Given the demons' cautious nature, their attacks were always deadly. This killing formation also concealed countless demon soldiers, forming an array to coordinate with their commander's attacks. Xiu Qiyu was like a sitting duck, wave after wave of demonic arrows shattered by the Shadowless Sword. The Azure Lotus Heaven transformed into a boundless sea of ​​fire, firmly protecting Xiu Qiyu within.

"Today is your end, Xiu Qiyu."

"Is that so? That's exactly what I wanted to tell you." Countless swords transformed into a jet-black sword dragon behind Xiu Qiyu. Snow-white sword intent soared from Xiu Qiyu's body and merged into the black sword dragon in mid-air. The black sword dragon instantly seemed to come alive, roaring to the sky.

Yero, of course, would not allow Xiu Qiyu to accumulate all his battle power at this moment. His demonic energy surged, and his demonic beasts rampaged, charging madly towards Xiu Qiyu, trying to interrupt Xiu Qiyu's power-gathering process.

Countless blue lotus flowers surrounded Xiu Qiyu, transforming into a raging sea of ​​fire.

Rumor has it that the Azure Lotus Heaven should have been obtained by Ye Xiruo, so how could it have ended up in Xiu Qiyu's possession? This was their mistake. At this moment, Yero is unaware that because of this mistake, he and his group of subordinates will be trapped here forever.

The blue lotus bloomed in full glory, transforming into countless raindrops of blue light that fell like a grand fireworks display in the sky, magnificent and dazzling. But no one knew that behind this beautiful display lay endless killing intent.

The Azure Lotus Heaven was merely a cover; the true source of its destructive power was the invisible and colorless Ice Heart Flame within.

The black demonic sword devoured all the light and silently aimed at Xiu Qiyu's heart.

Xiu Qiyu's eyes were tightly closed, and behind him, thousands of swords danced, forming a series of mysterious formations. The black demonic sword silently pierced Xiu Qiyu's heart, but there was no blood splattering, and Xiu Qiyu was not seriously injured.

The next second, the black sword dragon bloomed directly in front of Yero, and the destructive sword energy quickly pierced through Yero's body. The fireworks formed by Qinglian Tian and Bingxin Yan continued to explode, and countless demon soldiers roared in pain before turning into nothingness.

However, even in a battle of this magnitude, the entire space remained stable, without the slightest flaw. It seems there is only one last option: kill the person who set up the formation.

With a barrage of swords, Yero's body was quickly torn to shreds, but Xiu Qiyu's expression did not relax. It would be ridiculous if the demons sent someone he could easily kill to take his life.

He had sensed it long ago. The moment the sword light tore Yero apart, Yero's aura vanished. It wasn't death, but concealment, hiding in the darkness. Even with ten thousand swords unleashed, his aura seemed imperceptible. The sword dragon in front of Xiu Qiyu instantly exploded, the violent explosion completely destroying those low-level demonic soldiers. The entire space seemed to tremble a few times, but it quickly returned to calm.

"Alright, all bystanders have been cleared out, and we can now have a fair fight."

"Xiu Qiyu, you are too naive. My goal was never to kill you."

"Your target is Little Leaf."

“You are merely the Demon Prince’s prey, while Ye Xi is the prey of the entire Demon Clan.”

"So, your target tonight is Xiao Yezi," Xiu Qiyu roared.

"Too late, it's too late." Yero laughed loudly and detonated his demonic soul, making the formation even more perfect.

Xiu Qiyu thought to himself that something was wrong. From the beginning, he had sensed that the assassin's strength was not as terrifying as he had imagined. Now it seemed that he was indeed just a pawn that could be sacrificed at will.

Yero and the formation alone could not trap him, but after Yero died, the entire space began to shake violently, and black spatial cracks continued to spread, emitting waves of destructive aura.

A sea of ​​fire, icebergs, and a rain of swords—these illusions appeared simultaneously. These illusions differed from the previous ones, which merely targeted his consciousness, distracted him, and hampered his combat prowess. This illusion, however, was truly deadly; the flames and icebergs were real, veritable killing weapons.

Yero wanted him to die in the illusion array. Even if he survived in the illusion array, he would perish along with this ever-shrinking and self-destructing space.

"Xiaoqing, my survival depends entirely on you."

This time, Xiu Qiyu did not unleash the Ten Thousand Swords Barrage. Instead, she directly released her artistic conception. Ice-blue snowflakes fell from the sky and danced around Xiu Qiyu. Ice-blue light, centered on Xiu Qiyu, instantly filled the entire space.

The blazing flames were sealed by the thick layer of ice, and the sword flashes and rain of arrows stopped attacking in mid-air, encased in the ice.

The entire space instantly turned ice-blue, and Xiu Qiyu's jet-black hair spread down to her feet, turning snow-white with a hint of ice-blue light. Her eyes also turned the same color as snow, and her face, sculpted like ice, remained expressionless.

"Xiao Qing, it's time."

The delicate blue lotus flower transformed into a slender arrow, hurtling towards a relatively weak point.

"Pretty boy, you need to think this through. Even if you manage to blast open this space, you might not be able to return to your original space. You might even get caught in the spatial turbulence and die." These were Qing Liantian's words. Xiu Qiyu completely ignored them. If things continued like this, the space would collapse, and he would die anyway. He might as well take a gamble. His luck had never been good, so this time he was praying for divine protection.

The Azure Lotus Heavenly Transformation Arrow exploded instantly at the barrier, transforming into a burning azure lotus flower. Xiu Qiyu's icy blue true energy also blasted towards the barrier in an instant. Ice and fire are incompatible, and the entire space immediately began to shake violently. The weak legs accelerated the collapse of the space.

Xiu Qiyu's face remained completely calm, and the icy blue true energy in his hand continued to collide with the Azure Lotus Heavenly Gathering.

The space was shaking more and more violently, but the barrier still showed no signs of collapsing.

Soon, the simultaneous unleashing of ten thousand swords reappeared in the space, crashing against the spatial barrier, while the Azure Lotus Heaven burned desperately, as if it were about to destroy the world.

Countless black cracks appeared on the wall.

"Shall we continue?"

Xiu Qiyu remained unfazed and unleashed another barrage of ten thousand swords.

Finally, the seemingly indestructible spatial barrier crumbled under Xiu Qiyu's sword, but there was no joy on Xiu Qiyu's face. The thing he feared most had happened.

The outside was not the familiar courtyard he knew, but rather a spatial turbulence.