The battle between Huang Xishi and the Demon Squad did not attract the attention of the Human Cultivators; in fact, some of the Cultivators were even trying to persuade the newcomers.
"Did you see that? Remember the appearance of that female Cultivator. Don't offend her later, or you won't even know how you died."
"Is it really that exaggerated? That Demon Squad up ahead, I think you alone could take care of them, Captain," one of the team members replied.
"Haha, that's true. But the Bloodhand Immortal Garb looks down on our existence!"
Upon hearing this, the few new Cultivators turned pale. Although they were rookies, they had heard of several prominent figures on the battlefield. Just as they were about to express their astonishment, they suddenly heard their captain's warning.
"Prepare for battle; enemies are approaching."
The entire team immediately entered a combat stance. However, their faces changed drastically as they realized they seemed to be surrounded.
At the same time, centered around Huang Xishi's battle area, a disturbance spread throughout the Outer Battlefield. Countless Demon Squad members rushed madly toward Huang Xishi.
The leader of the Demon Squad fighting against Huang Xishi had never been this fervent before; it was only drawn here because it was closest to this area.
It was the aura of a king.
Only the aura of a king could make them feel excitement, tremble, and submit. The appearance of each king was a feast—a bloody feast. Under the king's leadership, they would be invincible, slaughtering any enemy daring enough to stand in their way.
He followed the king's aura to this place but found this woman instead, with the king's presence nearby. The leader had some intelligence, but its simple thoughts did not allow it to judge the truth of the situation.
The king must have been trapped by this woman before him; it would rescue their king at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing its own life.
What was burning demonic power compared to that? The king was its faith; the king was the meaning of its existence.
Kill, even if it means facing defeat.
A group of demons was no match for Huang Xishi, yet she felt an unprecedented pressure. This stemmed from the opponent's reckless and fearless aura.
The cunning nature of demons was well-known; in the face of overwhelming odds, they would never fight to the death, unlike the devils.
However, this group of demons was behaving unusually. Yet because of Zuo Dao, she did not dwell on it and only wanted to eliminate this team as quickly as possible.
The battle erupted everywhere. The War Elder Group soon received reports that the demon army was behaving out of character, gathering in large numbers as if planning something. Countless Human Cultivator teams were dispatched, even those who had just changed shifts and had not yet left were sent back to the battlefield.
Letu's expression was grave; he could not comprehend the demons' actions. Did they intend to initiate a large-scale battle?
Having spent nearly One Hundred Years in the Outer Battlefield, such a situation had never occurred before. Generations of Cultivators had discovered that the Outer Battlefield seemed to serve as a training ground for the enemy. Countless demons were periodically sent to the battlefield to engage in combat with them, but their top-tier forces had never been encountered.
"Investigate. No matter the cost, find out what this demon army is planning. Send orders down: cancel all rotations in each war zone and reinforce with troops from our homeland."
Orders were issued one after another. Letu still felt uneasy and stood before a massive screen, monitoring the situation of various teams on the battlefield. Soon, he noticed a piece of intelligence: all Demon Squads were consciously moving toward one location.
The Earth Altar War Zone.
Looking at this area, Letu recalled a recent report from below. The elder from the Dark Ink Star Domain seemed to have reported a bloodbath; his disciple had been killed within the Earth Altar Star Domain while tracking a shapeshifting demon.
Could these two events be related? Letu's brows furrowed tightly.
He hoped it wasn't true! He sighed inwardly.
Chaos reigned in the Outer Battlefield. After Huang Xishi slayed the last demon, she sensed that something had changed on the battlefield and anxiously looked toward Zuo Dao.
Zuo Dao was completely oblivious to the events around him; he had immersed himself entirely in that inexplicable power. The more he engaged with it, the more astonishing things he discovered. His consciousness gradually seeped into the ground of the battlefield, spreading out at an incredible speed.
Demon Frenzy and Yao Er stood together, having met halfway.
"Our king has arrived!"
"Our king has arrived!"
They spoke in unison, the first words exchanged upon meeting.
Then both sides fell silent.
The Demon King and the Yao King appearing simultaneously on the Outer Battlefield was something that should have been impossible. As the supreme leaders of the demon and monster legions on the Outer Battlefield, they understood what each king represented. Most importantly, they knew their kings were currently fighting on another battlefield.
They even suspected this was a trap set by the Human Cultivators, yet the aura of a king was undeniably present. The higher one's level, the more sensitive one was to the aura of a king. Unless someone had killed their king and used his corpse to set a trap, their senses would never be wrong.
But was that even possible? No one in this Star Domain could kill their king.
"It's just the aura of a king; it doesn't necessarily mean it's the king himself. It could also be a descendant," Yao Er suggested.
"If that's the case, it would be even more terrifying. If it truly is a descendant of the king, then this situation is serious," Demon Frenzy said, his face covered in black scales revealing no emotion, but his words made Yao Er realize the gravity of the situation.
If it were truly the king himself, they wouldn't have much to worry about. But if it were a descendant of the king, that would be dire. If anything happened to a descendant within their own territory, they dared not imagine the consequences.
"Therefore, regardless of the situation, we must go," Yao Er declared, turning away from Demon Frenzy and striding off.
At this moment, Si Tu Shao Kuang was getting closer to Zuo Dao and Huang Xishi. Along his path, he encountered more and more Cultivators and demons. Strangely enough, it seemed that the Demon Squad did not wish to engage with Human Cultivators; they only fought when absolutely necessary before retreating toward a common target.
All the Human Cultivators noticed this as well, and a greater tide of retreat appeared on the battlefield, with all targets aimed directly at the location of Zuo Dao.
Letu also recognized this. As one of the elders of the War Elder Group, he felt a headache coming on. The cultivators in the war zone were not united, which was why the war had dragged on for so long. Nevertheless, he issued an order.
"Do everything possible to stop the Demon Squad; we must prevent them from fully merging."
For whatever reason, he felt it was necessary to intervene. If these demons formed a complete army, the Human Cultivators would find it even more difficult to fight.
The only ones truly executing his orders were the Combat Team of the War Elder Group; the rest either pretended to comply or fought while moving.
Greed is a major sin that governs most Cultivators' actions and blinds their hearts. They believed that the massive gathering of demons was entirely due to the appearance of an extraordinary treasure on the battlefield.
In contrast to the Human Cultivators, the demons' momentum surged higher and higher.
King, we have arrived.
Every demon radiated a fervent light from deep within their hearts and eyes.
King, only for our great king.
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