Black mist swirled around the ship's hull, and the vast Wuwang Sea below was bottomless. Beneath the endless layers of clouds, countless Sky Demons hissed and roared.
These humanoid things were clearly much harder to deal with than ordinary demon beasts or hungry ghosts.
One Sky Demon at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment stage could even command a type of furry strange creature the size of a frog.
These creatures swarmed the bottom of the ship like a tide. Wherever they went, they would latch onto the flesh of humans or demons and immediately self-detonate. In an instant, flesh was torn apart, and blood of various colors splashed everywhere—
“Argh!”
Someone failed to dodge in time and was caught in the face by one of the small creatures' explosions. They let out a miserable scream as Sky Demons in the black mist swarmed forward, devouring them completely!
The crowd scrambled to avoid the carnage, but a black-clad figure did the opposite, charging forward. Wielding the Fish-Dragon Guillotine with formidable power, she caused thousands of the small creatures to explode. Beneath the brilliant sparks, she forcibly severed one of the Foundation Establishment Sky Demon's arms!
“Don't let them board! Everyone, join me in slaying these demons!”
The young female cultivator's face was speckled with Sky Demon blood. Though she remained expressionless, the mist whistling through her hair couldn't hide the intense will to fight in her eyes.
“Why should we fear a fight? They are but a few Sky Demons!”
Seeing that she was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator yet dared to face a Sky Demon several minor realms higher than herself, the hearts of those present surged with courage.
“Fight! Fight! Fight!”
Hai Ying let out a howl as vertical pupils instantly formed in his eyes. With a sweep of his long tail, he pounced on one of the Sky Demons, his sharp claws tearing away chunks of flesh—
Young sword cultivators followed close behind, their flying swords slaying demons with killing intent that arrived in an instant!
As if infected by this emotion, the young cultivators who had been somewhat weary suddenly became spirited!
Whisks, short swords, daggers, and long whips—various dharma treasures flew through the air. People from the Yaksha, Sea Dragon, Jiao, and Black Crow nations were exceptionally brave, together holding the Sky Demon swarm back beneath the black mist!
The treasure ship floated tens of thousands of feet in the air, with the vast blue sky above and the misty Wuwang Sea below. Sky Demons continuously surged from the black mist, seemingly without end!
Gradually, high-level Sky Demons with Golden Core cultivation began to appear, and everyone naturally started to feel overwhelmed.
“Take turns to rest and help each other! Alchemists and formation masters, take the rear! Sword cultivators and talisman masters, take the front! Demonic and ghost cultivators, cut off their retreat!”
Nan Zhi fully utilized her experience as a dungeon raid leader to adjust the formation, successfully repelling another wave of Sky Demons.
Having led the charge herself, coupled with the bonus from her Savior halo, many cultivators naturally began to follow her commands in this critical moment.
A Vermilion Bird Lock was stationed every ten meters. With enemies attacking from the sky and their lives on the line, no one cared about Yakshas or Rakshasas anymore; they only remembered to slay demons together for a chance at survival!
Yakshas tore at the enemies, Jiao people created mist, Black Crows used their flocks to scout, and Sea Dragons fought with twin blades.
Whether human, demon, spirit, or monster, they all managed to set aside their racial prejudices for once to help each other.
“Buzz!”
The grand formation on the ship's hull suddenly lit up again, shooting out one hundred and thirty-two sharp beams of light. The Sky Demons around the ship were heavily wounded and fell straight into the Wuwang Sea like massive, powerless black shadows.
The Golden Core cultivators inside the treasure ship had finally made their move.
“Roar!”
Low growls echoed from the mists of the Wuwang Sea. Nan Zhi's expression changed, and she immediately shouted a warning:
“Retreat! High-level Sky Demons are attacking! They aren't something we can handle!”
On the system map, two pieces of character information, far larger than the other red-named monsters, leapt into view:
【High-level Sky Demon Tiancan: Level 86 (Mid-stage Nascent Soul)】
【High-level Sky Demon Duanyu: Level 91 (Late-stage Nascent Soul)】
Having just finished a fierce battle, everyone was exhausted. Hearing that Nascent Soul Sky Demons were approaching, they were all struck with terror and scrambled to fly back up—
But the enemies were too powerful and arrived too quickly; there was simply no way to avoid them.
“Boom!”
Within the black mist, a humanoid Sky Demon stood in mid-air. With a casual point of its finger, blood blossomed on the foreheads of a hundred cultivators as they fell straight into the Wuwang Sea, becoming food for the black mist.
Nan Zhi looked back in horror, catching a clear glimpse of the two high-level Sky Demons.
High-level Sky Demons looked much more like humans.
Standing six feet tall with snow-white bodies, they bore no gender characteristics. They had evolved noses, eyes, and mouths, but on their large, rounded back of the heads, there wasn't a single strand of hair.
They inexplicably brought to mind skinless rabbits.
Two Nascent Soul Sky Demons!
One at the mid-stage and one at the late-stage!
This was bad!
Dragon Girl Ao Mingzhu and Zong Zheng's plan must have gone wrong!
Nan Zhi didn't have time to think about that. She rode the wind, quickly shaking off the Sky Demons behind her. In an instant, the sound of the wind behind her ears gave a sharp warning!
There was killing intent!
The array-building foundation stones beneath her feet slowly circled her. One by one, the spiritual lights ignited, and abundant spiritual energy exploded. The formation lines took shape, and a ten-meter-wide defense formation instantly unfolded!
“Boom!!”
Instantly, the cultivators to the left and right of the formation froze. Peanut-sized blood holes erupted in their foreheads, and in the next moment, dozens of corpses fell into the sea like flies.
“Argh!”
“Run! Run for your lives!”
“Escape, quickly!!”
Someone had their face splattered with their sect-mate's blood and let out a scream, flying toward the ship with all their might. The cultivators protected by Nan Zhi's formation didn't even have time to say thanks before they all burst out with incredible speed to flee the area!
A Nascent Soul killing a Foundation Establishment was like slaughtering a chicken.
Under such desperate cultivation suppression, no one could even entertain the thought of fighting back.
Some even had their Dao hearts shattered on the spot, with only the thought of "survival" left in their minds.
Was this a single strike from a Nascent Soul Sky Demon?!
The formation shattered as it collapsed, and waves of lingering fear surged in Nan Zhi's heart.
Back then, if she hadn't had so many dharma treasures and if Daoist Qinglong hadn't been so careless, it would have been a mystery whether she could have escaped at all.
The Sky Demon that had attacked seemed to glance at her from afar. On its clearly expressionless face, Nan Zhi saw a hint of confusion and amusement.
This was not a good sign.
Mirage Pearl mist permeated the air, and she fell into the heavy fog, her figure concealed. In the blink of an eye, she had flown hundreds of feet away!
Fortunately, the target of those two Sky Demons wasn't her.
The two demons slowly ascended, landing on a cloud opposite the Splendid Platform. They looked down at the cultivators below with deathly pale faces.
Nan Zhi didn't dare to delay. She killed a Foundation Establishment Sky Demon to clear a path. She was only half a step away from being able to fly back onto the ship—
But out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hai Ying, who had spoken to her earlier, falling a hundred meters behind. He was being held in the hand of a massive Golden Core Sky Demon and was about to be swallowed whole!
To save or not to save was never a question.
The array stones lit up again. In the blink of an eye, Nan Zhi appeared at the back of that Sky Demon's neck. Lightning surged in her hands, carrying a wave of killing intent as she slammed it down heavily without reservation!
“Boom!!”
The lightning was savage, sending electric sparks flying in all directions.
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