Casting the Net to Catch the 'Fish'!

"Human cultivator, you deserve to die!"

"Brothers of Single Horn Peak, form the formation and kill with me!"

The two Wanxiang Great Demons both roared furiously.

The eldest Rhinoceros Great Demon immediately had a layer of bright silver armor emerge over its body.

Meanwhile, the thousands of Purple Mansion monsters that had been hiding in every corner of the mountain leaped into the air upon hearing their king's command.

The gray-black armor they wore also lit up with rune patterns, which connected to the runes on the Rhinoceros Great Demon's bright silver armor.

"Rumble~~~~"

A terrifying aura, enough to surpass the Wanxiang level and even far stronger than an ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist, burst forth from the strongest Rhinoceros Great Demon.

For a time,

all clouds and mist within dozens of miles above Ox Horn Peak were blown apart, revealing the sailboat treasure hidden among the clouds high above.

"Dao Soldiers!" Luo Qing was stunned. "The monsters of this mountain actually have the wealth to forge Monster Race Dao Soldiers on this scale!?"

"This is troublesome." Jiu Lian frowned.

When they had seen the monsters drilling from afar before, they had already felt that those monsters were unlike ordinary scattered troops.

Now that they saw over a thousand Purple Mansion monsters and a Rhinoceros Great Demon all reveal Dao Soldier Armor, even with their confidence in Xia Manggan's strength, the two women could not help but worry.

Dao Soldiers were a common military force used by major tribes, factions, and even the Great Xia Dynasty.

They referred to trained armies of cultivators who wore Dao Soldier Armor covered in numerous runes, allowing their strength to merge into one.

Even ordinary Dao Soldier Armor, including armor meant for Xiantian lifeforms, was not something that small tribes or factions in remote places could possess.

Dao Soldier Armor that could be used by Purple Mansion monsters and also amplify a Wanxiang Great Demon, allowing it to unleash strength beyond that of an ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist, was even more priceless. Every set was comparable to an Earth Rank magic treasure.

Adding the bright silver armor on the Rhinoceros Great Demon's body, these Dao Soldier Armors alone were probably worth a top-grade Heaven Rank magic treasure.

Such wealth should not have been something three Wanxiang Great Demons could possess.

Even if they were all divine beasts.

More than thirty years ago, that heavily injured human Primordial Spirit Daoist contributed quite a few Essence Liquids and magic treasures to me. I traded them all for Dao Soldier Armor, precisely to guard against one day encountering an opponent I could not defeat.

The Rhinoceros Great Demon felt the surging Origin Force within its body, along with the towering aura gathered by the thousand Purple Mansion monsters clustered around it.

Endless confidence immediately rose in its heart.

A group of monsters and a group of Monster Race Dao Soldiers were entirely different concepts!

With this precious Dao Soldier Armor, its strength and that of the thousand Purple Mansion monsters under its command would increase tenfold, perhaps even a hundredfold.

Ferocious light flickered in its dark green eyes as it glared at Xia Manggan and roared, "Human, you're dead! I'll swallow you alive, tear you apart, then imprison your soul and make it endure the torture of ghostfire every day. Kill!"

"Rumble~~~"

The Rhinoceros Great Demon moved its four hooves, and together with the thousand-plus Monster Race Dao Soldiers, transformed into enormous mountains thousands of feet tall as they crashed toward Xia Manggan.

With such terrifying momentum, not to mention a Myriad Phenomena God-Demon, even a god-demon of the Original Spirit Realm would have to flee at the sight of that "mountain."

Yet Xia Manggan was not alarmed. Instead, he was delighted.

"As expected of the strongest monster stronghold within a hundred-thousand-mile radius. It even has Dao Soldier Armor."

It was like having only intended to eat some small dishes to whet his appetite, only to suddenly find the main course being served.

With these thousand sets of Dao Soldier Armor, along with the horns of the three Rhinoceros Great Demons and their own magic treasures, Single Horn Peak's wealth was nearly comparable to that of a Primordial Spirit great demon.

"Master, let me crush these little monsters to death."

The voice of the chubby child artifact spirit of the Wuji Ring sounded in Xia Manggan's heart.

It had been stifled for countless years and had long hoped that, after gaining a new master, it could once again slaughter in all directions.

Although it still could not unleash all its power, Xia Manggan had successfully refined the first Xiantian Restriction, while his own Origin Force was abundant and no weaker than that of a Primordial Spirit Daoist.

The power the Wuji Ring could now unleash was already comparable to that of a top-grade Heaven Rank magic treasure—in other words, a lower-grade Immortal Rank magic treasure.

A mere Wanxiang Great Demon and a thousand Purple Mansion monsters, even with the combined enhancement of Dao Soldier Armor, were not worth its notice.

"You'll get your fill soon enough. Be patient for now." Xia Manggan cast an inconspicuous glance toward the southwest.

From that direction, the hostility and killing intent drifting over were growing closer and clearer.

He still had to wait for the "fish" to jump out on their own before casting the net.

He could not let the Wuji Ring display too much power and scare the "fish" away.

The exchange between Xia Manggan and the Wuji Ring Spirit had been purely through their minds, as swift as a flash of lightning.

Then a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.

Before the soul in his sea of consciousness, the Bewilderment Seal formed through cultivating the Soul Bewilderment Technique shone brilliantly.

A vast amount of Divine Sense spread outward with the Bewilderment Seal at its core.

Immediately,

the monsters who had been filled with endless killing intent and confidence all felt their souls grow dizzy as countless illusions appeared before their eyes.

Apart from the strongest and oldest Rhinoceros Great Demon, which barely retained a trace of clarity and did not fall unconscious,

all the other monsters—including the Rhinoceros Great Demon's second brother, the thousand Purple Mansion Monster Race Dao Soldiers, and the tens of thousands of Xiantian lesser monsters scattered across the mountain—immediately fainted, utterly unaware of anything.

For a time,

it seemed as though rain was falling over the mountain.

One unconscious monster after another dropped from the sky like raindrops.

That colossal mountain with its overwhelming momentum instantly collapsed and dispersed, leaving only the strongest Rhinoceros Great Demon staring at Xia Manggan in utter terror.

"How could this be..."

"What kind of soul secret art is this?"

"How can it be this powerful!?"

But Xia Manggan paid it no heed.

"Die."

Xia Manggan formed fist seals with each of his six arms. The enormous black-and-white phantom of the Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens flashed behind him and vanished.

Boom!!!

Just one punch.

Or rather, six punches from six arms.

Under the effects of the Soul Bewilderment Technique, the Rhinoceros Great Demon, with only a trace of clarity remaining, could not even resist before it was blasted into pieces.

Then Xia Manggan moved as swiftly as a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he killed the other Rhinoceros Great Demon, which had fallen into an illusion and lost consciousness.

The remaining Purple Mansion and Xiantian monsters were swept up by the Wuji Ring along with North Underworld Sunflower Water and Southern Bright Separation Fire, and all were crushed to death within two or three breaths.

"Young Master Xia Mang."

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Jiu Lian and Luo Qing descended from the sky.

The smiles had only just appeared on their faces when they saw a dark black arrow materialize before them like a ghost.

Then, without the slightest sound of cutting through the air, it shot straight toward Xia Manggan's head.

"No—" Jiu Lian's face instantly turned pale, her eyes filled with terror.

At that moment, it seemed as though her heart had stopped beating.

But in the next instant,

"Clang."

A crisp sound, as though two pieces of metal had collided, rang out.

Under Jiu Lian's disbelieving yet delighted gaze, the suddenly appearing dark arrow shattered inch by inch from its tip.

Xia Manggan, the target of the ambush, merely tilted his head back slightly. Not even the skin on his face had been broken.

"You finally couldn't hold back any longer." A fierce glint flashed through Xia Manggan's eyes.

A vast amount of Divine Sense surged forth like raging waves, instantly engulfing the four figures who had only just appeared nearby with the aid of a Lesser Teleportation Dao Talisman.

"Ah."

"His head wasn't pierced through."

"Holy Son—"

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