Chapter 796 - 717: Reaching the Peak 116
At this moment, it was the world of the Array Masters. After Tan Shuangshuang and her group arrived here, the only thing they needed to do was stay fully alert. Once the demon channel opened, they must attack immediately, killing as many demons as possible.
As a master at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, Tan Shuangshuang’s targets were the High-level Demon Clan members and possibly the demon experts at the same stage!
Everyone guarded the demon channel entrance for three whole days. After three days, the arrays at the channel’s entrance began to shatter one after another. Seeing that this channel was going to be lost, Tan Shuangshuang took the initiative to stand in front of the demon channel.
Cultivators reaching the Martial Sect Level could hover briefly in the air, and at the Martial Venerate Level, they could fly for some time. At Tan Shuangshuang’s Transcendance Tribulation Stage, not only could she hover for a long time, but her ease of action in the air was like walking on flat ground, fighting in the air was also as if on land.
Today, Tan Shuangshuang wore a black vestment robe with gold patterns. The robe was exquisitely crafted and practical, making her look both neat and graceful. The Thousand Silk Entanglement whirled and danced around her body, exuding a powerful and cold aura.
There were quite a few people guarding the demon channel here. Among them, there were four Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses like Tan Shuangshuang, but she was the most dazzling among them. She was the youngest, yet her cultivation reached such a level!
Even though her exact combat prowess was unknown, a Tribulation Crossing Powerhouse’s fighting power, even if not extremely strong, wouldn’t be weak, given their level.
No matter what, with five Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses at the front line facing the demon channel, they offered boundless courage to those behind. Currently guarding the front of the demon channel were Phoenix Feather Country’s troops and cultivators from its allied nations.
From an army of low-level cultivators to a combat squad of high-level cultivators, up to the strongest led by Tan Shuangshuang and the other four Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses, there were no fewer than four million people here!
With so many people guarding here, the demon channel was not that large, and by logic, not many demons should come through, but in fact, the channel discharged demons at a rapid pace.
The speed of projecting demons through the demon channel was so fast that not even Demigod Strongman could stop it. Once the demon channel opened, every breath could release tens of thousands of demons!
Even more challenging was the demon channel, which randomly projected demons within a five-thousand-meter radius each time. Thus, it was impossible to concentrate and eliminate them at the entrance.
Moreover, in a situation unfavorable to humans, the demon channel, while opening to release demons, simultaneously issued abyssal breath into the human world.
This meant that even without demon attacks, the mere existence of a demon channel could gradually assimilate the entire continent into an abyssal world suitable for the demons, if not promptly sealed.
All abyssal worlds where demons lived were transformed this way. The number of demonic abysses indicates how many continents once belonged to humans were conquered and fallen to the demons.
No one knows how these demon channels came about or how they appeared, but it’s certain that each appearance is a catastrophe for the continents where they emerge!
As no one knows how to completely seal demon channels, historically, people have had only one choice when faced with them: kill the demons emerging and set up sealing rituals to enclose the demon channel entirely.
Demon channels do not remain unchanged; eventually, they will disappear, but this disappearance can take decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years. During this long period, people must consistently guard the demon channel to ensure its seal doesn’t break.
This is an extremely arduous process, with fewer than thirty percent of invaded continents able to withstand this disaster successfully and seal the demon channel until it vanishes.
Therefore, when Yun Mantian gloomily stated this was a catastrophe for the entire continent, it was not hyperbolic; it was entirely realistic.
The demon channel opened much faster than Tan Shuangshuang anticipated, with the arrays breaking increasingly quickly until they eventually failed altogether, releasing a massive, dense abyssal breath accompanied by rolling black mist!
The advanced cultivators and the army on the ground quickly retreated, as their cultivation was relatively low and unable to resist the abyssal breath. Being contaminated would inevitably harm their bodies, weakening morale before battle was unfavorable.
However, Tan Shuangshuang and the other four Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses did not retreat. Instead, they each took action to attack immediately, as along with the abyssal breath came a swarm of demons. Initially, the appearance was of lower-level demons, followed by high-level ones, and finally leading the charge were several Martial Venerate Level demons. Not unexpectedly, two Transcendance Tribulation Stage demons also appeared and attacked directly upon arrival.
The attack of this Tribulation Crossing demon was very clear—targeting a nearby Array Master at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. The one who previously set up the arrays to block the demon channel was this Tribulation Crossing Array Master.
That Tribulation Crossing Array Master was not weak. At this level, Array Masters are more formidable than Sword Cultivators. Instantly deploying a man-high array, he not only blocked the demon’s attack but also absorbed and returned it in counterstrike.
Although the power sources were the same, once externalized and returned, the force showed no reduction. The demon was unprepared for such advanced array cultivation, took significant damage from its force, and the Array Master seized the opportunity to intensify the attack and decapitate it. The core of the demon was enough to create a Transcendance Tribulation Stage magic cultivator specialized in countering demons.
As this Array Master slew one Tribulation Crossing demon, three nearby Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses simultaneously and tacitly launched an attack, instantly killing a duo of Tribulation Crossing demon strongmen.
Among all the Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses, only Tan Shuangshuang’s attack was the most fierce. Since reaching the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, Tan Shuangshuang could now control up to twenty thousand strands of Thousand Silk Entanglement! As Tan Shuangshuang launched her attack, the sight was flooded with countless avatars of Thousand Silk Entanglement!
In a breath’s time, the demon channel output over twenty thousand demons, ranging from high-level to low-level. The appearing demons dispersed, preventing them from being surrounded and perfectly avoiding the Tribulation Crossing Powerhouses’ instant attacks.