Chapter 161
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Chapter 161: Demonic Energy Soars to the Sky
The embroidered ball whispered, “Oh my goodness, there truly is a demon, and it’s a terrifying great demon that can manipulate the power of time’s void. In terms of cultivation level, it’s equivalent to the All-Manifestation Realm, maybe even a bit stronger. Retreat quickly; you can’t afford to get involved.”
Li Hui smiled bitterly, “Now you want to leave? Is it even possible?”
Indeed, it was impossible to escape! The demonic energy erupted violently, instantly attracting the attention of the Hongmo Sect, and a thunderous boom echoed as thousands of light pillars shot down.
Countless magic puppets soared into the formation, and the Hongmo Sect showed no regard for these cultivators, using them as nails to secure various formation positions, further breaking the formation established by the Fire Family cultivators.
Over on their side, Li Hui’s substitute’s eyes lit up as he said to Chef Zhao, “Quickly lead everyone to retreat from the formation; we can’t afford to get involved here.”
Lian Luosha looked around with a cold smile, “They really know how to seize an opportunity. Gao Yuhu, Mo Xinghe, and Bai Yulian went off to try their luck, while Zhang Tianhua entered the formation early on. Hmph, they want to collect the formations’ treasures.”
“Senior Sister, it seems your true self isn’t here either, right?” Li Hui chuckled.
“Go, you little rascal learning to expose his Senior Sister! Quickly tell your people to move east. Now that the Hongmo Sect has noticed this place, they’ll set up Heaven’s Net. If you don’t leave now, there’s no escaping!”
“Understood! The formation will eventually be broken, and now is the perfect time to cross the boundary between the Inner Ring and the Outer Ring.” Li Hui recalled Ao Chonglin, the fool was just waiting to be struck by lightning! For a long while, the thunder roared while the lightning flickered, making him feel quite unhappy.
With the Fire Family and the Hongmo Sect stepping in, the plan had become utterly unrecognizable, but the goal was achieved: to destroy the formation and uncover the mystery of the demons here. However, they hadn’t anticipated the overwhelming demonic energy, and the force of the Hongmo Sect was aggressive—things had gotten a bit out of hand. This might turn into drawing water with a bamboo basket, gaining nothing and losing their lives in the process.
At this moment, Li Hui represented the saying, “After stacking nine mountains high, one basket of soil short of completion.” He could only remain hidden, waiting for the situation to develop further.
Affected by the stimulus, the Five Elements All-Destroying Flame Formation began to contract violently, with many formation rings merging together, shining with dazzling light as they converged into the formation.
The demonic energy was a mix of blue and red, soaring into the sky, while the huge energy column distorted the surrounding area, making the colors appear unreal.
The demon had not yet revealed itself, remaining rational, continuously urging the demonic energy to collide with the Miao Jade altar, causing the altar to unleash surging spiritual energy that propelled the formation into a frenzy. Soon, this influenced the other two Miao Jade altars, causing ten radiant lights to rise up in the formation, precisely the treasures used to set up the formation.
Li Hui felt extremely frustrated; the demonic energy and spiritual energy pulled toward him disappeared in an instant, quickly forming a vortex of spiritual pressure that expanded outward.
Even if he could forcibly block the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, he could not deny the peach tree demon’s thirst for demonic energy. There was also a little demon monk named Guang Jin, crazily absorbing the blue and red demonic energy, ready to sing with joy!
Fortunately, the demonic energy was vast, and the formation was constantly shifting, preventing the great demon from dealing with the anomalies. Thus, the vortex of spiritual pressure firmly occupied a place near the altar, dimming the intersecting halos and rendering them powerless to activate their powers.
From all directions came a thunderous roar, and Li Hui crawled forward, seeking refuge behind a rock.
In truth, he couldn’t truly hide, as the vortex of spiritual pressure was almost manifesting, flowing around his body like waves, and he even heard the sound of flowing water, almost replenishing the energy consumed by the spirit talismans he had drawn earlier.
“Let’s leave it at this for now!” Li Hui dared not frolic in front of the astonishing great demon; how bothersome would that be? It would be like an old tortoise seeking death by eating arsenic!
The Hongmo Sect ordered the magic puppets to secure the formation, while the Fire Family cultivators were driven to summon a sky full of fire ravens to aid in the battle. Yang Jueyu and Quan Juecheng received reprimands because they had come to break the formation, only to find that a shocking great demon was hidden within. They were practically harbingers of doom!
Yang Jueyu and Quan Juecheng had no choice but to use treasure talismans, painfully aware of the cost, yet they dared not disobey. The Fire Family had already connected through the Hongmo sect’s Zhenglun and had the chance to become a small vassal family of the Hongmo Sect, so their biggest ambition was to change paths and join the Hongmo Sect as inner sect disciples, making them very eager to show off.
Around the afternoon hour of Shen, with the sun slightly shifting west, the rumbling grew increasingly dense.
Many magic puppets self-destructed to cause destruction, and the hundred thousand fire ravens launched suicidal attacks. The Five Elements All-Destroying Flame Formation howled in despair, forced to contract even further. Its coverage reduced to a mere forty miles, less than a third of its original size.
At that moment, the outer disciples of the Hongmo Sect, who had already received orders to arrive outside the formation, began to follow up. The demonic light brightened densely, revealing a complete array of top-notch magical items that surged in like a tidal wave.
Suddenly, the embroidered ball exclaimed softly.
With a “boom,” frost spread across the ground, and among the ten rays of light in the formation, one suddenly vanished, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
“Damn it, someone took away the formation’s treasures!” As the Hongmo Sect disciples reacted, the ground trembled again, and two more rays of light disappeared.
“Who is it?” Anger erupted from several directions.
Unexpectedly, the lights flickered, and the fourth and fifth rays extinguished in succession, and half of the treasure items used for the formation were gone, leaving only five remaining to support the formation, which seemed on the verge of losing balance.
As expected, numerous halos around the outer formation collapsed, and chaos ensued within.
The standard method for breaking a formation was not like this; only by sealing the three Miao Jade altars could the treasures be taken. Otherwise, it would trigger a terrifying backlash due to the flow of the formation. They had already broken to this extent and should proceed step by step, yet some lowly scoundrels were trying to pick the fruits—no wonder the Hongmo Sect disciples were furious!
“Buzz, buzz, buzz…”
As the headache-inducing buzzing noise arose, the three Miao Jade altars became unstable, causing the spiritual wave to sweep outward. Stimulated, the formation abruptly exploded, and five treasures transformed into streams of light, launching out of the formation.
Not only did five treasures soar away, but four light and shadow segments also emerged from the center of the formation, either exuding a mysterious aura or radiating extraordinary presence, flying away with glowing tails.
“Ah! The Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Treasures protected by the formation have flown away,” a Hongmo Sect disciple shouted, hastily shaking his body to pursue.
Who cared about breaking the formation then? Capturing the demons was the sect’s duty! Seeing the demonic energy soaring to the sky made it clear that it was beyond their capability to deal with. If some outer disciples tried to do what true disciples would do, it wouldn’t be an act of glory but courting death. But perhaps they could still scheme for some treasures.
Most of the attacking disciples had already made a break for it, while the remaining ones intentionally avoided the law altar where the demonic energy was concentrated, focusing their strength to pave a way to the other two altars, not hoping to obtain treasures but at least gather some Miao Jade.
Just then, as Li Hui pondered whether to use the Fortune Ascending Talisman, the sky thundered, and terrifying blood hands reached out from the three immense Corpse Islands outside Wan Nest Island, each finger two hundred zhang long, its palm covered in red hair, descending upon the demonic energy like a blood sun.
“Crack…” The flickering shadows shattered, and blood flames surged, overwhelming Li Hui. He couldn’t understand the magnitude of this confrontation and buried himself as much as possible behind the rock, leaving everything to fate.
