Such dense Demonic Qi bursting out from the array—if this goes on for too long, it'll surely corrupt the heavens and earth around it.

And right now, Tiger King Ridge is the closest place, so the risk of contamination is extremely high.

Seeing this, Jiang Che, who had already flown backward, and Fang Yuan not far away, both changed expressions.

"Big brother! I'll maintain the array, you suppress the Demonic Qi!"

Detecting the surging Demonic Qi from all directions, battering against the array and trying to flood out of Demon Valley, Fang Yuan hurried to control the formation, pushing it to its limit, resisting the impact of the Demonic Qi.

Boom!

Jiang Che moved in an instant, soaring swiftly into the sky. Thunder roared like an avalanche; endless lightning surged, cutting off the column of Demonic Qi bursting into the clouds.

Rumble~

Below, furious Demonic Qi kept crashing upward, colliding with Jiang Che's thunderbolts, erupting in a series of earth-shaking explosions.

Unfortunately, under Jiang Che's Imperial Realm Power, the Demonic Qi pillar that rushed out had little resistance, forcibly pressed back into the array.

With the interference of the Demonic Qi pillar gone, the array above Demon Valley mended quickly, returning to its pristine state.

The array's power was pushed to the extreme, locking the endless Demonic Qi erupting forth firmly inside Demon Valley.

Staring at the Demonic Qi pillar still shooting upwards from the spatial channel, Jiang Che frowned slightly.

The next moment, a streak of golden light shot out from Jiang Che's body.

Buzz buzz~

The Sky-Slaying Halberd erupted with dazzling golden brilliance, sharp as ever, quivering in midair, and emitting a piercing shriek.

Then, Jiang Che suspended the Sky-Slaying Halberd above the Demonic Qi pillar, suppressing its rising momentum.

Boom boom boom~

The Sky-Slaying Halberd exploded with a thousand-zhang golden radiance, like an ancient golden Divine Mountain, crushing down on the Demonic Qi pillar. No matter how it tried to surge, it remained completely unmoved.

Once the pillar was dealt with, Jiang Che sensed the Demonic Qi gathering in Demon Valley, and quickly flew to Fang Yuan's side, asking, "Second brother, how is it? Can the array hold? If it breaks, we three will be moving house!"

Nangong Luo also flew over, glancing worriedly at the swirling Demonic Qi around them.

Fang Yuan was fully focused on controlling the array. As the spatial channel spouted more and more Demonic Qi, the pressure on the array only grew.

"Big brother, don't worry, our array can hold for a while yet.

But the current array's level is too low. Later, I'll set up a new array for Demon Valley that'll guarantee the Demonic Qi can't break through."

Returning to himself, Fang Yuan glanced at the Demonic Qi surrounding them, speaking calmly.

When the array was set up in Demon Valley back then, it was limited by his cultivation, so the array's endurance had its limits.

Now, he'd already advanced to Tier Eight, and with big brother—who's Tier Nine Imperial Realm—helping out, he planned to set up a special Tier Nine formation.

By then, no matter how much Demonic Qi the spatial channel spits out, it couldn't shake the array in the slightest, nor pose any threat to Tiger King Ridge.

"Good, since the spatial channel is open, when do you plan to go to the Ancestral Demon Realm?"

Jiang Che nodded, then glanced again at the spatial channel below, asking Fang Yuan.

"The channel's open, so things may be stirring on the Ancestral Demon Realm's side too. To avoid being detected by their demons, the sooner the better—I'll go right away."

Fang Yuan answered without hesitation. He'd been searching for the Ancestral Demon Realm for so long, and now the passage was before him—there was no way he'd procrastinate.

"Then let's go!"

"Big brother, let me go with you!"

At the side, seeing her big brother getting ready, Nangong Luo couldn't help but speak.

The Ancestral Demon Realm was another world—how could she not be curious.

Jiang Che paused, looking at Nangong Luo's eager face, but shook his head mercilessly.

"Little sister, the Ancestral Demon Realm is full of danger. Your cultivation is only Tier Seven, it's too risky. If a big battle breaks out, Second brother and I won't be able to protect you!

If you want to go, just wait until Second brother and I come back—by then we'll know more about the Realm."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Luo was disappointed. But she knew her cultivation was a weakness—she'd just wanted to try asking.

Big brother's right—her cultivation is still too low. If it's no good, then so be it.

Seeing Nangong Luo not press further, Jiang Che nodded in satisfaction.

Not letting Nangong Luo join them on this trip had two reasons. First was that the situation in the Ancestral Demon Realm was unknown, and with Nangong Luo at Tier Seven, it was far too risky.

Second, she needed to stay and guard Tiger King Ridge. Right now, the three siblings were the only ones in charge—if they all left at once and something happened, they'd be caught off guard.

"Little sister, guard Tiger King Ridge—wait till Second brother and I return…"

Jiang Che continued, but before he finished, all three of them suddenly changed expressions, turning in unison to look down at the spatial channel.

They saw the spatial channel radiating blood-red light and spouting Demonic Qi, suddenly pulsing with intense spatial ripples, the bloody glow growing stronger.

Tap tap tap~

Within the thick blood-light and dense Demonic Qi, a series of footsteps echoed.

The next moment, strange figures appeared in the blood glow, and a series of icy gazes pierced through, locking onto Jiang Che and his siblings.

"It's demons!"

Fang Yuan's expression turned cold, his voice deep and surrounded by a chilling air.

He hadn't expected the others to break through before he had even crossed over.

Roar~

The next moment, the demons emerging from the Ancestral Demon Realm strode out from the blood glow, throwing their heads back in wild howls.

These demons were extremely different from humans: while humanoid, their faces were twisted and fierce, eyes blood-red, two sharp black horns on their heads, upper body bare, lower body wrapped in mysterious beast pelts.

Each stood three or four meters tall, heavily built, muscles bulging with fierce strength, and behind them stretched giant black-scaled wings large enough to envelop their whole bodies.

Their bodies were covered head to toe in black scale armor, shining with a metallic sheen, radiating thick Demonic Qi and blood glow.

Further, every joint sprouted razor-sharp bone blades, their hands tipped with gleaming claws cold and cruel, exuding a savage killing aura—right now, they looked like perfectly engineered machines of slaughter.

It was clear these demons had locked onto Jiang Che and his siblings; their wings flexed, Demonic Qi and blood glow swirling, and they shot up to the sky.

"Hmph, just a bunch of Tier Four and Five demons—daring to trespass through the spatial channel? They're courting death!"

Fang Yuan, sensing their cultivation, sneered disdainfully.

"They look pretty weird…"

Nangong Luo gazed at the demons curiously—it was her first time seeing creatures from another world.

Jiang Che stood calmly beside her; with his Tier Nine Imperial Realm cultivation, his confidence was unshakable.

What damn demons—even if they were Tier Eight or Nine, so what?