Chapter 156 A Sword Across the Sky

"Aww!"

A wolf howl echoed from the mountaintop, its voice filled with arrogance and anger.

"Aww!"

The wolf howls rang out again, urgent and urgent, their sounds carrying a hint of panic and a call to its companions.

In the mountains, the wolves howled in response.

Ji An saw the pack of black wolves that were pouncing downwards turn around and rush towards the mountaintop.

Jia Yu laughed wildly:

"The Wolf King has been found and is being given special attention. All troops, advance!"

The strength of the wolf packs along the Mingfeng Mountain Wolf Valley had long been thoroughly understood by the major sects, so this time the preparations were exceptionally comprehensive.

Without the interference of other demon beast clans, the wolf demon clans here would become history.

Each high-level wolf demon in the Chaoyuan stage is served by two cultivators of the same level.

The wolf demons are a distinct group of beasts. Once the wolf king and the strongest few wolf demons are dealt with, the rest, while not exactly a disorganized mess, are not a threat.

As if in response to his words, another wolf howl rang out, "Awooo!"

The voice was mournful and tragic, carrying the ferocity of a cornered beast fighting with no way out.

However, the sound stopped abruptly as soon as it was heard.

The wolf king's voice was very distinctive and highly recognizable; that unruly voice was never heard again.

"bite"

A clear, crisp sword cry echoed down from the mountaintop, its lingering sound captivating and stirring the heart.

"The wolf king has been killed. All troops, launch an attack."

As Jia Yu's encouraging voice rang out, the numerous low-level cultivators seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, maintaining their battle formation and calmly ascending upwards.

Wherever they went, trees were knocked down and wild grass was trampled.

"Watch out, the scattered wolf pack is coming! Maintain formation!"

Zhong Yue shouted, and a black wave surged down from the mountainside, with countless black wolves leaping and bounding towards the formation.

Ji An took a deep breath and poured his magic power into the Earth Spirit Orb. Yellow spiritual light surrounded his body, and he knew that the moment of true testing had arrived.

Above the wolf pack, numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators flew on their magical artifacts, while fireballs and fiery clouds descended from the sky, relentlessly pursuing and killing them.

Like a bomb exploding, every attack resulted in scenes of blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Some of the demon wolves had their fur set on fire, turning them into fire wolves that writhed in agony.

Among the cultivators, one figure stood out the most. He wore a dark Daoist robe, and several sword lights surrounded him, as if the stars were guarding him. This was Li Haoran, Lin Qiubai's prized disciple.

Each of his leaps caused the deaths of several wolf demons.

The silvery-white sword light, like the light of death, mercilessly reaped the lives of wolf demons with its sweeping movements.

The clanging of swords was like the blooming of a silver lotus, its beautiful beauty masking a surging murderous intent.

Li Haoran's position was like a pillar in the middle of a black wave, causing the wolf pack to automatically part.

A wolf demon stronger than a bull leaped to dodge the sword light, but was still struck in the waist and abdomen by it.

When it landed on the ground, its hindquarters had separated from its forequarters, and its internal organs and blood were spilling out.

This wolf demon was about to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, but it couldn't withstand an attack from a cultivator.

The wolf demons are extremely resilient and have not yet died out.

Its front paws pawed forward, its intestines dragging on the ground, before being trampled by the wolf demons that came from behind. It quickly died, its unwilling eyes gazing up at the sky.

"Crack!" An eyeball was crushed, like a twisted flower emerging from a vase.

A fleeing wolf demon felt as if it had stepped on something soft, but the urgent situation did not allow it to stop and check.

"Who is that person? He's so powerful!"

With a single sword stroke, the sword moves freely and unrestrained, and with each flash of light, a demonic beast is inevitably slain by its blade. The way it kills demonic beasts is as easy as killing chickens, attracting many Qi Refining stage disciples to admire it.

Zhong Yue sighed softly and shouted:

"Cheer up and do your job well."

That's Senior Brother Li Haoran from Yingyue Peak, the number one swordsman in terms of offensive power, someone we all look up to.

A 23-year-old Foundation Establishment Stage 7 cultivator will surely become a legend in the Western Continent.

"Stop! Hold the line!"

Jia Yu shouted, and the sound waves echoed throughout every formation.

He rode the air, like a large, plump, and agile bird, swiftly traversing the sky.

He held the earthen-yellow disc in his hand, and as the light flashed, three tall stone walls stretching for miles rose up.

He understood that he and his fellow apprentices, along with their group of rookies, would have little chance of dealing with the wolf pack's attack.

He had no choice but to take action himself to minimize the casualties among his disciples.

With these earthen walls in place, the wolf demon's attack speed will be greatly reduced, giving the disciples more time to prepare.

The walls were two zhang high, with a gap of one zhang between them. When the wolf demon crossed the second wall, it would face an overwhelming attack from the cultivators' formation.

Ji An stood at the very front of the line, about four or five zhang away from the earthen wall, and he made a hand seal. A bright yellow fireball rolled back and forth above his palm.

A late-stage Foundation Establishment demon wolf easily crossed one earthen wall after another, and then saw the array of cultivators waiting in battle.

Many Qi Refining stage cultivators were swept by the powerful demonic energy and felt momentarily suffocated, taking a step back in unison.

Zhong Yue's face was extremely ugly. He could not possibly entangle with such a powerful demonic beast for long, as he was just an ordinary cultivator from the Enforcement Hall.

Looking around, Uncle Jia was still casting a spell in the distance with his back turned, so he certainly wouldn't be able to come back to help in time.

"what to do?"

He asked himself these questions, but duty called, so he gritted his teeth and charged forward.

Zhong Yue took out the Golden Armor Talisman and slapped it on his body, and golden spiritual light covered the surface of his skin.

He then took out his treasured Panshan Talisman and slapped it on himself, enveloping his body in a yellow spiritual light.

He took a deep breath and activated his gourd magic weapon to meet the attack.

The surface of the ritual implement is dark red, decorated with golden flame patterns.

The black wind wolf's pupils contracted sharply as a bright yellow fireball, as large as its head, drew closer and enlarged in its pupils.

It used its spiritual power to twist its body, lowering its center of gravity in an attempt to dodge.

"boom!"

It passed the waist and abdomen, but its rear end was hit squarely.

The flames surged and rolled, like a blooming fire lotus, extremely beautiful and extremely powerful.

The wolf demon was slammed against the stone wall by the explosion and hung there for a few moments before slowly falling down, leaving behind a pile of debris.

The black wind wolf's fluffy fur was ignited, turning it into a fire wolf.

Ji An activated the exploding fireball and launched another attack before the Black Wind Wolf could recover from the violent impact.

The exploding fireball swung in an arc, charging towards the Black Wind Wolf.

The arc was very subtly controlled; the first half of the flight was in the monster's blind spot.

He had practiced with Senior Brother Liu for a month, and under Liu's guidance, he became better at seizing opportunities in battle and making use of more available chances.

After completing the spell, Ji An made the hand seals again.

The target is a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast. Although it's not known for its defense, it still deserves due respect.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Two explosive fireballs hit in quick succession, and the first Black Wind Wolf in this area to leap over the stone wall was blasted with a large hole in its abdomen.

Half of his internal organs were burned by the flames, and he tragically died.

"good!"

Zhong Yue shouted loudly as he leaped over.

In the blink of an eye, a Black Wind Wolf at the late Foundation Establishment stage was killed, and he was full of admiration for Ji An's strength.

The opponent not only demonstrated a high level of skill in spellcasting, but also had an extremely precise grasp of the rhythm of combat techniques, making him comparable to, or even surpassing, this veteran.

'Sigh, Senior Brother Ji has wasted his talents by choosing to be a spirit farmer. With such abilities, he could easily make a name for himself in the Enforcement Hall.'

Zhong Yue thought to himself, and at that moment, several more black wind wolves leaped out of the stone wall.

One of them is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the other three are in the late stage of Qi Refining.

He laughed heartily and activated his Fiery Cloud Gourd.

He couldn't handle a Black Wind Wolf in the late Foundation Establishment stage, but he didn't even consider a Black Wind Wolf in the early Foundation Establishment stage a threat.

The golden flame patterns on the gourd's surface suddenly lit up, like a flamethrower, and a pale yellow cloud of fire flew out, enveloping the several demonic beasts.

Accompanied by a sizzling sound like roasting meat, several black wind wolves burst into flames, resembling torches.

In an instant, the aroma of meat filled the air.

"Senior brother, what a wonderful magical weapon! What a powerful attack!"

Ji An praised it, saying that such a magical artifact was definitely a powerful weapon against a large number of low-level demonic beasts, and its effect was much stronger than that of the exploding fireball.

He planned to ask where such a ritual implement was made so that he could keep one with him in the future.

A ritual implement can remain in your possession even if it's useless, but it's something you can discard when you can't use it.

"Haha, I don't deserve Senior Brother Ji's praise. I can only handle small matters."

Zhong Yue smiled, put away his magical artifact, and prepared to return to his position.

The Fiery Cloud Gourd is a top-grade magic artifact, perfectly suited to his cultivation technique, and can be used to deal with demonic beasts in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Senior brother, help!"

Cries for help came, and Ji An turned his head to look. He found that Han Qingshan on the other side of the defensive formation was being besieged by Black Wind Wolves, who were in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Because they were too close to the demonic beast, the Qi Refining cultivators around him did not dare to launch an attack rashly.

"I'll go over there to help; you can stay here, senior brother."

As Zhong Yue spoke, he sped away.

...

As night fell, the cultivators set up camp at the foot of the mountain, with countless magical arrays flashing around the camp.

Jia Yu returned to the group and said with a smile:

"The plan is going even more smoothly than expected. All the wolf demons at the Chaoyuan stage have been killed, and tomorrow's battle will be much easier."

Now, each squad will report on their casualties.

In this battle, the three major sects spared no effort in leaving behind only the necessary protective forces, and their high-level cultivators were practically all deployed.

"Our team has one Foundation Establishment cultivator killed and one wounded, and sixteen Qi Refining cultivators killed and twenty-two wounded, fifteen of whom are unable to continue fighting for a short period of time."

"Our team..."

Zhong Yue reported in a deep voice:

"Our team suffered no casualties among the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, two Qi Refining stage cultivators died in battle, twelve were lightly injured, and only three were seriously injured."

After listening to the report, he realized that his squad had suffered the fewest casualties, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. He was certain that he would earn more contribution points than the others in this mission.

Upon hearing his report, a cultivator from the Enforcement Hall immediately muttered:

"Old Zhong got incredibly lucky! If we hadn't run into a Black Wind Wolf at the late Foundation Establishment stage, you would have been the one in the limelight!"

Zhong Yue scoffed:

"A Black Wind Wolf in the late Foundation Establishment stage? It's like we haven't encountered one at all!"

Let me tell you, we not only encountered a Black Wind Wolf at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but we also swiftly and decisively killed it!

"You?"

Many cultivators from the Enforcement Hall raised questions. They were all teammates who often cooperated with each other, so how could they not know each other's capabilities?

The real experts have all been drawn into the tough battles; those who are not capable enough have been assigned relatively easy tasks.

Zhong Yue stretched his neck and said:

"With our squad!"

Although he didn't directly participate in the battle, he cheered afterward, so he can be considered an indirect participant, right? No problem!

(End of this chapter)