Chapter 160: Chapter 161 Counterattack
The entirety of Yunjing Mountain had been transformed into a veritable hell, where the demon cultivators' many methods involved blood and were fraught with Evil Qi, their dark fog covering the sky.
In particular, the Ten Child Heavenly Demon Formation had also condensed ten demon heads, which now advanced towards Lin Gang, Ye Mingqiu, and others.
At this moment, Old Demon Chen, truly worthy of being a direct disciple of the Heavenly Demon Sect, single-handedly battled both Ye Mingqiu and Lu Changming. One must know that Lu Changming had a total of ten Third Rank Demonic Beasts, not counting the two Red Luan Eagles from before, and now there were two Third Rank Late Stage Green-eyed Tigers as well.
The two men and four beasts fought against Old Demon Chen alone, but that large black grinding disc was simply too invincible; no matter the attack, whether it be invincible Sword Qi or intermediate spells, all were crushed to pieces by the grinding disc.
He then burst into laughter and charged in, engaging in close combat with the two Green-eyed Tigers.
Clearly, his Body Refinement techniques were also incredibly powerful.
Meanwhile, Lin Gang faced two other Foundation Establishment Late Stage demon cultivators, and the remaining one was faced by Lin Xianzhi.
Obviously, to the demon cultivators, the treasures that Lin Xianzhi had were evidently fewer than those of the others, even though Lin Xianzhi's swordsmanship was outstanding. But nearby were three Formation-congealed Heavenly Demons.
For a time, the Spirit Beast Sect was at a disadvantage everywhere, with no one able to break through—even getting close to the edge of the Ten Child Heavenly Demon Formation was difficult.
The battle was teetering on a knife's edge; the pressure faced by Lin Shiming and other Foundation Establishment Early Stage and Middle Stage cultivators was by no means small. Moreover, his Divine Sense had detected that just a moment ago, three more Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators had fallen.
One must know that there were only nineteen Foundation Establishments in all of Yunjing Mountain, and now, in a short time, four had died, with the key figures Xu Daolai and another Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator trapped in the mineral vein cave.
Lin Shiming felt the situation becoming increasingly tense, especially since at this moment his father, Lin Houyuan, was also up against a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage demon cultivator. If not for relying on several defensive magic artifacts to tenaciously defend, he would have been in grave danger.
On the other hand, the Qi Cultivators had, at this moment, scattered like birds and beasts, actually making it to the edge of the Ten Child Heavenly Demon Formation earlier.
The demon cultivators didn't bother with them; after all, even if Qi Cultivators fought for ten days and nights, they wouldn't be able to break the Formation.
"No good, we must break the stalemate!"
Lin Shiming made up his mind, his opponent being a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage demon cultivator.
That demon cultivator stretched out his hand, and out of thin air, a blood claw materialized, reaching for Lin Shiming.
Seeing the demon cultivator act so arrogantly, Lin Shiming immediately pinched his fingers, and nine Formation Swords flew out, instantly forming a massive Purple Wood Profound Heavenly Sword Array.
However, before Lin Shiming's attack could land, the demon cultivator suddenly laughed. He then pulled out a black gourd, and a flood of black water that could corrode spiritual artifacts gushed out towards Lin Shiming's Sword Array.
"So young!" the demon cultivator continuously scoffed coldly, looking down on Lin Shiming and the other cultivators of the righteous path with disdain.
Without magic artifacts, what could they use to fight him?
However, in the next instant, before the black water could cover the swords, the ground suddenly burst forth with dozens of dense golden spear tips.
The demon cultivator's face changed dramatically. He pulled out a lot of Spirit Talismans and furiously bombed them, but upon seeing so many Purple Gold Vine Roots, he immediately took out a blood-colored straw figure.
It was a Third Rank Substitute Tribulation Straw Figure, which could take one's place in critical moments. Lin Shiming had seen a Second Rank substitute tribulation treasure at the auction.
But before he could squeeze the straw figure, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.
The next moment, his body was pierced through by golden Spirit Roots.
To his dying breath, he could not believe that he had been killed by a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator with a Divine Sense attack.
Almost immediately after Lin Shiming finished off this Foundation Establishment cultivator, quite a few demon cultivators turned their eyes toward him. This was the second demon cultivator to die; the first had perished under Ye Mingqiu's sword, but it must be noted that Lin Shiming was merely a Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
At this moment, Ye Qiuming, Lin Gang, and other Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators all took notice of him.
At that moment, three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Demon Cultivators abandoned their opponents and charged toward Lin Shiming.
The next moment, three blood blades slashed at Lin Shiming, who had no choice but to activate hundreds of Purple Gold Vine Spirit Roots again, transforming them into golden spears and shooting them toward the three Demon Cultivators.
At this moment, the three Demon Cultivators were extremely shrewd, floating very high, and even Lin Shiming's Divine Sense attacks couldn't make them lose focus for three breaths.
And within the span of three breaths, they were able to react to the golden spirit spears.
Sure enough, facing three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Demon Cultivators, Lin Shiming's complexion turned pale from the massive consumption of his Spiritual Power, filled with worry.
However, Lin Shiming's attacks had also clearly turned the tide of the battle.
The next moment, Lin Gang was the first to fight desperately.
Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, which landed on the Bagua Magic Artifact in his hand, suddenly a rich and intense five-colored light appeared, shining on two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators, immobilizing them.
The two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Demon Cultivators were also terrified, fearing a sneak attack from the Golden Horned Green Ox, and almost simultaneously turned into a blood mist, retreating more than a hundred meters in an instant.
It was the Blood Escape Technique.
Seeing this, Lin Gang was not angry but was actually pleased. He was not really trying to kill anyone; at this time, only fools would waste their True Yuan on killing.
He suddenly turned around, holding three Xue Sha Thunders in his hand, and furiously threw them at the dark curtain of the Ten-Child Heavenly Demon Formation.
In an instant, lightning flashed brightly, engulfing the black spirit curtain like an ocean, and the ten Heavenly Demons immediately let out pitiful and mournful screams.
The Golden Horned Green Ox transformed into a huge golden horn and charged at the black curtain formation.
"This could work!" Lin Gang exclaimed with joy.
At almost the same time, Ye Mingqiu and Lu Changming also unleashed their techniques, desperately bursting forth, charging toward the outer side of the black spirit curtain.
In their hands were also several Xue Sha Thunders.
Meanwhile, the Demonic Beast belonging to Lu Changming went insane, charging at Old Demon Chen, and began to self-destruct—an Early Stage Third Rank Demonic Beast first, followed by a Mid Stage Third Rank Demonic Beast, with explosive noises constantly ringing in the air.
The outbreak on the field took place almost in an instant, and at this time, Lin Shiming also began to frantically form hand seals.
His True Yuan inside was already dried up, but the Spirit Platform built by the Heart of Heavenly Wood began to flicker and shine, with a great surge of True Yuan flowing out.
It was at this moment that hundreds of densely packed, interconnected golden spirit spears emerged from underground. The three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage old demons rose into the air again, this time directly floating up three hundred meters.
However, Lin Shiming took out a Spirit Drum and began to beat it furiously.
The thunderous drumming turned into ripples, layer upon layer, moving toward the three Demon Cultivators, accompanied by another Split Spirit Blade, causing them to scream almost simultaneously.
All of their prepared defences vanished, and the hundreds of golden spirit spears once again accelerated nearly twice as fast.
"You are not at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment!" The three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Demon Cultivators couldn't believe it, falling to their deaths and crashing down as corpses.
Lin Shiming waved his hand and picked up the four Storage Bags one by one, then charged toward Lin Houyuan, whose opposing Demon Cultivator fled in a blink.
He knew that whether it was the Corpse Cultivator inside the vein or their Demon Cultivators outside, all held the advantage. None would fight desperately.