"Whoosh"—
Long Chen and Mo Nian were sent flying from the void, falling to the ground, rolling awkwardly several times before stopping. At this point, neither of them even had the strength to steady themselves.
"How infuriating, the Deputy Hall Master of the Fire God Hall is actually alive." Long Chen clenched his fists, his face full of unwillingness.
Mo Nian comforted him, "That's fine too. Sever his physical body, break his foundation, and reconstruct his body won't return to its original state. To seize a body and be reborn, he has to give up everything he currently has. He has to start over. He may not have the courage for that."
Also, that demon kid said his primordial spirit nearly collapsed. With injuries like this, he might not even survive. Don't overthink it. Long
Chen took out two pills, tossing one to Mo Nian and swallowing the other for himself. All of Long Chen's pills were top-tier healing pills. After swallowing them, he regained a bit of strength and sat up.
"My health is so weak that I won't recover in just a few days." Long Chen opened his internal vision and found that the hidden injuries to his body were even more severe than he had imagined.
Especially the countershock from the Cross Extermination God's strike, which nearly shattered his meridians. That move was simply beyond his ability to wield now. If it weren't for the Star Bone Claw Mo Nian had given him, he would have been dead.
Just thinking about that Star Bone Claw made Long Chen's heart ache. The claw contained the power of the stars, and before he could study it properly, it was destroyed.
"Not recovering is also okay. We don't have that much time. Can you handle it?" Mo Nian looked at Long Chen.
"Come on, we should be able to fight head-on!" Long Chen gritted his teeth and said.
The two of them had been buried underground for three days. Although they were unconscious, their bodies were still repairing themselves, accumulating some energy. Now, with the support of pills, they were beginning to recover rapidly.
That day, Mo Nian used the imperial Dao runes on the coffin to block a strike from the Deputy Hall Master of the Fire God Hall. That strike directly detonated the runes, releasing power that was unimaginable.
The Vice Hall Master of the Fire God Hall was in the core area, bearing the greatest force. His primordial spirit was nearly destroyed, leaving only a few strands of remnant soul to hold on.
At this moment, he didn't have time to check on Long Chen and the others' fate, and immediately called on those powerful figures to escort him away.
After all, this was a place of trouble; who knew if there were powerful figures watching nearby, and who knew if others might come in soon.
Even as the deputy hall master of the Fire God Hall, if he encountered an enemy, he would be no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered—an ordinary Heavenly Saint expert could kill him.
Some powerful figures immediately escorted the Deputy Hall Master of the Fire God Hall away, while some were unwilling to give up, hoping to search for the shattered fragments of divine weapons here. After all, those fragments were extremely precious.
They were even more eager to find Long Chen and Mo Nian. Although none of them believed Long Chen and Mo Nian would survive—after all, even the primordial spirits of a powerful figure at the level of the Vice Hall Master of the Fire God Hall had been shattered.
However, if they found their severed limbs or relics, they could still claim credit to the Fire Temple. However, their calculations were so satisfying that when they reached the edge of the battlefield, they were shocked to find that the laws of this entire area had been shattered.
Not only was the law extremely chaotic, but when a Heavenly Saint-level expert entered, the magnetic field here would disrupt the balance of the Heavenly Dao power within them, which was extremely dangerous for them. Therefore, they simply gave up.
As for those Divine Sovereign disciples, they were even less brave—they didn't even have the courage to step onto the battlefield. The imperial will on the battlefield caused them excruciating soul pain, making it impossible to bear.
So, everyone else gave up. Some calculated that to enter this battlefield, they would have to wait at least a thousand years before the power of the Imperial Way dissipated.
Only the demon clan expert remained unwilling to give up. He had been watching the bloody battle from afar, watching from start to finish, but he never showed up.
The Deputy Hall Master of the Fire God Hall left immediately without confirming whether Long Chen and Mo Nian were alive, partly because of him.
The relationship between the demon clan and the Fire God Temple is complicated—neither friend nor enemy. Sometimes they cooperate, sometimes they become enemies. Although this demon clan powerhouse is only at the Divine Sovereign realm, he is a born son with the power to kill him. He dares not take risks and flees immediately.
This is also why, when Long Chen and Mo Nian were unearthed, only the demon clan powerhouse stood by nearby.
In fact, Long Chen and Mo Nian were also lucky. Their auras were concealed by the imperial will, so the demon clan experts dared not probe with their divine sense, so they could only guard the perimeter.
After spotting Long Chen and Mo Nian, he struggled to run over, even his attacks being weakened and derailed by the laws here.
Mo Nian had studied the talismans on coffins and had some understanding of their power. Before it shattered, he had added a protective barrier to himself and Long Chen; otherwise, even with ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to blow up.
Only Mo Nian could escape with Long Chen under the pressure of the imperial Dao. This battle was extremely perilous, a result of both strength and luck coming together. From the current perspective, it was the best outcome—at least, Mo Nian was very satisfied.
However, the two had no time to rest. Mo Nian had already begun setting up the teleportation array, busily working as he spoke:
"I hope Brother Wujiang's spirit in heaven protects us. I hope we still make it in time."
Hearing Mo Nian's words, Long Chen clenched his fists. Three days had already passed; Gao Jianli, Cao Guofeng, and the others would definitely make a move against the Xing family. That was also why they didn't have time to heal.
"Before the great battle at Tianmu Mountain, I saw Chief Yuluo hiding in the shadows. I sent her a message, telling her to rush back to Demon Suppression City immediately and take everyone from the City Lord's Mansion.
It's just unclear whether the Four Great Families and the Fire God Temple will act ahead of schedule. We need to verify it now. Long Chen gritted his teeth and said.
At that time, the Yuluo Clan Chief had come to support Long Chen. At that moment, Long Chen was cautious and asked her for help. But now, it seems all of this was part of the Fire God Temple's scheme. The Fire God Temple likely acted immediately after Xing Wujiang left Demon-Subduing City, making it highly likely that the Yuluo Clan Chief would miss out.
"If ... I said 'if'...' Mo Nian was silent for a moment.
"Stop talking,"
Long Chen shook his head. He knew what Mo Nian wanted to say, but he didn't dare accept this 'if' scenario.
"Let's go."
At that moment, Mo Nian's teleportation array was completed. Long Chen and Mo Nian stepped onto it, the void trembled, and then the scene shifted, and Demon-Subduing City appeared before them once again.
However, Demon-Subduing City remained as it had been, except that without the Fangtian Seal's blessing, it was like an empty shell. The once magnificent buildings had become dull and lifeless, even cracked, as if they might collapse at any moment.
The Fangtian Seal is gone, the Demon Guard is gone, and Demon-Subduing City can no longer subdue demons. It is already dead, no longer glorious as it once was. Now, Demon-Suppressing City would collapse with just a gust of wind.
"The four city guardians are still here."
When Long Chen and Mo Nian stood in front of the city and sensed their presence, they immediately detected the presence of Gao Jianli, Cao Guofeng, and the others.
However, when their divine senses reached the City Lord's Mansion, their hearts instantly sank to the bottom of a valley.