Chapter 1935: Battle of Heaven's Reliance (I)

A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Vol. 10: Battle of the Demon Realm

This item was clearly a treasure capable of simulating a complete model of Skycrane City.

The black mist slowly moving around within the light screen naturally symbolized the demon army that was about to reach Skycrane City. Although this black mist appeared incredibly slow, in reality, the demon army was advancing with astonishing speed.

“Fellow Daoist Han, Immortal Silverlight, please quickly take your seats. It seems this battle will truly determine the survival of our Skycrane City. We will rely heavily on both of you then,” Revered Master Azure Dragon said sincerely as he joyfully rose to greet Han Li and Immortal Silverlight the moment he saw them.

“You are too kind, Fellow Daoist Azure Dragon. We humans are one, and we will naturally lend our assistance in this battle,” Immortal Silverlight replied with a faint smile.

Revered Master Azure Dragon was naturally overjoyed to hear this, repeatedly expressing his gratitude.

Immortal Lin Luan also had a smiling expression, and only spoke after Han Li and Immortal Silverlight were seated:

“According to reports from the scouts monitoring the demon army’s movements, this time the entire demon army has been deployed, leaving no reserves behind. Fortunately, we had anticipated this and have also made preparations for this day. As long as a few of us can hold off those demon venerables, there is still great hope of repelling the demon army. Of course, since younger sister Silverlight and Fellow Daoist Han have traveled countless miles to assist us, our four great sects will not let you both risk such danger in vain. We have specially prepared a small token of gratitude, and hope you will not decline it.”

No sooner had she finished speaking than she raised a hand and lightly clapped twice.

Immediately, two blue-armored guards entered from outside the hall, each carrying a silver tray covered with golden silk, and respectfully approached Han Li and Immortal Silverlight, holding the trays above their heads.

A glint of surprise flashed in Han Li’s eyes. Without a word, he made a single-handed gesture towards the silver tray.

A faint glow flickered!

The golden silk barely stirred, yet from beneath it, a blue ring flew out and was instantly drawn into his hand.

It was a storage bracelet of no low grade!

A light flashed in Han Li’s eyes. He unceremoniously swept his divine sense through it and couldn't help but gasp.

Although he had long guessed that the items within the storage bracelet would be valuable, he had never expected it to contain such an abundance of rare materials and top-grade spirit stones, nearly equivalent to the entire reserves of a medium-sized sect.

The four great sects truly lived up to their reputation as top-ranking super-forces among all humanity, offering such a generous gift with a single gesture.

This was also because the impending great battle truly concerned the life and death of Skycrane City; otherwise, even if Revered Master Azure Dragon and Immortal Silverlight were immensely grateful, they would not have been so generous with a single offering.

However, this grand gift was not so easily accepted. After receiving them, they would naturally have to fight with their lives in the upcoming battle.

Han Li’s thoughts raced for a moment, then he spoke with a faint smile playing on his lips:

“Since both of you are so sincere, I shall not be polite.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he flipped his palm, and the storage bracelet vanished in a flash of spiritual light.

On the other side, Immortal Silverlight, after inspecting a similar storage bracelet, naturally showed a hint of joy in her eyes. After expressing her thanks, she likewise accepted it without formality.

Immortal Lin Luan and Revered Master Azure Dragon both showed expressions of delight upon witnessing this scene.

Revered Master Azure Dragon was even more overjoyed and added:

“If we can truly preserve this city in this battle, after the war, our four great sects will present another grand gift to express our gratitude for your great assistance!”

“Indeed, if we can truly repel this wave of demon attacks, once the Day of Five Suns Transforming into Moon passes and the Grand Formation of Nine Solar Qi recovers, this city will gain more self-preservation capabilities. However, before that, the four of us are certainly in for a bitter struggle. I hope these items can somewhat express our gratitude for your great help to our sects,” Lin Luan said with a light chuckle.

“The grand gifts from both of you are indeed substantial; I will certainly do my utmost. However, the Demon Race's Myriad-Image Demon Cavalry is one thing—I presume they can be held in check by your city's puppet army for a while. But those Jialun Battle Demons are truly bloodthirsty demonic creatures, not something ordinary individuals can contend with. It's not that I'm being overly cautious; ordinary cultivators probably cannot deal with Jialun Battle Demons,” Han Li said slowly, a hint of worry subtly present in his words.

“Please rest assured on that point, Brother Han! We also know that even cultivators of the same rank cannot contend with Jialun Battle Demons, so in addition to gathering a group of elite forces from our sects, we have also prepared other means. I believe that with both forces combined, we should be able to deal with those Jialun Battle Demons,” Revered Master Azure Dragon said, a hint of mystery on his face.

“Oh, it seems Revered Master already has a plan, then I spoke out of turn. Next, Immortal Silverlight and I will first listen to the arrangements you two have made,” Han Li replied calmly with a smile.

“That is only natural. For this great battle, I have ordered all defensive formations in the city, aside from the Grand Formation of Nine Solar Qi, to be activated at 120% power, sparing no spirit stones. Furthermore, the thirty-two Golden Puppets with Void Refinement cultivation, which serve as our trump cards, have also been mobilized from the treasury…” Revered Master Azure Dragon nodded and immediately began to generally describe the arrangements made in the city.

Immortal Lin Luan was also by his side, occasionally interjecting with additions.

Han Li and Immortal Silverlight now listened intently to every word, not blinking.

Over half an hour later, numerous high-level cultivators suddenly began moving frequently in and out of the great hall. Each wore an unusually solemn expression, transforming into streaks of light as they flew towards various parts of Skycrane City, carrying different orders.

Not long after, bell chimes that pierced the heavens suddenly resounded throughout the city.

Teams of human armored soldiers and countless streaks of escaping light, each with a different glow, instantly emerged throughout the city, surging like a tide towards various sections of the city walls.

At the same time, in the quiet corners of the city and the open ground between buildings, formations of varying sizes mysteriously emerged from underground, pulsating with flashes of light.

Furthermore, some buildings, after emitting booming roars, underwent drastic changes in form.

They either transformed into towering giants or massive entities resembling giant chariots and colossal flying boats.

In the center of Skycrane City, the great hall where discussions were held slowly rose directly from the ground after a world-shaking tremor in the vicinity. It then ascended ten thousand feet high, astonishingly suspending itself directly in the void.

Not only that, the seemingly ordinary patterns on the surface of the entire great hall immediately began to glow and undulate after a wave, like a gentle breeze, swept over them. They then formed mysterious and profound five-colored runes.

With a muffled 'thump,' a thick five-colored light barrier emerged from the bottom of the great hall. After expanding rapidly in a flash, it completely enveloped the entire hall.

Following this, the great hall emitted a humming sound. With a sway, it transformed into a gigantic orb of light, enveloped in five-colored radiance, and shot directly towards a certain direction.

Several hours later, the colossal hall appeared conspicuously high above a section of the city wall, remaining perfectly still.

Below, on the city walls and within the city behind the hall, stretched a dense, vast expanse: the human army, composed of human warriors and low-level cultivators in neat uniforms, countless in number and extending as far as the eye could see, totaling what seemed like several million!

Above this human army, several thousand high-level cultivators—estimated at seven to eight thousand strong—whose cultivation levels far surpassed those below, each stood on a treasure, suspended in the void as if facing a formidable enemy.

In a certain corner amidst the human army below, a large group of ferocious-looking spiritual beasts also lay prostrate on the ground.

Although each of them had fierce light glinting in their eyes and seemed incredibly restless at the current situation, they were controlled by some invisible restriction, forcing them to suppress even a low growl.

Deeper still beneath the ground where these fierce beasts lay, in a vast network of underground passages resembling a spiderweb, bronze puppets, clad in battle armor and wielding various weapons, stood ready.

Among this puppet army, thirty-two golden puppets, approximately a hundred zhang tall, also stood quietly in the same spot, empty-handed.

Meanwhile, in a massive plaza within Skycrane City, heavily guarded by layers of soldiers, a dozen white-robed cultivators were busy around a large purplish-red super formation diagram.

This formation was almost entirely pieced together from individual blocks of purple 'desire stones'. Each of these stones was engraved with multi-colored runes, which subtly formed nine distinct sub-formations within the main diagram.

This was none other than a Mother-Child Chain Grand Formation, rarely known to anyone!

However, at the center where these nine sub-formations encircled, there was another small formation, entirely condensed from blue runes. This small formation emanated astonishing coldness, and a faint, pungent odor occasionally wafted from it.

The entire formation diagram glowed dimly, and the nine sub-formations barely flickered with any spiritual light, as if they had completely ceased operation.

Only the blue formation at the center shone with dazzling brightness, its spiritual light circulating unsteadily like a scorching sun.

The dozen white-robed cultivators, however, seemed to regard the blue formation as if it were a flood, none daring to approach it even slightly. They continuously installed unknown golden crystals around the entire formation diagram…

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, three or four hours had gone by!

Just then, the faint sound of war drums could be heard from the horizon.

The drumbeats grew louder and louder, and upon hearing them, one couldn't help but feel their blood surge.

Then, a black line flickered into existence, growing thicker and thicker, eventually transforming into a vast sea of dark demonic energy, surging and rolling towards them.

Within this sea of demonic energy, countless demon figures overlapped, but due to the obscuring mist, they couldn't be seen clearly. Only vaguely visible were colossal warships, each like a small mountain, silently nestled within it.

On top of the colossal hall above Skycrane City, a light flashed, and a dozen figures silently emerged, each with varying expressions, looking out towards the direction of the demonic sea.