Chapter 377: Picked a Day When Experts Were Everywhere

As the bizarre "Great Desolation Falling Crystal" was smashed into a sky-filling shower of fragments by True Man Yuan Hao's hammer, a piercing shriek erupted simultaneously from the crystal's depths. This sound seemed to carry a terrifying power, instantly sweeping across the entire sea of clouds near the Cloud-Gazing Platform and even erasing most of the spatial rifts closest to it.

This unexpected surge of energy suppressed the number of demons and strange objects escaping from the Demon-Sealing Tower for a short time, instantly reducing the combat pressure on the mountain-guarding disciples who were layering their defenses on the mountain paths near Queyun Palace to block those monsters.

Near Queyun Palace, Xuan Che led numerous cultivators to form a defensive line, engaged in fierce battle with the enemies emerging from the rifts.

Over the past several hours, a massive number of demons, fierce beasts, demonized evil cultivators, and out-of-control entities had escaped the Demon-Sealing Tower into the external space. More than ninety percent of the rifts appeared in the sea of clouds near the main peak. These escaped creatures charged recklessly from the mountain top down the mountain, nearly breaking through the hastily organized defensive lines of the Lingshan Guards in the initial stage.

Fortunately, these escaped demons were completely disorganized. More than half possessed no intelligence whatsoever, and the remaining rabble could not form any "cooperation consensus" in such a short time. Even the leakage from the Demon-Sealing Tower was a huge surprise to them. In their haste, these running creatures were simply stumbling blindly down the mountain with no tactics whatsoever. Therefore, once the mountain-guarding disciples reacted and quickly stabilized their positions according to various warning plans, the situation gradually came under control.

And with the impact transmitted from the Cloud-Gazing Platform, the combat pressure on the mountain path weakened further. Xuan Che finally had time to lift his head and look toward various parts of the Thousand Peak Lingshan.

The number of black rifts covering the sky was gradually decreasing, and the number of escaping monsters was sharply dropping. This was partly due to the energy release on the Cloud-Gazing Platform just now, and partly because Master was closing those channels from the inside of the Demon-Sealing Tower.

A massive semi-transparent barrier had risen between the earth and sky at the edges of the cluster of peaks. A layer of misty light curtain stretched from the sea of clouds down to the foot of the mountain, completely enveloping the entire Thousand Peak Lingshan. This was the Great Mountain Formation entering the "Mountain Sealing" state. Uncle Yuan He was manipulating the array core at the "Mountain-Sealing Pass." As long as that barrier remained, there was no need to worry about evil demons and monsters drilling out of remote rifts, bypassing the defensive lines, and reaching ordinary human cities.

Outside the main peak, beams of light shimmered among the forests and mountains. Beneath each beam of light, faint shields could be seen rising. These were key facilities distributed throughout the Thousand Peak Lingshan. It seemed the junior brothers and sisters of the Spirit Nourishment Peak, Divine Weapon Peak, and Beast Taming Peak reacted very quickly. At the same time the battle began at Queyun Palace, the defenses at all locations were activated in time, so the damage should not expand further.

A roar erupted, the sound shattering the mountain rocks. Xuan Che immediately withdrew his gaze and looked toward the mountain path outside the palace.

Although the leakage from the Demon-Sealing Tower was gradually coming under control, small groups of demons continued to break free from the seals. At this moment, several more rifts opened in mid-air. A grotesque and bizarre giant snake was drilling out of one of the rifts. The giant snake had seven heads, each displaying the forms of a snake, jackal, tiger, leopard, and so on. Among them, one head even resembled a beautiful woman.

At this moment, the tiger head of the giant snake reared up and roared, its cry forcing back the mountain-guarding disciples forming arrays around it. The snake head spewed poisonous smoke, making approach impossible for anyone. The leopard head's eyes crackled with lightning, constantly summoning thunder to strike the surroundings. The human head lifted, staring fixedly at Xuan Che, its gaze brimming with hatred. Another head, that of a dog, stretched out the furthest, attempting to gnaw fruit from a nearby tree.

"Xuan Che! Your grandmother has escaped from the Demon-Sealing Tower! You, your master, and that old thief Yuan He, all must... You damn disgrace, can you stop eating!!"

The giant snake's female head glared angrily at the dog head beside it, which was stretching its neck hard to gnaw on the fruit tree. The anger and hatred in her tone far exceeded what she felt when seeing Xuan Che. The next second, she suddenly raised her own tiger head, opened her massive mouth, and viciously bit off that dog head.

But in the blink of an eye, another dog head regenerated on the other side of the giant snake's body. This time, it didn't gnaw on the fruit tree; instead, it picked up a stone from the roadside and started playing rock-throwing with the Lingshan disciples nearby who were reforming their formations as if facing a great enemy.

"Xuan Che!" The giant snake's body immediately thrashed wildly on the mountain path. All heads (except the dog head panting heavily and looking for someone to play with) let out an extremely furious roar. "Where exactly is that scruffy old man Yuan He? I will definitely eat him today!!"

The scene before his eyes was bizarre yet slightly comical, yet Xuan Che's face was only tense. He looked at the seven-headed giant snake as if facing a great enemy, secretly mobilizing his spiritual power while speaking in a deep voice: "Snake Lady, you once caused havoc in the region. My junior uncle spared your life because he saw that before you fell into the evil path, you had received incense offerings for a few years and served as a 'Mountain God' in a proper manner. Plus, he considered the difficulty of your cultivation. Over these years, we have all wanted to help you break free from the demonic path. If you still possessed even a shred of human intelligence, you should have been able to see our goodwill..."

"Goodwill your damn nonsense!" The giant snake immediately let out a furious roar. Six heads raised high, and its body crushed the mountain rocks. "Today, I will fight to the death; I must avenge this 'head' injury—"

Before the words finished, the giant snake already dove down. The leopard head summoned thunder, blasting toward Xuan Che standing on the mountain path.

Seeing this, Xuan Che could only strike with his palm. Thick spiritual power accompanied his palm strike, transforming into a gust of wind like a copper wall and iron gate in mid-air, colliding with that earth-shaking thunderclap. At the same time, he tried hard to advise one more time: "Snake Lady! Stop! Although the situation today is chaotic, you have absolutely no chance of escaping. You should know the strength of the Thousand Peak Lingshan. Moreover, there are experts stationed in the mountain today..."

The giant snake immediately became furious: "Experts your P! I want to see how you withstand today's..."

Before the words finished, a heavy footstep suddenly shattered the stone slabs outside Queyun Palace. Another flame descended from the sky, exploding fiercely between several of the giant snake's heads. "Snake Lady," in pain and shock, hurriedly turned to look, but before she could see who the newcomer was, she was grabbed by her tail by a massive force and dragged directly to be flung onto the mountain path.

Only then did she clearly see that the sudden attacker was a giant over ten meters tall, clad entirely in flame armor.

"What kind of thi..."

As Snake Lady spat out a few words, thinking about how to deal with this suddenly appearing bizarre giant, she heard another thunderous boom. Immediately, lightning, frost, and various weapons came at her from all directions in a rush. One after another, Titan giants rushed up from various parts of the mountain path as if appearing out of thin air, pinning her down and beating her mercilessly.

In the blink of an eye, the giant snake was beaten into a daze by seven Thunder Titans. Stretching her neck hard, she shouted angrily at a certain giant: "Seven of you beating one of me, is this the style of a righteous sect!?"

Before she finished speaking, she heard an extremely excited young girl's voice coming from the shoulder of one of the Titan giants: "When dealing with such evil and crooked paths, there is no need to talk about chivalry. Everyone, attack together!"

Snake Lady was immediately overwhelmed with rage and struck to the heart. While her consciousness was blurred from the beating, her peripheral vision caught the dog head connected to her body trying to crawl over to gnaw on the nearby grass. Immediately, a mouthful of blood sprayed from her human head: "I #@￥ your damn stop eating already—"

Then she fainted.

Bai Xue stood on the shoulder of a Thunder Titan, so excited her face was glowing. She turned her head and shouted loudly to the King on the other shoulder of the Titan: "I've wanted to say that line for a long time!"

Mao Mao said nothing, simply lowering her head to lick her fur. After licking enough, she lazily raised her head to look at Bai Xue, then waved her paw: "Meow."

Spatial teleportation gates opened outside Queyun Palace. Countless battle mages wearing starry robes flew out from the spatial vortexes. The Kingdom Mage Corps formed battle formations on the mountain path and began chanting strategic resonance spells.

The roar of engines rose from the clouds. Countless black shadows appeared out of nowhere. Heavy bombers blocked out the sky and began diving to drop bombs on the areas with the densest leakage rifts. The clumsy propeller planes seemed backward, but this method of summoning them out of thin air was enough to leave any demon or fierce beast no time to react.

On the opposite side of the distant sea of clouds, above the Beast Taming Peak, a red dragon was slowly falling from the sky. While falling, it spat out acid and fire, bombing the demons escaping along the mountain path.

A giant beanstalk grew out from the direction of the Spirit Medicine Garden. The beanstalk even pierced through the mid-mountain mist and the clouds at the summit. Many demons with their bodies pierced hung on the curled branches of the beanstalk.

Among the mountains, a stirring BGM began to play.

Xuan Che stood on the square in front of Queyun Palace. Behind him, a spiritual sword floated. The junior brothers and sisters forming formations around him looked at each other in speechless confusion.

This was the first time the Thousand Peak Lingshan had seen such a "scenery."

After a long silence, Xuan Che gently exhaled, turned his head to look at "Snake Lady," who had already been beaten into several dead knots by the Thunder Titans, and let out a long sigh: "I told you there were experts stationed in the mountain today. I told you, and you didn't believe me."

A low hum resonated between heaven and earth. The sound sounded as if thousands of people were simultaneously chanting obscure and profound spells, or like the mountain body trembling, with echoes reverberating among the mountains.

In the direction where the Demon-Sealing Tower stood, the sea of clouds surged violently.

Xuan Che looked up toward the direction of the surging sea of clouds. He saw the clouds and mist gradually bulging upward. A towering figure faintly floated within the rising clouds, slowly condensing and transforming into the appearance of True Man Yuan Ling.

Immediately, another towering figure appeared, condensing into the appearance of Elder Qianji opposite True Man Yuan Ling.

"I am here to help you!" Elder Qianji said with a loud laugh.

The two giant dharma-body illusions, like mountains, opened their arms and then slowly pressed down toward the direction of the Demon-Sealing Tower.

Around the illusions, the figures of countless mountain-guarding disciples appeared and disappeared intermittently. Simultaneously, they formed hand seals and chanted spells, raising their hands and pressing down.

The voices of countless people gathered together, echoing lowly and majestically between heaven and earth:

"Seal—"

(End of Chapter)