The seventy-two demon gods share a common characteristic: arrogance. Saint Spiritual Heart had dealt with them too much to not know.

“Haochen, I really shouldn’t have brought you out. If you had left just now, you should have been able to escape,” Saint Spiritual Heart’s voice began to change strangely, each word spoken seemingly making his voice become clearer and more childish.

Long Haochen, however, seemed very calm at this time. “If I didn’t stay, I’m afraid you wouldn’t even have a last chance of survival.”

Indeed! After releasing such a terrifying blow just now, if it had only been Saint Spiritual Heart there, then his only outcome would have been to be torn to shreds by the three demon gods in their rage. But Long Haochen’s presence could obviously buy him some time, even though that time was already running out.

A strange smile appeared on Saint Spiritual Heart’s face. “Although I really didn’t want you to stay, I am happy for Big Brother Long that you did. You are worthy of being his son, worthy of being the man Cai’er chose. If we can go back alive this time, I’ll accept you as my son-in-law.”

Long Haochen’s face flushed. “Cai’er and I…”

Saint Spiritual Heart chuckled. He seemed to be in a very relaxed mood, as if he had unloaded all his burdens. “You two have already slept in the same bed, do you still need to explain anything to me?”

Long Haochen was stunned for a moment. Although he was only fourteen years old, he knew what it meant for a man and a woman to sleep in the same bed. Yes! Cai’er and I have actually reached this point.

A warmth rose from the bottom of his heart. Cai’er is still waiting for me to return.

A strong will to survive suddenly erupted in the depths of his heart. He poured all of his internal spiritual power into Haoyue’s body, hoping to help it increase its speed.

At this time, looking from a distance, you could see a ball of blue light running ahead, with three huge pillars of light chasing behind.

Haoyue’s speed had indeed reached its limit. In its rapid run, its speed had even reached the level of an eighth-level magical beast. Although this was far from enough, it was already a complete over-performance. Blood foam had seeped out of the mouths and noses of its three heads.

“If we can go back alive, tell Cai’er I’m sorry,” Saint Spiritual Heart whispered. “I know she hates me, even hates everyone in the family. But this is fate. When she possessed the Reincarnation Saint Daughter constitution, it was fate for the future of all mankind. I couldn’t stop it, and I couldn’t stop Grandfather’s decision. However, Yan Yu and I only have her as a daughter, and we didn’t want any more children. Because we all hoped to use all the love in the second half of our lives to make up for the pain she had suffered. Unfortunately, it seems I won’t have the chance. Haochen, you know what? What I want most now is to hear her call me ‘Dad’.”

The distance between the three demon gods was getting closer and closer, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, they had already entered their attack range.

The Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian let out a deafening roar, his hair and beard bristling. A circle of red ripples instantly spread in the air, enveloping Haoyue.

Hearing this roar, Long Haochen and Saint Spiritual Heart both shuddered, feeling as if their own strength had been completely stripped away in this roar. They collapsed softly on Haoyue’s back, instantly losing consciousness.

In the instant before fainting, Saint Spiritual Heart seemed to pull something out of his chest and stuff it into Long Haochen’s chest armor.

What was strange was that Haoyue actually stopped at this moment. After sliding forward dozens of meters at high speed, it supported itself on the ground with its limbs and turned around while sliding.

Little Light and Little Fire’s eyes once again radiated their original brilliance. All three large heads stood up simultaneously, and within the six eyes, purple light shone. The scales on its entire body also turned into an eerie purple at this instant.

“Roar—”

Little Fire, Little Light, and Little Green roared out at the same time. Facing the ninth-level powerhouse Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian, they didn’t have the slightest fear. Their roars actually also produced a circle of faint purple halo that spread out.

Compared with the halo released from the Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian’s roar, that faint purple halo could only be considered a drop in the ocean. Haoyue, a sixth-level magical beast equivalent to a human fifth-level cultivation, was facing the ninth-level demon god Flame Lion Demon. This was such a disproportionate confrontation!

However, at the instant Haoyue let out that roar, whether it was the Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian, the Winged Bull Mad Demon Saihe, or the Green Demon Riding Demon Xier, they actually made the same movement: their forward momentum came to an abrupt halt.

The three huge demon god pillars that had been maintaining their forward rush suddenly stopped in their rapid advance. What a bizarre scene that was! But they just stopped like that.

If someone could clearly see the expressions on the faces of these three demon gods at this time, then they would definitely discover that in their eyes, there was a flash of uncertain suspicion. They stared intently at the purple intent in the air that gradually dissipated with the ripples.

Haoyue raised its high head, and its three heads and six eyes coldly swept over them before turning around again and rushing towards the side.

This time, its speed was not so fast. However, what was surprising was that the three demon gods did not chase after it again. They just fixed their gaze firmly on Haoyue’s departing figure.

At this moment, a sharp roar sounded from the side of the Demon Expulsion Pass. Dozens of figures could be clearly seen jumping down from the head of the Demon Expulsion Pass city. They were flashing with different lights, and the person in the lead was emitting a strong gray light. While running, the afterimage actually pulled out more than a hundred meters behind him, like a gray giant dragon, rushing straight towards the direction of the three demon gods.

Behind him, the most conspicuous were ten silver figures. If Long Haochen was still conscious at this time, he would be able to discover that they were the ten Holy Temple Knights led by Gao Yingjie.

They were all wearing Mithril Foundation Battle Armor, and each of them was emitting a silver halo under their feet. They didn’t even have time to summon their mounts, and they rushed out following the gray figure in front.

There were also three figures suspended in the sky. Because they were high in the air, they couldn’t be seen very clearly. But when they appeared, the light of the three demon god pillars led by the Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian was actually suppressed by a few points.

The Winged Bull Mad Demon Saihe and the Green Demon Riding Demon Xier both focused their gazes on Anluoxian.

Anluoxian’s lion-like eyebrows were tightly furrowed at this time. “Let’s go back and talk first. I hope everything we saw just now was just our illusion.”

That faint purple intent had brought them a bone-chilling coldness. Although the figure that emitted the purple intent was still so small, the trembling in their bloodline inheritance was instantly stimulated.

The three demon god pillars gathered together, and the three demon gods took a step and merged into their respective demon god pillars. During the process of rising, the light of the demon god pillars quietly faded. Just as the powerhouses of the Demon Expulsion Pass rushed close, the three demon gods and their demon god pillars’ brilliance disappeared together, leaving behind only more than a hundred flame demon puppets for the powerhouses of the Demon Expulsion Pass to vent their anger on.

Along with the appearance of these human powerhouses, it was unknown how the demon clan army issued the order, but they retreated like a black tide. The Light Glory Angel Knight Order’s pressure was greatly reduced, and without the order of the chief officer, they did not pursue. They still maintained the circular formation and slowly retreated to prevent the demon clan from attacking again.

Most of the hundred or so flame demon puppets died at the hands of the gray figure who rushed to the front first. None of these sixth-level demon clans could stop him in the slightest. In the blink of an eye, they turned into a pile of corpses, and only the flames burning on their bodies were still slowly rising.

The gray figure finally slowed down, revealing its true colors. Wasn’t it the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Holy Temple Alliance, the Hall Master of the Assassin Temple, the ninth-level Ranger Saint Moon?

The slender Saint Moon’s eyes were full of cold murderous intent at this time, but hidden deep within the killing intent was a strong worry.

His gaze swept around and looked into the distance. The Haoyue that had run out before was slowly running back towards this side. Its physical strength seemed to be greatly consumed, its running speed was not fast, and the light on its body was also much dimmer. Especially the previously frightening purple color had long since disappeared.

Saint Moon naturally had an impression of Haoyue. Seeing it, even the Ranger Master, who had seen countless great scenes as the Hall Master of the Assassin Temple, changed his face.

The characteristics of Long Haochen’s magical beast partner were too obvious. How could it be here?

The three demon gods appeared on the battlefield. In order to release their strongest combat power, they activated the power of the demon god pillars to which they belonged. The top of the Demon Expulsion Pass city naturally saw it clearly.

Just like what Saint Spiritual Heart said, they only needed to buy time for the army and they could wait for reinforcements. The demon clan was calculating humans, but weren’t humans also calculating the demon clan? The strongest person in the Demon Expulsion Pass was not Saint Spiritual Heart, who was at the seventh-level peak. This was still the headquarters of the Assassin Temple.

The real powerhouses only took action at the most critical moment. Therefore, the Ranger Saint Moon received the news in the first time and immediately rushed out without hesitation. They had also been waiting for the demon gods to appear on the battlefield. Personal strength was difficult to change a war, but assassinating the enemy’s main general was the assassin’s forte.

The gray figure stepped into the void, and when it appeared again in the next instant, it had already come to Haoyue’s side.

Looking at the two people on Haoyue’s back who were in a coma, Saint Moon only felt his heart tighten in an instant. One was his direct grandson, the military commander of the Demon Expulsion Pass. And the other was even more important. That was the darling of the Knight Alliance!

Both hands reached out at the same time, grabbing the wrists of the two people respectively. Gentle spiritual power slowly flowed into the bodies of the two people, nourishing their bodies.

Instead of looking at his grandson first, he first concentrated his attention on Long Haochen. After frowning slightly for a moment, he gradually relaxed and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this kid was fine.

At this time, the figure in the sky did not fall, and the crowd of Mithril Foundation Knights on the ground quickly followed. Gao Yingjie also knew Haoyue, and he ran over in the first time, almost blurting out: “How could Haochen be here?” He even forgot that he was questioning a ninth-level powerhouse.

Saint Moon glanced at him coldly and said in a deep voice: “Let’s go back and talk.”

(To be continued)