stronger. It seems impossible for us to defeat them," Xie Wei said to Gu Zheng when he saw that the other party was getting stronger.
"We can't let them be so relaxed. Everyone, go up. I'll slow them down. We can't retreat just like that." How could Gu Zheng not understand the meaning behind Xie Wei's words? Since Xie Wei wanted to give up, Gu Zheng said this to him.
It was no wonder that he had such thoughts. Previously, when he saw how strong they were, he wanted to step on them to take revenge for the injuries he suffered.
Now that the other party was getting stronger and stronger, he did not want to lose his life here.
"Even if I have to risk my life, I'll still teach him a lesson." Xie Wei's face turned red as he spoke righteously.
When Gu Zheng saw that the Demon Soul had stopped appearing, he casually put away the Spirit Guards and transmitted his voice to everyone.
"You guys follow me and attack the enemy's formation. You don't have to rush up. You just have to attract their attention temporarily."
Xie Wei and the others didn't know why he gave such instructions, but seeing how confident he was, they felt at ease. No matter what, at least it wasn't the worst situation yet.
They nodded and gripped their weapons tightly in their hands. Powerful auras surged from their bodies as if they were going to cut off all means of retreat, causing the Goblin Souls to be on their guard.
The Chaos Demon seemed to trust the Demon General below. He floated on the other side of the jade seal and focused on stealing the energy from the jade seal to continue expanding the black tunnel below.
At this time, the black tunnel, which was originally only ten feet wide, had almost doubled in size. One could faintly hear the loud howls of ghosts coming from below, which seeped into one's mind.
"Go!"
Gu Zheng also took out the Cloud Desolate Sword. However, after waiting for a while, he immediately shouted and led the charge towards the enemy.
Xie Wei and the others also spread out and followed closely behind Gu Zheng. In the blink of an eye, they were not far from the Demon General. However, the Demon General did not make any other moves. It was as if he was scared silly.
"Shield."
Before Gu Zheng and the others could attack, the Chaos Demon's voice rose in the air. Then, with the Demon General as the center, black shields rapidly rose from the ground. They quickly formed a circle around the Demon General, forming a defense without any blind spots.
"I didn't expect you to have learned the formation inside after all these years. You even learned this." Gu Zheng suddenly stopped in the air and looked at the ground and the sky. He said with disdain.
"Of course. I've never heard of such an exquisite combination formation before. Once I bring it back and improve it again, it will definitely be of great use." The Chaos Demon did not hide his intention to secretly learn it. Unfortunately, the restrictions of such a formation were too great.
At this time, the black formation did not interfere with them from the outside. Instead, it concentrated all its power nearby and connected with the Demon General in front of it to form the best defense.
However, the advantage was that the defense could only be strengthened in this place. It was impossible to chase after the enemy. Moreover, by giving up the periphery, Gu Zheng and the others could even wantonly destroy the black formation outside, causing the Demon General's defense system to completely collapse and have no choice but to fight with them.
However, if they really did that, it would take a lot of time to destroy the formation. If they did that, they would fall into the Demon General's trap. The Demon General had made up his mind to stall for time. Gu Zheng was well aware of this.
"Attack!"
Gu Zheng did not talk nonsense with the Demon General. He waved his hand and a huge golden light extended from the sword and rushed to the shield in front of him.
At this time, the cultivators behind him also launched powerful attacks one after another. It was as if they wanted to completely destroy the Demon General's defense in one go.
Loud explosions rang out in front of them. Colorful lights lit up in the air continuously. When the lights fell, the black shield wall in front of them didn't seem like it was going to collapse at all, except for the fact that its color was slightly darker.
"Haha, you will need at least half a day to break this defense. Now, not to mention half a day, with the help of the Imperial Jade Seal, I will be able to come up from below in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. When the time comes, none of you will be able to escape." The Chaos Demon seemed to know the result and immediately laughed.
However, just as he was speaking proudly, a figure suddenly jumped out from the void beside the Imperial Jade Seal. The Alert Formation beside the Imperial Jade Seal was useless. The figure twisted and turned and grabbed the Imperial Jade Seal. In the next moment, the figure flew towards Gu Zheng.
Before the Chaos Demon finished laughing, he saw the figure drawing in the air. Suddenly, a ray of light shot out from the Imperial Jade Seal and cut a big hole in the shield that he was so proud of. Then, the figure flew out from the hole and went directly behind Gu Zheng.
"Demon General, the Imperial Jade Seal has been taken away by the other party." The Demon General next to him was shocked. Even though he reacted, his body was still in the shield and he could not move at all. He could only watch the other party leave like the Chaos Demon.
"Of course I know. Stop them and get the Imperial Jade Seal back." The Chaos Demon felt that he had been fooled from the beginning to the end. Especially when he saw Gu Zheng's proud smile and the brush next to him that was staring at the Imperial Jade Seal.
All day long, he was pecked by the goose. Following the departure of the imperial seal, he couldn't help but say in anger.
"Let's see how you are going to hand over your Trash King now." When Gu Zheng saw that his plan had succeeded, the few of them immediately retreated until they were at the edge of the Formation. Then, they stopped and laughed at the Chaos Demon.
Wisps of black fog spread out from the Formation again. However, at this moment, there was a loud shout in the air.
"Suppress!"
The brush flew around and wrote rapidly in the air. A very complicated word was quickly formed on the tip of the brush. With his command, it expanded rapidly and shone with a golden light. No one dared to look at it directly.
It took up almost one-third of the space. Under the command of the brush, it slowly pressed down.
The black fog that had just risen instantly disappeared under the dazzling golden light. Even the entire formation gradually lost its function when the rune fell.
"So what if you stole the Imperial Jade Seal? The Abyss Channel is already open. No matter what, it will not close again. At most, it will take a little more time." The Chaos Demon saw that the black Formation had completely lost its effect and shouted at them.
Gu Zheng's eyes narrowed. Then, he looked at the middle section carefully. The black Formation was as it said. It was still operating well. However, the speed of expansion was greatly reduced.
At this rate, it would expand to a certain extent sooner or later. Then, the people below would come up.
"Kill them. Let them know the power of the Heaven Palace." The Chaos Demon shouted at the Demon General below.
One of the Demon General below stayed beside the Chaos Demon to protect him. The others rushed towards Gu Zheng and the rest.
Although the passage could not be stopped, it could be destroyed. Everyone was well aware of this.
"This person is mine. I will deal with him."
At this moment, a black figure suddenly barged in from outside and shouted loudly, causing both sides to be stunned.
"Black shadow? So it's a loser. Why don't I see your pet? "Gu Zheng chuckled at the other party.
"Sir Demon General, I felt that the situation was not good. So, I came to help." The black shadow ignored Gu Zheng and said to the Chaos Demon.
"Alright, I can feel the friendship between you Shuras. Now is not the time to talk about fairness. Let's kill them together." Seeing that he only had one Demon General, the Chaos Demon said immediately.
At this moment, how could he let the other party fight alone? He did not have the conditions to do so.
"This is not good." Xie Wei mumbled at the back.
Previously, it was a five against five battle. Of course, they were confident that they could destroy the other party's plan. However, the other party only had one more person. They could only protect themselves. It would be difficult for them to destroy the other party's plan.
However, before Gu Zheng could say anything, two more figures barged in and landed on the empty ground.
"Haha, you guys are dead this time." The Chaos Demon's surprised voice rang out again. He did not expect that there would be three other helpers with the same cultivation base. He thought that they were fighting outside and could not come in.
At this moment, all plans and strategies were useless. Everything depended on strength.
If they did not destroy the tunnel, the Sky Kings below would come up and kill them. There was no luck. Only a face-to-face fight could determine the final victory.
However, there were some other changes that were out of his expectations.
After one of them arrived, he went straight to the other party's camp. Evidently, the other party knew him as well. Instantly, there was one less person.
"Young Master Gu, you disappeared suddenly some time ago. Miss Pan Xuan and I were worried sick. Are you alright?" Zi Yi did not care about the Chaos Demon. While the other party was still laughing, she ran towards Gu Zheng.
"I'm fine. In order to hunt down the other party, I went to a special space. Sorry for making you guys worry." Gu Zheng smiled and looked at Pan Xuan.
"Black shadow, this is the last time I'm telling you. It's not too late to back off. Otherwise, you won't have a good ending when you return." Pan Xuan threatened.
"Hmph, I think you're the most capable one. To think that you would have something to do with the other party. Who knows, you might have a part in the other party's escape from the secret ground 10,000 years ago. I'll definitely report this betrayal. You better worry about yourself." The black shadow did not care at all. Instead, he looked at Pan Xuan and realized that there was something fishy going on between them.
"Can we, can we not fight amongst ourselves? Let's talk about it when we get back. Listen to me now. We won't get involved in this matter. How about we return to the place that General Jin asked us to lead?"
At this moment, another black figure came in from outside and advised them bitterly.
Even though he seemed to be trying to mediate, his tone was obviously biased towards Pan Xuan.
"Young Master Yu, you're too obvious. What benefits did the other party promise you that you don't even care about Young Master Feng?" The black shadow shouted at Young Master Yu with a gloomy face. At this moment, he was incomparably angry, but he still suppressed it.
The Yao Generals on the other side stopped in their tracks, stalling for time. Gu Zheng's side didn't act rashly either. After all, the other side's attitude was ambiguous. However, if they did, it would cause the battle to undergo an earth-shaking change.
"We didn't promise anything. Don't you know why we're here?" Young Master Yu did not care about the Demon Souls and directly pointed out the black shadow.
"I should know. We're here to help them gain a foothold. Only then can we have a deeper cooperation." The black shadow deliberately pretended not to know.
"Enough. Don't talk nonsense with him. The other party has been guarding against us since the beginning and helping them gain a foothold in the Untainted Land is definitely a bad influence for our race. Now, I unilaterally declare that we'll completely draw a line with them. No matter what, we're still a native race in the Untainted Land. We don't have to be with such dead scum."
Pan Xuan shouted loudly, directly stopping the conversation between the two of them.
"Miss Pan, what do you mean?" Young Master Yu sucked in a breath of cold air and asked in disbelief.
"What I mean is that you don't understand? Completely cut off all ties with them. If they continue to help them, we'll kill them without mercy. "Pan Xuan said as she came to Gu Zheng's side. Her attitude could not be more obvious.
"I really feel the friendship between you Asuras," the Demon Generals said in a gloomy voice. The Demon Commander said in a gloomy voice. He was no longer as complacent as before. Anyone could hear the betrayal in his voice.
"Gu Zheng, the other party must have absorbed a lot of the imperial jade seal's power. That's why it's so disturbed. This is also our chance." At this moment, the black shadow secretly said to Gu Zheng.
"Can the imperial jade seal's power erode other people's thoughts?" Gu Zheng asked the brush without any change in his expression.
"Of course, not everyone can use the imperial jade seal. Those who aren't blessed by the heavens will have lower desires after being in contact with it for a long time. Moreover, the other party will definitely take the opportunity to devour a lot. Even the Demon Generals can't control their emotions. If it were anyone else, they would have gone crazy long ago."
The brush continued. Gu Zheng also had a trace of doubt in his heart. Why did the Demon Generals seem so abnormal? He thought that it was the other party's scheme. Now, he finally understood.
"Young Master Yu, are you helping the traitor or helping me? Or are you just staying out of this?" Pan Xuan, who had failed in her negotiations with the black shadow, finally asked Young Master Yu.
"I … I'm sorry, black shadow. At this time, we should be united and not fight to the death for outsiders." Young Master Yu finally said to the black shadow.
After saying that, he also came to Gu Zheng's side. The meaning behind his words was obvious.
At this moment, Gu Zheng's team suddenly swelled. They had two more people than the other party. Obviously, they were pressuring the other party. Although Xie Wei and the rest did not trust Pan Xuan and the rest, they trusted Gu Zheng. If he said that the other party was on their side, then it must be true. There wasn't much of a gap between them.
A blood-colored saber slowly appeared in the black silhouette's hand as he pointed it at Gu Zheng and said, "Just say that you have an affair with them. Regardless of whether I help them or not, I must avenge the enmity from last time no matter what."
"In that case, don't blame me for being merciful. All of you, go up and completely destroy the other party's tunnel. Let the people outside out. This is no longer a place where they can interfere." Gu Zheng shouted coldly and said to them.
At the same time, his body slowly floated up. Looking at the black shadow in the distance, his murderous intent spread out. Previously, he had no time to find trouble with the other party because he wanted to bring everyone back safely. Now that they insisted on going against him, then don't blame him for killing them.
However, at this moment, the Chaos Demon's body emitted golden light. His aura was almost identical to the Imperial Jade Seal. It leaked out from his body into the black tunnel. The tunnel, which was originally slowly opening up, actually opened up a little faster under this huge impact. At the same time, a terrifying aura appeared from below.
Of course, it wasn't a Heavenly King. It was still too early for him to come up. Even so, Gu Zheng's expression changed. This was because the aura of a late-stage Grand Heavenly Realm expert had already spread out.
Even if he was alone, they probably wouldn't be able to deal with him.
"The Chaos Demon's body no longer has the power of the Imperial Jade Seal. I will suppress this new guy. I can guarantee that he won't disturb us. However, please hurry up. After all, if another one comes out, then I won't be able to do anything." Before Gu Zheng could say anything, the brush above suddenly spoke.
Before everyone could react, a Demon General in red armor had already appeared in front of them. A huge pressure instantly attacked them.
However, at this moment, a long sound came from his mouth. It seemed to come from a distant place. Although they couldn't hear clearly what it was, they could feel an unquestionable power.
The red Demon General raised his head and looked at the sky. A golden light flashed past. Then, his figure disappeared along with the brush and the Imperial Jade Seal in the sky.
"Hurry up, go!"
Gu Zheng took a deep breath and ordered everyone. At the same time, he rushed towards the black shadow in the sky.
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