Sole Sword Supremacy-Chapter 535 - 539: Demon Race Invasion (Part 1)

Pei Haoran had actually made a lot of preparations, but in this world, things often turn out exactly as feared.

Early the next morning, a large number of demon cultivators and the Demon Race returned simultaneously from the Nether Sea, beginning their assault on Netherworld City without any probing.

Originally, it was the people of Netherworld Mansion responsible for defense, but now, the experts of Netherworld Mansion have been killed, and the remaining soldiers have scattered.

The manpower of the Four Seas Commerce Association is clearly insufficient, and they are unable to organize effective defense. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

In just half an hour, most of Netherworld City was captured, even considering the results of spontaneous resistance by many threatened demon cultivators!

The most terrifying fact is that due to the enemy’s attack, many demon cultivators who had been persuaded by Pei Haoran now changed their minds again.

"Dead, all dead! The Saint Realm battle at Netherworld Abyss turned the sea red and none of your Human Race saint realms are coming back!"

The Demon Race spread news while attacking the defenses of Netherworld City.

Although these messages were very scattered at first, soon someone pieced together the context from them.

Now, several Demon Kings along with Qu Lishang and Night Spirit Demon Venerable have been fighting at Netherworld Abyss for a whole day and night, although there is no definitive victory yet, the Demon Race clearly has the upper hand, leading to their invasion!

The demon cultivators attacking alongside the Demon Race are mostly cultivators like the Maiden of the Sea, Yang Hong, who have lived in the Nether Sea. Among them, some are under Cyan Robe Demon Venerable. These demon cultivators don’t care who wins the battle at the Netherworld Abyss; they just want to take advantage of the chaos to loot in Netherworld City, flee from the Nether Sea!

Essentially, these demon cultivators and the Demon Race are all plunderers, which makes them even more ruthless.

....

"Ye... Has Brother Wang and the Saintess emerged yet?"

Returning to Netherworld Mansion, Pei Haoran paced back and forth in front of the side hall, unable to resist asking disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect several times, but the answer remained the same.

Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan are still recovering, and these disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect cannot leave here unattended to resist the Demon Race’s attack on Netherworld City.

In fact, for these disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect, they don’t care whether Netherworld City is breached.

Their only purpose this time is to rescue Wang Junze, and no one is concerned about the chaos in the Nether Sea, or that Wang Junze intends to take control of it.

Pei Haoran cannot explain any of this to them and can only wait anxiously.

"Brother Pei, we can’t wait any longer!"

Looking at Pei Haoran, Yang Hong spoke in a deep voice: "Retract the defensive lines, prevent the Four Seas Commerce Association people from retreating, and focus defense on Netherworld Mansion."

Netherworld City is too large, and now Pei Haoran simply does not have the capability for comprehensive defense. He must concentrate manpower at Netherworld Mansion to attract those demon cultivators unwilling to give up, to fight here together.

Of course, doing so will inevitably cause great loss to Netherworld City, but there is no time to worry about that now.

"Concentrate resources, these Demon Race and demon cultivators aim to plunder resources. As long as the resources from the Four Seas Commerce Association are all brought here, they will be attracted, but..."

The Maiden of the Sea paused slightly.

Pei Haoran and the others understood the implication.

If they allow looting, they might temporarily overlook Netherworld Mansion. But if all resources and the Four Seas Commerce Association people are gathered here, it draws the enemy’s attack. The disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect would be forced to defend, but if Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan don’t recover, danger will be imminent!

Moreover... It might be hard to hold!

"Let’s do it!"

After a moment of silence, Peng Ru suddenly spoke: "Young Master, we’ve paid such a heavy price to take down Netherworld Mansion, so we absolutely cannot give it up easily, or all previous efforts will be in vain!"

"Alright! I’ll arrange it right away!"

Nodding, Pei Haoran agreed immediately.

The relationship between Peng Ru and Wang Junze was well known. In some respects, she indeed had the right to speak on Wang Junze’s behalf.

Moreover, to capture Netherworld City, the Four Seas Commerce Association has already paid a tremendous price, and Pei Haoran would not accept such a failure.

...

Side hall.

After an entire night, Wang Junze had actually woken up. By now, his injuries were mostly healed, but this improvement was almost entirely due to Luo Qingxuan’s vitality and strength. Today, Luo Qingxuan’s condition appeared somewhat weary.

Of course, the most dangerous phase had passed. If given enough time, Luo Qingxuan could easily recover and not leave any hidden dangers.

However, there wasn’t enough time now.

In fact, Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan had heard Pei Haoran’s words outside, but since the situation wasn’t extremely urgent, they had not interrupted their healing process.

"Are those people trustworthy?"

Luo Qingxuan asked softly, looking at Wang Junze.

"Trustworthy!"

Nodding lightly, Wang Junze replied softly: "Earlier you saw it too. If it weren’t for their joint help, I fear I wouldn’t have made it until you arrived."

Nodding slightly, Luo Qingxuan acknowledged this reason, thought for a moment, and continued asking: "And Master Qu’s side? What exactly happened?"

With Luo Qingxuan, Wang Junze naturally didn’t conceal anything, explaining the entire process from first meeting Qu Lishang at Inverted Mountain.

Of course, he also included the plan discussed with Eldest Princess Ningyu and Monk Benyin to capture the Nether Sea.

After quietly listening to Wang Junze’s explanation, Luo Qingxuan finally gained a clear understanding of the situation in the Nether Sea.

After some thought, she slowly replied: "Thus, we must find a way to defend Netherworld City, but... now, can our manpower withstand those Demon Races?"

"By ourselves, certainly not, but if we can hold the first wave off, we might unite with demon cultivators in the city to act together, raising hope to defend it."

"Demon cultivators?"

Mentioning demon cultivators, Luo Qingxuan furrowed her brows slightly.

She didn’t have a good impression of demon cultivators, and had anyone other than Wang Junze spoken of them, she’d likely suspect their motive.

"Not all demon cultivators are utterly evil."

Smiling lightly, Wang Junze explained: "These days, I’ve dealt with many demon cultivators in the Nether Sea. They aren’t as terrifying as rumored. Besides... this is the Nether Sea, and to take control here, we must unite with demon cultivators, or capturing it would be meaningless."