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Li Youan saw the captain's gesture and immediately activated the formation.

"Quicksand Formation, activate!"

Time recedes slightly.

Monkey Two and Monkey Three had just stood not far from Luo Jingshan and the others when they were attacked by Li Youan's Golden Light Sword Formation. However, for the two demons, the power of the Golden Light Sword Formation was not even a tickle.

As expected, the lightsabers snapped and dissipated into the air. Monkey Two and Monkey Three paid no attention to the presence of the array master among the human cultivators.

Therefore, Monkey Two and Monkey Three only protected the two ancient trees they were on, and did not care about the trees around them that had been broken by the golden sword formation.

Monkey Two and Monkey Three kept a close eye on Luo Jingshan and his group standing at the forefront. As long as they eliminated these few True Spirit Realm human cultivators, the Opening Origin Realm humans behind them were nothing but small fry; even if they ran, they wouldn't get very far.

Monkey Two observed these human cultivators, assessing their strength in his mind. He looked at his younger brother beside him, preparing to assign him opponents, when he sensed that the ground around them began to change.

It turns out that with the added benefits of the array plates and array flags, Li Youan's quicksand array has already begun to show results.

Furthermore, in this quicksand formation, Li Youan abandoned all offensive tactics and focused all his energy on altering the terrain, while simultaneously recalling the educational videos about desertification he had watched in his previous life.

The trees in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest were originally much older the further in you went. Now, the towering ancient trees all around have canopies that block out the sun. A gentle breeze travels through the trees, carrying the scent of decaying soil and damp wood.

At first, it was just a patch of lush green grass on the ground. But as all life faded, the green of the leaves gradually turned into a dirty grayish-white, then began to curl and crack, and finally crumbled into powder.

This grayish-white hue was like an ink splatter falling into clear water. But it spread even faster, like a wildly spreading plague, rapidly infecting everything around it.

Wherever the gray-white light passed, the tangled tree roots were exposed to the air, and they immediately began to dehydrate, dry out, and crack, with the branches making a cracking sound as they split open.

After gray-white comes sandy yellow, and the hard tree trunk becomes soft, as if its sinews and bones have been removed.

The towering ancient trees began to tilt, not slowly falling, but being dragged and swallowed up by the sudden surge of quicksand.

The loud cracking of tree trunks breaking was incessant, interspersed with the sound of bark tearing.

Some birds on the branches were startled and flew away, but before they could even flap their wings a few times, the dry air dried out their bodies, their feathers quickly became shriveled and dull, and they fell straight into the quicksand below.

Despite the drastic environmental changes, it had little effect on the two monkey demons. Monkey Two and Monkey Three simply jumped down from the tree and floated in mid-air.

Seeing the excellent results, Li Youan increased his energy output, and some monsters in the Body Tempering Realm were also drained of moisture and lost their lives.

Although the increase in the panel's essence was extremely small, even a fly's leg is still meat, and not a single bit of essence could be wasted. Thus, under Li Youan's control, the desertification area expanded rapidly.

Centered on Luojing Mountain, the surrounding lush greenery was visibly fading, and a sandy yellow color was rapidly advancing.

From the air, the lush greenery of the Wan Yao Forest, which stretched for twenty miles around, was completely stripped away, leaving only a glaring expanse of withered yellow.

Ultimately, even the remains of these withered, ancient trees could not be preserved. They were swallowed up by the increasingly active quicksand.

The quicksand seemed to come alive, moving rapidly in all directions, its ripples engulfing and burying everything around it.

Although this quicksand formation had a tremendous impact on the surrounding environment, it all happened very quickly. In the blink of an eye, there was no sign of life within a radius of twenty miles, and the only sound in the air was the rustling of the quicksand moving underfoot.

The wind no longer carried the scent of decaying earth and damp wood; only sand and gravel whipped up by the wind lashed against the faces and bodies of those around them.

Monkey Two and Monkey Three exchanged a glance as they observed the changes in their surroundings. Although the array master was still weak, the effect of the array alone showed exceptional talent. Some of the sages among the demon race they had seen at this level of cultivation did not possess such strength.

The contempt that the two demons had felt because of the golden sword formation was completely crushed by this quicksand formation. There are always so many geniuses among the human race.

At this moment, Monkey Two and Monkey Three were already standing on the quicksand. Facing the six True Spirit Realm experts in front of them, the two demons were not afraid, but there was no need for them to float in the air and waste their demon energy.

Moreover, the area had now completely turned into quicksand, which, while not causing any real harm to the two demons, did reduce some of the advantages of the terrain.

Inserting its tail into the quicksand, Monkey Two instantly locked onto Li Youan, who was releasing the formation, by observing the flow of energy within the array.

"Wow, looks like a little genius."

As he spoke, without any warning, Monkey Two rushed towards Li Youan like lightning, intending to kill this promising array master before Luo Jingshan and the others could react.

But Luo Jingshan, a veteran of many battles, was not fooled by such a simple trick. He gripped his knife with both hands and slashed down, blocking Hou Er's path.

"If you want to mess with my team members, you'll have to get past me first, you monkey."

Luo Jingshan gripped the Mountain-Suppressing Blade in his hand and looked at Monkey Two. Through their recent exchange, Luo Jingshan had determined that this monkey demon was at the seventh level of the True Spirit Realm.

Although Monkey Two's cultivation level was two levels higher than his own, Luo Jingshan was also a genius capable of fighting beyond his level, so he wasn't too worried. As long as he could quickly resolve the battle, he could protect the team members behind him.

In a short while, Luo Jingshan assigned his opponent to deal with the monkey demon at the seventh level of the True Spirit Realm.

The monkey demon at the fifth level of the True Spirit Realm can be left to the remaining five. Even if they can't defeat it quickly, they can suppress it for a period of time.

Although demonic beasts are fierce and powerful, human cultivators also have powerful cultivation techniques and various magical treasures. As long as they don't start by competing with demonic beasts in pure physical strength, the difference in physical strength can be easily made up and won't have much of an impact.

"Second brother, should we continue fighting? These people don't seem weak. Eldest brother told us to keep quiet for a while and not cause trouble."

Looking at the human cultivators opposite him, Monkey Three felt a little worried, feeling that his second brother was being too reckless.

When Monkey Two heard Monkey Three's telepathic message, he was initially hesitant, but upon hearing Monkey Three mention his elder brother's order, he immediately put those hesitations aside.

Monkey Two realized that if he wanted to improve his status within the monkey troop and the demon race, he had to achieve something significant. With this thought in mind, Monkey Two hardened his resolve. He was at the seventh level of the True Spirit Realm, two levels higher than the human leader opposite him.

Although Monkey Three was facing five human cultivators, the one with the highest cultivation level among them was Qi Xuan, who was at the third level of the True Spirit Realm. It was impossible for Monkey Three to lose.

Moreover, Monkey Two felt that it was perfectly acceptable for him and his younger brother to leave.

Upon realizing this, Monkey Two immediately transmitted his voice to Monkey Three.

"It's alright. Their cultivation levels are all below yours and mine. If we can kill these True Spirit Realm cultivators in a while, then we'll kill them. If things don't go well, we'll find an opportunity to kill those few Opening Yuan Realm cultivators, and then we'll retreat. We won't fight them to the death."

Seeing that his second brother was determined not to retreat, Monkey Three stopped thinking and activated all his demonic energy to prepare for battle.

Seeing that the two monkey demons did not retreat, Luo Jingshan was not surprised. Most of these demons were fierce and warlike, and they rarely retreated unless they were facing a life-or-death situation.

In fact, when faced with a life-or-death situation, most demons would think of killing human cultivators even at the cost of self-destruction.

"Act, act according to the plan."

Upon hearing Luo Jingshan's telepathic message, Qi Xuan and the others exchanged glances and tacitly formed a formation. Qi Xuan was at the forefront, while several skilled ranged attackers held kites in the distance.

Then, relying on their numbers and experience, the group rushed towards Monkey Three without waiting for him to come forward.

Instead of launching an attack, Luo Jingshan observed Monkey Two's physique, trying to find some weaknesses.

After activating the quicksand formation, Li Youan took a deep breath, maintained the formation with his right hand, and took out three Guiyuan Pills from his pocket with his left hand and swallowed them.

This was a habit Li Youan had developed through so many battles: swallow one pill, and store the rest in his mouth, wrapped in his vital energy, so he could take it whenever his vital energy was insufficient.

Having just exerted all his strength to unleash this quicksand formation, Li Youan had already consumed ninety percent of his vital energy. Otherwise, this area of ​​twenty miles in radius could not have been covered by his own ingenious ideas and reduced power alone.

Luo Jingshan was positioned at the center of the entire formation, and this was a tactic he had devised with Li Youan. He had seen many masters of formations use this quicksand formation, so he could more directly perceive Li Youan's talent in formations.

When Wei Xiao and the others saw the range of influence of the quicksand formation, they were also shocked by Li Youan's amazing talent in formations.

Although they had seen more powerful, more effective, and more dazzling formations before, this quicksand formation was something that Li Youan, a first-level cultivator in the Kaiyuan Realm, had actually performed, and it was an upgraded and improved version of the original formation.

All the members of the thirteenth squad knew about Li Youan's background: he came from an orphanage and had only recently been accepted as a disciple by Master Wei, and had only been cultivating with Master Wei for a few days.

If not for exceptional talent, even with Master Wei's tutelage, such a performance would be impossible. Master Wei didn't only have Li Youan as a disciple; they had seen his other disciples. At the same cultivation level, none of them displayed such remarkable talent as Li Youan.

Wei Xiao therefore stood in front of everyone, protecting them tightly behind him, while also keeping a close eye on the Beast Compass to prevent any other hidden beasts from suddenly appearing.

Fu Ming and Dongfang Jinghong exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

As alchemists and treasure refiners, the two had some research on formations and were more familiar with the Dao of Formations. Naturally, they could see the talent in the Dao of Formations that Li Youan, at his level of cultivation, displayed when casting such a formation.

The improved quicksand formation has been successfully deployed. Now, Li Youan only needs to mobilize a portion of his vital energy to maintain the formation's stable operation.

Now everyone has done everything they can; all that's left is to wait for the captain to achieve victory.

Hopefully, the captain can quickly deal with the monkey demon; otherwise, the surrounding sandy landscape and the fluctuations of the battle will attract other demons from the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, which would be disastrous.

"Today, you will all die here."

Luo Jingshan didn't care about what Hou Er said.

Humans and demons are inherently enemies, constantly at war. Any encounter between them would inevitably be a life-or-death struggle, with no clear winner.

"We'll only know after we fight it."

Seeing Hou Er charging towards him, Luo Jingshan also drew his knife and rushed forward.