Chapter 531: Chapter 529 Start the Battle (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1
"Order... the army to attack!"
Having received the nod, Elder Luan hurriedly transmitted the order to the many Transformed Demon Clans.
These demons revealed their true forms and drove the second-order and third-order monster beasts on the ground... letting them rush into the opposing formation, to act as cannon fodder, and exhaust the formation’s energy.
For Transformed Great Demons, untransformed monster beasts simply did not count as true high-order demons.
Among the hordes of beasts, some were casually captured from the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, while others were one of the few lower-order monster beasts with the strongest reproductive capabilities in the Monster World, not of the same race as them, so naturally there were no concerns about casualties...
Roar! Roar!
A herd of Iron Spine Buffaloes charged into the formation, easily breaking into the black fog.
Just as they thought to charge to the lakeside...
Puff! Puff!
A slew of jet-black wooden spikes suddenly emerged from the ground, easily penetrating the soft underbelly of the buffaloes...
Streams of fresh blood gushed out, quickly absorbed by the roots.
Subsequently, all the second-order monster beasts turned into dried corpses, with only a few trembling third-order monster beasts standing up, clearly having been refined into wooden puppets.
In the sky, a group of flying monster birds were pierced by a multitude of arrows, each falling into the lake’s surface, blood quickly staining the area red before disappearing just as fast... as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion!
Within the great array.
Fang Xi stood atop the Ancestral Demon Tree, feeling the tree’s jubilant tremors.
’However, this is just a pre-dinner appetizer...’ he thought.
He turned around and saw Demon Lord Tian Du and Nangong Li.
On Nangong Li’s shoulder, the Four-eared Marmoset was scratching its ears and cheeks, but upon seeing Fang Xi, it suddenly became much more subdued.
"Alliance leader... do you need us to take action?"
Demon Lord Tian Du asked.
They had at least a dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators and over a hundred Core Formation disciples between the righteous and demonic paths, a not insignificant force.
"No... Nangong Li, keep a close watch. I ask Departure Demon Palace to act as enforcement. If those old Nascent Soul freaks make a move, suppress them directly."
Fang Xi sneered.
He didn’t trust those old Nascent Soul monsters one bit.
Demon Lord Tian Du’s face twitched slightly as his gaze shifted downward.
A few more corpses of Yuan Ying True Monarchs had been hung up, all caught ’deserters’ after the array had been set up.
’With such a fearsome reputation, which old Nascent Soul freak would dare to disobey?’ he thought.
’Now that they’re merely ordered to stay put and wait for news, they must all be delighted...’
Seeing the two leave, Fang Xi waved his hand again.
Elder Qing, Feng Shisan, Green Horn Silver Arm, and many other puppets emerged.
Among these puppets, there was also a White Jade Toad mixed in, the ’Five Fire Worm’!
After advancing to the heavenly rank, the worm had gained the combat power of a Nascent Soul. Even though it had lost its five Demon Fires, it still retained the subsidiary flame of the Three Yang Demon Fire it had previously devoured and digested, remaining quite formidable, sufficient to replace nearly a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
"When the opposition’s attack is thwarted, it’s quite possible that Transformed Great Demons will take action..."
With a gesture from Fang Xi, these puppets instantly vanished, positioned throughout Thousand Island Lake.
He guarded against the Nascent Souls of the righteous and demonic paths as if they were thieves because he had plenty of confidence.
Moreover, in Fang Xi’s eyes, these wastes were not here to reinforce but to snatch the spoils of war.
...
Outside Thousand Island Lake.
Watching wave after wave of monster beasts burrow into the formation, but just like throwing a cup of water into the ocean, Elder Luan’s expression was very calm.
It was after all a fifth-order Great Array, and filling it with tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of low-order monster beasts’ lives wouldn’t be enough!
She simply looked on sternly and continued to order the many Transformed Demon Clans to drive waves of lower-order monster beasts to attack the formation, or rush in to destroy the Array Base...
Such continuous assaults lasted for nearly ten days.
After ten days...
The expressions of all Transformed Demon Clans had grown somewhat unsightly.
By this time, the accumulated beast tide had thinned noticeably, and a rough count revealed that in these ten days, the number of low-order monster beasts lost had reached a staggering million!
Yet looking at Thousand Island Lake, although the black fog and tendrils indeed kept receding, exposing a large area of the lake and seemingly weakened a lot, the main body was still there!
"As expected... relying merely on some lower-order monster beasts to destroy a fifth-order Great Array is indeed a tall order."
Elder Luan sighed, glancing at a patch of red clouds in the sky.
Thinking of the Supreme Elder presiding in the clouds, she felt greatly reassured, "Elder Peng! Lead the Sky Peng Clan to the battle!"
The Sky Peng Clan were vassals to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, and could even be considered close allies with a very close blood relationship.
After the cannon fodder had perished, it was finally time for the elite troops to enter the fray!
"Yes!"
Elder Peng was also a peak fourth-order figure, resembling a middle-aged man in a green robe with a hooked nose.
At that moment, he let out a piercing cry, transforming into a giant azure Dapeng spanning several hundred zhang, its wings whipping up fierce winds.
Countless Dapeng birds cried out, their various sonic waves vaguely forming a complex and elaborate spell.
In the void, numerous azure Wind Blades appeared, each hundreds of zhang long, releasing astonishing radiance!
"Quickly!"
Under Elder Peng’s command, a series of Wind Blades swiftly sliced into the black fog formation, causing countless tendrils to sever and the black fog to continually retreat.
Meanwhile, on the ground, teams entirely composed of third-order monster beasts advanced, some leaping directly into the water and driving in totem poles carved with desolate and ancient patterns.
On these totem poles, engraved with various array patterns, were actually the Monster Clans’ spiritual treasures!
Unlike the low-order monster beasts, the real elite troops of the Monster Clans made their move with a presence and power that were incomparable to before!
’So the ones before were really just cannon fodder, huh?’
Fang Xi stood amidst the black fog, watching a group of Dapeng birds thievishly fly high into the sky away from the array, just continuously driving the spell to disperse the black fog. Seeing the steadily advancing Monster Clan army on the ground, the corner of his mouth curled up.
"Those buried totem pillars are evidently a kind of treasure that interferes with the earth’s ley lines. With such careful and deliberate steps, constantly compressing the space within the array... If you add the previous ten days of frenzied consumption... Ordinary arrays really couldn’t withstand it."
Fang Xi smiled slightly, "Tai Yi... the array has entered the second stage!"
"Understood!"
The cheerful voice of Tai Yi came through.
Immediately, under Fang Xi’s manipulation, a beam of black light emerged from within the black fog and suddenly expanded!
In an instant, it enveloped the Sky Peng Clan in the sky and countless third-tier Monster beasts on the ground!
This was the Ancestral Demon Tree’s Demon Realm! This demon realm could expand instantly, its scope unimaginable!
"Teleport!"
The icy voice of Tai Yi resounded.
"Stunned, aren’t you? The tree can move!"
Fang Xi watched as Tai Yi swiftly teleported the high-level members of the Monster Clan who had fallen into the demon realm deep into the array, where they were warmly greeted by numerous traps, and he couldn’t help but burst into boisterous laughter.
Elder Peng felt the world spin in an instant, and then all his clansmen vanished without a trace, leaving only him falling into a blood-red space.
Opposite him, a gigantic Green Fire Luan and a Five-colored Heavenly Phoenix were staring at him with murderous eyes.
"Elder Qing... and Feng Shisan..."
As Elder Peng began to speak, the huge Azure Luan suddenly pounced forward, opening its mouth to unleash a blast of Azure Luan fire!
The scorching flames of the Azure Luan instantly burned away the Demon Qi around Elder Peng, causing his expression to change drastically.
Elder Peng flapped his wings, and with a whoosh sound,
the sound of wind came through the void.
He used the Wind Escape Skills, and in a moment, he had moved a thousand zhang away.
"Coo!"
At that moment, the Five-colored Heavenly Phoenix that Feng Shisan had transformed into also cried out. With a flap of its wings, a burst of five-colored light intertwined with strands of silver luminescence appeared, astonishingly sealing the void!
Two five-colored chains emerged, their surfaces flickering with countless runes and prohibitions, piercing through Elder Peng’s wings.
"You... you’ve actually been refined into Puppets?"
With fiery eyes, Elder Peng looked up to the sky and roared, "Damn human race... I will devour you all!"
Unfortunately, what answered him was the relentless assault of Elder Qing and Feng Shisan.
Furthermore, through the void came a powerful force that rapidly accelerated the consumption of Elder Peng’s Magic Power, a suppression given by the array...
"Gua!"
Above the lake, a White Jade Toad spat out tricolor flames, and even if a third-tier Monster beasts touched a spark, it would instantly become a torch.
Daqing, Xiao Qing, and the Land Mountain Turtle each revealed their true forms, rampaging wildly among the third-tier Monster beasts.
Feathers and scales flew everywhere, as if the place had turned into a Blood Flesh Mud Swamp.
The roots of the Demon Tree writhed continuously, quickly clearing the battlefield, not leaving a single speck behind...
Outside the array.
Seeing the sudden expansion of the Ancestral Demon Tree’s demon realm, Elder Luan realized that something was wrong. He pulled out a fiery-red hairpin from his head and slashed it across the void!
Boom!
In the void, countless silver lights converged, tearing open a spatial rift several zhang long, heading towards the outermost perimeter of the array.
Within the twisting void, black fog dissipated, but there was no longer any sign of the previous Monster beasts.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Roots emerged from the ground, resembling dry arms, extending their palms into the air, spreading their fingers, forming a Vine Wood Throne.
Fang Xi quietly sat on the throne, looking down upon the crowd of demons.
At this moment, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, who was seated cross-legged in the clouds, also opened his eyes, sending forth a terrifying sweep of Divine Consciousness.
Even in mid-air, this Divine Consciousness transformed into countless fine needles, flying towards Fang Xi!
"Divine Consciousness attack!"
"Not only a Divine Consciousness attack, it can even fully materialize the Divine Consciousness into tangible substance... Indeed, a Transcendent God!"
Facing this Divine Thought Materialisation attack, Fang Xi was undaunted.
The countless fine needles in the air were struck down by columns of light that fell from the sky.
The Yin Yang Nine Nether Mysterious Wood Array was after all a fifth-tier array, and it was not so easily broken through!
Seeing this Transcendent Heavenly Phoenix, Fang Xi felt greatly relieved: ’Stronger than Demon Lord Chi Lian, but still inferior to that green-robed Demon Lord...’
"He... he’s actually reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul?"
Sworn enemies meet with particular animosity.
Qing’er, looking at this Island Master with a different appearance but a very similar aura, was absolutely certain that this person was the very ’Yun Jiezi’ who caused her to be demoted!
She was eager for revenge, but unfortunately, the other party had already become a great Cultivator of the human race.
Even if her cultivation was fully restored, she might not be a match for him!
"This array is good, it can actually resist the divine consciousness attack of this venerable one..."
"However, is this your reliance? And you dare to kill Elder Qing and take my feathers?"
The old Transcendent Heavenly Phoenix spoke coldly.
"It’s not reliance, just self-preservation... Now that the Monster Clan has taken over the South Wilderness, there is no need for the venerable one to waste your origin over a trivial piece of territory like Thousand Island Lake... How about we both stop here?"
Fang Xi smiled slightly, "This Jade Island of mine is just like Dragon Fish Island back in the day. Once you enter my island, all grudges are forgotten, and you cannot be harmed by great calamities... I kindly ask the venerable one to save me this face."
His words appeared joking, but in fact, he was openly challenging, fearing that the Monster Clan might flee.
Upon hearing this, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan’s expression remained unchanged, merely gesturing coldly.
Elder Luan immediately led the many Transformed Great Demons to the edge of the array.