"Yes!!"
Three thousand Heavenly Emperor Dragon Guard roared in unison.
The intense fighting spirit radiating from their bodies surged to the extreme, as if it could erupt at any moment. Even when facing savage demons that vastly outnumbered them, they showed no trace of fear. Their very purpose was to suppress and destroy all formidable enemies.
Yi Tianxing nodded silently, quite satisfied.
He was never alone.
Not truly.
The notion of acting alone didn't exist. These three thousand Heavenly Emperor Dragon Guard possessed a combat power that rivaled any legion in the Great Yi Dynasty—possibly even stronger. Their coordination was seamless, and their collective might was terrifying.
Their sudden appearance instantly filled the entire Lava Hell with a chilling air of imminent slaughter.
Each of the Dragon Guards stood over two meters tall, nearly three. Towering and burly, upon receiving the command, their scales flashed with light and seamlessly transformed into Dragon Scale Battle Armor. The armor covered them entirely without a hint of dissonance, instead perfectly enhancing their majestic and fierce aura. The pressure they exuded was the awe-inspiring might of a true dragon, capable of suppressing the majority of all living creatures. It was no weaker than the oppressive presence of the demons.
Due to the continuous expansion of the Great Yi Dynasty, the Map of Rivers and Mountains had also grown, feeding power into the Chaotic Soldier-Nurturing Pool, which in turn refined and strengthened the Dragon Guard.
Over the years, each Dragon Guard had cultivated the Indestructible True Dragon Body to a considerable level. With immense power infused into them, their physical cultivation soared rapidly, reaching the Fourth Transformation of Body Refinement—equivalent to the Nascent Soul (Fa Xiang) realm of traditional cultivation. Yet their actual combat power far exceeded any average Nascent Soul cultivator.
Each one could easily slay Nascent Soul cultivators, and when they fought together, the destruction they unleashed was unimaginable.
Indestructible True Dragon Body
Fourth Transformation Body Refiners
Chaotic Soldier-Nurturing Pool
Dragon Scale Battle Armor
"So powerful! I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Yi to possess such a trump card. Each of these soldiers emits an aura stronger than a fourth-tier cultivator—and even more terrifying than the flame demons!"
The Paper Craftsman's eyes narrowed in shock as he gasped, marveling.
These kinds of dao soldiers—just one of them could be considered a priceless treasure. They were ultimate protective weapons, unmatched trump cards. But Yi Tianxing had deployed three thousand of them at once. It felt surreal—like a dream.
"They're too strong. In front of such soldiers, I sense the presence of death. If I had to face them, I doubt I could survive," the Decomposer nodded grimly.
Such strength was terrifying. The depth of this man's foundation was beyond comprehension—practically inhuman.
"It's nothing. Just a small trick," Yi Tianxing replied calmly, with a faint smile.
But by now, the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Guard had already begun their assault on the surrounding flame demons.
"Kill!!"
Each one was clad in yellow dragon scale battle armor, every scale inscribed with glowing runes. As the flame demons charged at them, they stomped their feet—and the earth responded. A wave of yellow light surged from their feet into the ground, triggering a violent tremor that sent demons toppling. Simultaneously, pillars of lava burst into the air, imbued with earth force, slamming into demon bodies.
Earth Stomp (大地践踏)
Yellow Dragon Power
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Hundreds of Dragon Guards—all wielding Yellow Dragon Power—used Earth Stomp in unison. Their strength overlapped and fused perfectly, unleashing shockwaves of inconceivable power. The vibrations shattered countless flame demons, their bodies exploding into clouds of blood and bone.
The power of these dao soldiers, all sharing the same origin, allowed their strength to stack and merge, bursting forth with force far beyond their individual cultivation realms.
In the blink of an eye, swathes of the demonic army were slaughtered.
The spectacle was awe-inspiring.
Even the Flame Demon King's pupils constricted violently upon witnessing it, a flicker of fear surfacing in his heart.
And then—
Countless earth spikes glowing with yellow light erupted from the ground, razor-sharp like divine weapons. They pierced through demon bodies from below, some skewering straight through skulls. Brutal and terrifying.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"
Elsewhere, Dragon Guards in golden scale armor moved in trios, their Reverse-Scale Spears dancing through the enemy ranks. Each thrust of the spear, though seemingly simple, carried overwhelming lethality.
Reverse-Scale Coiling Dragon Spear (逆鳞盘龙枪)
Their arms surged with strength as the spears stabbed into demon bodies. Upon extraction, reverse scales along the spearhead flipped, functioning like barbed hooks that ripped through flesh, releasing a chaotic disruptive force—a golden light flashing with destructive power.
Boom!!
Demons were torn to shreds, like meat through a grinder. The gun techniques were sharp, violent, devastating.
The Reverse-Scale Coiling Dragon Spear Technique—wielded by the golden-armored Guards—was unparalleled in power. Every move resembled a rampaging true dragon. Their spear intent was chaotic and domineering, penetrating space itself. Each strike claimed a demon's life.
Their coordination was so perfect it was as if they were one entity.
Suddenly—
The Hellhound with three heads lunged forward.
From its mouths, it unleashed three massive Hellfire balls, each transforming mid-air into twisting, serpentine fire dragons. These weren't straight-line projectiles—they weaved unpredictably through the air, making their trajectory impossible to anticipate.
A Dragon Guard pierced one fireball mid-air with his spear, shattering it. But instead of vanishing, the explosion transformed into thousands of miniature flame serpents, which covered the sky and dove at the guards, attempting to burrow into their bodies and consume their flesh and souls.
"Fight!!"
Hundreds of Dragon Guards in blue scale armor surged forward. Their spears flashed with blue dragon light, releasing a dreadful cold energy. Even the hellfire began to crystallize under the cold, and magma froze solid.
The world of fire was transformed into a realm of ice and snow.
Even the three-headed hellhound was frozen on the spot. A moment later, a storm of spears shattered its body into ice shards.
The Hellhound wasn't weak—cultivators at the Primordial Spirit level would struggle against it. But against the combined assault of the Dragon Guard, it didn't even last a breath before being annihilated.
Ice Dragon Spear Technique
Blue Dragon Battle Armor
Kill! Kill! Kill!!
The three thousand Dragon Guards advanced steadily, stepping over demon corpses. Their Reverse-Scale Spears dripped with blood. In mere moments, they had obliterated huge portions of the demonic army. These soldiers were born for battle, for slaughter.
To the Decomposer and Paper Craftsman, the battle had become one-sided from the moment it began. Even flame demons were being wiped out left and right.
The Dragon Guard were like monstrous war machines—invincible on the battlefield.
"Incredible!" said the Decomposer again.
"Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable. One man's force equal to an army. I've heard it before, but seeing it… the shock is indescribable. I could probably do something similar—but the price I'd pay would be far higher than just using dao soldiers," the Paper Craftsman remarked.
Using dao soldiers for protection wasn't unfamiliar to cultivators. Anyone who had a method for nurturing them could do so. The catch, however, was that the resources needed were astronomical, requiring constant investment.
And that was just for a few.
But here—three thousand of them.
It was unimaginable.
To raise these soldiers to fourth-tier strength, the cost must have been overwhelming. The thought alone was enough to bring despair.
All of this only deepened the shroud of mystery around Yi Tianxing. There was a fog surrounding him that no one could pierce.
He was unfathomable.
"You brat! You're courting death!"
The Flame Demon King's face turned icy. He had never expected his demon army to be routed by only three thousand dao soldiers. They were nearly annihilated.
This felt like being publicly humiliated—his pride stomped to pieces.
Boom!!
One end of his red iron chain suddenly appeared in front of a Dragon Guard and smashed into his chest. The chain, like a venomous snake, struck with deadly precision. His Dragon Scale Armor shattered, and the chain pierced his body, erupting from his back in a burst of blood and igniting with hellfire.
Powerful—terrifyingly so!
The Dragon Guard was impaled in a single strike. As the chain withdrew, his body was engulfed in flames. Though not dead, he was gravely wounded, and his vitality was draining fast.
In the next instant, his figure vanished.
Yi Tianxing had swiftly recalled him into the Chaotic Soldier-Nurturing Pool, which extinguished the flames and flooded him with abundant life force, restoring him rapidly.
Chaotic Soldier-Nurturing Pool's instant recovery ability