Zu An was startled. He remembered that Chu Chuyan had once said that as long as the Great Snow Mountain still existed, she would not truly die.

But now, with landslides and earthquakes happening everywhere, the Great Snow Mountain seems to be in real danger.

"What exactly is going on?" Zu'an hurriedly asked Mi Li.

"It must be that the being just now was too powerful, and this world was unable to bear his power, causing some problems in the space. Didn't the Lord of Slaughter come out from under the snow mountain that was being suppressed before? At that time, this seal was probably already broken. With all these factors combined, this seal should have completely collapsed." Mi Li looked around and judged.

Following her gaze, Zu An also saw a dark crack appear in the void. At first, it was just a line, but it was clearly getting bigger and bigger. Soon, demons squeezed out of it. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of demons had appeared in this world. Moreover, judging from how the crack was opening wider and wider, this number would increase exponentially later.

Beyond the rift, one could vaguely see enormous bodies crowding towards this place. Clearly, each one was an incredibly terrifying being, and if they were to descend, it would surely cause widespread devastation.

Seeing this, Zuan felt powerless. Had all his efforts been for nothing?

If it were during his prime, he could have dealt with these newly arrived demons, but after a series of battles, those around him are either dead or in deep slumber, and he is also in a weakened state, so he has no strength left to fight them.

"You've done your best, so it's not your fault. Pick up the knife first, go back and rest to recover, and think about these things when you're fully healed." Mi Li was worried that he might do something impulsive in the heat of the moment after suddenly losing his beloved, so she decided to let him recover first and talk about it when he was more rational.

Zuan remained noncommittal, but his gaze followed Mi Li's line of sight. There, a knife was stuck in the ground. This was the place where the Lord of Slaughter had been "taken away." In the face of that level of power, even something as powerful as it was reduced to ashes, leaving only this knife behind.

Upon closer inspection, Zuan finally realized that it wasn't a knife at all, but a tooth, which was so large that it resembled a knife in shape.

Its entire body gleams with a cold light, and it is sharp and sturdy; it would not be a problem to use it as a knife.

The fact that it survived under those circumstances shows that this tooth is extraordinary.

Mi Li floated to his side, looked at the tooth and said, "Anything that can be left behind by that level of power must be of extraordinary quality. It seems that the Lord of Slaughter had a fortuitous encounter to refine this thing."

Zuan held the tooth in his hand; it was perfectly smooth and odorless, and wielding it was indeed as convenient as wielding a knife.

“You can forge weapons, right? Go back and forge it into a real knife. I can sense its special aura. Perhaps the Lord of Slaughter’s ability to ignore the influence of various laws came from this tooth.” Mi Li’s eyes gleamed.

Zuan's heart stirred. The reason why the Lord of Slaughter was so difficult to deal with before was because it had the ability to ignore the laws. If this "blade" had this ability, then it would be much easier to deal with many situations in the future.

"Now that we've obtained something good, let's leave this place quickly. After we recover from our injuries, we can gather the strength of the human and demon races to deal with these extraterrestrial demons," Mi Li urged.

Zuan remained unmoved, gazing at the endless stream of demons and the avalanches and earthquakes all around, as if the end of the world had arrived: "I can't leave."

If the Great Snow Mountain is destroyed, Chu Yan will truly be dead.

“But you can’t stop it now unless you use the key, but then you’ll be completely annihilated, and so many people are waiting for you, including Qiu Honglei, who is waiting for you to save her.” Mi Li was a little anxious. Could this kid really be being foolish and thinking about sacrificing himself?

"Not necessarily. This knife just now reminded me that I have something else." As Zuan spoke, he took out the Heavenly Cloud Sword he had obtained earlier from the Glazed Pearl and cast the summoning spell as he had been taught.

Soon, wisps of smoke began to rise around them, and Shibing Xiu appeared with his undead soldiers.

"Didn't you want to atone for your sins? Now your chance has come! Slaughter all these demons and save this world!" Zu'an said in a deep voice, pointing at the demons covering the mountains and plains.

Jubei Hide's expression changed as he looked at the large number of demons in the distance: "So many..."

Zaun remained silent; given enough time, these demons would only multiply.

To be honest, he didn't have a high opinion of Shibei Hide and his soldiers. Although they were numerous, they were probably no match for these demons.

However, he trusted Mikado Baiqing. Although they had only met once and she had said some ambiguous things, she must have had her reasons for making this arrangement back then.

"Are you scared? Want to desert again?" Zuan asked coldly, worried that the other party would back down again, so he could only provoke them.

"I am a little scared." Shibei Hide smiled awkwardly, and the other soldiers around him also looked embarrassed.

Zu An felt a chill in his heart. Sure enough, old habits die hard. These deserters are unreliable.

Just then, Shibei Hide suddenly asked, "If we help you kill these demons, can you really free us?"

Zuan hesitated. To be honest, he didn't know why Mikado Baiqing had said that back then, and why he hadn't taught him how to release these dead souls.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he said in a deep voice, "Okay!"

Initially, Jubei and the others were somewhat disappointed by his hesitation, but upon hearing his answer, they all cheered excitedly.

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