Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 716: Chapter 402: Spiritual Ancestor!_3

With equal amounts, the difference in refinement also results in a great disparity in power.

It could be said that

the Earth Fiend Formation conjured by over ten Grandmasters relying on the Earth Fiend Formation Flags, in terms of quantity, possessed even more vast strength than that of Ling Huan, the Spiritual Ancestor of the Spirit People Race. However, in terms of refinement and control, they were far from Ling Huan’s level!

Fortunately, all of them were Grandmasters, battle-hardened veterans. Even if they were not as subtle and refined as Ling Huan, the Spiritual Ancestor of the Spirit People Race, their cooperation was still in sync, supporting each other defensively.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

For a time, continuous explosions rocked the entire cavern, causing collapses everywhere. The location of the cavern was initially not very spacious, but as the fierce clashes between the combatants continued, the surrounding area began to crumble, eventually forming a vast battlefield suitable for their showdown. The intensity of the situation was in no way inferior to a fight between two Blood Exchange Realm experts.

However, even with Yan Hong and the others coordinating seamlessly, they still couldn’t withstand the full strength of the Spiritual Ancestor of the Spirit People Race. They were mostly on the defensive without any power to counterattack!

More than ten Grandmaster-level experts, including top-tier Grandmasters, linked their Yuan Gang Force through the Earth Fiend Formation, yet even they were pushed back step by step, unable to retaliate against the power of Ling Huan, who fought alone. Dangers lurked at every turn!

The terrifying strength of this Spiritual Ancestor, comparable to a Blood Exchange Realm master, was fully displayed!

It was at the height of this intense situation

that, from the far reaches of the collapsing cavern, through a tunnel, a figure rapidly approached. However, it was not Chen Mu but Zhou Zheng, another Grandmaster from Da Xuan who was closer.

“This is bad…”

Zhou Zheng, sensing the enormous turmoil ahead, looked extremely solemn at that moment.

How could he not realize that it was the Spiritual Ancestor of the Spirit People Race attacking, currently engaged in a fierce battle with Yan Hong and the others? Their forces were scattered, and even though he hadn’t yet arrived at the battlefield, he understood that the situation was probably quite dire.

At this moment, he hesitated, debating whether to abandon Yan Hong and the others and flee alone while they held up the Spiritual Ancestor, or to reach the battlefield as soon as possible and join forces with Yan Hong and the others to oppose the enemy. After a brief moment of contemplation, he decided to plunge into the heat of the battle.

Alone, even if he escaped, without meeting up with other teams, he would still likely face the relentless pursuit of the Spiritual Ancestor. Moreover, the ferocity of the situation ahead suggested that it wasn’t purely one-sided; Yan Hong and the others were still putting up some resistance. With his addition, the pressure on them was sure to ease somewhat, and they might even be able to repel the Spiritual Ancestor.

With these thoughts in mind,

he quickly advanced towards the battlefield, already taking out the Earth Fiend Formation Flag in his hand.

However,

just as he burst out from the cavern, catching sight of the situation in the field, a sudden loud shout rang out.

“Be careful!”

Zhou Zheng saw only a blur before a figure appeared before him, an awe-inspiring presence with a terror-inducing oppression, something that far exceeded the reach of a Grandmaster.

A surge of alarm shot through his heart.

Yet Zhou Zheng remained calm despite the sudden change. He had already entered the battlefield, and the Earth Fiend Formation Flag in his hand was quickly awakened and integrated into the battle scene, merging with the Earth Fiend energies permeating the area.

Without a second thought, he waved the Earth Fiend Formation Flag, attempting to rally the Earth Fiend power to fend off the Spiritual Ancestor’s assault.

However,

what met him were the bone-chillingly cold eyes of Ling Huan.

Ling Huan, who had until then been locked in a barehanded struggle with Yan Hong and the others, now brandished in his hand an emerald-green tree branch. As soon as this branch materialized, it seemed to contain a potent vitality, but with a single wave from Ling Huan, this vitality turned into a devastating force of destruction, rushing forward.

Splat!!

The Earth Fiend power summoned by Zhou Zheng collided with the small branch in Ling Huan’s hand, managing to hold it off for only a moment before being thoroughly eradicated. Zhou Zheng’s body then froze in place.

His pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes, filled with disbelief, strained to look down, only to see his entire left torso hollowed out, as if erased, with nothing left but blood dripping down.

Thump.

Zhou Zheng’s eyes quickly dimmed, and his body, missing half its torso, fell forward as blood gushed out.

Seeing Zhou Zheng killed in a single encounter by Ling Huan, Yan Zhengyang and the others’ expressions changed drastically.

Even Yan Hong’s pupils constricted violently, feeling a chill down her spine.

Zhou Zheng had just entered the battlefield, and even from a distance of dozens of meters, he had managed to deploy the Earth Fiend Formation’s power, not significantly inferior in strength to that of Liu Qingyan and the others. Yet, he was killed instantly by Ling Huan!

This indicated that the current strength of their Earth Fiend Formation was utterly insufficient to counter Ling Huan. The emerald branch was clearly a Spirit Weapon Ling Huan had solidified, which until then had gone unused. It was only at this moment that he revealed it, striking down Zhou Zheng in one fell swoop.

This meant that,

Ling Huan could have defeated each of them one by one at any time, but he had deliberately entangled them in the fight!

With this realization, an icy dread filled everyone’s hearts. They all understood Ling Huan’s intentions—to use them as bait deliberately to lure out the remaining Zhou Zheng and the others so as to capture all of them in one fell swoop!