Purple light flickered on Su Qiannai's Heavenly Phoenix Sword.
She paid no mind to the demonic beasts blocking her path and charged forward.
The demonic beasts snorted and unleashed a powerful palm strike together.
Dark palm imprints instantly surged towards Su Qiannai. Her expression changed, and she was forced to thrust her sword forward.
However, at that very moment, Su Qiannai's face contorted in pain.
Her face turned pale, and she spat out a mouthful of blood before being repelled!
"Miss Su!" Seeing this, the Demon Subduing Heavenly Venerable quickly stepped forward and caught Su Qiannai.
Su Qiannai was not severely injured. She looked at the demonic beasts in surprise and said softly, "All of them are Three-Spirit level Demon Emperors..."
"What?!" Hearing this, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables were greatly astonished.
Even in ancient times, an Immortal Emperor who reached the Three-Spirit level could be classified as a Heavenly Demon Emperor.
Now, these Demon Emperors had all reached this level of strength. It seemed that many Heavenly Demon Emperors had been born among the demon race over the years.
A Demon Emperor said coldly, "Heavenly Phoenix, I informed you in advance. You brought this upon yourself."
"I advise you not to act rashly. Otherwise, you will die here today."
A deep anger surfaced on Su Qiannai's face.
Her current strength was only at the Three-Spirit level. Despite being in the form of the Heavenly Phoenix, it was impossible for her to deal with several Three-Spirit Demon Emperors.
However, she was too worried about Wu Tian's situation. Without a word, she circulated her immortal energy to heal her injuries, then looked at the Demon Emperors with a cold gaze and said, "Die? If you want to kill me, you must have the ability!"
With a boom, potent immortal energy erupted from Su Qiannai's body. Her expression was stern, clearly indicating she intended to fight with all her might.
Seeing this, the Demon Emperors' gazes turned grim. "Since you are ungrateful, do not blame us for being impolite!"
Both sides gathered their energy. The tense confrontation seemed to freeze the very air around them.
But just as they were about to engage, a massive roaring sound echoed through the black mist!
Everyone instinctively turned towards the black mist.
Within the black mist, flashes of fire could be seen. Then, a figure enveloped in flames was blasted out of the mist!
"Wu Tian!" Su Qiannai's expression changed drastically upon recognizing the figure.
She quickly sheathed her Heavenly Phoenix Sword and rushed forward to catch Wu Tian.
But the moment she touched Wu Tian, she felt a surge of immense energy flow into her body through him!
This energy was too powerful; it repelled her more than a hundred meters before she could barely stop herself.
"Wu Tian, how are you? Are you alright?"
After forcibly suppressing the surging immortal energy within her, Su Qiannai quickly looked at Wu Tian.
Wu Tian managed to stand his ground with difficulty. Suddenly, his expression froze, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Clutching his chest, he said with a look of horror, "This guy... is truly terrifying."
Su Qiannai quickly asked, "Wu Tian, what happened inside just now?"
Wu Tian briefly recounted his encounter with the Demon Lord, then continued, "I pushed the Sacred Dragon Fire to its limit, but I still couldn't withstand the Demon Lord's attack."
"His strength is beyond my imagination. It's a miracle I survived. It's fortunate I'm still alive."
"He's actually this strong?"
After hearing Wu Tian's account, Su Qiannai was shocked. "He hasn't even fully revived yet, how can he possess such power?"
Wu Tian said solemnly, "That's the most terrifying thing. He's already this formidable before reviving. If he truly revives, then..."
Wu Tian did not finish his sentence, but everyone could sense the deep despair in his tone.
Su Qiannai's heart trembled, but she still softly comforted him, "Don't worry, he hasn't truly revived yet."
"Let's think of a way. We can definitely deal with him."
As she spoke, Su Qiannai's voice trembled slightly.
Clearly, even she did not believe her own words.
At this moment, the Demon Lord's laughter echoed from the black mist: "I didn't expect you to still be alive. It seems I underestimated your strength."
"However... if you don't die now, you will die later."
"Alright, let me tell you something. In at most ten years, I will be fully resurrected."
"I advise you to enjoy this final peace. Your strength is far from enough to oppose me."
Upon hearing this, Wu Tian and Su Qiannai felt their blood run cold.
At most ten years, and the Demon Lord would be resurrected?
Ten years might seem long to ordinary people, but for immortal cultivators, it wasn't even ten days.
To find a way to defeat the Demon Lord in such a short time... this was simply impossible.
Just as the atmosphere became heavy, the black mist suddenly expanded like rolling waves.
Wu Tian immediately roared, "Quick, everyone, get out of here!"
Hearing this, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables did not dare to delay. In an instant, they retreated rapidly, and then Wu Tian and they left.
Upon returning to the Demon Slaying Palace, Wu Tian finally couldn't hold on any longer. He spat out another mouthful of blood, and his body even slumped downwards.
Su Qiannai quickly supported him and asked, "Wu Tian, how are you? Is it serious?"
Wu Tian said weakly, "Just some internal injuries. Nothing serious."
Then, Wu Tian sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.
Seeing Wu Tian, who had once been highly anticipated, injured to this extent just by entering the black mist, the expressions of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables were extremely grim.
The Demon Lord's voice from earlier still echoed in their ears.
Ten years...
Ten years was merely a fleeting moment for them.
What could be accomplished in such a short time?
"Alas, it seems we are truly doomed now..."
The Twelve Heavenly Venerables sighed. "Even Sect Master Wu is no match for the Demon Lord. What can we do?"
Although these words were meant to boost others' morale and dampen their own, no one refuted them.
After all, this was the current situation. Regardless of whether they refuted it or not, nothing could be changed.
Su Qiannai, however, continued to gaze at Wu Tian, who was healing, her brows furrowed as if she were contemplating something.
After a while, Wu Tian finally recovered from his injuries.
His expression was more solemn than ever. He began by saying, "It seems I need to find a way to break through to the Divine Realm."