Chapter 82

Ying Wuji swung his sword, and sword qi suddenly surged toward the Nightmare Beast's massive body.

Only to see the Nightmare Beast's body split open a gash, then quickly stitched back together by black mist, restoring its original state.

At this moment, the Nightmare Beast raised another giant claw and swept toward Ying Wuji.

Boom!

A terrifying mental power surge struck instantly; if Ying Wuji had not blocked it in advance, he would surely have been swatted away by the Nightmare Beast.

Ying Wuji retreated a distance, then suddenly lifted his gaze; his figure flickered forward, approaching the Nightmare Beast, he raised his sword and unleashed his sword technique.

"Ninefold Moon Fills the Sky!"

With a booming blast, the ninefold moon shadows in midair transformed into a huge sword blade that surged toward the Nightmare Beast, emanating powerful sword intent and mental power fluctuations.

Blood-colored light flickered in the Nightmare Beast's hollow eyes as it raised a claw to block.

Boom——

The two forces collided explosively.

The entire area trembled.

At that very moment, Di Qingye discovered that Ying Wuji had actually broken through to the late Nascent Soul Realm, and his eyes flashed with incredulity.

Clearly, three years ago he was only at Golden Core Realm!

Di Qingye's gaze shifted, and he gripped his broadsword tightly.

As another peerless genius of the Ninth Province, he naturally refused to fall behind Ying Wuji; moreover, in the last sect grand competition he ranked second while Ying Wuji could only manage seventh.

Di Qingye flashed forward, casting a dark glance at Ying Wuji.

Just then——

Another two house-prisons were broken open, revealing a pink‑haired youth who lifted his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and chilling.

Not far away, a tall, burly middle‑aged man held in his arms a green‑clad girl who had fallen unconscious.

"Third Elder!" the Heavenly Cloud Sect disciples exclaimed upon seeing the tall, mighty man, instantly feeling they had a backbone.

They saw that Third Elder Pang Liang was cradling none other than Weng Mingshu in his arms.

At this moment, Zong Rao and the others broke free from the Nightmare Beast's pressure, leapt up swiftly, and came before the beast.

Upon seeing the Nightmare Beast, Pang Liang's face grew solemn; he instantly grasped the gravity of the situation, moved in a flash to stand before the Heavenly Cloud Sect disciples, and handed over the Weng Mingshu he was holding.

"Watch over Mingshu!"

Having said that, Pang Liang swiftly returned to midair, joining Carefree Sect's Zong Rao, Holy Gate's Yan Lao, Tai Sui Sect's Sixth Elder, Chongxu Sect's Feng Degang Feng Elder, and the Dual Extremes Sect Elder, standing together.

Around these senior masters gathered elite disciples from various sects.

For example, Xiao Lingwei, Ying Wuji, Xue Jin, Di Qingye, Li Ji, and others.

Even combined, they were nowhere near as large as the Nightmare Beast's massive hand.

The wounded townspeople and disciples stood on the ground below, looking up to see Zong Rao and the others like an impregnable fortress blocking their front, holding back the Nightmare Beast.

Before Zong Rao and the others could even exchange words, the Nightmare Beast launched an attack upon them.

A burst of bone‑chilling cold spread instantly, as if it could permeate everyone's souls.

Boom!

The Nightmare Beast swung its giant claw, smashing down fiercely upon them!

With a single palm strike, it carried an extraordinarily terrifying mental power assault.

"Dodge quickly!"

Everyone swiftly dodged, then rushed toward the Nightmare Beast at top speed.

"Strike its head!" bellowed Feng Elder of the Chongxu Sect in a low voice.

Aside from its head, the Nightmare Beast's body is formed of black mist; thus attacking any other part cannot harm it at all.

Multicolored attack lights flickered in midair.

Everyone exerted their utmost to approach the Nightmare Beast and attempt to strike its head, but they were repeatedly blocked and severely wounded.

A sharp, searing pain transmitted through their seas of consciousness.

At that moment, the Nightmare Beast's voice suddenly echoed in their seas of consciousness.

"You——"

Just two words, like thunderclaps, boomed into their seas of consciousness, splitting them apart, causing headaches fit to split their skulls, making life worse than death!

Many elite disciples' faces turned pale, and soon blood flowed from their seven orifices.

"You shall all become my nourishment." the Nightmare Beast's hoarse, unpleasant voice sounded, as if it wanted to ruthlessly cleave their brains.

"Damn your nourishment!" Upon hearing that, Xiao Lingwei flashed forward, gripping her bone‑jointed whip, and lashed fiercely at the Nightmare Beast.

This whip contained her mental power.

Crack——

The whip lashed down, grazing past the Nightmare Beast's skull, provoking it; fury blazed in its heart as it fixed its gaze on Xiao Lingwei, the red light in its hollow eyes flickering.

In an instant, its formidable mental power shot toward Xiao Lingwei like an arrow.

Xiao Lingwei sensed danger, swiftly retreated while raising her whip, attempting to fend off the Nightmare Beast's intrusion.

Crack!

Yet the Nightmare Beast's mental power was still too overwhelming; in a flash it shattered her defense and struck straight at her face.

Xiao Lingwei's pupils constricted slightly.

At the critical moment——

Two figures flashed past, nearly simultaneously arriving before Xiao Lingwei, raising their swords to strike!

Twin swords thrust forth together!

With a thunderous explosion, they blocked the mental power the Nightmare Beast had released.

Xiao Lingwei saw the two people blocking her front, her pupils flickered slightly, she swiftly slipped between the two youths, lifted her head and stared fixedly at the Nightmare Beast, "Jin, Wuji, let's go!"

After saying that, the three leapt up in unison and surrounded the Nightmare Beast to attack.

At the same time, the others were not idle; they surrounded the Nightmare Beast.

"Form the formation!" shouted the Dual Extremes Sect Elder Fang with a stern face.

As the words fell, the Dual Extremes Sect's elite disciples led by Li Ji instantly dispersed, appearing in all directions around the Nightmare Beast.

The Dual Extremes Sect's elite disciples quickly gathered spiritual power and cast out seals.

Dozens of seal lights shone simultaneously, almost instantly turning into totems that spread and connected outward.

Boom—

Soon, the Eight Extremes Trapping Shield Formation was activated at once!

In a moment, the Nightmare Beast trapped within the Eight Extremes Trapping Shield Formation felt the formation's power suppressing it.

Yet it did not take this formation to heart; only saw its giant claw lift, then heavily slam down on the formation with a booming palm.

Bang!

A loud bang sounded.

The Dual Extremes Sect disciples who set up the formation immediately suffered a backlash of power, spitting blood.

Yet they did not stop transmitting their own power because of the formation's backlash!

"Switch formation!" Elder Fang's face drastically changed; he immediately thrust both palms forward, sending his own power into it, "Turn——"

"Soul-Locking Formation!"

Hearing this, the Dual Extremes Sect's elite disciples were about to condense seals to switch formations, but just then the Nightmare Beast attacked the formation again, startling them.

What they didn't expect was that almost everyone present gathered their spiritual power into the Shaman Formation.

With a "bang", the formation's barrier did not break.

"Hurry!" Yan Lao's face turned slightly pale as he urged in a deep voice.

It is well known that in the Ninth Province, the Dual Extremes Sect excels in formation techniques.

One formation, one boundary, capable of both offense and defense.

Even inside the Dual Extremes Sect, they have laid out a full eighty-one formations!

It is the sect with the strongest overall defense!

Elder Fang of the Dual Extremes Sect dared not relax; he immediately instructed the elite disciples to switch formations.

The Nightmare Beast seemed to sense something, shifting from its initial carelessness to vigilance.

It now has only one thought: to break this formation as quickly as possible!

But just then——

It sensed something, looked toward the direction of those house cages, its eyes turning uncontrollably angry.

Damn humans, they're still devouring its spiritual power!