The Power of the Phantom Sword Formation

In an instant, the crumbling formation stabilized once more.

They had experienced this scenario nine times not long ago.

The energy of the great formation had been exhausted three hours ago.

Just when Ji Qingqing and the others were in despair, a martial artist at the Hua Jin Realm was the first to leap into the center of the formation.

Lin Amei and the others were so frightened that they stood there stunned.

Then, the leader, a Hua Jin artist at the Transformation Realm, explained to them that Guan Shanhai had given instructions to all the martial artists before he left:

If the city's protective array runs out of energy and reinforcements fail to arrive, they should be sacrificed to maintain the array's operation with their lives.

The higher one's cultivation level, the longer one can maintain the formation.

These ten men were already prepared to sacrifice themselves at any moment, and there was not a trace of fear in their eyes.

After the fifth person offered sacrifice, Ji Qingqing offered to do it herself.

The leader, however, said that Guan Shanhai had not asked them to do so. Even if they wanted to sacrifice themselves, they would have to wait until all ten of them had died.

Faced with the sacrifice of everyone, Ji Qingqing and the others' feelings went from initial shock to sadness, and now, only deep respect remains.

Among these ten people, Ji Qingqing and the others didn't even know the names of many of them.

Perhaps from now on, no one will remember them anymore.

But all Ji Qingqing and the others saw in their eyes was determination.

Everyone's faces were somber, and no one spoke.

After an incense stick has burned.

The energy of the city-protecting formation was once again on the verge of depletion, and the formation began to sway precariously.

"I'm the captain, and I have the highest cultivation level, so I'll set an example for you!"

After Ji Qingqing finished speaking to everyone, she prepared to leap into the center of the formation.

"Captain, I'll go first! You have the highest cultivation level and are the captain. If anything happens in the city, you'll be better able to handle it!"

"I'll go first!"

"I'll go first!"

Everyone scrambled to grab it.

Just then, Lin Amei, who had been silent all along, suddenly bypassed the crowd, took the lead, and jumped into the center of the formation!

"Lin Amei--!"

"Lin Amei--!"

Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they all rushed towards the edge of the formation's core.

At the heart of the formation, Lin Amei looked up and revealed a victorious smile.

"Lin Amei, you always try to be first, and this time, you've beaten me again." A person beside her, with tears in their eyes, murmured towards the center of the formation, "This time, I truly admit you won. Don't worry, I'll be with you soon; you won't be alone..."

Ji Qingqing stared blankly at Lin Amei in the center of the formation, and her image suddenly appeared in her mind.

Such a lively and cheerful person, but usually timid and fearful. Once, during a mission, he suffered a minor injury and cried out in pain.

But at this moment, she smiled so calmly.

Ji Qingqing and the others almost had an urge to rush forward immediately and jump into the center of the formation with her.

But they cannot.

The person guarding the formation had previously said that the sacrifices for the great formation could only be made one at a time.

Even if they are sacrificed together, the energy will not increase by the slightest.

Half an incense stick later.

The city's protective formation was once again on the verge of collapse.

Just as Ji Qingqing and the others rushed into the center of the formation,

A figure in ink-black robes arrived, tearing through the air!

"Look! It's the commander! The commander is here!"

Someone shouted first, and everyone suddenly looked up towards the outside of the formation.

Sure enough, that familiar figure was standing in mid-air!

Everyone was overjoyed.

Seeing him is like seeing your pillar of support.

For some reason, everyone had an inexplicable confidence in Lu Feng —as if as long as he was there, no problem would be a problem anymore.

In just over an hour, Lu Feng arrived at Shouyun City from Canglan City, which was half again as fast as before.

In mid-air, Lu Feng felt somewhat relieved to see that the city's protective formation had not yet been breached.

Looking again at the demons below the city,

At this moment, the demonic beasts also noticed Lu Feng, and the fifth-tier Tiger King shouted:

"Ignore him! He's just one person, nothing to fear! The formation will break soon, focus all your strength on breaking it!"

"Perfect, I'll use you to test the power of the Phantom Sword Formation."

Lu Feng drew his Flowing Cloud Sword, poured in his True Essence, and suddenly unleashed the Phantom Sword Formation!

He poured enough True Essence into the Flowing Cloud Sword, and then the longsword flew out of his hand, hovering above the heads of the demonic beasts.

In an instant, a massive sword formation, hundreds of feet in diameter, materialized out of thin air, with countless transparent flying swords crisscrossing within it.

First-, second-, and third-tier demonic beasts were directly pierced and killed by the flying sword.

[Successfully defeated a Tier 2 wolf demon, gaining 10,000 Demon Points.]

[Successfully defeated a Tier 3 Bear Demon, gaining 100,000 Demon Points.]

The system notification sounds kept ringing out.

While the flying swords could injure two fourth-tier Demon King, killing them in a short time was simply impossible.

Within the sword formation, besides countless transparent flying swords, nine phantom figures also floated.

A fourth-tier Demon King suddenly rushed within ten feet of a certain phantom. The phantom suddenly activated, unleashing a sharp Sword Qi that instantly killed the demon king. Afterward, the phantom vanished without a trace.

[Successfully defeated a Tier 4 Iron-Arm Ape, gaining 1 million Demon Points.]

Before long, all the demonic beasts below the fourth rank within the sword formation had been slaughtered.

Only one Fifth-Tier Demon Lord and one fourth-tier Demon King remain.

Within the sword formation, only one phantom remained; the other eight had been exhausted by the demonic beasts.

Upon seeing this Fifth-Tier Demon Lord, without saying a word, rushed straight towards the last phantom.

The moment it stepped within a zhang of the phantom, Sword Qi erupted!

"Puff!"

The Fifth-Tier Demon Lord was struck head-on by the Sword Qi energy and was severely injured, but luckily survived.

As the last phantom dissipated, the entire sword formation also vanished.

With a flick of his right hand, Lu Feng sent the Flowing Cloud Sword flying back into his palm.

After this battle, Lu Feng had a general understanding of the Phantom Sword Formation.

Unlike ordinary sword formations, the Phantom Sword Formation does not require a continuous infusion of True Essence to maintain. It only requires a spirit sword and sufficient True Essence to set up the formation. The sword formation will dissipate on its own only after all nine phantoms have been exhausted.

In other words, as long as Lu Feng has enough spiritual swords and True Essence, he can set up several sword formations at the same time.

Ordinary flying swords can only kill demonic beasts below the fourth rank, while the nine phantoms, although powerful enough to injure Fifth-Tier Demon Lord, cannot move or hide. Once the opponent deliberately avoids them, they will not be effective in killing.

At this moment, the eyes of the Fifth-Tier Demon Lord and the fourth-tier Demon King were filled with boundless fear as they looked at Lu Feng.

This person in front of me is truly terrifying.

With a single move, he slaughtered all the demonic beasts present, even leaving this Fifth-Tier Demon Lord severely injured and on the verge of death—and the other party did it all casually.

Thinking of this, the two demonic beasts dared not linger any longer and used all their strength to flee for their lives.

Seeing this, Lu Feng gently swung his Flowing Cloud Sword, and two Sword Qi shot out, chasing after the two demonic beasts respectively.

[Successfully slayed a fifth-tier tiger demon, gaining 10 million Demon Points.]

[Successfully slayed a fourth-tier leopard demon, gaining 1 million Demon Points.]

Just after Lu Feng killed all the demonic beasts, Ji Qingqing in the city deactivated the city's protective formation.

Even if she didn't shut it down, this great formation wouldn't last much longer.