Chapter 1636
Shadow Vortex Formation
In just a moment, the Shadow Leopard King tore the mid-stage Nascent Soul Rock Demon to shreds.
Then, it pounced on the other rock demons that had broken free of the battle formation's defensive light barrier.
Its strength was extraordinary, and even if the other rock demons joined forces to fight and retreat, they couldn't withstand it.
Subsequently, it successively killed three Nascent Soul Realm Rock Demons.
By then, although the other few Nascent Soul Realm Rock Demons had retreated into the defensive light barrier of the Rock Demon Clan's battle formation, making it difficult for the Shadow Leopard King to launch a major attack in the short term.
However, the Shadow Leopard King was exceptionally skilled and possessed expertise in array formations. It directly summoned hundreds of unique array flags to construct a special top-tier fifth-grade "Shadow Vortex Array".
This formation is a type of formation specifically designed to break various other formations, and its effects are mysterious.
However, this formation is extremely expensive to build. The amount of spiritual materials used to create this formation is enough to refine three or four ordinary offensive and defensive formations of the same level.
Therefore, even after countless years of accumulation by the Shadow Leopard clan, they only have this one.
That's why it had been reluctant to take it out before.
Most importantly, the Shadow Leopard King's mastery of formations was exceptional, as it fully utilized its formation techniques to activate that special formation.
The power of that formation had actually increased several times, reaching the fifth-tier top-grade level.
Immediately afterwards, it conjured an enormous vortex, spreading out a strange suction force and unleashing a terrifying power stronger than ordinary formation-breaking methods of the same level.
During the battle, most of the formations and battle formations set up by the Rock Demon Clan and the five superior demon factions were gradually and forcibly activated, forming a tide of formation power.
They eventually surged into the Shadow Vortex Formation.
The vortex it created grew larger and larger, and even the ghostly light it emitted became stronger and stronger.
Moreover, it slowly flew to the two sides of the Rock Demon Clan, above the array.
Furthermore, looking at the formations of both sides of the Rock Demon Clan, their power is decreasing at a visible rate.
"not good!"
"Retreat quickly! Let's get our formations away from that strange vortex!"
"..."
During the battle, some high-ranking members of both sides of the Rock Demon Clan, seeing that the situation was not good, changed their expressions drastically and hurriedly called on their own formation masters to control the formation or the battle formation to retreat.
But it was too late.
"burst!"
With a mocking smile, the Shadow Leopard King manipulated a magic seal, and the special array vortex that had absorbed the power of countless arrays suddenly unleashed a terrifying power, even stronger than a full-force attack from an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of their cultivation.
Boom!
The immense residual power of the ghost spread in all directions.
The numerous battle formations set up by the two sides of the Rock Demon Clan nearby were immediately destroyed.
Moreover, a significant portion of the array's power had been absorbed, greatly reducing its effectiveness.
Most of these formations simply couldn't withstand the strain.
They were successively destroyed.
Without the protection of the formation, the large number of evil spirits within it were either killed or injured.
In the end, the Rock Demon Clan was left with only a dozen or so powerful fifth-order ghost formations on both sides.
However, those formations were in equally bad shape, riddled with cracks, their ghostly light dimmed, and their power reduced to only 30-40% at most, making them no real threat.
In addition, both sides of the Rock Demon Clan suffered significant losses of ordinary demons.
Moreover, the Shadow Leopard King also killed several Nascent Soul level evil spirits.
Their overall strength would be reduced by 20-30%.
In this way, even if the Shadow Leopard King no longer helps his own leopard army, the leopard army can still completely block the combined forces of the two sides of the Rock Demon Clan.
They might even gain a slight advantage.
Upon closer examination, the appearance of the Shadow Vortex Formation has undoubtedly altered the situation here.
'Now, I want to see what other tricks those two evil spirits have up their sleeves.'
The Shadow Leopard King stared menacingly at the two allied forces of the Rock Demon Clan, who were in a sorry state.
It then pressed its advantage, leading its army of ghost leopards to bombard enemy formations that were in dire straits.
If this succeeds, the internal hostile forces will be exposed.
They could also kill it.
'This is trouble.'
'I never expected that the Shadow Leopard clan would possess such a powerful trump card for breaking formations.'
"The only way forward now is probably to wait for the powerful figures like the Rock Demon Lord to escape from the Rocky Hill. Only then can we hope to turn the tide."
'...'
Upon seeing this, the Nascent Soul demons within the two allied forces of the Rock Demon Clan were terrified. They could only look towards the distance with prayerful expressions as the Shadow Leopard King trapped the Rock Demon Lord and a dozen other powerful figures within the Rock Mountain using a formidable formation.
……
at the same time.
In the distance, there was a fifth-tier top-grade ghost land, a small rocky hill.
Inside that top-tier, fifth-grade, superior-quality trapping formation.
"That beast truly deserves to die, for he killed so many of my clan's strongest members."
"..."
While bombarding this formation, the powerful figures, including the Rock Demon Lord, observed the situation on the main battlefield outside the mountain and were immediately filled with rage.
Moreover, they all knew that if they did not intervene in the battle soon, their demonic allies would likely suffer even greater losses.
They began to bombard the trapped formation relentlessly, even resorting to desperate measures to enhance their strength.
Their strength subsequently increased dramatically.
For a time, even with the help of the Shadow Leopard King, the trapping formation was still struggling to cope.
After about ten breaths, the trapping formation finally gave way and was blasted open with a huge gap.
"Beast!"
"Come die!"
The powerful figures, including the Rock Demon Lord, were like madmen, as if they wanted to devour the Shadow Demon Leopard King whole. They took to the air and joined the main battlefield, attacking wildly.
"The clown."
The Shadow Leopard King sneered and moved swiftly, immediately entering the various formations set up by its own army of ghost leopards, where it was temporarily safe.
However, the strength of powerful figures like the Rock Demon Lord was indeed formidable, and they managed to turn the tide, leading the evil ghost alliance to once again suppress the Shadow Leopard clan.
'We have no choice but to temporarily evacuate this treasure trove containing numerous high-level ghost lands.'
However, the Shadow Leopard King had anticipated this. With a hint of reluctance, it glanced back at the small, rocky mountain range behind it, which contained many high-level ghost lands, and even fifth-order top-grade ghost lands. Then, it led its army of ghost leopards to gradually retreat towards the spatial rift that connected its Shadow Secret Realm with the Ancient Ghost Domain.
Neither side of the Rock Demon Clan knew the location of the spatial rift in the Shadow Realm.
Therefore, they assumed that the Shadow Panther clan simply intended to retreat.
But they harbored a deep grudge against the Shadow Leopard clan, so they did their utmost to stop them.
"You've killed so many evil spirits of my clan, and you still think you can leave?"
"That's truly outrageous."
With a furious roar, the Rock Demon Lord charged directly towards the direction where the Shadow Leopard Clan's army was retreating, blocking their path.
'Rock-Solid Body...Great Divine Power!'
"Congeal!"
The Rock Demon King's entire body suddenly burst with ghostly light, and its strength increased dramatically, containing hundreds of millions of units of power.
Moreover, its entire body became more robust. That great supernatural power of the ghost path is a special method that enhances physique and strength. Although it consumes a great deal of ghost path qi and blood power during this process, its power is also considerable.
In addition, it was wearing the fifth-tier top-grade Rock Armor of the Rock Demon Clan.
Now it has employed methods to enhance its strength.
Its strength reached an extremely terrifying level, like a wall, completely blocking the army of the Shadow Leopard clan.
'That Fellow Daoist of Rocky Rock is truly fighting desperately.'
The powerful figures from the five superior evil spirit factions, including the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord, were somewhat surprised upon seeing this.
But upon reflection, they understood, since the Rock Demon Clan suffered the greatest losses during the earlier rampage of the Shadow Leopard King.
The Rock Demon Lord also values his own clan.
Under such circumstances, it's understandable that he worked so hard.
Naturally, they wouldn't miss this opportunity, and immediately used various means to help the Rock Demon Lord.
They managed to stop the Shadow Leopard clan.
During this period, the Rock Demon Lord was in an extremely dangerous environment.
But no matter what kind of attacks the army used, they could not harm the Rock Demon Lord in the slightest.
Even the Shadow Leopard, who was also at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, was no exception.
After all, the Shadow Leopard King, like the Rock Ghost King, was a type of evil spirit skilled in physical strength.
However, it is currently trapped within various grand formations of the Shadow Demon Clan, so it can only command some ghost leopards to fight, and its full strength cannot be fully utilized.
Indirectly, this widened the gap between him and the Rock Demon King.
"That Rock Demon Lord is truly fearless of death."
"In that case, we should take this seriously."
"Fellow clansmen, no matter what, help me hold off the other hostile evil spirits. Leave the Rock Demon Lord to me."
Within the Shadow Leopard clan, the Shadow Leopard King frowned, gritted its teeth, and then called out to its many clansmen.
Then, it left the various formations and pounced directly at the Rock Ghost Lord.
"Well done."
Seeing this, the Rock Demon King was not in danger but happy. He quickly swung his giant rock axe to meet the attack and blasted the Shadow Leopard King away with one blow.
Then, it pressed its advantage and continued to press the Shadow Leopard King.
'This Ghost Lord is truly powerful; no wonder he was once hailed as the strongest being in the entire Ghost Realm.'
The Shadow Leopard King was forced to retreat steadily, and only then did it realize the formidable strength of the Rock Ghost Lord, who was also at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
However, its methods are extraordinary, so it uses some concealment techniques and escape skills to fight the enemy in agile ways.
They then deployed some advanced formations to fight the enemy, which stabilized the situation.
But the good times didn't last long.
During this period, although the Shadow Leopard Clan tried their best to resist the other powerful members of the Rock Demon Clan, they were simply no match for the strength of those two groups.
The Thunder Demon Lord, one of the five superior evil spirits, seized an opportunity and used his top-grade fifth-tier bone spear to break through the encirclement.
"Fellow Daoist Pan Shi, I'm here to help you."
Then, the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord commanded the ghost spear to attack the Shadow Ghost Leopard King.
It knew all too well how great a threat the Ghost Leopard King posed.
Even the Ghost Leopard King, with his skill in sneak attacks, posed a greater threat than the stronger Rock Ghost Lord.
After all, although the Rock Demon Lord was exceptionally strong, he was not very good at concealing his aura, and he fought in a straightforward manner.
Even if they are no match for it, they are easy to defend against, unlike the Shadow Leopard King, which is difficult to deal with.
At this moment, the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord's bone spear, a supreme treasure, possessed extraordinary power and great speed, and quickly reached the face of the Shadow Ghost Leopard King.
The Ghost Leopard King couldn't avoid it at all.
He could only barely rely on the Shadow Armor on his body to create a barrier of light to defend himself.
However, that full-body armor was only a fifth-tier high-grade ghost leopard, and it was no match for that bone spear.
The defensive light barrier was quickly shattered.
Even the armor itself was blasted open.
Immediately afterwards, the bone spear pierced through the waist of the Shadow Leopard King, causing it some injuries.
hiss! ! !
The Shadow Leopard King let out a mournful howl.
But before it could catch its breath, the Rock Demon King attacked again.
'This is trouble.'
Left with no other option, the Shadow Panther King had to retreat back into the Shadow Panther clan's army.
However, this also caused the Shadow Panther army to return to its previous dire situation.
Moreover, with the Shadow Leopard King severely injured, the overall strength of the entire leopard army has weakened.
As the time goes.
The numerous formations set up by the Shadow Leopard Clan's army were gradually shattered.
Many of the ghost leopards within were gradually killed.
"I really didn't expect that with so many plans, we would still be one step behind."
"As expected, in the face of strength, everything is illusory."
The Shadow Leopard King was extremely helpless about this, and it considered that if it continued to stay here, its situation would probably be dire as well.
It then sent a message to all the ghost leopards, instructing them to attempt to break out on their own.
Then, it immediately activated its concealment technique and vanished without a trace.
"How could the Leopard King be so shameless?"
"They even tricked us."
"It can run, but we don't have such powerful concealment techniques. How can we run?"
"..."
The army of ghostly leopards was filled with countless evil spirits and their grumbling.
Some ghost leopards even launched surprise attacks.
However, neither side of the Rock Demon clan wanted to leave any harm behind, so they didn't give them any chance and kept attacking them with deadly force.
"We must not let that Shadow Leopard King get away. Even if it means turning the entire Ghost Realm upside down, we must find that Shadow Leopard King."
Upon seeing this, the powerful figures from both sides of the Rock Demon Clan, including Rock Demon Lord, had sharp eyes, but also a hint of worry. They immediately mobilized various powerful reconnaissance methods, forming small teams that dispersed throughout the Ghost Realm to search for the Shadow Leopard King's whereabouts.
However, the Ghost Leopard King's ability to conceal its presence was truly extraordinary, so they gained absolutely nothing.
'That Ghost Leopard King is truly slippery.'
'I just hope they won't cause any more trouble in the future.'
'...'
The powerful figures, including the Rock Demon Lord, were deeply troubled by this.
They then focused all their attention on annihilating the Shadow Panther army.
Without the Shadow Leopard King to hold the fort, the army became extremely vulnerable and was quickly overwhelmed by a large number of ordinary evil spirits led by powerful figures such as the Rock Ghost Lord.
They then reclaimed the Rocky Mountain Range.
But at that very moment, the atmosphere between the Rock Demon Clan and the five superior demon clans became somewhat delicate. (End of Chapter)