Chapter 384: Fierce Battle

“Thank you, Senior Sister Su, for vouching for our Zhou family. All those I have brought this time are the strongest core disciples of our Zhou family. In order to protect the peace of this region, our Zhou family has already exerted our utmost effort. As for deceiving everyone, it was truly a move of desperation.” Zhou Li suppressed his voice; even if they had done wrong, their Zhou family had nothing to feel guilty about on the path of slaying demons and eliminating evil.

The crowd looked at one another, having lost their mainstay in the face of such a situation.

No matter how wrong the Zhou family had been, they were all in the same boat now. They could either die here together, or charge out.

If they could make it out alive, rather than letting the Zhou family suffer humiliation, it would be better to use this opportunity where the Zhou family was in the wrong to make them owe everyone a favor.

Watching the situation be reversed once again by Su Yan's few words, Kong Yueqing's hatred for her reached its peak.

It seemed that unless she eliminated this Su Yan, her great undertaking would be impossible to complete.

“Kong Yueqing, if you are willing to bow your head and admit your mistake now and deal with these evils, the Kong family can still give you a chance to turn over a new leaf!” Kong Xiang struck while the iron was hot.

Kong Yueqing's scheme to sow discord had failed, and she had completely lost her patience.

“Do you still think you can walk out of here alive? This is your burial ground!”

She slowly closed her eyes, chanting a terrifying incantation under her breath.

The evils she had stilled instantly emitted an aura of riotous energy, and at the same time, the ground began to shake violently.

Everyone struggled to stand, their bodies swaying along with the ground.

Su Yan's gaze was cold; so, "Kong Yueqing" was finally about to reveal her true purpose.

“Stop her, quickly!” Zhou Li shouted anxiously, being the first to charge forward.

Even if the others did not know exactly what Kong Yueqing intended to do, that terrifying aura already made them feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Stop Kong Yueqing!

They must stop Kong Yueqing!

In the next second, Kong Xiang and Ma Chulong moved together, both charging toward Kong Yueqing just like Zhou Li.

However, Kong Yueqing's strength was now incomparable; even with the combined power of the three, they still could not get close.

Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing also wanted to go up and help, but they were immediately surrounded by the rioting evils.

A battle even more intense and ferocious than before officially began.

Su Yan was similarly surrounded by evil spirits; aside from not using the power within her pupils, she had already mobilized all the spiritual energy in her body.

Everyone's eyes had turned red with bloodlust, leaving nothing in their minds but the thought of attacking frantically.

Kong Yueqing ignored the surrounding situation entirely, merely continuing her low chanting to herself.

*Crack!*

The ground fractured, and a surging torrent of sky-reaching sinister energy erupted.

Under such immense evil power, the hundred-man exorcist team suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Li's eyes turned crimson, and a sudden burst of golden light erupted from his body.

This was his final trump card, intended to ensure that if the situation here became uncontrollable, he would perish together with all the evil spirits.

Su Yan's expression was as cold as ice, knowing that this was the true moment of life and death.

She shuttled rapidly through the evils, saving Ma Chulan, who was on the verge of being devoured.

Ma Chulan was heavily injured, her clothes drenched in blood; if Su Yan had not arrived in time, she would likely have met a grim end.

Seeing her in this state, a shadow passed through Su Yan's eyes.

“How are you?”

“Su Yan, don't mind me, go help my brother!”

At this moment, Ma Chulan had completely cast aside life and death; they absolutely could not let Kong Yueqing succeed!

Su Yan naturally understood her meaning, but she did not immediately abandon her.

There was no longer any pure land here; she placed the unable-to-stand Ma Chulan on the ground, then took a talisman from her Qiankun bag and completely enveloped Ma Chulan within it.

“Stay inside, do not come out!”

After a quick instruction, she sprinted toward Ma Chulong's side.

Ma Chulan gasped weakly, knowing that even if she had the will to help, she no longer had the strength.

At this time, Zhou Li had become everyone's last hope.

Zhou Chong roared, attempting to block Zhou Li, but was instead knocked away by the domineering power radiating from Zhou Li's body.

Gan Hua could only desperately shield Kong Nian behind him, hoping this would reduce the harm to her.

As for Kong Yueling, she had long since lost consciousness from exhaustion.

Although Ma Chulong and Kong Xiang could still hold on, they were no longer capable of any action.

The evils were forcibly absorbed by Zhou Li's light, turning into streaks of black gas clouds; the moment they touched the light, they dissipated without a trace. Even the sinister aura on Kong Yueqing's body was incessantly seeping out uncontrollably.

Such powerful destructive force was even breathtaking to Su Yan.

As long as Zhou Li could hold out long enough, there was a great chance of completely eliminating these evil spirits.

Kong Yueqing clearly had not expected Zhou Li to pose such a great threat, and she was forced to temporarily pause her chanting to attack Zhou Li.

As long as she killed this boy, no one would be able to stop her.

“How dare you!”

Kong Xiang immediately realized her intention and used all his spiritual energy in an attempt to stop her.

In Kong Yueqing's eyes, no one could cause her harm; the two forces collided violently.

Kong Yueqing's movement was only slightly hindered for an instant before she proceeded unobstructed.

“Pfft!” Kong Xiang spat out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, Ma Chulong also charged forward with a death-defying resolve.

Ma Chulan's pupils contracted violently as she screamed toward Su Yan in terror, “Su Yan, save my brother!”

In truth, she didn't even need to say it; the moment Su Yan saw Ma Chulong confront Kong Yueqing, she knew she could no longer stand idly by.

Thus, when Ma Chulong came under Kong Yueqing's attack, Su Yan had already arrived at his side.

Today, she would see for herself just how terrifying the power of someone who had merged with evil spirits truly was.

The moment Su Yan made her move, alarm bells rang in Kong Yueqing's heart.

Although she had never truly witnessed Su Yan's strength, she knew she could not be careless in dealing with her.

The simultaneous collision of their powers served as the first test of each other's true depth.

Most of the surrounding evils had been eliminated by Zhou Li, but the remaining exorcists who could still stand numbered only twenty or thirty.

They felt no joy; instead, they looked simultaneously at Zhou Li and Su Yan, who was currently clashing with Kong Yueqing.

Everyone knew very clearly that Zhou Li and Su Yan were their last hope of walking out of here alive.

Du Jinsong wanted to step forward to help, but he was pulled back by Zhang Ximing.

“Jinsong, calm down. No matter which of us goes over, it would be suicide!”

Whether it was on Zhou Li's side or the battle between Su Yan and Kong Yueqing, the situation was no longer something they could intervene in.

“Are we really just supposed to watch helplessly like this?” Du Jinsong was indeed anxious, not just because their mission was to protect Su Yan, but because he wanted to resolve all the sinister evil here as quickly as possible.

Zhang Ximing completely understood his feelings, but for now, they truly could only wait.

(End of Chapter)