73: Can we chat now?

The demonic dharma idol shattered with a crash, and thick black Qi spewed out, covering the sky and obscuring the sun.

Sharp, piercing shrieks came from the black Qi, and twisted demons with glowing red eyes crawled out one after another, so numerous that they almost filled the entire hall.

"Hahahahaha!"

Daoist name, with disheveled hair, laughed maniacally.

"My good children! Tear them to shreds for me! Let their flesh and blood be your sustenance!"

He pointed a finger, and hundreds of demons frantically lunged towards the sixteen students!

"Holy crap, playing this big?"

Liu Lian whistled, his long sword buzzing.

"With this many, how long will it take to kill them all?"

"Why are you surprised?"

Xie Wangsheng's calm voice echoed in everyone's minds, without the slightest fluctuation.

"Formation System, activate Contingency Plan Two."

"Received!"

Two students who had been standing at the back immediately responded, swiftly forming hand seals and pressing them onto the ground.

"Han Li, don't stop the Streamer."

Xie Wangsheng added.

Han Li was holding his phone, the camera switching between the demons and Daoist name, his expression extremely exaggerated.

"Family members! Family members, do you see this?! It exploded! The special effects budget just exploded!"

"Look at these monster models! This texture! This quantity! Hollywood would have to come and learn from this!"

"Old buddies, send those gifts! In the next second, the Streamer will take you to watch an epic demon-slaying… oh no, a special effects blockbuster of demon-slaying!"

As he shouted, he pulled out another Talisman from his in my arms and threw it at a three-eyed demon hound charging at the front.

"Go! Pikachu! One Hundred Thousand Volts!"

Boom!

A lightning Talisman accurately struck, and the demon hound screamed, turning into a pile of charcoal.

"Beautiful! First kill!"

Han Li gave a thumbs-up to the camera.

The barrage of comments in the live stream was completely insane.

"???????"

"I admit I spoke a bit loudly just now, these special effects are really worth more than fifty cents!"

"Is this really special effects? The oppressive feeling of these monsters rushing over, my legs are weak just through the screen!"

"Streamer, stop acting, run! That old man behind you doesn't look like a good person!"

"Run?"

A rough voice sounded.

Fang Yuan stretched his wrists, his joints popping and cracking, and the electric arcs dancing on his body became even more violent.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

Before his words finished, he had already transformed into a blue electric light, boldly charging into the demon horde!

He didn't use any techniques at all; it was just pure violence.

With a single punch, the air exploded, and the few demons at the very front were directly torn apart by the force of the punch!

"Die for me!"

He roared, every punch and kick carrying the force of a thunderbolt, and the severed limbs of demons splattered around him.

"Hey! Fang Manzi! Don't steal my kills!"

Liu Lian shouted, his figure ethereal, transforming into a sword light, and cutting into the battlefield right after him.

His swordsmanship was tricky and lethal, always appearing from the most impossible angles, precisely piercing the demons' heads or hearts.

Once a sword strike succeeded, he would immediately withdraw, never lingering in battle.

The other students of the Refining System also roared and charged forward, engaging in the most primitive close combat with the massive demons.

For a time, the entire hall became a true Asura field.

Daoist name stood at the back, the maniacal grin on his face gradually freezing.

Something was wrong.

Too wrong!

How could these little brats all be like monsters?

The demons he released, the weakest were at Qi Refining Stage Five, and there were many powerful existences at Stages Seven and Eight among them.

Even if the official elite squad came, they would be instantly swallowed.

But this group of people in front of him… not only were they not being slaughtered, but they were like a pack of fierce tigers charging into a flock of sheep, killing with fervor!

Just as his mind was unsettled, another anomaly occurred!

Buzz!

On the ground of the entire hall, the Formation diagrams previously outlined by the Formation System students suddenly lit up with dazzling red light.

"Four Directions Purgatory Formation, activate!"

With a low shout, countless crimson flames spewed out of the gaps in the floor tiles, instantly turning the entire hall into a sea of fire!

The weaker demons, without even time to scream, were burned to ashes in the flames.

In just a few breaths, the number of demons in the hall was reduced by two-thirds!

Only those with strength above Stage Six were still struggling to hold on.

"Holy crap! Clearing the field, clearing the field!"

Han Li shouted excitedly.

"This AOE! I love it, I love it!"

The battle continued, and the movements of several students who had consumed too much spiritual power clearly slowed down.

"Medicinal Pill!"

Among the crowd, a quiet girl shouted, and several round Medicinal Pills were accurately flicked into her companions' hands.

"Qi Replenishing Pill! Use them sparingly!"

The students who received the Medicinal Pills stuffed them directly into their mouths without thinking.

Vast spiritual power instantly diffused within their bodies, and their depleted spiritual power was quickly replenished.

This scene completely shattered Daoist name's psychological defense.

He stared intently at the Medicinal Pills in the students' hands, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Those Medicinal Pills… the quality and medicinal fragrance of those Medicinal Pills… they were High Grade Qi Replenishing Pills!

And they were High Grade Qi Replenishing Pills with no pill toxins!

He had cultivated for a hundred years and studied the Dao of alchemy for decades, only managing to refine a few batches, each pill cherished as a treasure, completely unwilling to use them.

But these little brats… they were actually eating such divine pills like candy?

What kind of monsters were they?!

And what kind of terrifying force was behind them?!

Fear spread from the bottom of his heart, uncontrollable.

Daoist name no longer had any thought of continuing the fight.

He only had one idea.

Run!

He had to run immediately!

He noticed that as the Purgatory Formation on the ground operated at full power, there was a faint fluctuation in the Spirit-Binding Earth Formation that enveloped the entire Daoist temple.

Now was the time!

He violently activated all the remaining spiritual power in his body, transforming into a streak of bloody light, and frantically rushed towards the entrance of the hall!

However, he was fast.

Someone was faster than him.

Or rather, had been waiting for him all along.

Xie Wangsheng, who had stood still from beginning to end without moving a single finger, finally lifted his foot.

He took a light step forward.

Thud.

As this step landed, the ground of the entire hall, centered on where his foot landed, instantly lit up with seven Formation light rings of different colors.

Gravity Formation!

Slowness Formation!

Spirit-Binding Formation!

Mind-Confusing Formation!

...Seven Formations interlocked, instantly overlaying themselves onto Daoist name, who was about to flee.

Thump!

Daoist name felt as if seven great mountains were pressing down on him, his spiritual power completely confined, and he fell straight down from mid-air, crashing heavily onto the ground, unable to even move.

At this moment, the last demon was also beheaded by Liu Lian's sword.

The entire hall fell silent.

Only heavy breathing remained, and Han Li's enthusiastic shouts as he diligently continued his Streamer.

"Done! Time to wrap up!"

"Family members, today's special effects blockbuster ends here! Remember to like, follow, and share!"

Xie Wangsheng ignored him.

He walked step by step, slowly, to Daoist name, who was firmly pressed to the ground by the seven-layered Formation.

He squatted down, looking at the other party's face, filled with fear and despair.

"Now, can we talk?"

"Tell me everything you know about the forces behind you."