The evil cultivators had a clear objective: apart from Qi Chong, the nine near-gods targeted Qi Yan and his group of five, and entangled the five divine beasts.
The other cultivators bypassed the five divine beasts and charged straight for the second line of defense. Nearly six thousand cultivators, ranging from Nascent Soul to Mahayana, rushed forward together, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.
Qi Chong, on the other hand, looked in the direction of Chen Sangruo, his eyes filled with venom.
His lips twitched slightly, and he had already decided that Shen Sangri would be his first target.
But just as he was about to head towards Shen Sangruo, he was stopped by Qi Yan and the others.
"Don't even think about doing anything bad!" Xuan Ye grabbed Qi Chong's sleeve.
The boy, who looked to be about half a year old, swung him forcefully, slamming him to the ground and creating a crater tens of meters wide.
Apart from his clothes being somewhat disheveled, Qi Chong in the pit was almost completely unharmed.
He dusted himself off, slowly climbed out of the pit, and looked at the five divine beasts who were handling the nine near-divine evil cultivators with ease.
"I underestimated you."
The Five Divine Beasts are still just the Five Divine Beasts. Even though there are near-gods among them, and their numbers have almost doubled, they still cannot suppress the Five Divine Beasts.
"A bunch of maggots from the gutter, even if they become gods, they'll only be maggot gods. Do you think nine of them can hold us back?" Bai Yi spat.
"Your opponents are us. With us here, don't even think about trying anything funny." As Qing Shu spoke, she summoned another judgment formation.
Qi Chong and the others worked together to break the judgment formation.
"Is that so?" Qi Chong revealed a strange expression and exchanged glances with the other evil cultivators.
The power gathered in his hand, but it wasn't spiritual energy that condensed; instead, it was wisps of grayish-black gas that kept overflowing.
Why don't you try again?
This gas is a special weapon they developed to target the Five Divine Beasts.
The other nine evil cultivators also emitted grayish-black gas, which drifted in the wind and filled the air, making people feel uneasy just looking at it.
"You really know how to use this gas." Qi Yan snorted coldly, and a ball of fire appeared out of thin air in his palm.
Knowing that evil cultivators might manipulate the gas, Shen Sanruo had already transformed her own flames into seeds and given them to them as a precaution.
Evil cultivators possess strange gases and also have special flames.
Qi Chong was unaware of the special nature of Chen Sangruo's flames, and since the five divine beasts themselves also possessed elemental power, he did not take the flames seriously.
"Attack!" With a cold snort, he and the other evil cultivators launched a fierce attack on Qi Yan and his companions.
The attack was mixed with that strange gas, aimed directly at their vital points!
Qi Yan and the others activated the fire in their hands, and the fire blazed fiercely. The power of the flames spread around them, transforming into a protective shield glowing with firelight.
The strange gases that tried to corrupt them turned into wisps of smoke the moment they touched the flames.
Qi Chong's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but he quickly realized what was happening.
The fact that Qing Shu was able to escape from their fake cultivation world and that the barrier around the Yin-Yang Twin Flowers could be broken is most likely related to this flame.
Could this flame also be Shen Sangruo's?
For some reason, such a thought arose in Qi Chong's mind, and the next moment, his resentment towards Shen Sangruo deepened.
But as he watched some of the eerie gas still pierce through the flames and touch and corrode the bodies of the five divine beasts, the resentment on his face turned into mockery.
"So, how about it? Can your protective shield keep out all the strange gases?"
The fire contained Shen Sangruo's purest flame power, which was more than enough to deal with the strange gas from before.
But ten thousand years have passed, and the strange gas in the hands of the evil cultivators has long been strengthened and upgraded.
The five divine beasts possess formidable physical attributes, so the corrosive effects of the strange gas are currently negligible.
"Fine, let's see if you can wear us down with this gas, or if we can kill you before that happens!" Qi Yan said through gritted teeth.
The fifteen people were locked in another fierce battle, with constant sounds of attacks and collisions filling the battlefield. The terrifying destructive power turned the surrounding area into ruins.
Fortunately, the reserved battlefield was large enough, otherwise it would not have been able to accommodate these fifteen people.
The ten evil cultivators actually managed to restrain the five divine beasts using that strange gas.
Although Qi Yan and his group cannot personally attack the evil cultivators who are heading to the second line of defense, they can summon the Judgment Formation during the battle.
The second line of defense was far weaker than the evil cultivators. If they didn't help, the cultivators, with their Nascent Soul stage cultivation, would be unable to deal with the evil cultivators at the Void Refinement stage or above.
Moreover, the further they went, the more severely they were affected by the strange gas.
They must eliminate as many other heretical practitioners as possible in the early stages.
Other evil cultivators, lacking near-divine strength, were unable to resist the Judgment Formation. Before even reaching the second line of defense, they suffered heavy losses.
Immortal Lord Changli and Immortal Lady Qingluan led the cultivators in a state of high alert.
The two exchanged a glance, and their cultivation levels instantly surged.
One absorbed the cultivation power from the original body, while the other released the cultivation power that had been suppressed.
At this moment, their true strength was fully revealed.
Immortal Lord Changli's cultivation level forcibly broke through to the Mahayana stage in the blink of an eye. Originally, his death had resulted in the loss of some of his cultivation, which was only enough for him to break through to the Integration stage.
However, after his cultivation breakthrough, he could only stay in the cultivation world for three months at most before going to the transitional world, so he disregarded everything and broke through to the Tribulation Transcending Realm.
We can only hope to turn the tide of the battle within these three months.
Of course, if it can't be reversed, even if he goes to the Transitional Realm, he can still be summoned down by Shen Sangri.
Qingluan Fairy is a true Mahayana cultivator, whose cultivation has been suppressed for ten thousand years. Not to mention, she was already a Mahayana cultivator ten thousand years ago.
It's just a return to the top.
Fire Phoenix and Wind Field appeared together, their cooperation was perfect, and the sea of fire swept away a large area of evil cultivators.
The screams of the heretical cultivators being burned by the flames were incessant.
However, the number of evil cultivators was nearly six thousand. Apart from the two of them, the cultivators on the second line of defense were only at the Nascent Soul stage.
They couldn't cover the entire battlefield, and even with the other cultivators doing their best to resist, casualties were still inevitable.
Moreover, falling into the hands of evil cultivators is basically a death sentence, as evil cultivators are fond of killing and use extremely cruel methods.
In just a short time, dozens of cultivators had their hearts and lungs ripped out or their heads smashed by the evil cultivators.
A living hell is beginning to take shape.
The stench of blood filled everyone's nostrils.
Even Shen Sanruo, who was watching from afar, could smell the blood in the air.
"Prepare the second batch of magical artifacts and throw them over using spiritual power," she said to the other cultivators.
The cultivators in the third line of defense do not directly participate in the battle. Apart from protecting her who can summon, they use various magical artifacts to support the front line.
The battle at the front was fierce, but it wasn't time for her to use her summoning spell yet.
Summoning magic could be a turning point, and after discussion, they unanimously decided to avoid using it unless absolutely necessary.
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