hotmtlnovel Chapter 1482 - 1519: Counterattack
Chapter 1482 - 1519: Counterattack
After all, Ding Fan knew in his heart that his strength, even if fully exerted, was merely equivalent to that of a Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivator.
If he were to fall into this Eight Star Binding Array, Ding Fan wouldn't need to think about leaving. Even if he found the array's core, destroying it wouldn't be easy, certainly something beyond his capability.
Therefore, Ding Fan didn't take the praise from others to heart, knowing that he hadn't reached that level yet. He could only find the core of the Eight Stars Formation, but breaking the formation was clearly something that needed the assistance of these Spirit Severing cultivators.
Boom boom boom...
Suddenly, incessant loud noises echoed as everyone's True Qi fluctuations kept bombarding the array's core. The light pillar remained as dazzling as that in the previous Mysterious Thunder Killing Formation, continuously flickering with intense light. In just a short while, the light became very dim...
At this moment, the Wild Wolf Gang Elder outside the formation witnessed this scene and couldn't help but be greatly shocked. Clearly, he never expected that the remnants of the Dayang Sect would actually find the core of this Eight Stars Formation. How could this be possible? For a moment, the elder found it hard to believe, but the violently shaking Imprisonment Array Formation made even the disbelieving elder have to accept it. Though this Imprisonment Array Formation was an Eight Star formation, extremely rarely seen in the Cultivation World, and incredibly difficult:
Even so, the elder's original confidence had vanished. Clearly, he could no longer assure that this Eight Stars Imprisonment Array would be able to confine the cultivators of the Thirty-Six Caves. After all, each of those cultivators was incredibly powerful, even having some cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. If the core of this Imprisonment Array hadn't been discovered, the elder would have had full confidence in its efficacy.
But at this moment, he really couldn't be certain anymore.
At this time, the other Wild Wolf Gang cultivators, seeing how the formation shook more and more violently, couldn't help but be shocked. Clearly, they hadn't imagined that even this Eight Star Imprisonment Array couldn't trap the cultivators of the Thirty-Six Caves, especially those remainders of the Dayang Sect as mentioned by the elder, who actually found the core of this Eight Star Imprisonment Array, which was simply unbelievable!
Their hearts seemed to trembling with the violently shaking Imprisonment Array. They knew very clearly the consequences if this formation were breached. Once breached, the cultivators inside were Spirit Severing cultivators, and some were even at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. To them, some of whom hadn't even reached the Emergence Stage, it was simply too terrifying.
They understood that if those from the Thirty-Six Caves got out, cultivators like themselves could be easily wiped out with just a flick of the fingers!
In no time, the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators armed themselves and kept a keen eye on the formation below, clearly ready to flee at full speed once the formation broke...
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Inside the formation, the Spirit Severing cultivators from the Thirty-Six Caves launched repeated attacks on the core. After a while, the light from the core was nearly extinguished, followed by a few Transcendance Tribulation Stage elders who stepped forward as the Spirit Severing cultivators withdrew to recuperate, watching the core vigilantly.
The elders at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage began channeling their power, with surges of powerful True Qi gathering onto their bodies. For a moment, even the clouds in the sky grew gloomy, as if absorbing the Essence of the Sun and Moon, becoming less bright and white, and turning into a rather somber appearance, yet not like rain clouds.
Boom...
The Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators collectively attacked the core. Instantly, various fierce beasts, formed from condensed True Qi, charged towards the array flag, thunderous roars resounding endlessly!
After a loud blast, the light pillar of the core vanished instantly. Then a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator waved his hand in the air, and the array flag from the core floated into the hand of one of the elders. Seeing the flag in his hand, a trace of deep resentment flashed in the elder's eyes as he harshly squeezed it, instantly turning the flag into dust.
Subsequently, the Imprisonment Array Formation in the canyon vanished completely.
Witnessing this, everyone froze momentarily, then felt a surge of post-crisis joy, their excitement boundless. Just as everyone's hearts filled with excitement, Long Ren was the first to rush out of the canyon!
Seeing this, the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators trembled, instinctively wanting to look at the elder. But when they turned towards him, there was no sign of the elder; clearly, the moment the Imprisonment Array broke, the elder had swiftly left! Fully aware of the situation, the elder knew that once the array disappeared, he wouldn't stand a chance against the Thirty-Six Caves' sect masters. If not to escape now, then when?
"Run..."
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Numerous Wild Wolf Gang cultivators couldn't help but wail, scattering in all directions, realizing that even the elder had fled, leaving them only to face certain death.
Whoosh whoosh...
In an instant, several Spirit Severing cultivators from the Thirty-Six Caves leapt fiercely into the air, their entire bodies soaring into the sky. If a regular cultivator were to witness this, they would surely be greatly shocked, unable to imagine that a cultivator could jump so high. It's utterly unbelievable! However, if they knew these were Spirit Severing cultivators, and some even at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, they might not be that surprised...
Swish swish swish...
In the air, the cultivators continuously waved their sleeves, sending out one Wind Blade after another towards the scattered cultivators of the Wild Wolf Gang. Just a single Wind Blade could easily behead a disciple of the Wild Wolf Gang. Instantaneously, screams echoed through the forest, Wild Wolf Gang corpses were severed at the waist, strewn across the forest, attracting numerous low-level Yuan Beasts. Many of these beasts, unaware of the powerful presences in the canyon, simply knew there was a feast and began devouring the Wild Wolf Gang cultivators' corpses...
As for the Wild Wolf Gang's Elder trying to escape, running away so brazenly in front of the Thirty-Six Caves was evidently not an easy task. It wasn't long before the Elder sensed a powerful cultivator rapidly closing in on him. This cultivator was none other than Long Ren, the Lake Master of the Thirty-Six Caves. Long Ren naturally wouldn't let a Wild Wolf Gang cultivator slip away.
Long Ren knew that his Thirty-Six Caves had been betrayed by that cultivator and greatly humiliated. If the enemy left here alive, the Cultivation World would no longer have a place for the Thirty-Six Caves!
Boom boom boom...
With a muffled sound, a series of lightning-quick daggers shot through the air, like bolts of lightning, stabbing ruthlessly towards the Elder's back. The Elder sensed a potent danger, and in desperation, spun around urgently, pulling out a grey staff of unknown material, swinging it fiercely!
Clang...
With a sharp sound, a dagger was deflected by the Elder's staff. The dagger swiftly passed through nearly three thick trees before embedding itself in a fourth tree.
Boom...
A series of explosions followed. The three trees pierced by the dagger suddenly exploded into pieces, splintering everywhere! The fourth tree was half-destroyed, leaving only an uneven stump...
Though the Elder deflected one dagger, he couldn't avoid the other two sharp daggers. He quickly turned his body sideways, positioning his staff horizontally before him. One dagger narrowly grazed the edge of the Elder's staff, flying past him, but the other dagger wasn't so easily evaded and pierced into his thigh!
As a Spirit Severing Late Stage cultivator, the Elder had used True Qi to defend against the final dagger in that emergency. Had he not, his leg might have been blown away by the explosion!
Hiss hiss!
The Elder drew several sharp breaths, feeling the acute pain from the dagger lodged in his thigh. However, being a Spirit Severing Elder, he quickly circulated his True Qi, forcing the dagger out, and the bleeding wound stopped. A single dagger wasn't enough to claim the life of a Spirit Severing Elder; for a cultivator at the Spirit Severing Late Stage, a mere dagger was insignificant.
Yet the Elder's face was grim. While one dagger meant little to him, he knew the enormity of his opponent. Facing the Lake Master of the Thirty-Six Caves, not just any opponent, though the Elder was unsure of Long Ren's power, he knew the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Caves were Spirit Severing and even Tribulation Stage cultivators, indicating the Lake Master's formidable strength!
After all, this was the Lake Master of the Thirty-Six Caves!
As the Elder had anticipated, Long Ren appeared before him, his expression indifferent, eyes flickering with a hint of ferocity. Even though Long Ren seemed younger than Ding Fan, his aura was incomparable, clearly not an average existence and incredibly formidable!
"Today is your death day!" Long Ren coldly declared to the Elder.
"Today, I also wish to witness the true strength of the Lake Master of the Thirty-Six Caves!" Though a bit fearful, the Elder maintained his imposing demeanor.
"Haha, unfortunately, everyone in the Cultivation World who has seen my true power is dead! You will be no exception!" Long Ren replied with a slight smirk, amused at the Elder's audacity.
Long Ren's figure blurred and, in the next moment, reappeared before the Elder. He thrust his dagger repeatedly at the Elder, so quickly that only afterimages of the dagger could be seen!