bookpub Chapter 2458 Showdown in the Secret Realm
Chapter 2458 Showdown in the Secret Realm
Chapter 2458 Showdown in the Secret Realm
The people of Changfeng Valley had never encountered such a strange thing before, and Li Yun's brows were furrowed so deeply they were almost knotted together.
Is there a no-fly barrier covering the entire area under the jurisdiction of this city?
Since they had to enter the other side's territory, they had no choice but to switch from flying to walking, wading through the golden wheat fields.
In truth, they've always been high up and low, and it's been countless years since they've measured the land with their own feet or gotten this close to the earth.
A strong wind blew, and the tall grass rustled.
With the wheat stalks bowing low, Xu Liangzhi suddenly spotted a large figure standing in the field and instinctively gripped his weapon tighter.
His fellow disciples also exclaimed "Whoa!" and went on high alert.
But the figure didn't move at all, and... it was very stiff.
By the starlight, everyone looked closely and realized that it was a stone sculpture, a stone lion.
Ordinary stone lions are depicted in a crouching posture, majestic and imposing with their paws raised, but this stone lion stands upright, which is why people initially mistook it for an enemy. Its two paws hang down in front of its chest, and it holds a gourd between its legs, making it look rather endearing.
After walking for more than ten feet, the group found another one.
Then came the third, the fourth... These stone lions varied slightly in height, weight, and even posture, but the carving techniques were clearly consistent.
Why would such stone sculptures appear in a grain field out of nowhere?
Li Yun reminded everyone: "Pay attention, these things are not simple."
After saying that, he threw a flying sword at the stone lion directly in front of him.
The sword was about to strike the lion's nose when it suddenly came to life, opened its mouth, bit the tip of the sword, and shoved it aside. Its next move was to pounce on Li Yun.
Puppet Beast!
This was like flipping a switch; all the stone lions within a mile radius reacted instantly, their eyes glowing red as they pounced on the people of Changfeng Valley.
When they move, they are as agile as ordinary lions, but their bodies are particularly sturdy, and their skin is covered with a thick red glow.
With the skill level of the Changfeng Valley disciples, cutting the stone lions was not difficult, but the red glow on their bodies was the real hindrance, which actually increased the hardness and thickness of the stone lions by more than one level.
Xu Liangye slashed at the stone lion's back seven or eight times, but couldn't even break through its outer defenses, which greatly alarmed him.
Ordinary monsters can't withstand such attacks.
The stone lion swung its paw, knocking back two cultivators, then turned and pounced on him, knocking him to the ground. Li Yun hurled a flying sword, sending sparks flying as it chopped off the stone lion's head, only to find that its two rows of large teeth had pierced Xu Liangye's temple and severed his skull.
Li Yun was furious. He slapped the sword box behind him, and dozens of flying swords flew out of the box and pierced the dozens of stone lions present.
No matter how the stone lions try to dodge, they can always follow them like a shadow.
Aside from not being able to fly using magical devices, the people of Changfeng Valley can still use all their supernatural powers and spells.
Several other immortals from Changfeng Valley also unleashed their magic to destroy the stone lions.
They were ambushed as soon as they entered the strange city, which was clearly just an appetizer. There must be even more powerful enemies waiting for them later.
Sure enough, the wind blew the grass low, and the sound of horses' hooves could be heard not far away.
The immortals listened intently. The group numbered at least several thousand, for the sound of their hooves was like thunder, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
And its speed was incredibly fast.
As the people of Changfeng Valley set up their defensive formation, a sliver of grass stretched out directly in front of Li Yun, and a rider pounced at them with lightning speed.
The blue-green beast's four hooves hovered in the air as if it were taking flight, while the red-armored knight on horseback thrust his lance straight at Li Yun's chest. The thrust was swift, steady, accurate, and ruthless, and the tip of the lance flashed a cold, purplish-red light under the starlight!
The Great Wind Army's combat skills: Piercing through clouds and breaking through the moon.
Li Yun deflected the attack with his sword, spun around, and the longsword flew through the knight's throat.
The opponent's momentum was heavy and steady, and the force on the spear was truly astonishing, so much so that even an immortal like Li Yun felt a sense of threat.
His thrown sword missed its target, and the knight quickly drew a round shield to block the sword's attack.
With a crack, the shield shattered.
However, the flying sword returned to its original owner and failed to achieve its goal.
Could there really be such a powerful martial artist in the human world?
Li Yun failed to kill the enemy general immediately, and thousands of enemies surged forward from behind, surrounding the Changfeng Valley people.
The immortals shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the territory of Changfeng Valley?"
The opposing side remained silent, but the sound of hooves thundered, and the army, like a red tide, instantly clashed with the people of Changfeng Valley.
Mortal soldiers are beneath the notice of cultivators. How much harm could those ordinary soldiers, Chen Wu, possibly inflict on a cultivator?
But these inexplicably appearing enemies caused the people of Changfeng Valley to suffer losses in a single encounter:
Their actions were too swift, their combat skills too sharp, and their teamwork too seamless, completely different from the "ordinary people" in everyone's impression.
The strangest thing was that they were also shrouded in a layer of blood-red light, which even Li Yun could not distinguish as to what kind of power it was.
It is neither true power, nor soul power, nor evil power.
However, this power clearly allowed the enemy city's army to deal with Changfeng Valley's supernatural abilities more easily.
The Ice Dragon Technique unleashed by Li Yun once froze fifty miles of land in a small city-state, turning both people and livestock into ice sculptures.
However, when the same Ice Dragon Technique was cast here, the ice covering the ground melted and thawed after a dozen or so breaths, without achieving the effect of freezing the ground to three feet thick.
Okay, he could assume it's the influence of the strange city's barrier that weakens the intruders' supernatural powers.
But what did these soldiers say?
The Ice Dragon Technique merely causes enemy soldiers' armor to be covered in snow, their breath to turn to ice, and makes them shiver a few times. Then they can still hold their guns and shoot arrows as usual. At most, their movements will be a little slower, but they will return to normal after a dozen or so breaths.
This is unreasonable; no barrier could reduce the power of a wide-range supernatural ability to this extent.
Furthermore, the enemy's weapons were also imbued with this same light, making them incredibly lethal to the people of Changfeng Valley!
When faced with weapons from mortals, cultivators should be indestructible, but when stabbed by these weapons that glow red, they are just as injured and bleeding, just as prone to having their intestines spill out!
Are protective auras and defensive magical artifacts just for show?
More importantly, the generals in these Red Armor Army were far more powerful than their soldiers, and the light emanating from them was a deep, almost purple-red.
These generals could also use supernatural powers and spells, but these spells were mostly used to complement their combat skills and played a supporting role.
The skilled members of the sects were alright against these guys; at least they could fight to a draw, and the immortal masters would definitely have the upper hand. Li Yun himself had killed or wounded dozens of opponents. But the ordinary disciples of Changfeng Valley were truly frustrated in every way against this army, and they didn't know how to use their strength.
Li Yun was furious: "Form the formation!"
Changfeng Valley has thirty-six kinds of great formations, each of which is extremely powerful.
However, the opponent also has a battle formation, but the method is completely different from that of the cultivators. It emphasizes encirclement, flanking maneuvers, and cutting off enemy forces, and is extremely fluid, unlike Changfeng Valley which focuses on overall effect.
They quickly discovered the weakness of the Changfeng Valley disciples: as long as a small opening was torn in the battle formation, they would invade like sharks, using their high mobility to repeatedly erode the wound and weaken the entire formation's combat power!
(End of this chapter)