Chapter 3158: Group Assault

At this moment, the horde of strange beasts that had rushed through the Black Soil Domain suddenly slowed their pace. Though they had clearly adapted to the corrupting power of the Black Soil Domain, why had they suddenly become so clumsy in their movements?

Manmandoo the Great Shaman quickly found the answer among the yellow light scattered across the ground:

The gravity domain of Tongming Zhenjun!

Once this gravity domain activates, the inherent weight of every strange beast increases a hundredfold. They struggle to adapt at first, and many of the larger beasts collapse instantly under their own weight. The rest writhe weakly, barely able to move quickly.

Moreover, there are dozens of divine puppets crafted by the heavenly demons on the field. Their faces are dull, their eyes vacant, yet they obey the Red General's commands without hesitation—she points, and they strike.

Suddenly, dozens of greater heavenly demons and heavenly demons appear on the battlefield, turning the tide instantly. The strange beasts are slaughtered once again, leaving none alive.

Under the Red General's command, Bai Zhan Tian charges straight toward Ling Xu Sheng Zun.

As he leaps, he reverts to his ten-zhang-tall giant form, and the blood-blade flying axe in his hand scales proportionally—just the axe head alone is as large as a mountain peak.

Bai Zhan Tian's power erupts; even He Lingchuan from the beginning would have to avoid his sharp edge. His first strike is the simple, unadorned "Void Slash," which tears open a massive black hole at the point of impact.

Fortunately, Ling Xu Sheng Zun is fully aware of his abilities. Seeing the opening move, he instantly darts sideways three zhang, so when the black hole expands, it only swallows his right arm—and a large chunk of the ground beneath him.

Manmandoo sighs regretfully, but understands: Ling Xu Sheng Zun is not so easily killed.

Ling Sheng's face instantly turns ashen as iron script. Bai Zhan Tian lands a blow like a sheep, Lian Lian follows with over thirty axe strikes, hacking the ground into ruin—but Ling Xu Sheng Zun raises his left hand, and several sharp vines burst from the earth, swooping down to pierce Bai Zhan Tian's ankle!

No wonder he is a creation of Ling Xu Sheng Zun—even the body of a greater heavenly demon can be pierced through as if it were nothing.

Ling Xu Sheng Zun is about to finish off Bai Zhan Tian when a sudden wind rushes from behind his head—Ying Sheng Tian and his brothers launch a brazen sneak attack!

Another bolt of Lei Ting splits the sky—the Red General has arrived!

Surrounded on all sides, he has lost another hand and can only retreat temporarily.

Ying Sheng Tian and the Red General stick close like shadows; Bai Zhan Tian breaks free from the bindings on his feet and charges forward as well.

As the saying goes, two fists cannot match four hands—but Ling Xu Sheng Zun must face three greater heavenly demons with one hand, and an even more ruthless Red General!

Even he, at this moment, cannot avoid becoming flustered and hurried.

But the Life Divine Seal on his shoulder spins rapidly, pouring surging divine power into the wound. When the third ripple of the Life Divine Seal surges—just three breaths later—Ling Xu Sheng Zun's right hand has fully regenerated!

Many immortals and demons possess self-healing abilities, but to recover at such an absurd speed—this is the first time the Red General has ever witnessed it. After all,

Bai Zhan Tian's Void Slash carries annihilating power; once an enemy is wounded, the wound continues to expand! In other words, Ling Xu Sheng Zun must heal himself while enduring this destructive force.

Truly, he is worthy of being the God of Life.

But just as Ling Xu Sheng Zun prepares to counterattack, his limbs suddenly become unbearably heavy, as if shackled by iron cuffs—he cannot even lift them.

This is the work of Tongming Zhenjun!

He can suddenly increase or decrease the gravity borne by designated targets.

Ling Xu Sheng Zun is certainly not going to be knocked down by such a trick, but the erratic shifts in gravity around his body greatly hinder his movements.

Just then, the Red General lands a Lotus Spear thrust—her spear technique surpasses even He Lingchuan's, and Ling Xu Sheng Zun fails to dodge, his right eye pierced directly!

With a soft puff, the spear tip emerges from the back of his skull—he has been run through.

Were it any other greater heavenly demon, even Jia Lou Tian, receiving such a fatal wound would already be dead. Moreover, Ying Sheng Tian rushes straight to his neck, swings his hand, and severs his head—achieving a double kill for insurance.

Under the siege of four great powers, Ling Xu Sheng Zun's body and head are separated.

On the city wall, Manmandoo the Great Shaman tenses, pressing his handprints into the bricks:

Success? Did the Red General kill Ling Xu Sheng Zun?

Before he could even feel joy, the Red General suddenly leaps back five zhang!

Immediately, the ground where she had been standing shoots up a sharp spike. Had she not dodged quickly, she would now be a meat skewer.

The scattered remains of Ling Xu Sheng Zun on the ground suddenly melt—like an ice sculpture turning to water, then seeping into the earth, except the process is a thousand times faster.

The ground behind Bai Zhan Tian suddenly splits open, a giant vine-formed hand stretches out, roughly his height, and swings down like swatting a fly, smashing him into the earth.

Bai Zhan Tian turns and swings his axe—but as it strikes the giant vine, sparks fly in succession.

The edge of his blood-blade flying axe is so sharp it could cleave the Sea Emperor's trident, yet it only cuts into the giant vine to the width of a palm.

Ling Xu Sheng Zun is not yet dead, and the monster he has spawned has a bodily toughness surpassing even before.

Seeing this, the Red General lets out a quiet sigh—after finally gaining a slight advantage, Bai Zhan Tian and the other divine puppets have suffered from lacking primordial energy. Their true forms are heavenly demons, and the Red General cannot grant them primordial energy boosts. Otherwise, with just a bit more effort, Ling Xu Sheng Zun might already have fallen.

The monster crawling up from the ground is also humanoid, eyes glowing green, but its entire body is draped in twisting, coiled tree roots and vines. As soon as this tree-vine giant appears, it swings a fist at the nearest Bai Zhan Tian. The Red General glances over and sees Ling Xu Sheng Zun sitting on its shoulder, looking completely unharmed.

Manmandoo immediately sends a mental message to her: "Just now, Ling Xu Sheng Zun said he is an immortal body here."

It seems, on this point, Ling Xu Sheng Zun was not boasting.

The Red General thrusts her spear at Ling Xu Sheng Zun: "The Ark is his domain, life energy abounds—no matter how severe the injury, it can be restored.

How far have you gone in draining the Life Divine Seal?"

"Impossible—I cannot draw it out. I fear we need greater power." The Great Shaman forces a bitter smile: "After all, I am neither a Dragon God nor true Primordial Chaos. The power of the Nebula Chains is still far too weak!"

The Red General grunts in acknowledgment, not surprised at all.

How could Ling Xu Sheng Zun's Life Divine Seal be so easily calculated?

But what greater power—?

Manmandoo the Great Shaman continues: "If we wish to win, we likely must exhaust his life energy first."

"Exactly my intention." The Red General points, and Ying Sheng Tian circles around to attack from behind again.

The hardest part of dealing with Ling Xu Sheng Zun lies in how abundantly he possesses life energy. To make him exhaust it, even the God of Death has no certainty.

But the Red General bears her mission in mind—her current task is not to slay Ling Xu Sheng Zun, but to stop him from destroying the Boundless Realm.

So, as long as the "Delay" tactic suffices.

She still has a backup plan.

At this moment, two more vines on the tree-vine giant snap—upon hitting the ground, they transform into one large and one small monster.

The Red General glances and immediately knows these two are Ling Xu Sheng Zun's deliberate imitations of Ying Sheng Tian and his brother—since the two sides quickly entangle, fighting fiercely and inseparably.