After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the cultivators who had come to observe wisely departed.
Only Feng Dengxian and Li Qi remained.
Li Qi had initially intended to leave as well, but Feng Dengxian called him back, stating he had matters to discuss.
Through their conversation, Li Qi learned that the cultivator who had just survived the Nascent Soul tribulation was named Ren Taiwang.
Ren Taiwang had even seen Li Qi once before during the battle of the human-demon pact, though Li Qi had not seen Ren Taiwang at the time.
"Senior Feng, you asked us to stay. What is it you wish to discuss?" Li Qi asked Feng Dengxian, getting straight to the point.
Feng Dengxian's gaze instantly sharpened.
His eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Li Qi and Ren Taiwang.
"While Senior Li's strength has not reached the Nascent Soul stage, he already possesses Nascent Soul power."
"And now that Senior Ren has also entered the Nascent Soul stage, coupled with myself, Senior Qi Youhuan, and Senior Chen Tu'an."
"Our human race now barely has five Nascent Soul cultivators."
As he spoke, Feng Dengxian's gaze shifted towards a certain direction.
In the far distance, in the direction they were heading, lay the main camp of the demon race.
The Myriad Demon Kingdom.
Feng Dengxian's deep voice resonated once more.
"In the past, the demon race bullied our human race for being weak. Now that our human race's momentum has surpassed the demons, it is time to counterattack."
"Oh? What does Senior Feng mean?"
"Assemble the great army and quell the demon rebellion in one fell swoop!"
A chilling, murderous intent filled the air.
With the intervention of several Nascent Soul cultivators, the human cultivator army was assembled with great speed.
Furthermore, due to the joyous occasion of a new Nascent Soul cultivator, countless human cultivators voluntarily came to join the fight.
In less than half a month, the human Great Wall was filled with a dense throng of cultivators.
Nascent Souls were commonplace, and Golden Cores were less than valuable.
The eyes of countless cultivators were filled with excitement and fervor.
They had guarded the human Great Wall for so many years.
This time, their human race would finally launch a counteroffensive.
If the demon race had not produced any new Nascent Soul cultivators in recent years, they would only have their two veteran Nascent Soul demon kings left.
At the forefront of these human cultivators stood five figures.
Four Nascent Soul experts.
The fifth, though not appearing to be Nascent Soul, was superior to one.
This battle, the human race would surely win!
Li Qi was, naturally, the one who appeared not to be Nascent Soul but was superior to one.
When Feng Dengxian had invited him to participate in this battle, he had agreed without much hesitation.
Firstly, the human and demon races were natural enemies.
Secondly, and most importantly, the demon race was an unstable factor that could erupt at any time. If this troublesome threat could be eliminated once and for all, Li Qi's future leisurely life would be much easier.
At this moment, Feng Dengxian's voice rang out.
"Fellow cultivators, let us depart."
The next instant, with a unified shout, the human cultivator army marched mightily towards the Myriad Demon Kingdom.
After marching for several days, a thick demonic aura assailed them.
Not far away, the Myriad Demon Kingdom, a world of demons distinctly different from the Great Wei, appeared in the eyes of the countless cultivators.
Feng Dengxian and the other three Nascent Soul experts exchanged glances.
Feng Dengxian then turned his gaze back to Li Qi.
"Senior Li, to be safe, please refrain from acting for now. If anything unexpected arises, you can deal with it, how does that sound?"
Not having to fight on the main battlefield was a welcome arrangement.
Li Qi agreed without hesitation and even gave Feng Dengxian a thumbs-up.
The next moment.
A terrifying aura emanated from Feng Dengxian, and a powerful pressure surged towards the Myriad Demon Kingdom.
In an instant, within the vast Myriad Demon Kingdom, countless demons began to panic.
Immediately after, from the heart of the Myriad Demon Kingdom, the auras of two Nascent Soul demon kings emerged, resisting the pressure from Feng Dengxian and the other three for the rest of the demons.
These two demon kings were naturally the two Nascent Soul demon kings who had fled in disarray after the battle when the barrier around their territory had disappeared.
"Feng Dengxian, how dare you come to my Myriad Demon Kingdom! Do you truly think we are afraid of you?"
The voices of the two demon kings were filled with anger.
Following this, the figures of the two demon kings shot into the sky.
They clashed violently with Feng Dengxian and the other three.
Terrifying fluctuations spread across the horizon, and the heavens trembled repeatedly, as if the end of the world had arrived.
The moment the Nascent Soul battle began.
The human and demon cultivators on the ground also engaged in fierce combat.
Blood flowed like rivers, and a strong scent of gore filled the air.
As for Li Qi, he couldn't just stand by and watch.
He diverted a portion of his attention to occasionally swat away a lucky demon.
However, the majority of his focus remained on vigilance, guarding against any hidden trump cards the demon race might possess, as Feng Dengxian had mentioned.
The battle raged on intensely for three days.
Countless cultivators and demons perished in this conflict.
Just then.
A mournful scream echoed through the sky.
It belonged to one of the Nascent Soul demon kings.
Immediately after, the life aura of that Nascent Soul demon king rapidly faded.
Under the overwhelming numerical advantage of the four Nascent Soul experts, one of the two demon kings had fallen.
Both human and demon combatants on the battlefield felt this shift.
For a moment, the human race's fighting spirit surged even higher, while the demon race fell into despondency.
The remaining demon king found himself increasingly unable to cope. He could not escape, being surrounded by four Nascent Soul experts, and he could not win.
Two more days passed.
With another unwilling shriek, the remaining Nascent Soul demon king also perished.
Thus, the demon race was left without any Nascent Soul cultivators.
The human race's morale reached its peak, and countless individuals roared as they fought the demons.
"They're all dead? The demon race truly had no backup plans?"
Li Qi muttered to himself as he witnessed this.
His attacks became even more ferocious, and many demons met their demise easily at his hands.
Following this, the four Nascent Soul cultivators, having concluded their battles, did not rest.
Despite sustaining injuries, they also joined the fray.
The ensuing events were a one-sided, brutal slaughter.
Countless demons fell at the hands of the human army.
There was no pity shown.
After all, it was not about right or wrong; if the roles were reversed, the demons would have shown no mercy to the humans.
In a short period, powerful demons in the vast Myriad Demon Kingdom became increasingly scarce.
Innumerable demons, in terror, scattered and fled in all directions of the Earthly Void Realm.
The remaining remnants of the defeated army posed no significant threat.
The pursuit continued.
However, many humans, including the Nascent Soul experts, gradually began to smile.
And at this moment...
Li Qi and the other three Nascent Soul cultivators seemed to sense something.
Their gazes all turned towards the heavens.
"Boom!"
An incredibly terrifying pressure surged from beyond the heavens.
Under this pressure, even an expert like Feng Dengxian, who was close to peak Nascent Soul, felt like an ant.
Immediately after, a figure of immense terror appeared in the sky. The figure seemed incredibly radiant, as if it were not of this mortal world.
Some attempted to look up, but the figure's face was incredibly indistinct, impossible to discern.
Next, the figure faintly extended a finger, upon which a dazzling light flowed.
With a flick of its finger, the radiant light shot towards the ground, rapidly expanding against the wind.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion suddenly occurred.
The entire Earthly Void Realm shook completely at this moment, and countless people were filled with terror.
At this instant, even Nascent Soul experts like Feng Dengxian felt the presence of death, their senses momentarily lost.
Gradually, this terrifying vibration ceased.
Heaven and earth were once again clearly defined.
The figure in the sky had vanished, and everyone was momentarily stunned.
Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"Look what that is."
Instinctively, everyone's gaze shifted in that direction.
That was the direction where many demons had fled.
And at this moment, in that direction.
An indiscernible barrier had inexplicably appeared, stretching across the heavens and earth, completely enveloping the fleeing demons within it.
And when Li Qi, Feng Dengxian, the other Nascent Soul experts, and countless cultivators saw that barrier.
At this moment, a chill ran from the soles of their feet to the crown of their heads.
Their pupils contracted sharply.
Their eyes held an intense disbelief, and a faint...
Terror!