Gu Yuan heard the voices from behind, stood up, and welcomed the arrival of the three.
These three were all his old acquaintances, the previous two Heaven-tier Demon Suppressing Envoys: Guan Ye and Cui Hua.
And the head of the headquarters' Demon Suppressing Division: Jiang Yu Yang!
Guan Ye and Cui Hua, after over a hundred years of accumulation, had successfully broken through to the Guiyi realm!
As for Jiang Yu Yang, he was already at the peak of the Guiyi realm, only half a step away from breaking through to the Heaven-Human realm and becoming the strongest person in this world.
Due to the regions where demons resided being long separated from human territories by the Heaven-Human formation, humanity had little knowledge of the deep recesses of demon territory, and their intelligence regarding demons of the Guiyi and Heaven-Human realms was incomplete.
Therefore, all the Guiyi realm powerhouses openly present in the human Demon Suppressing Division had arrived to prevent any surprise attacks from Heaven-Human or Guiyi realm demons, thus ensuring the safety of Gu Yuan, a human genius.
After all, according to the assessments of the human higher-ups, Gu Yuan possessed the potential to break through to the Heaven-Human realm and required special protection.
When Gu Yuan learned of this, he couldn't help but sigh at the human race.
In eras without the descent of demons, they would implement assassination plans against Heaven-Human seeds from other forces to prevent the emergence of Heaven-Human realm powerhouses outside their own factions.
Yet, once humanity faced a common enemy, they would set aside their grievances, unite, and jointly resist outsiders.
Gu Yuan firmly believed that if the demons were ever annihilated, the current Great Gan would disintegrate in an instant.
“Kid Gu, how is it? Any traces of Guiyi realm demons?”
Guan Ye landed gently on the ground and directly asked.
Gu Yuan shook his head, “No, I only sensed demons of the Lianshen realm, but they’ve retreated to the rear, protected by countless demons, leaving no opportunity to kill them.”
As a cultivator at the peak of the Lianshen realm, Gu Yuan was practically invincible within that realm. Even Jiang Yu Yang, the current strongest in the Demon Suppressing Division, had stated after a match with Gu Yuan that he was inferior to Gu Yuan in the same tier.
Furthermore, his cultivation technique, the 'Jiyang Jue', had a restraining effect on demons. It was no exaggeration to call him invincible at his level, and he could even hold his own against Guiyi realm demons!
Jiang Yu Yang nodded upon hearing Gu Yuan’s words. He then approached the gap in the formation, touched the broken opening, and pondered with a thoughtful expression.
Gu Yuan and the other two quietly observed Jiang Yu Yang’s contemplation. They knew their superior was devising a way to repair the formation. If Jiang Yu Yang, the head of the Demon Suppressing Division, didn't know how to repair it, very few people in all of Great Gan would.
After a while, Jiang Yu Yang turned to the three, “This formation gap requires four people to repair it together, and it will consume some vital energy. Can you accept this?”
The three nodded, indicating their acceptance.
Following this, Jiang Yu Yang taught them the method for repairing the formation.
This method was left by Heaven-Human realm martial artists during its initial construction and had been passed down to the present day. It required the vital energy of Lianshen realm martial artists for repair because their vital energy could already interact with the power of heaven and earth, containing it and seamlessly integrating with the formation.
Subsequently, the four individuals took positions at the four corners, following Jiang Yu Yang’s instructions and circulating their vital energy.
At Jiang Yu Yang’s command, the four simultaneously channeled their vital energy into the formation. Ripples appeared across the formation, and the once hundred-meter-wide gap began to mend bit by bit, moving towards the center point between the four of them.
Outside the formation, the demon horde had sensed the actions of Gu Yuan and the other three and had begun to stir.
However, the imposing aura emanating from the four was more oppressive than that of some demon kings encountered in the Demon Mountain. Most low-level demons, possessing some rationality, refrained from acting. Yet, some demons, inherently lacking intelligence and fear of any authority, could only be commanded through special means.
These demons were the root of the unrest. Under the control of the larger demons in the rear, they began to advance towards the formation.
The line Gu Yuan had previously drawn had forced the demons back by about a hundred meters, but now they were advancing again.
Some demons sensing the danger were unwilling to advance but were still swept forward by the main force.
Gu Yuan glanced back at the scene but made no move, continuing to channel his pure Yang vital energy into the formation.
When the first demon cautiously crossed the line Gu Yuan had drawn, a crimson-gold light flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes.
A beam of golden light shot out from within his body, transforming in mid-air into a sphere of light approximately five meters in diameter.
Under the sunlight, the air around the sphere was already scorched and distorted by the heat it radiated.
The demon that crossed Gu Yuan's line, before it could even feel relieved, was pierced by a beam of golden light descending from the sky. The light, with undiminished momentum, pierced through dozens of demons behind it before slowly dissipating into golden specks.
The demons impaled by the golden light froze for a moment before instantly becoming infernos, engulfed by golden flames. The crackling sound of their burning fat echoed, and they were eventually reduced to ashes on the ground.
As most of the demons had already started advancing, the frontmost ones were inevitably unable to stop and were pushed forward by those behind them. In their terrified gazes looking up at the sky, countless beams of golden light rained down from mid-air, piercing demon after demon.
The power left by the golden light set the numerous demons ablaze, turning the ground into a sea of fire. The extremely high temperature easily ignited the other demons.
Finally, the entire demon horde was engulfed in flames. The remaining demons, not caught in the inferno, retreated far from those burning demons, fearing even a trace of the flames that could reduce them to ash.
The other three noticed the golden sphere of light emerging from Gu Yuan's body. Having never seen it before, they chose not to intervene. Witnessing the intense heat generated by Gu Yuan's sphere, they were greatly astonished. After all, such flames were highly adhesive and ignitable, indicating their extreme temperature.
For the inherently sinister nature of demons, this was an excellent method of combat. Due to the protection of their demonic aura, ordinary fires were incapable of harming them. Gu Yuan's flames, however, could easily incinerate them, proving they were no ordinary fires.
Guan Ye, an impatient man, couldn't help but ask, “Gu Yuan, what is this fire of yours? How can it burn so fiercely!”
Gu Yuan smiled slightly, offering no answer, exuding an air of mystery.
In truth, this sphere of light was a result of Gu Yuan’s breakthrough to the Lianshen realm, where his vital energy could directly absorb the power of heaven and earth. The 'Jiyang Jue' could actually absorb the essence of the Great Sun, transforming it into the Great Sun True Fire, which was then stored in his dantian, eventually forming this sphere of light.
Gu Yuan had refined this sphere of light into a second will, a process that had cost him considerable hardship. The current formidable power it exhibited was beyond his expectations.
While they were conversing, the maintenance of the formation was nearing its final stage.
At this moment, a colossal roar echoed from the rear of the demon horde!
Roar!
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