Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 172 - 87: The Celestial God Association’s Mad Plan

Chapter 172: Chapter 87: The Celestial God Association’s Mad Plan

"Boom!"

A dazzling light beam tore through the void, fiercely hitting the Five-Colored Divine Ox rising into the sky. The blinding light engulfed the Divine Ox, making it impossible to look directly. Only the Ox’s painful roar could be heard from within.

After a moment, as the light faded, the injured Five-Colored Divine Ox was revealed.

Even a legendary BOSS couldn’t withstand the main cannon’s bombardment from the Celestial Strike Battleship. A bloody crater over thirty meters in diameter and twenty meters deep was blasted on its back, where large chunks of hide and flesh disappeared.

The injured Five-Colored Divine Ox went into a fury, lowering its head and hooves to charge into the sky, its thunderous horns heavily crashing into the Celestial Strike Battleship blocking the entrance of the demon cavern.

Accompanied by a dull, thunderous sound, the three-kilometer-long Celestial Strike Battleship was tilted by unimaginable force, involuntarily slowly tilting and turning.

However, the ship was unharmed; such a giant ship had incredibly high defense.

Unable to succeed with one strike, the mountain-sized Five-Colored Divine Ox floated in the air on a rainbow cloud, aiming at the battleship with a frenzied rush. The terrifying force caused the battleship to continuously vibrate, sliding away involuntarily.

"Not good, this beast wants to push the Celestial Strike Battleship away."

Jiang Lang immediately turned around, heading to a Flying Ship at the rear, clasping his fists respectfully to the dozen figures standing above, he spoke in a deep voice:

"I ask you to make a move and keep the Five-Colored Divine Ox suppressed inside the passage."

There were thirteen players on this Flying Ship, each with an unusual appearance, exuding an extraordinary aura. Facing his request, a man in the center nodded and said:

"As agreed, requiring us to make a move once will be 100 gold."

"No problem."

Jiang Lang carefully instructed:

"It’s not important whether you can kill this Five-Colored Divine Ox; the key is to block it and prevent it from retreating below."

The man nodded, turned around, and said:

"Zhao, let’s go."

Saying this, he shot up into the sky with Sword Control, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The others on the Flying Ship also took off one by one, a total of eight Loose Immortals transformed into streams of light and vanished.

"With eight Loose Immortals cooperating with the Celestial Strike Battleship, they should be able to hold back this Five-Colored Divine Ox."

Above the cavern, the eight Loose Immortals appeared but didn’t immediately act. They carefully observed the Five-Colored Divine Ox’s attributes and defense, and after seeing that even godly thunder with an attack power over ten thousand couldn’t break its defense, one person said gravely:

"This beast’s defense is extremely high, and its power is astonishing. We can’t intercept it on our own. We need the Celestial Strike Battleship to move and lure it out, then let the battleship sink to block the entrance, and destroy the law core below."

"I’ll contact Lo Yunze to cooperate with us."

"Alright."

A few seconds later, the Celestial Strike Battleship, which had been blocking the demon cavern entrance, began to loosen under the relentless collision of the Five-Colored Divine Ox, which forced it to move aside.

As it fully moved, the Five-Colored Divine Ox charged out of the underground passage, followed by the eight figures who rushed out after it.

"Sword, come!"

Reaching out with a virtual grip, a Loose Immortal unleashed strands of Sword Qi as fine as chopsticks, flying out like electric light and forming a net around the Divine Ox in no time. At a flick of his finger, the sword net exploded, immediately carving blood marks on the Divine Ox, severing and scattering a large amount of Five-Colored Ox hair.

Another Sword Immortal wielded twin swords conjoined, the invisible Sword Light swirling around the Divine Ox, frantically slicing it, which immediately displayed densely packed sword marks on its surface.

Next, an extremely bright light streaked across the sky, directly plunging into the demon ox’s body.

A large cauldron rose up, its mouth forming an invisible vortex with powerful suction to capture the Five-Colored Divine Ox, and a small seal the size of a palm shot into the sky, swelling to over three hundred meters high before crashing down heavily.

Among the Loose Immortals, a Demon Dao Loose Immortal directly summoned twelve green-haired, red-eyed, white-boned skeletons, each around level 120, elite templates, adept in Swordsmanship Magic, and capable of using Flying Sword Magical Treasures, their combined strength being quite formidable.

There was a Ghost Dao Loose Immortal, wielding a Tier Seven Ten Thousand Souls Banner, summoning tens of thousands of fierce ghosts over level 70, with over a hundred at level 100+ surrounding four main ghosts over level 150, the congregated ghostly aura forming a sprawling dark cloud covering tens of thousands of acres.

"Bone-Eroding Yin Thunder!"

"Yin Demon Heart Shattering Claw."

"Beichen Immortal Slaying Spell!"

"Six Desires Yin Thunder Demon Trapping Net."

The eight Loose Immortals each used their techniques, quickly drawing the attention of the Five-Colored Divine Ox. Its head turned, and densely packed dots of light emerged in the void, swiftly transforming into Bing Fire Divine Thunder.

"Qianyang Qi Bing Fire Divine Thunder Net!"

The Five-Colored Divine Ox directly launched the prohibitive spell derived from Bing Fire Divine Thunder, covering an area spanning over ten kilometers, directly enveloping the eight Loose Immortals along with the Celestial Strike Battleship within.

Accompanied by an earth-shattering thunderous roar, the area instantly transformed into a sea of blazing lightning.

"Damn, my Ten Thousand Souls Banner."

This wave of divine forbidden thunder came crashing down; the pervasive dark cloud was instantly reduced to nothingness, and the myriad of ghosts concealed within instantly perished.

The Twelve Elemental White Bone Demon of another Demon Cultivator didn’t fare much better. The Qianyang Thunder Fire was particularly effective against demons, and the dense divine thunder’s explosion shattered half of them within seconds, with the remainder swiftly retrieved; otherwise, they too would have been obliterated.

The others didn’t fare much better either. To them, the 198-level legendary BOSS’s ultimate move was indeed excessive, far beyond what several Loose Immortals could withstand, and in the blink of an eye, several were on the brink of collapse.

However, fortunately, their purpose wasn’t to slay the BOSS but to attract its attention, and that goal was accomplished.

"Boom!"

Amidst the thunderous fire, a heavy crashing sound echoed as the Celestial Strike Battleship pressed heavily against the entrance of the monster lair.

"Now is the time!"

Jiang Lang, who had been watching, immediately ordered:

"Everyone, attack the Spirit Monster Refresh Pool!"

Members of the Celestial God Association, who had been restraining themselves to suppress the monsters coming out from the refresh pool, released their full power. Countless magical treasures and spells were unleashed, instantly bombarding the Spirit Monster Refresh Pool.

The already boiling refresh pool surged even more, unknown numbers of spirit monsters were shattered just as they took shape.

"Main Force Team Four, stand by outside, set up all arrays to prevent the Five-Colored Divine Ox from returning."

"Main Force Team Three, continue to suppress the monsters emerging from the refresh pool."

"Main Force Team Two, advance into the refresh pool."

"Other independent squads, assist Team Three and Team Two."

"Everyone, work together to break into the pool within five minutes and destroy the core node. Success will be rewarded post-battle, with a minimum of 500 guild contribution points and 5 taels of gold."

As the words fell, cheers erupted within the guild channel.

To ordinary members, 500 guild contribution points and 5 taels of gold were decent rewards.

With various officials deploying, Guild Team Two was the first to assemble, led by powerful officers, charging into the boiling Spirit Monster Refresh Pool.

At this moment, Jiang Lang arrived at the rear, speaking to the remaining five Loose Immortals:

"Please, make your move!"

The few nodded, taking flight towards the monster pool.

Xi Muchuan happened to belong to Main Force Team Two, and by now he had already followed the majority into the Spirit Monster Refresh Pool.

Thousands of players entered, and yet the monster pool could completely accommodate them.

When everyone from Team Two had entered, a wisp of light smoke drifted up from the jade-like ground, quietly making its way into the Spirit Monster Refresh Pool.

In the chaos, no one would notice this wisp of light smoke.

Upon entering the Spirit Monster Refresh Pool, it felt like entering water. Previously, it appeared as if the pool was filled with boiling spiritual light, but upon entry, it was surprising to find the boiling light only slightly blurred vision, allowing one to see the nearby surroundings clearly.

In this blurred environment, the light smoke was a perfect match; unless you were right up close, it was difficult to detect a wisp of smoke in the blurred surroundings.

Within the spiritual pool, spirit monsters continued to refresh.

From its perspective, the pool was densely packed with whirlpools, each birthing a spirit monster every few seconds. Seconds later, their eyes opened, consciousness emerging. Some crawled outwards, while others spun around, charging into the depths of the pool to assault the members of the Celestial God Association Team Two.

The newly born spirit monsters also failed to notice the wisp of smoke, though occasionally a high-level spirit monster seemed to detect it, yet it did not attack as it was in the form of a Celestial Ghost.

Of course, this did not mean it could traverse here freely, limited to the periphery; entering deep into the monster pool would still trigger attacks.

The light smoke drifted deep into the spiritual pool, quickly locating the main force of the Celestial God Association Team Two.

They had formed medium-sized teams, frantically slaying the endlessly refreshing spirit monsters within.

Su Yu kept a distance, moving from side to side, quickly locating Xi Muchuan among a team. He was positioned within the group, urging a gourd to endlessly spew platinum flying knives while loudly commanding his men.

He carefully scrutinized this team and assessed the distance between the Loose Immortals and himself, silently evaluating that the time was not yet right.

To attempt a strong assault, he would need to unleash his ultimate move, combining his swords for a burst of power.

The ordinary players around him likely wouldn’t notice, but several skilled Loose Immortals nearby certainly would.

If any one of them pursued him, he would have to flee in embarrassment, not for certain if he could even escape.

Do not underestimate their power; Level 100+ spirit monsters and Loose Immortals who have surpassed the Celestial Tribulation are entirely different entities, and their methods are especially effective against fellow players.

"I must act when they’re attacking the core of the monster pool, too occupied to care."

Su Yu held his patience, continuing to lurk.

The teams ahead had not detected him and were still moving forward.

Two minutes later, the team halted, with the leading Loose Immortals gazing with fervor at the countless swirling lights surrounding the core of the monster pool, within which a continuously changing seven-colored crystal orb shimmered with flowing lights.

"The Law Core!"

No questions were needed; upon seeing the Law Core, everyone knew the benefits and consequences of destroying it.

The consequences were severe, unbearable for any individual, but with so many guild players sharing the burden, they were insignificant.

"Everyone, whether we can advance further depends on this day."

The leading Loose Immortal restrained his fervor, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:

"Once we act, the Five-Colored Divine Ox will definitely sense it and return in fury. The Celestial Strike Battleship likely won’t hold for long; we only have a minute or two to break the Law Core."

Another Loose Immortal, equally fervent, declared:

"We have so many people, enough output; two minutes will suffice!"