sinovels Chapter 360 - 220: Cutting Off Another Arm
Chapter 360 - 220: Cutting Off Another Arm
Magistrate Guan hadn’t expected Yang Jing to be so decisive. With no regard for face, he had ordered the Flying Boat to ram right into him.
He only managed to dodge at the last second, the Flying Boat grazing past his robes. It even messed up his meticulously groomed beard.
After using his Magical Power to straighten his beard, Magistrate Guan stared hatefully at the Flying Boat’s receding silhouette.
’So arrogant and domineering, just because he has the Governor’s trust. I’ll be waiting for the day you meet a violent end!’
Seeing the sharp saber intent radiating from the Female Cultivator on the Flying Boat, he didn’t dare to make a move and could only curse silently.
"Ignore him," Yang Jing said to Iron Head, glancing at Magistrate Guan with contempt. "The Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array isn’t a dedicated Trapping Array, after all. My temporary setup won’t hold the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon for long. The sooner we get back, the better our chances of trapping it inside."
At Iron Head’s command, the Flying Boat shot forward, its speed pushed to the absolute limit without any regard for the massive consumption of Spiritual Qi.
At maximum velocity, the Martial Might-level Flying Boat’s speed was comparable to that of a Golden Core Cultivator.
The surrounding scenery blurred into a smudge, left far behind in a mere instant.
Thanks to its excellent design, the Flying Boat remained remarkably stable even while operating at full power.
At this astonishing speed, the Flying Boat reached the Demon Realm in less than three hours.
However, the situation on the front lines outside the Demon Realm was not good.
Swarms of Celestial Demons, dense as a colony of ants, were pouring out from the residual Demon Veins underground, charging toward a defensive line composed of large and small Arrays.
Entering the Nine Heavens World directly without a host, they were immediately repelled by the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane.
The Low-level Celestial Demons didn’t even get the chance to be forced back into the Demon Realm; they were crushed into wisps of scattered Demonic Qi and vanished into thin air.
But these deep-seated Demon Veins were connected to the Demon Realm, continuously drawing Demonic Qi and spewing it onto the Low-level Celestial Demons, shielding them from the pressure of the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane. A considerable number of Celestial Demons still managed to cross the vast distance and slam into the Grand Array.
Their desperate charge only earned them a burst of scorching Yang Fire from the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.
But many drops make an ocean. Under the constant assault of these Low-level Celestial Demons, the Yang Fire of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array began to grow dimmer.
The primary target of these Low-level Celestial Demons was the Grand Array commanded by Wen Ximing.
This Grand Array was originally intended to support the several surrounding Tier Two Arrays. Unexpectedly, it had been the first to fall.
This obstructed the firing arcs of the neighboring Tier Two Arrays, preventing them from striking the tide of Celestial Demons charging the Grand Array with maximum effect.
Each bolt of lightning and ray of Divine Light could only strike a very limited number of Celestial Demons at a time.
After three Capital City Commanders were killed by the Celestial Demons, the Demon Suppression Army’s attitude toward them did a complete one-eighty, shifting from contempt and disdain to fear.
Although the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array was a Tier Three Grand Array, it was already on the verge of collapse from the Celestial Demons’ coordinated attacks from both inside and out.
The sudden appearance of the Flying Boat caused an immediate rebound in the flagging morale on the front lines, which had plummeted after the deaths of the three Capital City Commanders.
At least reinforcements from the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion had arrived.
Perhaps growing anxious at the sight of the Flying Boat, the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon finally made its move. A colossal Demon Claw suddenly materialized and slammed down with all its might upon the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array.
BOOM!
The already struggling Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array shook violently once more.
"First, intercept those Low-level Celestial Demons outside."
Yang Jing immediately issued the order. Without the assault from the Low-level Celestial Demons on the perimeter, the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array could hold on a while longer.
He summoned the Pure Yang Golden Crow Mirror, and countless, densely packed Sun God’s Rays shot forth.
The terrifying golden rays pierced through the thick Demonic Qi, completely obliterating swaths of Low-level Celestial Demons.
The Divine Crow Flying Fire Formation on the Flying Boat was also activated, sending flocks of shrieking Fire Crows hurtling into the demon horde.
With the support of the Tier Two Magic Arrays, the flow of Celestial Demons pouring from the Demon Veins was stemmed.
The shaking of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array immediately subsided.
Seeing that it was truly about to be trapped, the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon grew desperate.
It retracted the Demon Claw that had been hammering the Grand Array and took out its Demon Saber.
Inside the Grand Array, only seven Celestial Demons remained after the constant bombardment of the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Divine Light.
To have survived the Divine Light, they were naturally the elites among the High Tier Celestial Demons.
Seeing the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon draw its Demon Saber, they were instantly filled with a sense of foreboding.
"My King, what are you doing...?"
"In this situation, rather than all of us dying together, it’s better that I live on for all of you."
Hearing the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s words, the other Celestial Demons scattered in terror. But trapped within the Seven Luminaries Demon-Slaying Array, where could they possibly run?
Soon, one by one, the Celestial Demons were dragged by a powerful suction force into the Demon Saber in the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s hand.
The Eastern Demon Sect’s infamous Nightman Blade Scripture was derived from this Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s Celestial Demon Blade Scripture.
Due to the limits of their own status, when Demon Cultivators used the ultimate technique, One-Blade Pouring of Demons, they could only infuse the Saber’s Momentum with Low-level Celestial Demons.
But when the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon executed this strike, it could even merge High Tier Celestial Demons into the Saber’s Momentum.
However, within the Nine Heavens World, the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was constrained by the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane and couldn’t open a Mixed Cave to summon Outer Celestial Demons like a Demon Cultivator could.
After devouring the Demonic Qi of seven High Tier Celestial Demons in succession, the aura of the Demon Saber in the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s hand surged. The blade trembled nonstop as its Saber Qi shot toward the heavens.
If not for the fact that the High Tier Celestial Demons from the previous battle had died too quickly and too far from the Demon Realm to be drawn in...
...the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was confident it could have taken Yang Jing’s life with a single strike.
Such a shocking display of power within the Grand Array naturally did not escape Yang Jing’s eyes.
"Push the Defensive Spirit Light to maximum output! The Grand Array below is about to break!"
BOOM!
With a heaven-shaking roar, a crescent-shaped, pitch-black Blade Gang sliced through the Grand Array’s Spiritual Light as if it were a piece of paper.
"That strike has reached the Golden Core Level!"
Zuoqiu Feng said to Yang Jing, her phoenix eyes sharp and focused.
She fully activated her Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber, unleashing a Blade Gang that also streaked across the sky, slashing directly toward the pitch-black one.
Unexpectedly, the pitch-black Blade Gang was just a feint. Just as it was about to collide with the Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber, its Saber’s Momentum suddenly shifted, turning toward the Demon Vein.
"Not good! It’s going to absorb the Low-level Celestial Demons in the Demon Vein into its Saber’s Momentum!"
Yang Jing immediately recalled the Nightman Blade Scripture used by the Human Demon that day. The Low-level Celestial Demons lurking in these Demon Veins were originally there to help the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon escape. He never imagined it would turn around and use them as fuel to bolster its own Saber’s Momentum.
The nature of Celestial Demons was truly on full display.
Although Zuoqiu Feng lacked extensive experience in Magical Combat, she had fought in several tough battles by Yang Jing’s side.
She also immediately shifted her Saber’s Momentum, but her target wasn’t the Celestial Demon Saber Gang. Instead, she went straight for the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s main body.
Seeing the Five Evils Saber Gang rushing toward it, the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s form flickered and suddenly vanished.
In its place appeared several bewildered Low-level Celestial Demons.
"That’s the Other-Transformation Freedom Demon Heart Escape! It uses that Escape Technique to swap places with other Celestial Demons. It can’t travel far within the Nine Heavens World, and it can’t be used consecutively."
Yang Jing explained to Zuoqiu Feng. After seeing the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon use this Escape Technique, he had immediately looked it up in the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion’s records.
Although the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon rarely appeared in the Nine Heavens World, its various abilities were still documented.
Within the Nine Heavens World, it could use the technique twice at most. After the second use, its Demonic Qi would begin to dissipate irreversibly, forcing it to return to the Demon Realm to replenish.
Zuoqiu Feng understood instantly. The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon had hidden inside the Demon Vein.
The Five Evils Saber Gang pivoted and slashed down toward the Demon Vein.
BOOM!
The dark Blade Gang erupted from the ground, shooting upward to violently clash with the Five Evils Saber Gang. The two Blade Gangs collided like crashing waterfalls, producing a deafening roar.
Zuoqiu Yue’s pupils contracted. The two Blade Gangs were evenly matched, but as more and more Celestial Demons were absorbed into the dark one, it gradually began to overpower her Five Evils Demon-Slaying Flying Saber.
The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s hands, which were gripping the Demon Saber, could no longer withstand the power coursing through the blade and were beginning to disintegrate.
Yang Jing let out a slow breath and activated the Demon-Catching Tripod with all his might.
Urged by his Magical Power, the Demon-Catching Tripod returned to its original size. It shot out more than ten Spiritual Light Chains that drilled deep into the underground Demon Vein, cutting off the Celestial Demons within.
He had originally planned to force out the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s second Demon Heart Escape before killing it.
But this Celestial Demon was far too cautious, holding its second Demon Heart Escape in reserve. If he let the two of them continue to clash, Zuoqiu Feng’s not-yet-fully-recovered Vitality would likely suffer further damage.
Once the Demon Vein was cut off, the once-unstoppable pitch-black Blade Gang immediately weakened. After a brief stalemate against the Five Evils Flying Saber, it was swiftly beaten back.
Although the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was extremely unwilling, it desperately activated its Demon Heart Escape and vanished on the spot.
The next moment, it reappeared inside the underground Demon Vein, right on the border of the Demon Realm.
Countless other Celestial Demons were surging toward the defensive line from this location. Seeing their Celestial Demon Sovereign suddenly appear, they all dropped to their knees in terror.
The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon paid no heed to these lowly demons.
’Can I really not defeat that Yang Jing?’
Just as dejection crept into the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon’s heart, a silent flash of Sword Light appeared behind it, slashing toward its neck.
The Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon was horrified. The pair of Vertical Pupils on its forehead widened to their absolute limit, as if it had seen an Evil Ghost.
"You..."
In the next instant, the longsword sliced down, severing the arm holding the Demon Saber, along with half its shoulder.