Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Just as the demon emperor turned to flee, a slightly seductive voice, accompanied by a strange bell sound, entered his ears.

The next moment, a burly man clad in golden armor suddenly appeared before the Demon Emperor, causing him to show a look of surprise.

"Lord Qianfeng, what are you doing here?"

"No, this is an illusion!"

After only a moment of stunned silence, the Demon Emperor suddenly sensed something amiss in the scene before him and quickly cast a spell to protect his soul.

Once he successfully shook off the illusion, he realized that he had stopped walking without even noticing.

A dangerous aura was rapidly approaching from not far behind.

Seeing this, the demon emperor could only desperately cast a spell to create a protective shield in an attempt to block the attack.

Unexpectedly, his magical shield was pierced through by the opponent in an instant, and he was sent flying backward, spitting out blood.

"Lord Qianfeng, come quickly and save me!"

The demon emperor, who had been sent flying by a single blow, knew that he had no chance of escaping in front of these two opponents, so he could only send a telepathic message to his other companions in the valley.

He himself revealed his true form and fought back fiercely, hoping to stall until other helpers could arrive quickly.

Despite his valiant resistance, the difference in strength was simply too great, and he was beheaded by Song Qingming with a single sword strike after only a dozen or so rounds.

The next moment, a beam of red light flew out from the Demon Emperor's body.

Before its nascent soul could escape, it was entangled by "Xu Gu Zi's" white giant python and killed in mid-air.

Just as the two of them put the Demon Emperor's corpse into the "storage bag," several streaks of light rapidly approached from afar.

Upon seeing this, Song Qingming and "Xu Guzi" immediately turned around and left the spot, heading straight for the valley entrance.

The two had barely moved when they were quickly spotted by the enemy, who chased after them.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I'll hold off that golden-armored demon emperor for now, and you can deal with the other demon emperors. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing Xu Gu Zi's suggestion, Song Qingming turned around and glanced at the other four demon emperors behind him, then immediately nodded to his companions not far away.

After creating some distance between them, the two quickly turned around to face each other.

Upon seeing "Xu Gu Zi" before him, the leader, a burly man in golden armor, immediately turned cold.

"I was wondering why this smell was so familiar, and now I realize it really is you guys."

"You got away with it last time, but you dare to come back again. Looks like you won't be so lucky this time!"

"Whether we're lucky or not, we'll only know after the game!"

"Xu Gu Zi" smiled slightly, and the whisk in his hand transformed into a giant silver python that coiled towards his opponent.

The golden-armored giant, who was not far away, looked at the scene with some disdain. He cast a spell and released a black sphere, which rushed towards the giant python and engaged it in a fierce battle.

Song Qingming immediately stepped in and blocked the remaining four demon emperors.

Of the four demon emperors who accompanied the golden-armored giant, one had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, one was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and the remaining two were at the early Nascent Soul stage.

Although the highest cultivation level among them was only at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming was fighting four against one, and on the surface, he did not have the upper hand.

Not far away, "Xu Gu Zi," at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, faced off against the golden-armored demon emperor at the half-step Divine Transformation realm, and the difference in their cultivation strength was even more obvious.

"Xu Gu Zi" can still hold off his opponent for a short time, but if the time drags on too long, he will definitely not be able to defeat the Golden Armor Demon Emperor.

Neither side has the upper hand, and the chances of breaking the deadlock and forcing the opponent to retreat are not high.

It all depends on whether Song Qingming can quickly inflict heavy damage on one or two opponents and turn the tide of the game.

In this way, even if they cannot defeat the enemy, they can at least manage to protect themselves.

This can restrain the demon race, preventing them from having time to enter the valley to search and disturb Wang Zhixing and his group who are breaking the formation.

While Song Qingming and his companion were fighting the Demon Emperor, the four people who were still breaking the formation in the cave also noticed the commotion outside.

The group all looked at Wang Zhixing, who was in the middle.

"Fellow Daoists, we don't know how long Fellow Daoist Song and the others can hold out, so please don't hold back and help me break the formation with all your might."

Now, only Song Qingming and Song Qingming are outside. Facing five demon emperors, they are at a disadvantage and it is unknown whether they can hold off their opponents.

Faced with Wang Zhixing's urging, everyone nodded hurriedly and increased their magical power, wanting to break the magic array in front of them as soon as possible.

".."

Outside the valley, "Xu Gu Zi" faced the Golden Armored Demon Emperor, his whisk transforming into several giant silver pythons.

But the golden-armored demon emperor, wielding a pair of bronze hammers, easily smashed the giant python in front of him with a single powerful swing, and then, as if Mount Tai were pressing down, headed straight for "Xu Gu Zi".

Seeing this, Xu Gu Zi could only use magic to control a green bamboo magic weapon, turning it into a protective shield in front of him.

After a loud bang, "Xu Gu Zi" was blasted dozens of feet away by the opponent, and quickly regained his footing.

The golden-armored demon emperor was somewhat surprised to see that "Xu Gu Zi" had successfully blocked his attack, and he looked at the green bamboo in the other's hand.

"Hmph! I didn't expect you to have improved so much this time, actually bringing a decent magic weapon with you."

"If I hadn't been prepared, how could I dare to ask you for guidance, fellow Daoist!"

"You think you can learn from me? This is far from enough!"

The Golden-Armored Demon Emperor's gaze shifted slightly, and his two hammers suddenly came together. The bronze hammer then suddenly grew several times larger, emitting an even more terrifying aura.

Then, the Golden Armored Demon Emperor waved his hands forcefully, and a golden spiritual light appeared in the sky, sweeping across the heavens and heading straight for "Xu Gu Zi".

Faced with the Demon Emperor's attack, "Xu Gu Zi" frowned and quickly cast spells to activate the Green Bamboo magic weapon in his hands.

".."

A dozen miles away from the battlefield, in mid-air, four other demon emperors had already joined forces to surround Song Qingming.

I thought that Song Qingming's cultivation level was lower than that of "Xu Gu Zi", so his strength should be relatively weak.

Unexpectedly, after the two sides clashed, the four demon emperors joined forces to launch a strong attack, but they still failed to break through the five golden bronze mirrors in front of Song Qingming.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the demon kings also turned somewhat ugly.

As Song Qingming's natal magic weapon, nurtured for many years, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" already possessed outstanding defensive capabilities.

In addition, the "Heavenly Gang Silver Stone" was integrated into the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, and Song Qingming's cultivation technique "Azure Jade Refining Treasure Technique" further enhanced it.

In terms of defensive capabilities alone, the current "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" is definitely far superior to ordinary level four high-grade defensive magic treasures.

Unless facing a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator wielding a counterfeit magic weapon, it is by no means easy for an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator to break through this magic weapon.

The four demon emperors before them had a cultivation level of only the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, and their supernatural powers were far inferior to those of the Aries Demon Emperor who had been surrounded and killed by Song Qingming and his group.

Although Song Qingming appeared to be completely surrounded by the enemy on the battlefield.

But he felt no pressure facing these four opponents, and occasionally he could even cast spells to launch counterattacks, forcing his opponents to turn around and defend.

After briefly testing his opponents' abilities, Song Qingming immediately set his sights on one of the Nascent Soul stage demon emperors, who had transformed into a hunchbacked old man.

Although this demon emperor's cultivation level was only at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, he had cultivated a special fire-based divine ability.

However, he lacks any powerful defensive measures or magical treasures, and his strength is the weakest among the demon emperors.

Just as the opponents launched another joint attack, Song Qingming seized the opportunity and raised his hand to strike.

Instead of passively defending as before, the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" advanced and suddenly surrounded the Nascent Soul stage demon king with the highest cultivation level.

Seeing that his path was blocked, the Demon Emperor was about to dodge around the golden bronze mirror when several chains suddenly flew out from the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" and bound his limbs.

Finding himself trapped by the opponent's magic weapon, the Demon Emperor desperately cast spells to try and break free.

But before he could escape, a black thunder tiger crackling with lightning suddenly appeared in front of him and swallowed the demon emperor whole.

Using the "Thunder Stone" in his hand, he trapped the demon emperor, who had the highest cultivation level, at the late Nascent Soul stage.

Song Qingming turned around and lightly patted the "storage bag" at his waist. The two Nascent Soul puppets, "Golden Wind" and "Silver Armor," instantly appeared and stepped forward to block the other two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors from the left and right.

After years of careful cultivation, "Golden Wind" has broken through to the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, and "Silver Armor" has reached the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Although he was at a disadvantage against the two demon emperors whose cultivation levels were not much different from his own, he could still keep them occupied for a short time.

Once he had stopped all three demon emperors, Song Qingming immediately rushed towards the hunchbacked old man who was still somewhat shocked not far away.

When the four of them attacked Song Qingming, he was on the defensive the whole time, seemingly at a disadvantage.

Unexpectedly, in just a short while, the three companions were already entangled by the enemy, and the situation on the battlefield suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

He was left alone to face the menacing Song Qingming.

The hunchbacked old man, whose cultivation was only at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, was the weakest among the four demon emperors in terms of supernatural abilities. He was simply powerless to fight against Song Qingming, who had a cultivation at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Seeing that his opponent was about to kill him, the hunchbacked old man had no choice but to dodge and move closer to the nearest demon emperor.

But his actions were clearly within Song Qingming's expectations; a golden flying sword had already appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The next moment, several powerful golden sword lights rushed towards the opponent.

A scream was heard. Although the hunchbacked old man had cast a spell to create a protective barrier, the golden sword light pierced through him quickly, severing his entire lower body.

With just one sword strike, Song Qingming severed the physical body of a demon emperor, instantly shocking the other three demon emperors present.

The hunchbacked old man suffered physical injuries, but in order to save his life, his natal spirit decisively broke out of his body.

It then transformed into a blue ox and quickly fled into the void.

But just as he was desperately casting spells to try and escape, a figure had already caught up from behind, and several more sharp golden sword lights fell down.

In just a short while, the Demon Emperor's Nascent Soul, along with one of his magical treasures, was shattered by Song Qingming.

From the moment they engaged in combat to the moment he killed the Demon Emperor's Nascent Soul, it was only a dozen or so rounds. His movements were swift, decisive, and incredibly fast.

The other demon emperors were too late to provide assistance.

Seeing Song Qingming suddenly unleash such formidable strength, the other three demon emperors' expressions changed, and their eyes showed a hint of fear as they looked at him.

Before the other party could react, Song Qingming immediately turned around and faced the second Nascent Soul stage demon emperor who was still entangled with "Golden Wind".

This demon emperor's true form was a blue-winged leopard, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm. "Golden Wind" did not have the upper hand when fighting against him.

Forced to retreat repeatedly by the demon king who had revealed his true form, the blue-winged leopard could only barely hold off its opponent. It spat out its demon core, unleashing a burst of thunder and fire magic, attempting to quickly repel "Golden Wind" and rescue its companion.

Before he could get rid of his opponent, he saw that Song Qingming had already killed the hunchbacked old man and turned into golden light, heading towards him.

Seeing that Song Qingming was moving so fast and was about to kill him, the "Azure-Winged Leopard" immediately activated its natal demon core and released three bolts of lightning that rushed straight towards its opponent.

The "Azure-Winged Leopard" cultivates the Thunder and Fire Divine Power, and its strength is already considered among the weakest among mid-Nascent Soul stage demon emperors. Its divine power is far superior to that of the hunchbacked old man from before.

Even when facing Song Qingming, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, he was not afraid of him and dared to take the initiative to fight him.

Seeing the lightning strike from afar, Song Qingming couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.

The next moment, to the astonishment of the "Azure-Winged Leopard," a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in Song Qingming's hand, and a giant white hand easily blocked the three bolts of lightning that were coming from the other side.

"This is... the divine power of thunder!"

Seeing that Song Qingming could actually control thunder magic that was in no way weaker than his own, the "Azure-Winged Leopard" was surprised and wanted to continue to activate its demon core to resist.

Unexpectedly, the giant white hand suddenly grew several times larger and grabbed his natal demon core in one swift motion.

The next moment, white lightning crackled around, and several earth-shattering roars echoed across the battlefield.

The "Azure-Winged Leopard," whose natal demon core was injured, let out a miserable cry and was sent flying backward, spitting out blood.

Realizing that his opponent had actually countered his lightning magic, the "Azure-Winged Leopard" immediately lost his confidence in fighting Song Qingming and turned around to use lightning escape to retreat from the battlefield and flee into the distance.

In addition to possessing lightning magic, the "Azure-Winged Leopard" also cultivated a life-saving lightning escape technique.

Although he was seriously injured by Song Qingming's attack, he appeared hundreds of feet away in the blink of an eye, and his escape speed was not affected in the slightest.

Just as he quickly cast a spell to escape, Song Qingming also used "Nine Palaces Meteor Escape" to follow behind him.

As a high-level cultivator, his speed was no slower than his opponent's.

The two chased each other for more than ten miles in a short time.

Seeing that he couldn't shake off the person behind him, the "Azure-Winged Leopard" spat out a jade bottle magic item from its mouth again, and cast a spell to create a wall of fire from it.

He wanted to use this to block Song Qingming behind him and buy him time to escape.

However, this wall of fire, though seemingly fierce, only lasted for a short while before being cleaved open by several golden sword lights.

The lingering force of the sword light flew across the sky, and Song Qingming had already broken through the wall of fire and appeared behind him.

A flash of light appeared, and the "Golden Palace Cloud Light Sword" had already locked onto the Demon Emperor within its sword light.

Another scream echoed through the sky as the "Blue-Winged Leopard," desperately fleeing in mid-air, ultimately failed to escape.

It was directly struck down by the sharp sword light unleashed by Song Qingming's magic.

Along with his natal nascent soul, he also perished in Song Qingming's hands not long after.

After defeating his opponent, Song Qingming collected his spoils from mid-air and quickly turned and left the spot.

Just as it was quickly returning to the battlefield, a loud bang suddenly came from afar.

The Nascent Soul stage demon emperor who was trapped by the "Thunder Stone" somehow managed to break free from the black lightning.

After escaping his confinement, the demon emperor looked at Song Qingming, who had returned from afar, but did not choose to continue fighting him.

Instead, he took another companion and transformed into a beam of light, fleeing directly from the spot.

".."

Dozens of miles away, on another battlefield.

"Xu Gu Zi" and the Golden Armored Demon Emperor, their magical artifacts shimmering with light, continued their fierce battle.

Although his cultivation level was clearly inferior to his opponent's, he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

However, Xu Gu Zi also carried a Green Bamboo magic weapon with excellent defensive capabilities.

Several times when he was forced into a corner by the opponent's supernatural powers, he relied on this magic weapon to successfully turn the tide and did not show any signs of defeat for a time.

Just as the two were locked in fierce combat, two streaks of light suddenly flew in from afar, heading straight for the location of the battlefield.

When Xu Gu Zi looked up, he was surprised to find that the two people who had arrived were actually Nascent Soul Demon Emperors.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Song has been defeated? How could it be so fast?"

Previously, "Xu Gu Zi" had already witnessed Song Qingming's supernatural abilities. Even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, he should still be able to hold off several demon emperors.

It's impossible for them to be defeated so quickly.

Could it be that the other side has sent reinforcements? Surely we can't be that unlucky!
Just as "Xu Gu Zi" was filled with doubt, a familiar beam of light suddenly appeared behind the two demon emperors.

It was Song Qingming who had come in pursuit of them.

This time, not only did "Xu Gu Zi" look somewhat puzzled, but even the golden-armored demon emperor who was fighting him looked somewhat confused.

Before the two of them could even understand what was happening, a voice reached the ears of the Golden Armored Demon Emperor.

"Lord Qianfeng, Bailang and Qingmo have already perished. This guy is simply too powerful; we are no match for him!"

"What, what a piece of trash."

Upon hearing the sudden cry for help from his subordinates, the Golden-Armored Demon Emperor's expression changed, and he could hardly believe his ears.

The demon race had a clear advantage with four against one.

Even if they couldn't kill Song Qingming, defeating him shouldn't have been a problem.

However, in less than half an hour, two demon emperors on their side had already fallen, and the remaining two were already fleeing in terror, seemingly terrified by the enemy.

If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, the Golden-Armored Demon Emperor probably wouldn't have believed the result.

Just as the Golden Armored Demon Emperor was looking on in surprise, his opponent, "Xu Gu Zi," had obviously already reacted.

Surprised, he couldn't help but show a hint of joy.

He never expected Song Qingming to be so powerful, defeating his opponent so quickly; it was truly beyond his expectations.

They were worried that the two of them wouldn't be able to hold off their opponents.

Witnessing Song Qingming's outstanding performance, "Xu Gu Zi" was able to put his worries to rest.

Now that Song Qingming has won a great victory over his opponent, he has the resources to come and help.

With his help, the two of them working together will surely have a great chance of holding off the demon race.

Seeing Song Qingming chasing after them, the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" looked at him with a somewhat solemn expression.

He turned around and dropped the "Xuguzi," then raised his double hammers to personally meet his opponent.

"Fellow Daoist Song, be careful!"

The giant golden hammer in mid-air was heading straight for Song Qingming, and "Xu Gu Zi" behind him quickly reminded him.

On Song Qingming's side, facing the powerful attack of the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor," his expression immediately changed slightly, and he stopped his pursuit.

With a slight raise of his hand, the six puppets beside him quickly formed a magic array.

The next moment, with the blessing of the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array", Song Qingming's aura also rapidly rose to the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

As the golden hammer fell, a giant bronze mirror suddenly appeared out of thin air.

With a loud "boom!", Song Qingming and the Golden Armored Demon Emperor were each forced back dozens of feet.

"Nascent Soul Puppet Formation!"

After exchanging blows, seeing that he hadn't gained any advantage, the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" couldn't help but frown slightly.

Looking up, he saw Song Qingming surrounded by many puppets, whose aura was not much weaker than his own.

Previously, he thought Song Qingming was not very strong, which is why he felt comfortable handing this opponent over to his subordinate.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of me was carrying so many high-level puppets, and his supernatural powers were even greater than those of "Xu Gu Zi" not far away, easily defeating the four demon emperors working together.

On their side, it seemed that the other side had been caught off guard by their feigned weakness.

Realizing that the person before him was quite powerful, the "Golden Armored Demon Emperor" also felt a sense of foreboding.

Even dealing with just one "Xu Gu Zi" would be difficult for him to defeat in a short time.

With the addition of Song Qingming, whose supernatural powers are even stronger, and the loss of three more demon emperors on the demon side, the demon race no longer has any advantage against them.

At this moment, it's probably unrealistic for the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" to defeat his opponent.

Knowing that there was no chance of victory, the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" immediately sent a telepathic message to his two subordinates, and the three of them withdrew from the battlefield and headed out of the valley.

"Where to go!"

Seeing that the other party was about to escape, "Xu Gu Zi" and Song Qing Ming immediately gave chase.

As he pursued, Xu Gu Zi activated his magic weapon, transforming it into several giant silver pythons in an attempt to entangle his opponent.

Just as these giant silver pythons caught up with their opponent, they were shattered into pieces in mid-air by a single blow from the giant hammer in the hand of the "Golden Armor Demon Emperor".

On Song Qingming's side, the chains released by the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" were also directly blocked by the giant hammer.

The two chased each other all the way to the valley entrance, but still failed to stop each other.

With a slight sense of regret, he watched his opponent vanish into the distance as a streak of light.

The "Golden Armor Demon Emperor" has reached the half-step Nascent Soul realm. Both "Xu Gu Zi" and Song Qing Ming are inferior to him in terms of supernatural power.

In a head-on confrontation, the two might have a chance to defeat each other if they team up.

However, they also didn't have any good solutions for the three demons, the "Golden Armor Demon King," who were determined to escape.

Fortunately, after a great battle, they finally managed to drive away the Demon Emperor, and the two of them completed their initial mission.

When Song Qingming and "Xuguzi" returned to the cave, Wang Zhixing and the others were still working hard to cast spells.

Almost a month has passed since the start of the breakout attempt, and now most of the restrictive formations on the stone wall in front have been broken.

According to Wang Zhixing's estimate, they should be able to successfully break the restriction in about ten days. (End of Chapter)