Shui Yangqiu nodded and said, "Yes."
Among those present, Shui Yangqiu was likely the most shaken.
When the five nations of the Eastern Ridge faced the invasion of the Nether God, individuals like Chu Yunfei and Ling Aoxuan were invited by Shui Yangqiu to deal with the Nether God. However, Mo Qian came to the Water Marsh Kingdom on his own initiative, seeking to slay the Nether God.
Shui Yangqiu had not expected Mo Qian to be so powerful.
However, this was also a good thing for him; if someone could solve the crisis of the Nether God in the Water Marsh Kingdom for him, he would naturally be happy to see it happen.
As night deepened, the Water Marsh Kingdom was brightly lit and bustling with activity, with no one noticing the impending crisis.
On the city wall, several soldiers were on patrol.
Suddenly, one of them noticed something unusual in the distance, as if several blurry figures were approaching the city gate.
He immediately shouted, "Everyone, stay alert! Someone is approaching the city gate!"
The other soldiers immediately became vigilant, their gazes fixed on the eerie figures below the city wall.
As the figures emerged from the darkness, the soldiers saw their faces and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
To them, the three individuals below appeared to be ordinary human cultivators, not members of the Nether God clan.
But before they could fully relax, the three below suddenly charged forward with frenzy, their scarlet eyes filled with a chilling murderous intent.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three loud thuds echoed.
The three individuals crashed directly into the spiritual shield generated by the national defense formation.
The soldiers on the city wall were stunned by this sight.
What was going on with these three below?
But regardless, as these three suddenly attacked, the soldiers immediately identified them as enemies and issued a warning: "You three below, this is the Water Marsh Kingdom, leave immediately! If you continue to ram the defensive spiritual shield, we will attack!"
However, the three paid no attention to the soldiers and continued to charge at the defensive spiritual shield.
"Captain, what should we do now?" one of the soldiers couldn't help but ask.
The soldier captain pondered for a moment and said, "Activate the formation's attack mechanisms and kill these three without mercy!"
"But..."
"No buts. These three have provoked the Water Marsh Kingdom and attempted to damage the defensive spiritual shield. They are clearly enemies and must be eliminated!"
"Yes!"
The soldier, having received the order, was about to activate the formation's attack mechanisms.
But to his surprise, as soon as he turned around, a sharp bone spike pierced his heart, blood dripping onto the ground from the spike.
The soldier's eyes widened, and he looked at the figure in front of him in disbelief.
Before he could utter a word, the bone spike within him suddenly bloomed like fireworks.
The soldier's body was instantly penetrated by countless bone spikes, leaving him riddled with holes, like a beehive.
And the owner of the bone spike in front of him, as if tired of playing, tore the soldier to shreds right before the captain's eyes.
The soldier captain was stunned by the sudden, bloody scene.
However, he quickly recovered and shouted to all the soldiers, "Enemy attack! Quickly notify the Prince! The remaining soldiers, engage immediately! Hurry!"
Upon hearing the soldier captain's command, the soldiers immediately sprang into action.
Except for the two soldiers sent to notify Shui Yangqiu, the rest of the soldiers surrounded the mysterious monster!
The soldier captain also drew his long sword, his face grim as he stared at the monster before him.
Upon seeing the true form of the monster, everyone felt a shiver of horror.
Before them stood a woman covered in sharp, bony spikes.
Her long hair cascaded down, and her scarlet eyes, like those of a bloodthirsty beast, glinted fiercely.
Her hands had transformed into sharp bone spears, her back was covered in bone spikes, and she even had a tail composed of bones.
What kind of monster was this?!
It was neither human nor of the Nether God clan!
Even worse, the three individuals at the base of the city wall had also transformed into this monstrous form.
In the sky, a six-winged demon appeared, completely black, radiating an evil aura, with pointed ears and fangs.
It flapped its three pairs of wings and hovered in the night sky beneath the blood-red full moon.
The soldier captain recognized the six-winged demon in the night sky and exclaimed, "It's the Nether God clan! The Nether God clan has appeared!"
The six-winged demon in the night sky was none other than the Moon Demon Ghost, one of the Nether God clan.
The appearance of the Moon Demon Ghost immediately plunged many into panic.
This was because the four surrounding nations of the Eastern Ridge had been wiped out by this very Nether God.
The Moon Demon Ghost disdained the human insects below, and its immense demonic power instantly made all the soldiers gasp for air.
Even the defensive spiritual shield was ruthlessly destroyed into fragments by the Moon Demon Ghost.
The soldier captain tried to do something, but the bone monster from before lunged at him.
With his mere King-level strength, he was no match for this Bone Demon with the power of a Celestial Venerable realm.
In the blink of an eye, he was pierced through the body by the Bone Demon's spikes, dying on the spot and falling into a pool of blood.
The remaining soldiers were even less a match for the Moon Demon Ghost and the Bone Demon, and they were all brutally slain.
Water Marsh Kingdom Royal Palace
Shui Yangqiu's face contorted with shock upon receiving the news from the soldiers.
The Nether God clan had finally come!
He became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, unsure of what to do.
Shui Yangqiu then quickly summoned a guard.
"Quickly go and inform Chu Yunfei and the others to deal with the Nether God clan!"
"Your Highness, they have already gone, but..."
"But what?"
"Of those adults, all were killed by the bone monster and the Moon Demon Ghost, except for Chu Yunfei and Ling Aoxuan."
"What about Chu Yunfei and Ling Aoxuan?"
Shui Yangqiu's expression stiffened upon hearing this news, and he then asked.
The guard, however, lowered his head, somewhat hesitant to speak.
"Speak! What happened to those two?!"
"Then I will be direct," the guard said cautiously. "Those two adults were fighting the bone monsters at first, but as soon as the Moon Demon Ghost appeared, they vanished without a trace..."
"So they ran away!"
Shui Yangqiu was completely stunned, a sense of despair washing over him.
Would the Water Marsh Kingdom truly be annihilated?
Helplessly, he asked the guard again, "What about Mo Qian? How is he?"
"Lord Mo Qian is still fighting the bone monsters."
Hearing that Mo Qian was still alive, Shui Yangqiu's expression eased slightly.
However, he could not relax, as only Mo Qian was facing the bone monsters on the front lines.
Although Shui Yangqiu believed Mo Qian's strength was considerable, he doubted he could handle the Moon Demon Ghost, who had reached the Holy Emperor level.
Fortunately, he had already made a backup plan and hoped that the assassins sent by the Killing Heart Holy Court could deal with the Moon Demon Ghost.
Of course, Shui Yangqiu did not solely rely on the Killing Heart Holy Court and Mo Qian.
He gave an order to the guard to inform the generals of the Water Marsh Kingdom to lead large numbers of soldiers to support Mo Qian.