Li Yao closed his eyes slightly, a smile appearing on his face, seemingly immersed in the moment.
At this moment, twelve figures suddenly appeared and walked towards the arena.
The leader was a small child holding a rattle drum.
The others followed closely behind.
"The Child Emperor's Childlike Innocence Sutra is truly powerful; a burst of laughter was enough to bewitch these people."
"It was said by a large man with an unusual appearance and a flatter body than the average person."
"That's right. Luckily, Tong Huang is here, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to deal with Li Yao."
A man with an iron broom slung over his shoulder nodded and said.
"Indeed, Li Yao is really too powerful. I didn't even see him make a move, but I found that the Sword Saint was sucked into a bottomless black hole. This kind of skill is simply terrifying."
A person covered in flabby fat nodded and said.
He was accompanied by a dog.
"Hmph, no matter how powerful he is, he still can't withstand the Child Emperor's Childlike Innocence Sutra."
A masked man snorted coldly.
"Stop talking nonsense and just kill him already, I'm starving."
A giant over two meters tall roared in a deep, booming voice.
Besides these people, there were several others with different appearances and attire.
These twelve people are none other than the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi: Child Emperor, Paper Scholar, Iron Broom Immortal, Dog King, Food Immortal, Ghost Shadow, Playful Treasure, Husband Singing, Wife Following, Hand Dance, Foot Dance, and Matchmaker.
Many years ago, the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world, 'Tianchi', was famous for its assassinations and was a force to be reckoned with in the martial arts world.
Later, people in the martial arts world invited the Sword Saint Dugu Jian to rid the martial arts world of this scourge.
Dugu Jian then used the Holy Spirit Sword Technique to fight this killer organization for seven days and seven nights, slaughtering all 108 of their assassins until only the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi, who possessed the highest martial arts skills, managed to escape.
In the end, the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi had no choice but to submit to Xiong Ba.
When Xiong Ba learned that the 50,000 troops he had sent to attack Wushuang City had been completely wiped out, Xiong Ba was shocked to learn that they had been annihilated.
Even his two top generals, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, were captured alive by Li Yao.
He was furious.
At the same time, he was secretly alarmed.
It seems that Li Yao will be the biggest obstacle to his unification of the martial arts world.
He learned that the Sword Saint would be publicly dueling with Li Yao.
Therefore, he dispatched the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi to secretly infiltrate the vicinity of the arena, waiting for an opportunity to eliminate Li Yao.
The Twelve Fiends of Tianchi have learned from Xiong Ba that Li Yao is extremely difficult to deal with.
Therefore, after they arrived, they did not dare to approach the arena easily, but instead hid in a secluded place at a distance.
After some discussion, they decided to wait until Li Yao and the Sword Saint were both exhausted from their duel, and then launch a surprise attack on Li Yao to eliminate him in one fell swoop.
To their surprise, the Sword Saint's attack brought the arena and the surrounding space to a standstill.
Such a powerful method was beyond their imagination.
Fortunately, they were far enough away that they were not enveloped by Jian Twenty-Three's sword intent.
Then, to their even greater shock, they discovered that Li Yao, without making a move, not only broke the spatial stillness but also shattered the void.
This is absolutely incredible!
They will never forget that they witnessed many people being swallowed up by the dark void.
Despite their ruthless killings.
However, they had never seen such a horrific scene before.
Therefore, after the shattered void returned to calm, they hesitated and dared not launch a sneak attack on Li Yao.
However, they found Li Yao sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly healing his injuries or recovering his inner energy.
Don't miss this opportunity!
So, after discussing it, they decided to have Tong Huang test Li Yao with the "True Scripture of Childlike Innocence" to see if Li Yao would fall for it.
Sure enough, after Tong Huang used the "Childlike Heart Sutra", a childlike smile appeared on Li Yao's face.
Li Yao has been infected!
The Twelve Evil Spirits of Tianchi were overjoyed.
It seems that although Li Yao defeated the Sword Saint, he himself was also seriously injured.
Therefore, they boldly revealed themselves, intending to kill Li Yao in one fell swoop and complete the task assigned to them by Xiong Ba.
Moreover, since Li Yao killed the Sword Saint, if they killed Li Yao, it would be equivalent to indirectly defeating the Sword Saint, which would also be equivalent to avenging the blood feud caused by the Sword Saint's previous pursuit of them.
"While this kid is confused, let's all attack together and make sure it's a one-hit kill."
Paper Scholar suggested.
The others nodded in agreement.
Because Li Yao is just too amazing.
Only by joining forces and striking decisively, without giving Li Yao any chance to retaliate, can they possibly kill him in one fell swoop.
After they had discussed it, they crept up to Li Yao.
Once they were within their attack range, they cautiously exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and raised their weapons, simultaneously striking at Li Yao.
Iron Broom Fairy raised his iron broom and slapped it towards Li Yao's head.
Paper Scholar threw out a Qiankun Sword Paper, which flew towards Li Yao's throat.
Shi Weixian threw a punch, aiming for Li Yao's chest.
...
The Twelve Fiends of Tianchi, each displaying their unique abilities, launched a fatal attack on Li Yao simultaneously.
They grinned maliciously: Kid, die!
boom!
A loud bang.
A soaring aura suddenly erupted and swept outwards.
Before the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi could react, they felt as if they had been struck by a heavy blow, and a powerful force propelled them into the sky.
at the same time,
The Child Emperor's rattle drum was shattered into pieces.
Iron Broom Fairy's iron broom broke into pieces.
The paper sword of the Paper Scholar was reduced to dust.
The fist of the Food Immortal exploded.
...
Thump thump thump...
With a series of heavy thuds, the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi crashed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Right after Tong Huang was struck hard, everyone present who had been misled by the "True Scripture of Childlike Innocence" came to their senses.
They were stunned for a moment before discovering the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi.
Many of them recognized the twelve people and exclaimed in surprise, "The Twelve Fiends of Tianchi!"
They immediately realized that they must have just been poisoned by the Child Emperor's "True Scripture of Childlike Innocence".
Why did the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi appear?
Just as everyone was surprised by the sudden appearance of the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi, their attention was immediately drawn to Li Yao.
They were immediately stunned!
Because at this moment, Li Yao was bursting with golden light, like a golden Buddha, dazzling and inspiring people to worship him.
"Run!"
The child emperor was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were shattered, and he cried out in alarm.
Without hesitation, he leaped into the air, wanting to get away from Li Yao, this monstrous figure, as quickly as possible.
"Trying to run? No way!"
Li Yao suddenly opened his eyes and slapped Tong Huang with his palm.
A massive handprint struck the Child Emperor with lightning speed.
With a loud bang, the Child Emperor's small body shattered into pieces in mid-air.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the remaining Eleven Heavenly Pool Fiends fled like mice before a cat, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Li Yao, like a war god descending to earth, picked up the Green Dragon Crescent Blade beside him and slashed out with several long blades of energy, killing Iron Broom Immortal, Paper Scholar, Food Immortal, and others one by one.
"The infamous Twelve Fiends of Tianchi were so utterly defeated in front of Li Yao?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
In fact, the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi each possess unique skills and extremely high martial arts prowess, so they were definitely not so easily defeated.
In particular, Tong Huang's strength is so great that he is second only to Xiong Ba in the World Society.
Unfortunately, ever since they witnessed Li Yao's terrifying strength, they have lost their courage and their strength has been greatly reduced.
Although the "Childhood Heart Sutra" cultivated by the Child Emperor is very strange, it is known for its mental attacks and is said to have the effect of reversing aging.
However, Li Yao's cultivation of the Great Dao True Scripture incorporated many spirit-refining techniques, making his spiritual cultivation extremely powerful.
He could even defeat the sword saint's spiritual attack.
The Child Emperor's mental attack is simply a joke.