Chapter 614 525: Mahayana Tribulation, Ji Shenyun's Descent

"Once our race rules the world, you can do whatever you want with Nangong Jin and that White-clothed Sword Immortal."

The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable had just finished speaking when a Demon Race Sea Demon hurriedly swam before the two Demon Venerables.

"This is bad, Lord Demon Venerable!"

"A human is Crossing the Tribulation in the sky above Ghost-Back Mountain!"

The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable frowned. "So what if a human is Crossing the Tribulation?

"Go see which sect they belong to. If they don't have a Guardian, just kill them. Is this really something worth disturbing us Venerables over?"

The Ox Demon Venerable was even more direct, grabbing the Sea Demon and preparing to toss it into his mouth.

He was furious, and now some idiot had the nerve to come and bother him!

The Sea Demon looked at the Ox Demon Venerable's gaping, bloody maw and cried out in terror, "That… that human!"

"The tribulation he's undergoing is a Mahayana Tribulation! The thunder clouds have already drifted over our Endless Sea!"

"What?! A human is about to break through to the Mahayana realm right under our noses!"

With a wave of his hand, he instantly yanked the Sea Demon out from under the Ox Demon's fangs.

But this didn't mean the little Sea Demon had escaped. The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable's five fingers, like hooks, plunged directly into its forehead!

"AHHH—!"

The Sea Demon shrieked wretchedly, its body convulsing, while the Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable closed his eyes to read its memories.

In that instant, the scene above the Endless Sea unfolded in his mind—

The thick miasma of Demonic Qi that perpetually shrouded the sea was now being forcibly torn apart by an invisible power!

Above, in the oppressive black sky, thunder clouds roiled and violet lightning danced wildly. The vast might of the thunder made the entire sea boil!

And in the center of that storm, a figure in white sat quietly in meditation.

The man's face was like jade, his features as if painted. A faint Spiritual Light lingered around him, making him seem one with heaven and earth.

Even amidst this world-destroying Thunder Tribulation, he remained composed, like a banished immortal gracing the mortal realm.

The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable's eyes snapped open, his breath catching for a moment.

"Such a peerlessly handsome person… actually exists in this world?!"

He had always been obsessed with collecting the skins of beautiful youths and considered himself to have seen all the world's beauties, yet at this moment, his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

His crimson demonic eyes stared fixedly into the distance, an unprecedented greed and fervor surfacing within them.

"Good… excellent!"

The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable let out a low laugh, his voice hoarse and dangerous.

"Not only do I get to eliminate a future Human Race Mahayana expert today, but I also get to encounter the most beautiful skin. I've collected hundreds of skins from handsome youths, but none of them can compare to him~"

"A skin like that… This Venerable is claiming it!"

The Ox Demon Venerable also received the image of Pei Yuhang Crossing the Tribulation from the Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable.

When enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred. The Ox Demon Venerable recognized him at a glance: this was the man who, alongside Nangong Jin, had slain his incarnation that day!

"Kill him! We must kill him!"

"Wine-Drinking, should we call for the Great Tengu and the Slippery Ghost?"

The Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable shook his head and said arrogantly:

"There's no need. I can sense only two Void Refining Fairies guarding that handsome man in white. With the two of us Mahayana experts making a move, it's already bullying the weak. Calling for more people would just make us a laughingstock."

From his words, it was as if the Wine-Drinking Demon Venerable already saw Pei Yuhang and the others as his spoils of war.

The two Demon Venerables advanced toward the sea's surface simultaneously, and behind them, a dense black mass of the Demon Race army surged up like a tide.

Tens of thousands of Demons roared, their savage faces flickering in and out of view within the Demonic Qi. From a distance, the entire sea seemed to have transformed into a moving island of terror, slowly closing in on the coastline.

Such a large-scale advance of sea Demons from the Demon Race toward the land naturally drew the attention of Lan City.

Atop the walls of Lan City, the faces of the defending soldiers were deathly pale.

"F-Fairy Qing told us to stand guard for Pei Sword Immortal… but a Demon Tide of a scale not seen in a hundred years…"

A young soldier's voice trembled, his grip on his spear nearly failing.

All the soldiers' clothes were soaked with cold sweat. They all understood that a Demon Tide of this magnitude called for abandoning the city and retreating; a direct confrontation was impossible.

Just as panic began to spread—

CLANG!

A longsword, its light chillingly sharp, was thrust heavily into the top of the city wall, its blade vibrating with a clear, dragon-like hum.

"Even if we can't stop them, we must!"

The gray-haired City Lord of Lan City, clad in Profound Iron Armor, strode forward, his resolute face etched with determination.

He drew his sword, pointing its tip directly at the approaching Demon Race army on the sea, his voice like thunder:

"Men, listen to my command! If Pei Sword Immortal succeeds in Crossing the Tribulation, he will become a Great Power of the Human Race, capable of turning the tide of a battle! Before the impending war with the Endless Sea, our Human Race's destiny will be strengthened, increasing our chances of victory."

"If he falls due to the Demon Race's interference—"

The City Lord of Lan City's eyes widened, his voice suddenly rising: "Our Human Race will have to pay with tens of times more lives on the battlefield than the entire current population of Lan City!"

"On the battlefield, a single Mahayana expert is more important than a hundred Lan Cities!"

"I have already notified the other cities to send reinforcements as soon as possible. Before they arrive, we will fight to the last man today to protect Pei Sword Immortal—"

"and carve out a bloody path for him to successfully complete his tribulation!"

Seeing their old City Lord personally take command, the soldiers' morale solidified, and a heaven-shaking roar erupted from the city walls.

Just as they were preparing to march out and fight the Demon Race to the death,

"Look, that person with the long, silver hair is Fairy Qing… No, wait, she doesn't look quite like Fairy Qing…"

High in the clouds, a silver-haired woman clad in a black Dragon Robe lifted her gaze to look at Pei Yuhang, who sat at the center of the Thunder Tribulation.

Her red lips curved into a smile as she murmured, "I was wondering why you were taking so long to return… To think you'd break through to Mahayana without reporting to me. We'll see how I punish you when we get back~"