Chapter 289

Chapter 289: A Play

The True Devil was about to enjoy Ember’s despair, but he suddenly saw a smile at the corner of her mouth.

His face changed a little.

[At a time like this, why is Ember smiling? Something is off.]

He snapped his eyes to the Water Screen. Inside it, the five Tribulation Crossing experts struck at Li Shuang together.

The next instant, world-rending thunder fell. The lightning formed a huge shield, wrapping Li Shuang and You Lan in the center.

Even the full-power strike of five Tribulation Crossing experts vanished against the thunder shield.

That was not all.

High above the Soul Prison, Ember’s Thunder Dharma Body appeared on the field.

The True Devil stared, stunned.

[Is Ember insane? She dares to split her mind to control a clone now?]

She was facing not small fry but the three strongest True Devils of the Heaven Severing Lands.

At this level, even the smallest distraction could decide life or death.

If she spent strength on a clone in the Soul Prison, what would happen to her true body here?

[Does she not care about her own life?]

No one knew why Ember made such an unwise move, but in the very next breath the three True Devils unleashed their strongest attacks.

If Ember had chosen recklessly, then now was the best time to cut down the number one expert of the Human Race.

Ember must die. The Human Race must fall. This was not an empty boast.

Pressure rose like a flood across the Heaven Severing Lands.

But Ember did not recall her clone. Her Thunder Dharma Body drove a storm of lightning, covering all five Tribulation Crossing Stage foes.

In a flash, two of the five died and three were badly hurt.

Still not stopping, Ember drew a long sword and struck again, clearly wanting to kill them all.

To the three True Devils, this was a chance like never before. Every secret and costly trick they had hidden, they used it now.

Ember seemed to strain under fighting on two fronts.

After she cut down one more Tribulation Crossing Stage Devil Seed, her mind wavered. Her true body failed to dodge the combined strike of the three Devils, and a bloody hole burst open in her chest.

Though the wound healed at once, Ember’s face turned paler.

The three True Devils shouted in glee.

Other than that one time when Ember stepped into the Heaven Severing Lands on her own, they had never gotten another chance to hurt her so badly.

This time, Ember had acted without care to save Li.

And this choice might cost her life.

The True Devils roared again and again: “Take the chance and kill Ember!”

Their orders echoed across the sky of the Heaven Severing Lands.

In the Soul Prison, the Tribulation Crossing Stage Devil Seeds also turned and hurled themselves at Ember’s clone.

If they tied her down there, Ember would be forced to spend even more of her mind on that front.

Then the True Devil Lords of the Heaven Severing Lands could seize the moment and take Ember’s life.

Ember sent her voice to Li Shuang: “Go.”

The thunder shield dropped at once.

You Lan pulled Li Shuang, and the two fled again.

Li Shuang looked back from far away, eyes shaking.

This was only a clone of the City Lord, far from her true body, yet it held such fearsome power.

[If the City Lord fought with her full strength, what would that look like? This woman is terrifying.]

“Don’t let Li run,” the Spatial Devilspawn cried, walking through space as he chased.

Ember gave a cold laugh and turned into lightning. In one flash she stood before the Spatial Devilspawn.

Her Thunder Avatar moved with shocking speed, no slower than the Spatial Devilspawn at all.

The Devilspawn’s face changed, and the next instant Ember’s hand closed on his throat.

His head blew apart in a burst of thunder.

A demon core fell from the sky.

Li Shuang and You Lan broke free again.

Closer now. Very close.

They only needed to hold on a little longer, and they would reach Myriad Arts City.

Once they left, Ember would no longer need to split her focus. The crisis on both sides would end.

That was the last thing the Heaven Severing Lands wanted.

Ember’s eyes flickered.

[So, do you really have no backup? Are you willing to fail like this? Come on. You can’t have only this prepared, can you? Show me something stronger.]

She showed no mercy. While Li Shuang and You Lan were fleeing, she had already killed five Tribulation Crossing experts in one go, and the few Void Refinement Realm Devil Seeds behind them also turned to ash under her World-Ending Thunder.

On the other side, Li Shuang and You Lan reached the exit.

They only had to take one more step into the array ahead to leave at once.

They charged without hesitation.

But just as they were about to enter the array, a lazy sigh sounded in the air.

At that last step, they were stopped.

It was as if an invisible shield barred the array. The step was small, but they could never cross it.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace warned again: “High Grade Devil Seed: Parasitic Devilspawn.”

Li Shuang’s face shifted.

Parasitic Devilspawn.

It was a Parasitic Devilspawn again.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s Parasitic Devilspawn had not fully evolved because she cultivated the Supreme Emotionless Art.

But this unknown Parasitic Devilspawn—how far had he developed?

Ember looked up, eyes turning cold.

If the only goal was to kill Li, this person might not have shown up.

But now, it was not only Li.

Ember had also shown an opening on purpose.

With two temptations stacked, how could this Devil Seed hold back?

She wanted to see who this deeply hidden Devil Seed really was.

Even now, the true body did not appear. A few phantom shadows formed in the air and shot at Li Shuang.

Ember blurred forward and stood before Li Shuang, blocking every strike.

The True Devil sneered and pressed the attack: “How moving, City Lord Yu risking herself to save others. But how long can you last while fighting on two lines?”

Under wave after wave, more wounds opened on Ember’s body.

Ember stared at the sky, calm to the core.

[This opening is still too small. If he is not sure he can kill me, that chess piece will not show himself.]

[Then I’ll give him a little more confidence.]

[Make them believe that if they just try a bit harder, they can kill me here.]

[Only then will they spend their most important piece.]

A bloodthirsty smile curled Ember’s lips.

[Let’s see whose acting is more real.]