Ai Botao purposely raised his voice so that not only did Lu Ping and the others hear him, but even the Xuan Ling Sect and Overflowing Sea Sect cultivators heard him. In their panic, they neglected the fact that the monster's transformation wasn't complete. Only a fully transformed monster was a true Core Forging Realm monster Enlightened Master. The panicking cultivators heaved a long sigh of relief, and the despair in their hearts was swept away. Whether it was the human or monster race, a Core Forging Realm Enlightened Master was an insurmountable gap between a Blood Condensation Realm monster and a Core Forging Realm monster.
At this time, a giggle came from the west side of the water pillar platform. A woman's voice came, "Big brother didn't manage to scare him this time. This human's Qi and blood are quite vigorous. Later on, brothers, don't fight with this little sister over him!"
Although the voice was seductive, no one could see the speaker from the water pillar platform.
The Xuan Ling Sect cultivator seemed to recall something. He suddenly exclaimed, "Primordial Crocodile! You're the Primordial Crocodile of the demon race! Only you can rely on your bloodline to transform into a half-human at the Late Blood Condensation Realm."
A half-human demon walked out from the north side of the water pillar platform. Not only did it have a crocodile's mouth, but it also had a long crocodile tail.
The Monster Beast chuckled and said, "I didn't expect you to have a few knowledgeable fellows. But so what? You humans boast about your intelligence, but haven't you still fallen into the trap of us four siblings?"
The Xuan Ling Sect cultivator's expression changed. "I didn't expect the Overturned Seas Gang to collude with the demon race and set up this trap!"
When the West Tomb Island cultivators, Xuan Ling Sect cultivators, and the other North Sea cultivators heard this person's speculation, they hurriedly took out their mystic artifacts to defend against the Overflowing Seas Sect. Seeing that they were about to start fighting amongst themselves before they were killed by the demons, the red-robed Hall Master of the Overflowing Seas Sect's Fury Seas Hall shouted, "Han Weiyun, you're spouting nonsense! Even if the Overflowing Seas Sect colluded with the demons, we would still plot against a few Core Forging Enlightened Masters. A few hundred Blood Condensation Realm cultivators are nothing in our eyes."
When the crowd heard the Hall Leader Red Shirt's roar, those who were slightly rational knew that the Overflowing Seas Sect was not colluding with the Demon Clan. Moreover, looking at the Demon Clan's array, it was obvious that they wanted to annihilate the Overflowing Seas Sect as well. The Overflowing Seas Sect had no reason to conceal their actions at this time.
Ai Botao saw that the demon beasts had completely surrounded the human cultivators. It was obvious that they had been planning this for a long time and wanted to capture all the human cultivators in one fell swoop. He quickly said, "At this moment, we humans are at a disadvantage. If you continue to fight, you will die in the blink of an eye. We should put down our grudges and break through the demon beasts' encirclement together."
Xuan Ling Sect's Han Weiyun and the Overturned Seas Sect's Hall Master Hong Yi were also aware of this situation. They didn't refute Ai Botao's suggestion.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Ai Botao turned to the Primordial Giant Crocodile in the east and asked, "Sir, you said that today's situation was a trap laid out long ago. May I ask what kind of tricks you used?"
The Primordial Giant Crocodile on the eastern water pillar platform was obviously the leader of the Demon Clan's operation. Seeing that the human cultivators were almost fighting amongst themselves despite being heavily surrounded, and hearing Ai Botao's question, the Primordial Giant Crocodile was obviously very proud of its setup. It said, "You human cultivators can tame us demons as spiritual beasts and demon pets. Why can't we demons tame humans as pets?"
Ai Botao was enlightened by the Demon Clan's leader's explanation. Lu Ping could also roughly guess the Demon Clan's strategy. However, he was a little surprised that human cultivators were willing to be the Demon Clan's pets. However, from the Demon Clan's point of view, the Primordial Giant Crocodile's words were not unreasonable.
The Red Shirt Hall Master was also a person with a sharp mind. He also roughly guessed the Demon Clan's plan. He said, "So you're saying that the group of pirates that my Overflowing Oceans Gang annihilated was the bait you put out?"
The Primordial Giant Crocodile on the northern water pillar platform said proudly, "That's right. Not only was the treasure map forged by us, but we also leaked the news that you obtained the treasure map and your whereabouts."
The more the Demon Clan spoke, the more pleased it became. When it was done, it could not help but laugh loudly. It was indescribably proud of itself.
At this moment, the surrounded human cultivators finally understood the process of the Demon Clan's plan. Lu Ping was also secretly impressed by the Demon Clan's intelligence and tactics. At the same time, he completely threw away his contempt for the Demon Clan's intelligence.
At this moment, the Primordial Giant Crocodile, who had been silent all this while, appeared on the southern water pillar platform. Not only did it have a mouth and tail, but even its upper limbs had not completely transformed. It roared and said sternly, "So long-winded. Are you done yet? What's there to talk about with these humans? Why don't you just break their necks and make them into blood food for father? Why are you talking so much nonsense!"
The Primordial Giant Crocodile, who had not appeared all this while, spoke again. She said, "Little Brother, you're still so impatient. Don't you feel that it's a great achievement to surpass these self-proclaimed intelligent humans in terms of intelligence?"
The Primordial Giant Crocodile stuck out its tongue and licked its long, flat mouth. Its saliva splashed everywhere. It said, "I don't feel any sense of achievement. Looking at so many human cultivators, I'm feeling hungry."
The Western Giant Crocodile laughed so hard that it could not catch its breath. The Northern Giant Crocodile rolled its eyes. The Eastern Giant Crocodile also laughed and said, "There's enough blood food this time. Other than for father, I can also have a sumptuous meal for the rest."
The Southern Giant Crocodile roared. "Big Brother, you know what I'm thinking."
The Eastern Giant Crocodile's expression turned serious. "Alright, that's enough with the small talk. You human cultivators must have recovered a lot of your arcane energy. However, you humans are not the only ones who can benefit from this."
After saying that, the Eastern Giant Crocodile waved its hand. Suddenly, four giant war drums rose from the four water pillar platforms. Four Mid Blood Condensation Realm demonic beasts beat the drums with drumsticks. The deep and powerful drum beats had a strange rhythm. When the human cultivators heard it, their arcane energy seemed to go out of control again. They quickly circulated their cultivation techniques to control it.
Lu Ping also felt uncomfortable at first, but after circulating the North Sea Wave Listening Technique for a while, the drum beats no longer affected him. Lu Ping looked around and found that the Late Blood Condensation Realm human cultivators were just as unaffected as he was.
On the other hand, the surrounding yao beasts kept stepping out from the water pillars, following the beating of the drums. Taking up a battle formation, they slowly approached the human cultivators and narrowed their encirclement. Not only did the peculiar sounds of the war drums fail to affect the yao beasts, it instead boosted their morale. One by one, the yao beasts turned to regard the human cultivators with waves of bloodthirsty killing intent.
The Hall Master Red Shirt said, "Not good, these aren't ordinary demonic beasts. They're well-trained demon soldiers. They've already taken their positions while we were talking. We mustn't let them form a formation again."
After saying that, he took out his magic tool and attacked the demonic beasts. The Overturned Sea Gang cultivators followed closely behind and attacked the demon soldiers.
The other cultivators were hesitant. When Ai Botao heard the Hall Master Red Shirt mention demon soldiers, his expression changed. He quickly ordered the West Tomb Island cultivators to follow the Overturned Sea Gang and attack. On the other side, the North Sea cultivators reacted the slowest. Under Han Weiyun's command, their attacks were scattered.
On the east side, the Primordial Crocodile laughed. "You've finally noticed? It's too late!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved the flag in his hand, and the formation of the demon soldiers changed. Several early Blood Condensation demon soldiers surrounded a mid Blood Condensation demon soldier and formed a small circle formation. The small circle formations then formed a large circle formation under the command of a late Blood Condensation demon general. The small circle formations were interlinked and supported each other, blocking the first wave of attack from the human cultivators. Not a single demon soldier was killed. Only a dozen or so demon soldiers were injured. The demon generals nearby changed their formation, and the injured demon beasts wandered to the back.
Although Lu Ping had heard about demon soldiers and Dao soldiers, this was his first time witnessing the power of a demon soldier's formation. Legend had it that demon soldiers could challenge those of a higher realm. Lu Ping didn't believe it at first. From Lu Ping's point of view, it was already impressive to be able to challenge those of a higher realm. But now, Lu Ping had no choice but to believe it. When he saw that the attack of a dozen Late Blood Condensation Realm cultivators only injured a dozen Early Blood Condensation Realm demon soldiers, Lu Ping truly experienced the power of a demon soldier's formation.
Four demon soldier formations made up of more than 50 demonic beasts. They adopted a strategy of attacking steadily, closing in on the human cultivators from all sides.
The human cultivators rushed forward, trying to break through the demon soldiers' formation. However, each cultivator fought their own battles. Not only did they fail to break through the demon soldiers' formation, but they also lost more than a dozen of their own.
Hall Master Hong Yi said anxiously, "This isn't a solution. The demonic beasts are attacking from all sides. We should work together to attack a single direction." With that said, he led the Overturned Sea Gang members to attack the demon soldiers' formation on the west side.
Ai Botao didn't hesitate. He also ordered everyone to attack the demon soldiers' formation on the west side. After that, Han Weiyun and the other North Sea cultivators also joined in the attack.
With a total of 160 human cultivators attacking the demon soldiers' formation on the west side, the demon soldiers' formation was in a precarious situation.
However, even after enduring so many attacks, the demon soldiers' formation on the west side still managed to hold on. The Primordial Giant Crocodile that was in charge of the west side's formation couldn't sit still any longer. It urged the other three demon soldiers' formations to shrink even more. At the same time, it led a few Late Blood Condensation demonic beasts out of the water pillar platform, charging towards the Late Blood Condensation cultivators to reduce the pressure on the demon soldiers' formation.
When the demonic cultivators on the water pillar platform charged over, Lu Ping instinctively looked over. He saw a Eighth Layer Blood Condensation cultivator in the lead. It was dressed in a flowery human dress, but it had a crocodile's mouth and a long crocodile tail. It was as terrifying as one could imagine.
Only now did Lu Ping understand why only the female crocodile didn't show up when the four Primordial Giant Crocodiles were talking. Clearly, she knew that as a female demon, her half-transformed appearance was not something to be proud of in front of the humans.
When the Primordial Female Crocodile saw that the human cultivators were about to break out of her formation, she anxiously tried to stop them. However, she discovered that the human cultivators she was fighting were looking away from her face. The female crocodile was smart enough to scheme against humans, so how could she not guess the reason behind this? She was instantly embarrassed and furious. She immediately went berserk and dragged three Late Blood Condensation Realm human cultivators into her battle circle.
The surrounding human cultivators were secretly amazed by the Primordial Giant Crocodile's noble status. They were worried about whether they could successfully break out of the demon soldiers' encirclement. When the demon soldiers saw how fierce their leader was, their morale was boosted. They once again stabilized the crumbling defensive line. At this time, the demon soldiers from the other three directions finally surrounded them.
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