CHAPTER 1178: CHAPTER 1177: PUSHING FORWARD WITH A SINGLE BURST

The bear demon tried to dodge again, but it was already a bit too late.

With a roar like a mountain, it exhaled and its entire body sank into a barrier formed by the activation of its demonic power, simultaneously retreating backwards; as for the Phosphorus Fire, there was no creature that didn’t fear it.

A thousand feather arrows rained down on the barrier, which shattered in less than an instant under the powerful impact. But just by relying on that moment, the bear demon managed to create space to escape.

However, this was not the end.

The Hai Dongqing’s feather arrows seemed endless, shooting one wave after another. In theory, such feather arrows consume the feathers of the Winged Demon, and no matter how densely they grow, they can’t endure such plucking. Therefore, attacks like this are usually difficult to sustain, as doing so without restraint would leave the attacker vulnerable.

The bear demon’s defense strategy relied on staying still against movement. If it couldn’t remain still and also had to worry about its opponent’s fire attack, such defense would be a failure, forcing it to find an opportunity to counterattack.

Almost all of its attack methods were related to close combat, and several consecutive instantaneous movement attacks were effortlessly dodged by the agile Hai Dongqing. When its traits were specifically countered by its opponent, those traits turned into weaknesses.

The bear demon gradually lost control of its emotions, becoming furious, and began to recklessly pursue Hai Dongqing. This, in fact, was also a strategy, attempting to use its own loss of composure to lull the opponent into carelessness.

This was a gamble, unfortunately, the Yin Phosphorus Fire found it first, while the dual carriage remained steadily in flight.

In the bear demon’s impression, a few strands of Yin Phosphorus Fire shouldn’t have been able to harm it, but the reality was that even if it only touched one, it couldn’t extinguish it immediately.

The fire contained some incomprehensible essence, what humans call the Dao Realm.

With the first fire, there came a second. The flame clung to its flesh and burned deep into its marrow. Soon, the bear demon turned into a flying fire bear, its heartrending wails resounding throughout, evoking involuntary sympathy, even in the heart of a demon.

But battle is battle; no one will come to save it unless it retreats on its own.

The bear demon did not retreat, highlighting the ferocity of the Mountain Demon to the utmost, refusing to beg for mercy even in death.

To death, it never came close to touching the Hai Dongqing.

... Luo Yewang took a sharp breath, "Is this the level of the West Sea Winged Demons now? Say no more, just this fire control technique alone, out of the tens of thousands of demons present, fewer than a handful can exceed it, and that includes us."

Mao Rixing shook his head, "Luo Yewang, you’re mistaken. It’s not the Hai Dongqing’s fire control skill, but rather that she borrowed the abilities of her two human servants; otherwise, how could she maintain such airs during battle, driving a carriage? The true ability of the Hai Dongqing lies in mind control, and her own strength may not be that great."

It was truly seasoned and saw the subtle connection between the Hai Dongqing and one of her human slaves.

Just as humans use demon beasts for battle, so too can the Demon Clan utilize human cultivators for combat. Lower-level usage is directing slaves to charge, but using human slave-cultivators’ Dao Realm abilities as their own, like the Hai Dongqing does, is more advanced.

This was troublesome. They hadn’t expected so many mysterious masters to be hidden among the Sea and Winged Clans?

But such matters are not easily contested, just as no sea clan cried foul during the ghostly goat’s rampage. Similarly, it’s unreasonable to call foul on the alliance’s exceptional skills, just because the Sea and Winged Clans have talented members.

The Cultivation World is indeed a magical realm, full of possibilities; as long as they can achieve something, you shouldn’t randomly doubt them. Proving one’s worth should happen in the Battle Arena, exposing the opponent for what they are.

Under such pretense, the alliance’s demon cultivators each took to the Battle Arena, even including two Winged Demons from the Ten Thousand Grand Mountain. But under the nearly unsolvable flight and Yin Phosphorus Fire of the Hai Dongqing, all inevitably met defeat; those with quick wits could still snatch a lifeline, while the strong-headed could only offer up their lives.

Similarly observing the entire battle were five individuals hidden inside some jellyfish-like substance. Their perspective on the fight surpassed even the Outer Space Demon Lord’s.

"Basically confirmed, those two are disguised as human cultivators, pretending to be deranged or playing zombies. How could a single Winged Demon possess such skilled Dao Realm abilities? All they can do is employ divine skills. So, who do you think it is?"

"Impossible to judge, but from the Daoist method traces, it resembles the profundity of Shangqing, probably cultivators from Chu Sect and Anhe Daoist?"

"It’s not Ye Bai, nor is it Tianfeng. The person with the fire ability’s skills are not yet refined, somewhat unpolished."

"It’s easy to guess, since they’re from a Shangqing root, it’s understandable why the other slave cultivator has stayed passive; it’s not that his strength is lacking, but he’s afraid exposure will ruin them!"

The Daoists smirked maliciously. They were too clear about it, "Ah, only the sword sect’s Hou Dog has such gall and would sink so low to become a slave. Senior Brother, should we expose them?"

"No, we shouldn’t, at least not before we’ve achieved our goal! Breaking the Demon Clan’s alliance is our primary task for this trip, keeping the Oceans and Sea Clan in check will keep the Southeast situation stabile. After they win, we’ll reveal it, then we’ll see how they handle the chase of tens of thousands of demons."

... The combo of Aunty Nineteen and the other two won battle after battle smoothly, first thanks to the Peacock Primordial Holy Beast’s foundation, and second through Tan Xiao’s support in Dao Realm compensation. Through several battles, Aunty Nineteen and Tan Xiao’s coordination grew more seamless, leaving the Mountain Demons unable to cope.

The speed advantage meant having the initiative in battle.

Hou Niao remained in a spectator role throughout, enjoying himself without feeling ashamed; the traits of a Sword Cultivator were indeed too distinctive, using any technique immediately compromised them.

As of now, they had no clue about their purpose for coming here, but unexpectedly they had disrupted the Demon Clan’s alliance. However, he wasn’t too concerned about this; having already understood the essence of alliances through the Dushan Alliance.

Is there such a thing as a true alliance? It’s just a temporary community of interest that can break at any time, unstable and vulnerable to temptation; nothing but a fleeting framework, offering little more than psychological comfort to its members.

The alliance wouldn’t give the Demon Clan the power to counterattack the Continent, he didn’t believe it for one second.

The Sea Clan didn’t want to step on land, the Undead wouldn’t go underwater, the Winged Demons loved freedom, and the Mountain Demons were eager to show off. How could such a grouping of demons truly unite?

His goal was to capture an Outer Space fierce demon, but he hadn’t encountered any yet; who was the last monster to step into the arena?

Was it qualified enough to exchange for Luo Yewang?