Chapter 386: Chapter 86: Besieged
At this moment, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch was just about to gather Demonic Qi, aiming to take down the three individuals in one fell swoop.
However, just at that time, Lin Jing and his group arrived.
Charging at the forefront was naturally Lu Youjiu, who had already reached the Nascent Soul Stage.
When the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch saw the newcomers, he was stunned for a moment, and his attack slowed down a bit as a result.
The three Golden Core Late Stage cultivators, seeing this opportunity, quickly retreated a great distance.
……
It wasn’t until they saw the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch that Lin Jing and the others realized he was indeed stronger than they had imagined.
Over time, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch had become more powerful, and even his cultivation had recovered to the middle phase of the Nascent Soul Stage.
The Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch looked at the group, furrowed his brow, and spoke:
“It’s you few…”
Following that.
He gazed at Lu Youjiu at the very front:
“I didn’t expect you to have reached the Nascent Soul Stage already.”
“You actually dared to come here, quite confident, aren’t you?”
After speaking, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch glanced at Lin Jing behind him, then let out a cold snort.
“Hmph!”
“You don’t really think I’m scared of you, do you?”
At this moment, the three Golden Core cultivators stepped forward and said to Lu Youjiu:
“Senior, be careful…”
“This Demon Cultivator, Dai Mao, has cultivated some sort of demonic technique that is extremely difficult to deal with; he can even absorb people’s essence and blood to replenish himself.”
Lu Youjiu nodded and then indicated for the three of them to step back.
Recognizing the cue, they promptly moved to the side and started to recover on their own.
At this point in the arena, Lu Youjiu and the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch stood opposed to each other, while Lin Jing and the other two were ready to assist at any moment.
……
At this moment, Lu Youjiu made the first move. With the Cold Light Longsword in hand, he swung out with a strike.
A vast wave of white sword energy shot out, directly sweeping towards the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
Upon seeing this, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch also gathered a massive amount of Demonic Qi, forming a crescent-shaped, sword-like black Demon Qi that collided with Lu Youjiu’s sword energy.
“Boom!”
A loud explosion erupted as Lu Youjiu’s sword energy collided with the black Demon Qi, causing them to explode violently.
The blast generated shockwaves that forced Lin Jing and the three Golden Core cultivators, as well as others, to involuntarily retreat a distance.
Even Lu Youjiu himself was forced two steps back.
The Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch saw this and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Heh heh…”
“Just having entered the Nascent Soul Stage and you dream of troubling me, you’re far too naive.”
However, without uttering a word, Lu Youjiu simply took a large gourd from his waist and gulped down a mouthful of liquor.
In the next moment, Lu Youjiu’s aura surged, growing noticeably stronger.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch’s brow furrowed, and he immediately gathered the black Demonic Qi around him and launched another attack at Lu Youjiu.
Lu Youjiu positioned the Cold Light Longsword in front of him and started to cast a spell with one hand, murmuring incantations.
Soon, the Cold Light Longsword began to divide: one into two, two into four, four into eight…
Before long, numerous longswords densely filled up the nearby area.
Right then, the black Demonic Qi reached him.
Lu Youjiu, unfazed, flicked his finger, and the Flying Swords moved in unison.
The swords, radiating white light, completely blocked the black Demonic Qi from getting through.
Then, Lu Youjiu directly controlled the Flying Swords and launched them toward the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch…
As Lu Youjiu charged forward, Lin Jing and his group also made their move.
As previously agreed, Lu Youjiu was responsible for the main assault.
The other three, Lin Jing included, each took a position in different directions.
Their purpose was to prevent the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch from escaping.
Even Holaw Three Rivers had started preparing to scatter Formation Flags nearby to trap the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch in place.
Seeing the others taking action, the three injured Golden Core cultivators, at first wanting to caution them,
fell silent upon spotting the Formation Flags in Holaw Three Rivers’ hands and retreated a good distance away.
At this point, although they weren’t completely depleted, they were nearly spent and remaining on the battlefield would provide no assistance.
It was better to withdraw and heal; once their strength was somewhat recovered, they could then offer help.
At the center of the battlefield, the countless Flying Swords Lu Youjiu wielded had firmly restrained the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
The battle between them was fiercely intense.
However, with the black Demonic Qi obscuring the view, the situation inside was largely unclear to the others.
All that could be seen was the swirling black Demonic Qi on the outside, and the sweeping lights of the swords inside…
Of course, there was also the explosive release of the terrifying cultivation auras from both individuals.
Under this stirring influence, a slight misstep could lead to injury. Lin Jing and Yan Wan wanted to join in but found themselves unable to intervene.
After all, the battlefield was dominated by two Nascent Soul cultivators, well beyond their means to take part in.
Meanwhile, Holaw Three Rivers continued to move around the edges of the battlefield, constantly planting Formation Flags in every corner of the arena.
Very quickly.
Just as the formation was about to be completed, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch realized something was wrong.
At this moment in the battlefield, most parts of the formation had been completed, needing only the last few formation flags to be inserted to finish the formation.
The Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch, sensing the imminent completion of the formation, began attacking Lu Youjiu with full force, attempting to push him back.
Lu Youjiu, naturally, would not allow him to succeed and also exerted all his strength, controlling his flying swords to continuously attack the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
Seeing that he couldn’t break through, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch became anxious.
All of a sudden, he retracted all the black Demonic Qi into his body, and then bellowed:
“Get lost…”
Along with his roar, countless streams of black Demonic Qi gushed out, resembling sharp swords emerging from his body.
These Demonic Qi swords were extremely formidable; upon encountering the flying swords conjured by Lu Youjiu, they directly shattered them and pierced through.
In an instant, many flying swords were destroyed by these Demonic Qi swords.
Even, two of the swords pierced right through Lu Youjiu’s body, causing him severe injuries.
Lu Youjiu was forced to retreat temporarily to avoid their ferocity.
Meanwhile, the Demonic Qi swords did not cease and kept flying far away.
Fortunately, when these swords reached Lin Jing and his group, their speed had slowed down significantly, and the others were not injured.
However, two nearby formation flags close to Lin Jing were not so lucky and were hit by the Demonic Qi swords; although they did not shatter, some small cracks appeared.
It should be known that the material of each formation flag was extraordinary, and their hardness was almost equivalent to that of Magical Treasures.
Yet, even so, the formation flags still had cracks caused by the Demonic Qi swords.
That indicated just how powerful these swords were.
Seeing Lu Youjiu retreat, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch was about to attempt a breakout.
However, at that moment, Holaw Three Rivers’ final formation flag had been cast.
Then, Holaw Three Rivers spoke up, shouting:
“Formation Merge, activate!”
As the words of Holaw Three Rivers fell, countless white Formation Patterns lit up, connecting all the formation flags that had been laid out.
The entire formation was formed, completely enveloping the area.
It also directly covered both the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch and Lu Youjiu.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch regathered the black Demonic Qi, trying to break through the formation.
But at this moment, Holaw Three Rivers made his move.
Holaw Three Rivers formed a hand seal, and the Formation Pattern in front of the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch lit up.
A screen filled with Formation Patterns appeared immediately.
It collided precisely with the black Demonic Qi released by the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
However, the black Demonic Qi seemed to meet its nemesis and quickly receded, while the formation remained unscathed.
At the same time, Holaw Three Rivers had already completed his hand seal, pointing directly at the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
Formation Patterns above the formation lit up once again, and then a thunderbolt formed, striking towards the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch hastily dodged.
Lu Youjiu, having recovered somewhat, once again lifted his Cold Light Longsword and advanced to kill the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch.
Seeing himself trapped, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch glared furiously at the instigator Holaw Three Rivers, his eyes nearly shooting fire.
However, with Lu Youjiu attacking him again, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch couldn’t afford to be careless and had to intercept him once more.
Thus, with Lu Youjiu and the aid of Holaw Three Rivers controlling the formation, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch was repeatedly forced back.
Soon, he had suffered several wounds.
At this time, the three Golden Core Cultivators, who had been healing at a distance, saw the few people trapping ‘Dai Mao’ with the formation.
Instantly energized, they forgot about their healing.
Instead, they stared intently at the battle between Lu Youjiu and ‘Dai Mao’ within the formation.
As time passed by, gradually, the aura of the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch also began to wane.
Now the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch had to guard against Lu Youjiu’s attacks and also beware of Holaw Three Rivers’ assaults through the formation.
It was bearable for a short time, but over a longer period, even as formidable as he was, he began to struggle.
Having no choice, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch roared furiously while going all out with his attacks.
Hoping to slay Lu Youjiu right there.
However, although Lu Youjiu had only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, his combat power was quite extraordinary.
Especially after drinking alcohol, his combat power significantly increased.
This made the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch lament endlessly.
Seeing that he couldn’t overcome Lu Youjiu, the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch, in his urgency, unleashed the black Demonic Qi explosively.
And this Demonic Qi kept spreading, soon filling the entire formation.
Holaw Three Rivers, seeing this, also hurriedly controlled the entire formation, starting its operation.
Instantly, all the Formation Patterns upon the formation lit up, twinkling with brilliant light.
It was at this moment that Lin Jing suddenly discovered.
There was a blank space in the formation on their side, not covered by Formation Patterns.
Lin Jing looked intently and realized that this blank space was precisely where the two formation flags hit by the Demonic Qi swords were located.
These two flags must have been damaged; they hadn’t been discovered earlier because they were not utilized until now.
Now that they were needed, the damaged areas began to show.