Slaughter

Not long ago, Jiang Liuyang had taken advantage of the chaos of the battle to have Ye Xiufan sneak away from the battlefield.

After all, Ye Xiufan was just a minor cultivator at the Qi Refining Third Layer, and he wasn't worth the attention of any of them.

At this moment, Ye Xiufan had already climbed to the halfway point of the eastern foot of Gold-Bearing Mountain. He had just bent down to catch his breath when he suddenly sensed something and turned around sharply.

Suddenly, twenty-four dazzling arrays of light rose into the sky above the Jade Wave Pool, like an inverted cage of light descending and enveloping the entire lake shore!

"Elder Jiang, it's that magic array again!"

They had met before during the battle against demons, when the Li Household surrounded thirty-eight Devil Cultivator and ultimately killed them all.

And at this moment, the magic array reappeared!

Although Jiang Liuyang didn't care much for the Li Household, thinking they were just a bunch of Qi Refining Qi Refinement, he had to admit that the formation was extremely ingenious and more than enough to deal with Qi Refinement level cultivators.

"Heh, those idiots from the Sun Household have really bitten off more than they can chew this time. If the Li Household has the ability to destroy demons, how could they not have the confidence to deal with them?"

He chuckled and changed the subject:

"Li Zhengjun is probably still dealing with Ginseng-Cloud Tiger up there. By the time he finishes that beast and comes back, who knows how many of the Sun Household members will be left. Ha, let the two sides fight it out. This mess won't end anytime soon. Come on, let's go get the treasure!"

Within the formation.

The Sun Household members, who had initially felt they had the upper hand, began to feel uneasy after seeing the great formation rise.

Hearing Li Dongping mention the immortal clan's profound heritage made everyone even more apprehensive.

They were not naive Rogue Cultivator; those present were all pillars of their families, and some had even seen the protective mountain formation set up by the upper sect from afar.

But the power of this great formation before them was terrifying, even more so than the formation of the upper sect!

"How is that possible? Just who is the Li Household?!"

"How can this formation be even stronger than the sect formations I've seen before!?"

Just as everyone was in shock, the Li Household's counterattack began.

Li Dongping made a hand seal and chanted incantations. A bronze pagoda flew out from his sleeve; it was the Seven Luminaries Bright-Subduing Profound Light Pagoda.

The pagoda grew larger in the wind, and in an instant it stood above everyone's heads, forming a massive, sky-covering structure in conjunction with Li Yuankai's magic array!

He activated his Bright Yang Technique Method, his body radiating brilliant light, and looked down upon them, saying:

"Gentlemen, I'm waiting for the enemy-trapping formation to take effect? What are you waiting for?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ancient tower shook violently, spewing out several beams of mysterious light that pressed down directly on the Sun Household.

With just one strike, several cultivators were struck by the mysterious light, flying away with cries of agony, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

The Sun Household cultivators, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly shouted:

"Oh no! We've fallen for their trap!"

"The Li Household must be a spy sent by some Foundation Establishment Immortal Sect! Otherwise, how could they possess such an array and such Law Artifact!"

Faced with such a display of force, this was the only explanation they could come up with.

While frantically dodging the tower's light, everyone frantically bombarded the edge of the magic array, trying to break it.

No matter how they attacked, the magic array remained unmoved.

Li Yuankai stood at the pivot of the great formation, and with a flick of his array flag, the spells within the Law Technique rose up in response, densely sweeping towards the cultivators near the edge of the formation.

In the ensuing battle, the Sun Household family members were trapped on the lakeshore, which was no more than a hundred feet wide, unable to advance or retreat.

Yang Lielin of Northern Yang had already been struck by several Law Techniques and was now terrified. Fortunately, Sun Ming still had some courage and raised his arm to shout:

"Gentlemen! No matter how strong the Li Household is, they are still just a few people! If dozens of us attack together, we can wear them down! Don't panic! Follow me and kill!"

To be honest, Sun Ming was also afraid; the current situation was exactly the worst-case scenario the clan had anticipated.

They had suspected the Li Household had a trump card from the start, but they hadn't expected Li Household to be this powerful!

But... so what!?

The Sun Household has over sixty members on their side this time. If they fight it out, they might be able to overwhelm these outsiders and kill them!

A lose-lose situation was exactly the outcome the Sun Household wanted.

Although it will involve the sons of the Sun Household, it's all worth it for the sake of the Lineage and for the second young master's Foundation Establishment!

Sun Ming was a direct descendant of the Sun Household, and his wife, children, and elderly parents were all taken care of by the Lineage. With the Lineage's grand plan about to be completed, how could he still hope to leave alive?

In order to ensure that both sides suffer heavy losses, he had no choice but to lead the charge and die for his clan!

"My Sun Household family has already laid down the Wood Spirit. When the time is right, we will definitely exchange our lives with the Li Household!"

Thinking of this, Sun Ming summoned all his spirit beasts and used all sorts of Law Artifact and talismans recklessly. Encouraged by him, everyone brought out their most powerful and secret techniques.

At this critical moment, with life and death at stake, there's no room for sentimentality.

In an instant, various spiritual lights flashed within the formation, and hundreds of Demon Beast charged towards the Li Household disciples.

Seeing that everyone was trapped, Li Huchan simply stopped pretending. He used his tiger-shaped crushing technique, combined with the [Gen Earth] Technique Method, to draw a prison on the ground. Dozens of earthen walls rose from the ground, trapping most of the spirit beasts in the earthen prison in an instant.

He roared and charged into the ramparts, engaging the beasts in fierce combat.

On the other side, Sun Ming and his group faced off against Li Dongping and Li Dongsheng, who, despite the pressure from the pagoda, were reluctant to leave.

They appeared disheveled, but in reality, they were buying time for their final, deadly move.

All the members of the Sun Household secretly activated the Wood Virtue Secret Technique "Withering and Flourishing Ground-Lurking Method," burying countless wood spirits underground. They were waiting for the Li Household cultivators to step into that area so that all the spirits would be released at once, turning the Li Household's direct descendants into sieves!

However, the Sun Household cultivators were unaware that their prized trump card had already been known to the Li Household.

A moment later, Sun Ming, seizing the moment Li Dongping landed, suddenly shouted:

"Disease!"

The Sun Household cultivators responded immediately, simultaneously Hand Seals to unleash their deadly attacks from the ground.

They want to riddle this direct descendant of the Li Household family with holes!

However...

Nothing happened!

Sun Ming was shocked and quickly investigated, only to find that all the various wood spirits that had been growing underground had withered and died!

He hurriedly glanced around and found Li Dongsheng lying face down with his hands on the ground.

The dark-skinned youth was kneeling on the ground, his hands deeply embedded in the soil. He had single-handedly killed all the Spirit Plant that the Sun Household had buried underground.

Li Dongsheng raised his head, his face still displaying that calm and honest demeanor, and simply said in a low voice:

"The Sun Household's Wood Virtue Law Technique is nothing special."

He is Spirit Plant master; with proper Technique Method, he can make Spirit Plant grow or kill them.

The Technique Method of the "Great Scarlet Realm" was too weak. Even without special training from his clan, he was confident that he could annihilate all these wood spirits.

Sun Ming completely collapsed. His Lineage's last trump card had been so easily defeated. He finally couldn't help but shout:

Who are you?!

Before he could finish speaking, Li Dongping's pagoda was already upon him, smashing down hard.

Sun Ming was sent flying backward, his sternum shattered, and blood gushed out.

The other cultivators were no different; within moments, they were either killed on the spot or, like him, severely injured and unable to fight back.

Li Dongping put the pagoda back into his hand, calculated the time, and his eyes were filled with undisguised disdain.

He is a descendant of Yuhong's younger brother's lineage, and can be considered a direct descendant of the Li Household family. Over the years, he has always been proud of his Lineage and has never seen anyone dare to look down on the Li Household.

Li Dongping was already furious that Sun Ming and his ilk dared to speak disrespectfully to the Li Household and the adults in court.

At this moment, all those who had barked like dogs in the hall have been killed!

"Even killing you all wouldn't quell the hatred in my heart!"

He glanced at the crowd below; those who were still alive had already lost their will to fight.

Those with courage remained silent, while the more astute ones had already knelt down and begged for mercy.

Sun Ming, however, stood there dumbfounded.

In this battle, the Sun Household was almost completely wiped out, while the Li Household family members only suffered some minor injuries, and not a single one was seriously injured!

The Sun Household's plan to "lose outright and reap the benefits" has completely failed!

Sun Ming closed his eyes and murmured:

"It's over... it's all over..."

However, the person most deeply shocked in the arena was not Sun Ming, but Yang Lei, who had just risked his life to betray his country.

Yang Lei stood blankly at the corner of the formation, his face showing no joy of victory.

After a long while, his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground.

He gasped for breath, looking at the Sun Household cultivators groaning in pain on the ground, then at the few Li Household members who seemed unharmed. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally stammered:

"Luckily... luckily I sided with the Li Household! Otherwise, I, Yang Lei, would probably be dead here too!"