My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 371 - 228: Breaking the Array

The Female Cultivator’s eyes widened in horror, staring at Lou Lidar in disbelief.

As a True Disciple, Lou Lidar’s Defensive Spiritual Artifact was immeasurably superior to hers. He could have easily blocked the sword, yet he had pulled her in front of him to take the blow.

She had thought she had him wrapped around her finger, but she never imagined that from the very beginning, he had only seen her as a plaything.

Lou Lidar snorted coldly and tossed the Female Cultivator’s bisected corpse to the ground like a worn-out shoe.

"Who’s there?! How dare you launch a sneak attack!"

He pushed his Defensive Spiritual Artifact to its limit. A Dharma Wheel rose from behind his head, emitting a sinister demonic light that shielded his entire body.

The person who had launched the sneak attack had only revealed a sliver of their Qi Mechanism when they struck. Afterward, they had quickly concealed themselves again and vanished.

Several Inner Sect Disciples of the Eastern Demon Sect immediately grew vigilant, activating their own Defensive Spiritual Artifacts to protect themselves.

The Demon Corpses they had painstakingly raised had all been destroyed by Yang Jing, robbing them of a major combat tool and greatly reducing their Power. Faced with this suddenly-appeared Sword Cultivator, they were momentarily at a loss for what to do.

One Demon Cultivator pulled a pouch from his sleeve. It was made of human skin dyed black and stitched with golden thread that formed the images of various Celestial Demons.

"Senior Brother, I have a Three Yin Blood Demon! It excels at tracking the qi and blood of humans. This Sword Cultivator won’t escape its pursuit!" he said, pleased with himself.

The human-skin pouch opened, and a red serpent immediately slithered out, its tongue flicking incessantly.

This Demon Cultivator clearly cherished his Three Yin Blood Demon, having even found a Red Blood Yin Serpent for it to possess. This Demon Snake had a yin nature and knew several Blood Manipulation Demon Techniques, making it the perfect vessel for a Blood Demon.

Lou Lidar focused his Divine Sense, ready to strike with his full power at any moment.

He knew the hidden Cultivator would absolutely prioritize the Three Yin Blood Demon as a target.

The red serpent flicked its tongue, carefully sensing the changes in qi and blood in the air. Its previously relaxed body suddenly arched, and its head whipped to the left.

A watery light suddenly flared, transforming into a sky-piercing Sword Intent that slashed toward the Demon Cultivator on the far left.

That Demon Cultivator had already pushed his Defensive Spiritual Artifact to its absolute limit. Seeing the Water Element Magical Sword, he showed no panic. Instead, he calmly formed a hand seal and cast a Spell.

He was confident his Defensive Spiritual Artifact could block this attack.

Just then, a shadowy serpent figure shot out from the ground, lunging toward Yinjiao, who had revealed himself by activating his Magic Sword.

This Magic was called the Ghost Shadow Snake Spell. It required sealing the soul of a Snake Demon in an urn, nourishing it day and night with the Demonic Qi from a Demon Vein, and placing a new Restriction on it every seventeen days.

Once completed, the Demon Snake’s soul transformed into a Ghost Shadow Snake Soul. It could be kept in one’s sleeve and was even more flexible to control than a Magical Artifact, able to shift between corporeal and incorporeal states. If a Foundation Establishment Cultivator were bitten by this snake, death was almost certain. Even a Golden Core Cultivator would suffer greatly from its incredibly insidious poison.

The Inner Sect Disciples of the Eastern Demon Sect loved refining this technique. They used it for ambushes and assassinations, and it never failed them.

After Yinjiao switched to cultivating the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture, the Water Element Magical Sword he condensed had changed. Unlike his master Yang Jing’s, his had transformed from a dark, mystical black to a clear, watery color.

The Magic Sword moved like flowing water, striking the Spiritual Light of the defensive barrier and retreating in an instant. Each blow seemed light, yet every strike caused the Defensive Spirit Light to tremble violently.

The Defensive Spiritual Artifact’s faint Spiritual Essence constantly mobilized its Spiritual Mechanism to resist the Magic Sword’s piercing attacks, but Yinjiao easily found a flaw.

"No!"

On the third strike against the Spiritual Light Shield, the Magic Sword’s Spiritual Light suddenly flared. It pierced straight through the Defensive Spirit Light and decapitated the Demon Cultivator.

Yinjiao pointed one finger to the sky and another to the ground. Dazzling Five Elements True Thunder formed a brilliant wheel, shielding him within it.

The Ghost Shadow Snake Spell instantly turned incorporeal, trying to dodge the roaring True Thunder, but it was still caught by the leaping arcs of lightning. After a piercing shriek, it was blasted into a wisp of smoke.

In the blink of an eye, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Eastern Demon Sect, a man of considerable Power, was slain.

The other Demon Cultivators felt a sense of unreality, as if they were trapped in an Illusion Realm. How had so many experts suddenly appeared in the Western Continent without a sound?

After instantly slaying an enemy, Yinjiao showed no hint of joy. The leaping Five Elements True Thunder converged, forming a Five-Colored Thunder Dragon that struck violently behind him.

A Demon Corpse covered in messy golden fur with a pair of fleshy wings on its back had somehow crept up beside him. Its corpse-claws, sharp as hooks, clawed at Yinjiao’s back.

The Azure Dragon formed from the Five Elements True Thunder crashed down upon the Demon Corpse like a waterfall. It clashed with the Demon Evil Qi on the corpse’s body, immediately causing a massive explosion.

Arcs of lightning pierced through the Demon Evil Qi, blasting hideous, charred marks onto the Demon Corpse’s body. Viscous, liquid-like Demon Evil Qi oozed from the wounds like blood.

Jiangshi are divided into black jiangshi, white jiangshi, hopping jiangshi, and flying jiangshi. Although Demon Corpses are vastly different from ordinary jiangshi due to the mutation from Demonic Qi, they are still generally classified in the same way.

Black jiangshi are just ordinary corpses that have turned after inhaling a breath of Evil Qi; they are only a threat to normal people. White jiangshi are covered in hard fur, impervious to blades and spears. Even Innate Martial Artists and Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivators must face them with caution.

Hopping jiangshi can already use Earth Escape. Even Foundation Establishment Cultivators would be in considerable danger fighting one if they lacked a powerful Defensive Magical Artifact.

Flying Corpses do not necessarily have wings, but they possess the ability to fly. Their flight speed is no slower than the Tunneling Light of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. They also have tough skin and thick flesh, and are skilled in Earth Escape.

Only a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could be confident in suppressing one.

This Demon Corpse had wings on its back; it was clearly a Flying Corpse. Corrupted by Demonic Qi and enhanced by the Eastern Demon Sect’s Secret Techniques, it was far more troublesome than an ordinary Flying Corpse.

If an ordinary Flying Corpse were hit by a Thunder Technique of this Tier, even if not severely injured, it would have been terrified and fled. But this Demon Corpse, stimulated by the Thunder Technique, only grew more ferocious.

When Lou Lidar saw that the person who had slain two of his Eastern Demon Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples was just a child, the shock he felt was almost as great as when he had witnessed Yang Jing crush a Flying Sword with his bare hands.

’The Nine Nether Evil Transformation Array won’t hold Yang Jing for much longer,’ he thought, his heart hardening. ’I don’t have time to get tangled up with this kid.’

Lou Lidar summoned a Flying Hook that shimmered with demonic light. Sword Qi pulsed from the hook, which transformed into a streak of black light and shot straight at Yinjiao.

The black light was heavy. Although not as fast as a Sword Cultivator’s Sword Qi Thunder Sound, it was incredibly powerful, accompanied by a terrifying, whistling wind.

Yinjiao clapped his small hands together. Achieving Man and Sword as One, he transformed into a Water Dragon Magical Sword and slashed toward Lou Lidar.

Yinjiao had not yet refined One-Element Heavy Water into his Magical Power, so his Magic Sword was as fast as a flash of lightning. Neither the Flying Hook nor the Demon Corpse could possibly catch up to the screaming blade.

Without the Flying Corpse and Flying Hook to protect him, Lou Lidar appeared to have played all his cards. Ironically, this was his most vulnerable moment.

Lou Lidar didn’t even hear the sound of the Sword Aura cutting through the air before the Flying Sword was upon him.

’Sword Qi Thunder Sound!’ That was the only thought that flashed through his mind.

The next moment, the demonic light exploded, a huge gash torn through it. The Dharma Wheel trembled violently, and a crack suddenly appeared on its surface.

A full breath later, the roaring shriek of the sword finally boomed into the ears of the surrounding Demon Cultivators.

When Yinjiao used his Flood Dragon body to execute Man and Sword as One with the Water Dragon Magical Sword, its power far surpassed that of the ordinary technique.

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound!" The Demon Sect disciples felt a bone-deep chill as they watched the long dragon of Sword Qi tear past them.

"Senior Brother!"

Lou Lidar didn’t make a sound. A horrific wound the width of a water vat had been blasted into his side by the Water Dragon Magical Sword. Looking through the wound from the front, one could see a terrifying sword scar stretching for hundreds of feet behind him. Grass, trees, earth, and stone—all had been sliced in two.

This was just the aftershock of a single strike.

If his Defensive Spiritual Artifact hadn’t deflected the Water Dragon Magical Sword by an inch, his head would have already exploded into a mist of blood.

Only then did he understand. When the child had killed those two Inner Sect Disciples, he hadn’t used his full strength at all. It was all a ploy to make him lower his guard, just for this sudden, fatal blow.

"This... Sword Technique... Are you that Yang Jing’s disciple?" Lou Lidar said, using the last of his Qi Power.

According to the intelligence from the Western Demon Sect, Yang Jing had several disciples, but only Iron Head was at the Foundation Establishment Stage. He served as a Demon Patrol Envoy, and the mere mention of his name struck fear into the hearts of Demon Cultivators. When did another Foundation Establishment Disciple appear?

"That’s right!"

The Water Dragon Magical Sword dissipated, revealing Yinjiao’s form. He cast his gaze upon the remaining Demon Cultivators, who couldn’t help but shudder.

Lou Lidar collapsed weakly to the ground, dead on the spot.

The other Demon Cultivators immediately scattered and fled. As disciples of the Corpse Refining Hall, nearly sixty percent of their skills relied on their Demon Corpses. Even with their Demon Corpses, fighting a Sword Cultivator like this would mean several more deaths, to say nothing of the fact that their Demon Corpses were already destroyed.

Yinjiao flew on his Water Dragon Magical Sword and cut down two more before halting his pursuit.

As for the Demon Corpse, it had immediately used an earth escape and fled the moment Lou Lidar died.

Yinjiao’s brow furrowed. ’If a monster like that Demon Corpse escapes, it could cause immense destruction. But I don’t have time to worry about it now. The priority is to coordinate with Master from the inside and outside to break this Demon Array.’

Having been around his master, he had picked up a basic understanding of Arrays. However, this mobile Demon Array had none of the usual Array Bases or Array Banners, leaving him somewhat at a loss.

He tentatively condensed a Water Element Magical Sword and slashed at the Array’s Spiritual Light Protective Shield, causing it to ripple and shake.

’This Array is on the verge of collapse!’

Just as Yinjiao was about to strike a few more times, his master’s voice suddenly came from within the Array:

"Yinjiao, I’m about to break out of the Array. You should move back."

Hearing this, Yinjiao immediately executed a Cloud Escape and flew back.

After he had retreated about half a kilometer, a long cry suddenly erupted from within the roiling Demonic Qi of the Nine Nether Evil Transformation Array. A streak of red Sword Light shot into the sky. The Sword Light took the form of a dragon, stretching nearly three hundred feet, its roar powerful enough to split the clouds.

The Fire Dragon shot up ten thousand feet into the sky, where it coiled and twisted, like a True Dragon looking down upon the battlefield below.