great-warnovel Chapter 63 A Pyrrhic Victory, Demon Appears
Chapter 63 A Pyrrhic Victory, Demon Appears
No sooner had Shoucheng finished speaking than a figure emerged from the void.
He looked indifferently at the dragon: "You beast, you do have some skill. But the stronger you become, the more I look forward to seeing how amazing the precious medicine you refine will be!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a formation diagram floated down, followed by eight formation flags.
Each banner depicts a deity holding a weapon.
The moment the array flags landed and aligned with the array plate, eight divine statues emerged from the array.
These eight statues depict various deities, some wielding swords, others drawing bows, and still others playing stringed instruments.
Shoucheng coldly looked at the dragon: "My Eight Gates Life and Death Formation, each of its flags is nurtured by a flag spirit with Nascent Soul strength. Ten against one, the advantage is mine!"
The next moment, streaks of heavenly sound arrows burst forth like fireworks, accompanied by bursts of dragon roars and magnificent light.
Upon seeing this scene, the group of Golden Core cultivators from Lingzhou knew that someone must be fighting against the remnant soul of the True Dragon, and their escape speed increased even further.
After escorting the three women back to the market, Chen Chunan, who arrived late, also rode his sword and followed the group of Golden Core cultivators towards Tianmu Mountain.
As they approached Tianmu Mountain, they heard the roar of magic and the cry of dragons intertwined.
The group of Golden Core cultivators who arrived before him were standing suspended in the air in front of him, not interfering in the battle.
Chen Chunan found a secluded spot in the back, pressed down the sword light, and used the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) to sneak towards Tianmu Mountain.
He quickly found a spectator position and saw the scene inside Tianmu Mountain.
A large formation enveloped the entire Lingyuan Lake, where nine cultivators took turns launching combined attacks, engaging the dragon in a fierce battle.
Furthermore, there was a leader wielding a divine whip, which would occasionally strike the dragon unexpectedly, shattering its scales and causing it to roar incessantly.
What Chen Chunan found strange was that Lingyuan Lake had already been connected to the underground water veins due to its collapse four years ago.
Since the dragon is outnumbered, why doesn't it run away?
The dragon in the formation wanted to escape, but the Taoist's formation diagram was too insidious, sealing off the heavens and earth, making it unable to dive down.
It had never seen such a method before, and caught off guard, it was immediately trapped.
Now, having been beaten so badly, it completely enraged: "Humans are indeed greedy! I have never harmed humans, yet I have brought this calamity upon myself! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"
With its ferocity fully unleashed, the dragon glared fiercely at the person in charge of the main formation in the air.
Then a clear light welled up from his neck.
Shoucheng knew this must be the dragon's innate supernatural power, so he dared not be careless.
The talismans were piled up like mountains, and the magical treasures were as numerous as forests, instantly forming a protective array once again.
Unfortunately, he miscalculated one thing: the supernatural power wasn't aimed at him.
The clear light surged to the dragon's mouth, and the dragon shook its head, fiercely spewing water at the eight array spirits and one clone attacking from all directions.
The aura was extremely terrifying. The moment the nine figures touched the cold aura, they were eroded like sand sculptures encountering a strong wind.
They all turned into tiny grains of ice and scattered.
That Shoucheng Zhenjun's avatar was destroyed, and his spirit was annihilated.
The movement caused him to have a splitting headache and blood flowing from his seven orifices.
He couldn't even control his body and fell straight down.
Fortunately, he was highly skilled and regained his footing in an instant.
Now that the array spirit is dead, the array flags have lost much of their spiritual power, and the dragon whipped the eight array flags away with a flick of its tail.
Just as it turned around, preparing to slip into the water and escape, a thunderous sound rang in its ears.
"Damn beast! Look at the pearl!"
When the dragon turned its head to look, all it saw was a five-colored pearl and the ferocious face of the True Lord Shoucheng.
"Pfft~"
The pearl struck the dragon's head like a blow to leather, and with just a soft thud, the dragon became dizzy and disoriented, collapsing to the ground like a limp rag.
Seeing the dragon limp on the ground, Shoucheng took a step forward, and seven rays of colorful light shone from his crown chakra.
Then the seven colors merged into one, transforming into a white, ethereal light that suddenly slashed towards the dragon.
Shoucheng unleashed a white slash, his face filled with satisfaction. He thought to himself, "Damn beast! You destroyed my avatar, so I'll use your dragon body to pay for it! Let's see how you withstand my Seven Fiends God-Slaying Divine Power!"
The Seven Fiends Slay the Gods. Though called the Seven Fiends, they are actually the Seven Emotions. When emotions reach their extreme, they harm the user.
These seven extreme forms of refining evil are most effective at damaging a person's primordial spirit.
Just when Shoucheng thought he was about to succeed, a golden light automatically emerged from the top of the dragon's head, blocking the white light from entering.
Shoucheng and the crowd of Golden Core cultivators watching were all speechless: "Dragon Pearl? How is that possible! It has only cultivated for a little over a thousand years, and its strength is only equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
The Dragon Balls suddenly protected their master, causing Shoucheng's supernatural power to completely fail.
Although Shoucheng still had the means to slay the dragon, he had just lost a nascent soul avatar, and he was unwilling to give up the dragon body as compensation.
Now that he knows that the dragon has actually refined a dragon pearl, he is even more reluctant to waste such a precious resource.
With a lightning-fast thought, Shoucheng made his decision in just one second.
Twelve battle flags flew out of his hand once again.
He proclaimed loudly, "Fellow Daoists, I intend to slay the dragon here. This flag is the Twelve Yuan Chen Refining Spirit Array. I request your assistance in forming the array and guarding the flag. Once I have refined this dragon, a generous reward will be given!"
Then, with a wave of his hand, various pills, talismans, magical treasures, and array plates floated in the air.
Shoucheng continued, "Each of you may take three of these elixirs and treasures!"
Chen Chunan observed carefully and found that there were indeed twelve people on the field.
Aside from his two junior brothers, Shoucheng, there were also five other disciples from the major sects and five Golden Core cultivators from Lingzhou, which made up the twelve Yuan Chen!
Seeing that Shoucheng didn't seem to be faking it, these Golden Core cultivators hesitated for a moment before accepting the array flags.
Seeing that the Golden Core cultivator from the Central Region had accepted the array flag, the five local Golden Core cultivators also accepted it.
Then another great formation was activated.
The twelve rays of spiritual light transformed into chains, breaking through the golden light protecting the dragon pearl and binding the dragon's head, tail, and limbs.
When Shoucheng saw the great formation take shape and the dragon bound, he, as the core of the formation, was overjoyed.
"Very well, having gained you, you beast, today is not a complete waste of my set of array flags and avatars."
Having said that, a crimson spiritual light rose from his upper dantian, splitting into twelve beams that merged into the array flags like shooting stars.
Then it emerged from the array flags and extended along the chains into the dragon's body.
The crimson spiritual light entered the dragon's body and attacked its sea of consciousness.
Seeing this scene, Chen Chunan could only mourn for the dragon for two seconds.
Just when he thought the dust had settled and was preparing to retreat.
A crimson array quietly appeared, enveloping the twelve Golden Core cultivators and the leading cultivator together.
This formation covered an extremely wide area, even trapping Chen Chunan, who was quite far away.
Chen Chunan was suddenly trapped by the great formation. Startled, he subconsciously summoned two flying swords.
Then a surprised voice rang out: "How come there's another one here? Oh well, it can serve as nourishment for this Spirit Transformation Array!"
Chen Chunan looked up at the sound and realized that three people had suddenly appeared to his left.
However, they didn't take Chen Chunan seriously and instead headed towards the center of the formation.
Shoucheng and his men were located at the heart of the formation!
Shoucheng noticed the blood-red array as soon as it appeared.
Caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, Shoucheng was filled with shock and fear: "The Soul Refining Sect's Spirit Transformation Array? You rats dare to plot against me!"
The twelve Golden Core cultivators were terrified. How could they possibly survive a formation that dared to trap Nascent Soul cultivators?