Chapter 406: The Grand Priestess’s Actions, Wei Zhuang’s Soul Inquiry, What is a Sword?
The War Demon God spun its massive body at lightning speed, and in the blink of an eye, it was completely turned around.
Two stout arms shot forward, reaching toward Wei Zhuang, who was right in front of it.
At that crucial moment, the Shark Tooth Sword just had to get stuck!
It was wedged between the War Demon God’s neck, and no matter how hard Wei Zhuang tried, he couldn’t pull it free.
With those enormous bronze palms about to smack him down, Wei Zhuang decisively abandoned his long sword and leapt down to the ground.
A sword is a swordsman’s most trusted partner.
Sometimes, some swordsmen would rather risk their lives than abandon their partner.
Wei Zhuang was indeed a swordsman, and a qualified one at that.
Though he was arrogant, he was neither conceited nor foolish.
If he lost his life, then what good would even the finest sword be?
So, in this situation, his first instinct was to protect his life at all costs.
At least this way, there was a chance to retrieve the sword later.
As Wei Zhuang leaped off the War Demon God, he had barely touched down when the War Demon God raised a foot to stomp him!
There was nothing fancy about the attack, yet this unembellished strike proved to be the most lethal.
The gargantuan War Demon God, with its solid build, completely disregarded all mortal attacks.
Human weapons couldn’t harm it at all.
Swords and weapons poked at its body, leaving not even a scratch.
Such a colossal creature had a strength that was even more terrifying than that of the Azure Dragon Mechanism Beast from the Mohist Sect!
Wei Zhuang flipped over upon landing just in time to narrowly evade the attack.
The massive bronze foot crashed down with a resounding boom, shaking the ground and sending tremors throughout!
Let alone flesh and blood, even a war chariot would be flattened by such a stomp!
“This thing is unbreakable, with no weaknesses to exploit. Our attacks are useless against it.”
Li Wu cursed, exasperated—despite everything, they couldn’t even halt the War Demon God‘s movements.
It was hard to imagine how invincible Chiyou was three thousand years ago with eighty-one of these War Demon Gods!
“Hmph, a mantis trying to stop a car—seeking death!”
Seeing that they couldn’t damage the War Demon God, the Chiyou Demon Spirit sneered and disregarded them.
These mere mortals posed no threat to it.
It aimed to kill Li Mo while he was distracted, lest the night grow long and the dream become intricate.
Having fully inherited Donghuang Taiyi’s power, the Chiyou Demon Spirit raised its hand, summoning Earth Spikes formed from gravel to assault Li Mo.
The Yin-Yang School had five factions, each practicing different powers corresponding to the five elements.
This move was precisely an earth-based spell!
Li Mo was fully focused on unleashing the national fortune power from the seal to deal with the overwhelming number of Wandering Spirits—this was a crucial moment!
If he interrupted the incantation, those wandering spirits would surely scatter.
It would be a tremendous hassle to deal with them again afterward.
The Chiyou Demon Spirit understood this and chose to attack at this very moment.
With the sharp earth spikes rapidly approaching, being pierced would feel like being skewered on a candied hawthorn stick!
After a moment of swift deliberation, Li Mo resolved to halt his incantation and dodge this oncoming wave.
But just as he prepared to withdraw, a flash of red light suddenly appeared from behind.
It smashed into the emerging earth spikes with a bang!
The nearest earth spike to him and the red light exploded simultaneously.
“Skeleton Blood Seal?”
Li Mo turned around to see the Grand Priestess, severely injured and spurting blood due to the strain of forcefully using her powers.
The Grand Priestess was already vastly outmatched by the Chiyou Demon Spirit.
Now, with her wounds, this attack had severely diminished her essence, leading to a compounding injury.
She would probably need at least a year and a half to recover fully.
Li Mo didn’t expect the Grand Priestess to risk her injuries to lend a helping hand at this critical moment.
Although they faced the Chiyou Demon Spirit, it appeared in Donghuang Taiyi’s form.
The Grand Priestess was unaware that she was up against the Chiyou Demon Spirit, thinking instead that she was confronting Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin-Yang School.
The disciples of the Yin-Yang School’s awe towards Donghuang Taiyi was unspoken.
It seemed the Grand Priestess had prepared herself mentally and stood firm in her stance.
After spitting out blood, her face turned even paler.
She wiped the blood from her lips and gave Li Mo a look that said she had done her best.
And she genuinely had.
The gap between the Grand Priestess and the Chiyou Demon Spirit was not minor.
To destroy a few nearby earth spikes was already a considerable feat.
Though the effect was negligible, it provided Fei Yan and the others a precious opportunity to react.
Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess, noticing Li Mo’s predicament, no longer cared about the War Demon God.
They both formed seals, unleashing streams of Wandering Spirit energy that quickly obliterated the advancing earth spikes.
Then, without hesitation, they moved to Li Mo’s side to prevent the Chiyou Demon Spirit from attacking him again.
Wei Zhuang’s face turned ashen, feeling the pressure doubled without the Shark Tooth Sword in hand.
Without his sword, it felt like he was missing an arm.
Now that Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess had rushed to Li Mo’s aid, the War Demon God focused all its attention on him!
Wei Zhuang felt like cursing under his breath.
Tsk, women.
Turns out they can’t be relied on as much as the sword in his hand!
Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess stood on either side of Li Mo, doing their best to keep him from being distracted.
The two senior sisters joined forces to barely hold off wave after wave of attacks from the Chiyou Demon Spirit.
Meanwhile, Wei Zhuang and Li Wu did everything they could to stall the War Demon God‘s onslaught.
However, as time passed, the defeat became more and more apparent.
The War Demon God was indestructible and tireless, while humans inevitably grew weary.
If this continued, injuries were unavoidable for the two of them.
The only way to change the situation now was for Li Mo to find the moment to act.
“How much longer do you need?”
After dodging a heavy blow from the War Demon God, Wei Zhuang was now in a miserable state.
Though he wasn’t injured, he was covered in dust.
His once-lustrous white hair was now dirty and lifeless.
“Almost there.”
Li Mo, utterly focused, replied somewhat perfunctorily.
Wei Zhuang’s forehead twitched uncontrollably.
Almost there, huh? Easy for you to say!
If you have the guts, then come and try it yourself!
This War Demon God was tougher than a turtle shell; he couldn’t budge it at all.
Moreover, without the Shark Tooth Sword, he felt he could only unleash a fraction of his power.
Suddenly, Li Mo turned to Wei Zhuang and asked, “Do you think that without a sword in hand, you can’t show your true power?”
Wei Zhuang was taken aback; how did he know what he was thinking?
Li Mo didn’t elaborate, nor did he have the time to explain.
He simply asked, “What do you think a sword is?”
Doof!
