Chapter 70 — Ambush
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 3 of 6
The two understood; with a shift of their bodies, they immediately rushed toward the fray—but almost at the same instant, Song Dayi and Tian Lingsu moved to meet them.
In truth, the situation tonight was unfavorable to the righteous path. Everyone had thought that those gathering in this desolate place were merely a small remnant of the demon cult; unexpectedly, not only had so many come, but even some old demons who had been in hiding for a century had emerged into the world.
Song Dayi was anxious. Seeing himself entangled by the demon cult again, he wanted to throw all his strength into finishing off these fiends and breaking free; but no sooner had he struck than a dim red light came flying at him from the side. Song Dayi hastily caught it on his immortal sword, and his heart sank sharply.
The evil aura from the Red Demon Eye passed through the "Ten Tigers" immortal sword and attacked him in an instant. Song Dayi's cultivation was deep, and he could naturally withstand it, but at the same time he sensed that this demon's cultivation was truly not low—perhaps even above his own.
By now Tian Lingsu was already locked in combat with the beautiful woman. Du Biyan watched from the side for a while and saw that the big-eyed demon's arts were formidable and his senior brother was struggling; he charged in to join Song Dayi, two against one. The old leader stood where he was, the Red Demon Eye continuously shooting out red light full of evil aura, and holding his own against two opponents without losing ground.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Liu Gao had rushed to the wild dog's side, and together with the wild dog he turned on Zhang Qingyue.
But Zhang Qingyue was, after all, not the old leader who had cultivated for many years; before long he felt the pressure. The wild dog, reinforced, was greatly heartened and laughed loudly: "Stinking brat, once you fall into my hands today, you'll see how your Grandfather Wild Dog deals with you!"
Zhang Qingyue had bitterness he could not voice; he felt the pressure ahead growing heavier and heavier, but he could only grit his teeth and hold on, hoping his two senior brothers and his senior sister would finish off the other fiends soon and come to help. In truth, ever since he had grasped part of the meaning of the "Heavenly Book" in the Black Stone Cave, his cultivation had imperceptibly advanced another step; but first, the time since his realization was too short and his practice insufficient; second, he could not use the Buddhist "Great Brahma Prajna" before this crowd; and last and most important, tonight he had after all been defeated by the Blood-Sucking Old Demon. Though his injuries were not serious, in this fierce struggle, as time wore on, his body gradually began to disobey him.
Looking at the other battles, Tian Lingsu and the beautiful woman were evenly matched, soaring high and darting low, both of them lovely in appearance, their graceful figures flitting about—a fine sight, but she could not come to help for some time yet. As for Song Dayi and Du Biyan, they were tightly entangled by the old leader and could not break free; though they saw their youngest junior brother's situation growing dire, the dim red lights kept shooting at them, and in their urgency they could not extricate themselves—indeed, both nearly got hit by the red light for their distraction.
Zhang Qingyue was gradually forced backward by the wild dog and Liu Gao; sweat beaded on his forehead, he gasped for breath, and even his footwork grew disordered. He Dachuan lay on the ground, frantic with worry, knowing that if no help came, in a matter of moments his youngest junior brother would die at the hands of these two demons.