Sensing the sound of wind tearing violently from behind, Li Xuanxiao unhesitatingly cast the "Steps of Unbound Freedom" to quickly leave the battlefield and create distance. Suffering attacks from both front and back, even if he had more True Essence, he couldn't sustain it.
"Finally couldn't hold back and made a move..."
Li Xuanxiao swept his gaze over the three Demon Race members who had just joined the fray and ambushed him. He secretly calculated his own strength. Judging from the confrontation with the four Heaven Realm Eighth Layer Demon Race members, when the four Martial Arts and Buddhist Dharma techniques were all unleashed, he could fight them to a standstill. Even... if the reserve and allocation of True Essence were not a concern, he could even suppress them!
Slowly grinding down the four Heaven Realm Eighth Layer members!
But if the remaining three Heaven Realm Demon Race members joined the battle, the difficulty would increase dramatically!
After all, there were two Heaven Realm Ninth Layer experts and one Heaven Realm Peak expert. Li Xuanxiao looked at the seven Heaven Realm Demon Race members before him and took a deep breath. Facing such a lineup, hiding his true strength was impossible. It was also impossible to rely on deep True Essence reserves to slowly wear the opponents down. Now, the only option was to unleash full firepower and strive to quickly reduce the enemy's numbers!
Yu Chou looked impassively at Li Xuanxiao: "Your Excellency's performance is astonishing. A mere Yunqi Kingdom could not possibly have an expert like you. May I ask where Your Excellency originates from?"
Li Xuanxiao chuckled lightly: "Upper Kingdom, Ancient Martial Mystic Court, Li Xuanxiao."
As soon as the words fell, the numerous Demon Race members were instantly shocked!
Up... Upper Kingdom!?
The name Upper Kingdom was thunderous. Any Demon Race member with a bit of knowledge had heard of it to some extent. In the distant Central Continent, there resided an incomparably powerful Human Race kingdom!
With the strength of one nation, it confronted all non-Human Races!
"All under heaven is the King's land!"
"All the shores are the King's subjects!"
Such a declaration was not something any casual force dared to utter!
As the few Demon Race members exchanged glances, they all saw the fear of the Upper Kingdom revealed in the other's eyes. A mere title was enough to make many Demon Race members timid.
Yu Chou's pupils contracted. It understood more than the other Demon Race members. The Upper Kingdom was certainly not to be trifled with, but what was even harder to provoke than the Upper Kingdom was a top-tier faction within the Upper Kingdom. And that formidable top-tier faction seemed to be called the Ancient Martial Mystic Court!
Damn it!
Yu Chou's heart pounded wildly; this time, he had truly kicked an iron plate. He looked up at Li Xuanxiao. Since the feud was already established, given the vengeful style of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court, even if he apologized and showed submission now, it would likely be useless.
If this brat went back and reported it, they could immediately summon a host of Martial Artists, with Void Realm experts as the absolute minimum. By then, let alone these few of them, perhaps the entire Yanhuang Ridge would be wiped out!
Damn it!
Yu Chou's expression shifted, and then he fiercely gritted his teeth. Since things had come to this, he might as well go all the way and slay both of them here!
Be cleaner with the actions, leave as few traces as possible. No matter how powerful your Ancient Martial Mystic Court is, what can you do if you can't find the Yao?
Yu Chou hardened his resolve and roared: "Everyone, we have no way back now. The Ancient Martial Mystic Court is a top faction of the Upper Kingdom. If we cannot eliminate these two, we will surely face insane retaliation later! Apologizing or showing submission is useless. We must kill these two as fast as possible, and then destroy the evidence!"
Once Yu Chou's words were spoken, the many hesitant Demon Race members immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. Having provoked a top faction of the Upper Kingdom, every single one of them was doomed!
The best course of action now was exactly as Yu Chou suggested—destroy the evidence!
The Demon Race members looked towards Li Xuanxiao and Long Hui, their faces filled with chilling killing intent!
Long Hui was already lamenting his fate. The protectiveness of the Ancient Martial Mystic Court was a double-edged sword. It would deter Demon Race members who knew the name, but it would also push the Demon Race members who had already provoked them to take the most extreme actions.
After fighting that Heaven Realm Eighth Layer Demon Race member, he had used all his skills and could only manage a fifty-fifty outcome. This was the result of him giving his all, and it was still unknown if the opponent had used their full strength. But what was certain was that if the opponent resorted to a war of attrition, he would be the one to lose in the end.
After all, the True Essence reserves of a Heaven Realm Third Layer expert could never compare to a Heaven Realm Eighth Layer expert. Now that these Demon Race members understood who they had provoked, they certainly wouldn't hold back. His pressure would only increase further!
Li Xuanxiao also narrowed his eyes. What followed would no longer be probing exchanges and reserved confrontations. It would be a true, life-or-death, extremely tragic battle!
He glanced sideways at Long Hui. He himself didn't care; with the six Martial Arts and Buddhist Dharma techniques unleashed, even if he couldn't win, he could still escape.
But Long Hui was in danger. He could last until now was already remarkable but dealing with one Heaven Realm Eighth Layer expert was already Long Hui's limit. If the Demon Race assigned another demon to target him, the consequences of being attacked by two would be unimaginable!
Long Hui had clearly thought of this too, guilt and awkwardness etched on his brow. He was extremely unwilling to become a burden, yet in the end, he couldn't help but become one. He gave Li Xuanxiao an apologetic look.
"It's fine, you don't need to worry about me!" As he shouted this, Long Hui's craving for power reached its Peak at this moment!
"When I return this time, I will definitely turn over a new leaf and cultivate desperately, never slacking off again!"
Long Hui secretly made up his mind. However, the next second, a profound halo enveloped him.
Long Hui looked in astonishment at Li Xuanxiao, who had arrived beside him: "Didn't I say you don't need to worry about me..."
Li Xuanxiao smiled and mimicked Long Hui's previous tone: "We in the Ancient Martial Mystic Court have no tradition of abandoning our comrades!"
Long Hui's old face flushed, and he haughtily turned his head away.
Guys who mimic others are so annoying!
On the other side, the eight Heaven Realm Demon Race members had once again completed their encirclement of the two. Since they had decided to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots and destroy the evidence, there was no need to waste more time. They attacked with full force immediately, unleashing Demonic Techniques from all directions towards Li Xuanxiao simultaneously, completing a Demonic Technique blockade.
Compressing Li Xuanxiao's space for maneuvering, forcing him to confront them head-on. No matter how strong one person was, how could they possibly deal with eight Demon Race members at once?
Even two fists are no match for four hands!
Long Hui's expression changed: "If it really doesn't work, we should leave here. I told you before, I still have life-saving trump cards!"
Li Xuanxiao shook his head: "It hasn't reached my limit yet, I'll play with them a bit longer."
The True Essence around him suddenly erupted!
The next second, a terrifying and fearsome aura emanated from Li Xuanxiao.
Heaven Realm Technique — Whirlwind Slaughter Blade!
Heaven Realm Technique — Steps of Unbound Freedom!
Heaven Realm Technique — Absolute Shadow Void Slash!
Heaven Realm Technique — Boundless Zen Charm!
Heaven Realm Technique — Immaculate Pure Land!
Heaven Realm Technique — Vairocana's Seven Radiances!
Three Martial Arts and three Buddhist Dharma techniques unleashed simultaneously!
A blood-colored vortex, shadows dancing like leaves, flashing blades and swords, boundless Buddhist chanting, vast halos, golden radiant Buddhist light... Numerous phenomena simultaneously appeared in the sky!