The Battle of the Sinkhole
"Wah, Zijian, look! The monster has come out again! We've come to save the monster!" Hua Chenglu grabbed Yu Zijian's arm and shook it violently.
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Hwa Seung-zan smacked her head. "Don't move around."
The three of them sat on a paper crane. The paper crane was covered in inscriptions. It flapped its wings like a real crane, soaring through the air.
After her initial fright, Hua Chenglu had already calmed down. She had no idea what was going on, so she completely treated the battle below as a show.
Yu Zijian asked, "Do daemons have ties of friendship too?"
"As long as they're born in this world, how can they be emotionless? I just never thought there would be friends of life and death like this among different daemons, "Hwa Seung-zan said suddenly. His eyes were filled with emotion.
Yu Zijian said, "Was it right for that person to slay daemons?"
"Of course. Even humans have to kill one another, let alone other races. If it weren't for the oppression of humans, why would daemons band together? Killing one another is the norm. As long as they're born in this world, how can they not kill one another?" Hwa Seung-zan's expression turned grim again.
Friendship? Killing one another? Right or wrong? Yu Zijian's mind was a mess.
At this moment, the battle had already begun in the sinkhole.
Hua Chenglu watched on without blinking. She did not divert her attention to listen to Hwa Seung-zan at all.
Milliped grabbed the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell with his mouth and pulled Li Qingshan out of the ball of vines. The three elders were overjoyed.
The golden pheasant flapped its wings, and the green vines grew. The Ancient Bronze Corpse General leapt up with corpse qi.
The encirclement was complete. They definitely could not let this wretched daemon escape this time.
Milliped twisted his body. Like a dragon swinging its tail, he swept through everything and struck the golden pheasant viciously.
The golden light shattered, and the Golden Pheasant Elder was like a broken kite. He slammed into the rock face and became deeply embedded, leaving behind only feathers.
At this moment, the Ancient Bronze Corpse General rushed forward.
Li Qingshan dismissed the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell and gathered all of his daemon qi. Like a surging river, he threw a punch without a care.
The Ancient Bronze Corpse General felt as though there was a huge dark cloud shrouding its head. Then, a black bolt of lightning struck down.
That fist was no ordinary fist. It was as big as a boulder. No matter how skilled one was in martial arts, it would be difficult to dodge it, not to mention in mid-air. The Ancient Bronze Corpse General's ferocity was also stimulated. It let out a roar and bared its fangs as it similarly punched forward.
The Lone Grave Elder sneered in his heart. An ant trying to shake a tree, overestimating himself. He actually dared to compete with the Ancient Bronze Corpse General. Did he really think that he was a Daemon General? Monsters are such stupid creatures. They think that they can win just because they are tall. In the future, when they are refined into Monster Corpses, they might be a little smarter under my control.
The two fists collided in midair. The Corpse Qi and Demonic Qi collided fiercely. The smoke and poisonous gas were scattered, forming a hole.
The Lone Grave Elder was slightly surprised. He could actually fight against the Ancient Bronze Corpse General with brute force?
However, after a moment, the Ancient Bronze Corpse General could no longer hold on. With a loud bang, it fell to the ground, creating a huge crater.
Li Qingshan had cultivated the second layer of the Ox Demon. He had a huge advantage with his figure alone. Furthermore, he was in a higher position. If he lost to a Corpse General in a contest of strength, even if he didn't hang himself, Oxen would.
Although the Ancient Bronze Corpse General had lost, it did not suffer any injuries. It roared furiously. Just as it straightened its body, the dark cloud descended from the sky.
How could Li Qingshan let go of such a great opportunity? He descended from the sky and ruthlessly stomped on the Ancient Bronze Corpse General's body.
The bottom of the crater rippled like the surface of the sea. Thousands of tons of rocks flew into the air. Only the ground that the hooves stepped on continued to sink.
Ox Demon Trample, Innate Ability!
All the destructive force was concentrated on the Ancient Bronze Corpse General. After passing through its body, it spread to the surrounding ground.
Cracks immediately appeared on the Ancient Bronze Corpse General's bronze armor, which was like an iron wall, and it let out a distorted sound. In reality, the internal damage suffered by the Ancient Bronze Corpse General was far greater than what it looked like on the surface. The bronze armor was extremely effective against sharp weapons like flying swords and knives, but it was much less effective against the most primitive and barbaric blunt weapons.
In the ancient battlefields on Earth, as armor technology developed, the weapons of the valiant generals were constantly changing as well. When swords and knives could not cut through the armor, a hammer would smash the enemy's internal organs, causing them to vomit three liters of blood.
Li Qingshan raised his hoof, but he would never be foolish enough to give his enemy any opportunities. He used the Ox Demon Tramples again, and a daemon with ox horns and a tiger's tail trampled about madly. The ground was like boiling water, rising and falling.
Above the sinkhole, the vines tried their best to reach towards Milliped, trying to bind him again. However, Milliped was prepared this time, and there was a certain distance between him and the ground. It would take the vines some time to reach him. "That's right," Milliped said.
Milliped broke free from the vines and slammed his tail against the wall. Another huge gap appeared in the crater, and Milliped used this force to charge towards the Green Vine Elder. He moved with startling speed as his sharp mouthparts were on full display.
The Green Vine Elder was shocked. As the sect master of the Green Vine Elder, it had already been many years since he last clashed with someone. His powers were great, but he was still old and feeble after all. How could he engage in close combat with such a terrifying daemon? He flew up in a hurry, dodging and fleeing.
Milliped suddenly curled up, wrapping around the Green Vine Elder a few times before shrinking into a ball. He used his colossal body to wrap around the Green Vine Elder.
His thousands of legs were like spears, thrusting towards the Green Vine Elder from every direction under the powerful propulsion of his joints. As long as he managed to land a hit, poison would pour in and corrode his body very quickly.
The Wood Spirit protects the Withered Wood!
The Green Vine Elder formed a seal with his hands, and he became completely wrapped up in a piece of withered wood. His insect legs stabbed into it, producing a series of thumps.
The withered wood was condensed from pure wood spiritual qi, but under the corrosion of the insect legs and the poisonous gas, it was rapidly depleted.
The Green Vine Elder said in shock, "Save me, fellows!"
Without the restraints of the vines, Milliped immediately unleashed his terrifying strength, demonstrating the great strength of a carapaced Daemon General.
The golden pheasant flapped its wings and flew up once again, landing on the ball of insects and pecking wildly. The Golden Pheasant Elder threw his life on the line, going all out with his spiritual qi as he pecked bloody holes into the carapace.
If these holes landed on a human cultivator, they would have been fatal, disemboweled wounds. However, Milliped's body was colossal, so these wounds were only minor wounds. With the powerful life force of carapaced daemons, he healed extremely quickly.
However, most of the Green Vine Elder's spiritual qi had been depleted. Wood splinters flew out from the piece of withered wood, turning back into spiritual qi and dispersing. In the blink of an eye, it had become much thinner. He was about to be pierced by the thousands of insect legs and engulfed by the poisonous gas.
In the blink of an eye, the tables had turned. Even Hwa Seung-zan could not help but sigh in amazement. "Carapaced Daemon Generals really are impressive!" If it were not for the fact that the techniques of the three elders could work together, especially the Green Vine Elder's vines that could restrain its movements, it really would have been difficult for three regular Foundation Establishment cultivators to deal with it. They could even end up dying from the slightest carelessness.
Hua Chenglu asked in surprise, "Brother, are the three old- seniors going to lose?" Although she disliked the Green Vine Elder, she could not help but mourn the deaths of powerful human cultivators at the hands of daemons.
Hwa Seung-zan shook his head. "That mixed-blood daemon has only gained the upper hand temporarily. How can he actually defeat Foundation Establishment cultivators? As long as we kill him and regroup, we'll be victorious."
He suddenly glanced at the clouds. And, that person hadn't even fought yet! He probably had not anticipated this earlier either, which almost allowed the Daemon General to escape. However, he would never make the same mistake a second time.
The Lone Grave Elder's expression finally changed. He struggled to believe that the Ancient Bronze Corpse General he had spent so much effort on was being overwhelmed by a mere daemon!
The Ancient Bronze Corpse General should have dodged a long time ago, but the Ox Demon Tramples had a powerful tremor effect. Although each tremor only affected the Ancient Bronze Corpse General for a moment, it was enough for Li Qingshan to use the Ox Demon Tramples a second time.
The Ancient Bronze Corpse General was clearly extremely powerful, but due to a moment of carelessness, Li Qingshan had defeated it in a single strike. This was clearly an unintentional move, but it also seemed like a very deep plan. Li Qingshan was a true fighter. Normally, he was not particularly clever, but in battle, he would always be able to erupt with a hundred and twenty percent of his battle prowess.
"Die, wretched daemon!"
The Lone Grave Elder, who had not directly fought the entire time, finally took action. He also wore a bronze bangle on his skinny wrist, but it had a heavy lustre. Who knew how many times better it was than his first senior brother's. The inscriptions on the bronze bangle lit up, and twelve Steel Plate corpses appeared in a neat formation, charging towards Li Qingshan.
With just the twelve Steel Plate corpses, dealing with regular daemons would be as easy as pie. The Lone Grave Elder had not summoned them right from the beginning because the Steel Plate corpses were not particularly useful against Daemon Generals, and they could be corroded and destroyed very easily by the poisonous gas. Now that he saw how Li Qingshan wanted to destroy what was so precious to him, he immediately unleashed his full strength.
The Steel Plate corpses lunged over together. Li Qingshan frowned. He could sense that although the corpse qi on the Ancient Bronze Corpse General beneath his feet had been shaken away many times, it had not been fatally damaged.
If he used the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell, he would obviously be safe for now, but the Ancient Bronze Corpse General would be able to break free, which would free up the Lone Grave Elder to save the Green Vine Elder. He needed to make time for Milliped.
Li Qingshan grabbed a Steel Plate corpse and stabbed its neck with his thumb. His sharp claws forcefully pierced the steel armour, and black corpse qi poured out. The Steel Plate corpse immediately collapsed, no longer moving at all. It was like a rag doll, tossed aside by Li Qingshan.
However, the other Steel Plate corpses had already used this opportunity to lunge towards Li Qingshan. Some climbed onto his shoulders to strike at Li Qingshan's ears, some bit at Li Qingshan's neck viciously, and some grabbed onto Li Qingshan's thigh in an attempt to influence his movements so that the Ancient Bronze Corpse General could break free.
Li Qingshan was like a tree covered in monkeys. He extended his hand, and the Steel Plate corpses would crawl away to wreak havoc in other places with great agility. His entire body itched and ached, but even the claws of the Steel Plate corpses struggled to rip through his leather that was a hundred times tougher than steel armour.
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