Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1416: 760: Taking Action (Part 2)

Suddenly, Xue Susu, Zhao Sheng, and Wu Yue materialized right before the pair of demons.

“Hah… Human cultivators…” A shocked expression crossed Xiong Shier’s face as he screamed in his mind.

Yet Luan Wu appeared utterly savage, his gaze brimming with malice, though he remained completely bound and unable to fight back.

“How many Void Realm Demon Elders are present? The first one to answer gets to live!” Xue Susu arched her fine brows and declared icily.

The moment her words landed, Xiong Shier sensed his mouth unseal, allowing him to talk. He hastily blurted out: “I’ll speak… we…”

Next to him, Luan Wu shot a vicious glare and bellowed: “Shut your mouth, you—”

He didn’t get to complete his sentence before his lips were sealed shut once more, and a brilliant glow enveloped his form.

This demon had tried to raise a loud warning, but his cry couldn’t extend beyond three meters, thanks to the multiple barrier layers already in place, leaving no openings for him to exploit.

Xiong Shier looked uncertain, his complexion growing pale.

Noticing that, Xue Susu lifted her brows a touch, and with a mental command, the green vine wrapping Xiong Shier sprouted thick clusters of dark-green barbs that sank deeply into his flesh.

Those dark spines released a horrifying poison that caused Xiong Shier to shudder in excruciating torment, the pain rivaling the shredding of his divine soul and making him wish for death!

After enduring a hundred breaths, Xue Susu gestured, and the green vine gradually withdrew its barbs, granting Xiong Shier a brief respite from the torment.

Once he could breathe again, Xiong Shier wailed in dread: “I’ll confess, I’ll confess, cease the torture on this lowly demon!”

In his haste to reveal everything, he explained: “For now, no Demon Elders are posted on Demon Rising Island. But should trouble arise here, Jiu Luo Demon Elder will detect it right away and rush over in the shortest time possible. It won’t take more than three breaths altogether.”

“Furthermore, to the best of this little demon’s knowledge, Jiu Luo Demon Elder usually oversees this region of Dome Sea Star. As for other Demon Elders, this little demon truly has no idea. That said, inside the Demon Soul Tower lies an emergency transmission array…”

One had to admit, this Primordial Spirit Demon proved surprisingly forthright, acting less like a brutal fiend and more like a Cypress Demon famed for its “cowardice and love of life.”

Despite that, Xue Susu remained skeptical of his claims. She applied several soul-searching forbidden arts to his demon soul, and only upon verifying the truth did she let him off.

With the interrogation wrapped up, Wu Yue stepped forward eagerly and asked with a sly grin: “Senior Sister, these two are no use anymore, so why not hand them over to me!”

“Absolutely not! Disposal is minor, but accidentally tipping off the Alien Demons would only invite bigger problems!” Zhao Sheng cautioned without delay.

Xue Susu gave a small nod at his words and told Wu Yue: “We’ll keep them alive for the moment. Once the main objective succeeds, you can handle them however you like.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Sister, I understand the importance of the bigger picture!” Wu Yue responded gravely.

Xue Susu inclined her head, then gazed upward at the hovering pyramid, a flicker of unusual doubt in her eyes.

She inhaled deeply to calm her mind and turned to Zhao Sheng and Wu Yue with a grave look, stating: “I’m about to head into that Demon Soul Tower. This action will surely notify the Alien Demons. After I go in, it falls to you two. Block any foes that come near until I come back, and ensure they can’t breach the area!”

“Leave it to us, Senior Sister Xue! With me… and Fellow Daoist Zhao guarding, those Alien Demon trash won’t disrupt you! Right, Fellow Daoist Zhao?”

“Agreed! Though…” Zhao Sheng shifted his words and added, “Dealing with Void Realm Demon Elders isn’t tough, but what if it summons a Cave Void Demon Emperor!”

Wu Yue dismissed it casually: “What’s to worry about! Senior Sister possesses the Demon Slaying Sword Spirit; taking down one or two Cave Void Demon Emperors poses no issue.”

As he talked, he glanced instinctively at Xue Susu, relaxing only after catching her confirming nod.

“Junior Brother Wu speaks true! The Demon Slaying Sword Spirit has one attack remaining. Unless it’s a late-stage Integration Realm Demon Emperor, we have nothing to fear!”

“No more delays, I’m heading in now. Handle the rest, you two—stay safe!”

With that, Xue Susu flicked her wrist, sending a sword beam from her grasp that vanished into nothingness. Her body then shot skyward, darting straight into the mirror-like pyramid.

Her abrupt entry and invasion alarmed the Alien Demon guards on the island, but prior to any alert, two overwhelming auras blanketed the whole island in an instant.

Most guards collapsed unconscious immediately, while even the Divine Separation Stage demons suffered their minds shattered by the abrupt divine sense strike, all dropping one by one.

Within one breath, the midair mirror pyramid trembled fiercely, the shadowy magic sphere atop it shattering suddenly, a beam of dark light rocketing upward in flight, only to be annihilated by a sudden Purple Cloud Divine Thunder!

Simultaneously, a burst of brilliant rainbow hues exploded inside the pyramid, casting a stunning cascade of lights.

The pyramid soon drowned in glorious brilliance, and in a flash, a colossal, mountain-like oval orb of rainbow light materialized overhead.

Zhao Sheng peered at the light sphere and spotted innumerable faces emerging across its exterior.

Each face mirrored Xue Susu’s features, displaying a range of varied emotions and poses.

“Be careful!” Wu Yue’s expression shifted slightly as he yelled abruptly.

His shout barely faded when the waters encircling Demon Rising Island churned like boiling soup, frothing with endless bubbles. Powerful auras then emerged one after another from the depths, waves of savage and dreadful Sea Giant Beasts breaking the surface, packed tightly and stretching without end.

At first sight, it looked as though every mighty Sea Demon of Dome Sea Star had converged, none weaker than an Eighth-stage Demon King.

Even worse, all sorts of Demon Puppets swarmed over these island-scale Deep Sea Giant Beasts, their quantities beyond comprehension.

“This disturbance means Void Realm Demon Elders could show up in three breaths. I’ll clear out the rabble beyond the island. You guard the island and stop any intruders! Sound good?” Wu Yue pulled his eyes away and messaged via divine sense rapidly.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, go ahead—I’ve got this spot covered!” Zhao Sheng answered steadily through divine sense.

“Fine, I’m heading out!”

Wu Yue flashed a carefree smile and produced the Corpse Dissection Bag. With a wrist snap, the bag soared aloft, growing with the breeze to a thousand times its size in moments, becoming a huge, hill-like gray pouch.

Right then, spiritual glows danced across the Corpse Dissection Bag’s surface, millions of Immortal Seal Spiritual Texts orbiting it, radiating a deep, immense law fluctuation.

The pouch’s broad mouth twisted into a vast black void roughly a hundred feet wide.

No sooner had the black void appeared than a deathly energy seeped out, and a massive tentacle-bearing Demon Worm burst forth at high speed.

Next, black flashes rippled from the pouch’s rim, unleashing scores of formidable Corpse Beasts, the majority exceeding the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Trailing them came Skeletal Giant Demons, Flying Sky Netherworld Kings, Golden Armored Corpses, and more Corpse Monsters, cascading onto the island like a downpour.

In no time, hordes of Corpse Monsters filled the island, some plunging into the ocean to clash right away with the watery Demon Puppets.

Wu Yue’s gaze grew ruthless as he perched on the Corpse Dissection Bag. Stomping down firmly, a deafening “boom” echoed!

The black void at the pouch’s mouth quaked violently, deadly corpse rays blasting out, and soon after, endless corpse monsters kept emerging. Their average power dipped bit by bit, but their count ballooned wildly.

Though they still fell short against the sea’s Demon Puppets in numbers, they managed to stall the demon onslaught for the time being!

Now, the skies and seas transformed into an arena for Corpse Monsters versus Demon Puppets. Alien Demon underlings woven into the demon surge tried charging the island, but Wu Yue pinpointed them all and directed his elite Corpse Monsters to eliminate each one.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Ferocious impacts and blasts rang out successively, growls and cries filling the air and sea, as the conflict ignited into a brutal, all-out war.

Zhao Sheng averted his sight, teleporting in a blink to hover over the rainbow light sphere, tilting his head to the firmament, poised serenely for the foes’ arrival.

However, as his figure