264: Chapter 264 Surrounded

"Everyone, perk up!" Lin Hao looked at the somewhat low spirits of the group and said in a deep voice, "This is war, not some game back at the Sect! We are facing a real life-and-death test!"

"Senior Brother Lin Hao is right!" Shi Lei blocked the front with the huge Black-Armored Turtle shell and said in a muffled voice, "Isn't it just a few hundred demon wolves? Watch me smash them all into meat patties!"

The group's spirits lifted slightly.

Soon, they arrived at the so-called demon wolf stronghold.

It was a gloomy valley shrouded in Demonic Qi.

The valley was filled with jagged rocks, and ghastly white bones could be seen everywhere.

Waves of wolf howls filled with violent and bloodthirsty Auras kept coming from the depths of the valley, making one's hair stand on end.

"Prepare for battle!"

Lin Hao gave a low shout and was the first to summon his green wind sword.

The others also took out their Magical Artifacts, ready for battle.

"Junior Brother Gao Feng, Junior Sister Tian Xin." Lin Hao cast his gaze toward the two and said in a deep voice, "Later, Junior Brother Gao Feng will charge from the front to attract the attention of the demon wolves. Junior Sister Tian Xin will provide long-range suppression from the rear using Talismans, while the rest of us will harass and assist from the flanks!"

"Understood!"

Everyone replied in unison.

"Kill!"

Following Lin Hao's command!

Gao Feng moved!

Without any hesitation, he gripped the incredibly heavy vajra sword in his hand, and his entire body, like a cannonball fired from a chamber, charged into the unknown, dark valley!

"Awoo—!"

Just as he stepped into the valley!

Hundreds of pitch-black Black Wind Demon Wolves with blood-red eyes surged out from all directions of the valley like a black tide!

At the lead was a huge demon wolf, the size of a tiger, with an incredibly powerful Aura!

It was a demon wolf leader at the Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining!

It let out an angry roar, opened its bloody maw, and pounced toward the tiny human who dared to intrude into its territory!

However, Gao Feng's face remained as calm as an ancient well.

Watching the wolf pack surging like a tide and the arrogant demon wolf leader, a trace of cold disdain flashed in his eyes.

"A bunch of worthless trash."

He swung the vajra sword in his hand violently!

"Vajra Subduing Demons—Sweeping Through the Army!"

A dazzling golden Sword Qi, a hundred feet long, instantly detached from the sword blade and slashed violently toward the black wolf pack like the scythe of the Grim Reaper!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Wherever that indestructible golden Sword Qi passed, all the Black Wind Demon Wolves, whether ordinary or elite, were easily cut in half as if they were made of paper!

Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere!

With just one sword strike!

Over a hundred Black Wind Demon Wolves were killed on the spot!

That demon wolf leader, which had been aggressive just moments ago, was so terrified by this sword strike that it felt like its Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

Without a second thought, it tucked its tail and turned to flee!

But it was already too late!

"Thunderstorm Talisman!"

A crisp, delicate shout came from outside the valley!

A terrifying Talisman flickering with purple lightning, as if it had eyes, landed with pinpoint precision on top of the demon wolf leader's head!

Rumble!

The next moment, a huge thundercloud formed from countless purple lightning snakes appeared out of thin air, completely enveloping the demon wolf leader and the dozens of demon wolves around it!

"Awoo—!"

Miserable howls of the utmost agony kept coming from within the thundercloud!

In just a few short breaths, the thundercloud slowly dissipated.

And that arrogant demon wolf leader, along with its surrounding guards, had long since been struck into charred corpses by the violent thunder!

A skirmish that others would have considered fatal was actually resolved easily by Gao Feng and Tian Xin in a manner that was almost a total crushing victory!

Seeing their leader die miserably, the remaining demon wolves completely lost their will to fight; they let out terrified howls and fled in all directions.

Looking at the terrifying scene that resembled Hell, as well as Gao Feng holding the golden longsword like a demon god descending to earth, and Tian Xin standing gracefully outside the valley with a calm expression, Lin Hao and the others couldn't help but swallow hard.

They realized that it seemed they hadn't had a chance to make a move at all...

The group successfully cleared the entire demon wolf stronghold and gained a large amount of battle merits.

However, just as they were preparing to return to Demon Suppressing City to report back.

A monstrous Demonic Qi, ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than before, suddenly soared into the sky from the horizon behind them!

Immediately after, a massive, endless wolf pack surged toward them from all directions like a black tsunami!

Thousands!

There were thousands of Black Wind Demon Wolves!

At the very front of the wolf pack, three wolf-man demon generals, clad in heavy black armor, holding huge battle axes, and exuding the Aura of the Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, were staring at them with eyes full of cruelty and bloodlust!

Not only that!

Behind those three demon generals, a terrifying werewolf, over three zhang tall, covered in a layer of black scales as hard as steel, and holding a massive zanbato burning with black demonic flames, slowly raised its head!

Its body emitted a terrifying pressure that could make the heavens and earth change color!

Foundation Establishment Stage!

One of the four great Demon Commanders of Black Cloud Valley—Black Scale Demon Commander!

"Not good! It's the main force of Black Cloud Valley! We are surrounded!"

Lin Hao's face instantly turned as pale as paper!

He couldn't have imagined that they would encounter the main force of Black Cloud Valley here!

And it was led personally by a Demon Commander at the Foundation Establishment Stage!

It's over!

This time, they were truly doomed!

The moment that terrifying Demonic Qi, capable of making the heavens and earth change color, swept over like a tsunami!

Every member of Lin Hao's squad felt a chill and despair from the depths of their Soul!

Black Cloud Valley!

Black Scale Demon Commander!

That was a terrifying existence with a notorious reputation throughout the entire Demon Suppressing City!

It is said that the number of human Cultivators who have died under his zanbato, which burns with black demonic flames, is at least eight hundred, if not a thousand!

Among them, there were even experts at the Foundation Establishment Stage!

And now, they, a group of small Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, were actually going to face such a terrifying existence?!

"Hahaha! What an effortless find!"

That Black Scale Demon Commander, standing three zhang tall, looked at the tiny humans surrounded by thousands of demon wolves and let out a burst of crazy laughter that was as deafening as thunder.

"I was just worrying about not being able to find blood food to sacrifice to my dead children, and here you are delivering yourselves to my doorstep!"

Its gaze, like two blood-colored lanterns, locked tightly onto Gao Feng; in those eyes filled with violence and cruelty, undisguised greed and killing intent flickered.

"Especially you!"

It extended that claw, the size of a cattail fan, and pointed it from afar at Gao Feng, "The power of your blood and Qi makes me feel incredibly intoxicated! As long as I swallow you, my cultivation will definitely be able to rise to the next level!"

"Black Wind Art!"

It didn't waste any more words, opened its bloody maw, and took a violent breath!

Whoosh—!

The whole world seemed to darken at this moment!

The gale roared!

Sand and stones flew!

Waves of black demon wind, filled with corrosive and destructive Auras, appeared out of thin air, turning into terrifying wind blades as sharp as knives, sweeping toward Lin Hao and the others, blotting out the sky!

"Not good! Defend quickly!"

Lin Hao let out a terrified scream!

He poured all of his Eighth Level of Qi Refining spiritual power into the green wind sword in his hand, forming a cyan Sword Qi shield, protecting himself tightly within it!

Shi Lei even shrank his entire body directly into that indestructible Black-Armored Turtle shell!

Yun Xi and Tian Xin also summoned their strongest defensive Magical Artifacts and Talismans!

However, under the full-force strike of a Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Commander, their meager defenses appeared so ridiculous and powerless!

Sizz! Sizz! Sizz!

Those omnipresent black wind blades were like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, easily tearing through their defenses!

Terrifying wounds, deep enough to see bone, instantly appeared on their bodies!

Blood gushed out frantically like a stream!

In just one exchange!

Several Disciples of Lin Hao's squad were torn to pieces on the spot by those violent black wind blades!

"Kill!"

Just as everyone was suppressed by that terrifying Black Wind Art and couldn't lift their heads.

The three wolf-man demon generals at the Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining also let out bloodthirsty roars and, leading thousands of fearless Black Wind Demon Wolves, charged toward them crazily like a black tide!

Desperate situation!

A complete life-and-death desperate situation!

"It's over... We are doomed..."

Yun Xi looked at the wolf pack surging like a tide, as well as the terrifying Demon Commander looming in the black wind, her pretty face filled with deep despair.

However, at this desperate moment when everyone thought they were certain to die!

A cold voice, full of determination and confidence, suddenly rang in everyone's ears!

"It is not over yet!"

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously cast their gaze toward the source of the voice.

They saw the young man who had been calm from the beginning to the end, seemingly without the slightest panic at the scene before them that would make anyone despair, slowly raise his head.

Gao Feng!

He looked at the Black Scale Demon Commander laughing crazily in the black wind, his deep eyes burning with unprecedented, blazing Battle Intent!

He knew that to fight a way out of this desperate situation where death was certain, there was only one way!

That was to capture the ringleader first to capture the rest!

As long as he defeated that arrogant Black Scale Demon Commander!

This so-called army of thousands of demon wolves would collapse without a fight!

However, there was a huge chasm like a natural moat between the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Qi Refinement Stage!

How difficult was it to challenge someone above one's level?!

"It seems I have to risk it once!"

A flash of determination shone in Gao Feng's eyes!

Without any more hesitation, with a thought, a drop of golden spiritual liquid, more brilliant than gold and more dazzling than a diamond, appeared in his hand!

He swallowed that drop of spiritual liquid, which contained terrifying energy vast enough to cause any Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator to explode and die, without the slightest hesitation!