Chapter 379 Startled Yaozu(race)

"Human?"

The Demon King roared in fury, unleashing a flurry of startled strikes in rapid succession.

In fact, not only were Eldrin and the other 2 taken aback, but the demon clan was utterly terrified when 3 supreme Golden Core experts suddenly emerged before them.

The teleportation array had been perfectly functional, so how could 3 human cultivators suddenly emerge? Many of the demon kings suspected they had fallen prey to some human conspiracy.

"Hurry, destroy the teleportation array!"

A demon king roared in fury, convinced that the humans had orchestrated a pincer attack and that reinforcements would soon swarm from behind. In panic, he desperately channeled his divine abilities, magical treasures, and cultivation techniques.

Boom

Amidst the relentless clashes, Yan Zijie’s expression shifted abruptly. She summoned another magical artifact to block the demon king’s assault, then demanded, “How do we break this stalemate?”

"At this point, our only recourse is to break this formation and rendezvous with Fellow Daoist Jizhou outside."

With a grave expression, Lyra (Person Name) retrieved the 6 Heavens Black Prison Tower (Magic Treasure). "Hold them off for a moment," she said, "while I activate this treasure to break the formation."

"Very well."

Yan Zi Ji spoke, yet she too understood that this was the only way forward now.

This Void Gem (Spiritual Object) vein was of paramount importance. To protect it, the demon race had deployed 7 interlocking fourth-tier formations, their combined power reaching quasi-fifth-tier levels.

Apart from the 6 Heavens Black Prison Tower, no 1 present possessed a means to breach it within a short span of time.

The 6 Heavens Black Prison Tower was an extraordinary treasure. Though its power was immensely formidable, capable of obliterating any fourth-tier formation in a single strike, it required pre-charging to unleash its full potential.

Understanding the gravity of the situation, both of them began activating their defensive magic treasures to withstand the onslaught from the numerous demon kings.

However, these demon kings were all formidable in strength, among them were powerful demon kings like the Black Eagle Demon King at Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm). For a moment, both of them felt immense pressure.

"We can't keep dragging on like this."

At this critical moment, Eldrin's gaze turned icy.

He then summoned the Violet Gold Glazed Armor to bolster his defenses and activated the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void (Magic Treasure). In an instant, a dazzling surge of Yin-Yang magnetic force enveloped the void, effectively disrupting over a dozen magical artifacts unleashed by the demon kings.

These magical treasures were disrupted by the eldritch magnetic force, momentarily sent into chaotic flight and collision. Most of their formidable power was directed toward the Spirit Mountain, instantly shattering cliffs and sending echoes of thunderous roars reverberating everywhere.

After that move, they finally felt the pressure plummet and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

While channeling the Mirror of Yin, Yang, and Void (Magic Treasure), Eldrin (Person Name) scanned his surroundings and noticed that many demon kings, finding their magical treasures suppressed, were actually charging forth relying solely on their formidable physical bodies.

"Hmph."

Witnessing the demon kings running rampant, Eldrin’s gaze turned icy as he said to Yan Zijī, “Please protect us.”

"Good."

Yan ZiJi declared, summoning her divine abilities and magical treasures to envelop the 3 of them.

Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) withdrew the Purple Gold Glazed Armor (Magic Treasure) and the Sky-Severing Twin Swords (Magic Treasure), then frantically drew spiritual power from the Ren Water Blue Lotus Throne (Magic Treasure).

Within a few breaths, he forcefully channeled his spiritual power and unleashed the Phantom-Splitting Sword Art (Cultivation Art).

Clang!

In an instant, billions of sword rays sprayed like torrential rain, flooding heaven and earth as they surged forth with unstoppable frenzy, forcing the demon kings to retreat explosively.

In that instant, countless demons below the Golden Core realm were slain, while even Golden Core Demon Kings suffered grievous wounds, retreating 1 after another as they stained the earth with their blood.

"Reinforcements, now! Cease this pointless struggle."

Watching Eldrin wreak havoc, a demon king roared in fury. Unfortunately, the human Golden Core cultivators battling on the outskirts saw this as an unmissable opportunity. They unleashed their full arsenal of techniques, pressing the demon kings so fiercely that reinforcements became impossible.

Seeing that a dozen or so Golden Core demon kings alone could not subdue the trio, a powerful demon king roared furiously.

"Activate the formation, the formation!"

Once the formation is activated to attack the 3 individuals within the sacred mountain, the spirit vein would face the risk of severe damage.

But at this critical moment, there was no time for hesitation. The demon king presiding over the formation snapped back to awareness and immediately began channeling energy to activate the array against the trio.

But it was already too late. After gathering her energy for a moment, Lyra finally activated the 6 Heavens Black Prison Tower.

In the blink of an eye, a streak of flowing light suppressed the void, tearing apart countless formation patterns as the entire guardian formation of the spirit stone vein collapsed.

"Well done, Fellow Daoist Chen."

As the Spirit Mountain Array was shattered, Mo the Ancient 1 took the lead, unleashing the Mo Xue Twin Swords to charge in.

Wei Tianxiong, whose cultivation had reached the Pseudo-Infant Realm; Kun Xuzi, the foremost rogue cultivator of Ji Province; Lin Yangkong, the premier Golden Core expert of the Qi Kingdom—1 supreme expert after another, from the Late Stage of the Golden Core Realm all the way to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, descended upon the scene.

The demon race also had its experts. There were 8 or 9 Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) demon kings like the Black Eagle Demon King and the Azure Sparrow Demon King, and there was even a blue flood dragon whose cultivation had reached the False Infant Realm.

Unfortunately, the demonic tribes had now lost their fighting spirit. The sudden ambush by Eldrin and his 2 companions had shattered their morale, as they feared that more human reinforcements might pour through the teleportation formation to continue the assault.

"Retreat."

The Blue Flood Dragon Demon King cast a frigid glance at the trio before ultimately leading his demonic horde in a retreat into the distance.

Currently, the human race controls the teleportation array. How many reinforcements they have and what their true strength might be remains unknown. To continue fighting while knowing ourselves but not our enemy is unwise.

The Blue Flood Dragon Demon King was merely half a step away from the Nascent Soul Realm, and naturally, he was unwilling to take such a risk.

"After them!"

A group of Golden Core cultivators gave chase, yet they deliberately ignored the strongest Golden Core demon king. Instead, they poured all their efforts into restraining several demon kings at the early to mid Golden Core stages.

Atop the Spirit Mountain, Eldrin felt his spiritual power utterly depleted. Only after the 3 of them swallowed a few elixirs did they finally draw a deep breath.

After successive assaults on the spiritual veins, their magical power had been considerably depleted. In the final battle, they faced a dozen or so Golden Core demon kings. Had it not been for their combat prowess rivaling that of Golden Core, Great Perfection cultivators, even 3 Golden Core, Late Stage practitioners would likely have lost their lives.

If the demon tribe hadn't been caught off guard and intimidated by them, this battle would likely have been a fierce and arduous 1.

Indeed, it was no wonder the demon tribes’ morale wavered and they retreated. After all, 3 Golden Core cultivators had abruptly emerged from their rear flank—each possessing strength so absurd it defied reason.

He stood firm against the assaults of a dozen or so demon kings without the slightest fear, even unleashing a great divine power to grievously wound countless demons and shatter their meticulously arranged Mountain Protection Array.

Even a human Golden Core cultivator witnessing this scene would likely have their resolve shattered, forced to conserve their strength and await intelligence gathering before planning a counterattack.

After recovering a portion of their mana, the trio joined the pursuit for a time. They chased the enemy for 1 shichen (2 hours) before finally returning to the Void Gem mineral vein.

Deep within the mine vein, several dozen Golden Core cultivators gathered together, their faces beaming with joy as they tallied the gains from this battle.

After taking stock, Wei Tianxiong revealed a pleased expression and said, "In this battle, we have slain 5 Golden Core demon kings, and destroyed the physical bodies of 4 others."

"Not bad."

Everyone was overjoyed. In this single battle, they had slain 5 demon kings. Combined with the 2 demon kings eliminated by Eldrin and his companions during their struggle for the teleportation formation, this meant they had eradicated a total of 7 demon kings.

With the addition of 4 demon kings who had their physical forms destroyed, the losses suffered by the Qi Kingdom had largely been reclaimed from this battle.

Moreover, they dismantled 11 of the demon race's teleportation arrays, completely shattering their transportation network. The beast tide invasion had now effectively turned from defeat to victory.