Chapter 268: This Fellow Is Strong (Long)

The sky was an eerie red and a pure transparent river flowed through it, parting the sky in two. The inhumane howling of a beast sounded through the sky causing the fifteen martial warriors to stand up in tacit understanding.

There was no need for words. Only a silent nod was made as they steeled their resolves for the fight ahead.

There is no need for me to say it. These fifteen martial warriors are naturally Lu Zheng, Yu Er Dan and the others.

Like Lu Zheng had explained earlier, they infused their Essence into the formation without a regard for expenditure. Although the earth path materials were still present, nobody expected a few rank six and rank seven materials to provide enough energy to keep rank eight beasts at bay for long.

The martial warriors had different Essence. There was fire Essence, water Essence, strength Essence but under the might of the formation, they all became earth Essence.

Soon, a sea of beasts rumbled towards them. They were over a thousand metres above the ground but with their sharp eyesight, the martial warriors easily spotted them.

The sight alone was breath taking, enough to send even the strongest people into the deepest chasms of despair.

The beasts before them were all Nine Patterns Demon Foxes, a beast from the Ancient Antiquity Era that had long since gone extinct. Even so, no one was surprised to see them here.

A Reverend's possession could send almost all forces to death by jealousy. Only ancient forces like Heavenly Court that had lived for many eras could hope to compare.

The Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were exceedingly large, each being the size of a mansion. They had blood red fur and black patterns on their bodies similar to those of the Black Feather Race. No two Nine Patterns Demon Foxes had the same patterns. [1]

The beasts before them were extremely majestic as they flattened the ground they walked on. In an instant, the red sea crashed into the colossal walls.

"Thud!"

The sound the collision made could make anyone feel pain for the Nine Patterns Demon Foxes. The ones in front would certainly become muddleheaded.

After the initial impact that failed to even shake the fortress walls, the Nine Patterns Demon Foxes spread out to surround the encampment as they attacked the sturdy walls.

The earth path formation used was inscribed with Primordial Spirit Veins. It was very powerful. The rank seven Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were too weak to even scratch the walls.

However, this did not mean it was an impossible feat. After all, drops of water made an ocean. If the martial warriors allowed the Nine Patterns Demon Foxes to act freely, it was only a matter of time before the formation failed and the walls collapsed.

Attacks of different paths burst out fiercely, many Nine Patterns Demon Foxes died. Even the strength path experts Zheng Lie and Yu Er Dan were not at a disadvantage.

The Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were stunned. This was a true case of the mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. Only, this time, they were the mantis and the martial warriors were the oriole.

The resolve of the Nine Patterns Demon Foxes steeled. The wall had to be destroyed!

All of a sudden, a loud explosion rang out and many Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were killed. The martial warriors turned to the space where the explosion rang from.

Thunder energy exploded fiercely multiple times and even the residual energy exploded like bombs. The Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were torn apart like paper.

The explosion had formed from below where Lu Zheng stood. The ground was void of any lifeform.

The martial warriors were silent as their eyes shuttled from the ground to Lu Zheng as if asking: "Was that just you?"

Nonsense! Of course it was him. Among them, no one else cultivated lightning path and the effect of the thunder energy was very distinct.

Although they were just rank seven beasts that some of them could kill with a slap, when faced with a horde of them, no one was confident of surviving. Yet, Lu Zheng just instant-killed tons of them.

The Original realm experts thought to themselves and felt they could replicate it but the price would be steep. They would expend at least three Qi fruits and their True Souls would be exhausted. Controlling such a powerful technique needed their maximum concentration.

They did not know how many Qi fruits Lu Zheng had expended but they could see him clearly. He was not suffering from any sort of exhaustion.

His skin was still as fresh as fine jade and his indifferent gaze remained indifferent. They couldn't see through him.

Yu Er Dan shook her head and sighed inwardly. This fellow was strong.

The Nine Patterns Demon Foxes were unwilling to give them any sort of respite. They continued to attack the fortress walls and the martial warriors turned their focus back to them.

The beasts were many but they were not unending. As the days passed, the numbers of the Nine Patterns Demon Foxes began to reduce. However, martial warriors could not fight forever. Many of them expended all of their Qi fruits and Qi leaves.

 .....

At the D grade encampment, Alaka'i had come to certain terms with Dong Clan after hearing about the beast tides. Working hand in hand, they did their bests to stop the beasts.

But, despite the fact that they were strong and the beasts there were quite smaller than those that Lu Zheng faced, their encampment walls were mostly broken. If it were not for Dong Clan's earth path experts, perhaps there would be no wall left.

"Karma Retribution!"

Alaka'i was very strong, the beasts all fell before him. His main offensive method was Karma Retribution and whenever any lifeform attacked him, they would suffer a severe backlash. It was a very strong method.

Dong Ji Li, Dong Clan's leader felt exasperated when he saw Alaka'i. This fellow was strong.