In front of the tent, Tan Xiu watched Bai Yuheng and his men leave. Then, he immediately turned to look at Mo Awu and said in a deep voice, "Pass down the order to be vigilant. That Bai brat is not a good person. He may not be strong, but he has a lot of bad intentions. "
"Why didn't we just kill them directly, Sect Master?" asked Mo Awu.
"Our country is in dire need of manpower now. Be it Bai Yuheng or his clansmen, none of them are weak," said Tan Xiu lightly. "Especially those two old geezers behind him. Even if they are not as strong as Golden Core Stage cultivators, I'm afraid they are comparable to late-stage Foundation Establishment experts. Killing them would be a waste of cannon fodder. It's better to let them fight the demonic beasts and die in their hands. "
Mo Awu suddenly understood and nodded with a smile. "You're right, Sect Master. They're going to die anyway, so it's better for them to help us kill some demonic beasts. I'll immediately pass down the order to capture them if they dare to play dirty tricks on us. "
After returning to the military tent, Tan Xiu immediately took out his communicator and dialed Gu Xiaoxue's cell number. After the call was connected, he asked, "How's Xue Yu's situation? Has she come out of seclusion yet? "
"I personally went to see Master, Grand Master," said Gu Xiaoxue. "She said she doesn't know when Xue Yu will come out. It's because there's no way to break the Demon Horde Array from the inside and come out if we can't kill all the demonic beasts inside it. "
Tan Xiu was secretly startled and asked in astonishment, "Yan 'er actually arranged the Demon Horde Array?"
Gu Xiaoxue said, "Yes! Xiaoxue originally wanted to enter the Demon Horde Array to gain experience, but Master said the array is very powerful. Even Golden Core Stage experts will die inside. Only Nascent Soul Stage experts can have a chance to survive inside. "
"Tell Yan 'er to immediately rush back to China once Xue Yu comes out of seclusion." Tan Xiu nodded. "I'll wait for her in the country."
"Understood!"
Gu Xiaoxue replied respectfully.
Tan Xiu ended the call and revealed a thoughtful expression. The Horde Demon Formation was a formation that was extremely suitable for training. In the Immortal Dimension, many sects would set up Horde Demon Formations of various sizes and strengths to train their disciples. For Gu Yan 'er to arrange the Horde of Devils Array for Xue Yu, it seemed that she really put in a lot of effort.
The next day.
In the evening, Duanmu Lin sent a message to inform Tan Xiu that a group of demonic beasts had appeared. However, the strange thing was that the demonic beasts did not immediately attack the blockade. Instead, they stopped five or six kilometers away from the blockade, as if they were waiting for something.
Very soon.
Tan Xiu appeared at the blockade line and found that not only were there many cultivators he had never seen before, but even the young master of the White Clan, Bai Yuheng, had arrived with the experts of the White Clan.
"Hmph!"
Upon seeing Tan Xiu, Bai Yuheng directly made a throat-slitting gesture and arrogantly raised his head.
Tan Xiu was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. After coming to Duanmu Lin's side, he asked, "How many demonic beasts are there, Senior Duanmu?"
"More than 260 in total," said Duanmu Lin. "But I just informed you that another group of demonic beasts has appeared. There are also no more than 300 of them, and they're rushing to the periphery. I suspect that these two groups of demonic beasts are the vanguard of the demonic beast army. Could it be that the demonic beasts are preparing to launch a large-scale attack? "
"I think it's possible," said Tan Xiu. "We've killed a lot of demonic beasts in the past few days, but they're still fearlessly attacking the blockade line again and again. I think their behavior is to probe our situation. This time, they should feel that they've probed us enough and are preparing to launch a large-scale attack. "
"We can deal with them if the number of demonic beasts is less than 1,000," said Duanmu Lin worriedly. "But if there are more than 1,000, I'm afraid it'll be too much for us to handle. You must know that the materials I've sent to find for the array formation haven't been gathered yet, and you haven't arranged a large array in this blockade line. If both sides directly fight, it'll bring us huge losses. "
"Kill as many as you can!" said Tan Xiu. "We can't let those demonic beasts rush out of the blockade line even if we all die in battle. That's right, there's something I've been neglecting. Don't tell me that the demonic beasts in the Himalayas will only go out from this direction? The Himalayas are very big, and our blockade line is only dozens of kilometers long. What if those demonic beasts come out from other places? "
"There are already several army groups that have blockaded the areas within our country's territory. They've even installed monitoring equipment in many special areas, and there are satellites in the sky that are constantly monitoring the situation," said Duanmu Lin helplessly. "Therefore, we haven't found any signs of demonic beasts coming out from other areas for the time being. I suspect that there's a huge array in the depths of the Himalayas, and the exit of this array is our blockade line. "
Tan Xiu was silent for a moment before he nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. However, we still have to guard against other places. How about we set up a patrol team? In case ordinary people can't find it, cultivators can find it ahead of time. We can't afford to be careless now. "
"I'll arrange it immediately after we repel this demonic beast attack." Duanmu Lin nodded.
Time ticked by and four hours passed in the blink of an eye. Under the dark curtain of the night, cultivators sat cross-legged, quietly waiting for the demonic beast horde to arrive. According to the images sent back by the monitoring equipment, the number of demonic beasts was constantly increasing. Thousands of demonic beasts had gathered five to six kilometers away.
"Reporting! They're moving!"
Aquababe, who was wearing a camouflage uniform, sprinted toward Duanmu Lin lightning-fast.
Duanmu Lin's expression changed and he shouted in a deep voice, "Attention, everyone! The demonic beast horde has begun to pounce on us. Get ready for battle!"
Tan Xiu squinted his eyes and glanced at Hao Lei and the others. After he gestured to her, Hao Lei immediately moved closer to Gu Yin.
A minute or two later.
The demonic beasts' silhouettes had already appeared in the line of sight of hundreds of people. The searchlights illuminated the surroundings as though it was daytime, and hundreds of cultivators quickly rushed toward the demonic beast horde. Tan Xiu didn't lead the Tang Sect's people to act. The 200 people quietly stood at the blockade line, but their auras were rising steadily.
Duanmu Lin also didn't move. He turned to look at Tan Xiu and said in a deep voice, "I'll leave the bird-type demonic beasts to you later. Those bird-type demonic beasts are very hateful. They hover high in the sky and dive down again and again, causing us to suffer heavy casualties. "
Tan Xiu looked at the sky ahead and nodded. "I've refined a lot of talismans in the past two days. It just so happens that we can let those bird-type demonic beasts taste the feeling of being burned by fire."
"Let's do it!" Duanmu Lin slightly nodded.
"You should've heard about the bet between me and the Bai Clan's Young Master, right?" Tan Xiu said. "Send someone to count the number of demonic beasts we killed."
"No need." Duanmu Lin smiled and said, "This area is under surveillance. Every move you make when you hunt demonic beasts will be recorded. I'll count it after the battle is over. "
"Alright then!"
Tan Xiu replied and immediately gestured to move. The 200 experts of the Tang Sect then soared into the sky and quickly rushed toward the bird-type demonic beasts in the sky. Immortal swords formed a sword array and magic swords were like rainbows, instantly disrupting the formation of the bird-type demonic beasts in the sky.
"KILL!"
Tan Xiu unleashed his divine sword and his figure drifted erratically in the air. Every time he attacked, he would kill a demonic beast.
"Damned humans!"
Among the hundreds of bird-type demonic beasts, ten of them suddenly approached quickly. They didn't target the other Tang Sect disciples but flapped their wings and swooped toward Tan Xiu's direction instead. Streaks of light streaked out of their feathers like falling meteors and appeared in front of Tan Xiu in the blink of an eye.
"Magical spells and divine abilities?"
Tan Xiu's expression instantly turned solemn. He had killed a lot of bird-type demonic beasts before, and many of them were at the Golden Core Stage. But it was his first time encountering bird-type demonic beasts that could cast magical spells and divine abilities. Moreover, what made him secretly surprised was that these ten bird-type magical beasts all knew magical spells and most importantly, their strength was comparable to that of a Gold Core stage powerhouse.
Are they targeting me?
A cold light flashed in Tan Xiu's eyes. The divine sword instantly slashed toward the ten incoming bird-type demonic beasts. At the same time, he cast some hand seals and lightning bolts fell from the sky. The arm-thick lightning bolts turned into a sea of thunder and bombarded the demonic beasts.
"Commander!"
Suddenly, the ten bird-type demonic beasts uttered a human voice at the same time. In the midst of the roar, a pitch-black demonic beast appeared out of thin air. This demonic beast had four pairs of wings and four long legs. Most importantly, it had a half-meter-long antenna on top of its head.
ROAR …
A thunderous roar directly exploded in the air. All the Tang Sect's early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators felt a dull pain in their eardrums and the qi and blood in their bodies were boiling. All the mid-stage and late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators also looked uncomfortable. It was obvious that the roar had a great impact on them.
"A bird-type demonic beast comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage?"
Tang Xiu's complexion drastically changed. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that there would be bird-type demonic beasts comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage appearing here. Now, he was even more certain that these bird-type demonic beasts had set up a trap for him.
"Unfortunately, you've underestimated my strength."
Tan Xiu remained calm in the face of danger. He cast the divine sword and the hand seals at the same time and successfully blocked the incoming bird-type demonic beast. The moment the ten Golden Core Stage demonic beasts pounced on him, Tan Xiu immediately grabbed dozens of Flame Talismans and activated them without hesitation, causing the raging fire to envelop the ten Golden Core Stage demonic beasts.
"Since you want to kill me, you should be prepared to be killed!"
Layers upon layers of sword shadows whistled as they bombarded the demonic beasts. Even as they tried to dodge, the sword shadows still left wounds on their bodies.
BAM …
A cluster of black flames wrapped a grotesque object and bombarded the divine sword controlled by Tan Xiu. As the demonic beast comparable to a Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse let out a wail, the flames suddenly splashed everywhere.
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