Demon King descends, might shaking the four corners.

Heroes blanch, hearts filled with dread.

At this moment, the two calmest people in the entire arena were, ironically, the two standing on the martial arts stage, closest to Orochi.

Feng Bujue's expression was indifferent, his mind racing.

Lu Fengxian wore a smile, eager to fight.

"Come, Orochi!" Lu Bu planted his halberd on the ground and stood proudly. "Today, this great one will defeat you here!"

"Heh heh heh..." Orochi chuckled softly. "This king... is looking forward to it..."

At the same time, below the stage...

"Ahem... String Lord..." Seeing the Demon King had arrived, and knowing that "the time was ripe," Jimo Hou immediately coughed and said to Cang, "Now that things have come to this... let us proceed according to the plan."

"Yes... leave this place to me." Cang replied solemnly.

"String Lord..." Jimo Hou looked at Cang with a look of admiration and sorrow. "Alas... be careful..." He hesitated, but in the end, only uttered these four words.

"You two... don't act like you're saying a final farewell, okay?" Jericho Vendetta watched from the side, narrowing his eyes. "Even if it is a final farewell... you don't have to make it so sappily gay, right?"

Cang smiled lightly upon hearing this, but remained silent.

And that light smile... soon turned into a wry one.

"Ahem ahem..." Jimo Hou changed the subject. "Alright, Jericho, quickly contact Mr. Urahara and activate the incantation..."

"No need to tell me... I already called him the moment Orochi appeared." As Jericho Vendetta spoke, he raised his right hand and addressed the communicator in his hand. "Hey... Urahara-san, you heard everything, right?"

"Ah~ ah~ We're already prepared here, you can activate it anytime over there." A gentle, languid voice came from the other side of the communicator.

"Okay... then I'll make my move." Jericho replied and put away the communicator.

Two seconds later, he exchanged glances with Jimo Hou and Cang, and then placed both palms on the ground, closed his eyes, and chanted intently: "Spirits of the earth and wind, recognize the radiance I leave behind, guide those stars to another stellar array..."

At this point, a magic circle hidden beneath the surface suddenly bloomed from under his feet and rapidly expanded, encompassing a radius of several kilometers.

"Li Mang Yi Xing Array!" Jericho furiously urged the magic energy within his body, activating the incantation array.

At the same instant, Orochi on the stage seemed to sense some kind of energy rhythm and immediately turned his gaze to Jericho Vendetta in the distance.

"Heh..." The Demon King pondered for a moment, sneered, and then looked at Lu Bu again. "Looks like... this battle between you and me will have to be postponed again."

"What?" Lu Bu looked puzzled. "What do you mea..."

Before the last syllable could be uttered, Lu Bu's body turned into a stream of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon at an extremely fast speed.

It wasn't just him... At this moment, nearly half of the super-dimensional powerhouses within the Fire River Barrier (i.e., the martial arts stage and its surrounding area) turned into light and flew towards the northern sky.

And this included three of the five players... Feng Bujue, Wang Tanzhi, and Li Ruoyu.

"Hmm..." Orochi turned his head and looked at the String Lord below the stage. "You're the one behind this, aren't you... Cang."

"Demon King..." Cang's face was like ice, coldly staring at Orochi, and replied proudly, "...why do you ask when you already know the answer?"

After saying that, Cang soared into the air and roared, "Everyone, please listen to Cang!" His voice was like a thunderclap, entering the ears of everyone present. "Those righteous people who were just teleported away have now gathered elsewhere, preparing to attack Gu Zhi Castle. As long as we trap Orochi in this place, it won't be long before the seal within the castle can be broken, and each space can return to its proper place."

At this point... Cang's secret plan finally surfaced.

Although the appearance of Frieza and his gang was somewhat unexpected, objectively speaking, it was a good thing. First, because of Sabo's interference, Orochi's appearance was brought forward, which greatly reduced the potential number of casualties among the heroes. Second, if the String Lord's stalling tactics failed due to the Demon King being too powerful... as long as Frieza, this uninvited guest, could arrive in time, he could still hold Orochi back.

"Hmph..." Orochi replied in a deep voice, "Indeed, this seems like the kind of scheme you would devise..." He cast a meaningful glance at Cang. "Head of the Six Strings, possessing selfless spirit, eliminating demons and defending the Dao, sacrificing oneself for righteousness..." As he said this, he raised the [Mujian] in his hand and pointed it at the other party. "Let this king use absolute power to respond to your resolve."

Faced with the Demon King's declaration, Cang did not back down in terms of momentum. He was a cultivator, and his state of mind had long transcended the mortal realm. As the saying goes, knowing the will of heaven and acting according to fate, he had already disregarded matters of life and death.

Even though Cang had already foreseen that his life would end here, he still went ahead without hesitation, and together with Jimo Hou, Urahara Kisuke, Zhuge Liang, and others, laid out today's plan.

"Set up the formation!" As he spoke, Cang had already flown onto the martial arts stage and uttered these two words.

As soon as his voice fell, three figures followed closely behind, flying onto the stage and standing with him on the four sides of Orochi.

These three people were... Wind Scar, Minamoto Musashi, and Kuroko (this one is not the one who plays basketball, but the "referee" Mr. from the *Samurai Shodown* series).

"Heroes below the stage..." Cang said loudly, "If our formation is broken and we die, please be sure to find a way to continue to hold Orochi back, and never let him escape back to Gu Zhi Castle! Otherwise... all our efforts will be in vain!"

"Oh?" Orochi's expression changed slightly. "Xuan Gang Sword Odd Formation, is it..." He saw through the formation at a glance and scanned the four people setting up the formation one by one. "I understand..." In just a few seconds, he looked at Cang again and said, "You yourself are in charge of the 'Mind' in the formation, Minamoto Musashi is the 'Shield Guard,' Wind Scar is the 'Speed Attack,' and 'Kuroko'... is the 'Formation Eye.'"

"Not bad..." Kuroko, who was wearing a black close-fitting cloth suit, a black cloth hat, and a black square cloth covering his face, replied in a commenting tone, "You saw through our lineup before we even started..."

"Worthy of being... the Unrivaled Demon King..." Minamoto Musashi said in a deep voice.

"But..." Cang then said, "Even if you recognize it, you may not be able to break through it!"

"Indeed." Wind Scar drew his twin swords and replied coldly.

"Hahahaha..." Orochi laughed very happily. "Such a lineup is truly rare." He paused for a moment. "Then... who will be the one protecting the formation from the side...?"

"Yo... everyone." At this moment, an uncle slowly walked onto the martial arts stage. "Sorry... I'm late."