Chapter 30: Sword Extinguishes Celestial Immortals

Within the formation's prohibitions, some scattered immortals had already gathered.

"Fufeng, all mortals and cultivators in the area under my command have been moved into this Qiankun Pearl." A green-haired immortal held a black pearl in his hand, its surface shimmering with a faint luster. He then flipped his hand and put away the Qiankun Pearl, looking outside with a smile. "But it seems we didn't need to relocate the mortals at all. Those divine demons have all left, leaving only Ji Ning."

"Mm." Fufeng also nodded with a smile.

They had moved their clansmen earlier out of fear of those nine hundred plus divine demons.

Now that the divine demons were being hunted by the Xia Emperor's Slaughter Gods, the only enemy left was Ji Ning.

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"Master, master, why don't you flee?" Within the ten-thousand-mile formation, Xiaoqing was tense and anxious. "Even nine hundred plus divine demons couldn't break through the eight Celestial Immortals' formation. What can you do alone? Flee quickly!"

"Senior apprentice-brother." Mu Zishuo was also extremely worried.

"Don't panic, all of you. Ning'er is not reckless." The White Water Marsh watched from afar, silently thinking, "Ning'er, be careful."

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At this moment, the nine Celestial Immortals high in the sky were brimming with confidence. The Shaoyin Ancestor directly said, "You were all heavily injured by the earlier attack of those many divine demons. It's best if you set up the formation and assist from the side. Leave dealing with Ji Ning to me. You just assist."

"Good."

"Although we are injured, we can still exert thirty to forty percent of our strength. The combined power of eight Celestial Immortals is not insignificant. To deal with this Ji Ning, there's no need to use the 'Eight Immortals Town Sea Formation'; let's use the 'Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation' instead." Golden Bell Celestial Immortal was very confident.

"Mm."

"Good."

"The Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation is enough to block Ji Ning's attacks." Even the most cautious Chixin Celestial Immortal nodded.

Different formations naturally had different powers.

The Eight Immortals Town Sea Formation was purely defensive, with no offensive capability, so its defensive power was extremely strong.

The Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation was more balanced, with comparable offense and defense. After all, they knew Ji Ning's strength and still needed to expend some effort on defense.

Earlier, when facing over nine hundred divine demons, about six hundred of them were Void-level divine demons. Generally, the strength of a Void-level divine demon was comparable to that of Beixing Immortal. For instance, the Void-level divine demon from Yushan Great Wasteland had once suffered at the hands of Beixing Immortal. Although Void-level divine demons, with their strength and divine abilities, reached the Celestial Immortal level, their comprehension of the Dao was extremely poor. Once they hit a bottleneck, they couldn't improve even a bit for eons.

Even on Mount Fangcun, there were several divine demons who couldn't defeat the ninth-level puppet.

Comprehension of the Dao was their greatest weakness!

Though there seemed to be six hundred Void-level divine demons, on the Shaoyin clan's side, even the weakest of the eight Celestial Immortals, Xuanji Celestial Immortal, was far stronger than a hundred-thousand-year-old scattered immortal like Beixing Immortal. As for Golden Bell Celestial Immortal, Withered Wood Celestial Immortal, Fire Sturgeon Celestial Immortal, and others, they were even stronger, with Chixin Celestial Immortal being at the top tier.

Thus, roughly a dozen Void-level divine demons were equivalent to one Celestial Immortal of the Shaoyin clan.

This large group of divine demons, gathered together, was roughly equivalent to thirty to fifty Shaoyin clan Celestial Immortals.

When the eight Celestial Immortals went all out in defense,

thirty to fifty Celestial Immortals attacking wildly could generally hold out for a short time. But those divine demons were too desperate. Although the time was short, they still heavily injured all eight Celestial Immortals, even severely damaging their Celestial Immortal golden cores. They would need to return and consume spiritual medicines and immortal herbs, taking time to slowly recover. Now, in dealing with Ji Ning, without aggravating their injuries, the weakest Xuanji Celestial Immortal could only exert ten to twenty percent of his strength, while the powerful Chixin Celestial Immortal could exert fifty to sixty percent. Overall, the eight Celestial Immortals could maintain thirty to forty percent of their strength.

"Hum~~~"

The Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation was activated.

Instantly, a huge golden trigram appeared in the air, with the eight Celestial Immortals as the 'points' of the golden trigram, and a coiled golden wandering dragon hovered in the sky.

The eight Celestial Immortals looked down.

"Golden Bell, once Ji Ning is trapped, take him into the golden bell." The one-horned golden-robed man transmitted his divine power, smiling with unusual confidence.

"Yes, Ancestor." Golden Bell Celestial Immortal was also excited. Facing many divine demons, they felt great pressure, but facing just Ji Ning, whom they had fought in the ten-thousand-mile formation and knew well, they were naturally full of confidence.

On the ground below.

Ji Ning's surging sword intent continuously accumulated. He looked up at the nine Celestial Immortals in the sky. The ugly one-horned golden-robed man held a whisk in his hand, with a huge three-headed beast before him. The other eight Celestial Immortals formed an Eight Trigrams formation beside him.

"These eight Celestial Immortals were just fiercely attacked by over nine hundred Void-level divine demons and barely held on. They are probably all heavily injured. Facing me, they didn't retreat. It seems they don't think much of my strength." Ji Ning quickly understood their thoughts.

But Ji Ning was not one of those Void-level divine demons!

His divine ability, even among Chaos Celestials and Chaos True Gods, few had comprehended such a powerful one. It was the peerless divine ability 'Star Picking Hand' of Sanxiao Daoist, who roamed the ancient times. Those Void-level divine demons were merely born with the birth of the major world 'Great Xia World'; their divine abilities were far weaker.

His palms were even pure Yang ultimate treasures.

His level of Dao comprehension... previously on par with Golden Bell Ancestor, had now completely surpassed him, reaching a higher level.

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"Everyone be careful. This Ji Ning is no ordinary divine demon. He is a peerless prodigy with extremely high sword techniques. Earlier, he could suppress five of us Celestial Immortals. Now, although eight of us are working together, we can only exert part of our strength. We must be cautious. This time, the Ancestor will take the lead, and we will assist." Chixin Celestial Immortal reminded.

"Don't worry, Chixin. Earlier, five of us Celestial Immortals easily blocked him with the Five Elements Mountain Defense Formation. Now, eight of us using the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation, even with only thirty to forty percent strength, its power is close to that of the Five Elements Mountain Defense Formation. It can definitely block him." Golden Bell Celestial Immortal said confidently.

"Kill." The one-horned golden-robed man gave the order.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Immediately, the three ten-thousand-zhang beasts charged down simultaneously.

"Boom!" Ji Ning, originally on the ground, shot up like a streak of light.

Ji Ning, a tiny figure, soared upward.

Above, the three ten-thousand-zhang beasts swooped down.

"Nine Heavens Annihilating Wind!"

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew, and Ji Ning, at a speed that left the Shaoyin clan stunned, directly evaded the three beasts. This escape technique divine ability, created specifically for Ji Ning by Patriarch Bodhi, was only a top-tier divine ability in the Three Realms, not comparable to ultimate escape techniques like 'Garuda's Wings'.

But even if Ji Ning used Garuda's Wings, his speed would not match the Nine Heavens Annihilating Wind. After all, Ji Ning was not a 'Golden-Winged Roc'; as a human, using a bird divine ability, he could only exert thirty to fifty percent of its power at best.

"Too fast." The one-horned golden-robed man was startled.

"Block him."

"Everyone be careful." The eight Celestial Immortals also noticed that while using his escape technique, Ji Ning was directly charging at them.

"You hold him off; I'll use the poisonous insects and beasts to deal with him." The one-horned golden-robed man quickly said. They had to hold Ji Ning back; otherwise, with his speed, the poisonous insects and beasts couldn't catch him. His poisonous insects and beasts were strong enough to entangle Ji Ning, preventing him from dodging, and then he could be taken into the divine bell—success.

Consider the three poisonous insects and beasts: the flying rhinoceros alone had strength comparable to Ji Ning's full power. With these poisonous insects and beasts and his life-saving abilities, Poison Ugly Celestial Immortal had made a great name for himself in the Three Realms. These poisonous insects and beasts were not to be underestimated.

"Whoosh."

The Nine Heavens Annihilating Wind howled.

Ji Ning had already reached the front of the eight Celestial Immortals.

"Kill."

The eight Celestial Immortals looked at Ji Ning from afar, and the coiled golden wandering dragon let out a sky-shaking dragon roar and charged at Ji Ning.

Ji Ning's eyes were deep as the sea. Instantly, six arms appeared, and the six golden palms simultaneously formed sword fingers with index and middle fingers, executing a sword technique that represented the peak of his current self. Although some sword technique scriptures he had obtained contained techniques of comparable power, one's own creation was the most suitable. A sword technique truly unleashed its terrifying power in the hands of its creator.

Ji Ning's sword fingers each grew to a hundred zhang long!

Giant sword fingers... like divine fingers.

At the same time, a thousand-zhang black divine sword appeared on the sword fingers!

At a glance...

Six thousand-zhang black divine swords formed from the power of heaven and earth. One of them directly struck the golden dragon, causing it to tremble and dim. The dragon roared and desperately resisted that sword, but the other five black divine swords stabbed directly into the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation.

"Bang~~~" The entire golden trigram first shook violently, then shattered with a bang.

"No!"

"What!"

The eight Celestial Immortals were stunned.

"Not good." The one-horned golden-robed man, holding a whisk not far away, was also shocked and quickly waved his whisk.

But far water could not quench a near fire.

Ji Ning's attack speed was extremely fast!

As the five black divine swords from the sword fingers pierced through the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Formation, two sword lights fell on the nearest Golden Bell Celestial Immortal. In panic and terror, he couldn't escape. He could only first summon his strongest treasure, that pure Yang ultimate divine bell, and, ignoring the severe injury to his Celestial Immortal golden core, frantically squeezed out all his strength, desperately boosting his power.

"Bang~~~" The divine bell was sent flying by the black divine sword.

Another black divine sword sliced through Golden Bell Celestial Immortal's body, and he instantly turned to ash under the endless sword energy.

The golden palm that had sent the divine bell flying flipped over and grabbed the masterless divine bell.

"Bang~~~"

Two more black sword lights fell on the nearby Fire Sturgeon Celestial Immortal. Although he also frantically squeezed his strength to resist, when Ji Ning had just mastered the fourth rotation of Star Picking Hand, he was already comparable to Chixin Celestial Immortal. Now, having comprehended a higher-level sword technique, his strength was even more terrifying. The sword fingers were pure Yang ultimate treasures; how could Fire Sturgeon Celestial Immortal block them?

Two sword lights passed, and Fire Sturgeon Celestial Immortal also turned to ash.

"Block."

"Block." The other six Celestial Immortal went all out and finally blocked the last sword light from Ji Ning.

In one charge, Ji Ning had killed two of the eight Celestial Immortals.

"Damn it!" Watching from afar, the Shaoyin Ancestor's eyes were about to split, completely bloodshot.