Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 304 Zhou Ling Unleashes His Power
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The massive city walls of Anyang Immortal City were already filled with squads of cultivators.

Several thousand cultivators formed battle formations, creating an extremely powerful force.

Zhou Ling had also inquired and learned that Anyang Immortal City was normally garrisoned by an army of four thousand cultivators.

With the outbreak of the beast tide, the other cultivators were all sent by the Dao Alliance to provide support.

Anyone willing to come to Anyang Immortal City can obtain a considerable amount of resources, and their military merits gained in battle will also increase.

The higher your cultivation level, the more resources you have.

This was a situation Zhou Ling had never experienced before.

However, with Dean Gong by his side, Chen Zhenglei assured him that his life would not be in danger.

Furthermore, since the crisis simulation did not appear, he was not that afraid.

Of course, facing a dark mass of demonic beasts, including many third and fourth-tier beasts, it would be impossible not to be afraid.

"The monsters are coming!"

That day, Zhou Ling and Dean Gong and others were practicing the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation.

Deacon Luo suddenly shouted from the air.

Peng Peng!

Then, the sound of war drums rang out!

Rumble!
The ground began to tremble!
The roars and explosions of the monsters were deafening, like the sudden sound of firecrackers.

Everyone began to fly onto the city wall.

On the vast, boundless plain, a dark mass of various monstrous beasts surged toward Anyang Immortal City.

Zhou Ling focused his gaze and saw that the demonic beasts charging at the forefront were led by a fourth-tier golden silk spider.

Looking around, there were thousands of golden spiders of various shapes and sizes.

They vary in size, some reaching seven or eight zhang in height, while the smaller ones are only one or two zhang in size.

Eight black claws moved swiftly and rapidly.

It continuously spewed out black gas, which swept across the area.

The grass and trees on the ground withered instantly.

Piles of foul-smelling mist formed in the air, and under the breath of the golden silk spiders, they formed a huge black fog that swept towards Anyang Immortal City.

Fortunately, the golden light shield of Anyang Immortal City blocked out the poisonous fog.

Through [Intermediate Observation], Zhou Ling knew that these black mists contained a huge amount of toxins.

If a cultivator inhales the poison, they will either die from poisoning or experience stagnation of blood and qi, resulting in a loss of combat power.

Moreover, such a large number of golden spiders is truly terrifying.

Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would likely find it difficult to escape once trapped inside.

Even if you don't die, you have to shed your skin.

Behind the golden spider, the rest of the demonic beast army charged forward in a mighty wave.

Although there was no formation to speak of, there were simply too many of them.

It was a dense, overwhelming mass, like a surging black tide.

"The vanguard is a herd of eight fourth-tier demonic beasts, followed by a herd of twelve fourth-tier demonic beasts."

"Everyone must proceed according to the plan!"

On the giant city wall, City Lord Qi looked at the endless army of demonic beasts and spoke solemnly to everyone.

"I'll wait for the order!"

One by one, the Nascent Soul cultivators responded.

Faced with such a massive army of monsters, no one could guarantee they would return alive.

"Other Nascent Soul cultivators, whoever kills the fourth-tier demonic beast first should do their best to assist Dean Gong and the others!"

Lord Qi then gave further instructions to everyone.

After all, eight of the nine members of the Palace Academy are at the Golden Core stage, and there is also Zhou Ling, who is at the late Foundation Establishment stage. It is really difficult for them to deal with four fourth-order demonic beasts!
Everyone else nodded.

"Activate the offensive formation!"

Then, City Lord Qi shouted again, and at the same time made a hand seal. Instantly, a red light condensed within the giant city.

"The Xuanji Formation, True Fire Burns the Heavens!"

As City Lord Qi uttered the incantation, five beams of flame shot up from the high platform of the giant city.

Like five enormous fire dragons, they bombarded the charging golden spider.

"Boom!"

The fire dragon surged forth like a wave of fire, clashing violently with the charging swarm of golden spiders.

A series of piercing screams rose into the sky.

The densely packed spider demon formation collapsed instantly, and hundreds or even thousands of golden spiders were incinerated in an instant.

Some of the Tier 3 Golden Silk Spiders managed to block the fire dragon's attacks, but under the fire dragon's fierce onslaught...

His body was charred black.

Although the attack caused heavy casualties among the Golden Silk Spiders, the fourth-tier Golden Silk Spider's hairs stood on end, it opened its bloody mouth, revealed its fangs, and let out a sharp hiss.

The golden spiders, which had initially been somewhat fearful, seemed to have their ferocity ignited, and charged towards Anyang Immortal City once again.

"Fellow Daoists, I will continue to control the Xuanji Heavenly Fire Formation to clear the way for you!"

Lord Qi shouted, and his magic incantation continuously condensed. Within the immortal city, fire dragons soared into the sky, bombarding the demon beast army from all directions.

"kill!"

A burly Nascent Soul cultivator was the first to shoot out. He was incredibly fast and broke through the swarm of golden spider demons in a short time, arriving above a fourth-order blood ape.

This person is named Yu Feng. He is a wind-attribute cultivator, known for his speed, and is also skilled in the Wind and Fire Sword Technique.

The Blood Ape is a fourth-tier demonic beast with immense strength; even a mid-grade fourth-tier magic weapon might not be able to inflict much damage on it.

Therefore, after learning about some of the Blood Ape's weaknesses through Zhou Ling, City Lord Qi and the others discussed the matter.

It was because Feng was wielding a late-stage fourth-tier Azure Peak Sword that he was fighting against the Blood Ape.

After Yu Feng flew away from the city wall, the Nascent Soul cultivators behind him also rushed out to fight.

"Form ranks!"

Upon seeing this, Deacon Luo immediately shouted, and a cyan array plate appeared in his hand.

Upon hearing this, Dean Gong and the others took their places and began chanting incantations to set up the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array.

The four fourth-tier demonic beasts they were dealing with this time were mainly concentrated on the left flank of the demonic beast army.

It was exactly the same route they had set up.

Of course, even if it's not the same route, a fourth-order magic array covering a radius of a hundred miles is enough to deal with it.

Instantly, the void blazed with light, and streaks of sword light condensed, transforming into four sword gates in the east, west, south, and north, with endless sword light faintly flickering within them.

"fall!"

As Dean Gong shouted, swathes of sword light roared out from the four sword gates, overwhelming the onrushing demonic beasts.

The buzzing sound of swords echoed through the void.

The various demonic beasts on the ground and in the air, seeing the overwhelming sword light, naturally could not simply wait to be killed.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

A series of roars soared into the sky as different demonic beasts unleashed different attacks: some breathed fire, some flapped their giant tails, and some condensed blood armor, among others.

However, as soon as they came into contact with the sword's edge, they were all pierced through and exploded in an instant, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Some of the demonic beasts who saw the terrifying sword light couldn't help but show fear and tried to avoid it like lightning.

However, the sword light swept across, leaving no room to dodge, and heads, limbs, and flesh flew everywhere.

The Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array's powerful group combat capabilities were fully demonstrated in this attack.

Rumble!
The massive fire tiger, golden sword energy, and other attacks, combined by the four fourth-tier demonic beasts, slammed towards the four sword gates.

The area now surrounded by the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array is home to tens of thousands of demonic beasts.

Among them were four fourth-tier demonic beasts: the Golden Horned Beast, the Silver-Striped Flood Dragon, the Fire Spirit Tiger, and the Dragon-Horned Blood Lion. At this moment, these four fourth-tier demonic beasts also witnessed the immense destructive power of the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array.

They each unleashed their bloodline powers to attack the four sword gates that had coalesced in the air.

A roaring fire tiger, dazzling golden sword energy, a ferocious silver dragon, and a blood lion with dragon-like horns that resembles both a dragon and a lion.

One after another, fierce attacks blasted towards the sword gate opposite.

However, Dean Gong immediately activated the formation to deal with the situation.

The Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation is a sword formation that combines offense and defense.

With the change of sword techniques.

Sword light roared out from within the Heavenly Gate once more, instantly condensing into four giant swords that crashed down to meet the four incoming attacks.

Rumble!
A series of earth-shattering explosions rang out.

Four attack waves and four giant swords clashed fiercely.

Both sides fought fiercely, and in mid-air, neither could gain the upper hand, resulting in a stalemate.

"Zhou Ling, are you capable of dealing with the Golden Horned Beast?"

At this moment, Dean Gong spoke up and asked.

The Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation is basically only strong enough to deal with three fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Dealing with four fourth-tier demonic beasts would be a bit of a stretch.

Moreover, of these four demonic beasts, the Golden Horned Beast and the Silver-Striped Flood Dragon are at the mid-stage of the fourth rank.

Although the Fire Spirit Tiger and the Dragon Horned Blood Lion are only at the early stage of the fourth rank, their strength far surpasses that of ordinary early stage fourth rank individuals.

Not easy to deal with.

If this continues, the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation will find it difficult to withstand.

As soon as Dean Gong finished speaking, they saw streaks of golden light rushing towards them from below.

A golden-horned beast with a body like a giant bull and a pair of huge golden horns on its head, the golden horns gleaming with sword light.

It coalesced into a giant golden sword, which once again lunged at Dean Gong and Zhou Ling.

"Everyone be careful! The Golden Horned Beast has activated its bloodline supernatural power!"

Dean Gong spoke up.

At this moment, the sword light condensed from the four heavenly gates seemed to be pulled and suppressed, and its speed of operation slowed down a bit.

"Golden Sword Blood Domain!"

Zhou Ling's brows furrowed, and he immediately understood the golden-horned beast's supernatural power.

The Golden Horned Beast's bloodline supernatural powers are somewhat similar to sword energy.

When the Golden Horned Beast reaches the fourth rank, it condenses a demon core, and by activating the demon core, it forms the demon realm bloodline divine power.

Now, the Golden Horned Beast's direct use of its Golden Sword Blood Domain can significantly impact the sword energy within the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Array.

Fortunately, Zhou Ling had already provided some hints about these things when he analyzed the Golden Horned Beast's supernatural abilities using the [Intermediate Analysis].

Therefore, when demonstrating the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation, thorough preparations were made.

The jade sword in Dean Gong's hand shone brightly, also condensing into a cyan sword domain.

It contains the essence of her Falling Leaves Sword Technique.

Meanwhile, within the formation, the sword energy of the others also concentrated in the cyan sword domain.

Instantly, the cyan sword domain shone brightly, condensing into a giant wooden sword domain that blocked the golden sword domain of the golden horned beast.

The sword light from Tianmen also returned to its smooth flow.

However, this obstruction caused them to lose ground in their attacks against the other three demonic beasts.

At this moment, Zhou Ling did not hesitate. With a thought, the Qianyang True Fire within his Qi Sea suddenly surged forward, transforming into a fiery sword dragon that swept towards the Golden Horned Beast.

Although the Golden Horned Beast's leather armor was incredibly thick, even a mid-grade fourth-tier magic weapon would have difficulty breaking through it.

Even a third-tier spirit flame could not harm it.

This is also why the Nascent Soul cultivators in Anyang Immortal City were completely unable to deal with the Golden Horned Beast during this period.

But fourth-tier spirit flames are a different story.

This is definitely its nemesis.

Enveloped in the True Fire of Qianyang, Zhou Ling showed no fear of the Golden Horned Beast's Golden Sword Blood Domain.

Under the fierce onslaught of the Qianyang True Fire, the Golden Sword Blood Domain continued to crumble.

Then, with a thought, the Five Elements Sword appeared in Zhou Ling's hand.

The head of the palace, who was controlling the sword formation, looked at Zhou Ling with her beautiful eyes and said in a deep voice, "Be careful!"

The golden-horned beast was even stronger than they had expected.

At this moment, leaving Zhou Ling to face this alone is truly worrying.

Although Zhou Ling's spiritual flame clearly made the Golden Horned Beast wary.

But the strength of a fourth-tier Golden Horned Beast is undeniable.

Zhou Ling is only at the late Foundation Establishment stage; the difference between them is simply too great.

Inside the sword formation, everyone else was astonished by the terrifying power of the Golden Horned Beast.

If Zhou Ling is distracted by dealing with the Golden Horned Beast, their sword formation will definitely be affected.

The four gates of the sword formation are interconnected; a change in one gate can affect the entire formation!

Therefore, they were also very worried.

It seems Zhou Ling was overconfident when he agreed to deal with the golden-horned beast alone.

Admittedly, Zhou Ling possesses a fourth-tier spiritual flame, which greatly restrains this golden-horned beast.

However, the Golden Horned Beast is, after all, a mid-stage fourth-order demon beast, and its bloodline supernatural powers are extremely powerful. The fourth-order spiritual flame may not be able to suppress it in a short time.
Zhou Ling could also sense the worry in everyone's eyes, but it wouldn't affect him.

After all, he cultivated the Three Pure Creation Technique.

It can emit three divine souls from its body, each controlling a precious sword.

Therefore, as long as the internal mana consumption can keep up, there will be no other problems.

Moreover, with his talent of "meticulous attention to detail," he consumes far less mana than the other Golden Core sword cultivators present.

While controlling the sword formation, Zhou Ling also controlled the Five Elements Sword to slash at the Golden Horned Beast.

As the Five Elements Sword shone brightly, it condensed into a five-colored sword dragon several dozen feet long, which fiercely slashed down at the golden-horned beast.

At the same time, the Golden Sword Blood Domain, under the fierce bombardment of the Qianyang True Fire, emitted a violent "sizzling" sound and continued to dissipate.

"Beast Flame, go."

With a flick of his finger, Zhou Ling unleashed a dazzling burst of flames within his dantian, and beast flames shot out from his arm.

Based on previous observations, the Golden Horned Beast should have been able to withstand the attacks of the Five Elements Swords.

However, after blocking this attack, it will have a short period of blood energy gap.

Therefore, we must seize this opportunity and let the beast flame kill it in one blow.

With the aid of the True Fire of Qianyang, the Five Elements Sword's momentum was unstoppable.

In its desperation, the golden-horned beast unleashed a surge of golden sword energy from its golden horn.

Rumble!
The Five Elements Swords condensed into Five Elements Sword Lotuses and fiercely bombarded the golden sword domain.

In the air, as the Qianyang True Fire surged continuously, the golden sword energy that filled the sky was gradually extinguished.

"At this very moment, Beast Flame, Condense!"

With a thought, Zhou Ling caused the beast flames to shrink rapidly, piercing through the golden horned beast's thick armor like a flying fireball and landing on its demon core.

It directly enveloped the demon core within, which then burned fiercely.

"Roar!"

The golden-horned beast let out a deafening roar.

The enormous body slowly collapsed, causing the ground to shake violently.

A mid-stage Tier 4 Golden Horned Beast was instantly wiped out!
At the same time, the golden-horned beast's body shot directly into the air, arriving in front of Zhou Ling in a matter of moments.

(End of this chapter)