Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 612 - 573: Hit and Run
At this moment, the situation of Rogue Heart Sword Hero wasn't as dire anymore. Although the strike from Hidden Realm was indeed powerful, luckily it was only direct damage, and the flesh of Rogue Heart Sword Hero wasn't weak; otherwise, that strike could have very likely pierced through his stomach. However, afterward, as Sword Hero rejoiced in his gain, he activated the Domain Instrument Holy Buddha, consequently compounding his injuries, temporarily losing the majority of his Combat Power. In the shadows, the Nine Kirin had already quietly surrounded the area. "Ye Xingchen, what should we do? Hidden Realm should indeed be dead, but what about these few people? By the looks of it, they are definitely strong beings from Netherworld World, should we..."
The speaker was Shadow Kirin Nie Jing from among the Nine Kirin. Ye Xingchen pondered for a moment and said, "No, we nine at best have only thirty percent of our Combat Power remaining. Though one of them has been heavily wounded and lost his Combat Power, that dark-skinned brute and the red-haired young man strike me as very dangerous. Our mission was to kill Hidden Realm, now that Hidden Realm is dead, our mission can be considered complete. However, we can't let Demon Transcending Number Six fall into the hands of these people, no matter what!"
After speaking, Ye Xingchen said to Shadow Kirin Nie Jing, "Mirror, join me in setting up the Illusory Realm, while Ghost Kirin Sha Hun and Drunken Kirin Liu Shang, the two of you who are best at speed, as soon as they enter the Illusory Realm, rush over to grab the Heavenly Stele. Eternal and Ink Bamboo, you two are responsible for resisting any attacks the enemy might launch. Lead Silver, Shi Yan, and Mie Huang, the three of you are to cover their retreat immediately after they get their hands on it. A slight delay is enough before we quickly withdraw. We can ignore the people, but the World Suppressing Stele must be left behind."
As Ye Xingchen finished speaking, he had already placed his palm against that of Shadow Kirin Nie Jing, and with the other hand, he pointed towards the location of Flame God and his companions, starting to recite some incomprehensible incantations. Meanwhile, Ghost Kirin and Drunken Kirin were already prepared, ready to dash over at top speed and then leave with the World Suppressing Stele.
Flame God, after consoling his ancestor, rose to his feet, wiped away the tears, and said, "Hidden Realm is already dead. Shall we continue, or shall we return now?" Wan Jun replied with a puzzled tone, "Was that just now Hidden Realm? How can you be so sure? I remember Hidden Realm not looking like that!" Flame God smiled and shook his head, then put away the giant pillar of fire that he had been maintaining. As the pillar of fire dispersed, a World Suppressing Stele over a meter tall and entirely red was standing at the very center of where the fire pillar had been.
"I think the one who has the World Suppressing Stele must definitely be Hidden Realm; with his character, he would never pass the World Suppressing Stele on to someone else, no matter what." Wan Jun nodded. Just then, Hei Kui spoke up, "Brother Sword Hero has suffered serious injuries; we should find a place to heal Sword Hero first, then cause a big scene afterwards. We can't let that bastard Ling Weiyang get off cheap." The other three nodded in agreement.
But just as Wan Jun supported Rogue Heart Sword Hero, ready to leave, everyone was startled, and Flame God's pupils abruptly contracted, filled with disbelief. This was because right in front of them, Hidden Realm stood completely unharmed. How was this possible? Hidden Realm should have been truly killed by himself, could it be that what he killed just now wasn't the true body? But that wasn't right either; Flame God could guarantee that the one reduced to nothing by fire was indeed the real body.
Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Flame God turned his gaze sharply toward the World Suppressing Stele to his left. With that turn of his head, Flame God just caught sight of two shadows darting towards the place where the pillar of fire had vanished, which was precisely where the World Suppressing Stele was located. The World Suppressing Stele was definitely real; only, like the Domain Instrument Holy Buddha of Rogue Heart Sword Hero, it had been heated red-hot and was extremely fiery. The World Suppressing Stele, made of a peculiar material, wouldn't be burned but could be heated. It was also for this reason that Hei Kui, Wan Jun, and the others did not take the World Suppressing Stele immediately but intended to have Flame God carry it away with his Flame Transformation palm.
However, upon seeing those two moving shadows, Flame God understood exactly what was happening. He could be certain that the one he just killed was Hidden Realm; thus, the one appearing now could not possibly be real, and moreover, Flame God didn't feel any Soul fluctuations from Hidden Realm before him. People coming out of the Netherworld World look not at one's outward appearance or Spiritual Power fluctuations first, but at one's Soul.
"How dare you, thief!" he shouted angrily. Flame God's right hand shot up, and a column of fire, identical to the one that had burned Hidden Realm before, rose once again around the World Suppressing Stele. Ghost Kirin and Drunken Kirin had seen the power of this column of fire clearly just moments ago, and they didn't dare to approach it again. The two halted in a very abnormal manner the instant before they were about to collide with the column. Afterward, Life Kirin Eternal and Ink Kirin Ink Bamboo both made their moves simultaneously, but their target was Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Wan Jun.
However, both of their attacks were blocked by Hei Kui. In the next moment, Hei Kui entered his true form, unleashing the Blood Prison Sky-Shaking Roar. The attacks from Life Kirin and Ink Kirin, though only a third as powerful as their peak, were still formidable when combined, causing Hei Kui to roar in fury. But once Hei Kui transformed, that roar turned into an extremely powerful sonic attack, wounding Life Kirin and Ink Kirin directly.
But Hei Kui wasn't about to let up. He opened his mouth wide as the Blood Fiend Force surged in him. At this time, Hei Kui was at the half-step Heavenly Venerate level. Sensing the strength Hei Kui was unleashing, Dream Kirin Ye Xingchen urgently shouted, "All Nine Kirins, retreat, full retreat!" If they were all at their peak, they wouldn't really consider a half-step Heavenly Venerate a threat, but their condition was dire at the moment, and continuing the fight could possibly lead to casualties. Therefore, the immediate retreat was the most sensible choice.
Upon Ye Xingchen's command, Lead Silver, Shi Yan, and Mie Huang, who were responsible for covering the rear, swiftly joined forces to attack Hei Kui. Their collective combat power was not something Hei Kui could ignore, forcing him to dodge. Taking advantage of this distraction, Ink Kirin and Life Kirin made their escape, followed by Lead Silver, Mie Huang, and Shi Yan turning to flee as well. The rest also hastened to retreat, but Shadow Kirin Nie Jing suddenly charged towards Hei Kui—as if intending to sacrifice itself to buy time for the others. To Ye Xingchen and the rest, Shadow Kirin's self-sacrifice seemed like a perfectly normal act.
Indeed, Shadow Kirin Nie Jing did charge alone towards Hei Kui, adopting a reckless assault stance. Hei Kui's prepared powerful attack was on the verge of erupting, but he would not be able to kill the eight retreating beings; at most, he could injure them, while certainly having to endure their full-force strikes. Hei Kui did not want to take this risk, for who knew if their attack might finish him off.
So Hei Kui bowed his head and roared directly at Shadow Kirin Nie Jing, who charged towards him. Following that, an image of a lion formed from sonic waves pounced towards Nie Jing, who did not attempt any defense and kept charging forward. Shortly after, Hei Kui's attack hit the Shadow Kirin head-on. The mighty attack turned Shadow Kirin into ash without a doubt.
However, Hei Kui's expression darkened, for he realized the being he had attacked was a decoy. By the time he considered pursuing Nine Kirins, it was already too late.
"It's fine. We didn't lose out, and we even made a profit," proclaimed Flame God, his hand transformed into flames, as he lifted the still scorching World Suppressing Stele in front of Hei Kui, who seemed somewhat appeased. Rogue Heart Sword Hero then said, "We can't stay in Myriad Demons Country any longer. Take the World Suppressing Stele and leave quickly. I'm sure Ling Weiyang won't just sit by and watch us walk away with it."
After a brief check, Wan Jun and Hei Kui supported Rogue Heart Sword Hero while Flame God carried the World Suppressing Stele, and they all soared into the sky, heading back to Netherworld World as fast as they could. Any hesitation and reporting the incident to Ling Weiyang would ensure they couldn't escape. They had not come to declare war against Myriad Demons Country; they simply wanted to seize the opportunity amidst the chaos. Now that they had what they came for, there was no better time to leave.
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