208: Venerable Yang, the Soul-Devouring Gu of the Myriad Gu Sect

"Roar!--"

As the four-winged monster with horns resembling those of a demon charged forward, Chen Dengming, amidst the flashing blades, sensed a threat.

This was also the only creature in the arena that posed a threat to him.

Considering the need for Qiao Zhaoxian and his companion to finish the battle quickly and not give the demonic Devil Cultivator too much time to react.

Without hesitation, Chen Dengming wielded the Divine Transformation Blade, its blade flashing and striking the four-winged monster.

In an instant, the blade energy expanded rapidly, transforming into an unparalleled speed blade of light that pierced through more than a dozen figures, exploding into a bloody mist.

As it approached the monster, the blade flashed and expanded with a clanging sound.

The blade of the Divine Transformation Blade a frenzied light, as if flaunting the terrifying power hidden within it.

At the same time, the enormous monster charged in like a small mountain, and many Devil Cultivator cultivators were even blown away by its fleshy wings that stirred up a whirlwind, breaking their bones and tendons.

The astonishing blade light suddenly expanded, instantly transforming into a gigantic silver ribbon resembling an eight-zhang-long broadsword, which slashed down fiercely.

The Demon Beast's crimson eyes flashed with terror as it sensed a powerful threat and a force of equal strength.

It roared, and its four powerful fleshy wings flapped rapidly, dragging its body to a sudden stop and retreating. Its two strong claws, like anchors, carried a powerful Demon Power and slashed at the greatsword.

A loud clang rang out!

The area where the two collided exploded with a surge of energy in an instant.

A dazzling flash of sword light shot into the sky.

A figure separated from it and drifted slowly backward with the force of the impact.

The next instant, the Great Demon's body slammed heavily into the crowd behind it, the solid ground shattering like a crumbly pastry from the immense impact.

Some Devil Cultivator cultivators didn't even have time to react before their bodies were crushed to the ground below by the Demon Beast that crashed down like small mountains.

Some were instantly crushed into mincemeat, blood splattering everywhere; those who miraculously survived had their bodies twisted in bizarre ways and their bones broken.

"Oh no! It's False Core Great Cultivator!"

"To defeat Yang Venerable in a single exchange, could it be a fake core from the Tiandao Sect?"

Just as the two Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator arrived and unleashed swarms of Gu Worm and Law Artifact, they saw the powerful Sacred Sect spirit beast blasted away.

The enemy, on the other hand, exuded a terrifying and suffocating spiritual power, instantly causing the hair on the ground to stand on end in horror.

The Yang Venerable is a pseudo-core spirit beast, a guardian spirit beast assigned to them by the Sacred Sect. In terms of combat power, it is much stronger than an ordinary False Core Cultivator.

"Escape!"

Without hesitation, the two prepared to retreat, using hand seals to summon a swarm of Gu Worm that surged towards Chen Dengming in a desperate attempt to intercept him.

However, the person opposite suddenly turned their head, their gaze like a cold lightning bolt carrying a frosty blade, shining brightly in the darkness, sending chills down one's spine.

His hands suddenly opened wide, covering their location with a grabbing motion.

Puppet Technique!

Instantly, the surging Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy in the air boiled and gathered into a vortex like a tide of Spiritual Qi!

Whether it was the Gu Worm soaring in the air like black clouds or the two Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator, they all felt an extremely strong Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy suddenly surging into the surrounding air and the plants on the ground below, forcibly invading their bodies.

Instantly, the two of them, along with numerous Gu Worm, stiffened and fell from the sky.

"Roar!"

The fake-core demon Demon Beast Yang Venerable, opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar that rippled through the air and shook like thunder.

Its powerful, hoove-like legs suddenly pushed off the ground.

Bang!

The ground and the corpses of several unfortunate Devil Cultivator exploded.

The Yang Venerable, radiating astonishing Demon Power, charged at Chen Dengming once more. As his blood-stained claws extended, two dark, malevolent wisps of energy rapidly spun and condensed.

"Stubborn and unyielding!"

Chen Dengming stood in mid-air, his white hair fluttering, his eyes flashing like lightning, and casually made a hand seal.

The Divine Transformation Blade hovered in the air, then suddenly split into hundreds of dazzling blade energies, hanging high in the sky like a full moon.

"Go!--"

Chen Dengming pointed a finger, his robes fluttering, and instantly countless blades shot down like a peacock spreading its tail, as if an avalanche had struck a mountain, with a magnificent and awe-inspiring momentum.

Snow weighs down a thousand trees on the mountain, a sword slashes across ten thousand miles of moonlit sky!

"Puff puff crackle!"

A torrential downpour of sword energy descended from the sky, instantly engulfing Yang Venerable.

"Moo!!"

The Yang Venerable shot out crimson beams from his eyes, let out a long, impassioned roar, and his ram horns burst forth with brilliant light. His tumor-like muscles bulged all over his body, enveloped in a crimson light shield.

"Clang, clang, clang" --

Thousands of sharp blades fell upon Yang Venerable's body, producing metallic tremors and sparks flying. They barely broke through his defenses, not penetrating deep into his flesh.

Moreover, these superficial wounds are nothing compared to bone injuries, and for a creature of its enormous size, they are not considered major damage.

"Such thick skin!"

Chen Dengming's gaze sharpened slightly.

The Divine Transformation Blade was ultimately only a top-tier second-order Law Artifact, still falling short of true Law Treasure. It couldn't inflict much damage on this thick-skinned, pseudo-core demon Demon Beast.

He suddenly made a hand seal, let out a loud shout, like the clear roar of Dragon's Roar, and his Core Power burst forth from his forehead, chest and abdomen, exuding a terrifying and awe-inspiring aura.

The moment the powerful aura spread, the Law Treasure, Soul -Soul Shocking Silk, instantly appeared in front of him, resembling bewitching aurora threads, swirling around him in an eerie and ethereal manner.

As he cupped his hands together, they instantly coalesced into a blinding white light.

'Crackling and popping--'

Countless Soul Shocking Silk collided and rubbed violently in the white light, even sparking intense sparks and arcs of electricity. As they spun, they grew sharper and sharper, emanating an extremely oppressive and dangerous aura.

The Yang Venerable immediately sensed a strong threat, and with a sudden flap of his four wings, he swiftly shifted sideways to avoid it.

Numerous blades struck the ground, cutting through the soil and rocks, raising violent dust and causing shockwaves.

Its wings flapped and then folded.

Its massive form, moving at an incredible speed disproportionate to its size, spun like lightning as it hurtled towards Chen Dengming.

Two powerful surges of Demon Power emanated from the two curved ram horns on his forehead.

Rings of Demon Power spread upwards along the ram's horn-shaped ravine, then suddenly lit up like coilguns, emitting a power that even Chen Dengming felt threatened by.

Then, whoosh!

A large number of Soul Shocking Silk condensed into a blazing white light, shooting towards the whirling Yang Venerable in the air. No matter how he changed direction in the air, the Soul Shocking Silk also changed direction flexibly, like a swift silver snake that had locked onto its target.

"Roar!--"

The Yang Venerable's scarlet eyes were filled with ferocity, and he hovered with his fleshy wings flapping.

Two beams of Demon Power, like tiny cannonballs, shot out from the two bends, colliding with the incoming Soul Shocking Silk.

A loud bang!

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in the sky.

A dazzling storm of Spiritual Qi energy surged wildly outwards.

The vegetation within a radius of twenty-odd feet below was all uprooted.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--

Thousands of Soul Shocking Silk tore through the energy, flashing Silver Light, and instantly shot towards Yang Venerable's body, which was covered in tumor-like muscles, ignoring his surging Demon Power and piercing through him in an instant.

Instantly, the Flesh and Blood and bones on Yang Venerable's body were shattered into sieves and exploded, scattering in all directions.

Before some of the surrounding Devil Cultivator could react, they were struck by the shooting arrows of blood, which pierced their bodies.

A large cloud of blood mist spread out.

The Yang Venerable let out a shrill and terrifying howl, and his massive body plowed a long furrow in the violent impact, swaying back and forth.

A burly figure radiating Golden Light charged forward.

Chen Dengming was in a state of Indestructible Vajra Zen Skill, with layers of muscle blocks all over his body, and his strength and speed were greatly increased.

He unleashed a punch, its dazzling light like a shark tearing apart a predator or a tiger hunting a sheep; the combined force of the punch was incomparably fierce.

The Yang Venerable let out a weak, fierce roar, straining to extend his massive forepaws.

The sharp, sturdy claws, resembling a ship's anchor, collided instantly with Chen Dengming's iron fist.

With a clang!

The Yang Venerable trembled violently, spurting out even more blood, and staggered backward.

Chen Dengming was unharmed and lurched forward, his hands clenching in a half-hearted gesture.

Whoosh!!

The Soul Shocking Silk, like Silver Light, rolled back into his hand and condensed into a gleaming broadsword.

With a twist of his waist, his strength surged through his body, his rock-like muscles bulged, and he slashed his broadsword fiercely toward Yang Venerable's head.

Backstab!

Puff--

His neck, as thick as a water vat, was severed in an instant, and a large amount of blood spurted out like a fountain, spraying everywhere.

"Bang!"

The ground shook.

The enormous head of the Yang Venerable crashed to the ground, followed by the collapse of his massive body.

Gushing blood immediately flowed from the sieve-like wounds on his body, the hot blood exuding a strong Sha Qi, pooling into a pool of blood.

A green light shield appeared on Chen Dengming's Jiamu Mage Robe, isolating him from the blood mist. He floated in mid-air, and his white hair fell to his shoulders as he returned to stillness. The golden light on his body also gradually faded.

He gazed at the still convulsing Yang Venerable, summoned the Soul Guiding Banner, made a hand seal, and shook and pulled it.

Instantly, a ferocious ram's head spirit was pulled out of the Demon Beast's body, roaring and struggling in resentment, but it was still drawn into the banner.

After doing all this, Chen Dengming shook the soul banner again, summoning his brother Zhu Xun from within it.

"Hey--"

The moment Zhu Xun appeared, the surrounding Yin Qi surged, and the ghostly aura was terrifying. His fleshy face was filled with a look of enjoyment as he sniffed the deathly scent in the air.

"Go! Take care of them."

Under Chen Dengming's instructions, Zhu Xun burrowed into Lin He's head, a few sparse hairs fluttering about, and cackled strangely before lunging directly at the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who had finally managed to escape the Puppet Technique.

As Chen Dengming made a hand seal, he summoned another Golden Gang Spirit Venerable.

This colossal creature, a machine of war, strode forward with tremendous force, charging towards the fleeing Devil Cultivators. Its iron fists, as large as washbasins, pounded and slammed, causing the ground to tremble violently—a veritable massacre.

"This demonic Demon Beast is quite remarkable; it may have a significant background."

Chen Dengming looked at the demon corpse of the Yang Venerable on the ground, landed, squatted down and poked the Demon Beast's muscles, which resembled willow tree tumors, with his finger. He felt that even in death, its corpse was full of amazing elasticity and strength.

The Physical Body strength of this Demon Beast surpassed his state of being in the Indestructible Vajra Zen Skill; only Human Immortal Physique could reliably defeat it.

"Um?"

Chen Dengming's gaze fell thoughtfully on the curved ram's horns on the top of his head and the bulge between his eyebrows.

At this moment, abundant Demon Power still condensed at the ram's horns and the bulge between the eyebrows, shimmering with spiritual light.

Clearly, if it were to Forming Core in the future, it would likely form a demon core between its eyebrows.

This pseudo-core demon Demon Beast is indeed very strong, much stronger than an ordinary False Core Great Cultivator.

He would need to use his Dao power to resolve this quickly; otherwise, it would take a long time to kill him.

This combat power is comparable to that of Bian Yucheng, whom he once killed. He must be a famous Demon Beast, similar to the Black Cloud Leopard.

"The haters got off easy."

Chen Dengming shook his head, took out an empty Storage Bag, and casually put the Demon Beast's corpse into the Storage Bag.

At this moment, the Sound Transmission Jade Talisman vibrated, and Qiao Zhaoxian's voice came through.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, have you dealt with your situation? I have. I'm destroying the formation. The one guarding this side was a fake Core Devil Cultivator, probably from the Blood Fiend Sect. He was very strong, but I still managed to kill him."

At this moment, Gao Lingxiao also sent a message: "I've taken care of things here. There aren't any particularly powerful experts, only three Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge, one of whom is in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. It took me a bit of effort to chase them down, and one of them almost escaped. Now I'm starting to destroy the magic array."

Chen Dengming had a feeling that these two people had sent him a message to gloat.

It seems they're going to race him to kill the enemy, they're really going all out.

He immediately sent a message, concise and to the point. "Solved. A fake-core demon Demon Beast was about to destroy the magic array."

After saying that, he quickly rushed towards the location of the magic array that resembled an altar.

Upon approaching, one could see a large number of lumps resembling giant leeches wriggling within the altar. They were dark and slippery, and every now and then they would open their huge mouths and spit out undigested, gruesome human bones, the degree of decay of which was terrifying.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Chen Dengming frowned, and as he turned his head, he saw that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators over there had been entangled by Zhu Xun and were retreating step by step. He immediately leaped over and rushed over.

A dozen or so breaths later.

Inside the Soul Guiding Banner, two more trembling ghosts appeared.

Chen Dengming summoned one of the ghostly spirits, pointed it at the writhing monster inside the altar below, and asked it a question.

"What's in here? What's it used for?"

"You... it was you, Chen Baimao of the Longevity Sect!"

The Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator seemed terrified, stammering.

Chen Dengming frowned. "Who gave me such an awful nickname! How dare you say it out loud? You're asking for it!"

"No, wait, I, I'll talk."

The Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator was already terrified. Now, seeing Zhu Xun Zhu Xun and flying around Chen Dengming, his pale green eyes gleaming with greedy evil, as if he wanted to devour him whole, how could he dare not cooperate?

"These, these are the Soul Devouring Larva we cultivated for the Sacred Sect. The Soul-Devouring is a very special kind of Gu Worm that can devour a person's soul or Divine Sense. Cultivating them requires feeding living people. We were forced into this situation."

Chen Dengming chuckled, "What a coincidence, the last Devil Cultivator I captured said the same thing."

He frowned as he looked at the Soul Devouring Larva in the pit and said, "What kind of sect is the Sacred Sect? Why have I never heard of it?"

"You're here to set up the Blood Refining Great Formation, so why are you cultivating Soul Devourers instead?"

The Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator said nervously, "Sacred Sect is our honorific title. This sect is called the Myriad Gu Sect, and it is a very mysterious sect in our Western Regions."

The Myriad Gu Sect only recently got involved in the Battlefield, preparing to attack from the Southern Region. We are actually just cultivators from the Secret Gu Sect, belonging to the Myriad Gu Sect, but not considered members of the Myriad Gu Sect.

"We have already set up the Blood Refining Great Formation here; cultivating the Soul Devourer is just an extra task assigned by the Myriad Gu Sect."

"Myriad Gu Sect? Secret Gu Sect"

Chen Dengming recalled that he had heard of such a Gu Dao sect before, but he never expected to actually encounter it this time.

After pondering for a moment, he sent out another spirit of a Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator to inquire.

The answers obtained were consistent.

Without further hesitation, he swiftly used the Gu sac of one of the Foundation Establishment Devil Cultivator to collect the Soul Devouring Larva, and then began to destroy the magic array.

Fifteen minutes later.

A deafening roar, like a mountain collapsing, accompanied by a tremor that shook the earth, resounded throughout the land.

The magic array was completely destroyed and collapsed.

The roaring sound also came from two other directions within a thousand miles.

Three streaks of light shot out from the source of the roar, one in front and two behind, converging on the location of the fourth magic array.

At this moment, in the fourth magic array area.

The hundreds of the Soul Devouring Sect cultivators guarding this place were still unaware that the other three formations had been breached. A small number were still celebrating, while a small number were cultivating in their tents.

The other three magic arrays were too far apart for them to detect, even with the loud roar of battle.

Only the False Core Great Cultivator guarding this place had received news through the Sound Transmission Jade Talisman that all three formations had been breached, and he was immediately shocked and somewhat flustered.

"All three magic arrays were breached simultaneously? The enemies who came must have been several Pseudo-Core Formation cultivators, or even Golden Core cultivators."

This Soul Devouring Sect was getting restless; his brows furrowed, and his long, horse-like face darkened.

If Chen Dengming were here, he would naturally recognize him. This person was none other than He Li of the Soul Devouring Sect, whom he had fought on the Battlefield before, and who had killed Cao Yan half a year ago.

At this moment, He Li paced nervously inside the room, his expression changing, occasionally glancing outside with his Divine Sense, highly vigilant, and struggling intensely within himself.

To flee or not to flee.

This problem presented itself to him, making it a difficult decision.

If he were to desert now, and the magic array were destroyed, he would be held responsible.

But if the enemy is too powerful, it's normal for him to flee. He won't bear too much responsibility and can still save his life, provided the enemy is truly powerful.

If he doesn't escape, he might not be able to escape once the enemy arrives.

"Go! Go first, saving our lives is the most important thing!"

He Li a decisive decision, unwilling to risk his life to protect the magic array.

However, at that moment, his sect's Sound Transmission Jade Talisman lit up.

He Li's expression changed, and he immediately opened the jade talisman.

"Nephew Disciple He, do not panic. I and the Blood Protector of the Mochao Kingdom are on our way and will arrive in less than a quarter of an hour. You must hold off the enemy for a quarter of an hour!"

"Soul Devouring Uncle-Master!? I... I can't take this!"

He Li was stunned and dumbfounded when he heard the authoritative voice from the jade talisman.

Are the Soul-Devouring Old Ghost and the Blood Protector of the Mochao Kingdom coming together to protect the magic array?

This lineup is simply too powerful.

And this doesn't make sense either. Why would these two stay in the Northern Region to guard the formation? They probably received the news at the last minute and rushed over.

He Li suddenly found himself in a difficult situation.

At this moment, even his senior uncle, the Soul Devouring Uncle-Master, spoke up, telling him to hold on, even if he couldn't.

He couldn't escape now, otherwise he'd be considered a deserter, and he'd be in deep trouble when the reckoning came.

I originally thought that choosing a tough job in a barren place would be a way to avoid the brunt of the war, but it turns out that I still couldn't avoid big trouble.

"As long as it's not two fake Core Formations attacking at the same time, I should be able to grit my teeth and get through this quarter of an hour."

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