The two sides exchanged more than thirty moves in the void without determining a winner when the Patriarch shouted loudly:
"Make it quick! Don't waste time."
As his voice fell, he activated the Crimson-Gold Three-Treasure Flags, unleashing Blazing Fire to continuously burn the Metal Demon Beast before him.
Everyone understood that this area was filled with metal energy, giving the Metal Demon Beasts a home-field advantage. Prolonging the battle would only work against them, so they began summoning their flying swords, magical treasures, and divine abilities to attack the Metal Demon Beast.
Ten Fondation Estabilishment cultivators attacked in unison, launching dozens of magical treasures and divine abilities. Even the Purple Mansion Demon Beast found itself struggling to keep up.
However, the Metal Demon Beast, being an early-stage Purple Mansion creature, activated a defensive divine ability to withstand the onslaught.
Despite their numbers, the cultivators lacked a late-stage Fondation Estabilishment master, and even with a dozen second-rank magical treasures and divine abilities, they couldn't break through its defense.
Not only that, the Metal Demon Beast summoned a second-rank superior sword embryo.
The sword embryo, made from third-rank material known as Whiteblade Metal, possessed power nearing the third rank.
With this sword embryo, the beast not only deflected the Patriarch's Crimson Flame Spirit Blade but also severed two second-rank inferior magical treasures.
"You beast, don't get arrogant!"
Seeing the Metal Demon Beast raging, the Patriarch's beard bristled. He raised his hand and activated a formation flag, summoning a Crimson-Gold Barrier-Piercing Sword Beam.
A dazzling sword strike descended from the sky, with unparalleled sharpness that pushed back the sword embryo and slashed straight toward the Metal Demon Beast.
The beast's eyes widened, and it barely managed to resist the attack using its divine ability.
It then immediately activated its Metal Element Divine Thunder. Thunder rumbled through the heavens as it struck toward the Seven-Star Demon-Slaying Boat, clearly intending to eliminate the pesky onlookers first.
However, the Seven-Star Demon-Slaying Boat's defenses far exceeded the beast's expectations. The cultivators activated the Six-Harmony Defense Formation together, successfully withstanding the beast's full-strength attack.
"Beast, face your death!"
Chen Qinghao, piloting the Sky Traversing Boat, seized the opportunity to activate the ship's offensive divine ability.
Blazing fire from the ship joined the Patriarch's divine flames, attacking the Metal Demon Beast from both sides.
Having already endured numerous attacks, the Metal Demon Beast's defensive divine ability had weakened considerably. Faced with these two fiery divine abilities, its defenses finally crumbled.
Since fire countered metal, the Metal Demon Beast dared not confront the flames directly. It had no choice but to summon protective elemental energy to barely escape the assault.
At this point, the beast realized it could not win against the group and decided to retreat, hoping to engage in a battle of attrition.
Just then, a bolt of lightning exploded from the sky, striking from several miles away.
Caught off guard, the Metal Demon Beast's protective elemental energy was shattered, and half its body was destroyed.
It was Elian who, with his array of divine abilities and immortal swords, had already suppressed his mid-Purple Mansion opponent and freed up his strength to assist the others.
He timed his strike perfectly, attacking just as the Metal Demon Beast's defenses broke and it attempted to flee.
The Metal Element Divine Thunder hit its mark, inflicting a critical blow and obliterating half the beast's body.
Suffering such severe injuries, most Purple Mansion cultivators would have lost their combat ability. However, the Metal Demon Beast, known for its unparalleled physical strength, could still put up a fight.
"What a chance!"
Chen Nianchuan, commanding the Seven-Star Demon-Slaying Boat, saw the opportunity and activated the Seven-Star Demon-Slaying Sword Formation.
A radiant sword light descended from the sky, piercing the Metal Demon Beast's chest. This strike, equivalent to a full-strength mid-Purple Mansion attack, almost tore the beast's body apart.
By this point, the Metal Demon Beast had completely lost its ability to fight. The Chen Clan cultivators seized the moment, launching magical treasures and divine abilities to finish it off.
In just ten breaths, the formidable Purple Mansion Demon Beast succumbed to the relentless assault, a truly humiliating end.
Meanwhile, the mid-Purple Mansion Metal Demon Beast realized the situation was dire and attempted to flee, but it was too late.
Elian unleashed the Thunderfire Sword and the Fiery Void Sword, his two third-rank immortal swords, forcing the beast to retreat step by step, leaving it with no chance to counterattack.
"Roar—"
Seeing itself surrounded, the Metal Demon Beast went berserk, attempting to escape from Elian's grasp.
It pushed its defensive divine ability to its limits, enduring the strikes from Elian's swords, and then summoned a third-rank inferior immortal sword to slash at Elian.
This third-rank inferior sword, forged from Western Extreme Whiteblade Metal, was even purer than the Whiteblade Sword Embryo and was an exceptionally refined treasure.
As the sword came slashing down, Elian didn't flinch. Instead, he smiled faintly.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned a silver immortal light. The Yuan Magnet Bracelet flew into the air and locked onto the Western Extreme Whiteblade Sword.
Although the Yuan Magnet Bracelet was of a lower grade than the Western Extreme Whiteblade Sword, it specialized in countering metal-attributed flying swords and magical treasures, making it a natural nemesis.
Activated with Elian's cultivation, the bracelet successfully trapped the opponent's sword, rendering it immobile.
Realizing its third-rank immortal sword was restrained, the Metal Demon Beast's expression changed drastically. It quickly summoned Metal Element Divine Thunder to target the Yuan Magnet Bracelet, attempting to free its sword.
But this delay sealed its fate.
Elian raised his hand and unleashed two divine abilities in rapid succession.
A golden divine thunder and a dazzling sword light descended simultaneously. The thunder disrupted the Metal Demon Beast's divine ability, while the blazing Heavenly Flame Sword Art dimmed its defensive divine light.
While third-rank divine abilities were powerful, they consumed a significant amount of mana. Most early-stage Purple Mansion cultivators would deplete their mana after just a few uses.
Only someone like Elian, with his vast mana reserves and the additional storage provided by the Pure Water Green Lotus Platform, could afford to unleash divine abilities so recklessly.
Seeing his strike succeed, Elian's eyes turned cold. Acting on instinct, he sent his two immortal swords slashing toward the beast.
In an instant, the Fiery Void Sword and Thunderfire Sword struck, finally breaking through the Metal Demon Beast's weakened defenses.
Realizing its defense had failed, the beast panicked. Abandoning its trapped immortal sword, it hastily activated its protective elemental energy in a desperate attempt to flee.
But by then, the Chen Clan cultivators had closed in. Dozens of magical treasures and divine abilities rained down upon the beast.
Although most of the swords and treasures were second-rank inferior items and not exceptionally powerful, their sheer numbers overwhelmed the beast.
In just a few breaths, its protective energy was shattered, leaving its body riddled with wounds.
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