It was obvious that these ten people were the ones who had just broken the judgment formation.
Their aura exploded, and even from a considerable distance, Shen Sanru could feel their power.
Even Ye Huai and the others who were responsible for transporting supplies in the rear could feel the obvious pressure, which showed how terrifying it was.
That power was somewhat similar to that of Qi Yan and the others; both were near-divine powers.
As expected, the heretical cultivators circumvented the power restrictions of the transitional realm in some way, and there were no signs in the sky indicating that any cultivator was about to ascend to the transitional realm.
However, the power of Qi Yan and his group gave people the feeling of pure justice, while the power of Qi Chong and his group gave people the feeling of cold insects clinging to their bones, making people shudder.
Moreover, the evil cultivators were not as powerful as Qi Yan and his group.
The Five Divine Beasts are recognized by the Heavenly Dao, and their power is incomparable to that of these evil cultivators.
Even so, the fact that ten near-god-level cultivators emerged from that group of evil cultivators is still quite astonishing.
Of course, under such intense concentrated fire, it was impossible for the evil cultivators to escape unscathed.
The ground was littered with the remains of evil cultivators, some killed by the judgment array, others by the explosion of magical artifacts.
Compared to the nearly 10,000 evil cultivators who successfully escaped from the underworld, only 60% remain, a loss of 40% in a short period of time.
Qi Chong didn't care about this at all, and ordered the other living evil cultivators to throw the corpses into the furnace.
In his eyes, those who died were nothing but low-level cultivators, trash who couldn't even withstand this level of attack, and had no value other than being put into the furnace.
"The Five Divine Beasts are nothing special." Qi Chong chuckled coldly, a surge of anger rising in his throat. "That's all you've got."
Clearly enraged by the welcoming gift, coupled with past grievances and new hatreds, Qi Chong's murderous intent continued to swell.
The fierce glint in his eyes seemed to suggest he was about to slaughter everyone in the cultivation world.
"Look, look at how many layers of defenses you've formed. It seems you were well-prepared and planned to defend it to the death."
"Useless!" Qi Chong suddenly raised his voice, his face contorted with rage. "Utterly useless! The judgment formation of the Five Divine Beasts is useless, and your defenses are even more useless! The cultivation world will surely be trampled under our feet!"
He looked into the distance, at the person suspended in the sky, who was looking at him with a mocking expression, "Immortal Lord Changli, it's been a long time."
"I never thought I would actually see you again," Qi Chong said with a smile.
He used to think that Immortal Lord Changli was dead. After discovering through the system that Immortal Lord Changli was still alive, he also thought that dealing with one evil being in the cultivation world would be enough, and there was no need for him to take action personally.
He only needs to stay in the underworld and quietly wait for good news from the evil beings.
In the end, he returned to the cultivation world and confronted his adversary, whom he had hated for ten thousand years.
But times have changed. Qi Chong no longer takes Changli Immortal Lord seriously.
"Ten thousand years ago, Immortal Lord Changli stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, just one step away from ascending to godhood."
It made many heretical practitioners turn pale at the mere mention of it back then.
"Now you're content to stay at the mere Nascent Soul stage. You're a person without ambition, truly despicable. But I have become a near-god."
"I wanted to fight you again to avenge the grudge from back then, but your cultivation level of only Nascent Soul is really uninteresting. You are not qualified to fight me."
"After all, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? You agree, right, Immortal Lord Changli?" Qi Chong's words were full of sarcasm and disdain.
Immortal Lord Changli twitched the corner of his lips. "Is that so?"
"You're just a defeated opponent. Ten thousand years ago, I crushed you, and ten thousand years later, it's still the same."
Qi Chong felt that Immortal Lord Changli was indulging in wishful thinking, and he had lost much interest in Immortal Lord Changli as an opponent.
Now he has someone he hates even more, someone he wants to tear to pieces and devour, no matter how powerful she is.
He withdrew his attention from Immortal Lord Changli and began searching around.
A cultivator at his level has extremely sharp senses and can see very far.
"Let me find out where Immortal Lord Changli's good disciple is."
After searching for a while, they finally found Shen Sangruo's figure on the third line of defense.
Qi Chong revealed an excited yet twisted smile, his eyes filled with a chilling coldness, "I've found you, Chen Sangruo."
Shen Sanruo knew that Qi Chong would not let her go, so she pursed her lips and did not intend to pay any attention to Qi Chong.
Before you know the other party's true strength and capabilities, it's best not to provoke them.
"Weren't you always so eager to show off? You ruined so many of my plans, so why are you hiding in the back this time?"
"You better pray you can stay hidden in the back, otherwise, if I catch you, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"I must vent my hatred for you properly! I'll make you pay the price for ruining my carefully prepared schemes!"
"I, Qi Chong, here and now declare my words!" Qi Chong surveyed his surroundings, "Shen Sangri, I will kill her! No one can stop me!"
As soon as Qi Chong finished speaking, the other evil cultivators echoed his words with a deafening shout.
"Shen Sangruo, he must be killed!"
"Shen Sangruo, he must be killed!"
She was the only one whom the evil cultivators specifically named and wanted to kill, and their hatred for Shen Sangruo seemed to have penetrated to the bone.
The expressions of everyone in the cultivation world turned cold. Zhu Yu and his companions, unable to bear it any longer, attacked the group of evil cultivators once again.
Despite their attacks, the evil cultivators did not stop shouting and continued to yell that they wanted to kill Shen Sangruo.
Qi Chong and other near-divine cultivators neutralized the attacks of the five divine beasts.
He raised his hand, and the shouting immediately stopped. He then addressed Immortal Lord Changli:
"Immortal Lord Changli, you must take good care of your dear disciple, and also keep a close eye on those surviving remnants of your Ninghua Sect!"
"And all those other people, look how angry they are! When Chen Sangruo dies, won't you all be frantic with worry?"
It actually looks quite convincing.
The old wizard beside Shen Sangruo was greatly shocked. "Damn, how can there be someone who can act cooler than me? He really put on a great show."
"Don't worry, Zhu Miao and I will protect you." The old wizard, with his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, did not go to the second line of defense.
Instead, they arranged to stay by her side together with Zhu Miao to protect her.
The old wizard felt immense pressure at that moment.
"Old wizard, there's no need to be nervous. I have summoning magic; they won't be able to touch me so easily." Shen Sangruo was still confident.
"I said before, don't let me down when it comes time to fight us."
"Come on, let me see what you've been preparing all this time!"
At Qi Chong's command, all the evil cultivators rushed forward, and the real battle between the two sides was about to break out!
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