Because Wu De and the others had drawn away and slain the Nether Soldiers at the Immortal Realm, Ling Tian and the others had an easier time charging into the sea of them. They also stayed close to the Defense Formation, so for the time being, they were much safer.
Everyone secretly steeled themselves, competing to see who could hold out the longest.
Amid the surging tide of Nether Soldiers, everyone unleashed their own skills, whether Daoist arts or sword techniques, and easily killed the enemies around them. They had not seen one another for hundreds of years, and all their cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. Their combat skills and instincts had improved as well, and none showed signs of faltering yet.
Among the women, Hua Min'er was the strongest. With Buddhist secret techniques and Vine Daoist Arts imbued with Buddhist Spiritual Energy, she handled the battle with ease. Yao Yu, Jin Sha'er, and the others refused to fall behind; they had also cultivated the Buddhist Cultivation Method, so they faced the fight without much difficulty. Dongfang Mingzhu, on the other hand, was a little weaker. But she was fiercely competitive, gritting her teeth and holding on, unwilling to be the first to falter.
The men's contest was far more intense than the women's. Though they had excluded Ling Tian, everyone treated him and Brother Wen Jian as their benchmarks, and for a while, no one would yield.
"Haha, this is exhilarating! It reminds me of when Brother Ling and I competed at the Cultivation Convention." Xing Zhan laughed heartily, his fighting spirit raging. His Mad Demon Battle Axe cast a dense shadow of blades, and he easily scattered many Nether Soldiers.
"Yeah, it's been ages since I've had this much fun." Long Xing laughed too, then shook