1123: Chapter 681_2 1123: Chapter 681_2 These cultivators number in the thousands, and while that may seem like a lot, their abilities are far too weak.
As long as the master makes a move, these low-level cultivators will be obliterated instantly!
Eryao faced the spiritual energy stacked by the opposition, attempting to deliver a strike upon him.
In response, he constructed one defensive formation after another on himself.
Jiang Tang observed the situation outside through the magical treasure.
He felt no fear whatsoever, confident that Eryao wouldn’t fail nor lose.
Green Ox was somewhat worried, concerned that Eryao might not be able to withstand the attacks from thousands of cultivators using their collective spells.
The stacking technique they employed was far more powerful than ordinary group attacks!
“Master, what should we do?
They’re using such an insidious method—can Eryao really endure it?”
Ye Tian glanced at Jiang Tang, doubting that Jiang Tang would sit idly by while Eryao was in danger.
“Jiang Tang, let’s help him!”
Jiang Tang nodded and said, “While their stacking looks pretty formidable, it’s nothing but a small trick.
We don’t need to step outside.
All we need to do is set up a defensive counterattack formation for Eryao.
Whatever force they unleash will rebound upon them, and the greater their power, the quicker they’ll die!”
Ye Tian agreed with the approach, appreciating its beauty—using one’s own attack to seal one’s demise!
Seeing the opposition preparing to strike, Jiang Tang wasted no time and immediately created a newly developed formation for Eryao.
When Eryao noticed his master’s intervention, he was delighted.
With a smug look directed at his opponents, he thought, “How powerful are they?
Let’s give them a taste of my strength!”
At this moment, the Sect Master of the Invincible Sect received a new intelligence report, instructing him to contact the Demon Realm, summon the Sea Demons below the sea, and the Flying Demons in the skies!
Contacting the Demon Realm was easy for him; after all, he had already struck an agreement with the Demon King.
Together, they planned to absorb all natural resources into their cooperative domain!
Be it looting or killing?
And now they must face their enemies.
If victorious, they could seize the opponent’s magical treasures!
Looking at that formidable flying treasure in the distance, yearning filled the Sect Master’s heart, sparking an idea—he grew reckless!
The Invincible Sect Master ordered his cultivators to hold back their stacked spiritual energy, not to release it yet.
Instead, he chose to wait for reinforcement, summoning Sea Demons and Flying Demons to deal with their mighty adversary first!
Confidently moving to contact the Demon King, the Sect Master failed to consider the opponent’s powerful ice and snow spells, or their overwhelming thunder techniques—the nemesis of demons.
As Eryao intensified his attack, he noticed the opposition had formed a strong formation by stacking their power, but intriguingly, they didn’t counterattack, merely focusing on defense!
Thunder and ice came crashing down—if struck by either, not only would it be excruciatingly painful, but injury or even death could follow!
This was no ordinary lightning; it was far superior to Heavenly Thunder unleashed by the Heavenly Dao!
If struck by a single bolt, death might be inevitable.
They dared not gamble.
Eryao kept casting his spells fearlessly against the opposition, who were only defending and not retaliating.
He harbored no suspicion of any trickery or hidden plot!
Jiang Tang suspected that the Invincible Sect’s cultivators, having amassed such formidable spiritual power, might have some hidden strategies!
Nonetheless, there was no need for fear!
Speculations regarding their hidden moves?
Jiang Tang reminded Eryao to stay alert and avoid falling victim to their schemes!
Eryao knew his master had secured him with a sturdy defensive formation, so he felt no fear.
For every ounce of force they attacked with, an equal number of deaths would ensue.
If there were any hidden plots, let them come forth—he simply didn’t believe these bandit-like individuals had any advanced tactics or exceptional skills!
With someone as powerful as his master overseeing everything, what was there to fear?
Today these people would learn—a life of crime comes with inevitable consequences.
No one escapes unscathed forever!
Today, they would understand that robbery is a crime—a crime that could render unforgettable suffering, or even complete annihilation!
The lightning Eryao unleashed crashed against the opposition’s formation, bolt after bolt.
The sheer thickness of the lightning caused the formation to approach its breaking point, putting the Invincible Sect cultivators on edge as they grew frantic seeing the formation fracturing.
When the lightning landed upon them, it spelled doom.
Unable to withstand the strikes, let alone counterattack, the stacked forces they had gathered might not suffice to resist the devastation.
The cracks in their formation widened by the second, and the Invincible Sect Master, overwhelmed with panic, desperately thought to strengthen their ranks through collaboration with the Demon King.
To placate him, further concessions would be necessary!
Not only now, but if their collaboration succeeded, the flying treasure ship could be handed over to the Demon King.
Together, they might eliminate these formidable cultivators!
This current undertaking might yield no benefit but merely a slim chance of survival!
Filled with resentment yet forced to compromise with the Demon King, the Sect Master realized that without rescue from their allies, complete annihilation was almost certain!
Despite being pirates unafraid of death, they couldn’t reconcile this grim reality—years of cultivation, unmatched abilities, and untold wealth looted over time, yet it seemed they’d have money but no lives to spend it on!
Some even regretted acting prematurely without thorough investigation!
While the Sect Master negotiated terms, the other elders weighed the options and concluded it was a thankless task—effort exerted with no reward.
Their hearts burned with indignation!
Previously, collaboration saw them as leaders, but now the conditions imposed by the Demon King could not be ignored!
The Demon King, leveraging the crisis, strengthened his bargaining position.
Clearly, this move was strategic—previous collaboration with the demon cultivators of the Invincible Sect now placed them in a subordinate role.
Even the slightest sacrifice might yield minimal resource allocation, leaving them shortchanged!
The Demon King also replayed images of the demonic beasts that perished in Ten Directions City.
Although he received the footage, attempts to contact those beasts proved futile.
Over the next two to three days, every demon dispatched to fulfill missions mysteriously vanished!
Not even their ghosts remained!
The demons sent on missions by the Demon King weren’t weak; most were Flying Demons adept at land-based tasks, swift and skillful.
Currently, most under his command were Sea Demons, though there was no shortage of Flying Demons, primarily bird-type ones.
To verify whether that ship in the footage matched the one sighted now, the Sect Master sent videos for comparison.
They matched!
On the first appearance of the ship, his Flying Demon wolves perished, relentlessly pursued and annihilated by Spiritual Fire!
A subsequent clash with lightning gave him the impression that the flying treasure likely housed more than one elite cultivator.
The potent fire seeds they wielded, combined with magical treasures, bestowed a power surpassing even humanity!
The Demon King harbored immense hatred and strong desires for revenge against the ship’s occupants.
Mobilizing every strong Sea Demon and Flying Demon within the Demon Realm, he spared only the weaker, older, and newborn demons to preserve fire seeds, while deploying all others!
After agreeing upon terms, the Demon King realized that delaying assistance would doom his collaborators completely.
If the demons arrived too late, vengeance would be impossible, and their intervention would prove futile!
Facing an adversary capable of overwhelming the Invincible Sect’s strength, the Demon King doubted whether his forces could match them!
As beings of the Demon Realm, they feared lightning intensely.
To resist lightning strikes, they devised strategies: using magic artifacts forged from demon shells.
These magic artifacts, crafted from demon shells that hardened and shed upon reaching a cultivation stage, became treasures nearly impervious to lightning!
The dispatched Flying Demons and Sea Demons equipped themselves with these artifacts, anticipating the use of Fire Spirit to combat them.
To thwart fire, they added a new layer—a mold of resistant magic artifact capable of shielding against fire, ice, and lightning alike!
Now armed with these protections, the Demon King estimated a slight chance of victory.
Consequently, waves upon waves of Flying Demons were dispatched, while Sea Demons began their underwater march!