CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 80 ANNIHILATION

"It’s like this..."

As Karen explained the situation, Luo Te was incredulous. "Are you saying the prey hidden here has poisoned all living beings? And they’ll secretly drug us too?"

"Correct. It should be the kind of elixir that arouses desire. Since it’s not a poison, it should still affect us," Karen speculated.

"Heh, that just proves all the prey here are weaklings."

"Against the weak, we’ll just steamroll them!" Luo Te declared with a sweeping gesture. His army of 5,000 began to move in unison.

Pillars of black light bombarded the mountains and forests—he actually planned to literally steamroll over them!

This commotion naturally startled the cultivators in the valley. Chen Jiuge, looking at the information relayed by Little Black, exclaimed in surprise, "Such audacity! Aren’t they afraid of overexertion and us ambushing them midway?"

Soon after, Jing Gao and Yue Jun arrived at the great hall, one after the other.

Chen Jiuge wasted no words and directly showed them the images Little Black had brought back. "The True Demon Clan plans to steamroll the forest to find us," he said. "So, I intend to launch a surprise attack when their stamina wanes."

"What do you think?"

"Feasible."

"Feasible."

Seeing them nod, Chen Jiuge stated firmly, "Then go and prepare. This will be a tough battle, and it’s a good chance to gauge the True Demon Clan’s true strength. If we’re lucky, we’ll obtain a good number of Law Crystals."

"Alright."

「...」

The forest wasn’t vast, but steamrolling it would take more than a day or two, especially since the True Demon Clan wasn’t proficient in those Magic Techniques.

What was most troublesome was the large number of poison-blooded Spiritual Beasts Chen Jiuge had enhanced within the forest. These beasts generally possessed True Immortal Cultivation. However, the True Demon Clan’s 5,000-strong army wasn’t composed entirely of Heavenly Immortals; the majority were still True Immortals.

Seeing his soldiers foaming at the mouth, Luo Te’s expression turned grim. "Didn’t you say they’d only be poisoned if they ingested it?"

Karen speculated, "It might be due to their Cultivation level. The elites I brought all possess Heavenly Immortal Cultivation, but your army has a significant number of True Immortals."

"Hmph! I hope you’re not deceiving me!" Luo Te retorted, flicking his sleeve before striding away.

Watching the furious Luo Te depart, Karen had a sinking feeling. Will the cultivators inside really just stand by and watch our army steamroll through?

THUD THUD THUD!

A sound like rolling thunder erupted. Karen quickly stepped outside the tent. Seeing the Asura Dharma Image not far off, his heart lurched—those cultivators had begun their counterattack.

「...」

As the Asura’s eight arms descended, a colossal Other Shore Flower bloomed amidst the True Demon Clan’s army. Dozens of True Demons with True Immortal Cultivation exploded into showers of blood. The two Heavenly Immortal True Demons at the very front bore the brunt of it; massive wounds appeared on their chests, and they collapsed to the ground. Though not dead, they had lost all combat capability.

"Excellent, Junior Brother! I didn’t expect you to have gotten so strong. It seems I, your Senior Brother, will have to go all out as well!"

A menacing White Tiger emerged from behind Yue Jun, letting out a deafening roar. With its massive jaws, it swallowed a nearby group of True Demon Clan members.

About a dozen True Immortals and one Heavenly Immortal were reduced to bloody chunks that fell from the tiger’s mouth. Such power astounded Chen Jiuge. He truly is worthy of being the First Senior Brother of White Tiger Peak!

I didn’t expect both of them to be so formidable. It seems I’ll have to show some real skill too; I can’t let the Crystal Clan lose face, Jing Gao thought.

A faceless, crystalline figure rose from the ground, hundreds of glazed hands appearing behind it. Jing Gao bellowed, "Divine Skill—Thousand-Handed Glaze!"

BANG BANG BANG!

After a flurry of slaps, puddles of blood appeared on the ground.

"A bunch of prey dares to ambush me? Courting death!" a furious voice roared.

A burly True Demon leaped high into the air, energy rapidly accumulating in his fist, then punched towards Jing Gao.

The crystalline giant extended a massive hand, attempting to block, but it was shattered by the punch. Large shards of crystal rained down onto the ground.

With his Dharma Image shattered, Jing Gao couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan.

Chen Jiuge and Yue Jun immediately flew to Jing Gao’s side, facing the burly True Demon.

"Just the three of you?" Luo Te’s expression soured. Their strength isn’t much different from mine. I’m not confident I can take on all three at once, he thought.

Fortunately, Karen promptly appeared at Luo Te’s side, faint black flames flickering almost imperceptibly around his body.

"I’ll hold off those other two. You take the one with the stronger aura. No problem, right?" Luo Te asked, tilting his head.

"Alright."

The battle was about to erupt. As both sides chose their opponents, a chaotic melee also began on the ground below.

War Song, empowered by the Demon Ape Transformation and relying on his enormous physique, swept away the True Demon Clan members below with a single swing of his staff. Most of them, of course, were True Immortals.

"Such arrogance from a mere monkey!" A high-ranking True Demon Heavenly Immortal, spear in hand, confronted War Song.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

Nine tiger tails instantly pierced through nine True Demons. Then, a searing flame erupted from Tian Que’s back, incinerating several more True Demons into charred corpses in an instant.

"These two are mine!" A True Demon, wielding a large staff, swung it straight down at their heads. Fortunately, Tian Que was agile enough to dodge in time.

Faced with a formidable enemy, Tian Que said seriously, "Brother Dabai, this time we must fight with all our might."

Da Bai pushed up his sunglasses and responded solemnly, "Don’t worry."

Yue Meng, appearing like a goddess, had a full moon continuously rising and falling behind her. True Demons in the True Immortal Realm couldn’t withstand a single impact from it. Even some of the slightly weaker Heavenly Immortal True Demons met a violent end after being struck multiple times by the cycling moon.

Karen’s Deputy General hefted his Big Axe. His mouth split into a wide grin as he stuck out a long, crimson tongue and declared, "I smell it! The scent of an Elixir! This one’s mine!"