Chapter 414: Chapter 282: Sworn Brotherhood
Without further ado, the Mystic Sect Masters immediately set out, joining forces to attack the Demon Cave on Divine Dragon Island.
With escape lights streaking like meteors, they charged straight into the island, engaging in a ruthless slaughter.
No need for intricate planning or setup, as even though Divine Dragon Island was once a Sealing Demon Land, it had long since been breached by the demon horde, allowing free access.
Thus, much like their last surprise attack on Hanhai, they focused on catching the enemy off guard, attacking swiftly and retreating immediately after one strike.
So everyone surged forth, using sword light and True Qi to protect themselves, forming a simple wedge formation for the attack.
Leading with Tie Dan’s Sword Ball at the forefront, four people covered the flanks with sword light and Hand Wind, while four others in the rear bombarded with Daoist Skill and talisman techniques.
If a member in the vanguard or rear team ran out of True Qi or became injured from exhaustion, they could tunnel to switch positions, seamlessly alternating to maintain the momentum of the assault.
This formation wasn’t very complex, being a basic introduction to the Array Dao of the Mystic Sect, originally designed as a nine-person wedge with three in each group: vanguard, long-range, and rear guard, rotating positions, advancing alternately, and supporting each other with Qi transmission for healing, a method for intense battlefield combat.
However, Tie Dan was a newbie, not having learned much about the Array Dao. His sword light was too sharp, harming both foe and ally, making him unsuitable for forced inclusion in the attack cycle. Fortunately, his endurance was immense; in ball form, he could roll for at least an hour, needing no assistance or replacement. Therefore, the Mystic Sect adapted accordingly, transforming the formation from three-three-three into one-four-four.
The outcome could only be described as average, as any excess damage rendered the results indistinguishable.
Furthermore, even without forming a sword infant, Tie Dan could raid the nest and plunder the treasures, moving freely among the Ten Thousand Demons as if in an unguarded realm.
And the Yao Guang Sword Ball was truly unmatched; a single ball could destroy enemies, break formations, and execute an entire army.
Now with eight veterans whose cultivation exceeded his by a notch supporting him, what more needed to be said?
Thus, they surged into Divine Dragon Island, charged into the Demon Cave, slashing any foe in front, slaughtering any demon blocking the way.
Although there were many Demon Gods on the island, most had only recently advanced from Nascent Soul Demons in the past few months, and there were barely any who could withstand one move from the Old Xuan Sect. Now nine of them were rushing in at once—how could they possibly stand against it?
Though countless Great Demon Giants clogged the ranks, as long as they couldn’t stop the Nine Luminaries Jade Light Sword Ball from Tie Dan’s swirling strike, the wedge could break through the horde, trample and rampage everywhere, crushing and slaughtering recklessly.
So once again, flesh and blood flew, corpses piled up like mountains, ghostly wails and godly howls filled the air, as they charged forward for about half an hour. The Demon Gods fled in a panic, those capable of flight took to the skies, those who couldn’t jumped into the sea. Staying behind meant certain death.
Tie Dan finally discovered the disadvantage of the Yao Guang Sword Ball.
While it truly boasted both offense and defense, with immense power, it was indeed too slow.
After all, contrary to the single-minded focus of the Lightning Sword Stab, it required splitting sword light, transforming one into nine, into thousands, all while maintaining a flawless spherical form, inevitably slowing down the Sword Control speed. Ultimately, it stemmed from Tie Dan being too weak, having not yet mastered the basics of Sword Control.
Thus, when faced with speedy, agile, intelligent demons, ones focused on fleeing, they were nearly impossible to pursue and kill successfully.
However, it didn’t matter; the operation’s strategy was an ambush, not aiming for complete annihilation or entrapment. Or rather, given the current scale of the demon tide, complete extermination was unrealistic as well.
The demons were endless, always evolving into Demon Gods. Rather than wasting Qi Power, mobilizing large forces for elaborate setups lasting ten days or half a month, constructing grand formations or barriers to seal Divine Dragon Island, it was better to rush in and strike decisively.
So they didn’t bother chasing the fleeing demons, focusing instead on exterminating the slower, less intelligent fools.
These Great Demon Gods were indeed tough, with thick skin and flesh. Once they revealed their Dharma Body True Form, it was truly earth-shattering, crying to the skies, each growing dozens to hundreds of feet tall.
Previously, such behemoths were indeed hard to deal with. Tie Dan’s sword energy stab felt like a mere needle prick on a mosquito, constrained by realm limitations with sword light sharp but lacking power, unable to deliver fatal damage.
But now, Tie Dan’s sword wasn’t a needle; it was a ball.
Once it broke through Qi, pierced skin, flesh, and bone entering the body, the Yao Guang Sword Ball ricocheted like a lead shot, dismantling and disintegrating the Demon God’s Divine Skills and Dao Body, effectively delivering fatal blows, with sword light twisting, creating holes everywhere.
This made it easy for the Old Xuan Sect Masters following behind. They didn’t have to concentrate all power at one point to break defenses; they only needed to focus on the Weakness created by Tie Dan’s strikes, choosing the appropriate counteracting Dao Techniques and Daoist Skills for the different textures of each Demon God and monster, going full force in damage output, bursting and blasting them into bits of blood and flesh in the sky, as effortless as shooting stationary targets.
So in essence, there wasn’t much else to say—nine against one wasn’t even a challenge; it was a bloodbath, to be sure.
After killing indiscriminately, they eradicated all the demons on Divine Dragon Island, forcing those incapable of flight to jump into the sea. In this freezing cold, no one bothered to pursue these small fry into the water.
Thus, the battle temporarily concluded, with everyone gathering materials individually. When counted, they had exterminated fifty-four demons, earning Tie Dan six yuan.
Even so, Tie Dan wasn’t happy at all.
It was undetectable, as not even the Demon God’s body could withstand the Sword Ball’s strike. Even those that could endure one or two strikes couldn’t withstand four, five, six, seven, or eight. Once cracks appeared, they would inevitably be broken by the sword light—it was merely a matter of time.
But is this good? It’s not. A singular move dominating the world—an invincible life feels utterly boring...