Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

These seven demon generals had different appearances, but they were at least mid-level demon generals. The four leading demon generals were even more powerful, with their demonic aura soaring and their might dominating all directions.

Behind him were hundreds of demon generals, their expressions ferocious, lined up in the air, poised to attack at a single command.

The formation only had three mid-level demon generals and a mere two hundred demon generals, far fewer than those in the Corrosion Cave.

Looking at the massive formation, the excitement and pride brought on by the great victory a month ago vanished in an instant, leaving only panic and unease.

Those low-level demonic beasts that have not yet taken human form are only weaker, but they have already developed intelligence.

The sight of so many demon generals and demon commanders causing a considerable disturbance.

They only managed to calm down after being reprimanded by the demon generals in the formation.

Chen Yuan's words spread throughout the valley and beyond the array screen, reaching the ears of the demon generals and demon commanders in the Corroded Wood Cave.

The seven demon generals stared intently at him, their expressions a mixture of excitement and seriousness.

The leading high-ranking demon general looked Chen Yuan up and down through the array: "You are the Northern Underworld Demon General?"

He was tall and strong, with a three-inch spiral horn on his forehead, which was iron gray and shimmered with a crystal luster.

Upon seeing the single horn, Chen Yuan recalled for a moment and recognized its identity, saying, "That's right, you are Blood Cloud Demon General?"

The unicorn demon general said coldly, "Now that you know my name, why don't you surrender?"

Chen Yuan smiled sarcastically: "You merely possess a trace of venomous dragon blood, a mixed and impure lineage, yet you dare to use Ao as your surname?"

This Blood Cloud Demon General is extremely famous in the Corrosion Wood Cave. He has the lives of three high-ranking demon generals in his hands and is quite powerful, second only to Tianluo and Qihun, the two trusted demon generals of the Corrosion Wood Demon King.

He was originally a wild demon, whose true form was a venomous python. Before transforming into human form, he was muddle-headed, cultivating alone and unremarkable, with mediocre strength.

However, after surviving the tribulation of transformation, he suddenly mastered several extremely powerful innate divine abilities, which were remarkably similar to those of the Poisonous Dragon lineage within the Flood Dragon clan.

It turns out that he possessed a trace of poisonous dragon bloodline, but it was mixed and impure, which is why it did not awaken before he took human form.

During the tribulation of transformation, the bloodline will become much purer under the tempering of the heavenly lightning. Blood Cloud Demon General finally awakened the poisonous dragon bloodline in his body.

Although this trace of the venomous dragon's bloodline is extremely rare, it is still a bloodline of the Holy Race.

The Wood-Eating Demon King was already skilled in poison magic and greatly admired the Blood Cloud Demon General, so he directly brought him under his command and took good care of him.

Blood Cloud Demon General also possessed an extraordinary temperament. He seized the opportunity and soared into the sky, making rapid progress in his cultivation.

Over tens of thousands of years, he cultivated himself to become a high-ranking demon general, established the Blood Cloud Cave, and adopted Ao as his surname, claiming to be a member of the Poisonous Dragon lineage.

But everyone knows that if he were truly a member of the Poisonous Flood Dragon lineage, he would have already been recruited into the Flood Dragon clan.

However, the Blood Cloud Demon General was quite powerful and ruthless, so no one dared to expose this matter to his face.

Upon hearing this, the unicorn demon general's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said coldly, "So what if my bloodline is impure and chaotic?"

"Among the dragon clan, there are countless venomous dragons with bloodlines purer than mine, yet their cultivation is inferior to mine."

"Your bloodline of the Kun fish is indeed extremely pure, but today you will die at my hands."

"Even the purest bloodline cannot save your life."

Chen Yuan glanced at the other demon generals and smiled slightly: "Just you guys?"

The unicorn demon general narrowed his eyes: "It seems you do have a backup plan. The king warned us long ago that your strength is not bad, probably no less than Tianluo or Youji, and that we must be careful."

“I’d like to see what tricks you have up your sleeve. With your cultivation as a mid-level demon general, how can you make the king so cautious and send me and six fellow Daoists to deal with you?”

Upon hearing this, the demon generals of the Wood-Eroding Cave all sneered, their faces showing resentment.

Both the Wood Sea Demon General and the Iron Wing Demon General were taken aback, looking at Chen Yuan with a mixture of belief and doubt.

They witnessed Chen Yuan's powerful slaying of the Elephant Prison Demon Commander, so his strength was undeniable.

However, it is hard to believe that Chen Yuan's strength is no less than that of Youji and Tianluo, two demon generals who are almost demon kings.

Another high-ranking demon general snorted coldly and said impatiently, "You'd better hurry up and go out and fight, so that we don't have to go through the trouble of breaking the formation."

"The king has already issued a bounty for your life. Even if you don't know it, Xiangqing couldn't possibly be unaware of it."

"But you still came to the First Line of Heaven, and even took the initiative to kill Xiang Yu without restraint, walking right into the trap."

"You don't actually think you can hold the line with just these two mid-level demon generals, do you?"

"Just how many high-ranking demon generals are lurking in the formation? Quickly bring them out for a duel; their survival depends on their own abilities!"

Upon hearing this, both Iron Wing Demon General and Wood Pig Demon General's expressions changed slightly, and they both looked at Chen Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Beiming, is what Lingjiu said true or false?"

"Did the Wood-Eating Demon King really bring out a treasure and offer a bounty on your life, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yuan glanced at the Spirit Vulture Demon General and nodded slightly: "Indeed, the Wood-Eating Demon King has brought out a powerful treasure to take my life."

Iron-Winged Demon General said urgently, "After you arrived at the First Line of Heaven, you instructed us to take the initiative..."

Chen Yuan said, "I was ordered by Fellow Daoist Xiang Qing to lure these demon generals here, gather them together and annihilate them, and severely damage the Corrosion Wood Cave."

The two demon generals breathed a sigh of relief, and forgot to complain about Chen Yuan keeping it from them, and asked, "May I ask how many fellow Daoists have set up an ambush? Did Fellow Daoist Xiang Qing arrive in person?"

"There are no other fellow cultivators within the great formation. Where are they now?"

The demon general of the Eroded Wood Cave was also staring intently at him. Chen Yuan said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Xiangqing set up this scheme, so naturally the demon general will come to your aid."

"But they did not remain within the formation; instead, they stayed thousands of miles away to avoid revealing any flaws."

"However, since you have already seen through it, I, Kun, have no need to hide it anymore."

He flipped his hand and took out a talisman, then pointed at it. The talisman ignited without fire, and a beam of light soared into the sky, piercing through the array and cutting through the sky. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the horizon.

The demon general of the Corroded Wood Cave was too late to stop it, and seemed to have no intention of doing so, watching the spiritual light disappear into the distance.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "In another quarter of an hour, my fellow Daoists will arrive, and I will definitely have a good fight with you all."

Iron Wing Demon General and Wood Pig Demon General breathed a sigh of relief. Blood Cloud Demon General withdrew his gaze, a ferocious smile appearing on his lips: "Since they didn't enter the great formation but are outside alone, there's no need to come and attack!" Chen Yuan's face darkened: "What do you mean by that?"

Blood Cloud Demon General said, "The Great King is determined to take your life, how could he not have a backup plan? Have you forgotten how Chen Yan and Ying Biao died?"

Chen Yuan's expression changed: "The Wood-Eating Demon King's puppet is going to attack the Demon General? This is within the territory of Thunder Mountain Cave. Isn't he afraid of being punished by the Bloodtooth Demon Saint?"

Blood Cloud Demon General laughed loudly: "When did I, Ao, ever say that Your Majesty would bully the weak?"

"If you have evidence, you can naturally report it to the Bloodtooth Demon Saint."

"Otherwise, you will be slandering my king and offending the majesty of the Demon King. If my king takes your life, the Thunder Mountain Demon King will have nothing to say!"

As he spoke, he opened his mouth and exhaled a cloud of red mist, which quickly spread out and transformed into a blood-red cloud that drifted toward the great formation.

The other six demon generals immediately dispersed, seemingly terrified of the blood cloud and daring not to touch it in the slightest.

As the blood-red cloud descended into the formation, it hissed, and the originally thick formation barrier rapidly thinned out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Yuan's face darkened, and he flipped his hand to take out an array plate, raising his hand to form a hand seal.

The array plate emitted a buzzing sound, its spiritual light flashing. Dense spiritual energy surged from the miniature spiritual veins underground, flowing into the array. The array barrier thickened again, and the blood clouds thinned out.

But the Blood Cloud Demon General opened his mouth again and spewed out a burst of red mist, which transformed into a blood cloud and drifted toward the formation. He shouted, "What are you all waiting for? Quickly break the formation, join forces to besiege and kill Bei Ming, and then claim your reward from the Great King!"

The other demon generals also stopped wasting time and unleashed their magical treasures and divine weapons, unleashing their innate supernatural powers in a relentless attack.

The hundreds of demon generals behind them dared not lag behind, falling from the sky like meteors and rushing towards the formation.

The Iron-Winged Demon General and the Wood-Sea Demon General looked panicked and confused, and asked urgently, "Fellow Daoist Beiming, what is this 'puppet' you're talking about?"

"The Corrosion Wood Cave has already sent four high-ranking demon generals to break the formation. How can they possibly intercept the high-ranking demon generals of my Thunder Mountain Cave? Aren't they afraid that this strategic location will be left unguarded and will be taken advantage of to break through?"

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "This matter is a long story. The most urgent task is to defend the formation. Once the demon general of my Thunder Mountain Cave comes to our aid, I will explain to you two fellow Daoists."

The two demon generals' expressions shifted, but they didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they summoned their magical weapons and went to meet them.

Chen Yuan looked down again, his icy voice reaching the ears of all the demon generals: "I hereby order all demon generals to immediately take action and protect the formation!"

The demon generals were terrified by the overwhelming attack, but since it concerned their lives, they dared not be careless. With roars, they took to the air and charged forward.

The defensive formation was directed outwards but not inwards. The attacks from the demon generals and demon commanders of the Corroded Wood Cave landed within the formation, causing ripples and shaking.

However, the supernatural powers of the two demon generals and many demon generals in the formation could penetrate the formation barrier without any hindrance, canceling out and annihilating each other with the opponent's supernatural powers, thus reducing the pressure on the formation.

Both sides spared no effort. The sky was filled with flashes of spiritual light and overflowing demonic energy. The array screen trembled and shook, with small cracks appearing from time to time, but they were repaired by the spiritual energy surging from the ground.

This grand formation was specially set up by Leishan Cave. It completely abandoned the abilities of illusion and killing, and its defensive capabilities are extremely strong. Moreover, it is completely integrated with the miniature spiritual veins under the valley, and can freely draw spiritual energy, remaining as stable as Mount Tai.

However, its foundation is ultimately just a tiny spiritual vein, guarded by only three mid-level demon generals and over two hundred demon warriors. The low-level demon beasts that have not yet taken human form are of no use whatsoever.

Faced with the siege of seven demon generals and hundreds of demon soldiers, the great formation quickly became shaky and precarious, like a wooden boat in a stormy sea, in danger of capsizing at any moment.

Chen Yuan suddenly gave an order, commanding all the bird demons in the formation to rush out of the formation and take the initiative to attack the demon general in the Corroded Wood Cave.

Upon hearing this, the demon generals in the formation all showed expressions of pain, but they knew that they could not hold back now, so they had no choice but to order their beast demons to take the initiative to attack.

Tens of thousands of bird demons took to the air, their black wings resembling dark clouds. A significant portion of them were level five or higher demon beasts, their imposing presence astonishing.

If there were only a few demon generals, it would indeed be quite troublesome to be attacked by so many bird demons, and they might even be in danger of perishing.

However, with hundreds of demon generals gathered in the Corrosion Cave, even a large number of low-level demon beasts could not pose any threat.

The bird demons that broke through the formation were either torn apart by the sharp divine weapons in the hands of the demon generals, or died under various strange and powerful supernatural abilities.

Blood rained down, falling into the blood-red clouds and transforming into bursts of blood mist. The stench of blood soared into the sky, making one want to vomit.

Demon generals are not allowed to slaughter low-level demon beasts without cause, but if a low-level demon beast provokes them, they shall not show mercy.

These bird demons, fearless of death, charged at the high-ranking demon general, only to use their own lives to deplete his demonic power and supernatural abilities.

The Blood Cloud Demon General continuously spewed out red mist, which transformed into incredibly poisonous blood clouds that corroded the array barrier. Upon seeing this, he sneered incessantly: "The Kun fish bloodline within you is so pure, why don't you unleash your divine power and guard this great array?"

Chen Yuan remained silent, simply manipulating the array plate to continuously draw spiritual energy from the ground and repair the array barrier.

Iron Wing Demon General's face was extremely ugly. He secretly transmitted his voice: "The great formation can't hold for much longer. Why hasn't Fellow Daoist Beiming made a move yet?"

Chen Yuan replied telepathically, "The time is not yet ripe."

He raised his head and looked in the direction where the light had disappeared, a deep glint flashing in his eyes.

……

Just as the One Line Sky Formation was under fierce attack, thousands of miles away, in a secluded valley, the grass and trees were lush and the clear spring flowed. It looked ordinary and no different from the surrounding mountains, except that the scenery was more tranquil.

A beam of light descended from the sky and fell into the valley, causing the air to suddenly distort and ripple like the surface of water.

An illusion array had already been set up in the valley, and eight figures were sitting cross-legged in the array, closing their eyes to rest.

A flash of inspiration struck them; they all opened their eyes, stood up, and soared into the air, flying towards the narrow passage.

They no longer concealed their aura, and a strong demonic aura emanated from them. They were actually eight demon generals, four high-level demon generals and four mid-level demon generals!
The leader had an indifferent expression; he was none other than the Demon General Youji, who had recently lost an arm and was seriously injured.

But he is now completely unharmed, has regrown a left arm, and is full of energy, so his injuries have obviously been fully healed.

Behind him, the Heavenly Hou Demon General followed closely. The other demon generals were all quite famous in the Thunder Mountain Cave, and their strength was among the best of the demon generals of the same rank.

The eight demon generals were extremely fast, but after flying a hundred miles, several dazzling streaks of light fell from the sky and blocked their way.

The light faded, revealing six strange, blue-skinned people with stiff expressions and dull eyes, but the aura and pressure emanating from their bodies far surpassed that of the Demon Commander.

The expressions of the demon generals changed drastically, and the Heavenly Hou demon general exclaimed, "The Wood-Eating Demon King?"

The six puppets' gazes swept over the demon generals, and they spoke in unison, their voices indifferent: "I will give you a chance to end your own lives and be reborn as demons, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."

The demon generals trembled at the sight of this bizarre scene, but Youji remained calm and said indifferently, "The Demon King is bullying the weak and attacking us demon generals. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Bloodtooth Demon Saint?"

The six puppets said calmly, "The Bloodtooth Demon Saint will never know that you will all die by my hand." (End of Chapter)