bookbashuk Chapter 78 Facing the Enemy
Chapter 78 Facing the Enemy
Outside Tianliu City.
The horde of monstrous beasts, blotting out the sky, loomed over the city like dark clouds, their roars echoing through the valley.
The Blood Demon King, who was in the lead, had already revealed his true form. He was a giant crimson ape that was tens of feet tall, and his whole body was wrapped in blood-red evil energy. With each step he took, the ground cracked with spider web-like fissures.
To its left is the Evil Tiger Demon King, whose true form is a fifth-tier Netherflame Tiger, while to its right is the White Refining Demon King, who has transformed into a giant silver-scaled python.
Behind the three-headed Golden Core Demon King, tens of thousands of low-level demonic beasts bared their teeth and lined up, their demonic aura soaring into the sky, dyeing half the sky dark red.
Four Golden Core cultivators stood in mid-air. The Profound Core cultivator frowned slightly. He had fought against these three demon kings a hundred years ago, and none of them were easy to talk to.
Although conflict was unavoidable, he still wanted to know the reason for the beast tide.
"Blood Fiend, it hasn't arrived for a century, why launch the beast tide ahead of schedule? What, do you want to die even faster?"
"Pah!"
The Blood Demon King's eyes blazed with fury as he roared:
"Old man Xuan Dan, stop pretending to be confused! Hand over the murderer who killed my offspring, and I will immediately withdraw my troops!"
"Otherwise, I will raze your Tianliu City to the ground and personally search your soul to claim your life!"
"Offspring?"
The four Golden Core cultivators were completely bewildered. If you're going to launch a beast tide, then launch a beast tide. Why come up with such a ridiculous reason?
The Blood Demon Ape's physical body has always been formidable, not to mention it has treasures protecting it. Without the Golden Core cultivator making a move, who could possibly kill it?
You could say you launched this attack because you've long harbored hatred towards humans, but that's a better reason than this!
Master Yan Jing, known for his fiery temper, immediately burst into laughter in anger upon hearing this.
"Blood Fiend, you're talking nonsense! If you want to fight, then fight! Why make up such a ridiculous excuse?"
He flicked his sleeve, pointing to the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation behind him, and sneered:
"You piece of trash, you think you can break this seventh-order grand formation? Even the Demon Emperor might not be able to shake it, who do you think you are!"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror?"
"Ha ha..."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators burst into laughter. Although the four Golden Core cultivators could not fully control the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Formation, it was more than enough to resist the three demon kings.
"In that case, let's give it a try!"
Unable to contain his rage any longer, the Blood Demon King unleashed a punch at the four of them!
As one of the best among the demon kings, and having survived the last beast tide, its strength has greatly increased. Even though Yan Jing Zhenren's cultivation has reached the late Golden Core stage, he does not dare to confront it head-on.
Fortunately, the other two demon kings were almost equal in cultivation to them, so two of the four were able to fight the Blood Demon King together.
"Fellow Daoist Yan Jing, I'm here to help you!"
Master Yunhe roared and spat out a small shield. The two of them worked together and barely managed to block the punch.
"That beast's strength has increased considerably again!"
The Xuan Dan Zhenren, standing to the side, felt his eyelids twitch. A hundred years ago, he could fight the other party to a standstill, but now he only had fifty years of lifespan left, and his vital energy was beginning to slowly decline.
Their strength is no longer what it used to be.
On the contrary, the Blood Demon King became stronger with each battle. If given two hundred years, it might very well become the Demon Emperor!
"No, we must find a way to eliminate the beast tide a few years from now, otherwise it will definitely become a major scourge!"
An intense killing intent surged across the old man's face as he prepared for the three of them to work together to severely injure the demon king, hoping to prevent him from participating in the beast tide a few years later.
Unexpectedly, a strange-looking man appeared before him, pointing a long sword at him and laughing as he spat out a tongue: "Old Xuan Dan, your opponent is me."
"Bai Lian..."
Xuan Dan Zhenren secretly thought to himself that this was bad. This person was once as famous as Xue Sha, but it was said that the two had always been at odds. He never expected that they would join forces this time.
"We can only rely on Fellow Daoist Yan Jing and the others..."
The old man unleashed his magic weapon and said in a deep voice:
"Bai Lian, if you're so eager to fight, then I'll play with you properly!"
......
The battle between Golden Core cultivators was terrifying, not to mention that they were all powerful Golden Core cultivators. Zhang Lingyu and the others were relatively better off inside the formation, but some unlucky demonic beasts outside the city were swept by the aftershocks and were instantly torn to pieces, dying beyond any hope of survival.
"Fellow Daoists, follow me to slay the demonic beasts!"
It's unclear who struck first, but a sword light, like a meteor falling to earth, slashed fiercely into the horde of demonic beasts, instantly sending blood and flesh flying!
Immediately afterwards, countless spells and magical artifacts poured down like a torrential rain...
Faced with the cultivators' relentless bombardment, the horde of demonic beasts did not retreat; instead, they became even more ferocious under the roar of the demon king.
Under the command of the demon generals, the low-level demon beasts charged wildly, climbing the city walls over the corpses of their own kind, their sharp claws tearing at the array barriers.
The area outside Tianliu City is now stained red with blood, and the sounds of wailing and roaring are intertwined, making it look like a hellish scene!
"Hold on! Don't let them get close to the city walls!"
A Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted angrily, pinning a wolf demon that had climbed up the wall to its death with his spear. Then, even more demonic beasts surged forward.
Although the formation is of a high grade, it originally relied on Nascent Soul cultivators to preside over it in order to achieve its maximum effect. Now that the four Golden Core cultivators are all fighting against the Demon King, the responsibility of presiding over the formation naturally falls on the Foundation Establishment stage of the Six Sects.
"The formation consumes a massive amount of resources every second it operates; we must finish this quickly!"
Everyone knew they couldn't afford to delay any longer, so they threw out talismans to defend themselves against the enemy.
Zhang Lingyu did not rush out of the city, but instead stood on the city wall and drove [Junhong] to continuously slash at those low-level demonic beasts.
Occasionally he would throw out one or two talismans, but at this time he would never dare to release his two spirit pets.
Even though most of the monsters below are first- or second-tier, they are still too numerous and powerful. If I release them, they will probably be torn to pieces.
"Three hundred and twenty, four hundred and sixty..."
Zhang Lingyu watched the numbers on the Demon-Slaying Token at his waist rise steadily, and casually dispatched another demon.
He had checked the exchange list beforehand. One Foundation Establishment Pill required 20,000 contribution points. He was still far from reaching that goal, but he didn't have a very good chance of achieving it either.
Blood Spirit!
He recklessly unleashed one of his trump cards, and a dense burst of blood-red light exploded among the demonic beasts. Due to the extremely high density of the demonic beasts, hundreds of low-level demonic beasts instantly turned into blood.
This created a brief gap in the demon army, but it was quickly filled by the demons behind it.
"Such overwhelming power..."
Many cultivators' eyelids twitched as they watched, but they quickly returned to their original state.
The reason is simple: every cultivator present is a formidable competitor. If you kill even one less demon beast, someone else might exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Three thousand five hundred...five thousand one hundred..."
The contribution points on the Demon-Slaying Order quickly increased, and Zhang Lingyu's face immediately lit up with joy. He then took out dozens more talismans and threw them down.
Over the years, he has drawn many talismans, and with the various items stored in the storage bags of the cultivators he has killed, he now has at least several hundred talismans on him.
Now is the time for them to come into play.