The Heavenly Demon Sect had no chance of victory now, completely routed, only to be hunted down.
On the other hand, the beast army was also suffering the same fate, constantly being surrounded and attacked by members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
Those who came here were not just the sect leader, but also three peak masters. The sect leader had prepared for every contingency.
The beast army was baffled—why were their enemies growing in number and strength the longer they fought?
Yet, even so, the beast army did not retreat, fighting with their lives on the line.
General Black Horn descended from the sky, the ground shaking upon his landing.
He would not let his subordinates die in vain. The current situation required his personal intervention.
"Humans, you should feel honored to die by my hand."
General Black Horn stood three meters tall, his massive frame barely concealed by his pitch-black armor. His two large black horns occasionally crackled with eerie lightning.
He assumed a horse stance, locking his gaze onto two peak masters of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
Just by gathering his strength, the surroundings trembled once more.
The two peak masters wore grave expressions. Even though it was two against one, they dared not claim they could win.
"Hello, your opponent is me."
A woman suddenly appeared before General Black Horn, seemingly out of nowhere.
Nangong Xiyun had arrived. She didn’t need to wait until the two peak masters were on the brink of death to make a dramatic entrance.
Merely by standing there, Nangong Xiyun's aura overwhelmed General Black Horn, making everyone feel as though he wasn’t all that impressive after all.
But when facing beasts, it was always wise to be cautious.
One of the peak masters said, "Peak Master Nangong, let us join forces to quickly deal with him."
"I can handle him alone."
Really? The two peak masters were skeptical. They knew Nangong Xiyun was powerful, more so than themselves, but they hadn’t seen her at full strength in a long time and couldn’t accurately gauge her abilities.
The problem was that the beast before them was incredibly strong. Even Nangong Xiyun would struggle, wouldn’t she?
Only the sect leader knew of Nangong Xiyun’s breakthrough, so their concern was understandable.
Nangong Xiyun gave them a reassuring signal.
"Who are you? State your name. I don’t kill nameless fools," General Black Horn said, dropping his disdainful attitude toward humans.
"No need. This will be over soon."
"Arrogance!" General Black Horn charged at Nangong Xiyun.
The lightning coursing through his black horns surged, enveloping his massive body.
A savage charge!
Nangong Xiyun had no intention of dodging. Instead, she thought to herself, perhaps she should adopt someone else’s fighting style.
One strike to decide the outcome.
Nangong Xiyun raised her sword high and then brought it down.
A seemingly ordinary strike, yet it split General Black Horn’s lightning apart.
"Great Ascension!" General Black Horn’s pride—his horns—were severed.
Not just his horns, but his head as well.
Why was a Great Ascension cultivator here?
Even in death, he couldn’t comprehend how someone so young could reach Great Ascension and appear here.
"Sorry, I’m in a hurry," Nangong Xiyun said as she sheathed her sword, adding, "What an exhilarating battle."
The two peak masters thought they had seen it all in their long lives, but this was something entirely new.
One strike and it was over? That’s what she called an exhilarating battle? Wasn’t that just a complete domination?
And did that beast just say Great Ascension? Had Nangong Xiyun broken through? At her age? What were the rest of us even doing with our lives? Might as well find a high peak and jump off.
If Nangong Xiyun hadn’t broken through, it would have taken a fierce battle of three hundred rounds. But now, a single full-powered strike was all it took.
The rest didn’t require Nangong Xiyun’s involvement. The beast army’s defeat was inevitable.
She prepared to return and continue her role as Yun, truly pressed for time.
As she passed by, she happened to see the sect leader finishing off a titled Heavenly Demon.
"You… you’ve already dealt with it?" The sect leader was surprised. Had Nangong Xiyun really taken care of that powerful beast so quickly?
Even with her breakthrough, she shouldn’t be this strong.
The sect leader himself wasn’t entirely confident he could defeat that beast.
"What did you expect?"
"You should have told me earlier. If I’d known you were this strong, why would we have tolerated them for two days?"
For the first time, the sect leader felt he had miscalculated, never imagining Nangong Xiyun had become this terrifyingly strong.
Otherwise, they could have confronted the beast army and the Heavenly Demon Sect head-on from the very first day.
"You never asked."
"I…" The sect leader felt wronged.
Oh, I don’t know how strong a Great Ascension cultivator is? Is it my fault for not breaking through?
Nangong Xiyun didn’t bother explaining further and began chasing after the fleeing Su Luo.
By now, Su Luo had fled far away. As for Little Yu and Yun, Su Luo had already made arrangements for them.
Little Yu hadn’t done much in the past two days, so there was no point in her staying. Last night, Su Luo had Yun take Little Yu back.
It didn’t affect the situation anyway.
As Su Luo ran, a titled Heavenly Demon suddenly appeared.
In the end, one titled Heavenly Demon had managed to escape. He had avoided seeking out the demon heir and instead tangled with members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
He had been far away at the time, but upon seeing the sect leader of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, he had fled without hesitation.
"Good thing I ran fast," the titled Heavenly Demon wiped his sweat. "Demon Heir Su, what do we do now? You’re the only demon heir left. I don’t even know how to report this when we return."
"You don’t need to report anything. I’ll take care of it for you."
"Really? How?"
Su Luo thought of simply twisting his head off.
If he died gloriously in battle, there’d be no issue.
However, someone was faster. A single sword strike ended the titled Heavenly Demon’s life.
Su Luo had no choice but to take the person before him seriously.
Su Luo hadn’t expected to encounter Nangong Xiyun here. Shouldn’t she be dealing with General Black Horn?
Wasn’t it supposed to be a fierce battle of three hundred rounds?
General Black Horn? What were you doing? Where was your strength?
Nangong Xiyun had originally planned to overtake Su Luo and then revert to Yun, but on a whim, she decided to appear before him instead.
There was no particular reason. Nangong Xiyun simply thought it would make for an interesting scene.
And indeed, Su Luo’s serious expression was a rare sight.
"Peak Master Nangong, what brings you here?" Su Luo asked with a smile, though he remained on high alert.
"Well, there’s a stray fish. I’m here to deal with it," Nangong Xiyun replied.
"That stray fish… it’s not me, is it? That would be overkill. I heard there’s a General Black Horn over on the beast army’s side. He’s quite powerful. Shouldn’t you be dealing with him?"
"Oh, he’s already taken care of."
Taken care of?
So quickly?
Su Luo didn’t doubt Nangong Xiyun’s words. He knew she wouldn’t lie about something like this.
Which meant Nangong Xiyun had grown even stronger? But why?
Now the question was, could he escape from Nangong Xiyun’s grasp?