Chapter 573: Joining Forces to Slay the Demon

The instant the mysterious shadow behind Lan Lan bent its body, everyone could clearly feel the energy in this realm of heaven and earth suddenly going into violent upheaval. A King is supreme and noble, possessing a "Rank"—an existence acknowledged by the realm itself. The power of its "Edict" can truly be said to make words into law, able to judge the life and death of all things.

Although the mysterious shadow behind Lan Lan only possessed a wisp of a King's aura, when it bent and bowed, it still summoned a certain rule of heaven and earth.

In that instant, the energy of heaven and earth seemed to gain a kind of consciousness, all locking onto the source of that bow... that is, the blood-tailed aberration standing in the air.

A nameless, all-pervading pressure suddenly surged forth between heaven and earth, finally pressing down directly upon the body of the blood-tailed aberration.

Boom!

The void where the blood-tailed aberration stood quietly trembled and warped at this moment; faintly, even some cracks appeared, and the body of the blood-tailed aberration also jolted violently—cracks actually appeared on the surface of its body.

Hee!

The blood-tailed aberration let out a piercing, giggling laugh, but a trace of terror flashed through its pupils. This pressure made it sense an extremely intense crisis.

The methods employed by this Tian Zhu Jing human could actually grievously wound it?!

At this moment, the blood-tailed aberration did not dare to be careless. Earlier, resisting the attacks launched by the others had already consumed a considerable amount of its strength, and coupled with the suppression of the pervading purifying force, it was now at its weakest state.

The bloodied tail behind the blood-tailed aberration swayed violently at this moment. Countless drops of blood rose from it, gradually flowing above its head, and finally forming sheets of blood-red, bizarre talismans.

On the talismans, countless ferocious ghostly faces flickered in and out of view, emitting shrill, piercing shrieks.

Boom!

At this moment, the energy of heaven and earth had already grown restless. The area where the blood-tailed aberration stood was like a vacuum zone, with all the surrounding heaven-and-earth energy turning away from it.

Moreover, this heaven-and-earth energy was still condensing into brilliant orbs of energy dozens of zhang around the blood-tailed aberration's body, each orb filled with energy of different attributes.

In an instant, the blood-tailed aberration seemed to be enveloped by a sky full of energy orbs.

That scene was truly spectacular to the extreme.

Even the Eldest Princess, Gong Gong Shenjun and the others, upon seeing it, could not stop their gazes from shifting slightly, a thick wariness rising in their eyes. Lan Lan's "Ennobling Art" was the trump card they feared most, but due to various reasons, Lan Lan had never displayed it before. This undoubtedly left the Eldest Princess and the others doubtful of its power. Now, however, those doubts had completely vanished.

Because that sky full of energy orbs made even them feel their scalp tingle.

If they all came whistling down in a swarm, they probably could not withstand it even with everything they had.

Boom boom!

The moment the brilliant energy orbs appeared across the sky, they transformed into streaks of flowing light, like falling meteors, smashing viciously down toward the blood-tailed aberration.

The sound of sonic booms rang out unceasingly.

Rumble rumble rumble!

One brilliant energy orb after another whistled down, striking first against the blood talismans floating above the blood-tailed aberration. The latter immediately trembled violently, shrill sounds continuously emanating from them, and the ferocious ghostly faces on the talismans began to shatter bit by bit.

Such a frenzied bombardment made everyone present gulp hard.

The shockwaves of energy spread rapidly through the void.

And the blood-red talismans were also shattering one by one. The blood-tailed aberration's alluring face grew hideously savage at this moment. The bloody tail behind it swept about madly, continuously sweeping out drops of blood that rose into the air to form a war of attrition against the sky full of energy orbs.

But in doing so, its own strength also suffered extremely severe damage.

The most obvious sign was the bloody tail behind it: from its original length of a hundred zhang, it had now shrunk by more than half.

"What a pity. If Senior Lan Lan could have been a step stronger, he might have been able to activate the Bright King's Second Bow. At that time, even this great Calamity-class aberration would surely have found it hard to bear." Within the ruined city, Jing Jing Taixu gazed at the blood-tailed aberration, which was actually gradually withstanding the sky full of energy orbs, and could not help saying.

"Being able to force a great Calamity aberration comparable to a Tian Xiang Jing powerhouse into such a state with the strength of Tian Zhu Jing—he's already very impressive," Lu Ming sighed.

"His Ennobling Art is far stronger than mine. No wonder he earned the title of the strongest student of the Four Star House," Sun Sun Dasheng also said sincerely.

Li Luo nodded. Lan Lan's combat strength was indeed the strongest Tian Zhu Jing he had seen in all these years; even the Eldest Princess and Gong Gong Shenjun were probably a notch weaker than him in this regard.

"Ennobling Art... is actually this powerful."

Li Luo stared unblinkingly at the mysterious shadow behind Lan Lan, a hint of fervor in his eyes. He actually very much wanted to cultivate this level of physiognomy art, but finding an Ennobling Art that could be cultivated at the Physiognomer Realm was simply too difficult. If he broke through to the Earth Sha General Rank later, perhaps he could give it a try.

After all, by then, he would at least barely count as someone bearing the "Power of Three Physiognomies," right?

"We continue to attack. The blood-tailed aberration is also about to run dry. From here on, it all depends on who has more strength left!" Above the city, the Eldest Princess gazed at the blood-tailed aberration struggling to resist, her pretty face slightly pale as she said in a low voice.

The other captains had also expended a great deal of physiognomy energy at this point, but they understood that now was the time to compete in endurance. Perhaps this very last casual strike would become the final straw that broke the camel's back, causing the blood-tailed aberration to collapse completely.

Thus, the few of them roused their spirits once more, channeling the last of their physiognomy energy into attacks that whistled toward the blood-tailed aberration from other directions.

And their attacks also made the blood-tailed aberration, which was already going all-out to deal with the sky full of energy orbs, extremely irritable. A flash of madness and venomous hatred gleamed in its pupils, and then it mobilized its now much-thinned blood sea. From within the blood sea, blood-red tails kept drilling out,

meeting the other captains' assaults head-on.

Boom boom boom!

The earth-shaking great battle continued.

Both sides were now nearly fighting themselves to exhaustion; it all came down to which side had the slight edge.

Li Luo and the others watched, hearts trembling. This great Calamity aberration was truly terrifying. Although it had already been weakened and suppressed by the Purification Nodes, it had still dragged eight top captains into such a stalemate.

"Eh? Is Senior Jiang about to make a move?" Lu Ming suddenly cried out in surprise, her beautiful eyes looking up at the sky.

Li Luo and the others hurriedly looked as well, only to see Jiang Jiang Qinge, who was outside the battle circle, suddenly radiating endless light from her delicate frame at this moment. Brilliant, sacred light-attribute physiognomy energy surged forth, emanating a holy aura.

"Although Senior Jiang possesses a ninth-grade Light Physiognomy, she is ultimately only at the Extreme Sha Realm of the Earth Sha General Rank. If she were to step into the battle directly now, I'm afraid she would be unequal to the task, wouldn't she?" Jing Jing Taixu said slowly.

Li Luo, upon hearing this, merely smiled and said, "That may not be the case. After all, the gap between a virtual ninth-grade and a Zhen Jiu Pin is far too vast. You think it won't work—perhaps you're just being blinded by a single leaf?"

Jing Jing Taixu's face darkened, and he gave a snort. As if that Zhen Jiu Pin were yours— what's there to be so smug about.

While they were speaking, the light-attribute physiognomy energy emanating from Jiang Jiang Qinge's body in the sky grew increasingly majestic. Especially behind her, the ninth-grade Light Spiritual Envoy evolved from her ninth-grade Light Physiognomy was vivid and lifelike, looking just like another Jiang Jiang Qinge, except that its expression was cold and indifferent, far less animated than the real Jiang Jiang Qinge.

"My Healing Game"

At this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze was sharp as she watched the two exhausted sides in the battlefield. In a battle of this level, an ordinary Extreme Sha Realm practitioner indeed would not dare to intervene, because the violent residual energy alone would be enough to injure them. But she, who possessed a ninth-grade Light Physiognomy, had a foundation far beyond that of an ordinary Extreme Sha Realm practitioner.

Her true combat power now was in no way inferior to that of some ordinary Tian Zhu Jing practitioners.

Coupled with the restraining effect of light-attribute physiognomy energy on aberrations, the deterrent force of her strike would be no less than that of the captains present.

Jiang Jiang Qinge raised her jade hand, and the heavy sword in her hand gradually grew bright. One after another, obscure and mysterious light patterns upon it slowly became clear.

Her heavy sword trembled slightly, its edge tracing an arcane trajectory, and strands of sword light rose into the air, condensing before her.

The ninth-grade Light Spiritual Envoy behind Jiang Jiang Qinge also opened its small mouth at this moment and exhaled a breath resembling white gold. When this breath touched those sword lights, it immediately caused the sword lights to rapidly condense together.

It seemed to be a shuttle of light radiating boundless holy aura.

Jiang Jiang Qinge raised her jade hand, and a cold, clear voice rang out within his heart.

"High-rank Dragon General Art, Sacred Spirit Sword Art."

"Sacred Spirit Sky Shuttle!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender jade fingers curved together, tapping through the air.

"Go!"

The next instant, as if a shuttle of light dragging a brilliant glowing tail, it directly tore open the void; in a single flash, it pierced through the churning sea of blood, then amid a terrified shriek from the blood-tailed aberration, it unhesitatingly pierced straight through the center of its brow.