Behind them, eight terrifying-looking demons carried an extremely luxurious palanquin, swaying as they walked.
At the very back were groups of ghostly soldiers and generals, their faces ferocious, clad in blood-red armor, and wielding all sorts of strange weapons. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that these weapons emitted an eerie white light, and were actually made of human bones.
A white gauze curtain hung around the palanquin, through which a tall figure could be vaguely seen sitting.
"The Black Mountain Demon! The Black Mountain Demon is here!"
Nie Xiaoqian was terrified, her eyes filled with fear, her legs went weak, and she trembled with fear.
Clearly, she harbored a deep-seated fear of the Black Mountain Demon.
"Don't worry, with my young master here, this Black Mountain Demon won't be able to cause trouble for long!"
Xiao Bai squeezed Nie Xiaoqian's cold little hand and smiled gently at her.
Although her voice wasn't loud, her tone was full of trust in Li Yao.
Xiao Bai's words calmed Nie Xiaoqian down considerably.
Nie Xiaoqian glanced at Li Yao, who had a calm expression, and felt even more at ease thinking about the scene of Li Yao's battle against the Tree Demon Granny.
"This Black Mountain Demon really has quite the entourage!"
Yan Chixia looked at the wedding procession with its drums and gongs and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
At this moment, his face turned somewhat pale.
Despite his efforts to remain calm, he had never encountered such a vast and bizarre scene before.
He never imagined that the Black Mountain Demon's power was so great, far exceeding his expectations.
Just then, Nie Xiaoqian suddenly pointed at the group of female ghosts scattering flowers and exclaimed, "It's...it's Xiaoqing and the others! Why are they here too?"
It turns out that among the group of female ghosts scattering flowers, several were actually female ghosts controlled by the locust tree spirit in the past.
Li Yao was puzzled. Hadn't he already used the Qiankun Reincarnation Disc to exorcise these female ghosts and send them to reincarnation?
How did I end up here?
However, upon closer reflection, he quickly came to some guesses.
Reincarnation also requires going through the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld before one can be reborn.
Therefore, Li Yao's act of helping them transcend their suffering was merely guiding them into the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld.
As for how to reincarnate, that is arranged by the underworld.
Logically, the underworld should arrange their reincarnation according to the laws of heaven.
But now, they're here.
This can only mean that the Black Mountain Demon, or his accomplices and backers, has already gained control over the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
These demons are incredibly audacious!
Controlling the six realms of reincarnation is tantamount to going against the will of Heaven and acting against the will of Heaven.
Don't they value their lives?
Could the Jade Emperor, who governs gods, immortals, Buddhas, saints, the human world, and the underworld, tolerate such reckless behavior?
Clearly, there must be many unknown secrets hidden within.
"Young master, it seems this Black Mountain Demon is quite capable!"
Xiao Bai had already learned from Nie Xiaoqian about Li Yao's ritual to help the female ghost pass on.
She never expected that the female ghost, after being exorcised, would not be reincarnated.
There's definitely something wrong with this!
"Yes, I underestimated this Black Mountain Demon!"
Li Yao gave a wry smile.
"Who dares to spout such nonsense and mention my name? Do they want to die?"
A furious and immense roar, like an ancient demon god awakened from its slumber, suddenly erupted and echoed throughout the entire Lanruo Temple.
"A mere spirit from the Black Mountain dares to call himself king? It's utterly laughable!"
Li Yao looked coldly at the palanquin and sneered.
"Hmph, do you think you can act so recklessly just because you killed a locust tree spirit?"
"However, on this auspicious day of my wedding, I do not wish to engage in a bloodbath."
"If you know what's good for you, hand over Nie Xiaoqian immediately, and I, the Great King, will spare you. Consider it a release from the dead, hahaha..."
The Black Mountain Demon burst into unrestrained, maniacal laughter, his voice filled with disdain and contempt.
"Miss Xiaoqian is right here. Let's see what you're capable of to bring her home as your wife!"
Li Yao said calmly.
"So, you intend to oppose me, Your Majesty!"
"Since you want to die, don't blame me for going on a killing spree."
The Black Mountain Demon's voice turned sinister, and he suddenly shouted sharply, "Kill them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of ghost soldiers and generals rushed out from behind the Black Mountain Demon's palanquin.
Wielding weapons forged from bones, they stirred up gusts of eerie wind as they charged toward Li Yao.
In an instant, a chilling wind howled, and the sounds of battle shook the heavens, creating a truly terrifying atmosphere.
Yan Chixia drew his Xuanyuan Sword and was about to charge forward.
Suddenly, he saw Li Yao activate a magic seal on his hand, and in an instant, a blazing ball of flame condensed in the palm of his right hand.
The ball of flame grew larger and larger, the flames became redder and redder, and the speed of its rotation increased.
The intense heat seemed to have distorted the surrounding void.
"What powerful magic!"
Standing to the side, Yan Chixia was stunned by the intense heat generated by the blazing sphere.
He sensed that the fireball in Li Yao's hand was not an ordinary fireball.
"Heavenly Fire?!"
"He can actually condense heavenly fire!"
Xiao Bai, who was standing to the side, immediately recognized the flame in Li Yao's hand.
She knew that besides the Xuanhuo Mirror being able to generate heavenly fire, people with powerful cultivation could also condense heavenly fire.
However, as far as she knew, not many people in the world of Jade Dynasty could condense Heavenly Fire.
I never expected Li Yao to actually do it!
The power of heavenly fire is extremely strong; it can incinerate everything in the world!
Back then, when she led her people to Burning Incense Valley to seize the Mysterious Fire Mirror, it was precisely because she valued the power of the Heavenly Fire.
Li Yao flipped his hand and pushed the fireball out.
Chapter 421 Black devil, take this punch!
boom!
A loud bang.
The sphere, engulfed in flames, exploded instantly, transforming into countless fiery arrows.
Countless fiery arrows shot out, emitting sharp whistling sounds, and hurtled towards the ghost soldiers and generals covering the mountains and plains.
The next moment, the ghosts let out a series of deafening howls, and a hissing sound could be heard continuously.
The monsters' hideous and terrifying bodies were instantly engulfed by the raging flames and quickly burned to ashes.
All things in the universe are mutually generating and mutually restraining.
This raging fire is what ghosts and monsters fear most.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of ghost soldiers and generals were shot and burned to death by the flaming arrows.
Nie Xiaoqian was stunned!
Yan Chixia was stunned!
Xiaobai was also stunned!
Even the arrogant Black Mountain Demon was stunned!
None of them expected that Li Yao would have such formidable methods.
"How dare you oppose me, the King! You're courting death!"
Seeing his men suffer heavy casualties, the Black Mountain Demon flew into a rage, his roar shaking the heavens and earth.
As his shout fell, a vast demonic aura, like a black curtain, obscured the entire sky.
An extremely terrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire sky above Lanruo Temple.
A sudden, earth-shaking tremor caused a huge crack to appear in the ground.
The ground shook violently, and with a deafening roar, massive stone pillars emerged from the earth, rising up in a majestic array that enveloped the entire Lanruo Temple.
"Oh no, this old demon is going to block our way!"
Yan Chixia saw stone pillars emerging from the ground, forming a stone forest array that trapped them inside, and his expression changed drastically.
Just then, the palanquin carrying the Black Mountain Demon suddenly exploded, and a tall Black Mountain Demon sprang out from it, grabbed several ghost soldiers and generals, threw them into his mouth, chewed them a few times, and swallowed them.
The next moment, the Black Mountain Demon's body suddenly swelled more than ten times, standing like a towering black mountain in front of everyone.
The Black Mountain Demon's hands and feet were enormous, and they looked as if they were carved from rock, giving them a very realistic appearance.
His body was composed entirely of black rock, and he exuded a thick and eerie black aura.
"Brother Li... what should we do? This Black Mountain Demon is too terrifying!"