Hall of Ten Thousand Demons,"Your Majesty, the location of the humans has been confirmed—within Lady Ernis's territory," Mino reported."Ernis, huh? Hmph, that takes away some of my fun. What about Gahu? Has he set out?" Emperor Ba asked."Lord Gahu has already led his troops toward the Holy Kingdom of Tianlai," Mino replied."Alright, you may leave," Emperor Ba said, turning away."Yes, Your Majesty!" Mino exited the hall. On his way out, he ran into Ding'er. "Lord Ding'er, the human expedition force has been confirmed to have been teleported to Lady Ernis's domain," Mino said."What?! How am I supposed to take my revenge now? That woman will probably leave nothing but dust. Tsk!" Ding'er stormed off in frustration.
Near the Capital of the Holy Kingdom of Tianlai,A magical gate opened, and Gahu, along with his troops, stepped out one by one. "The scenery here is quite nice. It's a pity to burn it down," Gahu remarked before leading his forces forward.
Demon Realm Forest,"Joe!" Everyone cried out his name in grief."You monster! Today, I'll risk my life to take you down!" Qiuduo declared. Kaiya's holy sword glowed with radiant light, poised for action. Emily, holding back tears, led the magic team to begin setting up a teleportation array. Qiuduo cast a flight spell again, preparing to charge, but halfway through, his magic was dispelled, and he plummeted to the ground. "Damn it!" he roared helplessly."Qiuduo, get out of the way!" Kaiya shouted. "God-Slaying Heaven Slash!" A massive, blinding golden wave of energy surged from his sword, aimed directly at the woman. The attack was immensely powerful, Kaiya's final trump card, infused with his very life force. Could it succeed?The woman watched the incoming wave of energy with an expressionless face. She extended her left hand, and the golden energy wave was absorbed into her palm. In moments, the holy sword's energy was completely drained, returning to its dormant state. The energy from the slash coalesced into a small golden orb in her hand. With a casual grip, she crushed the orb, and its particles dissipated into the air."How… is that possible?" Kaiya collapsed, utterly exhausted. His all-out, life-draining strike had been effortlessly neutralized."Thousands of years have passed, and humans are still this weak," the woman said with disdain."We can't do this… We can't beat her," Xixi said, collapsing to the ground in despair.General Arnold shouted, "Don't give up! If we lose here, the human world has no hope!"Qiuduo rushed to support Kaiya, who was too weak to stand. "You… have to go. I'll… use the holy sword's self-destruct to buy time," Kaiya gasped."Don't say such nonsense!" Qiuduo forcibly pulled him up.At that moment, the woman unleashed another attack. Generals Leizhao and Daikadun stepped forward to block it, but they were like eggs smashing against a rock. Both were blasted away, and the shockwave hurtled toward the magic team. The mages, mid-chant, couldn't react in time and were caught in the blast, which killed dozens."Everyone!" Emily cried out. With so many losses, they lacked the magical power to activate the teleportation array. Their path to survival was cut off."Is there… no way out?" Emily said, sinking into despair."If this is the end… let me look at Emily one last time," Kaiya murmured weakly, staggering toward her. Emily, sobbing, embraced him.The woman gazed at the blood-soaked garden. "If this continues, your filthy blood will ruin my garden. Go back where you came from." With a snap of her fingers, everyone—along with the corpses on the ground—turned into light and vanished."How boring," the woman muttered, turning to repair her garden with magic.