Chapter 709 - 327: Breaking Through the Formation
"Boom!"
Vast energy rampantly overflowed, causing the entire world to change color, akin to a massive thunderstorm!
The foremost three Horned Demons were instantly engulfed by unparalleled Sword Qi; despite their utmost efforts to resist, the shield formed around them shattered immediately, and their powerful Heroic Spirit bodies seemed as fragile as straw in the face of that Sword Qi, shredded into flesh and blood in less than a second!
The Heroic Spirits behind them, although spared the most frenzied Sword Qi, still spewed blood and were sent flying!
Such is the might of one sword strike, directly slaying three Heroic Spirits, heavily injuring three more, and lightly injuring eight!
Everyone was shocked and looked up.
"Is this... a Demigod?!"
The faces of the Horned Demon’s War Generals drastically changed, while on the Human Race’s side, hope seemed to rekindle!
However, this flicker of hope was extremely faint, like a candle in the wind, precariously close to extinguishing at any moment.
The reason was simple: although Chu Xiu’s sword strike was at the Demigod Level in output, it still wasn’t enough!
Even if he had killed three and heavily injured three, there were still twenty-four Heroic Spirits blocking his path!
These twenty-four Heroic Spirits were not like the situation with the blue-haired Demigod, who could not summon Magic Power during the previous assault due to backlash; when Magic Power could be used, even the Demigod returning might not break through these twenty-four Heroic Spirits’ defense quickly!
All nearby Horned Demons were rushing over at top speed! Previously, a large number of Horned Demons had followed to intercept the blue-haired Demigod, among which there was no lack of Heroic Spirits!
Though Chu Xiu’s display had exceeded everyone’s expectations, even with their confidence in him, no one believed he could pierce through so many Horned Demons’ defenses in such a short time!
At this moment, a blast echoed from the sky, rapidly approaching Chu Xiu — a Horned Demon War General!
Indeed, after the Divine Power Daoist began struggling, to prevent unexpected incidents, one of the two War Generals besieging him split off to offer support!
This scene further dashed the scant hope remaining within the crowd.
Yet, faced with Horned Demons charging from all directions, Chu Xiu’s expression didn’t change at all, as if everything was within his expectations.
Suddenly, a burly figure engulfed in flames appeared behind him, without any warning!
In the next moment, a bizarre wave emanated from that figure, rapidly spreading outward, forming a dark red domain with the figure at its center, encompassing a kilometer radius!
Sinful Fire Purgatory!
After days of fortification, the Purgatory Demon Corpse could barely activate this top-tier Divine Technique again!
In the instant the domain formed, all Horned Demons within it became engulfed in eerie Sinful Fire!
Cries of agony rang out, as nearby General Tier Horned Demons plummeted like raindrops, and King Tier Horned Demons gradually transformed into burning fireballs as they charged at Chu Xiu, their flesh beginning to melt before they could touch him, emitting tragic wails!
Only the Heroic Spirits could barely resist it.
But...
"Sinful Fire is the flame ignited by life itself; it cannot be extinguished."
A smile touched Chu Xiu’s lips.
The Sinful Fire Purgatory was immensely powerful, perhaps even excessively so from a certain perspective!
A large-scale group attack that ignores numbers without any diminishment, it’s practically a team battle Divine Skill!
But the drawbacks are equally apparent.
Primarily, compared to the Demigod Tier, the range is far too small! Secondly, as for the Purgatory Demon Corpse itself, while its Constitution and defense sufficed, its overall combat strength lagged behind the Demigod.
Being a resurrected Corpse Refinement, naturally, it couldn’t withstand its Same Tier.
What’s more, the Purgatory Demon Corpse hadn’t been perfectly refined yet, far from attaining Demigod Power.
Thus, the correct approach to dealing with the Purgatory Demon Corpse should be either to immediately retreat from its domain, given that fighting within any enemy domain is foolish regardless of whether it’s Sinful Fire Purgatory or another domain.
Or concentrate power to directly destroy the Purgatory Demon Corpse’s body.
But now, was the perfect occasion for the Purgatory Demon Corpse to exert its effect!
To protect the Core Anchor Point, those twenty-seven Heroic Spirits dared not move, remaining in front of Chu Xiu, allowing the Sinful Fire to burn them!
Under such circumstances, the three previously heavily injured Heroic Spirits were the first to yield, their barriers burned through as the most fire began scorching their bodies, causing them to cry out in severe pain!
This scene left the crowd below stunned; they have never witnessed such a bizarre skill! This terrifying group attack ability, targeting without any diminishment, was in some ways even more intricate than the Divine Techniques of various Demigods!
"But it’s not enough!"
All Demigods wore grim expressions, although Chu Xiu’s Divine Skill was strong, time was not on their side!
Only one and a half seconds remained until the end of the nuclear impact’s high-energy phase; even if Chu Xiu could unleash Demigod-level attacks, it would only extend this time to two seconds at most!
In two seconds, these Heroic Spirits could still hold out!
Not to mention that at this very moment, the Horned Demon War General charged furiously into the Sinful Fire Purgatory!
The same Sinful Fire ignited on him, but for a Demigod, this level of burning was easily bearable!
Coincidentally, this War General was the very same Demigod Horned Demon who had crossed swords with Chu Xiu before!