Joining Forces to Suppress Ye Feng!

Boom!!!! Thunder whined and roared. The longsword pierced right through Li Guanqi's palm and shoulder, yet with a face devoid of expression, he held the Red Lotus sword high in the air!! Li!! A resonant sword cry rang out as Li Guanqi murmured softly, "Red Lotus: Asura Slash!" Boom!!! This strike seemed to carry sixty percent of the sword spirit's own consummate flair—incomparably swift, bearing an unmatched, mighty power as it cleaved downward in an instant!! Pfft!!! Li Guanqi clamped down hard on the longsword with his right hand, and Ye Feng's arm was severed at the shoulder, flying high into the air! Looking at the severed arm soaring aloft, Li Guanqi raised his hand to unleash endless lightning, aiming to obliterate it!! Boom!!!! Yet amid the myriad bolts of lightning, wisps of demonic qi still tethered the severed limb. Shua!! Tugged by those threads, though battered and mangled beyond recognition, the arm still gripped Nu Sha tightly and reattached itself to Ye Feng's shoulder in an instant. Caught off guard by the sight, the others were stunned. Never had they imagined that a mere demon spirit parasitizing Ye Feng's body could prove so formidable and tenacious!! Cao Yan took a deep breath and actually stowed away his Gu Yang gauntlets. Flames flickered beneath his feet as his figure shot forth in an instant!! Shua!! Inscribed talismanic runes flared continuously beneath Cao Yan's feet as he teleported directly behind Ye Feng. Slipping his arms under Ye Feng's armpits, he hoisted him up in a fierce lock. "Eldest Brother!! Do it now—strike me too!!" Cao Yan's eyes were completely bloodshot; this was the only way he could think of. Scorching flames surged forth like purple chains. For a moment, they bound his and Ye Feng's bodies tightly together!! A flash of reluctance and pain crossed Xiao Chen's eyes, yet he assumed a throwing stance, his hand gripping the She Shen spear tightly!! Seeing the chains beginning to fracture and Ye Feng on the verge of breaking free, Xiao Chen roared with conflicted emotion, "Third Brother, bear through it!!!" Xiu!!! Wreathed in blazing fire, the crimson spear was hurled forward, shooting out like an arrow off the bowstring. Pfft!!! The spear instantly impaled both their right shoulders, pinning the two of them rigidly together!! The demon spirit had never imagined that, despite being Ye Feng's sworn brothers, these men would strike without the slightest hesitation. Blood gushed out, but Cao Yan gritted his teeth without loosening his grip in the least, enduring Xiao Chen's spear piercing through his shoulder. Flames erupted, and the chains of two heavenly flames reinforced their hold once more. Fear sprouted in the demon spirit's heart. These men gave it the distinct feeling that they were truly determined to obliterate it completely!!! Boom!!! "Heavenly Demon Soul Devour!!" Boom!! Pitch-black demonic energy instantly engulfed Cao Yan, followed immediately by his shrill, agonizing scream. "Aaaaaagh!!!!" Sizzling sounds echoed like meat searing on an iron griddle. Cao Yan's skin seemed to be corroded by the demonic qi. At a speed visible to the naked eye, his flesh rotted, and the skin of his face sloughed downward like thick paste. His cheekbones were visibly corroded through, and his right eyeball dissolved into purulent fluid. Yet even so, Cao Yan still gritted his teeth and clamped onto Ye Feng with all his might, pinning him so he could not budge. Li Guanqi flew forward, while Meng Wanshu streaked in from behind, raising her hand to unleash frost power to suppress the demonic energy! Myriad crimson threads coiled around Li Guanqi as he unleashed the power of Spirit Absolution with all his might!! "Spirit Absolution!!!! Seal!!" Red threads shot forth, but the demon spirit severed its own arm, controlling the ghost hand to slash off half of Cao Yan's shoulder and break free!! The crimson threads of Spirit Absolution struck empty air as Ye Feng's body teleported thousands of zhang away. Yet awaiting him was Gu Li's storm of inscribed talismans!! Boom, boom, boom!! Boom, boom! Rumbling crashes!! Detonations roared in rapid succession, and Ye Feng's battered, disheveled figure burst through the force of the blasts, appearing in the distance. Covered in wounds and gasping like an ox, the strength of Ye Feng's ghost hand had also been significantly diminished. And precisely because of this, Ye Feng's formidable willpower began contesting the demon spirit within him for control of his body!! Profound talismanic runes flashed with spiritual light, but an illusory phantom of the demon spirit manifested and crunched the runes to pieces with one bite!! "Jie-jie, just with what you have now, you want to force a master-servant contract on me?" "Delusional fool!!" His left eye bloodshot yet retaining a glimmer of clarity, Ye Feng glared at the demon spirit manifesting on the right side of his face and cursed furiously, "You dog bastard!!!" "Back then, I never should have listened to your pitiful begging and brought you out of the Purgatory Abyss!!" Yet upon hearing this, the demon spirit burst into loud laughter, rampant mirth dripping with utter mockery. The laughter was chilling to the bone, a raspy voice that pierced into their seas of consciousness, buzzing inside everyone's minds. Shua!! The ghost hand twisted at the wrist, instantly aiming Nu Sha at Ye Feng's left eye—the sharp point poised to plunge right into his eyeball!! The demon spirit condensed into a phantom the size of a human head, extending from the arm to gaze at Ye Feng. "You didn't really think that being able to bring me out back then was just luck, did you?" Hearing those words, everyone felt a violent shock in their hearts!!! Ye Feng's pupils shrank violently. His left hand clamped down onto the blade with all his strength, letting the sharp edge cut into his fingers without daring to let go. Staring in disbelief at the manifesting demon spirit, he asked in a chilling voice, "Was it not an accident?" The demon spirit laughed boisterously. "An accident? Jie-jie-jie, you truly are naive..." "How could there ever be such an accident in this world?" "It was merely the second layer of the Purgatory Abyss. How could a seventh-rank demon spirit like me ever appear there?" "Jie-jie-jie, Ye Feng, sink into the abyss..." "My master will never mistreat you. Nor will my master... ever be killed." Ye Feng's eyes flickered. "Your master? Who? Sha?" "Jie-jie, that's right! Only Lord Sha is qualified to be my master!!" "My master is an immortal, imperishable existence!!" Everyone's head buzzed from the demon spirit's proclamation. None of them understood what it truly meant. Still... immortal and imperishable was surely an exaggeration. From beginning to end, Li Guanqi had never imagined Sha could survive this battle. Nearly all of the Eight Generals who could come had arrived, and on top of that, other formidable experts were present. If even this could not kill Sha, then the opponent could only have concealed their true strength and was actually some old monster of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. Perhaps only such a possibility would allow Sha to leave unscathed. With an eerie smirk, the demon spirit raised its hand, actually intending to tear open the void and flee! Looking at the dazed Ye Feng, Li Guanqi had no idea what was running through his mind. "What are you standing there for? Stop it!!" Before his voice died away, the others around him had already surged forward to surround and strike!! Exerting his tremendous willpower, Ye Feng barely maintained a shred of clarity. His eyes shifted slightly to look at Li Guanqi and the others. His gaze gradually turned icy. The surging demonic energy of the demon spirit seemed to warp his consciousness, stirring the dark malice buried deep in his heart. With blood-red eyes fixed on Li Guanqi, Ye Feng spoke, his voice cold and deliberate: "Li Guanqi, do you know... I've always hated you." "I hate that you've always been so strong, holding me down beneath you." "I hate how you rise effortlessly through the ranks, as if nothing could ever stump you." "I hate that you have such deep backing, with so many powerful experts treating you with deference." "If that's the case, I might as well follow someone else—so that one day, I too can stand above you!"