Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 980 - 836: Breaking the Formation

Chapter 980: Chapter 836: Breaking the Formation

Demon Heaven Mountain Range.

A flash of silver light, and Fang Xi’s figure appeared.

His Divine Consciousness swept across the area, and suddenly, with a wave of his hand,

several Transcendent God-stage ’Thousand Eyes Birds’ circling in the sky exploded one after another, turning into bursts of blood light.

"Is there a human cultivator?"

"Judging by the fluctuations of magic power, it should be at the Integration Period..."

On a patch of ancient woods, a chameleon-like monster from the Monster Clan with its eyeballs bulging said in shock, "I wouldn’t have thought... that I’d receive such great merit this time. I’m sure that advancing to the sixth rank shouldn’t be a problem in the future."

"I also didn’t expect that my luck would be so bad this time that I would directly bump into a monster scout."

Just then, a young voice sounded beside them.

The chameleon-like monster was greatly startled, and then its entire body exploded.

Within the flesh and blood, several Stone Dragon larvae-like small monsters attempted to flee in all directions.

Unfortunately, they fell to the ground and turned into corpses for some unknown reason as their divine souls perished in midair.

"Stone Dragons..."

Fang Xi looked at the corpses of these monster insects, and truly felt quite moved.

After discerning the direction, he transformed into a green light sphere and flew towards the Demon Clan’s territory with an incredibly swift Escape Light.

Recently, the situation looked like many parts of the Demon Clan’s territory had also been occupied by the Monster Clan and Alien race alliance.

Passing through would indeed be somewhat troublesome.

Fortunately, for him, it was not a big deal.

...

Within a fierce Demon Clan fortress.

The city walls were broken, and seemed to have been repaired patchily, barely holding together to form an Array.

A voluptuous female monster from the Monster Clan dressed in exquisite black armor arrived in a quiet chamber.

The chamber was unexpectedly blood-red.

Stripes of Blood Dragons seemed to have been directly drawn from deep within the earth, gathering in the middle of the Array, inside the body of an old monster with white hair.

This elder from the Monster Clan looked no different from the human race, with white hair and a frail appearance, as if he was about to die of old age at any moment.

"Yu, just now a ’Sky Demon Soul Orb’ shattered, signaling an issue with the spy planted in the Demon Heaven Mountain range..."

The alluring female monster said with a chuckle.

The old monster of the Monster Clan opened his eyes, revealing a pair of dull and lusterless pupils. "Are there humans or members of the Demon Clan straying outside, trying to head to the Demon Clan’s territory? Too bad, this place is now under our control..."

"It must be a human expert."

The alluring female monster stuck out her tongue and licked her red lips. "Yu, it seems that you were originally from the human race. Surely you won’t show mercy now, will you?"

"Heh heh... The competition within my own human race is much fiercer than the Monster Clan. Why would an old man like me show mercy to a junior I’ve never seen before?"

The old monster sneered. As someone who practiced monster cultivation, transplanted Monster Clan’s bloodlines, and eventually defected to the Monster Clan’s side, he was accustomed to such suspicions; after all, he had grown used to it.

But accustomed did not mean he would tolerate.

"Feng Qingming... remember that I am now the local enforcer. Mind your manners."

He stood up, and on his frail figure, a terrifying Sky Demon Qi erupted suddenly.

A giant true form of the Monster Clan materialized behind him, both visible and invisible; its fierce head opened a huge mouth, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, directing a threat at the voluptuous female monster, "Otherwise... I won’t mind having a taste of you before I devour you..."

The female monster felt a shiver in her heart, then laughed with feigned ease, "If you are not afraid of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and the True Spirit Ancestor behind me, feel free to try..."

...

"As expected, the Demon Clan’s defenses have been taken over by the Monster Clan, and even the Arrays have been altered, which is a bit troublesome..."

In a swampy area, Fang Xi withdrew a wooden Puppet, murmuring slightly in contemplation.

The defense line established by the Demon Clan was actually quite robust.

However, it had been dismantled significantly by the human armies during a staged conflict.

After the fall of Demon Ancestor Zixuan, and the grave injuries incurred by the Blood Dragon and Demon Ancestor Qing Mian, the defenses were truly breached by the Monster Clan in a single assault.

"Still, hastily established Arrays are ultimately not as formidable as the Great Arrays of the Demon Clan before... there are still flaws to exploit."

Fang Xi muttered to himself, and instantly as a Seventh Stage Array Master, he spotted several weak points. While those places were definitely guarded by monsters, it was still easier than facing the Great Array head-on.

He stomped his foot and transformed into a streak of green light, flying out.

...

In a certain part of the swamp.

The black-red True Demon Qi overflowed, causing a patrolling group of monsters to show signs of discomfort.

"There’s too much lingering True Demon Qi in this place, it’s hard to dissipate completely... causing some loopholes in the Arrays we set up," said an elder in Five-color Armor. "Be extremely cautious while patrolling here. Especially those with ’Phoenix Gong Armor’, cultivators below the Returning to Emptiness stage must never take it off, lest the True Demon Qi enters the body. Even if you’re saved, your cultivation will surely be severely damaged..."

"Don’t worry, captain, we understand the stakes," the several rank five Monster Clan members laughed.

Among them, a female with feather decorations on her head even said, "I didn’t expect that the squad I joined this time would be led by you..."

"Oh? You know me?"

The elder in the Five-color Armor smiled.

"A rising talent of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan who ascended to rank six in just under a millennium... How could I not know? With the captain here for this patrol, we shall certainly be safe and sound."

The other rank five members of the Monster Clan couldn’t help but curl their lips in secret at this exchange.

This "Yellow Oriole" hailed from the Lark Clan, naturally a vassal to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan by birth. Facing the prodigies of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, it was only natural that she would try to curry favor.

However, there indeed were many talents among the ascended immortals from the Lower Realm.

To advance six ranks within a millennium after ascending was, for the Monster Clan, an absolute standard for a genius.

Not to mention, the individual hailed from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan—perhaps there was hope for the seventh rank in ten thousand years?

"Haha..."

The old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan burst into laughter.

Although he appeared aged, it was only because he had used up too much of his lifespan in the Lower Realm. After ascending, his lifespan was replenished, but he had grown accustomed to his appearance and had not changed it substantially.

Having finished his laugh, he then solemnly said, "Although Sanjie Mountain is the most convenient passageway for the human race and the Demon Clan, it has recently been mostly abandoned... It is rare for members of either clan to risk crossing through Sanjie Mountain. Nevertheless, it is still our duty to stand guard at our posts."

As he spoke, the old man’s expression suddenly changed, and a Five-Coloured Array Disk appeared in his hands.

On the Array Disk, a red dot was flickering.

"Someone is breaching the array?"

A member of the Five Elements Qilin Tribe, a rank-five Monster Cultivator, blurted out.

Hearing this, the expression of the old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan grew even grimmer.

Soon, his face became stern, "Those who dare to encroach on an array uninvited are at least Transcendent God cultivators... All of you, enter this ’Phoenix Feather Palace.’ Together, we can operate this seventh-rank treasure. Even if we encounter an Integration existence, we can still match them for a while and hold them off... By that time, it should be sufficient to wait for the arrival of those two esteemed individuals."

Speaking, the old man gestured with his hands and released a palace into the air.

This palace was made entirely of gold, but its edges extended into a pair of enormous wings, clearly a treasure known for its incredible flight speed.

"Thank you, Captain."

Yellow Oriole expressed her gratitude with a beaming smile, immediately transforming into a stream of yellow Escape Light and entering the Phoenix Feather Palace.

The other Monster Cultivators did the same.

Immediately after, the Phoenix Feather Palace roared and turned into a streak of Five-Color Radiance, flying towards a certain spot within the swamp.

"Phoenix Feather Palace’s defenses are unparalleled. Inside, there is an array that can fuse all cultivators’ Magic Power into one force..."

"United, and through the amplification of the array, our Magic Power intensity can rival that of a seventh-rank being...paired with this seventh-rank treasure, it is a perfect complement."

The old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan stroked his beard. In just a moment, the Phoenix Feather Palace arrived at the edge of the swamp.

There, a young man in a green robe was vigorously casting streams of aqua-prismatic Divine Light with his hand.

That Divine Light covered the sky and the earth, rushing toward a weak spot on the edge of the Great Array.

Phoenix Seal characters crumbled away as the Void began to ripple, suggesting he was about to break through the array.

"How audacious!"

The old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan felt something oddly familiar about the young man’s aura but found it difficult to identify him due to the hat covering his face. He then bellowed angrily,

"It’s actually a seventh-rank intermediate presence. Everyone, quickly muster all your strength to propel the Phoenix Feather Palace!"

With his Divine Consciousness Transmission, the other Monster Cultivators also recognized the severity of the situation and a symphony of colorful lights entered the Phoenix Feather Palace.

Tweet!

Accompanied by the long cry of a phoenix, the Phoenix Feather Palace underwent transformation, becoming a golden-armored divine being with the head of a Heavenly Phoenix and a pair of golden wings on its back.

"Oh? There really is a patrol squad? Better to get rid of them quickly... otherwise, it might become troublesome if we’re delayed until the Monster Clan’s Integration beings arrive," murmured Fang Xi as he turned around, his hand shining with a flash of blood light, and the Blood Fiend Banner appeared.

With just a shake, a Sea of Blood materialized and poured downwards, submerging the area in a deluge.

Within the Sea of Blood, countless silver Phoenix Seal characters converged, forming into forms like arrows and spears, shooting out densely!

Tweet!

The golden-feathered bird-headed giant roared in anger, shedding golden feathers that formed into shields in mid-air.

Thump thump!

The silver arrows struck the golden feather shields, causing Void Force to burst forth powerfully, tearing apart strand by strand of golden feather.

In just a moment, the golden shields were battered and shattered, revealing the golden-winged giant behind them.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xi smiled faintly and made a hand gesture.

Array Flags flew out, which were none other than the ’Five-Color Plain Cloud Flags.’

Clouds of various colors emerged, which he condensed into a multi-hued blade, striking down from above!

Boom!

The gold-armored giant cried out in pain as its body instantly fragmented, reverting to its palace form.

Inside the Phoenix Feather Palace, every Monster Cultivator’s complexion changed dramatically as they coughed up Essence Blood.

"This is bad. This human’s Divine Skills and Magic Power are far beyond the average Mid-stage Integration Cultivator."

Seeing even their seventh-rank treasure showing signs of damage, the old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan’s face changed repeatedly.

Regretfully, it was too late!

The Five-Color Radiance gathered once again, forming a massive banner.

Fang Xi, holding the banner like a long spear, hoisted it.

The Phoenix Feather Palace was flung into the air and explosively disintegrated in the Void, revealing each Monster Cultivator inside.

The Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light, alternating between aqua and crimson colors, transformed into divine swords in mid-air, hovering down to slaughter those Monster Cultivators.

"Eh?"

Just as Fang Xi was about to produce a yellow gourd to dispatch the Transcendent God Monster Cultivator, he suddenly uttered a sound of surprise and grasped with a great hand!

Colorful Chains fell down, capturing the old man from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and suppressing him into the Earth Immortal Spiritual Realm!