Chapter 672: Uproot the Grass
Demon Saint Fu Di thought to himself that he had only slain one Demon Saint and was filled with reluctance, as he had originally intended to kill Duan Gujin ahead of him.
However, after pursuing for nearly eighty breaths, there were only about twenty breaths of time left.
Seeing that he still hadn't caught up to Duan Gujin ahead, he steeled his heart and immediately used Extreme Speed to flee.
Duan Gujin continued to use the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps to rapidly escape.
After performing it three times, he didn't notice Demon Saint Fu Di chasing after him from behind.
He slightly furrowed his brows and thought it was very likely that Demon Saint Fu Di had exhausted all his strength, and it was highly probable that the latter had fled.
He hesitated for a moment but then stopped, ceasing to use the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps.
Sitting cross-legged, he started to regulate his breathing to recover his strength.
His Divine Sense constantly probed the surroundings; he couldn't be certain whether Demon Saint Fu Di had truly fled, and he carefully examined the spatial fluctuations in the nearby Void.
If any spatial waves were to appear in the nearby Void, he would immediately escape.
Now, even if he learned that Demon Saint Fu Di had indeed fled, he had no means to pursue and kill Demon Saint Fu Di.
The Primordial Power within his body was nearly depleted; he was almost at the point of complete exhaustion.
After sitting cross-legged for half an hour, Duan Gujin finally managed to recover one-third of his Primordial Power.
He extended his Divine Sense, eager to find Demon Saint Fu Di.
But after a long search, he still couldn't find any trace of the other party.
Now he could infer that the sudden burst of Combat Power previously displayed by Demon Saint Fu Di was actually the result of using a Secret Technique to rapidly elevate his Cultivation to escape a besieged situation.
If it had been him, he would have surely used such a method to escape the encirclement as well.
"I should quickly find Zhan Luan and the others now!"
Duan Gujin took a deep breath, his body flashed as he rapidly flew towards the territory of Thunder Leopard Demon Saint.
Quarter of an hour later, he found Zhan Luan and the other Demon Saints.
After inquiring with each other, Zhan Luan and the other Demon Saints realized that Demon Saint Fu Di had not managed to catch up with Duan Gujin after all and had disappeared.
"We must immediately rush to the Golden Eagle Clan and eradicate them! We cannot allow the Golden Eagle Clan to continue to survive; all of us beast-type Demon Clan have now forged deep enmity with the Golden Eagle Clan!"
Zhan Luan said.
Hearing this, the other Demon Saints nodded vigorously, very clear in their minds that once Demon Saint Fu Di recovered his strength, he would launch a fierce attack on them, and their side would then face great trouble.
"Yes, we will gather all the powerful Demon Clans, leave some experts to stay in our tribes, and the rest of the experts will together attack the Golden Eagle Clan's territory!"
"Good!"
Those Demon Saints, thinking that although Demon Saint Fu Di had succeeded in killing one of their Demon Saints and even severed an arm of another, he must have paid a hefty price. They figured that if Demon Saint Fu Di was likely suffering backlash now, if they did not initiate an attack, allowing Demon Saint Fu Di to attack them in the future would be unimaginable.
So, Zhan Luan and other Demon Saints led the elite of their tribe to launch a fierce attack on the territory of the Golden Eagle Clan.
Before the Demon Saint Fu Di's Combat Power erupted, Miao Yu had already left the battlefield. Zhan Luan had warned her before that if all the Demon Saints joined together to besiege Demon Saint Fu Di, and still couldn't defeat him, then even with Miao Yu's involvement, they would ultimately be wiped out.
From his past experiences in numerous battles, Zhan Luan was well aware that at the last critical moment, some experts often had terrifying methods which could turn the tides in the final round of the fight.
Therefore, he had always cautioned Miao Yu to leave the battlefield at the crucial moment when they were about to surround Demon Saint Fu Di. She did as instructed.
When Demon Saint Fu Di unleashed the Heart Demon Sword and his strength exploded instantly, Zhan Luan and the other Demon Saints rapidly distanced themselves to avoid being killed by the peak strength Demon Saint Fu Di through some Secret Technique.
Now, the previously escaped Demon Saints had regrouped and were leading the army to attack the Golden Eagle Clan's tribe.
Had it been before, they certainly wouldn't have had enough confidence to defeat the powerful Golden Eagle Clan.
But now, they finally had sufficient confidence.
This confidence stemmed from the fact that Demon Saint Fu Di had been 'routed' by them.
They had not found Demon Saint Fu Di yet and were unaware of his current situation.
But they believed that even if Demon Saint Fu Di reappeared before them, his strength would have been severely weakened unless he possessed an incredibly heaven-defying Treasure that could restore his strength to its peak.
However, all the Demon Saints present didn't believe that Demon Saint Fu Di truly had such a horrifying treasure. They felt that Demon Saint Fu Di was at the end of his rope, and what they needed to do next was to find him and slay him, eliminating future troubles.
Duan Gujin had previously given each Demon Saint three drops of Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk, so that they could swiftly recover their demonic power in battle and confront Demon Saint Fu Di.
Thus, in the minds of Thunder Leopard and other Demon Saints, they simply thought that Duan Gujin was lucky to have escaped quickly and eventually succeeded in evading Demon Saint Fu Di. They had no idea that Duan Gujin had repeatedly used the heavenly Space Escape Technique, the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps.
Duan Gujin did not bother to explain so much to those Demon Saints. He did not follow them but rather found a place to sit cross-legged and recover his strength.
Miao Yu curiously asked, "Why aren't you following the others to eliminate Demon Saint Fu Di?"
Duan Gujin replied, "It's not that I'm not following; it's unnecessary. With so many Beast-type Demon Clan experts acting together, they should be able to eliminate Demon Saint Fu Di!"
"Oh, what about me? What should I do?"
Miao Yu felt somewhat at a loss.
"If you feel like going with your father to slay those Golden Eagles, then go ahead. After all, Demon Saint Fu Di has already fled, and there probably won't be any strong Demon Saints left at the Golden Eagle side!" Duan Gujin answered.
Miao Yu fell silent for a while before saying, "Never mind, I'll stay by your side. Almost all the high-ranking members of the Beast-type Demon Clan have been mobilized anyway. Why don't we return to the castle?"
After pondering for a moment, Duan Gujin said, "All right!"
So, he and Miao Yu returned to Zhanluan's Castle together.
Upon returning to the castle, Duan Gujin began his period of seclusion.
He estimated that Demon Saint Fu Di would not be able to return to his territory in a short period, and if he sensed Beast-type Demon Clan members nearby, he would likely hide.
However, if Demon Saint Fu Di found the Golden Eagle Clan people and had them lead him back to his territory, many variables could arise.
It wasn't that Duan Gujin didn't want to find Demon Saint Fu Di and get rid of him as soon as possible, but rather his Primordial Power hadn't fully recovered. If a Demon Saint appeared in Demon Saint Fu Di's territory, with his current condition, he wouldn't stand a chance.
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