As dawn broke, the battle was nearing its end.
The demons' attacks are all at night. During the day, their combat strength is greatly reduced, and they simply cannot fight against a united group of people.
As the first rays of dawn pierced the sky, the demons began their planned retreat. They intended to retreat to the shadows, recuperate, and launch another attack once night fell.
Demons are creatures that cannot stand the light.
Although they are not afraid of sunlight, they dislike it because sunlight can suppress their cultivation to a certain extent.
The Demon Prince's soul was purified in the sacred Buddhist temple for a year, until his soul was so weak it was almost invisible. Unwilling to perish, he struggled like a trapped beast, constantly trying to break free from the mountain weighing him down. But Yuan Chi's year-long, relentless spellcasting had yielded results; the demonic soul was utterly exhausted. His immense demonic energy was completely depleted. If it weren't for the occasional tremors of the Buddha statue suppressing him, everyone would have thought he had been utterly annihilated.
This war between Buddhas, Taoists, demons, and monsters has tied up most of the righteous forces, allowing demon hunters to focus on fighting the demons. The task of maintaining world peace has been taken over by the central government, and now elites from all walks of life across the country are mobilized to guard against the demons' clandestine activities. In particular, seven or eight out of ten instances of the demons' destruction of the earth's veins are being thwarted by the geological survey bureau.
As dawn broke, the demon hunters suddenly intensified their counterattack.
After nearly a year of fighting, the demon hunters were already familiar with the characteristics of the demon race. They knew that the demons' combat strength would be greatly reduced after dawn, and this was the best time for them to capture them.
If you're lucky, you might even manage to kill one or two monsters while they're retreating.
In the sky, the pure and holy Dao energy collided with the filthy demonic energy, and the aftershocks rippled in mid-air, distorting space. Pan Wenxuan and Huo Fei seized the opportunity to press their advantage, and as the demons retreated in large numbers, they each took down a demon's life.
The Luo brothers, who arrived at the scene, also showed off their prowess.
Luo Mang used the light of his own merit to knock the last retreating demon to the ground.
The little demons on the ground fled underground like a tidal wave, and the three of them took the opportunity to ruthlessly harvest a wave of them.
Not content with just finishing the harvest, Silver Ring, with lightning speed, lashed out with her whip, pulling the demon that Luo Mang had swatted down back into the sky. Then, with a flick of her elbow, the whip miraculously bound the demon tightly.
That night, the demon hunters once again protected Luohan Temple.
Although they always managed to hold the last line, their casualties were extremely heavy. Now, those who can still stand firm on the front line are almost all elites from various sects.
As the representative of the Chinese government, the He family mobilized almost all of its elite members at this critical moment. The He family suffered more than half its losses in this battle; the once-large family now has fewer than ten members remaining, and even the family patriarch, He Guan, perished in the fighting.
His cultivation was destroyed, and his old, frail body withered away at a speed visible to the naked eye after losing his cultivation, losing all vitality. Now he is just barely clinging to life and doesn't have much time left.
The Qingzong sect leader also lost all his cultivation during the battle against the demons that day, becoming a cripple with hemiplegia. He was transferred back to the Qingzong sect, and it's uncertain whether he will recover. Currently, Pan Wenxuan and two elders, along with two others, are representing the Qingzong sect at Luohan Temple. The fifth elder remains at the sect to care for the injured Qingzong sect leader.
As for the core force of the Taoist sect, the Heavenly Dao Sect, it also deployed all its elite forces.
The damage to the righteous path was immeasurable. Even at such a great cost, they barely managed to kill six demon generals and a group of great demons.
Now, the righteous faction is under a dark cloud, overwhelmed and at a loss as to what to do next.
Because no one knows how much hidden strength the demons still possess.
Given this situation, if all the demonic elites were to be deployed, it's uncertain whether the Taoist sect could continue its lineage.
The demon hunters did consider dragging the demon race into the mire as well.
But right now, the battlefield has been set up at Luohan Temple.
The Buddhist temple is pure and holy; even if the demons of the demon race were to come to their aid, their strength would be greatly diminished. After much discussion, the demon hunters unanimously decided to use the demon race as their last trump card.
That was after finding the demon's lair, Huo Fei led the demon race straight to the heart of the demon and fought a decisive battle with it.
But the prerequisite is that they can find the location of the demon's lair.
The demons fled, and the group sounded the retreat, returning to Luohan Temple with their wounds all over their bodies.
Upon seeing Luo Mang and Qing Mang, Huo Fei knew that Yin Huan must have also come to Luohan Temple. He looked around, trying to find the person he longed for, and his eyes caught sight of her beautiful figure on the stone steps halfway up the mountain.
Huo Fei pursed his lips, his icy aura seemingly melting away as if bathed in a spring breeze. He lifted his leg, intending to go down and pick up the person.
As soon as he moved, the green python, which had been quietly observing the demon hunters, also moved.
The green python bent its long arm and hooked around Huo Fei's shoulder, holding him tightly: "What are you doing? Hurry up. Yesterday on our way here, we caught a great demon. We're handing that guy over to you. Go and interrogate him to see if you can find out where the demons are hiding."
This bastard's trying to get close to Silver Ring, dream on...
Huo Fei lowered his head, his sharp gaze falling on the hand on his shoulder. He frowned, gave the green python a fierce look, and said, "Take your filthy hands off me."
It's been three months since Yin Huan woke up. If he still can't figure out why Yin Huan dislikes him so much, he might as well buy a block of tofu and smash his head against it.
A cunning insect.
He clearly had his eye on Yin Huan, yet she somehow managed to misunderstand and believe that Da Chong was in love with him! He wouldn't believe it if they weren't secretly plotting something.
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