Yan Qing summoned a cannon fodder puppet to trigger the battle.
With his current lineup of puppets, defeating the Eight Demons would be no problem at all. Their burst damage should only be around ten thousand, but they had several hundred thousand health and were extremely durable.
The only question was how much he would have to sacrifice.
If killing the Eight Demons caused Qiongqi to die and cost him half a day of development, it would be no different from suffering a huge loss. As long as Qiongqi survived, however, the second acceleration from his second accessory would turn the next half-day into a feast of snowballing growth that would end in an avalanche!
The instant the cannon fodder triggered the White Mane Lion King, the White Mane Lion King seized its spear and nailed the cannon fodder to the ground with a single thrust! Qiongqi, Baize, and Ascension Six-Eared attacked from three directions, avoiding the White Mane Lion King's area damage.
The White Mane Lion King had no area damage and kept trading blows with Ascension Six-Eared. Ascension Six-Eared was the perfect tank. Because of the True and False Monkey King trait, its stats became identical to Qiongqi's in every battle. In other words, it didn't matter if it lost health during the fight. Its health would match Qiongqi's again in the next battle.
Yan Qing raised his wristband and glanced at it, discovering that the White Mane Lion King's damage wasn't very high. Each hit only dealt a little over a thousand damage. Qiongqi's physique had already surpassed fifty thousand, so even if the White Mane Lion King had a million health, it would only need twenty rounds to kill Qiongqi, while in that same time, the White Mane Lion King could only reduce Qiongqi's health by