The two parties stared at each other across a vast distance.

In the sky, invisible air waves burst forth in circles.

At this moment, a great demon with two horns, shaped like a bull and surrounded by cyan Gang Wind, flew forward, standing like a person, and loudly shouted in the direction of the eastern defensive wall:

"I am Qingfeng Demon, which of you humans dares to battle me?"

As its words fell, the demon race behind it, including many great demons, immediately let out earth-shaking roars.

It seemed like they were cheering on.

Seeing this scene, Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo were momentarily surprised.

Obviously, they didn't expect that on the brink of war, the opponent would pull such a move.

Mo Cangyun and True Monarch Yuanhe, who were beside them, seemed to understand their thoughts.

Mo Cangyun said, "Nanhua Dao You, Binghuo Dao You, you may not know.

This is an invitation to battle before the formation, which can greatly boost the morale of the demon race.

Therefore, if we choose not to fight, that's fine, but once we do, we must ensure victory.

Otherwise, it will be a significant blow to our cultivators' morale.

Moreover,

Such pre-battle duels are not agreements of gentlemen.

Therefore, we must be extra vigilant to prevent the demon side from playing tricks.

Of course,

When necessary, we don't need to strictly adhere to rules either.

When taking action, there should be no concerns or hesitations."

Upon hearing this, Ji Haoyuan understood.

This was a deliberate tactic by the opponent.

If our side really avoids advancing to battle, then those simple-minded demons will think we fear them, thereby boosting their morale.

Conversely, for our cultivators, it might instead diminish our morale in such situations.

One might say this is an "obvious strategy".

But since it's such an "obvious strategy", who can say for sure that it will definitely benefit their demon race?

Thinking of this, Ji Haoyuan turned to look behind him.

They were the Golden Core cultivators he had led to this place.

"Everyone, you have seen what lies ahead.

This demon is a third-level early-phase great demon. Who among you is willing to challenge this demon?"

Although fairness and rules don't absolutely apply on the battlefield,

basic equality must still be observed in appearance.

It's not possible for the other side to send out a third-level early-phase great demon, and then you send out a late-phase Golden Core cultivator against them.

The opponent is not foolish; they wouldn't let you exploit such a loophole.

At this moment, over a dozen early-phase Golden Core cultivators immediately stepped forward upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's words, expressing their willingness to fight.

Clearly, everyone present wasn't foolish either.

If one could win this first pre-battle duel, one would undoubtedly gain a deep impression in the eyes of Ji Haoyuan and these Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Moreover, one could earn considerable battle achievements from this.

And this presents a great opportunity.

Only the prerequisite and cost of all this is slightly heavy.

It potentially means staking your own life.

After all, you are fighting a great demon of the same level, and no one can guarantee that no accidents will occur during such encounters.

Looking at these cultivators before him, neither Master Binghuo, Mo Cangyun, nor True Monarch Yuanhe spoke.

Clearly, they intended for Ji Haoyuan to decide on the candidate to fight.

Ji Haoyuan didn't keep everyone waiting for long either.

His gaze swept back and forth over Master Qianyue and Ji Qingfei.

Finally, it rested on Master Qianyue, and he spoke:

"For this battle, Nephew Qianyue, you will meet Qingfeng Demon.

Do not hesitate, act freely."

Seeing that his uncle ultimately chose Master Qianyue, Ji Qingfei felt slightly disappointed.

But he also knew that this battle concerns the morale of their human side and must not be dealt with carelessly.

Most importantly, his own strength was indeed inferior to that of Master Qianyue at the moment.

On hearing Ji Haoyuan's words, Master Qianyue's face showed a hint of joy, and he respectfully replied:

"Yes, Master Nanhua, disciple will certainly not let you and the esteemed True Monarchs down!"

Upon finishing his words, Master Qianyue transformed into a stream of spirit light, directly moving outside the city wall to face Qingfeng Demon from afar.

"Ha, humans, you really dare come out to die.

Then today, this great demon shall grant your wish!"

As his words fell, Qingfeng Demon immediately expelled a cyan whirlwind from its nose.

The whirlwind scraped flesh and bones.

Even souls caught within would instantly turn to dust.

Meanwhile,

it dropped a silver steel fork from its hand.

In an instant, the surrounding air currents exploded violently.

Terrifying power seemed ready to crush Master Qianyue into powder on the spot.

"Roar roar!"

Behind it, the demon race again erupted with earth-shattering howls.

Like mountains calling, seas roaring, it invisibly exerted enormous pressure.

Seeing this, Master Qianyue was neither startled nor panicked.

With his cultivation at the peak of early-phase Golden Core, soon advancing to mid-phase,

he raised his hand and summoned a hundred-zhang mountain.

The mountain emitted brilliant spirit light.

As soon as it appeared, it seemed like an infinite vast force had descended.

There was a series of dull collision sounds.

The cyan whirlwind of Qingfeng Demon, along with the steel fork, collided with it, and instantly there sounded a deep clash.

Boom!

Suddenly,

the mountain rapidly rotated.

The cyan whirlwind upon it abruptly scattered into streams of air.

Together with the steel fork, it too was sent flying back.

"What?"

Witnessing this, Qingfeng Demon's eyes widened.

Yet, before it could take further action,

Master Qianyue quickly made invokes.

A series of Dharma Seals rapidly fell on the mountain.

Soon the mountain rapidly expanded.

In a flash, it transformed from its original hundred zhang to three hundred zhang.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble!

As if the heavens collapsed,

a massive shadow descended instantly on Qingfeng Demon's head, causing its eyes to widen.

"Moo!"

Qingfeng Demon let out a loud roar.

It shifted and morphed into a hundred-zhang-sized cyan giant bull.

Raw and wild demonic power poured out.

Above its head, a pair of huge horn shadows formed, seemingly intent on forcefully lifting the falling mountain.

Seeing this, a hint of a cold smile appeared at the corner of Master Qianyue's mouth.

"No matter how strong you are, you cannot block my attack."

Boom!

With those words, the Magical Power in Master Qianyue's body surged like a flood gate opening, pouring fiercely into the mountain.

At the same time,

he quickly cast more Dharma Seals.

In an instant, the three-hundred-zhang mountain expanded again.

This time it reached an enormous four hundred zhang.

Crack—

With a crisp sound,

the giant horns atop Qingfeng Demon's head were shattered instantly.

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