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Chapter 773: Chapter 779: Slaughter
And these words stirred the heart of the Sect Leader, who had been stuck at the Nascent Soul perfection stage for many years. He had thought the chances of his breakthrough to Divine Transformation were slim to none, which is why he had taken up the position of Sect Leader, to take charge of the power, but now there seemed to be a glimmer of hope!
"Since that’s the case, then let’s put all our efforts into this! But we must be careful not to be discovered, otherwise, if the charge of collusion with the Devil Race is made, no one will be able to save us," the Sect Leader instructed seriously.
This was no small matter: Colluding with devils and betraying one’s own kind was a major crime!
No matter your cultivation level or what background you have, once the accusation is established, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you would undoubtedly die!
"Rest assured, Sect Leader, I will handle it well."
Once the few had left, the Sect Leader suddenly sighed. He did not know whether his actions would harm the Profound Ice Sect or actually be of use.
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"Have you heard? The Nascent Soul from the Li family who recently achieved Divine Transformation has gone out for training."
Two cultivators hunting devil beasts in the Great Snow Mountain chatted idly during their rest.
"Really? He’s already achieved Divine Transformation, is training still useful for him?"
"Of course, it’s true. Didn’t the Li family just have another Nascent Soul emerge recently? She is the biological daughter of this Divine Transformation cultivator, but during her Tribulation Transcendence, he did not even appear to protect her."
"The Li family is really impressive. In such a short period of time, they have become a family of Divine Transformation cultivators, and the number of Nascent Soul cultivators is also increasing."
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Their intentional idle chat just happened to fall into the ears of a third-order devil beast.
After hearing the news, it immediately abandoned the hunt and rushed back to its gathering place with the information, hurriedly summoning all the third-order devil beasts to discuss the matter.
"What do you all think?"
"Could it be a trap? And if we really decide to take action, we have to go to the wastelands and ask our ancestors to return. Otherwise, just by ourselves, we are no match for the Li family."
The devil beasts engaged in endless dispute. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
But ultimately, the hatred of the Devil Race for the Li family made them determined to seize the opportunity to strike back and seek vengeance!
Going to the wastelands to find fourth-order Great Devils and making various preparations took them nearly half a year, but the Devil Race was finally ready.
The most important thing was, during this period, the Devil Race repeatedly confirmed that Li Zhirui was not on Wanxian Island before they dared to make a move against the Li family.
"Advance!"
This time, the Devil Race had gathered eighteen fourth-order Great Devils, dozens of third-order devil beasts, and countless lower-order devil beasts, marching towards Wanxian Island in a mighty procession.
"The Devil Race has made a move!"
A cultivator from the Profound Ice Sect, who had been secretly watching the Devil Race’s movements, passed the news back to the sect immediately.
As a result, they also acted immediately, preparing to profit from the misfortune of others, waiting for both sides to weaken each other before they would step in to clean up the mess.
Clang clang clang——
Suddenly, nine urgent bell tolls rang out above Wanxian Island, and all the clan members instantly knew that their family was about to face danger!
Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, Da Qing, Xiaoqing, and other Nascent Soul cultivators rushed to the family’s grand hall at the first moment to inquire about what had happened with Li Wenli.
"The Devil Race is leading a large army toward Wanxian Island, and they will likely arrive within half an hour!"
"Why would the Devil Race suddenly take action?" Li Chengshuo asked with furrowed brows in confusion.
"It must be because they know Jiu is not on Wanxian Island and they want to retaliate against the family," Da Qing’s speculation received unanimous agreement from the others.
"Hmph! Even if Jiu is not here, Wanxian Island is not a place where they can act recklessly! We must teach them a painfully memorable lesson so that they wouldn’t dare to even think about it in the future!" Xiaoqing said with an icy expression.
Cang suddenly spoke up, saying, "I wonder what role Profound Ice Sect is playing in all of this."
"Do you mean Profound Ice Sect might also take action?"
"Very likely! So, everyone needs to be more prepared."
"What’s there to be afraid of? Don’t we have the Fifth-order puppet left by Jiu? With the puppet’s strength, whoever comes is just courting death!"
Seeing that everyone was tense but not worried, Li Wenli also relaxed and quietly awaited the arrival of the Devil Race’s army.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye; tens of thousands of devil beasts, led by eighteen Fourth-order Great Devils, completely surrounded the vast Wanxian Island.
"Everyone! Unleash your most powerful attacks and slay the devil beasts!" Li Wenli shouted loudly.
Although time was tight, the Li family set up quickly, and every clan member had a role to play.
The Fifth-order puppet wasn’t used from the start, after all, using the devil beasts as objects for the clan members to practice on was quite good.
Instantly, thousands of beams of Spirit Light shot out, forming a spectacular and colorful onslaught of spells, smashing into the Devil Race’s army.
With this single strike, many devil beasts perished.
The devil beasts also launched a fierce and swift offensive. The eighteen Fourth-order Great Devils reverted to their true Devil Race forms, their massive bodies exerting tremendous pressure as they roared in unison, "Just surrender without a fight! Spare yourselves the agony."
"What a lot of nonsense! I’m eager to see what you can do to me!" Xiaoqing responded with disdain on her face.
A giant Qingpeng stirred a storm, entangling one of the Great Devils.
Li Chengsheng and others also found their opponents and began intense battles.
Jiang Fengwu was in charge of the Great Array, fully activating it to fend off the Devil Race’s aggression, creating a favorable combat environment for the cultivators.
However, even then, the Formation swayed, causing ripples to spread.
In face of the immense advantage held by the Devil Race, the Li family’s cultivators could only hold on for half an hour before most of them were exhausted and unable to cast spells any longer.
Even though the lower-order devil beasts of the Devil Race suffered massive losses, they were essentially cannon fodder, expendable; the deaths did not pain the Great Devils.
With the clan members’ defense gone, the Island Defense Array faced greater pressure, the Spirit Light began to fluctuate violently, looking as if it was about to shatter at any moment.
"Hahaha, so what if you have Nascent Soul Cultivators? You’re still going to die by our hands!" a certain Fourth-order Great Devil laughed wildly.
But in the next breath, its enormous head was severed from its body and crashed to the ground.
This scene brought a moment of silence to the entire battlefield!
"Divine Transformation!"
All the Great Devils changed color, and without a second word, they turned and fled.
Though they hadn’t even caught a glimpse of the ’Divine Transformation Cultivator’s’ shadow.
"Trying to leave? Stay, all of you!"
Instantly, offense and defense switched; Xiaoqing and others did their utmost to entangle the Fourth-order Great Devils so they couldn’t escape.
"How is this possible! Wasn’t it said that Zhirui was not on Wanxian Island? Could it be that the Li family had another Nascent Soul Cultivator!"
Watching the one-sided slaughter from afar, the cultivators of Profound Ice Sect were stunned.
The Devil Race howled and struggled, their flesh scattered and fell onto the Wanxian Island below, becoming top-quality fertilizer to nourish the land.
"Heh heh! Worthy of the Li family! To think they laid such a trap!" The Sect Leader laughed coldly, the sound tinged with a mix of bitterness and resignation.
"Let’s go back! Prepare to relocate away from Profound Ice State."
