Roar!
With a dragon's roar, a five-clawed golden dragon, several miles long, appeared on the snowy plain. Its body spanned kilometers as it soared and coiled in the air, emanating an extremely powerful aura.
"It's actually a golden dragon formed by a formation. To break my formation, you must indeed have some skill."
Zhang Fan turned his head to look at the five-clawed golden dragon and said with some surprise.
Although he had been in seclusion, he was not ignorant of the outside world. He naturally knew who had broken the 'Earth Fiend Illusion Fox Formation' he had set up.
Zhang Fan could tell at a glance that this five-clawed golden dragon, kilometers long, was condensed from an extremely powerful formation, at least a High-grade Earth-tier formation, capable of rivaling Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
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This five-clawed golden dragon was controlled by True Monarch Tianhua, combined with the strongest nine individuals below the Heavenly Rankings to deploy the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation.
The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation was divided into five parts: the dragon's head, body, claws, tail, and the dragon pearl.
The dragon's head was controlled by two body-refining experts who had cultivated King's Body. The dragon's body and tail were controlled by two Golden Core stage experts skilled in movement techniques.
The five dragon claws were controlled by five powerhouses proficient in offense, such as Saber Venerable, Marquis Wen, and Sikong Xia. True Monarch Tianhua held the dragon pearl, stationed at the 'eye of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation,' overseeing the entire operation.
The combined might of the nine strongest individuals below the Heavenly Rankings and one formation master, True Monarch Tianhua, in their joint deployment of the 'Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation,' sent a shockwave of power that astonished everyone present.
Even Lin Yun, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, was somewhat amazed. The combined attack formation of nine top Golden Core stage experts was no longer something he, a newly entered Nascent Soul cultivator, could resist.
Fortunately, with Zhang Fan present, he didn't need to worry about these matters.
His and Xue Jing's mission was to slaughter all the ordinary Golden Core stage cultivators. Although these Golden Core cultivators were generally not powerful, that was only relative to them.
If these Golden Core cultivators from the Wushan Star Domain were to harm Earth and scatter into cities, it would be extremely troublesome.
After all, even a third-tier Golden Core cultivator possessed the power to destroy cities and nations on Earth.
If they fled into cities, they could slaughter the entire population of a city in a very short time, a scene Xue Jing did not wish to see.
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In front of the five-clawed golden dragon, which was kilometers long, Zhang Fan's body appeared as small as an ant. However, when he looked up at the golden giant dragon, his eyes held only a hint of surprise, not the slightest fear.
"Attack!"
True Monarch Tianhua's individual strength might be ordinary, but his attainment in formations was truly profound. By controlling the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation and combining the power of nine top Golden Core stage cultivators, he could unleash power surpassing a tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator through the formation's conversion, no less than True Monarch Nine Swords in his divine ability state.
Furthermore, with the continuous replenishment of spiritual energy by the nine powerhouses, their attacks were more sustained than True Monarch Nine Swords.
With the assistance of the formation disk, their defenses were also stronger, making it extremely difficult to break through the formation.
Saber Venerable transformed into a dragon's claw, using claw techniques instead of saber techniques, and tore through the air with a stream of golden light towards Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan clenched his fists, his formidable fist energy condensed, and he unleashed a punch that collided with the golden dragon claw.
The immense force directly sent Zhang Fan flying, but his divine body was strong, only feeling a surge of blood without sustaining any damage.
"Such power!"
Zhang Fan marveled inwardly. The ferocity of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation surpassed his imagination. At the same time, he realized that breaking this formation in a short time was likely unrealistic.
Zhang Fan's gaze swept across the battlefield. Of the hundreds of Golden Core cultivators, more than half had already been eliminated under the onslaught of Lin Yun and Xue Jing, leaving less than eighty. Given enough time, they should be able to eliminate all those weaker Golden Core cultivators.
If they were to confront them head-on, facing hundreds of Golden Core cultivators, even with Lin Yun and Xue Jing joining forces, they would struggle to gain the upper hand.
But fortunately, Lin Yun's cultivation of the Path of Shadows made his movements elusive and difficult to track. He moved in the shadows, and some Golden Core cultivators were killed before they even saw Lin Yun's figure.
To end the battle quickly, Xue Jing also unleashed his Blood Demon True Form without hesitation, transforming into a monster over ten feet tall with silver wings on its back.
After activating his Blood Demon True Form, Xue Jing's strength was no weaker than Lin Yun's, and his speed even surpassed Lin Yun's. What he excelled at most was his domain. Once his domain enveloped the battlefield, the Golden Core cultivators would have no escape.
"Let's deal with him first!"
Zhang Fan's gaze finally fell on the youth in the distance holding a giant divine sword. Although this youth was powerful, his weakness was too apparent compared to the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation.
"Gravity Domain!"
"Thunder Fire Divine Eyes!"
After his divine body reached minor completion, the power of Zhang Fan's domain also increased exponentially. However, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was merely a formation, its massive body condensed from the energy of the formation disk. The gravity domain had little impact on it.
But under the dual-domain coverage, it still significantly affected the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's movements.
Zhang Fan flipped his hand, took out the Mountain River Seal, and tossed it gently. The Mountain River Seal transformed into a colossal mountain thousands of meters high, pressing down on the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
The triple suppression slowed the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation to an extremely sluggish pace.
At the same time, he unleashed the Heaven Splitting Horn divine ability and charged towards True Monarch Nine Swords in the distance!
All actions were completed in an instant.
Although the divine ability, now fully at minor completion, was limited by his current strength, Zhang Fan was far from able to unleash its full might.
However, for dealing with a Golden Core cultivator, Zhang Fan believed it was sufficient.
A colossal phantom of a Heaven Splitting Goredon materialized above Zhang Fan's head, emanating a terrifying aura from the ancient primordial era, causing True Monarch Nine Swords to feel a sense of dread.
"How can he be so strong?"
True Monarch Nine Swords felt the terrifying pressure and a fatal threat that made his hair stand on end. He couldn't comprehend how a cultivator who had not yet condensed a Golden Core could be so powerful.
It was normal for True Monarch Nine Swords to not understand. After all, in the Wushan Star Domain, divine body techniques were rare, let alone sacred body techniques. Thus, they would naturally not know how terrifying a cultivator with a minor completion divine body was.
Such a cultivator was capable of contending with peak cultivators who had condensed a top-grade Earth-tier Golden Core.
In the Wushan Star Domain, although there were a few top-grade Golden Core cultivators in each era, they were mostly lower-grade Earth-tier Golden Core cultivators. Therefore, they also didn't understand how terrifying the ultimate power of a Golden Core stage cultivator could be.
"Nine Swords!"
Facing the overwhelming spatial pressure and unavoidable powerful attack, True Monarch Nine Swords could only grit his teeth and unleash his Nine Swords divine ability.
The colossal phantom of the Heaven Splitting Goredon, with its invincible might, crushed down towards Nine Swords.
"Quick!"
True Monarch Tianhua also saw True Monarch Nine Swords' predicament. He desperately controlled the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Formation, resisting the suppression of the dual domains, blasted away the Mountain River Seal, and rushed towards True Monarch Nine Swords at full speed.
However, their speed was still a fraction too slow.
As soon as True Monarch Nine Swords' Nine Swords divine ability took shape, the phantom of the Heaven Splitting Goredon was already in front of him. The giant divine sword appeared fragile before the Heaven Splitting Horn, and under the impact, it dissolved into countless sword energies.
"Bang!"
The divine ability was instantly torn apart. True Monarch Nine Swords had no power to resist. He could only watch as the giant horn, filled with endless primordial aura, slammed into his body.
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