From the moment Wang Junze swallowed the Moon Fruit and began to counterattack, to the slaying of Lin Yuan, the entire process took only a few dozen breaths.

Everything happened so quickly that the other people around couldn't even react before the battle was already over.

He shattered the void with his Heaven-Stepping Slash, and even among the Void Realm powerhouses, this technique was extremely formidable, truly astounding.

As a result, whether it was those under Prince Yu or the surrounding Deserters and Demon Race, instinctively they all distanced themselves from Wang Junze.

This battle was so astonishingly brilliant, not to mention Heaven-Stepping, even experts in the Void Realm looked at Wang Junze with fear, and in fact, most of those participating in the battle were only of this strength.

If Wang Junze wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, probably no one would stop him.

But even after killing Lin Yuan, the Profound Moon Sword Sect was still at a disadvantage.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Junze didn't hesitate for a second and immediately swung his sword to the nearest disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect to help.

The power of the Moon Fruit was not yet exhausted, and now Wang Junze could seize the opportunity of continued combat to further comprehend Sword Intent, perhaps even have a chance for another breakthrough.

His Sword Intent, like a tidal wave, instantly struck a Heaven-Stepping Realm Deserter; the originally disadvantaged disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect, with Wang Junze's intervention, easily killed the opponent.

Previously, when facing Lin Yuan, it wasn't so evident, but when Wang Junze began dealing with Heaven-Stepping Realm enemies, that powerful strength was instantly revealed.

In just a short moment, three Heaven-Stepping powerhouses fell under Wang Junze's sword.

It's no exaggeration to say this level of strength is enough to rival any Void-Breaking powerhouse.

With Wang Junze's help, the pressure on the surrounding Profound Moon Sword Sect was greatly reduced, and they could also lend a hand to assist other fellow members. If this continued, they couldn't say for sure they'd win, but at least they could help the Profound Moon Sword Sect stabilize the situation.

However, just at this moment, the sky was suddenly shrouded by a terrifying black cloud.

The black cloud was as thick as ink, exuding a terrifying oppression, as if it wanted to devour the entire surrounding heaven and earth.

Saint Realm!

In just an instant, everyone understood immediately.

The one who could cause such a commotion must be a Saint Realm powerhouse, and just by looking at the aura of this black cloud, it was clear the arrival was definitely from the Demon Race!

"Greetings to the Demon King!"

Unlike those from the Profound Moon Sword Sect, at the sight of the black cloud, those from the Demon Race were exhilarated, their eyes full of worship as they shouted in unison.

Wang Junze's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He knew from the moment he killed Hu Qianqian that there was a Demon King in the Demon Race, but the latter was also in the Extreme North Wilderness and would not easily show up, yet he hadn't expected this battle to attract even the Demon King.

What's worse is that Wang Junze had a grudge with this Demon King!

He not only killed Hu Qianqian, the Quasi-Demon Queen, but also annihilated the Ghost Infant. Once this person appeared, there was no way he'd let Wang Junze go.

At the moment the Demon King appeared, even Gao Hongliang's face changed greatly, instantly commanding the Changling Army to change formation, placing Su Yuwei at the center, while he himself stood in front of Su Yuwei.

Gao Hongliang was himself a Path-Entering powerhouse, but to say he could contend with a Saint Realm was far-fetched.

If the entire hundred thousand Changling Army were present, they could barely rely on the military formation to resist, but now, with only a few thousand beside him, it was far from enough.

Of course, the Demon King wasn't there for the Changling Army at all.

"Where is Zhou Dongfei?"

Amidst the black cloud, the Demon King didn't even reveal himself, just asked coldly.

In the eyes of the Demon King, the others from the Profound Moon Sword Sect were insignificant, his opponent was only that Sect Leader Xuan Yue.

However… Zhou Dongfei wasn't here at all.

In fact, the elders of the Profound Moon Sword Sect and those under Prince Yu knew clearly that Zhou Dongfei had been held up by Ximen Piaoxue, these two would not give way without determining a winner, Zhou Dongfei wouldn't appear here.

"Black Mountain Demon King!"

With a flicker, the Sword Elder immediately flew in front of that black cloud, and said in a deep voice, "More than thirty years ago, you were defeated by Junior Brother Li Shang's sword, swore never to enter the Northern Domain again, how dare you break your oath now?"

"Hahaha, Qu Lishang must have been dead for long, what, you think you can frighten this king with a dead man?"

A burst of wanton laughter came from the black cloud, the Black Mountain Demon King spoke disdainfully, "Last time, you almost had your mountain gate broken, if Qu Lishang were alive, he would have returned long ago!"

Hearing this, Wang Junze's heart suddenly skipped a beat!

Indeed, the last time the Deserters and Demon Race colluded with the Four Symbols Sect to attack the Profound Moon Sword Sect, it was actually a probe.

The Sect almost perished, the news spread throughout the world, resulting in many Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples and elders returning to the mountain, but… truly the Li Shang Sword Venerable was not among them!

As the other said, if the Li Shang Sword Venerable were there, he would have returned long ago.

With the Li Shang Sword Venerable, let alone the Demon Race and Deserters, even Prince Yu would never dare to target the Profound Moon Sword Sect again.

Unfortunately… even without the Li Shang Sword Venerable's presence, this gave the Deserters the ambition to strike at the Profound Moon Sword Sect again.

If the previous attack was more of a test, then the Black Mountain Demon King's hands-on approach this time was a determined effort to annihilate the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

This series of events, intricately linked, silently set a deadly trap for the Profound Moon Sword Sect!

Now thinking back to Jing Yuan using Yuan Shouyi as an excuse to persuade Su Yuwei to keep the Changling Army neutral, it was clear Jing Yuan must have known all this long ago, perhaps… this entire sequence of events was orchestrated by Jing Yuan!

This isn't a matter of life and death, it's simply severing any chance of survival for the Profound Moon Sword Sect, utterly inescapable!

Amid such overwhelming odds, whether Wang Junze could breakthrough had become an utterly trivial matter.

"Junior Brother Li Shang has indeed not returned to the Sect, but... his Life Lamp has not extinguished, meaning he is definitely still alive. If you conspire against our Sect today, with Junior Brother Li Shang's nature, wherever in the world, he will destroy you all whenever he returns!"

Shaking his head, the Sword Elder calmly replied.

Qu Lishang's fierce reputation was renowned, even after disappearing for thirty years, the words from the Sword Elder still brought a momentary silence to the scene.

Even as strong as the Black Mountain Demon King, he paused for several breaths before sneering, "Qu Lishang may or may not return, but today…you all must die!"

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