The world was shrouded in darkness, with a thin black mist permeating the air.

A tall figure with a bare upper body was surrounded by a crowd. However, the expressions of those surrounding him were more tense and grave than that of the besieged figure.

The temporary lunar power was exhausted. Without twelve people, they couldn't form the Moonfall Divine Array, and the power of the Fire Phoenix True Feather was almost depleted. They had no means to hinder the Demon General.

Faced with the powerful Demon General, they could barely ensure they wouldn't be killed in one blow. Truly winning seemed exceedingly difficult.

Yet, there was not a lack of hope in their hearts. The force that struck the Demon General earlier was their hope; they knew that reinforcements had arrived.

Whoosh~ A figure rushed into the encirclement, heading straight for the Demon General. The crowd only saw the white cape covered with black runes.

"Your opponent is me," Su Peng shouted.

He swung a weapon from his hand, resembling neither a stick nor a sword, towards the Demon General, with dazzling light radiating from it.

It was a round rod, yet at one-third of its length, there was a single-sided L-shaped guard, hence it didn't quite fit the description of a stick or a sword.

As the weapon fell, an extraordinary power erupted, making the Demon General pay more attention, stopping it with a powerful uppercut punch.

The Demon General seemed somewhat at ease; though Su Peng's power was strong, it was not enough to pressure it, as there was still some disparity between Su Peng's strength and its own.

At that moment, the runes on the cape behind Su Peng lit up, and his power inexplicably increased by sevenfold, reaching the level of the Demon General.

"Take another hit from me!"

Feeling the surge of power within him, Su Peng brought down his weapon once more; it seemed he only knew this move to smash his opponent.

The Demon General sensed Su Peng's growing power, increasing the force of its attack, and fiercely knocked Su Peng's weapon back.

Seeing Su Peng expose an opening, it lifted its leg to kick at Su Peng's abdomen with full force, aiming to utterly destroy it.

The cape on Su Peng's back glowed again, his internal power further increasing, reaching 2.5 times his usual strength.

With the increase in strength, his reaction speed also improved.

Facing the Demon General's attack, he lifted his own foot for a counterattack, their soles colliding fiercely, releasing a white shockwave tens of meters wide in the air.

In an instant, the air between and around their feet exploded, turning into a vacuum.

Bang! The shockwave burst open, allowing Su Peng to somersault back to the ground with ease, standing confidently opposite the Demon General.

"Come on!"

Bang bang bang~ Su Peng and the Demon General clashed, their movements so fast that even the Core Formation Realm observers could barely follow.

Su Peng had only one tactic - smashing; relying on his mighty strength to crush the enemy.

In less than a hundred moves, the Demon General unleashed its full power. Even at its peak strength, it found its opponent to be evenly matched.

The opponent's strength was continuously enhancing, always maintaining parity with its own.

The Demon General stared at Su Peng for a moment, realizing he had always worn that confident expression, understanding he wasn't holding back to mock it.

Buzz~ Suddenly, a black sphere appeared in the Demon General's palm, absorbing all of Su Peng's striking power.

He attacked several times in succession, realizing that simply attacking couldn't destroy the black sphere, and temporarily ceased his attacks.

When the Demon General used this move, neither he nor Zhang Jingyang was present, so they were unaware of its characteristics.

Nearby, Ling Jingtian warned Su Peng, shouting, "Friend, beware of its black sphere. It can absorb attacks and then unleash them all at once."

Hearing this, Su Peng had a revelation; continuing to attack the Demon General would only help it charge up.

His Divine Soldiers' attribute was to elevate his power to the same level as the Demon General, not to increase his power further with each attack he received.

In other words, his maximum strength could match the Demon General but not surpass it.

Estimating his current strength, he could withstand the power of up to twenty hits from his weapon—but any higher and he wasn't confident he could withstand it.

Continuing to attack the Demon General now would be unwise; he needed to find a way to interrupt its skill.

How to interrupt its skill? The black sphere would absorb all attacks, even matter, unless it exploded on its own; there was no way to interrupt it.

Alternatively, strike with a force the black sphere couldn't withstand.

Whether he had such capability was another matter; furthermore, he didn't know how much force the black sphere could withstand, rendering this path unfeasible.

These considerations arose instantly after Ling Jingtian's reminder.

Just as he was pondering how to break the stalemate, an unexpected attack landed on the Demon General.

Boom! The attack struck the black sphere, and after a few seconds of standstill, the black sphere swallowed it entirely, expanding rapidly and pulsating intensely, looking very unstable.

Boom! Boom boom boom~ Yet another traceless attack struck the Demon General, and not just one; continuous assaults from afar rained down from the sky.

Though the direction of the attacks was visible, the source was undetectable, even as Ling Jingtian and the others, who were observing, flew skyward with all their might, they still couldn't discern the origin.

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