Chapter 788: The Battlefield Where Life Withered

The cultivators of Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace drove palace-shaped treasures and, forming a battle array, crashed headlong into the immortal gate's Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation.

Boom!

The first to greet them was a star shaking loose in the sky; one plummeted toward the earth, trailing a beautiful, brilliant meteor tail, carrying terrifying force, and slammed with a boom into the center of several palaces—dreadful star-flame explosions erupted, instantly annihilating that entire Nascent Soul-grade battle array.

The palaces shattered, and the cultivators within were reduced to ash.

Even more terrifying shockwaves spread out in all directions, shoving the invading battle arrays until they swayed left and right.

"Charge in!"

"Faster, even faster!"

A newly promoted inheritance disciple of Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace said coldly, not even glancing at the casualties.

From every direction, several hundred Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace battle arrays stepped into the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation at once; the stars in the sky shook, and one great star after another fell—some directly destroyed entire battle arrays, while others were cleaved into fragments by several Jin Chong Guang battle arrays wielding enormous heaven-blades and battle-axes, their might appearing unimpressive.

Boom!

Boom!

In a battlefield of ceaseless explosions and shattered corpses, the cultivators of Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace drove their palace treasures and, bearing enormous casualties, fought their way into the battle array one after another.

If anyone happened to panic and waver, wanting to retreat, the prohibitions within their divine souls would detonate without even needing an order from the inheritance disciple, blasting the retreaters into a mess of blood and flesh.

The casualties were heavy, but the line was advancing!

Right after that, cultivators of Qingmuxian Sect drove giant-wood treasures, cultivators of Wuxingtian Sect drove five-colored mountain-peak treasures, cultivators of Dandingxian Sect drove bronze dan-sphere treasures, and cultivators of Shadow Demon Abyss jointly wielded colorless clouds that shuttled coldly through the battlefield…

Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace cultivators took the main assault, Qingmuxian Sect cultivators scattered streams of wood-element healing arts, Wuxingtian Sect cultivators attacked from the flanks, and Tianji Xiangong cultivators all wielded black-arrow treasures for ultra-long-range strikes…

And so on—the cultivators of the Badaxian Sect coordinated with perfect order, pushing forward beneath the falling stars like a colossal immortal-path war-golem, inspiring dread.

At this moment, the starlight shifted and the clouds dispersed.

Every cultivator of the Badaxian Sect who had invaded the formation revealed a look of terror.

Within their field of vision, above and below—land-based giant cannons, fixed sky-based giant cannons hidden in the clouds—all shed their camouflage, revealing pitch-black muzzles, densely packed, spread across mountains, fields, and the clouds in the sky, everywhere without exception.

"Fire!"

"Open fire!"

Generals such as Teacher Ouyang Hui roared.

Boom!

Boom!

In an instant, ten thousand giant cannons fired as one, spewing flames of light!

Heaven and earth fell silent at that moment—deafening, dazzling white light filled the space between heaven and earth, leaving nothing else, like a world-destroying catastrophe descending, chilling the heart.

A moment later,

the terrifying sight gradually faded, and the scene on the battlefield was revealed once more.

The bulk of the Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace forces that had invaded the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation were annihilated!

Only in the southeastern corner did a super-elite force assembled from inheritance disciples and core disciples of the Badaxian Sect survive, and they sheltered some of the surrounding Badaxian Sect soldiers as well.

Even so, their faces were deathly pale; they unfurled thick shields composed of eight kinds of battle-array phenomena and retreated slowly, withdrawing from the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation's range.

"Objective complete."

"The locations of the East Pole Dongji Dongji Mo Men's land-based and sky-based ship-cannon emplacements have been confirmed; next, we…"

The Tianji Xiangong Candidate Daozi was a youth aged before his time; his expression was as usual, and, turning a blind eye to the horrific scene within the formation, he explained the next operational plan to the other Candidate Daozi.

Outside the formation, taking advantage of this breathing space, the Badaxian Sect allied army reorganized its battle arrays, equipped with different battle-array treasures, and would next take on offensive missions in different directions.

Within the immortal gate's fleet.

"Our land-based and sky-based ship-cannon positions have been exposed."

Teacher Ouyang Hui said quietly, "Next, these locations will come under devastating strikes, and we cannot move these fixed cannon platforms—the installation of ship cannons is extremely complex; they must be linked to the earth's ley lines and spiritual energy, able to mobilize the world's spiritual energy at all times, and cannot be moved lightly; all kinds of data need to be re-calibrated."

"We can only do our utmost to attack and do our utmost to protect with the fleet."

"The immortal sect cultivators will keep attacking from now on, with no idle time, to prevent us from dispatching troops to support other places—especially you, Commander."

"If you leave here, the seven Candidate Daozi will unleash their full power and, coordinating with the immortal sect army, breach the eastern boundary formation in an extremely short time."

A single Great Sun Sword Son, leaving the main battlefield for any direction, could inflict devastating damage on the immortal sect army in that direction; the immortal sect cultivators could not afford to sit idly by.

Boom-boom!

Boom-boom-boom…

In the span of just a few hours, the Badaxian Sect allied army launched another offensive.

This time, it was no longer Brother Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace cultivators serving as the vanguard; instead, a mixed Badaxian Sect allied army entered the formation together, and that super-elite force composed of inheritance disciples and core disciples of the Badaxian Sect charged in at the very front, the first to enter.

Boom!

They saw the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie great formation shake, dozens of great stars tremble, and plummet with a roar, slamming into this super-elite force's battle array—booms resounded, the stars exploded and shattered, yet they did not destroy the battle array.

When the dust cleared, the Badaxian Sect's inheritance disciples were unharmed.

Boom!

Next, dazzling, brilliant radiance filled the space between heaven and earth; ten thousand giant cannons roared once more, bombarding every battle array that had charged into the battlefield, with this immortal sect allied army as the key target—yet they only battered the battle array's shields ragged and still failed to destroy them.

This was a Candidate Daozi-grade army!

"Kill!"

The Badaxian Sect's inheritance disciples each displayed their own methods, controlling battle-array-condensed fireballs, vines, and earth-stone arts—all of them thick as Rushan—as they plummeted toward the earth, destroying peak after peak, obliterating land-based ship-cannon position after position; countless immortal gate cultivators died on the spot, their bones erased.

"Commander, we're going in."

Teacher Ouyang Hui drew a deep breath and cut the communication.

Boom!

The immortal gate's main battle fleet's ship cannons roared, forming one after another destruction light pillars as large as cities, woven from countless intricate runes, and bombarded the immortal sect's super-elite force.

The remaining citizen-conscripted fleet, meanwhile, charged toward the immortal sect's other battle arrays; each person fought nine opponents at once, using the formation's power to bolster themselves and destroy the enemy.

Here, a brutal great battle erupted!

Warship cannons roared; cultivators of the Suoyouxian Sect's military formation wielded heavy artifacts of their formation to fight, tearing the sky and splitting the earth. The two military formations became entangled, engaging in fierce combat.

The Immortal Sects' advantage lay in the Boundary-Stabilizing Array and the land-based and air-based giant cannons positioned between the sky and the clouds. The Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong cultivators' advantage lay in their numbers. The two great armies clashed fiercely; warships and palaces shattered from time to time, and blood sprayed across the sky and the earth.

It could be seen that both sides were temporarily evenly matched. The military formations collided and struggled, with no massive casualties appearing as they had at the very beginning.

Such massive casualties would only emerge over time, once one side grew exhausted.

However, the situation was clear at a glance, and the outcome was almost predictable; it required no great military talent to foresee.

If this continued, the Immortal Sects' fleet would inevitably be unable to hold out.

Because the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong cultivators were far too numerous!

Boom!

A terrifying roar erupted on the battlefield, accompanied by a clear sword cry that also resembled thunder, numbing the souls and stiffening the limbs of all who heard it.

All the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong cultivators involuntarily turned their gaze toward that direction.

A steel behemoth, far larger than any other Eastern Demon Sect warship, had its cannon muzzle blazing with light. Its pressure was terrifying, mighty, and beautiful; its silver-white hull shimmered with dazzling light in the sun.

"His target is our elite army!"

The Tianji Disciple, holding a worn-out turtle shell, opened his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the other Disciples hesitated not at all. Each spread their hands and cast spells: layers of tree shadows, phantom images of ten thousand beasts, a thousand turtle-shell shields, shadowy clouds, and so on—defensive spells and magical treasures all descended upon the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong elite army, layer upon layer of protection shielding this precious force on the battlefield.

Crash!

A terrifying explosion.

In the sky above the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong super-elite army, a tiny point suddenly appeared. Centered on this tiny point, the tree-shadow shields, the phantom images of ten thousand beasts, the thousand turtle-shell shields, and other spells and magical treasures were struck by a terrifying force.

All of these were pulverized into dust, yet still failed to completely stop it. An invisible sword light revealed its blade, piercing through the skulls of several so-called "Kings" and their lineage disciples, as well as hundreds of core disciples.

These Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong geniuses had no time to react. Without a sound, their skulls and bodies turned into blood mist, triggering localized chaos within the military formation.

Seizing the opportunity, the main fleet of the Immortal Sects fired their warship cannons through the chaotic breach, expanding their gains and killing countless enemies.

Onboard the super-warship Great Sun, Jiang Ding opened his eyes and looked at the seven Disciples, his expression cold.

This sudden sword strike was the final support he could give the Immortal Sects' fleet. He could no longer spare attention afterward; otherwise, if the seven Disciples launched a sudden attack while he was channeling the Great Clarity Flying Sword, he would fall into a life-or-death crisis.

Now, the only chance for victory was to slay these seven people before the Immortal Sects' fleet failed!

(End of this chapter)