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“Bang, bang, bang!…”

In just an instant, Xu Taiping launched over ten punches at Zhou Kui.

This Thunder Strike technique was very similar to the Charging Bull Formation, but the difference was that as long as the momentum of your punches didn’t wane, their power would continuously increase. You could even throw a hundred or a thousand punches.

“Get lost!—”

Although Zhou Kui was caught off guard and suppressed by Xu Taiping’s punches, he had a strong cultivation base. With just his demonic energy, he dispersed the accumulated force of Xu Taiping’s punches.

But in the moment the force dissipated, Xu Taiping swiftly drew the Spring Tiger from his waist. With a single Cicada’s Cry, hundreds of blade shadows slashed at Zhou Kui.

The Demonic Severing Blade inherently had the ability to counter demonic energy. Coupled with the fact that Zhou Kui was already severely injured by Amon’s sword energy and couldn’t muster all his strength to defend, his entire body was sent flying by this slash.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz…”

At the same time, the jade disk on the altar began to rotate.

This was the standard sign of the teleportation array activating.

Seeing this, Zhou Kui ignored Xu Taiping and desperately summoned his demonic energy, attempting to smash the jade disk.

Xu Taiping, who had been prepared, raised three fingers and injected most of his true essence into the Cang Luan Ring.

“Whoosh!”

With a piercing sound, a sharp gust of wind shot from his fingertips, slashing straight at Zhou Kui.

Cang Luan Ring, three fingers, Severing Sea.

This Severing Sea technique, due to Xu Taiping’s improved cultivation, was far more powerful than before.

“Boom!”

Zhou Kui initially didn’t take the sharp gust of wind seriously, thinking that with his true demonic form, nothing could harm him.

But when the Severing Sea’s sharp energy slashed at him, he realized he was gravely mistaken.

The sharpness of the Severing Sea’s energy far surpassed that of any blade.

Zhou Kui’s true demonic form was directly cut open by the Severing Sea’s energy.

Had he not reacted in time, he might have suffered severe injuries.

The mighty Demon Lord of Nine Mansions, gravely injured by a mere cultivator, Zhou Kui, who was extremely arrogant, couldn’t tolerate such humiliation.

“Brat, you’re courting death!”

He roared in anger, turning around and abandoning the jade disk, directly chasing after Xu Taiping with his fists.

Seeing this, Xu Taiping smirked and thought to himself:

“The array has already activated, mission accomplished, time to make my escape.”

Without another word, he used “One Step to Heaven” and vanished from his original spot.

By the time Zhou Kui reacted, Xu Taiping was already standing in the Jade Bone Grass.

Tai Xuan Sect’s One Step to Heaven was a high-level technique, extremely fast. With Xu Taiping’s full exertion, he could cover a hundred meters in an instant.

However, it also consumed a lot of true essence, depleting two to three tenths with each use, so it wasn’t used lightly.

But now that the mission was complete, he didn’t need to worry about that.

“Today, no one can save you!”

Furious at being toyed with again, Zhou Kui’s face turned so dark it seemed ready to drip water.

“Boom!” He decided to go all out, flying towards Xu Taiping in the Jade Bone Grass.

Demonic cultivators who followed the martial path were often impulsive and quick to anger.

In his rage, Zhou Kui ignored the teleportation jade disk, focusing solely on killing Xu Taiping.

“Boom!”

Before he arrived, his fist did.

Zhou Kui’s domineering punch flattened a swath of Jade Bone Grass.

But Xu Taiping, having anticipated the punch, had already used the Jade Bone Grass to escape hundreds of meters away, appearing at the other end of the grass.

“Demon Lord Zhou, your eyesight seems poor. I’m over here.”

Xu Taiping, supported by the Jade Bone Grass, stood atop the swaying grass and waved at Zhou Kui with a smile.

He wasn’t deliberately provoking Zhou Kui.

The fact was, Amon was struggling against the demonic horde in the blood pool, and the people from Nine Mansions hadn’t arrived. He needed to delay as long as possible.

“Swish!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Kui clawed at Xu Taiping’s direction.

Five claw shadows, like five sword energies, whistled through the air with great force.

“Boom!” With a loud noise, five hundred-meter-long claw marks appeared on the Jade Bone Grass plain.

Fortunately, Xu Taiping was once again dragged away by the Jade Bone Grass.

Without the Jade Bone Grass, Xu Taiping wouldn’t dare provoke such a being.

“Demon Lord Zhou, I told you your eyesight is bad. I’m over here!”

Having slipped into the depths of the grass, Xu Taiping waved his arms at Zhou Kui with a smile.

He planned to lure Zhou Kui deep into the grass, hoping to trap him there.

With tens of thousands of Jade Bone Grass, constantly regenerating, if he could trap the Demon Lord Zhou, he might not kill him, but he could at least strip him of his skin.

“Zhou Kui, stop chasing. The Blood Jade is about to emerge. We can’t let Amon take it!”

Just as Xu Taiping’s plan was about to succeed, a voice from the center of the blood pool called out to Zhou Kui, who was about to dive into the grass.

“Got it!”

Zhou Kui glanced at Xu Taiping, who was still taunting him from the grass, then at the center of the blood pool, and reluctantly replied.

After weighing his options, he finally chose to give up the chase.

“Brat, I’ll remember you. One day, you’ll fall into my hands!”

Zhou Kui snorted coldly.

After saying this, he turned and flew towards the blood pool.

Watching Zhou Kui leave, Xu Taiping felt a bit disappointed.

He even sensed that the Jade Bone Grass beside him felt the same.

“Forget it, it’s best not to get involved in such battles.”

Xu Taiping thought to himself as he was carried by the Jade Bone Grass, slowly approaching the blood pool.

Since he couldn’t intervene, he might as well observe.

Battles between powerhouses like the Demon Lords and Amon were rare.

Above the blood pool, Amon’s sword energy had the demonic cultivators completely suppressed, and the sound of demonic cultivators being shattered by sword energy could be heard frequently.

However, with Zhou Kui joining the fray, Amon’s unstoppable sword momentum slowed down.

Even so, the demonic lords in front of him continued to retreat.

If not for the flying sword in front of them, they might have already been defeated.

“Boom!…”

Just as Xu Taiping was wondering why the people from Nine Mansions hadn’t arrived, a blinding light suddenly shone from the altar.

Immediately, three incredibly powerful figures flew out from the jade disk.

There was no need to guess; they were definitely from Nine Mansions.

“Victory or defeat hinges on this moment. Hold nothing back!”

A Demon Lord from Nine Mansions roared.

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