Under the thick clouds, the vast sky was completely visible, with no trace of the Demonic Dragon Cult Master to be seen! Yet, that oppressive aura remained, heavy and lingering, preventing any of us from daring to relax! We all knew clearly that the Demonic Dragon Cult Master had ascended into the clouds by virtue of his terrifying flight capability, and using the clouds as cover, none of us could be certain where his next assault would originate!
Above the clouds! The Demonic Dragon Cult Master was gasping for breath! His massive Demonic Dragon Wings were covered in patches of charred burn scars, and one could even catch whiffs of a strange, roasted-meat smell.
Those were the wounds inflicted by the Thunder Fireballs!
These damned humans, they actually devised such a bizarre formation!
This grueling battle had far exceeded the Demonic Dragon Cult Master’s expectations! Being struck earlier by that incredibly powerful fireball had nearly cost him his life. If he hadn't managed to withstand it at the last moment through the formidable defensive capabilities of his Demonic Dragon Wings, he would have surely been blasted to smithereens! Such a setback was simply intolerable for the arrogant Demonic Dragon Cult Master!
However, as an unparalleled fierce beast that had survived for tens of thousands of years, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master's pride absolutely forbade failure in this engagement!
Although the prior damage had left him severely battered, it was not enough to render him incapable of fighting. At this moment, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master adjusted his colossal form, circling above the clouds as he pondered a viable countermeasure!
There was no doubt that the strange formation possessed formidable attack and defense power, especially the astonishing might of the great fireballs unleashed by the three peculiar mages positioned at the front of the formation.
How exactly could he break their formation!
Although the Demonic Dragon Cult Master was naturally reckless, the battle experience accumulated over ages still proved crucial. Through the few exchanges prior, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master had gained a rough understanding of that bizarre formation.
What he knew now was this: the strange formation possessed terrifying long-range offensive power, and the three mages at the front were the ones launching these ranged attacks. If he could evade their firepower and charge into the formation, he could absolutely crush them completely!
And upon thinking of this, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master’s eyes lit up. Precisely so, the formation's primary points of attack were at the front. If he wanted to evade their attacks, the optimal approach would not be directly head-on, nor vertically from above, but rather from the rear of the grand formation. If he attacked from the back, advancing towards them while staying low to the ground, even the mightiest fireballs from those three mages would be unable to launch a long-range intercept against him!
This meant the ground behind the formation was their blind spot for attack!
"Damn crawling insects, now let’s see how I deal with you." The Demonic Dragon Cult Master’s massive wings flapped once more, and he shot off like lightning toward the edge of the horizon!
"Strange! That presence seems to have vanished!" Xingye frowned slightly, gazing suspiciously at the sky.
"Could it have fled?" Xingzhan suggested.
"Don't celebrate too soon." I subconsciously sensed the surrounding energy fluctuations. Although the intensity of that presence seemed to have weakened considerably, it hadn't vanished entirely, and even I couldn't pinpoint the Demonic Dragon Cult Master's location!
But I knew very well that the Demonic Dragon Cult Master was not someone so easily dispatched; otherwise, he wouldn't live up to his formidable reputation as an ancient fierce beast!
As expected, not long after! I felt an intense surge coming from the sky behind us! Its speed was simply beyond imagination, and what was worse, this surge was flying almost skimming the ground as it rushed forward!
"Ah! Behind us!" Xingye and Xingzhan reacted simultaneously!
The three of us swiftly adjusted our stances! We then saw a massive blaze of light, like a low-flying bomber, hurtling towards the rear of the Thunder Array!
"Ah!" Everyone's expression changed drastically; none of us expected the Demonic Dragon Cult Master to employ such a feint!
"Damn it, the weakness of the Thunder Array has been discovered after all," Feng Qingtian exclaimed.
It was undeniable that the Thunder Array possessed both tremendous offensive power and defensive strength, but this formation was composed of over ten thousand mages. The sheer size of the formation was comparable to half a football field, and Xingye, Xingzhan, and I occupied only one corner of that half-field—the forward section of the formation. We were entirely unable to guard the rear and launch an attack against the Demonic Dragon Cult Master as he swept rapidly toward us at low altitude! If he managed to break through, the consequences would be unimaginable! At this moment, the Thunder Array's vulnerability was finally exposed!
"Roar!" The colossal black shadow struck instantly, its terrifying killing intent and the battle energy fluctuations capable of destroying everything left everyone looking utterly desolate! They stared fixedly at the rapidly approaching figure!
"Moro Sacred Shield!" At this moment of life or death, Moluo Tianfeng roared, and the Thunder Array instantly erected a massive light barrier shield! It attempted to withstand the Demonic Dragon Cult Master's determined and violent collision!
But everyone knew clearly that the defense strength of the Moro Sacred Shield was utterly insufficient to withstand the Demonic Dragon Cult Master's close-quarters impact, and Xingye, Xingzhan, and I, due to our positions and angles, were completely unable to launch the Thunder Fireballs to intercept!
"Die!" The Demonic Dragon Cult Master's muffled roar was filled with ineffable pleasure and madness. His massive black dragon spear emitted sharp, piercing sounds as it tore through the air, condensed by battle energy fluctuations pushed to their absolute peak!
The distance of several hundred meters vanished in an instant! The dragon spear was about to smash against the light shield of the Moro Sacred Shield!
But just at that moment!
Swish-swish-swish! Suddenly, a series of strange whistles erupted! A bizarre fluctuation suddenly arrived! Without any warning, the entire space seemed to ripple like a massive vortex!
Bang! Rumble!
A sudden change occurred! The vortex in the void exploded without warning, and a colossal object, mountain-sized, suddenly appeared to one side of the array simultaneously! Countless blurred afterimages struck the massive body of the Demonic Dragon Cult Master like cannonballs! Even more terrifying was that every afterimage contained an impact force capable of piercing through anything!
This terrifying power was absolutely no less than that formidable and bizarre great fireball!
Even stranger, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master felt a sense of inexplicable familiarity and dread towards this presence!
"Ah! What is this!" The Demonic Dragon Cult Master hadn't even reacted yet!
Thrust! His chest, wings, thighs, and even his arms were pierced by a dozen terrifying forces. Blood mist sprayed before his eyes, and intense pain instantly flooded his entire body! He felt as if he was about to be torn to shreds!
"Ah! Dammit!" The Demonic Dragon Cult Master could barely believe his eyes: "It's you, you bastard..." At this moment, the Demonic Dragon Cult Master finally saw clearly that the one who had suddenly intervened was that little rogue who had caused him such great losses fifteen thousand years ago!
"Guardian Divine Beast!"
What suddenly appeared was the Guardian Divine Beast, brought over by the Heaven and Earth Unification Teleportation—the final trump card of this operation!