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The Enforcement Council of the Demon Hunting Team, which ranks above all Enforcers, includes the Twelve Divine Envoys, the Archbishop of the Original Sin Tribunal, and the leaders of the Blood Cross Knights, along with the captains of sixteen sub-teams. They were all gathered near the Ancient Star Shuttle, fighting fiercely alongside Zhou Qingzhe, Zhang Rongying, and the four Chairmen of the International Demon Alliance.
It should be noted that over seventy percent of the main force deployed by the Demon Hunting Team consisted of members from the Blood Cross Knights. However, it was the senior experts from the Elder Council who surrounded and attacked the four Chairmen. As the highest authority within the Demon Hunting Team, entry into the Elder Council is extremely stringent. Those who qualify are figures who once dominated their era, with some members being over two thousand years old.
If not for many Elders having retreated to various corners of the world and no longer involving themselves in the affairs of the Demon Hunting Team, its headquarters would possess even greater strength. Currently, the Elder Council can only mobilize about one-tenth of its true power. Nevertheless, the twenty-three senior members present from the Elder Council all had Spiritual Energy Indexes exceeding one hundred thousand, with three individuals surpassing seven hundred thousand—capable of challenging Zhou Qingzhe on their own.
The primary objective of this raid by the Demon Hunting Team was not to kill Zhou Qingzhe and his companions but to destroy the Ancient Star Shuttle. Thus, the battle surrounding this floating structure in the sea was particularly intense.
Fang Lin Kong was filled with bloodlust; wielding an Innate Sword Artifact greatly amplified his lethality. A team of over a hundred had gathered around him, as most experts were engaged at the Ancient Star Shuttle, leaving Fang Lin Kong largely unopposed.
Liexiezi was unaware when Fang Lin Kong had cultivated his Innate Sword Artifact; even Fang Lin Kong himself was puzzled as to why he possessed such a weapon. He had never practiced with his Flying Sword and therefore could not have refined an Innate Sword Artifact.
To understand this, one must start with what Liexiezi valued most: the Haotian Divine Sword.
Although powerful, the Haotian Divine Sword is fundamentally not a weapon but rather a container. Its purpose is to house a practitioner's Yuan Shen and provide robust protection. The original intent behind cultivating this treasure was to use it as a vessel to safeguard one's Yuan Shen from Heavenly Tribulation during Ascension.
The material of the Haotian Divine Sword has a peculiar origin. An ancient Daoist Sect elder possessed immense power but failed to fully refine it before Ascending. Instead, he could only imbue his True Fire into the Haotian Divine Sword before his Ascension, hoping that over thousands of years it would be completely refined.
Upon acquiring it, Liexiezi had no understanding of its mysteries and thus never mastered its proper use. When he was suppressed beneath Fengshan Village and spent years in contemplation, he eventually grasped the secrets of Mystic Transformation of the Nine Heavens and inadvertently deduced the true purpose of the Haotian Divine Sword. However, by that time, Liexiezi no longer needed it.
The Haotian Divine Sword was an unfinished product containing True Fire and absorbed two thousand years' worth of Pure Yang Inner Elixir from Fang Lin Kong during their first encounter. Consequently, when activated for the first time, this artifact recognized Fang Lin Kong's Yuan Shen as its master.
The Haotian Divine Art inscribed within by its previous master also imprinted itself in Fang Lin Kong's mind upon activation. Although he had never consciously practiced it, as Fang Lin Kong's power deepened over time, fragments of these cultivation methods gradually integrated into his subconscious.
Unbeknownst to Fang Lin Kong, he had been slowly refining the Haotian Divine Sword. However, due to possessing numerous treasures that often went unused and remained neglected in his Inner Universe—even favored artifacts like Four Treasures of the Demon Gate saw diminishing opportunities for use—he had never fully understood or utilized the power of the Haotian Divine Sword.
When Fang Lin Kong attempted to suppress eight other Yuan Shen beyond his Fourth Primordial Spirit, he failed to notice that both the Haotian Divine Sword and First Primordial Spirit had undergone essential changes. In response to his ongoing battles and sensing its master's peril, the Haotian Divine Sword instinctively awakened to protect him.
Though not originally crafted as a weapon, due to its unique nature and gradual refinement by Fang Lin Kong, it evolved into an Innate Sword Artifact on its own.
The Eternal Demon Suppression Scripture is an extremely domineering technique in the realm of magic, its power vast and magnificent, rivaling that of the first forbidden tome, the Blood God Manual. The Eternal Demon Suppression Scripture divides the Yuan Shen, not by splitting a person's Yuan Shen into nine parts, but by extracting and copying all the memories and characteristics of the Main Soul, imprinting them onto another energy body created from nothing. In some aspects, it can be said that aside from the Main Soul being Fang Lin Kong himself, the other eight Yuan Shen all possess certain flaws. For instance, there may be distortions in their personalities, a lack of human qualities, and an inability to comprehend emotions.
As long as the Main Soul remains unharmed, these auxiliary Yuan Shen can be refined again at any time. This is also the peculiar nature of the Eternal Demon Suppression Scripture.
Fang Lin Kong attempted to put all eight Yuan Shen, including the Main Soul, into a state of slumber, which had already deviated from the true path of the Eternal Demon Suppression Scripture. If it weren't for his auxiliary Yuan Shen's weak consciousness, once awakened, they would realize their differences and prevent the Main Soul from ever awakening again.
The timely protection of the Haotian Divine Sword just happened to avert this crisis.
Returning to normalcy, Fang Lin Kong's fingers moved like lightning—circling, drawing, turning… His body resembled a mysterious vessel containing boundless sword energy, released freely under his will. With each command of his fingers, he ruthlessly tormented his enemies before him.
Rihougen knew he was no match for this mysterious young man; thus, he immediately mobilized his subordinates from the surrounding Blood Cross Knights to form a sealing formation and collectively besiege Fang Lin Kong. Although the sixth squad was merely one of sixteen small teams within the Blood Cross Knights, Rihougen summoned all his men, totaling over thirteen hundred.
Fang Lin Kong had only about a hundred people by his side; once entangled with this force, he could no longer move. Rihougen gathered a large number of subordinates to concentrate their attack power and launched a fierce assault on Fang Lin Kong.
"All Randall Battle Cannons, aim at that black-haired one! Seventh Combat Team, all Psycho Guns target him; hit him hard! Fifth Combat Team provide cover. No solo engagements..."
Under Rihougen's command, countless holy light projectiles, flashbangs, psychic bullets, Platinum Glory shots, Flame Emblems, and Holy Seals all concentrated their attacks on Fang Lin Kong. At this moment, Fang Lin Kong's Innate Sword Artifact truly unleashed its power to its most exquisite realm. Each attack's trajectory was as clear as lines drawn on white paper reflected in Fang Lin Kong's consciousness. He manipulated the sword light continuously generated within him into various forms—distant and near, light and heavy—to intercept and deflect each attack. The force of each sword energy was perfectly calibrated.
However, if Rihougen's subordinates coordinated even slightly chaotically, Fang Lin Kong's sword energy would arrive as expected…
Yet with personal strength alone against a large force of over a thousand men, no matter how exquisite Fang Lin Kong's consciousness was becoming increasingly strained. Calculating such vast combat changes soon led to mistakes on his part. Often when unable to calculate clearly, he resorted to deploying stronger forces and expending more demonic energy.
Although Rihougen was greatly astonished by Fang Lin Kong's precise consciousness and profound sword energy techniques, his combat strategy was undeniably correct. The demonic energy consumed by Fang Lin Kong gradually weakened the power of his Innate Sword Artifact while also making it increasingly difficult for him to operate his consciousness; thus his demand for demonic energy grew larger.
When the second wave of attacking troops was deployed against him, wounds had already appeared on Fang Lin Kong's body.
The more he fought, the clearer Fang Lin Kong's mind became. As the Main Soul gradually revived, he had managed to control the violent killing intent emanating from his Fourth Primordial Spirit.
"If this continues, it won't end well! I need to break through; otherwise, if I become trapped like Yang Zai Xing, won't I die horribly?"
Rihougen surrounded Fang Lin Kong and his accompanying demons with ten times their numbers. These demons were merely rescued by Fang Lin Kong in passing; they followed him only because they felt somewhat safer. When Rihougen commanded the sixth squad to encircle them, these demons scattered in panic, each trying to escape on their own. However, as Rihougen was not incompetent as a captain within the Blood Cross Knights—those demons who rushed out alone were quickly shot down by his subordinates. Within just over ten minutes of battle, two-thirds of the demons around Fang Lin Kong had fallen; only about thirty remained—each one injured.
"Listen to me, everyone! If you want to survive, you'd better follow my lead. Now, come with me and charge this way!"
In such a chaotic situation, Fang Lin Kong spoke with great authority. However, he knew nothing about strategic command; he had simply picked the most essential principle from ancient Chinese military tactics.
"Capture the leader first!"
He had already identified Rihougen as the head of this troop, so he led the remaining monsters in a full-frontal assault against Rihougen's defenses.
Fang Lin Kong's attack power was exceptionally sharp. Rihougen continuously commanded his subordinates to fill in the gaps, but they were all scattered by Fang Lin Kong's charge. Regaining his senses, Fang Lin Kong no longer sought to take more lives; his direction of attack became a straight line of assault. In just six or seven minutes, he had closed the distance between himself and Rihougen to fifty meters. This range was already within Fang Lin Kong's effective attack zone.
"Brothers, let's fight! If we kill this guy, we'll all escape!"
With a shout from Fang Lin Kong, one hundred ninety-nine sword energies were forcibly unleashed from his body. He activated his Innate Sword Artifact, which allowed him not only to emit sword energy from his hands but also from every part of his body; every muscle could release transparent and sharp sword energy at will.
Rihougen was well aware of Fang Lin Kong's might and had made preparations. The nearly imperceptible sword energies were confronted without any intention of resistance. However, when Fang Lin Kong's sword energy descended, it immediately killed several Blood Cross Knights guarding Rihougen but did not touch a single hair on Rihougen; he had already activated a prepared teleportation array and escaped Fang Lin Kong's lethal strike.
"Damn! Is this even possible? Are they messing with me?"
Fang Lin Kong quickly searched for Rihougen's location again and charged toward it once more. The encirclement battle quickly turned into a chase. Fang Lin Kong pursued Rihougen while Rihougen's troops chased after Fang Lin Kong and the monsters following him. In the brutal combat, the thirty-odd monsters around Fang Lin Kong dwindled to just over ten.
"This isn't going to work out!"
An idea struck Fang Lin Kong as he charged into the densest area of battle, rescuing dozens of monsters. Under his rallying cry, these monsters became temporary followers of Fang Lin Kong. Once their speed picked up, Fang Lin Kong broke through Rihougen's encirclement, and the monsters following him began to multiply like a rolling snowball. The International Demon Alliance's monsters were also experienced fighters; upon seeing their numbers grow and gaining an advantage against the Demon Hunting Team, they united to form small combat teams. Although the Demon Hunting Team wielded powerful weapons, as the monsters began to leverage their superior mobility, they gradually restored balance to the battle. The members of the Demon Hunting Team may have had strong legs, but how could they compete with the naturally swift Leopard Clan or agile creatures like antelopes and deer? Not to mention the winged species among demons that excelled in flight. In terms of mobility, humans could never match demons.
In the sky, Arlen Xuding Si was finally forced by Liexiezi to unleash his final combat technique.
His pure white priest robe shone brightly as countless magical symbols and waves of light radiated from him in pulses. Arlen Xuding Si's body became incredibly sacred; holy chants surrounded him as his Holy Power expanded outward, faintly revealing a pair of transparent white wings that continuously unfurled.
In an instant, Arlen Xuding Si's Holy Power surged dramatically; the immense energy caused Liexiezi's Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation to begin collapsing.
"This level of Holy Power must exceed three million!"
The intense energy reaction was palpable, as everyone equipped with detectors witnessed the numbers on their devices wildly fluctuating. Some of the less advanced detectors were overwhelmed by the energy intensity radiating from Arlen Xuding Si, surpassing their maximum detection values and beginning to malfunction.
Fang Lin Kong looked up in awe, his heart racing. He could sense a glimpse of the Divine Realm, his spiritual power having surpassed that of most monsters and practitioners in this world. However, he never imagined that a single body could contain such an immense amount of energy.
"That guy, Arlen Xuding Si, might actually be able to challenge the Ancient God Chaos! This is just damn impressive!"
Under the divine radiance of Arlen Xuding Si, every member of the Demon Hunting Team, whether in mid-air, on the ocean's surface, or even deep underwater, felt a warm current flowing through them, gradually restoring their strength to its peak.
At that moment, Arlen Xuding Si resembled a deity.
Arlen Xuding Si had reached a level where he could completely transform his physical body into energy. Liexiezi couldn't help but be moved.
"If I don't kill him now, it might take just a few more decades for this guy to surpass me!"
Liexiezi still had full confidence in defeating Arlen Xuding Si. The Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation was not merely powerful at present.
"Heaven and earth are vast; let all swords strike together!"
With Arlen Xuding Si providing support to the ground forces of the Demon Hunting Team, Liexiezi certainly wouldn't stand idly by. If the Demon Hunting Team gained overwhelming superiority and then organized several powerful formations to assist Arlen Xuding Si, Liexiezi would only face defeat.
Thus, Liexiezi had to take action!
Originally, the sword lights generated by the Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation were ten-colored sword rainbows. However, when Liexiezi began intentionally splitting the sword lights, millions of sword lights reverted to their most primitive forms—some pure blue, some blazing white, some fiery red, others grayish or deep green... These differentiated sword lights had reduced power but increased in number significantly. Millions of sword lights formed an archway and shot down towards the ocean's surface. The average warriors of the Demon Hunting Team lacked the strength to withstand such lethal weapons. Their Defensive Barriers were torn apart like thin paper; Liexiezi's first wave of attacks caused thousands of casualties among the Demon Hunting Team.
United against a common enemy, members of the Demon Hunting Team fired heavy weapons into the sky while those with greater power unleashed various magical missiles targeting Liexiezi's figure suspended in mid-air. However, this wave of attacks was automatically intercepted by countless sword lights surrounding Liexiezi.
Innate Sword Artifacts and ordinary Flying Swords are fundamentally different levels. An Innate Sword Artifact has been refined beyond its sword form into a primordial liquid crystal state; Flying Swords can only transform into a single beam of light unless they are paired or grouped together for additional division. In contrast, Innate Sword Artifacts can infinitely split their sword lights.
The Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation mimicked Innate Sword Artifacts by assembling sets of Flying Swords into a cohesive whole. It used true energy to sense the essence of Flying Swords and transformed them into more lethal sword qi. Essentially, it bore some resemblance to Daoist Sect techniques that relied on bare hands or high-quality swords to unleash innate sword qi. Although these Flying Swords could not casually split into sword lights, dozens of highly skilled practitioners using top-grade Flying Swords to form a Sword Formation could produce sword qi that rivaled that generated by Innate Sword Artifacts.
Innate Sword Artifacts and the Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation were two sides of a coin—one formless yet substantial, while the other was substantial yet formless. Yet both wielded immense power and exhibited wondrous transformations.
The ten colorful rainbows formed by the Flying Sword shimmered brilliantly in his hands. After he infused them with powerful demonic energy, they continuously shot out dazzling sword qi. These sword qi seemed to possess a spirit of their own, automatically swirling around Liexiezi, intercepting any threatening attacks.
Arlen Xuding Si's transformation into a body of divine radiance was complete. The barrel of the Destruction Cannon resonated with Arlen Xuding Si's power, as countless intricate runes flowed across its surface. This divine artifact meant to eradicate gods and demons was also unlocking the seals on its immense power.
Arlen Xuding Si shone with brilliance, as radiant as the sun. Surrounding Liexiezi were countless sword qi, resembling the Milky Way, with brilliant stars swirling around.
Slowly raising the barrel of the Destruction Cannon, Arlen Xuding Si focused all his divine consciousness into this final strike.
“Mr. Liexiezi, we have no personal hatred between us. However, I must defend the thousands of years of tradition of the Demon Hunting Team and protect the entire human world! Therefore, this Divine Punishment will erase you from existence without leaving a trace!”
Liexiezi coldly smiled and replied without a hint of emotion, “While being able to materialize your physical energy may enhance your strength to an incredible level, how long can you maintain it? Do you even know the limits of my Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation's defense? It seems too early to boast about killing me!”
Arlen Xuding Si smiled slightly and said, “I’ve heard that reaching the end of the Eastern Immortal Path involves something called Heavenly Tribulation. I fear my Divine Punishment will not be inferior to Heavenly Tribulation! As for whether I can deal with you, Mr. Liexiezi, I am quite curious.”
Before Arlen Xuding Si finished speaking, the Destruction Cannon erupted with countless rays of light. In his eyes appeared two blood-red flaming crosses. Demonstrating the power of Divine Punishment was precisely the original intent behind creating the Destruction Cannon. In this world, only Arlen Xuding Si had the ability to unleash its ultimate power.
In an instant, a second sun appeared in the sky. No one could see Arlen Xuding Si's body anymore; only an incredibly bright flame burned fiercely. Then this holy flame, more intense than the sun itself, suddenly accelerated, trailing an elegant and elongated tail as it surged toward Liexiezi's vast Sword Formation.
(To be continued)
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