Free Web NovelChapter 316: Chapter 121: Tier Four Great Demon, Sect Leader Emerges—Are You a Demon?
The chaotic battle erupted instantly.
Yet, this battle was full of strangeness.
The cultivators of the Lingyi Sect were initially engaged in close combat. As soon as the clash began, some were already wounded. But it didn’t take long for many to notice the opponents’ characteristics: they were all melee fighters!!
Those transformed into Bear Puppets couldn’t control swords at all; they relied entirely on brute physical strength.
The cultivators of the Lingyi Sect weren’t foolish either; they immediately changed their tactics, quickly pulling back and then regrouping.
Those below the Soldier Lord Realm held their swords as guards, while those within the Soldier Lord Realm controlled their swords from a hundred yards away.
In doing so, the situation was immediately reversed.
Shuichengzi, also behind the guards, manipulated the flying swords.
He transformed one sword into nine, focusing on the Bear Demon wearing the "Jin family cultivator’s skin."
That Jin family cultivator, being in the Soldier Lord Realm, was even a middle-tier warrior capable of using arrays, yet at this moment... all he could do was grasp a flying sword, using brute strength to wield it back and forth, swirling into a mass of silver light.
The enormous brute force made the skinny cultivators’ Adam’s apples bob with fear.
They each felt fortunate: thankfully, they didn’t charge forward to fight. Otherwise, they would have lost their courage in the confrontation, not to mention the fight.
"Roar!!"
The Bear Demon, wearing Jin family cultivator’s skin, was utterly frustrated, wanting to charge forward but realizing that it was impossible.
The opponent’s flying swords were completely manually controlled, making the hundred-yard distance an insurmountable chasm.
Suddenly, the Bear Demon wearing Jin family cultivator’s skin had an idea and roared, "Spread out and encircle them from all sides! Their vision is limited!"
Having said this, the Bear Demon dodged into tall grass at the side.
But Shuichengzi had already locked onto him. Seeing the Bear Demon about to flee, he quickly came up with a plan and revealed a flaw.
The Bear Demon fell for it, bursting out and swooping toward the bushes with a sudden downpour.
However, Shuichengzi had predicted this. The moment the Bear Demon shot out, the few swords left open as flaws immediately shot out.
In mid-air, the Bear Demon saw the incoming sword and quickly twisted its body, but even so, only managed to make slight adjustments.
Three flying swords, one stabbing its spine, two slicing across its thighs.
Swish! Swish swish!
Three spurts of blood gushed out.
Usually, such a Bear Demon’s regenerative powers were terrifying; not to mention these minor injuries, even more severe ones could be quickly healed.
But now, for some reason, the wounds caused by the flying swords seemed frozen, regenerating very slowly, while that deep scar on the back was not only not healing but also expanding, as if the scorching flesh was being corroded by some chilling force.
Shuichengzi was responsible for alchemy and didn’t usually need to fight. In terms of skill, he was actually at the bottom among the Lingyi Sect’s Five Peak Masters. But now he was killing with bloodshot eyes, focused entirely on controlling the flying swords and targeting that Bear Demon. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
The Bear Demon fled, while the flying swords mowed through the forest like giant scythes, knocking down large swathes of trees before shooting toward the Bear Demon again.
The Bear Demon, already less agile due to injuries, charged on, and its wounds increased.
Sensing things weren’t going well, it turned to escape.
Shuichengzi’s Nine Swords Linked Ring shot straight through, like lightning striking the ground.
Swish!!
The flying sword fiercely pierced through its back and out its chest.
The Bear Demon stumbled two steps before kneeling helplessly on the ground, the scalding hot blood inside quickly cooling, and all strength began to drain away.
Yet, the flying swords didn’t stop, continuing to hack wildly at the Bear Demon like sharks smelling blood, soon chopping it into pieces.
Meanwhile, the cultivators also achieved significant success.
The opponents wanted to encircle, so they formed a circular array.
Whichever Bear Puppet charged fiercely, they would focus on killing that one.
If any Bear Puppet managed to get close, they’d be driven back by the linked sword array with the combined power of the disciples in the True, Demon Intent, and Demon Form Realms, and then slain.
Gradually... the charging Bear Puppets came in fewer numbers, while the cultivators suffered minimal casualties.
After the initial wave, once the cultivators regrouped and adopted a restraining strategy, there were almost no more fatalities.
Subsequent disciples arriving in response to the distress signal also made it to the scene one after another.
However, the great battle had already ended.
Shuichengzi was at once sorrowful, angry, and thrilled, saying, "These vile creatures were ultimately so easy to defeat. I thought they had some great skill."
"Indeed, Master Uncle, I was also quite scared at first, as every one of them looked frighteningly ferocious."
"Monsters and demons are merely born evil, their growth is limited, while we cultivators can seek the Dao of Heaven."
The victorious young cultivators began to boast, too.
Truth be told, they had never fought such a perilous battle since beginning their cultivation.
The battle last night involved few people, and the presence of Li Xuan decisively turned the tide, which was incomparable to today. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
At this moment, the cultivators of the Lingyi Sect were filled with both sorrow and joy, thinking to themselves, ’So, these Bear Puppets had just this bit of skill.’
Shuichengzi stroked his beard and concluded, "Monsters and demons are poor at sword control, relying only on brute strength, while our flying swords effectively counter them. As long as we maintain distance and avoid contact, we prevail.
But if it’s close combat, we’re doomed."
Another steward said, "In one-on-one combat, especially in complex terrain, we cultivators might not be a match for the monsters and demons. But in an open area, with a clear view, that’s a different story.
And if it’s five against five, or even ten against ten, these monsters and demons stand no chance against us."
