Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 996 - 693: The Power of the Heart Flame and the Ruthless Tai Chu (Double Length)

Hovering above Longxing Oasis, Jia Zehai found himself ensnared by the relentless circling of the Beheading Saber, with the Nine Nether Needle poised for a decisive strike.

Despite an outward display of immense power, suggesting minimal consumption of his True Essence, his eyes were already scanning for any sliver of an escape route.

His primary strength resided in his Spirit Puppets, but with the vital Wood Puppet, his most effective tool for control, absent, the Blood Puppet was slowly succumbing to the perpetual onslaughts of the Mammoth Demon King.

Compounding his dire situation, the Array’s destruction had unleashed a Late Stage Golden Core Demon King, a force utterly beyond anyone's capacity to handle.

At this critical juncture, Jia Zehai's attention remained intensely focused on the Three-Eyed Demon King.

His most profound dread now stemmed from the Soul Flame Phoenix wielded by the Three-Eyed Demon King.

However, before any attempt at escape could be made,

the very space he occupied was completely engulfed by Sea Vines.

These were no ordinary vines, but ethereal constructs woven from pure Spirit Shadows.

The Water-affinity of the Two-headed Turtle Demon King's power effectively bolstered the Wood-affinity, enhancing the Sea Vines' potency.

Jia Zehai’s gaze flickered, observing the Two-headed Turtle Demon King expelling not one, but two complete Demon Pills.

While expelling a Demon Pill undeniably amplified the power of Secret Techniques, it was an action few Demon Kings undertook lightly.

Firstly, it involved their very essence, a desperate measure reserved for life-or-death confrontations.

Secondly, these pills were exceptionally vulnerable to destruction.

Should a Demon Pill be shattered, a Demon King risked the loss of their entire cultivation, or worse, immediate demise.

The Two-headed Turtle Demon King resorted to this extreme measure only because they held an unequivocal advantage.

They had no intention of allowing Jia Zehai to slip away.

As Demon Kings, they possessed their own pride, and Jia Zehai had executed a considerable number of surprise attacks against them.

This was now payback, a successful counter-attack.

Constrained by the dense net of Sea Vines, even with his formidable Beheading Saber and Nine Nether Needle Magical Treasures,

Jia Zehai found his movements severely restricted.

His ideal counter to such an assault would have involved Blood or Fire Attribute Secret Techniques or Divine Techniques.

Yet, Jia Zehai was utterly devoid of such options at this moment.

This brief delay allowed the Black Flame of the Three-Eyed Demon King to descend upon Jia Zehai.

Engulfed by the inferno and the soul-searing flames, Jia Zehai let out a piercing scream of agony.

His grip on the Blood Puppet even faltered under the assault.

Seizing this critical opening, the Mammoth Demon King bypassed the Blood Puppet and charged directly at Jia Zehai, aiming for a killing blow.

The four Great Demon Kings converged their attacks from all directions.

As the Thunder Roc unleashed its Thunder Feathers, filling the sky and coalescing into a Thunder Tribulation Pool, Jia Zehai had no opportunity even to initiate his Blood Escape.

He was obliterated into a fine mist of blood by the Mammoth Demon King’s devastating charge.

Jia Zehai, deceased!

With the fall of the first Golden Core cultivator, the battlefield descended into chaos, prompting a mass exodus of cultivators.

However, given the context of this engagement, the two Purple Mansion households mustered fewer than twenty individuals. Facing more than double their number in Tier Three combatants and Purple Mansion cultivators, the situation devolved into a brutal, one-sided slaughter.

The presence of the Tier Three Three-Eyed Demon Roc, with its soul-burning capabilities, and the Tier Three Thunder Roc, wielding unparalleled Thunder Skills, meant that very few could realistically hope to escape.

Meanwhile, high above the fray, Zhang Taiji's expression was one of extreme pallor.

His eyes conveyed a deep sense of pity as he cast a final glance towards the Earth Dragon Demon King.

This Earth Dragon Demon King stood as one of the most formidable Demon Kings he had ever encountered.

Possessing immense physical strength, terrifying Divine Techniques, and seasoned expertise in Magical Combat, if not for witnessing its true form, Zhang Taiji might have mistaken it for a Human Race cultivator at the Golden Core Peak.

Its singular weakness lay in its somewhat deficient speed and the absence of superior treasures; otherwise, it would undoubtedly have been Zhang Taiji himself who was being suppressed.

It is worth noting that while he outwardly displayed only a single Tier Four Top-Grade Magical Treasure, his Daoist Robe was, in fact, also a Tier Four Magical Treasure.

Observing the desperate struggle of his allies,

his gaze hardened as he turned his attention towards Ye Jingcheng.

The sole Golden Core cultivator present in this conflict was Ye Jingcheng.

In the subsequent moment, his form shifted, his black Daoist Robe swirling, and the Golden Roar Spear unexpectedly darted towards the rear of the Earth Dragon Demon King. However, after a swift evasion, it twisted impossibly and hurtled directly towards Ye Jingcheng.

Witnessing Zhang Taiji, a cultivator at the Golden Core Peak, launch such a reckless assault, Ye Jingcheng was taken aback.

He promptly deployed the Black Patterned Magic Shield, a Tier Four Defensive Treasure.

Yet, it was torn asunder by a mere flourish of the Golden Roar Spear. This clearly demonstrated a significant disparity in the quality of their treasures.

With no other recourse, Ye Jingcheng was compelled to unleash his Hidden Skill Divine Techniques once more. As Spiritual Energy converged and the Black Tortoise Body materialized, the unnerving Spiritual Eyes cast a shadow of unease even upon Zhang Taiji.

Indeed, in the following instant, a turtle claw descended like a divine punishment from the True Spirit, gently striking his Golden Roar Spear.

Boom!

The Golden Roar Spear was unceremoniously flung aside.

Naturally, the Black Tortoise Spirit Shadow also fragmented and vanished.

Ye Jingcheng swiftly drew two Upper-grade Spirit Stones, rapidly replenishing his depleted Spiritual Energy.

Despite possessing the Five-Colored Golden Core, resorting to Secret Technique Divine Techniques on two consecutive occasions had left him somewhat drained.

He had to remain vigilant, anticipating another assault from Zhang Taiji.

As Ye Jingcheng transitioned his focus from offense to defense, Zhang Taichu seized the opportunity, soaring into the sky and flying towards their escape route.

His trajectory pointed directly towards the Celestial Departure Grassland.

Witnessing this, Zhang Taiji finally let out a sigh of relief.

It was evident that his objective wasn't to vanquish Ye Jingcheng but rather to employ a strategy of 'surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao,' facilitating Zhang Taichu's escape.

At this juncture, the likelihood of other members of the Zhang family managing to flee was exceedingly slim.

However, as long as he and Zhang Taichu could escape, the latter would be able to serve as his Guardian, aiding in his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

With time, all that the Zhang family had lost could be restored within a century.

Yet, the members of the Ye family present at this moment would never permit their escape.

This was now a genuine battle for survival!

At this critical moment, behind Zhang Taiji, the Earth Dragon Demon King launched another fierce attack.

With Earth Attribute Spiritual Energy concentrating with intensified force, it seemed to compress the very space around them, forming an even more formidable Mountain Prison.

The Earth Dragon Demon King even spat out its Golden Core, demonstrating the gravity of the situation.

It was abundantly clear that the Earth Dragon Demon King was also committing to this life-or-death struggle with all its might.