189: anxious

Xie An's words once again caused everyone's hearts to sink.

The already dire situation became even more hopeless.

No one was unfamiliar with the name Nether Tiger; it was rumored to be a Yao Beast with a true Dragon Bloodline, almost on par with Dragon Beast descendants, possessing extremely formidable strength. Cultivators of the same stage were simply no match for it.

Not to mention the Nether Tiger that transformed into a Devil Head after death; its strength would not be much inferior. This was the key to why the Heavenly Demon Sect's Heavenly Demon Banner flourished.

"No, his Nether Tiger Devil Head is not complete; it's just a remnant soul!" Xie An shouted again.

"What if it's a remnant soul? You still can't stop it!" Chen Yunlai sneered. The appearance of this Devil Banner meant he intended to kill everyone.

Everyone only knew him as Old Devil Chen, but they didn't know the origin of Old Devil Chen's fearsome reputation.

The Crushing God Plate and Yin Yang Demon Child were one aspect, but in fact, his ultimate trump card was this Nether Tiger Devil Head.

A complete High Grade Tier 3 Devil Banner could only house one Devil Head, which showed the Nether Tiger's domineering nature and ferocity.

As he pondered, the Nether Tiger raised its head, its massive fangs beginning to emit a ghostly light as it pounced towards Xie An.

At this moment, the three High Grade Magical Artifact swords, performing the Three Dragons Gathering Peak secret technique, were like toys being played with by the Nether Tiger, completely suppressed.

The Yin Yang Demon Child then spewed Yin flames, causing Xie An's expression to change drastically. He immediately pulled out a large number of Spirit Talismans from his Storage Pouch, continuously casting defensive spells.

It was also at this moment that Lin Shiming's eyes flashed with fierce light, and he continuously cast Spirit Arts.

The next moment, countless Purple Gold Vines shot out towards Lin Xianzhi's opponent.

Lin Shiming had been accumulating power for this wave of Purple Gold Vines for a long time, preparing it while he was being continuously suppressed by the Crushing God Plate.

At this moment, almost all of them were activated, forming an ocean of Purple Gold Vines that coiled around several people.

Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators had no resistance whatsoever, and among the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, only Li Chengxian escaped.

A golden light appeared, and at some unknown moment, two massive golden scythe-like limbs descended, slicing down two Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators who were bound.

One of them was a Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivator, whose entire cultivation was focused on the Devil Banner, and he was killed on the spot. The other was engulfed by Lin Xianzhi's Azure Lotus Sword light, leaving no complete corpse.

The remaining two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators were even less of a threat, again engulfed by the sword light and perishing on the spot.

Only Li Chengxian escaped, and at that moment, he looked at Lin Shiming with both surprise and confusion.

Lin Shiming's cultivation of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra was something that could naturally be found in the Qingxuan Sect, and the Li family had quite a background in the Qingxuan Sect before.

However, even though the Purple Wood Heart Sutra had minor side effects, he not only saw no side effects but it seemed even better than the Purple Wood Heart Sutra cultivated by the Qingxuan Sect's Personal Disciples. The amount of True Essence made him disbelieve.

A Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator definitely had the True Essence of a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and his Divine Sense was also definitely that of a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator. With so many High Grade Spirit Swords and controlling a large number of Purple Gold Vines...

At this moment, Li Chengxian couldn't even guarantee that he could kill Lin Shiming alone.

He might not even survive Lin Shiming's hands!

At this moment, Li Chengxian felt that Lin Shiming was a thousand times more terrifying than Li Xian Zhi.

And that golden mantis, it made his eyes blur. Such a Tier 3 Early Stage exotic beast was even more extraordinary than a Tier 3 Middle Stage Spirit Beast!

As Lin Shiming intervened, his sword formation could no longer hold, being ground away by the Crushing God Plate, transforming into purple swords that flew into Lin Shiming's body.

The next moment, a Red-haired Demon Monkey suddenly blocked in front of Lin Shiming, raising its hands high to prop up the Crushing God Plate.

However, how could a Tier 3 High Grade Crushing God Plate be resisted by the Red-haired Demon Monkey alone? The Red-haired Demon Monkey's arms were instantly crushed.

Its tail, imbued with Strange Fire (exotic fire), fiercely struck the Crushing God Plate, causing it to tremble directly, and the exotic fire immediately ignited and burned.

Lin Shiming took this opportunity to quickly dodge, avoiding the Crushing God Plate's suppression.

At the same time, he put the Red-haired Demon Monkey back into his spirit beast pouch.

This time, the Red-haired Demon Monkey was severely injured, its arms completely shattered. It would require a precious Tier 3 Limb Regeneration Pill. Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects were different; Spirit Beasts' limbs couldn't regrow.

He had no choice but to sacrifice the Yao Monkey this time; he had to break the deadlock.

The Crushing God Plate missed and once again smashed towards Lin Shiming. However, the burning exotic fire had not yet been extinguished by Chen Yunlai, so its speed was significantly reduced, and its control was insufficient.

After taking a handful of Spirit Medicine, Lin Shiming once again took out four sets of small Purple Wood Mysterious Sky Sword Formations and began to resist!

Elsewhere, after Li Chengxian dodged, he no longer approached, merely keeping Lin Xianzhi at bay from a distance.

Lin Xianzhi was extremely helpless for a moment and turned to help Xie An.

He confronted the Yin Yang Demon Child.

However, upon seeing this, Li Chengxian would return again, continuously harassing Lin Xianzhi.

But the most crucial factor was still the Nether Tiger Devil Head. Xie An still couldn't block it at this moment. His three High Grade Magical Artifact swords could only create a space of about three zhang around him, defending desperately.

Each pounce from the Nether Tiger made Xie An vomit blood, and even his High Grade Magical Artifact swords seemed to lose much of their Spirit Light.

Chen Yunlai's expression was also somewhat grim at this moment. Under his suppression, Lin Shiming actually managed to kill others.

However, just as he was about to command the Crushing God Plate to crush Lin Shiming, a golden scythe-like limb slashed out from the Void Realm, moving with extreme speed, creating a dazzling golden light.

It was Lin Shiming controlling the Golden Winged Mantis to attack again. However, a spiritual shield appeared around Chen Yunlai, blocking the Golden Winged Mantis's fatal blow. Then, Chen Yunlai disappeared beneath the Devil Banner.

Enveloped in demonic mist, Lin Shiming couldn't see Chen Yunlai's figure at all.

The Golden Winged Mantis also continuously transformed into golden light, flying around the demonic mist, and then concealed itself in the Void Realm under the Azure Lotus Daoist Robe.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Old Devil Chen's mental energy is insufficient!" Lin Shiming also shouted at this moment.

The Nether Tiger's strength was indeed formidable, but as a Devil Head within the Heavenly Demon Banner, it was based on Chen Yunlai's power.

This type of Magical Artifact almost transcended the scope of Magical Artifacts, and its consumption of mental energy was clearly immense.

Otherwise, given Old Devil Chen's character, he would have already taken out another Devil Banner and refined the Golden Winged Mantis into a Devil Head.

Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators might lack other Magical Artifacts, but almost everyone had several Heavenly Demon Banners, differing only in material.

Lin Xianzhi also noticed at this moment that the Yin Yang Demon Child did not display the same ferocious power as it did when confronting Xie An; instead, it attacked mechanically.

Now that Chen Yunlai had moved the Devil Banner back, the Yin Yang Demon Child appeared even less ferocious!

However, what frustrated him was that the Heavenly Demon Banner enveloped Chen Yunlai, making it impossible for them to find Chen Yunlai's true body. As long as Xie An was killed, they would definitely not survive.

And indeed, Xie An was in such a state at this moment. Most of the treasures in his Storage Pouch were depleted, and his whole body was glowing brightly, clearly having used some secret technique that overdrawn his potential.

Even so, he was in precarious danger, always on the verge of having his sword technique defense shattered by a single claw from the Nether Tiger, leading to his immediate demise.