Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 72 The Rat Demon Displays Its Power
The rat demon was still trying to persuade him:

"In addition, I am willing to give you all my treasures."

"I also know of a cave somewhere nearby with a treasure inside. If you let me leave, I'll tell you its location immediately."

However, no matter how much it begged and tempted, Su Yu remained unmoved.

"Human, you've gone too far!"

Finally, the rat demon could no longer contain itself. It grinned, baring its teeth and revealing a fierce glint in its eyes. It raised its hand and grabbed at the endless demonic lightning, which gathered into a net.

"Boom!"

The Heavenly Ice Formation swelled wildly, and the players in the main formation gritted their teeth and frantically poured their magic power into the Heavenly Ice Banner in their hands to maintain the formation.

However, this rat demon's mastery of magic was beyond everyone's expectations. After a wave of lightning nets, it once again activated its magic power, and the endless demonic lightning that exploded condensed into more than a dozen yellow lightning snakes that crisscrossed back and forth, heavily bombarding the edge of the great formation.

Immediately afterwards, the Razer collapsed, then transformed back into bolts of divine lightning and exploded once more.

Immediately afterwards, the exploded net of divine lightning reformed and blasted outwards in all directions like lightning snakes.

Razer snakes are born and die, endlessly regenerating.

"It's a forbidden technique!"

“Stop it.”

Ao Run glanced back at him resentfully, then plunged headlong into the ever-changing lightning net. The lightning snakes that had taken shape slammed into her body, instantly shattering large patches of her azure, jade-like dragon scales, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Roar!"

With a sudden, forceful inhale, the dragon swallowed the demonic lightning that filled the Heavenly Profound Ice Formation. Its belly swelled, and muffled explosions rang out continuously. Ao Run's health plummeted at a rate of 11 per second.

The demonic lightning was devoured, and the ever-changing divine lightning net naturally broke down.

Su Yu decisively activated his twin swords, forcibly combining them into an invisible stream of light that pierced through the remaining lightning and struck the pagoda atop the rat demon's head.

"clang!"

"clang clang"

In an instant, a dense chorus of tinkling sounds rang out, and the pagoda shook violently.

The rat demon waved its sleeve, causing the air in front of it to twist and expand, but the next second there was a sound of air deflating as the bulging sleeve revealed numerous sword holes that released air.

Then he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of yellow gas that instantly filled the Heavenly Profound Ice Array.

"It stinks!"

Ao Run let out a strange cry and frantically blew air around.

Su Yu immediately raised her protective aura, but the yellow gas could penetrate the aura without her noticing it. Even a faint whiff of it made her feel nauseous.

He immediately pointed to the top of his head, and clusters of azure clouds flew out, transforming into azure auspicious clouds. Strands of azure light hung down, like a canopy protecting his entire body, instantly expelling the foul clouds and preventing them from entering.

Azure Cloud Canopy (Tier 6): A rare defensive magic item. When activated, it produces azure clouds that are impervious to water, fire, and magic.

"So that's what it means to be untouched by any dharma. Okay!"

However, although he was able to block this attack, the great formation could not stop the stench. The yellow, foul-smelling fart quickly permeated the Heavenly Profound Ice Great Formation, and soon the sound of retching could be heard from outside. The great formation began to shake precariously.

"Hold it!"

"Hold on a little longer."

But it only lasted four or five seconds before some people fainted from the stench.

As the person fell, the Heavenly Ice Flag also fell, and the great formation's seal was no longer tight.

Seeing an opportunity, the rat demon frantically gathered demonic lightning to bombard the area, quickly breaking through the Heavenly Profound Ice Formation and escaping.

The escaped rat demon glanced around and bared its teeth fiercely at Su Yu:
"Humans, we will meet again."

Then they rode the clouds around and ran away.

They neither rescued the other demon generals nor the demon king; they simply ran away.

Su Yu realized that it was still early, and the Nine Heavens Capital Seal Soul-Suppressing Talisman lasted for as long as one incense stick's time, or thirty minutes. Only a little over ten minutes had passed.

"It's not too late!"

He decisively took to the air and gave chase.

This rat demon could fly on clouds, but it wasn't good at speed. Su Yu quickly caught up with it, used the magic mirror to freeze it in place, and then lashed out with the Sun-Covering Azure Sparrow Twin Swords.

As the rat demon fled, it occasionally unleashed demonic lightning bolts, but all of them were easily blocked by the Azure Cloud Canopy.

After cultivating the Dao, this rat demon disliked fighting in its physical form. However, the intelligence of the demon race could not compare to that of humans, and without anyone to teach it, its understanding of the Dao was superficial, limited to only a few methods derived from the Dao.

They don't possess many other secret techniques or combat-related magical treasures. They can only condense demonic lightning to bombard people or condense demonic essence to capture people. If they are close to the enemy, they can also use lightning nets, forbidden spells, and innate divine abilities, or rely on pure magical power to overwhelm them.

These techniques are incredibly powerful when leveled up, capable of instantly killing ordinary players, but they become less effective against skilled opponents.

Su Yu was such a master; she dodged and weaved through the air, avoiding most of the attacks, and blocking the ones she couldn't dodge. In a chase, she actually gained the upper hand head-on.

Moreover, he would occasionally summon the Mystic Mirror to freeze for a second or two, and Ao Run, who was slightly slower, gradually caught up.

When the rat demon was immobilized for the sixth time, Ao Run finally caught up. He slowed down with a burst of midday cold air and pounced on it, entangling the rat demon along with the pagoda on its head.

It's the same tactic used against the other two demon generals, but it works just as well.

With Ao Run's power, once he was entangled, it would be difficult for him to break free. The rat demon was not a power-type demon to begin with, and unable to break free, it once again used its innate supernatural power to spew out a yellow cloud of stinky farts.

But this time Ao Ang was prepared. He endured the stench and unleashed a burst of icy cold air. He bit and slapped at the pagoda with his mouth and tail, frantically striking the precious light. He spat out dragon pearls from time to time, causing the pagoda to shake violently.

Su Yu's two flying swords never stopped for a moment, crisscrossing back and forth like a tornado, slicing and cutting.

Theoretically, it deals twelve hits per second, with the dual swords dealing twenty-four hits. Each hit deals up to four thousand damage, resulting in a damage per second of over 96000. Even after deducting the damage reduction from the seventh-tier magic weapon, it still deals 67000 damage per second, and can unleash a terrifying output of four million per minute.

Based on a normal seventh-tier magic weapon's mana conversion rate of 200, this is equivalent to consuming 20000 mana.

This rat demon has 160,000 magic power. It used up nearly half of its magic power in the previous battle, and the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 magic power could not withstand such terrifying attrition.

Nearly 20,000 magic points were depleted in a minute, and with Ao Run's relentless beating, the rat demon's magic power could not be sustained after only four minutes.

Seeing that its magical power was exhausted, the rat demon's eyes lost their fierce light, revealing a clear gaze, and it spoke in human language:

"Human, spare my life, and I will acknowledge you as my master and serve you."

Before Su Yu could answer, Ao Run reacted with strong opposition:
"He stinks so badly, you have to agree not to touch me anymore."

Su Yu
He demonstrated his stance with his actions, urging his twin swords to strike even more fiercely.

The unwilling rat spirit's eyes flashed with ferocity again, but as the treasure light shattered and the pagoda fell, the ferocity turned into fear. It raised its head and shrieked, quickly transforming into a giant rat with a head and tail of sixty or seventy meters and all white fur.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ao Run unleashed another wave of midday cold, causing a layer of shattered ice to appear on the rat demon's body. Then, the dragon's head opened wide and bit into the rat demon's abdomen, immediately spitting out large chunks of flesh and blood, with blood spraying up more than ten meters high.

The rat demon let out a painful shriek. With no power left, it could only fight hand-to-hand, but it was no match for Ao Run at this moment. It was bitten and squeaked and cried out for mercy.

Su Yu ignored him and just kept hacking away.

The rat demon, having lost its magic, only lasted a little over a minute before being beaten to death by a man and a dragon.

The flowing light converged into six pieces of spoils of war, and the two sword lights rolled up and retracted. He saw the seventh-tier pagoda inside.

Normally, wild monsters and bosses need to be over level 200 or have a legendary template to have a chance of dropping a finished seventh-tier magic weapon. However, the Rat Demon and the White Ape Demon King are special cases. They have high-level magic weapons on them, so they can drop them.

After collecting their spoils, Su Yu quickly led Ao Run back.

Upon returning, they found the White Ape Demon King sitting motionless in a cross-legged position. Seeing that there was still some time before the incense stick's time was up, they turned around to support the First and Fourth Squadrons in dealing with the leader and demon soldiers.

With a swift exchange of their twin swords, they entangled a level 98 elephant demon leader, their bodies instantly covered in bloodstains, blood spurting everywhere.

Although the elephant demon has thick hide and tough flesh, it only has a little over 500,000 HP before reaching level 100.
He was hacked to death with over a thousand cuts in less than a minute.

Then, he turned his sword and changed targets, lashing out at a snake demon with a flurry of blows, cutting it into hundreds of pieces in less than a minute.

In less than five minutes, in coordination with the First and Fourth Squadrons and Wei Xia and others, they killed off the remaining leaders, big and small, and the remaining demon soldiers were no longer a threat.

Even though the various military camps within the demon stronghold were constantly spawning demon soldiers, without a demon general or leader to lead them, the threat was almost zero.

Su Yu deployed his troops, having the second and third squadrons, who had rested for a while, take turns to encircle and suppress the enemy, while the first and fourth squadrons rested and recovered.

Then, she quietly opened the Zhenhai Pearl space, filled a large pot with icy-cold, jelly-like liquefied spiritual water, and gave it to Ao Run to relieve her internal injuries.

She opened her mouth and swallowed a whole jug of jelly, letting out a long "Ah!" and then rolled over on her belly next to him, looking very comfortable.

Less than a minute after resting, the space where the white ape demon was located trembled slightly, and its subordinates who had been watching the area immediately reported:

"Captain, the Demon King is about to break free."

Su Yu immediately ordered the Second Company to set up the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation around the Demon King, and the Third Company to set up another Heavenly Profound Ice Formation outside. The others hid inside the formation, while he, Wei Xia, He Shoucheng, and several company commanders stayed on the outer perimeter.

Of course, Ao Run was also there; she was the main tank.

As time went on, the aura emanating from the White Ape Demon King became increasingly unstable.

At a certain moment, everyone heard a sound of shattering. An invisible wave of light exploded from the White Ape Demon King's body, and he suddenly opened his eyes, his dazzling light illuminating the surroundings like a searchlight.

"Do it!"

At Su Yu's command, the twin swords exploded like lightning, striking the White Ape Demon King in the chest. The others immediately activated their magical weapons to bombard him.

The White Ape King was momentarily stunned, then flew into a rage:
"You are asking for your own death!"

With a wave of his hand, an invisible force exploded, causing the Heavenly Blazing Fire Array to tremble violently and expand by a size, but it did not break.

Su Yu thrust his twin swords into the formation, circling around to the left and right to stab behind the White Ape King.

Ignoring the twin swords, the White Ape King stomped down, its body rapidly expanding. In just a few seconds, it transformed into a giant ape eighty meters tall, its ferocious aura erupting like a volcano. Its massive ape arm, as large as a mountain, smashed down, shattering the Heavenly Blazing Fire Array.

Immediately afterwards, the ape's arm suddenly rose and slammed down.

"boom!"

The thick layer of ice on the outside shattered.

Seeing this unparalleled power, Su Yu decisively gave the order:

"Everyone, evacuate first."

Then, turning back to look at Ao Run outside the formation, he raised his chin:
"let's go!"

She scratched the ground with her two dragon claws, leaving deep claw marks. With a slam, she shot into the sky and plunged into the Heavenly Profound Ice Formation. Immediately, a series of muffled thuds and Ao Run's painful roar echoed from inside.

Su Yu probed with her consciousness and saw that Ao Run was being trampled under the feet of the White Ape King, who was pounding her with a fist as big as a building. It was a terrible sight.

The White Ape King is eighty meters tall, while Ao Run is about one hundred and fifty meters long. Although she seems to be longer, it should be noted that she is a Jiaolong, which is long but not very thick. In terms of physique, she is far inferior to the White Ape King, which shows that this demon king's bloodline is extraordinary, otherwise it would not be able to grow so big.

This was the first time Ao Run had encountered an opponent whose physical strength far surpassed hers, and she suffered a great loss due to a moment of carelessness.

Fortunately, she wasn't fighting as a dragon. Su Yu immediately took out the Xuan Guang Mirror and looked at her. The White Ape King was momentarily stunned.

In that instant, Ao Run seized the opportunity to break free, flew to the White Ape King's chest, and opened his mouth to wash his face with a wave of midday cold.

Upon waking, the White Ape King shattered the ice on his face with a slap and grabbed at Ao Run with one hand.

Having learned his lesson, Ao Run wasn't stubborn this time. He turned around, circled behind his head, and unleashed a series of Ice Soul Divine Thunders. The intense cold air exploded and froze large sections of his body, but then shattered instantly.

At this moment, Gu Zhi Qiu shouted:

"Use a magic spell to immobilize it."

Many of his fleeing subordinates used ropes, chains, or magic mirrors to strike the White Ape King, making it difficult for him to be immobilized despite his powerful physique. However, his movements were inevitably greatly affected, becoming halting and scrambling.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, everyone unleashed a barrage of magical weapons.

He Shoucheng took out his banana leaf fan and waved it fiercely, sending hundreds of wind blades, each over a meter long, swirling past in one breath.

Wei Xia then unleashed his ultimate move, summoning hundreds of acres of thunderclouds and hundreds of lightning bolts to strike down.

Everyone used their own methods, and in an instant, countless precious lights engulfed the white ape king, which was over eighty meters tall.

But this situation did not last long. As a layer of demonic energy shield was erected to block numerous magical treasures, the White Ape King charged out despite the barrage of attacks. With a flick of his right hand, he took out a large banner decorated with various strange beasts and monsters and slammed it to the ground. A black vortex appeared on the surface of the banner, and countless demonic souls and spirits flew out of the vortex, circling around the White Ape King.

These demon souls and spirits are not of high level, not much different from demon soldiers, ranging from level 60 to 90, and occasionally a few demon souls with a level of over 100 can be seen.

After summoning these demonic souls, the White Ape King did not urge them to attack. Instead, it opened its mouth and inhaled sharply, swallowing the many swirling demonic souls into its belly. The White Ape King's body spewed out black gas and rapidly expanded, quickly growing to over a hundred meters tall.

At this point, all kinds of low-level control magic items were completely ineffective against it, and with demonic spirits accompanying it with every move, it looked even more terrifying.

"boom!"

With just one punch, the Heavenly Profound Ice Formation was shattered.

With a large, sweeping grab, several flag-bearing players were caught off guard and crushed in his hand.

"Everyone retreat!"

He also sent a telepathic message to Ao Run:

"You retreat too!"

Fearing she might be stubborn again, he quickly added:
"obedient!"

Then it took off and created distance, took out the Xuan Guang Mirror again and looked at it. The White Ape King only paused for a moment before ignoring the sixth-order magic weapon, but this also attracted its attention. It raised its hand and punched down, and a violent black column of energy swept across the sky, with crackling sonic booms coming from the air.

(End of this chapter)