Chapter 135: Internal Struggle

As Gilda's giant axe swung towards the Empress, a large number of demon warriors below simultaneously let out hysterical roars and charged towards Gilda.

Even when Xu Yang sparred with Elusha just now, he didn't aim for a fatal blow. Yet, these dozen powerful demons before him intended to kill Elusha with a single strike.

Desire had almost completely consumed the minds of Gilda's team. In their eyes, the supremely honored Demon Empress was nothing more than their prey.

"Hmph, overestimating yourselves!"

Among the dozen strong individuals, the wild female leopard sneered as she glanced at the thousands of demons below. With a wave of her hand, thousands of demons instantly exploded into pieces. Their strength was at least at the Nascent Soul realm or higher.

Among the dozen, the masked demon man resembling a ninja said coldly, "Enough, what's the point of hunting these lowly ants? Gilda, hurry up and do it. I can't wait to taste the legendary demon heart."

Gilda snorted with a laugh and walked steadily towards Elusha.

Xu Yang, who had been floating in mid-air observing the entire time, saw a hint of fear and worry in Elusha's eyes for the first time.

When Gilda's giant axe finally swept towards Elusha, the Empress closed her beautiful eyes, but she never yielded.

Boom!

An incredibly powerful aura instantly erupted, but it wasn't above Elusha's head. The aura was so sharp, yet it seemed to carry a faint fragrance.

It was... a familiar scent!

Elusha abruptly opened her eyes and saw Xu Yang's silhouette standing in front of her.

"Human powerhouse, what is the meaning of this? Are you interfering even in our demon race's internal conflict?"

Xu Yang smiled as he pulled out the feather-like purple hair, meeting Elusha's intense gaze behind him.

"I originally had no intention of interfering in your internal tribal affairs. Whether this woman lives or dies is of no concern to me. However, after my brief observation just now, I seem to have found some flaws in what you told me earlier. You claimed you went to Linghan Temple on Empress Elusha's orders to kill those innocent monks. I believed you at first, but now, your clumsy lie holds no credibility. You were simply slaughtering under this woman's banner, then using me to severely injure her, and finally reaping the benefits yourself."

"Ah ha ha ha..."

Among the dozen, the giant green-furred rat spoke in a cunning voice. The machine gun-like weapon in its hand emitted an extremely potent poisonous aura.

"I told you, Gilda, this human isn't so easy to fool..."

As soon as the rat finished speaking, the large alligator beside it, holding an iron fan, snorted with a laugh: "Since he likes playing the hero, why don't we send this lowly human to hell along with our noble Empress!"

"I think that's a good idea."

Gilda, as the absolute leader of the dozen-strong team, finally harbored murderous intent towards Xu Yang and Elusha.

"Hmph, perhaps you lot don't realize that human cultivators are far from as easy to deal with as they seem. Since you've harbored murderous intent towards me, you must be prepared to face death before you act."

Xu Yang began to move once more.

But this time, he was no longer alone...

What his broad back protected was a Demon Empress who was originally completely unrelated to him!

"Ridiculous! A lowly human trying to protect our Demon Empress! This is perhaps the most laughable scene I've ever witnessed."

The rat's mockery unexpectedly moved Elusha deeply. As she looked at Xu Yang's back, she inadvertently developed some special feelings that she herself could hardly believe...

Boom!

A full thirteen powerful demon figures simultaneously released their auras. A vast demonic flame formed a giant crimson halo, connecting each one of them.

This was a demon formation similar to a demon source sharing array, specifically used to hunt down extremely powerful but isolated individuals.

"This formation is one of our demon race's ancient supreme formations. You only have one chance to strike, and you must kill one of them on the spot. Otherwise, if the power of the thirteen demon bodies merges into one and summons the Sky Demon Wall, you won't escape even with transcendent abilities."

Elusha's voice suddenly flowed into Xu Yang's ears. At this crucial moment, Elusha wouldn't trick Xu Yang, because saving Xu Yang meant saving herself, and saving the countless beings of the demon race!

"You'd better not speak too much, because I don't need anyone's reminder. Even if your reminder is well-intentioned, I have my own judgment."

"Hmph, arrogant fool!"

The Empress again displayed her aloof demeanor and scornfully retorted to Xu Yang, but then she couldn't help but be shocked by the power erupting from Xu Yang's body.

An incredibly terrifying convergence of spiritual energy miraculously appeared above Xu Yang's head! He was like a blazing sun, capable of dispelling the darkness of the entire Abyss of Ten Thousand Devils with his own light!

"My heavens... that human, he possesses such astonishing power!"

After Xu Yang made his move, the thirteen top demons around him were all dumbfounded. They could hardly believe what was happening before their eyes.

"I told you, this kid isn't easy to deal with. Quickly form the array, don't let him escape!"

Boom!

Gilda dared not delay and immediately raised his arms. As the absolute leader of the entire team, fearing Xu Yang might make another astonishing move, he had to start forming the Sky Demon Wall early.

However, just as Xu Yang had said, when these people decided to lay hands on him, they should be prepared to face death.

"Thirteen people, which one is more suitable to kill? This is a multiple-choice question... Woman, I'll give you a chance to prove yourself."

Xu Yang was clearly teasing Empress Elusha behind him with a lighthearted and playful tone, which left Her Majesty the Empress speechless.

However, for her own safety, Empress Elusha scanned the group and finally gave her answer.

"I dislike that wretched rat the most. Kill it!"

Xu Yang's lips curved slightly, and he fixed his gaze on the rat.

Boom!

A golden lightning bolt swiftly converged above the wretched rat's head. This lightning flame seemed to draw all the spiritual energy from above Xu Yang's head.

"Sorry, you're out of the game early, wretched rat."

CRACK!

In an instant, a world-shaking thunderbolt exploded. The rat, which had been so brazen just moments before, was instantly reduced to dust by Xu Yang's strike.

"Rat King!"

"No... how is this possible? That wretched rat had an iron-like body. He was actually struck dead by a single lightning bolt from this kid? This is impossible!"