Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return Chapter 1607: Retreating Strategically (or Just Running Away)

Don’t be fooled by how her sword strike seems to gain some advantage; you must understand, this is her full strength strike after advancing to the Great Sword Master Peak. With her extraordinary combat power that crosses ranks to defeat enemies, the power of this sword already surpasses an ordinary Sword Saint, yet it merely pushed back the Fierce Stone Demon by a few steps without injuring it in the slightest.

This clearly shows how formidable this Fierce Stone Demon is, undoubtedly several times stronger than its kind living in the Longyan Mountain.

Although the power of Star Falling in Eight Desolates increases exponentially as Mu Hanyan’s cultivation strength advances, the Qi consumption similarly multiplies. She can still only perform three sword strikes. If she can’t kill or repel this Fierce Stone Demon within these three strikes, she’ll have no choice but to shout for help like Jiang Qiling did.

With a few swift steps on her toes, Mu Hanyan returned to the team.

The Fierce Stone Demon, however, did not give up, letting out a thunderous roar and charging at Mu Hanyan and the others with big strides.

"Kill!" Zhuang Ping’an raised his longsword and shouted, and the others followed with loud roars.

Zhuang Ping’an and the others, being greater in number and having recently increased their strength, could not be so easily terrified into fleeing by a mere Exotic Beast. Naturally, in a place riddled with dangers like this, they dared not scatter and flee recklessly, which would lead to a quicker death.

In an instant, over a hundred Sword Lights rained down on the Fierce Stone Demon like a storm.

The Fierce Stone Demon’s body flashed with exotic light again, and immediately, clumps of Qi Light exploded on its body, with muffled sounds of "bang, bang, bang, bang," as air currents surged, and dust rose all around.

A moment later, as the dust cleared, the Fierce Stone Demon appeared again, its massive figure like a sculpture of rock!

"Such strong defense!" Zhuang Ping’an and others were dumbfounded.

The others aside, even he and Sang Qinghe among them had over ten Late Stage Great Sword Masters. In the Longyan Mountain, they could have fought a Fierce Stone Demon one-on-one. Even if they couldn’t kill it, they wouldn’t be at too much of a disadvantage.

Yet this time, even with over a hundred people joining forces, they couldn’t harm the Fierce Stone Demon in the slightest; they only managed to push it back a little over ten yards, while a dozen people in their team were knocked to the ground by the Rebound Force and suffered internal injuries.

This time, they finally realized how powerful the Exotic Beasts in the North Abyss Misty Plain were. If not for Mu Hanyan’s Star Divination Technique, even without the Earth Split Abyss and Desolate Storm, they wouldn’t have made it here unscathed.

Mu Hanyan also furrowed her brow; to speak more precisely, the combined strength of these over a hundred descendants of the Guardian of the Gods would be overwhelming, even for a Sword Saint in the Qi Cultivation Realm. To deal with this Fierce Stone Demon would be even easier. But the problem is that cultivation power doesn’t just add up; unless they cultivate a Combined Attack Formation, it’s impossible to combine the sword power.

However, such Combined Attack Formations require the participants to be of one mind. Many formations passed down to the present can only be cultivated by siblings of the same womb. Where can one find a formation for a hundred to cultivate together?

The Fierce Stone Demon roared angrily and charged over once more.

Mu Hanyan couldn’t think any further; she could only strike out head-on with her sword, while behind her, Zhuang Ping’an and others also launched their attacks.

The Sword Light scattered, and the Fierce Stone Demon was pushed back again. But as the dust settled, it remained unharmed. Even with Mu Hanyan’s blow, it only retreated a few more steps, while several more in the team were knocked to the ground.

Mu Hanyan’s head began to ache. If Huayue and others were present, she could harness the power of the Five Great Magical Instruments to forcibly enhance her combat power, even borrowing the cultivation of Zhuang Ping’an and others to defeat this Fierce Stone Demon wouldn’t be too hard. But the problem is they weren’t present, and she couldn’t enhance power on her own, let alone borrow Zhuang Ping’an and others’ cultivation.

If it really couldn’t work, she could only retreat for the moment; that’s the nicer way to put it. To say it plainly, they’d have to run. But the problem is that the North Abyss Misty Plain is fraught with crisis; with her current Divine Sense, she can only see clearly within a few dozen yards. Once escape begins, there’s no managing so much; not only Zhuang Ping’an and others, even she could easily fall into danger.

Moreover, Exotic Beasts naturally have Six Senses stronger than humans and have an instinctive sense of danger. This Fierce Stone Demon, having grown up in the North Abyss Misty Plain, is much more familiar with the surroundings than they are. In reality, fleeing would be even more dangerous for them.

Since they couldn’t run, the only choice was to fight fiercely!

Mu Hanyan glanced at Ye Lanfeng out of the corner of her eye, only to find his expression unchanged, with no intention of joining the fight. But Mu Hanyan didn’t blame her; only through more dangers and trials can they have more chances of survival in the future. She understood this truth better than anyone.

Having continuously been pushed back by Mu Hanyan and the others, the Fierce Stone Demon became enraged, its eyes turning blood-red. It roared furiously and charged forward again.

Zhuang Ping’an and others realized something was amiss; their expressions turned extremely grave. Everyone tightly gripped their sword hilts, and even the young men knocked to the ground earlier stood up again, gripping their longswords.

Their fighting spirit burned as they continuously accumulated Qi, and Mu Hanyan could even feel the powerful Qi Light emitted from their swords.

Mu Hanyan suddenly had a spark of inspiration. Although there was no Combined Attack Formation for a hundred people, forcibly concentrating their sword power together could similarly amplify the power a hundredfold, couldn’t it?

The Fierce Stone Demon drew closer and closer as Zhuang Ping’an and others simultaneously raised their longswords.

"Wait!" Mu Hanyan suddenly said.

Zhuang Ping’an and others looked at Mu Hanyan in confusion.

"Attack when I attack!" Mu Hanyan said as she quickly made hand gestures.

Although they didn’t know what she was planning, Zhuang Ping’an and others were accustomed to following her orders without question, so they paused for the moment, continuing to accumulate Qi.

Closer, even closer, as the ground beneath their feet trembled violently with the Fierce Stone Demon’s charge.

"Star Fall, Eight Desolates!" Just as the Fierce Stone Demon was within a few steps, seemingly about to reach out and strike Mu Hanyan, she suddenly shouted and cleaved with her sword.

As that sword strike was made, the hand gesture in her left hand solidified into an invisible Seal, casting over the Fierce Stone Demon like a giant net.

Finally, as Mu Hanyan struck, Zhuang Ping’an and others also unleashed their full force with a sword strike.

Countless Sword Lights rained down, as the Seal suddenly contracted, making the hundred or so Sword Lights seem bound by an invisible rope, condensed into a beam of light half a yard in diameter, blasting towards the Fierce Stone Demon.

"Ow..." A wretched cry came from the Fierce Stone Demon.