Chapter 6048 - 6050

Kai ignored them, his Dragon-Slaying Sword flashing faster and faster.

He was bloodthirsty, his chaotic power nearly exhausted, and he was wounded in many places.

Wangcai was also badly injured, its flames dimming considerably.

Just as things were at their most precarious, a deafening battle cry suddenly erupted from the direction of the Heavenly Demon Valley!

“Brother Chen! We’re here!”

The Iron-Backed Bear King led the remnants of the demon race’s resistance army, charging out with ferocity!

Although there were fewer than 20,000 of them, and every single one was wounded, their momentum was like a collapsing mountain and a tsunami!

“Demonic warriors! Today is the day we avenge our blood feud! Follow me and kill!”

The Iron-Backed Bear King roared, transforming into a ten-zhang-long black bear, charging into the enemy ranks, slapping dozens of divine warriors flying with a single blow. Elder

Deer also revealed his true form, a giant white deer, its antlers radiating a soft white light. This light had healing properties, rapidly restoring the wounds of the demon warriors within its range.

Ming Li transformed into a black shadow, weaving through the enemy ranks, each appearance claiming the life of a divine general.

“You…”

Kai felt a warmth in his heart, but then roared, “Who sent you! Go back!”

The Iron-Backed Bear King laughed loudly, “Brother Chen! We demons have no tradition of abandoning our benefactors! We die together!”

“Yes! We die together!”

All the demon warriors roared in unison, ready to die.

Their arrival temporarily relieved the pressure on Kai.

But the situation remained dire.

The Demon-Suppressing Venerable’s face was grim: “Since you’re courting death, then let’s all go together!”

He formed hand seals, and hundreds of flying boats in the sky simultaneously lit up with blinding golden light.

“Ten thousand boats launch simultaneously, divine punishment descends!”

Each flying boat shot out a thick golden beam of light, hundreds of beams converging into a destructive beam a hundred feet in diameter, hurtling towards Kai and the demon army!

This attack was enough to annihilate an eighth-grade Upper Immortal!

Kai’s pupils constricted; he knew he couldn’t withstand this attack, but the demon army behind him couldn’t either!

“Chaos, protect the heavens!”

Kai gritted his teeth, forcing out all the remaining chaotic power within his body, which condensed into a huge gray shield above his head.

Wangcai also sensed the danger, roared to the sky, and golden flames ignited around its body, all of which were poured into the gray shield.　　Boom!

The beam of destruction slammed into the gray shield!

The shield trembled violently, cracks appearing everywhere.

Kai groaned, blood flowing from his seven orifices, but he stubbornly held on.

“Brother Chen!” The Iron-Backed Bear King’s eyes widened in fury, wanting to rush over to help, but was blocked by the Silver Serpent King and the Iron Eagle King.

“Those who block my way shall die!”

The Iron-Backed Bear King went berserk, attacking the two demon kings recklessly.

Elder Lu desperately used his healing powers, but Kai’s injuries were too severe, and the cracks on the gray shield multiplied.

Just as the shield was about to shatter, Ming Li suddenly appeared beside Kai, pressing a jet-black token onto the shield.

It was a fragment of the Ghost King’s Token!

Dense Netherworld energy surged from the token, merging with the power of chaos, and the cracks on the gray shield began to slowly repair themselves!

“Ming Li, you…” Kai was astonished.

“Mr. Chen, this is the only thing I can do.”

Ming Li’s face was pale; the power within the fragment of the Ghost King’s Token was frantically draining his life force.

“Hold on! The beam is about to dissipate!” Kai roared.

Sure enough, the power of the destructive beam began to weaken.

Even the flying boat needed time to recharge after such an attack.

When the beam completely dissipated, the gray shield shattered.

Kai, Wangcai, and Mingli all coughed up blood and were sent flying backward.

But they all survived!

The Demon Suppressor’s face was ashen; he hadn’t expected Kai to withstand this fatal blow.

“Kill! Leave no one alive!”

The divine army surged forward again.

The Iron-Backed Bear King fought off the Silver Serpent King and the Iron Eagle King, rushing to Kai’s side: “Brother Chen! Go! I’ll cover you!”
Kai shook his head: “I’m not leaving.”

“You must leave!”

the Iron-Backed Bear King roared. “You are the hope of our demon race! As long as you live, the gods will never have peace of mind! As long as you live, the demon race still has a future!”

He looked at Kai, his eyes full of pleading: “Brother Chen, I’m begging you! Go!”

Kai looked at the resolute determination in the Iron-Backed Bear King’s eyes, his heart aching.

He knew the Iron-Backed Bear King was prepared to sacrifice himself.

“Mr. Chen, let’s go,”

Ming Li said weakly. “Where there’s life, there’s hope.”

In the distance, another divine reinforcement arrived, led by a seventh-grade Upper Immortal, a divine venerable who had come from an unknown region!

If they didn’t leave now, they truly wouldn’t be able to leave.

Kai gritted his teeth, giving the Iron-Backed Bear King a deep look: “Bear King… take care!”

He put away Wangcai, supported Ming Li, and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the depths of the Heavenly Demon Valley.

“Want to leave? Not so easy!” The Demon-Suppressing Venerable snorted coldly, personally chasing after them.

The Iron-Backed Bear King roared with laughter, revealing its full form.

A giant bear, thirty feet tall, stood before the Demon-Suppressing Venerable.

“Old fool! Your opponent is me!”

“You’re courting death!”

The Demon-Suppressing Venerable roared, throwing a punch at the Iron-Backed Bear King.

The Iron-Backed Bear King neither dodged nor evaded, taking the punch head-on, while simultaneously slamming its paw down on the Demon-Suppressing Venerable.

Its life-for-life fighting style actually managed to temporarily hold off the Demon-Suppressing Venerable.

The other demon warriors also erupted, sacrificing their lives to buy time for Kai.

Kai, carrying Ming Li, rushed back to the cave and arrived at the teleportation array.

Ming Li struggled to repair the array, while Kai guarded the cave entrance, slaying the pursuing enemies.

After an incense stick’s time, the teleportation array finally emitted a faint light.

“Mr. Chen, the array is barely usable! But it can only teleport two people, and the destination is unknown!”

Ming Li said urgently.

Kai looked back; on the battlefield, demon warriors fell one after another.

The Iron-Backed Bear King was covered in blood, but still clung tightly to the Demon-Suppressing Venerable.

Old Deer collapsed from exhaustion and was hacked to death by the divine guards.　Of the 20,000 demon soldiers, less than a thousand remained.

Kai’s heart ached.

These people had all died because of him.

If he hadn’t come to the Western Regions, if he hadn’t killed the three demon kings, if…

“Mr. Chen! Hurry!” Ming Li urged.

Kai took a deep breath, suppressing the pain and guilt in his heart, and helped Ming Li step into the teleportation array.

The moment the teleportation array activated, he took one last look at the battlefield.

The Iron-Backed Bear King seemed to sense it, turned around, and grinned, revealing a smile through his blood-stained mouth.

Then, he was punched through the chest by the Demon Suppressor Venerable.

The teleportation array shone brightly, and Kai and Ming Li disappeared.

…

When Kai opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar forest.

The trees here towered into the clouds, blocking out the sun, and the air was filled with rich spiritual energy and a faint smell of decaying leaves.

Ming Li lay beside him, his breath weak, unconscious.

Kai checked his injuries; his chaotic power was almost exhausted, many bones in his body were broken, and his internal organs were damaged.

He couldn’t afford to heal his own wounds; his first priority was to check on Ming Li’s condition.

Ming Li’s situation was even worse; his life force was almost completely depleted, and his soul was severely damaged. If it weren’t for the special constitution of the Ghost Clan, he would have died long ago.

Kai took out all the healing pills from his storage ring and fed them to Ming Li. He then used his remaining Chaos Power to stabilize his injuries.

After doing all this, he collapsed to the ground, gazing at the sky. The Iron-Backed Bear King’s final smile and the fearless eyes of the demon warriors kept flashing through his mind.

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

Kai murmured to himself.

He had never hated his powerlessness as much as he did now.

If only he could be stronger, if only he could break through to the Upper Immortal Realm sooner, if only…

But alas, there are no ifs.

In this battle, the demon resistance was almost completely wiped out, and it was unknown whether the few hundred survivors could escape.

And he, although he survived, was burdened with heavy guilt and hatred.　“The Divine Race… the Demon Suppressor… the Great Venerable…”

Kai’s eyes blazed with fury. “If I don’t avenge this, I, Kai, swear I’m not human!”

He sat cross-legged, tending to his wounds.

Meanwhile, in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains of the Western Regions, the hundreds of remaining demons who had managed to escape, led by several demon generals, hid in a secret realm deep within the mountains.

They counted their numbers; of the twenty thousand troops, only three hundred and twenty-seven remained.

Each was wounded, their eyes filled with sorrow and hatred.

“The Iron-Backed Bear King is dead… Elder Deer is dead… so many brothers are dead…”

A young wolf demon knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

A demon general said in a deep voice, “What are you crying for! The Bear King and the brothers died protecting Mr. Chen! They died for the future of the demon race!”

“We must live! We must live with their will! One day, we will return and avenge all our fallen comrades!”

All the demon warriors wiped away their tears, their fighting spirit rekindled in their eyes.

“Yes! Revenge!”

“Avenge the Bear King!”

“Avenge all our fallen brothers!”

The seeds of hatred had been sown deep, waiting only for the right moment to sprout and ignite a raging fire.

Meanwhile, in the Central Region’s Divine Punishment Hall,

the Grand Venerable looked at the battle report from the Western Regions, his face grim.

“Kai… he’s escaped again,”

the Grand Venerable said coldly. “However, the demon race’s resistance army was almost completely wiped out, which can be considered a severed arm.”

He pondered for a moment, then ordered: “Pass down the order to intensify the manhunt. Kai, seriously wounded, will surely seek a place to heal.”

“Have all forces thoroughly investigate unfamiliar cultivators, especially those seriously injured and whose cultivation level is between the Heavenly Immortal Realm and the Upper Immortal Realm.”

“Also, send people to investigate the endpoint of that teleportation array. The Ghost Clan’s teleportation array… it seems there are still many secrets we don’t know about the Thirteen Heavens.”　　The Great Venerable’s eyes flashed with cold light: “Kai, no matter where you escape to, I will find you. Then, I will personally extract your soul and refine it into crystals to appease the spirits of the Five Venerables in heaven!”

Meanwhile, Kai had spent a full day recuperating, barely managing to recover some of his chaotic power.

He opened his eyes, looking at the still unconscious Ming Li beside him, his brows furrowed.

Ming Li’s breathing was so weak it was almost imperceptible; the chilling aura unique to the Ghost Clan was slowly draining from his body.

Kai knew that if he didn’t act soon, his companion who had accompanied him all this way probably wouldn’t last three days.

“I need to find a way to heal the Ghost Clan’s injuries with medicine or cultivation techniques…”

Kai muttered to himself, his divine sense spreading outwards.

This forest was completely different from the barren deserts of the Western Regions; the spiritual energy was so dense it was almost condensed into mist, ancient trees towered into the sky, and vines entwined.

Kai had never seen many of the trees before; some trunks were covered with strange patterns, and some branches emitted a faint glow.

Just as Kai was preparing to explore further areas, Ming Li’s body suddenly trembled violently!

“Ugh…” Ming Li curled up in pain, uttering muffled groans.

Kai hurriedly channeled his chaotic power into his body, only to find that the power was repelled by Ming Li’s ghostly physique!

“Damn it!”

Kai gritted his teeth, unsure of what to do, when he saw Ming Li slowly open his eyes.

They were completely black eyes, without any whites, as deep as a bottomless abyss.

Ming Li’s aura had changed; it was no longer the cold yet rational feeling it had before, but rather filled with primal, violent, and chaotic energy.

“Ming Li? Are you alright?” Kai cautiously took a half-step back.

Ming Li didn’t answer, but slowly stood up, his body twisted in a strange posture, his joints making a “crackling” sound.

He tilted his head back, seemingly sniffing something, a flash of crimson appearing in his black eyes.