Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

The group stood at the center of the formation, placed their hands on the formation plate, and slowly poured in their Yuan energy.

"Buzz!"

The patterns on the array plate lit up one by one, spreading outwards from the center and echoing each other to form a complete cycle. A powerful force rose from the ground, transforming into a layer of pale golden light that slowly rose and enveloped the entire city of Shule.

The Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Formation has been restarted.

The soldiers on the city wall cheered when they saw this. With the protective formation, the defense of Shule City would be greatly enhanced, and their chances of survival would be much greater.

Li Yuan withdrew his hand and looked it over with satisfaction.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Zhao Lingyun stood shoulder to shoulder with him, looking up at the slowly flowing golden light shield, and sincerely praised, "I only knew you were good at fighting before, but I didn't expect you to be so skilled in formations as well."

"Not bad." Li Yuan casually replied modestly, then smiled and said, "Now that the formation is up and running, the next step is to discuss how to give the White Ape Demon Saint a big gift."

After discussing it in hushed tones for a while, Zhao Lingyun and the others nodded repeatedly and began to act separately.

Only Li Yuan returned to his residence. With a great battle imminent, he needed to conserve his energy and prepare.

He reached into his robes and took out a dark blue demon core. He had accumulated quite a few over the past six months, but instead of using them for cultivation, he kept them with him to replenish his spiritual energy at any time.

Li Yuan held the demon core in his palm, circulated his cultivation technique, and began to draw out the demonic power within it. The pure energy surged into his body, quickly replenishing the energy depleted from setting up the formation the previous night.

His aura was rising at a visible speed, quickly returning to its peak state, but that wasn't enough.

Li Yuan flipped his wrist, and another demon king's core appeared in his palm, which he continued to absorb.

In this way, he absorbed four demon cores in a row, forcibly pushing his cultivation to the late stage of the Condensation Realm. This was not only due to the effects of the demon cores, but also because he had accumulated his strength and achieved this result naturally.

He dared not be careless in dealing with a powerful demon like the White Ape Demon Saint, and made all possible preparations.

At this moment, in the demon army camp 150 miles west of Shule City, the campfire crackled, and a whole yellow sheep was roasting on it.

The oil dripped onto the fire, sizzling and releasing an enticing aroma. The White Ape Demon Saint sat on a huge stone chair, his face gloomy.

Its mind was filled with the battle that took place under the walls of Shule during the day.

A battle that was supposed to be won was actually blocked by a mere Condensation Realm kid. In front of so many demon soldiers, it, a dignified half-step demon saint, lost all face. It was an utter disgrace!

"Snapped!"

The more it thought about it, the angrier it became. Suddenly, it slammed its paw on the stone table in front of it. With a "crack," the stone table was broken in two, and the wine and meat on it spilled all over the ground.

"You ignorant brat, how dare you deceive this holy man like this!"

"Li Yuan!!"

The White Ape Demon Saint gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with rage, "If I don't kill you, I swear I will not be a demon!"

It stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, feeling increasingly unwilling. It thought that the white ape had roamed the Western Regions for hundreds of years and rarely encountered an opponent.

However, he suffered repeated losses at the hands of Mo Wentian, and his cultivation level dropped to half-step demon saint. But at least he was defeated by a top human expert, so it wasn't shameful.

But today, it was actually blocked by a mere brat. If word gets out, how will it ever be able to maintain its standing in the Demon Court?

The last attack on Mo Wentian failed, which displeased the Demon Emperor. It had finally managed to get on the good side of the Zhu Yan Demon Emperor. If it couldn't even defeat Li Yuan, what value would it have?

No, we have to get this back.

The White Ape Demon Saint suddenly stopped, a sinister glint flashing in its eyes. It took out a communication talisman and poured its Yuan Power into it.

The communication talisman lit up, and a deep, authoritative voice came from within: "White Ape, what is it?"

The White Ape Demon Saint quickly composed himself and said respectfully, "Lord Zhu Yan, I am incompetent. Today, our attack on Shule City has been thwarted. I beg for your reinforcements."

"Holding back? You can't even take the mere city of Shule?"

The White Ape Demon Saint's face was grim. He gritted his teeth and mumbled, "A disciple of that old man Mo Wentian came from the other side. I was careless for a moment, and as a result..."

"Mo Wentian's disciple?" The voice on the other end carried a hint of interest. "Interesting. Alright, I'll send you three thousand more demon soldiers, plus two demon kings. Take Shule City within three days."

"otherwise……"

The voice suddenly turned icy: "You don't need to come back to see me."

After he finished speaking, the light from the communication talisman went out instantly.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the White Ape Demon Saint as he looked toward the direction of Shule City, a sinister smile appearing on his lips.

Li Yuan, just you wait.

At dawn, in Shule City, a dark cloud rolled in from the western horizon.

The demon soldiers were densely packed, covering the sky and earth, and their numbers were more than double those of yesterday.

The White Ape Demon Saint, carrying a black iron rod, strode at the front, exuding a fierce and murderous aura.

"Enemy attack!"

A sharp whistle blew, and the soldiers quickly took up their posts and sprang into action.

Before the sun had fully risen, the tide of demon soldiers had already surged to the walls of Shule City.

This time, the scale was far larger than yesterday's. The White Ape Demon Saint borrowed three thousand elite troops from the Zhu Yan Demon Emperor, and together with the original remnants, the total number was close to eight thousand.

Dark, swarming demon soldiers covered the entire Gobi Desert, their demonic aura soaring into the sky and condensing into lead-gray clouds that obscured the rising sun.

On the city wall, Hu Cheng looked solemnly at the sea of ​​demon soldiers, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly. He had fought for half his life and experienced no less than a hundred battles, large and small. Even in the face of such a large-scale offensive, he remained calm and composed.

"Brother Li, are you sure you want to go out of the city to fight?" Hu Cheng turned to Li Yuan beside him, confirming again, "After all, it's a demon saint. Are you really confident you can handle it alone?"

"Don't worry, I have my own plans and won't act like a hero."

Li Yuan stood by the battlements, his eyes fixed on the White Ape Demon Saint, a calculating glint in his eyes.

"General Hu, I'm entrusting the defense of this city to you. You must hold out for at least two hours. Once I've killed this monkey, the group will be leaderless, and this rabble will naturally disperse."

Seeing how confident he spoke, Hu Cheng, though still somewhat worried, did not show it and simply patted Li Yuan on the shoulder.

"Take care of yourself."

Li Yuan nodded, activated the formation, and walked out alone, standing with his hands behind his back on the city wall.

Outside the city, the demon soldiers had advanced to within three hundred feet of the city wall.

The White Ape Demon Saint stood at the forefront of the demon soldiers, looking up at the figures on the city wall, and let out a deafening roar.

"Li Yuan, you little brat, get out here and face your death!"

The sound was like thunder, making the soldiers on the city wall's eardrums ache.

"Old monkey! Your humble servant is here!"

Li Yuan let out a long laugh, abandoning his usual composed demeanor and becoming extremely arrogant.

He leaped up, shouldering a large sword, and flew through the air to meet the overwhelming ferocity of the eight thousand demon soldiers.

"Old monkey, haven't you had enough of that knife yesterday?"

He landed less than ten feet in front of the White Ape Demon Saint, waved his hand, pointed at it from afar, and laughed loudly.

"How about I give you another stab today, one you'll never forget?"

Knowing that Li Yuan was provoking him, but being insulted in front of so many subordinates, Bai Yuan's eyes flashed with violence, and he was instantly enraged.

It grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white fangs, its eyes bloodshot: "You little brat, don't try to provoke me. Today, I won't give you another chance!"