Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 507: Chapter 507 Reappearance of the Demon Clan

The four lesser demons had no chance to mount an effective resistance before the four attacks bombarded their bodies.

The sound of explosions resonated through the air, and the surrounding humans who hadn’t fled watched the center of the blast with intense gazes. The Saint Heir, however, wore a nonchalant expression. Without a second glance, he flew directly to Xiao Xiao’s side.

Fearing the Saint Heir might suddenly harm Ye Qingchen, Xiao Xiao promptly stood in front of him.

The Saint Heir shrugged indifferently. ”Junior Sister Xiao Xiao, no need to be so nervous. I was merely worried that more powerful members of the Demon Clan might appear, so I came specifically to protect you.”

Xiao Xiao nodded and responded coolly, ”Then, thank you, Senior Brother Saint Heir.”

As her voice faded, the dust settled at the site of the explosion. The four lesser demons lay collapsed on the ground, devoid of any sign of life.

”HISS! The Saint Heir of Wuji Immortal Palace is truly formidable! He killed four lesser demons in seconds with a single, casual move. His combat power probably surpasses even those veteran Martial Emperor Realm experts.”

”Of course! That’s the Wuji Immortal Palace for you. It ranks among the very top, even among the nine-star sects. It would be strange if their Saint Heir wasn’t terrifyingly powerful.”

”Wow, the Saint Heir is so handsome! ’Take one life every ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles.’ This is the image of the perfect man in my heart.”

Seeing the four lesser demons so easily slain by the Saint Heir, the watching crowd erupted into cheers that rose and fell in waves. The Saint Heir felt even more proud inside, but outwardly he remained calm and aloof, as if he had just done something trivial. This expression, however, only mesmerized his adoring fans further. They cheered incessantly, having already enshrined the Saint Heir of Wuji Immortal Palace as their idol.

However, no one noticed that wisps of invisible Demonic Qi were drifting from the bodies of the four lesser demons slain by the Saint Heir. The Qi floated in the air, meandering slightly before gradually entering the body of the nearest person: Ye Qingchen. It was then absorbed by the gray jade disk in his sea of Divine Sense. Even Ye Qingchen himself was completely unaware of this.

After all, the gray jade disk was located right next to his Dual Pupil Martial Soul. If the Demonic Qi could evade detection by the Martial Soul and be absorbed by the disk, then evading Ye Qingchen’s own Divine Sense was child’s play. Even the Demonic Qi from the first lesser demon the Saint Heir had killed had also been quietly absorbed by Ye Qingchen.

At that moment, everyone was still immersed in the awe of the Saint Heir’s recent show of power, completely unaware of the approaching danger. Even if they had been told that danger was imminent, they surely wouldn’t have cared. As long as the Saint Heir of Wuji Immortal Palace was present, any problem would certainly be solved with ease!

Just then, the Demon Den flashed with demonic light once again, and the silhouettes of more than a dozen demons appeared. Although more than twice as many demons appeared this time, the crowd did not stir much. After all, the Saint Heir had eliminated five lesser demons with a mere wave of his hand. What did it matter if the number was doubled now? It was nothing a few more waves of his hand couldn’t handle.

However, some observers noticed that among the dozen or so demons that had appeared, the one in the lead was different from the others. Although it still had the appearance of a lesser demon, it possessed an extra pair of wings on its back. The wings were disproportionately small compared to the demon’s massive body, which is why they had not drawn much attention.

But the Saint Heir of Wuji Immortal Palace’s eyes narrowed slightly. Wings growing on the back were an indication that a lesser demon was evolving. The strength of lesser demons was between the Martial King Realm and the Martial Emperor Realm, but if one entered the next stage, its strength could very well surpass the Martial Emperor Realm! The one before them, however, clearly hadn’t reached that level yet. The Saint Heir’s understanding of the Demon Clan was only slightly better than Xiao Xiao’s, and he couldn’t be sure of the exact strength of the creature that had appeared.

Yet, driven by the pride of being the Saint Heir, he shot into the air after only a brief moment of surprise, flying toward the group of demons. The leading demon waved a hand at its subordinates. The dozen or so demons scattered, ignoring the approaching Saint Heir and launching attacks on the surrounding humans.

Seeing the demons ignore him, the Saint Heir felt a surge of fury. He was about to attack the nearest lesser demon but was intercepted by the winged demon. Both halted their actions, facing each other with a trace of caution in their eyes.

With the Saint Heir occupied, the dozen or so demons charged into the crowd and began a massacre, like tigers among sheep. Fortunately, the event’s organizers—the experts from Eternal City—and some nearby Martial Emperor Realm experts had arrived at the venue. They began to take action, trying to stop these lesser demons.

But even though the lesser demons were ugly, each possessed astonishing combat power. It often took two or three Martial Emperor Realm experts to barely hold off a single one. This created a shortage of experts on the human side. Two or three lesser demons still managed to break through the encirclement and attack the others nearby.

One of them even slipped past the Saint Heir and rushed toward Xiao Xiao and Ye Qingchen!

”Xiao Xiao, get back!” Ye Qingchen immediately pulled Xiao Xiao and began to fly backward.

The lesser demon’s strength was too great and its attacks too unpredictable. Unless absolutely necessary, Ye Qingchen did not want to clash with it head-on. However, the lesser demon’s speed completely exceeded his expectations. Even using Fire Spirit Charm Shadow, the distance between them was rapidly closing.

”This is no good! At this rate, we’ll be caught in less than ten seconds!”

”Xiao Xiao, you fall back! I’ll hold this demon off!” Ye Qingchen gritted his teeth. Before Xiao Xiao’s astonished eyes, he turned his retreat into an advance, wielding the Double Pupil Sword as he charged directly at the lesser demon!

”Young Master, no!” Xiao Xiao cried out, wanting to stop him, but it was already too late.

”Xiao Xiao, take care of yourself. I’ll be fine.” As Ye Qingchen’s voice fell, he was already in front of the lesser demon, thrusting the Double Pupil Sword straight out.

The lesser demon hadn’t expected the seemingly weak human to initiate an attack. It roared in anger and raised its sharp claws to viciously swipe at Ye Qingchen.

BANG!

The Double Pupil Sword collided with the claws, leaving only a white scratch on the demon’s claw. Ye Qingchen was sent flying backward by the powerful impact, crashing heavily to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood and had no time to get up before seeing the lesser demon charging at him again!

Its speed was so great that Ye Qingchen had no time to summon his Martial Soul or the Fen Tian Earth Fire. He could only instinctively lift the Double Pupil Sword to block.

CLANG!

The Double Pupil Sword was swatted away, and the lesser demon’s sharp claws shot toward Ye Qingchen’s neck.