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Chapter 165: The Long Blade Advances! Frenzy! (Seeking Subscriptions)
All the Heavenly Ranking experts who had not participated in the battle stared intently, only to see the faint projection in the dim space.
In all directions, the earth and sky were covered in black matter, appearing incredibly gloomy.
It gave an unprecedented sense of oppression.
In the center of the land was a massive cave with a diameter exceeding three miles, dark and seemingly endless, as if leading to infinity. Hell.
Twenty-two figures stood hundreds of meters above the cave.
Suddenly.
"Boom! Boom!" Wanxing Daoist, Dongpan Emperor, Niu Hao, Zhao Xing, Hai Feizhang, Rong Le, Jin Ji, and seven other powerful individuals simultaneously radiated a purple light, with Wanxing Daoist's radiance being the most dazzling.
Beneath his feet, a rapidly enlarging purple disc appeared, spanning more than ten zhang.
The surface of the disc was covered with countless strange patterns.
"Swoosh! Swoosh!" The disc emitted countless purple lights, and the surging spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered. The array plate and flags quickly connected.
In the blink of an eye, a giant bird nearly four hundred meters long, burning with purple flames all over its body, appeared in the sky, resembling a legendary divine bird.
In terms of imposing power, it was many times stronger than the 'Seven-Star Profound Flame Array' activated by Jin Ji back then.
Six at the Qi Sea Ninth Level, one at the Qi Sea Eighth Level – truly released the full power of this major formation.
Almost simultaneously.
"Boom! Boom!" Fang Xia, the Extreme North King, Bei Li, Liu Junhang, Wu Hannong, and the other five powerhouses also formed an array. In the end, a figure about thirty zhang tall, entirely golden, and resembling a mantis, formed.
At first glance, it was much smaller in size, but in terms of imposing power, it was only slightly weaker than the Seven-Star Profound Flame Array.
It should be noted that the Golden Stone Five Elements Array led by Fang Xia had fewer participants, and the overall cultivation of the array formers was weaker.
This was enough to illustrate the sophistication of the Golden Stone Five Elements Array.
However.
What made people's hearts tremble the most was the four blade-like limbs growing on the waist and abdomen of the golden mantis!
Cold! Sharp!
No one doubted the combat power of those blade-like limbs. It was as if it were a demonic beast born for battle.
Following closely.
"Splash~" Wu Yuan's body was instantly covered by a suit of battle armor made up of layers of scales. Behind him, a pair of black wings emerged, emitting an equally powerful aura.
As for the other eight powerhouses?
Even the strongest King Qiong Hai, let alone compared to the two overwhelmingly powerful formations, was weaker than Wu Yuan in his beast fusion state.
"Wanxing Daoist and Fang Xia lead the two major formations!"
"The strongest, Wu Yuan."
"King Qiong Hai, Mountain Demon King, and the other eight powerhouses." All eyes were silently watching this scene. As soon as the two major formations were formed.
"Boom!"
The black wings behind Wu Yuan vibrated, turning into a stream of light that rushed into the cave. The giant purple bird and the six-legged golden mantis followed closely behind.
The other eight powerhouses also quickly followed.
Entering the Demon Abyss! The great battle could erupt at any moment.
...
A hundred miles above the ground in the dark world, shrouded in black matter on the Demon Soil, countless fragments of scales and blood were scattered!
The smell of blood permeated the vast world.
Inside the massive black sphere, the crystal clear light sphere suddenly trembled, quickly transmitting intense fluctuations.
"Kill!" "Kill them all!"
The insect demon, in direct combat, was extremely weak. It could manipulate countless demon soldiers, and its divine sense was extremely powerful, with a unique structure.
Therefore, its range of divine sense perception was much larger than Wu Yuan's!
Not to mention.
The range of the Demon Soil is its dominion, even though its perception is not as clear as divine sense, it is aware of the invasion of such powerful enemies.
At this moment.
It has already sensed over ten incredibly powerful auras rapidly approaching through the Demon Abyss passage.
Especially the two leaders, their auras are so strong that it makes the insect demon tremble.
The insect demon understands.
This battle is likely the strongest counterattack from the experts of this world. As long as it can win this battle, devouring this world will become very easy.
If it loses? Then it shall perish!
"Roar~" "Roar~" "Ang~" Terrifying low roars suddenly echoed, resonating throughout the underground world.
Following that, massive figures appeared in front of the gigantic black sphere, surrounding it heavily.
They!
Their numbers are few, but each one has blood-red wings!
...
"Swoosh!"
Wu Yuan's eyes slightly glowed, his divine sense spread out with all its might, hindered by various obstacles like mud and Demon Soil, and could only extend for about eight li in all directions.
And he, at the speed of six li per second, was rapidly descending.
The purple bird, six-legged mantis, King Qiong Hai, and others closely followed, and the diameter of the cave was rapidly shrinking.
However, the slight hindrance of rocks and soil, how could it obstruct their progress?
"So far, no encounter with a single demon soldier?" Wu Yuan wondered, having entered the Demon Abyss for only two breaths, he had already descended over eighty li.
Definitely in the deepest part of the earth, but hasn't encountered a single demon soldier, which is very strange.
The more mysterious, the more vigilant.
Suddenly.
"Below is a vast underground world." Wu Yuan's voice simultaneously sounded in the minds of all the powerhouses: "We should have arrived at the insect demon's lair. Be careful!"
No one responded.
Other powerhouses, just follow orders.
Boom!
Wu Yuan abruptly came to a stop, a terrifying wave of air stirred up countless black mud, mixed with blood and limbs.
Rumbling~ Rumbling~ The earth trembled, and the giant purple bird descended, burning with flames, instantly illuminating the vast underground world.
Boom!
Boom! The six-legged mantis, King Qiong Hai, and others also descended to the ground, all gathered together, looking around in shock. The underground world, more than ten li in height, was filled with black mud.
This is the insect demon's world.
"The underground world!"
"Such a strong smell of blood."
"This is the insect demon's lair, and not a single demon soldier is present." Many Heavenly Ranking experts were shocked, with various thoughts crossing their minds.
"No!"
A cold voice simultaneously sounded in their minds: "Not that there are no demon soldiers, but all the weak demon soldiers have been devoured."
"Only the strongest ones remain."
Wu Yuan's voice was indifferent, his battle knife slightly raised, pointing forward: "They are here!"
At this moment, Wu Yuan didn't need to remind them.
All the participating powerhouses had already seen the scene at the dim end of the underground world, about a hundred li away – a massive black sphere.
Undoubtedly.
It is where the insect demon's main body is located.
And around the black sphere, there are one blood-red four-winged armored beast after another!
Their gaze is extremely cold.
"Roar!" The largest blood-winged demon soldier suddenly roared low, echoing in the vast underground world.
"Roar."
"Roar."
"Roar!" The demon soldiers roared thunderously, and the blood-red wing blades, like sharp blades, vibrated instantly, turning into terrifying streaks of light, directly attacking the purple bird, Wu Yuan, the six-legged mantis, and others.
... In the Central Immortal Palace, in the meeting hall.
The thirty-two Heavenly Ranking experts who hadn't participated in the battle were completely breathless, all shockingly watching the scene in the projected light curtain.
One blood-winged demon soldier after another!
A total of eight!
It means that there are at least eight Spirit Body Realm level two demon soldiers in the Demon Abyss. This is an incredibly terrifying force.
"Can we win?"
"Eight? How can we fight this?" All Heavenly Ranking experts felt a sense of despair.
The power of the insect demon exceeded their imagination.
And in the projected light curtain.
At the moment the first blood-winged demon soldier moved, "Boom!" Wu Yuan had transformed into a giant figure of five zhang, like a giant.
The long blade pointed forward.
"Kill!" Wu Yuan's voice echoed through the entire world.
His wings vibrated like lightning, slashing through the air, heading towards the largest blood-winged demon soldier.
In the instant of advancement.
Wu Yuan's body burst into countless earth-yellow streams of air, surging with boundless power.
Like a deity born for battle!
"Domain!" Sang Gu stared in shock, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart, and he said with a low voice, "There is hope."
"In this battle, there is still hope." Sang Gu exclaimed.
...
In the underground world, it was dim, and the smell of blood enveloped everyone.
The insect demon and the peak experts of Central Immortal Continent had encountered each other.
Inside the purple bird.
"Eight Spirit Body Realm? How can we fight this? It's undoubtedly a loss!" Jin Ji's mind was in chaos, and he felt like he was going to lose at the first moment.
In battle, there is no doubt of defeat.
Clearly, three Spirit Body Realm demon soldiers had already been killed, but under the command of the insect demon, there were still eight powerful blood-winged demon soldiers?
How can this be fought?
"Escape!" Jin Ji already had the thought of fleeing in his mind; he saw no hope of victory.
He exchanged glances with Hai Fei Zhang and Zhao Xing, and the three of them were somewhat moved.
Not just them, Niu Hao, Rong Le, Black Snake King, Black Jiao King, and other powerful beings all felt a sense of despair.
The enemy is too powerful!
If it were four or five Spirit Body Realm demon soldiers, there might still be a chance, but eight in total? And all of them are at least Spirit Body Realm level two; this power surpasses the limits they can endure.
Even the determined Wan Xing Dao Ren and Dong Pan Da Di felt a hint of despair. Even with their determination to fight to the death, winning would be difficult.
And at this moment.
"Boom!" A figure of earth-yellow giant suddenly streaked across the sky like lightning, accompanied by the overwhelming earth-yellow air current.
The power was so strong that it seemed even more powerful than the purple bird.
Dominating the entire battlefield.
"Domain?"
"Domain of Earth."
"It's Wu Yuan; he actually comprehended the domain?" Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Da Di, and all other Heavenly Ranking experts were shocked to witness this scene!
Domain!
Once reaching this level, it represents an unimpeded path to the Golden Core Realm. For thousands of years in Central Immortal Continent, there has never been a cultivator who reached the Domain level.
Almost simultaneously.
"Boom!" The six-legged mantis also moved, fast as lightning. Its four limbs were like four battle knives, endlessly sharp, covered in endless golden light, equally unstoppable.
The Domain of Gold!
"Fang Xia indeed has mastered the Domain!"
"He leads the grand formation and possesses the Domain; his strength won't be weaker than Wu Yuan." Wan Xing Dao Ren, Ji Bei Wang, Niu Hao, and others all understood this.
"There is still hope! Kill!" Wan Xing Dao Ren said in a low voice.
Boom!
The purple bird, burning with flames all over its body, spread its wings and whistled as it killed the oncoming demon soldiers.
"Kill!" The King of Qiong Hai and the Demon King of Shan, roaring, also rushed forward.
"Formation!" Black Snake King, Fu Xin Xia, and the other six, although the weakest in strength, simultaneously displayed a faint gloss around their bodies. The six figures seemed to merge into one.
This formation was quite ordinary, providing no actual strength enhancement. It only allowed their auras to circulate, enhancing their overall defense.
Swish!
Wu Yuan stepped on the void, wings trembling, and the earth-yellow air currents circulated. His speed instantly soared to a terrifying level of one hundred and sixty li per breath.
Wu Yuan stared fixedly at the huge and ferocious blood-winged demon soldier, squeezing a word through his teeth: "Kill!"
"Whoosh!"
The battle knife lifted, slashing through the air, directly splitting the head of the blood-winged demon soldier.
Boom! The claws tore through the sky, meeting the battle knife.
"Pang~" A dreadful collision erupted, and under the suppression of the surging earth-yellow air currents, the enormous hoof was torn apart, blood splattering.
The massive blood-winged demon soldier, with a body length exceeding three hundred and fifty meters, was actually sent flying by a single slash.
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PS: Second update
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 166 Desperate Situation (Three more for subscription)
"Boom!" The terrifying impact contained in the claw struck Wu Yuan's Witcher Armor through the battle knife, causing the towering Wu Yuan, who was five zhang tall, to involuntarily fly backward.
However, after double weakening through the weapon and battle armor, and with the Tengshe state during the beast fusion, Wu Yuan was able to dispel some of the force. He only felt his blood surging inside, but he was not injured.
"I only slightly have the upper hand?"
This head-on collision, which best verified strength, made Wu Yuan instantly understand: "The demon soldier in front of me is in the third stage of the Spiritual Body Realm!"
That's right!
In terms of foundation, Wu Yuan, equivalent to the ninth level of the Profound Enlightenment with a six-grade foundation, is still not as good as a demon soldier in the first stage of the Spiritual Body Realm. However, the Domain alone allows him to be comparable to the first stage of the Spiritual Body Realm.
"Once I use the Source Technique and Beast Fusion, my outbreak is close to that of a third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier." Wu Yuan secretly thought, "And with the Mad Demon Splitting Earth Blade given by Emperor Dong Pan, it further enhances my attack. It allows me to have a slight advantage against a third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier."
However, it's only a slight advantage.
Even if the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers don't have any magical treasures or Source Techniques, relying on their robust foundation allows them to burst out an incredibly terrifying combat power.
Moreover.
"I'm only at the fifth level of the Profound Enlightenment, and my Source Power is limited. Using the Source Technique Witcher Fusion, although my strength has greatly increased, the consumption is also enormous." Wu Yuan realized this clearly, "Once the Source Power is depleted, I would be on par with a first-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier."
"I must finish this quickly!"
Though it sounded slow, during the moment of the collision and the backward flight, Wu Yuan had already figured it out.
Seeing the wings fluttering and the figure flickering like lightning, he rushed to the side, trying to avoid this powerful demon soldier! Straight towards the massive black sphere.
Why bother entangling with these demon soldiers? Wu Yuan's goal is the Insect Demon! As long as the Insect Demon is killed, these seemingly terrifying Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers will collapse without a fight, no longer a threat.
"Roar!" The third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier suddenly flipped its massive body, and the enormous tail instantly pierced through the void. With a terrifying force that made people palpitate, it struck like lightning towards Wu Yuan!
"Clang!"
Wu Yuan swung his knife to resist, once again being blocked.
"Roar! Roar!" Two more consecutive roars, as two blood-winged demon soldiers, roaring, waved their claws, causing shockwaves in the air and attacking Wu Yuan.
"Peng! Peng!" The dreadful impact, the air exploding, causing countless black soil to splash. The sword light crisscrossed, and the earth-yellow air currents surged and swept, overwhelming the vast bodies of the three demon soldiers.
"One third-stage Spiritual Body, two second-stage Spiritual Body."
Wu Yuan exerted all his strength, and speed, skill, and strength all exploded to the extreme.
Trying to break through the obstacles.
However.
The coordination of the three demon soldiers was exquisite, much stronger than the coordination of the three demon soldiers in the battle of Beihuang City. With their massive bodies, claws, and tail lashes, they completely sealed off all of Wu Yuan's attack directions.
They completely entangled Wu Yuan.
"Kill!" "Kill!"
"Kill!" The eyes of the three demon soldiers shot a cold light, full of killing intent and wisdom, and a hint of arrogance.
These demon soldiers did not fight on their own but were completely taken over by the Insect Demon.
It's as if.
The Insect Demon is manipulating its eight puppets to battle and fight against Wu Yuan, Wan Xing Dao Ren, and others.
This is the advantage of the Insect Demon being in its lair.
The demon soldiers under its command are too far apart, making it difficult to control them. It can only allow the demon soldiers to fight freely. However, at close range, the difficulty of controlling the demon soldiers will decrease significantly.
In terms of combat skills and realm, although the Insect Demon is far inferior to Wu Yuan, it surpasses the instinctive consciousness of these demon soldiers.
...
"Roar!" "Roar!"
A third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier and a second-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier, with lightning-fast speed and massive bodies, joined forces to kill the six-legged golden mantis.
"Clang!" "Clang!"
Blades and claws filled the sky, golden air currents like sharp swords, converging with endless sharpness, whistling together.
The six-legged golden mantis seemed to reveal the essence of 'battle and slaughter'.
The strength erupted by the formation led by Fang Xia was extremely terrifying.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided and clashed hundreds of times.
Each cut could tear open wounds on the demon soldiers, and each collision could inflict damage on the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
However, for the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, wounds ranging from several meters to tens of meters were inconsequential! Their bodies had strong regenerative abilities.
Being in the demonic soil also allowed the demon soldiers to recover faster.
"These Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers are really tricky and troublesome." Fang Xia gritted his teeth, fully manipulating the formation.
In the confrontation, he seemed to have the upper hand, but he couldn't break through the defense of the two Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers at all.
There was no other reason!
His speed and defensive power were not enough.
The six-legged golden mantis was extremely flexible in battle, but its pure explosive speed was not enough, far inferior to Wu Yuan with the 'Tengshe'.
Similarly, the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers dared to repeatedly take hits, daring to clash head-on.
The six-legged golden mantis was only maintaining the formation, excelling in attack, and its defensive power could be said to be good. However, in repeated head-on collisions, it was easily on the verge of collapse.
After all, the formation was not the true body.
... "Can't break through." Wan Xing Dao Ren's face was gloomy as water. He fully commanded the Seven-Star Profound Flame formation.
The purple peng bird, with its overwhelming momentum, spread flames and burned, as if it were a realm of flames!
The two large demon soldiers, with cold eyes, allowed the flames to burn, and their massive bodies surged.
They clashed repeatedly with the giant purple peng bird.
Not letting the purple peng bird advance half a step.
"Damn it!" Wan Xing Dao Ren's anger soared, and his heart was full of unwillingness. "If I could also control the Domain, the strength erupted by manipulating the formation would be greatly improved."
In terms of foundation, the purple peng bird formed by the seven qi seas high-level combined with the formation was stronger than the six-legged golden mantis, and even stronger than Wu Yuan.
But in terms of realm.
Wan Xing Dao Ren was not as good as Wu Yuan, let alone Fang Xia. Therefore, the strength erupted by the purple peng bird was slightly weaker than the six-legged golden mantis.
The only advantage was that the defense of the purple peng bird's body was stronger, daring to clash head-on!
As for Qiong Hai Wang and Shan Mo Wang?
They were easily blocked by the last third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier, and they could even be said to be suppressed, unable to advance at all.
This third-stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier still had spare energy to help restrain the other battlefields.
As for Black Snake King, Lei Lie, and other six Qi Sea sixth-level cultivators, they didn't dare to get close at all, only daring to cast spells and use treasures from a distance.
Without a joint formation, the attacks of the Qi Sea sixth-level cultivators were almost negligible to the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, and it was difficult to affect the overall situation!
For a while.
The twenty-two peak cultivators of the Middle Earth Immortal Palace, who had erupted with powerful joint strength, were easily blocked and restrained by the eight Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
Around that giant black sphere, there are more than ten Third Stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, with a size exceeding two hundred meters, observing from a distance but not participating in the battle.
They are the final line of defense for the Insect Demon!
...
Within the Central Earth Immortal Palace, it was silent.
Step Rain, Huan Jian, Meng Cai, and other top-ranked experts who did not participate in the battle stared fixedly at the light screen projection, extremely tense.
They never expected that the decisive battle would enter a white-hot state from the very beginning. The strength erupted by both sides, whether from the experts of Central Earth or the Insect Demon's side, exceeded imagination.
"Wu Yuan's strength!"
"Truly terrifying, he alone actually restrained three Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers? Formidable."
"His speed is too frightening, making the Insect Demon unable to relax at all." They were all shocked by Wu Yuan's strength.
"The two formations forming the spirit beasts also have an overwhelming might."
"Fierce battle!" These top-ranked experts had to admit the formidable strength of Wu Yuan, Fang Xia, and others.
They were the pinnacle forces that had never been revealed on the Central Continent.
However.
The strength erupted by the Insect Demon was even more powerful, with a total of eight Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers: three Third Stage and five Second Stage.
Absolute strength completely blocked the attacks of Wu Yuan, Fang Xia, Wan Xing Dao Ren, and made it difficult for them to approach the massive black sphere.
"Can we win?"
"We must win." Many top-ranked experts silently prayed, feeling a sense of powerlessness in their hearts. Their strength was sufficient to deal with the Third Stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers but was extremely inadequate against Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
Suddenly.
"Not good." Sang Gu's face suddenly changed. "The Seven-Star Profound Flame Formation is about to collapse!"
All top-ranked experts' expressions changed.
...
Deep within the Demon Cave, in the dark world.
One of the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, even with its skin burned and torn, its massive tail still tore through the sky like steel, fiercely lashing towards the purple peng bird.
"Peng~"
The terrifying collision sound once again sent the purple peng bird flying backward, and countless flames fell to the ground.
"Puff~" "Puff~" Inside the formation, the terrifying impact, even if weakened by more than ninety-nine percent, still made several main formation controllers feel their blood boiling.
Especially Jin Ji, there was even a hint of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
How long had it been since the start of the great battle?
"This Wan Xing Dao Ren is simply crazy."
"To repeatedly clash head-on with a Spiritual Body Realm? With these collisions, the formation will collapse sooner or later." A trace of madness flashed in Jin Ji's eyes, and he glanced at the black-robed figure on the giant formation disc.
"That strength unleashed by Wu Yuan is strong, but the Insect Demon's strength is stronger."
"If father completes the breakthrough and comes to fight the Insect Demon together, maybe we can win." This thought flashed through Jin Ji's mind.
"But it's too late."
"This battle is already lost. That Third Stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier hasn't even exerted its full power, and there are nearly twenty demon soldiers at the Eighth and Ninth Stage of the Profound Opening Realm."
"Do your best."
"I don't want to die here." Jin Ji made a decision in an instant.
His voice also echoed in the minds of Zhao Xing and Hai Feizhang.
"Alright." Zhao Xing responded.
"If you want to leave, then go." However, Hai Feizhang changed his initial attitude, his voice filled with determination. "I've thought about it for a long time. I cannot let go of my hometown."
Jin Ji and Zhao Xing exchanged a glance.
What an idiot!
There wasn't much time for them to hesitate. In this moment, the purple peng bird collided with the same demon soldier again.
"Go!"
A layer of green light suddenly appeared on Jin Ji's body. With a swift movement, he instantly left his position in the formation, moving like lightning and rushing to the rear of the formation, entering the layers of flames.
At the same time he moved.
Whoosh! Zhao Xing also leaped, and the two of them instantly left the formation, turning into flowing light and rushing towards the rear.
With the sudden departure of the two powerhouses from the formation.
The originally perfectly balanced purple peng bird seemed to lose two support points. Its breath instantly weakened drastically, and its pair of flame wings rolled down like they were broken, tumbling and falling.
"Not good!"
"Jin Ji! Zhao Xing!"
"Traitors!"
Angry voices echoed suddenly in the Central Earth Immortal Palace, and the faces of all the top-ranked experts changed.
Wu Yuan, Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, their expressions turned grim.
No one expected.
At the critical moment of the decisive battle, Jin Ji and Zhao Xing would actually desert the formation, which was simply unforgivable!
"Rip!"
A terrifying claw light cut through the sky. It was the Third Stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier that had always retained some power, suddenly rushing forward and seizing this rare opportunity.
"Boom~"
The massive purple peng bird finally couldn't withstand it, and it was torn in half with a resounding explosion. Countless flames scattered, revealing the internal figures of cultivators.
"Roar~" Another Second Stage Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier roared and killed.
"Splash!" A claw light tore through the heavens, majestic and sharp, instantly sweeping through one of the figures.
"Be careful!" A shout rang out.
"Peng~" Flesh and blood exploded.
Leader of the Nine Killings Mansion, Rong Le, died!
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Note: The last line mentions "ps: the third update, supplemented the second chapter."
Chapter 167: Opening a Path for the Lives of Central Earth's Beings
Without the protection of the formation, close combat with Qi Refiners and Body Refiners? It's simply seeking death!
"Rong Le!" Wan Xing Dao Ren's face revealed a trace of painful expression.
Completely shrouded in battle armor, he emitted waves of firelight all over his body, easily blocking the shockwaves of this claw attack. His figure flickered, suddenly controlling the formation plate and retreating violently.
"Jin Ji! Zhao Xing!" Dong Pan Emperor's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a thunderous roar, echoing through the entire underground world. But he also had to escape first.
Niu Hao and Hai Feizhang cursed while desperately fleeing!
"Jin Ji! Ah, damn it!" Separated by dozens of miles, Wu Yuan's eyes almost spewed fire.
Fang Xia, King Ji Bei, Bei Li, and others were equally furious.
They never expected that Jin Ji and Zhao Xing would suddenly desert the formation.
This was blatant betrayal.
Just now, when Wu Yuan and the two formations joined forces to fight, although it was difficult to break through the defense line of the eight Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, it couldn't threaten the Demon Lord.
But if they just wanted to escape, it was very easy.
There was no immediate danger to their lives.
It hadn't reached a desperate situation.
If Jin Ji and Hai Feizhang wanted to leave, there was no need to escape during the critical moment of the battle. Doing so, what benefit did it bring to Jin Ji and the others?
It should be noted that in the eyes of Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and others, there was no one who could avoid the calamity brought by the Demon Lord's catastrophe.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Jin Ji and Zhao Xing, the two of them rushed out of the formation, their speeds astonishing. They didn't care about the furious roars of Dong Pan Emperor, keeping their heads low.
They were fleeing like mad.
Directly rushing towards the distant entrance of the demon cave.
In the Central Earth Immortal Palace meeting hall, all the top-ranked experts who hadn't joined the battle stared angrily at the fleeing figures.
"It's over!"
"We're definitely going to lose."
"Traitors!" Many top-ranked experts had red eyes, and some even shed tears. A sense of despair enveloped the entire meeting hall.
Yes, despair!
If during the fierce battle just now, there was still a glimmer of hope for the Central Earth side, then, with the collapse of the Seven-Star Profound Flame Formation, what followed was genuine despair.
A despair that made people unable to see any hope.
Suddenly, at this moment.
"Quick, look at this." Suddenly, an urgent voice sounded.
For a moment, everyone stared at the screen projection in disbelief.
In the projection, Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, Niu Hao, who were originally frantically fleeing, suddenly radiated waves of flame rainbow light!
They didn't retreat anymore.
Their bodies were burning at an astonishing speed.
Their eyes were unusually calm!
...
"Roar!" "Awo~" The Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers that were about to chase and expand their achievements simultaneously felt a kind of trembling sensation, which originated from the terror of their souls.
All eyes were fixed on the three figures fleeing rapidly in the sky.
Or, it could be said that the Demon Lord was fixated on those three figures flying at high speed, suddenly erupting with a flame rainbow light.
Blazing and dazzling, with a kind of mental suppression, it left the Demon Lord puzzled and shocked.
This bloodline was exceptionally noble.
Except for Wu Yuan, the Demon Lord didn't regard any cultivator in Central Earth with much importance. But now, it felt a threat emanating from these three lives that it had considered insignificant.
It made the Demon Lord uneasy.
"Get out of the way!" Two massive figures rushed over with a thunderous roar, their bodies like small mountains colliding. A huge tail swept through the heavens, lashing out at the Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
It was none other than King Qionghai and Demon King Shan, the two great demon lords.
They were the first to perceive the anomaly in Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao.
Naturally, they desperately tried to entangle these Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers to give them some breathing room.
In the sky.
Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao all wore a smile of resignation on their faces.
There was acceptance, and there was fearlessness.
"Two fellow Daoists, with this pursuit, we won't escape."
"Moreover."
"Even if we escape, losing the formation flags, considering the Demon Lord's rate of growth, if we were to fight again, we would undoubtedly lose." Wan Xing Dao Ren's gentle voice echoed in the minds of Dong Pan Emperor and Niu Hao. "Now is the weakest moment for the Demon Lord."
"I thought that with the emergence of a peerless genius like Wu Yuan, there would be no need to take this desperate path," Dong Pan Emperor said with a smile.
Niu Hao remained silent, but his actions spoke volumes.
Hum!
Hum! Hum!
Although it sounded slow.
In reality, in an instant, the bodies of the three Ninth Level experts in the Sea of Qi were completely burned to ashes, leaving only intensely burning flame rainbow light.
This was the condensation of their flesh and soul!
At this moment, their weapons and armor fell to the ground.
In the rainbow light, there was a faintly shining crystalline substance, somewhat similar to the 'Heavenly Thunder Talisman' that Wu Yuan had once taken out.
The strong in the entire underground world felt an invisible pressure.
"What is this?" Jin Ji and Zhao Xing, who had frantically fled for a dozen or so miles, couldn't help but turn back, looking at this scene with incredible shock.
"Wan Xing!"
"Emperor."
Liu Junxing and Wu Hannong had tears in their eyes. As the second-ranked figures of the Stellar Tower and Martial Ancestor, both of them understood the significance of this scene.
To sacrifice their lives!
At the cost of their lives, they unleashed their strongest attack.
"What is this? Talismans?" Fang Xia looked at it with incredible shock, having a broad perspective, and vaguely understanding what it meant.
"They've finally reached this point." King Jibei, who was in the Six-Legged Golden Mantis Formation, couldn't help but recall the scene where the four of them joined forces to explore the ruins decades ago.
Three special talismans were obtained by Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao respectively.
At that time, King Jibei was unaware of the power of the talismans.
But now, he understood.
"Is this the Soul Sacrifice Talisman?" Wu Yuan's face changed.
With the highest vision and the strongest spiritual perception, Wu Yuan quickly grasped what Wan Xing Dao Ren and the others were doing.
Soul Sacrifice Talisman!
A very special talisman specifically designed for the soul. The Soul Sacrifice Talisman itself didn't have much power, and its effectiveness depended on the strength of the user.
If the user was powerful, activating the Soul Sacrifice Talisman would unleash tremendous power.
If the user was weak, even using the Soul Sacrifice Talisman wouldn't have much effect.
However, this talisman was rare. First, it was extremely difficult to refine, and second, any user could only use it once in their lifetime.
The Soul Sacrifice Talisman sacrificed one's own soul!
Pouring out all the blood and soul, infusing it into the talisman to deliver the strongest blow. It was often used when a weaker individual was pushed to the brink.
Wu Yuan's eyes turned red in an instant.
Once the Soul Sacrifice Talisman was used, there was no turning back.
In other words, Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao were destined to fall!
Wu Yuan instantly realized.
Why did Wan Xing Dao Ren and Dong Pan Emperor say early on that they had embraced death?
Perhaps, from that moment, they had planned to use the Soul Sacrifice Talisman when the critical moment arrived.
But what surprised Wu Yuan was Niu Hao.
The low-key leader of the Stellar Tower, silently and decisively, made the same choice.
"Wu Yuan, Fang Xia!"
Wan Xing Dao Ren's voice suddenly echoed in Wu Yuan's mind.
At the same time, Fang Xia also heard the same voice in his mind.
"The three of us will fight to severely injure or even kill the three Spiritual Body Realm triple demon soldiers. At least, we will prevent them from obstructing you for a short time."
"The rest is up to you!"
"This is the last chance."
"Haha, born in Central Earth, grew up in Central Earth, it's only right to repay Central Earth. We'll lead the way for the people of Central Earth." Wan Xing Dao Ren's voice was gentle yet resolute.
It contained absolute conviction!
... "Peng~" "Honglonglong~" Although King Qionghai and King Shanhai did their best, they only managed to resist for two seconds.
"Roar~"
A Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier broke through the obstruction, its wings trembling as it roared and charged towards the three bright and hot light clusters suspended in the sky.
"Two fellow Daoists, haha, let's take the road to the Yellow Springs together."
"Together."
"With companions, one is not alone." The light clusters formed by the burning of life by Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao.
They erupted completely.
The three Soul Sacrifice Talismans turned into three dazzling rays of light, gathering the lifelong power of the three great experts. Their power soared to the limit.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
"Boom!" Three rainbow lights instantly tore through the sky, dazzling and boundless, making the entire world seem to fall silent.
On the battlefield.
Wu Yuan, Fang Xia, King Jibei, Hai Feizhang, and others were all fixed on the three rainbow lights flying at extreme speed!
Inside the Central Earth Immortal Palace, all the top-ranked experts were also fixed on those three rainbow lights.
They all understood.
This was Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and Niu Hao sacrificing their lives.
Opening a path for the people of Central Earth!
"Roar~" The two leading Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers charging at the front roared angrily, flapping their wings to block the three rainbow lights.
"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" However, the speed of the three rainbow lights was unbelievably fast, almost crossing dozens of miles in an instant, avoiding the double-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, and instantly blasting towards the three strongest triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers!
This was the goal of Wan Xing Dao Ren, Dong Pan Emperor, and others.
"Roar~" The triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier currently besieging Wu Yuan suddenly let out a low roar, wielding its claws to resist.
"Hum~" The claws swept through silently.
Intersecting with the rainbow light, the rainbow light directly pierced through the claws, as if the two were in different spatial dimensions. The light dimmed slightly, then directly hit the enormous head of the demon soldier!
"Roar~" The triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier immediately showed an endless expression of pain on its face, and its massive body trembled frantically.
It couldn't control its descent and fell downward.
Not just this one.
Swoosh! Swoosh! The other two triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers were also hit, howling in pain, rolling and falling towards the ground.
They were not dead but seemed to be even more painful than death.
The Soul Sacrifice Talisman directly targeted the soul.
Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers were more like puppets. Although they had instinctual consciousness, in terms of the soul, they were far inferior to true Spiritual Body Realm powerhouses.
"Roar~"
"Roar~" The remaining five triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers showed a hint of fear in their eyes, hurriedly roaring and rushing towards Wu Yuan and the six-legged golden mantis.
The Insect Demon had sensed danger approaching.
In the Immortal Palace meeting room, the top-ranked experts all revealed a hint of hopeful expression.
"Boom!" "Boom!" Wu Yuan and Fang Xia led the six-legged golden mantis, how could they not know that this was a rare opportunity?
An instant eruption!
Time had to be seized.
As Wan Xing Dao Ren said, this was the last chance. The three great experts, at the cost of their lives, might not be able to kill the three triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
They could only hold them for a while.
But this moment.
Was Wu Yuan and Fang Xia's last chance.
It was also the final hope for the entire Central Earth cultivation world!
"Kill!" Wu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, and the imposing aura of his war blade was boundless. He fiercely sent the triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier in front of him flying.
Originally, it was three demon soldiers surrounding Wu Yuan alone, but now, the most powerful one was in agony and powerless to fight again.
Only two left?
"Boom!" Wings suddenly appeared with bursts of light behind him.
Source Technique - Divine Movement!
Wu Yuan's speed instantly skyrocketed, like a lightning bolt across the dark underground world. With consecutive slashes, he cut through the obstructing Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers.
Directly rushing towards the massive black sphere!
"Roar!" "Roar!" The remaining triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers suddenly went completely mad, roaring and flapping their wings, intending to kill Wu Yuan.
"Stay here!" King Qionghai and King Shanhai, regardless of their lives, desperately entangled one triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldier.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Fang Xia's killing intent was also aroused. The six-legged golden mantis, like a whirlwind, with dazzling knife lights, killed two triple-headed Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers. They dared not provide reinforcements, only emitting bursts of roars.
The Insect Demon no longer had enough strength to stop Wu Yuan's assault.
"Boom!"
Wu Yuan's momentum was like a rainbow. Activating Divine Movement, his speed soared to a terrifying level. In just two seconds, he reached a place less than ten miles from the black sphere.
"Humans, don't force me."
"I am willing to swear, never to violate this world again. Don't force me." A strange voice with a hint of pleading suddenly echoed in Wu Yuan's mind.
Insect Demon!
As Wu Yuan rapidly approached, it finally felt fear.
"Force you? I'm going to kill you!" Wu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot. He had sensed that the three fallen Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers were recovering and regaining consciousness.
Wan Xing Dao Ren and the others, at the cost of their lives, only gained less than a moment of time.
"Insect Demon, die!" Wu Yuan's speed did not decrease, but even increased. The blade light tore through the heavens and earth, sweeping towards the Insect Demon.
A vast stream of earthy-yellow energy swept through.
"Swoosh~" "Swoosh~" "Swoosh~" Those Advanced True Immortal Realm demon soldiers attempting to stop Wu Yuan exploded one by one, instantly perishing.
Compared to Wu Yuan in his strongest outbreak state, these Advanced True Immortal Realm demon soldiers were too weak.
One second!
Wu Yuan had already reached the giant black sphere, the distance between them less than five hundred meters! It was like being within arm's reach!
"Splash!" The blade light shone, a brilliant blade radiance whistling as it slashed onto the enormous black sphere.
"Boom, boom, boom~" The sphere rumbled as it began to tear apart.
Suddenly.
"Human, I have begged for mercy and conceded, it's you who forced me!"
"Everything, is because of you!" The Insect Demon's roar resounded in Wu Yuan's mind once again, containing endless anger. "Kill me? Then let's die together!"
"Qian! Xin! Meng! Yan!!!"
Inside the giant black sphere, the crystal-clear light ball suddenly erupted with endless radiance, bursting apart!
Transforming into countless strange rays of light.
Rushing towards Wu Yuan.
The Insect Demon's true form was extremely weak, without any direct combat power. However, its soul was incredibly powerful and unique.
Therefore, the Insect Demon could unleash soul attacks. A powerful Insect Demon could perform many soul techniques.
As a juvenile Insect Demon, the only thing it could unleash was this innate psychic ability—Thousand Heart Nightmare!
This move came at a great cost.
Once used, even if it didn't die, the Insect Demon would return to its original state. Therefore, the Insect Demon would not use it unless pushed to the brink.
"Kill!"
"Kill!" "Kill!" Each strange ray of light represented a thought of the Insect Demon's soul.
The overwhelming radiance intertwined, completely enveloping Wu Yuan, who had just torn apart the black sphere.
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Chapter 168: Catastrophe Conclusion
"Insect Demon's true form." Wu Yuan, who had just broken through the defense of the black sphere, moved at an extreme speed. In an instant, he saw the strange rays of light whistling towards him.
At the center of the densely packed and honeycomb-like sphere.
Only a crystal-clear light ball the size of a palm remained.
"Kill!" Wu Yuan was insanely furious. At a glance, he recognized that the light ball was the true form of the Insect Demon. He could clearly sense the strong soul aura contained within the light ball.
But in just an instant.
"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" The overwhelming and strange flowing light ignored the domain-induced streams of earthy-yellow energy, disregarding all material obstacles, rushing into Wu Yuan's body.
Soul attack, Wu Yuan instantly understood.
The strange flowing light contained a terrifying soul power.
In an instant, they had pierced through flesh, partly entering Wu Yuan's upper dantian palace and partly into the divine palace, instantly beginning to erode Wu Yuan's soul.
"Thump~"
"Ah!" Wu Yuan gritted his teeth, emitting a low roar. In an instant, he felt endless darkness invading, feeling his consciousness rapidly fading away. He involuntarily fell and crashed to the ground.
Soul attack, originally just an instant!
"Xiao Hei, go! Kill the Insect Demon!" Wu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, insanely mad. With the last remaining thought, he issued the final command to Xiao Hei.
Before the battle.
The Boundary Master provided Wu Yuan with a retreat, but he chose to fight! In the Northern Wilderness City, after the enlightenment following the great battle, understanding the mysteries of all living things, Wu Yuan developed a deeper connection with all living beings in the Central Earth.
Just now, he was even more influenced by Wan Xing Dao Ren and Dong Pan Da Di.
Wu Yuan had long made up his mind.
Even if he died.
He would kill the Insect Demon!
In the blurry moment of consciousness, Wu Yuan vaguely saw a black figure flying away from him and rushing towards the crystal-clear light ball.
A slight smile appeared on his face.
"Qiong Hai, tell Fang Xia! Kill! Wipe out the Great Jin Imperial Family!" Through mental communication, Wu Yuan issued his final command.
His consciousness completely lost.
He fell to the ground with a crash.
...
"Die!"
"Die! You die, I live!" The crystal-clear light ball, only the size of a palm, released invisible fluctuations full of anger, mixed with a hint of joy.
The Insect Demon stared fiercely at Wu Yuan.
Its heart was bleeding, hundreds of years of effort turned to nothing in an instant.
With the eruption of 'Thousand Heart Nightmare,' losing ninety-nine percent of its soul thoughts, the Insect Demon's consciousness was rapidly weakening.
However, when it sensed Wu Yuan's soul aura rapidly declining, falling to the ground, there was also a trace of joy in its heart.
As long as Wu Yuan was killed!
Relying on the remaining eight Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers, no one in the Central Earth cultivation world would be able to threaten it, and it would quickly recover.
Suddenly... "Roar~" A terrifying black flying serpent suddenly burst out from Wu Yuan's body, instantly crossing over a hundred meters, its claws roaring towards it.
"No!" The light ball representing the true form of the Insect Demon emitted waves of despair.
"Tear~"
The claw light swept across, and this crystal light ball exploded, splitting into several pieces, with countless strange light points dispersing in all directions.
...
Outside the huge black light ball, the three giant Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers that were previously affected rushed forward with their wings spread.
In their eyes.
There was an anxious look.
"Kill!" The six-legged Golden Mantis erupted with terrifying strength, actually forcing the three Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers to retreat continuously.
"Kill!" King Qiong Hai and Mountain Demon King were also desperately attacking, trying their best to restrain more demon soldiers.
"We're almost winning."
"Wu Yuan has entered the demon lair." Fang Xia roared.
Just at this moment.
"Howl~" "Roar~" The originally powerful and unparalleled Spiritual Body Realm demon soldiers suddenly shook their heads in pain.
Immediately after.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Each demon soldier trembled all over, their eyes becoming dim. In an instant, they all fell to the ground with a resounding crash.
Even their life force began to rapidly decline.
"What's this?" Mountain Demon King was shocked.
"We won?" From a distance, the long-range attackers like Fu Xin Xia and Lei Lie were astonished and delighted.
"Is the Insect Demon dead?" Fang Xia, the North King, and others in the Six-Legged Golden Mantis were somewhat excited and nervous.
And somewhat unbelievable.
Was the terrifying Insect Demon really killed?
Almost at the moment when the demon soldiers crashed down, King Qiong Hai roared in shock, "Not good, Master... Wu Yuan's soul aura is rapidly declining."
"He's about to die!"
As Wu Yuan's spirit beast, King Qiong Hai could clearly sense Wu Yuan's soul aura.
Wu Yuan is dying?
Before many strong people on the scene could react, a terrible soul fluctuation swept through and impacted in all directions, causing their faces to change simultaneously.
Such a strong fluctuation!
Soul-weaker cultivators like the Black Snake King, Fu Xin Xia, and others, who were at the Qi Sea Realm, instantly turned pale.
Buzz~ Buzz~ Waves of soul impact, like a tidal wave, surged and swept over, giving them no respite.
"The Insect Demon is dead."
"Retreat first!" Fang Xia gritted his teeth and directly issued the order.
Successive waves of soul impact were almost too much for him to bear, let alone other Heavenly Ranking experts.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Before he could give the order, some who couldn't withstand the soul impact had already turned into flowing light and quickly retreated.
The farther away, the weaker the perceived soul impact.
...
In the Immortal Palace of the Central Earth.
Inside the conference hall.
Bu Yu, Huan Jian, Meng Cai, and more than twenty Heavenly Ranking experts who did not participate in the battle held their breaths, looking at the black light curtain projection.
Just now.
With that terrifying soul fluctuation, the projection was instantly cut off, and the divine thoughts left by the Heavenly Ranking experts who participated in the battle disappeared in the Immortal Palace in an instant.
"Wu Yuan has entered the demon lair!"
"All those demon soldiers have fallen. The Insect Demon should be dead."
"Hard to say. How can we be sure this isn't the Insect Demon's scheme?" Many Heavenly Ranking experts discussed nervously.
"If the Insect Demon is dead, why did the connection with the Immortal Palace suddenly be cut off?"
"Could it be that Wu Yuan, Fang Xia, North King, King Qiong Hai, have all died?" Someone couldn't help but speak.
Silence ensued.
No one could provide an answer; they looked at each other, unaware of the current situation.
Suddenly.
"Hum~" "Hum~" In the Immortal Palace of the Central Earth, countless light points gathered, and figures appeared one after another. Surprisingly, it was Fang Xia, King Qiong Hai, North King, and others.
A total of thirteen figures!
"They're still alive!"
"They're still alive." In the quiet conference hall, an eruption of excited discussion filled the air.
"Fang Xia, fellow Daoist, about the Insect Demon..." Sang Gu asked in a deep voice.
Many Heavenly Ranking experts who did not participate in the battle stared at Fang Xia, King Qiong Hai, and others, their eyes filled with expectation.
They hoped to hear good news.
"We have confirmed that all the demon soldiers are dead. We are currently traversing the demon lair passage and swiftly returning to the surface." Fang Xia said solemnly.
"The Insect Demon is dead!"
"This calamity has passed!"
In an instant, cheers erupted, and many people were moved to tears.
...
Not long after, in the sky above the land covered in black soil, forty-one figures floated in mid-air.
Silence.
The massive figures of King Qiong Hai, Fang Xia, North King, stood in front of all the Heavenly Ranking experts, their gazes sweeping over.
"The situation is like this!"
"Jin Ji, Zhao Xing, deserted the battlefield, almost putting us in a desperate situation, leading to the direct death of fellow Daoist Rong Yue." Fang Xia's voice was low and deliberate.
"At the moment of despair, it was the leader of the Stellar Tower, Fellow Daoist Wan Xing, the leader of the Martial Ancestor, Emperor Dong Pan, and the leader of the Seven Stars Tower, Niu Hao."
"It was they who, at the cost of their lives, trapped the three strongest demon soldiers, opening the passage to the Insect Demon's nest."
"Finally."
"By Wu Yuan!"
"The first genius in the history of our Central Earth, entered the nest alone, delivered the final blow, and killed the Insect Demon."
"Now, there is a soul storm in the underground demon lair, and we can't approach temporarily. Wu Yuan's life or death is unknown." Fang Xia said solemnly.
All Heavenly Ranking experts listened quietly; they all knew.
Life or death unknown, most likely dead!
This made many people sigh in their hearts.
Wu Yuan, such a brilliant and peerless genius, did he really fall like this?
"Not only today's casualties!"
"There are also several previous major battles, and fallen fellow Daoists like Dong Guang Bo, Blood Snake King... and many others. They are also heroes who saved the Central Earth."
"The calamity has passed, but the heroic spirits must endure."
"We, from various factions, should spread the news of this battle to the world, let countless common people and warriors know of their deeds." Fang Xia said solemnly, "Any objections?"
Many Heavenly Ranking experts nodded involuntarily.
Heavenly Ranking experts from places like Stellar Tower, Seven Stars Tower, and Martial Ancestor had lost their leaders in this battle. Would they want them to be forgotten?
Let it be recorded in books, like the Martial King, forever passed down to future generations.
"Finally."
"A call for retribution." Fang Xia's voice was somewhat cold. "In this battle, except for the Starry Sea Pavilion led by Fellow Daoist Hai Fei Zhang."
"The Great Jin Royal Family and the Original Xia Palace are all sinners! They are the sinners of this calamitous battle!"
"They are sinners of the entire Central Earth."
"I, along with King Qiong Hai and North King, have jointly discussed and issued a proclamation to the world, raising troops to attack Jin!" Fang Xia's gaze swept over everyone.
"Attack Jin!" North King said coldly.
"Attack Jin!" King Qiong Hai's voice was majestic, filled with endless anger.
"Attack Jin." Wu Han Nong said in a deep voice, representing the remaining power of the Martial Ancestor.
"Attack Jin!"
"Attack Jin!" One by one, Heavenly Ranking experts spoke out, many of them filled with anger.
Jin Ji and Zhao Xing's actions were seen by all.
Everyone's hearts were filled with anger.
Quickly, more than forty Heavenly Ranking experts, representing all the forces in Central Earth except for Great Jin, reached a consensus—Attack Jin! Bring it down!
...
A large group of Heavenly Ranking experts left first, while Fang Xia and King Qiong Hai stood in the sky above the entrance to the demon lair.
The two looked down at the dark cave below.
"I tried again, but still couldn't break through that shattered black sphere. At most, I could approach within fifty miles. The successive impacts of divine consciousness, with the black sphere as the core, are still ongoing." Fang Xia smiled bitterly, shaking his head. "I can only confirm that those demon soldiers are indeed all dead."
No one knew what Wu Yuan experienced inside that huge black sphere.
Fang Xia was equally unaware.
"What about you?" Fang Xia looked at King Qiong Hai.
"I still can't sense the master's aura." King Qiong Hai shook his big head, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
"Let's go!"
"While various forces in the world are willing, we can still form two large formations and directly join forces to attack the Holy Capital, striving for a decisive battle to bring down Jin." Fang Xia said solemnly. "This is the final command from the Young Master."
King Qiong Hai nodded.
He naturally remembered.
Just as the two were about to leave.
Suddenly.
"Hmm?" King Qiong Hai's massive body suddenly paused, and he roared excitedly, "I sensed the master's aura!"
"I sensed it."
"The master, he's still alive!"
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Chapter 169: The Second Function of Blood Mist
"Still alive?"
Fang Xia, who originally had a slightly worried expression, brightened up, "Qiong Hai, don't console me and deliberately deceive me."
"Why would I deceive you?" King Qiong Hai shook his head, discontented. "I hope the master can give me more accurate guidance to help me enter the Spirit Body Realm."
"Do you think I wish for the master to die?"
"Alright, alright!" Fang Xia forced a smile, "Qiong Hai, carefully sense again, how is the situation? Is the Young Master responding?"
Fang Xia was hopeful.
He didn't want Wu Yuan to be truly dead.
Apart from sincerely admiring and recognizing Wu Yuan, what was more crucial was the 'Blood Gu Technique' planted by the Domain Master in his divine consciousness.
Facing this calamity of the Insect Demon, if Wu Yuan died, but he survived, once the Domain Master found out, what would happen? He might be directly killed by the Domain Master, and Fang Xia didn't want to experience the Domain Master's methods again.
"The master hasn't responded," King Qiong Hai said with a low voice. "However, compared to before, when I couldn't sense the master's divine consciousness at all, now I can sense it very clearly. It's just that the aura is extremely weak, less than one percent of what it used to be."
"Less than one percent?" Fang Xia's complexion changed slightly.
This was not just a damage to the divine consciousness; it was almost the complete destruction of the divine consciousness.
"However, the master's divine consciousness is continuously growing and recovering." King Qiong Hai conveyed through the contract, "I estimate... it can recover in about a month."
"One month?" Fang Xia nodded slightly, relieved.
"The master hasn't responded to me. There are two possibilities. One is that his divine consciousness was severely damaged and is in a deep sleep." King Qiong Hai said, "The other is that he is in a special state and can't respond to me."
"After all, who knows what the master encountered when facing the Insect Demon."
"Facing the Insect Demon, the master is the one who understands it the best." King Qiong Hai shook his head, "The Insect Demon is too terrifying, and it could have all sorts of means."
Fang Xia agreed deeply.
The Prison Demons, especially the elite 'Insect Demons' among them, even if they were only in their juvenile stage, were a calamity for Central Earth.
"I'll go to the demon lair and take another look." Fang Xia suddenly said.
He couldn't rest assured without personally checking again.
Swoosh!
Fang Xia flashed, and a vast golden aura emerged around him as he once again rushed into the demon lair.
King Qiong Hai didn't move; he didn't like the world filled with dampness and the scent of blood.
But in just over a dozen breaths!
Swoosh! Fang Xia came out again in a miserable state. His face turned pale, and this scene changed King Qiong Hai's expression.
"Encountered enemies?"
"No." Fang Xia smiled bitterly and shook his head. "The divine consciousness impact is stronger. Not long ago, I could reach an area within fifty miles, but just now, I couldn't even get close within eighty miles; I felt that my divine consciousness couldn't bear it."
King Qiong Hai was surprised.
He knew Fang Xia's strength well; although he seemed to be only at the Eighth Layer of the Qi Sea, his actual strength was stronger than him, and he was destined to enter the Golden Core Realm in the future.
Couldn't even get close within eighty miles?
What was happening in the Insect Demon's lair?
"What is the Young Master experiencing? We have no way of knowing." Fang Xia shook his head. "But there is one thing: as long as he is alive."
"Being alive means there is hope for recovery."
"And, there is no danger."
"Such a strong divine consciousness impact, I'm afraid even a Golden Core expert might not be able to get close." Fang Xia said.
King Qiong Hai nodded slightly.
"Let's go."
"Let's go to the Holy Capital first, exterminate the entire royal family of Da Jin. Neither Jin Quan nor Jin Ji should be spared," Fang Xia's eyes were cold. "The Original Xia Palace should also be destroyed."
"After completing the tasks assigned by the Young Master, we can return here to protect the Young Master."
"Hmm." King Qiong Hai also nodded. "The calamity caused by the Insect Demon has passed. Keeping Da Jin alive is a disaster. If it weren't for them, Senior Wan Xing and the others might not have died."
Although King Qiong Hai was a demonic spirit, in the battle against the Insect Demon, many top-ranking experts admired Wan Xing, Dong Pan Da Di, and Niu Hao.
Who wouldn't hate Jin Ji for his actions?
Enemies are detestable, and traitors are hateful!
Therefore.
Fang Xia, King Qiong Hai, as well as other top-ranking experts like King Ji Bei, Liu Jun Xing, reached a consensus—exterminate Da Jin!
"Let's go."
"Once we catch up with King Ji Bei and others, we will form the Golden Stone Five Elements Array. With your assistance and the help of the Mountain Demon, we can kill Jin Quan. An Eighth Layer Qi Sea cultivator is like slaughtering chickens." Fang Xia was full of confidence. "He can't block it even with formations."
The Seven Star Profound Flame Array was broken, and although the array formation disk was brought back, only Hai Fei Zhang survived.
However, Fang Xia and King Ji Bei didn't dare to trust Hai Fei Zhang completely. Although he didn't betray them, he was still a leader of one of the three holy sites of Da Jin.
Top-ranking experts from various forces in the world would be fortunate if they didn't deal with the Star Sea Pavilion. Therefore, the Seven Star Profound Flame Array couldn't be reestablished in the short term. Even if it was reestablished, its power would be far inferior to before.
However.
The five powerful experts forming the Golden Stone Five Elements Array had all survived.
"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" Fang Xia and King Qiong Hai turned into two streaks of light and flew quickly towards the direction of the Northern Wilderness City.
...
In the underground demon lair world, this underground world, originally dug out slowly by the Insect Demon for hatching a large number of young demon soldiers.
With the cover of demonic soil.
So, there were no other living beings.
In the center of the underground world, the originally huge black sphere with a diameter of over six hundred meters had been torn apart, revealing a massive channel with a chaotic interior.
In each honeycomb-like hole, there were countless small larval corpses, densely packed.
The Insect Demon was dead.
All the demon soldiers under its command were also dead.
"Shh, shh," the sound of the body rubbing against the ground. One could see an extremely huge black flying snake, coiled up like a small mountain, lying there. The giant snake's head was resting, and its huge snake pupils carried a hint of mist.
As if tears.
"Master, wu~ Master!" Little Black coiled its body, bowing its head to look at the body covered by the earth-yellow armor lying in the center of the snake's body.
Looking at the face, it was surprisingly Wu Yuan.
Motionless!
Hum~ Only powerful divine consciousness fluctuations, in a constant frequency, surged in all directions.
"Master." Little Black felt confused, not knowing what to do, no matter how it called.
Regardless of how it called.
Wu Yuan showed no response whatsoever!
Little Black's only confirmation was that Wu Yuan had not died.
Because if the master died, it, as the contracted beast, would also die.
However, why hadn't he woken up? Little Black was unclear.
As a Sky-Soaring Serpent, it had noble bloodlines, surpassing the Insect Demon in a way.
But, how long had Little Black been born?
Just a few days!
So, in a panic, it had no idea what to do and could only guard by Wu Yuan's side.
It firmly believed that its powerful master would definitely wake up.
Inside Wu Yuan's body, within the Divine Palace, countless life forces flowed vigorously, but the 'Soul Shadow' that used to guard the Divine Palace was nowhere to be seen.
Tangible but without spirit.
Only within the Upper Dantian Palace.
"Hum~" As if time had stopped, thousands of strange lights were suspended in this mysterious Upper Dantian, motionless.
"Whoosh!"
In the past, the mysteriously dark tower hanging in the Upper Dantian Palace emitted bursts of blood-red light, enveloping the entire Upper Dantian Palace.
Around the dark tower, there was an almost liquid 'blood mist,' like tides and waves, surging.
At this moment.
A large amount of blood mist was continuously pouring into the topmost giant black stone pillar of the dark tower, constantly merging into it.
The blood-red light suppressing the entire Upper Dantian Palace emanated from that giant black stone pillar.
Under the dark tower.
"I never expected that the blood mist would have such an effect, actually able to suppress the invading Soul Thoughts through the tower itself?" A somewhat illusory figure was seated cross-legged.
Looking at the face, it was Wu Yuan.
Obviously, this was the remaining Soul formed by his consciousness. Compared to the past, it was much weaker.
"If I don't refine these Soul Thoughts of the Insect Demon, my consciousness can't leave the Upper Dantian Palace." Wu Yuan's gaze swept over those strange lights.
"However, at least I survived."
"If my Soul wasn't powerful, if I didn't have the dark tower, if I hadn't accumulated a large amount of blood mist, I would undoubtedly have died." Wu Yuan felt a slight sense of relief.
To be alive meant there was hope.
In the final confrontation with the Insect Demon, Wu Yuan was full of confidence. After all, he believed that his Soul was powerful enough, comparable to many Golden Core cultivators.
But after just one exchange.
Wu Yuan realized how wrong he was.
He wasn't facing a few days old Insect Demon but one that had actually cultivated for two hundred years.
Its Soul was strong and special!
The last move of the Insect Demon before death, the 'Thousand Heart Nightmare,' was essentially injecting its unique thousands of Soul Thoughts into Wu Yuan's body simultaneously.
Each individual thought wasn't strong.
But when thousands of Soul Thoughts exploded simultaneously, the power was simply terrifying, enough to annihilate the Soul of a normal Golden Core cultivator.
Wu Yuan was no exception.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the Soul incarnation in the Divine Palace was completely melted by the Insect Demon's Soul Thoughts, and the remaining ones invaded the Upper Dantian Palace.
How long had Wu Yuan been a Shaman?
He hadn't cultivated any Soul defense techniques, so he could only use the most primitive method—endurance!
But where could he endure?
Just as Wu Yuan's Soul was about to be extinguished, the silent dark tower finally moved.
You should know that Wu Yuan has accumulated a considerable amount of blood mist along the way, killing so many demon soldiers.
In the end, when killing the Insect Demon, the massive amount of blood mist gushing out of the dark tower surpassed the total harvest Wu Yuan had obtained in the past.
At that time, countless blood mists surged and rushed into the giant black stone pillar at the top of the black tower.
Crazy consumption of blood fog!
While the pillar emitted a strange light, it suppressed all the thousands of Soul Thoughts that were about to exterminate Wu Yuan's last trace of consciousness, rendering them motionless.
This gave Wu Yuan a moment to catch his breath.
At this moment.
Wu Yuan finally understood the second function of the blood mist.
"The first function of the blood mist is for the physical body, enabling it to evolve and accelerating my cultivation of life source power. These are all aids to the physical body," Wu Yuan realized. "The second function is to use the black stone pillar to consume the blood mist, release blood light, and use it for Soul defense."
Wu Yuan knew little about the dark tower.
"That's right."
"In the past, when I observed the dark tower to strengthen my Soul, it naturally had something to do with the Soul, which could be used to defend against Soul attacks," Wu Yuan thought to himself.
In fact, a few days ago, Wu Yuan had tried and found that the blood mist could make the black stone pillar emit a strange red light.
However, Wu Yuan had not discovered its purpose.
After all, he had never encountered Soul attacks in the past, so where could he verify it? The dark tower was too mysterious.
But this time.
The Insect Demon's Soul attack came fast and fierce.
It was about to extinguish Wu Yuan's Soul in an instant until the dark tower, which had been silent, acted like a protector.
The black stone pillar then actively absorbed the blood mist, released a strange red light, and suppressed those streams of Soul light.
"The dark tower can suppress these Soul lights, and also exterminate them, but the consumption of blood mist for extermination is astonishing," Wu Yuan had tried.
If only suppression was used, although the consumption of blood mist was still significant, it could be sustained for a long time.
But for extermination? The consumption of blood mist was much greater, and even if all the blood mist was used up, Wu Yuan was not confident that he could completely exterminate these Soul Thoughts.
And once he couldn't completely exterminate them.
When the blood mist was exhausted, as long as there was one remaining Soul Thought, it could annihilate Wu Yuan's remnants.
Therefore.
Wu Yuan chose another path—assimilation!
"The structure of the Insect Demon's Soul is peculiar, with thousands of independent Souls, like individual incarnations. No wonder it could control so many demon soldiers," Wu Yuan thought. "However, the Insect Demon is already dead."
"These Soul Thoughts are ownerless Soul power. As long as the red light released by the pillar suppresses them, they become my nourishment."
"I can completely assimilate and devour them one by one, strengthening my own Soul."
"At that time, not only will I be able to recover my Soul."
"Perhaps, I can surpass the past." Wu Yuan had a trace of anticipation.
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ps: First update
(End of this chapter)