Chapter 2198: Wood Tribe Great Battle (3)

By Wang Yu

Synopsis: Volume Thirteen

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Almost simultaneously, a flash of light streaked across the sky as Cao Ji and Fei Xiaoxi also appeared, each riding a dazzling rainbow-like beam. After a few blinks, they returned to the foot of the giant tree in the valley.

"Brother Han, the spirit tree has sounded an alarm. It seems someone is approaching the mountain range. I wonder if it's an avatar of a Demon Saint Ancestor?" The burly Man of the Wood Race appeared, his aura dimming, and he asked in a hurry.

"Although the Demon Race has dispatched quite a few Saint Ancestor avatars, they are nothing significant within this entire grand formation. From my perspective, it's more likely to be ordinary Demon Lords," Fei Xiaoxi said coldly after appearing beside Han Li in a flash.

"Whether or not it's a Saint Ancestor avatar, we'll soon see clearly by using the power of the formation's core!" Han Li replied calmly. He formed a hand seal with one hand and, with a backhand motion, shot a beam of green light towards the giant tree.

With a hum!

After the giant tree trembled slightly, the formation below activated, simultaneously shooting out over a dozen light pillars from all directions. They vanished in a flash and condensed into a hazy green sphere of light in front of Han Li and the others.

Han Li flicked his fingers repeatedly, sending over ten streaks of various colored incantations into the light sphere. At the same time, he uttered the word "Condense."

In an instant, the light sphere, about a zhang in diameter, spun rapidly and transformed directly into a greenish crystal sphere.

Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, yet it was composed of dozens of prismatic facets. Objects flickered on each facet, clearly reflecting various scenes at the edge of the mountain range.

Han Li raised an eyebrow, opened his mouth, and sprayed a highly refined ball of vital energy. It flashed and merged into the crystal sphere, then he lightly pointed a finger at it.

Immediately, the various mirror facets on the crystal sphere's surface blurred simultaneously. Countless scenes seemed to flash rapidly within, moving so fast that they were dazzling and impossible to discern with the naked eye.

However, the three of them were naturally not ordinary people. Not only did Han Li squint his eyes, scanning the scenes on the various facets, but Cao Ji and Fei Xiaoxi also gazed intently at the crystal sphere without blinking.

After only a few breaths of time, Han Li suddenly let out a low shout and abruptly flicked his sleeve towards the crystal sphere.

The entire crystal sphere paused, then slowly stopped rotating.

Almost simultaneously, all other images on the crystal sphere rapidly disappeared. Only one facet dramatically expanded, instantly covering the entire surface of the crystal sphere.

The image reflected on the crystal sphere was clearly the sky above a forest at the edge of the mountain range, where seven demons were suspended: three Integration-stage cultivators and four Void Refinement-stage cultivators.

These seven demons had clearly triggered a nearby restriction, and were being relentlessly bombarded by thousands of conjured electric arcs.

However, one tall demon with a green face and fangs held a copper mirror about a chi in size. From it, beams of ink-black light shot out. Wherever they passed, strong winds surged, and the electric arcs instantly melted away, easily neutralizing most of the attacks.

The remaining electric arcs, naturally, could no longer pose a significant threat to the others, and were easily fended off by the other demons using a few demonic artifacts.

"Three Demon Lords: two at the mid-Integration stage and one at the late-Integration stage. Although the remaining four are only at the Void Refinement stage, their auras are extremely peculiar; they don't seem like ordinary demons," Fei Xiaoxi suddenly stated coldly.

"Those four Void Refinement demons have similar appearances, and their demonic arts are identical. They should be of the same race and are skilled in combined techniques. The three Demon Lords must also possess supreme treasures, otherwise, they would have been blasted to dust by the restrictions along the way and certainly wouldn't have reached here so easily," the burly Man of the Wood Race cautiously remarked.

"Oh, what do you two fellow Daoists think we should do about these demons? Ordinary restrictions probably can't truly trap them," Han Li said with a faint smile, asking noncommittally.

"Originally, if this weren't the core of the formation but just an ordinary array cluster, activating only the most powerful restrictions should be enough to kill an Integration-stage Demon Lord. But now, the formation's core is accumulating energy for the entire grand array, so the restrictions we can deploy are limited. It seems we'll still need to act personally," the burly Man of the Wood Race said after pondering for a moment.

"If the three of us attack together, we can naturally block the three Demon Lords. As for the four Void Refinement demons, let's leave them to others. Don't I also have over a dozen Void Refinement subordinates?" Fei Xiaoxi said expressionlessly.

"These four Void Refinement demons are all at the late-Void Refinement consummation stage. Who knows what their abilities will be like when they combine forces? Our subordinates are only ordinary Void Refinement cultivators; I'm afraid they won't be able to stop these four demons," Cao Ji said, shaking his head.

"It doesn't matter if they can't stop them. Aren't there still restrictions to assist? Although the most powerful ones cannot be activated, some slightly lesser restrictions are still very useful. With the formation's assistance, can they not even manage to hold back the enemies?" Fei Xiaoxi said with confidence.

"If there's restriction assistance, then that's a different matter. Brother Han, what do you think?" The burly Man of the Wood Race thought for a moment, felt it was acceptable, and then agreed.

"I'm afraid that even with the formation's assistance, those four Void Refinement demons are not something our dozen-plus subordinates can resist. If I'm not mistaken, these four demons were originally one entity, formed by a single demon transforming. If they were to re-coalesce into one person, their divine abilities would be extraordinary. It would be best for Fairy Fei to handle them personally. The formation's core cannot be left unguarded, to prevent other demons from launching a sneak attack. Fellow Daoist Cao Ji, please stay here to guard the core. As for the three Demon Lords, I can handle them myself," Han Li said calmly after pondering for a moment.

"What? Brother Han, you're not joking, are you? Although those three Demon Lords' cultivation isn't as high as yours, they are not easy to deal with when they combine forces, are they?" The burly Man of the Wood Race was greatly astonished upon hearing this.

Fei Xiaoxi looked at Han Li, also revealing a surprised and doubtful expression.

"Don't worry, since I said so, I naturally have confidence. Brother Xie, please reveal yourself," Han Li said with a slight smile, gesturing towards the void beside him.

As soon as his words fell, a ripple appeared beside Han Li, and a white figure silently materialized, emitting a powerful aura no weaker than Han Li's.

It was none other than Daoist Crab!

"Late Integration stage?"

"Isn't this fellow Daoist the one by Brother Han's side..."

Once Cao Ji and Fei Xiaoxi sensed Daoist Crab's powerful aura and then clearly saw his true appearance, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"If Brother Xie and I join forces, do you two fellow Daoists still see a problem?" Han Li chuckled, saying casually.

"Of course there's no problem! So, you seniors secretly arranged for additional personnel. With Brother Xie taking action, it will naturally be foolproof," the burly Man of the Wood Race reacted the fastest, immediately cupping his fist and saying with a beaming smile.

"If Brother Han and Brother Xie take action together, then I, your little sister, have no objection." Fei Xiaoxi let out a long breath, and said with a hint of surprise on her face.

Clearly, these two foreign Integration-stage cultivators had taken Daoist Crab to be additional personnel secretly arranged by the several Mahayana cultivators of their alliance.

Since his appearance, Daoist Crab had merely stood calmly beside Han Li, showing no intention of speaking.

Han Li, without offering any explanation, scanned the image on the crystal sphere in front of him. He saw that the seven demons, led by the green-faced, fanged Demon Lord, had already cleared away the nearby electric arcs and were slowly flying towards the center of the mountain range.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, immediately activate the 'Inverted Form Five Peaks Restriction' to isolate all these demons. As per the previous plan, let's also depart," Han Li commanded without further hesitation.

"Alright, Brother Han, please go ahead. I will activate the restriction now!" The burly Man of the Wood Race grinned broadly, readily agreed, and with a sway of his body, abruptly appeared at the center of the grand formation in front of the giant tree. He closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and began chanting incantations.

The more than a hundred Wood Race members seated around the grand formation also shimmered with spiritual light on their bodies, each forming hand seals to assist.

"Let's go!"

At Han Li's call, the three of them simultaneously shot out beams of light, transforming into three long rainbows that streaked towards the location of the demons.

Almost simultaneously, over a dozen light beams, several zhang long, shot out from nearby mountain peaks, breaking through the air right behind the three long rainbows.

These were indeed the dozen-plus Void Refinement guards who had received Han Li's telepathic message.

The seven demons slowly advanced through the mountain range, riding gusts of black wind.

The green-faced, fanged Demon Lord had surprisingly not put away the copper mirror in his hand. Instead, he held it against his chest, flying at the very front, and occasionally waving the item in his hand around in all directions.

This mirror actually seemed to possess the mystical ability to see through restrictions.

"This is bad, fellow Daoists, be careful!"

Suddenly, when the copper mirror illuminated a certain direction in the void, a blinding silver light burst forth from its surface, and the green-faced, fanged Demon Lord immediately let out a cry of alarm.

The complexions of the several demons behind him changed, and demonic energy surged around their bodies as various demonic artifacts were quickly unleashed.

But before these demons could take any further action, a burst of green light suddenly erupted from the forest beneath them. A faint, gigantic light formation, about a li in diameter, appeared, instantly spewing out large swathes of five-colored radiant mist.

"Not good!"

"Dodge quickly!"

After several exclamations, the demons were instantly swept into the radiant mist. Immediately after, countless green runes surged out from within, enveloping all seven demons.

"Break it for me!"

"Four Symbols Unified Energy!"

Within the radiant mist, the green-faced, fanged Demon Lord hastily raised the copper mirror high above his head. Instantly, a black light beam shot out from it.

Meanwhile, the four Void Refinement demons with similar appearances simultaneously let out a loud shout, and dazzling bloody light burst forth from their bodies.

With a thunderous roar.

The black light beam pierced through the radiant mist in a flash, followed by a figure stumbling out.

It was precisely the tall, green-faced, fanged demon!

However, after a burst of Sanskrit chanting emanated from the light formation below, the other demons all vanished from their original positions in a flash.

Suddenly, only the lone figure of the green-faced demon remained at this spot!

"Shape-shifting and displacement!" The demon scanned the light formation that was starting to collapse below, and a roar of extreme shock and fury erupted from his mouth.

"Indeed, I didn't expect Your Excellency to be proficient in the path of formations. It seems your ability to reach here isn't solely reliant on the treasure in your hand."

A faint male voice suddenly drifted from a great distance. After a flash of green light in the sky, a streak of green rainbow light instantly tore through the air and arrived.

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