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Chapter 239 Attack and Kill
boom! !

As the demonic tide surged, it didn't just attack the section of the city gate where Wu Ming was located; battles broke out almost everywhere along the city gate line that stretched for dozens of miles.

Led by grandmasters from various peaks of the holy land, tens of thousands of Daoist cultivators and martial artists who had reached the sixth level of refinement and sixth level of blood directly clashed with the demonic army in the demonic tide, creating a scene that was truly earth-shattering.

With so many powerful figures clashing, including grandmasters and even great grandmasters, the scale of the battle was naturally astonishing. It was only because the battlefield was special, located in the abyss, where the earth's vein power was incredibly strong, that it could withstand a battle of this scale.

Otherwise, if it were on the ground, in a place like Jingye City in Yong Kingdom, a battle of this scale would probably turn the entire Jingye City into ruins in an instant, or even cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack!

Crackling.

Above the city gate guarded by Qingming Peak, all sorts of Taoist magic danced wildly in the air, with wind, thunder, water, and fire changing in countless ways.

As a sacred place for cultivation, not all the disciples under Qingming Peak can reach the level of Wu Ming, but they are at least geniuses of the same caliber as Gu Liufeng. At the sixth level of cultivation, their strength can basically reach the top level.

However, amidst the surging demonic tide, the army of evil spirits mixed in is no small matter.

Leaving aside the low-level demonic cannon fodder, those demons who have reached the sixth level are basically like fish in water in the demonic tide environment, and the power they exert is also astonishing.

Among the demons attacking the section of the city gate guarded by Qingming Peak, there were at least a hundred sixth-order Great Demon Kings. They swarmed in and attacked continuously, unleashing a variety of evil spells, which quickly brought the situation to a stalemate.

"..."

Wu Ming stood atop the city gate, making no move, his eyes gleaming as he gazed into the depths of the demonic tide.

The surging demonic energy that rushed towards him dissipated on its own when it reached a distance of one zhang in front of him, completely unable to get close to his body, thus creating a vacuum zone around him.

Occasionally, some foolish demons would attack him, but he would casually flip his hand and kill them on the spot.

Looking around in other directions,

Those on the city gate, such as Yu Yangyan, did not go all out; they only occasionally unleashed a divine power.

The fact that the grandmasters did not make a move was not because they were merely observing the battle. It was mainly because they could clearly sense powerful auras deep within the demonic tide. These auras came from seventh-tier beings among the demons, comparable to human grandmasters.

Since the powerful demons had not yet made a move, Yu Yangyan and the others were naturally on guard, preventing any sneak attacks from these seventh-tier demon emperors.

Wu Ming was the same, remaining vigilant and staring into the depths of the demonic cloud. The battle of this scale was too intense. Even though he was already a seventh-level Grandmaster, he dared not say that he could remain calm and composed and move freely in such a great battle.

While grandmasters are not low-ranking soldiers in a battle of this scale, they are not a decisive force either.

at the same time,

Within the demonic clouds, clusters of surging phantoms converged, all gazing towards the city gate guarded by Wu Ming.

"Everywhere else is fighting, let's start here too."

"Well, get started."

Each of the phantoms gathered here was a demon emperor. They stared at the city gate, briefly observed Yu Yangyan and the others, and then rushed forward, each making their own move.

They did not resort to any tricks such as teaming up to attack one person.

On the one hand, human experts, whether Daoist cultivators or martial artists, are not so easy to kill after reaching the Seven Refinements and Seven Bloods. On the other hand, there are Grandmasters at the Eighth Refinement level guarding almost every section of the city gate.

These grandmasters are in a state of standoff with the demon lords deep within the demonic tide. Although they rarely intervene in the battle below, they will still take action if the situation becomes dangerous.

In fact, once they reached the seventh rank, most of these demon emperors understood the true significance of this great battle.

Whether it's the big shots in the Asura Demon Realm or the Demon Saints in the deepest part of the Abyss, their goal is not to break through the human race's defenses, or rather, breaking through such defenses is not very meaningful, since this is only the third layer of the Abyss, and there are several similar defenses above it.

In addition,

Even if they manage to break through and reach the ground, there are immortal beings among the human race. Once an immortal being makes a move, no matter how large or vast the demonic tide army is, it will be impossible for them to break through.

Unless there are immortal beings among their demon race who take action, but there are only a few of this level of power in the deepest part of the Abyss, and the Abyss turmoil that occurs once every three thousand years does not have enough power to tear the interface apart, nor is it enough to make immortal powerhouses from the Asura Demon Realm cross over to come.

therefore,

For those ninth-tier demon saints who stand at the pinnacle, or even immortal beings, such a so-called great battle is actually just a minor skirmish.

The greater significance, in fact, lies in training troops.

For the demon race, the turmoil in the abyss can draw in a large amount of demonic energy and lower-level demons from the Asura Demon Realm, creating an extremely favorable combat environment for them.

Such a great battle, though resulting in heavy casualties, gave those who survived the trials of human experts and the baptism of various Taoist arts and blood martial arts the opportunity to break through their current realm and advance further.

The same applies to the human race.

Even Dao Saints at the Ninth Refinement stage might not be able to suppress a demonic tide of this scale, but if an Immortal Being were to intervene, suppressing this entire demonic tide single-handedly would not be difficult.

But doing so wouldn't make much sense, since the demonic tide itself wasn't much of a threat. Instead, it was a good opportunity for the disciples of each peak to hone themselves and forge their own paths.

Such a great battle would certainly result in many deaths and injuries, but cultivation is inherently about defying fate. With such a trial, hundreds or even thousands of years later, some Dao Saints and Martial Saints who have reached the level of Nine Refinements and Nine Bloods may be born from it.

The battlefield is the best place to hone one's skills.

The higher one's realm and status, the clearer one's understanding becomes. For example, the Qingming Peak Master clearly understood the situation, which is why he allowed Wu Ming to come to the Earth Abyss to participate in the battle after consolidating his cultivation for half a year.

Qinglan, the disciple with the highest cultivation level among the Qingming Peak disciples, basically understood these things, so he mostly stayed in the center to oversee things and didn't interfere much in the battles of ordinary disciples.

As for Yu Yangyan and the others, they also had a vague understanding of the situation.

At the beginning of the battle, Wu Ming couldn't see very clearly, but after being in the midst of it for a while, he seemed to understand something.

After all, if the demons of the abyss really wanted to break through the city's defenses, they could have chosen not to spread their forces out like this, but instead to gather their seventh or even eighth-order demon emperors and demon lords and launch a sudden attack on a section of the city.

Caught off guard like this, the section that Qingming Peak is responsible for guarding will definitely not be able to withstand the attack.

However, there's no point in doing that.

The only result would be that the Dao Saints and Martial Saints of the human race would intervene and be driven back beyond the pass in a few moves.

"Hehehehe! What a delicious delicacy for the primordial spirit! Quickly let me devour it and merge with me!"

Finally, a seventh-tier Demon Emperor made his move, letting out a strange laugh as he directly attacked one section of the city gate.

As the demonic clouds rose, a dark figure appeared, with a pair of jet-black wings unfurling behind it. High in the air, the wings, which stretched for several meters, swept up a large swath of demonic clouds, rapidly condensing them in the void into blade-like black feathers that swept down towards the city below.

Yu Yangyan was in charge of guarding this section of the city gate.

"Well done!" Facing the Demon Emperor's attack, Yu Yangyan remained calm, merely letting out a cold snort, his eyes shining brightly.

He made a slight hand seal, and in an instant, a spark of fire ignited between his brows. Immediately afterward, a towering pillar of fire erupted from above his body, sweeping across the sky and engulfing the falling black feathers.

Zizizi!
The black feathers, formed from demonic energy, collided with the raging flames, sizzling as they melted one after another.

Seeing this, the seventh-tier demon emperor remained calm and continued to launch a series of strange laughs, engaging Yu Yangyan in a fierce battle.

at the same time,

From several other directions, intense pressure also erupted from the demonic clouds, as seventh-tier demon emperors launched their attacks on Zhao Guang and the others.

These demon emperors vary in strength, but with the support of the demonic tide, they can all reach an extremely high level among the seventh rank.

However, Yu Yangyan and the others were no ordinary people. They were all outstanding talents in the Holy Land. Even though their genius aura had weakened after reaching the Grandmaster level, they were still not ordinary Grandmasters. The weakest of them could still reach a relatively strong level.

Even when facing a powerful Demon Emperor, and being suppressed, it was still able to hold on and would not be easily defeated.

moment,

The many masters on the city gate then joined the battle.

Only Wu Ming, who stood in the center of the city gate, was not attacked, because he was next to Qing Lan. As a Grandmaster of Daoist cultivation, Qing Lan, even without making a move, only released a little bit of pressure, which made ordinary demons dare not approach. Even the Demon Emperor would not dare to invade rashly.

Wu Ming knew that this was Qing Lan, Yu Yangyan and others taking care of him, their newly promoted junior brother, and he did not object. After all, he had just arrived at the Earth Abyss Battlefield, and even just watching the battle would give him some insights.

but,

About fifteen minutes into the battle...

Wu Ming's eyes suddenly flashed slightly as he turned his gaze to a direction a hundred feet away. Then, his figure suddenly swayed and he left his original spot.

A hundred feet away, a female cultivator at the foot of Qingming Peak was locked in fierce combat with a sixth-order Great Demon King.

With the support of the demonic tide, the great demon king reached the peak of the sixth rank, while the female cultivator was slightly weaker, barely reaching the peak of the sixth level, but she was still able to hold on.

But at this moment,
Something unexpected happened.

From the depths of the demonic clouds, a massive, pitch-black hand suddenly reached out and lunged at her from mid-air.

That pitch-black giant hand was ten feet in size, incredibly condensed, and clearly belonged to another great demon king!
"not good."

Upon seeing this, Sun Yun immediately realized something was wrong.

She was already doing her best to deal with one great demon king, and when a second one suddenly appeared and attacked, she was caught off guard and had no strength left to defend herself.

Just as they were about to suffer severe damage or even death from this attack, a thunderous roar suddenly swept across the void.

"Exterminate them!"

Wu Ming's cold voice came through.

A beam of lightning burst forth from his fingertips, instantly piercing the sky and spreading for dozens of feet, directly enveloping the dark demonic hand that had attacked Sun Yun, and shattering it in one blow!

"Thank you so much for your help, Senior Brother Wu!"

Seeing this, Sun Yun first breathed a sigh of relief, and then showed Wu Ming a look of gratitude.

Actually, she joined Qingming Peak a year earlier than Wu Ming, so she should have been Wu Ming's senior sister. However, Wu Ming broke through to the seventh level of refinement in just six years and became the peak master's personal disciple. Therefore, although she joined the mountain earlier, she had to call Wu Ming her senior brother.

Actually,
During the six years Wu Ming spent at the foot of Qingming Peak, he remained largely unknown and did not make many friends. Some disciples of Qingming Peak did not even know who Wu Ming was.

Just now, after Wu Ming arrived at the city gate and chatted and laughed with Yu Yangyan and others, everyone knew of Wu Ming's existence.

Those who joined Qingming Peak later than Wu Ming felt relatively calm about it, but those like Sun Yun, who joined earlier than Wu Ming, were quite amazed.

Although all those who can enter the Holy Land are geniuses, and as long as they don't perish or encounter any accidents along the way, nine out of ten can become a Grandmaster, the situation is still very different between someone like Wu Ming who broke through in just six years and someone who takes twenty or thirty years to barely break through.

"..."

Wu Ming simply nodded slightly at Sun Yun's grateful gaze.

And the very next moment,
His gaze suddenly sharpened.

Not far from him, within the pitch-black demonic energy, a surging aura suddenly appeared, and at the same time, a demonic shadow unleashed astonishing power, fiercely attacking him!

The suddenly appearing demonic figure was a seventh-order demon emperor, and its aura was extremely powerful. With the support of the demonic tide, the power it suddenly unleashed was even stronger than those that Yu Yangyan and the others had faced. Before it even got close, some sixth-level disciples near Wu Ming felt an almost suffocating pressure.

The Demon Emperor that Yu Yangyan, Zhao Guang, and the others were fighting against was only at the very strong level of the seventh rank. However, the Demon Emperor that suddenly attacked them had an aura that was even stronger!
Top-tier seventh rank!

"not good!"

"Junior Brother Wu, be careful!"

"Hide!"

Although Yu Yangyan and the others were on the battlefield, they immediately noticed the unusual situation on Wu Ming's side and their expressions changed drastically.

A seventh-tier top-tier demon, let alone dealing with Wu Ming, a newly promoted grandmaster, would be extremely threatening even to them.

It is important to know that the higher the realm, the more difficult it is to improve one's strength. One may have top-level strength in the fifth and sixth refinement stages, but may not be able to reach the top level in the seventh refinement stage. For example, among the disciples of Qingming Peak, only Zhao Guang barely touched the threshold of the top level, while the others were far from reaching the top level.

This top-tier seventh-order demon king had probably been eyeing Wu Ming for a long time, and this sudden attack was premeditated!

"Ok?"

Qinglan, who was in control of the entire situation, frowned and looked in Wu Ming's direction. She raised her right hand as if to intervene.

But before he could unleash his magic, a strange laugh accompanied by an astonishing pressure instantly spread out.

"It's pointless for you to interfere in a battle between people of the same realm. Come, let me fight you!"

An eighth-order demon lord emerged from the demonic clouds, letting out a strange laugh, and then pounced on Qinglan, directly interrupting Qinglan's attempt to help Wu Ming with a Dao technique!
For a time,

All the grandmasters in the arena were restrained, and even Qinglan was unable to come to the rescue. They could only watch as the top-tier seventh-order demon emperor attacked and killed Wu Ming!

(End of this chapter)