Chapter 875:
Ma Yan was the most nervous because the fox scent came from him. Having had the most contact with it, naturally, the lingering scent on him was the most noticeable.
As a result, numerous evil demons surrounded him, layers upon layers.
Ming Lan’s heart raced, just hoping Ma Yan wouldn’t make any sudden moves.
However, Ma Yan’s composure was clearly not as high as Qin Qi and Ming Lan had imagined.
Surrounded by so many evil demons, Ma Yan finally panicked, unable to perfectly suppress his aura, releasing some of it.
It was this release of aura that caused the invisibility technique to lose its effect instantly!
The evil demons immediately sensed Ma Yan, growled lowly, and swarmed him, surrounding him on the spot.
Ma Yan’s pupils shrank as he screamed in fear, "Junior Brother Qin, Junior Sister Ming, save me, I don’t want to die!"
Ming Lan thought that since Ma Yan was discovered, she too would be found, and immediately wanted to step out and fight these evil demons to the death.
At this moment, Qin Qi’s hand pressed on her shoulder, transmitting his voice, "Don’t move!"
Ming Lan hesitated slightly.
Ma Yan was discovered, shouldn’t they also be? What was Qin Qi trying to do?
Puzzled, she turned back to see that Qin Qi was somehow holding a black, smooth orb!
"Could this be the Sha Pill?"
Ming Lan, coming from an influential family, recognized the Sha Pill, which only powerful Demon King level beings possessed!
This shocked her deeply, making her curious as to who Qin Qi exactly was.
Being able to kill so many evil demons alone was already impressive enough. Unexpectedly, the opponent even had such a rare Sha Pill only a Demon King would possess!
Qin Qi transmitted his voice again: "Since Ma Yan has been discovered, we can’t save him no matter what."
"Going out to confront so many evil demons is simply seeking death!"
"Stay hidden, bringing you along while cloaked is quite taxing for me."
Despite Ming Lan’s reluctance, she had to admit Qin Qi was right.
At this critical juncture, if she stepped out, it would only add another corpse!
True, Qin Qi could deal with more than a dozen evil demons.
But now, there were dozens, even hundreds of evil demons present.
No matter how powerful Qin Qi was, he couldn’t fight so many at once!
In just a moment.
Looking back at Ma Yan.
He had already been devoured by the evil demons, not even leaving a trace.
Ming Lan clenched her fists tightly, filled with extreme anger.
In the eyes of these evil demons, human cultivators, even at the Core Formation Stage with certain magical abilities, were nothing but a meal!
With Ma Yan’s death!
The evil demons looked around, trying to capture the remaining fox scent aroma.
They could still catch a bit from Qin Qi and Ming Lan, but the fragrance was not strong!
Soon, many evil demons began to leave, with only a portion lingering, unwilling to give up!
Seeing the large group of evil demons had left, leaving only a dozen or so behind, Qin Qi sighed in relief.
Simultaneously, the invisibility technique’s effect gradually dissipated.
"Qin Qi!" Ming Lan said anxiously.
"It’s okay, the danger has passed. Miss Ming, just watch from behind, I’ll handle these evil demons!"
"Alright!" Ming Lan also knew she couldn’t help much in dealing with the evil demons.
She obediently stood behind Qin Qi.
The evil demons quickly sensed Qin Qi after the invisibility technique was lifted.
And Qin Qi rapidly activated the Celestial Spirit True Qi, then enhanced it with the Supreme Yang True Flame, simultaneously resisting the attack of over a dozen evil demons!
About a few dozen breaths later.
Regaining awareness, the dozen evil demons had already been defeated!
Ming Lan couldn’t help but gasp.
If Qin Qi’s first victory over so many evil demons was luck, then doing it twice meant true strength!
Qin Qi wasted no time, directly pulling Ming Lan, "We must leave quickly!"
He knew well that, with the defeat of these evil demons, the larger demon group that had left would soon return.
They had to escape before being surrounded again!
Ming Lan understood as well, following Qin Qi as they sprinted away.
A few minutes later.
Just as Qin Qi anticipated, the large demon group had surrounded them again.
Not finding Qin Qi and Ming Lan’s figures, the demons were particularly agitated, sniffing the remaining scent, and swiftly chased after them.
But Qin Qi didn’t intend to give the demons another chance, extracting the Sha Pill to protect them with the Demon King’s aura.
Fortunately, the array due to their flag insertion task had expanded significantly.
This meant the demons hadn’t gained any advantage near Tianqing City, allowing them to escape without further hindrance!
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Not long before, inside Tianqing City.
Wu Hao hurriedly escaped back.
Yuan Tianqing and Bai Qingrou saw Wu Hao’s disheveled appearance and frowned, asking simultaneously, "Wu Hao, why did you escape back!"
Wu Hao took a deep breath, his thoughts spinning rapidly.
He had already prepared his story, "City Lord Yuan, Saintess Bai, it all happened suddenly. It’s all the fault of that brat named Qin!"
"What do you mean?" Bai Qingrou asked.
Wu Hao gritted his teeth and said, "We were halfway through our flag insertion task when we suddenly encountered a group of evil demons. We had concealed ourselves well initially!"
"Who knew, Qin Qi’s cultivation was lacking, and his methods were poor. He was discovered by those evil demons!"
"Naturally, I, Junior Sister Ming, and Junior Brother Ma Yan couldn’t abandon our companion. We immediately stepped out to battle the demons!"
"But unfortunately, the demons were numerous, we couldn’t match them. Luckily, I had my life-bound magical treasure, Qingyang Lamp. With it, I barely escaped with my life!"
He narrated without blushing or panting, as if everything was perfectly reasonable.
Yuan Tianqing frowned, "This doesn’t make sense. With Qin Qi’s strength, he could take on multiple demons across the Martial Arts District without issue!"
"How could he be discovered so easily? Even perish on the spot?"
If Qin Qi could be found so easily, he wouldn’t have been able to cross the demon slaying area!
Bai Qingrou also frowned, feeling something was amiss.
Only Bai Qingju stood there, smiling, "City Lord, in my opinion, you’re taking this kid too seriously!"
"Who knows if his crossing the demon area was exaggerated. Maybe it was achieved through sheer luck!"
"He boasted strongly before, but when faced with the demons, he was exposed!"