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第两千零六章 魔化修士

Chapter 2066 - Demonic Cultivators

"Headmaster?"

The old woman's face was filled with shock. Given the headmaster's anger and sorrow, one would expect severe punishment, even if it wasn't soul extraction or essence refinement.

She had been released so easily; did she mishear? Could it be that the headmaster had lost her temper?

With this thought, she didn’t dare to follow up on her mistake. She stood up from the ground.

"Alright, Sister, since you let me go, there’s no need for further punishment. You don't have to keep cowering here."

Wu Yun'er's voice was impatient as it reached her ears. Having been sisters for hundreds of years, she knew her elder sister’s intentions well: "At this point, punishing you won’t help. It would be better to save your life and kill more ancient demons instead of going through soul extraction."

There was another unspoken truth: the demon could have easily infiltrated due to more than just Lady Dragon's fault. The enemy had likely been lurking in the Tower of Drifting Clouds for years, waiting for an opportune moment.

The old woman didn’t realize that humans are made of flesh and blood. Despite her grave mistake, the headmaster’s forbearance moved her deeply.

"Thank you, Headmasters, I will repay your kindness with my life."

Lady Dragon bowed several times before standing up. However, releasing this person did not solve their crisis. Wu Yun'er's face was filled with worry as she had no solution at hand.

"Sister, what should we do?"

"I don’t know."

Lu Ying'er was also flustered after the events unfolded. After a moment of silence, she sighed and spoke: "We must adapt to the situation. In the upcoming battle, whoever has an opportunity to break through must not hesitate. We can only escape if we want our sect to survive.

"We understand."

The girls nodded in agreement. The current situation was dire; they didn’t need their elder sister’s reminder to know that emotions would lead them astray.

Though they wanted to die together, betraying the Tower of Drifting Clouds would be a great disservice to Young Master. But with ancient demons determined to conquer, and the Crystal Valley surrounded like an iron fortress, could they truly escape?

They had no idea but hoped for good fortune from heaven’s favor.

Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound reached their ears—the demonic drum was heard here too.

Could it be...

The girls were shocked. Soon after, Lu Ying'er's grim laugh echoed: "Misfortune follows misfortune. It seems those despicable ancient demons have discovered their plot and are launching a full-scale attack on our Crystal Valley."

"Senior Sister, what should we do?" Liu Xin was uneasy.

"Hmph, when the enemy comes, we’ll meet them head-on. Let’s show these demons that our sect isn’t easy to bully," Lu Ying'er seemed to have recovered from her earlier shock. As their elder sister, if she lost hope, the girls would lose confidence too.

"We will follow your orders."

Indeed, seeing Lu Ying'er's confidence, the other three girls gained more courage. They bowed and followed her towards the entrance of Crystal Valley.

The surrounding cultivators, led by Lady Dragon, didn’t slack off either; they all followed suit.

Soon, they arrived at the scene.

Various spiritual lights rose into the sky as demonic energy surged like a dark cloud covering everything.

Since the demon disaster began, the Tower of Drifting Clouds had been directly involved in thousands of battles against ancient demons. Now, encircled by a vast army, it had endured for over a month with ceaseless magical conflicts. The headmasters were seasoned veterans; such ordinary situations rarely moved them. However, everyone’s faces showed shock.

They hadn’t expected the battle to be so intense. It seemed the enemy was willing to make any sacrifice to conquer their valley.

Accursed, they were too arrogant!

Previously, ancient demons had attacked in waves. The first wave consisted of low-level magical beasts that lacked strength but were numerous and eager for combat. They would die without hesitation when facing stronger foes.

In the demon realm, such creatures were countless; losing them was no loss.

Then came the demonic cultivators.

Demonic cultivators originally belonged to the Twelve Cloud States, but they had fallen into ancient demons' hands due to various reasons.

They hadn’t undergone soul extraction or immediate slaughter. However, their fate was far worse than death. Ancient demons used secret techniques to erase their minds and turned them into puppets.

The exact method usually involved using demonic insects. They were implanted in the cultivators’ bodies; when hatched, the bugs controlled them like marionettes.

They couldn’t die or live!

Demonic cultivators were slightly weaker than before but still formidable. Their cultivation levels remained intact, meaning a mid-stage condensation core cultivator under demon control would remain at that level, albeit with less refined energy. They also found it harder to use various techniques and treasures.

This time, the demons brought over 50,000 demonic cultivators, most of whom were relatively strong. They all joined the assault, acting as cannon fodder.

However, these demonic cultivators proved difficult to deal with. The Tower of Drifting Clouds’ cultivators felt immense pressure. Fortunately, they had favorable terrain and numerous prohibitions at their disposal. Their protective array’s power was formidable.

Inheriting Lin Xuan's style, the Tower of Drifting Clouds placed great emphasis on puppetry and crystal cannons. Now, these were all used to their fullest extent.

Boom!

The sound of explosions filled the air as countless light beams from crystal cannons scattered everywhere.

Instantly, thousands of demonic cultivators and leading magical beasts were reduced to nothingness.

However, there was a gap in the attacks. In this brief moment, each demonic cultivator activated their treasures while the magical beasts unleashed their full power. Rain-like attacks fell upon them.

Despite the protective light, many crystal cannons were still destroyed by these relentless assaults.

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