Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Three Sword Lights (Seeking First
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Eight crystal clear divine lights, like massive swords, split the surface of the lake.
Astonishing demonic aura erupted, with two powerful demonic beasts managing to withstand the Heavenly Wood Divine Light and rushing onto Green Light Island.
Zheng Deming blocked one of the Rank-2 demonic beasts.
However, no one could stop the muscular demonic beast with two horns, a humanoid upper body, and a serpent lower body. A small team of Divine Wood Sect’s Qi Practitioners fought to push it back into the water, but even with their magic artifacts and talisman scripts all put to use, they only managed to force it three steps back.
The cost was the complete annihilation of the Divine Wood Sect cultivators in the team.
“Not good, the demonic beasts have made it to the island, it’s not good to use the Heavenly Wood Divine Light now,” Wang Yuanwu, who had just slain three Black Plague Birds, turned around anxiously after seeing on the southern shore of Green Light Island the powerful beast that had broken through the Divine Wood Sect’s defense line and destroyed a Spirit Tree Array Banner.
[Can’t the Heavenly Wood Divine Light be launched within the covered area of the formation? Or is it feared that its might is too big and will damage the spirit vein on the island, affecting our people?]
Listening to Wang Yuanwu’s words, Chen Mobai, while teaming up with others to deal with two Black Plague birds, was secretly mulling it over in his heart.
During their anxious moments, suddenly, three powerful sword lights shot out from the teleportation array within Green Light Island, simultaneously plunging into various parts of the muscular beast’s body.
Then, in an instant, the sword lights shone brightly, cutting the nearly invincible beast into more than ten pieces.
“Have the elders from our Sect arrived?”
Seeing this, Wang Yuanwu was both surprised and overjoyed.
After a moment of astonishment, Chen Mobai’s expression cleared.
Yes, as one of the seven major sects in the Eastern Wilderness, Divine Wood Sect has quite a few Foundation Establishment masters. Given the onslaught of demonic beasts on Green Light Island, they’d definitely send people to help with the defense.
Holding the teleportation array, it’s possible that even Core Formation cultivators could show up at the critical moment.
Perhaps these reinforcement elders have already arrived, just waiting for the Rank-2 demonic beasts to set foot on the island and fall into the trap.
Sure enough, after these three sword lights killed the half-human, half-serpent beast, they turned towards the other Rank-2 demonic beast that was fiercely battling with Zheng Deming. Seeing its predicament, the beast tried to escape, but the trapping function of the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Formation activated, slowing down its movements.
Three sword lights crisscrossed forth and back in pursuit, working with Zheng Deming, with all four Foundation Establishment cultivators attacking simultaneously.
Amid the splattered blood, they managed to kill the demonic beast on the island in merely the time taken to brew a cup of tea.
Only then did Chen Mobai breathe a sigh of relief.
He had thought of running away when the demonic beasts were wreaking havoc on the island.
Just as the beasts on the island were being slain, the two Black Plague Bird Kings circling above the water on their west wing let out a clear cry.
It seemed like a signal to retreat.
Then, the large birds, which were still attacking Chen Mobai and his group, spat out a large series of Gale Arrows. From cliff to sea, they washed over them like a storm, before collectively flying into the sky. They led the surviving flock of Black Plague Birds and left Green Light Island.
“Kill as many as possible, and reduce the burden for future battles,” Wang Yuanwu, with a resolute face, said as he chased the last Black Plague Birds with his Flying Sword.
The remaining cultivators on the cliff also sent a flurry of crossbow arrow talismans, coordinating their attack.
Chen Mobai teamed up with the late-stage Qi Practitioner, and took the opportunity to kill a large bird. Then he threw two Green Arrow Talismans, knocking down three escaping Black Plague Birds.
But they were all sensible people and didn’t leave the cliff area to pursue them.
When the Black Plague Birds were completely out of their attack range, everyone finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.
Yet, the atmosphere was still a bit heavy.
On just the first day of defending the island, five cultivators had forever closed their eyes.
“Junior Brother Qi, please cremate these five comrades. After the war, we will return their remains according to the roster to their families. If they have no family, we will find a good Feng Shui spot on the island for their burial,” said Wang Yuanwu to a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, who immediately nodded in acknowledgment.
Chen Mobai’s emotions were very complex.
Because one member of his team had also sacrificed their life.
It was Gao Tuo who had been injured on his arm before. In such a battle, his Level-3 Qi cultivation was clearly inadequate.
Even Luo Lin, who was at the same cultivation level and under the care of Shi Pengyi, had turned pale with one of her arms drooping.
She had been using the Black Armor Shield to resist the Gale Arrows of the Black Plague Birds. Not only was her spiritual power exhausted, but her right hand could not bear the strain and was broken. If these birds attacked again, she would likely die.
Renewal talismans were distributed to each cultivator.
Chen Mobai received both a Consciousness Talisman and a Life Recovery Talisman. After he took them, he went to Gao Tuo’s body and closed his still open eyes.
Watching the blazing fire swallow up the five cultivators who had been laughing and talking before, Chen Mobai felt lost.
Is this what war is like?
Having lived on Earth from a young age, he had never experienced such a situation where people in their prime would be parted forever.
He looked at the other surviving cultivators. While their faces held sorrow, their eyes revealed a sense of familiarity with the situation.
The life of cultivators in this world was really hard.
Chen Mobai thought this way in his heart, but he couldn’t say it out loud.
All he could do was stand by the cremation and watch Gao Tuo’s body disappear, turning into ashes.
“Chen, my friend, we may need to rearrange our teams,” said Wang Yuanwu.
“Whatever you arrange, I have no objections,” Chen Mobai nodded slightly, not wanting Wang Yuanwu to notice that his emotions were a bit different from theirs.
“Well, four comrades have decided not to participate in the defense due to severe injuries, leaving us with only 18 people,” he continued.
“I plan to split us into four small teams, each with four comrades. Junior Brother Liu and I will act as mobile support, ready to assist you at any time during the battles.”
“You, Shi Peng and Luo Lin will remain a team, and after I leave, Junior Brother Qi will join you,” Wang Yuanwu suggested, demonstrating his careful thought, to which Chen Mobai agreed.
Junior Brother Liu was the Divine Wood Sect disciple who could manipulate the Spiritual Tree Array Banners with talismans, and he was rumored to be an Array Master. Having him and Wang Yuanwu in charge would undoubtedly give them a greater sense of security.
As for Junior Brother Qi, he was a sturdily built cultivator with a square face.
Chen Mobai had just cooperated with him to kill a Black Plague Bird, and their coordination was quite good.
At the edge of a cliff, the newly formed teams gathered together.
Luo Lin, with a trace of color returning to her face, tested moving her blood, her broken bones reconnected by the effects of the Renewal Talisman.
Shi Pengyi, however, was meditating beside her, fervently taking every opportunity to cultivate.
“My name is Qi Rui. I practice the Red Flame Sword Technique, and I am also a Talisman Maker,” introduced the new disciple from Divine Wood Sect..