Chapter 521: Nine Wheels Ignite the Prairie

The mysterious sigils on the ancient pagoda grew brighter and brighter, as if absorbing the souls and flesh-and-blood power on the battlefield, emitting a palpitation-inducing fluctuation.

The aliens surged forward like a tide, their numbers so vast they could not be described in words.

As the sound waves grew sharper, a powerful aura gathered above the battlefield, and the Alien Queen finally emerged.

The Alien Queen's massive form was like a mountain, her skin as hard as steel, and her eyes flashed with a savage light.

She stood atop the ancient pagoda, like a queen commanding the battlefield, her voice like thunder, ringing across the whole battlefield: "Children, kill these cultivators, and Tianji Shengyu will belong to our paradise!"

At her command, the aliens began to charge more recklessly, their attacks growing fiercer, each impact carrying destructive power.

Longling fought side by side with the strong cultivators of the various sects, engaging in fierce battle with the Alien commanders.

These commanders were the elite of the aliens, their power great, each attack making the cultivators feel immense pressure.

However, in the battle Longling quickly noticed a doubt: these aliens seemed to follow some hierarchical order in their attacks, all taking orders from a certain signal.

A glint flashed in Longling's eyes: "Everyone, these aliens' actions seem to be obeying the Alien Queen's command.

If we can slay the Alien Queen, then these aliens will lose their attack signal, and the crisis might be resolved!"

Hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted, they focused their strength, trying to break through the Alien commanders' line and strike straight at the Alien Queen.

Longling's Light Sword swung more swiftly, each slash sounding like a tearing of the air, striking straight at the Alien commanders' vital points.

The Alien Queen stood atop the ancient pagoda, madness flashing in her gaze as she watched her children ravage the battlefield.

Her power was too great; ordinary attacks could not inflict any effective harm on her.

"We must slay the Alien Queen as soon as possible!" Longling's voice carried a hint of resolve; his body suddenly burst with great power, forming dazzling rays of light around him.

In the shadow of the ancient pagoda, the cultivators of Tianji Shengyu and the aliens had entered a white-hot stage of battle.

The aliens were like demons released from hell, mercilessly devouring the cultivators' flesh and blood; each devouring made them stronger, and their numbers grew ever greater.

"Ten Thousand Soul Banner, rise……"

Tiger King, Golden Peng King, and Great Sage Monkey King, earthly cultivators controlling the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, formed the Netherworld Great Formation, drawing the souls of fallen cultivators to reduce the aliens' chance to reproduce by consuming souls and flesh.

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The Ten Thousand Soul Banner is a powerful treasure that can absorb and preserve souls, preventing them from dissipating between heaven and earth.

Tiger King held the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, his eyes flashing with firm light: "We cannot let the aliens breed like this unchecked—kill!"

Golden Peng King and Great Sage Monkey King nodded in agreement; this was a battle against time, every minute and second crucial.

As the Ten Thousand Soul Banner unfurled, a strong suction emanated from its surface, swiftly drawing the souls of cultivators who had fallen in battle.

Countless mysterious runes were painted on the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, flashing with an azure light as if alive, tightly binding the souls to its surface.

The Alien Queen quickly noticed this change, her eyes flashing with angry flames.

She could not tolerate her people being deprived of food, which directly affected the aliens' reproduction and growth.

She let out a earth-shaking roar, commanding the alien army to launch a fierce attack at the cultivators wielding the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

"Protect the Ten Thousand Soul Banner! Don't let the aliens approach!" Tiger King shouted loudly, his voice echoing across the battlefield.

Golden Peng King and Great Sage Monkey King guarded Tiger King's left and right, their bodies exuding powerful aura; each attack sounded like a tearing of the air, repelling the approaching aliens.

The Alien Queen's attacks grew more frenzied; she personally led the strongest alien commanders in an assault on the cultivators' defensive line.

Her massive form was like a moving mountain; each movement made the earth tremble.

Her tentacles were as thick as giant pythons, covered with barbs and suckers, exuding a nauseating stench.

The cultivators' defensive line began to crack under the Alien Queen's onslaught; some cultivators fell under the aliens' attacks, their bodies torn apart, blood staining the ground red.

But more cultivators stepped forward, quickly filling the gaps in the line, continuing to fight to the death against the alien army.

The Alien Queen let out an even more frenzied roar; her body suddenly burst with great power, forming a massive shockwave that flung both aliens and cultivators away.

Her eyes flashed with mad light; her body began to change, becoming larger and more hideous.

With her unparalleled flesh and metallic sheen, the Alien Queen became the most dazzling focus on the battlefield.

Her power seemed able to rend heaven and earth; each attack carried destructive force, putting the cultivators under unprecedented pressure.

Behind Longling, a colossal White Bone Dharma Manifestation stood towering between heaven and earth; its awe-inspiring aura gave all cultivators a sense of reassuring power.

The White Bone Dharma Manifestation, formed by Longling condensing supreme magical power, possesses peerless Divine Ability; it is the strongest treasure Longling forged through countless battles.

The battle was about to erupt; the Alien Queen struck first, her body suddenly bursting with great power, forming a massive shockwave that flung both aliens and cultivators away.

Her eyes flashed with mad light; her body began to change, becoming larger and more hideous.

Beneath her skin, it seemed as if new power surged; each of her strikes bore a metallic sheen, as if capable of rending anything.

Facing the Alien Queen's attack, Longling felt no fear; behind him, the White Bone Dharma Manifestation suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar, its voice filled with endless battle intent and power.

The White Bone Dharma Manifestation's hands waved in the air, each motion sounding like a tearing of the air, forming strong energy ripples that blocked the Alien Queen's attacks.

"Thunder Bone, appear!" Longling bellowed; a strange bone on his forehead suddenly flashed with a sharp gleam.

This was a bone Longling obtained by chance, containing heavenly thunder power; after his refinement, it had become one of his strongest means of attack.

As Longling summoned, layers of dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder and lightning flashing within; bolts of lightning like dancing silver snakes tore across the horizon.

These lightning bolts, drawn to Longling's Thunder Bone, surged toward the Alien Queen.

Faced with such tremendous heavenly thunder power, the Alien Queen did not dare be careless; her body suddenly burst with great power, forming a massive protective shield that tightly enclosed her.

The lightning struck the shield, letting out a thunderous boom, yet the Alien Queen remained unharmed.

"Wind, Fire, Thunder, Electricity, hear my command!" Longling shouted again; the White Bone Dharma Manifestation suddenly split into four phantoms, respectively representing wind, fire, thunder, and electricity.

These four phantoms danced in the air, forming strong waves of wind-fire-thunder-electricity power that surged toward the Alien Queen.

Wind Blade sliced the shield, Fire Wave burned her body, Thunder Dragon pounded the shield, Electric Snake coiled around her body.

The four powers were like four destructive storms, tightly trapping the Alien Queen within.

Faced with such formidable attack, the Alien Queen finally felt a hint of fear.

Her body suddenly burst with even greater power, forming a massive shockwave that bounced all the wind-fire-thunder-electricity force away.

Her eyes flashed with mad light; her body began to change, becoming larger and more hideous.

"Blood rain and bloody wind, appear!" the Alien Queen let out a heaven-shaking roar, her body suddenly burst forth with a powerful force, which formed a huge blood-colored storm that surged toward Longling.

Within the blood-colored storm, carrying endless bloodiness and killing intent, it seemed capable of devouring all life.

Facing such a powerful blood-colored storm, Longling did not dare be careless; the White Bone Dharma Aspect behind him suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar, which carried endless battle intent and power.

The White Bone Dharma Aspect's hands waved in the air, each wave accompanied by a sound of tearing space, forming powerful energy ripples that resisted the erosion of the blood-colored storm.

"Wind, fire, thunder, lightning, merge!" Longling shouted loudly, and the White Bone Dharma Aspect suddenly fused the four powers of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning together, forming a huge light pillar that surged toward the blood-colored storm.

Within the light pillar, the powers of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning intertwined, forming powerful energy ripples that collided with the blood-colored storm, producing a heaven-shaking boom.

The entire battlefield was shaken by this battle; cultivators stopped their actions, staring dumbfounded at this earth-shaking fight.

They had never seen such powerful force, nor such fierce combat.

The battle between Longling and the Alien Queen had surpassed ordinary cultivators' imagination; each attack could easily destroy a mountain peak, and each defense was impregnable.

"Break it for me!" the Alien Queen again shouted loudly, her body suddenly burst forth with an even greater power, which formed a huge blood-colored storm that completely devoured the wind, fire, thunder, and lightning power.

"Kill!" the White Bone Dharma Aspect behind Longling suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar, which carried endless battle intent and power.

The White Bone Dharma Aspect's hands waved in the air, each wave accompanied by a sound of tearing space, forming powerful energy ripples that completely shattered the blood-colored storm.

After a fierce attack, the Alien Queen's body was completely shattered, turning into countless fragments that dissipated in the air.

With the Alien Queen's downfall, the alien army began to collapse, losing command and falling into chaos.

The cultivators seized the opportunity and began to counterattack.

Their spells and artifacts fell upon the aliens like raindrops, each attack carrying great power, attempting to completely wipe out these aliens.

Longling retracted the White Bone Dharma Aspect, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Tiger King, Golden Peng King, Great Sage Monkey King and other Earth cultivators stood beside Longling, their bodies also covered with battle scars.

The powerhouses of the various sects, however, had all fallen into a state of shock at this moment.

Their gazes all focused on Longling, the cultivator who had just displayed earth-shaking power.

Longling's White Bone Dharma Aspect, the attack that condensed wind, fire, thunder, and lightning power, as well as that final decisive strike, were deeply imprinted in the hearts of every powerhouse present.

Many of them were well-informed and experienced elites who had endured countless battles, but strength like Longling's was rare in their lifetimes.

"How... how is this possible?" an elder from the Profound Heaven Sect muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.

In his understanding, no matter how strong a cultivator's power, it was hard to reach such a degree; Longling's performance had already surpassed his imagination.

"No one in Huanyu has ever heard of cultivating the White Bone Dharma Aspect; which faction does she come from?" an expert from the Netherworld Palace exclaimed in astonishment, his face full of awe.

The valley master of Spirit Medicine Valley, the Spirit Medicine Granny, her eyes held a hint of a satisfied smile.

Cultivation Level is not the sole standard for measuring a cultivator's worth, and Longling's performance precisely proves her point.

Boom—rumble...

With the Alien Queen's downfall, the originally unstoppable alien army instantly lost its command center; the previously orderly formation began to scatter, becoming chaotic.

The cultivators originally felt unprecedented fear and helplessness under the Alien Queen's oppression, but now they saw hope of victory, and their courage and fighting spirit were rekindled.

"We cannot let these aliens escape! Pursue them to the end!" an elder from the Profound Heaven Sect shouted loudly, his voice filled with determination and resolve.

Following his order, the cultivators of the Profound Heaven Sect immediately responded, each unleashing their own spells and artifacts, launching a fierce attack on the scattering alien army.

The experts of the Netherworld Palace also refused to be outdone; their bodies suddenly became like ghosts, shuttling among the aliens, each appearance bringing a powerful strike that directly hit the aliens' vital points.

That attack was both eerie and deadly, leaving the aliens unable to defend against it.

The sword cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect displayed their superb swordsmanship; their sword technique was incredibly sharp, each sword accompanied by a sound of tearing space, easily ripping apart the aliens' skin and piercing their hearts.

Jian Wuchen, the Heavenly Sword Sect's genius sword cultivator, was even more at the forefront; his sword light like a meteor, sweeping across the battlefield, leaving behind trails of alien corpses.

The cultivators of Spirit Medicine Valley, though not skilled in direct combat, nevertheless participated in the pursuit in another way.

They employed various supportive spells, granting speed and strength boosts to their pursuing companions; at the same time, they used special spells to mark the aliens, making it hard for them to escape the cultivators' pursuit.

In this pursuit, the cultivators of the various sects displayed unprecedented unity; only by completely exterminating these aliens could the safety of Tianji Shengyu be ensured.

That attack fell upon the aliens like a violent rain, each strike carrying great power, attempting to completely wipe out these aliens.

Under the cultivators' attacks, the aliens began to scatter and flee, trying to escape this death-filled battlefield.

But the cultivators did not let them go; the pursuit was swift and decisive, allowing no alien to escape.

As the battle continued, the number of aliens rapidly decreased, their corpses littered the entire battlefield, and blood stained the ground red.

At this moment around the Ancient Pagoda, the battle's dust had not yet settled; severed limbs and broken arms of the aliens lay scattered on the ground, the air filled with a strong smell of blood and a scorching atmosphere.

After enduring a grueling and extraordinary battle, the cultivators of the various sects finally drove the alien army to a desperate situation.

However, just as they pursued the aliens to the vicinity of the Ancient Pagoda, believing victory was within reach, a mysterious and powerful force suddenly erupted from within the Ancient Pagoda.

The entire Ancient Pagoda began to violently tremble, as if some terrifying existence were about to awaken.

The cultivators halted their steps, warily observing the Ancient Pagoda's movements, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the sky; nine enormous fire wheels broke through the void and slowly appeared in everyone's sight.

Each of these fire wheels stood tens of zhang high, their surfaces blazing with fierce flames, emitting dazzling light and scorching undulations.

The edges of the fire wheels were sharp as blades; their rotation stirred up gusts of wind that ignited the surrounding air.

"Be careful!" Longling warned loudly, his eyes flashing with a solemn light; he could feel the power contained in these fire wheels, enough to easily tear apart any cultivator who approached.

The nine fire wheels slowly rotated, arranging in midair into a peculiar formation, as if constituting a maze of fire.

The flames on the fire wheels were not ordinary fire, but a kind of spiritual fire imbued with mysterious power, of extremely high temperature, capable of easily melting even cultivators' artifacts.

Cultivators near the fire wheels instantly felt that scorching undulation; their skin began to heat up, and breathing became difficult.

Some cultivators with lower Cultivation Level even began to show symptoms of dizziness, their bodies swaying on the verge of collapse under the fire wheels' undulation.

"Retreat quickly!" an elder of a sect shouted loudly, his voice tinged with fear; if they did not immediately leave the fire wheels' undulation range, many would not survive.

However, just as the cultivators were preparing to retreat, the nine fire wheels suddenly accelerated their rotation, spinning faster and faster, ultimately forming torrents of flame.

The flame storm swept across the entire battlefield, drawing in all cultivators who drew near.

The cultivators' cries of agony rang out within the flame storm; their bodies rapidly burned in the high heat, turning to ash.

Longling and the others saw this and immediately unleashed their spells and treasures, trying to resist the invasion of the fire storm.

The White Bone Dharma Appearance appeared again, its body formed from countless white bones, its eyes flashing with golden light.

The Dharma Appearance's hands waved in the air, forming powerful energy waves, trying to resist the impact of the fire storm.

Tiger King, Golden Peng King, Great Sage Monkey King and other strong ones also unleashed their divine abilities, their powers intertwining in the air.

However, the power of the Nine Fire Wheels was too great; even with their combined effort, these strong ones could barely resist the invasion of the fire storm.

In the fire storm, cultivators began to struggle desperately, trying to escape this terrifying hell.

Some cultivators even began to use their life-saving treasures, hoping to survive this disaster.

However, the power of the Nine Fire Wheels seemed endless, the fire storm's range kept expanding, drawing in more cultivators.

The cultivators' powers were completely suppressed, their lives becoming extremely fragile under the undulations of the fire wheel.

Some cultivators, in despair, chose to self-destruct, hoping to buy a sliver of survival chance for their companions with their own lives.

Their self-destruction produced a massive energy surge, temporarily blocking the fire storm's invasion, but it was soon devoured by the power of the fire wheel.

Longling and the others stubbornly held out in the fire storm, persisting in seeking a way to break the fire wheel.

She began to carefully observe the fire wheel's rotation pattern, trying to find a weakness therein.

Whenever the Nine Fire Wheels rotated to a specific position, the fire storm between them would briefly weaken.

"We must concentrate all our power and attack when the fire wheel rotates to that position!" Longling shouted loudly, her voice tinged with decisiveness; this was the only chance, and if they failed to seize it, many would not survive.

However, just then, a much stronger aura suddenly erupted from the ruins of the fire wheel.

This aura was filled with ancient and wild power, it ravaged the air, stirring up violent gusts.

The cultivators felt an unprecedented sense of oppression, their heartbeats quickened, and the Spiritual Power within their bodies began to stir uneasily.

Their gazes were fixed tightly on the ruins of the fire wheel, as if something there was awakening.

Suddenly, an earth‑shaking roar came from the ruins of the fire wheel; the sound was like thunder, hurting the cultivators' eardrums and causing them to involuntarily step back.

As the roar faded, nine huge figures slowly emerged from the firelight and smoke.

These figures stood tens of zhang tall, each with a different form: some resembled fire giants, with distinct muscle lines and bodies ablaze with raging flames; some were like fire phoenixes, spreading massive wings, each flap bringing waves of heat; others resembled fire dragons, their bodies coiling and twisting, eyes flashing with violent light.

These beings each emanated a powerful aura; their strength seemed closely tied to the nine fire wheels, and the collapse of the fire wheels appeared to have awakened them.

The cultivators horrifiedly discovered that these beings were not ordinary creatures, but were condensed from fire and Spiritual Power.

"How could this be?" Longling shouted loudly, his voice tinged with solemnity, "Their power is extremely strong; we must deal with them carefully!"

The cultivators immediately heightened their vigilance.

The fire giant launched the first attack, its fists like burning meteors, accompanied by a tearing sound, smashing toward the cultivators.

The cultivators immediately unleashed their own spells and treasures, attempting to block the fire giant's attack.

The fire phoenix meanwhile circled in the air, each flap of its wings bringing waves of heat, forming fire storms that swept across the battlefield.

The cultivators had to disperse, to avoid being engulfed by the fire storms.

The fire dragon meanwhile weaved across the ground, its tail like a huge whip, each swing generating gusts that sent the cultivators flying.

The cultivators began to employ their own movement techniques, nimbly dodging the fire dragon's attacks.

The White Bone Dharma Aspect wielded the Light Sword with both hands, each swing accompanied by a tearing sound, striking straight at the fire giant's chest.