A streak of silver light shot through the sky, stopping firmly above the great swamp. The King of Southern Yue stood with his hands behind his back. Strands of demon qi rushed into the air, and the Demon Gods stood tall. He could not help but be taken aback.
"What a grand formation!"
The Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous originated from extremely ancient times. It was very widespread in the Demon domain. The King of Southern Yue had seen his fair share of them as he fought and suppressed demon caverns, but this was the first time he had seen such a grand formation.
"No wonder you wanted me to save him. With this formation alone, who else can save him in the Mist province apart from me? However, the King of Savages is trapped inside, so he's probably dead already. There's no need for him to save him."
The King of Southern Yue looked back at the banyan tree bonsai on the table.
"According to the divination, he's still alive. Please get through the formation as soon as possible!" The Banyan Tree King swayed his branches and said sternly.
"What's so special about this Li Qingshan for him to receive such favour from you, fellow?" The King of Southern Yue sighed. The Banyan Tree King did not say anything else, but just the word "please" was worth more than a thousand words.
"This child is anything but ordinary. He shouldn't have died here, and the existence that set down such a trap probably isn't here to take his life." The Banyan Tree King's voice grew deeper and deeper.
"What do you mean?"
"I suspect that the demon caverns that have been swept through and the Demon Kings that have died are all just bait."
"Bait!" The King of Southern Yue was finally alarmed. Just who would be baited by using Demon Kings as bait? And what would they be baiting?
"If he's threatened and falls into the Demon domain, it won't just be the Mist province where demons run amok before long. The entire nine provinces will become another Demon domain," the Banyan Tree King said.
After spending so many years together, he had gained an extremely deep understanding of Li Qingshan. This was something the King of Southern Yue could not compare to. Even though the King of Southern Yue guarded the Mist province and possessed great authority, his vision was inevitably limited to this "well". He was unable to see the secret on Li Qingshan that originated from beyond the well and the heavens.
"What? It seems like I've underestimated him. "
The King of Southern Yue swung his hand, and the Silver Dragon King shone with resplendent silver light. The dragon head at the front of the ship opened its mouth, and specks of silver light converged together, becoming brighter and brighter. It was like a silver sun, even brighter than the sun in the sky.
The twelve Demon Gods turned their heads and looked over. Their gazes seemed to have substance, piercing through the void and containing extremely deep and chaotic evil thoughts!
The King of Southern Yue shuddered, and his face darkened before returning to normal a while later. He said, "Impressive!"
He purposely parked the Silver Dragon King at a safe distance. Being good at defense was the disadvantage of almost all formations. As long as he kept a sufficient distance, there wouldn't be any danger.
However, this Twelve Heavenly Demon Ominous Formation could attack from such a distance. Furthermore, it was a direct attack on the soul. If not for the Silver Dragon King blocking it, Xiao Chen might have suffered some damage.
"Attack!"
The King of Southern Yue said in a dignified manner. The Silver Dragon King shuddered, and an extremely resplendent streak of light pierced through the surroundings, rushing straight towards the Twelve Heavenly Demon Formation of the Ominous!
This was the Dragon Head Cannon that could easily destroy mountains and temples. It had directly blasted away the upper half of a Demon God. At the end of the day, it was just an illusion, not a true Demon God.
However, the King of Southern Yue did not ease up at all. Although he had destroyed a Demon God, there were still eleven Demon Gods left, and even the Demon God that had been blasted away rapidly recovered. The foundation of the Twelve Heavenly Demon Formation of the Ominous were the twelve demon caverns. They came from another world, so it was very difficult for a single strike to collapse the entire formation.
Using the opening created by the cannon, the King of Southern Yue peered in. Originally, he wanted to create an opening so that he could trap Li Qingshan and Gongyuan, but he did not see any signs of them. There was not even a single Demon King.
"It's already too late. They're either already dead, or they've passed through the demon cavern and entered the Demon domain."
The King of Southern Yue shook his head. Although he could destroy the Twelve Heavenly Demon Formation of the Ominous as long as he continued attacking, it would take up quite a lot of time. The attacks of the Silver Dragon King were powerful, but they came at a tremendous cost. He needed to consider whether it was worth it or not.
"He's still alive, and he hasn't fallen into the Demon domain," said the Banyan Tree King. If Li Qingshan were dead, Little Ann would never have sent Ru Xin to ask for reinforcements. If he had completely fallen into the Demon domain, it would be extremely difficult to divine, and it would not be exactly a dire situation.
The King of Southern Yue sank into his thoughts.
"If the demonfolk use this formation to establish a stronghold and gain a foothold, the demon plague of the Mist province will never be pacified again. That's definitely not the outcome we want," said the Banyan Tree King.
What he was implying was that even if it was not for the sake of saving Li Qingshan, he could not give up on destroying the formation for the sake of his own business.
The King of Southern Yue's eyes lit up. He smiled. "Whatever, whatever. I'll just go for broke this time. I'll gather people to destroy the formation right now. Please help me out too. If Li Qingshan is still alive, I'll definitely save him!" The Banyan Tree King had always refused to assist him in suppressing the demon plague. He finally relented this time, so he felt rather grateful towards Li Qingshan.
"Alright."
In order to protect the interests of the daemons, the Banyan Tree King originally did not want to get involved so early, but he could not just turn a blind eye to Li Qingshan. Moreover, he had a feeling that if the King of Savages became a Demon King, they would have already lost half the battle before it had even officially begun. If Little Ann continued to follow in his footsteps, they would be at an even greater disadvantage, so he could not just turn a blind eye to this.
In a few words, they completed a negotiation that would affect the entire situation of the Mist province. The two kings who stood at the apex of the Mist province began to issue orders at the same time. In the gloomy underground cities, on the majestic peaks, and in the vast jungle, Daemon Kings and great cultivators listened to the summons.
Qingshan, you have to hold on a little longer, thought the Banyan Tree King.
Li Qingshan reverted to his original form, standing there with his head held high, gazing at the sky.
The blood-red swirl in the Asura Field had already become pitch-black tribulation clouds. Thunder rumbled inside, like the wheels of a god driving a chariot. He would occasionally pass through the blood-red land and see a rebel. Not only did he refuse to kneel down and accept his fate, but he even tried to defy the heavens, so he could not help but lash out with his whip!
Boom! The scorching lightning struck Li Qingshan's back. There was a hint of bright violet in it, like a steel wire kneaded in a whip. It immediately split open his flesh, revealing the tiger bones that shone with a metallic lustre.
Roar! Li Qingshan stood like a mountain, without budging at all. He spread his arms, and his scarlet hair drifted about as he roared at the sky.
The pitch-black sky immediately turned into a violent pool of lightning. Thousands of bolts of lightning criss-crossed like dragons and snakes dancing wildly. Before he was completely swallowed up, he sensed something and gazed into the distance. He wondered how Little Ann was doing.
A Skull Prayer Bead shattered loudly, blocking a bolt of tribulation lightning for Little Ann. As a lifebound arcane treasure, her mind shuddered as well, but she was unable to spare a second glance at it. She pushed her path of the sword to the limit, and the Buddha Slaying sword cut through several bolts of tribulation lightning. The Blood Sea Banner behind her had dimmed, covered in scorch marks. It was no longer able to produce another river of blood or swallow another bolt of lightning. Her golden body had already shattered, revealing the jagged white bones beneath her great beauty.
The Samādhi Flames of White Bone blazed in her eyes. No matter how many life-threatening threats she faced, she did not waver at all. She listened to the furious roars of the lightning silently as she swung her sword through the pool of lightning like a phantom.
"How satisfying!" Li Qingshan bellowed out, ignoring the warnings from the spirit turtle's intelligence and the rustling of the phoenix's wings. He allowed the lightning to cleanse his body. His feet remained buried deep in the ground the entire time, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
Who had once said that fighting against the heavens, fighting against the earth, and fighting against people was endless joy?
He cast his life and death aside, completely submerging himself in the pleasure of battle.
"What a tremendous lightning tribulation. Is this really the third heavenly tribulation?"
Yin Qing hid far away in a corner of the Asura Field and watched on in shock. She had once seen an Asura Commander undergo a tribulation and become an Asura King, but the scale of the heavenly tribulation was much smaller than this. Even with her ability to hide in space, she dared not touch a single bolt of lightning.
Although Li Qingshan possessed strength that far exceeded his peers due to his cultivation of the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine, that did not mean his tribulation could be as easy as eating or drinking. The heavenly tribulation was the most strict and fair judge. The more powerful his body was, the more powerful the heavenly tribulation would be.
Other items were the same. Borrowing a pile of powerful arcane treasures, formations, and talismans before the tribulation would not make the tribulation any safer. The more powerful the arcane treasures and other items he used, the greater and heavier the heavenly tribulation would be. If he could not unleash a hundred and twenty percent of the power of these items, such as the Sea-splitting sword against Ye Duanhai, then he might as well not use them at all.
When Little Ann underwent the tribulation, she placed the discipline ruler and scripture bestowed by the Divine Nun of the South Sea into her sumeru ring. She only used the lifebound arcane treasures forged from the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty.
The Skull Prayer Beads she had forged with great difficulty shattered in the lightning, and the sea of blood in the Blood Sea Banner had almost dried up. Even the Buddha Slaying sword was covered in cracks. However, these lifebound arcane treasures underwent the tribulation with her, enduring the refinement of the lightning tribulation as they advanced towards a higher level with great difficulty.
With a clang, Tiger's Fang suddenly left its sheath and turned into a huge blade. Gripped firmly in Li Qingshan's hand, he swung it towards the sky.
The pool of lightning stirred, and countless bolts of lightning gathered on the blade, pouring into Li Qingshan's body through the veins and meridians on it.
At that moment, all of his bones were clearly visible. The electricity penetrated his bones, making him tremble all over. Even his soul was about to be ripped apart.
The might of the heavenly tribulation had already reached the limit!
He knew that he was already at a critical juncture of life and death. If he could not endure it, he would be crushed and his soul destroyed. He grinned viciously and gritted his teeth, using the four abilities and the four transformations of the demonic and divine at the same time. The illusions of the ox demon, tiger demon, spirit turtle, and phoenix appeared on him one by one, either silent or roaring loudly.
At that moment, the ox demon's tenacity, tiger demon's fighting spirit, spirit turtle's profundity, and phoenix's pride all gathered on him, forming a whole.
The earth bore everything, sharing the damage with him. Fierce winds whistled and swept through, stirring up the tribulation clouds in the sky. The black water was unfathomable, judging every single attack. The flames burned endlessly, healing the wounds all over his body.
The blood-red soil beneath his feet was crystallized by the tribulation lightning before being blasted to smithereens. The fierce wind picked it up, and it danced through the air. Under the illumination of the lightning, it formed a resplendent, illusory spectacle, enveloping Li Qingshan's mountainous figure.
It seemed like a thousand years had passed. The thunder had vanished at a certain time, but it continued to reverberate. The crystalline sand drifted to the ground, turning into a crystalline desert.
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