Under the cover of night, two Celestial Clan Martial Gods, along with the Ancient God Lord and Teng Hui, led Ming Qi out of the main camp and fled to Xiongfeng City.
Although Xiongfeng City was heavily guarded, these defenses were powerless against the powerful warriors who had already reached the Martial God realm. The four Martial Gods led Ming Qi into Xiongfeng City with ease.
Ming Qi was already one step away from reaching the Martial God realm. Despite the numerous patrols in Xiongfeng City, they were unable to detect him.
After entering Xiongfeng City, the five of them quickly sneaked in one direction. Ming Qi had already determined that the so-called battle formation's core was located at Xiongfeng City's former Qinglong Martial Arts Arena.
As they approached the arena, Ming Qi saw that the vast arena was densely packed with patrols. In the open space in the center, a large, complex magic formation was quietly operating.
The entire formation was a blood-red, clearly a vampire-style affair. The patrolling guards were all vampire warriors, tall and stern-faced.
The five didn't approach the formation immediately, choosing instead a secluded corner to observe quietly.
This large vampire formation covered nearly two miles in diameter, its center densely interwoven with a dense network of blood-red beams of light, each as thick as a bucket. Each beam was etched with blood-red magic patterns, obscure and difficult to decipher. These patterns flickered as the formation operated, occasionally emitting a red glow of varying strength.
"The Saint is right. There is indeed a large formation here. However, if we can't find its core, we'll have to rely on external forces to forcibly break it. Do you have any good ideas?"
The speaker was a Celestial Clan Martial God, customarily referred to as the Celestial Blade Martial God. His true name, however, was unknown. Another Celestial Clan Martial God, the Earth Sword Martial God, was also just a title; his true name was unknown.
After the Heavenly Blade Martial God finished speaking, Teng Hui, standing beside him, said, "Since we can't find the core of the formation, let's just charge and destroy it."
The Savage Clan's consistent style is to resolve all problems with force. They disdain conspiracies and unorthodox methods. Even the most advanced cultivators disdain such scheming.
The Ancient God Lord seemed unwilling to bother searching for the core of the formation and simply nodded in agreement with Teng Hui.
"If we storm the formation, the experts from Xiongfeng City will surely arrive. It would be better to then directly kill the Xiongfeng City commander nearby. Without him, the troops here will naturally become a mess."
Ming Qi expressed his opinion.
In fact, Ming Qi had been considering this since they set out. Since Xiongfeng City had set up such a large formation, it was most likely due to a shortage of powerful warriors. Therefore, Xiongfeng City certainly didn't have many Martial God-level warriors stationed there. During the daytime confrontation, the commander of the Tianzui army wasn't even at the Martial God level, and there was only one Purple Star Jade Lord. If he showed up now, he could definitely be killed, and at the same time, it wouldn't affect the plan to break the formation. It was a two-birds-with-one-stone move.
"That makes sense."
Dijian Martial God nodded in agreement. Their group was a superb lineup of four Martial Gods. If they encountered the enemy commander, there was no reason not to attack.
"Okay, in that case, let's make a simple division. We'll attack the formation together later, but don't break it too soon. If the enemy's powerful warriors appear, we'll split up. Lord Xiong and Lord Tenghui will attack the formation, while Dijian, I, and this little brother will work together to kill the enemy leader."
The four nodded in agreement, their gazes returning to the formation. A moment later, five people simultaneously charged out, launching an aerial assault on the magic circle. As for the patrolling guards, they were powerless to stop them.
The five's appearance immediately alarmed the patrolling guards, and shouts erupted. Teams of guards, fearlessly charging from all directions, attempted to intercept the five charging figures. However, these guards, only at the Xiantian or Martial King realms, were no match for the five. Any Martial God realm expert could easily dispatch them with a single blow.
In mere seconds, the five had reached the magic circle. Ming Qi immediately activated the Supreme Diagram, unleashing divine punishment on the Heavenly Blade Martial God and the Earthly Sword Martial God. With their divine punishment suppressed, the two Martial Gods' combat power surged, and they attacked with unbridled abandon.
The powerful individual poured his full might onto the magic circle, and the blood-red beam of light, covered in demonic patterns, immediately began to tremble. The originally dim light suddenly shone brightly the moment it was attacked. Countless rays of red light then emanated from the magic circle, transforming into a cloud of blades that charged towards the five.
However, this large magic circle was clearly not designed for attack, and all the blades it emitted were shattered.
A moment later, two more blood-red beams of light were shattered, and the magic circle began to suffer operational problems.
"You dare to destroy my magic circle? You're quite brave!"
As the five men were attacking in unison, a sharp roar echoed from afar, followed by the sight of several figures suddenly approaching.
Ming Qi looked closely and saw that the leader was an old man with a goatee, thin and with rat-like eyes. He wore a long, loose black robe, and his hands were empty, but his fingers were curled into a hook.
Following behind the black-robed elder was none other than Purple Star Jade Master. Besides her, there were more than ten other powerful figures roughly at the Martial Emperor or Martial Monarch realm. Their attire was bizarre, and their builds varied, suggesting they came from different races.
The black-robed elder's expression darkened. Upon approaching, he noticed four Martial Gods. He hesitated, then pondered for a moment before settling on Ming Qi.
The only one not yet at the Martial God realm!
Ming Qi glanced at the approaching figure, and Purple Star Jade Master recognized him and couldn't help but smile.
Ming Qi frowned. This was a battle between two armies, a life-or-death battle. Why did this vampire woman always seem so unconcerned?
The black-robed elder flexed his hands, not attacking directly. Instead, he fluttered his sleeves, and in the blink of an eye, two bizarre-looking monsters darted out from his sleeves. These monsters, about a foot long, resembled rats in appearance, but lacked tails and instead had fleshy wings on their backs.
The two monsters slipped free from the old man's sleeves and vanished in a flash.
Ming Qi was startled, then felt the void stirring around him. He quickly extended his hand and swung it, and the God-Slaying Doll appeared. Five small dolls instantly formed a massive Immortal Slaughtering Formation. Sure enough, in less than a second, the two monsters appeared within the Immortal Slaughtering Formation.
The God-Slaying Doll possessed the power to slay immortals and destroy gods. While it might not be capable of that at the moment, it was more than enough to kill these two monsters of low cultivation.
The black-robed old man in the distance had completely unprepared for the two monsters to be surrounded and attacked the moment they appeared. He was momentarily panicked. Although he was a Martial God, he felt no chance of success against four enemies of the same realm.
"Earth Sword, let's attack!"
Seeing the black-robed old man hesitate in the distance, the Heavenly Sword Martial God shouted, and the two of them charged forward.