Chapter 183: Defeated!
“Council Lord! Council Lord Yuan is about to win!”
On the ground, the Human Race Supremes gazed at the sky full of black fowl feathers and blood.
They were so moved that tears welled in their eyes.
They knew Xuan Li had lost!
“Excellent! Council Lord Yuan is finally going to win! Hahahaha!”
“Indeed! Brother Yuan’s strength is truly terrifying. Even this Xuan Li was no match.”
“…”
The Human Race great cultivators all shouted.
Even Li Tianxuan’s face flushed slightly.
“No one should get careless. Be wary of a counterattack from the Demon Race!”
“Yes!”
Hearing Li Tianxuan’s reminder, everyone responded.
Xuan Li had lost?
That would not do.
On the other side, when the Demon Race demons saw this scene, their eyes flickered.
“The Dragon Venerable’s order: if Xuan Li wins today, the great army crosses the border as one clan and takes the Central Pole Province in a single stroke.”
“But if Xuan Li loses… then we can only fight bitterly once more!”
Among the Demon Race demons, a Demon Race Supreme spoke coldly.
The moment his words fell, all the Demon Race Supremes fell silent.
After all, no one wanted to fight to the death with someone every month.
“No. If Xuan Li loses, then at worst we all go together.”
“We will have to fight sooner or later anyway. Better now than later. We need only tell the Honored One that the Human Race is out of strength!”
Among the Demon Race demons, another Demon Race Supreme spoke in a low voice.
“Correct! The Honored One will definitely support us!”
“I refuse to believe the Human Race can produce another pseudo-Immortal Artifact.”
The Demon Race demons voiced their opinions one after another.
“Good! Then it is decided. For now, we watch.”
The Demon Race Supremes all nodded.
One by one, they began secretly contacting their tribes, preparing to move.
And at this moment, above the sky curtain, a massive, blood-soaked white skeletal claw suddenly fell.
Its broken edge was jagged and dripping with fresh blood.
It had clearly been forcibly snapped off!
Seeing this, both Human and Demon great cultivators were stunned.
“Xuan Li?”
“Xuan Li?!”
“Victory!”
The Human Race great cultivators were incomparably shaken.
They clearly believed the outcome was decided.
On the other side, the Demon Race could no longer hold back their urge to act.
Demonic qi surged from each of them as they prepared to strike.
But just as both sides were about to erupt into a great battle, a crisp, shrill cry suddenly sounded.
“Scree~”
Though the sound was faint, everyone present was a cultivator of profound cultivation, sharp of ear and keen of eye.
They immediately detected that the sound came from above the sky curtain.
Before anyone could react,
another deafening roar echoed down from the sky curtain.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
…
A series of explosions rang across the entire sky curtain, causing everyone’s expression to change.
They did not understand what had happened.
And at this moment, half of a ruined head suddenly plummeted from the sky.
A spray of blood shot onto the ground, instantly dyeing it into a pool of blood.
“This is?!”
Seeing this scene, everyone’s expression changed drastically.
“Council Lord Yuan!”
“How… how could this be!”
“No!”
“Council Lord Yuan!”
…
The head that fell was Yuan Wu’s.
A half-section of white demon bone was still lodged in his already deformed skull.
Clearly, the white demon bone belonged to Xuan Li.
Except, the Human Race Supremes could not understand.
A moment ago, everything had been going so well. How had he lost in the blink of an eye?
And lost so miserably…
“Right, where is that mangy bird!”
“Why is there no sign of it?”
In the crowd, someone seemed to remember something and spoke up at once.
Hearing this, everyone reacted almost instantly.
On the other side, the demons were also curious why Xuan Li was nowhere to be seen.
When the demons looked up, they finally saw above the sky curtain.
A strange bird with only half a wing, half a claw, its entire body mangled as if chewed by a dog, charred black, was falling straight down from the sky.
Its body was covered in wounds, its scales and feathers barely one in a hundred remained. The bird was almost completely bald.
But none of that mattered.
What mattered was that it was still alive!
Even though at this moment, it was barely breathing.
“This is… this is Xuan Li!”
Seeing this dying strange bird, both Human and Demon Supremes widened their eyes.
“Vic… victory!”
The demons, seeing this, were instantly roused.
One by one, as if injected with chicken blood, they wanted to charge forward.
They paid no mind at all to Xuan Li, who had only half a breath left.
Seeing this, the Human Race was filled with grief and indignation, and they too roused their spiritual power to battle the demons.
Only Xuan Li carefully shifted its body backward.
Just now, Yuan Wu had self-detonated in its face. If it had not used its two massive wings to endure it head-on.
It would probably already be a pile of meat paste.
Even so, it had still suffered heavy injuries.
Not only was its body severely damaged, even its spirit had taken a heavy blow.
At this moment, just seeing a Human Race cultivator filled it with lingering fear.
It dreaded that the other party might self-detonate at the slightest provocation.
And now its task was complete. It could return to recover and await the battle to claim its reward.
So, after transforming into human form, it limped toward the Demon Race camp in the northern region.
However, before it had retreated far, it suddenly heard a crisp crack from within its robes.
When it took it out to look, it discovered it was a jade tablet.
“This… this is Xuan Hong’s Life Tablet!”
“But… why is it shattered?”
“Could it be…”
Looking at the Life Tablet fragments in its palm, Xuan Li’s heart suddenly lurched, and an ominous premonition rose.
It hurriedly took out a Communication Jade Talisman it had seized from the Human Race years ago, preparing to contact its clansmen.
But who would have thought the message sent out would sink like a stone into the sea!
This…
Xuan Li instantly panicked.
“Could something have happened to the clan?”
Alarmed, Xuan Li hurried to see Ao Ye.
It wanted to request permission to return to the clan and take a look.
In the northern region of the Central Pole Province, within a massive city that no longer had any Human Race members,
a pitch-black True Dragon with a withered aura coiled at the center of the city.
Hideous wounds covered its entire body, making it look like a tattered sack.
Yet from its body surged rolling demonic power, condensing into a thin protective barrier around it.
It ceaselessly repaired its body.
Just then, Xuan Li limped in from outside the city.
Upon entering the city, it knelt to the ground.
“Greetings, Honored One.”
“Mm. You won?”
Ao Ye frowned slightly, glancing at Xuan Li’s bedraggled appearance.
He had already guessed the outcome of today’s battle.
“Yes. I did not fail my mission.”
Xuan Li lowered its head, a respectful posture.
“Very good. Have the demons proceed according to plan.”
“The Supremes have already engaged the Human Race.”
“Mm. Since that is so, go down and tend your wounds.”
“This…”
Xuan Li hesitated, glancing at Ao Ye.
“Speak freely.”
“Honored One, Xuan Li… the clan’s stationed Supreme, Xuan Hong, his Life Tablet is shattered, and now the clan sends no reply.”
“I… wish to return and take a look.”
The moment these words were spoken, a strange gleam surfaced in Ao Ye’s eyes…