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Chapter 698: Nanyang Reflects on Songfeng
Chapter 698: Nanyang Reflects on Songfeng
"Damn it!" A furious roar tore through the clouds.
The tiger demon stabilized its body, returning to its human form, tightly clutching its right wrist, its entire arm trembling slightly.
The demon race, naturally endowed with powerful demon bodies, excelled in close combat, surpassing most cultivators' magical treasures. Only the golden-bodied Arhats of the Lotus Teaching could match them in such battles.
The young man before him had effortlessly caused him significant harm with his casual posture.
The tiger demon's eyelids twitched, its vision obscured by thick blood mist. It was supposed to lead the vanguard in breaking through the city, but now several great demons on their side had been lost.
Having lost face in front of the three groups of demons, they would surely retaliate.
But after that brief exchange, the tiger demon couldn't quite gauge the young man's strength, and a sense of foreboding crept into its heart.
"..."
At a tea stall in Songfeng Prefecture, the streets were already deserted, thanks to the advance notice from the yamen.
The young monk sat with his back to the long street, caressing the teacup, and glanced at the horizon with a sigh.
These cursed beasts had grown too lax, losing their fighting spirit.
In the past, it would have been unthinkable for eight Fourth-Grade Yao Xian, leading a group of great demons, to be intimidated by a cultivator of the same realm, hesitating to take a step forward for so long.
Fortunately, the other Yao Xian also noticed the tiger demon's dilemma.
A feathered eagle-headed demon stepped forward, "The Shengchao Empire is getting too arrogant. Facing us personally, they send only a young brat. Brothers, let's not hold back anymore. Attack together!"
"Let's break through this city first!"
The tiger demon took the opportunity to step down, swiftly drawing two large knives and gripping them in its palms, but it no longer charged at the forefront like before.
"They really think our Shengchao Empire has no one."
Hearing this, the three Named Generals' faces darkened, and they spat in disgust. They immediately took to the air.
General Nanyang's previous strike explained why he could single-handedly defend Zhenyao Tower and rescue Wushan. This young man, whom others considered inexperienced, had just secured the top position among the Named Generals of Greater Nanzhou with his first public display of power.
With General Nanyang guarding Songfeng Prefecture, along with their own strength and the assistance of the Huangqi Juzhen, they could at least hold the prefecture city today, if not repel the demon horde.
"Phew."
Lady Tiandong also heaved a sigh of relief.
After all, the lives of the prefecture's citizens were at stake, and she didn't want to take any chances. She, too, flew to the city gate to defend Songfeng Prefecture before considering demon-slaying.
In an instant, the horde of demons descended like a swarm of bees.
The vast, dark red demon cloud swept across the sky, threatening to engulf the entire firmament.
The soldiers of the formation tightened their grip on their weapons, and the Huangqi energy on their bodies surged skyward, ready to engage the enemy.
Amidst this terrifying scene, Shen Yi's body was shrouded in dark clouds like a long, hanging thread in mid-air.
The eagle demon was the first to burst through the dark clouds.
It waved its giant hand, and countless feather blades connected together, forming a whip-like chain, resembling a long, winding dragon with an unknown beginning or end, undulating in the sky.
Under the eagle demon's control, the feather whip lashed towards the majestic prefecture city with a howl. If this strike landed, half of the city's walls would crumble instantly.
But as it pierced through the dark clouds, the old demon's pupils contracted. Before it, a Xuanyi-armored figure appeared, their eyes locked on each other. In the blink of an eye, the figure had closed the distance, standing just a few feet away.
The two faced each other in mid-air, separated by only three feet.
The feather whip, capable of easily tearing through the protective spiritual energy of a Fourth-Grade Taiyi True Immortal, was calmly grasped by Shen Yi.
As his fingers tightened, a burst of force accompanied his sudden exertion, causing the countless feathers in the sky to abruptly freeze mid-vibration. The humming sound stopped, and the entire world fell silent.
The next moment—
Crack!
A crisp sound reverberated.
The feathers shattered into powder.
Before the eagle demon could react, a knee strike slammed into its lower jaw.
Regardless of cultivation level or the complexity of combat techniques, the essence of combat boiled down to offense and defense.
When the eagle demon's prized feather chain couldn't even scratch Shen Yi's palm, the outcome of this battle was already decided. All that was left was to see how many blows it could withstand.
The knee strike sent the eagle demon reeling backward, its vision filled with countless blades of light.
Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!
The Golden Vein Dao Blade slashed like a fierce storm, leaving over a hundred bloody wounds on the eagle demon in an instant. Within a few breaths, the number of wounds multiplied dozens of times.
The magnificent feathered cloak was instantly drenched and dyed red with demon blood.
Shen Yi stomped heavily on its chest, and the old demon shot out like an arrow, colliding with two other great demons.
The Golden Vein Dao Blade flew out of his hand, transforming into a streak of golden light that precisely struck its brow.
Even with the support of numerous Pillar Stones, this blade was only an eighth-grade Dao weapon, no different from broken copper and iron to a Fourth-Grade Yao Xian.
Its ability to pierce the eagle demon's body had nothing to do with the blade itself but was due to the mighty tribulation power contained within.
Compared to other paths, the Taiyu Golden Elixir seemed to have no mystical function, but for most Fourth-Grade Great Demons with cultivation levels of over a thousand tribulations, the three thousand five hundred tribulations within the elixir were already enough to overwhelm them.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone,
The blade collided with the eagle demon's skull, causing the golden-veined long sword to shatter instantly. However, along with the sword, the eagle demon's head was also blown to pieces by the raging power of the Thousand Tribulations!
"..."
Shen Yi casually summoned the golden light, which returned to his palm and re-condensed into the shape of a long sword.
The black cloud behind him still swayed, drawing a line across the sky.
Beyond this line, the eagle demon had already ceased to exist.
"Heh!"
This scene not only shocked the group of demons but also the several Named Generals who had just arrived on the city tower, including Lady Tiandong, who all wore expressions of astonishment.
Among those present, perhaps only the dead eagle demon knew the truth.
The countless sword stabs that had pierced its body earlier had all carried the golden light that was like a deadly poison to demons. The dragon and tiger powers within it were like death warrants.
The last sword strike was merely the fuse that ignited these golden lights.
The Thousand Tribulations was the threshold for the Fourth Grade.
But with the possession of the Taiyu Golden Elixir and the Dragon-subduing Tiger-taming Fruition Position, Shen Yi and these great demons were no longer on the same level in a certain sense.
It didn't seem as difficult as he had imagined.
Shen Yi slightly shook the sword, creating a blade flower.
In the eyes of the demons, this action caused them to unanimously halt their steps.
The black cloud that spanned the sky suddenly became an uncrossable abyss after the eagle demon's demise.
"I've said it before; those monk thieves can't be trusted."
The tiger demon clenched the hilt of its sword, which had accompanied it for many years and slain countless cultivators. But at this moment, it couldn't provide the tiger demon with even a shred of confidence.
It swallowed hard, feeling a lingering fear.
It even absurdly felt a sense of relief.
It was the tiger demon that had taken the initiative to strike first, and it was fortunate to still be alive. It should be grateful that the young man had held back earlier.
The group of demons approached with a fierce momentum, not only because of the information they had gathered beforehand but also due to the encouragement and support from the Lotus Teaching behind them. According to the descriptions of those monks, the Shengchao had been isolated by various parties and was on the verge of collapse, as if it could be overthrown with ease.
However, this Xuanjia cultivator had completely awakened the demon crowd with the sword in his hand.
The Shengchao, which had forced them to retreat to the wilderness in the past, might not have relied solely on the Celestial Court. It was inherently a formidable and unfathomable force.
Up to this point, the Songfeng Prefecture had only sent one person!
"Something's not right. Let's retreat and settle the score with those monks later!"
The peacock demon, also of the avian race, held the eagle demon's corpse and gazed at the several figures on the city tower from afar. Among them, the woman in a green robe and white skirt exuded the aura of a Taiyi True Immortal, and she looked particularly familiar.
They had approached stealthily, intending to catch the Songfeng Prefecture off guard.
Now that breaking into the city was impossible, if they waited for the Third-grade powerhouses of the Shengchao to arrive, none of them would be able to leave today.
Upon hearing this, the crowd of demons fell silent.
The red cloud in the sky quietly retreated into the distance.
At the tea stall in Songfeng Prefecture.
The monk's face had turned extremely ugly. He held a teacup in his hand, but he couldn't bring himself to drink from it.
The three great demons would surely blame the Lotus Teaching for this!
Thinking of this, the clamor of the military formation in his ears became even more annoying. He quickly put down the teacup and stood up, intending to leave.
"The Demoncalamity has retreated!"
The disciplined military formation stared intently at the area outside the city. They knew that the court had a specialized bureau for dealing with Demoncalamities, which included powerful cultivators.
However, they had never imagined that these senior experts could be so formidable.
With just one person, they had caused the group of demons to disperse. What an awe-inspiring might!
"This..."
On the city tower, the black-bearded man's face was filled with a complex expression, a mixture of shock and bewilderment.
Should he really report this to Mr. Yang?
The fact that the Nine Provinces in the west had not encountered any problems so far might not be due to concealment or negligence... but rather, those demons had discovered the terrifying nature of the Nanyang General even earlier than the Dismantling Demon Bureau.
This was the reason they had chosen to attack Songfeng Prefecture, leading Mr. Yang to make a misjudgment.
Whether it was the Jade Pool, Tiandong, Tianwu Xuanwu, or the Dragon-subduing Tiger-taming Mingwang, this Named General was likely no less formidable than any of them.
"It seems I'm not needed after all."
Lady Tiandong recalled the words she had spoken earlier when she leaped out of the building, and she inexplicably felt her face turning red.
She had thought she was coming to save the world, but the defensive forces of the Shengchao were so formidable that they didn't need any external assistance.
"Honored guests, I am Tiandong from the Jade Pool Immortal Gate. I received news and came to assist the Songfeng Prefecture. May I ask you to introduce me to the Nanyang General later?"
She bowed to the three Named Generals beside her, but they remained silent, showing no gratitude on their faces.
Received news?
Even the Dismantling Demon Bureau had just learned about the Demoncalamity from the Nanyang General. The Jade Pool Immortal Gate, a mere cultivation force, had known about the Demoncalamity even before the court, and they had intentionally come here to wait. Their intentions were crystal clear.
Just as she was about to find an excuse to politely decline, the black-bearded man's face changed slightly, and he looked towards the city again.
"Young man, you've won. Today, we truly don't have the confidence to cross this line."
"The tiger demon sheathed its twin blades, its face contorted as it licked its lips menacingly. In a hushed voice, it said, "We'll meet again."
After glancing at the dark cloud, it led the group of demons away without hesitation.
"..."
Shen Yi furrowed his brows slightly.
What was all this nonsense about boundaries? What were they muttering about?
He had summoned the dark cloud merely to conceal his actions, nothing more.
Fortunately, the group of demons didn't head towards Songfeng Prefecture, which was what he had hoped for.
After all, both sides possessed formidable cultivation, and if they fought within the city, it would undoubtedly harm innocent bystanders.
With this in mind, Shen Yi sheathed his long blade and lifted his palm casually, causing his figure to vanish from its original spot.
Along with him, the dozens of fleeing streaks of light also disappeared.
Dragging others into the Taihu Realm and trapping them there was an extremely exhausting method, and the difficulty of restraining so many powerful demons at once was unimaginable.
When the heavens suddenly became empty, the powerful beings on the city walls all fell silent.
What... What did this mean?!
The group of demons that had suddenly appeared in the Taihu Realm shared the same confusion.
Surrounded by gray mist, the Grade 5 demons had never encountered such a scene, and fear was evident on their faces.
The seven Fourth-grade demons, led by the tiger demon, narrowed their eyes slightly and peered into the depths of the gray mist. Their faces then twisted into a sinister smile filled with rage, "You've gone too far, brother."
Having fought for many years, these demons were well aware of the renowned Taihu Realm.
Even if this young cultivator possessed the cultivation of three thousand tribulations and was stronger than those geniuses, this move alone could deplete eight-tenths of his tribulation power. Not to mention, he had previously slain the eagle demon, which must have consumed some of his strength.
Even a fool could calculate that the cultivator was now in a state of exhaustion.
"Do you really think we're afraid of you?!"
The tiger demon summoned its twin blades again, and even a clay figure would have a third of its fire left, let alone a violent being like itself.
Without further hesitation, its entire body pounced towards the depths of the gray mist!
The other demons followed suit.
Perhaps their previous retreat had caused this young cultivator to lose his rationality, making him believe he could dominate those of the same realm.
Well, a life for a life.
The eagle demon's fall demanded an explanation.
"You're just putting on a show! Die for my honor!"
Amidst the ferocious roar, the gray mist began to churn and parted to the sides.
As a streak of golden light descended, the tiger demon froze in place, its blades trembling violently.
It raised its neck, its pupils dilated.
Before the group of demons, the gray mist parted, revealing a towering mountain approaching with a calm stride.
The perfect thousand-foot-tall body resembled a giant that could split the heavens.
His face was serene, with a ferocious dragon head on his left shoulder and a fierce tiger head on the right. As his six arms slightly extended, a power that could tear apart the heavens and earth surged forth.
As the Arhat Body leaned forward slightly, the palm that blocked the sky and sun descended slowly, and the golden river that followed seemed to drain the tiger demon's courage, causing it to forget to raise its blade in resistance.
Instinctively, it revealed its true form to escape, but its massive tiger body had nowhere to hide as the giant palm grasped its neck.
"The Arhat Body of three thousand tribulations!"
The demons exclaimed in horror, no longer daring to be careless. Dozens of shadows mobilized their demonic powers, transforming into a blood-red ocean of giant waves, attempting to overturn the Arhat.
However, at the same time, a majestic and dignified aura suddenly suppressed them.
Another three thousand tribulations, and it was even the power of a celestial!
"A Fourth-grade Celestial Official..."
Despair and confusion filled the demons' eyes.
They couldn't fathom how a cultivator who practiced the Taihu Realm could manifest such a flawless Arhat Body and simultaneously hold an official position in the Celestial Court.
As the golden body took a step forward, the four arms behind it moved like thunderbolts, and with each strike, a life was effortlessly taken.
The divine abilities bestowed by the Bodhisattva were not something ordinary demons could withstand.
...
Outside Songfeng Prefecture.
The sky suddenly distorted, as if countless beings were frantically colliding in an unseen realm. Finally, a tearing sound reverberated.
A bloodied and featherless peacock tore through a gap, fleeing in panic. Before it could even express its joy, it opened its beak to let out a shriek.
The dense dark cloud surged through the opening, instantly darkening the heavens and earth, plunging the entire Songfeng Prefecture into oppressive darkness.
The dark cloud enveloped the peacock.
Finally, a blinding golden light burst forth from the depths of the clouds, like the sun in the eternal night, illuminating the world!
"Is this... Nanyang's intention?"
Whether it was the numerous figures on the city walls or the dense military formation below, similar thoughts emerged in their minds.
They stared intently at the horizon.
An indescribably majestic hand swallowed the peacock's body in an instant, clenching its five fingers tightly and turning it into a pool of blood.
The peacock's wails echoed through the sky.
As the golden giant palm receded back into the Taihu Realm, the dark cloud dissipated, and the heavens and earth returned to clarity.
However, the entire world fell silent, devoid of any sound.
Unbeknownst to them, the Xuanjia figure had reappeared at the city gate. His fair and handsome face showed little emotion, but the dozens of streaks of light that had vanished with him did not reappear.
The air was thick with the scent of blood, growing more pungent and nauseating.
(End of Chapter)
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