Thus, the righteous path's original plan to use the mountain's terrain to slow down the beast demons' attack was completely thwarted by these seemingly cruel and ignorant beasts. The righteous path members were forced to retreat to Tongtian Peak until the beast demons stormed the Cloud Sea Plaza. Dao Xuan Zhenren and others decisively concentrated most of the righteous path's forces to confront the enemy head-on in the vast Cloud Sea Plaza. In an instant, amidst the swirling light of magical treasures, above the Cloud Sea of Tongtian Peak, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and screams of agony filled the air.
The Hidden Immortal Sect members also joined the fray. This time, Hongyu led the team, while Lu Xuan had already gone into seclusion to study the mutation of the Solar True Fire. If the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation could kill the Beast God, then Lu Xuan felt that his Solar True Fire could certainly do the same.
Countless murderers surged forward. The light of magical artifacts, the tearing of flesh, roars, and screams filled the entire Tongtian Peak. But amidst this endless chaos, a sharp cicada's cry suddenly drowned out everything else, filling everyone's ears and eyes.
Most of the righteous people present only saw a flash of golden light before their eyes, and then the demonic beasts before them fell silently and without a trace. Only Dao Xuan and Pu Hong were able to see Hong Yu's sword clearly. That golden flying sword was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it had already enveloped the entire mountain.
A brief silence fell over the battlefield. The afterglow of Jin Chan's sword aura still lingered. The entire mountaintop was enveloped in that sharp sword energy. The thousands of demonic beasts that had charged up the mountain were all lying on the ground, unable to rise. The power of a single sword strike had leveled the entire Tongtian Peak.
This sword strike finally made the Beast God raise an eyelid, even from a distance of dozens of miles. He exchanged a glance with Hongyu. The next second, the dozens of giant demonic beasts around him began to move.
The fastest was a three-headed giant wolf. It had a pair of bat wings on its back. While running, it leaped into the air, a black gust of wind emerging from its mouth.
These high-level demonic beasts all possess their own innate divine abilities. However, these abilities have been distorted by the power of the Beast God. For example, the wind from the mouth of this demonic wolf that uses wind magic is clearly poisonous.
Hongyu snorted coldly and her body rose into the air. The golden cicada, only a foot long, swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a giant golden sword to meet the onrushing demon wolf.
The giant sword sliced through the demonic wind and struck the demonic wolf's body. The demonic wind and poisonous mist enveloped the golden cicada, but couldn't truly harm the immortal sword. Hongyu used a magical sword condensed from her own power to envelop the golden cicada's true form, ensuring her magical weapon wouldn't be contaminated.
A golden-red sword light slashed across the sky. A gigantic demonic wolf, over thirty meters tall, was sliced in two. The next second, Hongyu retreated rapidly, only to see countless mutated demonic birds appear in the sky, flying towards her.
These creatures are unlike wolf demons; their numbers are far too vast, requiring area-of-effect spells. The Beast God appeared nonchalant, but within a single turn, he devised a method to counter Hongyu. Sword cultivators have never been adept at this kind of group attack.
However, Hongyu was no ordinary swordsman. The golden cicada turned and appeared between her palms. As Hongyu's palms gradually separated, countless golden cicada phantoms burst forth in dense array. In an instant, the entire sky was covered by the sword shadows of the golden cicadas.
This incredible skill immediately boosted the morale of the righteous sects.
"Excellent!!!" Even Dao Xuan and Pu Hong had to admit it. Hong Yu's swordsmanship had surpassed their understanding of sword cultivation. Of course, there was also the reason that such pure sword cultivators were extremely rare in this world.
"Hurry!" Hongyu shouted urgently. Countless sword shadows swept across the clear sky. A few breaths later, not a single bird could be seen circling in the entire sky.
This finally excited the Beast God a little. He sat up straight and patted the skeletal serpent beneath him. The skeletal serpent immediately straightened up. The Beast God stood atop the serpent's head, gazing at Hongyu from afar.
He remained silent. But dozens of gigantic demonic beasts beneath him simultaneously lunged at Hongyu. At this moment, Daoxuan and Puhong also flew out, standing in front of Hongyu. Both were prominent figures, and mindful of their status, they wouldn't allow Hongyu to fight alone.
The second charge began. This time, the beast horde deployed its elite forces. On the human side, the two sect leaders also personally took action.
An endless horde of beasts surged forth like a dark tide, wave after wave. Before them, hundreds of elite righteous cultivators, half standing on the ground and half flying in the air, stood before the crowd, their vibrant, dazzling lights forming a cold, colorful wall of light.
The beast-like demon seemed utterly oblivious to pain and fear, surging forward like a tidal wave, crashing its flesh and blood against the nearly mile-wide wall of light. In an instant, the cold light trembled, strange rays flashed wildly, and a terrifying sound swept across the summit of Tongtian Peak like a dense rain, piercing straight to the heart.
The first few hundred beast demons were instantly shredded into pieces by the cold, radiant light. The heavy stench of blood swept past like a howling wind, and a rain of blood exploded in the sky before slowly falling, drop by drop, onto the faces and hands of the righteous people.
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At the Hidden Immortal Sect, Lu Xuan was immersed in internal vision.
Before him lay a hazy, gray sphere of light. This was the former True Sun Fire. It had become like this after devouring the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon Formation. This True Sun Fire, nurtured by Lu Xuan for hundreds of years, was now undergoing a special transformation. In Lu Xuan's perception, this flame seemed to be gradually developing sentience.
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Chapter 455 The Great Compassion Golden Wheel
Qingyun Mountain.
The great battle continues. Nearly half of the cultivators have died or retreated due to exhaustion. Elite disciples, elders, and even sect leaders from various schools have personally taken to the front lines.
Dao Xuan, Pu Hong, and Hong Yu's combat strength was naturally far beyond that of ordinary cultivators. The three of them, working together, continuously cleared away the surging beast tide. Ultimately, this forced the giant demonic beasts surrounding the Beast God to attack simultaneously.
In the distance, the Beast God's body slowly floated into the air. The giant serpent demon beneath him soared into the sky. Its skeleton was an unusually pale white, and the six pairs of brightly colored wings that vibrated behind it were directly connected to the skeleton, making it even more eerie.
A multicolored poisonous mist spewed from its mouth, instantly corroding anything that stood in its way, whether cultivators or magical artifacts. Within moments, over a dozen experts from the Central Plains plummeted to the ground, torn apart by the horde of beasts below.
"Make way." A clear, cold female voice rang out, and a blue sword light shot into the sky. Lu Xueqi's Tianya Sword appeared out of nowhere, wrapped in a blue sword aura, and slashed towards the white bone snake demon.
At the same time, another cold snort rang out. Countless translucent petals danced in the wind, eventually forming a giant flower that blocked the snake demon's path. Biyao also flew out from the crowd, joining forces with Lu Xueqi to block the white bone snake demon.
The other disciples of the Hidden Immortal Sect also exerted their power. In an instant, the light of hundreds of magical treasures shone brightly, directly intercepting all the giant beasts halfway up Tongtian Peak.
This marked the first time the Hidden Immortal Sect had publicly displayed its power. The entire cultivation world was stunned. Not only were their individual cultivation levels comparable to those of sect leaders, but they were also nearly on par with Dao Xuan and Pu Hong. Crucially, the group of beautiful women each unleashed at least twenty magical treasures upon their attack…
A dazzling array of multicolored magical lights formed a firepower net reminiscent of a fantasy world, utterly routing the demonic beast army below. Crucially, these magical artifacts seemed to require no magical energy; they could fly into the sky and automatically unleash their unique spells and abilities. These were essentially hundreds of fully automatic immortal cannons!
The giant wild bear monster, a mutated seven-tailed centipede, and a black python at the forefront were instantly turned into mincemeat by the relentless firepower. The beast horde following behind them was also brought to a standstill. For a moment, the human alliance even gained the upper hand.
The Beast God frowned slightly. He hovered in the air, then gently bowed to the earth. No, to be precise, he didn't bow to the earth itself, but rather to the flesh and blood of the slain beasts on the ground.
An astonishing scene unfolded.
The flesh and blood of the dead demonic beasts on the ground began to writhe as if they had come alive, constantly gathering on the ground and covering the living demonic beasts. Visibly, countless demonic beast figures within the demonic beast army began to rapidly expand.
In just a dozen or so breaths, over a hundred giant demonic beasts appeared at the foot of Qingyun Mountain.
This move completely stunned the cultivators of the Central Plains. What to do when the enemy gets stronger the more you fight them?
Hongyu frowned slightly upon witnessing this scene. Initially, she hadn't taken the Beast God seriously. After all, their previous demonstrations had shown it to be rather insignificant. However, after the Beast God displayed this power, she began to take it seriously. No wonder Lu Xuan described this thing as a cataclysmic disaster. This ability to arbitrarily twist life and flesh was truly troublesome.
"Use fire magic!" Hongyu shouted. Many cultivators immediately realized what was happening. Killing these demonic beasts and burning their flesh would eliminate any fear of their resurrection.
However, while fire magic may seem ordinary, the number of cultivators who can truly master it and participate in battles of this scale is actually not as large as one might imagine. Those hundreds of gigantic, mountain-like demonic beasts are also beyond the capabilities of ordinary cultivators.
In the blink of an eye, the roles were reversed. The advantage that humanity had just gained was once again completely lost.
Dao Xuan and Pu Hong exchanged a glance, realizing they could no longer hold back; otherwise, even if they won this battle, the entire Central Plains would suffer a severe blow.
Master Puhong drifted forward two steps, facing the hundreds of enormous shadows directly in front of him. From a distance, they looked as tiny as ants.