CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 324 DEFEAT

Li Fan’s gaze swept towards the various battlefields in the distance, and he realized that the situation was extremely dire.

This time, the forces that came to exterminate demons in the Nine Infant Island domain included cultivators from the Sun Palace, Moon Palace, West Emperor Island, and a few sword cultivators from West Flame Island, forming the main combat strength of the human camp.

The Moon Palace represents a crucial force, but when the Moon Palace betrayed and defected, the balance of power between the two sides was instantly disrupted, leading to a rapid collapse of the human army across various battlefields.

Of course, the most dangerous situation is that the critical battlefield might also be overturned. If the Nine Infant Great Demon defeats the Island Master of West Flame Island, it will be an absolute disaster.

What should have been a three-against-one situation has turned into a two-on-two, with Moon Palace Master Lu Xiao having launched a surprise attack, injuring the Sun Palace Master.

"Are you okay?" Lu Yuan came to Li Fan’s side and asked softly.

Li Fan shook his head, and with a thought, the broken sword floated before him, its dazzling sword light emanating from the blade in a radiant display.

Li Fan looked at the broken sword in front of him, feeling as if it had a life of its own. This sword was acquired from the Secret Realm, obtained after passing its trials, and likely left behind by the Secret Realm’s master. Yet, he had not fully unraveled the secrets of the broken sword.

Nonetheless, its sharpness could not be fully concealed.

"Go."

Li Fan sent out a thought, and with a bang... the broken sword flew through the air. A demon reached out with sharp claws to seize the sword, but with a pfft sound, blood splattered. The fingers of the sharp claws were severed, and the broken sword pressed forward, piercing through the demon’s tough skull, causing it to tremble before plummeting downwards.

Plop plop plop...

The broken sword rampaged through the air, instantly killing demons wherever it went. In the blink of an eye, a large number of demons became corpses, falling downwards.

Li Fan moved swiftly, following the broken sword like a whirlwind, engaged in furious slaughter.

A cultivator in the Ning Dan Realm was battling demons; suddenly, the demon’s head exploded before he could react. He saw the sword disappearing from in front of him, and Li Fan’s figure flashed past him, swift as lightning.

As he realized what happened and looked over, Li Fan had already slain several demons.

"So fast, this slaughter speed..."

The human’s heart raced continuously. Many cultivators fighting in mid-air stopped, realizing the demons in front of them had been slain, watching Li Fan continue his massacre with the broken sword.

"Such a sharp sword."

"Is that a sixth-grade magical treasure flying sword?"

"You guys go support other battlefields." Li Fan addressed the cultivators, and suddenly the crowd responded, flying through the air towards other battlefields.

Li Fan continued his slaughter, as Lu Zhanchen looked down at Li Fan with a somber expression.

He had single-handedly changed the dynamics of this battlefield, slaughtering demons.

One man, slaughtering the demon army?

The broken sword was no ordinary object, but even a sixth-grade magical treasure flying sword requires the sword controller to be strong enough; otherwise, its power cannot be fully unleashed.

Li Fan’s sword control ability was extremely outstanding, sometimes like roaring thunder, sometimes like lightning, not only terrifying in explosive power but seemingly capable of ignoring spatial distances to traverse instantly, catching opponents off guard. That is why he was unbeatable with the broken sword in slaughtering demons.

Luo Qingyan and others followed behind Li Fan. They did not have his abilities, so they collected demon cores as they followed him. These were Fifth Realm demons, and demon cores were precious; they could assist Li Fan in his cultivation, gathering them for him to help his cultivation progress.

With his combat power, if he reached the peak of the Ning Dan Realm, even Sixth Realm Dao Body cultivators would not necessarily be unbeatable.

Under Li Fan’s relentless slaughter, the battlefield was cleared, with demons killed and many fleeing, unwilling to face Li Fan’s sword directly.

A large number of demon corpses fell into the sea, overwhelming Luo Qingyan and others with collecting demon cores.

"Buzz..."

A beam of chilling light slashed towards Li Fan like a cold moon.

"Bang."

Li Fan vanished from his original position like lightning, but the cold moon light followed, a curved blade spinning with icy murderous intent, slashing towards him like a relentless pursuer.

Li Fan’s afterimage was pulled through the air, and the curved blade continued its pursuit.

Li Fan pushed his speed to the limit, glancing at the battlefield above where Lu Zhanchen and Sikong were fighting. The curved blade came from Lu Zhanchen’s side.

The Moon Palace colluded with demons, but why did Lu Zhanchen not attack with his blade when he was slaughtering demons, only to send his curved blade after the slaughter?

So, despite the Moon Palace’s betrayal, was there still internal conflict among them, mutually calculating? Trying to use this battle to cause chaos in the West Sea’s forces, but also significantly damage the demon army?

In this way, would the Moon Palace emerge as the ultimate victor?

"Bang..." Li Fan controlled the broken sword to clash against the curved blade, urging the broken sword to its limit, producing a sharp sound. The cold moon curved blade scraped against the broken sword, sending a beam of blade light through it, towards Li Fan’s body.

"Sword Intent!"

Li Fan felt a ripple in his heart, a dragon roar rumbled, and his qi and blood surged. Sword Intent protected his body.

The blade light cut down, severing layers of defense with a sharp sound, seemingly slicing through something. Li Fan retreated and looked down, seeing a slash on his clothes where the sword veil had been cleaved, feeling the blade’s intent.

Lu Zhanchen’s realm far exceeded his, and they were not on the same level.

"Lu Zhanchen, you’re courting death." An angry roar came from above, as Sikong’s body transformed into a blazing furnace, bathed in flames, with a towering figure behind him like a god of flames.

"Warrior."

Li Fan glanced over, realizing Sikong was a Sixth Realm Warrior?

Seeing Lu Zhanchen attack Li Fan made him completely furious, and when he punched even the sky seemed to burn. Li Fan watched as Lu Zhanchen was shaken away, avoiding the blow.

"Go."

Sikong shouted, pursuing Lu Zhanchen. The word ’go’ was naturally directed at Li Fan.

Although Li Fan was invincible in the Fifth Realm battlefield, determining the outcome of a battlefield and causing demons to flee in disarray.

But in the battles above the sea, aside from the Fifth Realm, there were quite a few Sixth Realm great cultivators and demons.

There were even top cultivators from the Seven Realms present.

Li Fan, newly entering the Ning Dan Realm, was powerless to turn the tide. Relying solely on him was hopeless; he had to leave the battlefield.

"You’ve already done your best." Luo Qingyan whispered beside Li Fan, having killed countless demons and influenced the battlefield situation. Li Fan, at his current realm, had reached his limit.

The overall battle couldn’t be reversed; she, like Sikong, thought Li Fan should not stay to fight to the death. A genius like him needed to survive.

Li Fan’s gaze scanned various battlefields. Once a collapse began, it intensified, with human cultivators not only suppressed in combat but also losing morale, leading to an overwhelming breakdown, with some cultivators starting to flee the battlefield.

But it was understandable; this was a life-and-death battlefield, and faced with such a situation, how many would choose to die fighting?

"Everyone, retreat from the battlefield, preserve yourselves."

At this moment, a commanding voice echoed, coming from Sun Palace Master Mo Zhantian. Given the situation, the West Sea cultivators should not all perish here.

Li Fan heard the voice tinged with sorrow; Sun Palace Master must have been unwilling to give such an order.

He also felt sorrow. Li Mountain Sword Cultivators slay demons and contrary forces, and now the Moon Palace was the contrary force.

If he were a Li Mountain Great Sword Cultivator, perhaps it wouldn’t be this way.

In the past, Li Mountain Great Sword Cultivators must have faced similar situations, but they would surely use their swords to turn the tide.