plumnovel Chapter 339 One Against Eight
Chapter 339 One Against Eight
Just then, the Xuanmu Silkworm in the air opened its mouth and spat out a thin white silk thread. With a whooshing sound, it went straight for the three-colored deer's brow.
Left with no other choice, the tricolor elk abandoned its attack on the skeleton, its figure suddenly blurred, and it flashed away in one direction.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the skeleton waved its hand, and more than ten beams of dark light suddenly appeared. They shot out and all inserted themselves into the magic array not far away, which turned out to be more than a dozen array flags.
The green flames in the white skeleton's eyes flickered wildly. Its hands suddenly rose, and its ten fingers moved rapidly, forming a dazzling array of spells in an instant. These spells were then flicked into more than a dozen array flags.
The next moment, more than ten array flags hummed in unison, and a strange energy fluctuation brewed from each flag, transforming into a tangible black light that emanated outwards, connecting the flags and all the magical artifacts within them.
Black crystalline light suddenly flowed and intertwined among the array flags, magical tools, and various auxiliary materials, forming clusters of incomparably dazzling black halos that merged into a single expanse, transforming into a light curtain of the magic array.
Not only were there surging energy fluctuations within, but also countless strange runes that appeared and disappeared. This formation was not a defensive formation at all; it was clearly a... demon-subduing formation!
As soon as the formation was completed, a deafening roar resounded, followed by bursts of blinding black light that shot out in all directions, leaving tens of thousands of cultivators inside the arena stunned and speechless.
Regardless of whether these people were at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stage, very few could recognize the origin of this magic array, because demon-subduing arrays were extremely rare in the Earthly Fiend Islands.
At this moment, there were only two cultivators in the entire inner field who could recognize this demon-subduing formation. One was naturally Du Fan, the master of this formation, and the other was Shang Yutang, who had used the demon-subduing formation once before.
"Du Fan, you shameless! I'm going to kill you!" Shang Yutang was stunned when she saw this scene, but then she suddenly realized something, her eyes narrowed, and her whole body was filled with murderous intent.
"Fellow Daoist Shang, admit defeat." Du Fan glanced at the woman and spoke calmly.
"Don't even think about it! Come back here, mistress, don't fall into this trap!"
Shang Yutang was furious. She swung her soft whip violently, unleashing the Whip Shadow Technique to its fullest extent. The original five green snakes in the air had now become seven, and seven beams of green light shot out from their mouths.
After launching her attack, the woman ignored her opponent and instead tried to use the opportunity to escape and rescue the tricolor deer.
Just then, Du Fan activated his Lightness Technique, leaping seven or eight zhang high and easily dodging the impenetrable attack of the seven green snakes. After a graceful slide in mid-air, he instantly appeared in front of Shang Yutang and threw a punch.
Shang Yutang was furious at the sight, but she knew perfectly well how strong the opponent's physical strength was. If the opponent succeeded in a single blow, she would be crippled even if she didn't die. If that happened, the outcome of this battle would be a foregone conclusion.
In her haste, she could only twist her waist and barely dodge it.
However, this meant she was once again entangled with Du Fan and unable to get away to the three-colored elk.
"You call your tricolor deer 'Little Third'? That's a very interesting name..." Du Fan chuckled.
"Du Fan, if you really dare to do this, I guarantee you won't leave Fallen Leaf Island!" Shang Yutang was extremely anxious, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
Du Fan stopped speaking and began to change his hand seals in quick succession, conjuring up various spells that completely entangled his opponent. No matter how furious the woman was or how amazing her secret techniques were, she was unable to break free from Du Fan in a short period of time.
The moment the Demon-Subduing Array was activated, Du Fan immediately sent a thought to the Xuanmu Silkworm.
The appearance of the Xuanmu Silkworm at this moment can only be described as pathetic. Its eyes were lifeless, its breath was weak, and its wings were trembling weakly, as if it would fall from the sky at any moment.
However, after receiving Du Fan's order, the Xuanmu Silkworm still forced itself to cheer up. As its two antennae rubbed together, it seemed to be performing some kind of secret technique. Before long, a thumb-sized dark green rune condensed out of thin air in front of it.
The next moment, the runes shone brightly, and after a blur, they merged into the body of the Xuanmu Silkworm. The silkworm suddenly let out a sharp cry, and its whole body was filled with green light, with runes faintly visible flashing.
At this moment, the Xuanmu Silkworm was full of energy and vitality, sweeping away its previous decline. Even the aura on its body rose rapidly in an instant, faintly surpassing the limit of the Qi Refining Realm, and it stepped halfway into the Foundation Establishment Realm.
As the Xuanmu Silkworm opened its mouth, three slender white rays flashed out, splitting into three different directions and shooting straight towards the three-colored deer. This was an attack that surrounded three sides while leaving one open. If the three-colored deer wanted to avoid it, it could only flee towards the direction of the Demon-Subduing Formation.
The three-colored elk seemed to possess divine sense; it quickly sensed the terrifying nature of the three thin white threads, and a look of panic appeared in its eyes. Even though it was quite intelligent, it could not discern Du Fan's intentions in a short time.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, the deer immediately fled towards the demon-subduing formation, its hooves treading on flames.
After the Xuanmu Silkworm spat out three strands of white silk, its spiritual light dimmed instantly, its small eyes closed, and it immediately fainted. Its small body also fell from the sky.
With a single wave of its hand, the skeleton captured the Xuanmu Silkworm and stored it directly in its storage pouch. At the same time, it flipped its hand bones, and several spirit stones flew out, accurately embedding themselves into several grooves inside the magic array.
Just then, the three-colored deer stepped into the demon-subduing formation. The skeleton was quick-witted and nimble, its ten bony fingers rapidly forming a hand seal, painstakingly completing a profound magic seal, and then pressing it towards the demon-subduing formation from a distance.
Just as the skeleton cast its spell and the three-colored deer was about to break free of the magic array, the entire demon-subduing array suddenly activated, unleashing powerful spiritual pressure that crashed down on the three-colored deer, instantly causing it to lose its spirit.
At the same time, layers of black light walls rose into the sky from the edge of the magic circle, forming a semi-circular black light shield that completely trapped the three-colored deer inside. No matter how the deer struggled inside, it could not escape.
At this moment, the skeleton swayed a few times, clearly indicating that the magical power required to activate the demon-subduing formation was somewhat beyond its capacity. However, it ultimately persevered and perfectly realized Du Fan's vision.
The demon-subduing array continuously emitted streams of purifying power to weaken the demonic power within the three-colored deer.
When the magical power within the three-colored elk's body weakens to its limit, which is also the moment when the beast's mind is most vulnerable, then by reactivating the magic array and adding an incantation as an aid, the beast can be completely brought under Du Fan's control.
At this moment, the first stage of the Demon-Subduing Array's subjugation of the demon beasts—purification—officially begins!
The time required for this process varies depending on the beast. Generally, the stronger the beast being purified, the longer the purification process will take. According to Du Fan's rough estimate, the purification time for this three-colored deer will be about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
Having done all this, the skeleton temporarily ignored the demon-subduing formation, and instead, with a storage bag hanging from its waist, a green staff in its hand, and green flames flickering in its eyes, it swaggered toward Du Fan.
The scene on the second arena left the cultivators present speechless. They had initially thought that Du Fan wanted to set up a defensive formation to exploit a loophole in the competition rules, but now it seemed that way; the formation was more like a trapping array.
Upon seeing this scene, Shang Yutang, who was locked in combat with Du Fan, was so enraged that she nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The woman's beautiful eyes were practically spitting fire. She was so angry that her delicate body trembled violently. In a moment of distraction, she couldn't even dodge the minor Five Elements spell that Du Fan had used. A water blade swept across her shoulder, causing a large amount of blood to splatter.
Seeing this, Du Fan smiled slightly, showing no intention of pressing his advantage. Instead, he snapped his fingers and aimed directly at the set of mother and child swords in front of the woman. Suddenly, the swords stopped and turned into specks of golden light, dissipating into nothingness.
Shang Yutang showed no appreciation whatsoever. Her eyebrows furrowed, her face turned icy, and a surge of intense hatred, mixed with a hint of panic, appeared in her eyes. Pointing at Du Fan's nose, she shouted, "Du Fan, are you really going to push things to the extreme?"
Shang Yutang's voice was somewhat shrill, even tinged with sobs, and her eyes were filled with tears, as if she would burst into tears at any moment, which was due to her anger.
"Fellow Daoist Shang misunderstands. I only want to win, nothing more. If you admit defeat, I will immediately dispel the power of the Demon-Subduing Formation." Du Fan spread his hands, feigning innocence.
"Make me admit defeat? Impossible!" Shang Yutang suddenly let out a sharp scream.
Du Fan shuddered instantly. The woman's voice had been incredibly piercing, causing a sharp pain in his head and a jolt in his mind. He even wondered if that shout had been a sonic attack...
"Fellow Daoist Shang, you may be a little agitated right now and have lost your objective judgment. So, please don't rush, let me give you a rational analysis of the current situation."
Ahem, Fellow Daoist Shang, I must say, the current situation is very unfavorable for you... I mean, stop glaring at me, okay? Listen to me first.
That tricolor deer should be your greatest asset, but it's a pity that it's now trapped in the demon-subduing formation. Not only can it not help you in battle, but it might even turn against you in a short while. Do you think you have a chance of winning when you're fighting two against one?
Oh, sorry, I misspoke earlier. It wasn't one against two, it was one against three. Look at this skeleton brother...