Chapter 86: The Formation of the Myriad Venoms Array! The Black Dragon Shatters the Formation!
Heaven and earth quaked as the poisonous mist, stretching for dozens of miles, surged violently. At its edge, a dark canopy was forming, rising up to the sky, leaving no gap except the heavens above. Fang Wang swiftly arrived atop Xiao Zi’s head. All around, the demon cultivators of Green Cicada Valley ceased their attacks and withdrew, opening up space.
“Master, this formation is no simple matter!” Xiao Zi said anxiously, her delicate voice tinged with terror and worry once more.
Expressionless, Fang Wang gazed into the distance. “A formation assembled by tens of thousands of cultivators is naturally formidable. Even a cultivator at the Condensing Spirit Realm would be easily suppressed by such an array.”
The great battle had raged for some time now; he had slain at least a thousand, and his spiritual power was more than half spent. Yet the demon cultivators of Green Cicada Valley remained numerous—wherever he looked, their figures appeared in every direction.
Even with Pang Tun Tian’s death, Green Cicada Valley had not relented. It seemed their true reliance lay in this so-called Ten Thousand Venom Array!
Fang Wang had heard of it before—the Ten Thousand Venom Array, the foremost formation of Green Cicada Valley. It was the reason they ranked among the Nine Great Sects, even without a Condensing Spirit Realm master.
Once the Ten Thousand Venom Array was unleashed, heaven howled and earth mourned; all things decayed!
“It seems it’s time to get serious,” Fang Wang murmured. He had refrained from casting wide-ranging destructive spells, for the enemy was too many and agile, attacking him from all sides at a distance. Using high-consumption spells would quickly exhaust him.
Of course, he could escape if he wished—Green Cicada Valley could not stop him!
But he fought not just for himself, but for the Fang family behind him, and for the Taiyuan Sect!
The Taiyuan Sect was likely beset by the demonic path. If he could cut through Green Cicada Valley, their pressure would lessen. In his previous life, without him or Zhou Xue, Taiyuan Sect still survived peril; now, with Green Cicada Valley weakened, they would surely endure.
As for the Fang family disciples within Taiyuan Sect, he worried for them, but hope remained. For there was still someone he could rely on.
“The Ten Thousand Venom Array is activated! All, reinforce with your spiritual power—slay this fiend at once!” The gaunt man standing upon a toad roared, his four surrounding venom flags erupting with spiritual power, soaring upward. Thunderclouds churned above the array, beams of azure light pierced the sky and fell.
Tens of thousands of demon cultivators followed suit. Meanwhile, more Green Cicada Valley cultivators arrived outside the array, raising their hands to reinforce the formation with their own spiritual power. The mountains teemed with demon figures.
Rumble—
The sea of clouds parted, and a massive azure sigil appeared above the array, spanning more than ten miles. Fang Wang looked up but could not discern its form—was it complex script, or some pattern? Whatever it was, it gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, a terrifying pressure descending, forcing Xiao Zi’s gigantic serpent body to bend low.
“Master, I can’t hold on much longer!” Xiao Zi cried, her body trembling.
This sight stirred fervor among the demon cultivators, the elders shouting to rally their forces.
“He cannot withstand the Ten Thousand Venom Array—we will avenge our leader!”
“No matter how monstrous his talent, he’s only cultivated sixteen years; even the strongest have limits!”
“Hahaha, the Heaven’s Treasure Spirit will die by our hands—spread the word, and all sects will be awed!”
“Truly, he is powerful; if not for the elders holding him off, we couldn’t have gathered the array—he would have been unstoppable.”
“He’s comparable to a Condensing Spirit master. No exaggeration—he’s among the top five in the Great Qi Immortal Realm.”
Each demon cultivator was drenched in sweat, pouring everything into reinforcing the array. Their faces shone with excitement, anticipation, disdain.
The stronger Fang Wang was, the greater their sense of triumph in slaying him.
Yet Fang Wang did not flinch before the array’s might. He gazed up at the enormous azure sigil, golden-scaled white-feathered robes fluttering in the wind. Streams of golden dragon energy burned like undying fire, casting their own light upon the dark battlefield, impossible to conceal.
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“Xiao Zi, do you not long to become a dragon?” Fang Wang whispered, watching the heavens.
Xiao Zi’s serpent eyes widened. “What do you mean, Master? Can you turn me into a dragon?”
She recalled the spell Fang Wang had used to break open the forbidden gate—could it be revived?
Before her words faded, she felt a scorching spiritual power envelop her body—Fang Wang’s own.
Her eyes brightened. In this moment, she felt fused with Fang Wang.
Standing atop Xiao Zi’s head, Fang Wang invoked the Nine Dragon Transformation Technique, his spiritual power flooding outward, dragon energy engulfing Xiao Zi’s vast body, taking the form of a dragon.
The spirit dragon.
The form dragon.
The white dragon.
As Xiao Zi transformed into a white dragon, a dragon’s roar echoed across heaven and earth, the surging venomous mist unable to obscure her figure.
All demon cultivators fixed their gaze upon the white dragon, majestic and domineering amid the dark world.
“What is that?”
“A dragon…a true dragon from legend?”
“What’s going on? How did that serpent demon become a dragon?”
“No! It must be some demon spell—stay alert!”
“Still struggling? We’ve established the array—there’s no way they can break it!”
The demon cultivators of Green Cicada Valley argued in shock; those of higher rank shouted to calm their subordinates.
After becoming a white dragon, Xiao Zi’s burden eased, and she raised her massive form.
Yet Fang Wang was not satisfied.
Xiao Zi’s dragon body began to change color—from white to azure, then from azure to yellow. With each shift, her body swelled ever larger. In the eyes of the demon cultivators, she expanded suddenly, the spectacle awe-inspiring.
As Xiao Zi grew, the cultivators’ fear and unease deepened. Gritting their teeth, they increased their spiritual output.
Yellow became violet, violet became red, red became gold!
A hundred-zhang-tall golden dragon raised its head and howled, its roar shaking heaven and earth, stirring all hearts.
The gaunt elder hurriedly shouted, “Array, kill!”
The thousand primary controllers of the array cast their incantations in unison. The azure sigil above trembled, unleashing terrifying array power. The venomous mist surged forth, engulfing the sigil, which then plummeted.
It fell like the collapse of the heavens!
The earth shook, and all arrayed cultivators trembled, staring at the golden dragon within, teeth clenched.
Fang Wang’s eyes sharpened atop Xiao Zi’s head; Xiao Zi felt an unstoppable force lifting her up.
Roar—
The golden dragon soared, and in the instant of ascent, it transformed into a black dragon!
The highest level of the Nine Dragon Transformation Technique!
As the golden dragon became the black dragon, its dragon might intensified—a force that struck terror into the tens of thousands of Green Cicada Valley disciples!
It was the ultimate aura of destruction!
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The black dragon’s speed surged, wild and fierce, charging into the heavens, shattering the azure sigil. Instantly, a brilliant light swept the world, forcing all demon cultivators to close their eyes instinctively.
Even the Fang family resting in the distant mountains were dazzled.
Flying swiftly on his sword, Fang Hanyu felt something, turned to look, and a wave of bright light swept toward him, his temples blown by its force.
Luckily, the light lasted only a moment.
“Fang Wang…you must survive!” Fang Hanyu gritted his teeth. If it were one-on-one, he had absolute confidence in Fang Wang—no one could stop him. But facing so many enemies, he could only worry.
…
The black dragon ascended, smashing the gigantic azure sigil—the Ten Thousand Venom Array was instantly broken!
Unparalleled might!
After the dazzling light faded and their eyes opened, the demon cultivators found the array destroyed. The backlash sent them vomiting blood, flying back, and many low-level cultivators died on the spot.
The venomous mist swept across heaven and earth like a monstrous tide, tearing out trees in its path.
The gaunt elder was also wounded, his four venom flags barely shielding him from the shockwave. His face was filled with terror and despair, and as he looked up, the thunderclouds above had been punched through, a massive black dragon’s head emerging. Before its gaze, all mortals felt their own insignificance.
“It’s over…” The gaunt elder trembled, his voice shaky and his face drained of color.
At that moment, even Green Cicada Valley’s venomous insects felt fear—an instinct beyond control.
In the distance, a male cultivator lay trembling on the ground, struggling to rise. He stared at the black dragon on the horizon in despair, his voice shaking: “Ten Thousand…Ten Thousand Venom Array…is broken…”
“Run!” From another direction came a demon cultivator’s desperate cry, shattering the silence of heaven and earth. The morale of Green Cicada Valley collapsed; the surviving demon cultivators scrambled to flee, all in panic, elders included, fleeing faster than the disciples.
Their leader was dead—no matter, for they had the array.
With the array destroyed, their confidence was truly gone.
Fang Wang saw that a group of demon cultivators were fleeing toward the Fang family’s path, so he directed Xiao Zi to pursue.
The black dragon dispersed, dragon energy swept aside like wind, revealing Xiao Zi’s form. Her body, once enormous, now seemed modest as the black dragon faded.
“Master! So powerful! I really became a dragon just now!” Xiao Zi cried out in excitement, as Fang Wang managed a smile atop her head.
Transforming into the black dragon had exhausted all his spiritual power, but the battle was not over—he could still fight with his physical strength.
Standing proudly on the serpent’s head, Fang Wang gripped the Heavenly Palace Halberd in his right hand, and took a spiritual energy pill from his storage pouch with his left.
Green Cicada Valley had slaughtered Taiyuan Sect disciples and tormented Fang Hanyu—this enmity was not yet settled; now, they had encircled him, making it irreconcilable!
Fang Wang’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Even with his spiritual power depleted, his fighting spirit burned.
Xiao Zi sped along, following the direction Fang Wang pointed with the halberd, flying swiftly and breathing sword energy to slay demon cultivators in her path.
The thrill of not being surrounded excited her greatly!
The demon cultivators of Green Cicada Valley, terrified out of their wits, dared not retaliate—only fleeing with all their might. Any pursued by Fang Wang and Xiao Zi had no hope of escape.
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