Countless heads were stacked together.
Built into a grand "structure" resembling a pyramid.
Some had their tongues cut out, some had their eyes gouged, and some had their noses clipped...
But without exception, they were all embedded into this "structure," forming its outer walls.
A surge of Evil Qi constantly condensed and echoed here. As the cold wind howled, the sounds echoing in the air seemed like countless vengeful Souls recounting their grievances and misfortunes.
The group felt a chill down their spines and a sense of unease throughout their bodies. They felt a sense of shared sorrow for their own kind. This was a feeling unique to seeing the corpses of one's own kind.
Li Xuanxiao and the others were all Martial Artists who had experienced many battles and should have long been accustomed to seeing corpses.
But such slaughter—an entire city completely massacred—still made them feel a chill in their hearts.
They also realized once again the brutal terror of demons.
"Killing the Inspector without devouring him and hanging him on the city wall was one thing..."
"Deliberately leaving that Inspector alive so that we were helpless and could only watch our companion die was another..."
"Building a 'Spectacle of Severed Heads' (Jingguan) from the heads of the city's commoners is yet another..."
"The demons are displaying their might to us in the bloodiest, most brutal, most primitive, and most insane way!"
"It is a boast, a warning, and a show of force."
Li Xuanxiao pressed his palms together and bowed to show respect for the dead.
Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini followed suit; it was the only thing they could do for these people now.
No!
It wasn't the only thing!
Li Xuanxiao withdrew his gaze. If there was anything else he could do for them...
It was to find the demons and slay them all!
To comfort the Souls of the commoners in heaven!
This was the place where the Demonic Qi was thickest; if the demons were still around, they could only be hiding nearby.
Where could they be?
Li Xuanxiao scanned the surroundings.
Boom—
Under the gaze of the three, the entire Spectacle of Severed Heads suddenly exploded!
Countless invisible threads wove into a net, descending upon them and trapping the group!
As Late Xuan Realm Martial Artists, Li Xuanxiao and the others naturally reacted immediately. They immediately retreated to evade.
The origin of these silk nets was unknown, but they were surely nothing good!
Although the three were fast, the area covered by the silk net was too large; even though they avoided it at first, they still got some on them.
In an instant, the three felt its strangeness. Besides its terrifying stickiness, the parts covered by the silk net felt as if they had been hit by a Seal. Not only could they not muster any strength, but when their True Qi circulated to those areas, it became severely sluggish!
"Hahaha, you lords are quite particular, even bowing to a bunch of dead people."
A female voice rang out. The three looked up and were immediately stunned.
It was actually a giant Spider Demon!
Not only that, but demons continued to leap out from the exploded Spectacle of Severed Heads. And every single one of them was at the Late Xuan Realm!
When everything settled, the three were shocked to find that there were a full eight demons!
Both Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini's expressions darkened, their faces solemn. There were actually four more demons than the previous Inspector had mentioned!
The number had more than doubled, and their Realms were not inferior in the slightest.
Combined with their Demonic Techniques...
This is troublesome...
The two glanced at each other. As special Martial Artists of the Purification Hall, they certainly had the strength!
They immediately employed their various methods, propping up protective shields while trying to find a way to clear the silk nets stuck to them.
But their attempts yielded little result; the silk nets were extremely bizarre. It was neither afraid of the burning of their True Qi nor the cutting of sharp weapons. It was exceptionally tough!
Their hearts sank further.
The giant Spider Demon laughed, "Don't waste your energy. My spider webs aren't that easy to deal with!"
The other demons had already surrounded the three; the situation was critical!
Suddenly, Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini felt a light breeze brush against their faces. In the next second, the spider webs on their bodies were completely cleared away, like melting snow. The two looked down to see a lotus platform rising from beneath their feet at some unknown point.
Pure Lotus Flower!
Several demons looked shocked: "There's actually a disciple of the Buddhist school?"
This lotus platform seemed to possess an inherent suppression, causing them to feel a stinging pain just by standing nearby.
Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini turned and looked at Li Xuanxiao in surprise. Although they had heard before coming that Li Xuanxiao had some attainment in Buddhist Dharma, they hadn't expected it to be this powerful.
He's so reliable!
They immediately performed their Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts to counterattack.
The Spider Demon refused to believe it and spat out several more webs, but found that without exception, they all dissolved the moment they approached the lotus platform. It spat in annoyance and immediately changed its strategy, employing other abilities.
In an instant, the scene became chaotic.
The eight demons each used their own methods, launching various strange and eerie techniques, but almost all were neutralized by the lotus platform.
On the other hand, Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini felt they were in peak condition, as if they had inexhaustible strength. Their offensive became even more fierce.
Three against eight demons, and they actually held their ground!
Several demons looked at each other: "That kid supporting the lotus platform is strange!"
"Let's take him out first. Once he's dead, the lotus platform will break, and we'll eventually capture these two!"
With the plan set, they immediately went into action!
Three demons changed their strategy and headed straight for Li Xuanxiao. The remaining five demons were responsible for holding back Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini.
Seeing this, the two were anxious, but at two against five, they certainly couldn't pull away to support Li Xuanxiao.
They could only shout out to warn Li Xuanxiao to be careful.
Li Xuanxiao's face was calm as he sat on the lotus platform, truly looking somewhat like an enlightened High Monk. Especially his eyes; at this moment, faint golden imprints gradually became clear, even spreading around his eyes. Faint golden auras swirled around, giving him an air of otherworldly transcendence!
Facing the menacing demons, he simply struck out with his hand. The Buddha's Illuminating Lamp Seal condensed in his hand and struck directly onto one of the demons.
Buzz—
As if struck by a giant bell, the demon felt its whole body shudder, a massive force conducting from the point of impact throughout its entire body. It retreated dozens of meters before barely neutralizing the force, feeling a metallic sweetness surge up its throat.
It couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, its aura instantly becoming much weaker. Its eyes widened in shock; when that palm print hit its body, it felt as if its Soul had almost been slapped out of its body!
"This kid's True Qi is incredibly abundant, his Realm is by no means inferior to ours, and his Martial Arts are extremely Xuan. Everyone must be careful!"
Although the warning was given immediately, it was still a step too late.
The other two demons rushing toward Li Xuanxiao were both struck solidly.
One was seriously injured, and the other died instantly!
[Killed a Xuan Realm Seventh Layer Crow Demon, obtained 700 Demon value Points!]
And this scene was naturally witnessed immediately by the humans and demons who were constantly monitoring the movements here.
The expressions of several demons changed drastically; they had thought the troublesome ones were these two older Martial Artists.
Who knew that kid was actually a dark horse!
So young, yet possessing such methods and strength.
Damn it!
He put on a good act!
Feigning weakness to make others underestimate him, then suddenly striking at the critical moment to wound and achieve success in one hit!
Despicable humans!
Unlike the anger and shock in the demons' hearts, Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini almost laughed out loud.
Good lad, we really did underestimate you!
Who told me he was at the Xuan Realm First Layer?
Just based on the abundance of this True Qi, he's at least at the Xuan Realm eighth layer!
Terrifying. Such a young Xuan Realm eighth layer Martial Artist—even the geniuses at headquarters probably can't compare, right?
Prodigy!
A true Prodigy!
But of course, the stronger one's teammate, the better.
Li Xuanxiao was a nightmare for the demons, but he was their savior.
They had thought it would be hard to make it out alive this time. But now it seemed that the ones who should be worried were the numerically superior demons?