Chapter 201: CH. 201 | Energy Dispersal Formation
Lin Tian swung his golden sword down in a wide diagonal arc, unleashing a massive golden slashing attack straight at Mo Zhangzhou.
It wasn’t just the power of the golden blade either.
A towering cultivator’s projection rose up behind Lin Tian, a golden manifestation of spiritual energy that looked every bit as commanding as an emperor among cultivators.
A golden sword rose up behind him, then swung forward with tremendous force, its crescent shaped slash merging seamlessly with Lin Tian’s own attack.
The two attacks fused into a single overwhelming force, tearing downward and leaving a visible dimensional gash in the air where the blade struck.
Mo Zhangzhou’s expression started to sour, especially once he understood just how drastically Lin Tian’s power had spiked, all thanks to Yun Feng’s inherited strength.
I never imagined I’d end up facing the heir to the Sovereign of the Heavenly Realm!
The white haired man realized this attack was nothing ordinary. If he tried countering it with anything standard, it would be completely useless.
"Mo Hun!"
"Activate the Demonic Energy Reversal Formation!" Mo Zhangzhou shouted.
"What?! But that would mean absorbing all the demonic energy from our three towers at once!"
"I don’t care! Do it now!"
Mo Hun clenched his fist, then reluctantly gave in and followed Mo Zhangzhou’s order. He turned and ordered the other elders to activate the Demonic Energy Reversal Formation.
They followed Mo Hun’s command, working together to activate the rune formation.
They gathered at the three demon towers and set it in motion, a crimson rune array flaring to life at the peak of each tower.
THUMP!
A powerful burst of spiritual energy spread through the area, catching the other cultivators off guard.
Wu Yue and the others found it nearly impossible to get anywhere near the towers, the fluctuations were too violent.
"What should we do, Master Ying?" Wu Yue asked, turning to her.
"All three towers seem shielded by a strong crimson wall now, stopping anyone from outside from destroying them."
Elsewhere, one of the Nascent Soul masters recklessly charged the crimson wall, ignoring Cao Ying’s warning entirely.
His attack shattered against the wall, but the wall reacted violently, unleashing demonic lightning that struck him down, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
Everyone else witnessed it clearly, shocked and unnerved that even attacking the golden wall could backfire so badly against them.
"What?" they gasped in disbelief.
"W-What do we do about the formation?" Li Qingxue asked, arriving beside Cao Ying.
Cao Ying went quiet for a moment. After what had just happened, she’d become far more cautious about acting or deciding anything hastily.
She worried that any rash decision now could end up hurting everyone.
She turned instinctively and looked toward Lin Tian. Without her even realizing it, Lin Tian glanced back at her and gave a nod, as if approving whatever idea was forming in her mind.
"Alright!"
"Everyone, listen to me!"
Cao Ying gathered everyone and spread them out across several points, forming a circle with the Lingxian Sect at its center, positioning the three demon towers within the circle’s reach.
A massive rune formed on the ground, glowing bright blue with blinding intensity.
Mo Hun gasped, stunned to see the Qin Kingdom’s master cultivators forming such an enormous rune.
"This rune array... the Energy Dispersal Formation?"
Cao Ying smiled faintly, staring straight ahead. Her eyes locked briefly with Mo Hun’s, as if the two of them were already locked in a battle of formations.
"At their core, the demonic energy in your three towers is nothing more than the life essence of mortals and cultivators. With the Energy Dispersal Formation, that demonic energy will vanish and revert back into pure life essence," Cao Ying answered.
"Damn you, Cao Ying!"
Mo Hun let out a furious scream and broke free of the array’s wall, charging straight at Cao Ying. But Yun Zhan arrived just in time and managed to hold him back.
Several other Nascent Soul masters moved into position, tasked with protecting the cultivators focused on maintaining the rune array.
The fighting flared up again, Yun Zhan and the other Nascent Soul masters defending the Energy Dispersal Formation, while Mo Hun and the others worked together trying to break it apart.
Mo Zhangzhou was caught off guard as his supply of spiritual energy suddenly cut off, right as Lin Tian’s golden sword attack closed in.
"MO HUN!"
"Damn it, I’ll kill every last one of you!" Mo Hun screamed, furious.
The white haired man had no other option left. He formed a hand seal and directed his attack skyward, summoning a heavenly serpent that shot forward, trying to shatter the incoming sword strike.
But when the two forces collided, the black serpent shattered instantly, and Mo Zhangzhou took a massive backlash from the impact.
BLAST!
A massive, unavoidable explosion tore through the sky, sending a towering column of black and gold smoke mushrooming upward.
On top of that, a ring shaped shockwave of wind tore outward in every direction, hurling cultivators back, shredding the rune formation, and bringing down all three demon towers at once.
The trees surrounding the blast burned to nothing, leaving the entire area shrouded in thick black smoke.
A crater formed at the center of the explosion, clear evidence that this was no ordinary display of power.
The Lingxian Sect held together, though a few buildings collapsed from the ground tremors. Still, nothing about it left lasting damage.
Cao Ying managed to steady herself back onto the sky floor, along with Wu Yue and the others.
Their eyes stayed fixed ahead, watching the massive explosion engulf the sky, a sight that radiated pure terror.
"Is this... really the extent of Lin Tian’s power?" Yun Zhan, Sect Leader of Yuntian, asked.
Cao Ying stayed silent for a moment. Even though she’d only registered Lin Tian’s cultivation base as Mid Soul Formation, his actual strength clearly surpassed her own.
There’s no way I can fully separate myself from Lin Tian now. But watching a display like this, standing on his side feels like the wisest choice I could make.
Li Qingxue looked ahead, pointing toward the three demon towers. "Those three towers are destroyed now. Their strength should have dropped dramatically."
Wu Yue nodded, agreeing with what Li Qingxue said. "Let’s attack them now. Don’t let any of them escape."
With the chance to strike back finally in their hands, they flew straight toward the remaining Yuanmo Sect elders still holding their ground, and the final battle resumed once more.
From the site of the explosion, a man with half his face burned fell from the sky.
His body was mangled, his arms and legs shattered, his meridians severed, his dantian in violent turmoil.
He crashed onto the ground and coughed up blood. Mo Hun and the others saw their Sect Leader dying before them.
The moment they tried to move toward him, Wu Yue and the others cut them off instantly.
Wu Yue raised her sword forward. "Your opponents... are us!"