Chapter 419 Your Respected Master is Just a Mortal
Atop the Tianyan Sect's plaza.
Demonic Qi drifted over, swiftly enveloping the entire Tianyan Sect.
The countless formations arranged throughout the Tianyan Sect shattered thunderously upon contact with the Demonic Qi, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Even the World Chessboard laid down by Dantai Luoxue trembled as if it were on the verge of breaking apart at any moment.
The auras of the others were more or less affected to some extent.
The Great Demon had yet to appear.
And they were already completely suppressed!
At this very moment.
Zhang Han and the others felt a surge of horror in their hearts.
They had all thought they had paid enough attention to this 'Mahayana' Great Demon that was about to break free from its seal.
But they had still underestimated it.
This Great Demon had not yet appeared but was able to weaken their strength by so much. How terrifying must the actual combat power of the Great Demon's body be?
Especially Zhang Han, his face turned green.
He was completely unable to summon the Taiyin Star and the Taiyang Star.
His combat power could be said to have been reduced by half.
Lucky for him, he had the 'Heaven and Earth Map'; otherwise, he might not even need to fight at all.
The others were similar, weakened quite a bit.
Su Qianyuan, however, was not affected at all.
Body Cultivation wasn't influenced by these things.
"Be careful, I still underestimated the strength of this Great Demon,"
Ye Luo said gravely.
His whole body was surrounded by Sword Qi. Both the Endless Sword Gourd and the Desolate Sword were radiating light, resisting the influence of that Demonic Qi.
"Senior Brother, I'm afraid we won't be able to use much of our strength."
Dantai Luoxue was also extremely somber.
"No matter, you all just serve as my support."
Ye Luo waved his hand dismissively, his gaze fixated on the rear mountain of the Tianyan Sect.
Zhang Han and the others still wanted to say something.
But before they could speak,
Boom...
Another deafening explosion rang out.
This sound erupted and directly interrupted what Zhang Han and the others were about to say.
From the rear mountain area of the Tianyan Sect, rolling Demonic Qi surged up to the sky, and a pair of evil eyes appeared within it.
Those were eyes of supreme malevolence and wickedness.
Those eyes, within the Demonic Qi, gazed at Ye Luo and the others.
Merely gazing.
Yet they instigated countless evil thoughts in the hearts of Ye Luo and his companions.
Everyone has a dark side in their heart.
These eyes seemed to be able to stir up the emergence of the evil within others.
Ye Luo and the other four disciples of the Wayless Sect were alright, being the chosen ones of heaven with immense innate talent. Moreover, being young with not a deep breadth of experiences, they naturally didn't harbor many malicious thoughts and easily suppressed them.
But it was different for those dozens of members from the Hidden Sects.
The youngest among them were thousands of years old, having witnessed far too many things, and their hearts were filled with complex thoughts.
Now agitated, they could not spare any attention and had to focus entirely on restraining their inner turmoil, unable to manage to fight the Great Demon.
Ye Luo's expression changed slightly when he saw that in just this brief encounter, his side had lost dozens of people.
His previous feeling had, after all, been mistaken.
This Great Demon was unexpectedly strong.
Or, rather, the Mahayana Realm was unexpectedly strong.
The Mahayana Realm and Non-Mahayana Realm were completely different concepts.
"Number Two, Number Three, Fourth Junior Sister, Fifth Junior Sister, you all retreat first. We are definitely no match for this Great Demon,"
Ye Luo said decisively.
"Senior Brother..."
As Zhang Han and a few others were just about to speak,
a chilling voice emerged from within the Demonic Qi.
"You can't escape!"
"Be you geniuses or prodigies, today you shall still fall and become my nourishment!"
Amidst the rolling demonic qi, those eyes stared fixedly at Ye Luo and the others.
As if seeing that Ye Luo and his companions intended to leave.
It straightforwardly called them out.
Upon hearing these words.
Ye Luo took a deep breath, faced the swirling demonic qi, and slowly began to speak.
"Your Excellency, we fully realize we are no match for you, and we acknowledge that we have overstepped on this occasion. We ask for your forgiveness."
"However, our master is an unparalleled great power. If Your Excellency wishes to avoid further complications, I would advise you to let us go. Should you choose to slay us, our master will absolutely not stand idly by."
Ye Luo spoke very politely.
He was now thoroughly convinced that neither he nor his companions stood any chance against this Great Demon.
All he wanted now was to lead Zhang Han and the others safely out of Zhongzhou.
For this purpose, he had no choice but to invoke the prestige of his respected master in an attempt to suppress the Great Demon.
"Your master?"
A voice came from within the boiling demonic qi.
The next moment, the dense demonic qi began to disperse slowly.
A figure materialized within it.
The figure's lower half was a mist of demonic qi without legs, while the upper body was similar to a human's, except it had four eyes and a somewhat ugly visage—otherwise, it looked no different from a normal person.
As this figure emerged, it looked with interest at Ye Luo and the other four.
"Humans have their races, monsters have their races, demons too have their races."
"Do you know what kind of demon I am?"
The Great Demon stared at Ye Luo and the others as it coldly voiced these words.
Ye Luo and his companions just watched the Great Demon speak, remaining silent.
They felt that the Great Demon was rambling on and on.
How could they possibly know this?
Seeing this scene.
The Great Demon was not annoyed, but rather explained of its own accord.
"Demons have their races, and I belong to the Karmic Demon, specializing in karma. I use the threads of karma to claim lives and can also learn all manner of things about others through their karmic threads..."
"Thus, I have already scrutinized through the karmic threads you carry and have investigated! The master you speak of is nothing but a mortal!"
"Trying to intimidate me with a mortal, do you humans really think demons lack intelligence?"
The Great Demon raised its hand, pointing at Ye Luo and the other five, and said with a chilling tone.
With these words.
Ye Luo and the others, who were still somewhat distracted by the evil thoughts within them, were taken aback.
Their master, a mortal??
Had the Great Demon just been unsealed and not fully awake? Could it really claim their master was a mortal?
If their master were a mortal, could a mortal have taught them all?
Was this supposed to be funny?
Did the Great Demon think it was being humorous?
"You... has your brain short-circuited, claiming my master is a mortal?"
Zhang Han couldn't help but retort.
"The karmic thread never lies; your master is indeed a mortal, you are trying to fool me!"
"There's no need for further words, just accept your fate and die quietly. The taste of your Human Race prodigies, I vaguely recall, is quite delicious. You need not attempt to pressure me with your master anymore."
"If your master were truly so powerful, would I not have already been suppressed by now, leaving me no chance to speak here?"
The Great Demon coldly continued.
After it finished speaking, the rolling demonic qi began to gather once again.
It wanted to make a move, to devour Ye Luo and the others.
Just at that moment.
The situation suddenly changed.
Whoosh!!
A sound of tearing through the air came from the east, exploding violently. Accompanied by the sonic boom, an overwhelming force of heaven and earth descended abruptly…