The Demon-Suppression Array

"Ah--! You're courting death--!" Ji Hao's eyes widened in fury, his teeth clenched, enraged to the point of madness! He unleashed a torrent of true energy and charged straight down!

So Li Fan waved his hand decisively, "Let's go!"

The five men had just uttered some harsh words when they turned and left, rushing into the underwater reef and rocky forest like torpedoes.

Ji Hao was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, "What kind of tricks are you playing! Now that the opportunity for the sword duel has been opened, those outside can't even see the Sword Light! I can kill you all! Try to escape! Do you think you can escape?!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Come and chase me, you cuckolded bastard!" Li Fan cursed as he ran away using the Water Escape Technique of Returning to the Dark Underworld.

"I'll tear you apart, you foul-mouthed bastard!" Ji Hao was truly enraged by the insults. How dare this mere Golden Core cultivator, who was as insignificant as fish meat, be so disrespectful to him? Although he could see that the other party had a scheme, Li Fan's insults were so vulgar, rotten, and fast that Ji Hao, the Demon Lord who was usually untouchable, no longer cared about any schemes or tricks. He charged straight at Li Fan, crashing through the rocks!

Seeing the other party chasing straight towards him, Li Fan felt a sense of relief. Sure enough! This old demon had no magic weapon! No, he simply didn't intend to use it!

It's a very simple logic. If this demon had been living in the South China Sea for a long time, hiding in this cave to avoid his enemies, there's no way he would run out of Five-Stone Powder and have to reveal his identity by going to the sea market to buy more.

Therefore, there is a high probability that they learned about the emergence of the Yanzhou Flying Sword and immediately came south to compete for it.

A dignified Divine Transformation cultivator, so anxious and flustered, not even familiar with the Lü Family's background, yet he wanted to seize a 'magic weapon' forged by a local rogue cultivator family. Moreover, despite Li Fan's insults and provocations, he immediately grabbed six swords and left, not daring to stay and confront the Xuanmen cultivators. Clearly, his actions had cost him many lives and made many formidable enemies. Lacking sufficient magical weapons for combat, he had no choice but to risk everything to seize the swords!

Such a situation is not uncommon, but considering that even a large sect like Ink Bamboo Mountain, with Fairy Wangshu at the Nascent Transformation Stage, lacks a suitable magic weapon, doesn't it?

Therefore, even if this old demon has some hidden treasures, he has to keep them to himself and won't easily throw them out to avoid wasting them. He certainly won't use his ultimate move against five low-level cultivators who are just easy targets for drinks right away.

Then he fell into their trap.

"Die--!!"

As expected of an old demon at the Divine Transformation level, even without using any magic weapons, even under the pressure of the deep sea, and even though Li Fan was already running at full speed, he still managed to withstand the water pressure with his bare body and rush straight to Li Fan's back in the blink of an eye. His five fingers formed a claw, and he reached for Li Fan's back! If he hit it, it would truly be an instant kill!

However, as mentioned earlier, the old devil didn't kill them all right away. Instead, he was enraged and thought he could slowly kill them like a cat playing with mice, which meant he had already fallen into their trap.

In that instant, an incomparably scorching torrent of heat descended from the sky! The deep spring water was instantly boiled, and countless bubbles surged towards the earth's core. Li Fan was powerless to resist and was instantly swept to the seabed, slammed against the rocky bed, unable to get up. On the other hand, the old demon, with his Divine Transformation level cultivation, instinctively tried to withstand the attack, but was engulfed by the bubbles generated by the collapse of countless reefs. Soon, the landscape was flattened by the terrifying power of the Dao. He had actually fallen into an ambush and was sealed within a perfectly square magic array!

At the four corners of the magic circle were the other four Golden Core cultivators who had come with Li Fan to slay the demon! Because they weren't killed immediately, the magic circle was activated!

"What! The Four Symbols Demon Suppression Array! Impossible! This is clearly a killing calamity! When exactly did you set this up?!"

Although Ji Hao knew that Li Fan's provocation and insults must have some ulterior motive, he still relied on his superior cultivation to force his way in. However, he really didn't expect that the other party would unleash his ultimate move right from the start! Moreover, it was actually a demon-suppressing array that only a master of array formations could set up!

How could anyone set up such a formation at the bottom of the sea! And with such a high level of Dao power impact! It's clearly that four Nascent Soul Stage level cultivators or magic treasures gathered outside the formation are working together to suppress him!

Could this be a backup plan from the Lü Family? Impossible! The entire Lü Family was clearly wiped out! Or is it the Immortal Palace or the Immortal Palace? Impossible! They were clearly all vying for the flying sword on Yanzhou Island!

"Senior Brother Li! Are you alright!" Bai Jianqiu looked up and shouted at Li Fan, who had been rushed in front of him. At this moment, Li Fan was also holding a Daoist incantation and was sitting at the corner of the magic array, his whole body was being pressed by the terrifying power of the Demon Suppression Array, causing his skin to be torn and bleeding.

The reason why he, at the Golden Core stage, was not instantly crushed by the power of the Demon Suppression Array was entirely because the four Golden Core cultivators, following Li Fan's plan, activated the Reverse Four Symbols Demon Suppression Array in the reef forest.

With one force on the right and one on the wrong side, Ji Hao, this old demon, was ultimately pinned to the core by the combined force of the four demon-suppressing forces on both sides, unable to move. The four positions of the array's core could actually offset some of the pressure, but the upward pressure from the four of them, which were essentially four Golden Core cultivators, was ultimately no match for the downward suppression power of Nascent Soul Stage level cultivator. They could only give the array setter a chance to recover.

Yes, this is similar to the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover at Tiantai Mountain, except that the main formation outside is not the Divine Fire Pillar, but the joint effort of four Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from Ink Bamboo Mountain.

Li Fan, who proposed this operation and even used foul language to mock the old demon at the core of the array, was currently being pressed down on the seabed by the surging Dao power and could not move. He could only give Bai Jianqiu a thumbs up to show that he was still okay and could hold on.

Fortunately, his Mo Hainiang body and Cultivation Method, which he imitated, were enhanced by water combat, giving him a natural resistance to the immense pressure of the seabed. Otherwise, he would have been crushed by that blow.

"Hahahaha! You five! You think you can harm me by trading your lives for mine? You underestimate the power of my Qingyang Palace! Heh!! Qingyang Qingtian Great Transformation Divine Skill!" Ji Hao roared as if lifting a cauldron, raising his hands upwards.

His entire body's Dao power, like bluish-white flames, erupted and steamed, instantly pushing back the boundless Dao power that was suppressing downwards. Although the Dao power of the formation was formless and intangible, just from the fact that the completely boiled seawater bubbles suddenly reversed from rushing downwards to surging upwards, it could be seen that this Divine Transformation Demon's strength was truly terrifying!

Li Fan gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet on the rock bed. He could clearly feel the pressure from the Four Symbols Demon Suppression Dao Power on his body greatly reduced!

Damn! This won't do. These four old men are academics; I don't think we can handle it!

"Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword!" Li Fan roared as he turned around and unleashed a Black and White Double Dragons sword storm, striking Ji Hao squarely in the chest and shattering his robe-like silk garment. But it was all in vain! He had taken a direct hit from the twin dragon sword storm, yet the old demon was not harmed in the slightest! Not even the bluish-white flames on his body flickered!

"Ha--Hahahaha! You foul-mouthed black bastard! It's like you're just tickling me! Now you've seen the difference in strength and cultivation level, haven't you! Hahaha! You fucking want to die!!"

Well, Li Fan fired another shot, called "Double Dragons Snatching Eggs," which wasn't very powerful but was extremely insulting.

This probably put Li Fan on Ji Hao's most hated list of despicable people. Ji Hao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and swung out a ghostly claw of blue and white flames, forcing Li Fan to use the shockwave to dodge with another Qiankun Double Dragon. However, his shoulder and back were swept by the claw's wind, and a gash appeared on his back.

Ji Hao grabbed and pulled in the air, and immediately a large amount of blood gushed out like a fountain from the wound on Li Fan's back, causing him to roar in pain.

Fortunately, the demon-suppressing power outside suddenly increased several times over, forcing Ji Hao to disregard Li Fan and use his hands to support the power, thus saving Li Fan from disaster.

But the situation wasn't good either. Li Fan was also severely injured, crushed to the ground by the immense power, blood gushing from his mouth and nose. Damn it, such a sudden burst of power—the old men must be on drugs now! But... looking at that Divine Transformation, he still had energy left...

He was about to force himself up and strike Ji Hao's manhood a couple more times when someone grabbed his arm and pulled him to the center of the formation.

It was Shi Yong! He gave up his position to Li Fan to rest, while he himself knelt under the heavy pressure of the Dao force, leaning on his sword, until his lips were bitten until they bled.

Bai Jianqiu watched from the side, drew his sword, gritted his teeth, and charged towards Ji Hao, shouting, "Old Demon Qingyang! Bai Jianqiu has come to avenge his fellow disciples! Heavenly Pillar Sword Technique!"

He held the longsword horizontally in his hand and swiped it, reflecting the Sword Light onto Ji Hao's back like a mirror. Instantly, a sword mark appeared on the demon's back, as if he had been slashed horizontally, leaving a clear sword imprint.

"Hmph! The Hengshan sword technique is nothing but trash, you bastards! You're all lowlifes!"

Ji Hao was truly furious. The pressure of the Demon-Suppressing Array was all on him, allowing these few Golden Core cultivators to attack him. Moreover, they had absolutely no decorum of a righteous sect. He didn't even bother to say anything to that foul-mouthed and despicable black-clad fellow, and this Bai Jianqiu was also openly shouting that he would strike from behind. Before he could even retort, two flying swords were thrust at his throat from either side, and a bolt of lightning struck his eyes. They all used underhanded tricks without a word, which was very despicable. Only the one wielding the knife was clearly a step below in cultivation and didn't have a place to rest at the array's core, so he couldn't attack. Thus, he knelt there, leaning on his knife, his face flushed as he suppressed his anger.

"Useless, useless, useless! Mere Golden Core cultivators! Just stuff to fill my stomach! Stop being so arrogant! Do you really think you can break my Nascent Divine Transformation stage?!" Ji Hao roared, unleashing his divine power. His bluish-white flames exploded with full force, actually managing to withstand the attacks of four drug-addled True Immortals and force their Dao power back! "You can struggle all you want! Once I break this formation, let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve... Ah! You're doing it again!!"

"Everyone, let's hit him down!" Li Fan roared as another Flying Dragon Sword strike landed. "At his age, he's still doing drugs and womanizing! His manhood must be his Achilles' heel! And he clearly let out another 'ah' just now!"

There was a moment of silence in the room. Bai Jianqiu, Chen Nanggu, and Shen Dongyang exchanged a glance, silently agreeing that no one would ever mention this matter again, and then they all made their move decisively!

"You bastard, you bastard! Aaaaah!" Ji Hao roared in fury, his bluish-white flames trembling.

But you know what, it really is a weak point. After all, if you cultivate to an extremely high level, refine yourself into a body of copper and iron, and become indestructible, you won't feel any pain when swords and spears strike you. So what's the point of dragging your feet? Since this demon is so fond of this and uses Five-Stone Powder for pleasure every day, of course he won't bother to refine that area.

So the four of them unleashed a barrage of sword energy, Sword Light, sword thrusts, lightning, and palm strikes, all aimed directly at Ji Hao's lower body! This old demon was being suppressed by the four drug-addled Nascent Soul Stage outside, unable to break through the formation in an instant, and his lower body was being brutally beaten by the four vile men on all sides with their ultimate moves. He couldn't dodge, and could only endure it with screams of "Ah...

"You bastard! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Ji Hao's eyes were bloodshot as he roared with rage! Whoosh! A gust of wind blew up, and a bunch of sticky-looking stuff came out of his mouth.

Those things fell to the ground, and one by one they stood up. They were actually a bunch of sticky, blurry human skin that had been drained of blood and flesh, as if they had just been vomited out of the stomach. They swayed and walked towards the five people in the formation.

After vomiting, Ji Hao, despite the severe injury to his groin, disregarded everything else and desperately tried to break through the Demon-Suppressing Formation first.

How come we've entered phase two already?

"Slaves!" Chen Nanggu in shock, turning his flying sword and palm strikes towards the human skin. "Kill these slaves first! They will drain the life essence of the living and then refine it for this old demon to consume! We must not let them get close and steal our vital energy!"

Following his instructions, the others immediately switched their focus and started attacking the smaller monsters.

"Damn it! A demon at the Divine Transformation! Even his servants are at the Nascent Soul Stage!" Shen Dongyang was shocked to see that a bolt of lightning, which is naturally effective against evil, could not kill a single Chang Gui.

"This was forged from the blood and flesh of countless people!" Bai Jianqiu twirled her greatsword, swinging it left and right, unleashing crescent-shaped Sword Light. Although she could sever these skins, they would slowly reattach themselves, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

"Shi Yong! How are you! Wait for me to take your place!" Li Fan had already pounded his Golden Core and stuffed a bunch of ink lines into his back to haphazardly patch up the wound. These human skins could be swept away by the Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword, but Shi Yong's condition looked terrible.

This guy was kneeling on one knee in the middle of the formation, leaning on his sword, his face flushed and veins bulging, looking like he was about to be crushed by the power of the Dao.

"I'll take over! I can handle it! Namo Amitabha Buddha!" Chen Nanggu sheathed his flying sword, clasped his hands together, and his entire body transformed into a golden form, protected by a golden bell of Buddhist light. He then rushed out to save the people.

The other slaves seemed to be aware of their own power, and a group of them spread out their skins and pounced on Chen Nanggu and Shi Yong like bats, about to land on them.

"Make the ten thousand impure worlds solemn and pure, like the world of incense, light, and immaculate purity!" Chen Nanggu rushed to Shi Yong's side, chanting Buddhist mantras, and golden light emanated from him, forcing back the countless Chang Gui.

The other three seized this opportunity and attacked together.

"Northern Star Qiankun Flying Dragon Sword, Taiyin Five Luo Enhanced Version!" Li Fan unleashed all his strength, unleashing fourteen black and white sword dragons in one breath. The sword energy surged and scattered the Chang Gui across the sky!

"Heavenly Pillar Star Shining Sword Technique!" Bai Jianqiu roared, gripping the sword blade tightly with both hands. He raised the sword in front of him as if looking in a mirror, his eyes widened, and a brilliant light shone from his eye sockets onto the spine of the sword. The sword shone and flashed, and in an instant, the Sword Light filled the sky, shattering all the skins in the blink of an eye.

"Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder and Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable Jade Pivot Illuminating Great Law--!" Shen Dongyang roared, spread his ten fingers, and waved his hand to unleash countless lightning snakes and nets of electricity, spreading across the sky. The blue lightning and purple dots instantly turned the shattered skin of the slave into dust!

Then, Shi Yong also made his move.

The stubborn rock trained by E Shenyu only knows one move.

"Splitting through the waves, cutting through --!!!!"

Under the immense pressure of this demon-suppressing formation, the low-grade, trash-level magic Magic Treasure, which had been wielded with all its life's power, naturally couldn't withstand the force and was snapped in two.

But the blade still flew out.

Blade Qi.

Ji Hao was startled and looked down to see the karmic root severed by the blade's energy, leaving his body and instantly being crushed into a pulp by the power of the Dao.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

Then a spark of azure flame burst forth, and the raging Dao fire roared like thunder, instantly breaking through the Demon-Suppressing Array and engulfing the five people on the rock bed in a sea of azure flames.