Demon King descends, shaking all directions.

Heroes pale, hearts panic.

At this moment, the two most composed individuals in the entire arena were, on the contrary, the two standing on the martial arts stage, closest to Orochi.

Feng Bujue wore a calm expression, his mind racing.

Lu Fengxian revealed a smile, cracking his knuckles.

"Come, Orochi!" Lu Bu slammed his halberd into the ground, standing proudly. "Today, this great one will defeat you here!"

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Orochi chuckled softly, "This king... anticipates it..."

At the same time, below the stage...

"Ahem... String Leader..." Seeing the Demon King had arrived, and knowing the "time was ripe," Jimo Hou immediately coughed and said to Cang, "Things have come to this... let us proceed according to plan."

"Mm... leave it to me here," Cang responded solemnly.

"String Leader..." Jimo Hou looked at Cang with a gaze filled with admiration and lament. "Alas... be careful..." He hesitated, ultimately only uttering those four words.

"You two... don't need to act like it's a farewell to life, right?" Jeros Gandios watched from the side, narrowing his eyes. "Even if it is a farewell to life... there's no need to make it so homoerotic, right?"

Cang smiled lightly upon hearing this, a smile that said nothing.

And this light smile... soon turned into a wry one.

"Cough cough..." Jimo Hou changed the subject. "Alright, Jeros, quickly contact Mr. Urahara and activate the enchantment..."

"No need to tell me... I already called him the instant Orochi appeared." Jeros Gandios said, raising his right hand and speaking into the communicator in his hand. "Hey... Urahara-san, you heard everything, right?"

"Ah~ ah~ We're already prepared on this side. You can activate it anytime over there." A gentle, languid voice came from the other side of the communicator.

"Alright... then I'll make my move." Jeros finished this sentence and put away the communicator.

Two seconds later, he exchanged glances slightly with Jimo Hou and Cang. Then, he placed both palms on the ground, closed his eyes, and chanted intently: "Spirits of earth and wind, recognize the radiance I leave behind, lead those stars to the location of another star array..."

As he spoke, a magic circle hidden beneath the surface of the ground suddenly bloomed from the center of his feet, expanding rapidly and encircling an area of several kilometers.

"Li Mang Yi Xing Array!" Jeros furiously urged the magic energy within his body, activating the enchantment array.

At the same instant, Orochi on the stage seemed to sense the rhythm of a certain energy, immediately casting his gaze towards Jeros Gandios in the distance.

"Heh..." The Demon King pondered slightly, chuckled coldly, and then looked at Lu Bu again. "It seems... this battle between you and I must be postponed again."

"What?" Lu Bu's face showed a puzzled look, "What do you mea..."

Before the last "n" could be uttered, Lu Bu's body transformed into a stream of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon at an extremely fast speed.

It wasn't just him... at this moment, within this Fire River Barrier (namely the martial arts stage and its surrounding area), nearly half of the extra-dimensional powerhouses had transformed into light and flew towards the northern sky.

And this included three of the five players... Feng Bujue, Wang Tanzhi, and Li Ruoyu.

"Mm..." Orochi turned his head to look at the String Leader below the stage. "You're the one behind this, right... Cang."

"Demon King..." Cang's face was frosty, staring coldly at Orochi, replying proudly, "...why ask what you already know?"

Having said that, Cang soared into the air, gathering his essence and shouting, "Everyone, please hear a word from Cang!" His voice was like a thunderclap on flat ground, entering the ears of everyone present. "Those righteous warriors who were just teleported away have now gathered elsewhere, preparing to attack Gu Zhi Castle. As long as we trap Orochi in this place, the seal within the castle can be broken and each space can return to its place."

At this point... Cang's hidden plan finally surfaced.

Although the appearance of Frieza's group was somewhat unexpected, objectively speaking, it was a good thing. First, because of Sabo's disruption, Orochi's appearance was brought forward, which greatly reduced the potential number of casualties among the heroes. Second, if the String Leader's delaying tactics failed due to the Demon King being too powerful... as long as Frieza, this uninvited guest, could arrive in time, he could still hold back Orochi.

"Hmph..." Orochi replied in a deep voice, "Indeed, it's the kind of scheme you would come up with..." He cast a meaningful gaze at Cang. "Head of the Six Strings, with a selfless heart, eliminating demons and defending the Dao, sacrificing oneself for righteousness..." As he said this, he raised the Wujian in his hand, pointing it at the other party. "Let this king use absolute power to respond to your determination."

Facing the Demon King's declaration, Cang did not flinch in the slightest in terms of momentum. He was a cultivator of the Dao, and his state of mind had long transcended the mortal realm. As the saying goes, knowing the heavenly secrets and acting according to heavenly will, he had long put matters of life and death aside.

Even though Cang had already calculated that his life would end here, he still selflessly worked with Jimo Hou, Urahara Kisuke, Zhuge Liang, and others to set up today's scheme.

"Set up the formation!" As he spoke, Cang had already flown onto the martial arts stage and uttered these two words.

As soon as his voice fell, three figures followed closely behind, flying onto the stage and standing with him in the four directions of Orochi.

These three people were... Feng Zhi Hen, Gen Musashi, and Kuroko (this one is not the basketball player, but the "referee" Mr. from the *Samurai Shodown* series).

"Heroes below the stage..." Cang said loudly, "If our formation is broken and we die, please be sure to find a way to continue to hold back Orochi, and do not let him escape back to Gu Zhi Castle! Otherwise... all our efforts will be in vain!"

"Oh?" Orochi's expression changed slightly. "The Xuangang Sword Strange Formation, is it..." He saw through the formation at a glance and scanned the four people setting up the formation one by one. "I understand..." In just a few seconds, he looked back at Cang and said, "You yourself are serving as the 'Mind' in the formation, Gen Musashi as the 'Shield Guard', Feng Zhi Hen as the 'Speed Attack', and 'Kuroko'... as the 'Formation Eye'."

"You're pretty good..." Kuroko, dressed in black skintight cloth, wearing a black cloth hat, and using a black square cloth to cover his face, interjected in a commenting tone. "You saw through our lineup before we even started fighting..."

"Worthy of being... the Unparalleled Demon King..." Gen Musashi added in a deep voice.

"But..." Cang said, "Being able to recognize it doesn't necessarily mean you can break through it!"

"Indeed." Feng Zhi Hen drew his dual swords, adding coldly.

"Hahahaha..." Orochi laughed very happily. "Such a lineup is truly rare." He paused for a moment. "Then... who will be the one protecting the formation from the side...?"

"Yo... everyone." Just at this moment, an uncle slowly walked onto the martial arts stage. "Sorry... I'm late."