Man Gu's eyes turned blood-red. This time, he had invoked a Barbarian general who had fought on the battlefield under the First-Generation Emperor Xia.
Flames radiated from Li Haoran, and the wounds lashed into him by chains healed at rapid speed.
Tao Yaoye snapped her red paper umbrella shut. The eyes of two Soul Formation stage cultivators glazed over as they fell into an illusion and plunged into the sea.
East Sea cultivators cultivated their power but neglected their hearts and minds, leaving them ill-equipped to deal with illusions.
"Form the array!"
As if they had practiced it thousands of times, the five took their respective positions.
"This is... the Five Elements Sect's Five Elements Battle Method?!"
One of the Soul Formation cultivators cried out in shock. He had seen Five Elements Sect cultivators fight back in Great Xia—those five disciples had only been at the early Nascent Soul stage, yet after employing the Five Elements Battle Method, they had actually defeated five late Soul Formation cultivators!
"Didn't expect anyone here to recognize it. Arhat Fist!"
Lu Yang occupied the Metal position, in charge of offense. Empowered by the Five Elements Battle Method, his speed and strength multiplied exponentially. Moving as fast as lightning, every punch landed squarely on his opponents' abdomens, churning their internal organs in excruciating pain.
Their hair fell out in massive clumps.
"Stop him, quick!"
"Towering Azure Sea Art!"
Three Soul Formation cultivators tried to repeat their earlier trick, but Lu Yang's combat prowess was no longer what it had been. Every punch and kick struck with the force of a crashing mountain, utterly unstoppable. His sword qi gleamed sharp and fierce; a single slash tore through layers of water curtains, the sword's blade reflecting the terrified faces of the three Soul Formation cultivators.
"Twin Ice Dragon Roar!"
Two ice dragons burst from the water, lunging to bite Lu Yang. Man Gu executed Shifting Shadows, swapping places with Lu Yang, and let out a bellow as he withstood the two ice dragons head-on.
Meng Jingzhou unleashed Nirvana True Fire, swiftly healing Man Gu's frostbite.
Man Gu occupied the Earth position, in charge of defense.
Meng Jingzhou occupied the Water position, in charge of recovery.
Tao Yaoye occupied the Wood position, in charge of change and variation, capable of teleporting any of the five to any part of the grand array in an instant while also coordinating the combat of the other four.
"Don't think you're the only ones who can use combination techniques! Boundless Ocean!"
Five Soul Formation cultivators had long been gathering power in secret. The vast sea surged into a hundred-meter-tall tsunami. Vaguely, ghostly faces and ghostly hands sprouted across the tidal wave, howling shrilly as it crashed toward Lu Yang and the others.
If Lu Yang and his companions dodged, Fangshan Island behind them would be swallowed by the sea!
"Leave it to me!" Li Haoran let out a low shout, and several types of flame flared around him!
Three Flavors True Fire, Golden Bird True Flame, Nirvana True Flame, Liuding Divine Fire, Great Yan True Fire, Samadhi True Fire, and Nanming Li Fire!
More than half of these flames had been learned by the five from the Five Elements Sect's Fire Vein.
The seven kinds of fire blossomed like an unfolding lotus. Empowered by the Five Elements Battle Method, he could channel all the True Fires mastered by everyone in the formation!
Li Haoran occupied the Fire position, in charge of offensive support!
Intertwining together, the seven flames formed a fire tornado that soared into the sky, carrying blistering heat and devastation as it slammed into the ghost-faced tsunami.
Boom!
The tsunami collapsed. The ghosts and specters concealed within wailed as they perished—the souls those five Soul Formation cultivators had amassed over hundreds of years were reduced to ashes in an instant!
"Strike together!"
All twelve Soul Formation cultivators attacked at once, trying to find a flaw in the Five Elements Battle Method. But how could they possibly find a flaw in a technique passed down through the Five Elements Sect for a hundred thousand years—not to mention that Lu Yang and his four companions coordinated seamlessly, as though they had practiced together for years?
Spitting blood, the twelve Soul Formation cultivators fled in disarray, deploying techniques akin to the Heavenly Demon Great Art to make a blood-escape, completely humiliated.
Though the Five Elements Battle Method boasted transcendent combat power, speed was not its forte. Catching up to one or two Soul Formation cultivators would be simple enough, but the remaining ten would undoubtedly escape.
A grin curled at the corner of Lu Yang's mouth. "Think you can run after losing? It just so happens I learned a new move from Master—I'll practice it on you!"
"Old Meng, lend yourself to me for a second!"
Meng Jingzhou froze, bewildered about what Lu Yang could possibly want to borrow from him. Before he could react, his body tilted, and Lu Yang grabbed him by the ankle, hoisting him into the air.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?!"
"Cut the chatter! Hurry up and use Three Heads and Six Arms! One Sword Into Ten Thousand Swords!"
"Why did the sky turn dark?" Gao Feng wondered. The moonlight overhead seemed to have suddenly vanished. Even in his frantic flight, he didn't forget to look up at the sky.
What he saw chilled his hands and feet.
A dense swarm of dark silhouettes blotted out the moonlight. Taking a closer look, those silhouettes were none other than Meng Jingzhou!
Thousands of Meng Jingzhous with Three Heads and Six Arms descended from the sky, yelling and throwing punches as they plummeted, crashing down onto the twelve Soul Formation cultivators fleeing in every direction!
Chapter 802