Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

At this time, most of the demon generals of the Jiaolong clan had already fled far away, but a few demon generals of the Qingjiao lineage remained behind, following behind Ao Qingsong, among them Ao Ye.

They were all Ao Qingsong's confidants. In the past, under Ao Qingsong's protection, they secretly traded clan treasures with demon generals from other clans, making a fortune.

His cultivation progressed so quickly that it far surpassed that of the demon generals of the other four lineages, as well as those self-righteous demon generals who belonged to the Azure Dragon lineage.

They were deeply grateful to Ao Qingsong, and even when their army was utterly defeated, they did not flee alone, but instead shared life and death with Ao Qingsong.

Now that Ao Cang is about to escape with Ao Qingsong, these demon generals are both happy and worried.

Naturally, Ao Qingsong was overjoyed to have escaped a great calamity and saved his life.

What worries them is what will happen to them after Ao Qingsong and Ao Cang leave.
The human cultivators in the distance were eager to make their move, clearly waiting for Ao Cang to leave before immediately coming to hunt him down.

Ao Qingsong looked at Ao Cang, who was dressed in rags, looking disheveled and whose energy had weakened considerably, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.

He clasped his hands in a bow and said softly, "Could you please ask the clan leader to bring these elders along as well? They are all rising stars of my Azure Dragon lineage. If they perish here, my Azure Dragon lineage will suffer a heavy loss."

Ao Cang glanced at Ao Ye and the others, sighed softly, and with a flick of his sleeve, sent out a wisp of light that enveloped them: "Hurry up and follow!"

Ao Ye and the other demon generals were overjoyed and hurriedly agreed. Ao Cang then did not delay any longer, and with a flash of light, he flew away into the distance.

The group had just flown a few dozen feet when Ao Qingsong's expression suddenly changed, his eyes revealing a hint of urgency. He said to Ao Cang, "Clan leader, I suddenly remembered something..."

Upon hearing this, Ao Cang immediately turned around, frowning as he asked, "What is it?"

Ao Ye and the others also turned around. Ao Qingsong's speed increased dramatically, and he arrived beside Ao Cang, whispering, "That Starfire Immortal..."

Ao Cang listened intently, a sense of doubt suddenly rising in his heart, as if something was not quite right.

Just then, Ao Qingsong flipped his hand, took out an object, and stabbed it fiercely into Ao Cang's waist!
Ao Ye and the others were stunned. Ao Cang roared, revealing a hint of unconcealed pain: "You scoundrel, how dare you!"

At this point, he realized that if Ao Qingsong had something important to report, why didn't he send a telepathic message in secret?
Ao Qingsong retreated rapidly, but Ao Cang still managed to grab his left arm with his right hand.

His usually indifferent and aloof eyes now revealed a ruthless intent. He clenched his right hand into a knife shape and slashed his left shoulder, severing his own left arm, before retreating.

But in his rage, Ao Cang would not let Ao Qingsong go. He threw a punch with his left hand, striking Ao Qingsong in the right chest.

Ao Qingsong was sent flying thousands of feet backward, his chest completely caved in, and he spat out blood, staining his chest red.

Its vital energy instantly waned, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

After his battle with Qin Wuyai, Ao Cang was already seriously injured, but the power of his punch almost killed Ao Qingsong, a high-level demon general, on the spot!
Ao Cang was still furious and wanted to continue the pursuit, but a heart-wrenching pain shot through his waist, even more painful than the soul storm.

Not only that, Ao Cang felt his demonic power rapidly draining away, like a water bag punctured by a needle, the water spilling out and quickly drying up.

He had to stop and look down at his waist. A dark gold dagger had pierced deep into his body through a wound left by the soul storm. Even the powerful body of a mid-level demon general could not stop it.

He gripped the dark gold dagger and pulled it out, but only the hilt remained; the blade seemed to have shattered on its own after piercing his body.

Ao Cang quickly examined his body and saw that countless dark golden spiritual energies had seeped into his limbs and bones, with a faint gray-black hue and a hint of evil aura.

He immediately channeled his demonic power, trying to expel the dark golden spiritual energy.

However, when the pure wood-elemental demonic power comes into contact with these sharp and evil spiritual energies, it is instead devoured by them. Often, it takes three or four strands of demonic power to extinguish a single strand of dark golden spiritual energy.

After a fierce battle, and needing to use his supernatural powers to resist the soul storm, Ao Cang's demonic power was already greatly depleted.

After a large amount of dark golden spiritual energy devoured the demonic power, it remained, clinging to his body like a malignant tumor.

Wherever these dark golden spiritual energies were located, Ao Cang's originally powerful and vibrant physical body became like a withered tree about to rot, losing all its luster, becoming dry and stiff, as if it would crumble at the slightest touch.

Even his cultivation level was slowly and uncontrollably declining towards that of a low-level demon general.

He suddenly raised his head, his hair and beard standing on end, staring intently at the dying Ao Qingsong in the distance, and said, word by word, "I treated you like my own son, why did you do this?"

Ao Ye and the others were completely dumbfounded. They couldn't believe that Ao Qingsong, the great elder of the Azure Dragon lineage and the one favored by the clan leader, would actually launch a sneak attack on the clan leader!

The demon generals and human cultivators of the other two races also witnessed this scene and were stunned, even forgetting to flee and pursue.

There was only one exception: Ao Feng, who had defected from the Jiaolong clan, was beaming with satisfaction, as if he had finally avenged his great grudge.

The most surprised were Kun Chenglie, Xiong Tunhai, and Chen Yuan.

Qin Wuyai was still resisting the aftershocks of the flaming spear and the self-destruction of the dragon soul. It was already difficult enough that Cangsong Daoist and Lu Wangquan were able to hold back Xiong Tunhai, who was wielding a divine weapon. Chen Yuan needed to keep Kun Chenglie with him and would never abandon him to chase after Ao Cang.

If it weren't for Ao Qingsong's stab, Ao Cang would have already fled far away, and the four's plan would have been subject to many changes. Xiong Tunhai and Kun Chenglie were naturally extremely dissatisfied to see Ao Cang escape alone, but he was also ambushed by a high-ranking demon general of his clan. While they felt a sense of satisfaction, a sense of sorrow also arose in their hearts.

Ao Cang was also left behind. The demon race had no chance of winning anymore. After today, the Myriad Demon Continent would probably change hands.

With great difficulty, Ao Qingsong took out several jade bottles from his mustard seed ring and swallowed all the healing pills inside.

He laughed heartily, looking at the furious Ao Cang. His ashen face was now filled with unusually bright eyes, no longer showing any trace of melancholy.

"I am a human cultivator, and I am mortal enemies with you demons. It is my duty to slay these monsters!"

Ao Cang's eyes widened: "Nonsense! You are a high-ranking demon general of the Flood Dragon Clan, and the Grand Elder of the Azure Flood Dragon lineage!"

Ao Qingsong said decisively, "My mother is a human cultivator who was forcibly abducted by Ao Wei. Although I possess the bloodline of the Azure Dragon, I was born as a human, and I read books and practice cultivation techniques, so I am naturally a human cultivator!"

Ao Cang said in disbelief, "I bestowed upon you treasures and elixirs to help you advance to the rank of high-level demon general, to put you in charge of the Azure Dragon lineage, and to help you strive for the title of demon commander, yet you have willingly degraded yourself to associate with lowly human slaves?"

Ao Qingsong coldly replied, "If humans are so lowly, why are you fleeing in disarray now?"

“From the day Ao Wei killed my mother, I swore to destroy the Jiaolong clan.”

"Even without the help of those senior figures in the human realm, once I become a demon general, I will still slaughter the dragon clan!"

These words were filled with a strong murderous intent, which made Ao Ye and the others shudder.

Ao Cang suddenly burst into laughter: "I actually want to hand over the position of clan leader to a wolf in sheep's clothing!"

"No wonder you insisted on not pursuing Ao Feng; you two are birds of a feather!"

Ao Qingsong said, "If you have any complaints, it's because your dragon clan is inherently lewd, and you have a penchant for abducting female cultivators of the human race to be your concubines."

"However, even those dragon demon generals are unwilling to have sex with dragons that have not yet taken human form. I wonder if it is the human race that is lowly, or the demon race?"

Ao Cang suddenly stopped, his expression cold, seemingly having calmed down, but the hatred in his eyes was a hundred times more intense than before.

He stared at Ao Qingsong: "Today I cannot escape my fate, and I will personally kill you, you traitor!"

Having said that, he crushed the hilt of the dagger in his hand, and with a swift movement, rushed towards Ao Qingsong.

However, affected by the eerie dark golden spiritual energy, his speed was greatly reduced, and it took him several breaths to cross a distance of only a thousand feet.

Ao Qingsong neither dodged nor avoided, but looked at Ao Cang charging towards him and smiled, saying, "The Jiaolong clan is destined to perish. I have no regrets about dying. Go ahead and make your move."

But Ao Cang was stopped before he could reach him.

The aftershocks of the Dragon Soul's self-destruction had been wiped away by the Divine Soul Storm, while the flaming spear abandoned by Ao Cang was blocked by the Jade Ruyi, and the two continued to fight.

Ao Cang stopped, his face ashen.

He had to take Qin Wuyai by surprise, self-destructing his dragon soul, and even abandoning his spiritual treasures and divine weapons in order to temporarily hold him off and create an opportunity to escape.

But to think that Qin Wuyai would be helpless with this method is wishful thinking.

He had already succeeded and was about to escape, but Ao Qingsong's stab shattered his plans and decisiveness.

Ao Cang gave Ao Qingsong a deep look, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent. He moved and resolutely charged towards Qin Wuyai.

With no way out, then let's fight to the death.

The Demon General's fierce spirit meant that he would rather die at Qin Wuyai's hands than kneel and surrender.

Ao Cang died silently. He was already seriously injured, and then he was severely wounded by Ao Qingsong's sneak attack, making him no match for Qin Wuyai.

Even though Qin Wuyai's control over the divine soul power had weakened considerably compared to before, he still easily killed Ao Cang.

With Ao Cang dead, Qin Wuyai will be able to free up his hands to deal with Kun Chenglie and Xiong Tunhai.

Kun Chenglie was completely suppressed by Chen Yuan. He did not rush to make a move, but instead helped Cangsong Daoren and Lu Wangquan kill Xiong Tunhai.

Xiong Tunhai fought desperately at the critical moment of life and death, but his strength was far inferior to Ao Cang's, and he was unwilling to give up the giant axe in his hand. After Qin Wuyai made his move, he had no power to resist and died unwillingly.

Finally, the four of them joined forces to deal with Kun Chenglie. He seemed to have resigned himself to his fate, his expression calm, and he voluntarily gave up resistance, dying at the hands of Chen Yuan.

The four were somewhat surprised. Kun Chenglie's eyes were unfocused as he murmured, "Even if I die, I, Kun, will die at the hands of the one who has refined the Kunpeng's true blood..." (End of Chapter)