High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

Xuan Ce stepped out from the warship at the rear, a massive phantom of a tortoise shell appearing beneath him. The armor patterns unfolded, connecting to several teetering islands, first stabilizing the constantly shaking outer formation.

Lei Hong led a group of powerful demons straight to the sea, and lightning fell from between the battle flags, crashing into the densest demon tide.

The Golden Lion Clan's warships split to the sides, and a powerful lion's roar resounded through the heavens and earth. Several demons that had just pounced on Murong Yan froze, and were then pierced by the falling golden spear light.

The demon army spread out along the warships, and the previously squeezed defensive line finally gained the strength to advance.

The three True Named Species at sea also saw this reinforcement.

Mi Hai was the first to retreat.

The stone crown cast a dark light, and the several demonic creatures in front of her suddenly swelled up, exploding in the face of the ancient, overwhelming waters. She used the surging demonic energy to leap out of the battle and land on the other side of the sea.

Lu Heng blocked Yuan Chongyue's attack with his spear, his armor plates shattering one after another, but he managed to retreat hundreds of feet. Que Shi then activated the stone fragment at his waist, diverting the pursuing magic to the side, buying the three a moment of space, and they quickly closed in.

In the distance, the cannons on the royal warships were already charging up.

"The demon reinforcements have arrived. If we continue fighting like this, we'll be surrounded sooner or later."

Que Shi looked at the battle flag fluttering in the gale: "We need to bring out more monsters to help us hold them off."

Lu Heng nodded, agreeing with his assessment. The three of them alone simply couldn't handle the entire battlefield. The demon race was already powerful, and now reinforcements had arrived; continuing the fight would only worsen their situation.

Their ability to severely injure that human was already beyond expectations.

"The waterway below is too narrow. The monsters that came out were all killed before they could even break through the defenses. We can't hold that gap open on our own."

Mi Hai raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips, his smile gone.

"We must ask you, sir, to intervene... and unleash even more monsters."

Mihai pressed down on the stone crown and, following the connection left within it, sent his divine thoughts into the deep sea.

"My lord, the demon reinforcements have arrived. We are unable to break through the defenses for the time being. Please open the Abyss Gate again and release more demons."

After a moment of silence, a heavy thought came from the seabed.

Their request was answered: "I will send more monsters to support you, so that we can deal with those two beings who possess the supreme treasure as soon as possible..."

The three of them bowed their heads simultaneously, their expressions respectful.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Below the Northern Sea, near the Abyss Gate, countless dark gray lines lit up.

The stone slab fragments that had been scattered near the seal seemed to respond and began to vibrate all at once.

The dragon patterns that had not yet completely broken off at the edge of the abyss tauted, and then burst one after another.

The Xuan Yuan Zhen Hai Seal above suddenly sank.

Du Yue immediately supported the ancient seal, pouring her spiritual power into it in an attempt to repair it, but she could still feel that the breach underwater was getting bigger.

The next moment, a large area of ​​seawater was pushed up from below.

More monsters surged out of the sea.

Among them were powerful eighth-realm demons, and even a few primitive species whose forms were not yet stable, climbing upwards by stepping on the bodies of their own kind. The sea area, which had just been cleared by the demon army, was once again filled with densely packed black shadows.

Lu Qingyan landed beside Du Yue and raised her hand to shield her from a stray shock that came from the side.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Du Yue shook her head and turned her gaze to where Murong Yan was.

Another long rope went around in that direction.

Murong Qing reached out to block, but her wound reopened, and she was almost dragged off the ground. Murong Yan, holding Shen Chang'an in one arm and his sister in the other, had little strength left to continue their breakout.

"I'm fine, but we have to protect Shen Chang'an first!"

Du Yue raised her hand and pointed to the people chasing after the two sisters.

"Those humans didn't come to help; they've been kidnapping people, and they even tried to kill them just now!"

Lu Qingyan's expression suddenly turned cold.

Du Yue's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger: "Stop them! If they dare to lay a hand on us again, kill them!"

Lu Qingyan nodded and immediately gave the order on Du Yue's behalf.

"Lion's Fury!"

On the Golden Lion Clan's warship, a burly figure leaped down, a golden spear still in his hand.

Behind him, more than ten powerful auras rose simultaneously.

"You lead the Golden Lion Clan to intercept these people!"

"yes!"

Shi Lie accepted the order and led the Golden Lion Clan warriors to encircle Gu Chengyue and the others.

Gu Weishan, who was in the distance, raised his hand to deflect the incoming attack. Just as he was about to continue approaching Shen Chang'an, he was blocked by a golden lion demon.

The other party had no intention of testing him at all, and immediately revealed its true form. The huge golden lion roared, which made the spiritual power in his body tremble.

With the arrival of the Golden Lion Clan, the crowd chasing the two sisters was finally dispersed.

Without further hesitation, Murong Yan led his sister across the golden battle line and charged into the flames unleashed by Du Yue.

Du Yue immediately reached out and caught Shen Chang'an.

She touched his body with her palm and began to check on his condition.

Shen Chang'an's aura was extremely weak. Although there were golden flames on his chest, they were very faint. The flesh at the severed arm was turned inside out, and a piece of gray-black stone spear remained inside his body, rising and falling slightly with his breathing.

"Let's go to the city first."

Lu Qingyan raised her sleeve, and a gentle spiritual light descended upon the three of them, stabilizing Murong Qing's swaying body. She then turned to face the front, blocking the demons that were trying to pursue them.

Du Yue picked up Shen Chang'an and flew towards the nearest town, Zhenhai City.

The city wall formation had been taken over by the Xuanjia Clan cultivators who had arrived. Several layers of barriers overlapped, keeping most of the aftershocks of the battle outside. When the defenders saw Du Yue land, they immediately cleared a space.

Shen Chang'an was gently placed on a stone platform.

Du Yue knelt beside him, pressing her hands against the wound on his abdomen, and Phoenix True Fire surged into it rapidly. The demonic energy remaining on the stone spear immediately began to struggle, trying to penetrate deeper into the flesh.

She gritted her teeth, narrowed the flame to an extremely thin line, and pressed it down inch by inch along the spear shaft.

Just then, Shen Chang'an's finger suddenly twitched.

A wisp of black flame emerged from the depths of the wound, entangling the gray-black patterns. Upon noticing this, Du Yue immediately slowed her movements, guiding the Phoenix True Fire to surround the surrounding flesh and blood, allowing the wisp of black flame to gradually burn away the remaining power of the stone spear.

A moment later, the spear shaft finally lost its luster.

Du Yue slowly pulled it out, and Murong Yan immediately supported Shen Chang'an's shoulders and back. The blood gushing from the wound was quickly stopped by the golden flames, the torn internal organs began to reconnect, and the horrifying hole in the waist and abdomen gradually closed up.

Only then did Shen Chang'an's breathing become slightly more stable, but his arm still hadn't regrowed. They didn't have enough time and resources to help him repair his arm.

Du Yue covered all his wounds with her true fire, and as she activated her Nirvana Technique, the wounds began to heal continuously.

Seeing this, she breathed a slight sigh of relief: "She should wake up soon."

She looked at Murong Yan and Murong Qing.

"You guys guard him and don't let those people get close. I need to go help them deal with the monsters."

Murong Yan nodded and raised his hand to press on Shen Chang'an's unaffected shoulder.

"Leave this to us."

Murong Qing sat on the other side of the stone platform, the wound on his back covered by a wisp of flame from Du Yue.

Du Yue took one last look at Shen Chang'an, then stood up, her golden and red wings unfurling behind her as she soared into the sky once more.

......

Outside the city, Gu Tianyu was fighting a Golden Lion Clan member at the eighth level. He barely dodged a spear, but still got a deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm.

There are too many demon cultivators in the Golden Lion Clan, and they are very strong.

Previously, the various factions were vying for power, but now they were being intercepted one after another by powerful demons, making it difficult for them to even break free.

The elders brought by Shi Lie possessed formidable auras, and with fellow clansmen familiar with battle formations supporting them, they didn't give them a chance to approach the city again.

Gu Chengyue raised his palm to catch the falling golden spearhead, his gray robe fluttering in the wind.

Shi Lie stared at his face through the intersecting beams of light, as if he had remembered something.

"You are... Gu Chengyue?"

He recognized the face before him; he had met Gu Chengyue years ago when he went to the capital for an exchange program.

Gu Chengyue did not respond, but instead released spiritual energy from his palm, pushing the spear outwards.

"You really are an old geezer!"

Lion Spirit confirmed his identity.

On the other side, the Baili family's long box was forced to open again, and the fine shuttles formed a silver barrier to block the approaching golden spirit. The burly man from the Xiang family even activated the Juntian Bone, enduring the attack from two great demons, and the bone light on his arm became so bright that it could no longer be concealed.

Shi Lie's gaze swept over them, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

"The Gu family, the Baili family... and the Xiang family."

Then, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Hiding here and there, I thought it was some shady character, but it turns out it's just you old fogies?"

Gu Chengyue said in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with your demon race."

"Irrelevant?"

Lion Fierce whirled his spear, its tip pointing directly at the demon army fighting below.

"What the hell is this place? Are you blind? Can't you see?"

His voice suddenly rose in pitch, rolling across the nearby sea.

"We demons are blocking the Abyss Gate and guarding the Northern Sea! Inspector Shen almost lost his life here. You hid on the shore for ages, and then rushed in to snatch him after he was rescued!"

Gu Tianyu's face darkened, and he was about to speak when Shi Lie's angry shout silenced him.

"Is this how people from the capital behave?"

The golden spear light suddenly surged.

Gu Chengyue raised his hand to block, but the other two Golden Lion Clan demons beside him attacked simultaneously, forcing him to retreat. The battle flags around them moved accordingly, completely blocking their route to Zhenhai City.

Lion did not argue with them anymore.

"This is the last time I'm warning you. Get back to shore! Anyone who dares to venture into the city again will be killed without mercy!"