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Chapter 276 - Chapter 276 Chapter 179 Sakura Mountain... Collapsed

Chapter 276: Chapter 179 Sakura Mountain… Collapsed! Chapter 276: Chapter 179 Sakura Mountain… Collapsed! The generals and experts now looked extremely embarrassed.

They had thought that with the help of combat helmets and medication, they had found a way to resist the strange oppressive force of those otherworldly monsters.

However, this monster, which bore a strong resemblance to the Western Great Demons, made its entrance and promptly showed them that their preparations were still inadequate.

Even with combat helmets to modify their perception,

it didn’t stop the demonic creature from directly exerting its spiritual oppression on lower-level beings.

As a result, most of the ground fire points also fell silent.

Only the drones in the sky could still rush in and attack without being affected.

Just that… after the Sheep-Horned Demon flapped its bat-like wings a couple of times,

it swooshed into the high skies in a flash.

Then, before the drones could pivot their cameras to track its shadow,

the Sheep-Horned Demon laughed heartily, turned into a ball of fire, and vanished into the sky.

When it reappeared, it was directly in front of a large drone.

With a swing of its scythe, which was formed of flames, it slashed forward,

and the billion-dollar drone was instantly split in two, falling to the ground in a blaze of fire.

The chasing drones and the anti-aircraft guns positioned around the area hurriedly locked onto the enemy’s airspace to open fire.

But they discovered that the Sheep-Horned Demon had once again disintegrated into a ball of fire and exploded away.

When it appeared again, it was in the encampment of the rocket artillery vehicles on the ground.

With swings of the scythe, a series of explosions erupted around the massive body of the Sheep-Horned Demon.

That was the sound of ammunition’s sympathetic detonation sparks and blasts.

Underneath the flames, the only things people could see were the arrogant expression and scornful laughter of the Sheep-Horned Demon.

Even though no one could understand the language of demons,

they could still sense the mockery in its voice.

“We can’t lock onto it at all, how can such a huge creature be so agile, and even capable of instant teleportation?”

“With such a monster, unless we know where it will teleport in advance, even using sophisticated weapons… we won’t be able to hit it, right?”

“Yes, and it’s very clever; unlike the Minotaur Monsters, it doesn’t confront our weapons head-on!”

Seeing the way the Great Demon fought,

the generals each inhaled sharply.

The experts fell silent as well.

What they feared most were the monsters that had brains and held transcendental abilities beyond their comprehension.

At the front line battlefield teetering on the edge of vulnerability, the military officers unanimously chose to turn their eyes toward Kamo Junichiro.

After Kamo Junichiro familiarized himself with the combat methods of the Great Demon through observation,

he knew that he had reached his limit.

Without even trying, Kamo Junichiro knew that with his current foundation, he would shatter upon contact.

Fortunately, he had passed the first challenge. The evaluation… shouldn’t be too bad, right?

After all, even if he let the body of the Black Crow God itself take to the field now, he feared he would be directly killed by the enemy teleporting over to him, the Onmyoji master!

Therefore, Kamo Junichiro chose to follow his instincts and crushed a Communication Talisman hidden in the wide sleeves of the Onmyoji at the very first moment.

This was also his lifesaving Talisman, indicating that he needed a little help from the Transcendents.

Su Ping had also noticed Kamo Junichiro’s call for help.

He wasn’t surprised by this.

Instead, he thought the kid was cautious, like someone else he knew.

At the same time, he also watched the Sheep-Horned Demon that flew back into the sky, changing the flame scythe in its hand into a long whip, and with one sweep, shattered several drones.

He knew that this challenge boss indeed had an advantage over modern firepower.

The Escape Skill the Great Demon was proficient in was, by the standards of the Immortal Cultivation World, the Fire Escape Technique.

Without the protection of a Formation, the fire points were practically defenseless before the Great Demon.

If the Fire Escape Technique couldn’t be countered,

even a nuclear bomb couldn’t subdue the Great Demon.

There was no need for the creature to stay in place and take a direct hit from a nuclear bomb.

Having left the area of destruction, perhaps the slight heat and radiation would feel like just a sauna bath for the Great Demon?

“Hmm?”

The Great Demon, which had been rampaging for a while, suddenly paused and turned its gaze towards Kamo Junichiro, who had just walked out of a tent in the rear.

Just getting a reassuring response and stepping out confidently to provide support, Kamo Junichiro felt a chill run through his body when he caught the creature’s gaze.

Fortunately, the Netherworld Ghost Body activated, and with an eerie ghostly aura, that chill was dispelled.

A dark shadow behind him soared into the sky,

transforming into a Shikigami that was about three meters tall with the head of a crow and the body of a man.

The Shikigami unfolded its crow wings.

As the cawing of the crow rang out, all the statues and memorial tablets of the Black Crow God in the shrines all over the Sakura Country flashed with a trace of light.

A surge of thoughts directed at the Black Crow Shikigami flowed into it,

making its form more substantial and its eyes glimmer with a touch more sentient light.

The Great Demon looked solemnly at the Shikigami for a moment,

and then its gaze returned to Kamo Junichiro.

It had realized that the key and the vulnerability lied within the man’s Spiritual Body.

Thus, as the Black Crow God engaged it in battle,

with minimal contact, the Great Demon once again turned into flames and vanished.

And it appeared right in front of Kamo Junichiro, slashing out with the scythe!

Kamo Junichiro, having already received a whisper of assurance from Su Ping,

still closed his eyes out of fear when he saw this.

Thump!

He heard a tremendous bang and felt the heat in front rapidly dissipate.

Knowing it was safe, he hurriedly reopened his eyes.

Only to see that, at some point, a white-haired youth in a blue mage’s robe had appeared before him.

The youth summoned a huge ice sword and directly knocked the Great Demon flying.

Kamo Junichiro recognized the youth and hurriedly bowed in thanks.

The white-haired youth waved his hand:

“We face a formidable enemy, there’s no need to thank me until after the battle.”

Afterward, the white-haired youth formed a sword finger and waved it toward the sky, and over ten ice crystal longswords appeared, all pointing at the Great Demon.

Meanwhile, the Great Demon’s figure darted, narrowly avoiding a long streak of firelight.

It was from behind, where a red-haired man wearing a mask had appeared.

This man was holding a two-handed greatsword; the might of his one strike had already cracked the earth over a kilometer in length.

“Transcendents have appeared!”

“And… two of them took action as soon as they arrived?”

“No, look at the sky, there are three Transcendents!”

Amidst their astonishment, the generals heard a reminder and hurriedly expanded the drone’s view.

They then saw, above the Great Demon’s head,

Another Transcendent, enshrouded in a white robe and wearing a mask that gave him an ethereal appearance, had also appeared.

This time, they were witnessing the simultaneous appearance of three unfamiliar Transcendents!

Moreover, experts who paid attention to the details also noticed that Kamo Junichiro seemed to be acquainted with the white-haired youth.

Considering that Kamo Junichiro had once disappeared for a while, they couldn’t help but speculate.

Little did they know that apart from Su Ping flying in the sky,

The other two were merely Memory Illusions summoned by the Memory Wand.

On the battlefield,

Faced with the encirclement and attack of three Foundation Establishment fighters and one Incense Fire God, the Sheep-Horned Great Demon felt threatened.

But… being in the middle of the Abyss Challenge, it was unable to harbor thoughts of fleeing or surrendering; instead, its eyes turned red, and its muscles bulged as it entered a frenzied state.

Followed by Su Ping tossing out the Array Map and deploying a Barrier, he directly nullified the opponent’s Fire Escape Technique.

Blinding lights and loud noises began to go off, to the amazement of onlookers outside.

Periodically, an icy comet would fall, exploding and turning the surroundings into a wintry landscape.

In no time at all, a Fire Dragon would rise into the air, roaring as it dispersed and melted the frost around.

Furthermore, the Black Crow God transformed into a horde of thousands of crows, shrouding the sky and rushing into the center of the battlefield like a hurricane, causing dark mists to envelop the area,

Significantly affecting the observation equipment of the outside world.

After witnessing screens polluted with a mixture of light and shadow,

What they finally saw was the Great Demon seemingly blown up by some tremendous force, obliterating its entire lower half.

With only half a head and two-thirds of its torso remaining, it charged towards the middle of Sakura Mountain.

Followed by a series of dull thuds,

Sakura Mountain, having already been battered by cannon fire for a long time, began to collapse from the middle up…

The entire upper portion of the mountain crumbled, disintegrated, and soon rolled down the slope.

Tens of thousands of people were able to stand on the ground and witness the collapse of the mountain, which many held sacred in their hearts.

The vibration from the mountain’s collapse and the split earth also traveled through the ground to the distant areas,

Causing the evacuees to panic and wonder if an earthquake had hit.

Su Ping returned to the high sky.

He had seen the message of a successful challenge.

And began reviewing the gains from the day.

He found that, together with the Fire Knight and the Exorcism Mage, both at the Foundation Establishment stage,

The three of them were already capable of opposing an Abyss Demon comparable to a genius at the Late Period of Foundation Establishment.

And this was without drawing the opponent into the Array Map and using Cold Ice Heavy Water to overpower them!

As for the Black Crow God, to be honest, it was more of an extra.

Its Divine Power was mainly used for special effects and mainly served to mislead outsiders.

The swarm of black crows looked imposing, but in reality, they didn’t even manage to breach the Great Demon’s defenses.

But this was already good enough.

After all, how many days had it been?

With steady progress over time, the Black Crow God should not fall too far behind those major Evil Spirits.

Moreover, as Su Ping sorted out the Secret Techniques from the Blood God Sect,

And then coordinated them with Kamo Junichiro’s Netherworld Ghost Body, the future of the Incense Fire God looked promising!

With the Great Demon besieged and killed,

The interdimensional rift gradually closed and vanished.

Su Ping took a deep look at Kamo Junichiro, then disappeared with his two companions.

Kamo Junichiro, after hearing the secret words from Su Ping and knowing he had received not a bad evaluation, was overjoyed.

He then quickly recalled the Black Crow God.

And after updating his superiors with the good news, he boarded the helicopter back.

Various forces, after a moment of silence, began to join in the work of cleaning up the battlefield.

However, faced with Sakura Mountain, which had already collapsed by half,

The Cabinet Ministers of Sakura City wore grim expressions as they gathered to discuss ways to minimize the impact of the event.

The instigator, Su Ping,

Didn’t rush to summon Kamo Junichiro to the Black Room to learn new knowledge.

Instead, after contacting his Registered Disciple, President Huang, and others, and learning that they had indeed received some goods suspected to be genuine,

He grew interested and decided to first visit Nepal.