Chapter 42: The Ten-Day Demon Subjugation Formation

Qu Yi led Long Zhan Tian and the others back to the west side of the Tianjiao Grand Canyon, settling in a valley.
As they landed, Qu Yi glanced around before smiling and saying, “Everyone, in less than a month, it will be the day of the decisive battle for you powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons. I believe you’re all aware that the biggest variable now is those nine powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons sent by Emperor Ze.”
Long Zhan Tian remained silent. The eleven elders showed slight changes in expression, clearly agreeing with Qu Yi’s words.
Long Hu Wei stood behind Qu Yi, listening attentively, ready to agree with whatever Qu Yi said.
Qu Yi smiled and continued, “I’ve already found the hiding place of those nine powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons. Now, I can tell you that I possess a formation that allows us to ambush ten such demons at once. But you need to decide whether to ambush the nine sent by Emperor Ze or directly attack Zhuang Guangming and his group of nine.”
The Artifact God had already taught Qu Yi a formation of Upper Earth Soul Demon level, which, when used together by ten such demons, could fully ambush ten of them simultaneously. After all, when Upper Earth Soul Demons fight each other, if one can’t win and escapes, no one else can do anything to them.
Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Long Zhan Tian and the eleven Upper Earth Soul Demons looked shocked and fearful.
“Qu Yi’s strength is truly terrifying,” each of these twelve thought.
Long Hu Wei was initially surprised but then smiled relaxedly. Having seen many of Qu Yi’s mysteries before, he was much more accepting now that he heard Qu Yi possessed a powerful formation.
“Fellow Qu Yi, what kind of formation is this?” Long Zhan Tian asked urgently.
The eleven elders also stared at Qu Yi nervously, as if victory were already within reach.
Qu Yi smiled slightly before saying, “This formation requires ten Upper Earth Soul Demons to work together, with each contributing a part of it. Individually, their power is no different from that of ordinary Upper Earth Soul Demons. But once combined, it can seal off an area and suppress ten of them. This formation is called the Ten-Day Demon Subjugation Formation.”
Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders showed extreme joy. Immediately afterward, they began exchanging magical consciousnesses.

After a while, Long Zhan Tian smiled as he looked at Qu Yi and said, “Fellow Daoist Qu Yi, the twelve of us have unanimously decided to use this Ten-Day Demon Subjugation Formation to deal with Zhuang Guangming and his nine companions.”
Qu Yi nodded, as this was in line with his earlier expectations. After all, if Long Zhan Tian killed the people sent by Emperor Ze, it would mean a real rift with Emperor Ze. With Emperor Miao’s support, Emperor Ze would continue to target Long Zhan Tian. But if Long Zhan Tian used the formation to kill Zhuang Guangming and the other nine, the people sent by Emperor Ze, such as Hong Yi, seeing the power of the formation, would not dare to cause trouble again and would simply leave Earth Storm Star in disappointment.
“Very good. Since you’ve made up your mind, I’ll teach each of you this formation,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yi took out five jade slips and threw them to Long Zhan Tian.
“The Ten-Day Demon Subjugation Formation can incorporate the demon elements of the five elements. Each of you should practice the corresponding formations based on your own elemental affinity. A month should be enough for you to master them,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
The five jade slips corresponded to the formations related to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Long Zhan Tian scanned them briefly with his demonic sense and immediately showed a joyful expression. He exclaimed happily, “Fellow Daoist Qu Yi, from now on, you’ll be a good friend of our Baolong Sect. If you need anything, just give the order.”
Previously, Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders were worried that Zhuang Guangming and those elders would flee as soon as they suffered a defeat. In that case, Zhuang Guangming and those elders would secretly recruit others to continue disrupting the Baolong Sect, causing great trouble for Long Zhan Tian and his group.
Now, with the Ten-Day Demon Subjugation Formation, they could directly eliminate Zhuang Guangming and the eight elders following him, eliminating any worries.
Qu Yi nodded slightly and said calmly, “Alright, go and get familiar with the formations. On the day of the decisive battle, I’ll come to help you stop Emperor Ze’s men from joining the fight.”
Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders were even more delighted, their eyes filled with excitement.
Without the interference of the nine powerful Earth Soul Demons sent by Emperor Ze, they could focus on suppressing Zhuang Guangming and the others.
After saying that, Qu Yi gave Long Hu Wei a signal with his eyes and suddenly flew away.
Long Hu Wei hurriedly said goodbye before following Qu Yi.
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Zhuang Guangming and the eight elders following him were now on a mountain peak.
Silence, tranquility.
It took a long time before Zhuang Guangming managed to compose himself and regain his calm expression.

“The eight elders, our side’s disciples have been defeated; it’s estimated that less than ten million have escaped. Those disciples must have fled long ago and gone to various places in the Demon Realm. Now, there are only nine of us left. Our last chance is the Battle of the Elders,” said Zhuang Guangming calmly.

Long Rong, Long Duo, Long Gang, Long Jun, Long Wei, Long Hua, Long Qing, and Long Jian all looked grim upon hearing Zhuang Guangming’s words.

“As long as we win the Battle of the Elders, we still have a chance. We can gradually train new disciples,” said Elder Long Rong firmly.

“That’s right. We still have the support of nine high-ranking Earth Soul Demons behind us. Once we defeat Long Zhan Tian, we can slowly build up our forces. In the Demon Realm, everyone seeks profit. If we offer benefits to attract people to our Baolong Sect, who would refuse to join us?” said Elder Long Duo coldly.

These people were unwilling to accept defeat.

Zhuang Guangming glanced at the expressions of the elders and already had an idea. He said calmly, “Good. Since everyone still has confidence, let’s proceed with the Battle of the Elders as planned.”

The eight elders nodded in unison.

Immediately afterward, Zhuang Guangming and Hong Yi communicated to finalize the details for the decisive battle.

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In the middle of Tianjiao Grand Canyon, on the opposing peaks on either side of the canyon, Long Zhan Tian stood with his eleven elders, while Zhuang Guangming stood with his eight elders, each on a peak on the west and east sides respectively.

The day of the decisive battle had arrived.

The elders from both sides displayed their demonic energy fluctuations, creating a tense atmosphere over the canyon.

Long Zhan Tian looked at the distant peaks and shouted, “Zhuang Guangming, you’ve betrayed the Baolong Sect. Today is the day you’ll be punished!”

Zhuang Guangming immediately retorted, “Long Zhan Tian, you plotted to frame the sect leader of Longbatian Sect and seize control of the Baolong Sect. How could I let you succeed? Stop talking nonsense and let’s fight directly!”

Long Zhan Tian shook his head and turned to his eleven elders, smiling as he said, “Let’s go.”

Immediately, Long Zhan Tian and his eleven elders flew toward the east-side peak where Zhuang Guangming and the others were, radiating fierce killing intent.

“Everyone, let’s attack together and kill Long Zhan Tian!”

At the same time, Zhuang Guangming also shouted from his peak and flew forward to confront Long Zhan Tian.

In an instant, Zhuang Guangming and the eight elders took to the air together, forming a group to face Long Zhan Tian.

It was clear that Zhuang Guangming and his group planned to adopt a defensive strategy.

Upon seeing Zhuang Guangming and the others’ actions, Long Zhan Tian immediately understood their plan—to deplete everyone’s magic essence and then wait for the nine high-ranking Earth Soul Demons sent by Emperor Ze to clean up the mess. Of course, Long Zhan Tian wouldn’t expose Zhuang Guangming’s plan, nor would he reveal anything about those nine powerful Earth Soul Demons. With a cold sneer, he flew straight ahead and quickly engaged them.

“Zhuang Guangming, let’s fight each other head-on,” Long Zhan Tian said as he rushed at Zhuang Guangming.

Seeing this, Zhuang Guangming wasn’t afraid at all. Long Zhan Tian had only reached the rank of high-ranking Earth Soul Demon a few years ago, while he had already achieved that rank ten thousand years ago. He absolutely couldn’t show weakness.

“Long Zhan Tian, hand over your life!” Zhuang Guangming shouted fiercely, drawing a golden sword that glowed brightly and swinging it around.

Zhuang Guangming practiced cultivation techniques related to metal, giving his body sharp and icy metal magic essence. As he swung the sword, waves of metal magic essence surged forth, transforming into a thousand golden swords, each containing a parallel dimension, all aimed at Long Zhan Tian.

With ten thousand years of experience, it was easy for Zhuang Guangming to control a thousand parallel dimensions simultaneously.

Seeing this, Long Zhan Tian immediately pulled out an umbrella-shaped magic weapon and unfolded it quickly, releasing his own metal magic essence as well.

“Watch out for my Earth Demon Umbrella!” Long Zhan Tian shouted.

An umbrella as tall as a person covered Long Zhan Tian’s head, and his metal magic essence spread out rapidly, forming a huge golden umbrella spanning ten miles in diameter. The eighteen fan-shaped areas each contained a parallel dimension, used to defend against Zhuang Guangming’s attacks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The metal magic essences of both sides collided, causing the parallel dimensions to explode instantly. Dozens of deafening explosions sent waves of violent metal energy rushing through the air, creating a massive stormy wave in the sky.

Zhuang Guangming and Long Zhan Tian stood in the midst of the stormy wave, staring at each other with hatred.

At the same time, the elders from both sides were also fighting.

The eight elders on Zhuang Guangming’s side—Long Rong, Long Duo, Long Gang, Long Jun, Long Wei, Long Hua, Long Qing, and Long Jian—gathered together to form a square defensive formation, facing off against the eleven elders from Long Zhan Tian’s side.

“Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, Long Zhi—none of you eleven can break through our eight-person defense formation!” Elder Long Rong shouted arrogantly, using his magic essence to defend while speaking.

Elder Long Chao immediately sent out a wave of wood magic essence, striking the defensive barrier of the eight elders and causing ripples of energy distortion.

“You eight guys are good only at defense. If you have the guts, come out one by one and fight us eleven alone!” Long Chao shouted angrily.
Long Rong, Long Duo, Long Gang, Long Jun, Long Wei, Long Hua, Long Qing, and Long Jian simply smiled and continued to maintain the defensive barrier.
The eleven of them—Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, Long Zhi—fired their magic elements even more fiercely, constantly attacking the defensive barrier.
Meanwhile, Zhuang Guangming and Long Zhan Tian clashed again.
“Long Zhan Tian, you actually brought out the Earth Demon Umbrella from the sect’s treasure vault. Good. Even if you have a mid-tier magic weapon, your strength is still inferior to mine. I can still take your life,” Zhuang Guangming said viciously as he swung his long sword again.
In the direction the sword swept, a golden barrier appeared in the air, as if a golden wall had suddenly formed in the sky. On the surface, the wall seemed calm, with no signs of golden magic element fluctuations, but no one dared underestimate such a long barrier.
This was Zhuang Guangming’s “Wall Pushing Ten Thousand Miles.”
Sure enough, as soon as the golden wall appeared, it flew swiftly toward Long Zhan Tian. Once Long Zhan Tian was caught by the wall, it would quickly transform into a sphere, and the hidden alternate dimension within would explode. Even if it couldn’t kill Long Zhan Tian, it would severely injure him.
Realizing the danger, Long Zhan Tian immediately fled to avoid being caught by the wall. It was only after flying a hundred miles that the golden wall gradually faded, its power greatly diminished.
Long Zhan Tian then took out another golden broadsword and swung it quickly. Golden magic elements formed a storm that blew through the weakened golden wall. Soon, he flew back.
Zhuang Guangming smiled, clearly satisfied with his spell that forced Long Zhan Tian to flee.
Unashamed, Long Zhan Tian shouted as soon as he returned, “Zhuang Guangming, you reached the higher rank of Earth Soul Demon much earlier than me. My spatial seeds are inferior to yours, and my spells are not as strong. But don’t think you can easily keep me at bay. Recently, I’ve mastered a golden magic spell. Let’s see it in action.”
With that, Long Zhan Tian put away his magic weapon and quickly moved his hands. His ten fingers were spread wide, each emitting a stream of golden magic elements.
“What kind of spell is this?” Zhuang Guangming asked, his expression changing.
Long Zhan Tian smiled and said, “Ten Fingers Piercing the Intestines. Try it out.”

As soon as he spoke, Long Zhan Tian’s ten fingers pointed at Zhuang Guangming at the same time. Those ten streams of golden magic essence acted like ten arrows, shooting toward Long Zhan Tian all at once. Each of those arrows contained numerous alternate dimensions, as if those dimensions had been compressed into a single arrow.

“Hmph! Your magic essence is no match for mine. Don’t even think of hurting me!” Zhuang Guangming shouted angrily.

He immediately swung his golden sword, and the magic essence rushed out, transforming into ten small golden swords, each one ready to intercept one of the golden arrows.

Just as the small swords were about to strike the tips of the arrows, Long Zhan Tian’s fingers moved slightly, causing the ten arrows to quickly change direction, avoiding Zhuang Guangming’s ten magic sword arrows and continuing to shoot toward him.

Zhuang Guangming was stunned. Realizing it was too late to cast another spell to defend against the ten arrows, he had no choice but to activate his golden magic essence, quickly forming a shield around his body to block the arrows.

Boom, boom, boom…

The ten arrows struck Zhuang Guangming’s defensive shield. The alternate dimensions within kept exploding, yet the shield still held firm.

However, Zhuang Guangming inside the shield also suffered greatly. With the continuous explosions, he had to use twice as much golden magic essence to keep the shield from breaking. As a result, his magic essence was depleted very quickly.

After the explosions, Zhuang Guangming removed the shield and glared at Long Zhan Tian coldly.

Long Zhan Tian smiled. At that moment, his ten fingers stretched out again, forming claws aimed at Zhuang Guangming.

“Again…” Zhuang Guangming felt a strange sense of bitterness.

Sure enough, another ten golden arrows shot toward him, arriving in an instant in front of him.

“Damn it…” Zhuang Guangming even cursed.

With no other choice, he had to form another golden shield to protect himself.

While creating the shield for defense, Zhuang Guangming realized he couldn’t let Long Zhan Tian easily use the “Ten Fingers Piercing Intestines Technique” again. He began to defend while flying toward the eight elders on his side, along with the shield.

On the other side, the eight elders who supported Zhuang Guangming—Long Rong, Long Duo, Long Gang, Long Jun, Long Wei, Long Hua, Long Qing, and Long Jian—also faced the same predicament as Zhuang Guangming.

On Long Zhan Tian’s side, the eleven elders—Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, Long Zhi, and others—also, just like Long Zhan Tian, stretched out their ten fingers, continuously firing magic arrow attacks at the elders’ defensive shields.

They were already at a numerical disadvantage, and they had to constantly expend a huge amount of magic energy to sustain the defensive barrier. The magic energy of Long Rong, Long Duo, Long Gang, Long Jun, Long Wei, Long Hua, Long Qing, and Long Jian—the eight of them—was rapidly depleting. At this point, it was undoubtedly Long Zhan Tian’s side that held the advantage.

Soon, Zhuang Guangming activated the defensive barrier and rushed to the side of the eight elders, entering their defensive barrier as well. The nine of them worked together to protect the barrier from being broken. Undoubtedly, all they wanted now was to exhaust the magic energy of Long Zhan Tian and the other twelve people, waiting for the nine powerful Upper Earth Soul Demons sent by Emperor Ze to attack.

Once Hong Yi and the other nine arrived, Zhuang Guangming and his group could remove the barrier and counterattack Long Zhan Tian, eliminating both him and the eleven elders and thus taking control of the Tyrant Dragon Sect.

At this moment, Long Zhan Tian and the eleven elders stood in a row. After using the “Ten Fingers Piercing Intestines Technique” several times, they suddenly exchanged glances and wore eerie smiles.

“Gentlemen, it’s time to activate the Ten Days Demon Subjugation Formation,” Long Zhan Tian called out with a smile.

The eleven elders—Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, Long Zhi, and the others—also laughed heartily.

The twelve of them stretched out their ten fingers again, six on top and six below, and simultaneously fired magic energy arrows at the barrier where Zhuang Guangming and his group were.

Indeed, the “Ten Fingers Piercing Intestines Technique” used by Long Zhan Tian and the others was just a decoy. What they had actually done was activate part of the Ten Days Demon Subjugation Formation to deceive Zhuang Guangming and the other nine.

Therefore, when Long Zhan Tian and his twelve people stretched out their fingers again to activate the formation, Zhuang Guangming and his group weren’t at all alert.

Sixty arrows from above and sixty from below—each arrow acted like a thread in a vast net. These threads intertwined with one another, forming a massive magic energy net in both layers.

The two layers quickly converged, creating a complete net. This was the Ten Days Demon Subjugation Formation.