It had been more than three months.
More than half of the Abyss Army at the Godly Wind Continent had been wiped out. The entire continent had been plundered. Some people estimated that the population here had been reduced by at least 40%.
It would take tens of thousands of years for the Godly Wind Continent to recover.
Despite the heavy losses, the overall situation was stabilized.
The defense lines at the two battlefields were not breached. Instead, the Abyss Army was pushed back. The Abyss Army suffered heavy casualties as well. At least tens of millions of Abyss Army were wiped out.
The battlefields were stabilized. Most of the Abyss Army at the Godly Wind Continent were killed as well. There would be no more trouble.
The Third Heaven was stabilized. So far, no Abyss Army had come out of the Third Heaven.
However, something had happened that gave the Third Heaven a headache. Many warriors were controlled by high-level Demon Masters!
Warriors controlled by ordinary Demon Abyss soldiers were no different from walking corpses, but Demon Slaves controlled by Demon Masters were different.
On the surface, these Demon Slaves were no different from regular humans. Their behavior was not abnormal either. They were just regular humans.
But they were slaves of Demon Masters. When they were released at critical moments, they could bring great harm to humans!
For example, a while ago, a young master of the Shan Family was controlled by a Demon Master in a city of the Shan Family.
He actually took the initiative to open the barrier of the city. Then, a Demon Master controlled the Demon Abyss army that was lying in ambush nearby and rushed in.
If it were not for Phoenix Queen, the city would have become a dead city.
Fortresses were the easiest to break from the inside!
This was the main city of the Shan Family with a population of over 10 million. Many of them were from the Shan Family.
But a Demon Master controlled tens of thousands of Abyss Army and half of the population was lost.
This was not the first time. It had happened more than a dozen times.
Demon Masters were highly intelligent. Many Demon Masters came to the Godly Wind Continent as well.
Those Demon Masters were smart. Once they encountered powerful human warriors, they would run away at once.
Lu Li was in this situation several times. He found the Demon Master but the Demon Master controlled the Abyss Army to charge at him. By the time Lu Li killed the Abyss Army, the Demon Master had run away.
Demon Masters were as powerful as human lords. They were fast and good at hiding. They were hard to kill.
The Demon Masters who had rushed into the Divine Wind Continent had probably also received an order. Their mission was not to occupy a large territory, but to kill as many human martial artists as possible and cause as much destruction as possible, causing great damage to the human race's vitality.
"Xiu!"
In the wilderness, a figure was flying at high speed. His divine sense was scanning the surroundings. He had a head of white hair, and his resolute face was filled with exhaustion.
However, he did not stop to rest. He continued to fly at high speed, searching for enemies.
Lu Li hadn't rested for more than two months. At the moment, he was tracking down a Demon Master. This Demon Master was very cunning and managed to escape several times.
Lu Li would rather kill one Asmodian Lord than to kill one hundred thousand Asmodian Lord because of what happened to the Shan Family's city.
The Demon Master's destructive power was too strong. Ordinary Demon Abyss soldiers didn't have high spiritual intelligence, so they only knew how to fight and charge.
For example, if a large human city's defensive array was very strong, if there was no Demon Lord nearby to control it, the Demon Abyss soldiers would constantly surround and attack the city.
This kind of Demon Abyss soldiers would be very easy to deal with. There was no need for someone of his level to take action. Two Lords would be enough to kill them all.
Demon Masters were different. Demon Masters also knew how to hide among ordinary Demon Abyss soldiers. When they hid, they could kill a human elite at a critical moment. They could also easily break into a city and kill all the human warriors and citizens inside, turning them into demon slaves.
"Eh?"
While flying, Lu Li noticed some ripples in the space to his left. He checked with psychic power but soon, he forgot about it.
That was because a Lord and two young warriors were flying towards them.
Clearly, they were two young masters from wealthy families. Their families had sent a patriarch to protect them.
The three young masters noticed Lu Li as well. They flew over quickly. One of the young masters shouted from the distance, "General Yong Yi, I am Qiu Li from the Qiu Family at the Western Yuan Continent. It is my honor to meet you today."
"Western Yuan Continent?"
Lu Li stopped in midair and frowned. The Western Yuan Continent was at the west. It was also a small land, a bit larger than the Zi Yang Continent.
Disciples from the major families there rarely came here. Today, he had met one.
Lu Li had met many young masters from major families. He didn't think much of them. He just nodded and said, "You are welcome. Be careful. There is a Demon Master nearby!"
"Demon Master?"
That Young Master Qiu was surprised. The three of them kept flying toward Lu Li. That Young Master Qiu seemed to have remembered something and said, "I think we just passed by a mountain with strong Demonic Qi. Our patriarch felt it was dangerous so he didn't go and check.
General Yong Yi, do you want us to take you there? "
"Okay!"
Lu Li nodded. He had been looking for this Demon Master for half a day without success. If he was in that mountain, it would save him a lot of trouble.
"Wait —"
That Young Master Qiu suddenly shouted. He looked behind Lu Li in fear and said, "The Demon Master is over there. He is coming out!"
Out of instinct, Lu Li looked back, but there was nothing behind him. There was nothing there.
Lu Li suddenly came to his senses. He looked back at once, only to see the two Young Masters Qiu and the Lord with vicious looks in their eyes. There was a faint red glare coming at him.
"The three of them are under the control of the Demon Master?"
Lu Li sighed but he didn't panic. The Armor of Origin Energy appeared over his body. He took out a soft sword and released the law of sound.
Three attacks landed on him but didn't inflict any damage. The Armor of Origin Energy could not be cracked by average warriors.
The two Young Masters of the Qiu Family were only at the peak of the Fifth Tribulation and the Lord was not that strong. How could they crack Lu Li's defense?
"Buzzing!"
Lu Li released the law of sound. The three of them rolled around in midair with their hands over their heads, screaming miserably.
Lu Li was filled with killing intent. The three of them were humans but their souls were under the control of the Demon Master. Keeping them alive would only bring harm to the human world.
This kind of Demon Slave was hard to deal with. To restore them was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"Whoosh!"
Right when Lu Li was about to kill them, there came another noise from the distance. Several streaks of psychic power came over.
Lu Li had already begun his attack. He wouldn't stop just because someone was coming.
"Boom!"
Lu Li crushed the head of a young master of the Qiu Family with one punch and killed the lord with another. When he was about to finish the other young master of the Qiu Family, an angry shout came from the distance, "Stop, Lu Li, what are you doing?"
"Boom!"
Lu Li ignored the shout from the distance and killed the other one with one punch. He put away the three Interspatial Rings and then looked to the east, where the six people were flying over at a high speed.
Of the six, three were young masters and young mistresses dressed in gorgeous Battle Armor with extraordinary bearings. The remaining three were all quasi-Emperors.
The three Quasi-Emperors were standing behind the three Young Masters and Young Ladies. It was not hard to imagine that the three of them must be of high status.
Lu Li happened to have seen a portrait of one of them. He knew that this person was a Young Master at the Third Heaven.
Zhu Fan, the youngest grandson of Emperor Candle Heaven.