Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 400 Breaking the Formation
Knowing that Jin Renfeng had a way out, Huaizhu nodded slightly.

"Since Senior Brother has other plans, Junior Sister will not interfere recklessly."

"However, during the battle, senior brother, please remember to be careful and avoid injuring yourself."

"Don't worry, junior sister."

Jin Renfeng was full of confidence.

The two women turned and left. Only Jin Renfeng remained in the room.

"Kid, it seems you're prepared to obediently submit to execution and atone for your sins."

The head of the Deng family said.

"Execute me? With your lousy formation, you think you can do anything to me?"

Jin Renfeng scoffed, appearing disdainful.

"Arrogant brat, even with the protection of a great demon king's magic weapon, you cannot be saved today."

The head of the Deng family snorted coldly.

Having said that, he took a step forward, and with each step he made, the stones collided.

He stretched out his large hand and pressed it directly towards Jin Renfeng.

A giant hand, ten feet in size, came crashing down like a dark cloud, accompanied by a whooshing sound.

Faced with this fierce attack, Jin Renfeng neither dodged nor avoided it. He put his five fingers together, raised his hand, and threw a punch to meet it head-on.

Two disproportionate fists, one large and one small, collide head-on.

boom--

The force of the punch burst forth instantly, and with a loud bang, the stone arm shattered into countless fragments.

The physical body of the peak Great Demon King level revealed its power; even with the Stone Buddha in front of him, it was no match for Jin Renfeng.

Amidst the rising dust, a powerful force spread out, transforming into a shockwave that knocked over several Deng family members a hundred feet away.

"Impossible! With the Stone Buddha's current power, how could he possibly lose to you!"

The head of the Deng family was shocked.

"A fool who's like a frog in a well! He really thinks he can rival a true peak-level demon king just by relying on the power of formations."

Jin Renfeng sneered, then changed his fist into a palm, and a golden sword aura soared into the sky and slashed down.

Faced with this sword strike, Deng Zhenshan had no time to react.

In the critical moment, he moved to the side, shifting his torso aside.

Chi-

As the sharp sword energy fell, one of the stone Buddha's arms and one of its legs were instantly severed.

boom----

The cross-section was as smooth as a mirror, and the stone arms and legs fell to the ground, making a series of booming sounds.

Within moments, it lost both hands and one foot, rendering the ten-zhang-tall stone statue powerless.

Although formations can enhance the power of spells, the stone statue before them was inferior to a true peak-level demon king in both magic and speed. That's why it was defeated in a single exchange.

"This guy has terrifying strength!"

Seeing the power of the sword energy, Deng Zhenshan was shocked and dared not go any further. He hurriedly dragged his body backward.

Grayish-white magical power condensed and transformed into hard rock, continuously repairing the damaged parts.

However, no matter how fast he is, it still takes time.

At that moment, Jin Renfeng had already raised his palm, ready to kill him.

"Boy! Stop being so violent!"

Just as Jin Renfeng was about to make a move, a stone statue suddenly rushed forward and swung its petrifying axe at Jin Renfeng.

Glancing at the stone statue in front of him, Jin Renfeng knew that it was just a demon king that had been condensed and that its strength was not particularly strong, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

He simply raised his finger and unleashed a sword aura, attempting to dismiss it.

clang--

The golden sword energy landed on the stone statue's palm, producing a crisp sound, and was directly deflected.

"what?"

Jin Renfeng let out a soft exclamation. Although he had just used his sword casually without much magic power, it was still enough to kill an ordinary Great Demon King. In any case, he should not have been sent flying by a stone statue formed by a Demon King.

The axe crashed down, carving out a trench several tens of feet long.

Jin Renfeng dodged away, stood in the air, and enveloped the stone statue in front of him with his spiritual sense.

He wanted to see what was so strange about this stone statue.

As his spiritual sense explored, a series of messages quickly fed back into Jin Renfeng's mind.

To his surprise, the stone Buddha statue, which was originally only at the peak of the Demon King level, had now reached the peak of the Great Demon King level.

"How strange! How did the stone Buddha's strength increase so much?"

Jin Renfeng looked surprised and suspicious.
"Could this stone Buddha formation be—"

He had a guess in his mind, and then released his spiritual sense to sense the Buddha statue that Deng Zhenshan had transformed into in the distance.

As expected, the strength of the statue that Deng Zhenshan had created had dropped from the peak of the Great Demon King to the peak of the Demon King, losing a whole level for no reason.

"I see!"

Jin Renfeng understood.

This so-called Ten Buddha Formation, like any other formation, can combine the power of multiple people to enhance the strength of one person.

However, unlike ordinary formations, the power generated by the Ten Buddha Formation is not fixed in one person, but can be used by anyone at will through the formation.

When Deng Zhenshan made his move, the power of the Ten Buddhas Formation was on him, which is why he reached the peak of the Great Demon King.

When Deng Zhenshan retreated, the power of the formation was transferred to the elder.

Therefore, the elder's strength also increased.

"Compared to ordinary formations, this Ten Buddha Formation is indeed much more flexible."

Jin Renfeng secretly praised.

Even someone as knowledgeable as him had to admit that this formation had its unique aspects.

"This formation is quite good. I'd like to examine how it works! Perhaps it will be of some use to my Divine Fire Mountain Manor!"

he muttered.

"Kid! Now you know how powerful you are!"

During this time, Deng Zhenshan repaired his arms and legs. He then stepped forward again.

"My Deng family's Ten Buddha Formation can freely transfer the fused power to any one of the ten people."

"In this way, when they make their move, the enemy will be facing ten peak-level demon kings at the same time."

"Even if you are strong, do you think you can defeat ten peak-level demon kings?"

As Deng Zhenshan spoke, the elder had already dissipated his power, and Deng Zhenshan's aura rose accordingly.

"Ten peak-level demon kings? You guys are really just bragging without thinking."

Jin Renfeng scoffed and said sarcastically,
"In the end, the combined strength of the ten of you is nothing more than the combat power of a peak Great Demon King."

"Even so, ten people have to take turns using it. Where are we going to find ten peak-level demon kings?"

"Even if I were alone, I could easily deal with you."

The head of the Deng family's tone turned icy, and he shouted loudly,
"Elders, let's all attack together and take this brat down!"

After saying that, he raised his fist and smashed it straight at Jin Renfeng.

Faced with this fierce attack, Jin Renfeng raised his palm and unleashed a sword strike that shattered the other man's arm.

The head of the Deng family withdrew and retreated, while another stone Buddha stepped forward, his aura rapidly increasing, and launched an attack from behind.

Jin Renfeng spun around, unleashing a horizontal slash of sword energy from his hand.

The sword energy spun and swirled, instantly cleaving the stone Buddha in two.

Without a moment's respite, another stone Buddha slashed down with a petrified blade.

However, before the blade could fall, a pillar of fire raged from below, shattering the stone blade. The ten stone statues launched a continuous attack, employing swords, palms, knives, and fists—all sorts of offensive techniques—and retreated to repair themselves whenever a statue was damaged.

Once the repairs are complete, we will resume the attack.

Boom boom boom——

The booming sound was like the continuous beating of drums.

Even when faced with the attack of ten Buddha statues, Jin Renfeng remained calm. With each gesture, sword energy was unleashed, transforming into streaks of rainbows that neutralized the attacks one by one.

In the distance, Huai Zhu gazed at the stone Buddha standing there, her heart filled with worry.

Those ten stone statues moved with measured steps and could be continuously repaired, making them difficult to deal with even for a peak-level demon king.

"I wonder if my senior brother can hold on!"

The girl murmured to herself.

As Deng Zhenshan stomped down, Jin Renfeng dodged away and then soared into the sky, breaking free from the encirclement of the ten Buddha statues.

"Kid, you can't hold on any longer, can you?"

Seeing that he finally started to dodge, Deng Zhenshan laughed triumphantly.

"If you kneel down and surrender honestly, you can avoid physical pain."

"Can't hold on?"

Jin Renfeng sneered.
"I was just trying to see what was so mysterious about your formation, which is why I got entangled with you for a while."

"Do you really think I have no way to deal with this formation?"

Anyone can talk big, but if you're so capable, come and prove it wrong.

Deng Zhenshan stood with his hands clasped, laughing triumphantly.

"I'd like to see what skills you have that can break this Ten Buddha Formation."

Having said that, he actually stood there, waiting for Jin Renfeng to break the formation.

Seeing Deng Zhenshan's arrogance, Jin Renfeng slowly shook his head.

In reality, this formation posed no threat to him whatsoever.

This formation is only at the peak level of a Great Demon King. With his cultivation at the quasi-Demon Emperor level, he could break the formation by force using only his strength.

Even without relying on strength, its speed of movement cannot compare to the method of spatial teleportation. With the help of spatial teleportation, it is enough to instantly kill the others while transferring power.

"But since he wants me to break the formation, I will use some supernatural powers to break it properly."

Upon realizing this, countless golden-red flames immediately surged from Jin Renfeng's body.

"The divine fire takes form!"

With a soft shout, the pure Yang Flame immediately erupted overwhelmingly, like a tsunami, engulfing the ten Buddha statues.

A dazzling light shot into the sky, the mountains shook, and the earth cracked.

From the outside, it appeared as countless flames expanding outwards, transforming into a massive fireball hundreds of feet in size, which slowly rose into the air.

Inside the fireball, the ten Buddha statues were thrown into disarray by the raging flames.

"Oh no!! Everyone, run!"

Sensing the intense heat of the surrounding flames, Deng Zhenshan realized the situation was dire and tried to escape.

However, when the stone statue collided with the edge of the flames, it fell headfirst back.

He went forward to check, only to find that, at some point, the boundary of the flames had transformed into a solid barrier, preventing anything inside from escaping.

"We're trapped!!"

Deng Zhenshan's eyes widened.

Jin Renfeng emerged from the fireball and nodded as he looked at the hundred-foot-tall blazing sun before him.

The method of transferring the Ten Buddha Formation was indeed quite ingenious. Without spells like spatial teleportation, it would have been difficult for him to find its flaws.

However, even the most ingenious formations have their weaknesses.

The weakness of the Ten Buddhas Formation lies in the sheer number of its forces.

Although the combined power is comparable to that of a peak-level demon king, there is ultimately only one such power.

When facing a small number of enemies, forces can be quickly transferred, thus creating the effect of multiplying one enemy into ten and defeating many with few.

However, when faced with such a large-scale attack, the issue of resource allocation arises.

For example, right now, under the scorching heat of the pure Yang Flame, all ten people need strength to resist the burning flames, and they need to constantly compete for the power that is fused together to ensure their safety.

When one's life is in danger, who would be willing to contribute their own strength to others?

In this way, the formation would naturally collapse without being attacked.

. . . . . . . .

Within the formation—

The colossal Buddha statue, ten zhang tall, punched the thin membrane at the edge of the flames with all its might.

boom--

With a loud roar, ripples spread across the surface of the barrier, like water ripples, before slowly dissipating after a few breaths.

"Patriarch, is it possible that even the power of the Ten Buddhas Formation cannot break this barrier?"

An elder asked.

"No! This array barrier is also at the peak level of a Great Demon King. The offensive power of the Ten Buddha Array is insufficient to break through this blockade."

Deng Zhenshan sighed.

Although both are at the peak of the Great Demon King level, the petrification technique is ultimately slightly weaker in terms of offensive power.

"Where did that kid get such strength? He can maintain a barrier at the peak level of a Great Demon King while unleashing such a massive sea of ​​fire?"

An elder asked, puzzled.

Deng Zhenshan sensed the flames around him and said slowly.

"Although this flame is the pure Yang Flame of Shenhuo Mountain Manor, it is only at the level of an ordinary Great Demon King."

"I estimate that he used most of his power in the barrier to trap us, and a small portion of his magic on the flames."

"Does that kid intend to trap us here and turn us into ashes?"

An elder cried out in alarm.

"That's how it should be!"

Deng Zhenshan nodded, his face grim.

"Even the combined power of the Ten Buddhas Formation cannot break through the barrier, so are we all doomed here?"

Another elder looked panicked.

The Ten Buddha Formation was already their strongest force; if even the Ten Buddha Formation couldn't break the barrier, they were even more powerless.

In an instant, everyone realized this. They were filled with fear.

Are they really going to be trapped here and die?

"Don't panic, it's not time for that yet!"

The head of the Deng family loudly reminded them.
He raised his head and glanced at the nine elders before him.

"With that kid's strength alone, it's absolutely impossible for him to maintain this sea of ​​fire barrier for long."

"For now, we can only hold on. We'll wait until that kid can't maintain the array barrier before we try to break through it in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded; this was the only solution at the moment.

"Master, the flames around us are too powerful. I can't hold on much longer."

"Could you transfer your power to me for a while first?"

At this moment, the elder who had spoken earlier made a request.

While the Ten Buddhas Formation can enhance the strength of one person, it will also plunder the magical power of the others.

He transferred his power elsewhere; his current strength was only at the Demon King level. Faced with the scorching flames of a Great Demon King, he could barely hold on for more than a few breaths.

The stone statue on its body was already showing signs of melting.

(End of this chapter)