Chapter 246: The prototype of the Myriad Demon Grand Formation

Moo!!

At this moment, the Ground Steel Savage Ox finally reacted, angrily letting out a long "Moo", lowering its head and revealing its hard, thick ox horns, charging sideways at Yunhe.

Yunhe's reaction speed is naturally not slow at all; he clearly knows that among the three third-stage demon beasts arriving, the Ground Fire Mouse and the Rock Thorn Fox are nothing to worry about, and this late third-stage Ground Steel Savage Ox is what he truly needs to take seriously.

However, Yunhe also did not rashly go to meet the Ground Steel Savage Ox's charge.

No need to think; for a bovine demon beast with an extremely strong body like the Ground Steel Savage Ox, such a bull charge is inevitably when its power erupts most terrifyingly; even if Yunhe has great confidence in his own body and strength, there's no need to head-on confront what it does best.

One could see demon power surging on Yunhe's body as he raised his paw and lightly tapped the ground; accompanied by a tremor in the ground and Yunhe's soft shout of "Bind", wooden roots immediately sprouted from the ground.

The formations he has studied these years were not learned in vain.

In fact, Yunhe's original intention in studying formations was not also to better protect the land of Huanhu Dao and safeguard his foundation?

Although, given his current status as a Second Stage Upper-grade Formation Master, he cannot yet set up a third-stage formation, and a second-stage formation cannot inflict much substantive damage on the Ground Steel Savage Ox, merely "trapping" it can still have some effect.

A large number of roots burst from the ground, continually pulling toward the Ground Steel Savage Ox to bind it; although they were quickly snapped, broken, or even crushed by its terrifying savage strength, they still posed a certain effective hindrance to its movement.

At that same moment, Yunhe's body swiftly transformed; in the blink of an eye, he shifted from a black giant turtle into the form of a Thunder Beast Bear.

Planting his feet firmly, he assumed a stance, clapped his palms together, and dense thunder light instantly appeared in his palms, meeting the Ground Steel Savage Ox's charge!

Boom!!

The terrifying collision sound was like two huge chunks of steel striking each other, and Yunhe's palms firmly gripped the Ground Steel Savage Ox's horns.

Amid the bursting thunder light, a tremendous force pushed Yunhe backward all the way, his feet plowing two deep grooves into the ground like a bulldozer, snapping countless giant trees.

Wang!!

The demon beasts of Huanhu Dao all exclaimed in surprise.

Roar!!

But the next moment.

Yunhe's earth-shaking roar rang out, and he finally managed to steady his continuously retreating form.

One could see Yunhe's whole body tensed, his thick arms covered in purple fur bulging further, as if faint electric power pulsed through his meridians.

The ground cracked inch by inch, but Yunhe's stance remained like a small mountain, unmoving.

Feeling the force transmitted through its horns, the Ground Steel Savage Ox's copper-bell eyes also showed a look of astonishment.

In a test of strength, it had never lost before.

This time, it actually felt an evenly matched force on the body of that Huanhu Dao giant turtle!

No, it was an even stronger force!

The Ground Steel Savage Ox shockingly discovered that it could no longer push Yunhe even an inch, and moreover felt a force trying to push it backward.

How is that possible?!

It is a late third-stage demon beast, renowned for its strength.

Even if the opposing giant turtle is formidable, it's only a mid third-stage demon beast!

Rumble!!

Suddenly.

A thunderclap exploded explosively, and from Yunhe's strong, powerful palms instantly burst forth an extremely terrifying thunderous power.

Upon the sudden explosion, at such close range, not only did the Ground Steel Savage Ox feel intense pain, but the stimulation of the lightning also caused its consciousness to briefly lapse, its body becoming numb and stiff, losing sensation.

At that moment, Yunhe's power suddenly erupted, actually lifting the Ground Steel Savage Ox over his head and then slamming it heavily onto the ground!

That move was like a shoulder throw!

Boom!!

The entire ground exploded apart.

Without waiting for the Ground Steel Savage Ox to react, Yunhe forcefully pushed off the ground with his legs and launched himself into the air.

His palms clenched into a fist, with jumping electric arcs continuously flickering across it.

When the Ground Steel Savage Ox swayed its head, trying to rise from the pit, it suddenly felt an extremely intense threat and jerked its head upward to look.

One saw a giant bear bathed in lightning, its eyes glowing with thunder light, smashing down with the force of a breaking bamboo!

It tried to dodge, but realized it was already too late, so it gritted its teeth, raised its horns, and met the attack head-on.

Boom!!

Another terrifying roar sounded, accompanied by countless splashes of lightning scattering outward; the Ground Steel Savage Ox, just having stood up, felt a force like the heavens collapsing, wanting to smash it into the earth.

The Ground Steel Savage Ox gritted its teeth and endured, but after its limbs trembled slightly, they actually bent, and it heavily knelt on the ground.

Compared to the previous, this even more terrifying force and thunderous power smashed it into disarray, causing intense pain accompanied by an increasingly dazed head.

It instinctively struggled to stand up again, but found it simply couldn't!

because an iron clamp firmly gripped its horns, and another clenched bear paw came down upon it without hesitation.

Bang bang bang!!

Fists rained down like raindrops, wildly striking, each punch intertwined with powerful thunderous energy.

After enduring a frenzied beating, and just barely managing to muster stubborn will to rise again, it suddenly felt an extremely overbearing demon sense stab into its brain, causing its eyes to roll back and briefly lose consciousness.

The painstakingly accumulated strength vanished in an instant, and the falling punches became even more unrestrained.

Glug—

No one knows who, but among the Huanhu Dao demon beasts watching from the side, a sound of swallowing saliva was heard.

They, who had previously been full of vigor, now looked at the Ground Steel Savage Ox with only pity.

How pitiful, actually provoking King Wang and bullying the little fox, not realizing that the little fox and Qingyao are the ones you must not offend on Huanhu Dao?

Moreover, the angry little fox had no pity at all, constantly waving its claws nearby and making a "huff-huff" sound, as if it were the one throwing punches rather than Yunhe.

Likewise frightened, there was also the Rock Thorn Fox that had previously been sent flying by Yunhe's punch, barely managing to return, looking somewhat disheveled.

It stared blankly at the scene before it.

A mid Third‑stage Beast grabbed a late Third‑stage Beast and hammered it, and even though the late Third‑stage Beast had grown in strength, it was completely crushed in power—something it hadn't expected.

It had no idea of the advantage Yunhe was gaining by various means.

In short.

What it saw was the earth‑steel brute bull being battered wildly.

The rock‑spike fox instantly felt a desire to retreat.

Although it wanted to help the earth‑steel brute bull, seeing this scene it simply couldn't summon the courage.

Even the earth‑steel brute bull was hammered, let alone it?

But.

As the rock‑spike fox prepared to slip away, a long cry sounded from behind.

"Screech!!!"

Suddenly, Qingyao, at some unknown moment, appeared behind it leading a huge horde of Huanhu Dao demon beasts.

But the rock‑spike fox wasn't particularly concerned.

What trouble could a pack of Second‑tier Beasts cause it?

Yet it soon paid the price for its contempt.

Another long cry rang out, followed by a chorus of shouts, and each demon beast was surrounded by wisps of dark demon aura.

Arcane Demon Formula!

This technique, created by Yunhe, has now been refined by him to the late Second Stage.

Although this demon‑clan technique isn't particularly profound or filled with bizarre secrets, Yunhe has infused it with many things, such as some abilities of the spirit‑plant master and, for example, formations!

Using demon beasts as the foundation of the formation and demon power as the link, he built a demon formation!

Since they all practice the Arcane Demon Formula, linking their demon power isn't difficult.

Buzz—!!

Under Qingyao's command and a single order, the Huanhu Dao demon beasts aligned their combat power in various directions, and a demon formation connecting all of them sprang up from nowhere.

Named the Arcane Demon Formula, it actually derives from the Arcane Demon Severing Immortal Plan, so Yunhe is the optimal core of this formation; if he is within it, he will receive the blessings of all demon beasts that practice the Arcane Demon Formula, greatly boosting his strength.

It can be said that both the technique and its accompanying demon formation were tailor‑made for him.

Moreover, even without Yunhe presiding over the formation, once the demon formation rises it still possesses considerable power and effect.

Relying on one or two Second‑tier Beasts, or even five or six, to block the rock‑spike fox is impossible, but when the number of Second‑tier Beasts reaches twenty‑to‑thirty, the resulting demon formation can easily hold off the rock‑spike fox.

Under Qingyao's command, the Huanhu Dao demon beasts surrounded the rock‑spike fox, trapping it within the demon formation!

No matter how it acted or tried to shake the formation, it could never break free.

This filled the rock‑spike fox's heart with a flash of despair.

On the other side.

Bang!!

Yunhe seized the earth‑steel brute bull's horns with one hand and slammed the final strike down; the brute bull crashed onto the ground, sending rippling waves of shock.

The brute bull, brimming with raw strength, barely displayed its abilities before Yunhe's rapid assault stripped it of life.

If it were elsewhere, it might not have been so easily defeated.

But on Huanhu Dao, his own territory, unleashing his full power is a troublesome matter.

After eliminating the earth‑steel brute bull, Yunhe ended his Arcane Demon Illusion Body, exhaled deeply, and, looking at the rock‑spike fox trapped in the demon formation, gave a mocking grin.

"My lord won't let you go! Huanhu Dao Great Turtle, my lord will surely avenge us!"

He was defiant, not begging for mercy.

After all, demon beasts think differently from human cultivators; even with heightened spiritual intelligence, their environment and habits keep their thoughts relatively straightforward, even for the notoriously cunning fox.

"Alright, alright." Yunhe smiled, nodded, and stepped further into the formation.

The moment he entered, the Arcane Demon Qi that formed the demon formation rushed toward him without hesitation.

Yunhe could clearly feel a force strengthening his demon power and his body.

This was Yunhe's first experience of the benefits a demon formation provides.

When he first devised the technique, he wondered that his Cultivation Base would surely advance faster than most Huanhu Dao demon beasts, so how could he make the beasts useful rather than mere ornaments?

Thus the Arcane Demon Formula was created, along with its increasingly complex and numerous secret arts.

It's impossible to have every demon beast understand and learn the formation, but assigning each a specific role is feasible, Yunhe thought.

As long as he's within Huanhu Dao's borders, among the demon beasts that practice the Arcane Demon Formula, his combat power can increase by ten to twenty percent.

The more demon beasts that build the formation, and the stronger they are, the greater the blessing he receives.

Perhaps someday he could try constructing a "Ten‑Thousand Demon Grand Formation".

Of course, these are future plans.

Even without the formation's boost, Yunhe can deal with this rock‑spike fox without much trouble.

Finally.

The three invading Third‑stage Beasts all met their end here.

"Just missing a demon pill, so I'll bring one myself," Yunhe muttered softly.

Yet he didn't appear particularly relaxed.

He knew well that those three beasts were only scouting; the real trouble was the Fourth Level land mountain turtle.

Now it remains to see when the land mountain turtle will come knocking.

"Woo—"

The little fox happily ran to Yunhe's side, its tiny eyes flashing with admiration.

So impressive!

Even a third-level late-stage demon beast is no match for him.

Yunhe laughed and patted its frightened head, "Are you okay?"

Whimper!

The little fox shook its head repeatedly.

It's fine, but trying to use illusion technique to restrain the earth-fire rat consumes quite a bit.

As long as you're okay.

Although he said that, Yunhe still stuffed an elixir into its bosom.

Afterwards, he glanced around at the mess all over the ground; the few injured demon beasts had already been carried back.

Let's disperse.

He didn't mention the matter of Lu Mountain Lord, this Fourth Level demon beast.

Yes, King!

The demon beasts of Huanhu Dao immediately responded, looking at him with eyes full of fervor.

Some things, it's his duty as this 'King' to bear, so there's no need to scare these little guys.

(End of chapter)