Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 79

Volume 6 Chapter 79: The Final Battle Begins (8)

Xu Qingfan understood demons very well. He wasn’t wrong; the demon wanted to gain more power through two ways. One was to strengthen its inner resentment, causing the dead energy inside it to twist and mutate more, making its power increasingly terrifying. The other was to absorb more living beings to gain their energy and abilities. With these two methods, the demon could almost grow indefinitely, until it reached an unimaginable level, attracting Heavenly Tribulation and being wiped out by the Heavenly Way.

Even though Xu Qingfan hid in the "An" organization’s headquarters, taking a spectator’s attitude, he was still shocked by the situation outside the mountain. In just a few hours, the demon’s strength had increased by two or three times. After killing and absorbing the twelve patrol teams and two elite teams from the "An" organization, its power had nearly doubled since Xu Qingfan last saw it.

One reason is that the demon absorbed many members of the "An" organization, and another reason is that the demon repeatedly failed to kill Xu Qingfan, even being unable to harm Xu Qingfan’s helpers, Liu Ziqing and Zhang Yi. This made the demon even more resentful. Because of these reasons, the demon’s strength increased greatly in just a few hours, which is truly unbelievable.

The demon followed Xu Qingfan’s scent into the "Black Glory Valley." Sensing that Xu Qingfan was inside, it disregarded everything and began to launch a fierce attack on the "Black Glory Valley," but was soon discovered by the vigilance team of the "An" organization, leading to a chaotic battle.

However, while these vigilance teams were more than enough to handle ordinary cultivators, they struggled against a demon whose strength was above that of an average Mahayana Stage master. Just as they surrounded the demon without having time to ask questions, the strange eyes all over the demon began to shimmer with various colors, causing chaos within a three-hundred-zhang radius centered on the demon. In just a moment, countless magical attacks appeared, and more than half of the twelve patrol members who had surrounded the area were either killed or injured. Then, dark and corrupted energy spread, with the members of the "An" organization merging into the demon’s body.

After a moment, an elite team appeared, causing the demon some trouble, but they were still easily killed by the demon. After absorbing them, its strength increased again, and now, where there had been many beast-like eyes, there were also several human eyes that added to its horror and eeriness.

With no one to stop it, the demon attacked the mountain of the "Black Glory Valley," wanting to rush into the valley to kill Xu Qingfan.

In the past, this demon had flattened hundreds of low hills by itself in the Southern Wasteland. However, although the "Black Glory Valley" appeared ordinary, it was actually Zhang Xusheng’s stronghold and had been reinforced by Zhang Xusheng. Under the continuous attacks, while it seemed like rocks and dirt were flying everywhere with great force, it only shattered some of the outer rocks. Yet, the crazy demon had its own resilience. Although the effects were minor, it continued to attack the mountain. After a moment, the mountain began to show tiny cracks, and as time went on, the cracks grew more frequent, signaling a new change.

At this point, as the higher-ups of the "An" organization made a decision, the Human Level defense formation was officially activated. A thin layer of light suddenly appeared, covering the mountain, and the demon’s attacks on the mountain were greatly weakened. At the same time, a dark protective shield wrapped around the entire "Black Glory Valley," turning the once bright sky dark.

Then, silently and without a sound, sixteen black-clad cultivators suddenly appeared around the demon. Each cultivator exuded a strong and mysterious aura, quickly surrounding the demon.

Even though everyone had heard reports about the demon’s appearance, they were still shocked when they truly saw it, especially with the strange eyes blinking all over its body, sending endless chills through their hearts.

The monster suddenly became careful and cautious. It judged that each person who came was as strong as its enemy, Xu Qingfan.

"You monster, where did you come from? Why do you dare to attack us suddenly?"

After a brief moment of shock, Jiluo managed to calm down. He flew forward for a few steps, widened his eyes in anger, and roared fiercely.

Among the group, Mingluo held the highest position, but Jiluo had a hot temper, and Mingluo didn’t mind someone stepping up. Thus, Jiluo’s roar immediately caught the monster’s attention. The others stood together, watching the monster’s reactions with caution.

Anyone who gets in the way of killing Xu Qingfan is Xu Qingfan’s accomplice.

The monster’s simple thinking could not answer Jiluo’s question; it only understood this one point.

Countless eyes on the monster quietly stared at Jiluo. The looks changed from confusion to anger and a desire to kill. As Jiluo saw those eyes starting to turn red, the cold feeling he had just managed to suppress returned. He felt a bit regretful for stepping up and was about to back away when he suddenly saw a dark shadow flash in front of him.

Startled, Jiluo wanted to dodge, but his reaction was a moment too slow, and he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

In the next moment, the monster’s sharp, barbed tail suddenly stretched out and pierced right into Jiluo’s heart. Velvety blood flowed along the tail and dripped on Jiluo’s black clothing. He slowly looked down at the tail piercing his chest, his face showing disbelief.

Then, the monster swung its tail behind it, and Jiluo fell to the ground like trash, stirring up a cloud of dust at everyone’s feet.

As Jiluo’s body hit the ground, the calm between the fifteen senior members of the "An" organization and the monster was finally broken.

When the seven test subjects saw that Jiluo had been killed just like that, they let out a thunderous roar and rushed towards the monster. On their way, each test subject’s body underwent astonishing changes. As their bodies rapidly swelled, the black clothing on them split apart, becoming fragments that floated in the air.

As their bodies grew larger, each test subject noticed amazing changes: some gained four or five tails, some had their arms turn into dual blades, while others sprouted dense sharp spikes from their heads, losing their human form, and their momentum surged.

However, even though these test subjects looked neither human nor ghostly, they still appeared much more pleasant than the monster.

As the test subjects charged towards the monster, the other seven old members of the "An" organization also showcased their abilities, their bodies glowing with all sorts of colors. The Spirit Qi between heaven and earth suddenly became chaotic, as they aimed to unleash their ultimate skills and defeat the monster while the test subjects held it down.

As for Mingluo, colorful and strange light gleamed in his eyes. He looked up, and beams of light shot from his eyes toward the defense array outside "Black Glory Valley," clearly intending to use the power of the defense array against this unfathomable monster.

Strangely, Jiluo, who had a large hole in his chest, slowly stood up, glaring fiercely at the monster in the sky. As he waved his arms, a faint gray mist formed in front of him, silently enveloping the monster. This was Jiluo’s special ability—"Plague Breath," which affected people’s minds and caused various diseases and plagues within their bodies, even for cultivators.

After being modified by Zhang Xusheng, Jiluo might not have the potential for further strength growth, but he gained an incredibly powerful life force, and his heart was no longer his weakness.

Just as they spoke, in a flash, the seven test subjects that rushed forward first had already clashed with the monsters.

The monster let out a roar, its sword tail swung high, turning into shadows that lashed out like wild whips at those monsters. With the sharpness of the monster’s tail, if it hit, the outcome would surely be a body split in two.

Although each test subject was far weaker than the monster, they worked together perfectly, moving in a highly coordinated manner, attacking or defending, supporting or assisting, their combined strength was able to match the monster for a short time. Despite the monster’s continuous roars, it was momentarily unable to deal with these tiny creatures before it. In anger, countless eyes on its body began to glow with dark light, and the Spirit Qi of the entire "Black Glory Valley" started to ripple strongly.

At that moment, the attacks from the seven old members of the "An" organization were finally ready.

Suddenly, seven powerful forces erupted; these old experts, being very experienced, did not just attack recklessly. Instead, some of them cast spells to enhance the test subjects, greatly increasing their speed and defense. Others appeared behind the monster as dark figures, causing the monster to feel its speed and reaction greatly reduced, leaving it in shadow.

Additionally, under the attacks of these old members, roaring fire dragons and ice birds, along with various strange lights, shot towards the monster.

With their distance cooperation and offensive or supportive moves, although the monster’s power greatly surpassed that of the others, for a moment, it found itself in a disadvantageous position.

Suddenly, the monster raised its head and let out a thunderous roar, its countless eyes glowing intensely. Within a radius of three hundred feet, numerous magical powers appeared out of thin air, ready to kill all seven of the test subjects entangled with it.

"Let me do it!"

Mingluo let out a cold snort.