Chapter 1193: Chapter 1193: The Evil Cultivator Reveals Himself
"Demon beasts?"
A group of martial artists was initially startled, then displayed disdain on their faces.
The martial artists who came this time numbered in the thousands from just the Asura Hall and Wind Shattering Hall.
Combined, the martial artists from the Eight Palaces surpassed ten thousand strong.
All held titles of Chief Steward or above, with a uniform cultivation level of the Saint King Realm.
With such terrifying martial strength, there was no need to fear the demon beasts of this minor Demon Beast Forest.
"Well then." The eight Vice Hall Masters leading them smiled, "It’s a rare occasion for our Eight Palaces to join forces; let’s clear out this Demon Beast Forest."
The battle erupted instantly, yet it ended within just a few minutes.
The number of demon beasts, comparable to a beast tide, turned into a field of demon beast corpses in a short time.
Just then, a sinister aura swept through.
Wherever the aura passed, the trees withered, the ground turned black, gradually turning to dust.
Hiss...
Dozens of martial artists on the edges hadn’t reacted in time and were swept by this aura, perishing in an instant.
Not a drop of blood or a fragment of bone was left there.
"What a strange aura." The eight Vice Hall Masters’ expressions slightly changed.
"It’s that aura again." Qing Lin exclaimed, instantly recognizing it as the aura he and Xiao Yi had resisted outside Tianling City earlier.
"Be careful, this thing can absorb everything, it’s terrifying." Qing Lin shouted loudly.
Just then, the surrounding martial artists used their Primordial Power to resist.
Be it Sword Qi, Sword Energy, Palm Wind, or flame-filled sky.
But these defenses were utterly ineffective.
As the sinister aura was about to sweep over, the faces of the surrounding martial artists drastically changed.
"Hmph." An aged, cold snort resounded.
A figure, crashing like a meteor, stood in the way outside.
Boom... an aged fist that seemed to contain immense power punched heavily.
The sky changed, and the space shattered in an instant.
The approaching sinister aura was immediately blocked.
"Impressive, as expected of the Vice Hall Master of Asura Hall." The martial artists on the outskirts showed joy.
Yes, it was indeed the Vice Hall Master of Asura Hall who had acted.
Under the terrifying physical strength, even with the sinister aura swirling in his hands, it could not harm him one bit.
In the distance, Xiao Yi took a glance and nodded.
"Though this aura is strange, it cannot withstand sufficiently powerful physical strength."
Body Cultivation martial artists overpower various professions, how could they be taken lightly?
No matter how strange your methods are, they are futile in the face of absolute strength.
"Break it for me." The Vice Hall Master of Asura Hall shouted loudly.
Even as an old person, he still had a strong build, his muscles seemingly containing explosive power.
As the fist passed, the sinister aura was crushed and scattered completely.
Swish... just then, another figure flashed by.
It was the Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall.
The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall glanced at the dispersed sinister aura in front and smiled.
"This Evil Cultivator thinks he can stop us by secretly manipulating demon beasts and using some bizarre means."
"But he doesn’t realize that by doing so, he’s just exposed his own position."
"This way."
The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall said as he led the way forward.
"Impressive." Xiao Yi glanced over, his face showing surprise.
As expected of the Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall, this kind of tracking skill is indeed formidable.
The entire Demon Beast Forest was vast and boundless.
And the whole forest was shrouded in a thick sinister aura.
If one wanted to find that Evil Cultivator, solely relying on perception was impossible; it would require a big search.
But the Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall found the position with ease.
"What a cunning Evil Cultivator." At the front, the eight Vice Hall Masters led on once more.
"Originally, we thought he would be in the center of the forest, but unexpectedly he’s elsewhere."
The group moved forward again.
After an hour, they stopped.
The location here was roughly in the center of the forest, but deviated by tens of miles.
The reason they stopped was because they had arrived at their destination.
In front, an old man sat cross-legged on the ground.
The old man, thin and weak, looked very much like a remnant body on the verge of collapse.
His silver hair was dry and disheveled.
Yet... those sharp eyes were too intimidating to look directly at.
"It seems that it’s you who has been massacring the big cities for days." The eight Vice Hall Masters spoke coldly.
The eight of them faintly formed a surrounding formation, closing off all the old man’s escape routes.
"Heh heh." The old man lifted his skull-like head and let out a sinister laugh.
"Still dare to laugh?" The eight Vice Hall Masters squinted their eyes.
"No matter how cunning you are, you can’t escape the joint pursuit of our Eight Palaces."
"Heh heh." The old man laughed darkly again.
"The Ancient Eight Halls, what a prestige."
"But do you really think it’s you who found this old man?"
"Hmm?" The Vice Hall Master of Wind Shattering Hall was the first to react.
"You led us here?"
"Heh heh." The old man swept his sharp gaze over the eight Vice Hall Masters.
"Still, you’re not too dumb."
"Just the Vice Hall Masters of eight Main Halls and a bunch of small losers want to capture this old man?"
"This time, the Vice Hall Masters of the Main Hall are here; next time, it should alarm the Main Hall, right?"
"The Main Hall?" The eight Vice Hall Masters sneered, "A mere Evil Cultivator, yet still dares to mention the Main Hall?"
"Let’s see if you can leave alive today."
"This sentence, I’ll return to you." The old man smiled darkly, waving his dry hand slightly.
Boom... boom... boom...
The entire Demon Beast Forest erupted with continuous booming sounds.
With the booming sounds falling, demon beasts appeared out of thin air one after another.
"Formation?" When the group saw the scene, their faces changed with surprise.
Indeed, the surrounding demon beasts appeared as if from thin air.
Initially, the entire forest was extremely quiet.
That’s because all the demon beasts were confined within the formation.
Now that the formation was broken, the original demon beasts were revealed.
"Something’s wrong." The Vice Hall Master of the Demon Hunting Hall suddenly exclaimed, "I remember there aren’t this many demon beasts in the Tianling Forest."
Over at the Demon Hunting Hall Main Hall, there are investigations and records of the various Demon Beast Forests.
And looking at the demon beasts constantly appearing out of thin air now, densely packed, as if filling the entire Demon Beast Forest.
"Heh heh." The old man laughed sinisterly.
"This old man specially enslaved these demon beasts from other Demon Beast Forests."
"Now, the number of demon beasts is more than ten times the original Tianling Forest."
"Today, none of you will escape, obediently become the nourishment for this old man."
"Nourishment?" The group’s expressions changed upon hearing this.
"Xiao Yi, this is bad." Within the crowd, Qing Lin’s face changed, but beneath his facade, a palpable agitation and unrest were evident.
"Not bad at all." Xiao Yi shook his head, smiling lightly.
"The Eight Main Halls of the Four-direction Domain working together is not so simple."
Sure enough, as Xiao Yi’s words fell.
The eight Vice Hall Masters at the front sneered, "We’ve long known how cunning you Evil Cultivators are."
"Fortunately, we were prepared for this."
"Great formation, rise." The Vice Hall Master of Heavenly Mechanism Hall shouted fiercely.
"Yes." The surrounding martial artists of Heavenly Mechanism Hall responded in unison.
Boom...
A massive formation barrier instantly shot skyward, then enveloped the entire Demon Beast Forest.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi, looking at the suddenly formed Great Formation, showed a face of surprise.
In truth, he already knew that the Array Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Hall had left formations and contingencies outside the Demon Beast Forest.
But the appearance of this Great Formation still took him by surprise.
"The Thirty-Six Locking Heaven Formation of the Heavenly Hidden Academy." Xiao Yi glanced at the formation barrier in the sky, softly murmuring.
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Fourth update. (Supplementary)
