I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 720 - 519: Demon-Slaying Formation, Mission Accomplished

Above the Ice Spirit Ancient Tree, the gilded light of the Frozen Throne was dazzling.

Qin Tian stood on the side of the throne, golden light cascading down his body like a waterfall, flowing into the cracks of the throne through his palms. The black aura that had once frantically spread was now greatly suppressed. The ancient runes began to circulate anew under the nourishment of the golden light, yet his eyebrows furrowed slightly as he remained fully focused on maintaining the energy infusion.

Two hundred plus Empire’s talents formed an impenetrable wall around him, interweaving the cold gleam of drawn swords with the subtle glow of spiritual energy.

Beyond the perimeter, Mogara’s scattered demon minions were crouching to gather strength, their crimson eyes locked deadly onto the crowd.

The battle on the other side was even more intense.

Though the formation of the four Divine Beasts with Lan continued to trap Mogara’s body, the white Xiong’s lightning was no longer as fierce as before, and the Ice Crystal Phoenix’s wings had receded slightly, indicating their powers were beginning to wane.

Mogara’s gaze swept over the wall of people below, killing intent swirling in his blood-red eyes.

To him, these humans were merely "food" containing pure spiritual energy; he had previously kept them only to extract more intelligence about the Empire from their memories.

But now, this group of "food" dared to obstruct him. In that case, they must all die.

Boom——!

The aura of more than ten demon minion shadows suddenly surged, with black energy erupting into the sky like a volcano. Within moments, the aura originally at Tier Seven Peak broke through its limits, settling firmly at Tier Eight!

The ice shards on the surface were swept up by the energy waves, causing the distant Ice Spirit Ancient Tree’s branches to tremble violently.

Ji Taiyan’s face changed dramatically, instinctively surrounded by dragon aura, "Careful!"

Just as the warning fell, the demon minion shadows transformed into streaks of black, rushing out with such speed that only afterimages were left.

The next moment, the Empire talents at the outermost edge couldn’t even catch the opponent’s movements before feeling a tightness around their necks—the demons’ cold, sharp claws had clamped down on their throats, a foul stench assaulting them.

Soon after, the demons retreated to a distance, their mouths opening wide in exaggeration, biting down hard.

Crunch! Crunch!

The crisp sound of shattered bones was eerily loud on the silent battlefield, and blood dripped like a fountain from the corners of the demons’ mouths, staining the ice below red.

"Hiss——"

The crowd drew a cold breath, their spines tingling.

Too fast.

The speed and strength of Tier Eight demons far exceeded their understanding; apart from a Tier Seven Holy Blood barely able to trace their paths, even Tier Seven Golden Bloodline seemed like lambs to the slaughter.

"Everyone, follow my command, form the array!"

Just as panic began to spread, a calm and steady voice suddenly exploded in everyone’s minds, followed by a surge of clear information flowing into their consciousness.

It’s Zhuge Yu!

Standing inside the human wall, he swiftly rotated the array plate in his hand, sweat seeping from his brow while precisely conveying the diagram of the demon-slaying formation, along with every person’s position and duties, to everyone present.

In the face of life and death, no one dared hesitate.

The talents instinctively followed the information, with the Holy Blood standing at key outside nodes, the Golden Bloodline filling inner gaps. Within merely three breaths, a well-configured formation took shape.

Boom!

Golden array patterns lit up beneath each individual’s feet, quickly spreading along the formation’s veins, finally consolidating into a suspended golden great array in the air.

The nine Great Holy Bloods’ array eyes burst with dazzling light, while hundreds of golden talents’ spiritual energy was extracted and refined, culminating in a mighty energy stream that formed a semi-transparent barrier outside the formation, firmly protecting Qin Tian at the center.

Demon-slaying formation, activated!

"Hm."

The demon minion sneered, casually tossing aside the half-corpse in his hand, as more than ten black shadows simultaneously lunged at the great array.

Claws infused with corrosive demonic energy fiercely struck the golden barrier.

Ding——!

The crisp clash sounded like a prolonged chime, the demon claws rebounding off, leaving only a quickly vanishing black mark on the surface.

The other demon attacks followed swiftly, yet were steadily blocked by the barrier, with even the ripples barely visible soon dissipating without a trace.

The talents within the formation felt their Qi and blood slightly tremble, spiritual energy slightly consumed, but upon witnessing the steadfastness of the barrier, their eyes instantly sparked with delight.

"It worked!"

"Zhuge Yu, well done, truly worthy of a Zhuge family prodigy."

"Is this the power of the Wuhou Eight Trigrams Array? Incredible! Once we’re out, I’ll treat you to the strongest Fire Sun Wine!"

Amidst the voices of praise, Zhuge Yu bit his lower lip hard.

With merely a Tier Six, Six Stars strength, he was only mid-lower tier among these talents, making it difficult enough to manage a large formation of over two hundred people.

Luckily, the demon-slaying formation had been ingeniously designed in advance, with the nine Great Holy Blood array eyes dispersing most of the outer shock and energy load, allowing him to barely hold on.

Having adapted to the rhythm of the array’s operation, a sharpness flashed through Zhuge Yu’s eyes as he swiftly turned the array plate:

"Counterattack!"

A black shadow attacked from the right, with demonic energy forming blades on its claws, carrying the power to rend the earth.

Dongfang Qi, responsible for the array eye there, suddenly felt a torrent of huge strength pouring into his body—the essence of spiritual energy refined from over ten surrounding talents through the array.

He let out a clear shout, Azure Wood Spirit Flame surging, as he slapped forward with one hand, forming a massive thirty-zhang wide azure wooded palm, and clashed violently with the demon blade.

Boom!

Energy ripples spread, the barrier slightly shook, while the demon was forced back dozens of meters, its claw flames dimming slightly.

On the other side, Ji Taiyan, wielding his dragon spear with the array’s power, sent a golden dragon roaring forward, puncturing a demon’s chest.

Though the demon’s wound rapidly healed under nurturing black aura, this counterattack made everyone’s morale sharply rise.