Free Web NovelChapter 1076: Chapter 1073: Fierce Battle!
In the sea of serpents, wind and clouds stirred.
Over twenty Spiritual Rotation Realm experts formed a battle formation, their combat power was extraordinary. Although the number of snake-like demon beasts was astonishing, they couldn’t break through the battle formation for the time being.
"Your Highness, if we continue like this, it won’t be long before we might face total annihilation. We ought to retreat for now and return once well prepared."
The white-haired elder cast a glance around and said to the Crown Prince.
Even for Martial Artists of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, Yuan Qi is not inexhaustible. Adding to that, these snake-like demon beasts attack fiercely, like a storm without pause. If they continue to stay here, once Yuan Qi is depleted, everyone here will perish.
That would mean too great a loss.
To nurture so many Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists is not a task for a single day.
It would be better to gather our strength now and break through the encirclement in one push, surely allowing many to survive.
Perhaps out of fright, the Crown Prince’s face grew paler. He glanced at the Single Horned Red Cloud Python, clenched his fist, and shook his head, "No way. Today, by all means, I must acquire the demon core of the Single Horned Red Cloud Python! If we leave now and come again later, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python may already have healed its wounds. Where will we find it then?"
The white-haired elder frowned slightly, having considered this too.
"But..."
"There’s no but. You’ve mentioned too, the Azure Cloud Marquis died unexpectedly. We’ve lost a major support, and now more within the dynasty are siding with the second prince. This is my chance to surpass him. I can’t stand by watching it slip away."
Recalling the rumors within the dynasty about him being incompetent, the Crown Prince bit his teeth secretly, and took out a jade plate from the storage ring.
The jade plate the size of a palm, its surface engraved with intricate runes, its surroundings enveloped in a layer of azure membrane, inside, shadows of sword shapes could be seen shuttling back and forth.
"This is... Yuan Sword Jade Plate! Your Highness, you brought it?"
Seeing the jade plate, the white-haired elder’s eyes flashed.
"Indeed. This is the Yuan Sword Jade Plate from the Absolute Sword Sect of the nine sacred places, bestowed upon me by my father when I was sixteen. I’ve carried it with me, originally intended to use it in life-or-death situations, but there’s no regard for that now."
The Crown Prince handed the jade plate to the white-haired elder, looking somewhat fierce. He needed to obtain the demon core of the Single Horned Red Cloud Python, then go into closed retreat, break through in his realm, and return to Azure Sky City to show those who underestimated him that his title as Crown Prince is well-deserved!
"Yes!"
The white-haired elder received the Yuan Sword Jade Plate and immediately infused it with Yuan Qi.
With a popping sound, the membrane on the Yuan Sword Jade Plate shattered, a brilliant azure light soared into the sky, diffusing and forming a layer of azure light shield, enveloping everyone inside, with currents of sharpness moving within, extremely astonishing.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss...
The surrounding snake-like demon beasts shot out their red tongues like arrows, piercing through the air forming distinct air waves, crashing onto the light curtain, causing the ground to dust and fly, but unable to penetrate inside.
A few demon pythons hissed long, opening their giant mouths, intending to bite through the light curtain.
At this moment, a strange scene appeared, on the surface of the azure light curtain, suddenly manifested one after another sword shadows in azure color.
These sword shadows burst with intense azure light, flashed in the void, the demon pythons’ bodies near the light curtain suddenly halted in mid-air.
In the next moment.
All demon pythons near the light curtain were severed into two parts, blood gushed like fountains, splattering out.
The dead demon pythons at the front had their place taken by others charging forward, continuous demon python bodies piled as corpses on the ground, a blood rain fell in the canyon, the smell of blood was pungent.
The Martial Artists near the light curtain took a cautious step back in fear.
These demon pythons were high-level demon beasts, some even eighth or ninth level, yet were slain so easily, as simple as cutting grass.
"Yuan Sword Jade Plate... what terrifying power!"
Luo Feng watched the sword light rampaging, felt a slight shock in his mind, somewhat grateful for not rashly attempting to assassinate the Crown Prince.
Those sword lights could instantly kill ninth level demon beasts; even he might not be able to withstand that.
The Crown Prince, after all, is the Crown Prince, his person carries such treasures.
However, the sword array seems only useful for defense, otherwise, if used to attack the Single Horned Red Cloud Python, the battle should have ended quickly.
Boom!
The earth shook, a fierce battle unfolded in the canyon. Mid-air, the black-faced middle-aged man and the Single Horned Red Cloud Python clashed.
The black-faced middle-aged man was a peak powerhouse of Spiritual Rotation Realm nine revolutions, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python had the ability to transform into a flood dragon, both were top-tier experts of the Spiritual Rotation Realm. Upon engaging, they instantly stirred heaven and earth, seemingly threatening to shatter the entire canyon at any moment.
"Slash!"
Having been calculated by a beast, the black-faced middle-aged also unleashed true fury, his Yuan Qi boiling, the azure light on his treasured saber condensed into substance, slashing out a blade light as thick as a mountain.
Roar!
The ordinary snake-like demon beasts utter low hissing sounds, while the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s voice was like thunder from the nine heavens. With a roar, the entire space trembled, a mighty pressure swept over, and its tail, thick as a mountain, transformed into a streak of fiery red shadow, repeatedly striking the blade light.
Bang!
The dense blade light as thick as a mountain was extraordinarily fragile in face of this strike, shattered in one blow, turning into countless fragmented Qi Forces shooting in all directions. The black-faced middle-aged man was also forced to retreat several miles deeper into the canyon.
"This Single Horned Red Cloud Python is formidable!"
Hidden among the scattered rocks, Luo Feng’s gaze tightened. The saber strike from the black-faced man just now contained four or five-tenths of his strength, yet it was casually crushed by the Single Horned Red Cloud Python.
However, Luo Feng could discern the black-faced saber man’s strength wasn’t merely this; he hadn’t exerted his full power yet, seemingly unwilling to affect the Crown Prince and others, aiming to draw the Single Horned Red Cloud Python deeper into the canyon for a battle.
Unexpectedly, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python hadn’t used its full power either.
Its eyes focused on the distant black-faced saber man, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s pupils contracted slightly, unwilling to affect its kin within the canyon, an act resonating with its intent.
Boom boom boom...
Demon Qi surged on its body surface, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python lunged at the black-faced saber man, the canyon seeming as fragile as tofu before it, instantly crumbled.
"Good timing!"
The black-faced middle-aged man laughed heartily, at such a distance he could finally unleash his strength for an all-out battle, his aura suddenly surged.
"Furious Wave Slash!"
With eyes locked onto the Single Horned Red Cloud Python, the black-faced middle-aged man gripped the saber in both hands, slashing down amidst the void.
Crash crash crash...
In mid-air, the sound of immense tides rose, the azure blade light resembled a billowy ribbon over a hundred meters long, cleaving through the air, striking towards the Single Horned Red Cloud Python, where the saber Qi passed, the air surged furiously, creating sounds akin to the rising and falling tide, adding an inexplicable might to the blade light.
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s body surface gathered purple-red demon Qi, attempting to fend off the blow.
Squelch!
The sound of tides rose and fell, the blade light slashed into the demon Qi, almost cutting it open, the Single Horned Red Cloud Python’s massive body was struck by the immense force contained in the blade light, deeply embedded into the canyon.
Roar!
The Single Horned Red Cloud Python roared furiously, its tail lashed out, whipping a rock the size of a small mountain into the air, shooting it towards the black-faced middle-aged man, while opening its massive mouth to spew forth a purple-red beam, piercing through.
