Shen Qingqing struggled to maintain her divine power, feeling her divine energy on the verge of exhaustion.
When a territorial lord asked her a question, Shen Qingqing responded with great difficulty:
"No matter what we have to do next, we must now resist the demons' attacks with all our might. Even if we die, we must not fall into the demons' hands!"
She was actually feeling extremely anxious, but she knew she couldn't back down. If she retreated, the entire territory would be doomed.
Therefore, she had to calm herself down and become the spiritual pillar for everyone.
But how could she not feel despair? Facing such a powerful enemy!
The demons outside grew more terrifying, and the territory's defenses weakened.
The otherworldly demon race let out sharp, harsh cries.
"My little sweethearts, stop your futile resistance. Come into my embrace quickly!"
"Hehehe!"
"If you become our slaves, we might even give you a good end!"
"I haven't tried this kind of creature, a territorial lord, before! Perhaps they taste much better than regular demons?"
"Right, right, I'm also very curious about these little darlings. It would be even better if I could taste them!"
"But that depends on how these territorial lords perform!"
"Heeheehee~"
"I really want to hold them in my arms quickly!"
"..."
Now that it had come to this, the otherworldly demon race began to laugh maniacally, not bothering to capture them all immediately.
Instead, they savored their desperate expressions.
The territorial lords' defenses grew weaker, and some female territorial lords could no longer hold on.
They cried out frantically:
"Save me, save me! I don't want to fall into these people's hands! I'm still young, I don't want to die yet!"
"What do we do about these detestable demons!"
"Who can save me!"
"I don't want that, I don't want to die so young!"
"Sister Qingqing, what should I do now? Hurry and save me, I don't want to die!"
"..."
The otherworldly demon race, hearing the territorial lords' cries, roared triumphantly and continued to let out shrieks that targeted people's minds.
They had now had their fill of the territorial lords' screams. Prince Dieldenimma, the God King, said coldly:
"Stop playing around. End this quickly!"
Hearing Prince Dieldenimma's words, the otherworldly demon race dared not act further and prepared to capture the territorial lords with a single blow.
Just as they were about to unleash their full strength, a powerful divine aura descended upon the place.
"I'd like to see who dares."
Immediately, a snow-white staff blocked the demons' attack and, in doing so, repelled them all.
The one who had arrived was none other than the Elf Goddess!
The Elf Goddess wore armor, accompanied by hundreds of thousands of nature goddesses, and looked at the otherworldly demon race with immense anger.
"You were driven away last time, and you dare to come back here again? Are you not afraid of death?"
Upon seeing the nature goddesses, Prince Dieldenimma became fearful.
It was this group of women who had driven them away in the end, so he felt a tremor of fear in his heart.
That powerful force had left a deep impression on him.
More importantly, tens of thousands of years had passed, and the Elf Goddess had become a God Lord, her strength having grown even greater.
However, Prince Dieldenimma was now merely a God King.
Even though the otherworldly demon race was incredibly powerful and could challenge opponents of higher realms, Prince Dieldenimma's current strength was incomparable to the Elf Goddess.
Therefore, Prince Dieldenimma had not led the demons to attack the nature goddesses from the start.
However, Prince Dieldenimma's panic lasted only for a moment before he remembered the orders given by the Ten Demon Overlords and the Dark Emperor.
"Elf Goddess, what's so great about you? Even though we were forced to retreat from the Primordial Continent tens of thousands of years ago."
"Do you think you have won?"
"And I recall that even though you drove us away, you didn't benefit from it and were forced into a deep slumber for hundreds of thousands of years, right?"
"More importantly, Helena Tis, the Earth Goddess, your leader, is already dead, isn't she? So your strength must be greatly diminished!"
"However, out of respect for your victory last time, I'll give you some face. I hope you won't be foolish now and will quickly get lost!"
If the demons had brought up the name of Helena Tis, the Earth Goddess, the Elf Goddess would have been furious in the past.
But now that Helena Tis, the Earth Goddess, had been resurrected by the protagonist, the Elf Goddess was immune to such verbal attacks.
However, she wasn't so foolish now as to reveal the news of Helena Tis's recent resurrection to Prince Dieldenimma.
The Elf Goddess said with a calm tone:
"Is that so? I truly wonder what the Ten Demon Overlords and the Dark Emperor are thinking, sending only a minor lackey like you."
"And you dare to act so outrageously. Do you think I truly have no way to deal with you?"
"You should be the one leaving now, not me. Mind your tone, speak politely!"
The Elf Goddess did not want to waste more words with Prince Dieldenimma. She immediately raised her divine artifact and recited a divine incantation.
Following that, a brilliant divine light emanated from the artifact, striking Prince Dieldenimma fiercely.
However, Prince Dieldenimma had been observing the Elf Goddess since her appearance and was thus prepared.
He instantly dodged from his position, pulling an unformed demon in front of him to shield himself.
Then, he fled without looking back, for he knew he was no match for the Elf Goddess.
Staying there would only make him cannon fodder, and he wouldn't even know how he died.
However, as he fled, he was carrying Zhao Tiancheng with him.
"Everyone, retreat! Don't linger here!"
Zhao Tiancheng, being carried by Prince Dieldenimma, was going mad.
He cursed inwardly!
He completely failed to understand why Prince Dieldenimma would take him along before leaving.
He was just a nobody, at most possessing the special status of a territorial lord.
Apart from that, he had no abilities, and he had no idea why Prince Dieldenimma wanted to take him.