Wu Er sheathed his sword and bowed to the Silver Butterfly Demon King.
The Silver Butterfly Demon King looked at Wu Er, his eyes gradually changing.
Wu Er breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything was fine. He then said to the Silver Butterfly Demon King, "Your Majesty, today was a misunderstanding. I will take my leave now. Just pretend I was never here."
Wu Er had been on edge because of the demon king, but now that he had figured out the truth, he breathed a sigh of relief.
You see, once a person breathes a sigh of relief, they won't think about anything else, so they didn't notice the change in the Silver Butterfly Demon King's expression.
Wu Er turned around to leave, but the Silver Butterfly Demon King revealed its sharp fangs and stretched out its hand.
It's clear that the Silver Butterfly Demon King was prepared to strike in order to prevent the news from spreading, and was willing to risk aggravating his injuries to eliminate Wu Er.
"Senior Brother, watch out behind you!"
At the crucial moment, Xiao Mingmu suddenly shouted from afar.
Upon hearing his second junior brother's voice, Wu Er reacted quickly.
Draw your sword, turn around, and parry.
The movements were fluid and graceful, clearly the result of extensive practice.
"Clang~"
A loud bang rang in my ears.
Wu Er's body was thrown out and flung far into the air before he regained his footing.
After regaining his balance, Wu Er felt a churning in his stomach and then vomited, expelling a lot of ascites from his mouth.
It seems this was no small matter.
Fortunately, Wu Er reacted quickly enough to block the attack when the Silver Butterfly Demon King made his move; otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just spitting out some water.
And what about the Silver Butterfly Demon King who made the move?
Her condition wasn't very good either; in fact, it was worse than Wu Er's.
A few drops of blood flowed from the Silver Butterfly Demon King's nose and drifted away in the air.
It was obvious that the previous attack had aggravated the injury. It was quite a strange sight that this dignified demon king was bleeding from the nose.
"Damn it... If I weren't injured, I could definitely..." The Silver Butterfly Demon King was anxious when he realized he hadn't been able to defeat Wu Er in one move.
Given her severely injured body, that last strike must have been extremely strenuous.
Thanks to the naturally strong physique of the demon race, she was not afraid of Wu Er's attacks, but if she tried to mobilize her spiritual power, she would be unable to do so.
In reality, it's just that the demon race is physically strong. With injuries like these, an ordinary human cultivator would probably be beyond saving long ago.
On the other side, Xiao Mingmu and the others saw that their senior brother had been beaten, and they all looked anxious and wanted to go forward to check on him.
But before he could get there, he was stopped by Wu Er, who had just caught his breath.
"Don't go forward, retreat..."
Wu Er waved his hand and brandished his sword, signaling his fellow disciples to retreat.
Then, Wu Er turned his gaze to the Silver Butterfly Demon King and said breathlessly, "Hoo... I already said that we would leave as if we had never been here, but you still wanted to risk serious injury to kill me. As a demon king, do you not have any magnanimity?"
"Humans..." The Silver Butterfly Demon King wiped the blood from his face, "You are cunning by nature. If we don't kill you, there will be future troubles!"
Wu Er asked, "What are the potential future troubles?"
The Silver Butterfly Demon King replied, "The consequences will be endless!"
Well, this question and answer between the human and the demon has sealed the deal.
Originally, after Wu Er left, he might not have gone so far as to talk about this.
However, the Silver Butterfly Demon King was seriously injured and therefore very wary of everything, so he didn't trust Wu Er at all.
So, with just a few words, the human and the demon had completely cut off their escape routes.
Judging from the current situation, it seems like they're determined to fight to the death.
Wu Er didn't ask any more questions; now was not the time for questioning.
With a sword's cry and a flash of cold light, the Infinite Sword, imbued with spiritual power, attacked the Silver Butterfly Demon King.
As before, the Silver Butterfly Demon King crossed its wings in front of its body to block the sword.
After that one sword strike, Wu Er did not make another move.
He summoned back the Sword of No Return, turned to his fellow disciples and said, "This demon king is injured. You all scatter and run! I'll hold her off!"
Wu Er's idea was very simple: since the demon king was injured, he couldn't use any spells with a particularly large range.
Since that's the case, then I'll hold off the demon king myself and let the others escape.
Once the others were out of danger, Wu Er himself would retreat.
He was still confident that he could hold out for a while against a demon king who was so badly injured.
"hateful!"
The Silver Butterfly Demon King also heard Wu Er's words, so it spread its wings and tried to grab the others.
But Wu Er didn't give her a chance and thrust out his sword again.
"If you're injured, just stay where you are!"
On the other side, the few people who overheard Wu Er's words were also reluctant to leave.
Especially Wo Ningyan, who clenched her fists, looking like she was ready to fight to the death.
Zhang Wu, Chen Ping, and Yan Zheng were all like this.
Although Xiao Mingmu also wanted to fight to the death, he remained calm and analyzed the situation. So he pulled his junior brothers and sisters aside and said, "Listen to our senior brother, let's scatter and run. We'll meet up again when we're far enough away. Let's not cause any more trouble for our senior brother."
With Xiao Mingmu's persuasion and pulling, the somewhat impulsive group eventually listened to him.
So the five of them dispersed and flew away into the distance.
Wu Er breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his junior brothers and sisters had all left.
The Silver Butterfly Demon King on the side had a completely different expression; he was gritting his teeth and glaring, looking furious.
It's true that they have reason to be angry.
Xiao Mingmu and the others all knew that the Silver Butterfly Demon King was injured. If they ran away like this and spread the news outside, wouldn't that attract a lot of powerful people?
If that's the case, then the Silver Butterfly Demon King will most likely die.
"Stop right there!"
The Silver Butterfly Demon King let out a hoarse voice, its wings flapping incessantly behind it, indicating that it was still going to give chase.
But with Wu Er on the side, he naturally couldn't let the Silver Butterfly Demon King succeed in his pursuit, so he did his best to stop him.
From the ground, one could see the sky where sword light flashed incessantly.
One sword flash after another cleaved the clouds into layers, turning the entire sky into a chaotic mess.
"Damn human! If I weren't injured, I would have torn you in two!"
Amidst the clash of swords, there was also the roar of the Silver Butterfly Demon King.
The roar was loud, but it lacked strength and had little intimidating power.
Amidst the chaos in the sky, Wu Er stepped aside and watched the enraged Silver Butterfly Demon King.
"After dragging this out for so long, Mingmu and the others should have already retreated far away."
He wiped his forehead. It took Wu Er a lot of effort to stop a demon king, even a wounded one.
We can't keep fighting now. If we do, the Silver Butterfly Demon King might not die from his injuries, but Wu Er might die from exhaustion first.
It's better to retreat further away and report to a major sect so they can send someone to handle this matter.
Wu Er didn't want to take credit for killing the demon king; preserving his life was the best option.
But just as Wu Er was about to leave, the Silver Butterfly Demon King became even more envious.
So many people have already fled; their lives are surely in danger. I might as well kill this troublesome human before I die...
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