As the flying boat struggled to hold on, with a Nascent Soul demon blocking the path ahead, Huang Feifei had already unleashed her flying sword and charged out of the boat.
"Young Master, I will hold off this demon first. You lead the flying boat to break through!"
"Good! Take care!"
The two did not engage in any cliché scenes of "You go first," "No, I won't," or "We die together."
Xiao Fei had already commanded the flying boat to surge forward.
"Full speed ahead! Anyone who dares to block our path will be crushed!"
United in spirit, everyone on the flying boat focused their attacks on a single point ahead. Apart from a Nascent Soul stage expert, anyone in their path would only meet with annihilation.
However, there were indeed demons who were not afraid of death.
Just then, another demon appeared ahead, standing imposingly to block the flying boat's path.
At this critical moment, the demon blocking their way was another familiar face to Xiao Fei, the Bone Spike Demon.
Xiao Fei had a wide network of acquaintances among the demons, and acquaintances kept appearing, all of them sworn enemies who wanted his life the moment they met.
The Bone Spike Demon had chased Xiao Fei across the Eastern Continent several times, only to be taken advantage of by Xiao Fei and forced into a temporary retreat.
Therefore, whenever he thought of Xiao Fei, he gnashed his teeth.
Especially since he suspected Xiao Fei harbored some secret, which greatly intrigued him, and he was eager to capture and interrogate him severely.
The Bone Spike Demon was not originally part of the plan to surround the flying boat today, but he was too concerned about Xiao Fei's safety and had rushed over in haste.
It was better to arrive early than to arrive on time, and he had arrived at the perfect moment, once again trapping the flying boat within the encirclement at a crucial juncture.
The human cultivators on the flying boat were now like ants on a hot pan, stamping their feet in anxiety, desperate to escape and break free.
Yet, these Nascent Soul stage demon experts were appearing one after another as if they were inexhaustible, with a fourth Nascent Soul stage expert now present.
"Elder Jin, you lead the flying boat to continue charging forward. I will lure this demon away."
Xiao Fei knew that this Bone Spike Demon was very interested in him. As long as he showed himself, he was sure to draw him away.
After giving instructions to Old Ancestor Jin, Xiao Fei flew out, carrying his black demon blade.
"Is that the defeated Bone Spike brat, my former subordinate!"
Xiao Fei stood in the void with his blade, his voice amplified by his mana, clearly audible to all the demons on the battlefield.
"How dare you, Bone Spike brat! Last time you were beaten to your knees begging for mercy. I, your young master, have always been kind to others, and considering your difficult cultivation, I spared your dog's life.
I had already warned you not to appear before me again, or I would beat you every time you show up!"
The Bone Spike Demon was furious!
He, a dignified Nascent Soul stage expert revered by thousands, had never suffered such humiliation. But if he were to argue with Xiao Fei now, regardless of the outcome, he would be at a disadvantage.
"You insolent pup, you court death!"
Today, only by killing Xiao Fei in public could he wash away his shame and preserve his reputation as a Nascent Soul stage expert.
The Bone Spike Demon extended his hands, two six-foot-long bone spikes emerging, and slashed directly at Xiao Fei.
Simultaneously, countless bone spikes on his body flew out, enveloping Xiao Fei like a net cast from heaven.
This was his ultimate killing move. Numerous powerful individuals had perished under this divine ability of his. Today, he had to kill Xiao Fei with swift and decisive action.
Facing this inescapable Nascent Soul stage attack, Xiao Fei's sphincter suddenly tightened with nervousness, and he was prepared to die once more.
He immediately circulated his "Wind Thunder Battle Body" to its fullest, with lightning crackling around him, forming a layer of lightning defense outside his body. A gentle breeze enveloped him, making him as swift as the wind.
"Ah! You old bastard, die!"
With all his might, he swung his blade at the Bone Spike Demon. The blade's aura, carrying lightning, swept horizontally towards the Bone Spike Demon. Several bone spikes along the path were shattered by the blade's aura.
Before this blade aura had completely dissipated, he unleashed a second, then a third…
The blade auras were continuous, one after another, actually clearing a passage between him and the Bone Spike Demon.
He could entangle with the Bone Spike Demon for a long time 50 years ago; his cultivation over these years had not been in vain.
With the Bone Spike Demon fully engaged in dealing with Xiao Fei here, the Sky-Soaring Giant Boat finally seized the opportunity and broke out of the demon encirclement.
At this point, all 108 layers of defensive arrays on the flying boat had been destroyed, and the flying boat and its cultivators had also suffered some damage.
Fortunately, the breakout was timely enough, and the losses were not significant.
As long as the flying boat could escape the siege and recharge, the 108 layers of protective arrays would soon be restored.
Old Ancestor Jin, temporarily taking command of the flying boat, looked back and found that the demon army was not pursuing them.
Instead, they continued to maintain their encirclement, trapping Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei in the very center.
The demons' intention was clear: they wanted to concentrate their forces and prioritize the elimination of the two strongest humans.
To prevent the two from escaping, countless demons formed dense layers on the outside, ignoring even the flying boat that had managed to break free.
"Ancestor Jin! What should we do next?"
"The Goddess is still trapped within the demon encirclement. We must charge back!"
"Yes! We must charge back!"
"The Goddess is currently the only Nascent Soul stage expert among humans, the hope of humanity, and must not perish here!"
Before Old Ancestor Jin could speak, everyone, speaking over each other, had happily made their decision.
His prestige and reputation on Meteor Island were far inferior to those of Huang Feifei and Xiao Fei. At a critical moment, he might not be able to command the people on the flying boat.
At this moment, he could only go along with the crowd's opinion and charge back to save Huang Feifei and Xiao Fei.
As long as the Sky-Soaring Giant Boat broke through the encirclement and was no longer subjected to the same kind of all-encompassing, dense attacks, his 108 layers of defensive shields would be sufficient.
In just over half an hour, the defensive shields on the flying boat had recovered about half their strength.
"The Goddess could be in danger at any moment. We cannot wait any longer!"
"Fellow Daoists, follow me and charge back!"
With a loud shout from Old Ancestor Jin, the flying boat turned around and flew back towards the demon army.
The flying boat did not penetrate deep into the demon army but attacked from its periphery with magical treasures and spirit energy cannons.
Wherever they went, they caused a group of demons to splatter with blood and flesh, while the demons' attacks were all absorbed by the flying boat's defensive arrays.
This kind of fighting, apart from the massive consumption of spirit stones, was a strategy of only gaining and not losing.
Meanwhile, Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei were both surrounded by the demon army in the center.
Each of them had to face a Nascent Soul stage expert, which was very difficult. Being able to defend themselves for the time being was already quite good.
Huang Feifei had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and lacked sufficient accumulation.
Furthermore, the combat power of demons was generally stronger than that of humans at the same level, so she was now only capable of parrying.
Xiao Fei on the other side was even more pathetic. He was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, enduring pressure that was not meant for his cultivation level.
He was already covered in wounds, pierced like a hedgehog with dense bone spikes all over his body.
Relying on his powerful regenerative abilities, he was still not dead, and his mouth was still quite defiant.
"Bone Spike brat, your young master didn't eat enough today, so you managed to gain a little advantage…"
In any case, he had already died twice today, so dying once more wouldn't make much difference.
Even if he couldn't win, he couldn't lose in an argument.
Just as the two were locked in a fierce battle, a streak of light flashed across the sky in the distance, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived above the battlefield.
This person had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, skin like congealed fat, and a face like jade. His black hair was casually tied into a bun, falling behind him.
A white robe fluttered in the wind as he floated in the air, like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
At this moment, everyone on the battlefield was stunned!
"Is that Zhu Yu?"
Someone recognized the person posing and preening in the air as Zhu Yu, who had been missing for decades.
"Hush! Do not be disrespectful to the Nascent Soul stage senior!"
Immediately, someone reprimanded the onlookers. Zhu Yu had been missing for over 50 years and was now a Nascent Soul stage expert.
To speak ill of a senior was to court death at their hands.