In addition to Dugu Ao from the Hidden Sect, there are three other human geniuses on the list.
Among them, one was wearing a crane robe, with a gentle look between his brows, having reached the upper realm of Soul Qi; one was thin, with an eagle nose, thin lips, and sharp eyes, having reached the peak of the middle realm of Soul Qi; the last one was a peerless beauty, with her skirt falling to the ground, floating like a fairy, having reached the upper realm of Soul Qi.
These three people are Yun Xiang, the first genius of the new generation in Tang Kingdom, Lou Jun, one of the top geniuses of Daqin's generation, and Xu Qingya, the saint of Mengling Sect.
In fact, although this trip to the palace of the Liu clan was indeed important, the timing of its opening was not very coincidental. As a result, by "chance", the Academy, the Hidden Sect, and the Great Qin Empire did not send their top-ranked talents, and the Great Zhou Dynasty also sent two very controversial candidates. Although Chu Tianxiao created many miracles, the argument of "letting the Seven Sons of the Great Zhou" or the "First Prince" go was also very popular in the court and the public... As for sending Lu Meir, it was even more ridiculous in the eyes of many Zhou people. After all, no matter how talented she was, she was only fifteen years old, and it was really hard to trust her...
However, all of this was suppressed by Emperor Zhou, and the same was true for other forces - perhaps, all parties would not fully reveal their trump cards before the demons were destroyed...
All in all, among the human geniuses who have entered the Liu Clan Imperial Palace, four are here!
Logically speaking, these four top geniuses together would be an extremely powerful force. They could not sweep across the Imperial Palace, but they would be not far behind... But now...
However, they were trapped in the area where the "Black Tide" was flooding, and they were struggling to survive with the help of a purple shield.
The "black tide" was seen rolling and sweeping around, like waves, knocking the purple shield off its position, like driftwood in the waves. As it swayed, it also brought with it a great force, making the geniuses inside dizzy...
Fortunately, the protective shield that was activated by several geniuses was not difficult to break, so there was no danger of being broken for the time being.
But if it goes on for a long time, there will be dangers everywhere.
"Hehehe..."
Looking at the miserable appearance of the human genius, several strange laughs were heard from all around—the unique laughter of the demon race!
"Your Highness Chan is indeed wise. With a little trick, he trapped these four ignorant humans here... It looks like they can't hold on for much longer, hehe... When the time comes, the girl will be mine, and you can divide the others up among yourselves!"
After this sound, another strange laugh was heard.
"Xuan Ke, aren't you too greedy? I can tell at a glance that the girl is a top-quality cauldron, so I can't give it to you easily... How about this, whoever kills more will get it, how about that?"
"Okay, let's do it!"
Hearing these words, Xu Qingya inside the shield couldn't help but bite her lower lip hard. If she had heard such words at normal times, she would have stepped forward with her sword in hand, but now... she was powerless.
The other geniuses also showed resentful expressions... They were all top geniuses in a certain force. Even if they were not the best, they were among the top. They usually received respect from their own people and fear from the demons. When had they ever been looked at by the demons as if they were cattle
“… the cicada has left.”
They were quite angry, but they were not reckless and soon calmed down...
They quickly assessed the situation and thought about how to escape.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the faint red light in the black fog ahead...
There was a hint of solemnity in everyone's eyes.
Because the red light was a formation set up by Chan, called the "Blood-eating Black Nether Formation". With it, the black tide here would only attack the human race, and not the demons protected by the formation... What's more troublesome is that within the range of this formation, the consumption of the geniuses in fighting would be several times more than usual! Even if they didn't move, they would be slowly eroded, and eventually lose their combat effectiveness and be slaughtered.
However... what put these geniuses into such a predicament was not entirely the strange formation, but - the cicada!
In fact, they had met the lonely Lord Chan not long ago... The three of them felt that the opportunity was rare and would never come again. Although Xu Qingya was a little hesitant when she remembered the matters that her seniors had reminded her of before, at that moment, she had no choice but to put aside her doubts and work together.
But it turns out... it was a wrong decision.
Four top geniuses of the human race surrounded and tried to kill Chan alone. Before the battle, they were full of confidence and felt they would win without a doubt. However, when they actually started fighting, they found that both sides were not on the same level at all!
It's not that they are too weak, but that Chan is too strong! Even though he fell into the Soul Enlightenment Realm and his cultivation strength was damaged again and again, he was still in the Forbidden Night, fighting with Emperor Zhou in real combat, and he still withstood a few moves from the powerful demon clan!
It is said that even a rotten boat still has three nails left.
Even if a tiger is in trouble, its power is still there.
So as soon as they started fighting, the four of them suddenly felt the pressure. After just a few moves, they were at a loss and were finally beaten to a pulp by him!
But... they were all geniuses at the top level of the human race, so naturally they were not in vain... Seeing that things were hopeless, they did not panic despite their defeat, and began to retreat in an orderly manner. They were powerless in attack, but they could still defend... And Chan was "provoked", so naturally he gave chase, and just like that, the two sides chased and fled, and finally came here.
At this time, some fellow demons responded to Chan's call and came forward, which suddenly increased the pressure on the geniuses. But at this moment, Chan seemed to have something "urgent" to do, so he set up the formation, left himself, and entrusted the battle to the later "geniuses" of the demon general level - although among the geniuses of this generation of the demons, there were no famous ones except Chan and Xun, and they could not compete with the top geniuses of the human race in a one-on-one fight, but if they were to take over the battle where Chan had laid the foundation for victory, there would be no problem at all.
This is how the current situation came about.
"… If we don't break the Bloodthirsty Black Nether Formation, this situation will be difficult to resolve!" Dugu Ao stared at the red light with scorching eyes and said, "When the black tide slows down a bit, Brother Lou, Brother Wen and I will take advantage of the situation to rush out and destroy the enemy formation. Junior Sister Xu will have to maintain the Purple Cloud Heavenly Blessing."
Although the Hidden Sect is a hidden force, it is also closely connected with all the major fifth-grade sects, so Dugu Ao, Xu Qingya and others all regard their masters as peers.
The same applies to academies.
Hearing this, Xu Qingya nodded slowly: "Senior Brother Dugu, be careful."
With her knowledge, she could easily see that if they could destroy the Bloodthirsty Black Nether Formation, they could use the Purple Cloud Heavenly Blessing to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out... By then, the demons on the other side would be the ones who would suffer.
However, she did not notice the strange light that flashed across Dugu Ao's eyes...