"Stop right there! Put down the pudding!"
Jiang Yuan shouted at full volume as he chased after the few deputy generals trailing behind the Fengtai army ahead.
"Your, Your Majesty..."
Fengtai approached the Western Demon Lord Li Wuji, dismounted, and knelt before him, his face full of shame. "Reporting to Your Majesty, those human rogue cultivators are too powerful. I was no match. Please punish me!"
"A bunch of useless trash! What? You still have ten thousand troops—do you expect me to handle this myself?"
The Western Demon Lord cast a cold glance at Fengtai, his voice laced with growing anger.
"I wouldn't dare!"
Fengtai had served the Western Demon Lord for years and knew his temperament well. Hearing Li Wuji's words, cold sweat drenched his back. He bowed his head in a deep kowtow, then quickly rose and returned to the army.
"All troops, hear my command! Capture that human brat!"
With the Western Demon Lord watching, Fengtai dared not slack off. He drew his waist blade, leading from the front as he charged at Jiang Yuan.
"Summon Sand River Turtle!" "Summon Dragon Beard Tiger!" "Arcane Mark!" "Summon Sacred Beast Xuanwu!" "Water Healing Shield!"
Facing the surging tide of demon troops, Jiang Yuan remained unfazed, unleashing skill after skill. Two thousand Sand River Turtles and eight thousand Dragon Beard Tigers charged at the ten-thousand-strong demon army, while the Sacred Beast Xuanwu stood before Jiang Yuan, blocking the demon general Fengtai.
"Burning Lotus Heavenly Fire!"
Jiang Yuan, watching the swarming demon soldiers, used the active skill of his [Burning Lotus Karma Fire Staff] for the first time!
A patch of fiery clouds appeared on the distant horizon, spreading outward rapidly. Within mere tens of seconds, the entire sky was blanketed by vast fiery clouds, dyeing the heavens above Tianshan Yao Pool a blazing red!
Then, lotus-shaped flames began to fall continuously from the high clouds, weaving a sea of fire within a 30-meter by 30-meter area in front of Jiang Yuan!
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating a demon soldier. Gained 10 million experience points!" "Ding! Congratulations on defeating a demon squad leader. Gained 20 million experience points!"
A stream of notifications echoed in Jiang Yuan's ears as waves of demon soldiers turned into experience, all funneled into him alone!
111, 112, 113, 114...
Jiang Yuan's level skyrocketed like a rocket. When he reached around level 115 at about 20%, Wen Ding Cang Sheng arrived with the Tianbo Mansion and Hanjiang City forces, following Jiang Yuan's position on the mini-map, just in time to catch this wave of experience rain!
Meanwhile, Ao Shi Long Huang, racing toward the scene at full speed, casually glanced at the leaderboard and found his name had dropped from first to fifth!
"Damn it! Move faster, or we won't even get the scraps!"
Ao Shi Long Huang frantically spurred his mount, wishing he could slap a 3.0-liter turbocharged engine on it!
After Jiang Yuan finished off the last ten thousand demon troops under Fengtai, he took a moment to pull out the summoner mythic skill he'd been longing for from his backpack and quickly learned it!
"Summon Beast Evolution!"
Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, activating the skill immediately. The eight thousand Dragon Beard Tigers visibly dwindled in number at an astonishing rate. After he summoned another two thousand to replenish them, only one remained on the field—a golden, heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger, several times larger than its predecessors!
[Jiang Yuan's Summon Beast: Heaven-Tier Dragon Beard Tiger] Health: 480,000 Defense: 163,000 Attack: 96,000 Duration: 180 seconds Cooldown: 100 seconds [Description]: A summon beast evolved to heaven-tier through skill enhancement. Attack type changed to area-of-effect.
"Holy moly! So this is a heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger? Its stats are quadrupled!"
Staring at the transformed, towering, and mightier heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger, Jiang Yuan's eyes widened, almost drooling!
"Roar!"
Facing several demon centurions charging in, the heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger swung a claw that looked forged from gold, slamming down hard. The centurions' health bars instantly dropped by a tenth!
"Whoa! Terrifying!"
Watching the majestic heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger kill a demon centurion with 3 million health in just a few swipes, Jiang Yuan gasped in awe!
"Brothers, freebies are here!"
Jiang Yuan pointed at the items, gold coins, and materials like Immortal Crystal Pearls and Tianwu Coins dropped by the centurions, grinning at the Hanjiang City and Wanli Alliance members. They rushed in like madmen, sweeping up the loot in a whirlwind!
"Charge! Kill that human brat!"
Fengtai, his face pale with terror as he watched Jiang Yuan turn into a god of slaughter, grabbed nearby grand commanders and deputy generals, hurling them at Jiang Yuan!
"Brother Cang Sheng, hold them off. I'll rescue Pudding and the others!"
Jiang Yuan said to Wen Ding Cang Sheng, then swung onto the back of the golden heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger, charging straight at the deputy general holding Cang Shu Pudding.
"Summon Sand River Turtle!" "Arcane Mark!" "Xuanwu Secret Art: Water Annihilates the Eight Wastes!"
To prevent the deputy general from escaping, Jiang Yuan summoned thousands of Sand River Turtles to block his retreat from all sides, then marked him. The heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger beneath him let out a deafening roar, pouncing to knock the deputy general to the ground!
"Pudding! Wake up! It's me! Wake up!"
As the deputy general was pinned by the Dragon Beard Tiger, his right hand gripping Cang Shu Pudding's collar loosened naturally. Jiang Yuan, quick-eyed and swift, caught her in his arms, shaking her body repeatedly.
But no matter how he called, Cang Shu Pudding remained unresponsive, as if unconscious. Helpless, Jiang Yuan lifted her by the waist, carried her to their side, and handed her to Chuang Shi Xiao Yun for care.
Over a minute later, Jiang Yuan, along with the Hanjiang City allies who had come to help, finished off the remaining demon deputy generals, finally rescuing all the missing members of the original 2nd team!
After the fierce battle, only two deputy generals and three grand commanders remained by Fengtai's side; the rest of the demon army had fallen!
Such a devastating outcome drained all color from Fengtai's face. Even in the demon realm's wars centuries ago, such massive casualties had never occurred!
"Enough. I haven't fought in centuries. Today, I'll use these human brats to stretch my limbs!"
The Western Demon Lord waved Fengtai aside, then flashed directly in front of Jiang Yuan!