"Academy Head, are we breaking the pact?" One Heavenly Demon Academy elder saw Niu Wu Ba reveal his true form in fury and spoke with some anxiety.
"Idiot! Those Blood Imperial Clan dogs have already brought out an Eighth Grade Battle Formation Master. What pact are we still upholding, my ass!" The Turtle Shell Old Man kicked the elder flying with his shell and roared with a flushed face.
This Blood Refining Grand Formation could completely envelop Heavenly Demon City. Even an Eighth Grade demon beast like him was beginning to feel that the blood in his body was no longer fully under his control. This proved that the Blood Refining Grand Formation was at least at the True Grade level. Only a Battle Formation Master at the Eighth Grade or higher could set up such a formation.
"That's true!" The elder scratched his head. He had been too anxious and hadn't thought clearly. The enemy had already brought out an Eighth Grade Battle Formation Master — why the hell were they still upholding any pact… Were they stupid?
Niu Wu Ba clearly understood this as well. His Five-Colored Imperial Ox true form towered between heaven and earth. Countless light-attribute energies rapidly gathered and condensed within his ox horns. He threw his head back and roared:
"Blood Imperial Clan! You have broken your word and tried to wipe out our entire demon beast race. This old man will no longer be polite!"
"All demon beasts, condense your strongest attacks and shatter this formation with me!"
ROOOAR…
The demon beasts' eyes turned blood-red as they roared endlessly. The moment the Blood Refining Grand Formation activated, many low-level demon beasts had already exploded, their blood turning into a rain of blood that was completely absorbed by the formation. It was utterly horrifying.
Following Niu Wu Ba's command, the entire demon beast race began condensing their strongest attacks…
The spiritual qi of heaven and earth surged wildly toward them. There were even signs that the surrounding qi was becoming thin… because the number of powerhouses simultaneously drawing on spiritual qi was too great, and the world could not supply it fast enough…
Even so, the scene of countless demon beasts condensing their attacks together was magnificent to the extreme, lighting up the entire sky of U Origin with brilliant radiance.
"ROOOAR — Five-Colored Heaven-Flattening Light!"
Niu Wu Ba roared in fury. Two beams of five-colored light that could destroy heaven and earth shot forward, aiming straight at the center of the formation…
"Shatter for us!"
The entire demon beast race howled. Countless attacks tore through space, all striking at the same time as Niu Wu Ba's attack…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Even though Heavenly Demon City was a True Grade treasure, it could barely withstand such a concentrated barrage of attacks. The entire city shook violently. Cracks even began appearing on the city walls…
An attack of this scale… had a very high chance of destroying the Blood Refining Grand Formation.
Unfortunately, that was only if the person who set up the formation did not take any defensive measures…
"Khak khak, you want to break the formation in front of this seat? You're still too green!"
The black-robed man on the Blood Imperial Clan's side laughed sinisterly. His withered arms danced rapidly in the air as streaks of formation patterns were struck out, continuously reinforcing the formation…
Not stopping there, all the Blood Guards and Blood Generals present on the battlefield moved together. They released the blood essence they had previously collected and poured it into the walls of the formation, greatly increasing its sturdiness…
Feeling it was still not enough, three Blood Envoys hidden in the void also appeared together and released their own sky-filling blood essence to supplement the Blood Refining Grand Formation.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The thousands of coordinated attacks finally struck the formation walls. On the outside… the black-robed man leading the Blood Imperial Clan's side poured all his effort into reinforcing and repairing the formation…
Heaven and earth showed signs of collapsing under the heaven-shaking collision. One side attacked while the other defended. They clashed endlessly…
The expressions of the demon beasts gradually turned pale. However, they continued desperately maintaining their attacks. They knew that if the Blood Refining Grand Formation did not collapse, the day of the demon beast race's demise would officially arrive…
On the other hand, the Blood Imperial Clan also understood that as long as they could keep the formation stable and operational, they would completely take down the entire U Origin Continent…
The two sides were once again locked in a battle of attrition. This time, it was a contest of endurance…
As previously stated, the Blood Imperial Clan held a massive advantage because this was their home ground. The vast amount of blood essence they had collected earlier became an extremely abundant source of energy, allowing them to fight for a long time without fatigue…
In contrast, the demon beasts gradually fell into a disadvantage. The surrounding heaven-and-earth spiritual qi could no longer keep up with the massive number of demon beasts executing attacks. Even large piles of spiritual stones were thrown around Heavenly Demon City to supply energy… but the speed at which the demon beasts could absorb spiritual qi from the stones could not compare to the Blood Imperial Clan directly devouring blood essence on the battlefield.
Puff…
Some low-level demon beasts finally reached their limit. Their spiritual power was completely drained, and their bodies collapsed powerlessly to the ground. The blood in their bodies boiled and then exploded, continuing to become nutrients for the Blood Refining Grand Formation and the Blood Imperial Clan…
This was like an endless vicious cycle. As long as the Blood Imperial Clan cultivators could still absorb blood essence and directly exploit it on the battlefield, they were almost undefeatable.
"NO!!!!"
Niu Wu Ba roared helplessly. His Five-Colored Heaven-Flattening Light also gradually dissipated. Although its power had been heaven-shaking… in the end, it still could not destroy the Blood Refining Grand Formation.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Countless demon beasts spat blood as they completely exhausted themselves, helplessly watching the Blood Refining Grand Formation continue to cover all directions around them, endlessly devouring the blood essence of their own kind…
"Could this truly be the day of U Origin's demise?" The Turtle Shell Old Man's face was deathly pale and gloomy. His turtle shell had lost its luster… It looked as if he had aged considerably.
Breaking a formation had always been harder than setting one up. Breaking a formation from inside the formation increased the difficulty many times compared to breaking it from the outside… unless the strength of those trapped inside could completely crush the person who set up the formation…
Unfortunately, U Origin's overall strength was still inferior to the Blood Imperial Clan's. The enemy's Battle Formation Master was also far too formidable. The demon beasts had already tried their best…
"We cannot continue like this!" In the void, Sword Elder Xuan drew the black sword from his back. Sword Intent that covered the sky spread out, piercing through layers of space and appearing on the battlefield. His expression was extremely grave as he shouted coldly:
"The Blood Imperial Clan dogs have truly gone back on their word and broken the initial agreement. They deserve to be exterminated by everyone!"
KENG…
Following a clear sword hum, sky-filling sword qi howled as it sliced space into fragments. With an arrogant posture, it slashed viciously downward toward the Blood Imperial Clan…
"Haha, Sword Elder Xuan, right? This old man's Bone Sword has been waiting for you for a long time!"
A wild laugh rang out from within Blood Imperial City. Then a figure shot across the sky like a meteor. A ferocious, bone-white Bone Sword in the hands of a Three-Heart Blood Envoy slashed viciously toward the blade of Sword Elder Xuan's black sword.
"Sword cultivator?" Sword Elder Xuan's expression changed. The moment this figure soared into the sky, he sensed a sword intent no weaker than his own surging wildly.
The Blood Imperial Clan also had sword cultivators…
"Sword Elder Xuan, I heard you are the number one sword cultivator on Yuelong Star. Let this old man see what you're capable of!" The Three-Heart Blood Envoy holding the Bone Sword slashed out repeatedly, easily destroying the sword qi coming from Sword Elder Xuan's black sword. He laughed mockingly.
"The sword in my hand does not slay nameless, faceless people. Speak! Who are you?" Sword Elder Xuan's face remained calm, showing no emotion. However, the blood in his body began to boil, and his battle intent reached an unprecedented level.
It had been far too long… He had not found a sword cultivator worthy of being his opponent. He never expected to finally meet one today.
"Haha, refreshing!" The Three-Heart Blood Envoy removed his mask, revealing the resolute yet deathly pale face of a middle-aged man. Killing intent flashed in his eyes as he spoke word by word:
"Remember well — the one who will slay you is called Blood Sword Envoy!"
"Slay me? With just you?"
Sword Elder Xuan laughed in anger. His Third Layer Sword Intent erupted, turning thousands of li of space into a world of swords that crushed everything…
"Want to compete in sword intent? This old man has been waiting for exactly that!" Blood Sword Envoy laughed savagely. At the same time, sword intent from his body also roared into the sky…
It was also Third Layer Sword Intent…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
For the first time in their lives, two types of sword intent clashed head-on, trying to annihilate and crush each other…
Sword cultivators had many paths of cultivation. Sword Elder Xuan cultivated the Gentleman Sword — every strike was direct and open, without hidden tricks. His sword path pursued righteousness and direct confrontation.
As for Blood Sword Envoy, he cultivated the Slaughter Sword. No matter what technique he used or how insidious it was, as long as it could take his opponent's life, it was good enough…
The two sword cultivators joined the battlefield, turning a section of the sky into a sea of sword light. No one dared to enter…
"Quickly contact Bai Wusheng to break the formation! That old woman should enter the battlefield first!" Spirit Elder Tai ordered the group. He took a deep breath. His robes fluttered as he soared into the air…
Around her body, three types of spiritual power roared wildly, turning into a sky-filling offensive. One palm slammed viciously toward the head of a Blood Envoy who was reinforcing the formation.
"Fire Spirit Heaven Palm!"
The Holy Spirit Academy was the best among the Four Great Academies at controlling spiritual power. The moment Spirit Elder Tai acted, the amount of spiritual qi she mobilized far surpassed ordinary people. Wind, Wood, and Fire attributes coordinated perfectly, with Wood and Wind supporting the Fire attribute to push its power to an unprecedented level…
Spirit Elder Tai was renowned for her excellent combination of support and offense. By supporting herself, she was almost unmatched among those of the same level.
Her mid Tribulation Realm cultivation surged violently. Just as she was about to blast the head off one Blood Envoy, the void beside her suddenly rippled. A Two-Heart Blood Envoy wearing a mask calmly appeared and extended a withered, blood-filled hand toward Spirit Elder Tai's neck.
"Dream on!" Spirit Elder Tai reacted instantly. Her Fire Spirit Heaven Palm shifted its target and slammed toward the sneak attacker.
BOOM…
After the collision, both figures were blasted backward. They stared coldly at each other…
"Old hag, let this Blood Envoy take care of you!" The sneak attacker spoke in a hoarse voice. It was clearly that of an old woman.
"How many Blood Envoys has your Blood Imperial Clan sent to U Origin? Aren't you afraid we'll take the opportunity to attack the Blood Imperial territory?" Spirit Elder Tai asked in a deep voice, clearly trying to probe for information.
"Haha, attack the Blood Imperial territory? You can try. We Blood Envoys welcome it very much!" The old female Blood Envoy laughed as if she had heard the greatest joke in the world and threw her head back.
Spirit Elder Tai's heart sank. She had always wondered why the Blood Imperial Clan hadn't broken the pact earlier but had waited until today…
Could it be that their hidden strength had already accumulated to the point where they were confident they no longer feared an all-out great war with the entire Cultivation World?
"If a full Tribulation Realm great war erupts… I'm afraid what you'll obtain is only an incomplete Yuelong Star!" Spirit Elder Tai took a deep breath and threatened.
"Haha!" The old female Blood Envoy laughed sinisterly in her heart but did not answer.
If it had been before, the Blood Imperial Clan would indeed have feared that a Tribulation Realm great war would damage Yuelong Star and thus held back from going all out. But now, the Blood Imperial Clan's main goal was to hunt the Fox Clan as a gift for the Blood Emperor, plunder blood essence, and rebuild the Transcending Star Blood Formation so they could return to the Blood Realm. Why would they care about the safety of Yuelong Star?
In the eyes of the Blood Imperial Clan, even if a low-level star like Yuelong Star was destroyed, they could simply invade another star. But if the path back to the Blood Realm was gone, how were they supposed to advance their cultivation to Half-Immortal or True Immortal?
That was also one of the few reasons the Blood Imperial Clan had torn off their masks, broken the agreement, and madly set up the Blood Refining Grand Formation to trap the entire U Origin Continent.
A terrifying move…
Spirit Elder Tai fought the old female Blood Envoy and her Blood Slaughter Corpse Puppet alone. Relying on her three spiritual roots, she was able to hold her own. However, she no longer had enough strength to support Heavenly Demon City.
Niu Wu Ba and the others naturally saw the Blood Extermination Alliance Council's reinforcements. However, seeing two Tribulation Realm experts being held back, he finally panicked:
"Provide full support! If our demon beast race is wiped out, the next victims will be your three continents!"
"Correct. By the order of the Pavilion Master, the Multi-Treasure Pavilion has come to support the U Origin Continent!"
Following two voices that echoed across the entire battlefield, an elderly couple in golden robes fluttered into the sky… Their mid Tribulation Realm auras boomed powerfully.
With their appearance, the sky turned a brilliant gold. The entire world was filled with golden light, majestic to the extreme.
"It's Elder Jin Gong and Elder Jin Shou of the Multi-Treasure Pavilion!" The Turtle Shell Old Man's eyes lit up. Being trapped inside the formation by an Eighth Grade Battle Formation Master and three Blood Envoys had left him and Niu Wu Ba powerless to do anything but watch.
Jin Gong and Jin Shou were the Second and Third Elders of the Multi-Treasure Pavilion. Their status was comparable to any academy's Vice Headmaster. Moreover, the two were a long-married couple whose combat coordination was extremely seamless… They could even fight two against three.
For the Multi-Treasure Pavilion to send such existences as reinforcements showed they had truly gone all out…
However, before U Origin could rejoice for long, two identical middle-aged male Blood Envoys tore through space from within Blood Imperial City and blocked Jin Gong and Jin Shou…
Clearly, they were a pair of twin brothers whose coordination was no weaker than the husband-and-wife pair of Jin Gong and Jin Shou…
"Damn it, including the Eighth Grade Battle Formation Master, the Blood Imperial Clan has already sent eight experts comparable to Tribulation Realm to attack U Origin. Why are they so bold? Aren't they afraid their Blood Imperial territory will be attacked?" The Turtle Shell Old Man gnashed his teeth in hatred, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.
"There is only one answer…" Niu Wu Ba took a deep breath. His voice was powerless yet frenzied:
"The hidden strength within the Blood Imperial Clan is far more terrifying than we imagined!"
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