Patrol Captain

Chen Yuan moved like lightning, covering a distance of about a mile in the blink of an eye, as if he had teleported in mid-air. His spear shot out like a dragon, drawing in heavenly thunder, piercing through the sky, and crashing towards the Demon King Taiyi.

On the other side, the Demon King Taiyi sprouted scimitar-shaped daggers from his arms, his blue eyes narrowed slightly, and the scales on his face rippled like waves. He crossed his arms and blocked forward, letting out a low groan. A huge protective shield, like blood jade, appeared in response.

"when"

A metallic clang rang out.

The lightning struck the blood-red protective shield, like lightning igniting fire on the earth. In an instant, lightning flashed wildly, crackling and crashing against the protective shield, as if divine punishment had descended, with lightning strikes like a waterfall.

Within the radiant aura, the Demon King Taiyi's arms trembled, the dark gold dragon patterns shimmered with spiritual light, and his pair of azure dragon eyes, with their vertical pupils gleaming with a cold, eerie light, trembled slightly as he looked at Chen Yuan, his voice chilling.

"Your Excellency has impressive skills. When did you set up this spatial barrier? I didn't even notice."

Opposite him, Chen Yuan held his spear at an angle, his eyes displaying a condescending indifference.

"If you can't even detect this, you still dare to try to set a trap for me. You're asking for death."

Having said that, the long spear in his hand roared like a thunder dragon, swelling in the wind, and then he slammed his backhand down hard on the spearhead, creating a tremendous roar and thunder rumbling in the sky.

"boom"

The blood-red protective shield that Demon King Taiyi had erected with his arms was struck as if by a heavy blow, like a giant eggshell being cracked, with hideous cracks appearing on it and spreading rapidly.

Beneath the protective aura, the Demon King Taiyi's massive, mountain-like body trembled. His arms, which had been blocking, were struck by immense force and pressed down towards his chest. His eyes blazed with a blue light, and he was provoked into a laugh by Chen Yuan's indifferent and disdainful tone.
"If you really think your space can trap me, then let's see if you, the Martial Saint of Shu, can protect these people."

After saying that, he let out a loud roar, and the dark golden dragon patterns on his blocking arms moved like serpents. The bone blade under his arms shone brightly, and then he forcefully split his arms and slashed in a cross shape.

"crash"

The crimson protective shield shattered with a deafening roar, bursting open like a storm. It momentarily blocked the spear that was charging with unstoppable force, gaining a brief opening.

Just as the three-pointed double-edged spear, carrying thunder and shattering the protective energy, was about to strike the demon, the demon king Taiyi's demonic body suddenly surged with blood-red light. Then, one could clearly see that countless demonic shadows rushed out from it, shooting downwards like lightning.

The demonic shadows were exactly the same as the original body, with identical auras, and there were dozens of them, flashing rapidly towards the viewing platform below.

On the other hand, the demon king's "true form" was pierced by the spear and "crushed and obliterated" by lightning after these clones broke out—it was nothing but an illusion!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, thousands of spectators on the cloud-top stands below were horrified as they watched the Demon King Taiyi's dozens of demonic forms, carrying terrifying auras, rush towards them like cannonballs.

"Come on!"

"It's too late."

"Let's join forces first; General Chen will surely have a solution."

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Shouts erupted, and the sea of ​​clouds suddenly boiled.

Just as the spectators in the cloud-top stands were exclaiming in surprise and about to take action, a series of angry roars rose from the sky.

Rooted in the void and piercing the sky, the Ninth Mountain Army activated its killing formation and activated the array. The Yinshan Sacred Tree shone with silver light, and thousands of branches emerged from the void. The silver leaves on the tree shimmered like shattered moons, and millions of silver leaves danced in the air, instantly weaving into a huge array that sealed off the entire void above the cloud-top viewing platform. The array patterns flowed, and the divine power was vast.

The Demon King Taiyi's clones were fast, but Chen Yuan's prepared formations were even faster.

Silver leaves fill the sky like stars, and branches pierce the air like divine locks!
The demon king's avatars, which were rushing downwards in all directions, were instantly blocked from all escape routes. Their speed remained undiminished, but their ferocious blue eyes now held a hint of rage, unleashing a deafening roar.

"Break for me!"

With a roar, all the clones moved in unison, unleashing their demonic weapons. Their aura surged, and they crashed into the sacred tree formation like streaks of blood-red comets.

In an instant,
"boom"

"boom"

"Boom!" The demon king's clone bombarded the sacred tree's silver light array, and the terrifying impact caused the heavens and earth to tremble violently.

Outside the grand formation, on the cloud-top viewing platform, many spectators were violently shaken by the sound waves, swaying and unsteady as if drunk. Some even suffered ruptured eardrums and blood flowing from their ears and noses.

This was even under the condition of being isolated and impacted by the great formation.

If the great formation were broken, the terrifying shockwave inside would escape, likely causing countless deaths and injuries on the spot. For a moment, everyone trembled and held their breath.

Watching the battle between the human martial saint and the demon king at such close range is undoubtedly a great test of their psychological endurance!

Everyone's eyes widened, and they even stopped breathing!

In the midst of this suffocating tension, the rumbling stopped, and the silver light in the sky remained dazzling; the formation was still intact.

At this moment, Chen Yuan, who was above the great formation, tore open the golden flesh between his eyebrows, and his third eye, as ferocious as golden glass, rolled and scanned the dozens of clones of the demon king below.

Under the influence of the aura, the demon king's multiple clones appeared indistinguishable from each other, their auras seemingly perfectly natural.

But the Heavenly Eye pierced through illusions and distinguished yin and yang. Its golden pupils rolled ferociously, and in no time, they fixed on a demon king's clone in the lower right corner. Then, golden light suddenly shone brightly, and a beam of divine light from the Heavenly Eye shone like the sun in the sky, locking onto that void.

With that, Chen Yuan turned the spear in his hand, and it suddenly grew longer, thrusting straight at the demon king's clone.

With his eyes fixed on the target, the three-pointed, double-edged spear struck.

"puff"

The spear pierced through the "true form" with unexpected ease.

But Chen Yuan frowned, and the aura of that "true form" vanished the moment the spear struck.

Thinking of this, his golden third eye between his brows rolled and turned to the left, instantly transferring his true body's energy to another clone.

"Humph"

He let out a cold snort.

With his other hand, he decisively lifted it out of the air, and soon, a bright blue-gold light shone forth, and a blue-gold glazed pagoda appeared in his palm.

It was none other than his Dao Fruit, the Thirty-Six Mountains Demon-Suppressing Tower.

"go with!"

Chen Yuan flung the tower aside and unleashed it with ruthless force.

The tower descended rapidly, swelling in the wind, transforming into a colossal tower as tall as a mountain. The golden mirror on the first floor of the tower shone brightly, revealing an aura of the same origin as the divine eye between the eyebrows.

Then, golden chains of light flew out from the golden mirror, rattling loudly like dancing snakes, shooting towards the demon king's avatars below.

Below, upon seeing this, the Demon King Taiyi continued to bombard the formation with his clones, and the blue-eyed creature, besides its ferocious appearance, also showed a hint of retreat.

However, the great formation formed by the sacred trees of Yinshan was indestructible under Chen Yuan's command.

The golden chains that flew out from the Demon Suppression Tower clung to these "clones" like maggots clinging to bones.

After several rounds, the clones were destroyed one by one.

Finally, seeing that things were not going well, the remaining demon king clones began to release billowing black demonic clouds that filled the great formation.

In the blink of an eye, the sky churned, dark demonic clouds surged like boiling water, and fierce winds howled sharply, creating a chilling atmosphere.

Suddenly, a deafening dragon's roar resounded through the heavens, the demonic clouds split open with a giant crack, and a monstrous dragon charged out with its head held high! (End of Chapter)