Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

At the same time, its massive body suddenly burst out of the magma, sending sparks flying everywhere, and its thick tail lashed out fiercely.

Li Yuan dared not be careless. He unleashed his true energy and retreated rapidly, narrowly avoiding the attack. He then slashed horizontally with his nameless blade to meet the giant tail that was whipping out at him.

"clang--!"

The blades clashed, producing a dull, thunderous sound. A wave of scorching heat surged through Li Yuan, causing his tiger's mouth to go numb. He was jolted back several steps, his blood and qi churning within him.

However, only faint white marks remained on the crystal armor at the tail of the Sandworm King.

"Such immense power! Such a hard shell!" Li Yuan thought with awe.

The Sandworm King's defense was far beyond his expectations. More importantly, the fire elemental energy here was abundant, which greatly amplified the Sandworm King but drained him. He had to finish the battle quickly.

While dealing with the Sandworm King, he tried to get closer to the Fire Crystal. As long as he could get the item, he didn't need to fight this monster to the death.

The Sandworm King clearly shared the same plan, keeping Li Yuan firmly outside the lava pool and refusing to give him any chance to get close to the Fire Crystal.

Its attacks were simple and brutal, and with the occasional spews of scorching magma, Li Yuan was forced to dodge constantly, his clothes were almost charred, and his skin was burning painfully.

After a prolonged battle, Li Yuan gradually lost ground, and he also sensed that more sand worms were surging towards him.

Once they are surrounded, he will surely die.

"team leader!"

"Senior Brother Li!"

Just then, several anxious calls came from behind. Chu Yunhe and three others were seen fighting their way over, followed by dozens of sandworms chasing them frantically.

"Captain, how do we fight?" Shen Lian swung his sword to force back two sand worms, his gaze fixed on the terrifying sand worm king, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

Seeing his teammates arrive, Li Yuan felt a little more at ease.

"You've come at the right time. I've been observing this beast for a while and found that its weakness is the inside of its mouthparts, specifically the slightly lighter-colored soft membrane three inches below its neck."

"However, it is well-protected, and ordinary attacks are difficult to reach it." Li Yuan quickly made arrangements, "Brother Shen and I will attack this beast together, while Senior Brother Chu and Senior Sister Yu will clear out the sand worms on the outside."

"Junior Sister Ji," Li Yuan said, looking at Ji Fanghua, "find an opportunity to attack its weak point."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fanghua looked at the raging Sandworm King, closed her eyes slightly, and seemed to be calculating the distance.

A moment later, she opened her eyes. "I can give it a try, but I only have one chance, and I need to be absolutely focused and can't be disturbed."

"One chance is enough!"

Golden light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. He knew that Ji Fanghua had awakened the power of space, but her cultivation level was too low to use it effectively.

"I'll use myself as bait to attract its full attack and create an opening. Brother Shen, please find a way to distract it. I'll trouble Senior Sister Yu to protect Junior Sister Ji."

"Captain, this is too dangerous!" Yu Ling'er exclaimed in alarm when she heard that he was going to use himself as bait.

Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Trust me, and trust Junior Sister Ji. Get ready to make your move."

"Yes!" the crowd responded in unison, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

On the stage of the Heavenly Performance.

The crowd was mesmerized and dared not even breathe.

At this moment, Taixu has gradually figured out the patterns of the grassland, found a relatively safe path, and is steadily advancing towards the edge of the grassland.

After a fierce battle, Wanxiang finally found an underground river, temporarily escaping the clutches of the lava lizards. Wen Ruoxu, relying on his sense of the earth's veins, also gradually found the correct path.

Tian Ce rampaged through the rainforest, paying a heavy price, but with his formidable strength, he carved a bloody path through it all. He was now nearing the edge of the rainforest, with the distant, undulating mountains faintly visible.

In contrast, Shenwu is still trapped underground, locked in a fierce battle with the Sandworm King, his future uncertain.

"It's over, it's over, Shenwu is going to be in big trouble this time..."

"That Sandworm King is terrifying. Li Yuan has only just broken through to the next level. How can he possibly defeat it?"

"The other three teams are almost out, but Shenwu is still fighting for his life underground..."

Below the stage, everyone's heart was in their throat.

Underground cave.

"Let's do it!"

With a roar, Li Yuan transformed into a dazzling blade of light, charging straight at the Sandworm King. He deliberately lowered his defenses, appearing ready to perish together with it.

"hiss--!"

The Sandworm King was clearly enraged. It raised its huge head, opened its blood-red maw, and spat out a thick flame that almost engulfed Li Yuan.

The enormous insect tail instantly blocked Li Yuan's retreat, determined to burn this audacious human ant to ashes.

"Now! Attack!" Shen Lian and the others had already launched an attack on the Sandworm King from three different directions, as planned.

Although it couldn't inflict fatal damage on the Sandworm King, it successfully distracted it, making it restless and agitated.

"hiss!"

It raised its head impatiently and opened its mouth wide again, trying to burn the annoying fleas to death with flames.

Ji Fanghua, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and a silver light seemed to flash in her eyes.

Right now.

She stared intently at the soft membrane exposed by the Sandworm King, and with an incredibly mysterious trajectory, she gently slashed the short sword in front of her.

Om-!

A strange spatial fluctuation instantly traversed a distance of about ten feet and landed in front of Li Yuan.

A strange scene unfolded. Li Yuan felt the space in front of him suddenly shrink, and the distance that was originally more than a meter away miraculously disappeared.

This strike, as if by teleportation, appeared out of thin air beneath the Sandworm King's neck, the sharp blade slashing down fiercely.

"Shatter the Void. Sever Delusions!"

Li Yuan let out a roar, and the blade flashed.

puff!

The sharp blade cut through the body like rotten wood, penetrating without any resistance and piercing deep into its skull.

The violent sword energy instantly raged wildly within the Sandworm King's body.

"Hiss!"

The Sandworm King let out a mournful howl, its massive body suddenly stiffened, and its ferocious compound eyes instantly lost all their luster. With a loud crash, it slammed onto the scorching hot rock, shaking the entire cave.

One strike, a fatal blow!

The cave was deathly silent.

Chu Yunhe and his companions remained in their attack stance, staring blankly at the enormous creature that crashed to the ground, hardly believing their eyes.

Succeeded?

The Sandworm King died so easily?

"team leader!"

"Senior Brother Li!"

After a brief moment of shock, a surge of joy welled up inside her, and Yu Ling'er was the first to cheer and rush towards Li Yuan.

Shen Lian's lips curled up slightly as he gave Ji Fanghua, whose face was ashen, a deep look before warily scanning the sand worm demons that were scattering and fleeing.

Ji Fanghua silently took out a pill and swallowed it, then began to regulate her breathing to recover.

Li Yuan had used almost all his strength in that attack, and now his body was weak. He barely managed to stand up. He looked at the Fire Crystal in the center of the lava pool with burning eyes.

"Let's go get the treasure!"

He mustered his inner energy, leaped, and landed on the black rock in the center. He reached out and carefully took down the Fire Crystal.

The moment he touched it, a surge of pure fire elemental energy flowed into his body through his arm, invigorating him.

The nameless sword in his hand emitted an incomparably joyful resonance, its light blazing brightly as it began to absorb energy spontaneously.