Chapter 350: Total Defeat, Li Pangtian Outmatched

Chapter 350: Total Defeat, Li Pangtian Outmatched

Following Elder Cai's fall, a second Elder soon fell, and the pressure on Lu Ren and Demon Refining Immortal Emperor continuously decreased.

The third, the fourth—soon, thirty Immortal Emperor Late Stage Cultivators were slain under the combined efforts of Lu Ren and Demon Refining Immortal Emperor, leaving only twenty remaining.

Among them, ten were experts from Blood Soul Gate, and ten were Immortal Emperor experts from other Demonic Path factions that had been recruited under the banner of Blood Soul Gate.

Under these circumstances, those ten Immortal Emperor experts who did not belong to Blood Soul Gate were suddenly struck with fear and hurriedly shouted.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Ren, Fellow Daoist Demon Refining, we surrender! Please, spare our lives! We were only threatened by that guy, Blood Emperor; we had no choice but to collude with Blood Soul Gate. We have never harmed a single person!"

"Hmph, you're talking nonsense! I saw it clearly—to increase your strength, Blood Emperor destroyed quite a few factions, using their blood Qi to help you break through your Bottlenecks. Otherwise, how could you have reached the Immortal Emperor Peak?" Demon Refining Immortal Emperor roared angrily.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those ten Demonic Path Immortal Emperors could not help but turn ugly. Just as they were about to say something more, Xue Yuan stepped forward, his expression gloomy as he rebuked them.

"Don't be stupid. Do you really think surrendering will make the Five Great Holy Lands let you go? Since ancient times, righteousness and evil have been irreconcilable. If my Blood Soul Gate is destroyed, you will be next. And you, Demon Refining Immortal Emperor—you don't actually think that turning back now will make the Five Great Holy Lands spare you, do you? Come back now, and I can still give you a chance! A chance to survive!"

Hearing Xue Yuan's words, Lu Ren couldn't help but glance at Demon Refining Immortal Emperor, but Demon Refining Immortal Emperor's expression remained as calm as before. After a long while, he spoke.

"I only did those things because I was implanted with a Blood Demon Seed, but now, I have regained my clarity. It is time for you, Blood Soul Gate, to pay the price. If the Five Great Holy Lands wish to hold me accountable afterward, I am happy to oblige."

"But for now, if I do not destroy Blood Soul Gate, I will have failed my colleagues in Demon Refining Valley!"

Having said that, Demon Refining Immortal Emperor charged toward Xue Yuan and the others once more. Seeing this, Lu Ren had no choice but to follow.

Fortunately, with the boost of a minor Realm, the two of them faced no pressure in the fight. However, only Lu Ren knew that with his current strength, he could not maintain the operation of the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl for very long. He feared that in another day's time, the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl would be unable to sustain itself and would transport everyone out.

Before that happened, they had to slay a few more of Xue Yuan's group as quickly as possible to reduce the pressure on the Cultivators outside. He wondered how the battle between Li Pangtian and Blood Emperor was going.

Outside, although Li Pangtian could barely fight Blood Emperor to a draw with the support of the Ancient Desolate Bell, he could feel that the Ancient Desolate Bell was taking a heavy toll on his body. If he could not finish off Blood Emperor quickly, he feared it would damage his Foundation.

"Damn it, this Blood Emperor is simply too powerful." Li Pangtian's expression was extremely ugly as he cursed inwardly.

He had to know that he was the only expert in the Ancient Desolate Holy Land to have promoted his Ancient Sacred Body to an Ancient Desolate Dao Body—even the Founding Ancestor had not achieved this. After promoting to the Ancient Desolate Dao Body, Li Pangtian discovered that his mastery of the Ancient Desolate Bell had reached a new level; he could draw upon the power of the Ancient Desolate within the Ancient Desolate Bell to strengthen his own power in the short term.

He had originally thought he could use this as a trump card to catch Blood Emperor off guard when they clashed, but he hadn't expected it to have so little effect.

During the prolonged battle, Blood Emperor had also noticed this, so he began to tempt him.

"I can see that your body seems unable to hold on much longer. Is it worth it for a mere Xuanyuan Realm? With your talent, if you were to join Blood Soul Gate, your achievements would be no lower than mine. Why not join Blood Soul Gate? I am willing to recommend you."

"I am sure the Envoy will give you a good position for my sake."

"In your dreams! Even if I, Li Pangtian, die on the battlefield, even if my Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, I will absolutely never collude with you Blood Soul Gate!" Li Pangtian gritted his teeth and rebuked him angrily.

Upon hearing this, Blood Emperor stopped talking nonsense and backhanded a strike with his blade, sending Li Pangtian flying.

"Stubborn resistance! Since that is the case, you can be buried along with your Xuanyuan Realm!"

Blood Emperor's patience finally ran out. The next second, Blood Emperor sheathed the long blade in his hand, quickly formed hand seals, and several blood-colored points of light appeared behind him.

Before Li Pangtian could react, he heard Blood Emperor give a low shout. "Red Blood Divine Art!"

As Blood Emperor's words fell, countless beams of light suddenly shot out from the blood-colored points of light behind him, attacking Li Pangtian.

"Oh no!" Li Pangtian inwardly cried out. The second the points of light erupted with beams, Li Pangtian took action, suddenly summoning the Ancient Desolate Bell to block in front of him.

In an instant, the dense beams of light landed on the Ancient Desolate Bell. The terrifying power caused Li Pangtian to be knocked back repeatedly, even from behind the Ancient Desolate Bell, and his body was shaken, causing internal injuries.

Li Pangtian couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of Immortal Emperor blood, his expression turning ugly. Could it be that he really had to rely on Senior Wu to take action?

No, Senior Wu seemed to have said that Wu Yifan and the others could deal with Blood Emperor. From the time he had known him until now, it seemed Senior Wu had never been wrong about anything. Could there still be a turning point?

Just at this moment, Xue Yuan and the others not far away were transported out of the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl. There had been thirty when they went in, but only ten remained after coming out.

Lu Ren and Demon Refining Immortal Emperor also emerged from the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl, though their Faces were extremely pale; after all, it was their own power that had been consumed within the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl.

Seeing Demon Refining Immortal Emperor standing by Lu Ren's side, Zhang Jie and the others, who had rushed to Lu Ren's side, couldn't help but want to attack Demon Refining Immortal Emperor, but they were stopped by Lu Ren.

"Demon Refining was previously controlled by Blood Soul Gate's Blood Demon Seed. He has only just broken free of the control; he is on our side."

Hearing this, Zhang Jie and the other two sighed in relief, but as they turned to look at Xue Yuan and the others not far away, their expressions became grave.

"The two of us no longer have the strength to fight; we must rely on you for what comes next." Lu Ren and Demon Refining Immortal Emperor's power had been exhausted; otherwise, they would not have emerged from the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl.

Zhang Jie and the others nodded, shielding Lu Ren and Demon Refining Immortal Emperor behind them, and spoke. "You have done well; leave the rest to us!"