The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 299 Battle of Cold Spring Peak

Righteous martial artists formed a battle formation and gathered in front of Cold Spring Peak. Thousands of cloud beast ships sailed past, leading the mountain guards and inner disciples straight to the battlefield.

On the ground, the mounts galloped, heading directly towards Cold Spring Peak, billowing dust and creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a vast army.

Su Yan and the other Danqiao martial artists stood at the bow of the cloud beast ship, looking at the ever-changing clouds and gazing at the peak city above Cold Spring Peak.

Despite the overwhelming presence of the army, the city of Lengquan was shrouded in solemnity. The banners of the demonic sects fluttered in the wind, and the city's protective array had been activated, enveloping the entire city.

On the city wall, demonic warriors, clad in outer armor, stared intently at the army with piercing eyes.

On the city wall, the Holy Weapon Dao Wujijun held the Extreme Demon Sword, his eyes filled with a cold smile.

"My lord, the people from the Beast King Sect are already outside Cold Spring Peak."

"The entire army must prepare to teach them a lesson. No matter the cost, hold out for three days."

"Yes"

The order was given, and instantly the strength of the formation was increased by a level by the demonic warrior. The red barrier shimmered with light, resembling red glass.

"Siege!"

Su Yan glanced around, his expression calm. There was absolutely no possibility of persuasion between the two sides to surrender, so there was no point in exchanging any words.

As his orders were relayed, attacks were launched from the cloud beast ship, like rainbows piercing the sun, covering a distance of a hundred feet, and landing directly on the barrier.

The red barrier resembled a lake surface battered by rain, creating countless ripples. The fluctuations of spiritual energy continued to spread, stirring up the entire formation.

There were over a thousand Cloud Beast Ships. When they launched an attack, even the weakest warrior at the True Intent Divine Harmony stage possessed the power of a True Intent Divine Harmony stage warrior. Their continuous attacks were so intense that even a Danqiao stage warrior would not be able to withstand them.

Su Yan, Hong Qingyue, Chen Xuanmo, and the others remained calm as they watched the attacks rain down, knowing in their hearts that this was only the beginning.

After the attack had lasted for a quarter of an hour, on Cold Spring Peak, Martial Lord coldly watched the rain-like attack and sneered, "They certainly have deep pockets."

"Give them some greeting gifts, change tactics and launch a counterattack, release the Yaksha monsters."

The martial artist beside him nodded and immediately relayed the order, instantly altering the grand formation of Cold Spring Peak.

The red barrier was still there, but at this moment, beams of red light gathered together and transformed into red bats, which rushed out of the barrier and headed straight for the cloud beast ship.

A vast expanse of crimson bats, brimming with spiritual energy, surged towards the cloud beast ship, resembling a blood-red fog that seemed to devour the heavens and earth.

On the Cloud Beast Ship, Zhang Long and Tang Rong looked solemn but remained relatively calm. They ordered, "Open the protective layer! The disciple at the helm, dodge the attack! The disciples on both sides, shoot down these red bats!"

The command spread throughout the Cloud Beast Ship, and one protective layer after another rose from it. At the same time, the Cloud Beasts sealed within the ship also surged forth, spitting out beams of light that swept across and obliterated the approaching Crimson Bats.

The disciples each used their own methods, attacking with crossbow bolts or directly knocking down the red bats by controlling the true meaning of flying wild beasts.

In an instant, thousands of cloud beast ships and red bats intertwined, turning the entire sky into a collision of red and white, like two great rivers constantly colliding, clearly distinct yet intertwined at their confluence.

The Red Bat attack will undoubtedly consume a large amount of elemental stones from the formation, but such an attack is very effective.

The speed and frequency of the Cloud Beast Ship's attacks on the barrier decreased significantly in an instant. As the large red bat condensed, with a wingspan of more than ten zhang, it unleashed beams of light that shot straight toward the Cloud Beast Ship.

The cloud beast ship, which was not properly controlled, was hit with a loud bang. The barrier shattered, and the entire cloud beast ship plummeted. The cloud beasts provided cover, but they could not slow down the fall.

With a loud crash, the entire cloud beast ship shattered into pieces.

"Humph"

Chen Xuanmo unleashed his flying sword, slaying several giant red bats. However, as long as the formation remained intact, the red bats continued to swarm.

On the ground, a large number of Yaksha monsters were thrown down from the city wall. Like an army, they thundered and charged forward, raising countless clouds of dust, and directly crossed the barrier, charging towards the mountain guards.

Wang Mingqing and Yu Liuyan, clad in outer armor, were perfectly focused, their eyes sharp as knives, and they shouted, "Battle Rhinoceros Charge!"

The ground suddenly trembled, and a rumbling sound came from it. Dozens of battle rhinos, each over ten feet tall, wearing second-tier high-grade battle armor, charged out at the forefront.

They are large and have extremely strong defenses, not to mention they are protected by armor.

When it charged into the horde of Yaksha monsters, it crushed the Yaksha monster at the very front.

The mountain guards advanced rapidly, forming groups of two or three, and directly used their military formations to annihilate the enemy.

The torrents collided instantly, blades clashed, and the battle escalated rapidly.

Both sides are at a disadvantage, and the defending side undoubtedly has the greater advantage at this point.

To break through the city, we must wear them down until this momentum can no longer be maintained.

Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer

Su Yan gave the order, and Hong Qingyue flew to the front of the formation, sweeping his natal spirit weapon and instantly killing hundreds of Yaksha monsters.

A specially made beast-storing bag flew out, with runes swirling around it like stars, and released a giant beast that was a hundred feet long.

This beast-storing bag is different from the beast-storing bag of the contracted beast. It is of the third-tier superior quality and is more like a seal, so as to ensure that the hundred-zhang giant beast can be contained inside.

"Roar"

As soon as the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer appeared, it immediately let out a series of roars. It carried a metal platform on its body, which looked like it was cast in bronze, and it encircled its entire back like an iron fortress.

Hong Qingyue landed on the platform, and a whole team of mountain guards rushed out of the ranks and directly climbed onto the body of the giant ridge rhinoceros deer, each taking their positions.

Hong Qingyue shouted, "Activate the formation and shatter the barrier!"

The platform patterns on the giant ridge rhinoceros deer's body lit up completely, gradually converging on its antlers, and then shot out a beam of light like a pillar of heaven, directly crashing into the barrier.

The red bats that blocked the barrier were instantly torn to shreds and vanished, their attacks slamming heavily into the barrier.

Buzz

The entire barrier seemed to be violently shaken by a giant hand, and huge ripples spread wildly outwards from the barrier, much like waves.

On Cold Spring Peak, Zheng Liyang, a Saintly Weapon Dao Dan Aperture Realm martial artist who was in charge of the formation, changed his expression. As the one in charge of the formation, he understood the extent of the energy consumption.

Previously, relying on the spiritual veins of Cold Spring Peak, the city's defensive formation did not have much trouble resisting the attacks of the Cloud Beast Ship; a quarter of an hour would only cost several hundred thousand yuan stones.

But now, just being bombarded by this giant ridge rhinoceros deer has probably cost no less than a million yuan stones.

Maintaining the formation will likely be difficult.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, the beasts of the Beast King Sect that are attacking the city are powerful, and I'm afraid our formation will be difficult to withstand. We need all of you to take action and kill these beasts.”

On the city wall, the demonic cultivators with alchemy skills had different expressions. Wu Jijun's expression remained extremely calm as he glanced around and said, "A third-tier wild beast, plus that formation, I'm afraid ordinary disciples wouldn't be able to defeat it."

Wu Jijun said, "Fan Ningyang, Wen Shule, and Hao Ge, the three of you should take action and kill that beast."

Fan Ningyang, Wen Shule, and Hao Ge are Danqiao Realm martial artists from the Three Flames Divine Palace, the Holy Weapon Path, and the Hundred Caves Witch Gate, respectively. Their strength is all between the Third Heaven, second only to Martial Supreme Lord.

Upon hearing this, the three immediately nodded: "Okay."

They leaped away and arrived in front of the giant rhinoceros in an instant.

Fan Ningyang's three beast phantoms appeared, and together with the Heavenly Demon Staff, they directly attacked, heading straight for the deer head.

Hong Qingyue sneered, "You're asking for death!"

The giant rhinoceros antlers gathered into a hundred attacks, directly targeting the Heavenly Demon Staff that descended from the sky.

The bombardment was like a cataclysmic upheaval, with the true essence thrown into chaos and the shockwaves sweeping across like a tsunami.

A figure appeared to the left of the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer, the White Bone Sword flying like a cold needle straight towards Hong Qingyue.

Hong Qingyue's expression hardened as he recognized the newcomer as Wen Shule of the Holy Weapon Path.

"The old devil only knows how to launch sneak attacks."

His magical longsword flew out, clashing clang against the white bone sword, and Hao Ge's figure appeared behind him like a ghost. He raised his hand and shot out a scorpion-tail cone, heading straight for Hong Qingyue's back.

Hong Qingyue felt a chill rise from behind him. He slapped the back of the giant ridge rhinoceros deer with his large hand, and a blue protective barrier immediately rose up.

With a loud bang, cracks appeared on the protective wall, like shattered glass.

"It really is a tortoise shell."

Hao Ge's attack was blocked. At this moment, a ferocious insect beast flew out of his body. The Azure-Winged Poisonous Scorpion pounced, and the poisonous mist in its mouth was about to break through the protective barrier.

"An dare, thief!"

Chen Xuanmo flew over, forcing Hao Ge back with his long sword. He stood beside the giant rhinoceros deer, his face cold, his body shrouded in true intent. A ferocious giant python appeared, and the Dragon Slayer Sword exuded a chilling sword intent.

The two humans and one beast were locked in fierce combat with three Danqiao Realm warriors. The battle was so intense that even the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer was unable to spare any more energy to continue bombarding the barrier.

"Master's nephew!"

Liu Dongzhu was moved at this moment. The fact that the opponent had taken the initiative to send out a Danqiao Realm martial artist could only mean that the opponent had lost the means to maintain the formation.

If we don't continue to press them now, we risk missing a crucial opportunity.

"Uncle Liu and Uncle Shi, you two, together with Yuan Yi and Suo Yunyi, will control the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer to bombard the barrier. Leng Mingyuan, you will lead the Mountain Guard Army to open the Mountain-Cutting Array and directly bombard the array."

Su Yan made a decisive decision and issued the order.

Everyone's expressions tightened, and they immediately flew out, using their abilities to scatter the horde of Yaksha monsters. They put down their beast-storing bags, and there were two more giant mountain-sized rhinoceros deer.

Wu Jijun's expression darkened slightly. He could already feel the pressure on his body. Three giant spirit rhinoceros deer! Had the Beast King Sect gone mad? They had really pulled out a lot of their reserves.

These wild beasts, second only to the giants, take decades or even centuries to raise. Losing just one is an astronomical loss, probably worth tens of millions of yuan.

"Since that's the case, then you'll all perish here and stop them."

Wu Jijun spoke quickly, and the Danqiao Realm warriors behind him responded one by one, flying away in groups of three, heading straight for the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer, not giving them a chance to launch an attack.

As long as the barrier remains, these Danqiao Realm warriors who are blocking the way will have something to rely on, and the enemy will definitely find it difficult to completely capture them.

Seeing the opposing warriors fly off the city wall, Leng Mingyuan's resolute face was filled with a cold smile: "Form a formation and stop those bastards!"

He was a Danqiao martial artist from the Mountain Guard, with a strong military aura and a fierce, iron-blooded temperament, like a towering iron man.

"Yes!"

Yu Liuyan and Wang Mingqing accepted the order, and eight thousand people from two legions stepped forward. The spiritual energy of their sealing artifacts gathered and instantly formed a blood-red giant crocodile over a hundred feet long, covered in heavy rocks. It was Feng Mingyuan's true meaning - the Rock Mountain Crocodile.

He stood amidst the Rock Mountain Crocodiles, and with a thought, the Rock Mountain Crocodiles, transformed into mountain-chopping beasts, unleashed their massive, sky-covering hands, directly charging into the formation with their murderous aura, blocking a group of Danqiao Realm warriors.

Xu Huai's face turned ashen. He swept the Blood Soul Flag in his hand to block the attack hastily. His true essence surged, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, beware of the beasts that ravage the mountains!"

The two people behind him arrived shortly after; they were two True Meaning Ancestors from Tongtian Mountain of Jiuyang Hall.

The three of them worked together to fight the rock crocodile and withstand its attacks.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Dongzhu had already finished condensing the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer's attack, and it unleashed a beam of light that struck the barrier.

This time, huge cracks appeared instantly on the barrier, and the energy fluctuations were extremely obvious. The barrier's self-repair mechanism was already struggling to keep up.

Liu Dongzhu smiled and said, "I will definitely smash this barrier today."

"Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer, come again!"

She immediately gave the order, and the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer gathered its energy again, unleashing an even more powerful attack.

The beam of light was several meters wide, and its radiance illuminated almost the entire top of Cold Spring Peak.

Just as the beam of light pierced through the barrier and was about to strike the top of the wall, a dark light suddenly rose from the top of the wall, splitting the beam of light in two.

A dark red, icy demonic sword, unstoppable, charged directly towards the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer.

not good!

Liu Dongzhu's expression changed drastically. She unleashed a rainbow light from her spiritual weapon in an attempt to block the attack. Yuan Yi, who was beside her, immediately rushed to her aid, transforming into his Greedy Wolf form. He unleashed a sword aura from his Greedy Wolf Black Erosion Sword, attacking the Demon Sword like a charging Greedy Wolf.

Following the Demon Sword, Wu Jijun appeared, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Can you stop it?"

As expected, the moment their moves clashed, the powerful blade of the demonic sword instantly obliterated their attacks.

The difference between the Celestial Realm and the Three Heavens is not just a thin line, but a world of difference.

Despite weakening several times, the sword still hurtled straight toward the giant ridge rhinoceros at a terrifying speed.

At this moment, the barrier on the Giant Ridge Rhinoceros Deer was fully lit, attempting to block this attack from the Starry Sky.

Suddenly a figure appeared, grabbed the blade of the Extreme Demon Sword with a large hand, making a clanging sound.

The Extreme Demon Sword unleashed its sword energy and landed in front of that person, but it only made a clanging sound and did not tear him apart.

Buzz

The Demon Sword flew from his hand and instantly landed in Wuji Jun's hand.

His eyes, like those of a hawk, were full of vigilance as he stared intently at the newcomer.

"What a fine body! You're Su Yan?!"

Wu Jijun recognized the newcomer. The man who had slaughtered three cities in one night was a fearsome name that even he had never possessed. He truly deserved the title of "Insect Lord".

Although he had expected it, the fact that this person was the one leading the attack still made him wary.

“It’s me,” Su Yan said, looking up as he stood in mid-air. “Uncle-Master Liu, destroy this formation first, then lead the men to attack the city.”

"it is good!"

Liu Dongzhu was still in shock, but with Su Yan standing in front of her, she finally calmed down. She nodded and then controlled the giant ridge rhinoceros deer to head straight for the protective layer.

The defensive barrier had already shown signs of collapse, and now it is even more unable to withstand it.

Wu Jijun raised his sword to block, but Su Yan grabbed him with his large hand and used the Star-Picking Hand to stop him, his eyes lowered: "Your opponent is me."

"Hmph, you don't know your place. I'll kill you first and then slaughter your Beast King Sect."

Although Wu Jijun was wary, he looked down on Su Yan. Several months ago, Su Yan was trapped in the mountains by the Old Ancestor of the Rotten Serpent and almost lost his life there.

Months have passed, so what if there are special methods to control insects?
An insect is, after all, just an insect.

Extreme Demonic Sword Intent!

Wu Jijun's black hair flew wildly, his eyes turned jet black, and a giant sword a hundred meters long appeared behind him, its blade soaring into the sky and tearing the ground into hundreds of sword marks and cracks.

He held the Extreme Demon Sword, and as the three cores spun, stars appeared, forming a star map of the Extreme Demon Sword.

"Take my sword!"

Extreme Demon Slash!
The terrifying sword energy rushed straight towards Su Yan. With a single strike, it could split mountains and sever rivers. The howling sound was like the wailing of ghosts. This dark shadow almost devoured a person's soul.

The Extreme Demon Sword of Wu Jijun was probably no easier to forge than Yao Lixuan's Myriad Bones Sword. It is unknown how many people it has led to demonic possession and how many souls it has captured.

Su Yan's insect-bone armor body was attached to him, and the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower appeared above his head to protect him. He held the Poison Dragon Sword, and his aura suddenly soared.

He took a step forward, and the true meaning of the Subduing Tiger King rose behind him, exuding divine might. Nine-headed poisonous dragons appeared and joined forces.

Poison Dragon Slash!
The sword energies collided, instantly tearing apart their respective sword auras.

(End of this chapter)