Chapter 697 - 456: Citywide Strife, Soaring Golden Fire! (Double-Length)
The remaining household generals were confused until they met Su Qingqing’s demon eyes one by one, and like the leading Su family steward, they were all knocked to the ground without even a chance to resist.
"These are all members of the Changsheng Su Family." Su Qingqing rescued Song Ping’an and others and informed them of the identity of the intruders.
The group of people brought by Song Ping’an, upon hearing it was the Changsheng Su, their expressions immediately shifted continuously.
Some remained calm, seeming to have guessed somewhat, but many were worried.
After all, the Changsheng Su was legendary; in their minds as free folks, the Changsheng Su was almost mythologized, like an Immortal Clan, transcendent and supreme.
It was impossible for them not to be stirred internally after injuring someone from such a noble family as the Changsheng Su.
Song Ping’an looked coldly at the Su family members on the ground, his longsword clutched tightly as he hesitated whether to kill them.
Regardless of whether he killed them, they were already sworn enemies. He was more inclined to directly move to eliminate them completely, regardless of whether they were from the Changsheng Clan or other top noble families.
However, Su Qingqing, even if she did not acknowledge it, was still of Su family origin and did not kill a single Su member on the ground.
Because of this, Song Ping’an was somewhat considerate of her feelings before making a move.
Just as Song Ping’an was deciding between killing and not killing, a chilling breath suddenly descended on the courtyard they were in.
Su Qingqing noticed first and fixed her gaze.
It was a cold woman in white clothes with white hair, her eyes like golden diamonds, which were also a pair of demon eyes, complemented by a strong demon aura.
Su Qingqing could confirm that this woman was a bona fide Great Demon!
"Great Demon..."
The appearance of the Great Demon made Su Qingqing feel that Cui Bai City was in even more chaos, with many sinister entities taking advantage of the disorder to enter.
Who knows how many ordinary people would suffer as a result...
If Song Changming were present, he would immediately recognize that this was the Great Demon Kite who had once wreaked havoc in Yun Province and had once helped him!
The Little White Bird perched directly on the Great Demon Kite’s shoulder after it appeared, looking quite close.
As Song Ping’an, Su Qingqing, and others pondered why this Great Demon was here, the Kite demon, with a cold face, swept its sleeve, wiping out all the heavily injured Su family members on the ground.
Not even giving them a chance to say another word, their final breath dissipated along with the monster wind.
Su Qingqing, upon seeing this, her pink eyes met with the opponent’s golden demon eyes, gripping her longsword tightly.
The Great Demon Kite did not pay her any mind. After killing the intruders, it did not further engage Su Qingqing and others.
Instead, it injected a burst of demon power into the Little Yellow Bird on the ground.
The Little Yellow Bird, which had remained motionless, floated into the air.
The next moment, a shocking change occurred.
A pillar of fire, incredibly abrupt, erupted from the Little Yellow Bird’s body, shooting straight into the sky.
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Elsewhere, the herd of Bull Demons was neither fast nor slow, flying into Cui Bai Dao and running continuously until they were dozens of kilometers outside the main city, where they were caught by Hu Tomb.
"Prepare to die!" Hu Tomb shouted angrily, sweeping a sword at the leading Black Soul Nether Bull.
He attributed Hu Donghuo’s death to this Great Demon, this furious strike made with all his might.
Though seriously injured, with his Middle Realm cultivation, this strike was enough to pose a mortal threat to the Black Soul Nether Bull.
Moo!
The Great Demon roared to the sky as if going mad, charging at Hu Tomb with its horns.
The clash of the sword and the horns erupted a force and power that scattered the herd into disarray.
Only Song Changming, with his robust physique, remained unharmed, though he was pushed back some distance.
Hu Tomb, aware of Song Changming’s current exhausted state, took on the Great Demon willingly, and Song Changming didn’t force the issue, doing his best to clear out the remaining Bull Demon crowd.
During this time, Song Changming had recovered some strength and condition, no longer as weak as to be unable to move initially.
Although the Demon Generals were not weak, some no less so than the military Grand Marshals, they were still powerless under Song Changming’s blade.
After all, Song Changming possessed Qi Power in the tens of millions of pounds; a slight display of Double Seal could kill them as easily as slaughtering chickens, quite simple indeed.
After killing them all, Song Changming extracted and refined the clumps of Demon Blood Essence on site, significantly accelerating his recovery speed.
After slaughtering the remaining Bull Demons, it wasn’t long before Song Changming seemed to sense something and looked towards the direction of the main city.
Having stepped into the Grandmaster Realm and with a Grandmaster Body, his perception of the outside world extended far.
He gazed afar, his restored spiritual power pouring into his eyes, causing his pupils to burst with divine brilliance.
The view constantly closed in, reflecting the entire Cui Bai Main City in his eyes.
At this moment, a pillar of fire had appeared in the main city, shooting straight to the clouds, and at the peak of the fire, it spread in all directions, like bursting fireworks, or like a vast, brilliant Fire Lotus.
The intense wave of fire and energy fluctuations could be felt clearly, even from dozens of miles away by Song Changming.
"What happened..." Hu Tomb had also noticed the abnormality in the main city, even slowing down in the fight with the Black Soul Nether Bull.
"A fire at home, and yet you still tangle with me?" the Black Soul Nether Bull sneered.
Its perception was more precise, that flame pillar, fire ascending to heaven, there was immense demon qi within it.
No doubt, this was the doing of the Demon Race.
It judged that it was caused by a Great Demon on the same side as it, hence the schadenfreude.
"Changming." Hu Tomb couldn’t extricate himself, so he entrusted Song Changming.
"Understood." Song Changming set off; during this time, he had swallowed Elixirs, refined Grandmaster Blood, and Demon Blood Essence, restoring two to three tenths of his strength status, and it was still rising.
Even if only two to three tenths, he had no fear even when facing an Early Realm Grandmaster.
Soaring into the sky, he rode the clouds away.
The surrounding scenery swept past swiftly, and the main city view soon presented itself before him.
The countless citizens within the city had long been scared out of their wits by the skyful of flames.
At this moment, all four city gates were wide open, and the fleeing crowd resembled dense swarms of ants, fearing to be caught in the disaster.
The conflict between the Prince’s Mansion and the Changsheng Su Private was no longer a secret within the city.
Not to mention the top noble families in Core City, rumors had already spread among the major forces and families in the second and third district.
Many intrepid martial artists from the community even observed this unprecedented fierce battle.
Ultimately, some participated in the fight, each forming their own factions.
Initially, Song Changming thought the pillar of fire was the product of this conflict and highly likely the doing of the Changsheng Su Family.
However, upon entering the city, Song Changming discovered something unusual.
Following the source of the fire, Song Changming realized it originated from his Song Residence!
The next moment, Song Changming arrived within the courtyard.
The layer upon layer of talisman arrays set up in the courtyard had been destroyed; whether by the fire pillar or other reasons, it was unclear.
A sweeping glance took in the courtyard, the entire situation within sight.
The skyful of flames, the soaring demon qi, it all emanated from a fledgling bird spreading its wings.
This fledgling was the Little Yellow Bird Song Changming had nurtured for years, its terrifying demon qi was unprecedented.
Beside the Little Yellow Bird was a white figure, a cold and beautiful face, long white hair hanging down, eyes like golden diamonds, quietly looking over as Song Changming appeared.
She too possessed a vast amount of demon power, the key point being Song Changming recognized her!
"Kite..." Song Changming murmured.
At the foot of the Kite, there were the corpses of the Changsheng Su family members.
In addition, his Dahuang and White, two guardian dogs, along with A Da, A Er, Song Ping’an, and others were all present, including the returning Su Qingqing.
He could tell it was the Kite protecting the group with her tremendous demon power.
This action indicated she was an ally, not an enemy, relieving Song Changming quite a bit.
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