If the deaths of the first three Demonic Cultivators had caused the other Demonic Cultivators' anger to surge, the final one dying from the poison on his own had sent a bone-chilling cold down their spines.
"What is this poison? Gexiong died from the poison in just four or five breaths."
"Although our internal organs cannot be said to be immune to all poisons, ordinary potent poisons can no longer harm us. Moreover, it didn't kill Gexiong immediately, and he had the help of medicinal pills..."
"This is a true Poison Cultivator , not an ordinary cultivator who carries poison pills!"
Looking at the pained and suffocating expressions on the faces of the other poisoned Demonic Cultivators , the six unpoisoned Demonic Cultivators felt a chill in their hearts. If it were them at this moment, they simply did not want to imagine it.
The killing intent in the eyes of the six as they looked at the distant human cultivator grew stronger and stronger. Such an enemy could not be left alive.
The six Demonic Cultivators did not speak again but, along with the three demonic beasts, charged forward once more.
"A Poison Cultivator . He cannot be allowed to live!" This was a thought that arose simultaneously in the minds of the six Demonic Cultivators .
They all knew that this kind of Poison Cultivator would bring endless nightmares to their enemies. Such cultivators were often proficient in hiding, had sinister minds, and were skilled in setting poison traps. They were assassins who walked in the darkness, and one never knew when they would take their lives.
And just as the six Demonic Cultivators were once again surrounding and chasing Li Yan, it was at this time that Tantai Dongyue's Divine Sense swept over. Then, with Tantai Dongyue's strange words, Gong Yuantai and some other cultivators immediately diverted their Divine Senses to look here.
In just these few short breaths, the attack intensity of the South Sea cultivators around them also simultaneously slowed down. Finally, some of the South Sea cultivators' eyes began to clear up.
As their minds gradually cleared, some of them instantly aged by decades. Some even looked as if a hundred years had passed in a flash; one moment they were youths, the next they were on the verge of death.
The auras of the cultivators who had regained their senses were also rapidly declining. The dual changes on both sides caused Tantai Dongyue , Gong Yuantai , and some other cultivators to go from being stunned to shocked.
They were the first to notice Li Yan's side. Many cultivators couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"How... how... how is this possible? One person attacking a large group of Demonic... Cultivators..."
"Is this an illusion? It must be..."
"Fellow Daoist Li's illusion-poison has reappeared, even deceiving us..."
The scene a few li away was something that the cultivators who could spare their Divine Senses to look at would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Li Yan, their captain who might have already escaped or perished, was single-handedly holding back all the Demonic Cultivators in this attack's Demon Clan army—twenty-five Demonic Cultivators .
And he was continuously reaping their powerful lives in a strange way.
...
While being chased by the Demonic Cultivators and demonic beasts, Li Yan was almost completely surrounded several times, but he always managed to narrowly escape in the nick of time.
In the eyes of the six Demonic Cultivators , it seemed that the human cultivator had been forced to his wit's end.
Occasionally, when he was about to be forced into a corner, that person would also counterattack them recklessly, once again using his strange movement skill to escape. However, the human had already spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and his expression was weary. They were constantly shrinking the encirclement.
But this person's movement skill was truly strange to the extreme, making the six Demonic Cultivators more and more chilled to the bone as they chased. In the subsequent pursuit of more than ten breaths, although this human cultivator was beaten until he was covered in blood, and was even hit in the back by a mouthful of poison gas from the demonic beast with a human head and a centipede body, his face had long turned a dark purple, and his figure had begun to stagger.
"Quick, a few of us, rush over and help Junior Brother Li!" Gong Yuantai saw that the attack of the South Sea cultivators around him had begun to weaken and immediately commanded loudly.
And Li Yan, perhaps feeling that he could not escape the poison and would die here, had a crazed light flashing in his eyes.
In his panicked evasion, he continuously changed directions in the air. In more than ten breaths, he had actually rushed down several times and killed two more Demonic Cultivators who were healing. This seemed to be his final act of madness.
However, by this time, the six Demonic Cultivators already felt that something was not right. Among the few people this human cultivator had actively attacked, the first two Demonic Cultivators who had died were killed by a surprise attack.
The one after that was on his escape route, so it could be said that he had killed him in passing after running into him.
But now, it was clearly not the case. His escape seemed more like a premeditated act. It was not at all because this human cultivator was poisoned and was trying to take a few more people down with him.
But looking at his teetering figure, every time he rushed towards a target, his speed did not slow down one bit.
"He's putting on an act! Quick, we'll guard the area below!"
A Pseudo-Core Demonic Cultivator who knew he had been tricked shouted to stop his other companions. His cultivation and prestige were relatively high here. The short and stocky Demonic Cultivator and the others also felt that something was not right and immediately stopped their pursuit of Li Yan.
These few Demonic Cultivators were all battle-hardened veterans. It was just that they had never expected to encounter such a cunning cultivator today. After being sneak-attacked and losing two companions, they had also sobered up.
While gritting their teeth in hatred, they all glared at the not-far-off Li Yan. Amidst vicious curses, they all descended towards the few places where their comrades were healing.
Their figures had already flashed down to a few places below. There, the healing Demonic Cultivators were scattered.
The Pseudo-Core Demonic Cultivator who had shouted to stop the pursuit of Li Yan had also arrived at a mountainside below. There, three Demonic Cultivators were sitting cross-legged, layers of gray impurities being squeezed out from their bodies.
However, they didn't think too much about Li Yan's actual realm. He was just a Poison Cultivator with a strange movement skill. Because from their several exchanges with Li Yan, they had already seen that this human cultivator's Spirit Power had not yet reached the state of condensation and solidification, which meant that the opponent was definitely not a Golden Core or higher cultivator.
Seeing the six pursuing Demonic Cultivators turning back to help, Li Yan knew that it was no longer possible to sneak-attack the remaining poisoned Demonic Cultivators . He felt helpless in his heart. He had originally planned to use his most proficient "Flirtatious Glance."
It would have made the Demonic Cultivators attack each other in a rage. But then he thought that in their fury, the Demonic Cultivators might even subconsciously detonate the Restriction Tokens in their hands, which would spell disaster for the Windy Cool Mountain cultivators on the other side.
He had originally planned to not let these six Demonic Cultivators escape while he was launching his sneak attack. Now that the other side had seen through his scheme, it was no longer possible.
If the six Demonic Cultivators wanted to escape, although his movement skill was fast, he did not have the great divine ability of an External Incarnation like a Golden Core or higher cultivator, and could not split himself to pursue them at the same time.
Moreover, Li Yan did not dare to pursue far on this battlefield. The current battle between the two sides was like a designated area. Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. Who knew if the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators had already engaged outside this area.
If he were to rush in headfirst, he would be killed so thoroughly that not even a speck of dust would remain.
Since he could no longer pretend, there was no need to pretend. Li Yan immediately stopped his fleeing posture and turned around again. At this time, his face no longer had any trace of being poisoned and blackened. His expression had returned to normal.
If he hadn't wanted to sneak-attack a few more people just now, he wouldn't have even wanted to waste a single drop of the blood he spat out. It was just some blood he had forced out of his body with his Spirit Power .
Li Yan stood in the air and first scanned the area a few li to the north with his Divine Sense . He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As the number of Demonic Cultivators he killed increased, the South Sea cultivators who had been controlled by them finally regained their senses as the Demonic Cultivators controlling the restrictions died.
After their potential was stimulated, when the cultivators regained their senses and had their own thoughts, they had subconsciously withdrawn their Spirit Power . To stimulate their potential again would require a period of rest.
Moreover, their cultivation levels were now beginning to fall, and their bodies were entering a period of weakness.
The same situation also occurred with the Demonic Cultivators who were preoccupied with healing themselves. They also had no energy to control the Restriction Tokens .
In this way, among the South Sea cultivators attacking Gong Yuantai and his group on the north side, more and more people were regaining their senses, and the power that did not belong to them was rapidly receding.
On the contrary, Gong Yuantai's side's strength had not decreased but increased. They took the opportunity to kill many South Sea cultivators.
Gong Yuantai and his group had no sympathy for the fate of the South Sea cultivators who were being controlled. Since they had not chosen to commit suicide back then, after being placed under restrictions, everything was their own fault.
They could only blame themselves for all these consequences. Now that they had the opportunity to be ruthless, they were also avenging the great enmity between the two sides before. They had caused considerable casualties to the Windy Cool Mountain side.
...
On the south side, at this moment, Li Yan's face suddenly changed drastically. Because from the south, more than a dozen powerful and oppressive auras, so strong that his breathing became difficult, were rushing towards here.
Following them was a voice that rolled in like thunder.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings! After so long, with the enemy having lost their defensive grand formation, you actually ended up in a situation where both sides are heavily injured!"
"That kid is a rather strong Poison Cultivator . Just kill him!"
... A series of demonic voices rose, and more than a dozen Demon Lords strode through the air.
"Their reinforcements are finally here!"
"It's Golden Core Demonic Cultivators! Run!"
At such a close distance, and with the other side making no attempt to conceal themselves, Gong Yuantai and the others who were about to go forward to support also sensed these powerful auras.
What made them feel even more desperate was that as these dozen or so overwhelming auras locked onto them, in their Divine Senses , more than a hundred similar powerful auras appeared on the south side.
Just those rushing towards them alone were fifteen Golden Core level Demonic Cultivators . This was a major offensive from the other side.
With this, Gong Yuantai and his group's faces turned ashen. In their shock, although they were saying "run," their hearts had already sunk to the bottom.
Those Golden Core Demonic Cultivators had only released their auras now, also with the intention of not giving them any time to escape. The distance between them was only about thirty li. No matter what secret art they used, in the eyes of the other party, they were just slow-crawling snails.
Thirty li, a distance a Golden Core could cross in one step.
As Li Yan's face changed drastically, his Divine Sense had already connected with "Tu Ban." The battlefield was ultimately a place for mid-to-high-level cultivators. No matter how strong his schemes were, in front of these people, he was nothing but a clay chicken or a pottery dog.
He had already established a connection with the "Flowing Light Talisman" in his Divine Sense . He was powerless to save Gong Yuantai and the others, but Li Yan still wanted to try, to try and take away Bu Luo , or even Gong Yuantai , or more people.
At that time, if there were any signs of the talisman runes collapsing, then Li Yan would not hesitate to abandon them and escape first himself.
Just as he was about to summon the "Flowing Light Talisman," his expression finally relaxed, and he immediately withdrew his Divine Sense from the "Tu Ban" space.
And on the other side, Gong Yuantai and his group's spiritual lights had already flared up, wanting to take advantage of the South Sea cultivators' weakness to escape for their lives.
As for the distant Li Yan, even Bu Luo sighed in his heart. He was five li closer to the south. He could only send out a voice transmission to tell Li Yan to flee quickly as he escaped.
Their Divine Sense strength was ultimately far inferior to Li Yan's. Just as the demonic voices had fallen, a cold voice came from the north.
"This is not a place for you to show off your might. If you want to kill my disciple, then you will die first!"
Suddenly, nearly twenty powerful auras also appeared from the north, flying over. And the shouting voice was precisely Wei Zhongran's .
Similarly, behind him on both sides, spreading out horizontally for a range of several hundred li, there were also a hundred or so figures of Golden Core cultivators pressing over. Among them were human Golden Cores , and also many Demon Lords . As the two sides crisscrossed, a slaughter instantly began.