The demon commanders and generals who had been surrounded were on the brink of death, but suddenly, they found the human army inexplicably halting their attacks and retreating, leaving only a slender human figure behind.
"Quick, break through now!"
How could they let such a golden opportunity slip? They exchanged a few words and then collectively attempted to retreat.
"Black Tortoise Secret Art: Water Submerges the Eight Wastelands!"
These demon commanders and generals, already reduced to critical health, were now worth billions of experience points in Jiang Yuan's eyes. He had no intention of letting them escape so easily. With a command, he directed the sacred beast Black Tortoise to unleash its secret art.
"General, save—"
A wave surged over them. The demon commanders and generals, who had glimpsed a sliver of hope, were instantly filled with despair. Before they could even cry out for help, they turned into a mist of blood and exploded into nothingness!
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating Demon Grand Commander Ge Kai, gaining 100 million experience points!"
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating Demon Grand Commander Qiu Xun, gaining 100 million experience points!"
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating Demon Grand Commander Rong Chang, gaining 100 million experience points!"
"Ding..."
A series of nine notification sounds rang out, and all the grand commanders in Feng Tai's central army were now dead!
Two beams of white light flashed on Jiang Yuan's body in an instant. With 900 million experience points gained, he shot up two levels, reaching level 109 with his experience bar at 70%!
If he could just kill the last central army general, Du Tuo, he would hit level 110!
"Secret Mark!"
Jiang Yuan's face lit up with joy as he placed a mark on General Du Tuo, then ordered the sacred beast Black Tortoise to launch the final attack on the general, who had less than a third of his health left!
"No!"
Watching the Black Tortoise's massive foreleg stomp down toward his head, General Du Tuo let out a despairing roar before being crushed into a pulp!
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating Demon Grand Commander Rong Chang, gaining 120 million experience points!"
As the notification of Du Tuo's death sounded, Jiang Yuan reached level 110 as desired. He quickly turned and waved at Wen Ding Cang Sheng behind him, pointing at the pillars of light erupting from the ground ahead!
Wen Ding Cang Sheng immediately understood and led the alliance members forward, sending Jiang Yuan a group invitation while charging toward the ground covered in glowing pillars.
"Rear army becomes the vanguard—retreat now!"
Demon General Feng Tai was terrified. In less than a few minutes, his entire 10,000-strong central army had been wiped out. His courage shattered, he had no will to fight further. He bellowed at the remaining 10,000 rear troops and fled on his horse!
As Jiang Yuan was busy picking up equipment, he happened to glance up and noticed several generals at the tail of the enemy's rear army, each carrying a human player. Recognizing the style of one player's outfit, he froze in shock!
"Pudding, it's her, definitely her! That's the outfit she was wearing when she disappeared!"
A storm raged in Jiang Yuan's heart. Abandoning his teammates who were still collecting gear, he mounted a Dragon Beard Tiger and gave chase to the fleeing demon army!
"Huh? Why is Brother Jiang Yuan chasing them alone?"
Zhang Er Gou, excited after picking up several epic-tier items, looked up to see Jiang Yuan charging solo at the demon army. He hurried over to Wen Ding Cang Sheng and tapped his shoulder.
"No idea. Let's not worry about him for now. We'll clean up this battlefield and catch up to him later!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng glanced at Jiang Yuan's fading figure and said dismissively.
While the groups from Han Jiang City and Tian Bo Fu were busy looting the battlefield, the east side of Tian Shan Yao Chi was a living hell!
Ao Shi Long Huang and Qing Jiao Wo Zhan Shen, leading the Di Huang Zhou and Wan Li Meng alliances, had unknowingly walked into an ambush set by the demon army under East Demon Lord Han Xiao Tian. Though they killed tens of thousands of demon soldiers and several commanders, they couldn't even scratch Han Xiao Tian's defenses when he appeared in person!
Ao Shi Gong Hui's vice president, Yi Dao Po Wan Fa, known for his explosive damage, unleashed his tried-and-true ultimate skill "Xiang Wang Ji Ding" on Han Xiao Tian, only to see a pitiful "-1" damage number pop up!
With every wave of East Demon Lord Han Xiao Tian's hand, several players in Ao Shi Long Huang's team fell dead on the spot, without even seeing how much damage he dealt!
"Where are the healers? Where the hell are they? Someone save us, damn it!"
Ao Shi Long Huang dodged attacks frantically while scanning for the healers in his team.
"Stop yelling! Are you blind? Can't you see how many healers have died already?"
A hot-tempered healer from Wan Li Meng snapped back at Ao Shi Long Huang's roar.
"Who are you to talk to me like that? Believe me, I'll kick you out?"
Ao Shi Long Huang, already on the verge of rage, glared at the healer and bellowed.
"Screw you! This stupid mission isn't worth it! I'm out!"
Before Ao Shi Long Huang could kick her, the fiery healer girl quit the team!
Not only that, but she also took with her a high-level male mage at level 106 and another healer at level 102 from Wan Li Meng—the former being her in-game lover and the latter her best friend.
Their departure was like a pebble dropped into a large pond—initially unnoticed. But as the ripples spread, when Ao Shi Long Huang's team was wiped out and he regrouped at the main city's respawn point, he was horrified to find that his original 67-member team had mysteriously lost over a dozen people!
"Are you useless? Can't even control your own people? They're all from your Wan Li Meng!"
After counting the remaining members, Ao Shi Long Huang erupted like a furious lion, berating Qing Jiao Wo Zhan Shen, the leader of Wan Li Meng, in front of everyone!
Humiliated in front of his own guild members, Qing Jiao Wo Zhan Shen's face turned red with anger, but he dared not talk back. He had to personally contact the defectors one by one, spending a lot of effort to bring back only seven or eight people.
Once the team was reformed, Ao Shi Long Huang led them to teleport quickly to Yu Men Guan, then rushed toward Tian Shan Yao Chi.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan pursued the fleeing Feng Tai army northward, eventually arriving at the location of the Ascension Platform. There stood a short figure, its sinister triangular eyes coldly fixed on Jiang Yuan!