"Abandoning all living beings for your own desires, you find joy in trampling on the lives of others," Qi Yu said with disgust. "We have different paths, so there's no need for pretense. We are here to fight, and you needn't act otherwise."
The Blood Demon Sha was not surprised by Qi Yu's refusal. "Stubborn fool, this is why you are always unhappy."
"I also think so, but what can be done? Perhaps a demon like you wouldn't understand, but in this world, whether human or any other race, there are many things one can do, and many things one cannot."
"Those who disregard the lives of others and sow chaos are worse than beasts."
Qi Yu's gaze fixed on the Blood Demon Sha, her meaning clear.
"Since that is the case, I shall not hold back," the Blood Demon Sha said, raising a palm to strike Jing Xiu's vital points.
But in the next moment, a long spear suddenly pierced through the Blood Demon Sha's chest from behind.
Then, Jing Xiu's body was reclaimed.
The Blood Demon Sha turned his head, his eyes widening in shock, unable to believe that the one who had attacked was Yan Hua.
Qi Yu let out a sigh of relief.
From the moment the Blood Demon Sha had spoken his first word, she had noticed Yan Hua, who had silently slipped out of the barrier and planned to launch a surprise attack from the rear.
Fearing she might alert the Blood Demon Sha, Qi Yu had cooperated by engaging him in conversation and deliberately provoking him.
As expected, the spear had hit its mark.
This time, even if the Blood Demon Sha didn't die, he would be severely wounded.
Moreover, the Blood Demon Sha had seemed unsurprised from the beginning, only expecting Qi Yu, Si Qing, and their senior brother to come out and fight. He was, however, surprised by Yan Hua's sneak attack.
This indicated that the Blood Demon Sha had likely believed the Four Directional Ancestral Dragons were absent.
Qi Yu's expression turned grim.
After striking the Blood Demon Sha with the spear, Yan Hua's second action was to seal Jing Xiu's body and cast it into the South Sea. Then, standing before the Dragon Scale Barrier, he faced the Blood Demon Sha in a standoff.
The Blood Demon Sha clutched his chest and looked up at Yan Hua, his eyes gradually turning crimson.
"You speak of righteousness, but is sneak attacking considered righteous?"
"As long as it can kill you, what does it matter how it's done?" Yan Hua met the Blood Demon Sha's gaze.
The Blood Demon Sha's face was pale. With a hole in his body, much of his malevolent energy was seeping out through the wound, causing the surrounding malevolent energy to intensify.
Yan Hua frowned. While he disliked the malevolent energy, it didn't seem to have a significant impact. Seizing the opportunity, he struck again, heavily attacking the Blood Demon Sha.
The Blood Demon Sha raised his hands to shield his face and arms, retreating dozens of meters. Yan Hua pressed his advantage, but seeing the Blood Demon Sha constantly retreating and not fighting back, Yan Hua, wary of a trap, kept a safe distance and did not pursue further.
Instead, he suddenly spun and sat down, chanting an incantation. He used his spiritual energy to create a prison, which slammed down with a bang, gradually closing in on the Blood Demon Sha from above, attempting to trap him.
The Blood Demon Sha knelt on one knee in the clouds, his hands channeling spiritual energy to support the descending prison.
Yan Hua's chanting grew faster, his spiritual energy intensifying.
As the two sides remained locked in a stalemate, the demon army behind the Blood Demon Sha charged forward.
They exuded a foul stench and had no fixed forms, their mouths emitting sharp laughter as they repeatedly slammed against the barrier, even attempting to disrupt Yan Hua's incantation.
Yan Hua sat cross-legged, his spiritual energy flowing smoothly, unfazed by the surrounding distractions.
Qi Yu, watching the Blood Demon Sha still confronting Yan Hua and the demon army outside the Dragon Scale Barrier, suddenly joined her fingers together to summon the Yan Zhen Mirror, concealing her form.
The Blood Demon Sha, constantly monitoring the situation within the Dragon Scale Barrier, became serious when he noticed Qi Yu's disappearance. But before he could think further, his distraction caused the prison conjured by Yan Hua's spiritual energy to press down an inch further.
"Damn it," the Blood Demon Sha grunted, channeling his spiritual energy upwards.
He barely managed to stabilize himself.
Just as he was about to muster his strength to overturn the prison, Qi Yu, who had vanished moments before, reappeared behind him. She conjured a flaming axe and swung it at the Blood Demon Sha's waist.