But this glory only lasted until the Emperor Realm …
When the Shattered Star Sea opened, the best of the younger generation of the Star Boundary broke through to the Emperor Realm, and Xiao Chen was no exception. Even then, he still firmly believed that the future of the Star Boundary would be filled with glory.
But now, it seemed that the glory was just the last light, just like the afterglow of the setting sun.
Today, among the younger generation, those who were related to the Great Emperors had all broken through to the Second-Order Emperor Realm, such as Hyōji, Lin Yun 'er, Mo Xiao Qi, Li Shiqing, and Gao Zhan. Lan Xun was even more amazing. After refining the Universe Tower, she used the power of the Universe Tower and Star Soul Palace to break through to the Third-Order Emperor Realm.
But he was still stuck in the First-Order Emperor Realm, unable to make any progress.
It would be fine if that was all, but these people all had extraordinary relationships with the Great Emperors. Some were the children of the Great Emperors, while others were the disciples of the Great Emperors. With the personal guidance of the Great Emperors, it was not a big deal for them to progress faster than him. His talent was still not inferior to anyone, and all he lacked was a unique advantage. This only stimulated his drive to catch up.
But what about Yang Kai?
He had no relationship with any of the Great Emperors. When Xiao Chen first met him, his cultivation was much lower than his own, but now, he had reached a level where Xiao Chen could only look up to him.
Xiao Chen tried his best but still couldn't get close to the Princess. Instead, she was distracted to protect him, while Yang Kai easily slaughtered the enemies around him.
Looking down at his hands, Xiao Chen felt so powerless for the first time. He longed for power, longed to become stronger …
The Star Boundary army retreated towards the valley in an orderly manner. The One Realm Bead had also been distributed. Many of the commanders of the One Realm Bead received the soldiers who had retreated to the valley into the One Realm Bead. Everything was in order.
But how could the Demon Race watch as the Astral World Army retreated without doing anything?
Outside the valley, countless Demon Race swarmed over, determined to keep the Astral World's army of millions here.
At the entrance of the valley, many people from the Emperor Realm were defending with all their might in order to buy more time for the army behind them to prepare. After all, it wasn't easy to use the One Realm Bead to recruit people. It required a large amount of Divine Sense. At this moment, all the fake Emperors and Half Saint from the Astral Realm were fighting against the Half Saint from the Demon Territory. They didn't want the Demon Race's experts to interfere with the matters in the valley. Therefore, the heavy burden of the Astral Realm's army's evacuation fell on the shoulders of many people from the Emperor Realm.
Wen Zi Shan, Gao Xue Ting, Qiu Ran, Chen Qian, Ma Qing, Chen Wen Hao, Wu Chang, and many others from the Emperor Realm used their bodies to form an impenetrable defense at the entrance of the valley, resisting the invasion of the Demon Race army.
Fortunately, there weren't too many Demon Race that could swarm over them. Otherwise, with millions of Demon Race members on the battlefield, they wouldn't be able to resist.
However, the current situation was precarious. After several days of fierce fighting, no one from the Emperor Realm was at their peak. If they weren't careful, even the Demon General could kill them.
From time to time, some people were injured, but they didn't even have the time to heal their wounds. They gritted their teeth and persevered despite the bleeding. The brilliance of many Secret Techniques and Secret Treasures constantly flashed, illuminating the front of the valley with flowing colors.
Amidst the hissing, Windchaser rampaged, cutting off the Demon Race army's frenzied attacks countless times. It was all thanks to Windchaser, otherwise, Wen Zi Shan and the others wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.
Without the intervention of a Half-Saint or a fake Emperor, the existence of Wind-Chasing Beast was simply unrivaled. It could only charge from the beginning to the end of the valley over and over again before turning back and continuing to charge.
Every time it collided, it would leave behind countless corpses of Demon Clan along the way. The slaughter seemed to have made it extremely excited, and that rhythmic hissing sound did not stop for even a moment. On the ground, the blood of the Demon Clan was as thick as a paste, and its four flaming hooves stepped on it, causing it to evaporate into a nauseating smell.
However, there was only one Windchaser. As more and more soldiers were loaded into the One Realm Bead and teleported away through the valley's spatial laws, there were fewer and fewer people in the Astral Realm army who could resist the enemy.
"Little Xue Ting, take the people and leave first," Wen Zi Shan swung his sword and cleared a large area in front of him. He turned his head and shouted at Gao Xue Ting.
"I'm not leaving!" Gao Xue Ting stood beside him, and the Radiant Sun Mirror hung above her head. From the mirror, a scorching light shot out and hit the Demon Race with a sizzling sound.
Wen Zi Shan was furious, "You've been disobedient since you were young. Now that you've grown up, you've become even more disobedient. When will you listen to me again?"
Gao Xue Ting didn't even look at him. Her face was pale as she pushed the power of the Radiant Sun Mirror to its limit and said indifferently, "If you think I'm disobedient, then don't pick me up back then!"
"I'm going to die from anger because of you." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a puff as Wen Zi Shan spat out a mouthful of blood.
Gao Xue Ting was shocked and hurried forward to support his body. Her red lips trembled, "You, how are you?"
"I'm afraid I can't …" Wen Zi Shan's expression was weak. The corners of his mouth twitched as if he wanted to smile, but he couldn't. The light in his eyes quickly dimmed as he said weakly, "Be good and leave quickly."
Gao Xue Ting shook her head. Her beautiful hair flew and her eyes were red as she said, "Don't drive me away this time. I'll listen to you in the future."
"Really? Don't lie to me. "
Gao Xue Ting hugged his body tightly as tears rolled down her cheeks. She sniffled and said firmly, "Don't die, I won't lie to you!"
Wen Zi Shan blinked. His originally dim eyes suddenly recovered a lot of light. He smiled and said, "Remember what you said, don't go back on your word!"
He suddenly stood up and swung his sword to the side. In the void, as the sword light slashed through, a Shadow Demon Demon King's body was cut in half. Blood and internal organs spilled out. The Shadow Demon looked down at its lower body and was stunned.
Wen Zi Shan spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered, "If I knew you were hiding in the dark, I wouldn't have pretended to be dead. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come out." As he spoke, he swung his sword and turned the two halves of the Shadow Demon's body into dust. The dejected expression on his face was swept away and he was full of satisfaction.
Suddenly, he felt two scorching gazes behind him that seemed to want to burn him. Wen Zi Shan shrunk his neck and shouted to his left and right, "Hold on! Even if we die, we can't let these Demon Bastards take a step forward."
The Elders of the Emperor Realm of Azure Sun Temple immediately responded, "Yes!"
Only Murong Xiao Xiao glanced at Gao Xue Ting with sorrow. She saw that Gao Xue Ting's beautiful eyes were still filled with tears, but a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The Fierce Sun Mirror that was originally hanging above her head burst into a dazzling light at this moment. A flame spurted out from the mirror and blasted forward, brushing past Wen Zi Shan's head and burning dozens of Demon Race into flames.
Wen Zi Shan swallowed his saliva and raised his hand to touch his hair. He felt a pinch of ash and the smell of burnt hair came to his nose.
"Brother Wen, there's movement ahead!" Ma Qing suddenly shouted in a low voice and looked in a certain direction with a solemn expression.
Wen Zi Shan couldn't care less and listened carefully. Sure enough, there was a rumbling sound coming from the depths of the Demon Race's army. Looking over, he saw a cloud of smoke rushing straight towards them. Wherever it passed, the Demon Race's army was split apart like a stream of water.
"It's one of us!" Wen Zi Shan raised his eyebrows when he saw this.
Ma Qing was stunned, "There are still people who haven't retreated?"
"Yang Kai hasn't returned!" In a few words, Wen Zi Shan had already determined the identity of the person who came and was overjoyed. Yang Kai's cultivation was now extraordinary and his combat strength was great. If he could help, the pressure on guarding the entrance of the valley would be greatly reduced.
Wen Zi Shan was right. The person who rushed from the rear of the Demon Race was indeed Yang Kai, but he was not alone. He was charging at the front, his Azure Dragon Spear cutting a bloody path, followed by dozens of people.
These were the Star Realm soldiers who had not been able to evacuate in time and were separated from the battlefield. Yang Kai spread out his Divine Sense and covered the entire Star Soul Palace, finding everyone's location and going to them one by one to help them, which was why he had come back so late.
Most of the people had been taken into the Sealed World Bead, leaving the Emperor Realm behind to provide support. Although there were only a few dozen people, under the leadership of Yang Kai, they were like a mighty flood of steel, crushing the Demon Race's army with a rumble. Facing an enemy ten thousand times their number, they had not suffered a single casualty.
The dozens of people from the Emperor Realm were full of admiration and finally understood why Yang Kai could become a Corps Commander when everyone else was an Emperor Realm Master. This kind of strength was simply not something the Emperor Realm could possess.
The dense Demon Race army was penetrated by Yang Kai's people, and when the front was suddenly empty, they had already killed their way out and arrived in front of the mountain valley.
When everyone saw each other, they were naturally overjoyed. Many of the masters who had stayed at the entrance of the mountain valley nodded to Yang Kai, their eyes full of gratitude. The dozens of people from the Emperor Realm who were brought back by Yang Kai were all their companions and fellow disciples. They had thought that they would definitely die on the battlefield, but now they had returned unscathed. Naturally, it was all thanks to Yang Kai, so how could they not be grateful?
With the momentum to kill an army of millions, Yang Kai turned around and swept his gaze across the front. The Demon Race army that had gathered like a tide involuntarily took a few steps back, as if frightened by his murderous intent.
"Is there anyone else?" Wen Zi Shan wiped the blood from his face and asked Yang Kai.
Yang Kai shook his head and said, "This is the last batch."
Wen Zi Shan's heart relaxed, "That's good." He called out to everyone, "Those who are exhausted and injured, evacuate first. We will follow later."
Yang Kai turned to look at him and said, "All of you leave, I will stay."
Ma Qing was stunned, "You alone?"
Yang Kai grinned, "One person is enough!"
Wen Zi Shan's expression was solemn, "Boy …"
Yang Kai raised his hand and stopped him, "Master Li and the others are still entangled with the Half Saint in the Demon Territory. If you don't evacuate, they won't be able to leave. Only if you evacuate first will they be able to escape safely."
Wen Zi Shan hesitated, "But if you are alone …"
Yang Kai smiled slightly, "Since I am staying, I am naturally confident. Also … once you evacuate, if I can't beat you, I can leave at any time."
Hearing him say this, Wen Zi Shan also felt that it was true. Yang Kai was proficient in the Law of Space, so he could naturally escape at any time if he couldn't beat them. The others wouldn't have this convenience, so he didn't waste any time and nodded, "Then be careful."
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