Chapter 139: Striking at the Heart
Chapter 139: Striking at the Heart
At Two Realms Mountain, the Monster Beasts completely boiled over.
Lu Hangzhi had just summoned his second Sword Formation when it broke the standoff between humans and monsters. The Monster Beasts suddenly abandoned their defensive strategy. Under the constant roars and commands from the Intelligent Demon Beasts behind the horde, dozens of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage suddenly charged out.
“Hmph!”
“Do they think we don’t exist?”
The four Inspector Envoys had already noticed the extraordinary power of Lu Hangzhi’s Sword Formation and the unrest it caused among the beasts. They immediately took action. Layers of Defensive Barriers quickly interwove and overlapped, shielding the area in front of Lu Hangzhi. At the same time, light flashed from the Matrix Towers at the front of the human group. A wave of chilling cold swept out, freezing the attack of a Hedgehog Spirit that rolled out right after.
Dozens of Monster Beasts were heavily wounded. Their Qi and Blood techniques were also blocked by the layered Defensive Barriers, failing to harm Lu Hangzhi at all.
Right then…
Not far in front of Lu Hangzhi, the ground suddenly burst open.
A whip-like black shadow shot out like lightning. It cracked through the air with a violent sound, shattering two Defensive Barriers in front of Lu Hangzhi. It was so fast that no one could react in time before it retracted back into its hole.
“It’s that Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast with the Mutated Bloodline.”
“But… why didn’t Immortal Lord Long act just now?”
Many people were very confused.
The attack from a Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast shouldn’t have escaped Immortal Lord Long’s senses and Spiritual Sense.
Lu Hangzhi also couldn’t help but sweep the area with his Spiritual Sense.
He saw Immortal Lord Long frowning deeply, his gaze fixed on the peak of Two Realms Mountain. A trace of extreme gravity and unease hung between his brows. Then he suddenly shouted loudly:
“Barriers up! Now!!”
Boom!
As he spoke, Immortal Lord Long roared. An invisible Barrier quickly enveloped a group of Cultivators nearby, including Lu Hangzhi.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the air at the peak of Two Realms Mountain strangely and violently trembled once.
The ground collapsed!
The sky and earth changed color!
It was like the breath of a demonic giant beast from another world. A visible wave of black air swept outwards from the mountain peak, spreading rapidly. Everyone felt as if doomsday had arrived. Then, their Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts automatically erupted with startling protective light. As the black wave swept past, the lights dimmed rapidly.
In contrast, the Monster Beasts protected by Qi-Blood Barriers showed no ill effects. Instead, following a command from an Intelligent Demon Beast, they launched the fiercest charge towards the group of over two hundred people like an avalanche.
Everyone’s faces changed drastically.
The rhythm of the Mystic Light Demon Beast!
Who would have thought that just a single, common rhythmic pulse could hold such terrifying power…
This was no initial Mystic Light stage?
It was clearly the peak of Mystic Light!
Immortal Lord Long’s expression was grim.
Seeing the over two hundred members of the Elite Vanguard Team scattered and their formation broken, a determined look flashed in his eyes. He took over command and roared:
“Wounded, get into the Matrix Towers!”
“Those who can fight, engage the enemy with all your strength!”
Roar!
Roar roar!!
The Monster Beasts roared and charged. Amid the deafening clamor of furious roars, Two Realms Mountain trembled, the earth shook, and their momentum seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Facing the sudden attack from the horde of Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts, Immortal Lord Long and the others quickly formed battle arrays. They wildly unleashed various Art Techniques and Talismans. There was no real tactic, only the goal to delay the Beast Tide’s advance as much as possible.
Right then…
Lu Hangzhi resolutely summoned his third Sword Formation.
Forty-nine strands of Sword Qi at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage shot into the sky. At the same time, he turned his head and shouted at Luo Sen, Zhao Qian, and the others:
“Go!!!”
“…”
Luo Sen, Zhao Qian, and the others, being inside Immortal Lord Long’s protective Barrier, were not affected by the Mystic Light Demon Beast’s rhythm. They retained their full strength and focus.
Upon receiving the order.
Luo Sen gritted his teeth. The Blood Slaves beside him spread their arms and growled low. Like tank machines, they suddenly unleashed their maximum power, launching a suicidal counter-charge against the onrushing Beast Tide like a tidal wave.
Elder Lu’s two Spirit Beasts followed closely behind…
Zhao Qian also joined the fray. He tore a Talisman with a swift motion, and a blinding light exploded directly ahead.
However, the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts were also stimulated by the Mystic Light Demon Beast’s rhythm and felt no fear. Even though their eyes were temporarily blinded, they instinctively moved away from the peak of Two Realms Mountain, continuously advancing forward, charging ahead without slowing their speed at all.
Immortal Lord Long still did not act.
Instead, the four Inspector Envoys shouted in unison:
“Execute Plan Three!”
“Matrix Towers! Form the array!”
Before their words faded, with a series of “Boom boom boom boom” sounds, four Matrix Towers landed one after another, lining up neatly in a row. The four Inspector Envoys entered the Matrix Towers and activated the Defensive Barriers simultaneously.
Facing the overwhelming numerical advantage of the Monster Beasts, the Human Race simply couldn’t resist head-on and could only rely on the Matrix Towers!
The next moment, the other Spirit Coalescence Elders reacted quickly. Seizing the moment the beasts were blinded, more Matrix Towers landed neatly!
One Matrix Tower after another quickly moved together and landed, forming a spectacular Matrix queue.
Defensive Barriers activated at full power, layer upon layer, incorporating nearby Matrix Towers into their protective range.
By the time countless Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts charged over, the tower array formed by dozens of Matrix Towers had already been established. Powerful Defensive Barriers overlapped in layers.
Roar!!
Behind the beast horde, the Intelligent Demon Beasts urged them on even more fiercely and urgently.
However, what no one expected was that the first to launch an attack wasn’t the twelve Blood Slaves, nor the Soul-Concentrating Demon Beasts, but the mysterious Mutated Bloodline monster that had ambushed from underground and retracted…
After its first strike, it chose to strike again. Its target was surprisingly the one posing the greatest threat – Zhao Qian’s Clone.
It all happened in a flash.
Just as Zhao Qian tore the Talisman, the mysterious black whip-shadow made its violent sound again. It lashed out fiercely at his Clone, directly smashing the Clone puppet that was about to tear a second Talisman into pieces.
A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of Zhao Qian’s mouth. His puppet was destroyed, and a part of his mind was injured, quite severely.
However…
Zhao Qian did not focus on his destroyed Clone puppet. Instead, his eyes were fixed on a small black figure that darted out from the Clone puppet’s shoulder. He quickly recognized the identity of that little thing and looked in horror towards Lu Hangzhi’s direction.
Mirror Spirit Cat!
That little creature had, at some point, perched on the Clone puppet’s shoulder like a scarf, silently entering the battle zone, and it perfectly avoided the fatal strike from the mysterious Mutated Bloodline Monster Beast…
“Hangzhi?”
The moment Zhao Qian spotted the Mirror Spirit Cat, he also realized that Lu Hangzhi’s third Sword Formation was already complete.
Forty-nine fearsome strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage soared into the air. Together with the other ninety-eight strands of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi, they filled the sky above the entire battlefield with a chilling aura.
The Spatial Fissure Sword Qi had not yet appeared…
What did the Mirror Spirit Cat entering the battlefield mean?
Zhao Qian immediately grew tense.
However, he soon discovered that after the Mirror Spirit Cat’s small figure darted into the battlefield, its presence was so faint that it didn’t attract the attention of the other Monster Beasts.
With twelve Blood Slaves and dozens of imposing Matrix Towers drawing attention, and over a hundred intimidating Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi slashing and swirling above, no one paid any mind to that tiny creature.
But just then…
Following a soul-piercing meow.
Meow!!!
The void suddenly dimmed.
The Monster Beasts’ attack stalled as they collectively noticed a pair of eerie vertical pupils appearing before them, emitting a bewitching and chaotic Soul Capture power.
A group of Mind Focusing Cultivators saw the small creature crouched on the battlefield, facing the Monster Beast horde, causing the Vital Qi Power around countless Monster Beasts to weaken significantly and plunge them into a brief state of confusion. They were overjoyed!
“Great opportunity!”
“Attack now!”
Dozens of Matrix Towers glowed brightly as surges of Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage formation power rapidly descended upon the Monster Beasts!
“Kill!”
Taking advantage of the moment when countless Monster Beasts were briefly soul-captured by the Mirror Spirit Cat, the twelve Blood Slaves ferociously charged into the horde.
Right after, Elder Lu’s “Myriad Beasts Platform” descended from the sky with overwhelming force!
Following that were dozens of Magic Formation Art Techniques!
The Qi-Blood Barrier above the Monster Beast horde was directly shattered…
Inside, regardless of strength, all Monster Beasts were crushed into pulp by the layered, interwoven Art Techniques falling upon them.
Nourished by the Qi and Blood of the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Monster Beasts, the twelve Blood Slaves quickly reformed their bodies, roaring as they climbed out of the pile of dead beasts and charged toward the distant Monster Beasts once more.
“Brilliant!”
“Haha! We’ve torn a gap!”
“Strike while they’re weak! Everyone else, advance quickly!”
Honglian was ecstatic.
She never expected that the rhythm of the Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast, which had nearly dealt them a devastating blow, would be disrupted by Lu Hangzhi’s little Spirit Beast, creating the perfect window for them to regroup and counterattack.
Over two hundred Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Cultivators surged out from behind the Matrix Towers. Seizing the moment when the blood-colored barrier was broken and the Monster Beast horde was in disarray, they unleashed a full-speed barrage of Art Techniques. Talismans were flung forward relentlessly, ensuring the area ahead remained saturated with attacks, leaving no room for the Monster Beasts to retaliate or recover.
Just then!
The ground suddenly split open.
Several dark shadows burst from the earth, ghost-like, and shattered the Defensive Barriers around the three leading Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Cultivators.
Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts flashed brightly before being destroyed.
The remaining force effortlessly caught the three Cultivators and dragged them toward the hole.
At the critical moment…
“Strike!”
Immortal Lord Long finally made his move.
Amid the flurry of Art Techniques, three dazzlingly bright Sword Qi materialized out of thin air.
Lu Hangzhi watched closely.
Screams rang out.
Three tentacle-like fleshy parts sprayed blood as they were severed by the void Sword Qi. Both the Cultivators and the severed tentacles fell to the ground, twitching weakly.
However…
The three Cultivators could not be saved; they had all stopped breathing.
“Act quickly, charge into the Monster Lair!”
Long Jiao’s expression was grave as he urgently urged:
“Everyone! If I don’t intervene, the Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast won’t wake too quickly. But once I unleash my power, it will trigger the beast’s sixth sense for danger, speeding up its awakening. We must rush into the lair in the shortest time possible and find this slumbering Monster Beast.”
“This Mystic Light Stage Monster Beast is likely at the Great Completion realm, far surpassing my strength. We must locate it before it fully awakens, or else… Two Realms Mountain will fall, and the Human Race will be doomed!”
As soon as he finished speaking, an overwhelming Sword Intent descended upon Two Realms Mountain, causing all humans and Monster Beasts alike to tremble.
Then.
Lu Hangzhi’s voice echoed across the battlefield:
“I’ll lead the way!”
A massive silver Sword Qi, trailing countless constantly splitting and healing Spatial Fissures, appeared above everyone.