Chapter 1262
Holy Nest Reinforcements, Demon Saint Retreats
Just as the two battlefields above were engaged in an earth-shattering battle, the battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides on the battlefield below was also reaching its climax.
Hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators clashed, causing thunder to rumble across the sky and the world to change color.
In particular, the "Silver Flood Dragon," located at the core of the battlefield, possesses supernatural powers that are already close to those of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
With just a casual strike, a powerful pressure emanated from the surrounding area, causing many Nascent Soul cultivators of the demon race to dare not approach easily.
Without any Nascent Soul cultivators to stop it, the "Silver Flood Dragon" easily suppressed numerous Nascent Soul cultivators with its divine power, rampaging unimpeded through the middle of the battlefield.
Seeing that the opponent was invincible, they had already killed more than a dozen of their own Nascent Soul cultivators in the blink of an eye.
The demon race could only deploy their strongest forces, with three powerful top-tier demon emperors who had already cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, joining forces to block the enemy.
These three top-tier demon emperors not only possess formidable supernatural powers, but also have a secret technique for transformation and fusion passed down through generations of the demon race.
After the three demon emperors revealed their true demonic forms through magic, they immediately merged their magical power into one and gathered it into one of the demon emperors.
This caused the demon's body to suddenly grow larger, and its cultivation aura also increased several times over.
This top-tier demon emperor wielded a powerful and unique banner-like magical artifact.
It is the imitation spirit treasure of the Suanni clan of the "Falling Star Sea", the Sea-Suppressing Banner.
After enhancing its strength through secret techniques, this demon's supernatural abilities were comparable to most Nascent Soul cultivators, and its aura was in no way inferior to the "silver dragon" in front of it.
He vigorously activated the "Sea-Suppressing Banner" in his hand, summoning several powerful streams of water to engage in a fierce battle with his opponent.
With the combined efforts of numerous demon emperors behind him, they were able to temporarily stop the "silver dragon" from slaughtering the nearby demon cultivators.
However, although they successfully stopped the troublesome enemy "Silver Flood Dragon", the demon race lost twenty or thirty Nascent Soul experts on the battlefield.
On the main battlefield, the slight advantage they had initially gained vanished.
Instead, the human race, using the protective mountain formation as cover, gradually reversed the situation and gained the initiative on the battlefield.
Compared to the battlefield where the Nascent Soul cultivators were located above, the battle between the numerous low-level cultivators and demonic beasts below was extremely chaotic.
The combined forces of both sides numbered as many as five or six hundred thousand, and the battlefield was located on all sides.
Even a Golden Core cultivator is but a drop in the ocean here. No matter how powerful their supernatural abilities are, they will be quickly swallowed up by countless enemies once they are surrounded.
On the battlefield, all that could be heard were various shouts of battle mixed together.
It's impossible to determine which side has the upper hand.
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Just as the two armies were locked in a fierce battle, a group of cultivators had quietly gathered on a high mountain behind Yueyang City.
Although the number of these people is not large, totaling less than 10,000.
However, more than half of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage or above, and there were also many Golden Core cultivators mixed in. They were all high-level cultivators recruited from the rear, forming an elite army.
At the summit, Zhu Qizheng, Song Qingyu, Ye Linyuan, and dozens of other Nascent Soul cultivators stared intently at the distant battlefield, seemingly waiting for something.
Just as they were patiently watching the battle, a flash of light appeared behind them, and five or six figures suddenly descended from the sky and appeared in front of them.
The leader was a graceful woman in a green robe wearing a veil, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Those following the woman in green robes were all cultivators at or above the Nascent Soul stage. Their attire was somewhat similar to hers, suggesting they all came from the same sect.
Upon seeing the green-robed woman and her entourage who had just arrived, Zhu Qi's face lit up with joy, and he quickly stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting, and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Hu, you've worked hard. I wonder if your sect is ready?"
"Fellow Daoist Zhu, rest assured, our sect's reinforcements will arrive soon."
"oh!.."
Upon hearing what the other party said, Zhu Qi responded softly, his gaze involuntarily turning to the woman in green robes and the others, revealing a hint of curiosity.
I don't know where the "reinforcements" they mentioned are.
Seemingly anticipating this reaction, the woman in green robes didn't offer any further explanation and instead turned to look at her companions beside her.
Upon receiving the green-robed woman's instruction, the other five nodded slightly and each took out a formation flag and placed it around them.
In an instant, a magic array was set up on the open ground in front.
Once the magic array was set up, the woman in green lightly stepped into it, then raised her hand to cast a spell, summoning a ball of earth-yellow light in front of her.
Within the ball of light, a strange stone resembling a honeycomb appeared out of thin air, instantly attracting the attention of many Nascent Soul cultivators present.
"this,.."
"This object is so close, yet our divine senses cannot penetrate it at all. It doesn't seem to be an ordinary magic weapon. Could it be the thing passed down by the Divine Gu Sect?"
"Hehe! It should be. It is said that this item was refined by a senior cultivator of the Divine Gu Sect who spent more than a hundred years refining it."
"Today we are fortunate enough to witness such a rare treasure, a sacred nest capable of controlling all the wondrous insects in the world. Our eyes have truly been opened."
Upon seeing the beehive conjured by the green-robed woman, some people in the crowd immediately recognized it and couldn't help but show surprise.
Upon hearing this, an elder in the mid-Nascent Soul stage standing next to Song Qingyu immediately nodded to her and offered an explanation.
"So this is the sacred nest of the Divine Gu Sect. I didn't expect them to even bring this."
"Legend has it that once this thing appears, no living thing will survive within a thousand miles. I never expected that they would actually bring this thing with them."
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Upon hearing the word "Holy Nest" from the other party, the others' expressions changed slightly, and their eyes widened, as if they had also heard rumors about this item.
As one of the ten major sects in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, the "Divine Gu Sect" is skilled in insect-repelling and spirit-controlling secret arts.
Although it is not ranked high, it is the most mysterious of the ten major sects.
The sect has a small number of disciples who rarely go out or interact with others, and they also do not welcome disciples from other sects to enter their territory.
Therefore, although many people outside the sect know about this sect, they do not know much about it.
Although the number of disciples in the "Divine Gu Sect" is small, it is able to occupy a place among the top ten sects in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, so its strength is naturally not weak. The sect also has many Nascent Soul cultivators and powerful inheritances left by its ancestors.
The "Holy Nest" in the green-robed woman's hand is the most terrifying special spiritual treasure in the "Divine Gu Sect".
This treasure is said to be able to contain all the strange insects in the world. Once it is unleashed, it can devour all living beings within a radius of a thousand miles and instantly annihilate an entire sect.
Seemingly noticing the worry on everyone's faces, an elder from the "Divine Gu Sect" immediately transmitted his voice:
"Fellow Daoists, rest assured, our sect's sacred nest can control the spirit insects to fight against enemies and will not allow them to attack our own people."
"I see!"
".
Upon hearing that what they were seeing was not as terrifying as the rumors had suggested, the many cultivators present finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As the woman in green robes continued to cast spells, the "Holy Nest" in front of her quickly grew several times larger, emitting a strange fragrance resembling sandalwood.
Immediately afterwards, countless black flames burst forth from it, instantly covering the entire "Holy Nest" and turning the surrounding ground black in a matter of moments.
Only then did everyone realize that these densely packed black flames were actually filled with countless black ants.
"Black Flame Ants, and they're all mature ones!"
"As expected of the Divine Gu Sect, they can even cultivate a large quantity of something that is almost extinct in the cultivation world."
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Looking at the countless "black flame ants" in front of them, everyone was amazed, but their eyes also held a hint of vigilance, fearing that the black ants might suddenly attack them.
Fortunately, just as the old man from the "Divine Gu Sect" had said, these "Black Flame Ants" did not run wild after they appeared, but instead lined up in an orderly fashion.
Guided by the woman in green robes, numerous "Black Flame Ants" spread their wings and transformed into black fire clouds, heading straight for the distant battlefield.
Seeing this, everyone was excited.
Zhu Qizheng, representing the "Demon-Slaying Palace," immediately turned around and spoke to the people behind him.
"Fellow Daoists, today is the day for us to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. Come with me."
"kill."
As soon as the Nascent Soul cultivators set off, the numerous Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been waiting for a long time also activated their escape lights and rushed forward.
Beneath the walls of Yueyang, the two armies were still locked in fierce combat.
Suddenly, a vast expanse of black fiery clouds appeared in the distance behind them, rapidly approaching and quickly reaching the battlefield.
The demon army, which was still fighting desperately against the human cultivators, then realized that they had been shrouded in black fire clouds and countless fire ants were falling from the sky.
Mature "black flame ants" are not only as hard as iron, but can also spew out fierce flames from their mouths.
Even a level-two demon beast cannot withstand the "Black Flame Ant's" blazing attack head-on; once hit, it will be reduced to charcoal in no time.
These numerous "black flame ants" displayed a power on the battlefield that was no less than that of an army of tens of thousands of cultivators.
Faced with countless "black flame ants" falling from the sky, many low-level demon beasts on the demon race's side were unable to withstand it for a time, and they all screamed and retreated.
"what."
Seeing that this army of black ants descended from the sky and was heading in their direction.
Several Golden Core demon kings with high cultivation levels gathered around, intending to stop them.
But before these demon kings could get close, a number of human cultivators appeared behind the "Black Flame Ants" and quickly blocked them.
With the help of the "Black Flame Ants" clearing the way, the reinforcements led by Zhu Qizheng, Song Qingyu, and others successfully entered the battlefield from the side.
The numerous demonic beasts, already badly burned by the "Black Flame Ants'" flames, were utterly unable to resist this overwhelming force of new blood.
Soon, Song Qingyu and his group tore a gap in the rear of the battlefield, and the demon army's battle line was shaken instantly, and they were forced to retreat repeatedly by the human army.
"Reinforcements have arrived! Everyone, charge! Fight your way out!"
"..." In the distance, the cultivators guarding Yueyang City saw that their own reinforcements had suddenly appeared outside, catching the demon army off guard.
They all rushed out of the city with excited expressions, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity to directly repel the demon army.
"Oh no! Human cultivators have arrived as reinforcements! Quickly, stop them!"
The numerous demon emperors standing in mid-air at this moment had also noticed the changes on the battlefield below.
However, on the demon race's side, the Nascent Soul stage combat power was already at a disadvantage on the battlefield, and at this moment, their main force was already entangled with the human Nascent Soul cultivators, making it impossible to send down enough high-level cultivators to help.
They could only watch helplessly as Song Qingyu and his human cultivator army wreaked havoc on the battlefield.
In just one hour, the demon race lost tens of thousands of troops, and the battlefield was littered with corpses. The human cultivators had already sounded the horn of counterattack.
At the top of the battlefield, a crimson dragon was shrouded in flames, and despite several attempts to cast spells, it was still unable to break free.
Seeing that his speed in channeling the primordial energy of heaven and earth was getting slower and slower, "Demon Saint Ao Lie" already looked extremely ugly.
"What kind of magical treasure does this guy have that's so powerful?"
"I guess I can't count on Bai Lang. It looks like I'll have to rely on myself."
Since being trapped inside by Song Qingming and his companions, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," although he blocked all their attacks without sustaining any injuries, has been unable to break free despite several attempts.
Meanwhile, on another battlefield...
Although "White Wave Demon Saint" has already cultivated to the third level of the Nascent Soul realm, his strength is much stronger than "Ao Lie Demon Saint".
However, facing the Bright Moon Immortal wielding the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword," the "White Wave Demon Saint" was unable to gain any advantage over his opponent and was unable to get away to help.
Although I was anxious, I didn't have any good solutions at the moment.
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from the wall of fire in the distance, emanating a powerful pressure that permeated the battlefield.
The next moment, a huge dragon-shaped phantom, thousands of feet tall, appeared in mid-air.
"Endure the heat!"
Seeing this scene from afar, the "White Wave Demon Saint" showed no excitement whatsoever; instead, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
"boom!"
The phantom dragon roared to the sky, exhaling a powerful aura that instantly repelled Song Qingming and his companions.
Taking advantage of the moment before the four had recovered their forms, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," transformed and prepared to break through the flames and escape.
But to his surprise, even after breaking free from the flames, his speed still didn't increase, and he was still affected by the surrounding spiritual energy.
"Oh no, it's happening again!"
Seeing the flames reappear all around, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" raised his giant claws, and two powerful pressures instantly pressed down on the surroundings, shattering the incoming flames in mid-air.
Just as "Ao Lie Demon Saint" turned around and was about to rush out of the flames, two spiritual figures, a dragon and a turtle, suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.
"Get out of here!"
Facing the person blocking his way, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," raised his giant claw to swat the person away.
But as soon as the giant claw arrived, the dragon and the tortoise grew several times larger, holding off the opponent and preventing "Ao Lie Demon Saint" from easily breaking through the obstacle.
After the two sides clashed, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" managed to repel the two people in front of him, but his path was still blocked by the raging flames.
"Damn it, the spiritual energy here is too thin. We fell for their trick from the start."
When he was trapped, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint" did not initially feel that he was in great danger.
Only now, realizing that his supernatural powers had been greatly weakened, did he finally understand the other party's purpose.
These people seem to have a goal that goes beyond simply trapping themselves; they want to keep it completely under their control.
Now that his supernatural powers have been greatly weakened and his companions seem unable to come to his aid, the situation is truly dire, and he cannot linger here any longer.
Seeing the raging flames blocking his path, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" opened his mouth and spat out a crimson bead.
The next moment, a crimson glint pierced through the flames and shot straight into the heavens.
Before the surrounding flames could engulf him again, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" urged the orb in front of him to fly forward quickly and plunged into the flames in an instant.
Just as "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint" was about to break out of the sea of fire, two more figures surrounded him, trying to stop him.
Upon encountering the two who came to stop him, a cold glint flashed across "Ao Lie the Demon Saint's" face, and the orb turned and headed straight for one of them.
In an instant, they repelled Gu Yu Zhenren and Song Qingming, who had transformed into a blue dragon and a black tortoise.
Before the surrounding flames could return, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" hardened his heart, and his natal nascent soul suddenly broke out of his body, transforming into a streak of crimson light that shot into the sky.
After the "natal nascent soul" separated from the physical body, its escape speed instantly more than doubled, directly bypassing most of the incoming flames.
A moment later, a three-inch dragon with flames on its body flew out.
After a fierce struggle, "Ao Lie Demon Saint's" natal nascent soul finally managed to break free from it.
However, at this moment, because he had lost his physical body, his aura was noticeably weaker, and his supernatural powers had also decreased by more than half.
With only his "natal nascent soul" remaining, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," could still fight, but he could no longer unleash his full power.
The thought that he, a dignified Nascent Soul Ancestor, had been forced to this point by a few juniors made "Demon Saint Ao Lie" look truly ugly.
His gaze swept across the gray-robed man, Song Qingming, and the others in the distance, his eyes seeming to spit fire.
Looking at the "Ao Lie Demon Saint" who had just escaped and was filled with anger, the four men in gray robes also showed a hint of surprise.
Clearly, they hadn't expected that the other party would so decisively abandon their physical body in order to escape from inside.
Although "Ao Lie the Demon Saint" has reached the Nascent Soul stage, as long as his natal spirit remains intact, restoring his physical body is not a difficult task for him.
However, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would lose a significant amount of cultivation if their physical body was destroyed, and it would take hundreds of years to recover.
Their opponent's decisive abandonment of the physical body disrupted their original plan, and a hint of regret appeared on their faces.
Killing a Nascent Soul cultivator is indeed not an easy task.
Although he wanted nothing more than to tear the people in front of him to pieces, "Ao Lie Demon Saint" quickly calmed down and turned his gaze to the gray-robed man.
"You youngster, you do have some skill. May I ask where you learned your master? Would you dare to leave your name?"
"I am but a person outside the world. It is already an honor to be noticed by you, senior. I dare not tarnish my sect here."
Faced with the provocative question from "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," the gray-robed man calmly replied without revealing his identity.
Seeing this, "Demon Saint Ao Lie" was also somewhat displeased, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"I was careless today and have fallen into your hands. It is truly hateful!"
"However, don't be too happy yet. Sooner or later, I will settle this score with you."
After escaping, they saw that the demon race was already at a disadvantage on the battlefield below.
Now that he himself has lost his physical body, he has lost most of his supernatural powers. "Ao Lie Demon Saint" is also very clear that he is powerless to turn the tide of the battle.
In this battle, their demon race has already lost.
Continuing the fight would obviously not yield any advantage, and the army below would instead be in danger of being surrounded by human cultivators.
After uttering a harsh remark to the people in front of him, "Ao Lie, the Demon Saint," turned around and transformed into a streak of light, retreating into the distance.
Seeing this, the gray-robed man and Song Qingming and the others tried to step forward to stop them.
However, when faced with the Nascent Soul of "Ao Lie Demon Saint", the group's escape speed was no match for him, and their magical powers and treasures failed to capture him.
They could only watch helplessly as the crimson dragon transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from everyone's sight.
After "Ao Lie the Demon Saint" took the initiative to retreat.
On the other side of the battlefield, the "White Wave Demon Saint," who was fighting against the Bright Moon True Man, also used his supernatural powers to force back his opponent and turned to head south.
They were old rivals who had dealt with each other for many years, and Master Mingyue knew he was powerless to stop them.
He symbolically chased after them for a short distance, and once he confirmed that they had truly retreated, he quickly stopped his pursuit and turned back to the battlefield.
Both Nascent Soul Ancestors had already taken the initiative to retreat, and the numerous Demon Emperors below also had no desire to continue fighting, and scattered to the south.
Although they received the retreat order early on, not everyone had the chance to escape unscathed in the face of the desperate obstruction of many Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race.
There were still quite a few unlucky people who were entangled by their opponents and surrounded by human cultivators.
Of the nearly two hundred Nascent Soul experts from the demon race, several dozen Nascent Soul Demon Emperors ultimately lost their lives on the battlefield.
On the battlefield below, numerous low-level demonic beasts were pursued by the human cultivators' army, resulting in an even more tragic scene and leaving behind hundreds of thousands of corpses.
Outside Yueyang City, the corpses of demons piled up like mountains all the way south.
Although the human cultivator alliance suffered tens of thousands of casualties in this battle, it decisively defeated the main force of the demon race outside Yueyang City, winning an unprecedented victory.
Morale soared.
Seeing the demon army suffer a crushing defeat on the main battlefield, the human cultivator alliance would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately ordered its armies in various regions to launch a counterattack against the demons.
On the Yueyang City side, after resting for several days, the main force of the allied forces immediately took the initiative to pursue and defeat the retreating demon army to the south.
The allied forces pursued them in a mighty force, and all resistance they encountered along the way crumbled at the first touch, leaving behind countless monster corpses.
In just half a month, they drove the demon army directly to the southern coastal area of Yuezhou and successfully recovered thousands of miles of territory in the south.
Seeing that the human alliance was unstoppable, the demon race of "Falling Star Sea" also knew that the situation was hopeless.
Before the human cultivators could launch another counterattack, the demon army voluntarily withdrew and retreated back to the depths of the outer sea.
In just a few months, the entire southern coastal region of the Donghuang Kingdom quickly calmed down.
This two-and-a-half-year-long battle ended rather abruptly and unexpectedly.
Although the group successfully repelled the demons of the "Falling Star Sea" in the south, the "demonic turmoil" in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom was not yet completely over. (End of Chapter)