Chapter 1080: The Star Appearing in Daylight! The Girl Jian Joins!

"Quick, hold the line!"

On the battlefield, the commander of the Zi Yun Empire shouted.

But…

It was useless.

Although the battle formation near this commander could still hold, other sections of the entire frontline had already begun to collapse completely!

This army's combat power was even weaker than the elite tribes of a typical small empire, since elite units of small empires still had large numbers of fifth-rank or higher experts.

This army, by contrast, was mostly composed of first- or second-rank warriors.

Faced with the endless onslaught of the beast tide, they struggled to hold.

Keep in mind, some beasts could already unleash second-rank or higher combat power after reaching adulthood, thanks to their innate physical advantages.

Moreover, there were Frost Colossi—deadly weapons in their own right.

At the center of the battlefield, the Zi Yun Empire's commander wore a grim expression; he had just boasted that the Flame Empire could simply sit back and watch, yet he never imagined Zi Yun's collapse would come so swiftly.

"They're done. Let's move."

At this moment, the fox girl Sister Qing Ling appeared in the sky.

Meng Ying said: "I'll handle it!"

Immediately, she raised her power.

In her hand appeared a staff—this staff had been granted to her by Lin Yan, forged with substantial Heavenly Realm materials and reinforced at its core with a small amount of divine substance.

Divine substance was easily repelled by the laws of the Gods Continent, but since it was buried deep and in small quantity, it was fine.

Magic began to surge along Meng Ying's staff.

Then she lifted it lightly, and with her left hand, she traced one glowing orb after another above the staff!

As she moved, a twisted space appeared before the collapsing Zi Yun Empire formation on the battlefield.

"Boom—!"

Then, the beasts charging toward the Zi Yun formation suddenly burst out in the opposite direction!

In the beasts' perception, they had been running in a straight line.

In truth, that stretch of space had been twisted by Meng Ying into a bend, so they ended up retreating along the same path.

Such a technique, if used by a peer-level expert, could be shattered quickly.

But these beasts had no way to break it!

Thus, the beasts, still barreling forward, turned right around and charged back—their reaction time wasn't even enough.

"Boom—!"

The retreating beasts crashed directly into the incoming wave, and many of the wild tribe warriors caught between them were flung skyward.

"Such a bizarre technique!"

Some on the Zi Yun side witnessed Meng Ying's move.

Originally, these people had refused to believe their army had been defeated by the Flame Empire—until now, they finally believed it.

"Sister Qing Ling, guard this staff for me."

In the sky, Meng Ying said.

"Got it!"

Sister Qing Ling nodded.

That twisted space was too long—even Meng Ying found it difficult to sustain such an extended distortion without aid, relying entirely on this staff.

Sister Qing Ling stood guard there, while Meng Ying flew toward the girl behind the wild tribe's main force.

She had just flown past the wild tribe's army when suddenly, from the white clouds, a withered old man wielding a short sword charged at her.

This old man radiated a bloodthirsty and evil aura.

Yet his energy fluctuation reached the Saint Realm!

"Another Saint Realm forcibly boosted!"

Meng Ying muttered.

"You're quite the girl. Come with me—I'll make you my servant!"

At that moment, the old man spoke.

But his voice was surprisingly young—clearly another man who looked ancient but had burned through his life force!

"Demon possession? No wonder."

Meng Ying clapped her hands, instantly imprisoning the charging old man within a confined space.

"Space rules? Such tricks can't touch me~"

The old man hissed with malice.

Meng Ying snorted, and immediately, flames erupted within that space.

This was a technique she learned after Lin Yan's inspiration.

Burning an enemy trapped in a confined space was far more effective.

The enemy would need more time to break free, since they also had to contend with the flames!

"You've got quite a few tricks…"

The old man hadn't finished speaking when he saw Meng Ying move her hands again—then the flames within the space exploded violently.

This was Meng Ying's Saint Realm spell: Crimson Flame Sea!

"Boom!"

The old man was completely incinerated.