As Liu Haizhu spoke each word with an air of concentrated law, the earth before him trembled violently, and the lake outside the palace began to boil wildly. The terrifying power coalesced into an earthen-yellow dragon, which roared toward the Eighth Elder.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Liu Haizhu's power slammed directly into the shield in front of the Eighth Elder. The shield, formed from demonic energy, trembled incessantly, and finally cracked open, revealing countless spiderweb-like cracks.
"What?!"
The Eighth Elder was shocked and dared not resist any longer, so he dodged to the side.
With a deafening roar, the force unleashed by Liu Haizhu flattened all the buildings behind the Eighth Elder, and the lake water began to pour down.
Seeing the lake water overflowing, Han Yueling seized the opportunity to point her staff, and the overflowing lake water instantly condensed into countless sharp ice pillars that plunged headlong towards the Eighth Elder.
"Is this never going to end?!"
"Demon Release!"
The Eighth Elder pressed his large hand to the ground, and a strange magic circle formed beneath him. Terrifying demonic energy instantly raged out, and the ice pillars that Han Yueling had condensed were destroyed by the demonic energy before they could even get close to the Eighth Elder.
The Eighth Elder pulled out a long, purple spear with a menacing design from the magic array. The moment the spear appeared, a terrifying aura spread out, causing everyone to gasp in shock.
"This spear must be at least S-rank, right? How many lives must it have killed to have such a murderous aura?" Han Yueling said with some surprise.
"The demon race is inherently cruel and tyrannical, so sacrificing living beings to their guns is perfectly normal for them. Be careful with this gun!" Liu Huaqiang's expression also turned somewhat grim.
"You ants have been jumping around in front of me for so long, you have enough to be proud of! Now... die!"
The Eighth Elder roared and swung his spear down with terrifying force. For a moment, no one dared to block his attack, and Liu Huaqiang and the other three were forced to retreat.
"Looks like I'd better finish you off quickly, or they might not last much longer." Wang Yuan took a deep drag, and the half-burnt cigarette was instantly extinguished. "All the ladies in the city are draped in wedding gowns, but my blossoms will wither all others!"
All the puppets instantly turned red-eyed and, entering a berserk mode, immediately launched an attack on An Shengyao.
An Shengyao didn't want to get entangled with Wang Yuan, so she directly mentioned Qiao Suinian and wanted to leave.
She learned from the elders of the Abyss Demon Clan that Qiao Suinian did that to her in order to plunder the original demonic energy in her body. If she wanted to replenish it, she had to bring Qiao Suinian back to the Abyss Demon Clan alive and refine the demonic energy out of his body again.
But how could Wang Yuan let An Shengyao get away? Qiao Suinian represented the hope of reviving his wife. The puppets took turns attacking from all angles, leaving An Shengyao overwhelmed.
An Shengyao's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she directly used Qiao Suinian's body as a weapon, swinging it around. She neither dodged nor avoided the puppet's attacks, but directly used Qiao Suinian as a human shield to block them.
Wang Yuan was also worried that she might accidentally kill Qiao Suinian, so she became hesitant to take action.
"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!" Qiao Suinian hurriedly called for a halt, and An Shengyao almost made him vomit.
"Shut up and know your place! You are now my prisoner!" An Shengyao shouted.
"You're addicted, aren't you?"
Qiao Suinian rolled his eyes, then struggled hard, and the rope binding him snapped off.
"What?!" An Shengyao's delicate face was filled with disbelief.
The rope she used to bind Qiao Suinian was woven from the incredibly tough Abyss Vine, a plant from the Abyss Realm. Once bound, even the most terrifying magical beasts of the Abyss Realm could not break free.
The human in front of them actually snapped the rope woven from the Abyss Vine with just a slight struggle.
Shocked as she was, An Shengyao immediately attacked Qiao Suinian when she saw him break free. With a clench of her jade hand, demonic energy condensed into a spear and thrust it towards Qiao Suinian's head. This attack was clearly intended to open Qiao Suinian's mind.
Qiao Suinian wanted to use the ability to harden his left hand, but for some reason, his left hand did not react at all, and the Heavenly Cloud Jade Bone that he had previously fused with seemed to have disappeared.
This made Qiao Suinian feel a bit suppressed. He didn't have time to think and could only grab it with his bare hands.
To his surprise, although his left hand no longer had the ability to harden crystals, its defensive power seemed even more terrifying than before, and he easily grasped An Shengyao's demonic spear in his hand.
Then, with a forceful grip, the demonic spear shattered in An Shengyao's astonished gaze.
Qiao Suinian looked at her hands with some surprise. Not only had her ability to withstand blows increased a lot, but her strength had also increased so much?
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Yuan launched an attack from behind An Shengyao, with the puppet's sharp palm blade aimed straight at An Shengyao's back. An Shengyao circulated her demonic energy, turned around, and directly blasted the puppet away before turning her attention back to Qiao Suinian.
"How is this possible! We haven't even seen each other for that long, how could your strength have increased so much since last time!"
An Shengyao gritted her teeth, her face full of resentment.
She had assumed that with the two elders of the Abyss Demon Clan by her side, capturing Qiao Suinian would be an easy task.
Things went much more smoothly than she had imagined. When she followed Qiao Suinian's trail to the palace at the bottom of the sacred lake, Qiao Suinian had already fainted. She easily tied Qiao Suinian up with almost no effort.
But then things started to go wrong. First, a large group of powerful individuals jumped out and began to fight with the Eighth and Ninth Elders. Then, Qiao Suinian's strength increased significantly, and he easily broke free from his restraints.
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