Bab 735: Perang!
Formasi mantra ini menghasilkan seekor Demonic Incarnation yang bisa menggabungkan dasar kultivasi semua murid Sekte Iblis Darah. Formasi ini telah melindungi Sekte Iblis Darah selama beribu-ribu tahun, dan telah menjamin kelangsungan hidup yang panjang.
Di dalam Demonic Incarnation, lima puncak gunung Sekte Iblis Darah berkelip dengan cahaya brilian yang berubah menjadi lima lapisan riak. Setiap lapisan berbeda warnanya, dan saat menyebar, mereka berubah menjadi lima lapisan pelindung mantra terbatas.
Setiap lapisan pelindung dikelola oleh para ahli Spirit Severing, dan pengisi dengan kekuatan seluruh puncak gunung. Seluruh pertahanan ini sangat kokoh dan tahan banting.
Tiba-tiba, suara Patriark Iblis Darah resonan di seluruh Sekte Iblis Darah. u201cFormasi pertama, Demonic Incarnation, akan memiliki Meng Hao sebagai intinya. Ia akan memimpin 100.000 murid, dan akan mengendalikan formasi itu!u201d
Meng Hao saat itu berdiri di Palung Blood Prince. Saat mendengar suara Patriark Iblis Darah, ia menolehkan kepalanya.
Di sampingnya ada Xu Qing. Ia tak berkata apa-apa, malam meluruskan jubahnya, lalu memeluk pelukinya erat-erat. Sejenak berlalu, ia melepaskan pelukannya dan mundur. Meng Hao menatapnya.
u201cTunggu aku. Aku akan kembali.u201d
Xu Qing mengangguk. Di dalam hatinya, ia sangat gementar, namun ia tak mau biar Meng Hao melihatnya karena takut akan mengganggu fokusnya.
Meng Hao mengambil napas dalam-dalam, lalu keluar dari Palung Blood Prince. Tiba-tiba keluar, mata-mata yang panas dan bernapi Sekte Iblis Darah semua tertuju padanya.
Saat melihat tatapan mereka yang penuh semangat, Meng Hao merasakan rasa bersalah yang dalam. Segalanya karena ia telah mengambil jiwa Immortal sejati. Jika ia tidak melakukannya, musibah besar ini takkan menghantui Sekte Iblis Darah.
Tatkala itu, ia tiba-tiba mendengar suara Patriark Iblis Darah yang tenang di telinganya. u201cTidak perlu merasa bersalah. Benar-Benar kamu fikir Sekte Pedang Sunyi, Sekte Embun Beku Emas, dan Klan Li rela memulai perang hanyut-hanyut hanya karena jiwa seorang Immortal sejati?
u201cJiwa Immortal sejati hanyalah faktor pencetus. Alasan sebenarnya dari tindakan mereka...x85 adalah karena ketakutan pada diriku. Mereka menganggapku ancaman eksis, dan telah mencari kesempatan untuk mengeliminirku.
u201cMeski jiwa Immortal sejati tidak muncul, perang ini tetap akan terjadi. Wilayah Selatan sudah terlalu lama berdamai.u201d
Meng Hao tak menjawab, namun matanya bersinar dengan tekad dan keinginan untuk membunuh. Dalam perang ini, ia pasti akan membunuh!
Seharusnya, ia akan berusaha segala cara untuk membunuh sesbanyak mungkin musuh.
Tubuhnya melintas, lalu terbang ke arah formasi mantra pertama. Di baliknya, 100.000 murid Sekte Iblis Darah terbang melintasi langit.
Mereka semua masuk formasi mantra dan duduk dalam posisi lotus.
Di antara 20.000 orang yang di bagian tubuh. Empat anggota badan (lengan dan kaki) masing-masing 15.000 orang. Kepala 20.000 orang. Dalam total, ada 100.000 murid. Adapun Meng Hao, posisinya adalah di kening Demonic Incarnation.
Tatkala 100.000 murid memasuki formasi mantra dan duduk dalam posisi lotus, mereka melepaskan dasar kultivasi mereka. Saat kekuatan bergabung ke dalam Demonic Incarnation, dentangan gemuruh mengisi pikiran mereka. Entitas Demonic Incarnation yang sangat besar tiba-tiba terlihat hidup, berubah dari keadaan diam seperti mati menjadi kehidupan yang mekar. Energi kehidupan yang hebat meledak-lledak di dalamnya.
Meng Hao duduk dalam posisi lotus di posisi kening, niat mematikan yang mengerikan terlihat di matanya. Ia akan melindungi tempat ini, baik untuk Sekte Iblis Darah, maupun... untuk Xu Qing.
Selama ia masih bernapas, ia tidak akan membiarkan siapa pun menyentuh sepentas rambut pun di kepalamu Xu Qing.
Meskipun duduk dalam posisi lotus, ia terus mengeluarkan item magis Spirit Severing, yang diam-diamnya diabsorbsikan ke tubuhnya. Meskipun rasa sakit menggoda ambang yang ia bisa tahan, ia mengertakkan gigi erat dan bertahan. Dengan penyerapan setiap harta karun, tubuhnya yang fisik terus menjadi lebih kuat, sedikit demi sedikit.
Yang terkuat di antara semuanya... adalah lengan kanannya. Itu adalah lokasi pertama yang ia serap sebanyak seribu harta karun Spirit Severing ke dalam lengan kanannya. Setelah menggabungkan tepat seribu harta karun semacam itu ke dalam lengan kanannya, ia merasakan satu titik pertemuan di area itu; kini ia memancarkan riak mirip Dao Seeking.
u201cHampir sampai...u201d pikirnya. Ekspresinya tenang sementara melanjutkan penggabungan lebih banyak item ke tubuhnya.
Waktu berlalu. Beberapa hari kemudian, Sekte Iblis Darah sunyi seperti kubur. Suasana penuh tekanan, menekan energi yang telah mencapai puncak dan hampir meledakkan.
Di luar sekte, empat kekuatan besar telah menyelesaikan penyiapan formasi mantranya. Ratusan ribu kultivator Pengembara di Wilayah Selatan telah tiba.
Dari kejauhan, 700.000 kultivator terlihat mengelilingi Sekte Iblis Darah, menyebar di sepanjang horisontal hingga titik maksimum penglihatan. Itu adalah kekuatan yang luar biaso, dan melihatnya akan membuat hati bergetar.
u201cSekte Iblis Darah!u201d
u201cPerang ini akan berakhir dengan kehancuran Sekte Iblis Darah!u201d
u201c LAWAN!!u201d
Meskipun tengah hari, matahari terlindung sepenuhnya oleh awan gelap. Petir menanti di langit saat para massa empat kekuatan besar berteriak. 700.000 suara bergabung menyatu, berteriak dengan intensitas yang begitu besar hingga awan terbelah terbuka dan hujan mulai turun.
Hujan. Petir. Pembunuahan...
Pertempuran! Perang sedang dimulai!
Sekte Pedang Sunyi, Sekte Embun Beku Emas, Sekte Ayakan Hitam, dan Klan Li tentu saja bukanlah yang pertama untuk bergerak. Yang pertama serangan adalah para kultivator pengembara yang datang dengan harapan mencari imbalan.
Ratusan ribu orang mereka bergelaya dengan kekuatan gila-gain. Langit bergoyang, dan hujan pun tak bisa jatuh ke tanah, malah tersebar ke segala arah.
Beragam dasar kultivasi terlihat di antara kultivator pengembara. Yang tertinggi adalah di lingkaran besar tahap Jiwa Lahir; namun, tidak ada ahli Spirit Severing yang hadir. Saat mereka menyerang, formasi mantra di sekitar mereka meledak dengan cahaya silam. Petir dari atas tertarik, masuk ke formasi mantra, lalu menghasilkan banyak ular perak yang terbuat dari petir.
Ada delapan ular perak, 300 meter lebar dan 30.000 meter panjang, yang menarik ratusan ribu kultivator pengembara ke dalamnya saat muncul. Dari kejauh, puluh ribu kultivator tampak di dalam setiap ular perak, memberikan kekuatannya untuk petir. Ular-ular itu lalu melayang langsung ke arah Demonic Incarnation yang sangat besar yang menyelimuti Sekte Iblis Darah.
Di dalam Demonic Incarnation, 100.000 murid Sekte Iblis Darah mulai berteriak.
u201cPangeri Darah, apakah kita bertarung?!u201d
u201cPangeri Darah, kami menunggu perintahmu!!u201d
Suara mereka menggema di dalam Demonic Incarnation, namun tak terdengar di dunia luar.
u201cBelum waktunya,u201d jawab Meng Hao dengan tenang. Perlahan-lahan, ia mengangkat tangan kanannya, dan sebagai jawabannya, Demonic Incarnation yang sangat besar ini juga mengangkat tangannya, lalu menepuk tanah dengan kekuatan yang gemuruh.
Boom!
Dengkuak yang sangat keras terdengar, lalu sebuah pelindung cahaya berwarna merah darah menembak keluar dari telapak tangan Demonic Incarnation untuk menyapu ke segala arah.
Saat delapan ular petir perak yang datang menyerang Demonic Incarnation, mereka ditolak oleh pelindung berwarna merah darah pada jarak 3.000 meter. Pelindung ini berkilau dan terdistorsi di bawah serangan berulang, namun tak runtuh.
Di dalam Demonic Incarnation, niat mematikan yang membara terlihat di mata 100.000 murid Sekte Iblis Darah. Tubuh mereka memancarkan cahaya merah yang gelap saat menunggu, sepenuhnya bergabung dengan Demonic Incarnation. Adapun Meng Hao, ia duduk di posisi kening, terus memasukkan harta karun Spirit Severing ke dalam daging lengan kanannya.
1.451. 1.452.... Saat item terus-menerus bergabung ke dalam lengan kanannya, ia semakin kuat. Aura Dao Seeking semakin mencolok, dan Meng Hao tahu bahwa ia hanya sedikit lagi...x85 dari membuatkan lengan kanannya menjadi bagian pertama dari tubuh fisiknya yang benar-benar berada di Dao Seeking.
Delapan ular petir perak menyerang terus-menerus, namun pelindung merah darah tetap bertahan, meskipun distorsinya menggores permukaannya. Ia bahkan mampu menyerang balik, sehingga dua ular perak yang lemah sebelumnya mulai tampil retak-retak.
u201cSampah! Bahkan dengan bantuan formasi mantra Klan Li kita, orang-orang yang bodoh itu masih tak bisa mengancurkan formasi mantra pertama Sekte Iblis Darah!u201d Patriark ketiga Klan Li mengeluarkan napas dingin.
u201cFellow Daoist Six-Daos,u201d kata kultivator rambut merah Sekte Embun Beku Emas, matanya tertuju pada Patriark Six-Daos dari Sekte Ayakan Hitam. u201cWaktunya bagimu bertindak.u201d
Kultivator jubah hitam dari Sekte Pedang Sunyi juga menoleh ke arahnya.
Six-Daos wajahnya bersimpul dan mengeluarkan napas dingin. Tak ada car lain, jadi ia mengangkat tangannya dan menunjuk ke depan. Jiwa dan kultivator jiwa tidak berwarna Sekte Ayakan Hitam di baliknya gigit gigi dan bergegas maju. Ada setidaknya satu jiwa tidak berwarna yang memancarkan aura Spirit Severing; bersama dengan itu, Sekte Ayakan Hitam tampak seperti pedang raksaksa yang menggoreskan udara untuk menusuk pelindung merah darah yang sedang dilawan oleh delapan ular petir.
Seuatu ledakan gemuruh, dan pelindung merah darah bergetar, seolah lemah. Delapan ular petir perak bergabung kekuatannya. Itu, digabungkan dengan dasar kultivasi Sekte Ayakan Hitam, menyerang bagian terlemah pelindung.
Suara retak terdengar, retak-retak menyebar. Retakan-retak itu dengan cepat menyembuhkan kembali, bahkan mengirimkan serangan balik ke luar. Dua ular perak yang lemah sebelumnya tiba-tiba meledak.
Tak ada teriak-teriak celaka yang menyedihkan. Saat ular itu meledak, puluh ribu kultivator di dalamnya langsung disapuk, mati di roh dan di tubuh.
Para kultivator di enam ular petir yang tersisa terlihat terkesan kaget. Namun, mereka datang ke sini untuk mencari keberuntungan dan telah dijanjikan empat kekuatan besar akan memberi mereka apa yang mereka cari. Meskipun pertempuran ini hebat, apakah benar mereka akan menyerah begitu saja?
u201cMeng Hao!u201d teriak jiwa Spirit Severing. u201cApakah kamu akan terus bersembunyi di Sekte Iblis Darah sepanjang waktu? Aku menantangmu untuk keluar dan bertarung!u201d Ia mengira Meng Hao berada di suatu tempat di Sekte Iblis Darah, bukan di dalam Demonic Incarnation.
Suaranya menggema, melewati pelindung merah darah, semuanya ke arah Demonic Incarnation, hingga ke telinga Meng Hao.
Mata Meng Hao bersinar dengan niat mematikan, namun ia tak melakukan apa pun. Ia lebih lanjut terus memasukkan harta karun Spirit Severing ke dalam lengan kanannya.
1.479. 1.480!
Meng Hao jelas merasakan lengan kanannya kini hampir sepenuhnya melewati Spirit Severing, dan benar-benar memasuki Dao Seeking.
Ledakan-ledakan gemuruh terdengar dari luar, enam ular petir perak, bergabungan dengan kultivator Sekte Ayakan Hitam di bawah pimpinan jiwa Spirit Severing, terus-menerus menyerang pelindung merah darah. Pelindung ini mulai menyimp
Chapter 735: War!
This spell formation resulted in a Demonic Incarnation that could merge the cultivation bases of all of the Blood Demon Sect disciples. It had protected the Blood Demon Sect for countless years, and had ensured its long-lasting survival.
Inside the Demonic Incarnation, the five mountain peaks of the Blood Demon Sect glowed with brilliant light that transformed into five layers of ripples. Each layer was a different color, and as they spread out, they transformed into a five-layered restrictive spell shield.
Each layer of the shield was maintained by Spirit Severing experts, and was filled with the power of the entire mountain peak. The entire defense was incredibly tough and resilient.
Suddenly, Patriarch Blood Demon’s voice echoed out through the Blood Demon Sect. “The first formation, the Demonic Incarnation, will have Meng Hao as the nucleus. He will lead 100,000 disciples, and will control the formation!”
Meng Hao currently stood in Blood Prince Gorge. When he heard Patriarch Blood Demon’s voice, he looked up.
Next to him was Xu Qing. She didn’t speak, but instead silently straightened his robe, and then wrapped her arms around him. After a moment passed, she released him and stepped back. Meng Hao looked at her.
“Wait for me. I’ll be back.”
Xu Qing nodded. Inside, she was getting incredibly nervous, but she didn’t let Meng Hao see it for fear that it might distract him.
Meng Hao took a deep breath and then walked out of Blood Prince Gorge. The moment he emerged, the mad, burning eyes of the Blood Demon Sect disciples all came to focus on him.
When he saw their impassioned gazes, Meng Hao felt a deep guilt. All of this was because he had taken the true Immortal’s soul. If he hadn’t, this great catastrophe would not have descended on the Blood Demon Sect.
It was at this point that he suddenly heard Patriarch Blood Demon’s calm voice speaking in his ear. “There’s no need to feel guilty. Do you really think that the Solitary Sword Sect, the Golden Frost Sect, and the Li Clan are willing to start a war just because of the soul of a true Immortal?
“The true Immortal’s soul was just an instigating factor. The true reason for their actions... is their fear of me. They believe me to be an existential threat, and have been looking for an opportunity to get rid of me.
“Even if the true Immortal’s soul didn’t come along, this war still would have happened. The Southern Domain has been at peace for too long.”
Meng Hao didn’t respond, but his eyes gleamed with decisiveness and the desire to slaughter. In this war, he would definitely be doing some killing!
In fact, he would do everything within his might to kill as many enemies as possible.
His body flashed as he flew up toward the first spell formation. Behind him, 100,000 Blood Demon Sect disciples soared through the air. All of them entered the spell formation and then sat down cross-legged.
There were 20,000 in the torso. The four limbs had 15,000 each. The head had 20,000. In total, there were 100,000 disciples. As for Meng Hao, his position was in the forehead of the Demonic Incarnation.
As soon as the 100,000 disciples entered the spell formation and sat down cross-legged, they unleashed their cultivation bases. As the power merged into the Demonic Incarnation, rumbling sounds filled their minds. The enormous Demonic Incarnation suddenly seemed to revert from a state of deathlike inactivity, to life. Flourishing life force exploded out inside of it.
Meng Hao sat cross-legged in the forehead position, monstrous killing intent visible in his eyes. He would protect this place, both for the Blood Demon Sect, and... for Xu Qing.
As long as he was alive, he would not permit anyone to harm even a hair on Xu Qing’s head.
Even as he sat there cross-legged, he continuously produced Spirit Severing magical items, which he absorbed into his body. Even as the pain threatened to cross the threshold that he could tolerate, he clenched his jaw tightly and pressed on. With the absorption of each treasure, his fleshly body continued to grow stronger, bit by bit.
The strongest of all.... was his right arm. That was the first location into which he had absorbed the Spirit Severing treasures. After melding exactly a thousand such treasures into his right arm, he could sense a breakthrough in that specific area; it now radiated ripples similar to Dao Seeking.
“Almost there....” he thought. His expression was calm as he continued to fuse more items into his body.
Time passed. Several days later, the Blood Demon Sect was deathly silent. The atmosphere was one of suppression, suppression of the incredible energy that had built up to a peak and was just waiting to explode out.
Outside of the sect, the four great powers had finished setting up their spell formations. Hundreds of thousands of Southern Domain rogue cultivators had arrived.
From a distance, 700,000 cultivators could be seen surrounding the Blood Demon Sect, spread across the horizon as far as the eye could see. It was an incredible force, and looking at it would cause one’s heart to tremble.
“Blood Demon Sect!”
“This war will end with the extermination of the Blood Demon Sect!”
“FIGHT!!”
It was noontime, but the sun was completely covered by the dark clouds. Lightning crackled through the sky as the vast crowds of the four great powers roared. 700,000 voices combined together, roaring with such intensity that the clouds were split open and rain began to pour down.
Rain. Thunder. Slaughter....
Battle!
The war was beginning!
The Solitary Sword Sect, the Golden Frost Sect, the Black Sieve Sect, and the Li Clan were not the first ones to make a move. The first to attack were naturally the rogue cultivators who had come hoping to earn rewards.
Hundreds of thousands of them surged forth with earthshaking power. The sky shook, and the rain was incapable of even falling to the ground, and was instead scattered about in all directions.
A great variety of cultivation bases could be seen among the rogue cultivators. The highest were in the great circle of the Nascent Soul stage; however, there were no Spirit Severing experts present. As they attacked, the spell formations around them burst out with blinding light. Lightning from above was pulled down, entering into the spell formations, which then produced numerous silver snakes composed of lightning bolts.
There were eight silver snakes in total, 300 meters wide and 30,000 meters long, that sucked the hundreds of thousands of rogue cultivators inside of them as they emerged. From a distance, tens of thousands of rogue cultivators could be seen inside each of the silver snakes, lending their power to the lightning. The snakes immediately shot directly toward the enormous Demonic Incarnation surrounding the Blood Demon Sect.
Inside the Demonic Incarnation, the 100,000 Blood Demon Sect disciples began to call out.
“Blood Prince, do we fight?!”
“Blood Prince, we’re waiting for your command!!”
Their voices echoed about inside of the Demonic Incarnation, but could not be heard in the outside world.
“The time has not come yet,” replied Meng Hao calmly. He slowly raised his right hand, and in response, the enormous, cross-legged Demonic Incarnation also raised its hand, then pounded the ground violently with a palm strike.
Boom!
A deafening sound could be heard as a blood-colored shield of light shot out from the palm of the Demonic Incarnation to sweep out in all directions.
As the eight incoming lightning snakes closed in on the Demonic Incarnation, they were blocked by the blood-colored shield at a distance of 3,000 meters. The shield twisted and distorted under the power of the repeated attacks levied against it, but did not collapse.
Inside the Demonic Incarnation, killing intent flashed brightly in the eyes of the 100,000 Blood Demon Sect disciples. Their bodies emanated bloody glows as they waited, fused completely with the Demonic Incarnation. As for Meng Hao, he sat in the forehead position, continuously feeding Spirit Severing treasures into the flesh of his right arm.
1,451. 1,452.... As the items continued to fuse into his arm, it grew more and more powerful. The Dao Seeking aura became more prominent, and Meng Hao knew that he was just a little bit away... from making his hand the first part of his fleshly body that was truly in Dao Seeking.
Eight silver lightning snakes attacked constantly, but the blood-colored shield continued to hold strong, despite the distortions that marred its surface. It even managed to make counterattacks, such that two of the silver snakes were beginning to show signs of breaking apart.
“Trash! Even with the help of our Li Clan spell formations, those good-for-nothing fools still can’t break the Blood Demon Sect’s first spell formation!” The Li Clan’s 3rd Patriarch gave a cold snort.
“Fellow Daoist Six-Daos,” said the red-haired Golden Frost Sect cultivator, his eyes coming to rest on Patriarch Six-Daos of the Black Sieve Sect. “It’s about time for you to make your move.”
The black-robed cultivator from the Solitary Sword Sect also looked over at him.
Six-Daos’ face flickered and he snorted coldly. There was no way for him to refuse, so he raised his hand and pointed forward. The Black Sieve Sect discarnate souls and cultivators behind him gritted their teeth and charged forward. There was even one discarnate soul who emanated a Spirit Severing aura; including it, the Black Sieve Sect looked like an enormous sword, slicing through the air to stab toward the blood-colored shield that the eight lightning snakes were contending with.
A huge boom rattled out, and the blood-colored shield shuddered, seemingly growing weaker. The eight lightning snakes merged their power together. That, combined with the cultivation bases of the Black Sieve Sect, smashed into the weakest parts of the shield.
Cracking sounds could be heard as fissures spread out. The fissures quickly sealed back up, though, and even sent counterattacks back out. The two silver lightning snakes that had been weakened before suddenly exploded.
There were no miserable screams. The instant that the snake exploded, the tens of thousands of cultivators inside were instantly wiped out, dead in spirit and body.
The cultivators in the remaining six lightning snakes looked shocked. However, they had come here to seek good fortune and had been promised by the four great powers that they would get what they sought. It didn’t matter that the battle was fierce; would they really give up so easily?
“Meng Hao!” the Spirit Severing discarnate soul cried out. “Are you going to keep hiding in the Blood Demon Sect the whole time? I dare you to come out and fight!” He assumed Meng Hao was somewhere in the Blood Demon Sect, not inside the Demonic Incarnation.
His voice reverberated as it passed through the blood-colored shield, all the way to the Demonic Incarnation, and into Meng Hao’s ears.
Meng Hao’s eyes flickered with killing intent, but he did nothing. Instead, he continued to feed Spirit Severing treasures into his right hand.
1,479. 1,480!
Meng Hao could clearly sense that his right arm was now almost completely beyond Spirit Severing, and had truly entered into Dao Seeking.
Booms echoed out from the outside as six lightning snakes, joined by the Black Sieve Sect cultivators under the leadership of the Spirit Severing discarnate soul, continued to attack the blood-colored shield. The shield began to distort and shrink, and portions even began to shatter.
“Meng Hao!” called the Spirit Severing discarnate soul. “I was the one who personally extracted Xu Qing’s soul! The process of separating her body and soul wracked her with intense pain! The look on her face... I still remember it as if it were yesterday.” He waved his hand, and the shield shook. He was obviously trying to bait Meng Hao into fighting.
The instant his voice rang out, Meng Hao looked up. Intense viciousness could be seen in his eyes, as well as explosive killing intent.
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