The Burning Origin Dharma Lamp After Its Advancement
Three days later.
After confirming that the Swamp Crocodile King had reached the Golden Core Third Layer realm, the old Pure Heart Old Daoist led several thousand cultivators away from Yan Sun Mountain and returned to the heart of the Autumn Sun Swallow Territory. He then immediately led more than 250,000 Demon Beast out of the Muddy Swamp Territory and headed straight for the "weakly defended" Yan Sun Mountain along the swamp that had been cleared in the Qiuyang Yan territory.
At this moment, on the summit of Yan Sun Mountain, Ling Pengyun, who was sitting cross-legged there, suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked out over the Muddy Swamp Territory and immediately saw a dark mass of Demon Beast rushing towards him from that Muddy Swamp Territory.
He wasn't afraid of this at all; instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"They've finally arrived."
He waved his hand and took out an array plate from his Storage Bag, then channeled spiritual energy into it.
The next moment, a defensive light barrier of five elements suddenly appeared, protecting the entire Yan Sun Mountain.
This light barrier is the third-order Five Elements Return Origin Grand Array that Ling Pengyun set up over the past three days, relying on the Second Rank High Grade Spirit Vein in Yan Sun Mountain.
Having accomplished this task, Ling Pengyun used Sound Amplification Technique to signal to the more than four thousand cultivators stationed in the mountains.
"The Demon Beast from the Muddy Swamp Territory have attacked. Quickly prepare for battle."
Upon hearing this, the more than four thousand cultivators in the mountains quickly emerged from their respective residences and gathered together, ready for battle.
After waiting for a while, when the enormous horde of two hundred thousand Demon Beast broke into the area within two miles of Yan Sun Mountain and clashed with the more than four thousand cultivators stationed there.
Ling Pengyun, who was on the Yan Yang Mountain Peak, also fixed his gaze on the Swamp Crocodile King at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer stage, which was charging at the forefront of the Demon Beast horde.
He first summoned the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl, then took out the Ghost Control Long Banner and waved it to summon the six evil spirits within. He then used the Six Ghosts Unification Technique to merge the six evil spirits into a Mountain Moving Evil Ghost eighteen feet in size, which pounced on the Swamp Crocodile King at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer outside the mountain.
The Swamp Crocodile King outside the mountain was not afraid when it saw the attack coming.
As the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl approached the eighteen-zhang-tall Mountain Moving Evil Ghost, it exerted force with all four legs and suddenly raised its head to head against the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl that was attacking first.
"Boom!"
The Swamp Crocodile King's head was as hard as iron; when the two collided, they produced a tremendous sound.
The surrounding Black Mud swamps were also swept away by the aftershocks.
The two were locked in a stalemate for a while. The Swamp Crocodile King, at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer, actually managed to block the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl, which weighed 480,000 jin, with his immense strength of over 500,000 jin.
However, the crocodile still had plenty of strength left. It swung its tail, which was over twenty feet long and five feet thick, and sent the eighteen-foot-tall Mountain Moving Evil Ghost flying several feet away.
The Mountain Moving Evil Ghost lost its balance and fell directly into the surrounding horde of Demon Beast.
Thousands of nearby Demon Beast pounced on the body of the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost.
Although the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost had no physical body, its Yin Qi was gradually dispersed as it was torn apart by the group of Demon Beast, causing its strength to gradually weaken.
This enraged the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost. It roared and quickly stood up from the Muddy Swamp, swinging its thick arms to strike the thousands of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage Demon Beast that were attacking it.
Although those thousands of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage Demon Beast were skilled in physical strength, their bodies were quite powerful.
However, that Mountain Moving Evil Ghost contained a force of 180,000 jin, and the bodies of those thousands of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage Demon Beast were as thin as paper, constantly being torn apart by that Mountain Moving Evil Ghost with its bare hands.
This mountain -Mountain Moving Evil Ghost also absorbed the souls of the dead Demon Beast into its body to restore its depleted Yin Qi.
Seeing the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost slaughtering its subordinates, the Swamp Crocodile King, who was fighting the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl in the distance, swung its tail again.
However, the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost, having learned its lesson from the tail, was prepared. It quickly moved backward, dodging the blow from the giant tail that was twenty feet long.
Then, taking advantage of the moment the giant tail fell, the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost jumped onto the crocodile king's giant tail, pinning it down and repeatedly using its thick arms to pound the giant tail covered with solid black scales.
Although the black scales attached to the giant crocodile's tail were incredibly sturdy, the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost was quite powerful. Under its frenzied attacks, a considerable amount of its remaining strength managed to penetrate through the scales and into the giant crocodile's flesh, causing the giant crocodile great pain.
The Swamp Crocodile King, at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer, immediately exerted its strength, trying to shake off the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost sitting on its tail.
However, the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost was no pushover. This demon possessed the immense strength of 180,000 jin, while the crocodile tail, though capable of storing up 300,000 to 400,000 jin of power for a single strike, was now firmly suppressed and unable to store any more power. The crocodile tail alone could only deliver a force of about 200,000 jin at most.
Such power would be insufficient to dislodge the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost.
Left with no other choice, the Swamp Crocodile King had to use its Innate Spell, "Mystic Scale Armor," to create a spiritual armor that covered its body and blocked the attack of the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost.
At the same time, it commanded thousands of nearby Demon Beast to come and help drag the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost off its tail.
The thousands of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been frightened away from the Golden Core battlefield by the display of power of the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost had no choice but to grit their teeth and charge at the eighteen-zhang-tall Mountain Moving Evil Ghost upon hearing the Swamp Crocodile King's order.
These Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage demonic Demon Beast posed little threat to the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost, which could be easily killed with a wave of its hand.
However, in order to kill these Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, it had to stop attacking the crocodile tail beneath it.
The Yan Yang Mountain Peak.
Ling Pengyun frowned upon seeing this scene.
"There are still too few cultivators stationed in the mountains. If there were enough Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, they could hold off the more than 200,000 Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Demon Beast outside the mountains, which would reduce the difficulty for me to face the Crocodile King alone."
"With those Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment level Demon Beast around, it will be extremely difficult for me to kill the Crocodile King. I can only kill some Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment level Demon Beast first."
After making up his mind, Ling Pengyun made a hand Hand Seals and pondered for a moment.
"Five Elements Return Origin Flying Sword"
"Out!"
The Five Elements Return Origin Grand Array, which protects the entire Yan Sun Mountain, trembled slightly, and a Five Elements Flying Sword appeared out of thin air from within the array.
A clear sword sound rang out from the sword's blade, and a giant Sword-Ray, thirty feet long, burst forth from its tip.
"Go!"
The Five Elements Return Origin Flying Sword transformed into a five-element sword shadow, swiftly plunging into the horde of Demon Beast outside the mountain.
The Demon Beast that blocked the way were all Sword Slash.
In just a hundred breaths, more than 20,000 Demon Beast at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages were killed.
The Swamp Crocodile King, who was temporarily entangled, felt his heart bleed as he saw the large number of his Demon Beast dying.
In addition, Yan Sun Mountain only has that one Golden Core First Layer cultivator in charge at this time. This time, it led its troops to attack, intending to conquer the mountain in one fell swoop.
For various reasons, the crocodile no longer held back.
It directly unleashed the desperate technique of the Swamp Giant Crocodile Clan, "Black Spirit Boiling Art," which can accumulate the power of the Earth Vein in the body. When it wants to use it, it can increase its strength by nearly 70% in a short period of time.
The side effects of this technique are not as severe as those of pills like the Spirit Burst Pill that enhance a cultivator's strength. At most, using this technique will only cause the Swamp Crocodile King to fall into a period of weakness of about six months.
Furthermore, the Swamp Crocodile King can quickly overcome its weakened state by absorbing the power of the Earth Vein.
Right after the Swamp Crocodile King finished using this technique, its entire body began to shine with a dazzling yellow light.
Its already enormous body, measuring fifty feet in length, rapidly expanded at that moment.
When the anomaly stopped, the crocodile king's body had grown to a length of eighty-five zhang and a height of ten zhang.
If this crocodile were to stand up, it would be much taller than an ordinary small mountain.
Its sturdy scales became enormous, each the size of a millstone.
The "Mystic Scale Armor" formed from its spiritual energy also grew larger, matching its current enormous size.
In addition, the Swamp Crocodile King's strength has increased from over 500,000 jin to over 800,000 jin. With the power it has gained in such a short time, it is comparable to those Demon Beast at the fifth or sixth level of the Golden Core stage who are good at physical strength.
After its strength increased significantly, the bloodlust in its eyes intensified even further.
It let out a low growl and suddenly exerted force with its head, sending the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl flying dozens of feet away.
He then forcefully swung the crocodile tail behind him, which had grown to a length of forty feet and contained a force of more than four hundred million catties, and flung away the Mountain Moving Evil Ghost that was pressing down on the crocodile tail.
He then used his extremely long crocodile tail to tightly bind the eighteen-zhang- Mountain Moving Evil Ghost, causing it to suffer greatly and constantly emit pitiful howls.
The Swamp Crocodile King was quite excited to hear the demon's wail.
It opened its gaping maw, swiftly moved its four legs, and frantically rushed towards the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl that it had previously knocked away and which had not yet regained its footing, wanting to severely damage the pearl in one fell swoop and cause Ling Pengyun in Yan Sun Mountain to lose one of his attack methods.
But Ling Pengyun, who was in Yan Sun Mountain, could not let it have its way. With a wave of his hand, Ling Pengyun summoned his trump card, the Third Rank Low Grade Burning Yuan Lamp.
Half a month ago, after this lamp refined the Black Wind Wolf Demon Soul at the Golden Core Third Layer, its grade smoothly returned from the Magic Treasure Cone Shape to the Third Rank Low Grade level.
Its power has also undergone earth-shattering changes.
Originally, this Middle Vehicle- grade quality Lifebound Magic Treasure was still at the Magic Treasure Cone Shape level, and its power was only one or two tenths stronger than some ordinary Third Rank Low Grade Law Treasure.
However, once this Dharma Lamp reached the Third Rank Low Grade, its power surged dramatically. In terms of power alone, this Dharma Lamp was one or two tenths stronger than an ordinary Third Rank Middle Grade Law Treasure, and it was not weaker than the Pure Heart Daoist Temple Third Rank Middle Grade Law Treasure, "Pure Heart Whisk."
After taking out this powerful weapon, Ling Pengyun immediately channeled a massive amount of spiritual energy into the magic lamp.
The Burning Yuan Lamp flashed with spiritual light, and a large amount of black Burning Yuan True Fire surged from its wick, transforming into a fiery wolf over seventy feet tall, which strode through the void and howled as it emerged.
In the blink of an eye, the fiery wolf traversed hundreds of feet. Before the Swamp Crocodile King could react, the fiery wolf was already beside it, slamming into its body and knocking the crocodile to the ground.
This caused the Swamp Crocodile King to have its belly and four legs facing the sky, and its back facing the ground.