Chapter 179: Out to Act

Second-order demonic beasts, led by a black flood dragon, charged towards the cultivators, accompanied by over a hundred first-order demonic beasts. The black flood dragon was a top-grade second-order demonic beast in its lifetime, with tough hide and thick flesh. Spiritual artifacts striking it caused little damage.

Two disciples from the Purple Cloud Sect each summoned two shimmering golden talismans, their surfaces covered with tiny, rice-grain-sized runes. The four golden talismans exploded in succession, forming a golden light shield roughly an acre in size. Numerous Buddhist runes flowed across its surface, enveloping everyone inside, as a chorus of Buddhist chants resounded. This set of Lesser Vajra Array Talismans constituted a top-grade second-order array, possessing extremely strong defensive capabilities.

“Everyone, attack together! Don't let them break the array. As long as Fellow Daoist Liu activates the talisman treasure, we will win this battle today.”

Protected by the array, everyone's confidence surged. They manipulated their spiritual artifacts to attack the black flood dragon and other demonic beasts. The cultivators from Wei State intensified their assault. Shimmering spiritual artifacts struck the golden light shield, creating dull thuds.

The black flood dragon opened its mouth and spewed a large swath of black flames, which hit the golden light shield. Then, it violently whipped its tail, striking the golden light shield with a forceful blow. The golden light shield flickered wildly and swayed slightly. Soon, the Buddhist runes on the golden light shield brightened considerably, causing the black flames to extinguish. The demonic beasts, led by the black flood dragon, continuously attacked the golden light shield, causing it to shake incessantly.

A disciple from the Azure Sun Sect summoned a small cyan cauldron, its body inscribed with a flame pattern. As soon as the small cyan cauldron flew out of the golden light shield, it rapidly grew to about ten feet tall. The flame pattern on its body seemed to come alive. A large quantity of cyan flames surged out from the massive cyan cauldron, transforming into a giant cyan firebird that spread its wings and swooped towards the black flood dragon. The black flood dragon swept its long tail, smashing the cyan firebird to pieces. The cyan flames dispersed into a wide area of cyan fire, with a small portion attaching to the black flood dragon's tail and rapidly spreading. Simultaneously, palm-sized cyan firebirds flew out from the massive cyan cauldron, swooping towards the other demonic beasts. Continuous rumbling explosions echoed, and flames scattered in all directions.

Wang Changsheng summoned three blue flying daggers to engage in combat with three golden short swords, while his raven puppet entangled a cyan eagle puppet. With over thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators from Song State and the protection of the array talismans, they had the upper hand.

Three streaks of yellow light shot out from among the Wei State cultivators, instantly appearing above the golden light shield. With three dull thuds, the three streaks of yellow light burst open, transforming into numerous massive yellow boulders that rained down from high above, striking the golden light shield. The shield shook violently, and its light dimmed slightly.

“Activate the Spirit Talismans!”

The Wei State cultivators promptly unleashed their spirit talismans, and hundreds of them flew towards the Song State cultivators. The talismans transformed into giant fireballs, ice pythons, wind blades, earth arrows, and more, all rushing to strike the Song State cultivators with astonishing momentum. The Song State cultivators responded by either summoning talismans or manipulating their spiritual artifacts to meet the incoming attacks. Continuous explosions and flashing spiritual lights created a massive wave of energy.

Seven streaks of yellow light flew out from the energy wave, vanishing in a flash into the ground near the golden light shield. The next moment, a massive yellow light curtain appeared out of nowhere, enveloping Wang Changsheng and the others. The ground kicked up a large amount of swirling sand and stones, while numerous yellow lights materialized in mid-air, forming hundreds of yellow spears, each about ten feet long. A series of whooshing sounds erupted as countless yellow spears rained down from the sky, relentlessly striking the golden light shield and causing it to shake violently.

And that wasn't all. A large amount of yellow light appeared above the golden light shield, rapidly coalescing into a yellow boulder roughly ten feet in size. The boulder continuously expanded, growing to the size of a small house in less than three breaths, and it continued to enlarge. This sight terrified those inside the golden light shield. Although the shield's defense was strong, it now resembled a massive cage, trapping them within. Now, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to; they were already caught in the array.

In less than ten breaths, a yellow mountain dozens of feet tall appeared directly above their heads, rapidly plummeting down. A mild-mannered middle-aged scholar hastily summoned a white scroll. Inside the painting, several monkeys were trying to scoop the moon from a lake. He struck the scroll with a magic incantation, causing it to radiate immense light. Five yellow giant apes, each with wide mouths, tusks, and a height of twenty feet, flew out from the scroll. They soared above the golden light shield, their bodies glowing brightly as they expanded significantly in size. They pushed upwards with their hands, barely managing to hold up the yellow mountain. However, their faces showed expressions of pain, indicating they clearly couldn't sustain it for long.

Numerous yellow lights appeared in mid-air, transforming into yellow flying daggers that flew from all directions to strike the five yellow giant apes. There were too many yellow flying daggers. Even with their tough hide and thick flesh, the yellow giant apes couldn't block them all. A series of shrill screams erupted as one yellow giant ape was pierced by countless yellow flying daggers. The yellow mountain seized the opportunity to press down, causing the remaining four yellow giant apes to bend their legs, their faces flushed crimson. If the yellow mountain were to fall, everyone would be crushed into a pulp.

Wang Changsheng hastily summoned a second-order mid-grade tiger-shaped puppet beast. The tiger puppet opened its mouth and spewed a thick red light beam, striking the yellow mountain. The pressure on the four yellow giant apes was significantly reduced. The Azure Sun Sect disciples had previously deployed multiple second-order puppet beasts, but some were destroyed by second-order demonic beasts, while others ran out of spiritual energy. The remaining few were entangled in combat with the puppet beasts unleashed by the Heavenly Soldier Sect.

Hissing sounds filled the air as countless yellow flying daggers shot in from all directions, relentlessly striking the four yellow giant apes and the giant tiger puppet. The four yellow giant apes let out shrill screams and fell one after another. The white scroll spontaneously ignited without wind, turning to ashes. Seizing this opportunity, the yellow mountain pressed down towards them. The tiger-shaped puppet opened its mouth and spewed an even thicker red light beam than before, slowing the descent of the yellow mountain. Other cultivators also summoned their spiritual artifacts and talismans, further decelerating the mountain's descent.

Countless yellow lights appeared high in the sky, rapidly forming a yellow hill the size of a house, which continuously expanded in volume. After three breaths, a second yellow mountain appeared high above, rapidly plummeting downwards.

“Boom!”

With a deafening crash, the golden light shield shattered.

“Arise!”

The red-robed youth roared, and a glowing red short ruler flew out from a talisman, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations. The red short ruler blurred, transforming into hundreds of red short rulers. They shattered the two descending yellow mountains and pierced through the bodies of the black flood dragon and other demonic beasts, causing them to dissipate into specks of black light.

With a loud crash, the yellow light curtain was obliterated, and hundreds of red jade rulers shot towards the Wei State cultivators. Just then, a spiritual cyan ring flew out from among the Wei State cultivators. It blurred, transforming into hundreds of cyan rings that flew towards the opposing side. Evidently, a Wei State cultivator had also deployed a talisman treasure.

The cyan rings collided with the red short rulers, erupting into a dazzling expanse of spiritual light. A small portion of the red short rulers struck the Wei State cultivators, while a small portion of the cyan rings struck the Song State cultivators. Wang Changsheng hastily summoned a palm-sized yellow shield. Its surface bore a lifelike tiger's head, and the shield grew to about ten feet tall, blocking his front. The others also summoned defensive spiritual artifacts or talismans, but before the talisman treasures, their defenses were as flimsy as paper, shattering with a single poke. Several screams rang out, and several Song State cultivators fell into pools of blood. On the Wei State side, several Foundation Establishment cultivators also collapsed.