The Refining Void Horn Demon on the altar, after knocking the sky away with a single punch, gazed at the vortex passage in the sky that was gradually stabilizing and laughed wildly.
"Hahaha, the passage is finally open! Warriors of the demon race, come! This is our happy land!"
"Blanch, so arrogant," Zhang Yuhe muttered, unable to bear it any longer.
He could see that, although the passage between the two realms had been opened, it was still slowly stabilizing. It hadn't fully formed yet, so the demon clan on the other side couldn't come through just yet.
More importantly, the horned demon on the altar still held a formation plate and was constantly pinching spells. In other words, this horned demon couldn't move for the time being.
It was a sitting target. If Zhang Yuhe didn't act now, when would he?
Quickly, Zhang Yuhe pinched a magic technique, and the invisible sword qi in the sky swept toward the horned demon on the altar. At the same time, he activated the Dehydration Lightning Array, and lightning rapidly descended upon the demon.
The Horned Demon stood on the altar, exuding a fierce demonic aura.
At this point, Litian had already joined Zhang Yuhe but appeared pale. Clearly, the horned demon's earlier punch had taken a toll on him.
The Horned Demon endured the invisible sword qi and lightning strikes. The demonic energy surrounding him split apart from the force of the lightning and sword qi, and shallow blood marks appeared on his body.
Demons were naturally physically powerful, and the horned demons were among the strongest. This particular horned demon was a Refining Void Realm cultivator.
Despite taking heavy blows from the sword qi and continuous lightning attacks, the demon didn't suffer much damage.
"This is Iron King Kong, right?" Zhang Yuhe complained silently, but he didn't stop his movements.
If he didn't capitalize on the horned demon's inability to move right now, how would they stand a chance when it regained its mobility?
Fighting a sitting target was hard enough, but when the demon started moving again, they'd be in real trouble.
Litian, standing beside him, released a Heavenly Spirit Treasure Flying Sword and sent it straight toward the Horned Demon.
"Bed bugs, seeking death," the horned demon on the altar snarled in fury.
It turned its head toward them, throwing a punch. The massive fist shadow soared through the air, heading straight for the two of them.
However, the invisible sword qi stirred by the Nine Heavens Mixed Yuan Sword Formation blocked its path. The huge fist shadow shattered the sword qi, and as it neared the two of them, it gradually dissipated.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but smile.
"That's it?"
Refining the Void Realm Horn Demons weren't as fearsome as he thought.
"Hold on tight! While the passage hasn't fully opened yet, let's finish off this horned demon!"
The horned demon on the altar, after throwing his punch, realized he couldn't deal with them for now—unless he was willing to leave the altar. But doing so would completely ruin his plan of opening the passage.
Before the passage was secured, he had to endure their attacks.
"Hmph."
The Horned Demon gathered more demonic energy, forming layers of defensive shields, and continued focusing on the array plate in his hand.
However, this simple demonic energy shield provided little protection. The attacks from Zhang Yuhe's formations were too powerful and frequent.
The defensive shields were instantly shattered and scattered in all directions.
The Horned Demon lay flat on the altar, his body covered in deep bloodstains from the relentless attacks, but none of these injuries were fatal—yet.
"Senior brother, do you have any other big moves?" Zhang Yuhe asked, turning to Litian.
The two of them couldn't afford to just scrape by like this. If they didn't seriously injure the horned demon now, they would be in real trouble once the demon regained its strength.
Litian shook his head. "Naturally, I have killing moves, but this horned demon is too powerful. He's not just any Refining Void cultivator; he's at least in the mid-stage of Refining Void. I doubt we can defeat him."
"Why are you holding back? If you've got a killer move, use it already!" Zhang Yuhe said, a little exasperated. At this point, what was the point in hiding anything?
Litian didn't argue. He pulled out a piece of rune paper, which had a shimmering knife engraved on it. This was a seventh-order rune paper.
With a wave of his hand, the rune paper transformed into a massive long knife phantom, flashing with dazzling light. The knife shadow swung through the air, heading straight for the altar.
When the horned demon saw the sword light coming, he didn't dare to be careless. He swung his fist, throwing a punch at the long knife phantom.
Rumble...
The punch collided with the sword light, and a blinding explosion of light erupted. When the light cleared, the horned demon's right arm was gone.
"Haha, he's seriously injured!" Zhang Yuhe exclaimed, his joy evident.
Litian had really come through. He had a seventh-order rune paper on hand—a rare and precious item.
As far as Zhang Yuhe knew, there were only a few talisman makers above the seventh rank in the entire Dao Saint Sect. Because of his cultivation limitations, Zhang Yuhe hadn't yet reached the point where he could draw such high-tier runes himself.
Though his own skills were still at the sixth-order level, this rune paper was something else. The sword light it generated had dealt a serious blow to the horned demon with a single strike.
Seeing that the horned demon had been seriously injured, Zhang Yuhe intensified his attacks, controlling his sword qi and lightning to strike even harder. He also gradually began compressing the Nine Heavens Chaos Void Sword Formation.
Before, the sword formation had been arranged around Mirror Sky City to break its defensive formation. Now that the city's defenses had fallen and its inhabitants were long gone—except for the altar—the sword array could be reduced.
The smaller the range of the Nine Heavens Mixed Yuan Sword Array, the denser and more powerful the invisible sword qi became.
"Ahhh..." The horned demon screamed as the dense sword qi cut into his body. His flesh was ripped open, revealing deep wounds that exposed bone.
Zhang Yuhe believed that, if the demon didn't move soon, he'd be able to kill it outright.
Suddenly, a roar echoed in the sky, and teams of demons poured out of the vortex.
Zhang Yuhe froze, stunned. "It's finally here."
However, he wasn't worried about these new demons. Scanning the newly arrived forces, he saw that most were Foundation Establishment cultivators, with a few at the Golden Core stage, and a handful in the Nascent Soul realm.
There were no demons above the Nascent Soul.
As expected, the passage opened by the Tiangang Boundary Breaking Array could only allow demons below the Nascent Soul to pass.
These demons weren't a concern. Zhang Yuhe didn't even need to act himself. With the residual power of the formation, he could wipe out most of them with ease.
Honestly, he wondered why the demons were so eager to come to Yufantian. Why not stay in their own realm?
The new demons weren't dangerous. But, as the passage stabilized, the horned demon on the altar finally freed its hands. With an indifferent glance at the two of them, it leapt forward, roaring, "Bed bugs, go die!"