184: Chapter 184 The Battle of the Purple Mansion

"How will we know if we don't try? It's not like I haven't killed human Cultivators in the Four Mansion Realm before!"

Lion King Ba snorted coldly.

In terms of Bloodline, the Crimson Blood King Lion was not weaker than Ao Bi's True Dragon Bloodline. However, because he lacked a Demon King of the Fourth Rank or higher backing him, he was forced to lower his head.

"What I want is to remain still until the moment we strike, and when we strike, it must be a certain kill. Do you understand?"

Ao Bi's voice was cold and clear, filled with the arrogance of the Dragon Clan.

"We only have one chance!"

As a descendant of the True Dragon Bloodline, Ao Bi's perception of danger far exceeded that of an ordinary Golden Core True Person. Naturally, he had detected that faint, lingering threat.

He was in the Four Mansion Realm; although he was still some distance from the Peak of the Purple Mansion Realm, who in the entire Gan Domain could rival his strength within the Purple Mansion Realm?

The pupils of the other Third-Order Great Demons shifted as their intense auras spread across the surroundings. The same was happening within Cangyu City, a thousand miles away.

A dozen or so Third-Order Elders with terrifying auras waited silently for the final decisive battle to descend.

Although Elder Cang Yu was the person in charge, the Yun Cang Mountain Range was the core territory of the Cloud Azure Sect. Beyond its borders lived countless humans who relied on the Cloud Azure Sect for their livelihoods.

Those were the true masses of living beings. Compared to them, the billions of humans along the Cangyu Defense Line were not even worth a single hair.

The cities directly under Cang Yu's jurisdiction where Lu Chen once lived housed over a hundred million humans.

Only with a massive human population base would immortal sprouts continue to emerge in an endless stream, ensuring the Legacy of a power could be preserved.

Even for the Third-Order Purple Mansion Families and the various Elders of the Cloud Azure Sect, they needed external immortal sprouts to ensure the continuation of their Bloodlines.

If members of the same clan kept intermarrying, even with a gap of four or five generations, the probability of producing idiots was still quite high.

Boom! Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The sky vibrated violently, and the ground flickered with halos of light. Countless shockwaves caused by the battle between Elder Cang Yu and Jia Lieyu splashed everywhere.

However, as the halos flickered, the shockwaves were annihilated into nothingness, leaving only those striking toward the Yao Beasts to pass through unhindered.

Human powerhouses had no obligation to block damage for the Yao Race, and as for the Yao Race powerhouses, they had even less interest in exerting effort for a bunch of expendable 'leeks'.

Low-level Yao Beasts were like grass in the spring breeze; they could never be fully eradicated. In fact, within the Yao Race itself, the number of Yao they killed and devoured far exceeded those killed by humans.

The Yao Race cultivated Bloodline Power and comprehended Bloodline Divine Abilities, which required even more flesh and blood. Even for Third-Order Great Demons like Ao Bi, the demand for flesh and blood was stronger and more ferocious.

It was only because the quality of their needs had increased that most ordinary Yao escaped the massacres of the upper echelons.

The sounds of slaughter, the clashing of metal, the roars of Yao Beasts, and the shouts of humans filled every corner of the battlefield.

The clouds dissipated, the Nine Heavens became clear, and astral winds whistled as they fell, scraping painfully against the cheeks of Elder Cang Yu and Jia Lieyu. The former was chasing the latter in a continuous onslaught.

Even though Jia Lieyu had utilized the innate Divine Ability of the Four-Winged Golden Peng, he was still being beaten back step by step.

"Do not fear, I am coming to aid you!"

"Skree!"

With a shrill cry, another Four-Winged Golden Peng tore through the sky and rushed into the battlefield. This was the other remaining Third-Order Old Ancestor of the Four-Winged Golden Pengs, with a cultivation at the Second Prefecture Realm.

"Heh, coming here just means you'll die too!"

Elder Cang Yu's expression was disdainful. He knew the number of powerhouses deep within the Yun Cang Mountain Range and understood that the current battle would largely determine the key to victory or defeat.

If he lost, there was a high probability he would be swarmed by a group of Third-Order Yao Beasts, carrying the risk of falling in battle.

Whether he could survive depended on whether his allies were reliable. As for waiting for rival Elders like Elder Leihan to save him, they would likely be half a beat too slow...

...resulting in him being crippled even if he didn't die.

Two Four-Winged Golden Pengs cleaved through the sky, circling and dancing as they constantly collided with Elder Cang Yu, who had transformed into a Lightning Crane. Arcs of electricity and streams of light were incessant, while Gengjin Rending Talons pierced through everything.

Everyone was watching this battle; the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining struggles below were, by contrast, insignificant.

The Second-Order kings of various Yao tribes and the descendants of Third-Order Great Demons were locked in combat with the ten great inner sect disciples of the Cloud Azure Sect.

Ordinary human Cultivators needed to unite in groups of several people, forming battle arrays to support one another just to fight a single Yao Beast of the same rank. However, for Prodigies like Cui Tengjian...

...the situation was reversed.

"Ice Sealing Sword, Snow Flying Across the Heavens!"

Cui Tengjian shouted. Countless ice spikes imbued with Sword Intent swept past. The opposing Yao Beast king dodged, but the spikes fell into the Yao Beast swarm behind it, causing a swathe of casualties.

Of course... the human Cultivators caught in the crossfire were not few in number.

But from the Third-Order Elders down to the Qi Refining companions amidst the flames of war, everyone turned a blind eye as if it were a common occurrence.

If they were to blame anyone, they could only blame their own bad luck for being in the path of Cui Tengjian's Move.

Otherwise, what else could they do?

Blame Cui Tengjian for slaughtering his companions? Who would hold him accountable? Who could hold him accountable? Those with the power to do so wouldn't be standing in the path of these inner sect Prodigies' Moves.

Those without the power to hold him accountable could scream all they wanted, but it would only expose their positions and lead to Cui Tengjian settling scores later.

He would just drop a line like, "What kind of trash dares to criticize this seat!"

"Awoo!"

Traitor!

A Silver Moon Wolf King roared, fighting with another Silver Moon Wolf King that wore a golden hoop around its neck.

"Awoo..."

The Silver Moon Wolf King with the hoop whimpered. Its forelimbs swung and its head snapped in bites, yet it didn't hold back its strength at all, appearing exceptionally ferocious.

Attitude was one thing, but once the hoop was on its neck, freedom was gone forever.

Unless a Golden Core Yao was willing to step in and remove it, he would be subject to Bai Daoheng for the rest of his life, his life and death hanging on the other's single thought.

So, he had to fight a bit more fiercely.

"Hehe, Little White, kill him!"

Bai Daoheng brandished his trident, harvesting the lives of Yao Beasts one by one, whether they were First-Order or Early to Middle Stage Second-Order Yao Beasts.

As the trident swept through, waves of Qi surged, and the Yao Beasts fell dead on the spot.

They were as dead as they could be.

He had no interest in struggling against Yao Prodigies. Harvesting the lives of Yao Beasts brought no less merit; what was the point of fighting for a hollow title?

By accumulating more merit points and exchanging them for resources to raise his strength, he would still have a chance to compete for the position of the top True Disciple of this generation.

"Hahaha, how satisfying!"

Gu Qi was surrounded by spirit swords. Wherever he went, Yao Beasts wailed and fell in heaps. The two Yao Prodigies opposing him gnashed their teeth.

They roared frantically but were powerless to stop him.

"Battle!"

Ding Yuan was composed, lightning coiling around his body like a young hero amidst thunder. He beat back the Yao Beast kings and Yao Prodigies step by step.

Ding Chen followed beside him, continuously reaping gains.

The number of Yao Beasts they killed was not small.

"Damn it, damn it..."

Ding Xiu was being chased into a pathetic flight by a Second-Order Yao Beast king, constantly coughing up blood.

He desperately grabbed nearby humans and Yao and threw them out to block the tiger demon's advance.

"Roar!"

The tiger demon roared with world-shaking momentum. Sound waves vibrated through the surroundings, causing countless Yao Beasts and Qi Refining Cultivators to scream. Those in close proximity collapsed directly, their bodies drained of strength.

"Save me! Tengjian, save me!"

Ding Xiu shouted. Right now, the only one who could possibly save him and had the strength to do so was Cui Tengjian.

"Father!"

Ding Yuanxiu was surrounded by a group of Family Cultivators, trying to kill a Early Stage Foundation Establishment Yao Beast. A full five Foundation Establishment True Cultivators could not kill a single Early Stage Foundation Establishment pig demon.

Seeing his father about to meet disaster, he didn't dare step forward. He offered a shout of support but led his team in a retreat.

It could be described as the height of cowardice...

"Useless..."

Cui Tengjian was speechless.