All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 659 - 34: Purple Mansion Demon King

Chapter 659: Chapter 34: Purple Mansion Demon King

The Golden Crow has descended.

This Golden Crow is the very same Demon King that attacked Chonggang Town, forcing the Luofu Group to make the Ancient Immortal Ruins public.

It had the support of other collectives, and the Luofu Group’s subsequent pursuit and encirclement of it ended in failure.

And now, it has acted again, and its objective is still related to the Ancient Immortal Ruins.

[The Purple Mansion Demon King!]

Seeing the Heavenly Light and Fire Cloud lighting up in the distance, Steel Skeleton felt the cooling vent on his body warming up; with his physically heated state, he sped up the cooling fans to forcibly calm down: [How is this possible? What about the surrounding detection teams? How come not even the Demon King’s movements were known?]

"The detection teams have all been hijacked by that mysterious organization."

An Jing reminded: "Looking at it now, their goal is not just simply to cover up the analysis of the Spirit Vein and to open the gates of Cave Heaven, but also to conceal the whereabouts of this Golden Crow."

At this moment, Mrs. Guang calmed down: "Now, it’s too late to wait for reinforcements and then retreat. With the appearance of the Golden Crow, no Space Shuttle can approach."

At a time when she would normally think of running first, she had the courage to confront the situation when escape was not an option: "Generally speaking, the Golden Crow will attack high places first. An Xuan, Captain Steel Skeleton, I think we must come down the mountain immediately, make use of the jungle and mountainous terrain to break out, and leave by land!"

"Here is the map of the surrounding terrain!"

Xu Yue and Zhang Zhuo, initially at a loss for what to do—their reaction was typical for young Qi Refinement Cultivators when seeing the Purple Mansion Kun Demon.

However, as Mrs. Guang handled the situation with calm, they also made their contributions.

Since An Jing had issued orders, they had been collecting information on the surroundings. An Jing originally planned to fight a defensive battle on the mountain and was quite demanding, but now that they were leaving, this data was equally useful.

"Breaking out is one thing, but it’s correct to retreat down the mountain first."

An Jing was receptive to the advice, standing on high ground while facing a True Spirit Divine Bird was akin to standing high during a thunderstorm.

However, he also understood very clearly that attempting to break out under these circumstances was almost like a dream. As the Golden Crow appeared, the surrounding Monsters/Demons had already begun to get excited. Aside from those with leaders, the scattered Monsters/Demons had already started to converge on the Fortress Area.

Steel Skeleton took out a horn and blew a long call for retreat; the mercenaries who had been defending on the mountain quickly began to pack up their weapons, shrink their defensive lines, and prepared to retreat in succession.

The group, like a stream, gathered at the foot of the mountain. At the same time, the Fire Cloud spreading in the sky above began to drop Fire Rain Meteors.

Bright flying sparks lit up the dark sky, smashing onto the earth, as if the firmament was melted by flames, molten golden-red iron poured and splashed from the dome of heaven, turning the clouds above a crimson red.

The forests turned into a sea of fire in an instant, previously battling Wilderness Cultivators and Monsters/Demons screamed, and continuous patches of light lit up the earth, forming a series.

The golden Divine Bird cried out from the distance as it raced over. Each flap of its wings scattered thousands of sparks, and an almost endless flock of Fire Crows surged out from the black clouds following it.

And far away, in the marching formations of the Kun Demons, a tumult suddenly emerged; one after another, the Kun Demons silently drew near to their kind. They stacked together like building blocks, continually adding onto each other, merging. The usually incredibly tough alloy bodies became soft as if melting like flesh and blood at this moment, and this metallic flesh and blood eventually merged into one entity, forming an enormous creature within just a few breaths.

Buzz—

A colossal humming noise rose into the air, at a time when no one expected it, a gargantuan Kun Demon, akin to a whale gliding through the sky, flapped its wings and ascended. Its very existence made the wind sharp and pungent, and the Fiend Cloud overhead spilled down tendrils of tornadoes, turning into its wings, its source of power.

Without a hint of hesitation, it plunged towards the direction of North Lake like a shooting star.

"Purple Mansion Kun Demon? A fusion entity?"

Witnessing this scene, the military and civilians preparing for battle at Floating Dust Plains were stunned, with a cultivator who had fought the Kun Demons in the Great Rift Valley exclaiming in shock, "Since when could Kun Demons merge into a Purple Mansion Demon King? Didn’t they always rely on this to heal their wounds?"

"They’ve progressed again!"

"It seems these Kun Demons aren’t charging at us. The Golden Crow has reappeared over by North Lake; they aim for the same target!"

At Chonggang Town, the Luofu Collective cultivators were ready to activate the Protective Great Formation, but found that their enemy showed no interest in them: "What’s going on, these Kun Demons have been digging towards the Ancient Immortal Ruins overtly and covertly for the past few decades, why are they suddenly uninterested today?"

Meanwhile, the Guardian True Person of Chonggang Town, Mengshan True Person, sat atop his own Formation Flag pole, somewhat puzzled as he looked toward the Big Kun Demon that had accelerated beyond the safe area. He stroked his beard, realizing something: "Even beasts have become smart... They’ll avoid the nearby hedgehog they definitely can’t nibble, but they are determined to crush distant soft persimmons no matter the distance."

Despite saying that, he could not possibly leave his post to intercept the enemy. Mengshan True Person looked towards the northwest and sent a message: [Urgent report from Chonggang Town, Kun Demon forces have crossed the frontline, heading towards the North Pass Marsh region.]

From the other end of the communication, a somewhat vague voice came through, along with the thunderous roars of explosions like a sea of thunder: [Received.]

[Deployment of the Second Airborne Brigade.]

After ending the communication, Mengshan True Person smiled and then stopped pondering over the Kun Demons and the distant Golden Crow.

On the other hand, the school leaders of Third Middle School also felt that the situation was escalating.

"Golden Crow, Kun Demons!"

Looking at the two constantly vibrating red dots on the map, they were utterly distressed: "Although it was already a big trouble, why did it suddenly erupt now?"

"Thankfully, Xiao Guang and An Xuan have met up with the mercenaries. Can they break through and leave?"

"It’s difficult! With the arrival of a Purple Mansion Demon King, all demons in that region are sure to go mad. Migrating, frenzied, followers, anything is possible, so holding out is better than breaking out!"

"But what good is holding out? If we get implicated, how could we possibly hold the line?"

"If we really face such a situation, there’s nothing we can do!"

Bang!

With a sudden loud slap on the table, Principal He stood up under everyone’s gaze and said sternly, "I am the principal, and I will lead a team myself to rescue our school’s teachers and students!"

The board members looked at each other in dismay, familiar with Mr. He for so many years, they didn’t look down on him, but someone still said perplexedly, "But you’re no use either, although you’re at the peak of Foundation Establishment, you might be able to survive under those Purple Mansion Demon Spirits, but to say you’re going to rescue..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Principal He raised his eyebrows, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, sweeping over everyone present: "We are all pillars of the academy. Just one question. Support or not?"

A few of the directors who knew Principal He well exchanged glances with the rest, and then everyone else also came to a realization... all this was too similar.

—Isn’t An Xuan, now stranded alone, in the same situation as He Yongzhi was back then, with no one to rescue him?