Chapter 346: Slaughtered to Near Extinction

Chapter 346: Slaughtered to Near Extinction

It was only natural for the four Skysoaring Peak warriors to have such thoughts.

Previously, they believed that a demigod was attacking, and the demigod's physical assault would undoubtedly be of the same rank. There was no way they could withstand it.

However, having sensed the source of the soul attack, they could confirm that it was the Spirit Lance's soul attack.

Furthermore, the Spirit Lance's aura was indeed that of an Origin Warrior.

Even if the Origin Warrior was incredibly powerful, and their soul attack was formidable, their physical assault could never reach the demigod rank.

Not even with a profound understanding of the Laws.

Even if an Origin Warrior had cultivated the ultimate body-tempering technique, they would still be thousands of times weaker than a demigod in terms of foundation.

"The fact that he's attacking us in secret proves that he probably doesn't have the confidence to face us directly and wipe us out."

"His soul attack won't be able to kill us either."

"The deeper one's insight into the Essence, the slower the cultivation becomes. Even after several years, his understanding of the Essence might not reach the demigod rank... His strength might not even match that of a 36th-level warrior."

"If we join forces, we should have a chance to defeat him."

"We're not like those native beast kings in the Immortal Ruin World." The four Skysoaring Peak warriors communicated swiftly, almost making their decision in the blink of an eye—to kill!

In reality, they all knew that the Spirit Lance had come alone, which meant he must have some level of confidence.

But!

The Seven-Star Civilization's army was about to arrive. If they escaped from the War Fortress, it would undoubtedly fall... Even if they managed to flee, they couldn't return to the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization; they could only hide within the Demon Mystic Star Realm.

If they chose to defend the War Fortress?

Ordinary Skysoar Warriors and Origin Warriors would be swiftly killed by Li Yuan's soul attack, leaving only a few of them to defend it, which was still insufficient.

However, if they could kill the Spirit Lance, then even with the loss of most of the Skysoar Warriors, they could still withstand the onslaught of the Seven-Star Civilization's army by relying on the sturdiness of the War Fortress.

The Spirit Lance was the greatest threat!

Boom! Boom! Boom! The four Skysoaring Peak warriors, who were originally fleeing, suddenly stopped and transformed into four streaks of light, rushing towards Li Yuan like lightning.

Buzz! One of them, a Blood Armor figure, moved and instantly became blurred, as if merging into the space around him.

"Turning around to face the battle!"

"Are you here to kill me?" Li Yuan's eyes were icy, having just slaughtered dozens of Skysoar Warriors, and his killing intent soared.

Killing many natives of the star realm, even if he obtained a large amount of spiritual nourishment, did not bring much joy to Li Yuan's heart.

But killing the strong of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization? Li Yuan only felt exhilarated and wanted to kill faster.

He wished to annihilate them all!

At this moment, the four warriors turning around to face him was the most delightful thing for Li Yuan.

Boom! Li Yuan's body instantly grew to a height of five meters, as he had already unleashed the 'All-Being Divine Body'.

His entire body radiated a hazy divine light, and his speed soared, covering two kilometers in a single second, closing in on the silver-armored figure closest to him.

"It's a pity that the concealment spell has been washed away; otherwise, with my understanding of the Wind Essence, my flight speed should also be ten times faster, which would be considered fast even among Skysoaring Peak warriors," Li Yuan's eyes fixed on his opponent, already gripping the Black Star Gun in her hand, her eyes shimmering with the Wind Essence, and her body exuding a powerful aura): "You're right. I've been too focused on my cultivation and neglected my combat skills. Let's see how you fare against my Wind Essence!"

It had been several years since he had experienced such a direct battle.

The 35th-level warriors of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization were not your typical native beast kings...

"Spirit Lance!"

The silver-armored burly man roared, his body also growing to a height of five meters, his aura surging as he held an extremely exaggerated war axe: "Die!"

Whoosh~

The war axe was raised high, as if to split a mountain, and he slashed down with all his might.

"Take my spear!" Li Yuan's cold voice echoed, as he stood in mid-air, the surrounding heavens and earth stirred with countless green and yellowish-brown energy streams, and his entire body's power burst forth as he thrust his spear forward.

Whoosh~

This spear pierced through the void, simultaneously invoking the Wind and Earth Essences, combining speed and might.

"Hmm? What's going on? Am I not fighting?" An invisible soul wave invaded the silver-armored warrior's mind, causing his consciousness to waver, and the spear's glare in his eyes became blurry, as if he had fallen into an abyss.

It was as if he had fallen into a series of dreams.

Soul Secret Technique: Mind Soul!

"Not good! Wake up!" The silver-armored warrior roared in his mind, struggling desperately, but his control over his body was rapidly diminishing.

Controlling powerful strength required the soul!

But now, most of the silver-armored warrior's mental consciousness was occupied by Li Yuan's soul attack, so the soul power used for his axe technique naturally weakened significantly...

Boom! The spear and axe collided violently.

The silver-armored warrior cultivated the fifth level of body-tempering technique, and his understanding of the Essence was also at the High 6th Stage. Even though his soul was greatly influenced, the might of this axe technique was still astonishing.

However, Li Yuan's spear, though he didn't use the Nine Shadow Clones, showed no mercy in this frontal assault.

"Boom!"

The silver-armored hulk felt a terrifying force sweeping towards him, and with a tremble, he spat out blood. His tiger-like grip on the battle axe loosened, and blood dripped from the cracks as he flew backward like a shooting star.

"His strength is absolutely comparable to a 36th-level Star Lord."

"How is it possible for a Source Warrior to unleash such formidable power?!" The silver-armored hulk finally regained consciousness from the Spiritual Secret Art, his heart filled with terror.

He was too powerful.

Just one exchange was enough to make him utterly hopeless.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Yuan's combination of Earth and Wind True Essences had brought his spear technique to a level almost equivalent to the Mid 6th Stage.

It could be said that the intricacies of many Demigod-level techniques were no match for Li Yuan's skills.

"Run!" The silver-armored hulk had given up on defending and was just about to flee.

But he felt an invisible soul force assaulting him, making his consciousness blur once more.

"Again?!" He roared in his mind, having been prepared yet still unable to resist.

His eyes even held a hint of bewilderment.

"Whoosh!"

A terrifying spear light slashed through the sky. This time, without the battle axe's obstruction, it ruthlessly slashed across the silver-armored hulk's body. The impact was so powerful that he suffered severe injuries.

Just as Li Yuan was about to deliver the final blow...

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!" In the quiet void, six sword lights suddenly appeared, revealing six identical figures in blood-red robes.

"Shadow Clone? Suo Duo He, I've been waiting for you!" Li Yuan glanced at them, his eyes cold.

Suo Duo He was the most formidable among the four great Sky Soarer Apex warriors of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization. His Star Art was similar to 'Ludneff', also specializing in stealth and assassination.

Unfortunately for him, his stealth techniques were like a child's play before Li Yuan. Li Yuan's profound understanding of the Wind True Essence and his powerful Divine Sense made it easy for him to identify Suo Duo He's true body.

This was the drawback of shadow clones; once the true body was identified, the effectiveness of such Star Arts diminished by over eighty percent.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Li Yuan instantly split into nine figures, each holding a long spear and exuding a formidable aura. The Skysoar Warriors present couldn't tell which was the real Li Yuan.

Seventh Level Star Technique: Nine Shadow Clones.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The nine Li Yuans erupted simultaneously. The real Li Yuan's might was overwhelming, while the other clones possessed eighty percent of his strength. Although their weapons were illusory, their combined power was astonishing.

The Star Art remained at the Second Rank's limit.

But Li Yuan's insight into the Wind True Essence was far beyond what he had shown during the Ming Xu World war. The nine spear lights formed a unique battle formation, as if a layer of heaven was crushing down.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The spear lights swept across, piercing through the blood-red-robed figures. Suo Duo He's six shadow clones were instantly destroyed, five of them... The last spear light bizarrely struck a point in the void.

This point was none other than Suo Duo He's true body!

"No!" Suo Duo He's eyes widened in shock.

"Boom!" The nine spear lights converged and exploded, displaying Li Yuan's most powerful attack. Suo Duo He's body exploded, blood splattering everywhere.

"He didn't cultivate any Body Tempering Star Arts, his vitality is so weak," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Suo Duo He's most terrifying abilities were his stealth and shadow clones. But once these were ineffective, Li Yuan considered him the weakest of the four.

Boom!

One of the Li Yuan clones, after finishing off Suo Duo He, moved swiftly and charged towards the silver-armored hulk who was still fleeing.

"It's over," the silver-armored hulk thought as his injuries healed under the influence of Primordial Energy.

But his heart sank deeper into despair.

"Run!"

"Hurry!" The other two Sky Soarer Apex warriors, witnessing Suo Duo He's death, were completely terrified and fled like lightning.

"Clang!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The nine dazzling spear lights slashed through the air, and one of them pierced the silver-armored hulk's chest, shattering his chest armor.

His heart was shattered.

Li Yuan had been concerned about scaring off Suo Duo He earlier and hadn't unleashed his full strength immediately. But now, he showed no mercy.

"Argh!" The silver-armored hulk clenched his teeth, trying to detonate his Primordial Core.

The Primordial Core, as the source of Primordial Energy, could be self-destructed by a warrior if they chose to... but it required some time.

"Pfft!"

Another spear light slashed, and the Black Star Spear directly pierced the silver-armored hulk's body. Then, the spear moved and shattered the Primordial Core located in his abdomen.

Dead!

"It took so long to kill him, he had strong vitality. In terms of strength, he's much stronger than Wan Lin from back then," Li Yuan said coldly. The two he had killed were, according to intelligence, the strongest warriors of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization in the Demon Mystic Star Realm.

Whoosh!

With a wave of his hand, Li Yuan collected all of the silver-armored hulk's treasures and glanced at the two figures fleeing in the distance.

Boom! One of them had already escaped Li Yuan's divine sense range and directly burrowed into the earth.

"Kill them all!"

Li Yuan's mind stirred, and he unleashed another large-scale soul attack, targeting the terrified ordinary Skysoarer Warriors within the war fortress... Puff! Puff! Puff! Over a dozen ordinary Skysoarer Warriors fell silently.

Boom! Li Yuan pursued one of them.

The Skysoarer Apex Warrior, at full speed, surpassed eight times the speed of sound, making it an effortless task.

Simultaneously, Li Yuan's arm shot out a beam of green light that penetrated deep into the earth.

...

Several fourth-rank warships of the Seven Star Civilization had not yet approached, but through technological instruments, they remotely witnessed the scene atop the war fortress.

"What's this?"

"They were all killed in an instant!"

"Suo Duo He is dead! Ji Qi is dead! Is this the power of the Spirit Lance?"

"Compared to a few years ago, his strength has grown tremendously." Dozens of Skysoarer Warriors watched in awe, completely stunned.

Immediately, their hearts were filled with joy.

With such a powerful ally, the Seven Star Civilization's occupation of the Demon Mystic Star Realm was entirely foreseeable.

"Quickly!"

"Charge forward and breach the war fortress," the leading black-robed warrior urged.

"She Fei is also dead!"

"Three of the four threats have been eliminated." Through the projection, they witnessed Li Yuan slaying the third Skysoarer Apex Warrior.

"It's a pity that one escaped."

"The Spirit Lance's speed is impressive, but compared to other Skysoarer Apex Warriors, it doesn't possess an overwhelming speed advantage."

"Being able to kill three is already terrifying."

...

In the void, Li Yuan hovered.

Beneath him, there were many severed limbs and flesh, belonging to the other Skysoarer Apex Warrior he had just slain.

"Indeed worthy of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization, possessing numerous treasures." Li Yuan collected the other party's storage artifact and began to probe.

Far more treasures than those native Skysoarer Warriors.

"The Skysoarer Apex Warriors should all be slain, and most of the other Skysoarer Warriors have also been killed." Li Yuan's icy gaze swept across the distance and the massive war fortress: "The remaining forces... the army should be able to handle them."

Li Yuan didn't intend to finish the job.

Too much time had been wasted.

Moreover, he would need to soul-kill so many first and second-rank lifeforms... by then, Li Yuan wouldn't be able to use soul attacks for a short period.

"Let's go!"

Li Yuan soared into the sky, his figure causing the surrounding light to distort, and he vanished into the void.

...

The Ten Thousand Demon Civilization had dozens of life planets.

A life planet often represented a 'Divine Kingdom'.

The Nightpeak Kingdom, located on the Nightpeak Planet, was the entry point to the Demon Mystic Star Realm.

Additionally, most of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization's forces in the Demon Mystic Star Realm originated from the Nightpeak Kingdom.

The Nightpeak Kingdom, in the history of civilization, had birthed a deity... The deity had long passed away, but the legacy they left behind greatly beneficial to the entire kingdom, and in this era, there were nearly twenty Demi-Deity Rank beings.

Today, in the kingdom's most sacred ground, the 'Nightpeak Temple,' three on-duty Demi-Deity Rank beings were astonished as they witnessed the scene projected in the center of the temple.

"Demi-Deity Rank Soul!"

"Being able to face and effortlessly slay a Skysoarer Apex Warrior? Just how powerful is this Spirit Lance's skill?" A long-haired man spoke in a deep voice: "I feel that his lance techniques are profound, not inferior to us."

"It's only been a few years?"

"The time is too short, and the East Demon Deity hasn't responded yet. What should we do now?"

"The Spirit Lance's strength and rate of improvement are simply unimaginable, and the key is that his foundation remains at the second rank." The three Demi-Deity Rank beings were all bewildered, as the Spirit Lance's strength surpassed their imagination and understanding.

Not to mention the present era, even throughout the long history of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization, there had never been such a precedent.

"Tanasi, you should escape first."

"The Spirit Lance won't stay in the Demon Mystic Star Realm." The golden-haired female Demi-Deity Rank being spoke: "As long as you hide... wait for the Spirit Lance to leave, there's still a chance for survival. The Demon Mystic Star Realm's territory is vast."

"Yes, Demi-Deity." The central shadow spoke in a deep voice.

Tanasi, the only remaining Skysoarer Apex Warrior, fled deep into the earth.

Deep within the earth, their vision was obscured.

"I've temporarily escaped the Spirit Lance's pursuit, and he doesn't seem to be chasing me." Tanasi continued, as his physical body was currently fleeing deep underground.

This eased the hearts of the three Demi-Deity Rank beings slightly, but at least we didn't die." Tanasi's voice carried a hint of relief: "By leaving a Skysoarer Apex Warrior, the impact will be significant. At least, we've preserved some strength."

Suddenly.

"Not good!!!" Tanasi's voice erupted in a low roar, filled with shock: "It's a serpent..."

Puff! The three Demi-Deity Rank beings were taken aback.

A serpent? What serpent?

(End of Chapter)

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