Facing the onslaught of the Qionghuang Army, Chu Tianyao showed no sign of panic...
His aura suddenly surged, and his nascent soul power surged like a raging sea, instantly distorting the surrounding space into an indistinct blur.
With a wave of his hand, a dazzling sword aura sliced a squad of Qionghuang cavalry to shreds.
Chu Tianyao coldly looked at the thousands of troops in front of him, his heart filled with a surge of heroic sentiments.
He laughed arrogantly, "What can a thousand troops do to me?!"
"I am at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm! Who dares to kill me? Who can kill me?!"
Chu Tianyao's voice clearly reached the ears of every member of the Qionghuang Army...
This elite army was enraged!
The Qionghuang Army's formation was disciplined and orderly, truly befitting its status as the most elite legion.
Faced with Chu Tianyao's overwhelming power, they did not back down in the slightest.
The Qionghuang Army, numbering approximately 30,000, was organized into formations of about 1,000 men each.
With the support of the military formation, each thousand-person formation can unleash the combat power of a Nascent Soul Realm expert!
The 30,000-strong Qionghuang Army is essentially thirty mobile Nascent Soul formations...
If the Qionghuang Army Formation's power was only this, then even with its astonishing strength, it still wouldn't be able to shake Chu Tianyao, who was at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
However, within Murong Ran's formation, the thirty Nascent Soul formations can also echo each other from afar!
As they moved and intersected, they seemed to become one...
This makes the thirty military formations, each capable of unleashing Nascent Soul combat power, even more terrifying!
The 30,000-strong Qionghuang Army, capable of both offense and defense, was already sufficient to confront Chu Tianyao.
The array cores of these thirty Nascent Soul formations are all commanders of a thousand men at the eighth or ninth level of the Golden Core realm!
With the combined cultivation of a thousand people, the leader of a thousand can unleash the offensive and defensive combat power of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator...
The terrifying killing power of the Nascent Soul level relentlessly bombarded Chu Tianyao.
However, the Qionghuang Army's offensive seemed to encounter an invisible barrier in front of Chu Tianyao...
Whether it's a rain of arrows or a flash of swords, once they get within three zhang of him, they will be easily neutralized by an invisible force and vanish into nothingness.
Chu Tianyao, however, transformed into a streak of light, elusive and unpredictable. Amidst the clashing sword lights, many members of the Qionghuang Army perished.
Wherever he went, blood mist filled the air!
However, Chu Tianyao frowned. "These Qionghuang Army soldiers are indeed formidable... their formations are also very powerful. During my attacks, I will be constantly restrained by other thousand-man formations!"
"This will greatly reduce the effectiveness of my attack... A strike that would normally kill hundreds of cultivators will only kill a dozen or so."
"However... their attacks were hardly able to cause me any real damage."
"As long as this continues, and the enemy's numbers are depleted, I will steadily gain the upper hand!"
"However, I was greatly exhausted during the previous battle against the Extinction Array... If we continue to fight to the death, there may be unknown variables."
"If we can break through the enemy's three thousand-man formations within a moment... we might be able to force back the Qionghuang Army's offensive."
"However, concentrating sword energy into a single point to forcibly break through the formation... will inevitably subject us to attacks from other military formations..."
"However, it's better to break one finger than to injure all ten! Even if it means taking damage ourselves, we should break the formation first!"
Thinking of this, Chu Tianyao activated his true essence and intensified his attack.
He braved the attacks of more than a dozen enemy formations and managed to tear open a thousand-man formation with his Lingxiao Sword.
Before this thousand-strong army could regain its footing, dazzling sword energy crisscrossed the battlefield!
Almost instantly, the thousand-strong army was completely annihilated!
Ultimately, these Qionghuang soldiers were not at the Nascent Soul stage.
Only with the support of the secret techniques of military formations was he able to barely unleash the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Once their formation is broken, they will be unable to withstand Chu Tianyao's sword strike.
However, the Qionghuang Army was well-trained after all.
The Nascent Soul Army formations echoed each other from afar, in that very instant.
More than a dozen Nascent Soul level attacks slammed into Chu Tianyao...
This killing power was extraordinary, so Chu Tianyao activated his sword energy to protect himself.
Despite resisting most of the attacks, Chu Tianyao still suffered some damage.
Blood began to trickle from the corner of his mouth...
"Damn it... If it weren't for the previous exhaustion... if it weren't for the significant damage caused by the Extinction Array."
"How could a military formation of this caliber leave me in such a passive position?"
"Fortunately, we have already destroyed a thousand-man army formation... If we can take down a few more formations in one fell swoop, the coordination of this Qionghuang Army will be disrupted."
Thinking of this, Chu Tianyao gritted his teeth and launched another strong attack.
He then slew three more formations with his sword!
From then on, four of the thirty thousand-man formations of the Qionghuang Army had been wiped out.
Chu Tianyao's injuries also became more severe...
"If we break through their lines again, their formation will be unable to coordinate with each other! At that point... the initiative in attack and defense, advance and retreat, will be entirely in my hands!"
More than a dozen Nascent Soul level attacks bombarded him, but Chu Tianyao gritted his teeth and unleashed another full-force sword strike, cleaving through a section of the military formation...
He breathed a sigh of relief. "After breaking through five formations, the enemy's overall formation is in disarray."
"This battle has been a great victory... Now, it's time to prepare for retreat."
First, he withstood countless attacks from the Great Annihilation Array of Gu Ning City, and then pierced the array's eye with a single sword strike.
He single-handedly covered the rear, facing 30,000 Qionghuang soldiers, slicing through five formations with his sword! He killed 5,000 enemies!
This record is absolutely brilliant...
However, Chu Tianyao expended a great deal of energy during this process.
Even though he was already a powerful expert at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he was already planning to retreat...
The dazzling sword light slaughtered the Qionghuang Army of the Fifth Army Formation.
Chu Tianyao was about to leave...
But suddenly, a change of events occurred!
A Foundation Establishment stage soldier who should have died instantly...
Suddenly, it started!
A short sword appeared in his hand, which actually blocked Chu Tianyao's sword energy.
Not only that... the soldier quickly moved forward.
Taking advantage of the moment when Chu Tianyao relaxed his mind, he plunged the short sword into his chest!
A sharp pain shot through him, and Chu Tianyao instinctively threw a punch.
The soldier was blasted away!
This punch, delivered with fury, used the power of the Heaven-Shaking Fist.
Let alone the Foundation Establishment Realm, even the Golden Core Realm would be blown apart with a single punch!
But that soldier was only blasted a few hundred meters away...
Then, he regained his balance.
The Qionghuang armor shattered with a snap, revealing a brocade robe underneath.
The soldier slowly removed his helmet, revealing an exceptionally handsome face.
“Young Master Chu, let’s get acquainted…” he said with a smile. “I am Xu Jinghong, the owner of Rainbow Pavilion.”
Chu Tianyao pulled the short sword out of his chest, but no blood flowed out.
But a tremendous feeling of numbness came over my body!
Chu Tianyao's face darkened completely.
"This short sword...is highly poisoned!"
Xu Jinghong said with a smile, "Young Master Chu is a genius who has reached the pinnacle of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm at the young age of twenty."
"I knew I was no match for you. I had no choice but to smear 'shattered red' on my short sword."
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