As soon as Mr. Wang finished speaking, the seventeen remaining Core Formation elders of Haoran Academy shouted in unison, "Form the formation!"
Immediately, they began positioning themselves in a mysterious array, connecting with each other.
Golden streams of righteous qi radiated from their bodies, intertwining to form a grand and majestic Haoran Righteous Qi Formation!
At this moment, Zhuang Zhentian attempted to employ his previous tactic, appearing behind another Core Formation cultivator to strike.
Although the cultivator didn't react in time, the profound righteous qi swirling around him surged forth, rebounding Zhuang Zhentian's sword and even forcing Zhuang Zhentian back three or four meters!
The combined strength of the seventeen Core Formation cultivators, enhanced by the Haoran Righteous Qi Formation, made it impossible for Zhuang Zhentian, even in his slaughter state, to easily kill one of them.
After all, Zhuang Zhentian was not like Lin Li; he had not primarily trained in sword techniques.
However, he wasn't frustrated.
He raised his hand and summoned a dark wind!
"Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind!"
Though the righteous qi could repel Zhuang Zhentian's sword, it could not block the pervasive Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind.
This was one of the secret techniques of the Demon Sect!
At the same time...
Zhuang Zhentian summoned two hanba from his corpse pouch!
The hanba, wherever it roams, brings drought for a thousand miles!
It was a top-tier zombie, even more formidable than the red-haired jiangshi that Lin Li once struggled to injure!
Not only was it impervious to weapons and could fly and burrow through the earth, but it also possessed the power of fire-based magic.
Each hanba was as powerful as a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!
During the initial battle between the righteous and demonic factions, Zhuang Zhentian, seeing the odds turning against him, had fled without utilizing his full power.
But now, against Haoran Academy alone, he felt no fear—he had the strength to face them head-on, even without Ye Fan's enhancements.
With Ye Fan, however, it was merely the icing on the cake.
"Ah!"
"Hehehe…"
The seventeen Core Formation elders, trapped within the Haoran Righteous Qi Formation, inhaled Zhuang Zhentian's Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind. Some cried out in agony, while others fell into hallucinations, their expressions dazed.
At the same time, the Haoran Righteous Qi Formation began to crumble.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Liu, seeing this, immediately launched a counterattack!
Mr. Liu waved his fan, sending gusts of wind that dispersed the Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind away from the seventeen Core Formation elders.
However, the demonic poison had already entered their bodies, rendering them incapable of fighting effectively in the short term.
Mr. Wang, on the other hand, summoned his book-shaped spiritual treasure once again, sending golden characters like chains toward Zhuang Zhentian. At the same time, he summoned a second spiritual treasure—a ruler!
The ruler expanded rapidly, growing massive!
The golden characters forced Zhuang Zhentian into a tight spot, while the giant ruler came crashing down from above!
"Had this been before, this might have posed a threat to me."
Zhuang Zhentian's smile remained unchanged. "But now, with this spiritual treasure, my speed has increased! Your moves can no longer keep up with me!"
With that, his figure vanished again!
Like Fish in Water, a skill that already complemented his mastery of escape techniques, made him even more agile. What once had posed a threat was now easily dodged!
Meanwhile, the two hanba had charged into the midst of the seventeen Core Formation cultivators!
Struggling with the pain of the Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind and disoriented by hallucinations, the Core Formation cultivators were no longer able to withstand the two hanba, which tore into them like tigers among sheep.
Even with their full strength, they could barely fend off the hanba's attacks!
At this moment, the Haoran Righteous Qi Formation was completely shattered!
Boom!!!
The golden chains snapped, and the massive ruler struck the ground, splitting it apart with an earth-shaking crash!
Zhuang Zhentian reappeared just as Mr. Liu's wind blades followed closely behind.
However, Zhuang Zhentian had already summoned a bone shield, which materialized in front of him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The wind blades collided with the bone shield, but it remained undamaged!
After all, Mr. Liu's cultivation hadn't reached the late Nascent Soul stage. Zhuang Zhentian, as the Demon Sect's leader, was skilled in controlling corpses and possessed a wealth of spiritual treasures. Even a randomly summoned treasure, combined with his late Nascent Soul cultivation, was enough to block Mr. Liu's attacks.
Had all seven major sects joined forces, Zhuang Zhentian, even without Ye Fan's enhancements, might still have been overwhelmed. But now...
He was like an invincible demon king, crushing everything in his path!
After blocking the attack with his bone shield, Zhuang Zhentian transformed the shield into a Bone King that charged toward Mr. Liu!
Though the Bone King couldn't truly threaten Mr. Liu, it was enough to serve as a distraction!
As for Haoran Academy's strongest, Mr. Wang, Zhuang Zhentian wasn't planning to engage him directly.
Instead, he dove back into the fray between the two hanba and the seventeen Core Formation elders!
His figure flickered as he slashed his sword, reaping lives with every strike!
[Killed Haoran Academy Core Formation second-layer elder, gained 27,865 evolution points]
[Killed Haoran Academy Core Formation fourth-layer elder, gained 47,856 evolution points]
[Killed Haoran Academy Core Formation seventh-layer elder, gained 79,732 evolution points]
[Killed Haoran Academy Core Formation fifth-layer elder, gained 56,123 evolution points]
[Killed Haoran Academy Core Formation ninth-layer elder, gained 99,325 evolution points]
…
System notifications rang out continuously!
In just a short while, the seventeen Core Formation elders, disoriented by the Bone-Corroding Illusion Wind and torn apart by the two hanba, were all wiped out by Zhuang Zhentian!
"Seventeen Core Formation cultivators, each one giving me tens of thousands of evolution points!"
Ye Fan was equally thrilled. "In just this brief period, I've gained over a million evolution points!"
"I now have nearly four million evolution points! I only need two million more to evolve into a mid-grade spiritual treasure!"
"Zhuang Zhentian is going to continue slaughtering sects in Zhao Kingdom. At this rate, I'll likely reach mid-grade spiritual treasure soon, and maybe even a high-grade spiritual treasure not long after!"
As Ye Fan contemplated, Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang were on the verge of losing their sanity!
Though Mr. Liu was furious, his wind blades couldn't destroy the tough Bone King, which continued to harass him.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wang, despite wielding a book of golden words capable of sealing and a mighty ruler, was too slow to keep up with Zhuang Zhentian's speed.
At this point, the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples of Haoran Academy, along with the mortals, had been slaughtered nearly to extinction. The Core Formation elders had been completely wiped out!
Both Mr. Wang and Mr. Liu were heartbroken, filled with unbearable sorrow!
"You demon! I'll fight you to the death!"
"Even if it means dying with you, I will avenge them!"
The two elders roared, charging toward Zhuang Zhentian with reckless determination!