Immortality Through Array Formations-Chapter 1057 - 667 Delivered_2

That Hidden cultivator?

The pressure in the leader’s heart suddenly mounted, and his complexion turned somewhat pale.

Cheng Mo and the other four, seeing the explosion of the Formation, were somewhat dazed, but soon their spirits lifted when they saw the leader in black injured by it.

Without another word, Cheng Mo, wielding two axes, charged towards the leader in black.

Yang Qianjun and Situ Jian followed closely behind.

The leader in black spat out, cursing inwardly.

“Dammit, I was careless, fell right into their trap…”

He parried with his long sword against Cheng Mo’s huge axe, glanced back at the hall, and saw the entrance blocked by fallen rocks due to the Formation’s explosion, making it impossible to enter for the time being, which irritated him.

“Can’t eliminate the witnesses now…”

“Since that’s the case…”

With a cold laugh, the leader in black declared, “Then I’ll just have to kill you all!”

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned murky and dark.

A filthy, black Demonic Qi emerged from nowhere, enveloping his entire body and then attaching to the standard-issue Spirit Sword in his hand.

The leader in black’s entire demeanor became ghastly and terrifying, heavy with Demonic Qi.

“Has he become demon-possessed?”

Cheng Mo and the others’ expressions changed.

Mo Hua, who had been hiding and plotting in secret, also frowned slightly, finding it very strange.

True is true, demon is demon.

The essence of Spiritual Power and Demonic Qi are fundamentally different.

The other men in black had merely taken Evil Pills or their flesh was corrupted by Demonic Aura upon death, which gave them a hint of demonic presence.

But this leader in black was different.

When he initially attacked, the Spiritual Power in his body was pure, with not a trace of the Demon Path.

But now, how could his Spiritual Power suddenly turn demonic?

“Something’s eerie…”

“And that blood-red Demon Monster shadow on him earlier, what was it?”

“It could see through my Concealment Technique?”

Mo Hua’s gaze slightly sharpened.

Meanwhile, after becoming demonized, the leader in black had begun fighting fiercely with Cheng Mo and the others.

His Spiritual Power had become tainted yet stronger.

The Demonic Qi winding around the Spirit Sword was like virulent poison, carrying a black corruptive force.

The pressure on Cheng Mo and his group suddenly increased.

Direct confrontation became exceedingly difficult, each collision with the Demonic Qi-entwined Spirit Sword causing Cheng Mo and Yang Qianjun’s Blood Qi to churn violently.

Once injured by the leader’s Sword Qi, the Demonic Qi would enter their bodies, gradually eroding their meridians and contaminating their Blood Qi.

Thus, they had to be extremely cautious during the fight.

Luckily, the leader had previously been injured by Mo Hua’s Formation, which weakened him; otherwise, the situation would have been much more dire.

Mo Hua observed quietly for a long time, shaking his head silently and sighing.

“It’s difficult to fight now…”

In the midst of the chaotic battle, with friends and foes intermingled, it was not easy to set up another Formation.

Otherwise, it could accidentally harm his allies, causing Cheng Mo and Situ Jian to be caught in the explosion too.

Moreover, the leader in black, having been duped and injured by a Formation already, had become cautious; using another Formation to trap him again wouldn’t be easy.

Mo Hua silently considered:

Five Elements Source Formation…

Cheng Mo and Yang Qianjun practiced Body Cultivation; exchanging blows with the leader, their movements fluid and never stationary.

It’s pointless to count on Hao Xuan, who would be lucky just to escape.

Yi Li and Situ Jian could be tried, but Cheng Mo might not be able to keep the leader occupied.

Should Yi Li and Situ Jian get attacked abruptly by the leader while boosted by the Five Elements and gathering energy, they would be severely injured, if not killed.

As for using Spells…

The Water Prison Technique could restrain but only for a moment; it wouldn’t solve much.

Cheng Mo and the others were limited in their Cultivation and couldn’t bring a swift resolve to the fight.

The Meteor Fire Forbidden Art… required close proximity to use.

Approaching under such circumstances was far too dangerous.

Mo Hua was hesitant to take this risk.

Moreover, what complicated matters further was that Mo Hua couldn’t afford to prolong this…

Although Cheng Mo and the others were talented and decently inherited, they were merely novices, lacking experience and only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

If the leader were to use some last-resort move and suddenly lash out, Cheng Mo and his group might all be in mortal peril.

Even just wearing them down was risky under the threatening Demonic Qi; Cheng Mo and his friends couldn’t hold out for long.

Continuing like this, a mistake was inevitable.

Once a mistake was made, they would either be severely injured or killed.

Mo Hua sighed, reflecting to himself:

“In battles of magic and combat, one ideally needs a ‘front line’ to blend in effectively…”

In previous missions, Senior Brother Feng and Shangguan Senior Brother were always at the forefront, bearing the brunt of the pressure.

And Senior Sister Murong and Qianqian Senior Sister, with their strong Cultivation and aggressive techniques, played crucial roles.

In evenly matched battles, a slight edge from a control Spell could change the flow and secure victory.

The same was true during engagements with Fire Buddha.

With Uncle Gu, a Golden Core Cultivator, at the front, taking on the full brunt of Fire Buddha’s Meteor Fire Forbidden Art’s power.