Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 911 Poetic Signs and Death

Ji Dongming ultimately failed to witness the dawn of victory he had envisioned.

The Five Elements Grand Array, which they were so proud of, was not forcibly crushed by violence, but rather... the opponent finally decided to begin breaking the array.

The enormous stone spirit did not charge with brute force. Instead, it calculated every minute flaw in the flow of the formation in a way that was completely inconsistent with its massive size, and deduced every gap in the regularity of the interaction of the five elements.

The immense divine sense, like the most sophisticated calculator, engaged in thousands of calculations and clashes with Ji Dongming, who was in charge of the formation, in an instant.

The final result was no surprise.

Ji Dongming's genius-level computing power was completely overwhelmed by the vast mental fortitude that had been cultivated over countless years.

"puff--!"

The moment the formation was skillfully dismantled from its core, Ji Dongming felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow.

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his magical power instantly dissipated, and he collapsed to his knees, powerless and unable to control himself.

The elegant feather fan in his hand had already been crushed in the previous struggle, leaving only a few tattered feathers embedded between his fingers.

His brocade scholar's robe was soaked with sweat and blood, wrapped haphazardly around his body, wrinkled and tattered like a rag.

At this moment, he was down on his luck, in such a sorry state that he was almost pitiful.

The intense pain from the backlash against his mind came in waves, but it was far less painful than the pain of his pride being completely crushed.

After sixty years of cultivation, he considered himself a genius, well-read, and proficient in numerology and divination, yet he was defeated by a stone spirit using his most proficient method, and defeated so thoroughly!
Completely losing his composure and face, how can such a wretched appearance be considered close to the image of Zhuge Liang, the strategist who could destroy enemy ships with a smile and a feather fan?
However, before he could continue to wallow in endless sorrow and self-doubt, several extremely sharp and soul-stirring sword cries assaulted his ears like a sudden storm!

The reason why Stone King chose to break the formation and counterattack at this time was because the evil cultivators of the Jia family outside the formation had been completely wiped out by the swords of the two young female swordsmen.

Therefore, the remaining "main course" should naturally be left for Master Xu's carefully trained disciples to "enjoy".

The multi-functional guard stepped back with remarkable ease, its massive body silently blending into the thick fog, perfectly relinquishing the battlefield.

The second battle begins instantly!
It's yet another seemingly unequal battle of reversal!

The battle, in the eyes of outsiders, was both extremely spectacular and extremely "tragic".

The scene basically showed Ji Dongming "suppressing" the two female protagonists throughout.

Although he suffered from the backlash and his magical power was greatly depleted, his foundation was still intact, and his cultivation at the peak of the second realm was undeniable.

At this moment, in order to save face, he did everything in his power, pouring out all the knowledge he had acquired throughout his life.

In an instant, the dazzling light of the Five Elements magic once again illuminated the mist, and various strange phenomena appeared in turn, such as golden armor and iron horses, towering trees, raging floods, flames burning cities, and mountains suppressing pressure.

Even more terrifying were the howling winds, torrential rain, lightning bolts, and thunderclaps!

A variety of dazzling special effects bloomed wildly on this battlefield, creating an extremely terrifying spectacle!
In his view, the reason why it was ineffective against the Stone King before was simply because the stone spirit's realm was too high and its demonic body was too abnormal.

But even if he was not in good condition, this kind of offensive was enough to crush two mere sword cultivators at the first level of cultivation...

...That was indeed what Ji Dongming thought.

However, the actual battle situation differed slightly from his expectations.

"Are you monsters?"

The two female protagonists have had their potential fully unleashed, entering a state of continuous "bursting out"!
To determine if a protagonist is a true protagonist, one must put them to the test in dire circumstances.

As everyone knows, the young people of Baoan Hall are all young powerhouses who have undergone numerous trials, and this time they will give the geniuses of the previous era a great shock.

They unleashed all sorts of trump cards and secret techniques as if they were free!

The Southern Bright Fire sometimes transforms into the Heart-Burning Sword Intent, silently invading, and sometimes condenses into a scorching barrier to resist magic. The sword energy of the Purple and Green Twin Swords is even more cunning and ruthless, weaving together a net of death.

What truly chilled Ji Dongming to the bone was their impeccable teamwork and the insidious, despicable tactics they employed—it was utterly outrageous!
One second they're locked in a grand and honorable sword fight, the next they might unleash a poisoned bolt of lightning from the shadows beneath their feet.

Just as he forced back his fire magic with his Blazing Sword Qi, several talismans specifically designed to corrupt the soul might fly in from his flank.

Sometimes they would even risk injury to exchange positions just to throw a magical artifact that could explode and produce hallucinogenic poisonous mist behind him!

With these endless methods and fearless tenacity, they launched a fierce counterattack, forcing him into a state of chaos!
What should have been a crushing victory was dragged into a brutal and deadly quagmire!

Every breath was a brush with life and death, with both sides at risk of instantaneous death!
Ji Dongming dodged several streaks of blue flame that emerged from the ground, shattering the illusion of the Heart Fire, and then dodged a Gui Water Yin Thunder.

Overwhelmed with shock and rage, he disregarded all decorum and roared, recklessly expending his own energy to unleash an extremely domineering "Fire Element Separation Technique".

The raging flames, like an explosion, swept outwards from him, finally forcing back his two extremely troublesome opponents and clearing away the threats around him.

Perhaps I really should fight to the death and then escape from this place.

Or perhaps you could capture a little devil and threaten the great demon king to spare your life?
Before they could catch their breath, a wisp of pale purple sword energy, almost blending into the mist, swept in sinisterly. The sword wind carried a strange poisonous gas that made one's soul tremble and seemed to dissipate on its own!
Just brushing past him made him feel his soul tremble, and he was so frightened that cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes!
Hastily stepping into the Xun position, his body retreated three steps like a willow catkin in the wind, then narrowly turned and stepped into the Qian position, barely dodging the cross-strike of the purple and green swords that followed closely behind.

But the price he paid was that his left sleeve instantly turned to ashes, and a condensed sword aura had invaded his arm, causing excruciating pain that almost completely ruined the arm!
By this point, the so-called genius who was supposed to restore the glory of the Sima family had long since lost all composure. All thoughts of feather fans and silk turbans, of comparing himself to Zhuge Liang, had been cast to the winds.

Only one thought remained in his mind: survive! Survive these two little devils first!
All my previous thoughts about catching someone or making any threats were a joke.

However, already severely injured by the backlash of the formation, he was no longer able to suppress the two main characters who were gaining momentum.

If it weren't for my superb skills in Qimen Dunjia, which allowed me to repeatedly avoid fatal attacks at the last minute, I would probably have been taken away by those insidious and unpredictable tricks long ago.

Frankly speaking, if an ordinary cultivator of the same level were in this strange and difficult battle situation, they would probably have died more than once.

He had never seen any swordsman use such a move before!
The sword intent was clearly rooted in the orthodox Xuanmen sect, majestic and grand, with a hint of kingly style, but when actually unleashed, it was cunning, ruthless, and extremely insidious!
Each sword strike seems to have been tempered in the eighteenth level of hell, carrying a soul-corroding malice, targeting human weaknesses, and using every means possible!

He had never seen such a young yet so ferocious "little devil"!
While cultivators may be precocious, where did these two girls come from, with their chilling killing intent like veterans who have waded through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and their almost instinctive, deadly coordination when facing powerful enemies?
He had never encountered a cultivator who could rival him, a man backed by the Sima and Jia families, in terms of "financial resources"!
The Purple and Green Twin Swords are legendary divine weapons of the Shu Mountain sect, and I don't even have the right to covet them.

Their robes, accessories, and even the talismans they used were all exquisite, radiating spiritual light, and there was nothing that was merely made up.

Even more outrageous, the best elixirs that could instantly restore mana or even temporarily boost cultivation were being popped into their mouths one after another like candy, without any hesitation.

Moreover, there was a Three Realms Stone King standing silently like an ancient demonic mountain, exuding a suffocating pressure, guarding the area.

Despair, like icy waves, crashed against the embankment of his heart, one wave higher than the next.

He knew all too well that if he relaxed even slightly, he would die the next second!

In fact, he was overthinking it.

Whether we hold on or not, we will all die today.

Li Yingqi's killing intent had risen to a terrifying level. His purple and blue sword energy soared into the sky, causing a change in the celestial phenomena!
Above Xuyi, dark clouds gathered out of nowhere, and the deep, majestic sound of thunder did not resound across the sky, but rather roared directly into the depths of the hearts of every living being present.

It was as if a merciless proclamation from the heavens was announcing the imminent climax of the slaughter.

"The blade cuts through the stars and clouds, the dragon's roar shatters the heart of a thousand fathoms. The inscriptions of calamity are etched, the lines of blood are drawn, the frost-covered edge slices through the ninefold bones!"

The clear and sharp poem, filled with a murderous intent, accompanied by rolling thunder in his heart, clearly entered Ji Dongming's ears.

He should perhaps feel a little "honored".

Not every enemy is worthy of Li Yingqi reciting a special poem before killing them!

Only those opponents who truly caught her eye were "worthy" of this death sentence.

Yu Yingnan and Li Yingqi, who were standing to the side, already had a deep-rooted understanding of each other.

Upon hearing the poem, she threw the Nanming Fire Sword without hesitation. The azure flames swept across the area like a peacock spreading its tail, instantly clearing away the Five Elements Barrier that Ji Dongming had just condensed around him!

At the same time, with a flick of his finger, the last "Ten Thousand Poison Sand" obtained from the Venerable Poison Dragon turned into an almost invisible gray line, accurately hitting a jade pendant in Ji Dongming's arms that was used to stabilize the flow of the five elements!

"Crack!"

The crucial object upon which the Five Elements depended shattered instantly!

Ji Dongming's Five Elements magic power suddenly stagnated, causing a momentary disorder and flaw!

It's now!

Li Yingqi's eyes shone brightly with purple and blue light, and he poured all his magical power into the Purple Ying and Green Suo swords without reservation!
The two swords hummed and trembled, their sword light surging, transforming into two astonishing streaks, one purple and one blue, that tore through the heavens and earth!

There is no way out, and no backup plan!

The essence of the Yue Maiden Sword Technique practiced by Li Yingqi has long transcended the constraints of fixed moves, reaching the true realm of "learning from heaven and earth and all things".

All the power she has ever seen or sensed, whether it originates from supernatural abilities, magical artifacts, nature, or even strange beasts, can be integrated and incorporated into her sword techniques through her unparalleled swordsmanship talent and unique understanding.

In terms of the highest ideal in "Master Xu's Sword Manual", this is "All things return to my sword!"
Therefore, in this final, decisive sword strike, she forcibly materialized the essence of the power she had recently witnessed that captivated and awed her the most...
Immediately, her swordsmanship became unpredictable, as if she had completely abandoned all rules, yet in the extreme chaos and violence, it formed a chaotic and terrifying rhythm!

Within the purple and green sword energy, various terrifying auras, some completely different and even conflicting with each other, began to emerge.

These forces, which could not possibly coexist, were forcibly controlled and combined together by Li Yingqi's tyrannical killing intent and fighting will.

It transformed into an indescribable torrent of destruction, rushing towards Ji Dongming!

Even the Stone King beside him couldn't help but glance sideways, a hint of solemnity flashing in his enormous stone eyes.

What a terrifying move! That shadow looks so familiar...!
In that chaotic torrent, it clearly saw the figure of Young Master Xu Xuan from the past.

It was during the battle with Yun Zhongjun in the Yunmeng Secret Realm that she completely abandoned all restraints and became a terrifying monster!
Although Li Yingqi's imitation at this moment failed to even touch one ten-millionth of the essence, the core will was somewhat similar.

Brutal, terrifying, and resolute, with an arrogant belief that disregards everything and is invincible, it was the first to break down Ji Dongming's last psychological defenses!

Ji Dongming was terrified. With his last ounce of strength, he activated the Five Elements Secret Technique, hoping to block one, two, of the sword beams...

But it could not stop the seemingly endless hundreds and thousands of swords driven by chaotic will that followed!
(End of this chapter)