The array, driven by the combined power of thirty-six Body Integration Stage great demons and seventy-two Void Refining Stage great demons, transformed into a sky-blotting net. Carrying an aura of ultimate malice, it crashed down.
Wild winds howled, and the snow on the mountain peak was instantly ground into crystalline powder by the invisible pressure.
The one hundred and eight great demons roared in unison, shaking the heavens and the earth.
“Die, human!”
The Leize Ferocious Tiger opened its bloody maw, spitting out a deluge of lightning.
“Strike him dead! Let him see the power of us spirit beasts!”
The Earth-Splitting Pangolin whipped up a storm of earthen spikes, sealing off all paths of retreat.
“You dare strike Lord Su Li? Today, we'll use you as fertilizer!”
The Green-Eyed Toad spat a cloud of poison mist, causing the surrounding snow to sizzle and corrode as the green vapor rapidly spread.
Zhang Mingyuan stood where he was and picked at his ear.
“So noisy.”
He looked up at the massive, imposing net, then swept his gaze over the posturing great demons.
“Is that it?”
Did these fools think sheer numbers could bridge the gap between cultivation realms?
There was a world of difference between the Mahayana Stage and the Body Integration Stage.
“Arrogant fool!”
Hiding behind the array, Su Li prepared her ultimate move, the Nine Underworlds Frost Moon Break. Deep blue energy pooled in her mouth. “This is the Myriad Demons Heaven-Prison Array, personally developed by this venerable one! Even if a Sacred Ground's Supreme Elder came, they would lose a layer of skin! You're just a Mahayana Stage cultivator—there's no escape for you today!”
“Oh? Really?” Zhang Mingyuan raised his eyebrow. “Then watch closely.”
Zhang Mingyuan raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together.
He didn't even draw his sword, Dog Slaughterer.
Much less the Zhanxue sword, whose full name was the Ultimate Invincible Secret Art Thomas Flare Explosive Slash Su Jinxue.
Against these small fry, drawing a sword was an insult to the blade.
A minuscule wisp of sword intent condensed at his fingertips.
With a casual swipe, a half-moon of white light soared into the sky to meet the giant net.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any deafening roar.
The Myriad Demons Heaven-Prison Array, which was said to be capable of trapping a Mahayana Stage expert, let out a soft hiss the moment it touched the white light.
Like a hot knife through butter, the massive net was easily torn in two.
The sword intent's momentum didn't slow in the slightest, turning into a wild gale that swept directly through the group of great demons in midair.
Between the backlash of the array and the impact of the sword intent, all one hundred and eight great demons coughed up blood in unison.
One after another, their massive bodies plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily into the snow.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The entire mountain peak shook violently as massive sheets of snow collapsed.
The great demons, who had been so majestic just a moment ago, were now rolling and wailing in the snow.
The tables had turned far too quickly.
The Heaven-Shaking Mastiff froze in place, its front paws still raised in its upright stance.
What had it just witnessed?
The demon kings it looked up to had been completely wiped out without even touching a single one of the man's fingers?
What kind of monster was this?
Wasn't he supposed to be just an ordinary Mahayana Stage cultivator who had been punished with sweeping duty?
How on earth was this the combat power of a Mahayana Stage cultivator?!
This sword intent, this effortless attitude.
Even if he went up against the Supreme Elders of the Myriad Snow Palace, he could probably handle them with ease!
It was over. They had kicked a steel plate.
The Heaven-Shaking Mastiff quietly tucked its tail between its legs, dropped onto all fours, and tried to curl itself into a black ball to scurry into a nearby snowbank.
Please don't see me, please don't see me.
It prayed frantically in its heart, not even daring to breathe too loudly for fear of attracting the terrifying human's attention.
Just as it was about to slide into the snowbank, a teasing voice rang out above its head.
“Oh? Where is this black dog off to?”
Every hair on the Heaven-Shaking Mastiff's body stood on end. It stiffly raised its head, meeting Zhang Mingyuan's half-smiling face.
Thud!
Without a moment's hesitation, the Heaven-Shaking Mastiff fell to its knees, clasping its front paws together and bowing frantically.
“Grandpa! Ancestor! This humble one had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai! I'm just a fart, please just let me go like one!”
It kowtowed while weeping bitterly, completely stripped of the dignity of a Body Integration Stage great demon.
“Weren't you barking quite loudly just now? Didn't you want to tear me to shreds?”
Zhang Mingyuan nudged the Heaven-Shaking Mastiff's head with the toe of his boot.
“That was this humble dog's blind eyes! I am just a worthless dog, how could I ever dare to tear you apart? You should tear me apart, tear me apart!”
The Heaven-Shaking Mastiff wished it could bury its head directly into the snow.
Zhang Mingyuan curled his lip in disgust and kicked the spineless black dog aside.
“Get lost.”
He turned around and walked slowly toward Su Li.
His boots crunched softly against the snow.
To Su Li's ears, this sound was practically a death knell.
Every single one of Su Li's nine tails puffed up, standing on end. The energy she had been gathering in her mouth dispersed in her terror.
The array she took pride in, the army of spirit beasts she had painstakingly built—gone, just like that.
One strike.
Just a single strike.
This human hadn't even used his full strength; he had merely made a casual swipe.
Su Li instinctively shrank back, her massive body trembling, her voice tinged with a sob.
“Y-You... stay away!”
“This venerable one warns you, if you dare touch a single hair of mine again...”
With a shift of his feet, Zhang Mingyuan instantly appeared right in front of Su Li.
He squatted down, grabbed Su Li by the scruff of her neck, and hoisted the massive creature right up into the air.
“Which hand of this Sacred Lord did you say you wanted to chop off just now?”
“I... I didn't say that! It was that dog!” Su Li frantically shifted the blame to the Heaven-Shaking Mastiff.
Shivering in the snowbank, the Heaven-Shaking Mastiff shuddered, nearly fainting on the spot.
In its heart, it cursed Su Li's ancestors for eighteen generations.
Slap!
Another slap.
The crisp sound echoed across the silent mountain peak.
“There, now it's finally swollen.” Zhang Mingyuan examined the fox's puffed-up cheek and nodded in satisfaction.
Su Li broke down completely.
All of her pride and dignity vanished in an instant.
“Waaaah!”
The dignified Mahayana Stage Nine-Tailed Snow Moon Fox, the spiritual pet of the Myriad Snow Immortal Lord, threw away all the dignity of a great demon and burst into loud wails.
Tears poured down, wetting her snow-white fur.
“You're a bully! No, you're bullying a fox!”
“I'm going to tell the Lord Immortal Lord! I'll have her execute nine generations of your family!”
“Waaah, Lord Immortal Lord, Su Li got beaten up! I don't want to live anymore!”
She cried, flailing her four legs in the air.
Zhang Mingyuan was amused.
This stupid fox actually knew how to complain to her guardian.
“Go on, do it right now.”
Zhang Mingyuan tossed Su Li to the ground, sat down on a large boulder, and crossed his legs.
“This Sacred Lord will wait right here to see how your Lord Immortal Lord handles this for you.”
Wiping her tears, Su Li reached into the void with her claw.
A crystal-clear jade talisman appeared in her grip.
An incredibly profound aura of Frost Law flowed over the jade talisman.
The moment that aura appeared, ice crystals bloomed in the surrounding air.
“This is the transmission jade talisman the Lord Immortal Lord bestowed upon this venerable one! You are dead meat! You lowly human are completely finished!” Su Li barked her threat.
“Oh, go ahead and call her then. Do you even know my identity—”
However, before Zhang Mingyuan could finish his sentence, Su Li crushed the jade talisman.
Crack.
The jade talisman shattered, and an incredibly terrifying pressure that towered above all living beings instantly descended upon the mountain peak.
Damn it, why isn't this stupid fox following the script? At a time like this, shouldn't she have been stopped by my words, grown curious, and then allowed me to trick her into submission?
Are you kidding me? Seriously!
However—
As the snow fluttered across the sky,
An exceptionally cold voice echoed from the void.
“What is all this noise about?”
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