Chapter 227 The swordsman’s ultimate weapon?
The white ants split into several groups, carrying the statue and drilling into the tunnels - these tunnels were interconnected and had many branches, and it was obvious that they had been planned for a long time.
With Gu Xingzhou's speed and reaction, he would be able to catch up even if the white ants fled separately.
But just when he was about to give chase, all kinds of monsters suddenly emerged from those passages.
Demon rats, demon bats, demon bees... countless low-level monsters gathered into a surging black cloud, roaring and rushing towards Ancient Star Continent as if they were risking their lives.
No one knew what kind of message the Ant Queen had conveyed to these monsters, causing them to risk their lives and attack Babao Village.
Gu Xingzhou's movements were blocked. He roared, raised his palm and slapped the monsters, and a large number of them were smashed into meat paste.
But the number of monsters charging forward was too huge. Even though most of them were killed by Gu Xingzhou's palm, many of them still broke through Gu Xingzhou's blockade and rushed out of the cave like a black cloud, rolling up into the sky!
These monsters had obviously been affected by the evolutionary energy of the secret realm before, and almost all of them had the ability to fly - the monsters themselves looked strange, and it was normal for the monster rats to have wings.
"Cry!"
Jing Lan flapped her wings immediately, wind and thunder danced wildly, and the powerful pressure that belonged only to the master of the sky instantly pressed down the black clouds. The monsters had just rushed out of the cave, but before they could wreak havoc, they were suppressed to the ground by Jing Lan's terrifying aura and trembled in fear - most of these monsters were only one-star level, and a few were two-star, which was completely not good enough in front of Jing Lan, who was half a step away from five-star.
Just the strong demonic energy from his own body was enough to make those monsters unable to breathe and move.
Upon seeing this, Gu Xingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, thanked Jing Lan hastily, and continued to chase the white devil ants that stole the statue.
However, although the speed of those white devil ants cannot match that of ancient Xingzhou, this underground passage was dug by them, so they have the advantage of terrain.
Gu Xingzhou was only delayed for a moment by the monster tide, and had already lost track of the white devil ants - some of the original passages had collapsed or were blocked by the corpses of the monsters.
A disgusting smell wafted around, and Gu Xingzhou frowned.
"It's a bit hard to catch up..."
But it was hard to catch up, so Gu Xingzhou did not hesitate too much. He turned into a startled man and began to search every passage at a very fast speed.
The holy image must be recovered!
Astonishingly brilliant colorful lights connected into one in the cave, and the ancient star was running rapidly.
At this time, the Mountain God Tree also arrived. It took root in Babao Village. Its dense roots penetrated from the ground and accurately pierced into the bodies of the monsters that were suppressed by Jinglan's breath.
The life essence of the monsters was squeezed out by the Mountain God Tree in an instant, and then dark red fruits began to grow on the branches at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Xiao Jiruo, there are some new fruits, do you want to eat some?"
The mountain god tree stretched out a branch towards Ji Ruo, on which grew dozens of dark red fruits. Each fruit contained the essence of a monster's entire body.
These fruits are tied together in a bunch, each one is only the size of a thumb, some look like grapes, and emit a strange fishy-sweet smell.
"Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God." Ji Ruo picked two blood-red grapes, ate one himself, and fed one to Luo Xi.
“It’s sweet and sour, delicious.”
The mountain god tree said something a little scary with a smile: "Haha, as long as you like it, this kind of fruit is the first time I have ever grown it. I never absorbed monsters before. I heard from those little monsters that the taste of the fruit grown with monsters is not very good and is rather unpalatable...
But after communicating with your human scholars, I tried to make some improvements, and now it seems that the effect is not bad.
As it spoke, the Mountain God Tree controlled its branches to form a chair, lifting Ji Ruo up. Bunches of new fruits automatically came in front of Ji Ruo for him to taste.
"Little Jiruo, just stay here with Grandpa. With Grandpa here, those demons can't hurt you."
"Thank you, Grandpa Mu, the mountain god."
Ji Ruo originally wanted to help, but in this situation, it seemed that he didn't need to help for the time being -
The number of monsters outside the border is far greater than the number of monsters rushing out of the cave.
Only low-level monsters rushed out of the cave, but outside the border, there were not only monsters...
The number of monsters in the beast tide can even be described as vast. Looking around, the beast tide is really like the waves, surging in. The number of monsters is at least tens of thousands.
The members of the Spicy Spicy Group are still helping the villagers to relocate - without the assistance of the secret realm teleportation device, the maintenance of the teleportation gate depends entirely on Gu Xingzhou alone. Every time a villager is relocated, a part of Gu Xingzhou's strength will be consumed.
There are nearly a thousand villagers in Babao Village, not to mention that Gu Xingzhou had previously pulled Jinglan and part of Shanshenmu over through the portal...
Even Ancient Star Continent cannot ignore the consumption of teleporting two beings close to five stars.
The size of the portal began to shrink rapidly, until it could only accommodate two people at a time. The size of the portal finally stopped changing - it took too much energy to maintain the super-large portal.
The stationed warriors were already waiting outside the village, even though the number of the beast tide far exceeded theirs. However, the expressions on everyone's faces were unusually resolute, as if they had already prepared to die.
Ji Ruo did not look at them. Instead, he ate fruit while staring closely at the swordsman with crane-hair and a childish face in the sky.
The swordsman stepped on the sword and flew, his eyebrows lowered, his hands pressed on the empty waist, still gathering strength.
He seemed to be cultivating his swordsmanship. The swordsman who was originally very sharp seemed to be getting weaker and weaker as time went by. No! That's not right!
It's not that the swordsman's own existence is weakening, but his sword intent is rising rapidly, so that it overwhelms his own presence!
Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment.
This sword...
The monster tide is getting closer and closer. This monster tide is so powerful that it will attract other monsters to join in the process. There are two-star, three-star, and even four-star monsters!
Seeing that the beast tide was less than a kilometer away from the border, everyone began to get nervous, even Jing Lan was a little worried - there were many four-star monsters mixed in the beast tide, and even she felt the pressure.
The Mountain God Tree was still bearing fruit for Ji Ruo, and it didn't seem to be worried, but Ji Ruo knew that the Mountain God Tree just hadn't reacted yet...
"Shhh——"
suddenly!
The swordsman opened his eyes, and the sword intent in his eyes was so real that it seemed to be real. The unparalleled sharpness even caused extremely fine black distorted lines to appear in the space in front of him - he actually tore the space apart with just the sharpness of the sword intent!
"Shhh!!!"
At some point, a precious sword appeared between his hands at his waist. The sword was unsheathed, and the clear sound of the sword rang out, and even time seemed to stop for a moment.
"Those who offend Daxia." The swordsman's face was stern. He drew his sword and chopped it down: "Although it's far away..."
The simple movement actually created a sword beam that was dozens of kilometers long, as if half of the sky was cut off.
Tens of thousands of demons were beheaded at once, with no intact bodies left. A huge, bottomless sword mark was left on the ground. In the direction of the sword mark, there was originally a mountain hundreds of meters high, but now it became two mountains.
The swordsman sheathed his sword, exhaled lightly, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent: "He must be killed!"
The originally mad beast tide stopped, and all the demons froze in place, looking up at the swordsman with difficulty, their eyes full of fear.
The unparalleled sharp sword intent not only killed the demons wherever the sword passed, but also injured those demons that were not within the sword's attack range.
The demons were mentally damaged, as if they were hurt by thousands of swords, and they felt unprecedented pain and fear.
Quiet.
Deathly silence.
Not only the demons, but even the garrison warriors were stunned.
How could the power of this sword be so terrifying? !
Jing Lan swallowed hard, and stopped flying. She landed slowly on the ground without even stirring up any dust.
She whispered to the stunned villagers, "Don't just stand there, hurry up and move. Once you're in the Beast Mountain, just treat it as your own home. Don't be polite..."
Ji Ruo's eyes lit up, what a cool move!
Is this really the realm that swordsmanship can reach? Cutting the sky with a sword, so cool!
He couldn't help but draw out the sword from behind and imitate the swordsman's movements.
"Fortunately, this move isn't that difficult to learn... Hmm? It can also resonate with the heaven and earth? I see. I thought the energy consumption would be horrible... Resonating with the heaven and earth seems to rely on the martial arts will and true energy. Unfortunately, I can't use it now even if I learn it..."
After analyzing the swordsman's sword with his own MAX swordsmanship understanding, Ji Ruo felt a little regretful - he could learn it, but he couldn't use it for the time being.
The swordsman stepped on the flying sword, looking down at the beast tide as if someone had pressed the pause button, and slowly took a step forward, and the edge of the sword at his waist was revealed again.
"Are you still not going away?"
The tide of demons and beasts were so frightened that they all took a step back.
Ji Ruo was a little confused.
The swordsman obviously has such strong power, and the sword he just swung was able to cause the heaven and earth to resonate, so the actual consumption was not very great. Why didn't he take advantage of the victory, strike a few more times with the sword, and kill all these monsters here?
Just as he was wondering, a huge eye suddenly opened in the sky outside the country.
The eyes were fixed on the swordsman, and the vast mental power was released wantonly. Ji Ruo's Vajra Indestructible Magic Skill was suppressed and passively operated to the limit - the mental pressure alone was enough to make Ji Ruo feel breathless.
You know, this is when Ji Ruo is protected by the Mountain God Tree!
"Human, you have crossed the line, go back to your Great Xia! If you dare to take another step forward, you will die!" The Eye Demon said in a cold voice, and his terrifying mental power made the entire space tremble.
The swordsman Yu Jian's figure shook slightly, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Ji Ruo was shocked, a monster beyond four stars? !
Even with Ji Ruo's knowledge, it was difficult to figure out how this monster with only one big eyeball evolved into this appearance.
Luo Xi stared at the monster, drooling, and said, "Meow~ (Master, this is delicious, can you talk to it and let it give me a bite? Just one bite! I feel like I'll be full with just one bite!)"
Ji Ruo was very confused. How could you eat this? !
You asked me to discuss this... You really think highly of me...
"Don't be afraid, Xiaojiruo, Grandpa will protect you."
The mountain god tree spoke slowly.
His body was covered in flying wood chips, and the defending warriors were not in a much better situation. They were directly pressed to the ground, and the portal collapsed in an instant.
The swordsman's face turned slightly pale, and he was silent for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "It can actually temporarily separate me from the connection between heaven and earth. What a terrifying ability..."
The Eye Demon said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense. The new secret realm is not something that weak humans like you can possess. If you don't want to die, get out!"
The swordsman fell silent again, then slowly descended from the sky and said, "I understand."
He gripped the scabbard, as if he really wanted to retreat.
The Eye Demon was proud: "They say you humans are strong-willed, but I think you are no more than that!"
However, the swordsman did not seem to intend to retreat.
The swordsman sighed: "As expected, my swordsmanship is still not pure enough. If it doesn't resonate with the heaven and earth, I won't be able to kill you... I can only use that move. Tsk, it's really unpleasant!"
Eye Demon: “?”
Afterwards, the swordsman's next move was so baffling that even Ji Ruo felt a little confused.
The swordsman was seen holding the scabbard and shaking it casually.
"Crack~"
A series of high-tech sound effects rang out, and the scabbard rapidly fissioned and reorganized, transforming into a ferocious cannon barrel in an instant.
The swordsman carried the cannon barrel on his shoulder and inserted the long sword into the barrel.
"Bang——"
The long sword turned into a stream of light, instantly piercing through space and piercing the Eye Demon.
The Eye Demon, who didn't feel any pain, was stunned for a moment, then became furious: "You're looking for s..."
Before the Eye Demon finished speaking, the Swordsman picked up a brooch on his chest and said, "Mark it. Shoot it to death."
"receive!"
In an instant, thousands of missiles of various types, dragging long flame tails, flew out from the territory of Daxia and shot towards the Eye Demon like meteors.
The Eye Demon did not sense any power fluctuations, but it did not want to be hit so easily, so it wanted to use its mental power to shoot down the missiles.
Suddenly, dozens of scorching rays of light fell from the sky and landed precisely on the long sword on the Eye Demon's body.
A severe pain came, and the mental power that the Eye Demon had just gathered dissipated instantly.
Ji Ruo was stunned: "Space-based weapons?"
Almost at the same time, thousands of missiles carrying various warheads hit the Eye Demon. For a moment, the place where the Eye Demon was located looked like a grand fireworks party, extremely brilliant.
Mushroom clouds rose one after another.
The strong light made the entire sky as bright as day in an instant. The rolling air waves, scorching heat, and huge noise wiped out the countless demons at the location of the Eye Demon in just a moment.
The Eye Demon was slightly stronger, but he also fell from the sky, dying, seriously injured and on the verge of death.
It just couldn't figure out why those iron lumps had such great power when there was no power fluctuation at all...
Countless golden lights suddenly rose along the long border line, forming a huge golden barrier that blocked the power of the explosion.
"Why, why..."
The Eye Demon was still confused.
Jian Keyun used his agility to get to the dying Eye Demon's side, and said from a high position, "You look like a guy who just got promoted to a star. You think you are invincible. Tsk, why don't you think about why your seniors don't come out, and you are the only one who comes out?
You really don't understand. Whether the secret realm within Daxia is developed or not has nothing to do with you."
The swordsman shook his head slightly, and with his fingers like swords, he sent the Eye Demon on his final journey.
He picked up the badge on his chest again and said, "This time we fought well, all the demons were destroyed.
By the way, did you guys record the video just now? Remember to edit it and make me look a little more tragic and use it as teaching material.
"receive!"
That night, outside the border where Babaozhai was located, the monsters all became "acquaintances", but no one spoke to each other.
The garrison warriors who had been waiting in high spirits breathed a sigh of relief, and then, under the command of the swordsman, began to clean up the battlefield.
In the distance, a ten thousand meter high mountain suddenly rose from the ground and ran wildly towards the direction far away from Daxia without saying a word.
Thousands of demons fled.
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