Immediately, they looked at Shi Mengqi and Qingran behind Hades and found that the two women's cultivation levels were only at the peak of the early stage of Earth Immortal and the late stage of Earth Immortal.
Most cultivators who can secure their place among the elites are at the peak of the late-stage Earth Immortal realm, so they certainly wouldn't allow Qingran and Shi Mengqi to continue their ascent.
Two women who weren't even at the peak of the late-stage Earth Immortal realm wanted to sit on top of them?
"If you want to move up, you'll have to get past me first."
A black-clad woman at the peak of the late-stage Earth Immortal realm stood up from one of the seats reserved for outstanding individuals, wielding a blood-red sword, and slashed at Huang Yanchen.
A strong stench of blood emanated from the sword, turning into a cloud of blood mist that enveloped the yellow smoke and dust.
This is a Bloodthirsty Sword of the initial divine artifact level, forged by the Blood Sea Sect.
As long as it can absorb enough blood, the Bloodthirsty Sword can generate blood spirit inside its blade, thus reaching the level of a sacred artifact.
The black-clad woman's bloodthirsty sword was already quite close to a sacred artifact, which showed that she had killed many people and her hands were stained with blood.
Hades' eyes turned cold, and he suddenly turned around. With a flick of his arm, he swung the Golden Serpent Holy Sword in his hand with fluid grace, but the sword was not drawn from its sheath.
"Bang!"
A crescent-shaped sword aura flew out from the Golden Serpent Holy Sword and struck the woman in black.
The woman in black threw out more than ten protective treasures, but they were no match for the sword energy. She screamed and flew backward, falling down the mountain of books.
Many people gasped upon seeing this.
"I had long heard that Hades was very powerful, but I never expected that he could knock Cai Yunji of the Blood Sea Sect off the mountain of books with a single sword stroke, and the sword was not even drawn."
A member of the demonic path sneered. Above them were many demonic warriors waiting for them to ascend the mountain.
At this moment, Hades and the two women had climbed several hundred meters upwards. Standing here, they could see the three thousand Heavenly Pride Seats not far away.
"Hades, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Long San roared and charged down from above, stopping only ten feet away from Hades. He channeled his dragon energy, transforming into a half-human, half-dragon form, his body towering over ten feet tall, resembling a small mountain.
"Swish."
Immediately, more figures rushed out and stood behind Long San.
They were all experts from the Demonic Sect, numbering more than twenty. These demonic practitioners targeted only the local forces of Tianxing and had already killed many martial artists.
Each of them exuded a powerful aura, all of them being at the peak of the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.
Moreover, the powerful aura emanating from them was not something that ordinary late-stage Earth Immortal cultivators could possess. Each of them possessed strength approaching that of a Saint Body cultivator at the late-stage Earth Immortal peak.
The experts of the Demonic Sect all stared at the King of the Underworld below with hateful, cruel, and cold eyes, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces.
The demonic energy emanating from them formed a black cloud.
With so many experts gathered together, even a first-order half-saint would probably have no choice but to flee.
Hades stood beneath the thick demonic clouds, yet remained calm and fearless, offering a mocking smile: "The rules of the Heavenly Ascension Assembly stipulate that each guest may only bring two guards. Long San, why have you brought so many people? Are you trying to outdo each other in numbers?"
Then, Hades looked down at the Celestial Warriors below the mountain, his meaning quite clear.
If the Demonic Sect doesn't follow the rules and tries to outnumber its members, then the local Tianxing martial artists can storm the Book Mountain at any time.
At the summit of Book Mountain, the voice of the Holy Book Maiden echoed: "Cultivators of the Demonic Sect, if you do not abide by the rules, I will immediately expel you from Book Mountain."
Her voice was exceptionally ethereal, yet possessed an unassailable majesty, resounding throughout the entire Book Mountain.
Long San clearly didn't want to offend the talented woman from the Sacred Book, so he gave a cold smile and said, "Who said we would attack together? Jiao Si and Peng Liu."
Jiao Si and Peng Liu immediately stepped forward, standing on either side of Long San like two guards.
"Is this in accordance with the rules?" Long San grinned maliciously.
The rest of the demonic sect's experts all retreated.
"Aww!"
Dragon Three, Jiao Four, and Peng Six simultaneously took off from the ground and stood in mid-air.
They circulated the holy energy within their bodies, and then their bones and muscles crackled and popped as they grew larger and expanded outwards, eventually transforming into the true form of the descendants of the divine beasts.
"Whoosh!"
The power emanating from the three beasts broke through the defensive barrier of the mountain of books. Instantly, the scroll beneath Hades' feet rapidly unfolded, extending in all directions and growing ever larger.
Finally, the scroll grew to be a hundred miles long, evolving into a miniature world that contained Hades and the three beasts.
On the page, thousands upon thousands of words flew up, hovering in mid-air, emitting a bright light, as if they had transformed into a sky full of stars.
Long San's true form is a demonic black dragon, over three thousand meters long, resembling a black mountain range flying in the sky. Each scale on its body is as large as a winnowing basket, and its sharp claws are like swords piercing flesh.
Jiao Si's true form is a six-clawed Nether Dragon, as large as Long San's body. Its entire body exudes a chilling aura, causing heavy snow to fall from the sky and cover the entire Book Mountain.
Peng Liu's true form is a golden-winged roc.
Its wingspan was so great that it covered most of the sky. Even from hundreds of miles away, the golden light emanating from its body could be seen.
All three beasts are descendants of divine beasts. Although their power cannot compare to that of the divine beasts in their youth, they still possess the strength to overturn rivers and seas.
The cultivators at the foot of the mountain looked up and felt as if the Underworld King and the three guardian beast generals of the Demonic Sect had jumped into another world.
However, the miniature world that evolved from the book floated above the mountain of books, and all cultivators could see everything that happened in that world.
Hades stood below the three divine beasts, his body no bigger than a grain of sand, appearing exceptionally small.
Upon seeing the three guardian beast generals of the Demonic Sect reveal their true forms, even those disciples who had great faith in the Underworld King gasped in shock and felt a chill run down their spines.
"The true form of the Demon Heart Black Dragon is so enormous. If it were to unleash a single claw strike, it could probably flatten a mountain. This time, Dragon Three is finally going to unleash its power in his quest for revenge against the Underworld King."
"It is said that the Six-Clawed Nether Dragon once swallowed an entire city, including its walls, houses, and humans, and still wasn't full. I wonder if the legend is true?"
"The speed of the Golden-Winged Roc is unparalleled among those below the level of a half-saint. Even the speed of the Demon Prince Ouyang Huan may not be able to match it."
Hades stood at the center of the scroll, showing no fear whatsoever. He didn't even glance at the three beast generals, instead observing his surroundings. He nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "This mountain of books is probably an extremely powerful spatial artifact. Each book is a miniature world."
A fierce roar disrupted Hades's thoughts.
"Aww!"
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