Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 386 - 385 Sacrifice

Zhao Shouyi presided over the Mixed Element Sword Formation, with the purple and green Sword Qi merging into streams of chaotic-colored energy, blocking the advance of the five great Heavenly Demons.

He then saw the bodies of the Heavenly Demons undulate, numerous cannon muzzles unfolding, all targeting Zhao Shouyi's location.

The next moment, myriad cannons fired simultaneously, and various types of hypersonic bullets, plasma cannons, and laser beams shot fiercely toward Zhao Shouyi's Sword Formation.

Boom! Amidst the deafening sounds, light and shadow expanded, the chaotic-colored streams of energy undulated, seemingly compressed to their limit in an instant, but rebounded violently the next moment, disintegrating a large volume of cannon fire and sweeping it back toward the bodies of the great Heavenly Demons.

Watching the intense resistance below the five great Heavenly Demons, the Mixed Element Sword Formation erupting in blinding brilliance, Qing Yangzi, commander of the battlefield, sighed deeply.

He knew that although it appeared that Zhao Shouyi was holding his ground against five, seemingly even gaining the upper hand with the Sword Formation, this was merely a temporary illusion.

The internal energy reserves of the great Heavenly Demons were vast; they boasted an endless array of weapons. Their bodies, stretching over a thousand meters long, one could only guess how long they could sustain their assault.

Whereas Zhao Shouyi needed to exert full power every second to activate and control the Mixed Element Sword Formation, placing immense pressure on him. It wouldn't be long before the Sword Formation could no longer be sustained.

Once the Sword Formation collapsed, Zhao Shouyi would be in extreme danger. If he were controlling the Mixed Element Sword Formation and it broke down, then his Primordial Spirit, flesh, and psyche would all be extremely exhausted, especially his mental state, which was very delicate and could potentially become abnormal at any moment.

Especially, as Qing Yangzi knew, Zhao Shouyi had already returned the Ninth Realm Magical Treasure 'Heavenly Theft Diagram' to the Dao School of East China, making his situation even more perilous.

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Wang Shouxuan, standing by, said unwillingly, "We're just going to stand by and watch?"

Qing Yangzi replied, "Zhao Shouyi could become abnormal at any time. If we join him in battle, it might actually lead to his aberration and he may attack us. Even worse, we could inadvertently draw him towards West Mountain City, causing him to attack the city."

Qing Yangzi stated calmly, "Moreover… Expending his last bit of strength for West Mountain City is Zhao Shouyi's choice and I respect that. Let us stick to the plan, there will be a chance for you to take action."

Wang Shouxuan looked at the Mixed Element Sword Formation, which, under the relentless attacks of the great Heavenly Demons, had slightly contracted, and he sighed in his heart, as if seeing his future self.

'It is through such sacrifices, generation after generation, that humanity has its today,'

'Is today's Zhao Shouyi the future me?'

At the same time, Zhao Shouyi, with hands forming Sword Techniques, controlled the streams of chaotic-colored energy, continuously blocking the Heavenly Demons' attacks on the city behind him.

Dozens of laser cannons, sweeping through as if piercing heaven and earth, heated the chaotic-colored energies causing them to churn and shrink in size.

Zhao Shouyi's hands, forming the Sword Techniques, trembled slightly, with fine beads of sweat covering his forehead.

The Sword Array before him concentrated all the force he could manipulate. Any carelessness, any failure to control it properly, could lead to an uncontrolled explosion, potentially even damaging the structure of the Array protecting the city behind.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Shouyi had to control the round formation with utmost precision, blocking as much of the Heavenly Demons' attacks as possible to alleviate pressure on West Mountain City.

In such a high-pressure environment, Zhao Shouyi's mental state rapidly weakened, and before long, he felt his consciousness becoming unfocused and his Primordial Spirit starting to feel feeble.

'The Sword Formation is about to collapse,' Zhao Shouyi sighed inwardly, 'In a moment, I will end the Sword Formation proactively to avoid backlash and engage in close combat. Given the size of these five great Heavenly Demons, if I fight them at close quarters, they won't be able to use their full force against me.

If they reduce their size, they will cause less destruction to West Mountain City, and that would be just right...'

In a daze, Zhao Shouyi felt as if he had suddenly heard a sound.

"Grandpa!"

Zhao Shouyi swiftly turned his head, looking in the northwest direction, "A misperception? Hallucination?"

In his mind, he recalled Xiao Pei, remembered the intelligence Zhou Bai had sent. Although it described the ability of the Xuan Nu and the arrangement for ambushing her, it did not clarify whether the Xuan Nu was Xiao Pei or not.

'Could the Xuan Nu who can trigger anomalies and suppress aberrant breeds be Xiao Pei?'

'And how is Zhou Bai doing now?'

'Alas, I can no longer see...'

Minutes later, with a hint of regret, Zhao Shouyi had already undone the Mixed Element Sword Formation.

He then saw the already fragile flow of chaos energy collapse suddenly as a silhouette, accompanied by a pair of cyan and purple Sword Qi, launched forward, flying toward the five great Heavenly Demons.

At the same time, Zhao Shouyi stuffed his mouth with handfuls of elixirs, constantly restoring his Primordial Spirit while his body was ravaged under the domineering force of the medicine.

Such reckless consumption of medicine, especially such potent drugs with severe side effects, would be seen as lunacy on a regular basis and were strictly prohibited by the Four Great Taoist Schools.

But at this moment, Zhao Shouyi could no longer care about that.

Witnessing this scene, Ying Hui could not help but close his eyes, "Old friend, you've worked hard." He knew that once close-quarters combat ensued, Zhao Shouyi likely had no chance of returning.

Although he understood that this was Zhao Shouyi's own choice, the manner of his chosen death, Ying Hui couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sadness.

'When will we... when can we stop relying on sacrifices and desperate struggles to prolong humanity's existence, the so-called lifeline... where does it lie...'

Zhao Shouyi's figure flickered, and his dual swords of purple and cyan unleashed Sword Qi hundreds of meters long, slashing towards a Heavenly Demon thousands of meters in length, resembling an octopus.

As the Sword Qi slashed, tentacles hundreds of meters long were severed, but more plasma beams swept through. Zhao Shouyi's figure flickered and disappeared completely, then emerged from the shadow on one of the Octopus Sky Demon's tentacles, delivering another slash that cut a chasm-like wound into the tentacle below.

Zhao Shouyi was a 7th Realm Sword Diagram master; each layer of his divine diagrams conferred unique abilities, and Zhao Shouyi had especially chosen sword techniques related to shadows, Sword Qi, and invisibility along the way.

Unleashing them to their fullest, he suddenly gained the upper hand in the tremorous close combat with the Heavenly Demon.

Facing this situation, they heard the Heavenly Demon let out a furious roar. Its demonic body tissues suddenly transformed, instantly growing thousands upon thousands, a dense mass of eyes, each firing high-energy lasers.

The air seemed to boil at that instant, and the protective city Array trembled violently as if groaning under the assault of the Heavenly Demon.

However, this attack also directly caused massive casualties among the lesser demons, and several nearby great Heavenly Demons let out roars of pain as vast swathes of their bodies were superheated into semi-molten metal.

Clearly, the most effective attack against small targets, a wide-range assault, was prone to causing collateral damage.

So they saw the five Heavenly Demons, while shuddering against Zhao Shouyi, quickly shrink in size, becoming more compact and horrifyingly dense and strong.

In the blink of an eye, five giant Heavenly Demons, each several dozen meters tall, surrounded Zhao Shouyi for the attack.