"Little thing, you dare to scheme against your grandpa, a mere fourth-tier demon?"
Upon seeing Yang Hong's figure, Nan Yiqiang was consumed by rage, his entire aura erupting and crashing down upon Yang Hong.
"Heh heh ~ Old man, you've brought your troops to my doorstep, and you expect me to be polite? Did your brain malfunction, or are you treating me like an idiot?"
Yang Hong was now neither hurried nor flustered, engaging in verbal sparring while simultaneously forming seals and casting spells. The entire Huamu City had been fused by him twice, covered by a super array with a foundation of 1,679,616 formations. Though the "Six Harmonies Trapping Tiger Array" was only a third-grade array, after two fusions and reaching 1.68 million formation bases, its power surpassed that of an ordinary sixth-grade grand array. Moreover, Yang Hong not only utilized his numerous spirit plants this time but also brought out special spiritual items acquired through trades over the years, further enhancing the array's might.
"Little thing, you're seeking death! Water Dragon Technique!"
Hearing Yang Hong's taunts, Nan Yiqiang naturally couldn't tolerate it. With a raise of his hand, a blue spear appeared in his grasp. Simultaneously, his magical power surged, and a water dragon, hundreds of feet long, materialized beside him.
"Roar~"
The water dragon roared and soared into the sky, but upon reaching four hundred feet from the ground, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Bang~ Bang~ Splash~~~"
The water dragon's impact shattered the invisible barrier twice, dispersing into a downpour. However, the rain quickly coalesced around Nan Yiqiang.
"Hmph~ Interesting."
Seeing that the water dragon could only impact the invisible barrier twice, Nan Yiqiang was genuinely surprised. The "Water Dragon Technique" was a seventh-tier grand art spell, one of his commonly used abilities. Its power was such that a single strike could effortlessly kill an ordinary sixth-tier demon king! It was an extremely powerful and brutal spell. Yet now, it couldn't break through the array's barrier, dispersing after merely two impacts. This array wasn't just interesting; it was terrifying!
In truth, it wasn't entirely terrifying. Yang Hong had reinforced the aerial defenses, anticipating that all transformed demons would be capable of flight. If Nan Yiqiang had initially chosen to escape by digging a tunnel, he could have easily fled. However, Yang Hong had calculated that demons in the Myriad Demon Islands domain were extremely arrogant and would never consider escaping by digging. As for遁术 (escape techniques)? Within the range of the "Six Harmonies Trapping Tiger Array," escape techniques were forbidden. Otherwise, why would this array be called the Trapping Tiger Array? The core of this array was the word "trapping."
"Azure Waves Fury!"
Nan Yiqiang descended to the ground, thrusting his spear into the earth. His hands moved like flowing flowers, rapidly gathering spiritual energy from heaven and earth. A illusory blue ocean unfurled around Nan Yiqiang. Behind him, many Southern Scale Seahorses were also enveloped within the illusory ocean.
"Everyone, lend me your magical power."
"Yes~"
Nan Yiqiang shouted a quick command. The demons within the illusory ocean poured all their magical power and true essence into it, and a magical ocean spanning ten li gradually took shape.
"Combined spell? Or borrowing power?"
Yang Hong was somewhat surprised by this sight but not overly worried. His divine sense rapidly extended, and within thirty breaths, he swiftly retrieved 108 fourth-grade spirit items and rapidly set up a "Spirit Transformation Array."
"Rumble... Rumble..."
The ocean of magical power transformed into a true vast sea, surging towards Yang Hong and crashing against the invisible barrier. Because this was embedded within the "Trapping Tiger Array," more calculations were required, and greater caution was needed, thus consuming more time. This led to him only setting up the "Spirit Transformation Array" before Nan Yiqiang's attack arrived.
*Crack~*
A faint crisp sound, almost imperceptible amidst the rumbling of the tides, was heard by both Yang Hong and Nan Yiqiang.
"Damn it~"
"Hahaha~"
Yang Hong and Nan Yiqiang exclaimed simultaneously, one with tension and the other with elation. Yang Hong immediately ceased his preparations, his fingers dancing again. A black vortex expanded before him. In front of this vortex lay a rift emitting a faint white light.
"Little thing, don't worry, I won't kill you outright. I will slowly torment you, making you wish you were dead, and then I will rip out your soul and seal it into my Azure Wave Spear, never to ascend for eternity."
Seeing Yang Hong's tense expression, Nan Yiqiang roared with arrogant laughter. The blue ocean rapidly shifted, becoming narrower and longer. The waves surged directly towards the white light rift.
"Rumble... Crack, crack..."
Under the bombardment of the waves, the rift continuously widened! Yang Hong's face began to flush red, and the black vortex grew larger.
"Little thing, I'm out! Hahaha~"
With a clear cracking sound, the white rift broke open, creating a cavity ten feet wide and three feet high. Nan Yiqiang seized the opportunity and surged forth. However...
"Little thing, die!"
Nan Yiqiang, standing amidst the crashing waves, charged into the black vortex with the force of thunder. Then... there was no then.
"Heh heh... As expected, letting these experts walk into a trap is the best strategy."
Yang Hong's complexion quickly returned to normal. He patted his backside and moved on to the next seventh-tier demon lord. The black vortex itself had no real function; it merely served to confuse divine sense. Behind the vortex was Yang Hong's opened scale space. As for the cracking sounds within the array space? That was merely Yang Hong's method of luring the enemy. After joining the "Spirit Transformation Array," unless a demon could shatter the entire "Trapping Tiger Array" in an instant, any further attacks would only serve to charge the array. The moment Nan Yiqiang entered Yang Hong's scale space, his demise was sealed. Using the same tactic, Yang Hong lured all four other seventh-tier demon lords into his scale space. As for the demon kings? Yang Hong flashed into the City Lord's Mansion of Huamu City, the center of the "Six Harmonies Trapping Tiger Array." Here stood a colossal jade-like flower vine, emitting a bright white light, with Buddhist chants faintly echoing outwards.
"Ke Wei, do you have the confidence to convert all the demons in the city?" Yang Hong asked via divine sense transmission, standing before the enormous flower vine.
"Yes!" Yu Ke Wei replied concisely and then resumed her chanting with full effort.
Yang Hong nodded, said no more, and turned to leave, patrolling the vast "Six Harmonies Trapping Tiger Array" and checking its formation nodes. Any damaged nodes were immediately replaced. Although the high-grade spirit plants had been depleted, he still had ample spiritual items, enough to last for about a month.
"Therefore, speak the Prajnaparamita mantra, and proclaim the mantra: Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha."
After Yang Hong had thoroughly inspected all the formation nodes, he instructed twelve small tree demons, including Xiao Kui, to enter the array and reveal their true forms. They then used the "Great Bright Buddhist Scripture" to drive the "Universal Salvation Demonic Sound," assisting Yu Ke Wei. These small tree and flower demons had also cultivated the "Great Bright Buddhist Scripture," but their effectiveness was not as strong as Yang Hong's, nor did they possess a particularly potent conversion effect. However, under Yu Ke Wei's chanting, they provided magical power, forming an effective assist. Simultaneously, Yang Hong had Lan Fangxuan and other human cultivators emerge from the "First City" to transfer the humans who had already been converted by Yu Ke Wei to the vicinity of the "First City."
Seeing those humans, Yang Hong could only shake his head. Not a single human could endure three recitations of Yu Ke Wei's "Heart Sutra"; they were all converted. During this time, Yang Hong was occupied with luring the seventh-tier demon lords, so he was powerless to intervene. As for what would happen to these converted humans? Yang Hong was quite curious.