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The atmosphere lingered with the eery laughter of the demon. Shi Lang said, and Amelia was wary, and they did not wait for the demon to attack and made a move of their own. However, it was easier said than done. The demon was skilled, and he evaded the attack.
Zavir chuckled and said, “You two bring me the most pain I have ever felt. This is the most alive I have felt. Come on, try your best.”
Unity frowned and said, “My attack does not have much effect on him. Why is this.”
Shi Lang replied, “Because a master is not holding you. Your intent is incomplete.”
Unity was surprised and said, “No wonder I was feeling something off. However, where do I find a master now.”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “Calm down and wait for the right time.”
Then he vanished from his spot. His shura sword slashed, and it clashed with Zavir’s bare hands. The demon did not back off at all. The battle seemed to be locked in a stalemate. The damage was insignificant, even if Amelia lashed out with her whip.𝒪𝔳𝑙xt.𝗰𝔬𝓜
Suddenly, Shi Lang thought of something and said, “Lightning Shura Slash.”
His sword was wrapped in blue lightning as it slashed down at Zavir. The demon did not expect this sudden surprise, and his fist collided with the blade. The impact channeled the lightning’s spiritual energy from the blade to enter the demon’s body.
Demonic energy was black smog, and lightning was one of the things that had the needed damage potential to repel it. The darker and stronger the demonic energy, the more painful it will be for the practitioner to face lightning.
Zavir was injured in that last wave of attacks, and his black bone skeleton was revealed to everyone. Shi Lang knew that black bones meant that the person had become one with demonic energy. Thus he used this technique.
The crackling lightning flowed through Zavir’s body, and the demon wailed. However, his face had an ecstatic expression and an anticipating smile. Amelia did not hold back and moved close enough to attack Zavir with her whip.
Amelia had mastered the essence of her sutra. The spiritual energy in its raw form was the strongest and most vital energy. Demonic energy represented Yin, and Spiritual Energy represented Yang.
The two might have a distinct harmony, but achieving that balance, in reality, will not be easy. Even if they killed the demon, someone somewhere would still fall for the traps of Demonic energy. This was the universal fact and cycle. If the humans were not strong enough, the demons would swallow the world or even the galaxies to prove their strength and enslave reality.
Amelia channeled her spiritual energy inside the demon’s body from multiple spots, and the hysterical wails turned into creepy laughter. Suddenly, Shi Lang sensed something and said, “Amy, pull back.”
Amelia was moving back when a cold feeling ran up her spine. Something appeared behind her back. It was not something that she could dodge. She braced herself for impact when a person from the side appeared behind her.
Everyone was surprised to see this person, and Unity shouted, “Jianhu, what are you doing.”
Jianhu did not answer and pushed Amelia to the side as he launched his fists at the incoming attack. The people could see a talon that clawed at Amelia’s back. This talon was coming directly out of a small void tunnel.
Jianhu shouted, “Heavenly Tiger against the world.”
Jianhu was the young leader of the entire Feline spirit beast class. His action made the people pick up their weapons again. The fist clashed with the claw, and Jianhu was pushed back while vomiting blood after he had destroyed the bone claw.
Shi Lang yelled, “Go, take him away and treat him.”
Tex appeared next to the injured Jianhu and then took him away in a blink. Shi Lang was enraged that he could not reach his wife because of the sudden attack, and he almost lost her. In the meantime, Zavir had regained his body. The straining effect of the lightning and the spiritual energy could only hold him back for a few seconds.
Zavir moaned in bliss as his body recovered. Shi Lang did not like this and saved the trick’s name in his hand, he threw out a set of consecutive slashes at the demon, and his speed was anything but slow.
The slashes were all lingering with subtle lightning. This attack was targeted to stop the healing abilities of the demon. Amelia followed to support her husband, and the couple made trouble for Zavir with all their heart and mind. They were both relentless, but the battle had entered a stalemate.
Zavir punched Shi Lang while he kicked Amelia. The three people separated, and Zavir said, “Time for you all to die.”
Shi Lang said, “Senior, now.”
At this moment, twelve people arrived around Zavir, and they quickly channeled their spiritual energy through each other. They were establishing the demon impression mirror. The demon was taken aback and looked around in shock. He asked, “Where did you find this array map? How did you get it? Tell me!”
None of the people replied and just focused on channeling the array formation. Shi Lang watched the scene unfold, and then he took the demon-suppressing talisman from his space ring and said, “Do you know this as well?”
Zavir opened his eyes wide and scowled, “Oh, this is why you feel so courageous. I thought this technique was lost. However, all that you are doing cannot kill me. You fools will run out of spirit energy, and then I will kill you and lay waste to this entire galaxy.”
Amelia nodded and said, “We do not have enough spiritual energy to kill you. But what if that is not the motive?”
Zavir raised his eyes, and Shi Lang said, “Lightning, come.”
The talisman in his hands shivered and vanished from his grip. The next time it appeared, the talisman was stuck to Zavir’s forehead, and his body was wrapped in spiritual lightning. The demon shivered and wailed in pain, but the paper burned the demon suppression mark onto his forehead.
This mark directly sealed the primordial demonic soul that Zavir must have cultivated over the ages. Shi Lang said, “Tao, take your team and unleash the best attacks that you have. Call for all the primordial soul-level soldiers to attack too.”
Shi Tao and the rest were shocked, but they saw Shi Lang and Amelia join the elders and the Centurion Spirit Beasts to channel spirit energy through the array.
Unity watched the scene and shouted, “Do not waste time. Hurry up!”
What followed was a scene that shook the galaxy. Every soldier unleashed their best attacks at Zavir. The attacks may not have held any effect over the demon, but as soon as they passed through the array barrier, they changed into pure spirit energy, which was directly poured inside Zavir’s body.
The demon folded over from pain and yelled, “Liars, this is not the demon suppression array. This is the spirit-enhancing array.”
Shi Lang chuckled and said, “For crying out loud, we just changed the array’s entire nature by adding seven more nodes. The fun fact is that these arrays use the same base of twelve nodes. The addition we did play in our favor. To think a twisted thing like you would call us all liars?”
Amelia shook her head and said, “Stop talking and focus.”
The plan was only known to the seven additional nodes; thus, the rest of the people were surprised. While in the library, Shi Lang discovered the layout of the spirit-enhancing array and devised this plan on the way to this place with the elders and Amelia.
Zavir did not want to wait for death in a cage and began to counter the array with all his might. The demonic energy inside his body was being pushed out because of the spirit array rampaging in his body. However, he was still strong enough to attack the array with a slight chance to break out.
The twelve main nodes were the former Citadel high council elders. One said, “We will not be able to hold him for much longer. He is too strong.”
Shi Lang furrowed his brows. He could not tell the people to attack faster because the array would collapse from overload. At this moment, Unity narrowed her eyes, she spotted the Shura sword attacking Zavir on its own, and her heart shivered.
The people were shocked, and Zavir yelled as he punched the barrier. With a loud boom, the array collapsed, and the demon broke away. The backlash from the collapse was strong enough to make everyone vomit blood as they flew back. The juniors caught the older adults and fed them healing medicines.
Shi Lang was no different. He was pushed away and hurt too. Suddenly, a peal of laughter echoed in their ears, “Oh, how nice of all you insects to gather in the same spot. Time to do some pest control.”