Formation Broken, Enemies Slain

There.

That was precisely the formation's weak point.

Ji Haoyuan casually flung out several Formation Flags.

Then he raised his hand and fired off several hand seals.

In an instant, the great formation that had been overflowing with Sha Qi and brimming with sinister demonic aura began to sway and tremble violently.

Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing, who had been struggling against the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man, immediately felt the Sha Qi around them rapidly weakening in its effect on them.

Faintly, wisps of Spiritual Energy even seeped in from outside.

Their spirits lifted for no reason.

In contrast, the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man, who had still worn relaxed, confident expressions moments ago, changed color dramatically.

What was going on?

The two swiftly turned their heads and soon noticed Ji Haoyuan in the distance.

"It's you!"

Their expressions instantly became incomparably ugly.

This was something they had never anticipated.

One of the three actually possessed a profound understanding of the Dao of Formations.

And it was far from ordinary proficiency.

"Stop! Stop at once!"

Seeing Ji Haoyuan casually fling out several more Formation Flags and raise his hand to cast several hand seals, the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man could no longer remain composed.

Just as they were about to attack Ji Haoyuan, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing, whom they had been suppressing until then, entangled them instead.

"What are you two trying to do?

Don't forget, we have always been your opponents."

As soon as the words fell, the two women's attacks abruptly became incomparably fierce.

Clearly, they too understood that whether Ji Haoyuan could break the formation this time was the key to their victory.

"Damn it!"

The Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man were furious.

Their expressions turned savage at once.

However, before they could make any further move, the entire Nether Fiend Formation began to shake violently.

Crack—crack—crack—

At the same time, crisp sounds of shattering rang clearly in everyone's ears.

"Not good!"

The Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man's expressions changed abruptly.

Crash—

The next moment, as though building blocks had collapsed.

The rolling demonic aura and Sha Qi that had surrounded them moments ago rose and vanished in an instant.

Several Formation Plates and formation artifacts used to set up the formation shattered into countless fragments of powder.

The light from outside reappeared before them.

The sensation of being cut off from Spiritual Energy and having to constantly guard against the invasion of demonic flames and Sha Qi also vanished completely.

"Y-you-you..."

At the sight, the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man instinctively retreated.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, an incomparably sharp sword qi shot toward them.

Then came two, three, five, ten!

In but an instant, ten streams of sword qi, seemingly capable of severing all things, had sealed off every path of retreat for the two.

They came from Ji Haoyuan's Supreme Yuan Sword Finger.

It was clear that Ji Haoyuan had cultivated this spell to an extremely profound level as well.

A series of puff puff puff sounds rang out.

The Bald Man's spiritual artifact saber and the Hooked Nose Man's Flying sword trembled ceaselessly in midair.

Their bodies were driven back again and again as well.

Buzz!

At the same time, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing, positioned on the other side, naturally would not miss this chance to beat a drowning dog.

The two women attacked in unison.

Numerous phantom rings suddenly appeared in the air, along with a Brocade Handkerchief glittering with multicolored light. Spinning, they sliced toward the Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man.

"Go!"

Seeing this, the two had no further intention of staying.

Escape Light abruptly rose beneath their feet.

Yet after flying only a few meters, they seemed to slam headfirst into an invisible barrier.

Not only were they knocked back, but their bodies suddenly felt unbearably heavy.

"This is... a formation!"

This time, the two were truly beginning to panic.

They had never expected that, in such a short span of time, Ji Haoyuan would silently spring something like this on them.

Speaking of which.

They had themselves to thank for it.

Had it not been for the Second Order Nether Fiend Formation in their possession, Ji Haoyuan might have needed some more time before taking that crucial step in the Dao of Formations.

Although he did not currently possess materials capable of setting up a Second Order Formation, with his comprehension, laying down a restriction that could temporarily prevent the two from fleeing posed no problem at all.

"Are you really determined to fight until the fish dies and the net breaks?"

The Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man shouted sternly.

Yet the answer they received was another attack from Ji Haoyuan and the other two.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bursts of blazing light suddenly erupted in the air.

The Bald Man and Hooked Nose Man were sent flying backward at an angle.

Before they even hit the ground, both spat out a mouthful of blood.

They had clearly suffered grave injuries.

Crash—

At that very moment, Ji Haoyuan's Crimson Flame Pattern Spear suddenly transformed into a massive flaming python. Before the two could react, it opened its "blood basin of a mouth."

Crack!

It directly bit both their bodies in half at the waist.

"Ah!"

Their shrill screams rang out through the air.

But before those screams could last long, a streak of azure Sword Light flashed across their necks.

In an instant, two heads soared high into the air.

Even Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing, who had been preparing to lend a hand, had a flicker of shock pass through their eyes.

Clearly, the strength and methods Ji Haoyuan had displayed today had greatly exceeded their expectations.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that if Ji Haoyuan had not been here this time, the two of them might very well have perished here.

After Ji Haoyuan gathered the two men's Storage Pouches, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing finally approached him.

"Daoist Friend Haoyuan, we truly have you to thank for your help this time. Otherwise, what might have become of Wanqing and me would have been difficult to say."

Liu Hongyu spoke with great courtesy.

In the Cultivation World, strength reigned supreme.

Not to mention that the two women had indeed received enormous kindness from Ji Haoyuan this time, his displayed strength alone was enough to make Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing take him seriously.

Thus, Liu Hongyu's words truly came from the bottom of her heart.

"These are the Earthen Profound Fruits we obtained this time."

As she spoke, Liu Hongyu and Feng Wanqing took out all seven Earthen Profound Fruits they had acquired earlier.

"According to the distribution we agreed upon before, Daoist Friend Haoyuan, you may take five of them, while Wanqing and I will each take one. What do you think, Daoist Friend Haoyuan?"

Looking at the Earthen Profound Fruits the two women held out before him, Ji Haoyuan thought for a moment. Then he reached out and took three of them before smiling.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fairy Feng, when we dealt with that Earth Spirit Demonic Python this time, all of us contributed quite a bit.

As for these Earthen Profound Fruits, I'll take a little advantage of you two and take three."