Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 281 - 287: Roar

”The Devil Beasts are prepared, everyone be careful!” Li Zhirui transmitted a warning.

Among the clan warriors participating in this battle, besides the two Golden Cores, Li Zhirui and Li Shiqing, only Li Shiren and Li Shiting were also noteworthy. The other clan members were far too weak. Even with protection, there was a high probability that they would fall.

Li Shiren and Li Shiting still harbored thoughts of Core Formation. In the last battle with the Demon Cultivators, though they hovered on the edge of life and death on several occasions, unfortunately, they did not seize the opportunity to break through, so they came again.

Qiu Xuan, the Golden Core Cultivator leading the team from Shen Leishan, looked at the densely packed Devil Beast Army with a grim expression.

They had originally planned to sneak in carefully to help alleviate some pressure on the Profound Ice Sect, never expecting to face so many Devil Beasts!

With just a glance, one could see twenty to thirty Golden Core Devil Beasts, and even in the far rear, there was a towering column of devilish energy reaching to the sky, signaling the presence of a fourth-rank Devil Beast!

”Hu, please return to the Sect and report the situation here to the Sect Leader and Master Yun Lei. Ask them what we should do now,” said Qiu Xuan with a heavy voice.

”Be careful, Brother Qiu,” responded Hu, nodding. She immediately turned into a puff of pink light and disappeared.

”Those of you who are juniors, this battle is perilous. Dismiss any thoughts of killing Devil Beasts to collect Spiritual Objects,” Qiu Xuan cautioned. Whether they listened or not was no concern of his.

”Everyone, follow my lead and strike down these devils!” Qiu Xuan cried out. As he did, Spirit Light surged in his hand, and a black cloud coalesced in the sky. Within moments, thunder poured down, aiming for the Devil Beasts below.

Hum—

Unexpectedly, a Defensive Array suddenly appeared, blocking Qiu Xuanʼs strike.

Li Zhirui, who had already activated a vast array of Explosive Vines, witnessed this scene, his pupils suddenly constricting.

”How is this possible?! Since when did Devil Beasts learn to set up Formations!” a Cultivator yelled out in horror.

The Devil Race and human race had been enemies for many years, learning much from each other, but with skills like Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Formation setting, even if the Devil Race learned them, there were hardly any who excelled.

After all, these were skills created by the human predecessors for the human body. The Devil Race, being different, could study as hard as they could, but there would always be barriers.

Moreover, the Devil Raceʼs Spiritual Intelligence was clouded. Under normal circumstances, their Intelligence only expanded greatly after breaking through to Golden Core. Furthermore, the Devil Race was scattered everywhere, without the guidance of elders or relevant inheritance, leaving them with no way to learn.

The Devil Race of the Great Snow Mountain was already pretty good, managing at least to refine some mid to low grade Spirit Pills and Magic Artifacts. As for Formation setting, a skill that even the human race found challenging, the Devil Race had never learned any above the third rank.

But today, they had brought it out!

And it was a Formation that Li Shiren had never seen before!

When Li Zhirui heard Li Shiren say he had never seen this Formation before, a strong bad feeling suddenly emerged in his heart.

It dawned on him with an absurd notion that this Formation might have been created by the Devil Race themselves!

It could be possible that Li Shirenʼs knowledge was not extensive enough, unaware of this Formation, since he was only at the Foundation Establishment level, and the Li family was not an expert in Formation setting. Yet, Li Zhirui felt that his absurd notion was the correct one.

”This battle could be even more dangerous than the one with the Demon Cultivators!” Li Zhirui warned the clansman controlling the Spirit Boat, ”Be ready at all times. As soon as I order a retreat, you must immediately accelerate the Spirit Boat to its fastest speed without a momentʼs hesitation!”

”The rest of you, too, should be mindful of your remaining Mana. Once it falls below thirty percent, stop and return to the cabin to replenish your Mana immediately!”

The crowd, seeing Li Zhirui preparing so seriously, grew even more panic-stricken; their movements in combat were timid and restrained, afraid to use their full strength.

”Zhirui, is the situation really this serious?” Li Shiqing asked through a message.

Li Zhirui shared his speculations with him, adding, ”Uncle, thereʼs a fourth tier Great Devil behind this beast tide. If the Devil Beasts suffer heavy losses, do you think it will act?”

They had seen the power of the Nascent Soul Realm before. Cloud Thunder True Lord had, with just one strike, nearly shattered Blood Lake and forced the Yin Wind Caveʼs trump card, giving them, who were hiding at a distance, a feeling of suffocation.

Cloud Thunder True Lord had only just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, yet judging from this fourth tier Great Devilʼs aura, its strength was absolutely above Cloud Thunderʼs!

Upon hearing this, Li Shiqing fell into silence; if things were really as Li Zhirui had said, then out of the tens of thousands of cultivators present, no one knew if even a tenth could survive.

Boom—

With the concerted attacks of countless cultivators, the Formation was finally broken.

However, the cultivators paid a heavy price. Hundreds, thousands of cultivators fell, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was covered with the wreckage of Spirit Boats spattered with blood and flesh.

Fortunately, their sacrifice was not in vain. The Devil Raceʼs Great Array was broken by the people, and without the protection of the Formation, the cultivators, from their high vantage point on the Spirit Boats, inflicted heavy casualties on the Devil Beasts, with a large number of them dying.

The Devil Beasts and cultivatorsʼ broken bodies and remains piled up like mountains, with blood pooling into lakes, and the intense smell of blood made one feel particularly uneasy.

But whether it was the Devil Beasts or the cultivators, it was as if they couldnʼt smell it at all, still unknowingly killing each other in a frenzy.

Roar!

Da Qing, who had already been summoned by Li Zhirui, suddenly roared, instantly reverting to its true spirit turtle form.

It was this roar and the violent commotion that awakened Li Zhirui from his growing madness.

He glanced over the condition of his nearby clan members, and his heart sank. Their eyes were blood-red, devoid of any intelligence, resembling wild beasts that knew only slaughter.

”Thereʼs something else in the blood scent!” A flash of insight struck Li Zhiruiʼs mind, and he immediately closed his eyes to perceive it, suddenly realizing that beneath the thick smell of blood, there was a sweet, nauseating scent!

ʼBewitching Heart Fragrance, or something else?ʼ Li Zhirui didnʼt dwell on the matter and immediately chanted the Heart Clarity Spell with mana to bring the clan members to their senses.

”Uncle, use mana to block the five senses!”

Li Zhirui reminded him and then prepared to continue reciting the Heart Clarity Spell, to awaken the surrounding cultivators.

But just as he was about to speak, his Spirit Sense went wild, warning him of an extremely terrible danger that was about to descend. He yelled instantly, ”Run!”

Fortunately, the clan member always remembered Li Zhiruiʼs words; upon hearing him speak, he didnʼt hesitate to pour a massive amount of mana into the Spirit Boat.

The enormous Spirit Boat, like an arrow shot from a bow, flew dozens of miles away in an instant.

”Faster! Donʼt worry about the Spirit Boatʼs capacity! Hurry!”

Yet, even so, Li Zhirui could still feel the oncoming breath of death bearing down on them, and he howled with a fierce face.