Hordes of rats, like a tidal wave, scurried forth with incessant squeaks.
They directly overwhelmed a large number of ordinary corpse slaves, capable of killing even ghosts.
As the vast swarms of rats appeared, black demonic radiance flared within them intermittently.
Humanoid forms began to materialize amidst the rat swarms.
One, two, ten, twenty...
These were all transformed from ancient, powerful rats.
However, the Grey Clan differed from the Fox Clan.
The Fox Clan possessed naturally alluring brow bones, and the humanoid forms they manifested were mostly enchanting, beautiful, and handsome.
This was an innate advantage, present from birth once a certain level of cultivation was reached.
But the Grey Clan's transformations were far more grotesque.
They were either fat-headed and big-eared, or had small noses and small eyes, all appearing unsightly.
Nevertheless, no one dared to underestimate these rat demons now.
As these rat demons manifested their humanoid forms,
One particularly burly demon, wielding a spiked club, emerged from the rat swarms.
Two small rats perched on his shoulders, squeaking incessantly, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, like jackals assuming the tiger's might.
The demon swung the spiked club in his hand forward fiercely.
With a "bang," he snapped a tree as thick as a thigh, and roared:
"All immortals of the Bottomless Pit, under the command of our Mother, have come to assist Young Master Qin Ze.
Whoever dares to harm the Young Master will be killed without mercy!"
The demon's voice, full of vigor, echoed through the forest.
Hearing this voice and seeing the dense swarms of rats, I smiled with delighted surprise.
Excellent, the Bottomless Pit had also arrived.
The Old Mother of the Bottomless Pit had truly kept her word.
Willing to repay my favor, she had dispatched the immortals of the Grey Clan to help me.
"Hahaha! Little Qin, you command great respect; the immortals of the Bottomless Pit have indeed come," Uncle-Master exclaimed with a laugh. The mood, transitioning from despair to a glimmer of hope, and now to surrounding the demon palace's fiends, with the possibility of their complete annihilation, was truly exhilarating and comforting.
"Master, shall we go slay some more! My double axes are thirsting for blood!" Old Mo was thoroughly invigorated, feeling his youthful fervor boiling once again.
Yunxia Aunt and Xia Qiuqi also revealed faint smiles, their excitement evident.
In stark contrast, the tall demoness and Miao Nanzi from the Longevity Society, along with other demonic cultivators, were stunned into silence.
They stood frozen, not daring to believe what they were witnessing.
The forces of the Nine Saints Princess, the Fox Clan, and the Bottomless Pit – each of these factions was immensely powerful.
Yet now, these three powers had converged, seemingly for one person alone...
"Who exactly is this supposed 'human medicine' named Qin Ze? Why has he drawn the assistance of three major powers?" the tall demoness asked, deeply shocked. She gazed into the distance at me, who was being protected by Qing Dai and was extremely weak.
Miao Nanzi knew little about me. He only knew that Qing Dai and I had some connection, but nothing more.
"Great Protector, this humble Daoist does not know either. But what should we do now? With three major powers gathered – the Nine Saints Princess, the Fox Mountain Mother, and the War Demons of the Bottomless Pit. We only have these low-level ghost slaves, we cannot possibly resist them. If these three were to join forces, our cultivation might not be enough to withstand them! We should find a way to escape quickly!" Miao Nanzi was also in a panic.
The tall demoness was unwilling to concede, especially with Qing Dai having injured her. This place was a significant stronghold of their Black Demon Sect. The Black Demon Sect had been preparing for a resurgence in recent years. If their demon palace were destroyed like this, it would be a tremendous loss for them.
"If you wish to flee, your Longevity Society may flee on its own. I will not abandon the demon palace!" the tall demoness declared. She then shouted, "Attack! Kill them all for me! The Supreme Black Demon watches us. For Black Demon..."
After the tall demoness finished her cry, the surrounding Black Demon Sect cultivators also shouted in unison: "For Black Demon!" "For Black Demon!" "..."
I didn't know what "Black Demon" was, but after the tall demoness and these demonic cultivators shouted this, they all produced black iron needles. I had seen these before; Uncle-Master called them Black Demon Needles, a special artifact of the Black Demon Sect that could forcibly enhance one's own power. There were over a hundred of these Black Demon Sect cultivators. After taking out their Black Demon Needles, they, like the tall demoness, raised them above their heads and thrust them towards their own foreheads. It looked like acupuncture, but the Black Demon Needles were much thicker. Weren't they afraid of missing and killing themselves on the spot?
As the demonic cultivators plunged the Black Demon Needles into their foreheads, their bodies trembled, and a needle-shaped mark appeared directly on their brows. Strange energies spread throughout their bodies.
"Ah..." Everyone roared towards the heavens. Their strength doubled.
The tall demoness, holding a bejeweled dagger, immediately locked onto Qing Dai, who was protecting us. She shouted: "Kill them all!" With that, the demoness raised her bejeweled dagger and lunged towards Qing Dai. Her speed was too great to discern. Due to the vast disparity in cultivation realms, I couldn't even ascertain the demoness's current level of power. However, I was certain that with my current cultivation, ten of me wouldn't be her match.
Qing Dai, seeing the demoness attacking, slightly turned her head and said to Uncle-Master, "Daoist Master Hu Xiao, please look after Qin Ze for me!"
"Princess, rest assured!" Uncle-Master replied.
Looking at Qing Dai, I weakly said, "Qing Dai, you... you be careful too..." I could barely speak now. I felt I was only standing due to sheer willpower. Qing Dai nodded slightly and softly uttered "Mm." Her figure flickered, and torrents of ghostly energy surged. She moved like an arrow released from a bowstring, carrying immense yin energy as she charged to meet the tall demoness head-on...