Chapter 37

In the back hall of Xingqing Palace, Hongjun and Li Jinglong were squeezed until their bones were in pain. Their internal organs were about to be squeezed out. Hongjun wanted to raise his sword again, but he still had no strength.

"Elder …"

"Wait …" Li Jinglong said with difficulty, "Look … this sea of blood … is alive …"

"I'm going to vomit." Hongjun couldn't concentrate at all and said painfully.

When Li Jinglong used his mind lamp to illuminate the sea of blood, the color of the blood in the area illuminated by the mind lamp would become lighter, and the color of the other areas would become darker.

He still couldn't tell if this was the afterimage of the illumination or if the sea of blood was really afraid of the mind lamp …

"Later, gather all your strength and push open the Five-colored Divine Light …" Li Jinglong said intermittently.

Hongjun exhaled the last breath in his lungs. Li Jinglong's face was already purple from suffocation, and his vision began to blur. Their chests were tightly pressed together, and the sea of blood was still collapsing and squeezing towards the Five-colored Divine Light.

Li Jinglong asked, "Are you … ready?"

Hongjun could no longer speak. They were tightly pressed in an extremely narrow space. Li Jinglong tried his best to take a deep breath, and his chest began to shine.

Wherever the light of the mind lamp reached, the color of the sea of blood seemed to change strangely. When the light shone, the dark areas quickly retreated. Li Jinglong used the mind lamp in his hands, and white light shone from his hands into the sea of blood from two directions. As the light expanded, the dark areas slowly gathered, avoiding the fan-shaped area where the white light reached, and gathered behind Li Jinglong.

"Now!" Li Jinglong shouted.

Hongjun released the last of his strength, and suddenly pushed open the Five-colored Divine Light!

At that moment, the light in the sea of blood shone in all directions. The Five-colored Divine Light was like Pangu pushing open the world in a piece of chaos, forcibly pushing open a space in the sea of blood! However, Hongjun's mana was already running out. He could only support himself a few feet before he felt the sea of blood roaring towards him like a counterattack!

Just as the divine light reached its end, Li Jinglong grabbed the Wisdom Sword on his back and pulled it out. He pushed Hongjun in the opposite direction and used the force to rush out of the protective range of the Rainbow Divine Light. Holding the Wisdom Sword, he stabbed into the dark area!

A strong light erupted from the Wisdom Sword, and the black smoke in the sea of blood surged. The moment the dark-colored area was stabbed, the entire sea of blood exploded and boiled. Then, it collapsed with a boom!

Hongjun fell heavily to the ground and choked on a mouthful of blood that was filled with the stench of blood. After struggling a few times, he saw Li Jinglong holding the Sword of Wisdom with both hands. Black smoke lingered on the Sword of Wisdom as it burned rapidly in the strong light and finally burned to ashes!

A painful wail came from the black smoke, as if some imprisoned soul had been released. Then, the sea of blood lost its form and surged in all directions like a tsunami.

Hongjun staggered to his feet and could not stop panting. Li Jinglong was on the verge of collapsing. He reached out to grab his arm and helped him up.

"Let's go!" Li Jinglong turned his head and said, "It must be nearby!"

On the observatory, dark clouds covered the sky and the rain stopped.

Yang Yuhuan lay in the middle of the observatory, unconscious. The seven-tailed demon fox lowered its head, and white light emitted from its mouth, enveloping Yang Yuhuan's body.

Hongjun held the Mo Sword and walked up the observatory step by step.

After the seven-tailed demon fox's tail was cut off, its wound had not healed. Blood dripped down, and it seemed to form a strange connection with Yang Yuhuan. When he got closer, Hongjun realized that the white light was shooting from Yang Yuhuan's body into the seven-tailed demon fox's mouth. It enveloped the demon fox's body and condensed into a pillar of light that shot into the sky!

"Fox demon, let her go." Hongjun held the Mo Sword and said in a deep voice.

Only then did the fox demon notice Hongjun's approach. It suddenly turned its head and roared, wanting to pounce on Hongjun! Hongjun immediately released the Five-colored Divine Light.

At the same time, Li Jinglong climbed up the observatory and hid behind the stone railing. He held the Wisdom Sword and observed the fox demon's every move.

"You actually defeated my child?" the fox demon said with a trembling voice.

"Is that Blood Sea your child?" Hongjun said slowly, "I've already destroyed it."

The fox demon's hair stood on end. It said with a trembling voice, "Fine, son of Kong Xuan, you must have come for those three feathered beasts. It doesn't matter whose bastard you are! "

Hongjun roared angrily. His voice seemed to carry a sense of majesty, "Who are you?!"

The fox demon sneered and gave up on Yang Guifei who was lying on the ground. At the same time, the Carp Demon climbed up from the other side of the observatory with its mouth open.

Li Jinglong gestured to the Carp Demon not to come forward. The Carp Demon looked confused and nodded.

"Baxia, Bi 'an, and Yazi." The fox demon said in a deep voice, "Including Xue Luo, you've killed too many of my children, Wu Qiyu …" The fox demon's voice sounded sorrowful. "Kong Xuan killed my younger sister. Now that you're so cruel, why do you have to kill each other as demons?!"

"Those three monsters … are also your children?" Hongjun couldn't believe it.

"To be exact, they are the sons of the Dragon of the Tang Dynasty." The fox demon's voice suddenly turned gentle and dangerous. It said in a low voice, "Do you know why the Imperial Concubine has no children?"

Hongjun: "…"

Even Li Jinglong couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. Wu Qiyu continued, "She was destined to have three children, but her body was never suitable to give birth to offspring for humans, unlike your father … Your mother must be a human as well, so she gave birth to a bastard like you …"

Li Jinglong's pupils suddenly contracted.

Hongjun gasped for breath and said, "Did you kill my father?"

Wu Qiyu lowered his head and stared at Hongjun. The black aura in his eyes dissipated as if there was a black fire burning in them. He said in a low voice, "I saw it … I saw it … So … it was you …"

When Hongjun looked into the fox demon's eyes, he felt as if he was struck by lightning and was suddenly brought back to his memory.

"Di Renjie, I only have one child …"

In the main hall of an abandoned brick house in the Exorcism Division, a man supported a young woman and a child as they staggered into the room.

The young Hongjun stared blankly at the scene in front of him. Golden light flashed, and a man holding a sword of wisdom floated in the air. His father and mother, who were on the verge of death, knelt in front of the man.

The man in the light raised the sword of wisdom …

"Hongjun —!" Li Jinglong's angry roar pulled Hongjun back to reality.

The sword of wisdom shone brightly and flashed in front of Hongjun. Hongjun retreated in fear and fell to the ground!

Li Jinglong turned around, holding the sword of wisdom with both hands, and stood in front of Hongjun. He faced the fox demon and said angrily, "Wu Qiyu, where is the Demon King?! Today, your time is up! You can't escape from Chang 'an City! "

"Demon King?" The fox demon suddenly laughed and said, "Are you talking about that useless Hei Jiao?! He left long ago. With his ability, he only knows how to swallow his anger. Now, I'm the Demon King —!! "

The fox demon's shrill laughter shook the palace, and he said sternly, "Your Tang Dynasty is about to be finished! Just wait! Li Jinglong! You … you … especially you … "

The fox demon's eyes looked past Li Jinglong and met Hongjun's eyes. He said word by word, "Kong Xuan killed my Yu Zaoyun. I wanted to take his son's life to relieve the hatred in my heart. I didn't expect that it would be you. I only hope that you can survive, because from now on, you will suffer in the Fire of Tianma that will burn everything. Your life will be worse than death … You will never be free!"

"Who killed my parents?" Hongjun felt that under the fox demon's gaze, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

However, Li Jinglong just raised his hand and waved it in front of him. His hand emitted a white light, and the white light blocked the fox demon's gaze. In an instant, Hongjun calmed down.

"I … I …" Hongjun said with a trembling voice.

"It's my fault for killing your children and grandchildren." Li Jinglong said in a deep voice, "It has nothing to do with Hongjun or my colleagues. Even if I have to suffer in the Fire of Purgatory because of this, I will bear it! Fox demon! You have done many evil things. Today, you should be the first to enter Purgatory! "

After that, Li Jinglong shook the Wisdom Sword and rushed toward the fox demon without fear!

The Seven-Tailed Celestial Fox roared and pounced at Li Jinglong with its sharp claws. Hongjun came back to his senses and shook the Five-colored Divine Light to block the fox demon's sharp claws. Amidst the collision, the Carp Demon took the opportunity to jump over the high platform and shouted, "Found it!"

The Carp Demon took advantage of the time when Li Jinglong and Hongjun lured the fox demon away to hug Yang Yuhuan's neck. It grabbed a handful of Soul Detachment Pollen and stuffed it into her nostrils. Yang Yuhuan was only unconscious. Under the effect of the Soul Detachment Pollen, she immediately sneezed and slowly woke up …

She opened her eyes, which were filled with tears, and saw that her savior was a carp with its mouth open and closed.

"So beautiful." Although the Carp Demon was not human, it knew how to appreciate Yang Yuhuan's delicate skin and beautiful face.

Yang Yuhuan's eyes were a little confused. She looked at the Carp Demon for a moment.

"Beauty, are you okay?" the Carp Demon asked with concern.

Yang Yuhuan: "Ah — — How can this carp talk! Demon! Demon! "

Yang Yuhuan was scared and hurriedly struggled to get up. The Carp Demon felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on it. It could only say, "Okay, okay, okay. Yes, yes, yes, I am a demon."

"Take her away!" Li Jinglong roared.

"Come with me?" the Carp Demon could only say.

Wu Qiyu was still fighting with Hongjun and Li Jinglong. When he heard the scream, he suddenly turned his head and roared, "Yu 'er!"

In the blink of an eye, Hongjun pressed forward with his left hand and swung the Mo Sword with his right hand. He swung it from his feet to the front of his body to the top of his head, creating a crescent-like sword light! Wu Qiyu could not dodge in time. His tail was cut off again, and blood immediately spurted out. He turned around and pounced on Hongjun, roaring, "I'll kill you first!"

Hongjun was hit by Wu Qiyu and immediately fell straight down from the observatory. Li Jinglong abandoned the Wisdom Sword and rushed over to grab Hongjun's hand. The two of them hung on the railing. However, the fox demon opened its mouth and spat out flames. The wooden pillars at the edge of the observatory collapsed. Hongjun screamed and fell down with Li Jinglong.

In an instant, something soft lifted the two of them. Mo Rigen's voice said, "We're here!"

Qiu Yongsi and Atay arrived at the same time. Grey Wolf leaped and carried Li Jinglong and Hongjun back to the observatory. The people of the Exorcism Division gathered again. Grey Wolf transformed into Mo Rigen. Everyone quickly took up their positions and surrounded the injured Wu Qiyu in the center.

"Fox demon?! Where is the Hei Jiao? " Qiu Yongsi waved his brush and said coldly, "Quickly surrender. The Dragon-Subduing Tower is where it belongs!"

"Fox demon." Mo Rigen held an arrow and nocked it on his longbow. He stood at the northwest corner of the observatory. "Where did you take the White Deer?!"

Li Jinglong, "!!!"

"So, you all came prepared." Wu Qiyu sneered. "Kong Xuan's death, the flood dragon that escaped from the Dragon-Subduing Tower, and the dream-guarding White Deer … But you killed me."

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

With the Emperor's Sword in hand, Li Longji climbed onto the observatory. Below the observatory, the six armies were densely packed. Behind him, a large group of guards knelt on one knee and nocked their bows and arrows, aiming at the fox demon in the center.

"Your Majesty!" Yang Yuhuan yelled pitifully. She leaped over the Carp Demon and pounced toward Li Longji.

"Yu 'er …" Wu Qiyu suddenly sobbed. "Yu' er … Do you know? As long as I can hold on until sunrise, you'll … "

Yang Yuhuan looked confused. She looked at Li Longji and then at Wu Qiyu. Her voice trembled. "Big Sister?"

Tears flowed from Wu Qiyu's huge eyes and dripped to the ground.

The exorcists stared at the fox demon. Li Jinglong felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He roared, "Fox demon! What did you do to the Imperial Concubine?! "

Li Longji raised his hand and motioned Yang Yuhuan not to move. He walked forward slowly. When he was ten steps away from Wu Qiyu, he asked in a deep voice, "Fox demon, where did you come from? Why did you disturb the Tang Dynasty? "

Wu Qiyu said in a low voice, "Your Madam of Guo State died a long time ago. Li Longji! "

"How dare you!" The guards scolded when they heard Wu Qiyu call the Emperor by his name.

"When you tasted all the delicacies in the world, did you ever think about the people who would die in your hands?" Wu Qiyu sneered. "When did you humans ever show the slightest bit of mercy to us monsters? When you ordered our descendants to be burned to death, did you show any mercy?! The raging flames soared into the sky. It was the evil energy of the world! Do you think I need a reason to destroy your Tang Dynasty?! "

Li Longji said in a deep voice, "Demons and ghosts, those who are not of our race must have different intentions. You will never become a human! Kill it for me! "

"Then let's see today!" Wu Qiyu roared, "How capable is the Emperor?!"

"Your Majesty, be careful —!" Li Jinglong was shocked.

The fox demon lunged at Li Longji. The others couldn't save him in time. When they rushed forward, Li Longji held the Emperor's Sword in front of him. Golden light burst out and formed a barrier, sending the fox demon flying backward!

In an instant, the cheers of "Long Live the Emperor" were endless. The fox demon gasped for breath and stared at Li Longji with wide eyes.

"Your fate is over!" Li Longji couldn't help but gasp. "Surrender! I'll leave your corpse intact! "

At this moment, Hongjun only wanted to keep the fox demon named Wu Qiyu alive and interrogate him. He had been in Chang 'an for decades and knew too much inside information.

"Don't show mercy." Li Jinglong said, "As long as he's alive, the truth will be revealed one day. However, he only has one life."

Everyone nodded lightly. Hong Jun had no choice but to drop the matter. He heard the fox demon laugh hysterically again and roared, "Then come at me!"

The moment the fox demon shouted, his body expanded again. This time, the Exorcism Division didn't wait for orders and all of them stepped forward. Hongjun waved his Mo Sword, Li Jinglong's sword shot out a strong light, Mo Rigen released the Nailhead Seven Arrows, and Qiu Yongsi waved his ink brush.

In an instant, a strong light gathered on the top of the Star Observation Platform and the fox demon lost another tail. Li Jinglong stepped forward with his sword. The fox demon spat out black flames from its eyes and swept towards the ground, but they were all dissolved by Li Jinglong's light sword.

Qiu Yongsi waved his brush and all the constellations on the Star Observation Platform left the horizontal beam and rushed towards the fox demon!

Mo Rigen shot the Nailhead Seven Arrows at the fox demon and turned into a Grey Wolf, pouncing on its back!

The fox demon screamed in pain and flames shot out from its mouth. A hurricane swept up ice and frost and blocked the flames. Hongjun was in mid-air and blocked the attack with the Holy Light of Five Colors. Then, he spun around and slashed down with his sword!

"There are only three left!" Hongjun roared.

The fox demon lost several tails and lay in a pool of blood. Its magic power was getting weaker and weaker. At that moment, Hongjun looked at it in a daze. Suddenly, his heart wavered.

However, in the next moment, there was a bird's cry in the sky —

The dark clouds broke apart layer by layer and the morning sun appeared. A giant Peng bathed in golden light with a wingspan of more than ten feet appeared. It circled and cried as it flew down from the sky!

Then, the giant Peng fanned up a hurricane. Falcons, eagles, and other large birds rushed towards the center of the Star Observation Platform in Xingqing Palace. The fox demon turned around and tried to escape. It rushed towards Li Jinglong, but Li Jinglong blocked it with his Wisdom Sword and stabbed it into its neck!

The fox demon screamed and retreated. When Li Jinglong was about to shout, "Protect His Majesty", the giant Peng rushed down from the Star Observation Platform. It grabbed the fox demon with its claws and flew into the sky!

Over ten thousand people shouted in unison, and even Li Longji's expression changed. The Golden Roc grabbed the Fox Demon and tossed it into the air. The carnivorous birds swarmed over in a frenzy, and the sky was filled with a dense flock of birds. They attacked the Fox Demon one after another, and the Fox Demon's screams filled the sky before it exploded into a bloody mist.

The flock of birds scattered in all directions. The Golden-Winged Roc let out another cry. It turned around and circled around before disappearing into the clouds. The flock of birds circled around in the air and followed the Golden-Winged Roc. They crossed the clouds and left in a grandiose procession.

Everything happened in a short time. The fox demon's hair and blood rained down from the sky. It was like a red blood rain. Everyone stood in front of the Star Observation Platform with their faces covered in blood. Hongjun stretched out his hand and a piece of white fur fell on his palm.

Li Jinglong was on the verge of collapsing. He leaned on the railing with his Wisdom Sword and sighed.

"Elder Censor, look." Qiu Yongsi murmured.

The sun had just risen and shone on the Star Observation Platform. The morning bell had not rung. The entire Chang 'an was illuminated by the sun and demonic aura spread. With Wu Qiyu's death, tens of thousands of demons from the eight gates of the city fled the Chang' an in a mighty manner.

The people from the Exorcism Division stood in front of the Star Observation Platform and looked at the Chang 'an. The Eternal Capital seemed to have a new face.

"Elder Censor, what are your thoughts?" Atay smiled.

"This battle was really long …" Li Jinglong was completely exhausted. He did not want to think about anything else. He turned to look at Hongjun and rubbed his head. Hongjun looked in the direction where the giant Peng had left. He suddenly missed Qing Xiong and Chong Ming. He did not expect Qing Xiong to appear at this moment.

His nose was sour and his eyes were filled with tears. However, he still smiled at Li Jinglong.