Chapter 23: Duel of Magic

  The achievement of breaking through the enemy's line is as brilliant as the sun!

  Right after Huo Qianhua's furious roar, his body suddenly expanded by a whole foot or more.

  He was originally a tall and powerful man, but now he is simply a god descended to earth. A pair of meteor hammers were swung by him like a deadly double ring, making those who saw it retreat in fear. Anyone who touched even a little bit would be severely injured on the spot, even if they didn't die.

  The dozen or so enemies in front of him were like a group of chickens being slaughtered with a large iron hammer, and six or seven people were killed or injured in an instant. From time to time, someone would fly out with a blood splash. The leader, a mid-stage cultivator, was shocked, but he gritted his teeth, pulled out a scorching hot big knife, and chopped it towards his own right hand, directly cutting off his left forearm.

  He grunted, and with a swing of his forearm, the magic knife in his hand let out a hiss. The blade turned a dull red, and then he chopped forward with all his might. Dark clouds surged forth, rushing towards Fire Thousand Trees.

  Huojian Tree let out another angry roar, and the pair of meteor hammers smashed into the thick fog. Unexpectedly, after smashing through the fog, they had only advanced a foot or two when a hissing sound came from them. The pair of high-quality steel meteor hammers actually showed signs of being corroded by this patch of demonic fog.

  "Drink!" Huo Qianshu, having experienced countless battles, remained unflappable. With a furious roar, his Broken Army Seal intensified by threefold, and his Flowing Star Hammer descended like Mount Tai crushing the top, charging towards this demonic cultivator.

  The meteor hammer let out a thunderous roar in the midst of the demonic fog, and the demon cultivator who had lost an arm retreated two steps back, his face as pale as gold paper, spitting out fresh blood, yet he was exerting himself to urge on the demonic fog to resist Fire Thousand Tree's offensive.

  Liu Suiyun saw this momentum, but with his left hand, he used force to pluck the Tian Lei Xing Dun sword, and then a purple fire star flew out from the Tian Lei Xing Dun sword, flying straight towards the demonic cultivator.

  The demonic cultivator was shocked, and couldn't help but notice that the Flame Thousand Trees' pair of Flowing Star Hammers were still whirring non-stop under his own laid-out demonic fog. The dark red demonic knife slashed again, and incredibly, it had even cut off its own upper arm.

  He seems to be extremely skilled in this self-mutilating technique, cutting off his upper arm with a smooth cut at the severed limb, not even shedding half a drop of blood. Then, the originally three-foot-long demonic mist in front of him suddenly surged over ten feet, and even the mist itself became darker.

  Just then, the purple fire star directly entered the magic fog, which was now about four or five feet in diameter. The purple fire star was only the size of a sword tip and disappeared after entering the magic fog. Only the sound of hissing could be heard from inside, and Huo Qianshu let out another earth-shaking roar. He retracted the Flowing Star Hammer and threw it again, trying to break through the magic fog.

  The next moment, the dark mist suddenly surged up, and after a loud roar, a purple lightning bolt tore through the heavy mist, shattering it into pieces. Then, a mass of purple flames burst out, and the demon cultivator didn't even have time to struggle before being engulfed by the flames. The next moment, the purple fire scorched him, causing him to roll around on the ground in agony.

  Even tens of meters away, the sound of scorching flesh and blood could still be heard, with someone shouting: "Save me! Save me! Old Lei, I've let you have your way with my daughter, you can't just shirk responsibility!"

  Willow's fingers pointed downwards, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted onto the Tianlei Starfall Sword. The demonic cultivator's body was suddenly enveloped in a burst of purple flames, and within a radius of several feet, purple lightning coiled around him. In an instant, even his moans were no longer audible.

  Then Liu followed the cloud, waving the Tianlei Star Sword, and this purple electric fire net began to wreak havoc among the Peng family's coalition forces. Along with Huo Qian's unstoppable Flowing Hammer, they annihilated the entire team of skilled fighters.

  "Old Lei!" The leader of the reinforcements shouted, "I slept with your daughter! I, Lei Biao Tian, will keep you safe and sound!"

  Just as he finished speaking, he saw a dozen or so good fighters annihilated in the blink of an eye. He felt his blood churning and let out a loud shout: "Old Jin, I'll take revenge for you! Bring out Lihuo Xiong!"

  That fierce fire bear can be said to be the backbone of this team's combat power, but its movements are slightly slow, so it is still pulling at the back of the team.

  As soon as he heard this, a beast-taming disciple carefully took out a piece of scorching flame stone from his bosom. The fierce fire bear, which was walking at a steady pace with its body half red and half black, let out a loud roar towards the sky as soon as it saw the flame stone. The beast-taming disciple immediately handed the hot flame stone to the fierce fire bear's mouth.

  The red and black flames engulfed the Flame Stone in one gulp, then a fierce flame spewed out, the Beast Tamer disciple whispered a few words into its ear, and its movements suddenly became swift and fierce, charging towards the Fire Thousand Tree like a galloping horse.

  Lei Bingtian had already led his men to surround Liu Suoyun and Huo Qianshu, shouting loudly: "Tie them up for me, as long as we can tie them up for half a moment, Jiaolong and Lao Da will be able to come over!"

  He himself was a qigong master, holding a green giant axe in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, a huge green tiger appeared, roaring towards Huo Qianshu. However, Huo Qianshu let out an angry roar and charged at the green tiger, throwing his meteor hammer with great force, striking it down.

  "Boom!"

  This green tiger that emerged from the green python was extremely powerful, and even the Flowing Star Fist cultivators who had tempered their bones didn't dare to meet it head-on. However, this green tiger opened its bloody mouth and charged forward. The sound of metal clashing echoed continuously as the pair of Flowing Star Fists were actually knocked back. On the green tiger's stripes, several patches of charred blackness appeared.

  "Good!"

  These members of the Pang family and the Tianyi Sect's cultivators were greatly encouraged, they clearly knew that as long as they could delay for a little while longer, the large troops led by Pang Jialong and Ma Qianjun would arrive immediately, not to mention there was also Pang Tianshan, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, holding down the fort.

  Now seeing Lei Bingtian's green tiger is very hardworking, they are also using various methods, archers shooting arrows, throwing hidden weapons, casting spells, and some warriors simply guarding in front of Lei Bingtian.

  Liu Suiyun and Huo Qianshu originally planned to break through the enemy's interception in front of them and withdraw immediately, but unexpectedly this coalition force of over 30 people was quite stubborn and insisted on entangling him and Huo Qianshu.

  What's even more frightening is that this coalition army was extremely cunning, and at the first moment, they noticed Gu Yinghua on Liu Suoyun's back. Hidden weapons, spells, cold arrows, and strong crossbows all flew towards Gu Yinghua.

  Thus, Liu was unable to deploy his Taoist magic and could only wield a knife in one hand and a sword in the other, dodging left and right like a spirit ape amidst a rain of arrows, while Huo Qianhu was also surrounded by enemies.

  That green tiger was smashed by Fire Qian Shu's Flowing Star Hammer and flew more than three feet, but with a loud roar, it rolled over and pounced again. Lei Bing Tian shouted loudly: "Don't worry everyone, wear him out!"

  He had gone to great lengths to obtain this green tiger, searching for the remnants of a ancient desolate tiger and enlisting the help of several foundation-building masters and mountain-sealing warriors before finally incorporating it into his own Green Dragon Seal, which he would never use lightly.

  Although this Cyan Stripe Water Tiger is invincible, even Fire Qian Shu can't match it, after all, it's an inanimate object. The more it's used, the less powerful it becomes. If not for Old Jin's angry roar, he might still be reluctant to bring out this Cyan Stripe Water Tiger. Now seeing the Cyan Stripe Water Tiger being hit by Fire Qian Shu's consecutive attacks, with many more dark burn marks on its cyan stripes, his anxiety is burning like a fire.

  However, he is also a very cunning person who knows that Huo Qianshu's Broken Army Like Yang Gong and the like are roughly similar to the Demon Sect's "Tianmo Jieti Dafa", although they can temporarily increase combat power in the short term, but most of them are hurt first, as long as they can withstand for a while, there is a chance of winning.

  And the warriors and monks around him were also planning, with continuous means, Fire Qianmu was in a sea of blades and arrows, even if he was dancing with a pair of flowing meteor hammers, he still suffered several injuries, cold arrows, strong crossbows, fireballs, and flying stones fell on Fire Qianmu's body.

  Huojian's broken army was like a sun, and his protective aura had an astonishing effect. Although he was hit by a sneak attack, it didn't affect his movements at all. Cold arrows, fireballs, and flying rocks that landed on him made a loud noise and were immediately blocked by his protective aura.

  Huojian Shu faced a large group of powerful enemies, but he didn't flinch at all. He first pulled back the pair of Flowing Star Hammers with great force, then charged forward like a mountain. Next, the pair of Flowing Star Hammers borrowed the momentum to strike the back of the Cyan-striped Water Tiger with a speed as swift as a shooting star chasing after the moon.

  "Ah!"

  Huojian Tree's blow shook the besieging opponents, and the cyan-striped water tiger had a few strands of wild and strange blood. Originally one of the top ten demons in the world, it was not afraid of knives or swords, but Huojian Tree's double hammers also made it unbearable. For a time, it was directly smashed out with dust all over the ground, more than three feet away, and it rolled on the ground, howling loudly, unable to get up for a while.

  His heart ached as he stomped his feet, although he had several methods to refine the green tiger with his own blood essence. However, seeing how heavily injured the green tiger was, even if he spent more blood essence, it could only recover 80-90% of its power. Not to mention that this one-time sacrifice would likely cost him one or two years of his life.

  Huojian Tree let out another furious roar, directly charging into the enemy formation. He didn't know what method he used to improve his cultivation, but a pair of Flowing Star Hammers appeared in his hands, their shadows flashing like lightning, striking with the force of a mountain. Two brave warriors were already sent flying by his hammer blows, and Liu Suoyun managed to catch his breath slightly amidst the hail of arrows and stones - no choice, having Gu Yinghua on his back was too much of a burden.

  Just as Huo Qianshu took two or three steps forward, he tightened his grip on the steel chain due to a heavy and overwhelming footstep sound. He then stood firm with both feet, while Lei Bingtian's face was filled with joy, shouting loudly: "Lihuo Xiong is coming up! Lihuo Xiong is coming up!"

  "Oh!!!"

  That blaze bear, over one zhang tall, was charging towards Huo Qianshan at an astonishing speed. What was even more frightening than its height was its body shape, which resembled a small mountain. With a weight of six to seven hundred catties and the speed of a fierce horse, it made people gasp in shock. Not to mention that this blaze bear had a red and black striped pattern all over its body, exuding an aura of flames as it charged forward with a loud whoosh.

  Huojian Shu held a pair of meteor hammers in his hand, which were as thin as toothpicks compared to the fierce fire bear. Leibing Tian was overjoyed and saw the green tiger still rolling on the ground in pain. He steeled himself and shook the Qingpan in his hand vigorously, pouring spiritual energy into it wildly. The struggling green tiger suddenly came to life, rolled on the ground for two laps, and then got up again, pouncing towards Huojian Shu with the fierce fire bear, attacking from both front and back.