Chapter 586

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Led by Ling Xuan, the group piloted an altar, moving swiftly through the air.

The altar was square-pyramidal overall, nine zhang high, with a base diameter of roughly six zhang.

It tapered layer by layer from bottom to top.

The uppermost surface was a platform, in the middle of which existed an array eye.

The base was cast from Nine Heavens Mixed Xuan Huang Essence Iron, possessing innate suppressive power.

The middle layer was built from Earth Vein Crystal Stone inlaid with Red Earth Crystal Stone, divided into eight orientations corresponding to the Eight Trigrams.

The top layer was condensed from Ten Thousand Year Earth Marrow, inside which was wrapped a massive Earth Spirit Pearl.

During movement, the interior was exceptionally quiet, not a breath of wind could be heard.

Yet to the outside world, it was as if a mountain peak shifted horizontally, its momentum astonishing.

The personnel being transported to the front line this time, aside from Xu Zhangqing, numbered five others.

And without exception, the weakest among them were all at the Golden Core Early Stage of Human-Grade Golden Core.

They flew for half a day; the distant sky gradually turned red, stained by firelight.

Scorching auras.

Gloomy cold auras.

All manner of auras intertwined, appearing exceptionally chaotic.

Ling Xuan said in a loud voice: "Ahead lies the Imperial City of the Black Rust Dynasty."

Xu Zhangqing and the others looked over at the sound, and immediately were taken aback.

Although this was merely an imperial city in the mortal world, its scale was extremely vast.

The Imperial City outer wall stood twenty zhang high and five zhang thick.

It was not built from ordinary brick and stone; Xuan Iron Sand and Demon-Suppressing Stone Powder were mixed into the rammed earth, and the wall face was densely engraved with Earth System Reinforcement Spirit Patterns and Anti-Demon Patterns.

Atop the city wall, a watchtower stood every ten zhang, each tower divided into two layers.

The lower layer was garrisoned by mortal soldiers, manning Xuan Iron Crossbows; the crossbow bolts were engraved with Breaking Defense Patterns, able to pierce the scale armor of monsters under a thousand years old.

The upper layer consisted of cultivators appointed as Supreme Elders, kept, and cultivated by the Black Rust Dynasty.

Moreover, it was divided into the Outer City and Inner City.

The Outer City had four gates, one each to the east, west, south, and north; every gate was a Three-Layer Gate Structure.

Inside resided mostly mortals, along with patrolling soldiers.

The Inner City was even more prosperous, divided into the Outer Ring Safe Zone and the Inner Ring Garrison Zone.

Daily patrols were all cultivators, mostly at the Qi Refining Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage.

At the deepest part of the Inner City lay the Imperial Palace of the Black Rust Dynasty.

It was not the kind of gorgeous and magnificent palace common in the mortal world, but a top-level fortress that took defense to the extreme.

The Palace City Wall was even higher than the Outer City, reaching thirty zhang, and eight zhang thick.

The defensive array was directly connected to the spiritual veins, providing an unceasing flow of spiritual energy.

At this moment, a Golden Protection Barrier enveloped the Imperial Palace.

The objects it refused, however, were not monsters.

But the cultivators who came to this side to resolve the problem.

Such as the cultivation sects led by the Three Great Immortal Sects, or some local powers.

Of course, there was another reason as well.

That was because a large number of Huang Quan Alliance members were hidden inside; once the protection barrier was gone, they would certainly be the first to suffer attack, so protective measures had to be prepared.

Now, the Black Rust Dynasty was one side.

The outsiders who came to solve the trouble were another side.

And finally the Demon Race was the third side.

It could be called a three-legged standoff.

Worth noting: the Black Rust Dynasty had already entered into cooperation with the Demon Race.

Meaning, once battle broke out, the two sides would very likely fight in concert.

This was equivalent to saying that the group led by the Three Great Immortal Sects not only had to guard against the Huang Quan Alliance's sneak attacks, but also had to deal with those tigerishly watching monsters.

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The altar approached the crowd and soon merged into their midst.

Ling Xuan pointed ahead and said in a low voice: "Be careful; if you get close to a battle of this level, the residual waves alone can cause your bodies to perish and your Dao to vanish."

Xu Zhangqing looked toward the battlefield and at once raised an eyebrow.

In the sky, two giant birds were locked in slaughter.

Previously, the Fire Phoenix had been undefeated; now it had encountered a troublesome opponent.

It looked like a single-legged, blue-feathered strange bird, shaped like a crane.

Its entire body was covered in blue flames, its beak tip gleaming with metallic luster.

The flames the Fire Phoenix flung onto its body surprisingly produced not the slightest injury.

Ling Xuan introduced, "That is the Fire Calamity Bird, Bi Fang."

From the looks of it, it has at least reached the strength of a Top-Tier Demon Emperor.

It can swallow all flames between heaven and earth; it is very troublesome."

Both sides are hundred-zhang giant creatures; every collision causes space to violently fluctuate.

Even separated by a hundred li distance, one can still feel the terrifying might.

Whether Xu Changqing or the few people beside him, all felt their hair stand on end and bones turn cold.

In the battlefield center, the Fire Phoenix and Bi Fang's entanglement became increasingly fierce.

Suddenly, Bi Fang raised its figure, flapped its wings, countless green fires condensed into an Ancient Tree Phantom, extending countless burning vines, attempting to bind its opponent.

Li!

The Fire Phoenix was unwilling to show weakness; its own flames swelled, a similar phantom enveloped itself, then it charged toward the burning ancient tree ahead.

At the moment of collision, a "Boom" sound rang out, a deafening explosion.

Immediately after, a terrifying heat wave swept in all directions.

Wherever it passed, everything was ignited, transforming into ashes.

The entire area instantly became a sky-reaching fire sea, filled with a pungent scorched smell.

If not for Great Powers and Demon Emperors blocking the terrifying impact at the front, the surrounding demons and cultivators would all be blown away by this qi wave.

Even so, the residual waves still caused everyone's raised spiritual shields to tremble slightly in the heat wave, as if they would shatter at any moment.

"This... this is the combat power of an Ancient Creature?"

"That Bi Fang can swallow flames; even the Fire Phoenix can't hurt it, how can this be fought?"

"Bi Fang is an Ancient Species, specifically in charge of fire disasters; flames are useless against it. If the Fire Phoenix keeps consuming like this, it will be the first to not hold on!"

Everyone discussed spiritedly, faces all very ugly.

On the Black Rust Imperial City's wall top, at this moment it was even more lively.

Among them a tall thin one wearing a Huang Quan Alliance mask, voice full of schadenfreude: "Let's see if you still meddle in Black Rust Dynasty's affairs."

Beside him a short fat mask person echoed: "The longer it drags, the more benefit for us."

Black Rust Dynasty's new Emperor, Mo Hen, expression playful, secretly thought: "If the Immortal Sect suffers defeat, I'll defect to the Huang Quan Alliance and Demon Race.

If the Huang Quan Alliance and Demon Race suffer defeat, I'll defect to the Immortal Sect.

No matter what, I don't lose; moreover, the more chaotic, the safer."

He wasn't stupid; he knew what kind of people the Huang Quan Alliance were.

But to inherit the throne, he could only seek skin from a tiger.

At this time, Chi Huo Peak Peak Master Chao Jin was confronting a Giant Fierce Beast.

The fierce beast's figure resembled a bear, shoulder height fully five zhang, whole body covered in black scale armor, on every piece of scale armor engraved blurred patterns.

Growing a giant mouth full of tusks, saliva dripped onto the ground, instantly corroding out pits and holes, the black sha qi coiling around its body almost condensed into substance.

It is precisely the Half-Step Demon God possessing one-tenth of Taotie's bloodline, Pi Ba.

Seeing the Fire Phoenix unable to take down Bi Fang for a long time, Chao Jin's mind moved, the Jingyuan Mountain carriage stationary in a side cloud layer suddenly lit up with red spiritual light, then transformed into a stream of light and rushed over.

Just as it neared Bi Fang, it immediately activated the Burning Sky Canopy, fire patterns weaving into a Heaven and Earth Net, Law Power triggering.

Under the Domain, this Unique Species' momentum weakened by three parts.

The Fire Phoenix seeing this, immediately seized the opportunity.

With a sharp cry, both claws surged with blood color.

It fiercely pounced at Bi Fang, both claws ruthlessly grabbing onto the opponent's left wing.

Green fire defense like thin paper, instantly torn apart, green blood sprayed out.

Jiu!

Bi Fang in pain, single foot tapped in the void, wanting to pull open distance.

But it was injured, plus its center of gravity unstable and the Jingyuan Mountain carriage's restraint, its movement slowed by half a beat.

Simply put, it suffered a loss from one foot.

The Fire Phoenix took the opportunity to use its sharp beak to peck at Bi Fang's neck, instantly piercing out a blood hole.

Blood like a torrential downpour, splashing out a large area.

But before it fell to the ground, it was ignited by Bi Fang's own undispersed green fire, transforming into wisps of green smoke.

Seeing Chao Jin make a move, Pi Ba finally couldn't hold back.

It let out a deafening roar, giant mouth fiercely opening, a terrifying Swallowing Power surged out, Spiritual Energy, flames, all sucked into it.

Its own aura immediately swelled tenfold.

At this moment, Spirit Transformation against Half-Step Demon God!