"This is where the Sealing Core is located. How could there be a demon beast here?" Ye Feng thought in surprise, but his movements were swift. With his spiritual power under control, the Azure Dragon Sword unsheathed with a clang and fell into his hand.
Under Lin Yue Zhen Ren's orders, Feng Chenzi and the others also drew their weapons, slowly gathering together, their gazes steady and their steps unified.
"They are not ordinary demon beasts; they have been corrupted and controlled by Demon Spirits," Lin Yue Zhen Ren explained in a deep voice.
"The reason we have not sacrificed the last trace of our Divine Soul to maintain the Spirit of the Formation is to protect these two Sealing Stone Tablets. Although the tablets themselves have protective Restrictions, they cannot withstand the continuous consumption by Demon Spirit Beasts!"
Although Lin Yue Zhen Ren and the others had lost all their spiritual power, they did not give up on completely sacrificing their Divine Souls. Instead, they preserved half of their physical bodies and a trace of Soul Thought, diligently cultivating Fellow Beauty for a full century to reach the Origin Martial Realm, all to guard the stone tablets.
"It is a pity that we do not have a foundation in martial arts, and our Divine Souls are damaged, which slows our cultivation speed. We have been unable to completely eliminate the Demon Spirits here!"
Ye Feng was once again moved by everyone's determination and resilience. He spoke solemnly, "Rest assured, seniors. With me, Ye Feng here, I will ensure that these Demon Spirits are completely eradicated."
As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow darted out, and a fierce wind swept towards Lin Yue Zhen Ren, slicing through the air with a series of sonic booms.
Ye Feng's Soul Thought had already locked onto a ten-meter radius around him; no movement could escape his perception. Although the shadow moved with incredible speed, Ye Feng was three times faster.
"Is that a Fifth-Grade Beast after being corrupted? How could the first wave of attack be from such a high-level Demon Spirit Beast!" Lin Yue Zhen Ren exclaimed in shock. Even if they worked together, they could only barely cope with a Fifth Stage Demon Spirit Beast and would likely suffer heavy losses.
While the Spirit of the Formation could rely on the spiritual power within the sealing array to heal injuries, excessive damage could harm their Divine Souls, leading to complete death.
"Raging Thunder Step!"
With one step forward, Ye Feng's momentum surged as countless arcs of electricity surged across the ground, instantly wrapping around the shadow's limbs and rendering it immobile.
The shadow roared furiously and struggled desperately. Before Ye Feng could get close, dense Demonic Energy surged wildly from its body, snapping the arcs of electricity one by one.
Although it broke free from Raging Thunder Step's restraints, its body was charred black from the electric strikes. A pungent burnt smell spread from its surface. In pain, the shadow let out a howl before turning to charge at Ye Feng.
Only at this moment did Ye Feng see clearly what the shadow was: it was a Hunting Wind Demon Leopard.
The Hunting Wind Demon Leopard is one of the fastest types among leopard demon beasts. It can manipulate surrounding air currents with its own demonic power and can run at near-supersonic speeds. In terms of speed alone, it is not inferior to Ye Feng when he fully utilizes Wind Treading Step. However, if Ye Feng simultaneously uses Wind Control Technique, he can easily outpace the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard.
However, this particular Hunting Wind Demon Leopard had fangs protruding nearly half a meter long. Its large eyes were swirling with black energy, indicating that it had fallen under the control of a Demon Spirit; it was not an ordinary demon leopard. Otherwise, it would not have easily escaped from Ye Feng's Raging Thunder Step's restraints.
"Come on!" Ye Feng spread his arms wide, showing no intention of dodging the attack from the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard. Vital Energy surged around him as he unleashed a powerful palm strike, sending forth a massive wave of Vital Energy that struck fiercely at the leopard's head.
The strongest defensive point of the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard was its head, and Ye Feng was determined to confront it directly, venting the pent-up frustration within him.
"Tide Sound Palm!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Three loud explosions echoed.
The air trembled, and stone fragments flew everywhere. The ground paved by Han White Jade was easily crushed by this tremendous force. Ye Feng staggered back three steps, his face pale, while the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard was sent flying, its skull shattered, blood splattering everywhere—red and white mingling on the ground, dead beyond recovery.
With a single palm strike, he had directly killed a demonized Hunting Wind Demon Leopard.
Ning Ruoxue stared in disbelief, struggling to comprehend the scene before her.
"Ye Shidi's strength has surpassed that of an ordinary Yuanwu Realm Ninth Level expert. Truly a Martial Arts Genius!" Ning Ruoxue exclaimed.
"The Old Man has encountered many martial arts juniors of Leaf Young Friend's age over the years, yet none possessed such formidable strength at this age. It seems that after a millennium of evolution, the martial arts lineage in Divine Martial Continent has reached unprecedented prosperity," Lin Yue Zhen Ren sighed lightly. With the Immortal Path lost and martial arts thriving, it had become an unchangeable situation.
A dazzling flash of sword light cut through the air as a wisp of black smoke emerged from the head of the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard, attempting to flee. However, Ye Feng was already prepared and swiftly struck it down with his sword.
"It seems Leaf Young Friend's Soul Thought is quite impressive, able to easily capture the local Demon Spirit. Now I can rest easy!" Lin Yue Zhen Ren stroked his long beard and nodded in praise.
After successfully killing the Hunting Wind Demon Leopard, everyone relaxed considerably. Yet Ye Feng remained furrowed in thought, his expression grave.
"A large number of Demon Spirit Beasts are approaching. It appears that the local Demon Spirits are preparing to seize this opportunity for a final assault on the stone tablet!" Ye Feng said solemnly, raising his Azure Dragon Sword high. The sword light radiated outward, illuminating everything around them.
From the darkened distance came a chorus of roars; roughly counting, there seemed to be hundreds of them.
Lin Yue Zhen Ren also seemed to sense something amiss; his expression suddenly turned grim. He waved his hand to lead the members of Immortal Sect into formation.
Xiao Bing and Ning Ruoxue did not dare to relax either; they both gathered their Vital Energy, preparing for a desperate battle.
The first wave of Demon Spirit Beasts quickly charged forward.
Fortunately, this wave of Demon Spirit Beasts mostly had second or third-tier strength. Although their power increased after being demonized, Lin Yue Zhen Ren and the others could handle them easily. A few of the Demon Spirit Beasts with Fourth-Stage Beast strength were killed by Ye Feng, Xiao Bing, and Ning Ruoxue.
The second wave of Demon Spirit Beasts was faster, more numerous, and stronger.
“Bewitching Heart Fox, everyone be careful of their enchanting mist!” Ye Feng quickly warned as he recognized the incoming Demon Spirit Beasts.
Bewitching Heart Foxes typically live deep in the forest. These beasts are generally of average strength but can exhale a mist that confuses the mind. Under the influence of this mist, Bewitching Heart Foxes can even control some similarly ranked beasts to serve them. Moreover, weak-willed Human Warriors can easily be deceived by these foxes, mistaking them for unparalleled beauties and even willingly submitting to them.
Among the attacking group of Bewitching Heart Foxes were many other types of beasts.
However, this group of Bewitching Heart Foxes was actually easier to deal with than the first wave. The mist they exhaled could not control the willpower of the determined array spirit disciples, and as for Ye Feng and his companions, they were completely unaffected.
Ye Feng leaped into the midst of the beasts, wielding his Azure Dragon Sword with ease, cutting down numerous foxes as if chopping vegetables. The few bovine beasts controlled by the foxes posed more trouble for Ye Feng due to their sharp and sturdy horns, which made them difficult to injure with blades.
Third wave...
Fourth wave...
With each subsequent wave of Demon Spirit Beasts, their strength increased significantly, overwhelming from all directions and forming a Beast Tide. Ye Feng and his companions were forced to shrink their defensive line into a space of less than twenty square meters.
As a result, the two stone monuments in front of Cold Moon Hall struggled to cope. The larger Core Monolith was better off; whenever a Demon Spirit Beast approached, it would unleash bolts of lightning as thick as arms, easily reducing the attacking beasts to ashes. However, the smaller monument could only spit out fire and ice spikes but struggled to fend off the relentless Demon Spirit Beasts that soon closed in.
“This is bad; if the outer Restraining Monument is damaged, Seal Canyon will fully manifest in Qiu Yang Secret Realm!” Lin Yue Zhen Ren said sternly.
“If those people from Fengyu Holy Institute discover this place, it will be troublesome,” Ye Feng thought anxiously. He activated Raging Thunder Step, trampling many beasts beneath him while charging toward the outer Restraining Monument like a thunder god descending.
The Demon Spirit Beasts besieging them seemed to anticipate Ye Feng's intentions and quickly sent many to attack him. Although Lin Yue Zhen Ren and the others felt relieved from the pressure, their mood grew heavier as they understood the potential consequences if the outer Restriction was breached.
“Strange; usually these Demon Spirits retreat after two or three rounds of attacks. Why are they now relentlessly assaulting the monument? Could it be that Shura Demon King has regained consciousness and begun controlling Ink Spirits?”
While slashing away a demonized rodent beast with his sword, Lin Yue Zhen Ren murmured to himself.
Having fought against these Demon Spirits for over a hundred years in this area, he understood them well. Although these Demon Spirits possessed some intelligence, it was extremely low—equivalent to that of a two or three-year-old child. While they subconsciously wanted to attack the monument, they would often disperse after facing several setbacks. Thus, despite their numbers, they had never posed a real threat.
Lin Yue Zhen Ren and others are, after all, Spirit of the Formation, and the Demon Spirit's attacks on their primordial spirits are basically ineffective. Even if the Demon Spirit forms a massive tide, as long as they do not control the surrounding beasts to launch an attack, Lin Yue Zhen Ren and the others can handle it.
Now, these Demon Spirit have actually united to control the beasts, forming a terrifying Demonic Spirit Beast Tide. Faced with the physical attacks of the Demon Spirit Beasts, they naturally find it difficult to resist.
Under the relentless siege, Ye Feng's pace gradually slows down, and he can only watch helplessly as the protective barrier of the outer Restraining Monument cracks inch by inch, and the talismans on the monument exhaust all their spiritual power, bursting into ashes with a loud bang.
"Boom!" Under the desperate assault of hundreds of Demonic Spirit Serpents, the outer Restraining Monument ultimately cannot hold on any longer. After a violent tremor, it explodes with a thunderous roar.
The stone tablet shatters, producing a deafening sound, and many of the surrounding Demon Spirit Beasts are also blown to ashes by the final wave of spiritual power.
Suddenly, a circle of Seven-Colored Halo erupts from the center of the stone tablet, spreading outward at an incredible speed. The sky faintly echoes with thunder, and in an instant, winds rise and clouds surge, creating a violent storm.
"Everyone be careful! The outer Restriction has been broken!" Lin Yue Zhen Ren struggles to stabilize himself in the hurricane and shouts with a trembling voice.
The entire Qiu Yang Secret Realm begins to shake violently after being swept by the Seven-Colored Halo, with earth-shattering tremors and flashes of lightning as if doomsday has arrived.
From outside Seal Canyon, one can clearly see a Seven-Colored Light Pillar shooting up into the sky from among the mountains, piercing through the clouds. At the same time, throughout the entire Qiu Yang Secret Realm, there are sounds resembling shattering glass. The originally empty sky reveals a faint greenish light shield that begins to disintegrate from its highest point into fragments of green light, dissipating into the air.
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