With one power rising and the other falling, the Flower Domain was now being steadily suppressed.

Although Mu Hua Zi’s strength was declining rapidly, he was still running interference. With that, and the fact that Zhao Rui had already learned most of the Nine Yin Demon’s Martial Arts, his advantage only grew.

As his strength waxed and theirs waned, Zhao Rui took on both demons at once, pressing them with a furious assault.

The two demons were horrified, and they couldn’t help but consider retreating.

But to their dismay, the Force they had secretly directed at the Iron Shield by the entrance had completely vanished.

It had absolutely no effect.

The fierce battle continued for another hour, by which point Mu Hua Zi was utterly spent. He sat down cross-legged to one side and began to meditate and recuperate.

The entire field was now a stage for Zhao Rui’s one-on-two battle.

As he continued to copy more of their Martial Arts, the two of them ceased to be a threat in his eyes.

’Whatever they can do, I can do. And unlike them, my True Qi is freakishly, inexhaustibly abundant.’

’They also lack my ability to seamlessly integrate and switch between multiple Martial Arts at will.’

’How can they possibly win?’

The two demons were now a sorry sight, their once-vibrant clothes caked in dust.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, Fellow Daoist. Why must you wade into these muddy waters?" the Nine Yin Old Demon said, barely holding on.

"I wasn’t originally planning to intervene, but unfortunately, you insisted on trying to kill me..."

Zhao Rui sneered. He truly hadn’t planned on intervening so soon.

He was definitely going to help, considering he was currently on good terms with the Taishan Sect.

But there was a right time for everything.

He hadn’t intended to step in so soon. But unfortunately for them, one was a bloodthirsty killer and the other a lecherous degenerate, and they had dragged him right into the mess.

"..."

Hearing this, the Nine Yin Demon was on the verge of tears. He made a silent vow, ’If I get out of this alive, from now on, I’ll only kill my direct targets.’

’No more slaughtering innocents.’

’To think that after a lifetime of hunting falcons, I’d get my eye pecked out by one.’

’What rotten luck.’

"I’ve had my fun. Time for you to stay here for good!"

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed. With a flicker of his body, True Qi swirling around him, he fully unleashed the Charming Maiden Formless Celestial Demon Great Method. Six figures instantly surrounded the two demons.

"Three against one. Hope you don’t mind!"

Zhao Rui sneered, but his attacks were anything but a joke.

The two demons were numb with shock:

"Isn’t that a Martial Art from the Holy Lotus Sect? Just how many does he know?"

"Ninth Brother, avenge me!"

Seeing how overwhelmingly powerful Zhao Rui was, the Eight Sunflower Demon knew they had absolutely no chance of winning if they continued to fight.

He let out a great roar, activating a Secret Technique as he prepared to unleash a Big Move to create an escape route for the Nine Yin Demon.

’Another Secret Technique?’

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed. He wouldn’t let the demon get away with it. Three figures instantly shot out from his own shadow, interrupting the casting.

The Eight Sunflower Demon had completely abandoned his defense to use this Secret Technique, intending to take his enemy down with him.

But he had barely started when Zhao Rui seized the opportunity and shattered his attempt.

As a result, his qi and blood scattered, making it impossible for him to coalesce his Flower Domain again.

Zhao Rui would never let such an opportunity go to waste. He slammed a Dragon Subduing Palm into the demon’s chest, shattering his bones and sending him flying.

"Eighth Brother!"

The Nine Yin Demon cried out in grief, but before he could rush over, three figures had already shot out from behind him.

Attacking his high, middle, and low points all at once, they instantly enveloped him.

A few moments later.

The Nine Yin Demon let out a wretched cry and was sent crashing into the stone wall, just like the Eight Sunflower Demon before him.

In a flash, Zhao Rui appeared beside them. He raised his palm, ready to strike again.

"Mercy!"

"My lord, spare me!"

Suddenly, the Eight Sunflower Demon burst into tears, prostrating himself on the ground and kowtowing frantically to Zhao Rui. All traces of the arrogant Demon were gone.

This scene not only dumbfounded Zhao Rui, but even the Nine Yin Demon hadn’t expected his eighth brother to be so pathetic.

The Nine Yin Demon flushed with shame and anger. "You think he’s going to let us go?" he roared. "Behaving like this only sullies the name of the Nine Saints of Tianshan!"

As if that wasn’t enough, he kicked the Eight Sunflower Demon over.

Zhao Rui watched their performance with a cold gaze.

"We had no prior enmity," he said lightly. "Why wouldn’t I let you go?"

The two demons froze at his words. The Eight Sunflower Demon immediately scrambled forward on his knees. "My lord, rest assured!" he said with a fawning smile. "As long as you spare my life, this Old Demon is willing to be your slave."

The Nine Yin Demon’s eyes darted about, his mind racing.

But he remained silent.

Zhao Rui smiled. "However, I’ll have to place a seal on both of you... Otherwise, I can’t rest easy."

"This..."

The Eight Sunflower Demon’s expression froze. To open up one’s mind and allow a Domain Realm expert to place a seal... that was tantamount to handing over control of his very life and death.

"What, you’re not willing?"

"No, no, we’re willing, we’re willing," the Eight Sunflower Demon said hurriedly.

"And you?"

Zhao Rui looked at the Nine Yin Demon.

"I... am willing."

The Nine Yin Demon pondered for a moment, then lowered his head with a look of utter defeat.

"Good. Both of you, open your minds..."

Zhao Rui didn’t waste any more words and prepared to use the Forbidden Skill.

The two demons exchanged a look, then sat down cross-legged and opened their minds, appearing utterly dejected and ready to accept their fate.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Rui struck out with the Dragon Subduing Palm, aiming straight for their heads.

The two were horrified. They wanted to resist, but it was too late.

All that could be heard were two loud THUDS.

The two demons instantly spat blood, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"You... you... broke your word!"

"Broke my word? My ass! You were just planning to use the Reversing Divine Wheel Technique to ambush me!"

"You..."

The Nine Yin Old Demon violently spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, his face a mask of indignation.

The Cultivation Technique practiced by the nine brothers contained the Reversing Divine Wheel Technique, which could reverse the casting of a seal the moment their Divine Souls made contact.

In other words, if an opponent tried to cast a Forbidden Technique in their sea of consciousness, the Reversing Divine Wheel Technique would cause it to be cast on the opponent themselves instead.

The two demons were connected via Telepathy. They had already set the trap, just waiting for Zhao Rui to fall into it.

But Zhao Rui didn’t play by the book; he just killed them outright.

"If you hadn’t given up resisting, killing you would have taken a lot more effort."

Zhao Rui sneered, landing a final kick on each of them to make sure they were dead.

Master Qingyang and the others watched this unfold, their eyes wide with shock.

Their faces were etched with disbelief.

Two Domain Realm masters had been killed by Zhao Rui, just like that.

He didn’t even try to subdue them; he went straight for the kill!

These were Domain Realm experts! With even one of them as an ally, a person could do whatever they pleased in all of Dongqi.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhao, for saving our sect!"

Mu Hua Zi was the first to react. He bowed to Zhao Rui and said solemnly.

Qingyang and his companion also hurried to bow in gratitude.

"You are all too kind. I just happened to be here. If Demons like these were allowed to escape, who knows how many innocent lives would be lost."

Zhao Rui said with a frown.

The appearance of these two demons made Zhao Rui suddenly realize that as time went on, more and more experts like them would appear.

Ordinary people, in their eyes, were no different from lambs to the slaughter.

Even those in the Grandmaster Realm or Divine Void Realm would probably have little power to resist.

Zhao Rui wasn’t some bleeding-heart saint, but he wasn’t a Demon who reveled in a world of slaughter, either.

Who wouldn’t want to live in a peaceful and harmonious world?

"You’re right, Fellow Daoist. I believe it’s time to call for a world Martial Arts assembly to re-establish order in the Martial Arts world."

Mu Hua Zi nodded and said, "In the past, in Gui Xu, every fifty years, major sects like Shaolin and the Holy Lotus Sect would step forward to convene a Martial Arts assembly for both the righteous and demonic factions, to place constraints on both sides..."

"There was such a thing?"

"Otherwise, masters would kill with impunity, and the world would descend into chaos... It’s just that now, with Gui Xu and Blue Star having merged, the situation is uncertain. This old Daoist doesn’t know what those major sects are planning."

Zhao Rui couldn’t help but nod upon hearing this.

This kind of matter had far-reaching implications. If a major sect didn’t take the lead, it would indeed be difficult to convene, and it would have no binding power.

"As for these two, Brother Mu, please handle them as you see fit. Just don’t reveal my name."

"I understand."

The two exchanged a few more words, then Zhao Rui retrieved the Iron Shield, and the group left the cave residence.

Outside the cave, Miao Miaomiao was waiting anxiously. When she suddenly saw the group emerge, she rushed forward excitedly.

She looked Zhao Rui up and down and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine. It’s all taken care of," Zhao Rui chuckled.

"You scared me to death! My heart is still pounding."

"Let me feel!"

"Jerk!"

...

Mu Hua Zi and his two companions suddenly became very interested in their own feet, pretending they couldn’t hear a thing.