Chapter 1054: Young Scheming
There had never been anything in this world that was a matter of course.
There was no such thing as three people besieging and trying to kill one person and being certain of victory.
Chen Chao's straight saber pierced through the dharma idol body of that Fuyun great demon, and the latter was at first driven backward by the tremendous impact, unable to keep his footing.
Two enormous ravines suddenly appeared, continuously stretching into the distance.
After several hundred feet, Xu Li steadied himself, pressing both hands against the blade of the straight saber. As his demonic qi continuously shattered, he wanted to pull the straight saber out of his body.
But the moment his hands touched the blade of the straight saber, the large amounts of demonic qi on both his hands began continuously shattering, and cracks began appearing all over his dharma idol, exactly like a precious piece of porcelain that, in an instant, was already on the verge of shattering.
Xu Li frowned. Even at this moment, he still did not understand why the young martial artist, who was being besieged by the three of them, still had the strength left to attack. Attacking was one thing, but to be able to severely wound his dharma idol with a single saber at a moment he had never anticipated.
This enormous question remained in the heart of the Fuyun great demon at this moment, refusing to disperse.
He suddenly found himself somewhat laughable, feeling as though he had become one of those people who had secluded themselves in the mountains and forests for many years, claiming to be peerless masters. They looked impressive, but in reality had long since become narrow-minded and complacent.
This world had in fact long since ceased to be what it once was.
The heroes of the world were like fishes crossing the river...
A dime a dozen.
But at the very least, young talents continued to emerge, with those who came later reaching the highest heights.
Xu Li took a deep breath. At this moment, it instead stirred up the fighting spirit within him. Although perhaps it was a fact that he was no match for that young martial artist, he did not believe that he could be defeated so easily.
As the demonic qi within his body continuously circulated, the dharma idol, which had originally already begun to decline, actually halted its decline at this moment, and the entire dharma idol suddenly seemed to burst forth with a surge of vitality.
As though spring had returned to the earth!
The rebirth of the dharma idol actually caught Chen Chao, who had delivered that saber, somewhat by surprise, but he quickly accepted such a result. After all, they were all cultivators of the Fuyun Realm, so it was only natural that they would possess some methods that others could not easily understand. It could not be that in this world, only he alone could be formidable, only he alone could be invincible.
There was no such logic.
Chen Chao's thoughts remained clear. As Xu Li's condition continued to improve, he did not feel discouraged in the slightest. Instead, his gigantic dharma idol quickly turned around and once again fought two people by himself.
These two Fuyun great demons were also powerful enough, but in front of Chen Chao, they were still considerably inferior. Chen Chao's dharma idol threw a heavy punch, and a series of sounds continuously rang out... like war drums sounding from above the nine heavens, vast and ancient.
When a martial artist had reached a realm above Nepenthe, there was already a feeling with every movement that heaven and earth could be shaken.
"Don't retreat. Right now he's only holding on with a single breath of qi. If we disperse this breath of his, he'll definitely die!"
One of the Fuyun great demons let out a cold laugh, informing the other great demon by voice transmission. It could be said that at this moment, he still had a fairly complete grasp of the situation on the battlefield.
The other Fuyun great demon felt the surging blood qi from the young martial artist's body, and his resolve had in fact already begun to waver. It had not been easy to cultivate to this realm, and if he were to meet his downfall here, it would be completely not worth it for him.
But since the other great demon beside him had spoken like this, this Fuyun great demon gritted his teeth and decided to withstand it to the very end.
But just as this thought arose, the next moment he felt that things had gone very badly, because only an instant later, after the young martial artist had briefly driven back the other Fuyun great demon with a punch, his entire body pressed toward him.
A terrifying aura continuously poured forth, making one feel incomparably tense.
Breadth of spirit - these words had always been meant to be taken apart. Spirit referred to imposingness, while breadth referred to vigor. Put together, they were in fact the hallmark of a powerhouse.
In imposingness and vigor, demon race cultivators had always been unrivaled in the world, but at this moment, the young martial artist before them overwhelmingly crushed these demon race cultivators in both aspects.
This was truly far too rare.
That Fuyun great demon forcibly took a punch from Chen Chao. A large section at the top of his dharma idol shattered directly, making it look truly miserable...
But at this moment, he still showed no intention of retreating, and instead took another step forward.
Even Chen Chao found this somewhat unexpected, surprised by what these Fuyun great demons were displaying at this moment.
The demon race was often regarded as a pile of loose sand. After all, they were too powerful, and many times it was only natural for them to think of fighting on their own.
But the great demons who had reached this realm, although extremely proud, were not overly foolish. If they truly had been fools, they would not have reached this step.
So at this moment, they joined forces, and even when they briefly encountered a difficult situation, they could grit their teeth and endure it.
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes. The qi of his gigantic dharma idol poured down wildly, enveloping one of the great demons. Since they had displayed such tenacity, he wanted to see just how long that tenacity could keep them going.
At this moment, Xu Li's dharma idol had almost completely recovered. Another great demon had already smashed a punch into Chen Chao's back. Demonic qi surged there, spreading out layer upon layer, carrying everything around it with it as it spread outward little by little like ripples.
The booming sounds were even more incessant. The might of that punch was absolutely tremendous, but when it struck the back of Chen Chao's dharma idol, it failed to make the young martial artist's dharma idol sway by even the slightest bit.
That great demon's expression darkened. He had never expected that the punch carrying all the cultivation of his lifetime would fail to even shake the dharma idol of the young man before him.
"Save me!"
That great demon had already cried out in alarm. He was enveloped by Chen Chao's endless qi, and at the same time saw what had happened over there. Linking the two together, the great demon had every reason to believe that Chen Chao intended to abandon everything, even risking severe injury, just to kill him first.
He found such an outcome completely unacceptable. What he wanted was only to join forces to kill the young martial artist, not to drag himself into it. Even perishing together with the young martial artist was something he could not accept.
So when that punch came down, the great demon detected the weakest point within that qi. In a single instant, he set all the demonic qi in his body into motion and slammed into that spot, instantly opening a gap and escaping several thousand feet away.
After that, his figure retreated explosively, because he sensed that an aura was still pursuing him.
But Chen Chao merely let out a cold laugh at this scene.
He suddenly turned around again, frantically circulating his qi to force back the other great demon, then charged toward Xu Li, who had been continuously restoring his dharma idol.
Like a mountain shaking the world!