The moment the bowstring was released, the Ice Crystal Lightning Arrow shot through the air like a meteor.
The arrow's tail dragged a light trail tens of thousands of meters long, and the interwoven ice-blue and golden-yellow light illuminated the entire sky. Wherever it passed, the air froze into transparent ice walls. The Night Demon Clan's vanguard didn't even have time to scream before they turned into countless ice shards, scattering around the plaza.
"Quick! Activate defenses!"
Seeing the power of this arrow, the High Priest's face instantly turned pale. Only then did he realize that the global ice age fifty years ago was not an exaggerated human legend.
He shrieked, his white pupils completely dilated with fear.
Behind him, the hundred-thousand-strong Night Demon Clan's priestly corps simultaneously raised their bone staffs. Black light surged from the staff tips, congealing in mid-air into a ten-meter-thick human bone barrier.
The barrier seemed alive, composed entirely of wailing human faces and human skeletons, appearing impregnable.
But the Ice Crystal Lightning Arrow showed no sign of stopping.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the human bone barrier instantly collapsed!
Was it blocked?
Under the eager gazes of the High Priest and Born, the God-King.
The next second, the lightning on the arrow shaft suddenly surged, transforming into a giant ice bird with spread wings.
The ice bird's wings were as white as frost, each feather covered with golden lightning patterns. As it spread its wings, the surrounding temperature plummeted to the extreme, as if even the sunlight was frozen. Its wingspan was astonishingly large, covering the entire sky, and the ice shards at the tips of its wings even extended beyond the clouds, allowing that cold ice-blue to be glimpsed from outer space.
This was an original ultimate technique created by Li Yu!
The wondrous combination of Aquarius and Sagittarius, Phoenix Wing Ice Lightning Break!
Such terrifying momentum instantly stripped the hundred thousand Night Demon Clan priests of all courage to resist.
"God... He is truly Your Excellency God..."
Someone knelt first, and then, more and more Night Demon Clan priests laid down their bone staffs, kowtowing repeatedly towards the ice bird. Their black priestly robes trembled in the wind; their usual ferocity and arrogance had now turned into humble fear.
Born tried to turn and flee, but found his feet already firmly frozen to the head of the frost giant dragon by a layer of ice. Even the giant dragon let out a desperate wail, and ice shards forming on its dragon scales were spreading along the gaps between the scales.
His proud immortal body began to show fine cracks under the ice bird's pressure.
"Save... save me!"
The Chief High Priest let out a desperate, shrill roar. He tried to mobilize the last of his demonic energy, but his blood vessels were instantly frozen by the surging cold.
The ice bird swooped down, and ice crystals instantly washed over his entire body, turning him into a black ice sculpture.
Immediately after, lightning exploded within the ice shell.
"Boom!"
The lightning storm swept across the heavens and earth. Black body parts and ice crystal fragments rained down, forming a thick layer of debris on the ground, emitting a pungent burnt smell.
Born watched helplessly as the ice bird pounced towards him, yet he didn't even have the strength to raise a hand in resistance. His body disintegrated inch by inch in the lightning, finally turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating into the air.
The Night Demon Clan army charging towards the plaza suddenly stopped, their eyes filled with terror.
Some Night Demon Clan members turned and fled, only to be shoved and knocked down by their companions behind them, scrambling on the ground.
Some curled up on the ground, trembling, not even daring to show their fangs.
The Sagittarius Cloth hovered in mid-air, its ice-blue Cosmo slowly circulating within the armor. The light wings gradually retracted, leaving only the lingering electric light and ice mist in the sky.
Li Yu's voice echoed through the Cloth, reverberating between heaven and earth. It was only one word, but it carried the undeniable majesty of divine punishment, making the earth tremble slightly.
"Scram!"
The Night Demon Clan army scattered like stray dogs, but one figure remained in place.
It was a young Night Demon Clan member, his grayish-black skin still possessing a youthful luster.
He hesitated for a moment, then finally knelt with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly towards the Sagittarius Cloth. His forehead struck the bluestone slab, making dull thudding sounds.
Li Yu's consciousness, through the Cloth, detected his presence, and a cold metallic voice sounded directly in the young Night Demon Clan member's mind.
"You, a member of the Night Demon Clan, why do you kneel before me?"
The young Night Demon Clan member suddenly looked up, revealing a face with a large scar. He gritted his teeth, his voice trembling but unusually firm.
"Your Excellency God! My name is Rayne Saike! I have a question in my heart. If you can answer it, I am willing to die immediately!"
"Speak."
"You, as Your Excellency God, why are you so partial, determined to eradicate my clan?"
Rayne Saike's eyes became bloodshot.
"Although my clan cannot look directly at sunlight and has a fondness for flesh and blood, we also have joys, angers, sorrows, and delights. We have clan traditions and have created our own brilliant civilization. Our lives are more ancient than humans, and our ancestors even transformed from humans! We are the continuation of the human race, the evolution of the human race!"
Li Yu's heart stirred slightly.
The Night Demon Clan, after fifty years, had not gone extinct and had even developed their own civilization. Perhaps this was the choice of the planetary consciousness. They were no longer mere monsters, but a new biological group.
He was silent for a moment, then asked.
"What do you wish?"
"I implore Your Excellency God to grant my clan a glimmer of hope!"
Rayne Saike kowtowed heavily, the blood seeping from his forehead spreading on the bluestone slab.
"I am willing to become your priest, to spread your divine might among my clan, and make all Night Demon Clan members submit to you!"
Li Yu's consciousness flowed. The number of Night Demon Clan members was billions of times that of the current human race. If the Night Demon Clan could also convert to him, the accumulation of divinity would far exceed that of the human race.
He put away the golden bow, and a wisp of golden divinity shot from his fingertip, slowly entering Rayne Saike's body.
"I give you ten years. If you fail, you and your clan will perish. Remember, no matter what, leave a path for humanity to survive."
Rayne Saike felt the sudden surge of immense power within him. He trembled with joy, kowtowing repeatedly, his voice choked with tears.
"I will not disappoint Your Excellency God!"
As the Sagittarius Cloth transformed into a golden light and dissipated, Rayne Saike stood up, looking in the direction the Night Demon Clan army had fled. New hope ignited in his eyes. He tightened his ragged clothes, lowered his head, and embarked on his journey.
A new legend, belonging only to the Night Demon Clan, was quietly beginning... Li Yu's physical body in the Sanctuary slowly opened his eyes. In his dark pupils, a divine light flashed.
He looked up towards the direction of the Sacred Mountain, raising an eyebrow slightly. Between the Sagittarius Palace and the Scorpio Palace, an ancient palace had appeared at some unknown time, emitting a mysterious aura.
The style of the palace was extremely ancient, with weathered stone pillars standing tall like the arms of ancient giants.
Intricate patterns were carved on the pillars: winding snake-like designs intertwined with shining stars, every detail of the snake scales clearly visible.
Occasionally, fragmented mysterious runes could be seen interspersed, subtly exuding an aura of healing and salvation.
The dome of the palace was covered with dark golden tiles, glowing with a soft luster in the night.
"It truly is Ophiuchus!"
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