Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 31: The Crucial Sword (Part 1)
Demon General Qingge looked at the seemingly very solid and powerful formation at Luoyan Pass, and a hint of excitement and heroism unconsciously surged in his heart.
Luoyan Pass, this was the beginning of his rise.
One day, he will grow from a mixed-blood into a being like his father, the Demon Lord Xuan Blade!
As for the guarding formation, the demons and humans have been fighting offensive and defensive battles for tens of thousands of years, and they probably have a general understanding of the foundation of the human formation.
The formation is dead, but people are alive.
It’s not difficult to break the formation, it just takes a little more time!
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Under Qingge's "command", the demons' offensive officially began.
Breaking the formation is done simultaneously from all directions.
The demon army that surrounded Luoyan Pass, under the leadership of a seventh-rank demon cultivator, launched an attack on the Luoyan Pass formation.
In an instant, Luoyan Pass was shaken by an earthquake.
Under the continuous attacks of the demons, the guarding formation was like a small boat in the stormy waves, and it seemed to be on the verge of collapse. The light above the sky was rippling, as if it would break at any time.
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"The demon clan has dispatched nearly fifty seventh-grade demon cultivators this time. Under such overwhelming power, the idea of breaking out is just empty talk. Now our only hope for Luoyan Pass lies in that sixth-grade demon cultivator. As for whether we should fight for it or not," Marquis An Hai looked at the other dozen or so combined cultivators, "it's up to you to decide."
The roar continued, and the demons were still attacking fiercely.
There were raging flames falling, poisonous blood spilling out, demons with blades in their hands wielding their swords to attack the sky, and there were also extremely sharp, roaring winds sweeping across...
All kinds of magical powers appeared at the same time.
The great formation was already in danger under the fierce bombardment of the demons, but at the same time, under the leadership of the monks from Luoyan Pass, the great formation continued to launch counterattacks against the demons.
Batch after batch of demons fell from the sky under the counterattack of the huge formation.
The Luoyan Pass repairmen are now facing a difficult choice.
Either all the cultivators in the fusion stage immediately enter the formation and preside over the formation.
Their joining can not only make the formation last longer, but also with the help of the power of the formation, it can cause greater losses to the demons, at least killing a lot of seventh-grade demon cultivators.
The downside is that without support, once they make this choice, they are doomed to die.
The only difference is how much damage it can cause to the demons.
The magic power of monks is always limited. Once they can no longer sustain it, the formation will be broken.
The second option is to let those low-level cultivators preside over the formation and rely on the power of the formation itself to fight against the demons.
The cultivators in the fusion stage were looking for an opportunity to leave Luoyan Pass, rush through the numerous demon armies, approach the warship, and capture the Qingge Demon General alive.
It's a gamble.
If successful, they will have a great chance of saving Luoyan Pass.
But this is just a chance, because Demon General Qingge may not be as powerful as they think, and he is not enough to force the demons to retreat.
In addition, they may not be able to capture the Qingge Demon General alive.
Nearly fifty seventh-rank demon cultivators were watching covetously. These demon cultivators were not there to do nothing, so how could they sit idly by and watch the human cultivators approach the warship?
Once they make this choice, whether they succeed or fail, their threat to the demons will be greatly reduced - they must take the initiative to leave the protection of the guarding formation and head towards the tiger mountain.
There is not much time left for the Luoyan Pass repairmen to think.
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"kill!"
Tens of thousands of demons densely packed together covered the sky and blocked out the sun, densely covering the space on all sides of Luoyan Pass.
The weakest among them are the fourth-grade demons.
There are also quite a few fifth- and sixth-rank experts.
In the demon clan with strict class structure, they can only get the chance to transform by entering the battlefield and making contributions, so they are crazy and fierce!
"The human race's formation is really disgusting." On the warship, Qing Ge had a calm face. He frowned slightly as he saw that nearly a thousand demons had died in the counterattack of the formation.
Of course, it’s not heartache.
The lives of low-level demons are worthless in the abyss.
Although the abyss is vast, the number of demons it can support is ultimately limited.
Twenty thousand years ago, the number of demons had exceeded the carrying capacity of the abyss.
In this situation, they had to either increase revenue or reduce expenditure. They chose the former, so they launched an invasion war against the human race in an attempt to seize a new territory.
After the failure of their invasion of the human race's Sky, the demon lords of the demon race, in order to save money, even began to intentionally send low-quality demons from the abyss to the battlefield outside the domain as cannon fodder - the death of more ordinary demons would help "reduce the burden" on the abyss.
And he, Qing Ge, is the descendant of the Demon Lord and has noble bloodline. He doesn't even think highly of those seventh-rank demon cultivators, let alone the lives of these ordinary demons.
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The demons' attack continues.
"General, let's give it a try." In the silence, Lieutenant General Tang Ze looked at the situation on the field coldly and made the first decision.
His eyes were full of determination.
"There are still so many young cultivators entering the outer battlefield for the first time in Luoyan Pass. If they grow up, perhaps there will be cultivators at the eighth level. Even for them, we have to fight this wave!"
Tang Ze turned around and looked at the city wall.
There are groups of low-level monks who enter the extraterritorial battlefield with great enthusiasm.
The demons have always regarded the lives of low-level demons as worthless, but the human race regards low-level cultivators as the hope for the future.
"I agree with Tang Ze. Let's give it a try!" The female spiritual practitioner whose life had just been saved by Tang Ze gritted her teeth and stated her position.
"I agree!"
"Try it, the worst that can happen is death!"
After Tang Ze spoke, responses quickly rang out one after another, and everyone expressed their agreement.
Marquis Anhai's eyes, which showed no emotional fluctuations, slowly swept across their faces, "Then, leave the city?"
"We have to do something, right?" Tang Ze nodded and affirmed.
"Okay, then..." Marquis An Hai paused.
"Leave the city!" The next moment, a loud shout came from the mouth of Marquis Anhai.
His loud voice floated over this precarious city.
As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Anhai rose into the air, turned into a stream of light, and rushed straight towards the demon army outside the city.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The others did not hesitate at all, and the sounds of breaking through the air rang out one after another. In a moment, all the combined cultivators of Luoyan Pass had come out in full force.
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The moment they left the city, the seventh-grade demon cultivators who had surrounded Luoyan Pass flew towards them.
There are a total of eighteen combined cultivators in Luoyan Pass.
They formed an arrow-shaped formation, with the bull's eye pointing directly at the warship.
At the front of the team were two sword cultivators.
In a normal fierce battle, the ones standing in the front should be the physical cultivators with thick skin and strong flesh.
But this time the battle is a charge, a breakout, and an assault, which requires unparalleled impact force.
Among the six cultivators, the strongest in charging into formations are the sword cultivators, and only the sword cultivators.
Sword cultivators are natural warriors, so even if their bodies are weak, they still charge to the front without hesitation.
Not afraid of life or death.
The two seventh-level sword cultivators were glowing with brilliant light all over their bodies, like arrows shot from a bow, forming two straight lines, one on the left and one on the right, walking on the waves and shooting straight towards the demon cultivator who was blocking their way.
Behind the two of them, other monks were also performing their duties.
The seventh realm swordsman on the left, holding a long sword with a green cold wind all over it in both hands, slashed forward fiercely.
Green wind and sword energy burst out, causing the air flow to become violent and tearing through the space.
The two seventh-grade demon cultivators standing in front of him couldn't help but change color slightly when they saw this.
They are veterans of many battles and are well aware of the explosive power of human swordsmen.
They cannot block this sword head-on, otherwise they will be in trouble.
As a last
It doesn't mean anything.
Because the demons have the numerical advantage.
Under the full force of the Seventh Realm Sword Cultivator, a path was temporarily opened, but soon, the other Seventh Stage Demon Cultivators on the side quickly jumped up and attacked.
Boom!
At this moment, tentacles as sharp as blades suddenly shot out and attacked the swordsman at the front of the monks' team.
At the same time, a number of seventh-grade demon cultivators were approaching the human team to kill them.
Relatively speaking, most demons are better at close combat.
"Be careful!" Seeing this, Marquis Anhai was worried and shouted, "Protect both wings and keep moving forward!"
Sword cultivators are the spearheads and have the responsibility of charging into the enemy lines.
The physical cultivators who were originally supposed to be at the front were now responsible for protecting the two wings.
At the same time, he also summoned his Anhai Dao Domain and rushed forward to resist the attacks of those seventh-grade demon cultivators.
The sword cultivators are moving forward courageously, and they are to be the sword cultivators' solid backing.
clang clang clang!
The sharp tentacles danced so fast that a blurry afterimage appeared. They bombarded the Dao domain of Marquis Anhai, but made a metallic sound, making it difficult to succeed.
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On the war boat.
Qing Ge looked at the human cultivators charging forward leisurely across the vast demon army, and he was in a very good mood.
The demon cultivator standing behind Qing Ge took a step forward at this time and whispered: "Sir, these human cultivators are targeting you. Should we retreat first to avoid any accidents?"
The purpose of Marquis Anhai and his men was too obvious, so the demons could see through it at a glance.
But the human race had no choice. Their choice was a helpless measure to save time. They could only make big moves. How could they care about "repairing the plank road in the open and marching through Chencang in secret"?
Qing Ge stood on the deck of the warship with his hands behind his back, shook his head and sneered, "Why leave? If I leave, won't they just hide back in their turtle shells? Let them charge, I will stay here and see if they have the guts to charge me!"
"Besides, even if they can really kill me... so what?"
"Your Excellency is right. You are wise!" The other demon cultivators on the warship looked at each other and immediately complimented.
Qingge couldn't help but laugh wildly.
The feeling of commanding an army and deciding the life and death of human cultivators made him, a young man, feel particularly intoxicated.
"This is not enough, I want to be like my father!" Qing Ge's heart surged, and he looked at those human cultivators with a vicious look, "You are my stepping stones!"
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Some time has passed since the Luoyan Pass repairmen launched the charge.
The difference of one times in numbers made the charge launched by the human race like an egg hitting a rock.
Faced with the endless attacks from the demons, the combined cultivators of Luoyan Pass had a very difficult time coping.
In just a short while, their team was already full of flaws and many people were injured.
If the situation continues to develop in this way, it won’t be long before cultivators from the human race will die.
Once someone dies, the momentum of the charge that they have struggled to maintain will quickly collapse, and then the entire army will be wiped out.
This is an open conspiracy.
Qing Ge knew the human race's plan, so he did the opposite and followed the human race's wishes. He stayed where he was and let the human race launch the charge.
After all, if the human cultivators relied on the formation to resist, they would indeed have some headaches.
But now, in order to take him down, the human race has voluntarily given up the advantage of terrain, putting itself in a situation where two fists are no match for four hands.
Couldn’t ask for more!
Qingge felt very proud and confident.
But what he didn't notice was that when the human monks charged towards the warship, there was another person on the warship who showed a different expression.
It’s Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan, who is observing the situation and trying to see if there is any chance to escape in the chaos, is still on the warship.
Due to his identity as a monk from the underworld, he was relatively free to move around on the warship.
At this time, most of the attention of the demons on the warship had been attracted by the human cultivators. The demon army that had originally protected the warship in the center now rushed to the front, leaving the rear empty.
This is a great opportunity to leave, and Lu Qingshan is preparing to try to escape.
Then, he saw the Luoyan Pass repairmen charging at the warship.
He instantly understood the intentions of the monks at Luoyan Pass, which made him pause.
"Let's take a look at the situation first, maybe I can help in some way..." After hesitating for a moment, Lu Qingshan decided to stay and take a look at the situation.
If he was strong enough, in fact, with his current excellent position, and the fact that the seventh-grade magic cultivators of the demon clan were all on the front battlefield at this time, he could even suddenly attack and take down the Qingge Demon General in one fell swoop.
The problem is, he's not strong enough.
He is now only a cultivator at the Third Flower Realm of Refining Void, while Qingge is a primary demon general. This is a huge gap in strength that he absolutely cannot overcome now.
You know, when he was facing an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of the underworld, he had to use all his means and borrowed the power of mountains and seas to fight with him for dozens of rounds. He took advantage of the cultivator's momentary carelessness and killed him at the cost of 600 years of his own life.
But now, he has only been promoted from the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm to the Three Flowers Realm. Although his combat power has increased a lot, no substantial transformation has occurred.
Moreover, capturing someone alive is several times more difficult than killing them.
It was simply impossible for him to capture Qing Ge, who possessed the combat power of a primary demon general, in an instant.
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