Chapter 2786: Another View of Panlong Dragon

Boom—boom—boom, over a dozen times, the Earth Mother Plain trembled violently, smoke and dust spreading everywhere.

Such a grand display of divine power, if placed twenty years ago, would have been an unimaginable luxury for anyone, yet now it is used to deal with a desolate city.

Buildings are just buildings; their strength is ultimately limited, and after being worn down by the wind and sand of the Panlong Wasteland for two hundred years, how could the ancient city withstand this onslaught?

Amid flying debris, walls collapsed and ruins fell, and even the originally majestic Nancheng Gate was shattered into pieces, the high walls toppling section after section, revealing large gaps.

As the mighty city gate seemed about to be completely destroyed, the heavenly demons remained motionless.

Things won't be that simple; this strike was merely a probe. If they could destroy Panlong Ancient City, would they not need to enter the Secret Realm?

After the meteors fell, only a wasteland remained at the site of Panlongcheng's South Gate, with hardly a single standing pillar left. Dust and haze swirled, almost turning into a thick fog.

Gengyue Shen suddenly pointed a hand at the ruins: "It has changed."

Indeed, before the dust and haze had fully settled, the broken walls and meteor fragments on the ground turned into drifting sand, vanishing into the earth.

The new Nancheng Gate rose from the ground, and the damage suffered by the entire city was repaired at a visible speed.

Yes, this city possesses self-healing ability.

After about half an incense stick's time, the entire Panlong Ancient City had returned to its state before the meteor attack, down to every brick and tile being identical, even the black stain on the giant stone to the left of the gate remained unchanged in shape.

"Indeed, Panlong Ancient City has grown together with the Earth Mother Plain." Jialou Tian drew a conclusion: "No matter how we destroy it, the Earth Mother Plain will restore it to its original state."

"In the Dragon-Prison Moat, trying to crush the entire Earth Mother Plain is probably not easy." If elsewhere, the heavenly gods might still attempt a joint effort, but the Dragon-Prison Moat is the birthplace of the Earth Mother, who can draw endless earthly power here to mend herself, even if her true self is absent.

This is the main reason why the heavenly demons previously refrained from using great divine powers to bombard the entire Earth Mother Plain: great divine powers may look impressive, but they are useless and waste divine energy. The Earth Mother Plain has self-healing ability; what they must do is find the right target and strike precisely.

On the power level of heavenly gods and the Earth Mother, where absolute distance cannot be bridged, the so-called "one force reduces ten" does not exist.

Before the breach in Panlongcheng's wall was repaired, Yunqing Shen asked: "Should we enter through that gap, or perhaps it would be better than walking straight through the main gate?"

Attacking directly through the Nancheng Gate would likely mean stepping into the enemy's trap; entering through this side gap might allow a surprise.

Jialou Tian shook his head: "Useless. This is the Secret Realm personally crafted by Jiuyou. No matter where we enter, the ensuing battle will not be simple in the slightest."

Siming Zhenjun's team captured prisoners during the earlier battle, subjected them to strict interrogation, and still extracted some information, which they shared with Him.

That extremely mysterious Panlong Secret Realm is none other than the creation of Jiuyou the Great Emperor personally, with lofty battlements and magnificent splendor.

Jialou Tian was not surprised. Shangguan Biao is a master of manipulating Secret Realms, yet he was defeated by Jiuyou, proving the latter's deeper attainments in Secret Realms. Moreover, anything related to the Great Fanghu is always filled with the bizarre.

Once entering the Secret Realm, they will lose contact with the outside world, at most maintaining a slight link with Huanle's dream realm.

No matter; we meet moves with countermoves.

"Enter!" Jialou Tian's command was just one word.

Before Jiuyou returns.

The heavenly demons then entered through the opened South Gate of Panlong Ancient City.

Here only half a gate remains, hardly different from when they left two hundred years ago.

As they passed through the gate arch, the scene of the South Gate Square beyond the gate simultaneously blurred.

When they stepped out of the gate, the scene before them had already changed:

Dawn breeze gentle, skies clear and boundless, golden wheat fields stretching to the horizon.

Insect chirps and bird calls, butterflies and bees fluttering, yet this vast wilderness had no one.

Not a single person.

Gengyue Shen looked back:

"The gate is closed."

They had clearly just stepped out of the gate, but upon turning around, they found themselves at least half a li away from the Nancheng Gate.

Those two immensely thick city gates were tightly shut, not only intact but the defensive facilities on the city walls were also complete.

This Panlongcheng is very new.

Everything is new, everything is also good.

Jialou Tian knew that after the descent of the gods, the true battle began only upon entering this Secret Realm.

"The Secret Realm is likely a manifestation of history or memory, difficult to fabricate from nothing." It gazed at the fragrant rice fields and the brand-new South Gate, "It seems Jiuyou and Panlongcheng's past history are indeed closely related."

Jiuyou could have made the Secret Realm like this only if he had seen it with his own eyes!

Interesting, even most of the heavenly gods standing here have not seen Panlongcheng in its heyday. "The Great Fanghu truly is infinitely marvelous, no wonder the Holy Sovereign spared no effort to obtain it."

At this moment, figures appeared on the city wall—Mingke Xianren and He Yue among them.

Since the end of the Ancient War, Mingke Xianren has never seen so many heavenly demons; He Yue recalled the recent fierce battle, his heart pounding even more.

The Black Armor Army and the Shen Guo Army also silently gazed downward. Facing these supernatural monsters, only Panlongcheng's broad and sturdy walls could now give them a sense of safety.

Mingke Xianren cleared his throat: "Which true gods have arrived for today's battle?"

Gengyue whispered to his companion: "Exchanging pleasantries before battle—they want to delay time."

"No need for nonsense; anyway, if they die, they won't remember anything." Jialou Tian raised a hand: "Forward! Kill them all, leave none!"

According to the original plan, before attacking the Panlong Secret Realm, they should have at least cleared out more than half of the plain's garrison, greatly reducing Jiuyou's available forces.

But progress has been unsmooth; the heavenly gods have not even reached half of that goal!

Where exactly did the problem occur?

But Jialou Tian no longer wants to investigate; since they have found the Panlong Secret Realm as planned, let the killing begin!

Fighting in this Secret Realm will likely directly alarm its master. Therefore, the immortals and demons no longer hold back, all divine powers unleashed together.

Another heavenly demon performed a ritual, once again summoning a meteor shower.

Here is not on the Earth Mother Plain; the heavenly demons' divine powers are effective against the city walls with each strike. Even if the Secret Realm's walls can self-heal like the buildings on the Earth Mother Plain, there is a limit. The heavenly demons believe this limit is far lower than that of the Earth Mother Plain.

However, the meteors were still ten or so zhang above the ground when the city walls suddenly gave birth to a huge blue-green ghost, which roared at the gods.

It had a blue face with fangs, eyes gleaming with ferocious light, an extraordinarily sturdy build, height nearly matching the city walls, and a body thicker than the city gate.

At this moment, the Earth Mother's avatar also sent countless stone men and stone beasts into the Secret Realm; when they first appeared above the two sides of the Nancheng Gate's corner tower openings, they were all round, rolling stone balls.