Chapter 779: Sword Massacre of the Host

Han Li's expression was solemn as his hands swiftly formed sword incantations. The eighteen Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords split into two groups: six circled around him while the remaining twelve shot forth.

The twelve flying swords flashed with sword light, crackling loudly.

Instantly, countless azure sword projections materialized out of thin air, densely packed, numbering over a thousand. They formed a vast sword sea covering several acres, surging toward the opposing group's attacks.

"A sword formation..." Tie Yu raised an eyebrow.

The three—the horned giant and the others—sneered coldly. The sword formation's power seemed considerable, but it contained little law power and was nothing to fear.

The three struck simultaneously. The green fire cloud, the blood-colored tiger head, and the漫天 golden feathers brightened once more, slamming into the azure sword formation like three massive fists.

The attacks of the Golden Immortals and True Immortals followed, crashing into the azure sword sea.

A continuous thunderous roar erupted. The azure sword formation trembled violently, and nearly half of the azure sword projections shattered. The entire formation seemed on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression remained unchanged, and a faint smile even appeared on his lips. The sword incantations in his hands suddenly changed.

The azure sword projections abruptly transformed into even larger golden sword projections, each covered with arcs of golden lightning that crackled and surged, radiating powerful laws of lightning.

The entire sword sea instantly recovered. Deep within the golden sword sea, a peculiar dragon-shaped pattern flickered into existence, seemingly some kind of formation diagram.

A fierce sword projection fluctuation erupted from the golden sword sea, instantly filling the surrounding void. It was several times more powerful than the previous azure sword sea.

The golden sword sea hummed and shook. Countless sharp golden sword projections interwove and sliced. The attacks of the horned giant and the other two, like three boulders thrown into an endless ocean, were instantly shredded and swallowed.

Not only because of the sword formation's power, but also the golden arcs and the law of lightning seemed to be the bane of demonic qi. The moment the three's attacks touched them, they shattered and vanished.

The attacks of the Golden Immortals and True Immortals, upon striking the golden sword sea, were also immediately devoured, having no effect. The golden sword formation continued to surge forward and envelop them.

The horned giant and the others showed expressions of disbelief and terror. They tried to retreat, but it was too late.

The golden sword sea crashed down, instantly covering the horned giant and the others beneath it.

This series of changes happened too quickly. By the time Tie Yu reacted, the horned giant and the others were already trapped within the golden sword formation.

"Stop!" Tie Yu roared in fury, shooting out from the black cloud.

Those subordinates were the backbone of the Golden Rhinoceros Domain. If they were annihilated here, even if he retrieved the heads of Han Li and the other, he could not explain it to their king.

As he flew out, he swung his right hand. Green light flickered above his head, revealing a huge green crystal bow with nine green Poison God Arrows nocked, which then shot forth.

Nine meteor-like green arrow lights materialized, shooting toward the golden sword sea. Where they passed, the void was torn into nine long black scars.

The nine arrows were extremely fast, beyond lightning speed. In a flash, they reached the golden sword sea and were about to pierce through.

But at that moment, a golden shadow flashed in the void ahead. Six golden flying swords materialized, bursting with dazzling golden sword light, and quickly interwove.

Golden sword light flashed, and a huge golden sword lotus materialized out of thin air, blocking the nine meteor arrow lights.

A thunderous roar shook the heavens, and spatial cracks appeared in the surrounding void!

The golden sword lotus directly exploded, and the six flying swords were scattered and knocked away.

However, the nine meteor arrow lights were also blocked, reverting to nine green arrows.

At this moment, the void before Tie Yu suddenly trembled violently. Countless silver note-like runes shot out from within, flying toward his body from all directions.

Tie Yu felt the surrounding void seem to be pulled by an invisible hand, pressing in from all sides, forcing his charging figure to halt.

Not far ahead, Shi Chuankong stood in the void, looking over with a cold smile, holding a silver pipa in his arms.

Seeing this, Tie Yu's gaze turned cold.

At that moment, within the golden sword sea, countless sharp sword projections bloomed, slashing at the people inside.

The horned giant's expression changed drastically. He raised his hand and waved, sending out two large azure banners. The banner surfaces were wreathed in azure flames, emitting waves of powerful, cold flame law fluctuations.

He formed hand seals with both hands. The two large azure banners unfurled with a whoosh, transforming into a thick azure fire curtain that protected his entire body.

The red-haired old man opened his mouth and spat out a blood-red pagoda.

The blood-red pagoda spun rapidly, and countless blood-red light threads cascaded down from it, covering his body.

The golden-haired young woman let out a sharp cry. She stomped her foot, and a dazzling golden light burst from her body. A ferocious, thick golden armor appeared on her.

Countless golden runes danced on the armor, emitting waves of law fluctuations, making it appear indestructible.

The three reacted quickly, immediately unleashing their demonic treasures, but the other cultivators were not so fast.

The golden sword aura twisted down, and the sword formation immediately rang with miserable screams. Most of the people, without having time to activate their protective techniques, were dismembered by countless sword auras.

Some others, though they had deployed defensive measures, were still torn and shredded by the sword auras.

In an instant, only the single-horned giant and a few others, along with four or five Golden Immortals, barely survived within the sword formation.

The few stood back to back, with demon treasures of Immortal Artifact level flying around them, forming a multicolored barrier that blocked the fierce sword auras.

Han Li snorted coldly, and with another change of his hand seals, the golden sword sea hummed and rotated, and the dragon-shaped formation diagram at the center of the sword formation blazed with light.

After a startling dragon roar, twelve golden dragons charged out from within.

Each golden dragon was several tens of zhang long, their entire bodies visibly condensed from golden lightning and fierce sword auras, emitting vast fluctuations of sword aura and the laws of lightning.

The twelve golden dragons blurred for a moment, and the next instant all appeared beside the multicolored barrier, their massive bodies coiling around it and squeezing down violently.

The barrier that the single-horned giant and the others struggled to maintain burst apart with a bang.

At the same time, countless sword auras shot out from the twelve golden dragons, engulfing the single-horned giant and the others.

Before they could even let out a scream, their bodies were shredded.

The series of changes happened like lightning. Iron Feather, who had been held back by Shi Chuankong nearby, was about to strike again when the single-horned giant and the others had already fallen, and his face immediately filled with rage.

Those on the black cloud in the distance, witnessing this scene, were all dumbfounded, their faces full of shock.

Seeing this, Shi Chuankong couldn't help but show a trace of astonishment in his eyes.

Han Li let out a light breath, formed a hand seal, and waved.

The golden sword formation rapidly shrank, and the twelve golden dragons also flew back into the sword formation. In the blink of an eye, the massive sword formation vanished without a trace, reverting to the twelve Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

However, the lightning runes on these twelve Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords were dim in color, and the lightning laws they emitted were also very weak, as if the lightning laws contained within had been used up all at once.

Han Li formed a hand seal and waved, withdrawing the twelve flying swords into his dantian.

The lightning laws within these flying swords had just been fully released by him in one breath, and they would need a period of nurturing to recover.

What he had just performed was the "Qiu Dragon Sword Formation" learned from Jin Hai, somewhat similar to his "Qingpan Sword Formation," a secret sword formation of the Wusheng Sword Sect.

Unlike the Azure Coil Sword Formation, which required seventy-two flying swords to execute, the Flood Dragon Sword Formation could be deployed with only twelve flying swords. However, this formation placed an immense burden on the swords, demanding swords of exceptional quality to perform. Had the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords not undergone the baptism of the golden lightning pool in the Netherworld Domain, they likely could not have withstood it.

Today's first trial proved its power to be truly astonishing.

Tie Yu gazed at the mangled remains of the lone burly man and the others, his expression as cold as ice, fury churning in his eyes.

But in the next moment, he took a deep breath, and the anger on his face receded like a tide.

Those underlings were dead, and there was nothing to be done about it. Without them getting in the way, he could now cut loose and engage in a full-scale battle.

"Hmph, I didn't expect a human cultivator to possess such skill. It seems I underestimated you earlier. Let me personally take your life." Tie Yu looked at Han Li, his eyes gleaming brightly, his battle intent surging throughout his body.

Boom!

A violent and surging pressure erupted from his body, instantly filling the entire sky and pressing outward with a rumbling force.

The crowd on the black cloud, struck by this pressure, were sent flying as if swept by a gale, all of them blasted away.

Shi Chuankong's body also trembled; he staggered back over a hundred zhang before barely steadying himself, a flicker of terror crossing his face.

He turned to glance at Han Li, then, with a flicker of his gaze, shot backward, distancing himself from the battlefield.

Among those present, only Han Li stood firm, though he furrowed his brow slightly and raised a hand in a beckoning gesture.

A flash of golden light appeared beside him, and the six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords that had been knocked away shot back in an instant.

However, the six flying swords were now entwined with a misty green light, as if alive, writhing as it seeped into the swords, while emitting strands of eerie and ferocious law power.

The golden light radiating from the six swords dimmed rapidly, as if corroded; green spots emerged on the blades and spread swiftly.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression shifted slightly, and he discreetly formed a hand seal.

The lightning runes on the six swords lit up, and golden arcs imbued with the law of lightning suddenly appeared, crackling as they attempted to dispel the green light.

But no matter how the golden arcs flashed, the green light clung stubbornly to the swords like bone-gnawing maggots, impossible to remove in the slightest.

"You think you can take back an immortal artifact tainted by my Green Cloud Miasma? How ridiculous! Take my nine arrows!" Tie Yu laughed heartily, bracing himself with one hand.

A green light flashed above his head, and nine long arrows materialized, nocking onto the green longbow once more, drawing it to a full moon.

With a sharp whistle, the nine arrows transformed into nine streaks of meteor-like arrow light, appearing before Han Li in a flash, more than twice as fast as before!