Chapter 486

Outside Mount Zhaoxia, every sharp spike whistling in erupted with destructive power.

Especially against the formation, they had a binding effect.

Looking over, after they pierced through the protective formation of Mount Zhaoxia, they formed black lightning bolts on it, connecting to each other. As the electric light flashed, even though the Mount Zhaoxia formation was formidable, it was ultimately weakened.

"It's about to be blasted open!"

"Haha, everyone, put in more effort!"

"Once we blast it open, we will charge in with all our might, kill everyone, loot everything, and destroy this mountain!"

This siege of Mount Zhaoxia was premeditated and prepared. At this moment, around Mount Zhaoxia, the number of cultivators was fully over a thousand.

At the core were over eighty prisoners from the Punishment Division, most of whom were rogue villains summoned by them.

Even behind them, there were traces of some great clans of Zhaoxia Prefecture hidden.

For example, the sharp spikes currently collapsing the Mount Zhaoxia formation, as well as various arrangements, were definitely not things ordinary cultivators could possess; they were often only owned by great clans.

As for cultivation, among these thousand cultivators, Foundation Establishment and Core Formation were the majority. Although there were Nascent Souls among them, there were not many—it seemed there were only three.

These three Nascent Souls, two men and one woman, were all alien cultivators. Among the two men, one had scales on his face, and one possessed four arms. The woman looked middle-aged, but there was a charming little face between her brows, which was quite strange.

As for cultivation, judging from the aura emitted from their bodies, except for the middle-aged woman who was at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, the other two were both at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

They were all prisoners from District C who had escaped from the Punishment Division, and they were also the public initiators of this siege on Mount Zhaoxia.

At this moment, these three each had cold intent in their eyes, staring at Mount Zhaoxia from the sky.

"The Sword Court guards of this Mount Zhaoxia actually didn't call for reinforcements, but instead told other human sects not to come! In that case, it doesn't quite match our predictions..."

"It was the predictions of those few great clans, not ours. Speaking of which, we have cooperated quite well this time. Since the situation is like this... we might as well just loot it first!"

"That's right. I've wanted to eat the flesh of Sword Holders for a long time."

These three alien Nascent Souls, grinning hideously, immediately ordered the activation of the formation-breaking tools in the surroundings. Soon, more black sharp spikes shot out, bombarding the formation.

The formation fluctuated violently, and the entire Mount Zhaoxia surged with waves.

And the dozens of Sword Holders remaining in Mount Zhaoxia, feeling the earth shake, each revealed grief and indignation. They knew very well that this was a defense with no chance of victory.

Because there were no reinforcements, and there could be no reinforcements.

The Sword Court of Mount Zhaoxia and the main force of the humans had all gone to the battlefield. All the power of the forbidden magic treasures had been taken over by the capital and was currently being used to protect Fenghai County in a life-and-death battle with the Saint Lan Clan, making it difficult to return or rescue.

The only possible reinforcements were actually those human sects in Zhaoxia Prefecture that locked their mountains.

Besides, these rebels here actually possessed magic tools for interference, which were continuously activated, though occasionally they would loosen due to some fluctuations, as if deliberately leaving a time window for Mount Zhaoxia to call for help.

"This siege on Mount Zhaoxia, the rebels' goal is not just our Sword Court, but also those human sects in Zhaoxia Prefecture. What they want is for us to call for help, thereby making all the human forces in Zhaoxia Prefecture take the initiative to open their formations and go out."

"Using Mount Zhaoxia as bait!"

Among the dozens of Sword Holders, that Nascent Soul Sword Holder said with resolve, his eyes filled with a determination to die.

"Therefore, from beginning to end, I have not called for help at all. I even used the loosening time deliberately left by the other side to tell all human sects in Zhaoxia Prefecture that they must absolutely not come to rescue us!"

"This time, we will fight alone."

"And we do not have the authority to use the forbidden magic treasure net. The battlefield is currently in crisis, and the human race is precarious..."

"But I believe in the Palace Master. In this great battle of Fenghai County, our human race will surely win! Even if we die in battle, the moment the army returns in triumph, all the rebels outside and all the alien clans behind this siege will have to pay the price of annihilation!"

That Nascent Soul Sword Holder roared, his eyes bloodshot. The dozens of Sword Holders beside him also breathed rapidly, prepared to die.

Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking roar echoed in all directions.

The Abyss Sea rolled, and the mountain shook.

The great formation of Mount Zhaoxia collapsed.

As the formation split apart, the ferocious monsters and demons outside emitted greedy and excited roars, surging toward Mount Zhaoxia from all directions.

On Mount Zhaoxia, the remaining Sword Holders rushed out, and magic tools arranged on Mount Zhaoxia were also activated, emitting light and bombarding the surroundings.

The great battle immediately unfolded.

The power erupted by the magic tools from Mount Zhaoxia was quite astonishing, making it difficult for the first wave of rogue cultivators rushing in from the surroundings to get too close for a while.

But the enemy was well-prepared. The next instant, as those three Nascent Soul aliens made their move, rays of light descended from the sky.

That was a binding force formed by magic treasures given by the great clans, transforming into several giant handprints that shrouded Mount Zhaoxia, suppressing the magic tools arranged on the mountain.

As the 'bang-bang' sounds echoed, many of Mount Zhaoxia's magic tools shattered.

Amidst the heaven-shaking roar, the second and third waves of vicious rogue prisoners rushed over with red eyes.

The crisis erupted as never before.

Seeing this, that Nascent Soul Sword Holder's eyes revealed madness. He roared and fought back with all his might alongside the dozens of Sword Holders beside him.

But this kind of counterattack was like a small boat under a bursting dam—insignificant.

In an instant, they were each injured, blood spraying out, tragic to the extreme.

Especially that Nascent Soul Sword Holder, who was struck by the three Nascent Soul prisoners simultaneously, suffering heavy injuries in an instant.

But there was no sign of tragedy on his face; instead, his eyes revealed madness. He retreated and huddled together with the other Sword Holders, looking at each other, all of them severely injured, looking at the grief and indignation in everyone's expressions. His expression turned sharp, and he took out a sound-transmission jade slip.

"All human sects of Zhaoxia Prefecture, this is the Sword Court of Mount Zhaoxia. I, Sun Hai, am telling you for the last time... you must absolutely not come out to rescue us!"

"What you must do is fully activate your sect-protecting formations and wait... for our human race to return in triumph! Then, inform our Sword Palace Master of what happened here!"

"Invading clans, regardless of whether you are rogue cultivators or not, and the great clans behind you—Sun and the Sword Holders beside me will wait for your entire clans to arrive in the hell of the Yellow Springs!"

"Sword Holders, protecting the human race—what does it matter if we die!" Sun Hai laughed loudly. All the Sword Holders beside him, in this grief and indignation, no longer considered too much and laughed loudly in despair, having given their all.

Their laughter sounded harsh to the invading rogue cultivators in the surroundings, and each one was filled with killing intent, about to charge over.

Seeing that the great mountain was about to fall, just at this moment...

A heaven-shaking hiss suddenly came from the direction of the Abyss Sea.

As the mist of the Abyss Sea rolled, a three-hundred-zhang-sized Jin Wu set off an infinite sea of fire, carrying an astonishing aura, and charged straight toward Mount Zhaoxia.

This Jin Wu radiated black light all over its body, and there was an infinite sea of fire around it. Its hundred tails also spread out, emitting terrifying fluctuations.

Even more, on its head sat a little person wearing imperial robes and an imperial crown.

This little person's eyes revealed coldness. While not angry, he was imposing, and his body contained heaven-toppling killing intent, emitting Nascent Soul fluctuations, driving the sea of fire and coming in a heaven-covering manner.

A sense of devouring mountains and rivers echoed through the clouds with the Jin Wu's hiss and the little person's standing up!

His appearance immediately caused the expressions of the foreign cultivators on Mount Zhaoxia to change, especially those three Nascent Soul prisoners, whose eyes contracted slightly.

Among them, the mid-stage Nascent Soul who looked like a middle-aged woman narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing, and she said coldly.

"Jiaolin, go and slaughter that Jin Wu!"

As the words were spoken, the alien Nascent Soul with scales on the right side of his face had killing intent flash in his eyes. He summoned a group of cultivators to rush out, heading straight for the Jin Wu.

And the Sword Holders of Mount Zhaoxia all had their expressions change, especially

that Nascent Soul Sword Holder, who roared anxiously.

"Don't come over! No matter who you are, leave quickly!"

But just as he spoke anxiously, and the invading foreign cultivators were rampaging, splitting up to intercept the Jin Wu, the earth suddenly darkened.

The evening glow of the sky was covered at this moment!

The entire sky instantly turned pitch black, as if it had transformed into a black ocean. Vaguely, one could see a Cang Dragon swimming within, hissing in all directions. Its giant figure hung down, and as it moved at high speed, its momentum was heaven-shaking.

It emitted heaven-shaking pressure, and with an incredibly majestic momentum, it swept toward the countless invading rogue cultivators below, devouring and spitting them out.

In an instant, the entire Mount Zhaoxia shook violently. Those among the invading cultivators whose cultivation was insufficient had their bodies collapse in this very instant, and amidst shrill screams, their forms and spirits were destroyed.

And on the ground, in the darkness transformed by the pitch-black sky, countless eyes grew—bizarre to the extreme. Every time they blinked, the alien cultivators here would have their hearts tremble and lose their perception.

There was also a red lightning bolt leaping within, moving at high speed, instantly piercing through the alien cultivators who had lost their perception.

Amidst the extreme horror in the hearts of these cultivators, a light appeared within the Abyss Sea.

A light galloping toward this place, setting off a sharp sound of breaking air... the Zhaoxia Light!

Within that seven-colored light, there existed a figure.

What he wore was no longer ordinary clothing, but the white Daoist robe of a Sword Holder. His eyes were infinitely cold, and his killing intent pierced through the clouds.

It was Xu Qing.

When Xu Qing had seen Mount Zhaoxia from afar earlier, he had witnessed the collapse of Mount Zhaoxia's formation with his own eyes and heard that huge roar.

Regardless of his own duty or the importance of Mount Zhaoxia to him, he could never allow this place to be tarnished or desecrated.

Therefore, he rushed out.

At this moment in the sky, his Jin Wu collided with the Nascent Soul alien with scales on his face. As the sea of fire erupted, the booming sound shook the heavens and the earth, and the fierce battle was incredibly intense.

Xu Qing glanced at it but didn't pay much attention. After his Jin Wu reached the third stage, it possessed Nascent Soul combat power itself, so there was no need for him to control it. With the spirituality of the Imperial-level technique itself, the Jin Wu was enough to cope.

Thus, his speed was even faster. Under the blessing of this near-divine body, a moment ago his figure was still in the distance, but the next instant he had already rushed into Mount Zhaoxia, directly crashing into a Core Formation alien cultivator.

The extreme speed brought a terrifying impact. Even though this Core Formation alien cultivator was not ordinary, he couldn't even emit a scream before his body collapsed and exploded with a 'bang'.

As he turned into blood mist, Xu Qing's figure rushed out from within.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of another Core Formation alien cultivator. Before this cultivator could react, Xu Qing, expressionless, held a dagger and slashed across his neck.

This slash used great force, and instantly the head and body were separated, blood rising like fireworks.

This familiar scene made the coldness in Xu Qing's eyes

even heavier. He leaped into mid-air, formed a seal, and pointed. Immediately, some Zhaoxia Light radiated from his body and flew toward the dumbfounded Sword Holders in the distance.

Arriving in an instant, after shrouding and protecting them, Xu Qing had no time to speak. The Poison Prohibition in his Third Heavenly Palace suddenly spread out, expanding with a 'rumbling' sound toward all directions.

He gave it his all!

Regarding the situation here, Xu Qing had no time to worry about exposure.

As the poison mist spread, wherever it passed, any alien cultivator shrouded by it immediately emitted shrill screams, their bodies rotting away one after another, melting into black blood.

It was a shocking sight.

While Xu Qing's poison was spreading over a large area, the shadow also went crazy.

In order to perform meritorious service and prove its loyalty, it erupted fully, borrowing the darkness of the surroundings to begin large-scale parasitism.

It controlled one alien cultivator after another, and under their terror, their bodies involuntarily roared and charged toward their companions, using the power of self-detonation to perish together.

The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor also killed until he was mad. In order to increase his value and gain a stronger sense of presence, he gave his all to erupt red lightning,

shuttling through the surroundings, the booming never stopping.

There was also the Cang Dragon Heavenly Dao, which spat toward the surroundings at this moment. Immediately, the magic treasure power from the great clans on Mount Zhaoxia was affected, and while it became distorted, the protective magic tools of Mount Zhaoxia itself were also endowed with fate, opening once again, shining with brilliant light, and releasing rays of spells toward the surroundings.

Amidst the deafening roars echoing incessantly, with Xu Qing's arrival, the situation immediately took a turn for the better!