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Chapter 748 Fierce Battle Against the Fire Dragon King [Please Subscribe]

With the Mountain Lord appearing and disappearing underground from time to time, launching surprise attacks, the eastern army led by the Fire Dragon King slowed down considerably.

He and many demon kings had no choice but to descend to the ground to monitor and guard against Lord Fushan launching an attack from underground.

The originally dense army of demonic beasts was forced to disperse, and they tried to detour around some steep mountain peaks as much as possible.

This naturally slowed down the speed considerably.

Originally, it might have taken one or two days to reach the Qinglian Mountains, but now, with this situation, it would be good if it took three days to get there!

This shows just how terrifying a natural monster like the Mountain Lord could be in war!

Back when they attacked the alien alliance's stronghold on the White Stone Plateau, he displayed his prowess, leading the charge and breaking through the alien alliance's defensive formation.

With just a slight move, the Fire Dragon King, a fifth-tier superior dragon king, could only follow behind and eat dust, suffering heavy losses but unable to catch a hair on his head.

Just as the eastern army was struggling to advance due to the attacks of the Mountain Lord, the central and western armies of the demon race arrived at the battlefield one after another.

After arriving at the battlefield, the central army rested for only half a day before launching a fierce attack on the stronghold where Master Xuanzhen was stationed.

After the death of True Person Tianjing, Tianjing Manor returned to the hands of Xuanzhu Palace. However, Xuanzhu Palace did not even have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, so naturally it could not set up any powerful formations.

Fortunately, after the outbreak of the war of invasion by foreign races a few years ago, Master Xuanzhen took precautions and promptly arranged for people to come and strengthen the defenses of various places in Jingguo.

This time, they even brought a forbidden formation that is no less powerful than the [Heavenly Azure Dragon Formation] and set it up here.

Even with such a forbidden array protecting it, this blessed land of spirits quickly began to crumble under the powerful offensive of the demon army in the central region.

But then one could see countless birds flying in the sky, blotting out the sun, circling the great formation, taking turns unleashing various spells to bombard it.

Even as numerous attacks flew out from within the formation, occasionally shooting down nearby birds, they showed no sign of stopping.

On the ground, a horned, armored beast charged forward, roaring as if ready to die, towards the great formation. Even as they were blasted into mud and burned to ashes by attacks from within the formation, they showed no sign of retreating!

Furthermore, the Dragon Court warriors gathered in groups, joined forces to create giant waves, and released beams of light that pierced through the clouds, launching a long-range attack from dozens of miles away.

Other fourth-tier demonic beasts also displayed their unique abilities, unleashing their most powerful skills to bombard the protective array.

Of course, the fifth-tier demon kings wouldn't just stand by and watch. Except for "Golden Profound Saint Grandson," who didn't make a move, the other demon kings all revealed their true forms, either activating their divine powers or unleashing their magic treasures, launching a fierce attack on the protective array in the same manner.

In this situation, the Xuanzhen Master and others inside were just like the fifth-level alien powerhouses in the White Stone Plateau camp back then. They could only do their best to intercept and block the attacks of those demon kings, and take the opportunity to attack those Dragon Court soldiers to weaken the enemy's fighting force.

However, judging from the situation on the battlefield, the human race was undoubtedly at a disadvantage from the start and could only rely on the protection provided by the formation to hold on.

This kind of stubborn defense simply cannot last long.

"Intensify the offensive! I want to see this formation broken within three days!"

After observing the battlefield situation, "Golden Profound Saint Grandson" issued the order for a strong attack in a low voice.

After he gave this order, the attack of the monster army became much more intense.

The same situation soon unfolded at the Yan Yang Sect's mountain gate.

However, the defenses of the Flame Sun Sect's mountain gate formation are much stronger, and it can also draw upon the underground fire as an attack method, making the western route army of the demon race's attack much less smooth. It is simply impossible for them to win in the short term.

After the initial skirmishes between the two battlefields were revealed, several Nascent Soul cultivators who had been stationed at the Moon Wheel Sect's mountain gate rushed to Xuanzhen Zhenren's side to provide support and help stabilize the situation.

Meanwhile, the eastern army, after suffering multiple attacks and losing tens of thousands of beast soldiers along the way, finally arrived outside the Qinglian Mountains on the fourth day after leaving Yunzhou.

However, the demon army was exhausted both physically and mentally due to the continuous attacks from Lord Fushan and the long journey, and was unable to immediately engage in battle.

Even so, fearing that things might get complicated if he waited too long, the Fire Dragon King still ordered 100,000 Dragon Court soldiers and the Flying Bird Army to launch an initial outer campaign, attacking the strongholds in the Azure Lotus Mountains one by one.

Besides the Zhou family's mountain gate protected by the [Tianyi Azure Dragon Formation], there are seven other strongholds established by the Heavenly Spirit Legion on the outer perimeter of the Azure Lotus Mountain Range, each with thousands of cultivators stationed there for defense.

The establishment of these strongholds was precisely to divide the forces of the demon army.

At this moment, the Fire Dragon King directly deployed 100,000 Dragon Court soldiers outside Azure Lotus Peak, personally commanding them to launch an attack on the [Heavenly Azure Dragon Formation], and ordered the Flying Bird Army to attack other outer strongholds.

The fifth-tier demon kings they brought also revealed their true forms and launched a full-scale attack on the mountain-protecting formation.

But the sky was covered with dark clouds, and a torrential downpour was underway.

Squads of Dragon Court warriors lined up in the rain, their bodies shimmering with interwoven spiritual light, which ultimately transformed into various attacks that blasted towards the hazy blue array ahead.

Compared to the two common Dragon Court warriors, the Cloud Piercing Lobster and the Giant Tide Dragon Crab, that appeared during the previous beast tide, this time the demon army has two more, even rarer, Dragon Court warriors.

One type is a blue dragon carp with dragon scales and whiskers. When they resonate and connect with each other's magical power, they can summon violent hurricanes and wind blade storms to attack their targets, hence the name "Storm Dragon Carp".

Another type is a silvery-white eel with silvery-white dragon scales. It can release strong lightning to attack its targets, hence the name "lightning dragon eel".

Of the 100,000 Dragon Court soldiers, Cloud Piercing Lobster and Giant Tide Dragon Crab each account for 30,000, while Storm Dragon Carp and Thunder Dragon Eel each account for 20,000.

After they launched their attacks simultaneously, all that could be seen in the sky was hurricanes swirling dust, lightning flashing, towering waves, white light piercing the sky, and various strange phenomena appearing frequently!

At this moment, the [Heavenly Azure Dragon Formation] has been fully activated, and all its functions have been pushed to their limits.

The attacks that fell into the array either struck the rocks and ground directly or were blocked by the inner protective shield.

Any demonic beasts that dare to rush into the array will immediately lose their consciousness due to the illusion, either killing each other or wandering around like headless flies, and then be killed by the cultivators who are waiting in ambush inside.

However, as those fifth-tier demon kings, especially the Fire Dragon King himself, began to unleash their full power, the outer array of the great formation was immediately blasted apart, and the coverage area shrank by nearly half!

There are no late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Azure Lotus Mountain Range. Zhou Chun was only able to fight against a fifth-tier high-grade demon king by relying entirely on the combined attack formation set up by the four demon king spirit pets.

Therefore, even if they wanted to intercept the Fire Dragon King's attack, they didn't have the ability.

Under such circumstances, simply holding on is clearly the worst possible strategy.

After assessing the situation and observing for a while, Zhou Chun quickly made a decision.

At his command, Fushan Jun and Mumei Musang set out on two fronts, using their powerful escape abilities to launch a devastating attack on the low-level and fourth-tier demon beasts.

They fire a shot and run, never lingering after the attack, giving the enemy no chance to entangle themselves!

If they are left alone, the Fire Dragon King and his forces will not be able to conquer Green Lotus Peak in a short time.

Without the assistance of the demon beast army, they would have no chance of conquering Qinglian Peak.

However, if manpower is diverted to deal with them, the Fire Dragon King would have to personally intervene if they were to pose a real threat to them.

In that case, the pressure on Qinglian Peak will be reduced significantly.

Therefore, when this situation arose, the Fire Dragon King was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

After unleashing a powerful attack, he roared angrily, "Zhou Zhengchun, weren't you so arrogant before? If you have the guts, come out and fight me! Aren't you ashamed to cower and attack some low-level demon beasts like this?"

Hearing his impotent and furious words, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sneer, "Fire Dragon King, you are also a fifth-tier high-grade expert, aren't you ashamed to say such things? If I had your cultivation level, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have the courage to appear before me!"

Upon hearing these words, the Fire Dragon King became even angrier.

He immediately roared angrily, "Fine, fine, since you're so shameless, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Before the shout had even finished, in front of Zhou Chun, he ordered the other four fifth-tier low-grade demon kings to lead some fourth-tier demon beasts to attack the outer strongholds.

In this way, the pressure on Qinglian Peak was greatly reduced, but the other outer strongholds that were still resisting were undoubtedly in danger.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun also frowned deeply.

"Womanly compassion is unwise. Those outposts outside were never intended to be defensible. Since he dared to divide his forces, Zheng Chun, you should charge out and launch a frontal assault, inflicting as many casualties as possible on the Dragon Court's soldiers to alleviate the pressure on subsequent defenses!"

Suddenly, a cold, deep voice rang out from behind Zhou Chun. It was Zhou Mingde who had appeared beside him at some point.

After taking the "Longevity Pill," which extended his lifespan by sixty years, he now appears to be in good condition and is no longer afraid to fight.

He undoubtedly understood Zhou Chun's personality very well, and seeing Zhou Chun hesitating and weighing his options, he immediately came over to offer advice.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed, and he looked at the other Nascent Soul cultivators, asking in a deep voice, "What do you fellow cultivators think?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you may make the decision. I will obey all your decisions!"

"The same goes for Chen."

"I, Xiao, will obey Fellow Daoist Zhou's instructions."

Several Nascent Soul stage cultivators stationed in the Azure Lotus Mountain Range all passed the buck back to Zhou Chun, making very polite statements.

They clearly didn't want to bear the stigma of abandoning their own kind, and none of them wanted to get involved in this matter.

At this point, Zhou Chun obviously couldn't afford to argue with them and waste precious time.

But in doing so, they helped Zhou Chun make up his mind completely.

Zhou Chun immediately said in a deep voice, "In that case, fellow Daoists, please obey my command and follow me into battle to slay the demon!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several Nascent Soul stage cultivators all changed.

But the words have already been spoken, and if one were to go back on one's word now, Zhou Chun would likely be even more unwilling, and one would be branded as someone who disobeyed orders on the battlefield.

Therefore, after exchanging glances, the group reluctantly replied in unison, "We obey."

So, apart from Luo Qingni who stayed behind to control the formation, Zhou Chun immediately led the other four Nascent Soul cultivators out of the formation and charged straight towards the location of the Dragon Court soldiers.

"Hahaha, finally you've come out? I knew you couldn't resist!"

Seeing Zhou Chun and the others rushing out, the Fire Dragon King's eyes immediately lit up with joy, and he laughed triumphantly.

In the sky, figures flashed one after another. The five demon kings who stayed behind, including the Fire Dragon King, instantly met Zhou Chun and the others who rushed out, giving them no chance to attack the Dragon Court soldiers.

Furthermore, the fifth-tier demon kings who had gone to attack the various outer strongholds also quickly returned to provide reinforcements upon hearing the news.

He had clearly anticipated that Zhou Chun might take a risk and charge into battle.

In an instant, all five Nascent Soul stage cultivators, including Zhou Chun, were blocked halfway by a demon king. Zhou Chun even had to face the Fire Flood Dragon King, a fifth-order superior-grade flood dragon king!

In this situation, Zhou Chun immediately received telepathic messages from several other Nascent Soul stage cultivators, all advising him to retreat back into the great formation first.

However, Zhou Chun remained unusually calm at this moment.

After a slight flicker in his eyes, he replied in a deep voice, "Don't worry, you just need to retreat back into the formation before those demon kings who went out return."

After saying that, he fell straight to the ground.

A yellow light suddenly appeared on the ground, and the massive body of Lord Fushan appeared on the ground, catching Zhou Chun as he fell.

The Fire Dragon King's attack followed immediately.

boom!

With a loud bang, a fiery red whip struck the stone mountain on the back of Lord Fushan, instantly shattering half of the mountain!

Then, large swaths of crimson flames descended from the sky, as if a celestial alchemy furnace had been overturned, and the rolling flames instantly engulfed the Mountain Lord on the ground.

This fire is no ordinary fire; it is the natal demonic fire of a fifth-tier superior Crimson Fire Flood Dragon, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas.

The fire fell to the ground, and in an instant, a lava lake appeared.

The mountain spirit, now immersed in this lava lake, has even been severed from its connection with the power of the earth!

If the Fire Dragon King could advance further and break through to the sixth rank, then the demonic fire he spews out would fall to the ground and instantly ignite the underground lava, creating a truly inextinguishable lava lake in this place!

Therefore, some ancient books record that in ancient times, powerful people liked to keep a fire dragon and tie it to the side of the alchemy furnace, so that they would not have to consume their own magic power to condense infant fire to refine pills.

It is obvious that after being harassed by Fushan Jun, the Fire Dragon King has learned his lesson and wants to sever the connection between Fushan Jun and the power of the earth, leaving him with no room to use his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique).

Fortunately, Lord Fushan was not fighting alone at this time.

Zhou Chun, protected by him, dodged the attack of the Fire Dragon King's spiritual treasure. Seeing him in danger, he immediately activated the spiritual treasure [Moon Toad Pearl], releasing a "Taiyin Extinction Divine Light" that struck the ground.

As soon as the white ice light appeared, the magma below immediately solidified into rock, becoming part of the earth.

The faint connection between Mount Fu and the power of the earth instantly returned to normal.

Then, with a thought, he activated his Earth Escape Technique and disappeared into the lava lake, thus avoiding a huge fireball that subsequently crashed down.

Rumble!

A violent explosion erupted from the lava lake, instantly expanding its area several times over.

Unfortunately, the target inside had already escaped.

By the time the Fire Dragon King spotted its target again, Lord Fushan and Zhou Chun had already appeared among the ranks of the Dragon Court's warriors.

Suddenly, a massive tortoise-shaped mountain rose from the center of the Storm Dragon Carp Legion, which was arrayed neatly amidst the torrential rain and floodwaters, sending many of the Storm Dragon Carp flying.

Then the hazy magnetic energy spread out, instantly killing all the Storm Dragon Carp within a radius of several thousand feet, wiping out almost an entire Storm Dragon Carp army in one fell swoop!

This scene enraged the Fire Dragon King, who immediately transformed into a ball of fire and pounced on Lord Fushan.

But Lord Fushan didn't linger at all; in the blink of an eye, he disappeared underground again.

A dozen or so breaths later, his enormous body reappeared in a giant tidal wave of dragon crabs. Then the earth shook, and a powerful shockwave spread out, instantly killing countless first- and second-tier monsters!

Just then, a fiery red beam of light, moving at incredible speed, suddenly shot through the air and struck Lord Fushan.

This attack caused considerable damage to Lord Fushan, who could only immediately retreat underground.

However, the Fire Dragon King in the sky suddenly changed its target and began attacking a Nascent Soul cultivator who had just entered the battle.

That early Nascent Soul cultivator didn't possess Zhou Chun's supernatural abilities, not to mention that the Fire Dragon King's hateful attack also involved the use of his spiritual treasure!

Fortunately, he had also cultivated a method of taking on tribulations. Although the price was high, resulting in both of his arms being severed in one blow, he managed to save his life.

After this attack, how could he dare to linger outside? He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood essence, activated his magic weapon to unleash its full power, blocked the original opponent's attack, and quickly retreated back to the Zhou family's mountain gate dozens of miles away.

At the same time, the other three Nascent Soul cultivators, seeing the man's miserable state, also retreated back into the mountain-protecting formation, fearing that if they were any slower, they would suffer the same fate.

Zhou Chun, who was still underground, saw this scene through the perspective of his second nascent soul avatar. His heart sank, and he knew that he could no longer stay outside. He hurriedly asked Fu Shan Jun to send him back to the side of the mountain protection array and back into the mountain gate.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, Chen is seriously injured and it will be difficult for him to fight next."

On Qinglian Peak, the Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Chen, who had almost lost his life outside, saw Zhou Chun return and immediately explained his predicament to him with a grim expression.

Seeing that the other party's sleeves were empty, Zhou Chun certainly couldn't let him fight with such injuries. He could only nod and say, "Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Chen. You should go back to your residence and rest and recover. I will take care of things here."

"Thank you for your understanding, Fellow Daoist Zhou. I will take my leave now."

The Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Chen's expression softened slightly. After nodding to Zhou Chun, he immediately flew back to his residence to heal his injuries.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun turned to the other three Nascent Soul cultivators and said, "Fellow Daoists, you have worked hard. Next, I would like to ask you all to work together with me to protect this place."

Upon hearing his words, all three of them turned bitter, their faces filled with sorrow.

One of the Nascent Soul cultivators, surnamed Xiao, quickly looked at him and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, why don't you try asking for help again?"

Upon hearing this, the other two echoed, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is right. Let's try asking for help again. Our situation is also very critical right now. Even if we can get one or two Nascent Soul stage cultivators to help us!"

"Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Chen is injured. We've lost another important combatant. We have no choice but to call for reinforcements!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun, though knowing in his heart that the possibility was slim, nodded very seriously and said, "What the three fellow Daoists say is very true. I will immediately send a request for help to Senior Yuan Yang!"

Then, as expected, he sent a message asking for help in front of the three of them.

Seeing this, the three of them finally calmed down a bit and immediately joined him in resisting the demon king's attack outside.

Outside, seeing Zhou Chun retreat back into the mountain gate, the enraged Fire Dragon King launched another fierce attack on the mountain-protecting formation, and also ordered the two demon kings to continue eliminating the outer strongholds.

At the same time, the Clawed Coyote Demon King revealed his true form and lay on the ground, constantly monitoring the underground activity to prevent Lord Fushan from having any more opportunities to attack.

Zhou Chun was also worried that Lord Fushan would be trapped by the Fire Dragon King again, so he advised him not to act rashly and to wait for the right opportunity.

As he expected, Venerable Yuanyang ignored the plea for help and told them to continue guarding the mountain gate and wait for reinforcements.

As for when reinforcements will arrive, only God knows!

After more than an hour, the [Heavenly Azure Dragon Formation] began to sway under the onslaught of the Fire Dragon King and other demon kings, and seemed about to collapse.

Seeing this, the Fire Dragon King ordered the beast army that had rested for a while to join the battle, and at the same time, he unleashed even more powerful divine abilities to fiercely attack the formation, regardless of the cost.

almost!

On Qinglian Peak, Zhou Chun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately transmitted his plan to the other three Nascent Soul cultivators.

Instantly, the group of people were all taken aback and looked at him with shock.

Zhou Chun, however, rushed out of the formation amidst the shocked gazes of the others, and then released Feng Yuanjun and Yinlongjun with a wave of his hand.

This sudden turn of events not only stunned the few Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but even the Fire Dragon King outside was slightly taken aback, not understanding what he was trying to do.

But after a brief moment of surprise, the Fire Dragon King roared with delight, "Zhou Zhengchun, you finally dared to show yourself! Today is your death day!"

Before the shout had even finished, he unleashed the Nine-Section Bone Whip, a magical treasure, and struck Zhou Chun.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, two beams of light, one yellow and one green, rose into the air from the ground, quickly revealing the figures of Lord Fushan and Musang.

Zhou Chun, on the other hand, fully activated the [Formless Gengjin Divine Light] divine power, unleashing a golden divine light several feet long to meet the Nine-Section Bone Whip, dissipating most of its power. He then used the golden spear formed by the [Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron] to block the attack.

Fortunately, this nine-section bone whip was only a spiritual treasure of the level of the [Hundred Rivers Gathering Wind Banner], which had limited effect on the strength of a fifth-order high-grade expert like the Fire Dragon King. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Zhou Chun to withstand the opponent's attack so easily.

In a sense, the Fire Dragon King's direct offensive capabilities are still somewhat inferior to those of the fifth-tier superior Barbarian King.

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