Chapter 2867: Absorbing Demon Qi

Aaa!

The monster was attacked from inside and outside by Ye Liuyun, let out a wail, and its body shrank rapidly.

When it became half the size of Ye Liuyun, it could no longer maintain a human shape and dissolved into a cloud of Demon Qi that drifted away.

Ye Liuyun instantly filled his body with Buddha Light Power, drew the Demon Slaying Sword and slashed outward. Magic Vine also followed Ye Liuyun outward. He was not afraid of these monsters' strength.

The others stayed within the Formation, while black tiger and Qiong Qi used Technique and flames to block the other two monsters.

As a result, the monster Ye Liuyun went after was split apart by a single strike of the Demon Slaying Sword. That strike summoned Heaven and Earth Power to forge countless battle swords that together shattered the monster.

Of course, the Demon Slaying Sword was the main factor. After it split the monster, it could no longer reconstitute, and with the additional Heaven and Earth Power battle swords, it was completely dispersed.

The battle on Magic Vine's side was also swift; it wrapped a monster with its vines and then directly absorbed it.

"Boss, I can absorb the Demon Qi inside this monster!"

When Magic Vine absorbed it, it discovered it could harness this Demon Qi for itself, so it immediately devoured the monster and lunged toward the other monsters.

After Ye Liuyun raised his hand and slashed another monster, he withdrew the Buddha Light Power surrounding him to test whether he could absorb the scattered Demon Qi.

The test made him overjoyed.

"What a pure Demon Qi!"

Ye Liuyun could also absorb it, and he found the Demon Qi unusually pure—a rare resource for cultivation.

Black Mountain also stepped forward to try, and discovered he could absorb it as well.

The three of them combined their efforts to completely absorb the Demon Qi of the five monsters, then returned to the Formation to wait.

But the Black Water Pool fell silent thereafter, and the surface calmed again.

"Continue breaking the formation!" Ye Liuyun ordered Qiong Qi to breach the second layer of the Formation, and had Magic Vine shield him, withdrawing to the Formation at any sign of movement.

Then Ye Liuyun dismissed the black tiger, released the Duplicate, Lei Ming, Nine-Head Demon Dragon, Thief Cat Demon Lion, Tiger-Head Half-Beast, Giant Demon Race Hatu, A Xing, and Lin Feier—those who needed Demon Qi—and had them ready to fight or absorb Demon Qi.

After Qiong Qi broke the second layer of the Formation, the Black Water Pool changed again, its surface bubbling and gurgling outward

spitting bubbles; in a moment, monsters identical to them surged out, charging at them.

Magic Vine immediately pulled Qiong Qi back into the Formation, then rushed out, and Ye Liuyun also charged out, beginning to slay those monsters; a forward slash split the monster that was an exact copy of himself.

However, he did not hurry to absorb, but helped others slash the monsters. The others also immediately charged out.

The Duplicate used the Heaven Devouring Sword, whose effect was far weaker than Ye Liuyun's Demon Slaying Sword, and its Heaven and Earth Power was not as strong as Ye Liuyun's; it could only blend in more Buddha and Demon power to achieve the same result.

Hatu faced a monster that looked just like him, though it wasn't an opponent. This monster was as massive as he was, with the most abundant Demon Qi.

Moreover, the monsters that emerged this time were stronger, comparable to the second tier of the Unified Realm. Aside from Ye Liuyun and the Duplicate, even Magic Vine could not defeat the opponent for a while.

The others were immediately knocked back into the Formation. Fortunately, their Physical Bodies had been enhanced, so nothing serious happened.

Only Lei Ming and Nine-Head Demon Dragon, after returning, revealed their true forms and charged out again. Ye Liuyun and the Duplicate kept swinging their swords to block all monsters.

Magic Vine tangled with the monster identical to itself. Its vines could grow, while the opposing monster showed no change after appearing. Although Magic Vine initially couldn't defeat it, it kept absorbing while striking; thanks to its sturdy vines, it took no damage and eventually devoured it.

By now, Ye Liuyun had focused on slashing three or four monsters. Magic Vine wrapped the legs of the largest monster, hindering its movement and creating an opening for Ye Liuyun to strike it down.

Both Ye Liuyun and the Duplicate delivered several decisive slashes, cutting it into large pieces. Those pieces tried to reform, but the Demon Slaying Sword and Buddha Light Power saturated its wounds, and no amount of effort could restore it.

Lei Ming and Nine-Head Demon Dragon relied on their Physical Bodies for defense; Lei Ming struck with lightning, Nine-Head Demon Dragon burned with flames, and together with Technique, they finally eliminated two opponents, though they consumed a lot of Demon Qi.

"Don't waste the Demon Qi!" Ye Liuyun warned the two, ordering them to fall back and leaving the task to himself and the Duplicate.

Then he and the Duplicate, blade intent not

continuously slashed outward. Magic Vine also tangled another opponent and absorbed it completely. Then it stopped absorbing and used its vines to help Ye Liuyun strike back the monsters that tried to evade their blade intent.

Finally, all monsters were split into Demon Qi, and Ye Liuyun called everyone to absorb it.

"Wow, this Demon Qi is so pure!"

"What a rarity!"

Everyone was astonished by this pure Demon Qi, and they all eagerly absorbed it, completely draining it in a short time.

The Black Water Pool fell back into silence, with no further movement.

Everyone retreated back into the Formation to wait, letting Qiong Qi break the formation.

Thief Cat Demon Lion immediately enlarged its body to the maximum.

"Those monsters match our size exactly. When we enlarge our bodies, the monsters that appear become larger, and we absorb more Demon Qi!" — Biquku

Thief Cat reminded everyone.

Hearing this, everyone agreed, and all Monster Beasts enlarged their bodies to the maximum, and even Magic Vine extended more vines.

"..." Ye Liuyun looked at the massive figures behind him, his face a grimace.

He said helplessly, "You don't care whether I can defeat them! Those monsters just now weren't low-level; if the next ones are stronger, I really have no confidence!"

After speaking, Ye Liuyun called Qiong Qi back first, asking him to help reinforce the Formation with several more layers.

If the opponent's strength increases this time, he and the Duplicate won't be able to block them, and will have to wear them down through maneuvering. Those monsters will surely attack the Formation, and Ye Liuyun also worries that something even more powerful lurks in the pool, so the Formation must be well defended.

After Qiong Qi returned to help reinforce the Formation, he and Magic Vine proceeded to break the final layer of the Formation.

This time, before the Formation could be broken, the pool stirred again, and countless monsters the same size as them surged out of the pool.

Magic Vine immediately withdrew with Qiong Qi, fearing it could not hold the line alone.

This time the monsters' strength, as Ye Liuyun had predicted, had also increased; just by using Golden Pupil to observe the Demon Qi inside them, he could tell it was even purer.

Those hidden within the Formation, seeing the monsters' renewed strength, began to worry for Ye Liuyun.