Chapter 2310: Tactical Response to Great Divine Powers

"This!" Yuan Xilin was so anxious his eyes bulged out.

Mortal arrows could actually hit the giant spirit god's phantom?! This is impossible, this is unreasonable!

Liu Qingdao then spoke: "Qiong Long has also been subdued, the Qixia Sect's situation is dire. Yuan Sect Master, if you do not surrender now, once we defeat the giant spirit god, your surrender will come too late! The Emperor has issued orders: once the giant spirit god is conquered, the Qixia Sect shall be slaughtered without exception!"

The last few words were spoken with a chilling killing intent.

Yuan Xilin gritted his teeth, secretly urging the giant spirit god to continue its attack.

He could feel the mirror world trembling; with a little more effort, it could be pierced through, just a bit more effort and it would be done!

As long as the mirror world is shattered, the Qixia Sect can escape from danger.

Liu Qingdao seemed to see through his thoughts, speaking bluntly: "Even if you could escape this small world back to reality, what then? On the land of Cangyan, you would find it impossible to take a single step!"

If Cangyan were determined to pursue, where could the Qixia Sect flee to?

Yuan Xilin remained silent.

In this small world, the Qixia Sect had indeed fallen into an ambush, no doubt, but the enemy had not unleashed any earth-shattering great divine powers or mighty techniques. Why, then, were we suffering defeat after defeat, with even our two great killing weapons, the giant spirit god and Qiong Long, proving useless?

Their failure dealt an unprecedented blow to the Qixia Sect's confidence. Yuan Xilin didn't need to turn around; he knew his disciples behind him were shocked and bewildered, not knowing what to do next.

The Nine Abysses Great Emperor has already declared: if the Qixia Sect resists stubbornly until the giant spirit god falls, Cangyan will surely slaughter them to the last!

So, what will be the final outcome of this great battle? Will Cangyan first defeat the giant spirit god and then proceed to exterminate the entire Qixia Sect? Or will the giant spirit god first break the small world, leading the Qixia Sect to escape back to the human world, far from Weian City?

However, Liu Qingdao was not mistaken; even if they could escape, would the Qixia Sect then turn their fortunes around?

Cangyan might already have laid down countless troops outside the small world, waiting for them to appear.

Before this great battle, Yuan Xilin had scoffed at the strength of mortal armies, but after seeing the giant spirit god struck by demon-breaking arrows and left in such a sorry state, his confidence wavered.

Seven giant spirit gods, each surrounded by powerful beings and armies.

In terms of strength and endurance, the Qixia Sect is no match for the opposing side. Especially, each breath of the giant spirit god's battle consumes vast amounts of xuanjing, while what does the Cangyan army consume?

Just tens of thousands of arrows.

After the battle ends, they can still be recovered.

In a contest of consumption, how can a sect possibly match a nation?

At this moment, Yuan Xilin's mind flashed with countless thoughts like a revolving lantern.

While the Cangyan army besieging the main giant spirit god finished a round of rapid shooting, they suddenly split apart.

Three golden-armored divine generals stepped forward quickly from three directions, each holding two ballistae.

These ballistae are larger than ordinary siege engines; just the length of the bolts exceeds two zhang, their dark arrowheads aimed at the giant spirit god, causing Yuan Xilin's heart to rise as well.

The main giant spirit god suddenly made a move the Cangyan army did not expect:

It turned its body and leapt aside with large strides.

The ballista bolts are mostly clumsy and heavy; Yuan Xilin had no intention of leaving it in place as a target.

With a "hum" sound, two siege ballistae fired.

Though they clearly aimed at the giant spirit god's original position, the moment the bolts left the string, they automatically turned direction, pursuing the giant spirit god!

"Useless, this is our nation's newly developed god-slaying ballista, possessing the trait of never missing its target, never ceasing until it hits." Liu Qingdao said calmly, "It has more capabilities, but I won't detail them. The Emperor wants to use the giant spirit god to test the ballistae, but I personally believe your giant spirit god cannot withstand three bolts!"

The giant spirit god ran wildly with large strides.

Given its size, its steps were already quite agile and light, yet unfortunately, the tracking speed of the two ballista bolts kept increasing; each time they missed a turn, they accelerated.

After merely five breaths, the speed of the ballista bolts reached an astonishing degree, and the giant spirit god could no longer dodge.

These two bolts struck it, one in the back, one in the leg.

The bolt hitting the leg, upon contact, desperately burrowed into the giant spirit god's leg. Though its outer skin was extremely tough, the siege ballista itself advances in a spiral, equivalent to drilling into the giant spirit god's leg, and its surface then emitted a rich, blood-like red glow.

Yuan power took effect again.

Thus, both sides watched helplessly as the siege ballista violently pierced into the giant spirit god's thigh.

Immediately afterward, the bolt head exploded, emitting a thunderous boom.

This is equivalent to firing poisonous fire sand into the enemy's wound, causing severe secondary damage.

The giant spirit god was indeed tough; its thigh was not blown apart, but it could not stand for a moment, collapsing forward like a mountain toppling and pillars falling.

As it staggered, another siege ballista followed up, blasting a large hole in its back.

Liu Qingdao raised two fingers: "There is still one bolt."

Two bolts have struck, and the giant spirit god is already severely wounded.

Having endured these two heavy blows, the giant spirit god's wounds were healing at a visible speed—this is the nature of the xu ling. But its form became transparent and unstable.

Yuan Xilin had no confidence it could withstand the third bolt.

Earlier, the giant spirit god's impact on the ground had consumed enormous energy, then it endured a barrage of ten thousand arrows, and now it was pierced by the siege ballistae. The xuanjing allocated to the giant spirit god probably cannot last much longer.

And who says Cangyan will stop after firing three bolts? Are all those powerful beings and armies merely for show?

A whistle sounded from afar, somewhat mournful. Upon hearing it, Yuan Xilin's face changed dramatically.

That was Elder Chu's signal; they too could not hold on.

Indeed, Liu Qingdao had said earlier that Qiong Long had also been captured by Cangyan.

"Three!" Liu Qingdao raised his third finger, sighed, "Sect Master Yuan, I'm sorry……"

Sorry, I will now issue the order to slaughter without exception!

"Wait!" Yuan Xilin raised his hand, his throat tightening, "Elder Liu, there's no need for great commotion; we, we surrender!"

He issued several commands in succession; the disciples put down their weapons and raised their hands.

Liu Qingdao immediately stepped forward a few steps, extending his palm toward Yuan Xilin.

Though Yuan Xilin was unwilling, he had no choice but to disengage the master recognition of his magical artifact and hand it over—including the statue of the giant spirit god.

This object not being in his hand, the Yuan Si can then rest assured.

To surrender and yield, one must have the attitude of surrender and yield; the rules of the cultivation world have always been this simple and clear.

Liu Qingdao held the statue, gently shaking it a few times as Yuan Xilin had said, and the Giant Spirit God turned into several streaks of Jin Guang, returning to the statue to rest.

Interestingly, any injury the Giant Spirit God suffers appears on the statue.

So this statue is now covered in small holes.

As time passes, the statue absorbs spiritual energy, and these Kong Dong will gradually heal, signifying the Giant Spirit God's full recovery.

Yuan Xilin also used sound transmission to inform Elder Chu to surrender.

"Let's go, we're going to fetch Elder Chu," Liu Qingdao nodded, and Weng Su behind him immediately fired a signal arrow into the sky to notify his brother to wrap up here.

Shortly after, the two sides met up.