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Chapter 855 - 741: Battle of the Mahayana (Please Subscribe for More)

Chapter 855: Chapter 741: Battle of the Mahayana (Please Subscribe for More)

Just as Xiao Qing and the heterodox incarnation were passing through tribulation.

Heaven Extinction City.

As the last bastion of the Three Realms Mountain defense line, this place had already become the human race’s final hope of holding off the enemy beyond the national border.

One after another, teleportation arrays roared, bringing reinforcements from various regions.

Liang Ruolong, donning black armor, stood like a common thug, looking at the endless stream of people, and thought to himself fiercely, "Qiao Wood Commerce... Do not let me live to return, otherwise..."

Thinking of the traps he had once fallen into, he could not help but clench his teeth secretly.

But military orders were like mountains at that time, and he dared not flee, nor could he escape, so he could only become a pawn within Heaven Extinction City, taking the place of someone from Qiao Wood Commerce to serve.

Boom, boom!

Outside the city, the Kui Cattle Drum Array thundered again.

The deep sound of the war horns rose.

"Quickly!"

"Group 23 of Formation Bing, up the city walls to meet the enemy!"

A Returning to Emptiness cultivator in golden armor, his expression grave.

One after another, Transcendent God cultivators with their respective squads flew up to the city walls.

Liang Ruolong looked tremulously at the scene below the city walls, only to see an endless number of Monster Clan corpses already blending with the walls into a dark red mass.

"Among them... who knows how many human cultivators there are."

Seeing this sight, his heart grew even colder.

Just then, an azure and a golden Escape Light landed atop the city wall.

In a trance, Liang Ruolong thought he saw a golden Buddha and two massive swaying trees!

"It’s Jin Gangzi and Changqingzi!"

Many cultivators paid their respects one after another, as if they had seen their own faith incarnate.

After all, the Five Sons of Human Race were the highest authorities of the human race.

As long as the Mahayana period cultivators did not appear, these two were undoubtedly the ultimate targets for those ambitious cultivators.

"Two of the Five Sons of Human Race have come... Wu Xingzi is also at another fortress, guarding against the Demon Clan taking advantage of the chaos..."

"And the other two are stationed in the human homeland..."

"It’s said that there’s also a Mahayana Individual Immortal in the city, coordinating with this nearly ninth-grade Array, which has caused the Monster Clan to be repelled time and again without success..."

"This time will certainly be no exception!"

Many human cultivators solidified their resolve through Divine Consciousness Transmission.

Boom, boom!

The Kui Cattle Drum rang out again!

Bolts of lightning struck the pale white light screen above, continuously dissolving on impact.

The Monster Clan ceaselessly persisted every day, naturally aiming to deplete the Immortal Jade of the Thirty-Six Celestial Northern Dipper Array.

Such a nearly ninth-grade Immortal Array naturally consumed a great deal with each activation.

As was the practice, following the unleashing of the Kui Cattle Drum Array, it was time for the various beast tides to take turns attacking the city.

This often was the most dangerous moment for the cultivators defending the city.

Liang Ruolong, having rotated many times, had only encountered it once, and it was precisely that time that made him deeply realize just how close he had been to death.

But this time, the situation seemed somewhat different!

Holding his breath, Liang Ruolong saw that within the vast Thousands Demon Array of the Monster Clan, the boundless dark green Sky Demon Qi suddenly parted to reveal an extremely ornately decorated chariot.

Atop this chariot was a five-colored canopy, from which auspicious qi hung down in strands.

On the chariot, a woman sat upright in a resplendent and dignified manner, exuding an air of overseeing the world.

"Her Highness has personally come, where is that old thing Che?"

The woman in the phoenix chariot spoke, her voice calm, yet it caused every cultivator who heard it to feel a chill in their hearts.

"The little monk has seen the Primeval Great Saint..."

Jin Gangzi brought his hands together in prayer, "Why must the Great Saint be so aggressive... Wouldn’t it be better if both sides ceased fire and negotiated for peace, to avoid needless slaughter, leading to a most auspicious outcome!"

"Jin Gangzi, Her Highness remembers you... back then, a member of my clan’s Azure Luan race was killed by you!"

The woman’s slender phoenix eyes flashed, a hint of coldness passing through, "And now you have the gall to talk to Her Highness about a truce?"

She flicked her jade finger, and in the Void, five colored brilliance emerged, refining into a Mixed Origin Bead.

Within this Mixed Origin Bead were countless densely packed Phoenix Seal Script talismans, spinning like a vortex.

Whoosh!

With a flick of the True Spirit Phoenix’s finger, a silver light flashed in the Void.

The pale white ’Thirty-Six Celestial Northern Dipper Array’ seemed normal at first, but then suddenly began to roar.

Boom!

Before Jin Gangzi, a silver radiance flickered.

The Mixed Origin Bead emerged in response.

"Amitabha!"

He brought his hands together, a pale golden light emanating from his body, as he proclaimed a Buddhist chant.

A golden Buddha phantom appeared, its hands coming together to capture the five-colorful Mixed Origin Bead within its palm.

Bang!

One by one, the five-colored talismans appeared and disappeared within the Buddha’s palm, transforming into golden light and fading away...

"Little monk, your Buddha Land within the palm is not bad... But if you think that’s all I’m capable of, you’re sorely mistaken..."

The True Spirit Phoenix chuckled lightly.

Silvery threads began to emerge from the body of the golden Buddha.

The next instant.

The golden Buddha let out a mournful cry and suddenly extinguished.

Jin Gangzi stumbled back three steps, each one leaving a deep footprint on the city wall.

Then, his face turned pale, and he coughed up a mouthful of golden blood.

The Buddha weeps blood!

"What a pity... If you were not the foremost body refining expert of the human race, my ’Underworld Phoenix Needle’ would have already sent you on your way."

The True Spirit Phoenix said regretfully, shaking her head.

Blood spilled from the corner of Jin Gangzi’s mouth, and a transparent, phantom-like silvery white needle appeared on his chest.

He gave a strained smile, his hands glowing with golden light as he pulled out the needle: "The Primeval Great Saint is as formidable as ever. I have now witnessed the Void Divine Power of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan..."

"Hmph!"

A woman’s cold huff came from among the ranks of Phoenix Rite, and within her palm materialized a second Mixed Origin Bead.

Within the Mixed Origin Bead, endless silvery runes converged to form a needle shape.

"Mrs. Feng, why must you make things difficult for the younger generation?"

Just as the True Spirit Phoenix was about to launch the second Underworld Phoenix Needle, a calm voice suddenly rang out.

Liang Ruolong looked up, only to see a tall figure with broad shoulders and clad in a black robe standing before Heaven Extinction City.

"Old Ghost Che, you’ve finally shown yourself!"

The True Spirit Phoenix removed the phoenix hairpin from her hair bun.

Old Ghost Che’s expression also turned more solemn: "Nine Phoenix Needle? This Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure was once used by the first generation Phoenix, and later for some reason became broken. It’s commendable that you managed to collect most of the fragments and reforge it..."

"Old Ghost Che, today is the day of your demise!"

The female cultivator with her hair coiled up high spoke with an icy voice, carrying a chilling intent to kill, causing Old Ghost Che to frown slightly.

It was difficult for existences at their Mahayana level to determine victory or defeat among themselves, let alone kill each other one-on-one.

Even if one party wielded the greater part of an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, it wouldn’t be possible!

As a high-level cultivator, he sensed something amiss.

But at that moment, the opposing True Spirit Phoenix let out a long cry and revealed her Phoenix true form.

The Nine Phoenix Needle, drawing power from the Mahayana level demon essence, suddenly shaped into a fierce bird, Nine Phoenix, and from its nine heads, it continuously spewed venom, thunderbolt, flame, and True Water among other attacks, almost drowning out the entire sky...

...

Oblivious to how far from the battlefield, somewhere within the void.

Another True Spirit Phoenix and a ferocious-looking Demon Lord were observing the distant battlefield through a secret skill.

"Congratulations to your clan, this strategy has succeeded!"

The ferocious Demon Lord’s entire body was blue, with a single horn and red eyes, now showing a fierce smile: "If it wasn’t for Mrs. Feng’s mention, I wouldn’t have known that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan possessed the ’Phoenix Essence Nirvana Skills’!"

"Out of necessity, the members of our clan that meet the requirements for this secret skill have always been very few. This time it was a fortunate coincidence... If there is still a chance, I would prefer for our clan to produce another True Spirit Phoenix."

A gentle female voice came from the mouth of the True Spirit Phoenix.

"Hehe... After today, the human race’s high-end combat power, theoretically, is still stronger than our two clans. But after today, things will be different..."

"Following this move by the Monster Clan, we of the Demon Clan will also attack the human strongholds..."

The ferocious blue Demon Lord laughed evilly.

Unbeknownst to outsiders, the Demon and Monster Clans had already secretly allied or at least reached an understanding to jointly exhaust the human race!

Theoretically, such a scenario would only occur when the human race was comparatively strong, or when potential or signs of aggression were shown, which would then provoke a joint suppression by the Demon and Monster Clans.

Similarly, if the Demon Clan showed this potential, they would face a united front from the humans and monsters.

Because of such swift changes in alliances, it’s been difficult for any one of the three clans to prevail.

"This time, Demon Ancestor Qing Mian, you’ve quite readily accepted my proposal, which I find a bit curious..."

The enormous phoenix suddenly said as it looked askance: "It seems... The leading figure among your six Demon Kings is also not faring well in his attempt to break through to the Mahayana Period..."

"You flatter me... Although that ’Carefree Sky Demon King’ acquired the Sky Demon inheritance and made rapid progress initially, he was also unknowingly caught in a trap. If the Sky Demon inheritance were that wonderful, I would have snatched it from him long ago..."

Demon Ancestor Qing Mian sneered: "That youngster is rather clever. In attempting to break through the Mahayana barrier this time, he realized something was amiss. He deliberately failed the transformation, thus avoiding facing tremendous terror... But now his strength has significantly declined, I fear among the six Kings he can only bring up the rear... His selection as the commander in the assault on the human stronghold is like making the most of the waste..."

"Hehe..."

A slightly pleased laugh came from the Phoenix: "If the seeds of our two clans both successfully advance to Mahayana, perhaps we would be at war with each other by now, wouldn’t we?"

"Indeed... But now, when it comes to dealing with the human race, there is great potential for cooperation."

Demon Ancestor Qing Mian sighed: "This generation of the Five Sons of Human Race, each one is deeply imbued with fortune, and may very well reach Mahayana in the future... I regret that your junior was unable to kill Jin Gangzi in one hit."

"If they could be killed so easily, they wouldn’t be worthy of being the Five Sons of Human Race, causing us such concern..."

The True Spirit Phoenix let out a long howl and dove into the void. With a flash of five-colored radiance, it disappeared from sight.

"Hehe..."

Staring in the direction of the Phoenix’s departure, Demon Ancestor Qing Mian chuckled several times: "This old phoenix has much to hide from this Demon Ancestor... At least, she didn’t mention that particular young man from the human race, hehe... With a ’Returning to Emptiness’ vessel wielding a complete Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, the Monster Clan has indeed scored big this time."

As waves of Sky Demon Qi spread out, the incarnation of this Qing Mian Demon also vanished without a trace...