The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 526: Bloody Battle with the Great Demon (3)_1
The early-stage Class IV Ten Thousand Eyes Demon, Turi Ke, had just escaped from The Small World of Sword Zone and did not even have time to catch its breath before it was drowned in a torrent of infinite Sword Light...
This gave it the illusion that it had not escaped from that strange world formed by sword Qi and sword techniques!
However, it quickly noticed the difference between the two and immediately reacted as a Class IV powerhouse should.
A stream of Spells issued forth from its Dharma Eyes: some to protect its body, some to annihilate the overwhelming Sword Light, some to probe the Sword Array’s actual condition, and some in an attempt to flee the area!
Its spherical body was instantly wreathed in colorful Spells of various forms, which continuously collided with the Sword Light, violently shaking the entire Sword Array.
As vast swathes of Spells and Sword Light collided, they nullified each other while creating an astonishing din. The seven Big Dipper Swords were, at one point, impacted so severely that they teetered precariously, nearly causing the entire Sword Array to collapse!
"Star Shifting!"
Shen Mo’s hands danced, silently chanting the pithy mantra.
While shifting the positions of the Big Dipper Swords and changing the formation, he increased the True Yuan infusion into the Sword Array.
The endless stream of pale golden True Yuan from within his body, like a great river flowing into the sea, was injected into the Sword Array through an imperceptible connection, maintaining its formation and amplifying its power!
To free up more True Yuan and mental energy, he no longer summoned the Demon Soul General whose Soul Body had been shattered.
Indeed, aside from nine powerful, mutated Demon Soul Generals—which included the Ghost Bride, the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, Master Hong Jue, and the Gold Piercing Ghost—he had recalled all other Demon Soul Generals back into the banner.
At this time, Shen Mo noticed that the Demon Soul Generals he had released to feast had all improved to varying degrees.
Most of them had advanced by a Minor Realm: from the middle-stage of Class III to the late-stage of Class III, or from the late-stage of Class III to the peak of Class III.
There were also Demon Soul Generals that had slaughtered wantonly and consumed a great deal of blood food, advancing from the middle-stage of Class III to the Peak Realm in one go!
The blood food from the tens of thousands of Evil Demons on Golden Light Ridge was of exceptionally high quality. Almost all Evil Cultivators and Demons from the Outer Zone had Cultivation Realms at the Qi Gathering Realm or Class II and above. There were also a considerable number of Spirit Sea Realm Evil Cultivators and Class III Demons.
Having gorged themselves, these Demon Soul Generals were all sated to bursting, reaping immense benefits. They even showed signs of "indigestion" for the first time. This development made Shen Mo eagerly anticipate what might have happened to the already powerful Demon Soul Generals like the Ghost Bride, who were initially at the peak of Class III...
No longer expending True Yuan and mental energy to maintain the Demon Soul Generals’ activities, Shen Mo devoted himself entirely to operating The Big Dipper Array!
BOOM!
BOOM!
RUMBLE!
Thousands-eyes Turi Ke frantically unleashed Spells, constantly attempting to forcefully break through the Sword Array.
The entire Sword Array suffered a violent onslaught, like a mountain peak in an earthquake, fluctuating intensely. Even the nearby airspace and the nature’s spiritual energy were thrown into chaotic turbulence!
Shen Mo’s gaze was as deep and calm as still water. He continuously formed seals and sent them into the Sword Array, doing his utmost to maintain the formation and unleash its strongest killing power to annihilate the great demon trapped within.
This Sword Array was one of his most powerful methods. It had consumed the most effort and resources, and was endowed with numerous enhancements.
First, consider the array cores: the seven Big Dipper Swords—Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and the others. Forging them and infusing them with various extreme element Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had consumed an astronomical amount of resources. Many of these were spiritual materials that could not be purchased even with Spirit Stones.
Currently, each Dao sword had reached the peak of the profound level. In terms of value and profundity, they were not much inferior to low-grade spiritual-level magic swords.
Moreover, under his constant nurturing day and night, their spirituality far surpassed other top-grade profound artifacts. It shouldn’t be long before they would, one after another, give birth to Sword Spirits and metamorphose into true spiritual-level Dao swords!
Next was the cultivation method used to drive and operate the Sword Array. Shen Mo had long ago cultivated the "Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation" to the Epic level of Extremely Perfection.
He had also spent over 210,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones to deduce its next stage using the [Martial Performance] effect; his level of attainment was nothing short of astonishing!
Furthermore, there were the augmenting effects from two great Skills, "Sword Body" and "By the Stars."
Finally, Shen Mo’s Cultivation Realm had also advanced to Spirit Sea Realm Layer IX, and the True Yuan within his body was abundant and profound.
When all these factors accumulated, a qualitative change occurred, granting this Big Dipper Sword Array the vast power to suppress and slay Class IV powerhouses of the Golden Core Realm!
Although Thousands-eyes Turi Ke battered the Sword Array, causing the earth to shake and mountains to crumble, it did not collapse. Especially as its many Spells failed to achieve anything and its internal Mana was no longer at its peak, the formation became increasingly stable...
"Despicable villain, are these insidious tricks all you have? Do you dare fight me honorably?"
The Ten Thousand Eyes Demon, Turi Ke, launched various Spells to counteract the Sword Array’s killing force, while simultaneously transmitting furious curses.
"An honorable fight?"
Shen Mo scoffed. Unyieldingly driving the Sword Array’s power, he transmitted back, "You are a Class IV great demon, equivalent to a Golden Core Realm cultivator among us! And I am merely a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator."
"You came to kill me, relying on your superior Realm, yet I haven’t called you shameless! How dare you accuse me of using insidious tricks?"
Oh, I almost forgot. Your body is covered in eyeballs; indeed, you have no face to lose... truly shameless...
No wonder!
With a flicker of thought, he conveyed this notion to Turi Ke. After that, Shen Mo wasted no more words on it.
Meanwhile, he silently began to operate the "Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture" and the "Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture," protecting his soul with the pure soil of Green Cloud Peak and illuminating his Mind Sea with the Scorching Sun Soul Phase!
This course of action was naturally to prevent Turi Ke from using soul-targeting unusual Spells or Curses to harm his soul.
Suppressed within The Big Dipper Array, this great demon could neither leave nor harm him with ordinary Spells, but it could still employ some bizarre methods...
As far as Shen Mo knew, the Thousand-eyed clan, being born without mouths or ears, were not very proficient at casting Spells using forms such as spoken words, melodies, or incantations of names.
However, they could imbue their Spells into shifting patterns and lights, thereby invading Shen Mo’s Mind Sea to harm him.
No matter how bizarre or indefensible such methods were, they essentially boiled down to a contest of soul power!
Shen Mo was at the pinnacle of the Spirit Sea Realm. His Essence, Qi, and Spirit had not yet transformed, and his soul power was considerably weaker than that of Golden Core Realm cultivators and Class IV great demons.
If Thousands-eyes Turi Ke possessed similar unusual Spells among the over one thousand it had mastered, then even trapped within The Big Dipper Array, it still had the ability to engage Shen Mo in a fight to the death!
But, to Shen Mo’s surprise, Turi Ke apparently had no such intention.
After a barrage of curses, it ceased its transmissions. It even stopped expending large amounts of Mana on powerful Spells to continually batter the Sword Array. Instead, it reined itself in considerably, maintaining its Spells only to the extent necessary to protect itself from being injured by the Sword Light.
As Shen Mo’s thoughts turned, he quickly understood what this Ten Thousand Eyes Demon was scheming!
