Chapter Thirty: Duel of Magic

  "For the sake of just four slaves, you dare to attack my Blackwood Mountain?"

  The wolf king's voice contained a hint of unexpectedness and full of anger. Originally, he thought that Meng Xuan was forced by his own demon-killing order to have no way out, so he used all means to invite many masters to put pressure on him, just to negotiate with him and withdraw the demon-killing order. But he didn't expect that he had already negotiated with Lao Ye and agreed to withdraw the demon-killing order, and could be said to have yielded, but Meng Xuan insisted on not giving up, putting on a posture of fighting to the death!

  The most hateful thing is that he is fighting with his own life for the sake of four dependents!

  This is just like a villain who has committed countless evils but gets away scot-free, only to be caught in the end for spitting on the street!

  It's not revenge, but an insult, a humiliation of Hongguo!

  "Not bad, but you got one thing wrong - I didn't come to attack Blackwood Mountain, I came to annihilate it!"

  In response to Lang Zhu's anger, Meng Xuan calmly said, "Let's take a closer look."

  "Hahaha, I haven't heard a joke like that in a long time. Young man, just for what you said today, not only will I kill you, but I'll also go to Sicheng City and slaughter everyone there...!" The Wolf Master's anger turned to laughter, and he suddenly let out a loud roar, pointing at Meng Xuan: "You kids, take action! Bring me that guy's head as a wine cup!"

  "Waaaah..."

  His voice was like a command, and it seemed to have triggered a war cry. At that moment, countless dark shadows looked up and let out a loud roar, shaking the sky.

  "Boom..."

  Innumerable wolf demons jumped onto the rocky slope and treetops, holding command flags and waving them with force.

  The ground around suddenly shook, and an endless tide of beasts burst out from the Black Wood Mountain. They were in groups of demonic beasts, some had already transformed into rough human forms, while others hadn't even taken on a human form yet, still in their demonic bodies, but with enormous physiques. The humanoid demons held weapons in their hands, shouting as they charged forward, while those in their demonic forms opened their bloody mouths wide, swinging their sharp claws and pouncing fiercely.

  "These are all ferocious beasts subdued by Langya, with a fierce appearance but little actual ability, probing our arrival..."

  Commander Liu sneered and raised his right fist high, shouting: "You boys, kill all the demon beasts for me!"

  "Hello!"

  A thousand elite soldiers shouted in unison, raised the long spears in their hands, and galloped forward with a loud rumble to confront the group of demonic beasts.

  "Hiss..."

  Blood splattered everywhere, limbs flew in all directions, and cries of agony echoed one after another.

  That group of demonic beasts were just incomplete evolved demons with limited strength, facing General Liu's fully armed and well-trained elite soldiers was a complete defeat. When facing ordinary people, they could still show off their demon prowess, but General Liu's elite soldiers were the foundation of protecting Siling City, each one was tempered and trained to slaughter beasts like slaughtering dogs.

  "They actually sent out this most elite army, they're going all out this time..."

  The wolf king's eyes were gloomy, but he didn't rush to respond. Instead, he wanted the demon beast to consume the elite soldiers' physical strength.

  The disciples of Jianlu and the fox girls from Qingqiu Ridge also didn't rush to take action, it's not time yet.

  "It's about time..."

  It wasn't until the war had been going on for about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense that several thousand demon beasts were almost completely wiped out, and only then did the Wolf Master slowly turn his gaze towards the rows upon rows of bloodthirsty wolf demons below the palace. He let out a loud roar: "There's a pile of flesh and blood outside, go eat your fill!"

  "Waaaah..."

  A pack of wolves howled at the moon, and then a group of dark shadows jumped out from Hei Mu Shan, like bloodthirsty demons, pouncing on a thousand elite soldiers.

  "Disciples of Jianlu, listen to the order..."

  "Sisters of Qingqiu Ridge, listen up..."

  Leng Daishi and Shuimoye shouted in unison, pointing at the battle group: "Kill all those wolf demons for me, don't leave a single one!"

  They knew that now was the time to mobilize these mid-range warriors. The strength of those wolf demons far surpassed the elite soldiers under General Liu's command, and even if the number of elite soldiers was greater than theirs, it would still be difficult to resist.

  "Whoosh...whoosh...whoosh..."

  Jian Lou's many disciples one by one drew their swords from their scabbards and rushed down the mountain.

  For a moment, the sword light was like lightning, swirling and dancing, entwining and killing the wolf demon that rushed forward.

  The vixen women were mostly practicing magic, and did not directly charge towards the war group. Instead, they spat out fox cinnabar, chanted spells, and displayed all sorts of divine lights, stone arrays, vines... Almost dizzying magical effects appeared, although there were only a hundred vixen women, but the magical effects were incredibly stunning, almost overwhelming the entire battlefield. Moreover, their eyesight was very accurate, and they accurately avoided their own troops.

  "I'll go down and charge into battle as well..."

  Meng Xuan's blood was boiling with excitement, and he also knew that this kind of battlefield was the best place to hone his martial arts.

  "Big brother, I'll go with you too..."

  Aoki grasped Meng Xuan's sleeve corner and said somewhat stubbornly.

  "This... isn't good, is it?"

  Meng Xuan glanced at the chaotic battlefield below and hesitated for a moment.

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng sighed and said, "A gem cannot be polished without being cut, let her go!"

  She pinched a magic trick, shot out two divine lights, and surrounded Meng Xuan and Qingmu. Then she said to Qingmu: "This Dan Qi can help you resist some attacks, but you have to promise me that after the Dan Qi disappears, you'll come back to me obediently!"

  Aoki's face showed a hint of joy, and he nodded slightly.

  "Kill..."

  Meng Xuan let out a loud roar and drew out a long sword. With a long whistle, he charged towards the battlefield.

  Aoki's figure floated along, following behind him, never leaving his side.

  "Whoosh!"

  Meng Xuan entered the battlefield and happened to see a wolf demon stretching out its sharp claws, about to dig into the chest of an elite soldier. Immediately, his long sword shook, and a rainbow light pierced through its chest. Then, he kicked it flying for over ten zhang.

  "Hu" "Hu"

  His sword attracted two wolf demons at the same time and they pounced on him together.

  "Don't hurt big brother..."

  Aoki's brittle voice sounded, and the two small hands struck out with force. Although the move was not elegant, the power was overwhelming, and the two wolf demons were blown away before they could get close, crashing to the ground in a cloud of dust.

  "Genius is just genius..."

  Meng Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

  Aoki's palm struck him and he could only fly out, Xiaoyao's cultivation talent was really too strong.

  "Wolf Lord, the kids can't hold on any longer... let's make our move..."

  Behind Wolf Master, nine black shadows appeared, which were the ten great elders of Hei Mu Shan. Now there are only nine people left.

  "Give them a hand!"

  The wolf nodded slightly, his eyes incredibly deep, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

  Three of the elders nodded, took a step forward, and suddenly stretched out their hands towards the sky, beginning to chant incantations. As the strange sounds escaped their mouths, the fluctuations around them grew stronger. Endless black smoke appeared out of thin air, gathered together, and floated up into the high altitude. In less than half the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a massive dark cloud had condensed in the sky above the entire battlefield.

  "Black Wind..."

  An elder shouted, and from the dark clouds, a boundless black whirlwind suddenly surged out, rolling towards the ground, just as it was surrounding a pack of wolves with ten or more elite soldiers, who were immediately engulfed by the whirlwind and let out a pained howl.

  "Poisonous electricity..."

  Another elder shouted, and a blood-red lightning bolt descended from the clouds, striking the ground dozens of feet away.

  "Ice Arrow..."

  The third elder shouted loudly, and the dark clouds began to pour down rainwater. However, in mid-air, it suddenly turned into crystal clear ice arrows, which was truly an arrow rain, directly shooting towards Meng Xuan's side of people and horses.

  "Bang bang bang......"

  Meng Xuan's sword light swept horizontally, sending the dozens of ice arrows that were falling towards him and Qingmu flying. He raised his sword to take a look, only to see that several notches had appeared on the blade, a testament to the hardness of the ice arrows and the heaviness of their force.

  Just then, Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng also made her move. She was also a master of magic, and with a light pinch of her slender fingers, she conjured up a spell. In an instant, the vital energy surged forth, and endless mist condensed from beneath the dark clouds, transforming into a mirror of ice that enveloped the entire battlefield. The black wind, poisonous lightning, and icy arrows that fell from the dark clouds were not blocked by the ice mirror, but when they landed on the battlefield, their targets had changed.

  The magic that was originally attacking Meng Xuan's side suddenly changed direction and counterattacked the wolf demon.

  "Mirage Moon in the Water, forcibly altering the opponent's magic effect, this little fox actually succeeded in cultivating it!"

  A Hei Mù Shān elder coldly shouted.

  "Hmph, if we're going to have a showdown, then let's have a good one, the three of us against her!"

  Another elder sneered coldly, then all three of them simultaneously increased their true energy output.

  "Boom..."

  The black cloud suddenly grew a circle bigger in an instant and pressed directly onto the ice mirror suspended in mid-air.

  "Bang bang......"

  A faint cracking sound came, and the ice mirror began to bear the pressure of the dark clouds, gradually shattering.

  The Water Moon Girl's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, and with one against three, she seemed a bit overwhelmed.

  "Hah!"

  Suddenly, a faint shout echoed across the entire battlefield, also attracting everyone's attention. However, one of the three masked old men brought by Meng Xuan stood out at this time, and he had already formed a spell without knowing when. With the true words spoken, the pure energy rushed straight up to the sky, and after a while, the sky turned completely red. There were huge fireballs falling from the sky, heavily smashing onto the dark clouds.

  "Hmmph..."

  At the moment when the fireball hit the dark cloud, one of the three elders of Hei Mu Shan could not bear it and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  "Heavenly flames fall, one anger burns the city... He is... Thirty years ago, the stunning and unparalleled Xiao Huohe..."

  Leng Daoshi saw this scene and couldn't help but look at the old man in shock.

  At the same time, Master Chengdeng was also stunned, and he had apparently guessed the old man's identity.

  Thirty years ago, Xiao Fenghe had once made a name for himself in Lijiang City, thousands of miles away, defeating many strong enemies and gaining great fame. He was acquainted with both Leng Dashi and Chengdeng Dashi, but he had been out of the public eye for many years. However, the technique displayed by this mysterious masked man was clearly Xiao Fenghe's most proud skill from back in the day, something that others couldn't even imitate.

  When he heard Leng Daoshi mention Xiao Zhanhe's name, the masked man also turned his head and nodded to him and Chengdeng Daoshi.