Jing'an had made a plan and began to bombard the Sword Cultivator in the forest. Apart from using the trees to press him, he also hid in the shadows, awaiting the opportune moment to strike.

In his view, the only thing the Sword Cultivator could do was to ascend with his sword to break through. When the Flying Sword left his body, that would be the time for him to unleash his Divine Skills and claim his enemy's life.

As he wished, the Sword Cultivator did indeed exit the Body Sword State, but he did not force his way through. Instead, he leisurely strolled through the forest, holding his Longsword. The aura he emitted while holding the sword extinguished Jing'an's thoughts of getting close.

Basically, every Sword Cultivator was proficient in Close Combat Sword Skills, and some even had very high mastery, just like this one in front of him.

Unable to get close, he decided to continue compressing the trees. It was the best way to observe how the Sword Cultivator would react.

To his surprise, when the trees pressed within a certain range of the Sword Cultivator, his body emitted a round of magical Mysterious Light. Under the sweep of this light, the trees, which weren't real entities but transformed from Wood Element aura, melted away like spring snow, unable to exert any pressure.

The Five Elements Mysterious Light was a very high-level human Dao Realm technique. To display such a level of Five Elements Power at the Golden Core stage was extremely rare, a capability more suited for Nascent Soul Cultivators, even many of whom might not achieve this.

This Sword Cultivator was a freak.

Jing'an rapidly contemplated, pondering if he adopted forceful opposition, what chances of victory he would have. To his embarrassment, regarding the abilities the Sword Cultivator currently displayed, his victory rate wouldn't exceed thirty percent.

This was considering the Sword Cultivator had already shown all his cards, but in fact, there must be something concealed yet unrevealed.

Jing'an felt a little dejected, even within his own Wood Element Barrier, he struggled to find a potentially effective method.

His character opposed Kui Lang's; Kui Lang was aggressive, Winged Snake was wise, but he tended to be conservative. Without absolute confidence, he would never recklessly take risks.

Moreover, he had to take care of the injured Kui Lang. If he acted rashly and failed, it would indeed be a complete disaster resulting in both their losses.

"Lord, I can't hold down this Sword Cultivator, and besides, Kui Lang has suffered severe injuries, unable to fight anymore!"

Upon hearing these words, Mao Rixing's heart sank. The thing he feared most had indeed happened.

He hadn't yet decided the battle against Hai Dongqing, and Winged Snake's life or death with that human Magic Cultivator was uncertain. Yet it was Jing'an and Kui Lang's situation, where they had supposedly held the biggest advantage, that changed first. He didn't want to abruptly scold them because he knew the Sword Cultivator they dealt with was the trickiest among the three humans.

The combat had reached the point where the situation was somewhat uncontrollable. Under normal progression, likely, breakthroughs would occur first on the Sword Cultivator side, then on his own. He held only a slight advantage against Hai Dongqing, how could he dare handle the fierce opponent alongside?

In mere moments, he made up his mind. Initially wishing to make a grand display in front of tens of thousands of demons by capturing the three human spies alive, but it seemed unfeasible now.

Since merely relying on the four of them had predetermined their impotence, they could only devise alternative measures, the final resorts.

Through Divine Sense, he secretly communicated to Jing'an, "I will withdraw the Starlight, ultimately there will be a period of total darkness, protect Kui Lang well, don't worry about anything else."

"What about Winged Snake?"

"Don't worry about it, it knows very well the characteristics of Starlight, once it's dark, it will understand what to do."

Starlight was an extraordinary treasure, mysteriously obtained and brought into Jinxiu by Mao Rixing. It could perform limited long-distance message transmission and form a barrier to trap enemies. As long as he didn't withdraw it, no one could break out of this Barrier, making it incredibly magical.

Before removing the barrier, Starlight had a very special function: it would generate a hundred breath cycles' worth of total darkness. During this period, within the Starlight Barrier, most Divine Sense transmission of all life would be blocked, compressing Cultivators' perception to the lowest level, favoring the informed side to launch an ambush.

Mao Rixing calculated shrewdly, taking advantage of the hundred breaths' darkness moment, the Demon Lords knowing Starlight's intricacies would clearly understand what to do, cautiously exploiting the opponents' ignorance of Starlight's traits, seizing the opportunity.

Even if they didn't succeed in the end, when these three were exposed in front of tens of thousands of demons, with just a loud shout from him, it would turn into a mob fight, no matter how powerful these individuals might be; how could they possibly survive under combined attacks from tens of thousands of the Demon Clan?

He paused for a moment, leaving time for Jing'an to prepare, and after Jing'an pulled Kui Lang by his side, Mao Rixing suddenly retreated, embraced the Starlight, and whispered a Magic Spell...

Nineteen Aunt was still a bit inexperienced in battle; if it were Hou Niao, she would certainly not allow her opponent time to complete any strange actions, maintaining constant pressure, unlike Nineteen Aunt who hesitated slightly, failing to act immediately, by the time she reacted, it was already too late.

Darkness suddenly descended. Several Demon Lords were well aware, including Hei Fu within the Taiji Void Life Circle, but Hou Niao and the other three didn't know what had happened.

Nineteen Aunt quickly rushed towards Mao Rixing's position but found nothing. Though she was lacking in some experience, her wisdom was not poor; she immediately focused silently, trying to extend her Divine Sense, hoping to detect something.

Hou Niao did the same when darkness fell; the Wood Element Barrier of Jing'an vanished instantly but she couldn't find the trace of the Monster, so she floated slowly, extending the Six Consciousness to the maximum. Finding her Divine Sense obstructed, she couldn't distinguish any aura, she immediately released hundreds of Sword Lights from her center outward.

It wasn't intended to attack anyone but to let these Flying Swords function as her eyes, helping extend her Divine Sense further. Wherever the Flying Swords swept by, minor movements couldn't escape her perception.

She didn't care if someone discovered her position. If anyone dared to attack her in the dark, she would give that fellow a profound lesson.

Among the three, the one who fell into peril was actually Tan Xiao, amid the life-and-death struggle. The Starlight's dark moment would destroy all barriers, including Jing'an's Jupiter Forest and, of course, his Taiji Void Life Circle.

At this moment, he was in tight circumstances, entangled with Hei Fu, meticulously setting ambushes through controlling the Void Life Circle. However, its sudden collapse plunged him into danger.

His opponent, Hei Fu, was entirely unaffected, knowing this was Mao Rixing creating opportunity for it.

Taking advantage of Tan Xiao's momentary distraction after the Void Life Circle was removed, without having time to establish a new offense-defense system, it abruptly became aggressive.

The snake tongue quietly darted forward. This Divine Skill bore a very gentle name, Spring Breeze Passage.

In that moment, Tan Xiao failed to react correctly; lost in distraction, the snake tongue struck him directly, infusing hypnotic charm into his body, leaving him feeling blissfully soft.

Realizing the danger, with his extensive combat experience, he knew escaping would be the most foolish move, unable to outrun Snake Kiss, and entirely expose his location instead.

With some strength left, he reached back for the snake tongue, and as it retracted, he clasped onto the snake body with both hands.

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