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The six human sword saints launched a joint attack using the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation." However, they were unable to harm Leimen in the slightest. At this point, only the two elders who had participated in the battle a hundred years ago—the "Flame Saint" and the "Blade Saint"—realized that this "White-Haired Demon Lion King" had far surpassed the level he was at back then, reaching a realm they could no longer hope to attain. However, even so, the resolve of the six sword saints did not waver. They knew that before the battle, the Radiant Temple had already doubled their estimate of Leimen's combat strength and had thus devised an extremely cautious and ruthless plan. Therefore, they did not need to defeat Leimen; they only needed to stall for time until the final strike of the formation was activated. If not for the fact that Leimen had suddenly shown signs of touching upon the "Sword God Realm" and possibly mastering some unknown methods, they might not have even needed to take the initiative to attack and could have simply maintained a defensive stance.

After all, this was a formation capable of trapping the "Great Demon King."

The "Great Demon King" Baal, originating from the lower planes, specifically the "Baal Demons" of Hell, was, from a racial perspective, considered a second-rate demon. The strongest individuals of this race were only comparable to ninth-level beasts on the Mainland. Thus, their name was not included in the treaty that forbade dragons, angels, demons, and elemental giants from entering the material plane. However, the "Great Demon King," named after his race, was an extremely rare mutant individual who not only broke through the boundary of super-level beasts but also gained power and magic that surpassed all super-level beasts. He subdued the strongest of the Demon Dragons, the "Demon Dragon King," and led a massive hellish legion into the material world.

However, due to his innate bloodline limitations, although Baal had experienced various fortuitous events and gained immense power approaching that of a Divine Beast, his purity of power and mastery over it were lacking. While he appeared invincible against ordinary opponents, when enveloped by the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation," his flaws became apparent. His actual ability was only slightly stronger than that of super-level beasts and sword saints. Therefore, if Leimen were only at the sword saint level, no matter how strong he was, he would not have been able to escape.

But once Leimen stepped into the Sword God Realm, even if just one foot inside, the situation would change fundamentally. The "Divine Domain" was the pursuit of all wisdom spirits across all planes since ancient times. Although only the ancient Gnomish Kingdom had created a virtual deity, other races had also conducted research to some extent. One such study was the "Star Secret Technique," the true origin of the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation," which was able to suppress the fiery flames of the Great Demon King. Once Leimen also touched upon this realm, although his power was far inferior to that of the Great Demon King, his situation would be infinitely better than Baal's. At least he would not be entirely defenseless against the supreme formation and could even attempt to gradually unravel its mysteries and use its power in reverse, which the human sword saints absolutely could not allow.

The sword saints in the field unleashed their unique skills, utilizing all the profound studies they had accumulated over the years. Both sides knew that this battle was not just a life-and-death duel but also a fight that would determine the future fate of the Mainland. With such a grand trend at stake, who would dare to slacken?

The intense battle of the sword saints did not affect the movement of the stars in the sky. As the magic formation continued to rotate, the brilliance of the stars gradually converged towards the center, forming a magnificent stellar waterfall that poured down from the endless ninth heaven, creating a thick beam of stellar energy that injected vast stellar power into the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation" on the ground, making the formation's light increasingly dazzling.

Inside the formation, the six human sword saints had been locked in battle for what felt like an eternity, unleashing a barrage of esoteric martial arts with unmatched intensity and fluidity. For a moment, they felt that the various difficulties in their decades or even centuries of cultivation were suddenly resolved in this battle, allowing them to masterfully wield their profound skills. Sometimes, they could even control changes they had never thought of before with perfect precision. This was partly due to the threat posed by an extraordinary grandmaster like Leimen, which pushed everyone to their limits and forced them to unleash their infinite life potential. On the other hand, the pure and vast stellar power in the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation" temporarily freed the human sword saints, who had been struggling with the violent power of the Sea of Star Souls, from the dilemma of being unable to freely control their power, allowing them to perform even more brilliantly.

At first, they were worried that Leimen would further comprehend the mysteries of the Sword God Realm during the battle and use it to break the formation. But as the battle progressed and the stellar power inside the formation became increasingly thick, approaching a solid state, Leimen still did not show any further breakthrough. Although he was putting up a heroic stance fighting alone against six, it did not change the fact that the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation" was gradually activating.

"Senior Leimen, it is indeed remarkable that you have touched upon the 'Sword God Realm' that even the Ancestor of Sword Saints could not comprehend. However, you've only scratched the surface. Escaping the 'Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation' is impossible." In the battle formation, Jade Sword Saint Bing Qinglie and Fierce Underworld Martial Saint Chi Wu Lie, one using sword energy and the other a long whip—both ranged attackers with relatively less pressure—were puzzled as Bing Qinglie observed that despite the formation's gradual advancement, Leimen remained calm and unafraid of the impending thunderous strike.

"Haha... since you're curious, why not wait and see what tricks I have up my sleeve?" Leimen laughed heartily, but his hands did not slow down. By this time, the stellar power inside the formation had almost materialized, which inevitably affected everyone's movements, but conversely, their power had indeed grown stronger.

At the top of the sky, the source of the massive stellar power flow began to form a giant galactic vortex. Once this final concentration of stellar energy from the starry river fell, it would mark the moment when the "Six-Star Demon Slaying Formation" unleashed its final strike.

At this point, Leimen finally changed his tactics. The gem on the hilt of the "Soul-Devouring Fierce Sword," resembling an eye, suddenly glowed with an eerie light, as though it contained all the colors of the world—or none at all. In response, the space around Leimen's vicinity suddenly became densely covered with black broken lines, dividing the space into countless irregular geometric fragments like a shattered crystal. Each fragment faintly reflected a scene of crimson desolation, a glimpse into the depths of Hell. The black-red cross-sections immediately cut the stellar power into pieces.