You call this the way of the sword?

For a long time after Yang Qingfeng left, the Night Demon Youth remained frozen in place.

He tried to contact his four teammates, but there was no response.

He knew perfectly well that his brothers were dead, but even so, he still couldn't believe it and felt like he was having some kind of nightmare.

Why?

"How is this possible..."

The entire process of the sword explosion flashed through the young man's mind again and again. He watched his four teammates being instantly crushed, as well as this ruin and this land.

In his view, Yang Qingfeng could not possibly be a high-level smuggler, yet his actions were even more terrifying than those of a high-level smuggler, which made him suddenly realize a chilling problem.

"Could it be... he wasn't an illegal immigrant?"

"Is he truly the chosen one of Heaven?"

Once the thought took hold, it was hard to shake off. The young man quickly pulled out the teleportation crystal and fled in panic. He then went around seeking confirmation, thus indirectly becoming a mouthpiece for spreading the word about Fengtian.

On the other side, Yang Qingfeng interrupted his study of formations and, on his way back to the stronghold, happened to encounter several familiar figures.

It was a cave with an unknown destination, and a group of tiger-headed half-demons were the first to escape.

They belonged to the same ethnic group, and there appeared to be three teams, all of them bearing injuries.

Some were burned, some were frostbitten, and some, though not seriously injured, were beaten black and blue. It was clear they had a conflict with another group and had lost.

However, this was not the case; only five figures emerged from the cave.

Upon seeing these five people, Yang Qingfeng immediately stopped and watched the fight with great interest.

"Damn humans, let's see how long you can be so arrogant!"

"Activate the formation!!"

After escaping from the cave, the tiger-headed demons did not leave. They set up barriers and formations around the area and used various items to heal and enhance their abilities, as if they would not give up until they were determined to fight to the death.

As the leading tiger gave the order, the black barrier opened like a large bowl, sealing off the human cultivators' retreat. At the same time, the array was activated, and intricate array base patterns flashed across the sky and earth.

These basic patterns combine to form a formation that is both offensive and defensive.

Yang Qingfeng didn't understand formations before and couldn't even see the patterns, but now he can see them clearly. This also confirms the direction and method of his self-study and self-cultivation.

Although it was impossible to deconstruct it at a glance, Yang Qingfeng clearly saw that the Tiger-Headed Demon's formation was composed of various basic formations.

Just as he thought, the advanced cultivation of formations is to form formations.

"This formation uses no less than a hundred different formation bases; it must be at least a second-tier formation."

"Can you handle it?"

After thinking for a moment, Yang Qingfeng decided to send out his little spirit sword to cover the formation, just in case.

Below, the earth was covered with a thick layer of ice, and frost and mist filled the air.

Normally, this icy mist would have caused widespread damage, but now, suppressed by the formation, its power has been greatly weakened.

Relying on the protection of the formation, the tiger-headed demon charged at the five people in front of the cave, rubbing his hands together and grinning maliciously.

"Two magic users and one magic support user, this formation was practically made for you."

"You human bastards, you dared to kill my brothers! Today, none of you will escape!"

Faced with the furious roars of more than a dozen tiger demons, the five humans appeared rather weak, but upon closer inspection, it could be seen that they were not intimidated in the slightest, and even somewhat disdainful.

Especially Qiao Lie, who was in the lead, looked at the tiger-headed demons as if they were looking at a pile of rotten dog shit. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a born tank. Just standing there made the tiger-headed demons grit their teeth in hatred.

He spat on the ground and simply uttered two words: "Looking for death."

The leading tiger-headed demon's forehead veins bulged, and with a clap of his fists, his muscles bulged rapidly as if charging up. "Don't waste words with him, just tear them apart! Attack!!"

With a powerful, unified roar, more than a dozen tiger demons shot out simultaneously, splitting into three directions to unleash their fists and wield their weapons, their skills flashing one after another.

Yang Qingfeng paused, then immediately focused.

These tiger demons are all melee fighters, and with the demon race's naturally strong physique, fragile magic users are in great danger if they get close to them.

At that moment, with a loud boom, a ring of ice walls suddenly rose from the ice layer on the ground.

Then the ice wall was hit hard and began to tremble violently.

The tiger-headed demons clearly knew their advantage. They appeared ferocious and savage, but this was actually the only way to kill magic users—to crush them with brute force!

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen tiger demons unleashed hundreds of skills, slamming the ice wall with tremendous force, shattering it into pieces and causing it to explode.

With a bang, ice crystals shattered and scattered with the frost, exposing Qiao Lie and the others once again.

The tiger-headed demons roared excitedly.

"Kill the support first!!"

"Bite that woman to death!!"

Seeing that the formation was about to be violently broken, Qiao Lie grabbed Xiao Bingning's shoulders and pulled her back, while he stepped forward and said, "My turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sea of ​​crimson flames rapidly spread from beneath Qiao Lie's feet.

In an instant, the high temperature rose, the ice on the ground melted, and the tiger demons that pounced were stopped by the flames. Several of them that braved the flames and rushed into the sea of ​​fire were burned and cried out in pain.

At this moment, a figure burst out from the sea of ​​fire. Lin Tong, wearing a crimson fire armor, delivered a powerful punch to the tiger demon's face, causing his jaw to snap and tilt to the side. Then, his entire body spun 720 degrees in mid-air and shot out of the sea of ​​fire like a cannonball.

The impact of this punch shocked Yang Qingfeng even from hundreds of people away, and this was just the beginning.

After his initial punch, Lin Tong's momentum didn't diminish. He launched a fierce attack on the three-headed tiger demon in the sea of ​​fire, using both fists and feet to make the tiger demon roar in frustration and retaliate furiously amidst the flames.

In an instant, the three tigers fought a fierce battle.

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, the three-headed tiger demon brandished spears, cleavers, and warhammers, each strike aimed directly at Lin Tong's vital points.

Lin Tong sometimes uses his palms to generate Tai Chi, deflect weapons, and deflect strange forces, thus using one force to subdue ten techniques. At other times, he suddenly advances and changes his moves, using Bajiquan, Tongbeiquan, Guanxinzhang, and Jingangtui.

He has mastered various martial arts routines, which are ever-changing and combine offense and defense.

Compared to half a month ago, Lin Tong's combat power has obviously improved by a lot. In particular, every move he makes is accompanied by a powerful sound, like breaking the wind or a dragon's roar, stirring up a sea of ​​fire and injuring the tiger demon. He fights with both majesty and martial arts aura.

At this moment, the tiger demons outside the fire sea also went all out. They avoided Lin Tong and Qiao Lie and circled around to both sides. Relying on the array's protective barrier, they rushed into the fire sea with recovery items in their mouths and went straight for Qiao Wanyi.

In team fights, killing the support first is the standard strategy and the only way to win in melee combat.

However, everyone knows to kill the support first, and over time the support becomes the hardest to kill.

At this moment, Qiao Lie went forward, and Xiao Bingning took charge of defense. Facing the fox demons attacking from both sides at the same time, she raised ice walls with both hands, blocking the tiger demons while pulling up three ice pillars.

On the ice pillar, Qiao Wanyi danced like a water sprite, waving her hands to release four strands of water sleeves, which connected to her four teammates, helping them heal their injuries and accelerate the recovery of their magic power.

The moment the skill was unleashed, the Water Fairy talent floating beside her replicated the skill, connecting four strands of water sleeves to her teammates, doubling the buff.

At the same time, water vapor and frost fog undergo a chemical reaction, causing a thin layer of ice to spread forward from the icicle.

The icicles on the side shone with a dazzling light.

Lu Jingling drew her bow to a full moon with a backhand motion, using her lightness technique to walk on the ice in the air. A barrage of spirit arrows rained down, forming a pincer attack with Qiao Lie's sea of ​​fire. The tiger demon was caught between a rock and a hard place, and was extremely angry, roaring repeatedly.

Yang Qingfeng was pleased to watch the textbook-level teamwork, but he was also worried because the tiger demon had set up a barrier and array, putting a lot of pressure on Qiao Wanyi.

If the support's mana runs out, all the tacit understanding will vanish like a dream.

Qiao Lie clearly knew the gravity of the situation, so after he stepped forward, he didn't make a move. Instead, he calmly and collectedly surveyed the surroundings, finally looking up at the sky and saying, "Go to hell."

Unable to find the tiger demon's array core, he simply raised his hand and unleashed a sea of ​​fire, directly burning the array!