Chapter 1497 1408: Heaven and Earth's Strange Wood

Fang Jinchun and his men returned with their heads bowed, looking helplessly at Wang Yan.

If Fang Jinchun and his men were facing a powerful enemy, they wouldn't furrow a brow even if their heads were broken and bleeding.

But faced with this "unyielding" black sand, they were completely at a loss.

At this moment, the millions of evil spirits on Black Sand City, who had initially cowered behind the city walls in fear, relaxed upon seeing that Fang Jinchun and his men could not break through the black sand, and stepped out from behind the walls.

"Where did these mortals come from, daring to attack our Black Sand City."

"Indeed, this is biting off more than they can chew."

"Once Lord Luo Fei returns, he will kill them all and turn them into evil spirits."

"I think there's no need to wait for Lord Luo Fei; this black sand outside the city is enough to kill these ignorant mortals, hahaha—"

Hearing the reckless laughter and taunts from the evil spirits in Black Sand City, Fang Jinchun and his group's faces turned purple with anger.

This was their first battle in the Nether Realm, and it ended in such dishonor.

Wang Yan waved his hand, comforting Fang Jinchun and the others, "This has nothing to do with you; it's just that this Black Sand City is a bit peculiar. Without this black sand, the three million evil spirits on the city walls wouldn't be enough for you to kill."

Although Fang Jinchun's group of a million was far outnumbered by the evil spirits on Black Sand City, Wang Yan's words naturally elevated Fang Jinchun's million Demon Cultivators.

Seeing they returned without success, Wang Yan did not blame them in the least, filling everyone with even more remorse. They hoped the black sand would disappear quickly, so they could charge onto Black Sand City, kill the three million evil spirits, and live up to Wang Yan's praises.

Just as Fang Jinchun's group was fired up, Wang Yan turned to Wu Ancestor Li, and asked, "Big Brother Wu, why do you think Black Sand City is so hard to attack?"

Wu Ancestor Li frowned and said, "This Black Sand City is connected with the earth, and the black sand outside the city is closely connected with the ground. Thus, attacking this black sand is akin to attacking the whole land. Unless the black sand is isolated from the earth, it cannot be broken."

Fang Jinchun said, "But we just attacked the ground, why was there no effect at all."

Wu Ancestor Li shook his head, also looking puzzled as he said, "That I do not know."

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yan raised a hand, and two figures appeared before him.

"Master."

The two called out to Wang Yan in unison.

The figures were Wu Da and Wu Er.

Wang Yan pointed to Black Sand City and asked, "Do either of you know how to break the black sand outside Black Sand City?"

Wu Da immediately responded, "The black sand outside Black Sand City is a protective Grand Array personally set by Lord King Yama."

Wu Er added, "It follows the principle of the intergenerational relationships of the five elements."

Hearing this, Wu Ancestor Li slapped his thigh and said, "I got it, black sand belongs to the earth element, only wood can overcome it."

Wu Da and Wu Er nodded simultaneously and said, "Exactly."

The words of Wu Da and Wu Er immediately enlightened the group, who couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Wu Ancestor Li said, "Having figured it out, how can we find a Wood Attribute attack?"

At this point, thirty thousand people from among the eight hundred thousand Demon Cultivators stepped forward and said, "General, we are all Demon Patterns of the Wood Attribute."

Wang Yan glanced at the crowd. Although no one had revealed their Demon Pattern then, Wang Yan nodded and said, "Indeed, the vines and leaves are all Wood Attribute Demon Patterns, so I must ask for your help."

Seeing that they did not reveal their Demon Patterns at all, Wang Yan explained the origin of their Demon Patterns in detail, leaving everyone stunned and even more impressed with Wang Yan.

Then, these thirty thousand people approached Black Sand City and each displayed their Demon Pattern. Green light shot out from everyone's body.

That green light either turned into towering trees or long vines, all flying toward the black sand.

Strangely, the black sand that Fang Jinchun's million Demon Cultivators could not break through retreated upon encountering these gigantic trees and vines.

Seeing this, Wang Yan and the others beamed with joy. This indeed was the principle of the intergenerational relationships of the five elements, and it worked so effectively.

Seeing the black sand constantly retreating, the three million evil spirits on Black Sand City became terrified. One of the Asuras shouted loudly: "Quickly increase the power of the Array, quickly—"

Hearing the Asura's words, the three million evil spirits finally reacted, and promptly infused their Yin Power into the Black Sand Array.

With the infusion of Yin Qi from the three million evil spirits, the Black Sand Array spread backward again. Although the giant trees and vines continually stretched forward, they were blocked by the Black Sand Array, stopping ten meters from Black Sand City, unable to move forward any further.

And those thirty thousand Demon Cultivators were now equivalent to confronting three million evil spirits. Over time, beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads, and their breath grew heavier, fearing that if things continued, it would lead to either death or injury.

Seeing this, Wang Yan raised a hand, and a surge of Divine Power flew out, separating the thirty thousand Demon Cultivators from the black sand, then swept them back with the Divine Power.

Upon returning to face Wang Yan, the thirty thousand Demon Cultivators collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

After catching their breath for so long, thirty thousand Demon Cultivators stood back up and shamefully said to Wang Yan, "General, it's our incompetence that we cannot break through Black Sand City."

Wang Yan comforted, "You faced off thirty thousand against three million, which is already impressive. Even if replaced by others, success would not be guaranteed."

The thirty thousand Demon Cultivators, hearing that Wang Yan had no criticisms, once again asked to rush forward for one last desperate attempt but were dissuaded by Wang Yan.

After all, thirty thousand against three million, the disparity in numbers left little chance for victory.

At this moment, Wu Ancestor Li's brows remained furrowed as he said, "I truly did not expect that a small city could be so troublesome. If the first hurdle is like this, the subsequent seventeen are likely to be even more challenging."

Wang Yan smiled faintly and said, "If you try, even the difficult becomes easy; if you don't, even the easy becomes difficult. Speaking of Wood Attribute attacks, I do have a Wood Attribute Magical Treasure; why don't I retrieve it for a try?"

"How could an ordinary Wood Attribute Magical Treasure possibly contend with a city full of spirits?" Wu Ancestor Li shook his head.

Wang Yan smiled faintly and said, "My Wood Attribute Magical Treasure is a bit different; it is Heaven and Earth's Strange Wood."

Hearing this, Wu Ancestor Li's eyes lit up, exclaiming, "Brother Wang Yan, just how many Magical Treasures do you have? I thought you only had Xiaoshui and Little Mars, those two five-element Exotic Beasts."

Wang Yan did not reply, but raised a hand as the Starlight Ring flashed, preparing to retrieve the Heaven and Earth's Strange Wood.

But then, unexpectedly, three human figures suddenly flew out from within the Starlight Ring, landing in front of Wang Yan.

Seeing these three figures, Wang Yan was also taken aback, left staring in astonishment.