CHAPTER 1138: CHAPTER 901: THE GOLDEN CROW’S DISTANT ESCAPE

Five minutes?

Li Yi heard this and drew a sharp breath; it was indeed a short time. If he couldn’t defeat the Qilin Demon God in five minutes, it would be a major problem.

However, the opponent’s state was also strange, and it might not be able to fight for long; otherwise, it wouldn’t have unleashed all its power at once, trying to annihilate all evolvers in a single blow.

With the appearance of the Divine Body towering to a thousand feet, Li Yi stepped on the sea of clouds, surged into the sky, pouring all his power to crush the true form of the Qilin, blocking its terrifying attack.

"Kill."

The Demon King and Great Demons, seeing the Demon God take action, again let their killing intent soar to the sky, ready to fight a second battle. This time, they believed without the Eastern Pole Venerable’s interference, they could surely win.

The morale on Earth’s side was not weak either; they had rested for two hours and recovered a lot. Plus, Li Yi’s appearance had provided considerable encouragement.

Moreover, so far, the evolvers on Earth’s side had the upper hand; they did not believe they would lose this great war.

But at this moment.

A boundless surge of energy erupted once more, tearing space, ripping everything apart.

It was Li Yi and the Qilin Demon God clashing again.

Yet, unexpectedly, in just that instant of contact, the enormous demon god body of the Qilin couldn’t withstand Li Yi’s strike, shattering like a fragile piece of porcelain.

Countless broken carcasses fell, with no blood within, only desiccated flesh and bone. Though still permeated with the power of a demon god, it paled significantly compared to the previous Purple Dragon Demon God.

Moreover, with the Qilin Demon God’s body broken, a different kind of power emerged.

It was a colossal Fire Phoenix, not in physical form, but in a demon soul state, carrying an expression of slight astonishment.

She had assumed that by controlling the Qilin Demon God’s body, she could stand a fight. Unexpectedly, with just one collision, the Qilin Demon God’s body shattered, unable to bear the force.

Was it ultimately due to the significant loss of essence from the demon god body because of the long time since death?

Seeing the Qilin Demon God’s body shattered, Li Yi was shocked too. Having battled the Purple Dragon Demon God, he knew how terrifying a demon god body was, with defensive and recovery abilities no less formidable than his own Divine Body of Golden Flesh and Jade Bone.

He had even prepared for a hard battle, only for reality to surprise him.

"Just as Xiang Xiangzi said, this is not the Qilin Demon God. It’s just someone coming back to life through borrowed flesh—haha, there are no more usable Demon Gods in the Demon God Realm, and just one demon soul wants to defy the heavens and change fate?"

Laughing loudly, Li Yi, with his thousand-foot body piercing through the Qilin Demon God’s flesh, attacked the demon soul.

However, he could sense that the demon soul was not simple either; it should be a soul of a Demon God, but a demon soul is a demon soul with no physical body—how much strength could it really exert?

"This is bad."

The Fire Phoenix Demon God also felt a sense of dread now, lacking even the confidence to face Li Yi. Each strike as a demon soul against a human would gradually erode her foundation—fighting longer would weaken her more, possibly even lead to her complete annihilation here, without a chance at Nirvana.

Without hesitation, the Fire Phoenix Demon God immediately took flight, attempting to draw Li Yi away from the battlefield, hoping at least to eliminate one opponent for the Golden Crow Demon God.

This was all she could do now.

But Li Yi didn’t care about this; his current state was time-limited, and he had to eliminate the demon soul; otherwise, if his level regressed, he’d never have this chance again.

The gigantic form soared across heaven and earth in an instant, breaking the limits of space, closing in on the demon soul without hesitation, and unleashed a punch—the peak of his current power.

This strike shattered void, annihilated the azure.

But the Fire Phoenix Demon God in demon soul form was powerless to retaliate; she could only attempt to muster nature’s spiritual energy and unleash what little demon god power she had to resist.

It was clearly insufficient to withstand this attack.

With the dispersal of the demon god power, her demon soul suffered severe damage, countless soul powers splintered, shattered, damaging her foundation in an instant. But fortunately, the Fire Phoenix Demon God retained part of her soul power, rebuilding her demon soul, fleeing without turning back.

This time, she had no other thoughts—only survival mattered.

If she didn’t leave, she would truly vanish into thin air.

"Earlier you had the chance to leave, now thinking of escaping after the battle has started—it’s too late. Though defeating a demon soul is not much of a victory, sending you off is worth it."

Li Yi pursued relentlessly, giving no chance for respite to the enemy.

Between heaven and earth, countless bolts of thunder appeared once more, silver lightning cascading like a heavenly river. Although the Fire Phoenix Demon God fled swiftly, she was still struck by the lightning.

This thunderbolt wasn’t enough to completely destroy her soul, but it further depleted her soul power, striking her, dimming her colossal form, as if ready to fade away at any moment.

The severe pain from the damaged demon soul caused her to falter even in her escape.

Li Yi seized this chance, catching up to the demon soul, stretched out a hand, pouring forth his power like a cage, directly capturing the soul, then interweaving countless silver lightning.

Amongst the thunder and lightning, the Fire Phoenix Demon God let out a shrill scream.

The sound echoed through heaven and earth, enough to move countless Demon Kings.

"This is bad." The Golden Crow Demon God knew from the sound that things were awry; turning to see the Fire Phoenix Demon God’s demon soul caught by Li Yi, devoured by endless lightning and divine power.

The Fire Phoenix Demon God is dying...

The Golden Crow Demon God’s heart filled with both rage and helplessness; if not for her single message, the Fire Phoenix Demon God would still be asleep—not woken up, nor separated from her body, reviving another to aid her in battle.

Yet now, there was nothing she could do.

The Eastern Pole Venerable kept her pinned. If she attempted to leave, his wrath would unleash upon countless Great Demons.

With the appearance of a final, mournful cry,

the Fire Phoenix Demon God’s demon soul was mercilessly annihilated by Li Yi. To a powerful being like him, fighting with a demon soul was a death wish; seen with the Purple Dragon Demon God, who had no hesitation leaving the realm after separating from its body—not choosing a desperate fight.

"The situation is lost." The Golden Crow Demon God witnessed the Fire Phoenix Demon God’s demise, letting out a mournful cry, revealing her true form.

A gigantic Golden Crow lifted its wings, gathering boundless True Sun Fire, forcibly pushing back the Eastern Pole Venerable, then swept up a portion of the Demon Kings, Great Demons, tearing space to flee to another realm.

No matter where, at least it preserved life, preserved a bit of the Demon God Realm’s bloodline—better than staying here to be completely annihilated.

"The Demon God has perished, the Golden Crow Demon God fled..."

The sudden change left the remaining Demon Kings, Great Demons of the Demon God Realm dumbfounded.

How could this happen?

The Purple Dragon Demon God was almost slain by Li Yi before; how is it that the Qilin Demon God, no, the Fire Phoenix Demon God is so weak, meeting her demise so swiftly?

The Golden Crow Demon God’s escape was too decisive, as if she had prepared all along.

"No."

Countless demon creatures could not accept this outcome, howling to the skies, venting their inner pain.

"A wise choice; if this Golden Crow didn’t flee, she too would die here." The Eastern Pole Venerable, smoldering and armor seared in multiple places, remained unharmed. Watching the fleeing Golden Crow, he did not pursue, only sneered.

Without a Demon God to guard, the Demon God Realm’s foundation was depleted; the rest was merely to slowly clean up the aftermath, posing no threat.

"Did we just win?"

Within the command ship, Earth’s high-ranking officials found the scene hard to believe. Not long ago, the sides were evenly matched, unsure who would win—for the Qilin Demon God’s body to suddenly shatter, the Fire Phoenix Demon Soul to be eradicated by Li Yi, with the Golden Crow fleeing... the situation had turned favorable in an instant.