It was precisely because of the destruction of the "Heaven-Shaking Thunder" bombs that the Demon Clan's offensive deployment against the Desolate Moon Continent had run into problems, leaving their means of constraining the enemy incomplete.
Although their final failure was mainly due to the appearance of Gu Jiuqi, if they had still had so many "Heaven-Shaking Thunder" bombs on hand, they could have at least tied down several of the enemy's Nascent Souls in the final great battle.
They could have even killed more human cultivators, and more members of the Black Demon Clan would have survived.
Mu Guyue's phoenix eyes turned red. She could not be mistaken. It was his aura. She was in a daze, for a moment thinking she had been teleported back to the Desolate Moon Continent again.
"Hmph! So what if I've come to the Desolate Moon Continent again? So what if this is the territory of your Four Great Sects? This person must die today!"
Suddenly, Mu Guyue stood up abruptly. Her body swayed slightly, and she felt a wave of weakness.
But at this moment, Mu Guyue was completely filled with killing intent. She thought it was due to the shock and anger of suddenly seeing this person.
She no longer cared if this was within one of the Four Great Sects. Even if there was a Spirit Transformation old monster outside, even if that Gu Jiuqi was here, she had to kill this person first.
A Nascent Soul being schemed against by a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was like an ant—she would never forgive herself for that mistake, even in death.
"Perfect. I'll capture him and perform a soul-search to see where this place really is."
Li Yan only felt the unease in his heart growing more and more intense, but he had gradually pinpointed its source: the Spirit Plant Garden in front of him.
After confirming that he was not surrounded by a formation, Li Yan did not hesitate any longer. He immediately turned to leave, with no intention of investigating the reason. At the same time, he thought with horror in his heart.
"Could it be that there are six-winged Dark Spirit Demon Bats here?"
According to the information he had obtained, apart from the Dark Spirit Demon Bat clan, there were no other Demonic Beasts stationed here, and those experts from the Verdant Continent had long since disappeared.
However, there was another possibility: a formation trap that he could not resist had been laid in this Spirit Plant Garden, and his instincts had produced a warning as he approached.
The moment Li Yan turned around, the originally calm and waveless Spirit Plant Garden suddenly erupted with a ball of dark light in a corner.
The light flashed and disappeared, and then a clear, cold, and pleasant voice sounded in Li Yan's ear.
"Brat, you were lucky to escape last time. What about this time? Who can save you now!"
Li Yan was first startled. This voice was so familiar. Then he felt some confusion. As he swept his Divine Sense towards the corner, he was so frightened his soul nearly flew from his body.
"It's that female Demonic General who was guarding the Nameless Mountain!"
For a moment, Li Yan's legs felt a little weak. He had never dreamed that he would run into a Black Demon Clan cultivator here, and one of the Demonic General rank at that.
What was even more fatal was that this person not only knew him, Li Yan, but also hated him to the bone.
The chilling killing intent in Mu Guyue's pair of phoenix eyes, the rapid rise and fall of her high peaks—anyone could see that she was at the peak of her rage.
Mu Guyue wore a sleeveless short armor. Her figure was slender, and the muscle lines under her exposed skin were sometimes visible, sometimes hidden, like an agile female leopard.
The moment she appeared, she saw the ordinary-looking man look back, and his figure had already vanished like a ghost.
"Your movement skill is indeed good. But how fast can you be!"
The next moment, Mu Guyue also disappeared from the Spirit Plant Garden, and the handguard crescent sabers in her hands flashed and vanished.
At the same time, a streak of light appeared above the head of the fading black shadow in the distance.
With a "whoosh," wielding the power of heaven and earth, a vicious slash descended. Another streak of light appeared at the black shadow's side at the same time, a swift horizontal slash aiming for the waist.
With two soft hisses, the light flashed, and Mu Guyue, who had followed like a shadow, had already grabbed the two handguard crescent sabers back into her hands.
The black shadow in front was instantly cut into four pieces, but no blood spurted out.
The one-hit kill had missed. A wave of frustration surged in Mu Guyue's chest. She had actually failed to hit him.
She was a Nascent Soul cultivator. This strike was supposed to be a sure hit. This undoubtedly made her even more ashamed and angry.
"Even a Golden Core can show off in front of me. Die!"
This reminded her of the loss and humiliation she had suffered at the hands of the Heaven-Confounding Profound Gold Dragon before. Now, even a little cultivator seemed to be silently mocking her.
The Demonic Qi in Mu Guyue's body surged uncontrollably, and her figure couldn't help but pause.
"Too impatient. To be angered to this state by a little cultivator!"
Mu Guyue said to herself inwardly.
However, she was still surprised by how absurdly fast that human brat's movement skill was. It was simply not something a Golden Core cultivator should possess.
And Li Yan in front was also scared out of his wits. The other party's attack just now had missed him by a hair's breadth from being cut into several large pieces.
Although he had dodged, a stream of bright red blood was already flowing from the top of his head. A silver light flickered, and it was rapidly healing. At the same time, a large gash had been torn in the robe on his back, revealing his undergarments.
Mu Guyue's saber qi, though it had missed, had still injured him. The might of a Nascent Soul cultivator was irresistible.
Li Yan desperately fled towards the cave residence gate. He didn't know if he could get out from there.
But he had to use the "Heaven-Stealing Kerchief" to see if he could open the restriction and escape. Otherwise, he would surely die here today.
"Damn it, how can this person be here? Shouldn't she still be on the Desolate Moon Continent?"
Li Yan cursed in his heart. He had no time to think about why she had appeared here. He had already pushed his "Phoenix Soars to the Heavens" movement skill to its absolute limit, without any reservation.
He erupted with a speed he had never shown before. Even for him now, his physical body could not withstand it for a long time.
The rapid changes in direction, turns, and instantaneous acceleration over a short distance no longer even left afterimages. Only a small black dot, flickering in and out of existence, disappeared from one place after another in the cave residence.
The speed was so fast that it seemed as if it would pierce through the space here. A very fine, sharp sound of breaking air was produced.
In just less than three breaths, the silver light on Li Yan's body flashed wildly, and his bones emitted a cracking sound of being overwhelmed.
Mu Guyue was also surprised in her heart. Although that human brat's speed was actually still not as fast as hers, in the short time of a few sharp turns, she actually couldn't find a suitable opportunity to strike for a few breaths.
On the one hand, Mu Guyue's injuries had not recovered, and the agitation in her heart forced her to be distracted from time to time. Her true combat power at this moment was only sixty percent of her normal state.
On the other hand, she had to devote a large part of her Divine Sense to scanning her surroundings, on full alert for any unexpected accidents, in case she alerted other experts.
In Mu Guyue's heart, she really thought that she had inexplicably crossed the realm and come to the Desolate Moon Continent again.
She had suffered a great loss there and was somewhat like a startled bird. Although she vowed to kill Li Yan, she was also truly afraid that there were Spirit Transformation cultivators nearby.
Seeing how cunning the other party was, Mu Guyue, while keeping a constant watch on her surroundings, stomped heavily on the ground with her long legs. The entire cave residence shook slightly, and her figure suddenly disappeared from behind.
Li Yan, who was fleeing, had long since spread his Divine Sense in all directions.
"Damn, this cave residence is too big!"
The path in the courtyard was not a straight line. In a little over three breaths, Li Yan had only managed to fly a straight-line distance of four hundred-odd zhang.
And at this moment, the figure of the female Demonic General behind him suddenly turned into a straight streak of light.
Then, in Li Yan's horrified eyes, the corridors and houses along the path behind him were either directly smashed into dust, or a large hole was torn open in the houses that had restrictions.
And such a large commotion was actually surrounded by a strange force, forming a piece of incongruous silence with the surroundings.
Mu Guyue was afraid of attracting the attention of others, so she had enveloped everything with her Spirit Power as she charged along.
Li Yan had also looked at some of the activated restrictions in the cave residence just now. Although the defense was not particularly strong, it was just for the purpose of stabilizing the cave residence over the long years.
Although he could also forcibly tear through them like this, his speed would inevitably be affected. He certainly wouldn't consider "alarming others," otherwise, he would have done the same just now.
In his Divine Sense, that female Demonic General was like a swordfish riding the wind and breaking the waves, arriving in a flash.
He had just had a thought when the surrounding space suddenly froze.
"Drawing a circle on the ground as a prison!"
He had been imprisoned by a Nascent Soul. Li Yan couldn't help but become anxious, but it was already too late.
With a "whoosh," his vision blurred. Before he could react, in his Divine Sense, a slender fist was rapidly enlarging, striking at the back of his head.
The fist was still ten zhang away from him, but Li Yan could already feel a strong stinging pain on his skin.
Suddenly, the aura on Li Yan's body surged like a tide. He whirled around and threw a punch to meet the incoming threat.
Seeing that the human brat actually turned around to block, a boundless mockery arose in Mu Guyue's heart.
'You can't even be considered a cornered beast fighting. It's just a death struggle!'
With a loud "thud," Li Yan's body came to a sudden halt. The silver light on his fist flashed wildly, and then his body was shot backwards at an even faster speed.
Li Yan's body flew out ten zhang, and his back slammed heavily against an invisible wall of qi.
Li Yan's face instantly turned a dark purple. He only felt a sweetness in his throat, and his organs felt as if a raging fire was burning within them. His chest was extremely oppressed, making it almost impossible to breathe.
Before he could react, his vision went black, and a slender figure arrived like a shadow. Mu Guyue, with a look of surprise on her face, had already closed in.
She hadn't expected this little human Golden Core's physical body to be so formidable. After taking a punch from her that was filled with momentum, he unexpectedly hadn't turned into a rain of blood. And from the looks of it, he probably wasn't even seriously injured.
How could she know that Li Yan had not only used the "Phoenix Soars to the Heavens" movement skill to borrow and shed the force, but had also used several arts at the same time.
He had used all of his strongest cultivation methods, fully exerting the power of "The Five Elements Return to Primordial Genesis," "Qiongqi Purgatory Art," and the "Undead Nether Phoenix" essence blood.
Only then had he barely saved his life from that one strike.
Moreover, this was not Mu Guyue's true strength attack. Otherwise, even if Li Yan had played all his trump cards, with such a huge difference in realm, he would have been killed in an instant.
Both of them were currently within Mu Guyue's own art, "Drawing a Circle as a Prison." The space was small, so Mu Guyue did not dare to use a high-powered divine ability, as she herself could not withstand the aftershocks.
This kind of space was also the best attack range for a Body Cultivator. Therefore, her handguard crescent sabers flashed, and she slashed at Li Yan's neck.
Although Li Yan's internal organs felt like they were on fire, he had walked the line between life and death for many years. Although he was still in a daze, he still raised his arms in a flash of lightning.
With two crisp sounds like a sudden rain, Li Yan's body spun on the spot like a top, turning into a whirlwind to shed the force.
"Still a Body Cultivator, hmph!"
Mu Guyue's phoenix eyes narrowed. This was the second time her attack had failed. She didn't know what kind of armor was on the other's arms, but it had actually resisted the cutting force of her magical treasure at close range.
At the same time, she hadn't expected this little human brat to also be a Body Cultivator. After taking a blow from her, his body still hadn't exploded.
He still had the strength to struggle on his deathbed, and his combat experience was quite rich.
In such a rapid attack, the little human cultivator could still think of a way to borrow force to escape.
Mu Guyue herself didn't know if it was because she was annoyed that she had failed to kill a Golden Core in two strikes, but she only felt the qi and blood in her body churning more and more fiercely, and waves of dizziness in her head.