My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

The black-robed evil cultivator quickly approached the frozen Li Xuancang, when the panicked voice of the scholar-evil cultivator behind him suddenly rang out.

"Oh no, retreat quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the black-robed evil cultivator's smile froze. Before he could make a move, danger had already enveloped him.

"Click..."

Li Xuancang shattered the ice and rushed to the black-robed evil cultivator. Under his terrified gaze, a large hand grabbed at his neck.

"Well!"

Before the black-robed evil cultivator could react, Li Xuancang flung him up and slammed him heavily to the ground.

"Bang!"

Li Xuancang pressed down on the black-robed evil cultivator with his left hand, while his right fist repeatedly struck the cultivator's face.

"what!"

The black-robed evil cultivator hurriedly covered his head with both hands, enduring Li Xuancang's heavy punch.

Upon seeing this, the scholar-cultivator hurriedly activated his evil magic, condensing icy arrows and aiming them at Li Xuancang.

"Um!"

Li Xuancang turned to look at the scholar-evil cultivator, as if he were a prehistoric beast ready to devour him.

The scholar-cultivator was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat, and his movements slowed down.

He was a ruthless killer, yet he felt an unprecedented fear in Li Xuancang.

"Die!"

At the critical moment, the burly man rushed over and slashed at Li Xuancang's back with his broadsword.

Of the three evil cultivators, only the strong man could threaten Li Xuancang. The heavy iron sword in his hand was too terrifying, and Li Xuancang dared not be careless in the slightest.

As the broadsword came slashing down, Li Xuancang could only hurriedly dodge.

Taking advantage of Li Xuancang's momentary distraction, the black-robed evil cultivator seized the opportunity and desperately broke free from Li Xuancang's restraints.

The group quickly separated, leaving Li Xuancang to confront the three evil cultivators alone.

Blood was still flowing from the burly man's arm, and sweat was pouring down the scholar's forehead. The continuous use of evil magic had taken a heavy toll on him.

The black-robed evil cultivator was in the worst condition; his hands were almost smashed into mincemeat by Li Xuancang, and his cheekbones were shattered, making him look extremely gruesome.

The three evil cultivators were filled with horror. Li Xuancang's power was beyond their expectations and made them feel a deadly threat.

"That's great, Lord Li is alright."

"Hahaha, Your Majesty's divine might is invincible."

"This mere heretical cultivator dares to defy you, sir; he is courting death."

"..."

Seeing that Li Xuancang was safe and sound, the soldiers who had been panicking quickly calmed down and were all very excited.

"Li Xuancang is even more bizarre and terrifying than evil cultivators. I can no longer oppose him. I will be promoted to centurion when I return."

Liu Qingyun, who was preparing to escape, had a solemn expression on his face. He had made up his mind to stay away from Li Xuancang after returning to Anzhou City.

"That's the only option we can use."

The black-robed evil cultivator stared at Li Xuancang with murderous intent, intending to use his last resort to ensure Li Xuancang's demise.

"boom!"

The black-robed evil cultivator leaped backward, his figure retreating dozens of feet, landing on a blue stone platform covered with blood-red runes, his hands forming strange hand seals.

"I deliberately leaked my Yin energy and left traces to lure you to your deaths. Although you were the variable, the outcome was already predetermined from the beginning."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his palm down on the ground.

"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed through the mountains and forests, causing the entire Blackwood Forest to tremble violently.

Beneath the ground, countless blood-red array patterns burst forth from the earth.

Like a ferocious blood python, it instantly intertwined into a huge trapping formation, completely enveloping Li Xuancang and his five hundred border soldiers.

"Oh no, it's a formation! Get out of here!"

Liu Qingyun, who was fighting the wolf demon, suddenly narrowed his eyes in terror. He screamed and fled at top speed.

"boom!"

The mist instantly turned blood red, enveloping the mountain forest, and Liu Qingyun was unable to escape.

"Click..."

The ancient trees all around twisted wildly, their bark peeling away to reveal the dark red wood beneath.

The tree trunk was covered with countless phantom images of the resentment of the dead, emitting mournful and extremely piercing cries.

Blood gushed from the ground, and shriveled corpses crawled out of the soil, their auras even more terrifying, ferocious, and bloodthirsty than the previous puppets; there were hundreds of them.

"All troops, form a shield formation!"

Li Xuancang roared, instantly realizing he had stepped into the other party's deadly trap.

This was a conspiracy from the very beginning. The bloodstains in the village and the traces in the forest were all bait deliberately set up by the evil cultivators.

The goal was to lure them into this pre-set blood array, kill them all, and use the blood essence of more than five hundred soldiers to help him cultivate his evil arts.

Five hundred soldiers quickly assembled, their shields and armor tightly linked, forming an impenetrable defensive formation.

The sinister methods of heretical practitioners are endless and one after another.

The black-robed evil cultivator stood at the core of the formation, frantically activating it, and the first killing move suddenly descended.

The blood mist in the forest transformed into fine, dense blood needles, penetrating every crevice and shooting towards the soldiers.

"Whoosh, whoosh whoosh whoosh."

The blood needles caused immediate decay and injury upon contact. Several soldiers who couldn't dodge in time had their arms pierced instantly, their skin turning black, and they collapsed to the ground convulsing.

"what!"

"puff!"

"Well!"

"..."

Screams echoed throughout the room.

"Lord Li, this is a formation created by evil cultivators. We must find a way to break it, or we will all die here."

Liu Qingyun looked terrified and placed all his hopes on Li Xuancang.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, blood-red patterns surged on the ground, and countless black bone claws emerged, gripping the soldiers' legs and feet tightly, attempting to drag them into the blood.

"Waaaaah..."

"Hehehehe..."

"Ha, hahahaha..."

"..."

All around came mournful wails, like sobs and lamentations, echoing in everyone's ears and shaking their minds.

Furthermore, vengeful phantoms from within the formation lunged at the soldiers, gnawing at their souls, causing many soldiers to become disoriented and greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.

"Heh heh, taste my Blood Soul Corrosion Array. Your essence and blood will be just enough to complete the final step of my technique."

The black-robed evil cultivator brandished his hands, summoning several more evil artifacts.

A pitch-black banner, meant to summon souls, flew into the air, its surface fluttering as countless vengeful spirits surged forth, tearing at the souls of the soldiers.

"Ding, ding-a-ling..."

A string of blood-stained bone bells jingled, their sound captivating and mesmerizing.

The blood on the ground condensed into blood beasts, roaring as they charged at the shield array. With each impact, the shield array teetered on the brink of collapse.

In an instant, blood-red mist filled the air, wailing spirits howled, blood-soaked corpses roared, bone bells pierced the ears, and all sorts of insidious and evil spells attacked in turn, with one deadly move after another.

Although the soldiers were seasoned veterans, they had never seen such bizarre and sinister methods.

Many people were filled with fear and trembling, and their fighting ability plummeted.

"Maintain formation and don't let illusions cloud your judgment; all evil magic is all show and no substance."

Li Xuancang stood in front of everyone, his abundant blood and qi erupting. The wronged souls within a few meters of him were shattered by the power of his blood and qi, their souls completely scattered.

He pushed his vital energy to its limit, using his own malevolent aura to suppress the surrounding evil spirits and protect his soldiers.

Within the blood array, danger lurked everywhere, blood-soul needles flew everywhere, and vengeful spirits raged, making the situation extremely precarious.

"No, this can't go on."

Li Xuancang knew that he could not continue like this and had to find a way to break the deadlock.

While resisting various attacks, he carefully searched for weaknesses in the evil formation.