Chapter 29: Overwhelming Suppression-Um sopro vital por segundo, evoluindo para a Ancestral Fênix, reinando soberano por toda a eternidade.(Fortuna do barco)

"Do not retreat!"

"If we retreat today, it will not just be our seven great clans; the hundred tribes of the Outer Domain will surely be slaughtered to the last by these monsters!"

"We are over a hundred spirit beasts; how could we possibly fear a mere Great Demon?"

To say they were not afraid would be a lie. But the Ninth-Rank Overlord Tiger knew clearly that if they turned tail and ran, the Outer Domain would be reduced to a living hell.

"That's right! No retreating!"

"There is strength in numbers. He is only one Great Demon; why should we fear him?"

The Eighth-Rank Cloud Spirit Sheep’s fury had not diminished in the slightest. His entire clan had been decimated, with barely one in ten surviving. With greater power came greater responsibility, and as the strongest among the Cloud Spirit Sheep, he was determined to exact vengeance for his kin.

The cries refusing to retreat surged through the beast horde like a tidal wave, restoring the momentum that had initially wavered.

*Are these guys misunderstanding something?*

Jiang Xuan, having transformed into his true form, actually had no desire to keep fighting. As long as he rescued the Empress and the Demon Lord and completed his task, he would much rather go back and sleep. While he did have to step up as the "big brother" at critical moments, the trouble these two had caused was simply too much!

"Uh, everyone, everyone, I can guarantee that from now on, we will only search for resources normally and will not slaughter the innocent."

"Besides, in a short while, we will be heading to the Eternal Domain and leaving this place."

"You monster! How could we ever believe you? You are in league with them! No, wait—the fact that they would commit such acts is exactly because you directed them to!"

"Hmph! A cat shedding tears for a mouse—hypocritical mercy! As a Great Demon, instead of entering the Eternal Domain, you stay in the Outer Domain to slaughter the innocent; you will surely face divine retribution!"

"Stop wasting breath! Fight first, talk later!"

*What the hell! Is there no reasoning with them?*

Jiang Xuan cursed inwardly, but the Overlord Tiger had already slashed his palm through the void, turning it into several sharp blades of energy that tore through the air like feathered arrows! Immediately following, the massive body of the Demon Bull descended from the sky like a falling mountain!

Fur filled his vision, concealing lethal intent. Within the chaos, members of the Leopard clan hid, attempting to close the distance for a lethal strike.

The real problem was that Jiang Xuan’s body couldn't move again!

"Damn Wolf clan!" Jiang Xuan cursed. He looked up, only to realize—when had it become night? A blood-red moon hung in the sky, looking incredibly ominous. *That’s not right! The sunset hadn't even finished fading a moment ago!*

This Moon-Slaying Wolf Demon was truly something else.

"Big Brother! Damn it! Save Big Brother!"

"Ah! Big Brother, you can't die!"

"How can this be? Isn't Big Brother incredibly powerful? Why isn't he moving... wait, I can't move either!"

"Oh no, it's that Moon-Slaying Wolf Demon's imprisonment array!"

The minions watched as Jiang Xuan was swarmed, yet they were completely unable to budge. It wasn't that they were weak; on the contrary, Jiang Xuan’s followers possessed strength far exceeding beasts of their own rank. Their foundations were solid, their vitality potent, and they were seasoned by daily hunts and rich combat experience. It was simply that their current opponents were far too powerful. For beasts at the Sixth or Seventh Rank, trying to break the Ninth-Rank Moon-Slaying Wolf’s Lunar Demon Array was nothing more than a pipe dream.

Time felt distorted. After a wave of dizziness, Jiang Xuan felt the essence blood within him begin to churn. The onslaught came from all directions like a tide; he had nowhere to hide. But since he was a Great Demon, he possessed a qualitative difference in power compared to ordinary spirit beasts.

"If that's how you want to play, then I'll fight first and worry about 'persuading you with virtue' later."

*What was that sound?*

A magnetic voice echoed in the ears of the hundreds of beasts, as if striking directly at the depths of their souls. It was so vivid that they couldn't help but turn their heads, thinking Jiang Xuan was standing right beside them.

"Let me use this Extreme Yang Fire to help you all clear your heads!"

The sky of the western Outer Domain was filled with a sea of fire. Like an apocalypse, the Extreme Yang Fire spread relentlessly. This was the most masculine, most powerful, and most rigid of flames.

Wails merged into a single chorus. The hundred beasts were bathed in the sea of fire, the flames scorching their bodies and subduing their minds. The gap in power was manifested to the extreme at this moment. Between spirit beasts and a Great Demon lay an unbridgeable chasm; no matter how hard they struggled, it was all in vain.

When the last embers of the fire finally died out, the entire sky fell into silence. To resist this completely unreasonable power, the hundred beasts had exhausted everything, huddling together to survive. Even so, they were left utterly dazed. The scorching heat had already invaded their bodies through their breath, ravaging their vitality. Without a doubt, this alone was enough to damage their cultivation, making any further progress impossible for months.

As the air, distorted by the intense heat, returned to stillness, the figure in green appeared once more before their eyes. He stood with his hands behind his back, his expression carrying a hint of apology, yet mostly characterized by an air of breezy indifference.

To not kill them was already the greatest of mercies.

"Defeated... we are defeated."

"With just this one strike—not to mention having no chance to fight back—how could we, a hundred beasts, be defeated so easily?"

The leading Ninth-Rank Overlord Tiger murmured to himself, as if unable to accept the reality. The gap in power was so vast it was almost beyond his comprehension. He didn't know whether to feel gratitude or rage, for he had been so close to breaking through to the Great Demon realm himself. Now, with his cultivation regressed and suffering heavy injuries, it wasn't just a matter of starting over.

But wasn't the fact that he was still alive a stroke of extreme luck?

"Impossible. How can he only be at the First-Rank Great Demon stage?"

"When our ancestors broke through to the Great Demon realm, their strength wasn't even half of his! How can this guy possess such terrifying power?"

The Demon Bull was deeply shocked. The Bull clan took pride in their brute, unreasonable strength, yet he had never seen such terrifying power in any other Great Demon of his own kind. Not even divine abilities could account for such devastating force and scale.

"Golden Crow lineage! It must be the Golden Crow lineage!"

"This guy is different from other Eagles; I've never seen any other Eagle possess fire-based divine abilities!"

"I cannot be wrong—it must be the blessing of the Golden Crow bloodline that gives him such savage power!"

The speculation of the Eighth-Rank Mountain-Crushing Leopard was not without merit, and this idea was quickly accepted by the other beasts.

Jiang Xuan’s face turned grim. It was true that the Golden Crow bloodline was powerful, and his Extreme Yang Fire was indeed a credit to it. But that didn't mean they could dismiss his own efforts! He had never been slack in his "sleeping" practice, after all!

The key point was that in his previous life, he had read many web novels where those who were invincible at their own level always suppressed their cultivation at every stage. Jiang Xuan had strictly followed this principle. Every time he reached a breakthrough, he would forcibly suppress it, only breaking through when he absolutely had no other choice.

This process was far from as simple as it looked.