"Ah!"
Kong Zheng fell to the ground, watching the dark Qi continuously spread over his palm, dissolving his body starting from the hand.
As he watched his body being slowly dissolved, he could only scream in agony.
"Chop off his hand!" Sun Yuzhen shouted, rushing over himself; with a twist of his Primordial Spirit’s power, he severed Kong Zheng’s right arm at the elbow.
"My hand! My hand!" Kong Zheng, shocked and frightened, stared at his severed hand, reaching out to grab it, but Sun Yuzhen blocked him immediately.
"Don’t touch it! It’s already been targeted by demonic Qi. If we don’t sever your hand, you will die!"
Kong Zheng’s eyes widened as he watched his severed hand gradually get dissolved by the dark Qi until it completely vanished into thin air.
Similar scenes were occurring throughout the arena.
The teachers began organizing rescue operations with students, and in the distance, flashes of light were seen approaching – it was support from Dao School.
But the entire event unfolded too rapidly, and despite Zhao Shouyi, Lv Chongyang, and others exerting their full strength, the Heavenly Demon was annihilated in just a few minutes. Yet, they still suffered great losses due to the opponent’s suicidal attack.
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Zhou Bai watched the scene unfold before him, thinking darkly, "Is this the terrifying nature of the Heavenly Demon?"
Christina sighed, "Ah, these damned creatures, launching a suicide attack truly makes them invincible. They simply aren’t afraid of death."
Zhou Bai, looking toward Zhao Shouyi and the others, slowly recalled the information about the Heavenly Demon from his textbooks.
To combat these Heavenly Demons in the future, he had, of course, studied the intelligence on them meticulously.
The Heavenly Demons were capable of endless transformations, possessing countless forms and appearances, almost making it impossible to distinguish their strength from their appearance.
The only way to distinguish their power was by their size; the stronger the Heavenly Demon, the larger it could become.
Of course, while they could become incredibly large, they could also shrink down very small. Endless transformations, size at will, but the larger they could become, the stronger they were.
According to the levels that cultivators could combat, the strength of Heavenly Demons was classified from level 0 to 10 – into 11 levels.
Recalling the Heavenly Demon that had almost covered the entire arena, Zhou Bai thought to himself, ’Principal Zhao Shouyi is said to be at the 7th realm, and Teacher Lv Chongyang is at the 5th realm. Could this demon have lasted so long because it was at level 6? Or level 7?’
Zhou Bai then wondered, "But how did the Heavenly Demon get in? Isn’t Donghua City surrounded by a grand formation? Why would the demon suddenly come in?"
Clearly, the current Zhou Bai couldn’t figure it out, so he turned his gaze to his fellow students and saw Xia Li sitting blankly on the ground, Jing Xiu sitting beside her with a look of fear.
Qian Wangsun’s gaze shifted to the severely injured classmates, his eyes filled with sorrow.
Just then, Xia Li murmured, "I always thought I was ready. Ready to fight the Heavenly Demons."
"But when that black mud fell just now, I was so scared I couldn’t even move. If not for Du Bing..."
Zhou Bai patted the 14-year-old girl’s shoulder, comforting her, "It’s the same for everyone. The first time I saw a Heavenly Demon, I was so scared I lay on the ground, not daring to move."
"Let’s go, let’s go rescue people."
Zhou Bai stood up, heading towards the injured, activating the power of his Primordial Spirit to lift them, directing them towards the hospital.
Jing Xiu said, "Brother Zhou, I’ll help too."
Qian Wangsun floated up, but then heard Zhou Bai say, "Your Primordial Spirit power is almost unable to come out, right?"
Qian Wangsun raised an eyebrow, "I can at least get myself to the hospital."
Xia Li watched everyone’s movements blankly and soon stood up, wiping the tears from her face, and began to help.
Just then, a scream rang out; from the original location of the Heavenly Demon, huge tentacles stretched out again.
Another Heavenly Demon appeared. Zhao Shouyi immediately led people to intercept, while Zhou Bai and others, carrying the injured, fled towards the hospital.
Zhou Bai, along with Jing Xiu, Qian Wangsun, and Xia Li, brought three unconscious wounded and ran several kilometers before they dared to look back towards the arena.
They saw the place covered in dark clouds with occasional loud noises, clearly indicating that Zhao Shouyi and his group were battling the Heavenly Demon.
Occasionally, a burst of spiritual light rose, rushing toward the arena, coming from Dao School and various parts of Donghua City.
As Zhou Bai and the others escorted the wounded and rushed to the hospital, turning a street corner, a ground full of corpses suddenly appeared before them.
The stench of blood filled the entire street.
While everyone was briefly dazed, a huge black claw burst through a wall, reaching out and grabbing Xia Li’s head.
Ah! Amidst a scream, Xia Li desperately unleashed the power of her Primordial Spirit, her face stricken with terror as she tried to dash out.
Zhou Bai, Jing Xiu, and Qian Wangsun were just about to rescue Xia Li when suddenly, they too fell victim to the attack of three other giant claws in a blink of an eye.
Four rounds of sneak attacks had seized the moment of distraction among the four of them, executed so deftly and viciously it reached the extreme.
Zhou Bai bellowed in anger, and threw the weakest Qian Wangsun to the ground, lying on top of him. Then, reaching out, he grabbed and pulled Jing Xiu over with 287 points of Primordial Spirit power.
As he did this, Christina’s pink Sword Qi shot out, slashing towards the black giant claw that had grabbed Xia Li.
But in the next moment, the black claw forcefully twisted, snapping Xia Li’s neck.
"Xia Li!" Zhou Bai roared, just as his Sword Qi fiercely struck the black giant claw.
The giant claw tremored slightly and then retracted behind the wall.
Three other giant claws lunged at Zhou Bai’s body, but he met them with punches, repelling each one as if his body were as immovable as a mountain.
Amid the whooshing sounds, four Heavenly Demons sprung out from behind the wall, crouching on the nearby street and smiling slyly at Zhou Bai and his companions.
"Not bad reflexes."
"This human is tough."
"I want to eat him."
The expression of horror still remained on Xia Li’s face as she slowly collapsed to the ground, extending her hands, frantically trying to grasp something, "Uh... Uh..."
Jing Xiu rushed forward, embracing Xia Li, trying to restore her neck and reaching out to touch her head, but not knowing how to proceed.
All she could do was hold Xia Li in panic, "It’s okay, Xia Li, it’s okay, we’ll go back soon! We’ll definitely cure you!"
Xia Li clasped Jing Xiu’s hand, her eyes swirling with myriad emotions.
Jing Xiu pleaded, "Hold on! Don’t die, Xia Li, please don’t die."
Slowly, Xia Li loosened her grip, her hand falling to the ground.
Everything happened so suddenly—none of them had expected it. A sneak attack by a squad of Heavenly Demons had led to the tragic scene before them.
’I was too careless.’ Zhou Bai clenched his fists tightly, ’I was too careless. Seeing Heavenly Demons at the stadium, I should have thought about the possibility of being ambushed even outside the stadium’s range.’
"Zhou Bai," Qian Wangsun spoke gravely, "Don’t think too much, what’s most important is now."
Zhou Bai nodded, then turned to look at the four loitering Heavenly Demons. They appeared as black humanoid shapes with unusually large hands, like giant pitchforks, and stood about one and a half to one and six meters tall.
’Level 0 or 1 Heavenly Demons?’
Heavenly Demons’ forms were not fixed, making it difficult to gauge their strength based on appearance alone, although their size could provide some clues.
But the real test of their strength would have to be through combat.
Yet, from the collisions just now, Zhou Bai knew that they likely couldn’t break through his defense, suggesting they might be just level 0 Heavenly Demons.
"Qian Wangsun, cover me. Jing Xiu, look after Qian Wangsun and Xia Li."
Zhou Bai’s body suddenly lunged, lying on the ground. He surged forward in a rush, charging at the four Heavenly Demons.
"They’re sending him to his death!"
"Catch him!"
One Heavenly Demon laughed maniacally as it pounced on Zhou Bai. Its giant claw lunged toward Zhou Bai’s head, but it felt as if it had struck a mountain instead, the massive force of the rebound surging towards it. Immediately thereafter, Zhou Bai’s fist, blended with 287 points of Primordial Spirit power, smashed forward, hurling the Heavenly Demon before him into the distance.
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Xia Li (deceased) Yun Kong (deceased)
Kong Zheng (limb-severed) Jing Xiu (survived)
Du Bing (deceased) Yun Shi (deceased)
Liu Xian (survived) Qian Wangsun (disabled)
Zuo Dao (unconscious) Zhou Bai (overpowered)