Slaughter
It was a new day, and the Three Blazing Flame Palace Token emitted a dazzling beam of light, illuminating the sky in crimson!
The three Elder Tokens, each a pillar of light reaching the heavens, were clearly visible even from hundreds of miles apart.
"The Yang Household and Wang Household are over there, let's go!" Shangguan Hong's eyes flashed red, and her face showed a bloodthirsty look. She led more than three hundred Cultivators and charged towards the distant pillar of light.
Among these people were members of the Goldwater Sect, the Lin Household, the Three-Leaves Sect, the Cloudglow Sect, the Yi Sword Sect, and some Lineage under these Golden Core Forces. Some joined voluntarily to show their loyalty, while others were forcibly recruited.
The five major forces have joined together to form this extremely powerful force.
Faced with so many cultivators, let alone Yang Tianyou, even a Golden Core expert would flee in panic.
The suppression of realm is not insurmountable. Even ants can kill an elephant if there are many of them. Not to mention, among these Cultivators, there are as many as five or six False Core experts and more than a hundred Foundation Establishment experts.
If the attack is launched simultaneously, the sheer torrent of Spiritual Power alone could instantly destroy a towering mountain hundreds of feet high.
Feeling the powerful force behind him, Shangguan Hong's eyes revealed a look of intoxication. This feeling of dominating the cultivators made him feel like he was floating on air, and he even wanted it to last forever.
In the group, Shen Luoyu, a beautiful woman dressed in white with an ethereal and graceful appearance, looked at Shangguan Hong flying at the forefront with a hint of disdain in her beautiful eyes.
The Spirit Sword Master beside her had a cold expression, but a slight smirk played on his lips, as if he were mocking her.
Hundreds of miles away, Yang Tianyou controlled the white-clothed Warrior Puppet formed by the Strength Warrior Talisman, and slowly moved while holding three Elder Tokens.
He led all the Yang Household Members, Wang Qingshan and other Wang Household, and Feng Lieri and other Feng Household to ambush in a certain valley.
"Is the Formation set up?" He turned around and looked at the Formation Masters, including Yang Tianshi.
"It's all set up. There are eight control Formations and eight Concealment Array in total. Even if they discover it at their speed, it will be too late. Besides, Shen Fairy is there to help cover it up!" Yang Tianshi said expressionlessly.
"Are the Forbidden Artifact and talismans such as the God-Slaying Crossbow and the Great White Blade Formation Talisman Talisman ready?" Yang Tianyou asked, looking at several Yang Household Members.
"Ready! Seven God-Slaying Crossbows, thirty Forbidden Artifacts of various levels, and over fifty Offensive Talisman!" Yang Tianwang replied excitedly, trembling at the thought of the upcoming battle.
The members of the Wang Household and Feng Household, among others, watched the young man, so full of vigor and ambition, as he continuously deployed his troops, their eyes filled with awe.
Feng Lieri secretly wiped away a cold sweat, thankfully he was quick-witted enough.
Unexpectedly, the Yang Household, the Wang Household, and the Cloudglow Sect have already joined forces. Even the Yi Sword Sect, having accepted two of Yang Tianyou's Guardian Tokens, has decided to remain neutral.
The reason why Spirit Sword Master is still in Shangguan Hong's group is just Obscuring Technique set up by Yang Tianyou to deceive Shangguan Hong and Lin He.
Feng Lieri only learned of these details from Yang Tianyou after he made the Heart Demon Oath.
Heaven knows how relieved he was at that moment. Just a hair's breadth away, those dozen or so Foundation Establishment from the Feng Household would have fallen into an Abyss.
"Finally, remember this: the primary targets are the Foundation Establishment of the Goldwater Sect Foundation Establishment and the Lin Household, followed by the Three-Leaves Sect, other Foundation Establishment Lineage, and Rogue Cultivators. As for the Cloudglow Sect and the Yi Sword Sect, they will all be wearing their own sect's distinctive uniforms today, so don't get confused!"
"Yes!"
"Then let's wait for the prey to come to us!" Yang Tianyou said expressionlessly, his aura surging, giving people an extremely strong sense of authority.
On the other side, Shangguan Hong led his army of cultivators in an undisguised attack, attracting countless eyes along the way.
The Luochuan Sect, the Seven Absolutes Sect, the Flamefrost Sect, the Corpse Yin Sect, and others all dispatched spies to keep a close eye on the progress of this great battle.
At this moment, the original pillar of light had disappeared, but Shangguan Hong still led her people to chase after it, as if she had locked onto the location of the Yang Household Member.
Actually, this was all thanks to Lin He. Back when he made the bet with Yang Tianyou, he had already set up a unique Lin Household technique on his token to locate it, just in case.
Unexpectedly, this method actually worked. Right now, Shangguan Hong is only able to keep track of Yang Tianyou and the others' location thanks to Lin He's guidance.
"Brother Shangguan, hurry up! The token is moving faster. It's very likely that Yang Tianyou has discovered us and is fleeing!" Lin He closed his eyes to sense for a moment, then opened them and said urgently.
"Escape? Let's see where they can run! Chase them!" Shangguan Hong let out a sinister laugh, waving his hand with a rather triumphant air, and then led more than three hundred cultivators in pursuit.
Among the group, Kong Jingyang, the leader of the Three-Leaves Sect and False Core Cultivator, glanced at Spirit Sword Master and Zhao Hongying beside him with some suspicion, feeling that something was amiss.
These people are all experts at the False Core level; how could they allow themselves to be manipulated by Shangguan Hong?
The latter isn't exactly a charming person either.
Kong Jingyang was somewhat puzzled!
To be honest, if it weren't for the good relationship between their Three-Leaves Sect and the Goldwater Sect, he himself wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this mess.
"Alright, let's remind our fellow disciples to be careful! Now that they've already agreed to participate in the operation, it's not good to back out. Besides, maybe I'm overthinking it. Perhaps Shangguan Hong promised these people something?"
A rolling hilly area, with eight Concealment Array and dozens of Concealment Talisman, concealed all the strange auras here.
One by one, the Yang Household Disciples were hidden in the darkness, each holding a small, exquisite, light red crossbow.
The jagged yet incredibly sharp blades on the ready-to-fire crossbow bolts are enough to make one's heart clench. Being aimed at by one would be the least of your worries; it would feel as if you had already stepped into the Gate of Hell.
Besides the Yang Household Member, the Foundation Establishment from the Wang Household and Feng Household also wielded various Forbidden Artifacts and Talisman, their Spiritual Power surging like a rising tide, poised to devour all living beings before them in the space between water and sky.
"Prepare!"
Yang Tianyou looked up at the approaching procession of Cultivators in the sky and raised his right hand.
The dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators behind him held their breath, their eyes filled with excitement, anticipation, and tension, feeling as if they were experiencing a grand, blood-pumping war.
"Activate the Formation!"
Accompanied by a sharp shout and a swinging arm.
A sudden upheaval erupted on the earth, with waves of earth churning, dust billowing, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi turbulent, as if endless Array Mark were spreading across the sky and earth, forming a huge three-dimensional scroll in the blink of an eye.
Within that scroll, over three hundred Cultivators were like tiny insects frozen in Ice, unable to move, their eyes filled with terror.
"Kill!"
Another sharp shout rang out, this time no longer low and deep, but like Thunder from the heavens.
This was not only an order to those nearby, but also a reminder to the Cloudglow Sect and Yi Sword Sect above.
"Attack!"
Shen Luoyu and Zhao Hongying shouted simultaneously, their robes fluttering as they took out their Law Artifacts and struck directly at the Lin Household's Foundation Establishment beside them.
Their goal was not only to kill the enemy, but more importantly, to extend the control time, so that Shangguan Hong, Kong Jingyang, Lin He and others would be temporarily unable to break free from the Formation.
"Retreat!"
Spirit Sword Master, however, remained neutral, leading the Yi Sword Sect members to quickly withdraw from the battlefield.
At the same time, beams of intense light shot out from the earth.
Seven arrows, like sacred light piercing through heaven and earth, tore through the barriers of Gang Wind and air, creating passages between heaven and earth.
They are extremely fast, arriving almost instantaneously.
Pfft! Pfft!
Only after the sounds of flesh tearing apart echoed did the sonic boom explode in my ears.
Clang!
Following the slaughter of the seven divine crossbowmen, the ten Great White Blade Formation Talisman transformed into three hundred and sixty long blades, forming a celestial diagram spanning nearly a thousand feet across the sky, engulfing the Lin Household, Goldwater Sect, and Three-Leaves Sect cultivators below.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Immediately following, attacks from Forbidden Artifacts, Talisman, Law Technique, and Law Artifact rained down like an inverted Milky Way, turning heaven and earth upside down, their blazing, multicolored light illuminating the once somewhat dim earth.
The sheer power unleashed by the torrent of attacks in an instant was so great that even Golden Core Cultivator struck head-on would likely die instantly.
The battle lasted for only a dozen or so breaths, and by the time the onlookers reacted, the world seemed to fall into silence again.
Call--
A fierce wind swept through, sand and dust swirled, leaving behind only severed limbs and bodies, and the earth stained with blood.
Of the more than three hundred Cultivators, excluding those from the Cloudglow Sect, Yi Sword Sect, and their subordinate forces, the remaining two hundred or so were directly killed in this round of attacks, with eighty percent perishing.
Most people, almost without any warning, with their not-so-strong Fleshly Bodies, endured such a violent torrent of attacks.
As a result, many bodies were eventually lost, leaving only a mass of blood and gore as proof that these were once vibrant lives.
"Kill them all, leave no one alive!" Yang Tianyou waved his hand lightly, his face expressionless.
Immediately, he drew his knife and charged forward!
Of the remaining twenty or thirty people, half are at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Great Perfection, or even the False Core Formation stage.
The remaining half were purely lucky, either on the edge of the torrent or fortunate enough to be caught in the gaps.
As for the three False Core experts, Lin He died on the spot because he was hit by the God-Slaying Crossbow and subjected to the full force of Black and White's Curse.
Although Shangguan Hong was arrogant and conceited, his strength was far superior to the former. Not only was he wearing a Tier 2 Supreme-Grade armor, but his reflexes were also incredibly fast.
He quickly activated several Second-Tier Upper-Grade Talisman, blocking most of the attacks. The remaining attacks were also partially blocked by his Law Power shield, so he only suffered minor injuries.
Of course, this is related to the fact that the God-Slaying Crossbow did not protect him.
Of the seven God-Slaying Crossbows, except for the one aimed at Lin He, the other six arrows were almost all aimed at Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators, because this was to ensure a one-hit kill.
Of the three False Core, one died, one was slightly injured, and the last one, Kong Jingyang, was seriously injured due to a sneak attack by Zhao Hongying.
They are currently being besieged by Shen Luoyu and Zhao Hongying, and the situation is extremely precarious.
Crunch! Crunch!
Yang Tianyou walked slowly, his footsteps making a soft sound as he stepped on fallen leaves. The Twin Blades at his waist were slung across his shoulder.
Shangguan Hong's eyes flashed with resentment, and she wanted to say something, but then she saw Yang Tianyou raise his long sword and shout, "Surround and kill him!"
Boom!
Fifty or sixty Foundation Establishment Cultivators attacked simultaneously, giving the twenty-odd surviving Cultivators no chance to react.
With the force of sweeping away all obstacles and cleansing the world, these people, whose strength had greatly diminished and who were filled with fear, were beaten into a bunch of dead dogs!
"Shangguan Hong, you have ruined us all!" A Foundation Establishment Great Perfection shouted as he lay dying.
This was Shangguan Hong's junior brother. Upon hearing this, he appeared dazed. However, at that moment, a sharp longsword interwoven with blue and green lightning, exuding a fierce and powerful aura, suddenly dominated his entire field of vision.
"Die!"
Pfft!
A massive head fell to the ground, and Yang Tianyou stood there with his knife in hand. Blood and lingering clouds seemed to form a bloody and iron-blooded scene behind him.