After glancing at the tense standoff between Wang Hao and the Black Mountain Old Devil, Li Haoran and his group of seven turned their gazes to the middle-aged man in Confucian robes who was in the lead. The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then turned his sharp gaze to Eunuch Chen and the others.
"Take care of them first!"
Although their main objective today is to capture Zhu Yanzu, they absolutely cannot join forces with the Black Mountain Old Devil to attack, otherwise it would be a heavy blow to the reputation of their Confucian School.
After all, the Black Mountain Old Devil was not from the Central Plains, and he was notorious. Getting involved with such a person would be disastrous.
Moreover, since Zhu Yanzu was chosen as the Imperial Lord of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult, he must be extraordinary. He might have some powerful trump card, so it would be most appropriate to let the Black Mountain Old Devil Demon brothers test him first.
As for those ten peerless beauties at the Early Innate of the Innate Realm, they are also very troublesome. If you want to capture Zhu Yanzu, you must first eliminate these ten people.
Otherwise, if Zhu Yanzu tries to escape when things go wrong, it will be difficult for them to catch him with these ten men blocking his way.
After saying this, the eight Confucian School rushed towards the ten peerless beauties, and the ten "peerless beauties" including Eunuch Chen also rushed forward, and both sides used their full strength from the very first move.
" Ten Directions Certain Kill!"
" Eight Extremes Sword Formation!"
Both sides shouted in unison and formed a combined attack formation to entangle each other.
The Confucian School's ability to become the dominant force in the Central Plains and to endure for over a thousand years is certainly not without reason; its profound foundation is terrifyingly deep.
At this moment, Li Haoran eight companions relied on their respective inherited cultivation techniques to unleash the Eight Extremes Sword Formation, a terrifying formation whose power far surpassed that of the Wudang Sect Seven-Section Sword Formation.
Although the eight individuals used different martial arts techniques and sword skills, and even had vastly different styles, they perfectly merged into one under the enhancement of the formation, complementing each other's strengths and compensating for their weaknesses, thus multiplying their power.
Just like the Quanzhen Swordsmanship and the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship of the Ancient Tomb Sect during the Return of the Condor Heroes era, which were originally quite ordinary, they were able to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses after being combined, evolving into a perfect swordplay with greatly increased power.
The Confucian School Eight Extremes Sword Formation is a similar existence, but it is more perfect and powerful than the Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordsmanship.
Li Haoran eight companions were all at the Early Innate of the Innate Realm, and after unleashing the Eight Extremes Sword Formation, they were even able to contend with experts at the Late-stage Innate.
The Confucian School Eight Extremes Sword Formation is formidable, but Eunuch Chen's Ten Directions Certain Kill is no less powerful.
Originally, Eunuch Chen and the others had a matching combined attack formation, whose power was not to be underestimated. However, after Wang Hao obtained the so-called combined attack formation from the ten people, he despised it. Then, with his profound martial arts foundation, he activated his Dao Comprehension Function and deduced a brand new Ten Directions Certain Kill Formation.
This formation combines the advantages of all the formations he knew, including the combined combat power of the Wudang Sect Seven-Section Sword Formation, as well as the true qi domain of the Mount Heng Sword Sect that can increase movement speed, and so on.
He even combined the Qimen Fengshui formations inherited from the Eastern Heretic, as well as some tips on the Jiuli Tribe's battle formations known from his previous life in the Primordial World world, and finally created this Ten Directions Certain Kill.
Once this Ten Directions Certain Kill Formation is set up, a domain can be created that not only increases one's own movement speed but also suppresses the opponent. It also has special effects such as distorting light, vision, and hearing through strange feng shui.
To be precise, this formation has transcended the realm of martial arts and possesses some of the charm of fantasy martial arts. Judging solely from the formation itself, it would not be an exaggeration to call it the number one formation in this world.
The Sunflower Manual, which Eunuch Chen and others cultivated, already greatly enhanced their movement speed. After breaking through to the Innate Realm and completing the Celestial Person Transformation, their bodies underwent a transformation, which further greatly improved their movement speed.
With the added enhancement of the formation, his speed was unimaginable, making it difficult for Li Haoran and the others to catch up with him. They were immediately suppressed and put on the defensive. If it weren't for the Sword God in their hands, coupled with the support of the Eight Extremes Sword Formation, they would probably have been defeated and killed long ago.
"This formation..."
Zhang Wuji, who was watching from the sidelines, suddenly narrowed his eyes and showed a look of shock.
Zhou Zhiruo and the others also looked horrified, clearly frightened.
At their level, they have some knowledge of combined attack formations. Even if they don't know them themselves, they must know how to deal with such combined attack formations.
Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo even created a combined attack formation based on their respective Nine Yin and Nine Yang cultivation techniques. This formation was quite powerful, giving them the strength to contend with peak Innate Realm experts.
This is also the source of their confidence in returning to the Central Plains martial arts world.
They were initially quite proud of their Issei, confident that it was no less powerful than the Wudang Sect's True Martial Seven Interception Formation. However, seeing the Ten Directions Certain Kill Formation now dealt them a heavy blow.
The two formations are not even on the same level!
"This isn't the foundation of the Da Ming Dynasty's royal family; it must be the array formation inheritance that kid brought from the overseas martial arts world!"
With a glint in her phoenix eyes, Zhou Zhiruo spoke with certainty.
She knew all of Zhu Yuanzhang's trump cards, and that the Taoist School was secretly supporting him. However, even the Central Plains Taoist School of the Central Plains Taoist School did not have such a perfect formation, which had exceeded their limits.
If that's the case, then there's only one explanation left—the Ten Directions Certain Kill Formation must have been passed down from the overseas martial arts world, because only such a place could give birth to such a perfect formation.
Zhang Wuji nodded silently, acknowledging the idea. At the same time, he finally confirmed in his heart that the overseas martial arts world truly existed; otherwise, a formation of this level couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, could it?
Moreover, no one in the Central Plains could create such a perfect formation, not even my own grandmaster, who had reached the Peak Xiantian Grandmaster realm.
This confirmation caused the two men to feel more worried. After all, based on the information they had obtained so far, the overall level of the overseas martial arts world was far superior to that of their Central Plains martial arts world, especially those at the Celestial Person Realm or even the Shattering Realm.
If they were to ever set foot in the Central Plains, they would have absolutely no chance of resisting.
Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult has already revealed its evil intentions towards the Central Plains, and the day of its invasion is not far off.
The couple were not spared from this catastrophe either, after all, they still had ties to the Wudang Sect, and their reclusive master would likely return to the Wudang Sect to oversee things.
Many people shared similar thoughts with Zhang Wuji and his wife, and the other Innate experts watching the battle also looked worried.
Regardless of the thoughts of the onlookers, on the other side, after a long standoff between Wang Hao and the Black Mountain Old Devil's fellow disciples, the Black Mountain Old Devil's senior brother finally lost his temper and roared, his muscles rapidly expanding, transforming him into a muscular monster in the blink of an eye.
Wow! This is real bro!
Looking at that monstrous, muscular man, Wang Hao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
This guy was already burly, standing nine feet tall, but now his body was bloated with extremely large muscles, and his arms were much thicker than an average person's waist.
Although he was extremely burly in his physical form, he was only strong; his muscles were not as extremely developed.
That is the most balanced state, possessing both immense power and agility without compromising movement, thus achieving a balance between the two.
In this state, he has no weaknesses or vulnerabilities compared to others at the same level, and therefore will not be targeted by others.
But the muscles of the man in front of me are overly developed. While they grant me immense strength, they severely hinder my speed and agility.
"Die!"
With a fierce roar, the muscular man sprang to his feet and slammed his hand down with a forceful motion, his palm larger than a palm-leaf fan.
Although it didn't incorporate true qi to form a palm print, and was merely pure physical strength, it was still terrifying.
At the same time, the Black Mountain Old Devil also used his movement technique to rush over at high speed, his speed no slower than that of Eunuch Chen, who had cultivated the Sunflower Manual.
This person's martial arts style is clearly speed-oriented, the exact opposite of that muscular hunk.
On his index fingers, an extremely sinister and fierce aura was gathered, which was the Absolute Yin Finger. However, compared to the Absolute Yin Finger that Fragrant Jade Fan had used before, this Black Mountain Old Devil's was much more powerful, and they were not even on the same level.
The two were formidable, but Wang Hao was no weakling either; after all, he was no longer the same person he was when he fought at the Mount Heng Sword Sect.
His strength has improved dramatically in the past few months, and he has repeatedly refined and perfected the Impermanence Swordsmanship, making it far more powerful than before.
Most importantly, the breakthroughs in both True Spirit Sword Intent and Divine Sense allowed him to further advance the refining progress of the Ziwei Soft Sword, resulting in a terrifying boost to his combat power.
Just as the Black Mountain Old Devil's Absolute Yin Finger was about to strike Wang Hao, a sudden, deadly sense of crisis struck him, and without thinking, the Black Mountain Old Devil dodged and retreated.
The instant he retreated, a burst of purple sword light exploded out, forming a pure sword energy domain within a ten-foot radius of Wang Hao.
"Damn, how can he be so strong?"
The Black Mountain Old Devil, who had retreated abruptly, glanced at the sword wound on his arm and his expression turned quite grim.
If he hadn't retreated in time, his entire body would probably have been cut to pieces. Even so, he was still left with a deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm.
Compared to the retreating Black Mountain Old Devil, the muscular brute on the other side was not so lucky. Although he sensed the danger at the last moment, his agility was too poor to dodge.
However, this muscular man was indeed Ruthless, actually withstanding the Impermanence Sword Qi and striking down with a move that seemed designed to take everyone down with him.
Faced with this palm strike, Wang Hao stepped back. Although he was not afraid of this person's strength in his current state, he did not want to reveal this trump card immediately, after all, there was still an opponent in the Middle Innate Realm watching him!
That is the real enemy today!
"Bump!"
The enormous hand slammed into the ground, creating a large crater. Immediately afterward, the purple sword light surged again, and the muscular man instinctively dodged and jumped away, avoiding Wang Hao's attack.
"Your body is quite interesting!"
Wang Hao stared in surprise at the muscular man who had jumped away, his gaze finally settling on the man's right arm.
Just now, his Impermanence Sword Qi completely enveloped one of the opponent's arms. He thought that with his Innate Sword Qi and the enhancement of the Ziwei Soft Sword, he would be able to shred the arm.
To everyone's surprise, only a few dozen shallow sword marks were left on his arm. Although it looked bloody and miserable, they were actually just superficial wounds.
He had just sensed the sword energy piercing towards him when the opponent's skin, like that of an eel, became slippery and easily slid away most of the Impermanence Sword Qi. Even the energy that couldn't be slid away could only barely break through the opponent's skin.
This is clearly a defensive technique, but it differs from the system of martial arts in the Central Plains. It should be a protective divine skill of the Western Regions martial arts.
"Senior brother, let's go!"
After staring at Wang Hao with venomous intent for a while, and then glancing at the eight Confucian School on the other side who were completely suppressed by the ten peerless beauties and were in danger of being defeated at any moment, the Black Mountain Old Devil once again called out to the muscular man and charged forward.
However, this time he did not choose to get close, but instead unleashed a series of sinister and vicious finger strikes, which were an extension of the Absolute Yin Finger technique.
Although the Absolute Yin Finger technique only unleashes its strongest destructive effect when it physically strikes the opponent, the power of a finger strike from a distance is not much less, and it is even more flexible.