“Zzzzt!” A thunderclap, like the heavens collapsing and the earth rending, pierced the peaceful sky.
The Lei Peng group suddenly gathered into a blue Dragon of Thunder, fiercely pouncing on the Earth Element Spirit Ship speeding ahead.
“Boom!” With a deafening roar, the Dragon of Thunder slammed heavily into the Earth Element Spirit Ship’s magnetic shield. The moment of impact shook the entire Earth Element Spirit Ship as if it had been struck by this powerful force, causing it to vibrate violently. Although the Dragon of Thunder’s attack did not cause too much damage to the Earth Element Spirit Ship, it successfully reduced the Earth Element Spirit Ship’s speed.
The Lei Peng group did not stop their attack because of this; on the contrary, their eyes flashed with fierce intent, and they rushed towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship, wanting to completely destroy it.
The Earth Element Spirit Ship fell into an unprecedented crisis.
“Courting death!”
Li Mu’s expression changed drastically. He had originally thought he could easily avoid this crisis and not cause more trouble, but now it seemed things had developed beyond his expectations.
A sharp Sword Intent emanated from Li Mu’s body. His eyes became incredibly sharp, and he formed a sword art with his hand. Myriad Swords Mountain appeared out of thin air, suspended behind him, rapidly enlarging. This mountain peak stood majestically, emanating a chilling Sword Intent, and Spiritual Artifact swords hummed.
“Swish, swish….”
Spiritual Artifact swords suddenly drew themselves from the mountain body. Thousands upon thousands of Spiritual Artifact swords shot out sharply. The main body of Myriad Swords Mountain also transformed into a giant sword, leading the ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords, and flew towards the frenzied Lei Peng group.
The Lei Peng group was startled by these sudden Spiritual Artifact swords, and their fierce offensive instantly stalled. They flapped their wings and scattered, attempting to avoid the fatal attacks. However, with ten thousand swords arriving simultaneously and killing intent filling the sky, these Spiritual Artifact swords seemed to have a spirit, tracking the Lei Peng group’s figures. No matter how they fled, they could not escape this fatal pursuit.
The continuous sound of swords striking “thump, thump” echoed. Each collision between a sword edge and a Lei Peng’s body would cause splashes of blood to erupt. Those vibrant reds bloomed in the night sky, like blooming flowers of the other shore, beautiful and tragic.
Under the guidance of Myriad Swords Mountain, ten thousand sharp Spiritual Artifact swords, like an invincible army, plunged into the Lei Peng group, wantonly slaughtering them. They were precise, ruthless, striking vital points, with every sword drawing blood. Those Spiritual Artifact swords seemed to have a spirit, weaving through the Lei Peng group, and each swing would take down a Lei Peng.
In an instant, blood stained the sky, and Lei feathers flew everywhere. The entire Lei Peng group became a chaotic mess. Screams continuously emanated from the Lei Peng group, shrill and desperate, as if playing a tragic elegy for their deaths. The originally fierce Lei Peng group became panic-stricken under the attack of ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords. They could not resist this sharp offensive and could only watch their companions fall one by one.
At this moment, a Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King in the Lei Peng group stepped forward. Its body was several times larger than other Lei Pengs, its wings were wider, and it exuded a powerful Aura. It let out a cry that could split rocks and pierce clouds.
As the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King’s cry rang out, the chaotic Lei Peng group quickly restored order. They frantically flapped their wings, and a large amount of thunder surged from their bodies.
Countless thunders gathered together, quickly forming barriers, attempting to block the Spiritual Artifact swords from getting close. Those thunders seemed to have life, dancing in the air, forming walls of thunder. Tens of thousands of thunder snakes shot out from the walls of thunder, frantically bombarding the Spiritual Artifact sword array. For a time, the entire battlefield was enveloped by thunder and sword light, like a scene of the apocalypse.
The Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King stared intently at the Earth Element Spirit Ship, knowing that the culprit for all this was on that ship. Immediately, it let out another cry, its voice filled with anger and hatred.
As the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King’s cry rang out, the Lei Peng group once again became frenzied. They waved their huge Thunder Wings, fearless of the ten thousand swords, and charged at the Earth Element Spirit Ship regardless of everything, their eyes flashing with fierce light, as if they wanted to tear this Spirit Ship to shreds.
Li Mu stood on the deck of the Earth Element Spirit Ship, his eyes cold and firm. His hands constantly changed sword arts, frantically outputting spiritual power, controlling Myriad Swords Mountain to transform the sword array to resist the Lei Peng group’s attack.
Under Li Mu’s control, Myriad Swords Mountain then controlled the ten thousand swords to transform the sword array, with Myriad Swords Mountain as the core and ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords as the base, constructing a blooming Qing Lian in the air.
The “Qing Lian” composed of ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords instantly bloomed with dazzling light, like a magnificent flower blooming in the night sky. The sword light of this Qing Lian was brilliant and dazzling, and each lotus leaf contained powerful Sword Qi, as if it contained endless killing intent, continuous and unbroken.
As soon as the Qing Lian Sword Array unfolded, the entire sky seemed to be enveloped by Sword Qi, forming a desolate atmosphere.
Under the cover of the Qing Lian Sword Array, the power of the ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords was greatly enhanced, releasing sharp Sword Qi. The Sword Qi was unparalleled in its sharpness, as if it could tear through all obstacles, successfully cutting down Five-Rank Lei Pengs into several sections.
For a time, Lei Pengs that had died tragically fell like dumplings, and blood poured down like rain. The entire sea surface was stained crimson.
However, despite the great power of the Qing Lian Sword Array, the Lei Peng group was numerous, and their offensive was fierce. They charged at the Earth Element Spirit Ship fearlessly, attempting to break through the sword array’s defense.
Some Lei Pengs that luckily broke out of the Qing Lian Sword Array even rushed towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship to attack.
Facing the Lei Pengs’ offensive, Li Mu’s expression remained unchanged. With a thought of his Divine Thought, an army of Puppets composed of Battle Puppets suddenly appeared.
These Battle Puppets were astonishingly refined from rank 5 star wood, and each one exuded a powerful Aura. They were numerous, numbering in the thousands, neatly arranged in the air, forming an indestructible barrier.
These Battle Puppets moved swiftly, fearless of pain, and quickly entangled themselves with the Lei Peng group. Although their strength was not as great as the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King, they were enough to contend with ordinary Lei Pengs. With their assistance, the pressure on the Earth Element Spirit Ship was immediately greatly reduced.
Looking at the battle scene before them, Liu Yalan and Xue’er, who were beside Li Mu, both had color in their faces. The terrifying Lei Peng Demon group seemed to have been suppressed by his single effort. Their eyes revealed undisguised shock and admiration.
The scene was grand and spectacular, stirring the heart. The power of the sword array was so strong that the entire sky seemed to be enveloped by Sword Qi, forming a desolate atmosphere.
And at the core of the sword array, that immensely huge sword, towering like a mountain, emitted an immensely vast and heart-palpitating Spiritual Artifact might. The Spiritual Artifact runes on the sword body flickered with mysterious spiritual light, as if containing endless power, capable of easily stirring up a storm of Sword Qi and instantly tearing the Lei Peng group to shreds.
Liu Yalan’s eyes sparkled repeatedly, and her gaze towards Li Mu was filled with adoration and respect.
Li Mu, forming sword arts, focused on controlling the sword array. His figure, illuminated by the sword light, appeared even taller and more imposing, as if he were a Sword God controlling heaven and earth.
“Lord Li, you are too amazing!” Xue’er couldn’t help but exclaim.
Li Mu did not get distracted by Xue’er’s praise and continued to control the sword array, preparing to completely resolve this trouble.
This was his first time controlling Myriad Swords Mountain, which had advanced to a Seven-Order Dao Weapon, and its power exceeded Li Mu’s expectations. Due to his insufficient Realm, he was not yet able to fully unleash the entire power of Myriad Swords Mountain.
However, with the power of Myriad Swords Mountain, controlling ten thousand swords to set up a sword array became very effortless, and its power was extremely strong. Taking down this large Lei Peng group was only a matter of time.
Just as Li Mu was fully concentrating on controlling the sword array, the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King seemed to sense the danger. The fierce glint in its eyes quickly faded, replaced by a hint of fear. It seemed to understand that if it did not act quickly, its clan would face annihilation.
The Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King immediately let out a mournful cry, summoning its clan to prepare to retreat.
As the Demon King’s cry rang out, the entire Lei Peng Demon group moved accordingly. They all spread their wings, unleashing countless thunders, condensing into a huge thunder spear, preparing to retreat with thunder, break through the sword array’s encirclement, and escape this dangerous place.
However, just as the Lei Peng Demon group was about to retreat, Li Mu coldly uttered a sentence: “Come as you please, leave as you please? Don’t even think about it!”
As soon as his words fell, Li Mu’s sword art changed, and with a gentle wave of his fingers, a powerful spiritual power surged forth.
The Qing Lian Sword Array, originally filled with killing intent, began to disintegrate, transforming into another form. The light of the Qing Lian Sword Array gradually dissipated, replaced by a sharper, more domineering golden origin Sword Qi.
In an instant, the Qing Lian Sword Array transformed into the ‘Golden Profound Sword Array’ of the Grand Profound Sword Array. This transformation process was extremely rapid, as if it happened in just a moment. However, within this brief period, every Spiritual Artifact sword seemed to gain freedom, breaking through the Void Realm and transforming into a giant school of fish.
Ten thousand Spiritual Artifact swords, like agile fish, swiftly and gracefully weaved through the air. Their movements were so coordinated, as if performing a spectacular dance. As the ‘school of fish’ of the Golden Profound Sword Array danced, a powerful Sword Qi fluctuation rapidly spread, quickly catching up to the Lei Peng Demon group and enveloping them in a desolate atmosphere.
Soon, the ‘school of fish’ of the Golden Profound Sword Array displayed its powerful might. They formed a huge vortex in the air, a vortex that seemed to have endless suction, firmly drawing the Lei Pengs into it.
As the Spiritual Artifact sword vortex continuously rotated, the Lei Peng Demon group’s protective thunder power gradually weakened and finally dissipated. Immediately after, the Grand Profound Sword Array began its slaughter. With each rotation of the golden vortex, a large number of Lei Pengs died tragically, and numerous corpses fell.
Enveloped by the golden vortex, the number of Lei Pengs rapidly decreased. They struggled to escape this fatal vortex, but no matter what, they could not break free. Each Lei Peng was torn into pieces by Sword Qi within a short time, its vitality rapidly vanishing under the invasion of endless golden origin Sword Qi.
At this moment, the main body of Myriad Swords Mountain also underwent a huge change. It transformed into a gigantic golden sword, its body emitting dazzling light and a powerful Aura. With lightning speed, it fiercely pierced through the chest of the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King, 貫 xuyên through it in one go.
The Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King let out a mournful scream, its body trembling violently. It tried to struggle and resist, but alas, its injuries were too severe, and it simply could not resist this fatal blow.
Myriad Swords Mountain released endless Sword Qi, invading the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King’s body. Its life force rapidly drained away, and it finally fell weakly towards the sea surface.
With the fall of the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King, the entire Lei Peng Demon group fell into chaos. They lost the command and leadership of their leader and could no longer organize effective resistance. Under the attack of the ‘school of fish’ of the Golden Profound Sword Array, they could only passively accept their fate of death.
Finally, the originally rampant Lei Peng Demon group, under Li Mu’s sword array, either died, were injured, or fled. This fierce battle finally came to an end.
Li Mu’s external Divine Sense keenly detected something, and then with a thought of his Divine Thought, he began to recall Myriad Swords Mountain.
Soon, the scattered Spiritual Artifact swords seemed to respond to a summons, breaking through the Void Realm one after another and flying towards Myriad Swords Mountain.
“Swish, swish, swish!” Accompanied by a rapid whooshing sound, Spiritual Artifact swords, like shooting stars chasing the moon, staged a spectacular scene of ‘ten thousand swords returning to the mountain.’ Afterward, Myriad Swords Mountain rapidly shrank, transforming into a streak of light, and flew into Li Mu’s hand.
Li Mu casually put Myriad Swords Mountain into his nine storage spiritual pearl, looking down at the sea surface covered by countless Lei Peng corpses.
The sea surface was a mess, with corpses strewn everywhere. Li Mu’s figure flashed, and he flew away from the Earth Element Spirit Ship, hovering above the sea surface. His Divine Sense carefully covered every Lei Peng corpse, especially the Six-Rank Lei Peng Demon King’s corpse. Each of these high-rank Lei Peng corpses was an excellent refining material. Their hides could be used to refine thunder talismans, their demon bones could be used to refine Spiritual Artifacts, and their flesh and blood could be used to nourish spirit beasts, making them quite valuable.
Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile. Although this battle was thrilling, the final outcome was worth it.
Li Mu immediately took swift action, attaching his Divine Sense and collecting the corpses of high-rank Lei Pengs into his nine storage spiritual pearl, intending to study them carefully at his leisure to maximize their value.
After quickly collecting the spoils of war, Li Mu flew back to the Earth Element Spirit Ship, recalled the Puppet army, and then piloted the Earth Element Spirit Ship, turning into a streak of light, continuing to speed towards the Central Spirit Domain.
Indeed, not long after Li Mu left, a group of Soul Transformation Cultivators with considerable cultivation gathered from all directions.
The scene before them shocked them immensely. Countless Lei Peng corpses floated on the sea surface, blood stained the entire sea area, and a strong smell of blood permeated the sea breeze.
These Soul Transformation Cultivators looked at each other, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.
One of the Soul Transformation Cultivators exclaimed in shock, “My heavens, which Senior took action to completely wipe out one of the three scourges?!”
The “one of the three scourges” they spoke of was precisely the extremely arrogant Lei Peng Demon group. These demon groups had destroyed islands and slaughtered clans in this sea area, committing many evil deeds, and were known by almost everyone.
Another Soul Transformation Cultivator laughed excitedly, “Hahaha, so many Lei Peng corpses! We’re rich!”
For these Soul Transformation Cultivators, these Lei Peng corpses were undoubtedly a huge fortune.
Soon, this group of Soul Transformation Cultivators became busy on the sea surface. They excitedly collected the spoils of war, discussing the powerful battle prowess of that mysterious Senior as they collected. In their eyes, a Senior capable of annihilating so many Lei Peng Demon groups in one go must be an extremely powerful expert.
They did not know the truth behind this, nor did they know that the Lei Peng Demon group had been killed by a Cultivator of the same Realm as them, much less how terrifying the strength of this young Sword Cultivator truly was.
The Lei Peng group had committed many evil deeds in this sea area, relying on their Heavenly Talent and massive scale, among other advantages. Almost no one could control them; even Void Refining Late Stage Cultivators were helpless against them, only allowing them to rampage in the sea area.
However, today, everything had undergone a drastic change. That mysterious Senior had completely annihilated these Lei Peng Demon groups, restoring peace to this sea area. For the Cultivators in this sea area, this was undoubtedly something worth celebrating, not to mention that he also left behind so many valuable Lei Peng corpses, for which all the Soul Transformation Cultivators were grateful. (End of this chapter)
