Junior sister took first place again

The blast of air created by the collision of golden light and demonic energy swept across the imperial city. Ji He stood in the air holding the Emperor's Sword, and the demonic energy dissipated wherever the sword pointed.

Wen Xingzhou's six fox tails spread out like a fan, and the tips of the tails were condensed with light golden demonic power, forming a perfect echo with the flowing light in his hands.

Ning Jiasheng retreated to the eaves a hundred feet away, as if to stay away from the battlefield to avoid being captured by the Demon Lord and threatening his companions.

The Demon Lord's attention was almost entirely on Ji He, who was holding the Emperor's Sword, and he ignored a Nascent Soul cultivator who had lost his combat power.

So he didn't see that Ning Jiasheng, who disappeared behind the eaves, put away her weapon and a bow took shape in her hands behind her back.

She hid in the dark, drew her bow and aimed at the Demon Lord with the tip of the arrow emitting a faint blue light.

In the distance, Ji He lightly raised the tip of his sword, and the Emperor's Sword suddenly vibrated like a dragon's roar, and the inscriptions on the sword body lit up one after another - that was the mark of faith left by the emperors of all generations.

The muscles on the Demon Lord's body suddenly twisted violently, and he was shocked and angry to find that the contaminated power of faith was being forcibly extracted by the Emperor's Sword!

"Impossible! I've been refining this for thousands of years..."

"You don't understand what faith is at all." Ji He's sword suddenly changed momentum, and the true fire of plum soul swirled up along the sword body, and actually a phantom of a red plum tree bloomed in the golden light.

Every time a plum blossom blooms, a ray of golden light peels off from the evil spirit.

Wen Xingzhou's fox tail suddenly grew larger, and several clones formed seals at the same time. The sword energy generated by the flowing light and the demonic power of the fox tail intertwined into a net, trapping the Demon Lord who was trying to approach.

At this moment, the Yuehan Spirit Arrow flew out from the bow, and the arrow split into countless ice crystals in mid-air, each of which accurately pierced into the gap in the Demon Lord's armor.

"what--!"

The Demon Lord let out a shrill howl, and his entire body suddenly exploded into a black mist.

"Yuehan Spirit Arrow! Damn it!!!" The Demon Lord was furious, and the black fog madly counterattacked towards Ning Jiasheng.

Ji He swung his sword with his bloodstained fingers, and the sword energy burst out with thousands of golden stamens: "Seal the second level - open!"

The shadow of a plum tree suddenly rose from the bottom of the Wei River, and its roots wrapped around the Demon Lord like chains. Wen Xingzhou took the opportunity to pierce the Demon Lord's brow with his sword.

In an instant, the golden light spot contaminated by the demonic energy suddenly trembled, breaking free from the black fog and pouring into Ji He's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

His figure solidified instantly, his red robe fluttered, and the fragrance of plum blossoms swept across the sky and earth!

“No——!” The Demon Lord screamed in a twisted golden light, “Ji Yao! You actually have a backup plan——”

Ji He's eyes were like stars, and he raised his hand and shook it: "A thousand years of faith, the object is returned to its original owner!"

Heaven and earth are silent.

The moment the power of faith returned, the Demon Lord roared in despair, forcing the black fog back into the depths of the earth. The tremors in the Imperial City gradually subsided, but a wisp of demonic energy still lingered in the sky.

"He must have just woken up recently, and his strength has greatly decreased, which is why we forced him back this time." Ji He let go of the Emperor's Sword, gathered the plum branches in his sleeve, and said calmly, "But now that he has awakened, given the current situation, he will surely make a comeback soon."

Ning Jiasheng wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and frowned, "So... we only temporarily forced the Demon Lord to retreat?"

Ji He nodded. "Although I opened the second seal, I am the only one guarding it now. The Emperor's Sword is destroyed. You just used the Spirit Arrow but didn't see the other one. And I don't know what's going on with the Chaos Azure Lotus. He may break through this seal at any time."

Wen Xingzhou sheathed his sword and added in a deep voice, "From ancient times to the present, apart from the return of your power, it's hard to imagine how much greater power of faith remains in the hands of the demons."

Ji He and Ning Jiasheng were both silent, and Wen Xingzhou continued:

"The matter of the Demon Lord will be put on hold for now. We can discuss any questions and ideas on the way. I must take Ah Sheng back to Qingzhou as soon as possible."

Just then, something unexpected happened.

The entire imperial city suddenly trembled violently, and dazzling blood-red light burst out from the cracks in the ground. The array patterns that were originally hidden in the shadows of the buildings lit up one after another.

"It's a killing array! Junior sister, be careful."

Wen Xingzhou hugged Ning Jiasheng and flew high into the sky.

All in all, he and his junior sister haven't seen each other for decades.

It was not until the battle ended just now and he felt that his junior sister was by his side that Wen Xingzhou's tense mind finally calmed down.

Unexpectedly, before he could have a good word with his junior sister, another accident happened.

Ning Jiasheng didn't look up at his senior brother whom he hadn't seen for many years. Instead, he gripped his longbow tightly, staring at the ground, and said in a serious voice, "Senior brother, take another look."

Wen Xingzhou then slightly shifted his gaze to look at the ground.

The ancient locust tree in the center of the city collapsed in front of the three people, and in its place, a pitch-black altar a hundred feet high rose from the ground.

The altar's surface was covered in twisted demonic characters, and every groove flowed with sticky blood. Even more terrifying, with the altar as the center, a dense array of formations began to emerge on the ground of the entire imperial city.

Ning Jiasheng looked intently and saw that these array patterns were connected to each other, forming a giant array network covering a hundred miles.

Each array pattern glowed with an ominous purple-black light, and there was even an upside-down projection of the array pattern appearing in the sky, as if another upside-down imperial city was descending.

"This is the real killer move." The Emperor's Sword floating in the air suddenly emitted a warning buzzing sound. Ning Jiasheng's eyes were frosty. "The demons have actually turned the entire city into the core of the formation!"