Chapter 215: The formation shatters, ten Demon Kings, a desperate situation

Li Tiangang mobilized another 40,000 troops from the 200,000-strong army, adding them to the previous 10,000, having them provide a continuous stream of energy for the formation.

At the same time, as the demon souls within the formation were activated, roars erupted from within it.

The demon soul that had previously submerged into Li Tiangang's body had long since returned to the formation.

Now, having replenished its energy, it surged out once more, accompanied by four other great demon monsters of the Imperishable Realm.

They charged into the incoming demon tide, slaughtering the great demon monsters of the Three Imperishable Realms.

With the energy provided by the formation, they were in their peak state, their attacks extremely brutal and fearless of death.

Soon, great demon monsters of the Three Imperishable Realms were severely wounded, forced to retreat behind the demon tide, leaving the great demons of the Heavenly Human Realm to lead the army in their assault!

These demon monsters surged forward wave after wave, suffering countless casualties in an instant under the fierce onslaught of the five great demon souls.

More Three Imperishable great demon monsters, however, formed groups to hunt down the individual demon souls.

Besides these five Imperishable Realm demon souls, there was also a Demon King demon soul within the formation.

It roared as it surged out, charging toward a Demon King in the distance of the defensive line.

This Demon King was none other than the Dragon Lord, appearing this time as the vanguard dispatched by the Longmen Sect.

He was a wanted man, and this was his chance to prove himself to the Longmen.

He attacked continuously, destroying the formation to deplete its energy; once the energy was exhausted, the formation would naturally collapse.

At this moment, the Demon King's demon soul coiled around him, and the Dragon Lord immediately revealed his true form, emitting a resounding dragon roar as he engaged it in combat.

The entire vast Eastern Border defensive line had fallen into total war.

The immense demon tide, countless demon monsters, and the countless border soldiers rising up to resist were locked in a fight to the death.

Countless volleys of arrows rained into the overwhelming demon tide, dragon-sparrows shrieked between heaven and earth, and fire rained down, like an epic myth.

Beacons of smoke soared into the sky, reporting the military situation from all fronts.

Li Tiangang stood suspended in the air, his expression gloomy and cold, sitting in command within the formation, overseeing the entire situation.

He issued orders continuously, deploying troops and reinforcements to various nodes.

Having campaigned in Yanbei for many years, his study of military strategy was profound, and his understanding of the formation's structure was beyond that of ordinary men.

Now, utilizing the reinforcements from the Yuan-character Battalion to fill the formation with energy, he would occasionally recall the besieged demon souls, using the formation's power to help them escape, only for them to charge into another area, appearing and disappearing like ghosts on the battlefield.

Demon monsters nearing the defensive line were pounced upon by the suddenly emerging demon souls, suffering heavy casualties.

"A mere Six-Phase Star Formation thinks it can stop us!"

"Li Tiangang, you brat, let's see how much longer you can hold out!"

At this moment, outside the formation in front of Li Tiangang, including the old man of the Grand Void Realm and the young Demon King, as well as two Demon Kings from the Longmen, there were four Demon Kings!

And at the two ends of the defensive line, there were two more, totaling six Demon Kings who had already appeared!

Boom!!

The four Demon Kings were filled with murderous intent. They attacked simultaneously, their terrifying strikes vibrating against the formation, stirring up a sky full of divine radiance.

The golden light on the formation trembled, divine runes flashing rapidly like afterimages, absorbing and resisting their attacks.

Inside the formation, with every strike from the four Demon Kings, the 50,000 troops of the Yuan-character Battalion trembled, their faces flushed crimson.

Their entire bodies were draped in flowing, rainbow-like radiance, their strength and energy all being absorbed and drawn into the formation, transformed into the power to resist the Demon Kings' attacks.

The Six-Phase Star Formation could turn their strength into a catalyst, drawing upon the power of the stars in heaven and earth to manifest as the formation's might.

Otherwise, relying solely on the strength of 50,000 men, they wouldn't have been able to hold out for even a single stick of incense.

"Let's concentrate on one point!"

The old Demon King of the Grand Void Realm said.

His arms had become withered, and a new, sprout-like branch emerged from his cheekbone; he was a ten-thousand-year-old vine demon.

Following his words, the other three Demon Kings gathered, bombarding the spot he had marked.

Seeing this, Li Tiangang's expression shifted slightly. He suddenly flipped the divine saber in his hand, took several steps forward, and once again unleashed his Martial Dao Ultimate Meaning technique.

Bang, bang, bang!

With several consecutive steps, his aura surged, and he slashed out a brilliant, moon-like blade light.

The blade light traveled straight through the formation, landing on the four Demon Kings' attacks.

The violent collision vibrated, and terrifying energy spilled out, impacting the formation.

Although the four Demon Kings' attacks did not land directly on the concentrated point of the formation, they were extremely close, and with Li Tiangang's blade light shattering, the uncontrolled energy also struck the formation, causing a similarly terrifying impact.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

In the Yuan-character Battalion, men continuously spat out mouthfuls of blood.

Some could no longer stand, their bodies swaying and on the verge of collapsing.

Even some of the higher-realm squad leaders had faces as pale as paper, their strength nearly drained.

But their gazes remained resilient, staring fixedly at the Demon Kings outside the formation, each person's eyes filled with a murderous intent that feared no death.

This was the most elite army the Li Clan had possessed for thousands of years.

The soldiers who could enter the Yuan-character Battalion were, at their most ordinary, elites from other armies.

Li Tiangang's expression was ugly as he scanned his surroundings; he could see the black tide surging outside the defensive lines on both his left and right.

In his dozen-plus years of campaigning in Yanbei, such a massive demon offensive had only occurred a few times; most of the time, the demons only launched small-scale incursions, probing repeatedly, unwilling to risk sacrifice.

That Palace Master of the Sacred Palace clearly cherished her feathers more.

But this Grand Void Realm and the Longmen seemed far more insane.

"Pass the order: open small gaps in the formations at dangerous nodes, release some demons inside, and let the elite guards of the Fa-character Battalion hunt them down to relieve the pressure on the formation!"

Li Tiangang quickly issued the order.

Li Fu nodded and hurriedly relayed the order to all sides.

At this moment, the four Demon Kings outside the formation attacked again.

They discovered that although their attacks were blocked by Li Tiangang and could not be concentrated on one spot, the damage the formation sustained from the close-range collisions was equally immense.

"Let's see how much longer you can hold out!"

Among them, the young Demon King from the Longmen with curved bull horns on his head sneered:

"This time, I won't let you go and summon those aristocratic martial artists from Liangzhou."

Li Tiangang's heart sank; among the many orders he had previously sent out, one included ordering all cities to mobilize their garrison troops to join the battle.

And to conscript the strength of those aristocratic martial artists.

After all, if the mountains and rivers were shattered, what talk was there of aristocratic families?

If the border were breached and the demons invaded, those aristocratic families wouldn't be able to resist either.

"Activate the Nine Abyss Li-Fire Formation!"

Li Tiangang's expression was cold and stern, his eyes like those of a god seeing through fire, devoid of any emotion or fluctuation. Undisturbed by the Demon Kings' words, he calmly issued order after order.

His divine soul hovered in the air, overlooking the entire defensive line, judging the situation in more distant areas through beacon signals and the war hawks that flew to his side to deliver messages from time to time.

These were demon war hawks tamed and trained by the Li Clan; their attack power was not strong, but their speed was extremely fast, serving as signal officers in this great war, capable of compensating for precise information that beacon smoke could not convey.

Following the order, the runes on the Six-Phase Star Formation reversed, activating another formation to cover it.

The combination of the two formations caused the energy consumption to surge, but the formation would also possess terrifying offensive power as a result.

In an instant, countless demon monsters colliding with the formation were struck by the crimson light that suddenly flashed across it, burning on the spot.

Even some great demons of the Heavenly Human Realm were scorched by the Li-Fire, forced to retreat and frantically pat out the raging flames on their bodies.

This fire was extremely terrifying, capable of burning the divine soul; if left to burn, even a Heavenly Human Realm demon would be burned to death directly!

And with the activation of the Nine Abyss Li-Fire Formation, the demon tide's offensive was clearly eased, and their charging speed was greatly reduced.

But within the defensive line, they entered the most tense state of combat readiness; in the war camps supporting the formation at various nodes, countless soldiers braced themselves, outputting their strength to the fullest.

"Hmph!"

Outside the formation, the four Demon Kings' expressions shifted slightly. They snorted coldly and attacked again.

The formation spewed out scorching Li-Fire, but while this fire had some effect on the Three Imperishable Realm, it had little impact on Demon Kings like them; they swatted it out casually and continued to strike the formation.

Li Tiangang only slashed out with his saber from time to time, but separated by the formation and facing four Demon Kings, the damage he could inflict was limited.

Scanning the defensive line, Li Tiangang's gaze grew increasingly solemn, knowing that at this rate, the formation could hold for at most half a day before the defensive line would be breached!

If it were just a demon tide, relying on the formation's might and his own coordination, he could reduce the impact to a minimum, dragging it into a war of attrition like the Great War of Yanbei.

But now, the Demon Kings' attacks were causing immense damage to the formation; each strike's vibration was superior to the charge of a thousand armies of demon monsters, and because the power was concentrated on one point, the destruction was greater, forcing the formation to mobilize more power to repair itself.

Watching the four Demon Kings continue their relentless attacks, Li Tiangang's gaze turned cold; he had to stop their concentrated attacks, otherwise, the formation wouldn't be able to withstand many more strikes before collapsing.

He was constrained here and unable to reinforce other parts of the defensive line.

"Since you want to attack, then I'll let you die!!"

Monstrous murderous intent surged in his heart.

Then, his gaze fixed on the few demon monsters, and as if driven to desperation, he roared and brandished his divine saber, charging out of the formation.

Seeing Li Tiangang finally unable to hold back, the four Demon Kings sneered; this was the moment they had been waiting for. Once the formation shattered, their demon tide would drive straight in, unstoppable.

"Daring to come out, you're truly seeking death!"

The Demon Kings attacked suddenly, seizing the opportunity to launch a fierce assault on Li Tiangang.

Li Tiangang took eight steps in succession, holding his divine saber, facing the four Demon Kings alone—two of whom were in the Fate-Defying Realm and the other two in the Dao-Heart Realm—yet his eyes were filled with disdain and light, showing no fear.

"You are but mere beasts; besides ganging up, what else can you do?!"

Li Tiangang mocked, yet his hand struck out with ferocity.

The four Demon Kings joined forces to block Li Tiangang's blade edge, and feeling his might, they were secretly shocked. No wonder he could behead Lord Fengshan; Li Tiangang's combat power was indeed terrifying. Among his peers, he likely had no equal.

"The True Dragon of the Li Clan, the reputation is well-deserved. I will let you die quickly!"

The vine demon old man of the Grand Void Realm said.

"Let me die? You aren't worthy!"

Li Tiangang roared in anger and charged toward him.

The vine demon old man sneered, his body suddenly revealing its true form, his feet rooting into the earth with a feeling of connecting heaven and earth, while countless branches and withered vines scattered from his arms.

These withered vines were extremely tough, like divine blades, whipping toward Li Tiangang.

And more withered vines transformed into a spiderweb, aiming to envelop Li Tiangang and restrict his movement.

Li Tiangang's divine soul suddenly surged out from behind him, palms pressed together, then suddenly slapped out a giant palm of divine fire, pushing horizontally and pressing onto the withered vines, which actually began to burn.

"Great Flame Luo Hand!"

He roared, waving his palms continuously, divine palms attacking one after another, shaking heaven and earth. Facing the fierce assault of the four Demon Kings, he did not fall into a disadvantage for a moment.

The four Demon Kings were increasingly shocked as they fought. It was said that during the Great War of Yanbei, Li Tiangang had single-handedly challenged over a dozen Three Imperishable Realm great demon monsters and beheaded half of them; the rumors were indeed true.

Now that he had stepped into the Four Standing Realms, although he was only at the first step, the Dao-Heart Realm, he already possessed the aura of invincibility within the Dao-Heart Realm!

Even the two Fate-Defying Realm Demon Kings were suppressed by Li Tiangang's might for a moment.

But they also saw that he had unleashed Imperishable Power, with energy pouring out endlessly, but this state could not be sustained.

Using Imperishable Power so early, he likely felt that with the formation's protection, he could use it early and rest to adjust back.

"Kill him, don't let him return to the formation!"

The vine demon old man roared.

He spewed out that gray mist-like demon art, enveloping Li Tiangang.

Although it had been broken by the opponent before, any influence was better than none.

The other two Demon Kings detoured to the formation, sealing off Li Tiangang's retreat.

Li Tiangang was like a lion out of its den, roaring repeatedly, his fierce might hard to block, but once his Imperishable Power faded, it would be his death date!

Another Fate-Defying Realm elder of the Longmen also unleashed his true power, revealing his true form. His small, curved bull-like horns transformed into even larger, curved sharp horns as his true form appeared, carrying a ferocious and evil feeling.

He was not a true dragon, but his shape resembled one, only with a very long, fin-like spike on his back.

"Roar!"

He roared and charged toward Li Tiangang in the gray mist.

On his body was a parasitic seed given to him by the vine demon old man, which allowed him to see clearly the situation within the gray mist demon art from the outside, unaffected.

At this moment, in the gray mist, Li Tiangang was like a headless fly, slashing everywhere, but lost his direction.

However, as the fish-dragon-like Demon King attacked, Li Tiangang seemed to suddenly perceive something and slashed a blade light toward the formation.

Then, he broke through the gray mist demon art and fled toward the formation.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

The two Demon Kings who had been waiting there attacked swiftly.

The young Demon King who had previously missed with his sword strike now saw his chance and roared as he charged with all his might.

But Li Tiangang did not avoid him at all, pouncing directly onto his body and then slamming him fiercely toward the formation.

However, the young man was not blocked by the formation; instead, he passed straight through it like a water membrane.

When he saw the formation's golden light move from behind him to before his eyes, the young Demon King was stunned, experiencing a brief moment of weightless bewilderment.

But the next moment, he suddenly realized something and looked down, only to see a black formation token stuck to his chest.

Li Tiangang actually had two formation tokens!

At this moment, he was held by Li Tiangang and slammed into the formation.

The good news was that he had broken the formation.

The bad news was that only he had broken the formation.

The young Demon King's pupils contracted, and he felt terrifying danger instantly; to be trapped alone in a formation was incredibly dangerous!

Not to mention, the Li Tiangang before him was extremely brutal.

"You!"

He roared in shock and anger. At this moment, without hesitation, he instantly released his true form, his demon aura surging out wildly like blood, while simultaneously swinging his sword to slash at Li Tiangang.

Li Tiangang quickly grabbed back the formation token on his chest, sneered, and divine light opened in his eyes as he roared:

"Die for me!!"

With a bang!

His hands were covered in divine flames, the Great Flame Luo Hand acting directly on his arms, and with violent power, he unleashed a heaven-shaking slash.

Xing Tian Saber, Second Form!

The terrifying blade edge seemed to blow away the nearby military tents, and the blade qi, like lightning and divine light, carried raging flames as it fiercely split the young Demon King who had changed into his true form.

The sword light snapped, and the young Demon King let out a shrill roar, but his body was engulfed by the scorching blade light, split in two with a single slash!

A Demon King of the Dao-Heart Realm was not even a match for a single blow before him!

Although he was currently unleashing nearly his strongest power, this strength also greatly horrified the three Demon Kings who had rushed outside the formation to attack frantically.

Flames ignited within the torn remains; it was the Martial Dao Ultimate Meaning power of the Great Flame Luo Hand.

A divine soul escaped from within in a panic. Now, without the protection of a body, he only had the power of his divine soul, but he did not hesitate in the slightest, burning his divine soul and fleeing toward the distance.

"Where are you fleeing!"

Li Tiangang took a large step forward, chasing after him, his divine saber leaving his hand and flying out with the power of object control, splitting the divine soul with a single slash.

The young Demon King's divine soul let out a piercing scream, the demonic sound vibrating, causing the blood and qi of the soldiers within several thousand meters of the military formation to fluctuate, with some spitting blood from their mouths and noses, their eyes streaming with bloody tears.

"Li Tiangang, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you have it easy!!"

The young Demon King's divine soul roared shrilly, already in despair. His demon aura suddenly erupted, summoning a torrential rain from heaven and earth; this rain, like countless sharp swords, pierced into the military camp.

And his own divine soul withered rapidly.

Bang!

The blade light fell, killing him.

In the blink of an eye, Li Tiangang had killed two Demon Kings.

"Li Tiangang!!"

The three Demon Kings outside the formation were all furious, roaring, especially the vine demon old man.

Li Tiangang, however, acted as if he hadn't heard, immediately grabbing his divine saber to block those raindrops.

At this moment, these raindrops pierced through the military camp, and many soldiers in the military formations were shot through, dying on the spot.

A portion of them affected the Yuan-character Battalion; these soldiers were in a state of having no defense as they were outputting all their strength to the formation, and they had no extra power to defend themselves, instead injecting their strength into the formation even more vigorously before they died.

Using their own bloody bodies to resist the Demon King's final attack, the result was that their bodies were instantly pierced by the raindrops, bursting into meat paste.

Seeing the bursting and shattering of their fellow soldiers, the remaining Yuan-character Battalion soldiers, apart from trembling slightly, did not dodge.

Their strength was integrated with the formation, and they knew how much impact the formation was currently bearing; it could not afford to fail.

Li Tiangang wiped away nearly half of the raindrop attacks, seeing the devastation nearby, his expression ugly. Although he had killed this Demon King, the losses were significant, with at least a thousand men dead.

Comparing the number of people to the Demon King, this was a bloody profit.

But these soldiers were men who had risked their lives with him, charging together.

His eyes turned slightly red, and he turned to stare at the three Demon Kings.

At this moment, with one Demon King's attack gone, the pressure of the three Demon Kings attacking the formation simultaneously was slightly less than before.

Li Tiangang's Imperishable Power was also exhausted, and a sense of fatigue washed over him; he needed to recuperate.

He scooped up a handful of pills from the heaven and earth space he had opened and stuffed them into his mouth, swallowing them quickly; they were extremely precious medicinal treasures, helping him recover his state quickly.

"Li Tiangang, you are seeking your own death!"

The vine demon old man's eyes seemed to spray fire, his face twisted and ferocious as he looked at Li Tiangang: "Do you really think you can hold this Liangzhou? What kind of thing are you! Do you know that the Great Elder of the Longmen has also come, but he is not in the Eastern Border. Guess where he went?!"

Hearing his words, Li Tiangang's pupils contracted—the Great Elder of the Longmen?

That was an existence of the Profound Learning Realm!

Although there was a large gap between the Fate-Defying Realm and the Dao-Heart Realm, relying on various techniques and Martial Dao Ultimate Meaning techniques, one could still engage in combat and slaughter.

But the gap between the Profound Learning Realm and the Fate-Defying Realm was like the gap between the Four Standing Realms and the Three Imperishable!

Any Profound Learning Realm cultivator was a combat power approaching the very peak of the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty!

His heart beat violently, and looking at the two Longmen elders beside him, he realized in his heart that the opponent was not bluffing, and it was highly likely to be true.

However, his expression remained unmoved, still cold and stern, not letting the opponent see his thoughts, nor could he shake the morale of the army.

"So what if the Great Elder comes? He'll die just the same!" he said.

The vine demon old man was laughed in anger, saying: "You are worthy of saying this? If you hadn't hidden your cultivation, thinking you were just trash of the Three Imperishable Realm, would the Great Elder even have had the interest to come to the Eastern Border?!"

"If you had exposed your cultivation earlier, you would already be dead!"

"With this formation, can you block a few attacks from the Longmen Great Elder?!"

"But don't worry, the Great Elder has gone elsewhere to forage. I heard your son is at the Tianmen Pass in the south? Haha, later the Longmen Great Elder will let you and your son reunite in his belly!"

He laughed loudly.

Li Tiangang's pupils contracted, his gaze becoming increasingly icy:

"Disturbing my thoughts? No one in my Li Clan fears death. Do you think that by saying this, I will go to the south?"

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"Whether you go or not, the result is the same."

The vine demon old man's gaze was ferocious, saying: "I didn't intend to be serious at first, thinking you were just trash, thinking we could easily sweep this place quickly. Since you are so unappreciative, I can only let you witness the true power of my Grand Void Realm!"

Following his words, on the horizon behind him, figures came flying and whistling.

Li Tiangang stared, his pupils contracting violently.

One, two, three... seven!

They were all Demon Kings!!

It was said that when the Grand Void Realm avoided the world, there were five Demon King elders; now, after a thousand years, the number had surged!

Although the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty had been sending Shadow Guards to investigate the movements and intelligence of the Grand Void Realm all these years, they had only detected seven. If one added this vine demon old man and the young Demon King just beheaded, the true number was nine!

And at this moment, they had all come!

"It seems that this world has been unaware of the prestige of my Grand Void Realm for too long."

The seven figures flying over each had different auras; some were dark, some were as brilliant as the scorching sun, and some were like shadows, impossible to fathom.

At this moment, a noblewoman in a long dress with a pink flower worn on her forehead looked indifferently at the formation. Her gaze swept over, and she quickly noticed the missing figure beside the vine demon old man.

Soon, she seemed to smell something, her expression shifted slightly, and looking into the formation, she immediately saw the huge corpse of the young Demon King who had already revealed his true form.

"Yinkui!"

The noblewoman erupted in a shrill scream.

This cry was like a screech, spreading in all directions. Her originally snow-white, exquisite, and peerless face was now twisted by anger.

"You dare to kill my child!!"

That young Demon King was actually her child!

A Demon King giving birth to another Demon King.

From this, one could imagine what kind of terrifying Demon King this noblewoman-like figure was, having cultivated for who knows how many years!

Li Tiangang's expression shifted slightly; he recognized at a glance that the opponent was one of the earliest elders of the Grand Void Realm, nicknamed Lady Yin.

She possessed the bloodline of the ancient Demon King Taiyin Youying, and it seemed to be her direct bloodline, which was extremely terrifying.

Even more terrifying was that this should be a Demon King of the Profound Learning Realm!

"Yingteng, is this how you look after my child?!"

Lady Yin looked angrily at the vine demon old man.

The vine demon elder's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "This old slave knows his crime. It is all because this brat is too insidious, tricking the Young Master into the magic array."

"Shut up!"

Lady Yin slapped him angrily, the loud sound of the slap branded onto his face.

The vine demon elder's body swayed, flying out over ten miles away, his cervical vertebrae broken.

But he was a vine demon, and soon he twisted and crawled back, looking at Lady Yin tremblingly: "This old slave accepts the punishment, please calm your anger, My Lady."

"I'll deal with you when we go back!"

Lady Yin's gaze, however, fell upon Li Tiangang inside the magic array; her beautiful face was now twisted, and she said ferociously, "You deserve to die! All of you in the Li Clan deserve to die!!"

Li Tiangang's heart grew solemn, and he hurriedly roared, "Reverse the array, retract the Nine Abyss Departing Fire Array!"

The array patterns on the magic array reversed rapidly, and the Nine Abyss Departing Fire Array was retracted; the magic array no longer possessed offensive power, but instead focused entirely on defense.

"A mere Six-Phase Star Array, and you think you can block me?!"

Lady Yin let out a sharp shriek, her fingernails growing rapidly, and a black-hole-like shadow suddenly emerged behind her.

This was shockingly a black moon phantom.

At this moment, she raised her hand and swung it violently, and the black moon phantom crashed fiercely toward the magic array.

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Inside the magic array, the fifty thousand soldiers of the Yuan Battalion spat out a mouthful of blood almost simultaneously; one-third of the soldiers fainted on the spot, their eyes rolling back, blood flowing from their seven orifices, their breathing already as thin as a thread.

The magic array surged, the divine patterns on it flickering into phantoms, erupting with endless divine radiance, barely blocking the blow.

"Break for me!!"

Lady Yin roared, attacking one after another.

The black moon phantom struck rapidly; with every strike, a batch of the remaining Yuan Battalion soldiers fell, and the remaining ones also spat out blood.

Li Tiangang's pupils contracted, his whole body icy cold; the entire nest of Tai Xu Realm experts had come out, which completely exceeded his expectations.

Could it be that they were not afraid of the True Persons of the Qian Dao Palace coming out to slaughter them all?!

"Quick, quickly notify the Qian Dao Palace!"

"Notify the other Divine General Mansions, in the name of my True Dragon, transmit the Eight Directions Command Flags, and summon the experts of their clans to reinforce us!"

Li Tiangang hurriedly roared.

Under his gaze, the magic array flickered tremblingly, but the divine light was rapidly dimming.

Accompanied by the simultaneous attacks of the other six Tai Xu Realm Elders, finally, with a bang.

The magic array was completely shattered!