Outside the great formation's light shield, three giant, six-zhang long locusts appeared.
Three more ninth-order locusts had arrived on the battlefield!
"Damn it! Sword of Divine Sense!"
Yang Hong didn't dare to delay. Three Swords of Divine Sense shot out consecutively, and a stream of blood gushed from both nostrils.
Having already exhausted his strength to kill one ninth-order locust, he forced himself to maintain his focus and unleash three Swords of Divine Sense, leaving his head spinning like a stirred-up paste!
The divine sense of a ninth-order locust was only weaker than that of an ordinary ninth-order cultivator, but it was still genuine ninth-order divine sense!
Chi chi~ Chi chi~
Attacked by the Sword of Divine Sense, the three ninth-order locusts flew away in terror, directly smashing through hundreds of nearby Li Huo locusts, scattering red and green blood and body fragments.
"Fortunately, there's a way to counter them, otherwise, I would have been completely done for.
I can't relax yet. I wonder if those three ninth-order Li Huo locusts have flown far away?"
Yang Hong forced himself to rally and found several spirit-restoring pills from his storage ring, swallowing them in one gulp.
He couldn't afford to worry about pill toxins anymore; he needed to recover some combat power first!
"Sect Master~ That~ That~ Is it dead?"
Zhuiyun Chongshan cautiously returned to Yang Hong's side, looking at the giant Li Huo locust corpse on the ground from a distance, his face filled with disbelief and suspicion.
In his mind, a ninth-order locust could only be injured at most, so this old fellow was actually hiding behind Yang Hong, his body leaning backward, ready to escape at any moment.
"It's dead! Go down and dismember it!"
Seeing the old fellow's posture, Yang Hong rolled his eyes inwardly, even worrying that this old fellow might stab him in the back. He decided to make him dissect the corpse of the ninth-order locust.
Speaking of which, would his current cultivation be too much for consuming a ninth-order Li Huo locust?
He had eaten many seventh-order demonic beasts, and the Li Huo locust had the highest concentration of spiritual energy, especially fire spiritual energy, which was so dense it surpassed the limits of its current rank.
"It's really dead?"
Zhuiyun Chongshan, a Zhuiyun Sparrow, appeared bold but was actually a coward. Although he seemed to fight enthusiastically before, he had always stayed outside the attack range of the ninth-order locust.
Even when he was first blown away, it was the result of his voluntary retreat.
Even now, with the ninth-order locust lying motionless on the ground, he still didn't dare to approach.
"Go! Or I'll kill you!"
Yang Hong simply glared at him and said no more. He needed to recover his divine sense quickly.
"Okay~ Alright."
Zhuiyun Chongshan looked at Yang Hong, then at the motionless ninth-order locust on the ground. He thought Yang Hong was more terrifying, so he cautiously landed and began to inspect the corpse.
【It~ It's actually dead!】
As he got closer, he discovered that although the corpse still had strong vitality, its soul had indeed vanished. It was as dead as it could be.
Even so, the seventh-order Zhuiyun Chongshan still didn't dare to approach the corpse, as it could still emit a strong ninth-order aura.
"Sect~"
He was about to turn to tell Yang Hong that he couldn't get close to the corpse, but seeing that Yang Hong's nose and mouth were still bleeding, his eyes were tightly shut, and his aura flickered uncertainly, he knew Yang Hong was healing.
He dared not disturb Yang Hong, so he could only grit his teeth and slowly approach.
...
While Yang Hong was temporarily safe on Stone Mountain, a fierce defensive battle was also underway on a thousand-zhang high mountain 3,500 li southwest of Stone Mountain!
Yinghao Mountain was a branch of the ninth-order sect **Imperial Beast Sect** in the western part of the Purple Kun Mountain Range. At this time, there were over ten thousand disciples on the mountain, along with hundreds of thousands of spirit beasts.
The disciples were at least fifth-level Golden Core realm cultivators, and the spirit beasts were at least third-level demonic beasts.
Moreover, three ninth-level Mahayana realm cultivators and three fourth-level rogue immortals equivalent to tenth-level were stationed there.
"Everyone, stay alert and ensure the **Myriad Beast Soul Array** operates continuously. This is your only lifeline. Once the **Myriad Beast Soul Array** is broken, you may not even have a chance to reincarnate."
On the summit of Yinghao Mountain, a handsome middle-aged man shouted to the approaching cultivators.
The **Imperial Beast Sect**, like Yang Hong and his group, chose to use formations to fend off the enemy.
Furthermore, formations to fend off enemies were a verified method by the cultivators of the Li Huo Desert, the only way to survive the Li Huo locust swarm.
"Senior Brother Cheng Yuan, you can rest assured. The Myriad Beast Soul Array is the strongest formation of our Imperial Beast Sect, an extremely rare ninth-order formation on the Tai Yuan Continent. You can rest assured."
An old man with white hair and a youthful complexion beside the handsome middle-aged man said with great confidence.
"Junior Brother Chu Ziming, you haven't experienced the terror of the Li Huo locust swarm. But just look at me, a former Mahayana realm cultivator preparing to ascend, now just a fourth-level rogue immortal, and you'll know how terrifying the Li Huo locust swarm is."
The handsome middle-aged man's face held a hint of sorrow and anxiety, but his anxiety was disregarded by the old man beside him.
"Cheng Yuan, your former sect was only a seventh-grade sect, and in the barren Li Huo Desert, it cannot compare to the Imperial Beast Sect.
Do you know about the Unmoving Temple that once ravaged the entire Tai Yuan Continent? During a century of chaos, the Unmoving Temple dared not harm a single hair of our Imperial Beast Sect. There's no need to worry about these small insects.
The Myriad Beast Soul Array is a supreme formation that has killed true immortals!"
Chu Ziming stopped addressing him as Senior Brother and called him by his name, his respect seemingly vanishing due to Cheng Yuan's caution.
"..."
Cheng Yuan cast a sideways glance at Chu Ziming and decided not to waste any more words.
He would never forget the memory of his former sect vanishing in an instant under the attack of the overwhelming Li Huo locusts.
In that battle, not a single one of the tens of thousands of cultivators in the sect escaped, except for a few who, like him, self-detonated their bodies and managed to escape with their nascent souls.
"Cheng Yuan, look. Our Myriad Beast Soul Array, this is a supreme formation that directly attacks the soul. Any insect with a weak soul will be instantly killed by the formation's power as soon as it approaches the array.
Look, isn't the rain of insect corpses spectacular?"
"Indeed!"
Cheng Yuan looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but agree with Chu Ziming's statement, his tension easing slightly.
Just then, a ninth-level Mahayana realm cultivator in the formation shouted anxiously!
"Elder Chu, Elder Cheng, the array's spiritual energy and divine sense consumption are rapidly increasing. It seems something big has appeared, please intervene!"
"Demon Breaking Spirit Seeking!"
Cheng Yuan, drawing on his experience, quickly formed a seal. A white light with an aura of supreme radiance flashed, instantly marking a dark red, six-zhang locust in the swarm.
"Everyone, give it your all here."
He shouted, channeling his rogue immortal pháp lực to its peak, and unleashed his strongest spell, the **Great Hand Seal of Light**, with all his might.
Screech~
With a sharp insect cry, the ninth-order locust broke through the Hand Seal of Light and lunged towards Cheng Yuan.
"Qian Yang True Thunder!"
Amidst the rumbling, Cheng Yuan's white and gold lightning struck the ninth-order locust, momentarily halting its forward momentum.
"Hurry and attack! Give it your all! This damned thing can penetrate the Myriad Beast Soul Array!"
Only then did Chu Ziming react, quickly calling upon his two other rogue immortal brothers to attack, his voice filled with terror.
The supreme formation, rumored to be capable of killing true immortals, couldn't even stop a single insect!
The four fourth-level rogue immortals jointly restricted the ninth-order Li Huo locust, while the four ninth-level Mahayana realm cultivators manipulated the formation, continuously scouring it. It took them over an hour to finally kill these ninth-order locusts!
"Everyone, all beasts, stay alert. The Li Huo locusts are extremely strong!"
Chu Ziming's expression turned serious at this point, and he sternly ordered his disciples to be cautious.
...
As the **Imperial Beast Sect**'s Yinghao Mountain encountered the ninth-order Li Huo locusts, countless large and small sects and branches throughout western Purple Kun Mountain Range were also attacked by the Li Huo locust swarm.
The more concentrated the cultivators on a peak, the more likely it was to encounter ninth-order Li Huo locusts!