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Chapter 369 The Power of Lord Huaiyu

"This is…"

Seeing the demonic power surging from the locust tree branch, Yu Zhun and the other four men's expressions simultaneously turned solemn.

At this moment, they no longer cared about the vanished Void Lord.

“It is Lord Huaiyu,” Helmod said in a deep voice.

The nine lords control different demon cities, and their respective strongholds are also different.

The one who could arrive first at this moment was naturally Huaiyu Jun, who already controlled the Crimson Locust Demon City.

Moreover, the power displayed by the opponent perfectly matched Huaiyu Jun's description in the rumors.

As the seventh of the Nine Lords, Lord Huaiyu is not as mysterious and unpredictable as Lord Xukong, but his strength is definitely not weak.

Legend has it that Huaiyu Jun's body is a jade-like locust tree, incredibly hard and indestructible, and capable of extending indefinitely.

Judging from the current situation, this rumor is clearly true.

In the blink of an eye, the locust tree branches that Huai Yujun flicked out covered the entire Crimson Locust Demon City like a dark cloud.

At the same time, terrifying demonic power suddenly descended, squeezing out bursts of explosions in the void as if it were the end of the world.

Countless demons within the Crimson Locust Demon City trembled and knelt on the ground, while Yu Zhun and his five companions, who did not kneel, stood out conspicuously.

The next instant, Yu Zhun and the other four simultaneously felt a gaze from the shadows cast upon them, instantly locking onto them.

"The majesty of the Nine Sovereigns is not to be trifled with!"

"Those who commit this offense shall be executed!!!"

With a low roar that echoed through the heavens and earth like muffled thunder, the tree canopy covering the sky instantly transformed into a giant tree hand, descending upon Yu Zhun and his group of five. At the same time, terrifying demonic power crashed down like an overturned pot lid, preventing Yu Zhun and his group of five from escaping.

"Well done!" Yu Zhun's eyes blazed with fighting spirit. He shouted and raised his dagger, instantly creating a wall of killing intent.

[Broken Void]!
The wall of murderous aura that shot into the sky swept over the tree hand in an instant, but was shattered by the tree hand in the next moment, leaving not even a trace on the leaves.

"So hard?" Lu Wen exclaimed, drawing his sword and unleashing a soaring sword light. "Let me try!"

"Om-"

With a low hum, Lu Wen's invincible sword light was also crushed to pieces, having no effect whatsoever.

"Bear--"

A golden holy flame shot into the sky and quickly spread toward the hand of trees. The blazing flames instantly engulfed the entire palm, but were extinguished in an instant by the terrifying demonic power.

"Is this the strength of the Ninth Lord?" Hermod's expression hardened.

Because of their previous killing of the Lake Maiden, they didn't pay much attention to the strength of the Nine Lords, but the appearance of the Void Lord and the Jade Sophora Lord gave them two hard slaps in the face.

The former were completely undetectable, and even if they were told openly that they would continue to spy from the shadows, they could do nothing to them. The latter, however, could not cause any damage despite everyone's best efforts.

Clearly, the fact that the Lake Girl was able to kill her so quickly was purely a coincidence.

"Whoosh-"

A sudden whooshing sound rang out, followed by a long rainbow shooting into the sky, piercing through the center of the descending hand of trees.

The next instant, the falling of the tree hand came to an abrupt halt.

With a muffled groan, countless branches and trunks withered away, and the entire tree hand turned to ashes in an instant.

Yu Zhun and the others were taken aback, then looked at Udir with shining eyes.

That attack just now was clearly an arrow shot by Udyr!
Yu Zhun and the others knew all too well what abilities Udyr possessed after breaking through to the third stage, and the attack just now did not belong to any of them.

But Udyr also possesses an extremely powerful special ability, which is the talent of being invincible in one-on-one combat: [Adaptability]!
With this talent, Udyr can acquire the ability that best counters the opponent, depending on the strength of the enemy.

Without a doubt, Udyr used this ability to make her move at this moment. With just one strike, she completely interrupted Huaiyujun's attack and even launched a counterattack to some extent.

"Cover Udyr!" Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. "Continue to deal with Huai Yujun. We... will fight our way out!"

As his voice fell, everyone nodded in unison and moved toward Udir, surrounding her completely.

This precaution was not to guard against Huaiyu Jun, who had not yet revealed his true form, but rather to guard against Xukong Jun, who had already quietly disappeared.

If I'm not mistaken, the other party should be somewhere nearby, spying on everything using methods they can't detect.

Although Void Lord has never taken the initiative to attack Yu Zhun and the others since his appearance, always maintaining a spectator's attitude, Yu Zhun and the others will never lower their guard against him because of this. The most dangerous one is the one hiding in the shadows.

Looking at his teammates protecting him, Udyr felt reassured. He drew his bow again and shot out a white arrow, heading towards the enormous locust tree branch that blotted out the sky in the distance.

Udyr's attack just now destroyed the giant tree hand, creating a hole about a quarter of the way through the sky above the obscured Crimson Acacia Demon City. Her attack this time is even more powerful, heading straight for the source of the acacia tree branch, making it even more intimidating.

Just as the attack was about to hit the locust tree branch, a path of life was torn open within it, and a low groan suddenly rang out.

The next instant, the countless locust tree branches faded away, leaving only a jade-colored radiance gathering in the void, eventually transforming into a burly figure.

That was a demon with an aura as deep as the abyss. Unlike ordinary demons, his purplish-black skin faintly glowed with a jade-colored light, and he had a pair of jade horns shaped like tree branches on his head.

That's the real Huaiyu Jun!

He raised his hand and pointed, and the arrow that Udyr had shot froze in mid-air before suddenly shattering.

Immediately afterwards, Huai Yujun slowly lowered his eyes and looked in the direction where Yu Zhun and the other four were, "Today, you will all die without a doubt!"

"All demons of Crimson Locust Demon City, heed my command!"

"kill!"

Almost the instant his words fell, a blood-red beam of light shot into the sky from beneath Yu Zhun and his companions. Wherever they went, the beam of light followed them like a shadow, becoming the most conspicuous mark in the darkness.

The moment Huai Yujun finished speaking, countless demons from within the Crimson Locust Demon City charged towards Yu Zhun and his group. The demons, filling the sky and the ground, surged forth like dumplings being dropped into a pot, each one emanating an astonishing aura.

Yu Zhun and the other four men's expressions darkened once again.

It’s difficult.

They never expected that Huaiyu Jun could command all the powerful demons in the Demon City. Why did these guys listen to him so much?

Yu Zhun and the others couldn't investigate this issue in detail for the time being, but one thing was clear: with so many demons taking action, the difficulty for them to deal with Huai Yujun would increase exponentially.

At this very moment, there is also a Void Lord lurking in the shadows!

"Leave these rabble to me!" With a glint in his eyes, Yu Zhun pondered for a moment before speaking quickly, then stomped his foot and swiftly left his spot.

As he left, the red beam of light quickly separated into a smaller beam, which followed Yu Zhun's position like a shadow.

The crowd that had been rushing towards them quickly split up, with almost 90% of the demons heading towards Yu Zhun's direction.

Although these demons obeyed Huaiyu Jun for certain reasons, they were definitely not fools. They knew how strong the demons who could join forces to kill the Lake Maiden were. Even if they all attacked together, they might not be enough to defeat her.

But if one of them is left alone, it's hard to say.

At least in the eyes of these demons, with their numerical advantage, killing a lone individual should not be difficult.

It was precisely because these powerful demons held such a mindset that Yu Zhun was able to lure away a full 90% of the powerful demons.

Immediately following, a battle that could be described as a meat grinder began.

Helmod glanced at Yu Zhun, who was already locked in battle with a large number of demons, raised his staff high, using holy fire to force back the remaining demons, and asked in a deep voice, "What is it?"

The question seemed absurd, but the group present had developed an unparalleled rapport through countless battles, and they instantly knew who Helmod was asking and what the question was.

He asked Udyr what talent he had gained this time!
“【Power of Exorcism】.” Udyr spoke quickly. 【Power of Exorcism】…

A thoughtful look appeared in Helmod's eyes.

As the team's second-in-command after Yu Zhun, Helmod possesses a level of knowledge in certain areas that even Yu Zhun cannot match.

For example, a categorization of all talents!
【Power of Exorcism】 is a talent type that only works on demonized units. Its initial level is only B, and it can deal 100% extra damage to demonized units.

The demon is also a demonized unit, but it only amplifies damage and could not possibly have such a terrifying effect on Huai Yujun. After all, even Yu Zhun and Lu Wen's one-hit kills could not be effective against Huai Yujun.

Therefore, Udyr's [Demon-Slaying Power] must be of a higher level.

A more advanced [Demon-Slaying Power]...

Seemingly sensing Helmod's thoughts, Udyr spoke in a deep voice, "My [Anti-Magic Power] is level 4."

"It can ignore the ability of demonized units to resist."

"I see!" Helmod looked up at Huaiyu Jun, who stood proudly in the air, with a look of sudden realization.

Therefore, it seems that what allowed Huaiyu Jun to withstand a fatal blow was not his rumored indestructible body, but rather the special ability attached to it.

if it is like this…

"Yu Zhu, it's all up to you!"

"Hmm." Yu Zhu nodded slightly, raised his hand and gestured towards Huai Yujun in the air, "Heal!"

"Om-"

The green light instantly enveloped Huaiyujun in the air. Under the poison milk that had increased the healing amount by dozens of times, Huaiyujun suddenly staggered and fell directly from the air. It took him a while to regain his balance.

However, the next moment, streaks of white light completely blocked all his escape routes, as if determined to kill him.

"Damn it!"

With a low shout, Huai Yujun unleashed a burst of jade light from his body, which gathered in the void to form incredibly bright patterns.

The patterns instantly coalesced into a dense protective beam of light, blocking all the white rainbows from entering.

"Click——"

"Click——"

More and more patterns shattered under Bai Hong's attack, but they managed to buy Huai Yujun a few moments of time.

After taking a deep look at Yu Zhun, who was already in a killing frenzy on the other side, Huai Yujun stomped his foot and transformed into a rainbow, flying out of the city.

"Om-"

Another green light flashed by, and the rainbow that Huai Yujun had transformed into suddenly paused, then moved away even faster.

As Huaiyujun departed, the powerful demons who had gathered below all stopped what they were doing, and then, unable to withstand Yu Zhun's killing intent any longer, they scattered like birds and beasts.

"Sure enough."

Helmod looked thoughtfully in the direction where Huaiyu had fled.

Huaiyu Jun's abilities are probably more than 90% focused on defense, making him like an impenetrable tortoise shell.

The fact that the other party ranks seventh among the nine is perhaps due to this.

However, the stronger a person is, the more they fear the power that can break through their defenses. Therefore, the moment Yu Zhu's poisonous milk took effect, Huai Yujun already hesitated and wanted to retreat.

When Udyr made his move again, realizing he couldn't withstand it, he chose to leave without hesitation.

"Let's go." Yu Zhun returned to the group, covered in blood and still reeking of it. "Let's get out of here first."

"We'll talk about the rest after we leave."

"Ok!"

Everyone nodded in unison and quickly charged toward the gates of the Crimson Locust Demon City.

Since Huaiyu Jun had already been defeated, the other demons naturally wouldn't continue to court death, and they took the initiative to make way for Yu Zhun and the others.

Without any setbacks, Yu Zhun and his companions successfully left the Crimson Locust Demon City and entered the dark wasteland outside the city.

When the Crimson Locust Demon City was almost out of sight, the group stopped their journey. Yu Zhu looked around nervously before speaking.

"Will Lord Void still be following us?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and the little joy they had felt at finally leaving the Crimson Locust Demon City vanished without a trace.

Yes, and there might be someone sneaking around them without them even noticing, which is a really unpleasant feeling.

Yu Zhun hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly, "I suspect..."

"He shouldn't be with us right now."

Ok?
Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, the other four all looked surprised.

gone?
What makes Yu Zhun so certain?
Or is this just another of Yu Zhun's tactics to lull the Void Lord into a false sense of security?
As if he had guessed what everyone was thinking, Yu Zhun gave a wry smile.

"I'm serious this time."

"However, don't be too happy."

"What if Void Lord isn't really with us right now..."

"This is likely to be even worse news."
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"Om-"

With a deep hum, a burly figure appeared in front of a deep pit. If Yu Zhun and the others were here, they would recognize him as none other than Huai Yujun, the man they had just fought.

But at this moment, Huaiyu Jun's condition was extremely poor.

The jade-colored light attached to his body became extremely dim, and his aura seemed to have become more disordered and weak.

"Damn outsiders."

Huai Yujun spoke in a deep voice, a murderous glint in his eyes.

He originally intended to kill Yu Zhun and the other four to enhance his reputation and improve his chances of securing a better position.

After all, Yu Zhun and his four companions killed the Lake Woman.

Originally, everything went according to his plan, and Yu Zhun and the others' attacks were completely ineffective against his painstakingly honed demonic power.

But his defenses were ruthlessly crushed by Yu Zhu and Udir.

Having lost his magical defenses, he lost over 90% of his threat, becoming like a tiger with its teeth pulled, greatly diminished in his intimidation.

Left with no other choice, Huaiyu Jun had to retreat immediately. Not only did he fail to gain prestige in front of others, but he also lost face badly.

One can imagine how the other nine princes would ridicule him!

Suddenly, Huai Yujun's expression froze, and he abruptly turned his head to look behind him.

Upon seeing the figure that suddenly appeared behind him, his pupils contracted sharply.

"you…"

(End of this chapter)