Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1432 - 604: Schemes from All Sides, Demon Sect Takes the Stage

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Previously on Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill...
The Celestial Net Dao Sect retreated after the Demon Race deployed a powerful artifact. The battle concluded with heavy losses on both sides, particularly for the Demon Race and the East Sea Alliance's servant armies. As the survivors tended to their wounded and recovered bodies, a horrifying discovery was made: the war was a facade for a blood sacrifice. The Celestial Net Dao Sect had colluded with the Demon Dao, initiating a grand summoning ritual that brought forth a monstrous nine-headed demon. The fallen from all races rose as undead, forcing Li Yunjing to order a full retreat.

Similarly left behind were a few strong figures from the Demon Race, who have already deployed the "Star Banner", giving them the ability to protect themselves.

Aside from the nine Nascent Soul Realm Masters of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, there are these six Demon Kings left here to buy time for the army.

The giant nine-headed Demon Shadow is rapidly solidifying, and as eighteen arms wave, countless blood corpses are surging like tides!

"Boom!"

A wave of blood smashed down, engulfing the last dozen or so small flying ships in an instant.

Their bodies twisted and transformed in the blood water, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into new blood corpses, joining the pursuing army!

"Rumble!"

The "Shenxiao Battleship" opened fire, almost at the brink of disintegration, yet it continued to output aggressively.

The misshapen remnants of corpses were shattered by the thunder light, reducing the number of blood corpses and easing some pressure.

Meanwhile, the army of the East Sea Alliance seized this opportunity for a swift retreat.

The remaining six Demon Kings shook the "Star Banner", summoning torrents of star power from the nine heavens down.

The dazzling starlight bestowed an alternative brilliance upon the blood-red world.

Strands of starlight descended, rushing straight toward the despairing Demon God from the Land of the Nine Netherworld!

"I don’t care what Demon God you are! I am the king of the avian clan, and I am determined to kill you!"

The "Star Banner" fluttered wildly, and under the leadership of the Golden-winged Roc King, the five Demon Kings simultaneously burned their essence blood, igniting each ancient star embroidered on the banner one by one.

The star power from the nine heavens was forcibly channeled, transforming into six brilliant beams that crashed down!

"You despicable Demon Race, dare to use the ancient ’Star Banner’ against me!"

The nine-headed despairing Demon God let out a painful howl, with three heads struck by star power and exploding into a sky full of blood mist.

Yet the remaining fifteen arms frantically waved, bizarrely recomposing the scattered blood mist!

"I refuse to believe I can’t kill you!"

The Golden-winged Roc King’s wings were dyed with blood as he shouted fiercely, "This is one of the 129,600 ’Star Banners’ that the ancient Demon Emperor used to rule the Three Realms of heaven, earth, and mankind! I won’t believe you can’t be refined to death!"

"Clang clang clang..."

Suddenly, Li Yunjing soared skyward, the "Ancient Bronze Bell" in his hand expanding against the wind.

Dense ancient runes surfaced on the bell’s body, and he exerted his great mana, ringing it with all his might.

The bell sound reverberated a thousand miles, freezing the advancing blood corpses in place.

Even the blood sea surrounding the despairing Demon God stirred intense ripples, seemingly bound by an invisible force.

"Not enough... still not enough..."

The fragmented body of the despairing Demon God crazily absorbed the blood sea, restoring itself in mere moments.

The more terrifying aspect was its form beginning to transform.

Its nine heads fused into one, becoming a blurred human face; the eighteen arms converged to six, clad in bone armor.

Its six arms simultaneously formed seals, causing all the blood water in the "Holy Sound Sea Region" to surge skyward, aggregating into a million blood-red long swords in the air!

"Retreat quickly!"

Seeing the Demon God growing more formidable, the Five Elements Master shouted loudly.

Meanwhile, on the other end, the retreating army of the Celestial Net Dao Sect regrouped.

"Sect Leader, the people of the Demon Sect have acted."

A Supreme Elder of the Celestial Net Dao Sect excitedly reported to the Sect Leader.

"Hmph! Those demons!"

The anticipated joy did not exist, and the Sect Leader’s face turned black as he sneered coldly, refraining from seizing the chance to pursue the East Sea Alliance.

"Sect Leader, should we seize the opportunity to pursue?"

Another Supreme Elder asked cautiously.

"Do not pursue!"

The Sect Leader sneered, "Since the people from the Four Seas Commerce Association and Demon Sect have acted, let them take responsibility for the pursuit. If they do not, we’ll just watch the fun!"

"But..."

A Supreme Elder hesitated, "Isn’t this giving the East Sea Alliance a chance for survival?"

The Sect Leader stood at the bow, arms crossed, gazing darkly at the distant spectacle where demonic qi and thunder light intertwined.

"A chance for survival?"

His lips curled into a sneer, "Do you truly think I paid such a price to summon the Blood Demon just for the East Sea Alliance to struggle on?"

"The Sect Leader means..."

The Supreme Elder was startled, then suddenly enlightened, "To catch them all at once?"

"The old monsters of the Demon Sect are a hundred times more dangerous than the East Sea Alliance."

"I am the supreme of the Profound Sect. Let them fight until they both suffer, and we shall clean up the mess."

He turned to the surviving fleet behind him, his voice abruptly sharp: "Spread the order, all battleships activate stealth array and retreat 3,000 miles away! Also, send people to notify the Four Seas Commerce Association, saying..."

The Sect Leader’s eyes gleamed viciously, "Say we discovered an ancient secret realm, and need their assistance in exploration."

"Yes!"

The Supreme Elder, closely connected with the Four Seas Commerce Association, shivered, agreeing immediately.

He knew the Sect Leader saw the loss to the sect was too great, and planned to kill the president of the Four Seas Commerce Association, plundering its wealth to compensate for the losses.

It was truly a pity for his old friend.

However, between the sect and friends, this Supreme Elder naturally knew what choice to make.

Meanwhile, 300 miles north, above a sea area shrouded in gloom, thirteen figures stood in the air.

Leading them was the Netherworld Ancestor, wearing a black robe, with skeletal fingers entwined with wisps of grievance souls.

Beside him stood the Sect Leader of the Blood Fiend Sect, the Sect Leader of the Yin Corpse Sect, Yu Mozi from the Demon Control Sect, and other Demon Dao giants, each with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.