Chapter 1343: Joining Forces to Break the Deadlock

Boom!

Countless streams of phase force attacks streaked across the sky like meteors, slamming brutally into that swaying blood-red flower bud in a spectacular display.

Rumble!

And just then, the ground below suddenly split apart. Blood-red roots burst out from underground, roots cast as if from flesh and blood, still writhing ceaselessly, oozing thick crimson liquid.

The moment these flesh-and-blood roots appeared, they threaded the nearby Polluters together like candied hawthorns on a stick, and in the span of a few breaths they had assembled into a hideously terrifying "giant" of flesh and blood.

Every part of the giant was composed of the bodies of those Polluters.

A terrifying miasma of malice cascaded down from the giant's body like a waterfall. It opened its abyssal maw and actually spewed out a stinking river of blood.

Countless remains floated up and down within the river of blood.

The river of blood pierced across the sky, directly snuffing out all the phase force attacks launched by the powerful experts from every side.

At the very front of the many experts, Qin Beiming, Li Zhihuo, Zhao Xiuyuan, Zhu Zhan, and that five-pin expert from the Gold Dragon Treasure House stood in the air.

Their faces were all solemn as they stared at the "flesh-and-blood monster" strung together from so many Polluters; the oppressive aura it radiated made even them feel some pressure.

This "flesh-and-blood giant" has probably already reached the realm of a six-pin Marquis!

At the same time, the remaining Polluters seemed to be controlled at this moment, raising their pitch-black pupils, locking onto them, and beginning to stir restlessly.

"We must approach the base of the flower bud and take those two top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. They are its source of energy. Only by taking those two top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures can we stop the flower bud from gestating!" Qin Beiming said in a low voice.

"How could it be that easy? Just this flesh-and-blood giant alone, we may not even be able to hold it back!" Zhao Xiuyuan couldn't help but say.

"We hold back this flesh-and-blood giant, the rest of you break through those Polluters and go destroy this flower bud!" Li Zhihuo said.

The five of them all possessed the strength of five-pin Marquises, and Qin Beiming was even an upper five-pin Marquis. If they joined forces, they should be able to pin down this flesh-and-blood giant.

Qin Beiming was decisive by nature. He only hesitated for a moment before his stern shout rang out: "Everyone, if we wish to overcome this calamity, we have no choice but to fight together. This flesh-and-blood giant is ours to handle. You just keep moving forward, break through the Polluters' line, and destroy the growth of that flower bud!"

The moment these words fell, everyone present steeled their expressions, then solemnly nodded in assent.

Although grudges and friction surely existed between the various factions, at this moment they could only set aside their differences and first weather the crisis at hand.

So the next instant, led by Qin Beiming, the five strongest experts all channeled every ounce of their phase force. One after another, towering, massive Marquis Platforms stood tall in the sky, swallowing the energy of heaven and earth.

Twenty-five Marquis Platforms stirred up towering divine smoke as they surged directly toward the flesh-and-blood giant to suppress it.

The void trembled violently; the thunderous roar spread for thousands of miles.

At the same time, Li Foluo, Li Tingyue, and the experts of the various factions shot forth like arrows, charging head-on into the Polluters that came surging like a blood-red flood.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing followed the main force, colliding with the countless Polluters.

The two waves of flood crashed into each other, and countless phase force shockwaves erupted in turn, tearing this stretch of earth into a thousand riddled scars.

An extremely brutal slaughter unfolded across this land.

Looking down from high above, one would see that outside the giant flower bud, two floods of different colors were eroding each other. On the side of the various factions, the phase force appeared resplendent because of the differing phases, while on the side of the Polluters' main force, it was a sea of blood-red.

With every step of advance as the two floods collided, someone was buried here.

Everyone fought with bloodshot eyes.

But the good news was that the Polluters ultimately lacked spiritual intelligence. As the main force of the Boundary River Domain pushed forward, the blood-red defense line formed by the Polluters was also being torn apart.

Everyone was heartened by this.

However, the heartening did not last long, because from the horizon there suddenly came an extremely terrifying roar.

Beneath that roar, even the countless sounds of slaughter were drowned out.

Everyone looked up in astonishment, and then their pupils abruptly contracted, a look of horror crawling out from their eyes.

For they saw that in the void above, a black rainstorm was pouring down with the momentum of blotting out the sky.

"That is..."

Someone's mouth went extremely dry, their whole body trembling, as a fearful voice squeezed out from their throat: "Black Rain Ghost Calamity!"

"The Black Rain Ghost Calamity has descended!"

The sudden black rainstorm shattered the morale of many people, and the advancing formation instantly fell into chaos.

Because the Black Rain Ghost Calamity simply should not have appeared at this time. According to past experience, wasn't it supposed to wait until the Boundary River Treasure Domain ended before descending?

"Trouble."

Li Luo cleaved a Polluter apart with one slash. He stared at the descending black rainstorm, and his expression also turned somewhat ugly. Setting aside why this Black Rain Ghost Calamity had descended early, the black rain contained a dense miasma of malice, which would undoubtedly weaken their strength while also making those Polluters stronger.

With one side weakened and the other strengthened, this was undoubtedly a calamity for them.

And just as everyone's morale was collapsing because of the Black Rain Ghost Calamity's descent, Qin Beiming's stern shout rang out once more: "So what if the Black Rain Ghost Calamity descends? We have no retreat to begin with. At this moment, the only way to live is to destroy that blood-red flower bud!"

"If you don't want to die, then keep charging forward!"

Accompanying his stern shout, everyone saw the five Marquis Platforms above Qin Beiming's head erupt with rolling golden water at this moment. That golden water gathered into a giant golden river, raising waves ten thousand zhang high.

From beneath the giant wave, a golden greatsword a thousand zhang in length burst out of the water, sword qi gushing forth, cleaving the heavens.

The moment this sword appeared, even the black rainstorm descending from the sky seemed to freeze for an instant. Then the sword light pierced through the void and slashed brutally at the flesh-and-blood giant.

"That is the Destiny-grade Marquis Art of the Qin Heavenly King line, the Tai'a Golden Sword!"

Someone cried out in shock, clearly recognizing the supreme sword strike that Qin Beiming had unleashed.

The golden sword light swept past. One of the flesh-and-blood giant's grotesque arms was directly shredded to pieces by the sword qi, severed flesh and limbs spraying everywhere, and its massive body was blasted stumbling backward, the earth trembling because of it.

Qin Beiming's sword strike took effect, and immediately it lifted the collapsed morale of many people somewhat.

"This Qin Beiming is quite a figure."

Li Luo also praised. He had seen too many fools from the Qin Heavenly King line, which had made him think this grand Heavenly King line was beyond saving. Now, seeing this Qin Beiming, he finally knew that the Heavenly King line truly still had some foundation.

In such a dire situation, to be able to step forward and keep the situation from collapsing—this man has the bearing of a leader. No wonder he could overpower Li Zhihuo, Zhao Xiuyuan, and the others to become the strongest Guard Commander among the four Heavenly King Guards.

If this man does not perish midway, he will surely be an important figure within the Qin Heavenly King line in the future.

However, although that sword strike just now did achieve some effect, it was clearly still impossible to kill the flesh-and-blood giant with it alone. Moreover, as the black rainstorm poured down, the miasma of malice emanating from the flesh-and-blood giant was also growing increasingly tyrannical.

Hiss!

The flesh-and-blood giant let out a piercing shriek. From its severed arm, flesh-and-blood roots surged out, swiftly forming once more into a complete, grotesque arm.

Seeing this, Qin Beiming, Li Zhihuo, and the others' eyes darkened, and they immediately threw everything they had into meeting the attack.

With them setting the example, the morale of the main force was maintained, and everyone understood there was no retreat—only a fight to the death.

Thus, in their despair, they instead erupted with extremely fierce fighting power.

Among them, the positions of Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo drew the most attention; the two of them working together caused the corrupted to scatter the fastest wherever they passed.

However, as everyone gradually pushed forward, the blood-red flower bud in the depths seemed to sense the crisis as well, and began to emit low, strange sounds.

Pfft!

From beneath the ground, countless worm-like flesh-and-blood roots burrowed out; these roots drilled into the bodies of many of the corrupted, immediately causing their bodies to writhe and swell.

At the same time, the aura of malice grew increasingly dense.

With this turn of events, the main force's advance was immediately met with fierce obstruction.

Only one place still advanced like a hot knife through butter.

That was precisely the position where Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge were.

The two's attacks had an extremely obvious restraining effect on those corrupted, so under their assault, the defensive line formed by the corrupted opposite was rapidly torn apart.

Now, they had already begun to approach the root area of the blood-red flower bud.

As long as the two of them broke in and intercepted those two top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures, they could cut off the energy supply, and at that point the blood-red flower bud would wither.

And the other corrupted would naturally lose control.

At this moment, every gaze converged on the two of them.

The blood-red flower bud's trembling also grew increasingly intense; it seemed to want to recall the flesh-and-blood giant to protect it, but Qin Beiming and the others were exerting all their strength to hold it back.

"Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, charge forward!" Li Foluo's shout rang out like thunder.

Everyone else was also doing their utmost to block the other corrupted who tried to rush back to reinforce.

A sliver of hope rose in everyone's heart.

They watched with wide eyes as Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's figures broke through the final layer of the corrupted's defensive line, then transformed into two streaks of flowing light and shot toward the flower bud.

But at that very moment, a figure suddenly appeared ahead of the two of them.

Everyone was stunned.

And when they clearly saw the one blocking their path, they were even more greatly shocked.

It was a man with a somewhat effeminate face; on his wrist, a golden snake slowly writhed, raising its snake head, its snake pupils pitch-black, eerie and cold.

He is... Shen Yunge!