Chapter 1318
Transformation into a True Demon: A Strategy to Defeat the Enemy
The black cloud above the altar suddenly began to tremble, as if someone were casting a spell to control it.
Meanwhile, the many demons who were fighting Song Qingming and the others also sensed something and abandoned their opponents to move closer to the black clouds.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the remaining dozens of Nascent Soul demons self-destructed, turning into black mist and merging into the black clouds.
Many Nascent Soul cultivators nearby wanted to give chase, but they were blocked outside the black clouds by a powerful pressure.
"Go deal with the demons outside first; these demons are beyond your capabilities."
Upon seeing this familiar scene, Song Qingming frowned and spoke up to stop the many Nascent Soul cultivators who were still standing there somewhat at a loss.
Just as they were turning back to retreat, bursts of black light suddenly appeared from the dark clouds, instantly piercing through the dozen or so people who were moving slower.
"Ah, Ancestor, save me!"
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Before anyone could react, the dozen or so people were instantly tainted by demonic energy and sucked into the black clouds.
Seeing this, "Fire Phoenix" immediately manipulated its crimson flames to engulf dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators in front of it, blocking the pursuing black light.
Song Qingming and "White Sun Demon Saint" each unleashed their magical treasures, aiming them at the dark clouds ahead.
Dozens of golden chains shot out from the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror," which, just as they wrapped around the black clouds, instantly ignited white flames above them.
However, under Song Qingming's attack with the Xuan Yang Blazing Flame, the black cloud was not afraid at all, and actually broke the surrounding chains directly despite the blazing flames.
The gale activated by the "White Sun Demon Saint" was also blocked by a ball of black light, and the spiritual light of the two sides clashed fiercely in mid-air.
"boom!"
A loud bang came from the middle of the battlefield, and a huge force smashed the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", causing Song Qingming to take several steps back.
The next moment, within the dark clouds.
A towering figure, several meters tall, with two strange horns on its head, stepped out of the air and stood in front of the crowd.
Seeing the powerful aura emanating from the demon in front of them, which was in no way inferior to Song Qingming and his two companions, many cultivators present were stunned.
"A True Demon in the Divine Transformation Realm!"
The true demon before him was much stronger than any demonic cultivator Song Qingming had ever faced before, its aura faintly indicating that it had reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
However, the other party looked completely unfamiliar, quite different from the demons Song Qingming had seen before.
After the true demon appeared, he raised his hand and gently grabbed in mid-air, then took out a crimson spear from the void.
The spear sliced through the void, a streak of black light hurtling straight toward the nearest fire phoenix.
Seeing this, the fire phoenix was instantly engulfed in raging flames, which transformed into two fiery wings in mid-air to block the incoming black light.
However, the Fire Phoenix seemed to have underestimated its opponent's strength. Even with its best efforts to control its fiery wings, it was still sent flying backward by a single blow.
Fortunately, Song Qingming intervened in time, activating the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" to block the fire phoenix.
Only by helping the opponent completely neutralize the aftershocks of their attack could Fire Phoenix successfully dodge the blow.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Nascent Soul True Demon made his move, "White Sun Demon Saint" quickly activated the feather fan in front of him to release three hurricanes to entangle his opponent, and forcefully imprisoned the True Demon's body in the hurricanes.
Compared to Song Qingming and Huo Feng, who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.
The "White Sun Demon Saint" has been a Daoist for over three thousand years and has reached the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul stage. Among the five great demon saints of the "Northern Frontier," his supernatural powers are second only to the "Red Departure Demon Saint," who is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.
In terms of individual supernatural abilities alone, "White Sun Demon Saint" is clearly superior to Song Qingming and Fire Phoenix present at the scene.
Even when facing this mid-stage Nascent Soul True Demon, the "White Sun Demon Saint's" control of the gale was still able to break through the opponent's protective divine light and suppress it in place.
This forced the true demon to release the fire phoenix and turn around to deal with the gale in front of him.
After Song Qingming helped Huo Feng dodge an attack, neither of them dared to underestimate the powerful enemy before them, and they immediately activated their magic weapons to surround him.
With three against one, they barely managed to stabilize their position and engage the true demon in battle.
Seeing the three Nascent Soul Ancestors clashing with the True Demon, He Xiaofeng and other Nascent Soul Peak cultivators stepped forward to offer their help.
But just as they approached the battlefield, they were stopped by a transparent barrier in mid-air ahead.
"Oh no! Several of our ancestors are trapped inside!"
"Everyone, quickly form a formation to break the restrictions and help our ancestor defeat the enemy."
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Faced with the sudden appearance of the barrier in front of them, He Xiaofeng and the others, who were unable to step forward to help for the time being, became somewhat anxious and hurriedly directed everyone to start breaking the barrier.
Apart from leaving a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to fight against the swarming demons outside, all the other experts above the late Nascent Soul stage had already surrounded the barrier.
Among the human cultivators who accompanied Song Qingming to the "Northern Frontier" this time, there were nearly thirty at the late Nascent Soul stage.
Under the command of Master Qiushui of the Wuxiang Sect, the group immediately formed a high-level magic array and began attacking the restrictive array in front of them.
He Yuliang, the Grand Elder of the Demon-Slaying Palace, took the lead and rushed to the front, raising his hand to directly invite the sect's treasured spiritual weapon, the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword".
A golden sword light shot into the sky, illuminating He Yuliang in a golden hue.
A moment later, a golden sword light descended from the sky in front of him.
He Yuliang swallowed a secret elixir from his sect, more than doubling his magical power, before respectfully accepting the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword" with both hands.
The next moment, under the blessing of the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword".
He Yuliang's aura rapidly increased, instantly reaching the Nascent Soul realm.
Because he had not been wielding the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword" for long.
After He Yuliang brought out the sect's most powerful treasure, his aura was slightly weaker than that of the former Grand Elder, True Man Mingyue.
But even now, his supernatural abilities are still comparable to those of an ordinary first-level Nascent Soul cultivator.
Under its activation, the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword" caused the transparent barrier in front of it to tremble violently with a single strike.
At the same time that He Yuliang brought out the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword", Elder Gu Lin of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain also led several fellow disciples to bring out the "Beast Spirit Formation".
The true spirit beast souls conjured by the "Beast Spirit Array" of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain can also approach the Nascent Soul realm in a short period of time.
However, compared to He Yuliang, who wields the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword," the "Beast Spirit Array" is slightly weaker.
Not only on the human side, but also among the ten major demon clans of the "Northern Frontier," there are some with profound supernatural abilities that are comparable to those of the Nascent Soul stage.
The "Flying Ape Clan" participating in this battle also brought a Beast Essence Talisman left by an ancestor who had reached the Nascent Soul stage. Once activated, its strength was no less than that of the "Ten Thousand Beast Mountain" Beast Spirit Array.
The two Nascent Soul peak experts from the "Spirit Turtle Clan" used a combined secret technique, and their supernatural abilities were close to those of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Back when these two invaded the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom from the south, they used this supernatural power to launch a surprise attack on "Ancestor Jin Yuan" on the battlefield.
The human army was seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battle ahead of schedule. In the end, the human army was defeated and fled to the Eastern Continent, losing a lot of territory.
The experts from both the human and demon races unleashed their trump cards, and together with dozens of powerful cultivators, they launched a fierce attack on the restriction, quickly bringing it to the brink of collapse.
Just as everyone was about to break through the barrier formation, a sudden flash of black light appeared in the formation, and a large amount of true demonic energy gathered, transforming into several figures in mid-air.
Before long, four more people emerged from the dark clouds, their auras no less than those of Nascent Soul cultivators.
The four people in front of them were a scholar in white robes, an old Taoist priest in gray robes, a young man in green robes, and a woman in a long robe.
These people were none other than the group of true demons from the upper realm who, together with the woman in white, opened the seal on the "Mysterious Heavenly Demon Artifact" back then.
Back then, their cultivation level was only at the late Nascent Soul stage, but now their auras are already close to the Divine Transformation stage, just like the woman in white.
As soon as the four white-robed scholars appeared, He Xiaofeng and the others, who had already met them before, immediately recognized them.
"As expected, it was you who were hiding behind the scenes!"
"Hahaha, I thought it was some fool who had wandered into this place again, but it turns out it's you people who have come here to die."
"Hmph! It's still uncertain who will emerge victorious today!"
Seeing four more demons at the Nascent Soul level appear, He Yuliang took the lead and swung the "Heaven-Slaying Demon-Suppressing Sword" forward, but it was blocked by the white-robed scholar who controlled the iron fan.
The other three demons hid inside the protective array, using magic to manipulate the surrounding demonic energy to strengthen the array and block the attacks.
With the magical blessing of the three Nascent Soul demons, the previously precarious restriction array instantly stabilized, keeping everyone outside the array.
Despite their best efforts to unleash their spells and launch attacks, they were unable to shake the great formation for the time being.
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While He Yuliang and the others were being stopped by the four True Demons outside, Song Qingming and his two companions, who were inside the restrictive formation, were also locked in a stalemate with the Twin-Horned True Demon.
Song Qingming and his two companions joined forces to fight him, and at first they were able to gain some advantage by relying on the spiritual treasures they possessed.
However, this Nascent Soul True Demon could instantly recover from its injuries by absorbing the surrounding True Demon Qi through the altar, and was completely unafraid of the three's attacks.
After fighting for hundreds of rounds, the three of them had exhausted a lot of their magic power, but they had not been able to inflict any fatal damage on their opponent.
However, the Nascent Soul True Demon before them grew stronger with each battle, forcing them to retreat several times.
Fortunately, the true demon body before us, although possessing the cultivation of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, is still present.
However, he himself did not possess any powerful supernatural abilities, and his movements were rather clumsy, like a puppet. He could only suppress Song Qingming and the other two with his strong physical body.
The two sides remained deadlocked for a time, and the true demon did not gain much advantage.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield had become passive, and that He Yuliang and the others were being blocked by the four white-robed scholars in the distance and could not come to help for the time being.
Song Qingming sensed something was wrong and, after a moment's thought, immediately sent a telepathic message to the "White Sun Beast" and "Fire Phoenix" beside him.
“Fellow Daoists, the aura of true demons here is so dense. They must have set up a trap specifically to deal with us. If we continue fighting like this, we may exhaust our magic power and be unable to defeat this demon.”
"Fellow Daoist Song, please speak frankly if you have any good ideas."
After fighting for so long, the group still couldn't defeat their opponent, and the "White Sun Beast" had also realized that the situation was unfavorable.
Upon hearing Song Qingming's telepathic message, he immediately inquired about countermeasures. "Fire Phoenix" beside him nodded slightly, seemingly also anticipating what good strategy Song Qingming might have to defeat the enemy.
"Gentlemen, the three of us alone cannot kill this true demon. We need others to help us set up an array to seal the true demonic energy here before we will have a chance to defeat this demon."
"I urge you two fellow Daoists to try and hold him off for now, while I, Song, deal with the enemies over there."
"Those people don't seem easy to deal with either. Fellow Daoist Song, are you confident in your ability to handle them?"
Upon hearing that Song Qingming wanted to deal with the white-robed scholar and his companions first, "White Sun Demon Saint" couldn't help but show a hint of doubt on his face and asked to confirm.
The four opponents were all close to the Nascent Soul realm, while Song Qingming was only one.
Even if the opponent still needs to focus on controlling the restrictive array, it probably won't be easy for Song Qingming to defeat them in a short time.
Faced with the concerns expressed by the "White Sun Demon Beast," Song Qingming spoke frankly and directly:
"There is no other way now, so Mr. Song can only try his best."
"I implore you two fellow Daoists, you must hold this demon back, otherwise we fear we will not be able to escape safely today."
"Going alone is probably not enough to deal with them. You should all go together. I'll take care of things here for now."
This time, before the "White Sun Beast" could speak, the Fire Phoenix took the initiative and agreed to the matter on its own.
Seeing that Fire Phoenix was going to hold off its opponent by itself, Song Qingming and the "White Sun Beast" both showed some surprise and looked at each other with doubt.
The next moment, a crimson flame ignited on the Fire Phoenix's body, and its aura suddenly increased significantly.
Fire Phoenix raised its hand and cast a spell, producing a square jade box that floated in mid-air.
Under her control, the jade box emitted eight golden rays of light, which directly covered the True Demon, forming a huge octagonal cage.
Having just repelled the "White Sun Demon Saint," the Nascent Soul True Demon, seeing himself trapped in the golden cage, immediately brandished his crimson spear, attempting to create an opening.
However, when his spear landed on the golden cage, the loud bang caused it to stagger back several steps.
Then a rune fell directly from above the golden cage and wrapped around the opponent, imprisoning the True Demon and preventing him from casting spells to fight.
Seeing how powerful the Four-Sided Jade Box activated by the Fire Phoenix was, Song Qingming finally realized that this treasure was one of the three sealing artifacts that the Fire Phoenix had obtained from the secret realm.
"Dragon Crystal Jade Box!"
Like the Yin-Yang Twin Rings in Song Qingming's hands, the "Dragon Crystal Jade Box" is also a spiritual treasure with extremely strong control capabilities, and its power and grade are even higher.
However, the "Fire Phoenix" had only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and was not yet able to unleash the true power of this treasure.
Although she had forcibly controlled the other party with her spell, her expression was rather unpleasant, as if activating this treasure was also very taxing on her.
Seeing that "Fire Phoenix" alone had restrained the true demon, Song Qingming and "White Sun Demon Saint" knew that time was precious, so they quickly cast spells and turned to rush towards the direction of the restriction array.
The "White Sun Beast" charged ahead, its body flashing with spiritual light, instantly transforming into a three-eyed white wolf hundreds of feet tall.
He activated his true form, but was stopped by the white-robed woman and the gray-robed old man as soon as he rushed to the front of the barrier.
On Song Qingming's side, he faced off against the "green-robed man" who looked somewhat familiar.
"Haha, I never expected you to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, buddy. We meet here again!"
"You escaped my life twice back then, I wonder if you'll have the same luck today."
"Hmph! Don't think that just because you've advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, you can defeat me. The outcome is still uncertain."
The "green-robed man" had fought Song Qingming twice, once in the Illusionary Sea Desert and once in the Dark Cloud Mountains, but was defeated both times and had to flee in disgrace.
Now that they meet again, both of them have reached the Nascent Soul stage.
The green-robed man's gaze toward Song Qingming was indeed filled with a hint of provocation, as if he were determined to avenge his defeat years ago.
The green-robed man was the first to raise his hand and cast a spell. Another wave of familiar black mist swept in, instantly enveloping the space around Song Qingming.
The next moment, a gigantic hand, a thousand feet tall, descended from the sky above the black mist, pressing down directly on Song Qingming below.
Such supernatural power was something Song Qingming had never seen before in his life. It seemed to have surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. The powerful pressure made it difficult for him to move his entire body even an inch.
"That trick again!"
Despite the incredibly powerful attack that came from the sky, Song Qingming, who stood still, felt no fear whatsoever.
He raised his hand and directly summoned the "Yin-Yang Twin Rings." The black rings emitted bursts of spiritual light, directly absorbing the black mist that lingered around him.
The moment the black mist vanished, the giant golden hand in the sky also disappeared, leaving only the "green-robed man" standing not far away with a puzzled expression.
"You were able to break my illusion so quickly!"
"Hmph! Although your cultivation has improved considerably, your supernatural abilities have not progressed in the slightest."
The "green-robed man" before him was just like the white-clad woman he had fought before.
Although they seem to have reached the Nascent Soul stage, their supernatural abilities have not changed much from before.
In terms of strength, he cannot be considered a true Nascent Soul cultivator; he is more like a corpse puppet whose cultivation has been forcibly enhanced.
Otherwise, Song Qingming wouldn't have been so confident and bold as to suggest that he could handle them all by himself.
Seeing the "green-robed man's" surprised expression, Song Qingming gently shook his head and directly activated the white jade ring, which landed on his opponent's head.
Seeing that the sealing light above the "Yin-Yang Twin Rings" was about to fall, the "green-robed man's" expression changed instantly, and he cast a spell to activate a substitute technique in an attempt to escape from the spot.
Just then, the void in front of him was suddenly torn open by a black light, blocking the "green-robed man".
"This is... a boundary-breaking divine power!"
Upon seeing this, the "green-robed man" immediately showed a hint of surprise and struggled to cast a spell to break free from the pull of the void in front of him.
But the white jade ring behind him had already caught up, giving him no further chance, and directly placed runes down to suppress him in mid-air.
"not good!"
Despite his desperate struggle and casting spells, the "green-robed man" was clearly no match for the Yin-Yang Twin Rings that restrained him.
Before long, it was firmly imprisoned in place by the runes, and then directly swallowed by the black light and absorbed into the "Qiankun Breaking Boundary Flag".
Just as Song Qingming was about to deal with his opponent, "White Sun Demon Saint" had already suppressed the two gray-robed elders.
The remaining scholar in white robes wanted to return to the restriction to stop Song Qingming, but he was entangled by He Yuliang's "Sword of Suppressing Demons of All Heavens" and could not break free for a time.
After standing there for a moment and thinking, Song Qingming did not rush to force open the restriction, but turned around to support "Baiyang Demon Saint".
Even when the old man in gray and the woman in long robes joined forces, they were no match for the "White Sun Demon Saint".
Now that Song Qingming has joined the battle, the two were quickly forced to retreat and were unable to defend themselves.
After only a few dozen rounds, the two Nascent Soul demons fell one after the other at the hands of Song Qingming and "White Sun Demon Saint".
The remaining scholars in white robes, seeing that something was wrong, abandoned He Yuliang and fled the scene.
Before long, all four demons were defeated by Song Qingming and his group, leaving only an uncontrolled restriction array.
Seeing that he had finally dealt with the enemy on this side, Song Qingming turned his head and looked over, only to find that the true demon on Huo Feng's side had broken free of the runes on its body and seemed to be about to lose control of its opponent.
At this moment, the true demon is constantly wielding his spear, trying to break free from the final golden cage.
Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately spoke up:
"Fellow Daoist Baiyang, I'm going to support Fire Phoenix. I'll leave this place to you!"
"Yes! Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we will be there shortly."
After nodding to "White Sun Demon Saint", Song Qingming immediately cast a spell and flashed to the side of Fire Phoenix, activating the Yin-Yang Twin Rings to help her control the rampaging True Demon.
Are you alright?
"It's alright!"
Hearing the concerned voice beside her, "Fire Phoenix" simply nodded calmly.
With Song Qingming's help, the two quickly stabilized the situation and once again blocked the Nascent Soul True Demon who wanted to escape from the golden cage.
The reason Song Qingming and his group were able to change the situation so quickly was because "Fire Phoenix" single-handedly withstood the pressure and restrained the Nascent Soul True Demon, thus buying him and the others enough time.
Otherwise, given the current situation, the outcome of this battle is still uncertain.
Looking at the "Fire Phoenix" that was still struggling to hold on, Song Qingming originally wanted to suggest that she rest for a while.
But considering the other person's eccentric temperament, he didn't dare to say it directly.
Fortunately, without the four Nascent Soul demons blocking their way, the distant restrictive formation was no match for the combined attack from both inside and outside.
With a powerful strike from the gale-force winds unleashed by the "White Sun Demon Saint," the great formation was quickly broken by the combined efforts of the group, who then charged directly to the front of the altar.
Upon arriving at the battlefield, Master Qiushui immediately led everyone to form a sealing array around the altar.
Once the grand formation is activated, the demonic energy surrounding the true demon is quickly sealed in one place, severing the connection between the demonic energy and the true demon.
The Nascent Soul True Demon, who had just been suppressed by Song Qingming and Huo Feng, was unexpectedly entangled by several gusts of wind.
Many experts, including He Yuliang and Elder Gu Lin, who were capable of harming the true demon, also activated their supernatural powers to join the battle.
After the True Demon Qi was severed by the sealing formation, the Nascent Soul True Demon lost its reliance, and its supernatural powers were greatly weakened.
Under the combined attack of the group, he was quickly suppressed on the spot, and many wounds began to appear on his body that could not heal quickly.
Seeing that the Nascent Soul True Demon was showing signs of weakness and could not withstand the siege of the crowd, Song Qingming and the others immediately intensified their attack.
Before long, the demon's body was forced back to its original form, transforming into the appearance of a young man.
Upon seeing the person's face clearly, Song Qingming, who was standing in front of the crowd, frowned.
"How could it be him?" (End of Chapter)