This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Second Grade Jiao Beasts could not withstand more than ten strikes from Lu Qingshan's Flying Swords.

Lu Qingshan was reaping the Second Grade Jiao Beasts at a very stable and efficient rate.

Zang Xiaojian and Mo Yan were also employing their various methods, confronting the Jiao Beasts. Although their achievements were not as impressive as Lu Qingshan's, they were still quite remarkable.

Only Qin Yitian was different from the three of them, and indeed, from all the cultivators on the battlefield.

She had no Magic Artifacts and did not cast any spells; she was merely creating a series of crimson light orbs in her hands, relying on them to fence with the Jiao Beasts. She seemed to do this with ease, yet she had not managed to slay a single Jiao Beast.

On the other side.

The Sword Master's spirit, initially brimming with excitement, had now plummeted to rock bottom.

With the divine power of the Three-feet Edge, Xue Zhuyong could indeed easily slice through the defense of the Jiaolong Demon King's Dragon Scales.

But before long, they discovered an extremely terrifying fact.

For the Jiaolong Demon King, whose body was more than sixty zhang in length, the wounds created by the Three-feet Edge were merely superficial flesh wounds. Moreover, they were healing at a visible rate to the naked eye.

"Xue Dao-friend, the Jiaolong Demon King's physical body is too strong, such minor injuries are insignificant to it," the Sword Master said with an ugly expression.

Xue Zhuyong was naturally aware of their predicament.

"Don't hold back anymore, use your real methods," Xue Zhuyong said sternly.

He had always known that the Sword Master had been hiding something regarding the Dragon Slaying Saber's preparation, but given the situation they now faced, Xue Zhuyong could not understand why the Sword Master would still have any reason to conceal it.

The Sword Master said with some difficulty, "The killing move that I've prepared... still needs some time..."

On hearing this, Xue Zhuyong's gaze flickered as he understood the Sword Master's intention.

This killing move that the Sword Master was reluctant to disclose must be the Dragon Slaying Saber's most potent technique.

"I understand, we'll continue to tie up the Jiaolong Demon King to buy time!"

The plan was good, but unfortunately, the Jiaolong Demon King was not a puppet on strings for them to manipulate as they wished.

Although it was with its powerful physical body that the Jiaolong Demon King managed to handle the combined attack of Xue Zhuyong, the Sword Master, and the Cloud Mist Giant with apparent ease, the feeling of being constantly struck also left the Jiaolong Demon King feeling annoyed and unsettled.

A sinister intent flashed through the Jiaolong Demon King's large eyes.

Roar!

An astonishing surge of demonic power erupted from the body of the Jiaolong Demon King.

It opened its fang-filled mouth wide, and within its gaping maw, Spiritual Light condensed with violent pulsations that caused the surrounding space to start distorting.

It was the same technique used by Elder Jiao, yet this was far more potent than Elder Jiao's.

The gathering of Spiritual Light in the Jiaolong Demon King's mouth was instantaneous, leaving no opportunity for Xue Zhuyong and the Sword Master to interrupt its spellcasting.

In the blink of an eye.

A huge meteor-like blue light orb shot out from the mouth of the Jiaolong Demon King, hurtling towards the Cloud Mist Giant.

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Upon collision, the cloud forming the Cloud Mist Giant instantly burst apart, scattering violently in all directions.

In the moment that the Cloud Mist Giant collapsed, nearly a hundred Saber Cultivators who were manipulating the Formation emitted a muffled grunt, their faces slightly pale, obviously not feeling well.

But at the first opportunity, everyone immediately channeled the Spiritual Power within their bodies into the Formation flags in their hands, gathering the scattered cloud to recondense the Cloud Mist Giant.

Having dispersed the Cloud Mist Giant and temporarily escaping its entanglement, the Jiaolong Demon King naturally would not miss such an opportunity.

Its immense body lunged forward, heading straight for the Sword Master and Xue Zhuyong, using a variety of moves—body collision, claw swipes, tail whips.

Though the actions appeared simple, each contained extreme destructive strength capable of shattering heaven and earth.

Clang, clang, clang!

The Sword Master hurriedly raised his saber to resist, while Xue Zhuyong managed to fend off the relentless onslaught with the Three-feet Edge.

Spurt!

This time, the Sword Master felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Although he had managed to block the onslaught of attacks from the Jiaolong Demon King, the backlash from the collisions, due to the Jiaolong Demon King's astonishing strength, was something he was unable to dispel. Under the impact of this rebounding force, the Sword Master's entire Qi-Blood began to roil.

Xue Zhuyong's condition was hardly any better than that of the Sword Master. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his complexion kept turning from pale to green and back.

Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!

Seeing that Xue Zhuyong and the Sword Master were unable to catch their breath for the moment, the Jiaolong Demon King took the opportunity to hurl four slightly less powerful blue light orbs, bombarding the Dragon Slaying Saber Foundation Establishment Cultivators who were manipulating the power of the Formation.

He couldn't let the Cloud Mist Giant form again!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three explosions rang out, and the Spiritual Light from the explosions instantly engulfed three of the gates of the Eight Gates Cloud Spirit Formation.

When the Spiritual Light dissipated, it revealed that all the Cultivators at those three gates had been turned to boneless corpses, leaving behind only their broken remains.

There were just three explosions for the four light orbs.

Because one of the orbs was flying towards… Lu Qingshan's side!

In that brief moment, Lu Qingshan had achieved splendid results using the Flying Sword Technique.

The progress of his Nine-Pattern Golden Pill advancement task had increased to slaying enemies of the same rank (17/100).

His experience was once again nearing the number of fifty thousand.

But the reason the Jiaolong Demon King targeted Lu Qingshan was not due to his remarkable performance.

After all, to a Fourth Grade pinnacle Demon Beast like the Jiaolong Demon King, even the most outstanding Foundation Establishment Cultivator was nothing more than a slightly sturdier ant, not worth mentioning at all.

The reason for his action was very simple.

He sensed a faint presence in Lu Qingshan's direction, a presence that was both elusive and deeply repellent and distasteful to him.

But he could not discern the source of this presence.

Therefore, he launched this last attack of Spiritual Light toward Lu Qingshan's side; the target was not just Lu Qingshan alone but all the Cultivators surrounding him.

A chill inexplicably shot down Lu Qingshan's spine, causing his hair to stand on end.

To a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even an attack that seemed quite casual from a Fourth Grade Demon Beast was absolutely unendurable.

He did not understand why the Jiaolong Demon King would target him.

With his Foundation Establishment Cultivation, even if he performed exceptionally well, there was no reason to draw the attention of the Jiaolong Demon King.

No matter how strong an ant is, it's still just an ant.

Under normal circumstances, who would bother to strike at an ant?

Not to mention that there were numerous Dragon Slaying Saber Golden Core Cultivators on the field, each of whom was more worthy of the Jiaolong Demon King's attention than he was.

But since the Jiaolong Demon King had targeted him, no amount of complaints would change the situation.

He had to withstand this attack!

In an instant, countless Water Element Sword Qi burst forth from the acupoints all over his body, forming a glistening Water Element Sword Armor around him.

The blue light orb's speed was extremely fast, and since he was using his Flying Sword Technique to attack the Jiao Beasts, his Flying Swords were not by his side, naturally making it impossible for him to use Formless Sword Escape to move away.

Not to mention, Qin Yitian, this strangely appealing woman, had been standing by his side all along.

If he fled, she would be left to face this extremely horrifying attack alone.

Evidently, even if he could use Formless Sword Escape, he might not choose to flee.

Qin Yitian watched the figure of Lu Qingshan, who had stepped in front of her, and blinked. A faint red light appeared on her hand concealed within her sleeve.

But in the next moment, that red light suddenly dissipated.

A petite figure suddenly appeared in front of Lu Qingshan just as the blue light orb was about to strike him, blocking the attack from the Jiaolong Demon King for Lu Qingshan.

"Zang… Xiaojian!" Upon recognizing the figure in front of him, Lu Qingshan was incredulous.

The one blocking his path was none other than Zang Xiaojian.

What shocked Lu Qingshan even more was that, in the next instant, a thick Sword Qi burst from Zang Xiaojian's body.