Chapter 502: Should We Give Them a Chance to Breathe? (Gugu Yuanchu)
Chapter 502: Should We Give Them a Chance to Breathe? (Gugu Yuanchu)
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The western horizon trembled as the earth shook violently.
A mountain-sized black shadow came striding through the air.
Upon closer inspection, it was a hundred-zhang tall black bear.
Its iron-like black fur covered pillar-thick arms, with bell-sized eyes flashing with brutality and killing intent—this was none other than the Mountain-Moving Sage.
From the eastern horizon, dark mist rolled and churned.
Within the fog loomed the faint outline of a giant tiger whose roars shook heaven and earth.
The eighty-zhang long beast was pitch black as ink, with ghostly green demonic flames burning in its eyes and blade-like claws. As it moved, black winds swirled around it—its identity unmistakable as the Black Wind Sage.
"Kekeke! News of our demon race's attack must have spread long ago," the Mountain-Moving Sage grinned, baring its fangs as it gazed toward the Cangbo Mountain Range. "Yet the Moon Shadow Sect hasn't reacted at all. Could they have abandoned their mountain gate and fled?"Beyond the Cangbo Mountains lay the Moon Shadow Sect's territory.
The sect had stolen its high-grade spirit vein, making it lose face before Tu Shan Yue.
It couldn't wait to exact its vengeance.
"That high-grade spirit vein can't grow legs and run!"
A ferocious tiger head emerged from the black mist as the Black Wind Sage sneered, "I refuse to believe they could move five high-grade spirit veins at once! Even if they could run, where would they go? Beyond the Cangyun Realm?"
"Today, we will raze the Moon Shadow Sect to the ground!"
Thunder rumbled from the northern sky as a grayish-white rhinoceros-headed humanoid giant wielding a massive axe strode forth on thunderclouds. The Manifestation Sage stood amidst the storm, looking down upon the world with thunder-lit eyes filled with ambition.
The Moon Shadow Sect was humanity's strongest sect.
Once they dealt with them, the Cangyun Realm would belong to the demon race.
Beneath dark clouds, poisonous mist coalesced into a slender figure.
The bizarre creature had a scorpion's head, a snake-like slender torso covered in black scale armor, and a crimson scorpion tail protruding from its waist—this was the Venomous Foe Sage.
The Venomous Foe Sage remained silent.
Only casting a venomous glare toward the Moon Shadow Sect's direction.
The five great demon sages each occupied their position, backed by an endless tide of demonic forces. Their numbers blotted out the sky—a million strong army roaring and howling as their combined demonic aura drained color from the world.
Yet Tu Shan Yue was nowhere to be seen.
She seemed to be hiding somewhere, quietly observing everything.
The Roc Sage circled once in the sky before returning.
Transforming into a half-human, half-eagle creature with golden wings, it landed before the four other sages.
"There are formations within the Cangbo Mountains."
Golden light flashed in its eyes as it scoffed:
"Two extremely sophisticated formations that ordinary Great Ascension Stage cultivators might not detect. But I am a demon sage! Nothing in the Cangbo Mountains escapes my eagle eyes!"
"Formations?!"
The Mountain-Moving Sage narrowed its crimson eyes.
Without the golden-winged roc's sharp vision, it couldn't see the formations.
"Did the Moon Shadow Sect anticipate our route and set up ambushes in advance?"
"Correct." The Roc Sage grinned nonchalantly. "Who else but the Moon Shadow Sect would dare lay traps for our demon race?"
"Since we've discovered them, why wait?!" The Venomous Foe Sage hissed viciously. "Don't give them even a sliver of opportunity!"
"Opportunity? Mere formations are nothing!" The Roc Sage declared arrogantly while gazing at the mountain range. "The Moon Shadow Sect lies before us—should we detour just to avoid these two formations? Crossing the Cangbo Wetlands would take another half month. Can we afford the delay? Can our sovereign?"
"You mean..." The Manifestation Sage hesitated.
Memories of human cultivators driving their race to the Hundred Thousand Mountains remained fresh.
Though human strength had waned significantly.
Once bitten, twice shy—it feared deeper schemes might be at play.
The Roc Sage ignored the Manifestation Sage's concerns.
Instead, it turned to face the million-strong demon army and gave the order.
"Attack!"
ROOOAR—!
Instantly, countless demon soldiers and generals flooded into the Cangbo Mountain valley like a tidal wave.
The demonic forces advanced triumphantly, crushing boulders and flattening forests in their wake, leaving devastation behind.
Their arrogance knew no bounds as they marched without caution, clearly dismissing any potential ambush in the valley.
Pawns move first on the chessboard.
All five demon sages possessed power to dismantle formations.
But they weren't fools.
Human cultivation formations were treacherous and incomprehensible—there was no need to risk themselves when demon soldiers could test the formations' might first.
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Li Ziping hid atop the main peak, observing the demon army's advance. Holding his breath, his eyes gleamed as he awaited the perfect moment.
When the vanguard reached the valley's heart and the main force entered, Li Ziping suddenly stood and shouted: "Activate the formations!"
Instantly, heaven and earth transformed!
Thirty-six Demon-Suppressing Banners atop mountain peaks simultaneously erupted with dazzling golden light.
Interconnected golden threads formed an inescapable net across the sky.
BOOM—!
The Seven Stars Dragon-Binding Array activated violently.
Seven massive light pillars thick as mountain ridges shot skyward, forming the Big Dipper constellation in midair. Dragon roars seemed to emanate from the light pillars, emitting terrifying pressure capable of suppressing all creation.
Simultaneously.
CRACK—! Eighty-one Spirit-Anchoring Stakes trembled in unison.
Purple-golden runes ignited as, amidst earth-shaking booms, the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Sword Array activated. Tens of thousands of sword energies erupted from the ground, coalescing into countless flying swords midair—all pointed directly at the demon horde.
"Two grand formations—such scale of trapping and killing arrays harnessing natural energies... what extravagance!"
The Venomous Foe Sage's expression flickered, yet no fear showed in its eyes.
Both miraculous formations now fully activated, enveloping the entire valley.
The Seven Stars Dragon-Binding Array accelerated its rotation.
Countless golden dragon scales began falling from the light pillars.
Initially, demons paid no heed to the descending scales—until the first demon made contact. The scale clung like maggots to bone, weighing thousands of jin, instantly pinning the demon to the ground, unable to move.
Regardless of cultivation level, all demons within found themselves suppressed by dragon qi.
Only demon king-level entities could barely resist and continue forward.
Then—
WHOOSH—!
The myriad giant swords from the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Sword Array came shrieking down.
Like torrential rain, the swords fell as the earth quaked.
Where they passed, demon blood sprayed and bones vanished without trace.
Within moments, half the demon army perished. A million demon soldiers trapped like lambs to slaughter, utterly powerless to resist.
"Incredible!"
"We're winning!!"
"Is... is this the power of ultimate formations?"
Moon Shadow Sect disciples watching from the mountains couldn't contain their excitement.
Originally pessimistic about today's battle.
The formations' might had given them a delightful surprise.
"Hmph, these stubborn demons dare invade human territory!"
Some disciples couldn't resist jeering through firing ports at the routed demons.
Yet facing the two mighty formations, the five demon sages remained unfazed.
"This power... truthfully, it's rather disappointing."
The Mountain-Moving Sage coldly observed the slaughtered lesser demons, its lips curling into a cruel smile:
"After millennia, human cultivators haven't progressed—only regressed? Useless trash!"
The Roc Sage crossed its arms, eyes filled with disappointment as if having lost all interest, sighing: "Humanity's destiny has run its course."
"Shall we give them a chance to breathe?" The Black Wind Sage's mocking laughter echoed madly from the black mist.
"No, we want absolute domination." The Manifestation Sage rose, its hill-sized body blotting out the sky as lightning gathered above its head. With a heaven-shaking roar, it bellowed:
"Let them learn the true meaning of—"
"DES—! PAIR—!"
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