Clear River prefecture
The pillar of lightning pierced through the surroundings. The swarm of insects surged into the pillar of light like moths to a flame, one after another. They surged endlessly.
Gu Yanying swung her jade folding fan, and a hundred tornadoes swept through the swarm of insects, but they struggled to kill the locusts so easily. Suddenly, her heart shivered. The Soaring Locust King vanished from her vision. She swung her jade folding fan backwards, and sharp atmospheric winds whistled out along with the scorching winds of hell.
"You sure have some reactions, but those who stand in my way will die. War Demon's Possession!"
The Soaring Locust King suddenly appeared, flapping a pair of insect wings as startling demon qi erupted from its body. It donned a set of demonic armour, and the banner on its back bore the two words "War Demon". It sped up once again, advancing instead of retreating. It flew against the wind and lunged towards Gu Yanying.
Gu Yanying raised an eyebrow, and a pair of strong, white hawk wings unfurled on her back. She assumed a half-daemon form and flew backwards. She called out, "Li Qingshan!"
"He's here!" Li Qingshan shot through the air and threw a punch at the Soaring Locust King. His main body was currently focused on fending off the Sword Collection peak, so his control over his mirror clone was slightly weaker. Seeing the Soaring Locust King actually unleash the War Demon's Possession, he was surprised.
"As expected, he's seen through it!"
Even without the spirit turtle's ability to calculate, the Soaring Locust King had managed to understand the true form of the Demon Suppression Statuary after such a long period of time with his cultivation as a great Daemon King, making up for his greatest shortcoming. However, to Li Qingshan, this was the greatest piece of bad news. It meant that his strategy of decapitating the leader was no longer possible.
"Die!" The Soaring Locust King flapped its wings, and there was a flash of light as sharp as a blade.
A huge gash appeared on Li Qingshan's chest, but it was not flesh. Instead, it was changing, flowing water.
Soon afterwards, there was another flash of light. All he could do was retreat and focus on recovering from his wounds. It was all thanks to Gu Yanying's assistance that his mirror clone was not completely destroyed.
Scarlet, white, and black wings flew about, sometimes crisscrossing and sometimes separating. For a moment, he was surrounded by danger.
Li Qingshan looked down from the corner of his eyes and saw that no one was controlling the tornado. Amidst the surging pests. In the blink of an eye, it collapsed and dissipated. The swarm of insects surged into the lightning without any obstruction, and the tribulation lightning became even more violent.
"No, this can't go on! The mirror avatar's strength was still too weak. He could easily deal with ordinary Demon Kings. It was already beyond his ability to deal with a great demon monarch. If this continued, he could only watch as the Golden Cicada Spirit King was struck to death by lightning. Damn it. Both sides are so hard to deal with! "
"Useless! Useless! "
The Flying Locust King laughed maniacally. Like a bolt of black lightning, it flew across the sky, fighting one against two. From time to time, it would summon the swarm of locusts to help. Li Qingshan and Gu Yanying could barely protect themselves. They could not stop it at all.
"The source of the locust plague, the Flying Locust King, is here. Do you want to keep watching?" Gu Yanying called out.
Yue Wuyang and Jin Fugui exchanged glances. They had always been thinking of a way to kill the Flying Locust King. Now was indeed the best opportunity. Originally, they wanted to wait for the Flying Locust King and the Golden Cicada Spirit King to tire themselves out before reaping the benefits.
However, after witnessing the Flying Locust King's strength after demonification, they could not help but admit that if the Flying Locust King wanted to flee, they could not stop it at all, so they no longer hesitated.
"Black Cloud Sand Prison!" "Total Annihilation!"
With the cry of a phoenix, the phoenix soared over and called out, "First father, I'll help you!"
Helicoverpa Rosa stood on the little phoenix's back and spat out thousands of strands of spider silk from her mouth.
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Great Buddha mountain.
Demon qi surged into the air like a beacon!
The situation had taken a turn for the worse. Their enemy was no longer a single person or a single sword, but the boundless Demon domain. Behind the several dozen Demon Kings, there were probably even more demonfolk armies.
In the past, whenever the Demon domain invaded, they would have to gather the strength of the nine provinces to fend them off. This was a war between two worlds. The effects of an individual would be drastically reduced. Even though Li Qingshan and the others were peak masters, they struggled to stop the war from erupting.
The Unraging monk clenched his fist firmly and gazed at Great Buddha mountain that had been swallowed by the demon qi. He seemed to see the murals of buddhas dimming and peeling away, and the scriptures engraved on the stone tablets gradually blurring. His eyes became slightly moist.
The Buddha-nature and Buddha-light hidden in the mountains, rocks, and plants were completely washed away. Even if the Devil's Den was suppressed again, it would probably take a thousand years to completely restore it to its original state. And before long, even the spirit veins would be contaminated.
"The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga has been destroyed!"
A certain monk let out a sorrowful cry, and the monks all shed tears, some even breaking down and wailing. For a moment, there were wails everywhere.
To them, the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was basically their home. To mortals, no matter how great their mental fortitude and cultivation were, they could not help but feel agitated right now. They struggled to control themselves.
"As the abbot, Dauntless has failed to protect the monastery. I've failed my predecessors. Even ten thousand deaths cannot atone for my sins!"
The Dauntless monk knelt down in the direction of Great Buddha mountain. The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga had actually been destroyed in his hands.
"There's no need to blame yourself too much, senior brother. Since the Demon domain is determined to invade, there's nothing anyone can do!"
The Unraging monk advised. He was also extremely sorrowful and furious, but he had been mentally prepared a long time ago after watching over the Demon Suppression hall for all these years. He had even predicted this would happen, as the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga had always been built on the crater of a volcano!
The world had been at peace for several millennia. To the disciples of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, demonfolk were merely tools for tempering themselves. It was very easy for them to overlook the strength of the Demon domain, as well as the fact that the demon cavern had been a passageway the Demon domain had opened up to attack in the first place. The demon cavern behind Great Buddha mountain was so large that even with the suppression of the Demon Suppression hall, it was still much easier than opening up a new demon cavern.
It was like a war between two countries. The Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was only equivalent to a sturdy city on the outskirts. Even without the Sword Collection peak opening the city gates as spies, they would struggle to fend off the large-scale attack of the Demon domain. In the past wars, just how many extremely powerful divine kingdoms of otherfolk had been destroyed in the demon plague in the end? In terms of both history and strength, these "divine kingdoms" were probably no weaker than the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga.
Let alone the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, probably the entire World of the Nine Provinces was just a sturdy city to the Demon domain.
"Fellow cultivators, please assist me in killing the demons and do your best to suppress the demon cavern. I will definitely repay you handsomely in the future!"
Chu Lie King's sincerity was almost humble. In a situation like this, anyone could back down, but as the King Of Chu, he had inherited the dying will of the previous kings. He had the responsibility of guarding the land, so he could not back down. Even if he knew it was impossible, he still had to do his best.
Neither the Dragon King Of The Sea nor Li Qingshan answered. Chu Lie King's heart sank. Without their help, there really was no point in trying!
The Dragon King Of The Sea reverted to his dragon form and circled around the demon cavern. He drew over the inky clouds in the sky and gathered them towards the demon cavern, suppressing the surging demon qi and assisting Chu Lie King in suppressing the demon cavern.
Li Qingshan reverted to his normal form and murmured, "War Demon Possession," before stepping into the surging demon qi. He swung his Dying Blossom blade and prepared to deal with the upcoming battle.
At the same time, he saw the sight of the Clear River prefecture through his mirror clone. His heart became heavier and heavier.
Although everyone worked together to keep the Soaring Locust King at bay, they still struggled to stop the Soaring Locust King's frenzied vengeance, just like how they struggled to stop the Forsaken Immortal sword from destroying the Demon Suppression hall. The situation on both sides became worse and worse simultaneously.
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