Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 369: Unmovable as a Mountain

At this moment.

Li Shu and his group had also set up their formation, tense all over, on full alert.

Li Shu stood in the center of the Great Formation, holding a banner-shaped Magical Treasure. The treasure banner shone brightly, with green light scattering across the floor, enveloping the Tianyuan clansmen like a misty green sphere.

The demonic beasts, upon seeing the green light, reacted as if they had seen a natural predator, avoiding it at all costs and detouring around the green sphere from afar.

"Exorcism Banner!"

As Fanyao saw the situation growing increasingly perilous, and the Great Formation about to be breached, and everyone on the verge of being overwhelmed by the beast tide,

he suddenly caught sight of the Magical Treasure in Li Shu’s hand and gnashed his teeth in fury.

No wonder the demonic beasts avoided Li Shu and his group; it turned out to be because of the Exorcism Banner.

At this time, the ranks of the continuously arriving demonic beasts grew higher. The herd had already seen the emergence of many Seventh and Eighth Rank demonic beasts, and after a bout of struggle, the Taiyuan Ancient Country’s people were showing signs of weariness.

Fanyao knew that if things continued this way, they would eventually be overwhelmed by the herd and not even a complete corpse would be left behind.

He then shouted loudly in anger.

"Brothers, Li Shu relies on the Exorcism Banner in his hand, deliberately drawing the beast tide to trap us in a desperate situation. Our only option now is to snatch the Exorcism Banner from his hands if we want to survive,"

"Jiang Can, let’s join forces and take care of the Tianyuan Nation people first."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shifted their hateful gaze towards the Tianyuan clansmen.

"Kill!"

Upon hearing Fanyao’s words, the Taiyuan Royal Family also understood that they had been tricked by Li Shu, and their rage immediately shifted from the demonic beasts to the Tianyuan Royal Family members.

The Great Formation changed direction, with the path and divine light pressing down towards the Tianyuan Great Formation.

But at this moment, the ever-advancing demonic beasts seized the gap, charging at the critical point of the Great Formation. The previously invincible rolling Great Formation suddenly dimmed.

The divine light originally targeted toward the Tianyuan people also faded halfway, and even the green sphere formed by the Exorcism Banner’s cover collapsed with a crash, without even touching it.

Not only that, the formation of the Taiyuan Royal Family members was dispersed by the demonic beasts, and instantly three Martial Artists were overwhelmed by the horde.

Although these demonic beasts were of lower levels, when numerous enough, they could still crush an elephant. The three Martial Artists did not last long before they turned into a cloud of Blood Mist, dying a miserable death.

"Damn it!"

The Taiyuan Royal Family members regrouped, focusing entirely on defending against the horde, barely managing to survive the overwhelming beast tide.

The surrounding beasts grew more and more ferocious, and Fanyao and the others faced the endless demonic beasts like a tiny boat in a vast ocean.

In the face of rolling waves, there was always the possibility of being submerged at any moment.

Seeing that the time was about right, Li Shu casually spoke, "Fanyao, the Third Prince is a kind and amiable person, not wishing to cause unnecessary slaughter. As long as you hand over all of the Demon Cores in your possession, I will spare your lives, allowing you to survive amidst this beast tide."

Fanyao, still entangled with the demonic beasts, instantly spat out a mouthful of blood upon hearing these words.

Just as the beast tide appeared, he cursed Li Shu inwardly for being a fool who didn’t know to collect the Demon Cores of the lower-level demonic beasts. Little did he know, Li Shu had already planned everything in advance.

He intended for the Taiyuan clansmen to fight the demonic beasts first, battling to the death. By the end, Taiyuan’s forces posed no threat to the strength of Tianyuan, and Li Shu could simply threaten Taiyuan into surrendering the Demon Cores.

Truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Fanyao was frantic with rage, killing a demon beast that pounced towards him with claws and fangs bared with a single palm strike. Then he shouted furiously, "Dream on! Even if I am devoured by demon beasts, I would never hand over the Demon Core to you!"

"Heh, how bold of you, young master Fanyao! But even if you don’t hand over the Demon Core, I’ll just wait for these demon beasts to tear everyone from your Taiyuan lineage into pieces. By then, with no survivors from the Taiyuan lineage, I, the Third Prince, even without a single Demon Core, can still win this contest!"

Li Shu carelessly waved the demon-subduing banner in his hand, speaking indifferently, showing no concern for the lives of Fanyao and the others.

Fanyao, upon hearing this, became even more infuriated, fully aware that Li Shu was telling the truth.

Even if they didn’t give up the Demon Core now, sooner or later, they and their companions would be torn into pieces by the tide of beasts. By that time, the Tianyuan lineage would naturally win the contest.

At this moment, among the group from the Taiyuan Royal Family, someone was the first to no longer bear the pressure and spoke up.

"Young master Fanyao, why don’t we just hand over the Demon Core?"

"Yes! The Demon Core and the contest are important, but life is even more important!"

Even Jiang Can suddenly chimed in, "Right, the contest lasts for a total of two days, and only one day has passed. If we hand over the Demon Cores now, tomorrow we can still hunt and kill a few high-rank demon beasts. If we pool them together, we might still secure a top-three finish.

If we get overwhelmed by these demon beasts here and now, our Taiyuan lineage really will have no hope left!"

Hearing Jiang Can say this, Fanyao also began to waver somewhat.

With many martial artists persuading him from the side, Fanyao knew that if he continued to resist, they might hand over the Demon Cores on their own. Finally, he made up his mind and hesitated no longer.

Just as he was about to agree to Li Shu’s proposal,

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at that moment, things took a sudden turn.

"Roar——"

"Roar——"

Suddenly,

a heaven-shaking, forest-quaking roar suddenly erupted, resounding throughout the entire Heavenly Demon Forest.

Like thunder on a clear day, the sound exploded in everyone’s ears. It seemed to come from afar, yet felt as close as if it were right beside them.

The voice was filled with indignation and rage, as if climbing out from the Jiuyou Demon Realm, carrying the hatred of generations of ancestors. The demon’s roar was so overwhelming it struck terror into their hearts.

An intense sense of fear emerged from the bottom of everyone’s hearts, and every person present, whether it was Fanyao, Jiang Can and their companions, or the Third Prince Li Shu and his people, all shuddered uncontrollably in the face of this soul-stealing demonic sound, a chill running through them as they knelt to the ground.

Even Dongfang Zhen trembled all over, his limbs quaking, under the wrath of this demonic sound.

At this point, as everyone was knocked to the ground by this roar, the only person who remained unmoved and stood firm was Qinchuan.

At this moment, his eyes narrowed as he stared in the direction from which the sound originated. He scoffed, "Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the response is becoming slower and slower!"

Meanwhile, the many demon beasts attacking the lineage of Taiyuan also collapsed to the ground on all fours, trembling with fear, and stopped their assault.

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After the demonic sound passed, the demon beasts gradually recovered, standing up cautiously.

At this time, Fanyao and the others had no more strength to resist, but the demon beasts didn’t continue to attack. Instead, they suddenly retreated like a receding tide.

In an instant, those densely packed demon beasts vanished without a trace, leaving the area once again in a dead silence, with only the corpses of demon beasts and flesh scattered across the ground.