The Flying Eagle Hall Master's pupils suddenly constricted, and he entered a combat-ready state almost instantly!
The Aura of the Mystic Realm, Third Layer was fully revealed, yet it seemed much weaker than a normal Mystic Realm.
He abruptly drew the saber at his waist, its blade emitting a cold and sharp intent.
The Flying Eagle Hall Master's eyes were nearly splitting, his face contorted with rage.
"How dare you! Do you really think our Demon Slaying Division is empty!"
The silk-clad Young Master remained calm and composed: "Alas, it seems Your Excellency is quite unwilling to lend it."
"Then I shall have to..."
"Take it personally!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his Mystical Realm Peak Demon Emperor Aura was released without reservation.
The moment this Aura emerged, the Flying Eagle Hall Master immediately understood the gap between himself and the New Demon Emperor.
He was merely a pseudo-third level of the Wonderful Realm, while the opponent was already at the Mystical Realm Peak.
Facing this Aura, his hand holding the saber could not stop trembling...
"Heh... I really have grown old. After delivering so many letters over the years, I forgot to polish my blade, and now it has become so blunt."
The Flying Eagle Hall Master gave a self-deprecating laugh, using his left hand to steady his trembling right, still showing no intention of retreating.
"Even so, do you still intend to oppose me?"
The New Demon Emperor gave a contemptuous smile, immediately stirring his vast True Essence.
He had no time to waste; the royal Grey-Clothed Martial Artists could arrive at any moment.
He did not have much time left.
Therefore, he struck with full power from the start, seeking a certain kill in one blow!
Lightning began to dance among the clouds, forming blinding electric arcs.
These arcs occasionally intertwined and expanded in the air, as heart-palpitating energy accumulated and brewed.
In the next second, a bolt of lightning fell!
"Old friend, it looks like we'll be seeing each other again soon!"
The Flying Eagle Hall Master roared, his True Essence surging as he raised his blade to withstand the blow, already harboring the intent to die.
However, he only felt his feet lighten, and a refreshing, vibrant breath instantly enveloped him.
An exquisite lotus platform appeared, lifting him up and firmly protecting him.
The terrifying electric arcs struck the lotus platform and were instantly neutralized, but the lotus platform also became much more illusory, no longer as solid as it was at the start.
"This is..."
The Flying Eagle Hall Master was stunned for a moment, then realized something and looked up.
The youth enveloped in Rainbow Light silently drew his saber, his tall and handsome figure possessing a certain degree of elegance.
Vast True Essence surged around him, and even compared to the Mystical Realm Peak New Demon Emperor, he was not at all inferior!
It was Li Xuanxiao!
"This fellow..."
"Has he actually grown to such a level?"
The Flying Eagle Hall Master's eyes widened.
Li Xuanxiao panted slightly, shouting how lucky he was to have made it in time!
It was worth his mad dash, during which he hadn't even stopped for a bathroom break!
Li Xuanxiao looked at the silk-clad noble Young Master, his cold eyes containing a deeply hidden hatred.
"We meet again, New Demon Emperor!"
"Again?"
The New Demon Emperor's brow furrowed slightly; he seemed to find Li Xuanxiao somewhat familiar, yet could not quite recall him for a moment.
"Ziluo City, the second floor of the tavern—you even treated me to tea."
"Don't you remember?"
The New Demon Emperor immediately had a realization: "You are that rather interesting Demon Slaying Division Martial Artist from then?"
Li Xuanxiao nodded: "Thank you for the tea, Your Excellency, but I might not have the chance to return the favor. Because I am the one Your Excellency has been looking for..."
"Li Xuanxiao."
The New Demon Emperor's eyes widened slightly, then he slowly regained his composure, shaking his head with a smile.
"Tsk, fate truly brings people together across a thousand miles, yet without it, one wouldn't know the other even if sitting face to face. You've come at the perfect time. I was originally worried that the life force required for my promotion wouldn't be enough, but now..."
"Please serve as my blood sacrifice to achieve my ascension to the Venerable rank."
As soon as the New Demon Emperor finished speaking, his vast True Essence surged, and the surrounding air was instantly filled with electric charges.
Electric arcs flickered and jumped across the New Demon Emperor's body, while electric snakes like anacondas suddenly appeared in the sky.
The New Demon Emperor's eyes were dyed with a layer of blue-white brilliance.
Combined with his noble attire, he truly looked like a Heavenly God descending to the mortal world!
Li Xuanxiao narrowed his eyes as blue light covered the cold and sharp Jingting Saber. Golden light that was almost tangible also emerged in his eyes!
The lotus platform beneath him rose, emitting a vast, solemn, and heavy Aura.
"You have some skill."
The New Demon Emperor chuckled, pressing his index and middle fingers together and pointing toward Li Xuanxiao from a distance.
Instantly, countless bolts and arcs of electricity shot straight at Li Xuanxiao as if they had found their target!
Li Xuanxiao held the Jingting Saber and slashed down rapidly; as his True Essence surged, countless flashes of blade light erupted, neutralizing several electric arcs.
However, the speed of the electric arcs was so fast that it was simply beyond human response.
Many currents struck the lotus platform, causing it to become significantly thinner!
Li Xuanxiao's brow furrowed slightly as he immediately changed his strategy; Mirage Mist surged in the air, enveloping him within.
The Transcendent Bone-Clinging Shadow allowed him to move like a ghost, and for a moment, even the New Demon Emperor could not determine his position.
"A deceptive trick? Such trivial skills are useless against me!"
The New Demon Emperor spread his five fingers and curved them into a claw shape.
The sound of continuous, booming thunder immediately rang out in the sky. Within the dark clouds, countless flashes of electricity flickered and brewed.
In the next second, a sudden clap of thunder erupted!
Thunder and lightning poured down frantically like a dam bursting, striking into the interior of the Mirage Mist.
It was like a waterfall of lightning, its power terrifying!
Under this fearsome offensive, the Mirage Mist dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The New Demon Emperor's eyebrows shot up; after the mist cleared, Li Xuanxiao's figure had also vanished...
Just as he was wondering, he felt himself locked onto by a silent killing intent!
A brilliant flash of blade light attacked from his side at high speed!
The New Demon Emperor raised an eyebrow in surprise.
In the next second, the blade light passed through his body.
However, Li Xuanxiao felt no satisfaction from hitting his opponent; instead, the solemnity on his face deepened significantly.
The New Demon Emperor's figure slowly dissipated—what he had hit was merely a phantom...
He retracted the Jingting Saber as the lotus platform rose.
Li Xuanxiao silently scanned his surroundings, pressure mounting in his heart.
Fast!
Too fast!
The strength of this New Demon Emperor was far greater than any opponent he had encountered before!
This is going to be trouble!
...
Thousands of miles away from the Pei Prefecture Demon Slaying Division, a Grey-clothed Old Man was fishing by the riverbank.
The fishing rod twitched slightly; it seemed a fish had taken the bait.
The Grey-clothed Old Man beamed with joy and was about to pull the rod.
However, in the next second, a slight vibration arrived. The fish was startled, struggled violently, and with a splash, jumped back into the water.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
The old man was annoyed: "Dammit, I'm getting skunked again today!"
He turned his head toward the direction from which that vibration had just come.
"This kind of energy fluctuation... has the New Demon Emperor appeared? Wait! That direction is the Pei Prefecture Demon Slaying Division!"
The Grey-clothed Old Man sensed trouble and instantly vanished from the spot!
...
The fluctuations from the battle between Li Xuanxiao and the New Demon Emperor traveled a great distance.
At the nearby Pei Prefecture Demon Slaying Division, many Martial Artists immediately soared into the sky.
Exchanging glances, they all saw the deep horror in each other's eyes!
Even from so far away, they couldn't help but feel flustered and heart-palpitations from this terrifying power.
Just what level of great figures were fighting here?
Aside from the Flying Eagle Hall Master, the other seven newly appointed hall masters and the temporary Commander sent from the Royal City...
Were all currently rushing toward the site of the battle!
The solemnity in their eyes was not a bit less than that of the average Martial Artist! In fact, because their Realms were higher, they had a more accurate realization of the levels of the two combatants!
Such terrifying True Essence fluctuations were undoubtedly at the Mystical Realm Peak!
And they were absolute powerhouses even among those at the Mystical Realm Peak!