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However, the Silver Fox Guardians were not to be underestimated. Faced with the breakthrough of the Dao Alliance cultivators, they acted as a shield, successfully blocking them.

One of the Silver Fox Guard captains, clad entirely in silver armor, displayed strength approaching that of a Demon King, charging into the midst of the Dao Alliance cultivators and slashing them down one by one... sending the Daoists in front of him flying.

This greatly reduced the defensive pressure on the Silver Fox Guards.

However, the good times didn't last long. The Dao Alliance cultivators noticed the situation of this Silver Fox Guard Captain and began to target him.

One of the Zhuge family members even deployed his array magic weapon to suppress him.

"Fellow Daoists, please step aside and let me defeat the enemy, so as not to be accidentally injured."

Suddenly a voice rang out, and many Taoists looked over to see that a cultivator from the Tianfu family had prepared a large number of talismans and had finished charging up his power.

A terrifying threat loomed overhead...

"It's Young Master Tianfu! Fellow Daoists, please make way! The talisman techniques of the Tianfu family are extremely powerful and do not distinguish between friend and foe."

Upon noticing the man's movements and recognizing the situation, the Taoist priest quickly shouted and immediately dashed away.

The Dao Alliance possesses a vast array of supernatural powers and spells, encompassing everything imaginable and unimaginable. Among them, the Mao family is renowned throughout the world for its talismans, but the Tianfu family should not be underestimated.

Moreover, the types of talismans they specialize in differ. The Mao family is famous for talismans used to summon gods and suppress demons, while the Tianfu family's talismans are known for their power.

With these reminders, the Dao Alliance cultivators nearby immediately moved away from the area, while the Silver Fox Guard Captain, who was being targeted, was suppressed by the formation.

Unable to escape for a time, they could only watch helplessly as the talismans transformed into a powerful chain of wind, thunder, and lightning spells.

If someone were hit by that, it would be difficult to guarantee that their body would remain intact.

However, at this crucial moment, Tu Shan Hong Hong broke through the flying sword formation surrounding her and appeared in front of the Silver Fox Guard Captain.

Faced with that terrifying chain spell, she neither dodged nor flinched, but simply stretched out her hands.

It actually withstood the power of the spell and neutralized it.

Having dealt with the talismanic spells, Tu Shan Honghong kicked away the Zhuge family disciple who had set up the formation and appeared on the city wall.

To prevent anyone from breaching the city wall's defensive line.

"Tushan is not a place where just anyone can run wild."

Using her magical power to replace her voice, the aura of the Tu Shan Hong Hong Demon Queen pressed down on all sides. But only she knew that resisting the invasion of the human cultivators before her was no easy task.

"Let's all go together. I don't believe she can stop all of us."

Faced with Tu Shan Hong Hong displaying power at the level of a demon emperor, many Dao Alliance cultivators hesitated, still somewhat fearful of her strength.

However, upon hearing the voices of several prominent figures from various families, their gazes suddenly hardened.

All the cultivators attacked again, especially the combined sword formation. Countless flying swords were arranged in a way that created the effect of "ten thousand swords returning to one," which was enough to threaten even a great demon king or someone of higher status.

"..."

Faced with the sword formation before her, Tu Shan Honghong's expression turned serious, but she was not afraid. She simply raised her hands and used her Fox Mind Technique to interfere.

However, the Dao Alliance had anticipated this, and a Daoist directly summoned a blue lotus magic weapon, instantly rendering Tu Shan Hong Hong's fox spirit technique ineffective.

"It's no use. How could our Qi Dao Alliance be unprepared to deal with Tu Shan? Tu Shan's fox spirit technique is extraordinary, but in front of this Pure World Green Lotus, any demonic art will lose its effect."

"So, prepare to die! King of Fox Demons."

The Taoist priest who summoned the Azure Lotus magic weapon was extremely confident, as it was a magic weapon painstakingly crafted by a highly skilled member of the Taoist Alliance.

It was all for this moment, to deal with the Demon King of Tushan.

"It's so abominable."

"Boss...you should step aside and wait for General Feixiao to arrive so we can deal with these human Taoists."

Upon hearing the Taoist priest's words, the Silver Fox Guard Captain's face darkened. Human Taoist priests' magical treasures are extremely powerful, especially in the last hundred years, when they have developed all sorts of unexpected magical treasures that can even restrain demon kings and great demon kings.

They dared not let Tu Shan Honghong continue to hold out, fearing something might happen to her, so they prepared to risk their lives to stand on the front line.

However, Tu Shan Honghong did not agree.

"Need not."

She coldly rejected the Silver Fox Guard Captain's suggestion, and just as the myriad swords converged and slashed down, Tu Shan Hong Hong leaped up and once again chose to withstand the attack head-on.

She grabbed the giant sword made up of countless flying swords with both hands, trying to destroy them all.

"The Insulating Claws of the King of Tushan... terrifying indeed..."

"It can even withstand a combined sword formation head-on. This is simply unreasonable. The fox demon in front of us is too monstrous and must not be allowed to live."

"Continue, increase your mana output!"

Many senior cultivators from the Dao Alliance watched this scene in shock. Tu Shan Hong Hong's innate abilities were too strong; she could even resist with her bare hands.

I really don't know what kind of magic weapon could possibly be used to get rid of her.

Human cultivators are most skilled at using magical artifacts, and the fox demon king before them disregards the power of magical artifacts, making him a veritable nemesis of humans.

It would be terrifying for humanity to allow such a monster to live in the world.

Just like how, for demons, the Eastern race, who possess pure Yang Flame, are not allowed to live in the world, they are natural enemies.

Moreover, they were all very clear that the Queen of Tushan in front of them had not yet fully grown up; she had only just entered the Demon Emperor realm.

If given more time, no one knows just how powerful she will become.

Among the demon race, Tu Shan Hong Hong is extremely young.

……

The hundreds of Dao Alliance cultivators increased their magical power output once again, making the sword formation even stronger. Tu Shan Honghong, who had previously been able to block the giant sword in front of her, also began to have problems.

Excessive consumption of demonic energy...

However, she continued to hold on until a long nail-shaped magical artifact appeared beside her without leaving a trace and stabbed towards her.

By the time Tu Shan Honghong realized what was happening, it was too late. She only had time to avoid vital points before her body was pierced by the long nail magic weapon.

With a painful groan, Tu Shan Honghong's gaze immediately locked onto a Taoist priest casting a spell in an inconspicuous spot in the distance.

"Hahaha, so what if he's a demon emperor? He was still pierced through the body by my Huang family's Heart-Piercing Nail."

The Taoist priest surnamed Huang was extremely excited to see his magic weapon successfully hit Tu Shan Hong Hong.

The Huang family is also a prominent family in the Dao Alliance, but compared to those top-tier families, they are a level below and their reputation is not prominent.

But in this campaign against Tushan, he injured the King of Tushan, thus making a great contribution.

The Huang family will surely become famous, and may even rise to prominence as a result, standing shoulder to shoulder with powerful families like the Zhang and Yang families.

The Yi Qi Dao Alliance is an alliance composed of countless Daoist families, and the internal competition is extremely fierce.

"Huang Daoyou has a magical artifact. Now is the time to kill the fox demon before us."

The Taoist priest who was casting the sword formation noticed this scene and immediately praised it. He then instructed those around him to seize the opportunity and let the sword formation completely kill Tu Shan Honghong in front of him.

Tu Shan Hong Hong, who had been able to hold on, instantly lost her previous confidence after this attack.

As the ten thousand swords from the sword formation came charging in...

"The boss!!"

Faced with this scene, the other fox demons who were defending against the invasion of the Dao Alliance cultivators panicked completely.

I wanted to help, but I was held back.

Just when these Dao Alliance cultivators thought that the King of Tushan was doomed, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Tushan Honghong, blocking the approaching sword formation with one hand.

"What? There are still experts?"

"Another fox demon resisting a sword formation with her bare hands?!"

The cultivators of the One Qi Alliance stared wide-eyed at the scene before them.

It's already outrageous enough that Tu Shan Hong Hong is using her Insulating Claws to resist the sword formation and magic weapons with her bare hands, but now another one has appeared?

Are all the fox demons in Tushan this outrageous?

"You came."

Tu Shan Honghong covered her wound and looked at Fei Xiao who appeared in front of her, and breathed a sigh of relief.

She was ambushed and could no longer resist the invasion of these humans, but with Feixiao there, she should be alright.

"Hmm, you're injured?"

Fei Xiao easily blocked the giant sword in the sword formation with one hand, observing Tu Shan Hong Hong's condition and noticing that her wound was a bit unexpected.

Although Tu Shan Hong Hong's strength has not yet reached its peak, she shouldn't be defeated by these people.

If it were a royal power or an Eastern clan, then she wouldn't be surprised.

However, none of the two major forces were among the Taoists present; they were all from other aristocratic families within the Taoist Alliance.

"Well, it's not a big problem."

Tu Shan Honghong nodded. This thing wouldn't kill her, especially with Cui Yuling's healing abilities coming up.

They just need to rest for a while, and their combat strength is temporarily greatly reduced.

As she spoke, Tu Shan Honghong looked at the thing that had hurt her, only to see that the magic weapon had already returned to the Huang family Taoist priest's hands.

This magical artifact is incredibly powerful and extremely difficult to detect. But if she hadn't been caught off guard, it wouldn't have been able to harm her at all.

She was careless!

"That thing...could it be...a heart-piercing nail?!"

Fei Xiao's gaze followed to the magical artifact in the hands of the Huang family Taoist priest, and it looked somewhat familiar.

This magical artifact was seven and a half inches long, emitting brilliant light and dazzling flames.

Like a rare treasure, its golden light shines forth from the palm.

It is very similar to the magic weapon that Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, one of the twelve immortals of the Chan Sect, gave to his disciple Huang Tianhua in the original novel of Investiture of the Gods. Huang Tianhua used this magic weapon to kill all four generals of the Demon Clan. He also used this magic weapon to injure Xin Huan's fleshy wings and open up Yu Yi Xian's right arm.

As the poem testifies:

This treasure has now emerged from Ziyang and has been refined to a length of seven and a half inches.

The profound and wondrous method is truly extraordinary, subduing the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan.

Considering the situation in this world, it seems not surprising that Dao Alliance cultivators in this world might possess supernatural powers and magical treasures from Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West.