Chapter 133: Mysterious Voice Transmission
Chapter 133: Mysterious Voice Transmission
“…”
“The number of Spirit Concentration masters in that place had increased a lot.”
“That’s right.”
“It seemed the Human Race did not plan to activate the Chain Sacrificial Detonation Array immediately.”
“During the day, our attacks had been stopped in this direction. The defensive strength of these war zones was not simple! We lost a lot of forces! The Human Race was sending more soldiers here at this time. It looked like they were preparing to use this war zone as the main line of defense to block our full invasion. They also planned to use this area as a stepping stone to threaten the Demon Prince who hadn’t awakened yet.”
“More troops have arrived!”
Among the Spirit Concentrating Monster Beasts, two Monster Beasts of distinguished bearing coldly watched Combat Zone 618. They spoke in human language:
“The Human Race is the most cunning. Order immediately, during the next attack, the war zone in this direction will hold their position for now… We absolutely cannot give them a chance to wear us down.”
“Roar!”
…
Forty Ninth Grade of Comprehension Stage peak cultivators had all successfully advanced within half an hour.
Combat Zone 618 had unbelievably produced forty Early Spirit Concentration Stage cultivators!
“I didn’t expect to succeed in Spirit Concentrating ahead of time.”
The Bandaged Female Cultivator, with white bandages wrapped around her eyes, had a strange expression on her face. She quietly stood up and walked out of the Matrix Tower’s range. The white bandages broke inch by inch, revealing a pair of clear, penetrating eyes that were as fresh as a secluded forest in an empty valley.
“Surpassing the peak of the Epiphany Stage, but not among the Spirit Concentration Stage ranks… Is this the Tenth Grade of the Epiphany Stage? Oh no, to be exact, this should be late Tenth Grade of the Epiphany Stage cultivator. One more step and you could enter the Eleventh Grade of the Epiphany Stage.”
Gazing in the direction of the Matrix Tower, the Bandaged Female Cultivator murmured to herself, her eyes showing complex emotions.
…
All forty Epiphany Stage cultivators had successfully advanced, but Lu Hangzhi still did not stop continuing to strengthen the silver Spiritual Vortex Storm.
As the forty newly advanced Mind Focusing Cultivators left the Matrix Tower’s range, the silver Spiritual Vortex Storm became thicker and more massive, expanding to a diameter of thirty meters.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Artifact Flying Swords continuously flew out from the Matrix Tower, landing outside it.
Seven Flying Swords were quickly connected by the silver-white Magic Power, shooting out forty-nine strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi.
The first Sword Formation was completed!
Seeing this scene, Elder Lu and the others quickly understood…
Lu Hangzhi had already started making early preparations for battle.
As the Spiritual Vortex Storm accumulated and expanded, the area around the Matrix Formation had become a natural Spiritual Power Pool, able to continuously provide pure Magic Power.
Supporting one Sword Formation consumed a huge amount of Magic Power. But being inside the Spiritual Vortex, Lu Hangzhi recovered the consumed Magic Power with every breath, returning to peak condition.
Just as the group realized this, seven more Flying Swords landed outside the Matrix Tower!
The second Sword Formation!
The Magic Power consumption of the second Sword Formation was twice that of the first one…
The movement of the Spiritual Vortex expanding paused slightly.
Forty-nine strands of even more powerful Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi shot out with astonishing presence, merging with the forty-nine strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi in the air. Above the war zone, they formed a larger river of swords.
The Spiritual Vortex paused for a few seconds before expanding and replenishing again.
Lu Hangzhi returned to peak state. After assessing the situation for a while, without stopping, he spun the Tianji Umbrella. Another seven Artifact Flying Swords shot out and clanged as they firmly embedded themselves outside the Matrix Tower…
Boom!!!
Dust flew everywhere.
An invisible force swept around.
The moment the vast Sword Formation presence appeared, it immediately stirred up the wind and clouds.
The silver Spiritual Vortex Storm suddenly stalled. The next second, the Spiritual Vortex Storm, which had reached a diameter of thirty-five meters, forcibly shrank by a full circle.
Lu Hangzhi felt a sharp sensation of weakness pierce his mind!
The Spiritual Power Pool was almost emptied instantly. Fortunately, his body was quickly nourished by the thick, amniotic fluid-like Magic Power around him. His complexion quickly turned rosy and returned to normal.
This action, however, startled everyone else in the war zone.
“…”
“Hangzhi!”
“Are you trying to kill yourself!”
“What level cultivation do you even have, that you dare try to support three Sword Formations at once! What if you suffer Magic Power backlash?”
Elder Lu, Luo Sen, and others all spoke up.
Lu Hangzhi finally managed to catch his breath. Watching as the third Sword Formation shot out forty-nine strands of Sword Qi with astonishing presence, a trace of relief appeared on his face.
“Isn’t it fine now?”
“Don’t summon a fourth Sword Formation!”
“Don’t worry, summoning the third Sword Formation is already my limit. Summoning a fourth would directly suck me dry.”
Lu Hangzhi’s words slightly reassured everyone in the war zone. Only then did they get a chance to observe the forty-nine strands of Sword Qi erupting from the third Sword Formation.
Then the group was surprised to discover:
If the Sword Qi summoned by the second Sword Formation had killing power at the Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage level, then each of the forty-nine strands of Sword Qi summoned by the third Sword Formation carried the sharpness of the powerful Late Concentration Stage. Even Elder Lu felt a chilling sense of fear creeping up his spine…
“The third layer Sword Formation can easily kill Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Monster Beasts. If a fourth layer Sword Formation were summoned, with forty-nine strands of Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Sword Qi, it might be able to compete with a newly advanced Mystic Light Monster Beast! Unfortunately, with my current strength, this is the best I can do.”
Lu Hangzhi gazed at the one hundred and forty-seven strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi slowly swimming around the Matrix Tower in the sky. He inexplicably felt a wonderful sensation, as if they were connected by blood and he could control them like his own arms.
“How marvelous.”
The Monster Beasts had not launched an attack for the time being. Out of boredom, Lu Hangzhi began controlling these over one hundred dangerous Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi to wander around the Matrix Tower. The scene was spectacular!
It must be said.
The appearance of the forty newly advanced Spirit Coalescence Elders had diluted the suffocating atmosphere brought by the Spirit Concentrating Monster Beast horde at Two Realms Mountain.
Now, this river of swords formed by over one hundred strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi had completely swept away the heavy and deathly aura above the war zone.
The mood of everyone in the war zone became more relaxed.
“This kid Hangzhi, he really is a remarkable person!”
Noticing the change in atmosphere in Combat Zone 618, Elder Lu couldn’t help but shake his head bitterly and said, “In such a desperate situation, even I had no way to make any changes. Yet he, with his own power, turned the situation around and gave the war zone a glimmer of vitality. I have to admire him. Truly, the new generation surpasses the old.”
“That’s right. Ever since I first saw Fellow Daoist Hangzhi, I knew he was no ordinary talent!” Buming Monk chimed in, “Seeing him today makes me feel even more that my initial impression was correct. No wonder, even with just Epiphany Stage cultivation, he gained the favor of the Inspector Envoy and was even sent to guard the Core Battle Zone alone…”
Chen Xiangxiang also joined the conversation, “If Two Realms Mountain had a few more prodigies like Lu Hangzhi, the Human Race might still have hope.”
“…Hmm.”
Right at that moment.
Elder Lu suddenly looked up, his expression changing drastically as he stared intently at the Sky Passage.
“They’re here.”
In the Sky Passage, large numbers of fireballs avoiding the Spatial Rifts rapidly appeared. Their numbers increased sharply.
Two Realms Mountain, all war zones, faced a formidable enemy!
Lu Hangzhi, personally guarding Combat Zone 618, issued the pre-battle mobilization:
“Although you have advanced to Spirit Concentration, the Vital Qi Power of the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts is still something you cannot withstand. Everyone, take cover behind the Matrix Tower. Prepare to fight with all your strength against the Monster Beasts coming from the Sky Passage!”
“Yes!”
“Luo Sen, prepare the blood sacrifice!”
“Received!”
Luo Sen’s expression was solemn. Five Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage demon beast skeletons and seven Late Concentration Stage demon beast skeletons had already been placed around him. Hearing the command, he immediately formed hand seals without hesitation, activating his Art Techniques.
Wang Lu Qiong played her Fuqin, joining another Spirit Coalescence Elder to deploy a large Illusion Arts formation.
Just as everyone stood ready for battle, they quickly discovered that although the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast horde from Two Realms Mountain had suddenly launched attacks on the other two war zones and other core battle zones next to them, they did not immediately assault the war zone where they were located. Only a few Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts abruptly broke in, but were soon confused by the Illusion Formation, fighting each other until they were bloody.
“…What’s going on?”
Lu Hangzhi extended his Spiritual Sense over the war zone, leaning on the railing and gazing into the distance.
Combat Zone 617…
Self-destructed!
Less than half a minute into the battle, Zhao Qian’s clone directly activated the Reverse Two Forms Annihilation Array, destroying only dozens of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts.
The situation in other war zones was even worse!
The Matrix Towers, sturdy as Magical Artifacts, were being brutally destroyed one after another by Vital Qi Power.
“…Not good!”
Lu Hangzhi’s face turned grim.
Except for the war zone controlled by Elder Lu next door that still stood, all twenty-plus Core Battle Zones had been destroyed.
“Hangzhi!”
“We can’t hold on anymore!” Half a minute passed, and the Matrix Tower defended by Elder Lu also began to come under attack…
If the Beast Arena hadn’t restrained and affected most of the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts, the Matrix Tower would have been destroyed instantly.
Even so, Elder Lu, while notifying them, quickly retreated towards their position along with Buming, Xiangxiang, and others, reluctantly leaving behind a Spirit Beast to control the Matrix Tower and activate the Reverse Two Forms Annihilation Array.
“…”
In just one encounter, the entire Core Battle Zone was lost.
The monster beasts paid only a very small price.
Although they knew this battle would be extremely difficult, losing the entire Core Battle Zone so easily was something Lu Hangzhi found hard to accept and unbelievable.
“Hangzhi, be careful!”
“These Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts have merged their Vital Qi Power together, doubling their defense. Even ordinary Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Art Techniques can only cause minor damage to them.”
“Why is this happening?”
“Not sure, just be as careful as you can.”
As they spoke, many Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts broke through from the fallen neighboring war zone into Combat Zone 618…
The monster beasts launched from the Sky Passage also arrived overhead.
Engagement!
Boom, boom, boom!
The firepower from over forty Spirit Coalescence Elders was no joke.
Not a single monster beast landed alive.
The beasts breaking in from the neighboring war zone were immediately affected by the Illusion Formation and targeted by the Matrix Tower’s attack formations.
“Something’s wrong!”
“An attack formation at the Late Concentration Stage level can’t even break through the Qi-Blood Barrier around these Mid and Early Soul-Concentrating Stage demon beasts?”
Lu Hangzhi was shocked and quickly changed tactics, switching the attack formation to Frigid Ice Energy to slow the demon beasts and prevent them from quickly approaching the Matrix Tower.
The demon beasts breaking into Combat Zone 618 from the neighboring war zone didn’t face intense concentrated fire or counterattacks, which boosted the morale of the frontal Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast horde. They roared and charged recklessly, flooding into the war zone like an avalanche or bursting dam.
The war zone was in grave danger.
Lu Hangzhi dared not delay. Forty-nine strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi shot through the air, slamming into the Qi-Blood Barrier around the front group of demon beasts…
One after another, the Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi shattered.
The Qi-Blood Barrier remained completely unscathed.
Lu Hangzhi’s heart sank. Without a second thought, while regenerating the Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi for the first Sword Formation, he decisively intensified the assault. Forty-nine Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage Sword Qi strands from the second Sword Formation shot out…
This time, the Qi-Blood Barrier rippled densely, but still showed no signs of breaking.
Seeing this!
Lu Hangzhi’s heart turned cold. Gritting his teeth, he prepared to deploy the final forty-nine Late Concentration Stage Sword Qi strands, going all in…
Just then, an unfamiliar voice transmission reached his ears!
“Silly, the Seven-Seven Sword Formation isn’t used like this…”
The river of Sword Qi abruptly halted.