If Li Qingshan only had to deal with this golden rain of light, he still had some confidence. But with Dragonsnail's meticulous thinking, he would not give him such a chance. Without any hesitation, he pounced forward.
A pincer attack to strangle his last chance of survival.
Li Qingshan's heart calmed down, like a vast sea, but without a single ripple for thousands of miles.
In that instant, he seemed to see the trajectory of each spike, even though it was only a fleeting feeling. The Illusory Water Sword of Invisibility in his right hand was already swinging towards the sky full of light rain. The blade reflected the silver moonlight, flickering faintly.
At the same time, his left hand slapped at the pouncing Dragonsnail. The Rising Tide stance, the Cloud Expelling stance, were completed in one breath. His zhenqi was like a tide, pressing down on his palm in layers.
But it was not released until the moment Dragonsnail approached that it transformed into a Cloud Expelling Tsunami.
But if it was an ordinary time, his sword technique might have been useful. If it was against an ordinary Daemon General, his palm would have been effective.
But what he was facing now was an ambush from a Daemon General. With Dragonsnail's cautious personality, he only brought one Daemon General and dared to ambush him. He had absolute confidence and certainty.
With two crisp clangs, Li Qingshan's sword, which was slightly slower, only managed to hit two of the spikes flying towards his head. His chest, abdomen, and limbs were injured at the same time, with seven or eight bloody holes in them. One of the bloody holes was where his heart should have been.
With a loud bang, Dragonsnail disdainfully met Li Qingshan's palm. The unbelievably powerful strength, as well as the enormous daemon qi, directly shattered the tsunami. Li Qingshan was sent flying, spewing blood.
Li Qingshan fell out of the sky just like the disciples of the school of Music.
Dragonsnail was full of confidence. His palm had already shattered Li Qingshan's internal organs, not to mention his heart, which was a vital point. He was dead for sure.
But just in case, he nodded at the Hedgehog Daemon General. The Hedgehog Daemon General impatiently swooped down towards Li Qingshan, wanting to taste the delicacy of a human cultivator.
A gleam suddenly flashed through Li Qingshan's eyes. Unbeknownst to him, a scarlet talisman was burning between his fingers. Then, he turned into ashes. Rays of spiritual light surrounded Li Qingshan.
The Hedgehog Spirit missed its target. In the blink of an eye, Li Qingshan was already ten miles away, leaving a trail of light in the night sky.
"Fortunately, I have this Escape Talisman. Otherwise, I would have been tricked by this old thing!"
Li Qingshan felt that the speed of spiritual energy circulation had returned to normal. No matter what the innate supernatural power of Dragonsnail was, it obviously couldn't cover such a long distance. He immediately used the Wave Treading Style without hesitation and flew into the distance.
Among the many types of talismans, the Escape Talisman was one of the more precious ones. At the very least, only the Scarlet Talismans would have this kind of talisman. When one was in a desperate situation, using it was like having an extra life.
Li Qingshan had used an Escape talisman of the lowest quality, which could only cover five kilometers at most. Moreover, he did not know any escape techniques. There were many restrictions. This time, he could only cover a distance of five kilometers, not a foot more or an inch less. He could only fly to a place that he could see, and there couldn't be any obstacles in between.
The various requirements made this Escape Talisman somewhat useless. Not only could it not be used in a closed environment, but at their realm, a distance of five kilometers was actually not far. They could reach it in a breath's time.
Especially in the situation Just Now, if he used it directly, he would probably be interrupted as soon as he took out the talisman. Even if he used it, under the shroud of Dragonsnail's strange supernatural power, it would probably be shockingly slow, giving him time to react.
"How can he still move freely with such serious injuries?" Dragonsnail's expression changed, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He chased after Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan relaxed. Dragonsnail's speed wasn't fast. Not to mention Blood Shadow, it was far inferior to even Strong Stone. However, it was still a little faster than him. The distance between the two rapidly closed.
"There's no need to actually catch up to him. I just need to bring him into the range of my supernatural power." Dragonsnail narrowed his eyes, and his supernatural power spread out like an invisible net, trapping the sprinting Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan had also thought of this, so how could he let Dragonsnail have her way? With a shake of the Cursive Sword Calligraphy, another ink sword flew out. He cast spells in succession, first setting up a water screen, then summoning a cloud giant to block his back. Finally, he slapped a Smooth-Wind Talisman on himself.
Dragonsnail swallowed the ink sword in a single gulp, shattered the water screen with a single palm strike, and directly pierced the cloud giant. He only slowed down slightly, but he basically did not slow down at all.
On the other hand, Li Qingshan had already become a whirlwind, flying off into the distance with even greater speed, pulling away once again.
Dragonsnail stopped and gave up on his pursuit.
He was already close to Clear River city. Now that he had reached this point, the ambush had basically failed. If he continued to pursue, it would instead be bad.
Dragonsnail's presence travelled into the distance and vanished. Li Qingshan descended from above and meditated, recovering his spiritual qi.
The bloody holes on his body had basically healed up already, only leaving behind faint marks. His heart began to thump once again. With his powerful life force, many of his vital points were no longer vital points. All he had to do was protect his head.
I'm still not powerful enough, or I could just transform and kill this bastard. Why would it be so troublesome?
No, if I were even more powerful, I could just go have sex with Lolth and become a Daemon Commander. Wouldn't that be even more carefree?
Raising his head and gazing into the distance, the brightly lit Clear River prefecture was right up ahead. At this moment, the distant sky flashed. Only after quite a while did he hear the soft rumble of thunder.
What a loud thunder. This bolt of lightning is probably close to five hundred kilometers away. It's definitely not regular heavenly lightning. Probably even my Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell won't be able to block it easily.
Li Qingshan sighed inside. The world was filled with powerful people and countless masters, and this was only the measly Clear River prefecture that was limited to Foundation Establishment.
If this game of chess ended and the war expanded, Daemon Commanders and Daemon Kings would run amok and Golden Core and Soul Nascent Soul cultivators would roam about freely. His cultivation as a Daemon General would be nothing. Any one of them would be enough to claim his life. Just Wen Zhengming of the Pine Sough academy was a huge problem.
After the danger tonight, he became even more eager to increase his strength and cultivation. He needed to break through to the fourth layer of the ox demon and tiger demon as soon as possible.
He changed into a new set of clothes and strode towards Clear River city.
… …
The branch in the slovenly daoist priest Zhou Tong's hand was obviously not a regular branch. Instead, it was a true arcane artifact.
In the past, when he was travelling outside, he encountered a ten-thousand-year-old metal tree that had almost developed a spirit. It was struck by heavenly lightning, and only a small piece of the branch remained. After several decades of refinement, it was forged into an arcane artifact. It was called Lightning Slaughter, and it was extremely powerful.
Zhou Tong practised the Divine Heaven Method of Lightning Wielding. When he powered Lightning Slaughter with it, its destructive power could not even rival certain arcane treasures. Perhaps his unruliness had been influenced by this technique, but it also possessed its own unruliness and confidence.
The place where Blood Shadow originally stood had become a huge pit, thirty meters wide. It affected the buildings on both sides.
The power seemed nothing special. A casual strike from Li Qingshan could achieve that, but the power of lightning was different from other techniques. Normally, it would not cause any damage to earth or rock. However, this strike of lightning directly vaporized all the earth and rock. The pit shimmered under the moonlight, crystallizing.
"Coward!" Zhou Tong snorted. In the end, this bastard still managed to escape.
In the final moment, Blood Shadow raised his cloak and turned it into a blood-red screen, blocking the lightning and earning himself a moment of time. He used it to escape.
Actually, if they really clashed, the outcome of the battle was still unknown. Blood Shadow's ability to control blood posed a great threat to cultivators. Originally, he could have used this opportunity to approach Zhou Tong, but Blood Shadow refused to take the risk, directly fleeing.
It filled Zhou Tong with fury, but there was nothing he could do. Although he was known as the greatest in the Clear River prefecture, he was still slower than Blood Shadow.
Zhou Tong took off on his sword, leaving behind the pitch-black city. He could not help but glance back and let out a gentle sigh before leaving resolutely.
All the lanterns in the city were extinguished.
In a study, all of the porcelain had been shattered, scattered across the ground. The scholar lay on the table. Just now, he was still burning the midnight oil, but now, he had lost all signs of life. Blood gradually soaked the book, and blood flowed from all of his orifices. He had directly been shaken to death.
There was not a single living creature in the city anymore, be it men or women, old or young, snakes, insects, rats, or ants.
A small portion of them had died to Blood Shadow's hands, while the majority had died to Zhou Tong's bolt of lightning.
Against an opponent like the blood demon, Zhou Tong dared not hold back, nor could he hold back. If he still had to worry about the lives of mortals when he struck, unable to unleash his full strength, he would be the one dead.
Blood Shadow would still massacre the city, and he would continue his massacre. As a result, that was all he could do. He had no other choice.
Even if he did not believe that, reality was as cold as steel, and mortals were like ants.
It was just mortals suffering when immortals fought.
… …
In Clear River city, the meeting in the building had ended a long time ago, but the building had been conscripted to serve as the main base against the daemons. It also demonstrated his determination to protect the millions of lives in the city.
"Qingshan, another one!" "Well done, senior!" "Fellow truly is powerful!"
Cultivators moved about in the building, creating a hubbub. When they saw Li Qingshan return, they all greeted him and bowed.
The news that Li Qingshan had killed another Daemon General had already spread. He was like a hero's return.
During this period of time, he had wandered through the Clear River prefecture and saved the lives of many cultivators, forming many good ties with them. However, he only nodded slightly and did not respond too much. In the eyes of some people, he seemed rather arrogant.
Actually, Li Qingshan just did not want to form ties with others anymore and be tainted by karma. Although he had only read these words randomly from Little Ann's buddhist scriptures, he actually felt that they made some sense now. Since he understood his path, whether it was friends or acquaintances, the fewer the better, just in case he died in agony.
Arriving at the top floor, the leaders of the schools of Confucianism, Dharma, and Armament were all present, as well as Fu Qingjin and a few Foundation Establishment cultivators whom he was rather unfamiliar with. They faced a large mental map of the Clear River prefecture as if they were discussing something.
Li Qingshan did not even have the time to greet him when he entered. Liu Changqing waved his hand at him, making him wait for a while. Afterwards, he lowered his head and pointed at a point on the map. "I've just received news that senior Zhou has failed to kill Blood Shadow. He should be back very soon. This is already the twelfth city. If it weren't for the fact that the blood demon needs to refine and absorb the blood, the destruction would definitely be even greater. "
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