I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 1013: Chapter 650: Shooting Down an Eighth-Tier

Area D-70

This is a complex forest land, densely shaded under the sun.

Towering dead trees intertwine, their branches gnarled like ghostly claws, blotting out the sky and sun.

The ground is covered with a thick layer of decayed leaves, soft and slippery underfoot, with low shrubs and jagged rocks scattered throughout.

"Boom boom boom——!"

Violent Spiritual Energy explosions echoed continuously in the forest, shaking the branches and leaves, causing the decayed leaves to scatter.

Warriors clad in Armed Armor were fighting fiercely with the Stele Demons, swinging swords and axes, piercing with spears. Spiritual Energy clashed with Demonic Qi, releasing blinding sparks.

Some warriors were surrounded by several Stele Demons, their armor already covered in cracks, yet they fearlessly swung their weapons and resisted vigorously;

Some Stele Demons were struck by Spiritual Energy and their bodies exploded, spewing black blood, yet they still lunged forward fiercely, their eyes filled with cold killing intent, madly charging at the warriors.

The sharp blades slicing through the air with a piercing sound, the booming explosion of Spiritual Energy and magic, the shrill screech of Stele Demon claws tearing armor, all resounded alternately, each sound accompanied by blood and death, every inch of land stained with black blood and red blood. The marks of battle were everywhere, on the dead trees and rocks, heartbreaking in their ferocity.

The battle in the sky above was even more intense.

The Zhuang Family’s two Tier Eight Elders, Zhuang Xian and Zhuang Ji, were engaged in a life-and-death struggle with five Tier Eight Stele Demons.

Their brows gleaming blue, the Wind King’s bloodline fully activated, a gentle wind swirled around them, their bodies swift as phantoms. Amidst the siege of the five Stele Demons, they maneuvered agilely, brandishing their longswords, slicing wind blades at the Stele Demons.

But their opponents were the five Tier Eight Stele Demons, each with distinctive forms and entirely different abilities.

The leading Stele Demon was as towering as a small mountain, its body covered in pitch-black, hard scales, its muscles knotted, arms thick as pillars, and its physique astonishing. Each punch carried the force to crack mountains and split rocks, the punch winds howling, distorting even the air;

The Stele Demon on the left was gaunt, surrounded by gray-black mental waves, its eyes hollow yet showing a strange red glow, proficient in Soul Shock, occasionally emitting a low growl, sending an invisible Spirit Blade sweeping towards the two;

The Stele Demon on the right was surrounded by surging Demonic Qi, forming into Demon Blades and Demon Balls, assaulting the two in a massive barrage;

Another Stele Demon was enveloped in a faint black Gravity Field. Wherever it passed, space seemed compressed, specializing in manipulating gravity, tightly restricting Zhuang Xian and Zhuang Ji’s speed, making their once phantom-like figures sluggish;

The last Stele Demon was covered in pitch-black tentacles, the tentacles thick and barbed, extremely agile, sometimes flinging several tentacles, frantically wrapping towards the two, attempting to bind them.

Under the joint assault of these five Tier Eight Stele Demons, Zhuang Xian and Zhuang Ji found themselves in peril, their breaths gradually becoming chaotic.

Zhuang Xian had a faint trace of fresh blood at the corner of his mouth, his breathing somewhat rapid, and waves of sharp pain in his chest;

Zhuang Ji’s hand, tightly gripping the longsword, was trembling slightly, his arm long since numb, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Peng~

While resisting the tentacle entanglement and gravity suppression, Zhuang Ji sent a soul message to Zhuang Xian: "The call for reinforcements has already been sent out. Once the Dongfang Clan receives the message, they’ll dispatch people to support us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xian managed a bitter smile: "I’m just afraid we won’t hold out until reinforcements arrive."

Before entering the Celestial Stele Secret Realm, he had thoroughly understood from family records the terrifying nature of the Stele Demons.

Even direct lineage members of the Golden Clan might not reliably defeat Stele Demons of the same tier, and many direct lineage members had met dreadful ends at their hands.

But upon personally clashing with the Tier Eight Stele Demons, he realized he’d underestimated their might.

With both his and Zhuang Ji’s strength, they could possibly contend against two Tier Eight Stele Demons, possibly securing a victory. Yet facing the joint assault of five Tier Eight Stele Demons, all they could do was exert their utmost to persevere, delaying as long as possible, hoping to last until reinforcements arrive.

But can they really hold out?

Just as this thought crossed Zhuang Xian’s mind, danger instantly descended.

The Stele Demon proficient in Soul Shock suddenly let out a sharp howl, a Spirit Blade honed to perfection stabbing towards Zhuang Xian’s mind.

Zhuang Xian’s heart tightened, he didn’t have time to think, immediately mobilizing all his Soul Power, forming a solid Soul Barrier in his mind.

"Buzz——!"

The Spirit Blade struck the Soul Barrier harshly, causing Zhuang Xian to feel a bout of intense dizziness in his mind, his vision turning dark, Spiritual Energy instantly disrupted, and his figure stalled for a split second.

In that brief moment of vulnerability, the Stele Demon covered in tentacles seized its chance, a thick tentacle whipping ferociously at Zhuang Xian’s chest with a sharp gust of wind.

"Puff——!"

Zhuang Xian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body plummeting from the sky like a cut kite, crashing heavily into the ground of decayed leaves and rocks, raising clouds of dust, the earth shaking violently, creating a deep pit.

On the ground, the Zhuang Family warriors battling the Stele Demons witnessed this scene, their expressions instantly changing drastically, a tremendous fear sweeping over them.

At this moment, faced with the overwhelming attack of thousands of Stele Demons, outnumbered several times over, their ability to hold on till now relied partly on their Armed Armor, and partly on the two elders, Zhuang Xian and Zhuang Ji, keeping the five Stele Demons occupied.

But if Elder Zhuang Xian loses the ability to fight, Elder Zhuang Ji alone wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer.