Yet faced with that strike, the burly monk in the lead neither dodged nor evaded. He met it with his body!
Myriad Fathoms' blade scraped across him, but instead of the feel of flesh, it produced the clang of metal!
Zhou You frowned, then pulled away and retreated.
"The Buddhist diamond-indestructible body? Judging by this... you've almost perfected it?"
His opponent smiled and invoked the Buddha's name.
"Indeed, that is so. Benefactor, you should stop resisting. I have heard of your reputation as the Heaven-Piercing Sword, but you cannot possibly break through our formation alone... so why not wait a little? Once it completely swallows this city, you will naturally understand our joy..."
Zhou You offered no answer. Instead, he raised his sword and tried to break through in another direction. This time, the burly monk did not stop him. Another monk nearby softly began chanting a Buddhist scripture.
Golden light spilled down, forming a wall of glass that forcibly blocked Zhou You's path.
Looking at the others, he saw some casting spells and others maintaining the formation, all with smiles on their faces and not the slightest trace of hostility—as though, just as they claimed, they were acting purely for Zhou You and his companions' sake.
Taken individually... apart from the one who had cultivated the diamond-indestructible form, Zhou You was confident he could defeat any of them within three moves. But once they formed an array...
"Tsk. What a pain."
Zhou You sighed, but showed little sign of panic. Although that thing behind him was still expanding, and although breaking out alone with three burdens in tow was indeed difficult.
There was just one problem.
Since when had he said he was fighting alone?
He drew a deep breath and swept his blade out. Baleful energy seeped forth