Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1349: Demons Besieging the Palace

Zhao Yuqiao, who was secretly looking out the window, had his eyes wide open.

He could not see clearly the moves of both Li Duanyu and Li Ji. His so-called ability was only relative to ordinary people, while these two had already exceeded the scope of normal people.

One is a tourist at the distribution center, who has come since the last era and the use of sword has been integrated into his bones and blood; the other is a demon who has been walking in the human world for who knows how many years, who has sought the truth through martial arts and knocked on the door of the demon king.

The flying snow was surging between the two of them, and every snowflake was soaked in the sword energy and turned into a sharp blade. That was the sword of the heart transformed by Li Duanyu. Every time he made a sword move, thousands of sharp edges rushed forward to clear the obstacles for him.

What the boundless sword cluster collided with was a "wall" formed by heavy sword moves. Li Ji's sword-drawing speed could completely keep up with Li Duanyu's moves. Perfect arcs were drawn in the air, like a hoop, trapping all those dangerous snow swords in the circle and crushing them and dissolving them.

"Good response." Li Duanyu praised, and immediately changed his gestures, stretched out two fingers, and a sword energy slashed down diagonally, like lightning cutting through the wind and snow. And Li Ji also drew the largest circle, and drew the sword into the circle.

At this moment, Li Duanyu's hands suddenly became sharp, and his figure flashed, passing by Li Ji at a speed beyond the sight of the eyes. Three sword lights crisscrossed from top, middle and bottom.

Li Ji took a step to the side and tilted his head slightly.

"Pupils, Dantian, and soles of feet." Li Ji touched the blood oozing from his chest and abdomen, and his expression became more curious. "I have never seen anyone who can practice sword to such a level, not even me."

"Your swordsmanship may be inferior to mine, but what about your martial arts? Excluding the identity of a monster, you have nothing?" Li Duanyu pinched a few snowflakes with his fingers. The snowflakes automatically adhered to other snow in the air and began to naturally extend into the shape of a sword.

"Of course not." Li Ji slowly let his wound heal. "If I were a human, I would have been killed by you."

Li Ji was not surprised by this. There were too many strong people among humans. He couldn't even remember how many times he had failed before he gradually acquired his current abilities.

"Then I won't be polite, the swordsman of human descent." Li Ji once again made a sword flower, "I will use the power of the demon."

Li Duanyu became alert and immediately swung out the snow sword in his hand. Then he tapped the ground with his toes and the gray cloak carried him away in the wind and snow.

Li Ji was a demon king in his prime. Under the power system of this world, he was already at the peak of his individual combat power. Li Duanyu had been very cautious, but when Li Ji's sword light drew a circle in the air and the circle flashed with brilliance, he couldn't help but draw his sword.

As if offering it up on his own initiative, Li Duanyu's sword energy pierced straight into the glowing circle, and along with his sword energy, a flying needle also flew over.

The strangulation of the light ring fell instantly. If Li Duanyu had used a real weapon, it would have been cut off long ago. Now, thanks to this flying needle, he did not have his arm chopped off by Li Ji. In the crisis, Li Duanyu reacted immediately, turned the flying needle into his own sword, and replaced his arm to be strangled by Li Ji's sword light.

Zhao Yuqiao, who was throwing flying needles in the house behind, turned pale.

With his personality, he would definitely wait until the fight was over before quietly leaving. However, at the moment when Li Ji drew the circle of light, he involuntarily took out his own self-defense hidden weapon and threw it out without any hesitation.

As a doctor, how could Zhao Yuqiao not understand that there was something wrong with the aperture? He glanced at Lu Ning and found that Lu Ning was still practicing with his eyes closed. At this time, he had been exposed. If he could not defeat Li Ji here, he would probably end up in a bad situation.

With a change of mind, Zhao Yuqiao pushed the door open and walked out.

"Senior, be careful of that light circle. It should be a forced bait. It has nothing to do with whether your spirit is strong or not. As long as you see it, you will be attracted."

Zhao Yuqiao immediately expressed his judgment. He didn't know whether Li Duanyu needed his opinion. Now he had to hope that Li Duanyu's martial arts were enough to stop the demon king.

"Also be careful of the lure effects other than visual. Bait can be used in many ways. As a demon king, it definitely has more than one method."

Li Ji glanced at Zhao Yuqiao and said nothing.

Zhao Yuqiao was shocked: "Senior, I definitely cannot defeat this monster, you..."

A strong wind blew him back two steps. Li Duanyu appeared in front of him and whispered, "If you can't beat him, stay away."

"Yes, yes, you must win..." Zhao Yuqiao hurriedly stepped back, subconsciously moving away from the room where Lu Ning was.

Zhao Yuqiao knew that Lu Ning was not strong enough to fight against the demon king, so it would be better to move the battlefield further away. If she could use her connection with the "Heaven" to attract a group of star gods to attack, that would be a means. For this, he had to find a way to create an opportunity.

"I really hate relying on luck." Zhao Yuqiao whispered as he reached into his bag to search.

The battle ahead had already begun again. Li Ji's sword swings had become more swift and graceful, with the hidden trap light ring occasionally appearing in his sword moves. At the same time, Li Duanyu's attack began to become cautious and dense, not to break through but to suppress the opponent with a torrential rain of offensives. Originally, this was one of Li Duanyu's most proficient martial arts routines, and now it was the best ability to defend against Li Ji.

As for blocking one of their senses, all fifth-level tourists in the distribution center have practiced this, and it is not a difficult task at all.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Li Ji also showed an interested expression.

"I don't think you and I have enough time."

It swung the sword, and the tip of the sword created bright sparks on the ground. No one knew what the sword was made of, but it actually cut a deep mark on the ground.

"Then let the temptation end here."

Li Duanyu's figure changed in the air. He had merged into the snow, rain and fog. No one could see where his sword came from. The gray shadow was the move that Li Duanyu was about to make. Even Li Ji could feel the skill hidden in this move.

"Good swordsmanship."

Li Ji praised, and immediately a ray of light appeared on the tip of the sword in his hand, and a strange fragrance emanated as the sword danced.

At the same time, Lu Ning in the room also successfully dissolved part of the drug effect and opened her eyes. As soon as she opened her eyes, her demon eyes saw a vibrant red outside.

"The demon king hasn't left yet?"

Lu Ning was shocked. She could tell that this demonic aura and the almost human aura just now came from the same source, but she had never seen such a strong fiery red. No fire demon she knew could compare to it. "Kekeyu."

"Draw the light."

As the man and the demon shouted out the names of the moves, countless sharp sword tips suddenly emerged from the gray shadows in the air. Each sword was tempered with shadows like rain and fog, and among all these swords, there was only one that was held by Li Duanyu.

After the sword in Li Ji's hand rubbed against the ground, the light on it became brighter and brighter. Anyone who looked at its edge would be captivated by it. Even if they did not see it with their own eyes, anyone who sensed this sword would not be able to take their attention away from it.

Even Lu Ning, who saw the demonic aura through the wall, stood up involuntarily and walked to the window. She witnessed the final scene of this duel beyond human imagination, where light and rain transformed, intertwined, and finally merged, and the wind and snow in the sky made way for the final confrontation between the two sides. However, such a fierce sword move did not cause greater damage to the surroundings, but only scratched the road surface.

After the battle, only Li Ji was left standing there, while the gray shadow and rain disappeared.

Lu Ning walked out of the door carefully and slowly walked away. She could see that the demonic energy in Li Ji was still strong, but she couldn't tell who would win the duel. But now that a demon king was at full strength, if she hadn't gotten rid of the influence of Tian Manxing, she would have to issue a summons to the Star Lord to come and encircle and suppress the demon king.

However, the tourist's experience told her that even if the group of star gods came together, they would probably not be able to deal with the demon king.

As the red aura began to subside, Lu Ning knew that the demon king was adjusting his condition and would probably soon return to his human-like appearance.

She had to take advantage of this time to run away quickly.

However, Lu Ning's action was actually completely invisible to Li Ji. He just didn't care about a few humans. While restraining his momentum, Li Ji also turned his head to look behind him.

A very thin stream of blood extended out from behind Li Ji. That was its blood. The last fight could be considered a lose-lose situation. Li Ji did not see clearly how Li Duanyu avoided his own light and attacked his own body, but Li Duanyu must have been injured by it, so after a successful attack, he immediately fled away.

The recovery speed of monsters is much faster than that of humans, and Li Duanyu cannot afford a protracted battle. In terms of fighting, Li Duanyu won, but in terms of the duel, it was Li Ji who won with the physical fitness of the monster clan.

This victory was not glorious, but fortunately, Li Ji was not afraid of even the slightest defeat.

"Liukeyu, you have great swordsmanship." It chuckled and finally calmed down to a normal state. "If you are no longer in this world, I will learn it. It will also help you, a monster hunter, to become famous in the future."

After saying this, the wind and snow returned, and Li Ji's figure disappeared.

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When Lu Ning found Zhao Yuqiao, he discovered that the big man was still in a panic, which was rare. After all, in Lu Ning's memory, this guy had always been in a state of ease.

"Why did you come out?" Zhao Yuqiao asked in secret with his eyes wide open.

"The demon king is gone." Lu Ning crossed her arms, "Why are you running?"

"I didn't run away. I just stayed away from the battlefield." Zhao Yuqiao regained his spirits upon hearing this. "That was not something I could participate in. I was attracted by the power of the demon king. How unlucky."

Lu Ning looked at him carefully and was about to say something sarcastic when an alarm suddenly sounded in her mind.

Her expression froze. Of all the things in her mind, only Tianmanxing would sound the alarm. That was an edict from the emperor. If the problem had not been solved, she would probably have been driven to the palace by some rational emotion.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yuqiao also noticed Lu Ning's strange expression.

"The Emperor has issued an edict that the demon has entered the city, and ordered all those belonging to the Heavenly Court to return to the palace... to eliminate the demon."

Zhao Yuqiao was stunned: "Just you guys?"

"The emperor has appointed many star officials these days, so the number of people is probably not small. But it seems that he will not be able to make it in time to appoint the last round of people." Lu Ning raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace. As the sky gradually darkened, the flickering light brought by the faint demonic power over there became clearer and clearer.

"It seems that the plan to intercept the demon outside the city has failed?"

"No, the demons have already infiltrated the city." Lu Ning sneered.

There were demons in the palace and among the officials, so there was no need for Fengdu outside the city to break in. This assassination had probably been planned for a long time, and now it was just that the demons hidden in the city received a certain signal and attacked together.

At this time, a fog surrounded the palace walls. The demons ordered a few minions to explore the way, but as soon as the minions came into contact with the fog, they turned into pus in an instant. Seeing this, the demons gave up the idea of ​​breaking in and began to use their magic to wear away the fog on the palace walls.

If someone observes carefully, they will find that the highest level among these demons is the demon general, so there is no unified management, and most of them gather under their own demon generals to launch attacks continuously. But even so, after several rounds of bombing, the mist on the palace wall also dissipated a lot, and it does not seem to be a spell that can defend against attacks for a long time.

Just when people in the palace thought that the stalemate would continue for some time, a chill came from the sky.

The demon king, holding a black and white umbrella, stepped on two vortexes of airflow and fell down. The wind brought by the airflow tore the mist at the door at high speed, and the mist was torn apart in just a moment. The demon king pointed casually, and the two demon generals immediately sprayed corrosive liquid, melting two holes in the door. Then the strong demon rushed forward and directly broke open the dilapidated door with his strength.

Wuchang was satisfied to see the demons rushing towards the gate, but the next second, a golden light flashed in front of the gate, and the demons in the front row were neatly chopped in half. The vitality they were proud of was of no use, and their lives were taken away in an instant when they were cut in half.

A stern voice came from the depths of the palace in the distance.

"I am the current emperor of Wei, Dong Zai. You demons are going against the will of heaven and plotting to kill the emperor, but you don't know that the truth in the world is held by humans. Since the evil guests have come to my door, I will also welcome them with weapons, hoping that your heads can deter the villains and restore peace to the world."

As the voice fell, runes became brighter and covered the walls inside and outside the palace, as well as every building. The red walls and green tiles that still bore the traces of time began to change color. The glazed tiles were deep green, and the walls were golden and precious. The pillars were entwined with red-bearded dragons with golden scales shining in the sun; the long bridges were circling with colorful feathers and red-crowned phoenixes. Soldiers in golden armor lined up on the left and right in front of the palace; the celestial drums sounded, welcoming the Jade Emperor on the throne to come to the world.

"This is my heavenly palace - do you dare to trespass into my palace?"

(End of this chapter)