Because he discovered that within a hundred miles around him, there were a total of six Demon Venerables, each speeding towards his current location.

"How do they determine my position? Could it be that the Demon Venerables possess some kind of instant communication ability?"

This phenomenon made Wang Zhifan more puzzled.

According to his current understanding, the Demon Venerables definitely don’t have something good like the Demon Sealing List in their hands, yet with their space movements and calling for reinforcements, they don’t seem much different from the cultivators’ side.

"Since each of you is coming to court death, I’ll play with you all for a while. Anyway, if the situation is not favorable, I can teleport home."

Without much hesitation, Wang Zhifan decided to continue fighting to see if he could add a few more achievements after taking down a Demon Venerable.

So he once again blended into the darkness, scaling mountains and crossing valleys, heading towards the nearest Demon Venerable.

In a mutual pursuit, the time of meeting was further shortened. In no time, he saw his opponent and simultaneously sensed that the other approaching Demon Venerables were not far off.

It was a small-sized Demon Venerable, resembling a bat, not much larger than a human, but its aura intensity was very unusual, demanding Wang Zhifan’s serious attention.

The first clash between the two happened almost as soon as they met, with Wang Zhifan launching a high-speed surprise attack using the Ocean Envoy Curved Saber, enhanced by the shadows.

But this Demon Venerable was evidently on high alert for his speed, and also possessed the ability to capture his figure.

After a feigned attack, it turned and desperately fled, its explosive speed not lagging much behind Wang Zhifan’s, ultimately at the cost of losing part of a wing and luring Wang Zhifan into a trap.

Wang Zhifan had long noticed the nearby Demon Venerables coming, so he wasn’t recklessly charging into the encirclement.

He first attempted to chase down the bat-formed Demon Venerable and, finding he only had time to cut off part of its wing, immediately used Dream In and Dream Break to escape the ambush, relocating to the position of a pre-arranged clone, then stealthily moved back towards the Demon Venerable.

"A guy with a clipped wing, this time you’re dead for sure."

His primary target for a counterattack was still the opponent he just engaged, considering it was already wounded by him, and his blade intent could prevent the injury from healing, making it the easiest to kill.

However, when Wang Zhifan quietly returned, he found all the Demon Venerables that had surrounded him still there, except the bat Demon Venerable with the clipped wing was missing, unseen in the nearby area on the Demon Sealing List.

"What’s going on... Did that guy also teleport to escape? Is this kind of spatial ability so easily available?"

Reflexively, Wang Zhifan had this explanation in mind, otherwise, he couldn’t believe that bat could have escaped so thoroughly in such a short time.

"Should I attempt a one-on-five? Or just give up?"

This formed a somewhat awkward situation, as Wang Zhifan now faced five gathered Demon Venerables, and any sneak attack on one would inevitably result in being surrounded by the remaining four.

Even with their guard, his ambush could likely fail, after all, the perception abilities at the Demon Venerable level are very strong; five Demon Venerables guarding against him, blending into darkness was hardly safe.

After a brief consideration, Wang Zhifan still felt the risk was too great to force a confrontation, this time it was wise to take what he got and leave, having killed a Demon Venerable, his efforts were not wasted.

Decisively and silently, he began to retreat, intending to find a safe location to search for the next suitable teleportation point on the Demon Sealing List.

However, before retreating more than two miles, a powerful and immense aura suddenly appeared above the spot he had just withdrawn from, where the Demon Venerables had gathered!

In his extraordinary perception, he quickly assessed the newcomer to be a bald monk in his thirties.

The person was tall but lean, wearing a thin monk’s robe, with an ordinary Buddhist Beads hanging on his chest, holding a not-so-special Gilded Zen Staff, his overall image less solemn and luxurious than many high monks of the Buddhist Sect.

However, his powerful aura was exceptionally terrifying, carrying a menacing aura completely different from ordinary Buddhist practitioners!

"Demon Tathagata?"

Wang Zhifan instantly recognized this surpassingly innate cultivator, having seen him the day before during the fall of Shuyue City.

However, the person’s appearance wasn’t that remarkable; during the ensuing chaos, they weren’t together, and aside from knowing he was the number one on the list, he didn’t have any special impressions.

A fierce battle was imminent!

As soon as Demon Tathagata arrived, he plummeted towards the five Demon Venerables below without any hesitation, completely unconcerned about being outnumbered!

The five Demon Venerables were momentarily puzzled by how this monk didn’t regard them, but they were not without combat experience; first dispersing hundreds of feet to avoid the sky-falling strike of Demon Tathagata, then rushed in together to besiege him!

The foremost was a snake-like Demon Venerable with a metallic sheen all over its body.

As it charged at Demon Tathagata, its size rapidly expanded, in a blink transforming from an initial size of ten zhang to a massive thousand zhang.

It surrounded Demon Tathagata along with several nearby mountains using its immense body, and its gigantic head spewed sinister white toxic flames towards him.

Slightly behind was a humanoid Demon Venerable with dual wings and blood-red eyes.

This creature seemed to possess some kind of evil Pupil Technique, flying up to stare directly at Demon Tathagata’s position, enveloping the monk in a visible unknown energy.

This caused his monk’s robe to decay instantly, the Buddhist Beads around his neck began to fall to the ground, and even the Gilded Zen Staff showed spots of rust.

More critically, the corrosive ability released by this Demon Venerable seemed to have formidable restrictive effects, enveloping Demon Tathagata completely, giving an impression of immobilization.

Meanwhile, the other three Demon Venerables were not idle either.

One opened its mouth and spat out numerous slender, thread-like lines, though these countless threads didn’t directly attack Demon Tathagata, instead they pierced various parts of the space surrounding him, making his actions baffling.

Another Demon Venerable rapidly shrank its body size, turning into the size of a mosquito, approaching Demon Tathagata’s mouth and nose, who was trapped.

The last Demon Venerable seemed the most normal, relatively humanoid with a bizarre bleeding spear appearing in its claws, charging forward to perform a chilling surgery on Demon Tathagata.

Witnessing such a situation from a not-so-distant spot, Wang Zhifan’s expression was quite vivid.

"Isn’t this Demon Tathagata the number one on the Demon Sealing List? Could he be going down just like that?"

From the rankings, Wang Zhifan had reason to believe Demon Tathagata could handle this siege, after all, he charged into the Demon Venerables’ encirclement without hesitation, suggesting he had considerable reliance.

But from the current situation, he couldn’t judge what backup Demon Tathagata had, it appeared he was overly arrogant and about to die, with his clothes and weapons being corroded and destroyed by the Demon Venerables.

If he genuinely was about to fall, Wang Zhifan needed to do something, he couldn’t just watch and not help.

To ensure a smooth clearing of the stage, he must attempt to eliminate enemies and preserve allies; losing a master like Demon Tathagata would be a tremendous loss.

So, before Demon Tathagata could truly perish, Wang Zhifan quickly sped over to assist while swapping the Ocean Envoy for the Blade of Time.

The Blade of Time’s brilliant light immediately disrupted his state of blending into darkness, capturing the attention of those five Demon Venerables, causing subtle stagnation in their actions.

But just as Wang Zhifan was ready to use the Time Stop Skill to rescue, the previously overwhelmed Demon Tathagata suddenly made a new move!

Trapped within the encirclement, his body exploded apart dramatically, literally scattering into pieces!

From his body, emerged a bizarre Buddha ten zhang tall, entirely black as night with eyes crimson as blood!

This eerie black Buddha effortlessly broke through all the restrictions around it, rushing towards the nearest Demon Venerable!