Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1416: 760: Taking Action (Part 2)

Suddenly, Xue Susu, Zhao Sheng, and Wu Yue materialized from nowhere directly before the pair of demons.

“Hu…Human Clan Cultivators…” Shock etched across Xiong Shier’s features as he screamed in his mind.

Yet Luan Wu displayed a savage glare, his gaze brimming with malice, though he remained completely bound and powerless to fight back.

“How many Void Realm Demon Elders are present? The first one to answer gets to live!” Xue Susu arched her fine brows and declared icily.

Her words barely ended when Xiong Shier sensed his mouth unseal, allowing him to talk. He promptly yelled out: “I’ll speak… we…”

Next to him, Luan Wu shot a vicious stare and bellowed: “Don’t say it, you—”

His sentence cut off abruptly as his mouth sealed shut once more, his body enveloped in a brilliant glow.

This demon aimed to raise a loud alarm, but his cries failed to extend beyond three meters, thanks to the multiple barrier layers already established around them, leaving no openings to exploit.

Xiong Shier appeared torn, his complexion growing rather ashen.

Noticing that, Xue Susu lifted her brows a touch, and with a mere mental command, the verdant vine wrapping Xiong Shier sprouted thick clusters of dark green barbs that sank deeply into his flesh.

Those dark spikes released a horrifying poison that caused Xiong Shier to convulse in excruciating torment, the suffering as intense as his divine soul being ripped apart, leaving him in a state worse than death!

After enduring a hundred breaths, Xue Susu flicked her wrist, causing the verdant vine to gradually withdraw its barbs, granting Xiong Shier a brief respite from the depths of agony.

The moment he regained his composure, Xiong Shier wailed in dread: “I’ll confess, I’ll confess, cease the torment on this lowly demon!”

Spilling the words hastily, he revealed: “For now, no Demon Elders are posted on Demon Rising Island. Still, should any disturbance occur, Jiu Luo Demon Elder will detect it right away and rush here at top speed. The delay won’t surpass three breaths.”

“Furthermore, to the best of this lowly demon’s knowledge, Jiu Luo Demon Elder usually oversees this region of Dome Sea Star. As for additional Demon Elders, this one truly has no idea. Yet inside the Demon Soul Tower lies an emergency transmission array…”

One had to admit, this Primordial Spirit Demon proved surprisingly forthright, acting less like a brutal fiend and more like a Cypress Demon infamous for its “cowardice and love of life.”

Nevertheless, Xue Susu remained skeptical of his claims. She applied several soul-interrogation forbidden arts upon his demon soul, and only upon verifying his truthfulness did she let him off.

With the issue resolved, Wu Yue stepped forward eagerly and asked with a sly grin: “Senior Sister, these two are worthless at this point, so why not hand them over to me for disposal!”

“No! Disposal is minor, but accidentally warning the Alien Demons would only invite greater chaos!” Zhao Sheng cautioned without delay.

Xue Susu gave a faint nod at those words and told Wu Yue: “We’ll keep them alive temporarily. Once the main objective succeeds, you may handle them however you like.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Sister, I understand the importance of the bigger picture!” Wu Yue affirmed gravely.

Xue Susu inclined her head, then gazed upward at the hovering pyramid, a flicker of uncommon doubt crossing her eyes.

She drew in a steadying breath to calm her mind and turned to Zhao Sheng and Wu Yue with a grave expression, stating: “I’m about to venture into that Demon Soul Tower. This action will surely rouse the Alien Demons. After that, it falls to you two. Hold back any foes that approach until I emerge, and prevent them from breaking through!”

“Leave it to us, Senior Sister Xue! With me… and Taoist Zhao guarding, those Alien Demon vermin won’t disrupt you! Right, Taoist Zhao?”

“Naturally! Though…” Zhao Sheng shifted his tone and added, “Void Realm Demon Elders pose no real threat, but what if it summons the Cave Void Demon Emperor!”

Wu Yue dismissed it casually: “What’s to worry about! Senior Sister wields the Demon Slaying Sword Spirit; dealing with one or two Cave Void Demon Emperors should be effortless.”

As he said this, he glanced instinctively toward Xue Susu, relaxing only after catching her confirming nod.

“Junior Brother Wu speaks true! The Demon Slaying Sword Spirit retains one final strike. Unless it’s a late-stage Integration Realm Demon Emperor, there’s no cause for alarm!”

“No more delays, I’ll proceed now. The rest depends on you both—stay safe!”

With that, Xue Susu gestured, sending a sword beam streaking from her grasp into the emptiness. Her form then shot skyward, darting rapidly into the mirror pyramid.

Her abrupt entry and breach alarmed the Alien Demon Guards across the island, yet before they could trigger any alerts, two overwhelming auras descended, blanketing the whole island.

Most guards collapsed unconscious instantly, while even the Divine Separation Stage demons suffered their minds shattered by the abrupt mental onslaught, toppling one by one.

Within a single breath, the midair mirror pyramid trembled fiercely, the shadowy magic sphere atop it shattering suddenly, a beam of black radiance lancing upward in flight, only to be vaporized by a manifesting Purple Cloud Divine Thunder!

Simultaneously, a burst of brilliant prismatic glow exploded inside the pyramid, casting forth a stunning cascade of lights.

The pyramid soon drowned in glorious brilliance, and in moments, a colossal, mountain-like oval orb of multicolored light formed in the sky.

Zhao Sheng eyed the light orb and spotted innumerable faces emerging swiftly on its exterior.

Every face mirrored Xue Susu’s own, displaying a range of varied emotions and poses.

“Be careful!” Wu Yue’s expression shifted, and he cried out sharply.

His warning still hung in the air when the waters encircling Demon Rising Island churned like boiling soup, erupting in endless bubbles. Powerful auras then ascended from the depths one after another, waves of savage, fearsome Sea Giant Beasts breaching the surface in dense, unending swarms.

At first sight, it appeared every mighty Sea Demon of Dome Sea Star had converged, none weaker than an Eighth-stage Demon King.

Even worse, myriad Demon Puppets swarmed over these island-scale Deep Sea Giant Beasts, their quantities beyond reckoning.

“This uproar will bring Void Realm Demon Elders in under three breaths. I’ll clear the trash beyond the island. You remain here to block any intruders! That works, yes?” Wu Yue pulled his focus and transmitted via divine sense rapidly.

“Taoist Wu, go ahead—I’ve got this area covered!” Zhao Sheng responded steadily through divine sense.

“Good, I’m heading out!”

Wu Yue flashed a carefree smile and produced the Corpse Dissection Bag. With a wrist snap, it soared aloft, expanding massively with the gusts, ballooning a thousand times to become a gigantic, hill-like gray pouch.

Right then, spiritual radiance shimmered over the Corpse Dissection Bag’s surface, millions of Immortal Seal Spiritual Texts whirling about, radiating an immense, arcane law fluctuation.

The pouch’s vast mouth twisted into a huge black vortex roughly a hundred feet wide.

No sooner had the vortex appeared than a deathly chill seeped from it, followed by a massive, tentacle-laden Demon Worm bursting forth at speed.

Next, black gleams flickered from the pouch’s rim, unleashing scores of formidable Corpse Beasts, the majority exceeding the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Trailing them came Skeletal Giant Demons, Flying Sky Netherworld Kings, Golden Armored Corpses, and assorted other Corpse Monsters, cascading down like a storm onto the island.

In seconds, hordes of Corpse Monsters overrun the island, some plunging into the waves to clash immediately with the oceanic Demon Puppets.

Wu Yue’s gaze sharpened with malice as he perched upon the Corpse Dissection Bag. Stomping down firmly, a deafening “boom” echoed!

The vortex at the pouch’s mouth quaked violently, deadly corpse rays blasting out, and instantly, legions more corpse monsters flooded forth. Their average power waned somewhat, but their ranks swelled dramatically.

Though they couldn’t match the Demon Puppets’ numbers in the sea, they managed to stall the infernal surge for the moment!

Now, the heavens and ocean transformed into an arena for Corpse Monsters versus Demon Puppets. Alien Demon underlings woven into the fiendish waves tried charging the island, but Wu Yue pinpointed them all and directed his elite Corpse Monsters to eliminate them.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Ferocious impacts and blasts rang out successively, roars and howls filling the skies and seas, as the factions dove into a brutal, frenzied clash.

Zhao Sheng averted his eyes, a teleport flashing him atop the multicolored light orb, tilting his head to the firmament, poised serenely for the foes’ arrival.

However, as his figure