97. You've Succeeded!
"Everyone, please continue to inject your true energy into this formation to speed up its activation."
Kongming gave instructions to the other martial arts practitioners.
They were very obedient, after all, their purpose in coming here was to "subdue demons".
In these three years, because of the divine pill incident, everyone has once again realized the importance of keeping the "those who fall into demonic ways must be killed" rule, which has become a "precept" of the entire Shenzhou.
"Xiao Kongming, can this formation really seal those three strange beasts?" Li Sushang asked with some doubt.
"I don't know." Kongming shook her head in response to Li Sushang's doubt.
"Huh?" Li Sushang was stunned. She thought that Kongming was sure about her formation to win.
"But it's better than doing nothing at all," Kongming said earnestly.
"All I can do is protect the people of the Ming Empire from invasion as much as possible, but whether I will succeed or not, I don't know. After all, I don't know just how strong those beasts are."
Zhuge Kongming waved her feather fan, her eyes filled with worry.
At this time, frictions at the empire's border were severe, and General Durandal had to guard the border. However, for this matter, she could only mobilize a small number of troops, which were of no use whatsoever.
"Don't worry, the three of us will do our best to hold them off and prevent the beast from leaving Wangshan Mountain!" Li Sushang said with great enthusiasm.
Soon after, Cheng Lingshuang and Lin Chaoyu arrived as well.
As if they had already planned it beforehand, they led Li Sushang up the mountain.
"Charge!"
At Kongming's command, everyone continuously channeled their true energy into the formation.
Several invisible membranes surround Wangshan Mountain.
"You are Yan Shiming?" Li Sushang looked at the white-haired man in front of her.
"That's right, I am… uh!" Before Yan Shiming could even introduce himself, Cheng Lingshuang killed him directly.
"You talk too much," Cheng Lingshuang said coldly.
"..." Li Sushang.
"Those three egg-like things ahead should be the three strange beasts." Lin Chaoyu looked at the three huge fleshy balls inside the temple.
"Is there no way to stop it?" Li Sushang frowned.
"They have already taken shape, but they haven't awakened yet. However, even if we don't awaken them, they will hatch when the true energy is at its peak at noon," Lin Chaoyu explained.
"Each of us will take care of one beast. The one in the middle, leave it to me. Senior Sister Chaoyu, be careful."
"Mm." Lin Chaoyu nodded.
Of the three, she was the weakest. After the incident of killing her master, her sword heart shattered, and her strength plummeted. Even after cultivating for several years, she was unable to surpass her former strength.
Seemingly sensing the threat from the three people, the three fleshy spheres began to tremble simultaneously.
"It's coming!"
"Roar!!!"
The deafening roar pierced the sky. They didn't even attack; their mere presence caused ripples to spread across the membrane formed by the surrounding array!
"Increase the output of true energy!" Zhuge Kongming hurriedly ordered.
This stabilized the formation.
"Oh no... was sealing three of them really too much of a stretch?" Cold sweat broke out on Zhuge Kongming's forehead.
We can only hope that they can take care of one or two of the strange beasts.
Li Sushang faced off against the Extreme Yang Beast. She possessed the "Ruoshui" sword given to her by Yun Ling, which had a certain ability to suppress Huodou.
Lin Chaoyu faced off against the Extreme Yin Beast, but her strength was far inferior to Yama's, and she could only barely dodge its attacks.
Cheng Lingshuang, on the other hand, faced the strongest Chaos Beast. Cheng Lingshuang became unusually serious, and the Xuanyuan Sword in her hand kept slashing out several sword energies, but she couldn't even cut through the Chaos Beast's skin.
These three strange beasts were incredibly powerful! None of them could defeat them by fighting them one-on-one!
The Beast's mouth was filled with a large amount of true energy, and the scorching aura made Li Sushang sweat profusely, soaking her clothes.
She narrowly escaped the attack and was just about to retaliate.
Huodou then leaped into the air, attempting to escape down the mountain.
However, they were blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Roar!!" Blazing flames erupted, and the barrier rippled once more.
"I can't hold on any longer!" Some people exhausted their inner energy and fainted.
The remaining people were also struggling to hold on. If there were a few more attacks like this, they might really be breached.
"Master!" Li Sushang called out to Cheng Lingshuang.
"Um."
"The divine is the ultimate of change. Even without a sword, there is a sword. By relying on the divine, the sword is formed, and the sword energy is naturally generated, thus connecting with the divine essence. The divine is the ultimate of change, the wondrous essence of all things, which cannot be questioned by form... The Taixu Sword Energy - Divine Essence!" The two shouted in unison.
Two giant sword phantoms descended from the sky, simultaneously suppressing Huodou and Formless, rendering them unable to move.
They tried desperately to escape, but found there was nowhere to run!
No matter where they run, the Divine Essence will track them down.
However, the two beasts were unwilling to surrender and unleashed their terrifying true energy, confronting the two Divine Essences with their strongest forms.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Huodou and Formless both collapsed to the ground.
"Did it work?" Li Sushang asked with a hint of surprise.
However, the next second, a devastating fact appeared: the two giant beasts shook their heads and stood up again!
Although their momentum weakened slightly, it didn't leave much of an impact on them at all!
Perhaps because they hadn't dodged that attack, they felt the battlefield was too narrow, so they all attacked the barrier used for isolation.
In the blink of an eye, the barrier shattered, and everyone coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.
"How is this possible... how could it be so powerful?!" Zhuge Kongming's face turned pale.
Li Sushang and Cheng Lingshuang hurriedly chased after them. If they were really allowed to go down the mountain, the consequences would be unimaginable!
However, having just used "Divine Essence," they are currently in a weakened state and need some time to recover.
Facing a beast that had suffered almost no damage, they found themselves at a disadvantage.
All three were locked in a fierce battle. The formation had been broken. Was there really no way to break it?
Suddenly, Kongming felt herself being lifted up.
"Who? How dare you be so rude!" Kongming instinctively swung her elbow behind her.
However, the person behind her easily deflected her attack.
Then he picked her up and slapped her bottom twice.
"Ah!" Kongming cried out in pain.
"Xiao Kongming has grown quite capable; she's even learned how to run away from home!" Yun Ling was still not satisfied and added two more slaps.
"Ah! Father?! I..." Kongming then realized it was Yun Ling who lifted her and was filled with shame.
"I failed…" Kongming said dejectedly.
The formation has been shattered, and even the three disciples of the immortals are unable to deal with the three strange beasts. What should she do?
"No, you succeeded because... You held out until I arrived." Yun Ling shook his head.
"But Father, your illness..." Kongming's eyes were filled with urgency.
"It's alright, dealing with these three wicked creatures is still quite easy." Yun Ling relaxed his muscles and bones in preparation to take action after a long time.
"Ahua, you go help Sushang first, I'll deal with the strongest one," Yun Ling said to Ahua beside him.
"Okay, be careful." Ahua nodded and sped off in the direction of Huo Dou.
Yun Ling put down Zhuge Kongming and flew towards Cheng Lingshuang's location.
"Lingshuang, go help Chaoyu. I'll take care of this big guy," Yun Ling called out to Cheng Lingshuang.
"Senior brother... how much strength can you still unleash?" Cheng Lingshuang asked.
"Probably around 30%," Yun Ling replied.
"That should be enough." Cheng Lingshuang nodded.
"I think so too." Yun Ling narrowed his eyes.
He raised his hand, transforming his palm into a sword, and brought it down.
Formless has already been divided into two.
The mountain behind it was also split in two!
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