Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1003 - 859: A Stick

Chapter 1003: Chapter 859: A Stick

Three days later.

For cultivators, such a span of time was as brief as a flick of a finger.

Outside of Heaven Origin City, the brutal battle between Puppets and Monster Beasts had just concluded.

The various Puppets of the human race were all constructed from cost-intensive resources, while most of the Monster Beasts bred by the Monster Clan were low-tier, mainly serving as cannon fodder and for probing.

By now, Fang Xi had come to realize that the real ferocious battle was about to commence!

Clack!

On the chessboard, as if a giant hand had emerged from the darkness, a black piece was placed.

"Sky Demon Guard?"

Fang Xi murmured to himself, then saw a large number of Sky Demon Guards in dark green armor step forward, forming a military array of ten thousand cultivators per unit.

"Sky Demon God Slaying Battle Array!"

The Sky Demon Qi soared to the heavens, transforming into various strange Demon Gods.

These Demon Gods, some with human bodies and snake heads, others purely in the form of Monster Beasts, appeared almost tangible, each emitting magic power fluctuations at the Integration level.

Boom, boom!

Amidst the sound of war drums, a dozen ancient war beasts let out a roar and charged towards Heaven Origin City under the urging of their beast-controlling cultivators!

Boom!

As these ancient war beasts charged, various Prohibitions hit their bodies but seemed unable to leave much of a mark.

Whether it was thunder, intense fire, or poisonous water... It all seemed to be blocked by their thick hides.

Along with the rampant devastation caused by the ancient war beasts and the spells cast by the Monster cultivators on their backs, it was the arrays that were barbarically destroyed.

Rumble!

Atop the city walls of Heaven Origin City, from within the crenels, a massive Spirit Cannon roared.

Fang Xi noticed that the power of that cannonball even seemed to surpass the full effort of Nine States Mechanism City!

By this time, it wasn’t just hundreds or thousands of cannons thundering...

Under the barrage of ten thousand cannons, several ancient war beasts were blown to pieces amidst violent explosions, with countless Flesh and Blood mixed with bones raining down like a blood rain from the sky.

However, behind the ancient war beasts, a Sky Demon God Slaying Battle Array had already approached Heaven Origin City.

The Sky Demon Qi gathered, and a sinister Demon God with a human upper body and a snake lower body, holding two Water-Fire Flood Dragons, suddenly lifted a hand, and with a roar, the two Flood Dragons swelled to an enormous size, smashing towards the city wall.

Rumble!

Atop the walls of Heaven Origin City, an unusually thick Radiance shield emerged, blocking the Water-Fire Flood Dragons.

But the ripples of magic power still shook through, causing the carriage of a massive cannon to fracture with a loud bang...

Roar, roar!

Following that, as one Sky Demon Guard formation after another drew near, numerous Demon Gods howled and charged toward the wall!

"It’s time."

Above the chessboard, Jin Gangzi saw this scene and his expression was very calm as he pointed a finger.

Clack!

A white piece was placed.

Atop the city walls.

Fire Cangzi, along with a group of disciples, was operating a Spirit Cannon.

On his person, a milky white jade pendant suddenly lit up with a three-colored aura.

"It’s starting now? Plan B!"

Fire Cangzi bellowed, channeling magic power into the array below him.

Above the city wall crenels, a Spirit Cannon adorned with symbols suddenly roared.

But this time, it was slightly different.

The ’cannonball’ was not individual fireballs or spells, but rather... golden Thunder Pearls?

These Thunder Pearls, the size of water jars, suddenly exploded mid-air, turning into countless tiny golden thunder spheres, raining down like droplets.

Crackle!

The golden thunder flashed wildly, the Golden Brahman Destroying Demon Mother-God Thunder Bead transformed into a vast golden thunder net, ensnaring the Demon God holding the Water-Fire Flood Dragons.

The golden thunder seemed highly effective against the Sky Demon Qi, destroying countless Demon Qis wherever it passed.

The Demon God roared, its body enveloped by the golden thunder net, instantly turned into a puff of green smoke and vanished without a trace.

Not only that, the thunder struck down in a straight line, turning into numerous fine arcs of electricity.

Even the weakest arc carried the power to easily annihilate a fifth-tier member of the Monster Clan, causing severe losses among the Sky Demon Guards within the army formation below!

Rumble, rumble!

There wasn’t just one Golden Brahman Destroying Demon Mother-God Thunder Bead; the number seemed to exhaust all of Fire Cangzi’s reserves.

Near Heaven Origin City, it was as if ten thousand golden thunders danced wildly, turning the sky into a golden forest.

When the golden thunder dissipated, a great number of Sky Demon Guards had vanished without a trace...

Only a few of those with profound cultivation or incredible luck were left, unable to maintain the Battle Array any longer, they turned into Escape Light and fled towards the rear.

"Golden Brahma Demon Exterminating Bamboo?"

The smoking pipe in the hand of the Nine-Tailed Great Saint made a crisp sound, showing a rare loss of composure, "To have so many?! This must be Jin Gangzi’s doing!"

"Now that our army’s momentum has been sapped... we either retreat to regroup, or a seventh-tier being must make a move."

Wei said coldly, "If we withdraw... the two ancestors surely won’t spare us, so there’s really no choice. Fortunately, we should have the advantage in terms of high-end combat power..."

After its cold voice, it transformed into a yellow light and arrived above the battlefield.

Puff, puff!

Three yellow beams burst forth emitting astonishing spiritual energy, landing in the midst of the Great Array of Heaven Origin City.

Pop!

The yellow light and the Prohibitions mutually dissolved, revealing three crystalline, translucent claws.

The Array rumbled and was then penetrated by a claw.

Bang!

A murky yellow Demon Qi erupted, a massive cannon and nearby Cultivators at a crenel turned into fine powder.

The strike from this Monster Clan Saint actually briefly broke through the Array.

But immediately, a flash of spiritual light appeared above the Array, and the small gap quickly closed up.

"I am Sage Wuya, the Toothless Great Saint. Where is Jin Gangzi?"

With a cold sneer, Sage Wuya called out.

"Amitabha!"

Above the jade platform, Jin Gangzi brought his palms together, and in an instant, his figure appeared above Sage Wuya.

A golden Buddha Phantom suddenly emerged, creating thousands of palms that thunderously crashed down.

"Escape!"

With continuous cold sneers, Sage Wuya transformed the hundred miles of land around him into nothingness, swallowing both himself and Jin Gangzi into the earth, as yellow light flashed and disappeared.

Most Cultivators knew basic Earth Escape Skills, but such Earth Escape Divine Skills that could vanish along with an enemy were truly astonishing.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Within the ranks of the Monster Clan’s army, high-ranking Monster Cultivators appeared one after another, all of seventh rank or higher, and began to madly assault the Array of Heaven Origin City.

For them, as long as they carefully avoided the Golden Brahman Destroying Demon Mother-God Thunder Bead, other attacks were relatively insignificant.

Cheep!

Fang Xi even saw a seventh-rank Kunpeng spread its wings, with numerous cyan tornadoes falling down.

"This Kunpeng... feels so familiar."

He sighed, thinking of the great Kunpeng in the Mysterious Dark Abyss, he felt somewhat sentimental.

As the seventh-rank members of the Monster Clan appeared, the Human Cultivators in the Integration Phase also began to take action.

"Foul beasts, cease your presumptions!"

Accompanied by a resounding voice, a figure faced the Kunpeng.

Enveloped in a layer of scarlet aura, he suddenly pinched a magic spell, releasing an inconspicuous pitch-black furnace.

But the next moment, the Heavenly and Earthly Laws were subtly affected.

Qianyang True Fire, Nine Dragons’ flames, Samadhi True Fire...

All kinds of flames converged, forming shapes of True Dragons and Phoenixes!

This person was unexpectedly a Supreme Elder from the Flame Jade Sect, using a replica of the Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, the Nine Dragons Cauldron!

Of course, this replica of the Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure had incorporated many precious materials and was nearly as powerful as a damaged Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure.

Roar! Roar!

The Qianyang True Fire transformed into a Fire Dragon that almost scorched the heavens and the earth, easily suppressing the Kunpeng.

"Flame Jade Sect Ancestor has some shameless tactics... to choose such a low-grade seventh-rank Kunpeng..."

Fang Xi made a muted comment in his heart.

Then, he saw an Array Map materialize with ten suns suspended in the sky.

The Array Map’s Radiance flickered, encompassing several seventh-rank Monster beasts, seemingly intending to refine them alive.

"The Ten Suns Spirit Sky Scroll... The Sun Respected One, the Supreme Elder from the Pure Yang Demon Refining Sect."

"Although this Semi-immortal artifact is primarily aimed at the Demon Clan, its power is still considerable."

Fang Xi nodded to himself.

"Hee hee... Is sister Mo Yunzi here?"

As Fang Xi contemplated, the Nine-Tailed Great Saint rode upon a pink fog, arriving above the battlefield.

With a puff of her red lips, the pink fog spread out, covering dozens or even hundreds of miles in an instant. If she continued like this, the high-ranking Human Cultivators could suffer heavy casualties and deaths.

"The Nine-Tailed Great Saint..."

Mo Yunzi pinched her magic spells, transforming into a vast expanse of dark Demon Clouds. Within them, phantoms of Divine Demons entangled the pink fog.

The two misty masses intertwined and dissipated... Eventually stabilizing at about ten miles in radius, with godly roars emitting from time to time.

"Qing Hezi... Where are you?"

The Tungbei Great Saint walked step by step, his body covered in monkey fur, resembling a giant upright walking ape, dressed in a suit of golden armor, and carrying a pitch-black staff on his shoulder.

This staff seemed to have broken off a section, but still retained most of its body. It had a series of strange patterns, appearing to be incredibly heavy.

"It’s actually the Tungbei Great Saint... He is known as the first in combat prowess and wields a damaged Immortal Weapon that is said to be highly compatible with his Cultivation, allowing it to unleash its major might!"

Wu Xingzi exclaimed.

Fang Xi was somewhat speechless, controlling a beam of Demon Light, to meet the Tungbei Great Saint.

"Are you Qing Hezi?"

The Tungbei Great Saint, with eyes like a monkey, stared at Fang Xi and sneered, "The one who killed Lu Xing?"

"Indeed... Shall we change the battlefield?"

Fang Xi chuckled lightly, riding on the Escape Light and flying towards the corner of the battlefield.

The center of the battlefield was too prone to focused attacks, and he intended to change location.

To hold off a Monster Clan Saint on behalf of the human race, he felt that his contribution to the battle was already sufficient.

As for the Array?

That was the last card up his sleeve, not to be used lightly.

Just as he was about to leave, his Divine Consciousness swept over and saw Wu Xingzi offering the ’Five Elements Bell’, facing off against the Xuan Lin Great Saint of the Monster Clan!

The last of the Flood Dragon tribe Saints, who charged into the battlefield, was stopped by three identical-looking Human Cultivation-Level Cultivators.

These three Human Cultivators, all in the Middle Stage of Integration, manipulated the ’Three Immortal Ring’—one red, one yellow, one blue... all shining with spiritual light, clearly rare treasures.

"Hmph, courting death!"

The Sky-Flipping Great Saint sneered, pinching a Magic Spell with one hand, scales appeared all over his body, with cold eyes looking at the Gao brothers...

...

"Where are you going?"

As the Tungbei Great Saint moved with leaps and bounds, a flash of yellow light appeared on his feet, as if he had displayed a kind of Earth Escape Divine Skill.

Not only that, he was exceedingly fast in his escape, catching up with Fang Xi at the edge of the battlefield.

This demon, with Demon Qi surging to the sky, suddenly leaped, his fur bristling, with a furious expression on his monkey face, he smashed his black staff downwards:

"Take this blow from my staff!!"