Chapter 1003 - The Great Battle Reignites

Two days later, Ning Fa, who was meditating in a secret chamber, suddenly opened his eyes. A distant horn call echoed faintly. Ning Fa immediately detected the sounds of numerous flying figures. Clearly, the enemy army had attacked again, and the city's defenders were urgently assembling. Ning Fa let out a soft breath, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he vanished in a flash of lightning. Outside Zhenyou City, the lead-grey clouds hung low like blood-stained shrouds. Three black torrents were rolling towards Zhenyou City: the armies of Tianli, Rakshasa, and the Sea Race. The Tianli army was the largest, like an endless tide, densely packed beyond sight, yet clearly divided into over a thousand orderly square formations. Furthermore, the spiritual power emitted by the Tianli cultivators within each formation was mostly similar, arranged according to the five elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, ensuring that each row of formations was surrounded by the other four. Mixed within the army were dozens of behemoths, nearly a hundred feet tall, covered in deep black carapaces, exuding a savage and brutal aura. With every step these savage beasts took, the ground trembled as if an earthquake had struck. The Sea Race army was a deep blue ocean, with numerous Sea Race cultivators treading on the waves. Although the Sea Race resembled humans in appearance, they possessed distinct alien features. Moreover, there were considerable differences among the Sea Race cultivators themselves, clearly indicating they came from different Sea Race tribes. Besides this, many sea beasts with peculiar appearances but ferocious auras were also present in the waves, being controlled by these Sea Race cultivators. In the lower sky, coral thrones flew at high speed, carving through massive waves, carrying a large number of high-ranking Sea Race members. These Sea Race cultivators' eyes were filled with killing intent, even fanaticism. This was because the Sea Race valued military achievements the most. Obtaining sufficient achievements would not only allow them to exchange for incredibly precious Rank-Breaking Spiritual Materials but also serve as important proof for improving their noble titles within the Sea Race. On the other side, the Rakshasa Immortal Realm army, though the smallest in number, was no less imposing. These Rakshasa cultivators were shrouded in shadows and demonic mist, their auras evil and strange. More demonic treasures like bone sabers, blood blades, and Demonic Banners were visible. There were also many monsters with green faces and fangs, looking terrifying. They were heavily armored, covered in bone spurs, exuding astonishing malevolent energy, and emitting strange cries with guttural sounds. These were the renowned Bone Rakshasa Battle Puppets of the Myriad Bone Gate. Even the lowest-ranking Bone Rakshasa Battle Puppets possessed Foundation Establishment cultivation, and many were Third-grade Bone Rakshasa Battle Puppets that had reached Core Formation. Soon, the three armies approached Zhenyou City within a few miles and stopped in tacit understanding. Then, a thunderous roar erupted, and the three armies launched their attack. On the Tianli side, cultivators in each formation performed the same hand seals, and streams of spiritual light shot out from them, converging together. Before long, golden swords, giant blades, horizontal logs, water arrows, fireballs, fire dragons, giant stones, and rock-armored giants, among many other Five Elements Arts, soared into the sky. They attacked Zhenyou City like a tide, emitting piercing shrieks. These were merely the most common Five Elements Arts, with the highest being only Second-grade. However, under the combined efforts of these Tianli cultivators, the power of these Five Elements Arts was incredibly great, reaching the might of nearly Third-grade arts. Furthermore, some Tianli Five Elements formations had their arts converge in the air in peculiar ways, forming five-colored orbs about ten feet in size. Their emitted power was even more terrifying, possessing the might of Third-grade High-tier arts, equivalent to the full might of a Late Core Formation cultivator. Such a powerful attack was launched by the combined efforts of only twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators and over a hundred Qi Refining cultivators, which was truly astonishing. This was precisely because the Tianli Cultivation World had researched the basic Five Elements Arts to the extreme, thus developing this special combined attack technique. Concurrently, on the backs of those savage beasts, some Tianli cultivators were either blowing horns or shaking bells. Under their control, these savage beasts' eyes turned blood-red, and they let out roars. Under the cover of their own cultivators, their speed increased dramatically as they charged forward, like the earth shaking. The Sea Race army also launched its attack. The deep blue ocean surged madly, and thick, deep blue water spears shot towards Zhenyou City like a rain of swords. In addition, towering deep blue whirlwinds, hundreds of feet tall, rose from the ground, spinning rapidly and crushing forward with imposing momentum. Many of the Sea Race cultivators, with a flash of blue light, flew into these sea whirlwinds, waiting for an opportunity. On the Rakshasa army's side, a wailing sound arose, and black mist quickly spread outwards. Many Rakshasa cultivators either transformed into shadowy mist, or bats, or burrowed into the ground, disappearing. Some Rakshasa cultivators frantically shook their Demonic Banners, and under the rolling demonic mist, many zombie-like and skeleton-like demonic creatures emerged, their eyes blazing with ghost fire, fangs bared, charging forward with great speed. The Bone Rakshasa Battle Puppets were also activated, their bodies emitting a strong blood-red light that even extended outwards, forming a special defensive shield, charging forward with imposing momentum. The Cangyuan defenders of Zhenyou City were also not to be outdone. Along the city walls, stretching for hundreds of miles, crowds of Cangyuan defenders gathered. Under the command of some high-ranking cultivators, they launched their counterattack. Countless Magic Tools, Spirit Artifacts, Talismans, Divine Abilities, and Arts flew out, like waves of spiritual energy, intercepting the enemy. In addition, several defensive Barriers of Zhenyou City began to exert their power. In some areas outside the city, under flashes of spiritual light, the ground suddenly turned into a muddy swamp, emitting a strange binding force. The Tianli savage beasts that were charging wildly were immediately trapped in the swamp, their speed greatly reduced. In the air, nets of spiritual energy appeared, slicing advancing enemy cultivators into pieces. However, facing the combined assault of the three forces, the Cangyuan counterattack was too weak and was soon pushed to the city walls by the three armies. But at this moment, the guardian deity of Zhenyou City, the fifth-grade Grand Extermination Immortal Array, began to exert its power. A sound like the earth shaking was heard, and even the ground for hundreds of miles trembled slightly. Above Zhenyou City, countless grey streams of light moved wildly, rapidly condensing into grey orbs the size of heads, which then disappeared in an instant. The enemy cultivators' faces changed drastically upon seeing this, their attacks paused, and they began to dodge. This was because, during the previous years of siege warfare, they had experienced the power of this terrifying array too many times. At this moment, terrifying figures flew out, all of them being Nascent Soul cultivators from the three factions. They each summoned various defensive Magic Treasures or other means, intending to resist or weaken the attacks launched by the Grand Extermination Immortal Array. But the fifth-grade array's power was terrifying, and the interception by the enemy's high-ranking cultivators could only weaken it. Then, deafening roars followed one after another, and mushroom clouds rose, with terrifying spiritual energy tides sweeping outwards. The enemy cultivators at the center of the explosions were annihilated, including hundreds or thousands of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators, and even a few Golden Core cultivators who couldn't dodge in time. Many more enemy cultivators were heavily injured, and several savage beasts were directly killed under these terrifying attacks. The Grand Extermination Immortal Array's attack resulted in astonishing achievements, and a thunderous cheer erupted from the walls of Zhenyou City. However, the terrifying grey streams of light in the sky, though not disappearing, did not attack the enemy forces below again. Instead, they began to condense once more, forming layers of grey light screens that swept towards the sky above. Because that was where the more crucial battlefield lay. And that was the confrontation between the high-ranking cultivators of both sides. Due to the severe shortage of high-ranking Cangyuan cultivators, most of the fifth-grade Grand Extermination Immortal Array's power had to be used to assist these high-ranking Cangyuan cultivators, with support for the frontal battlefield being only occasional. Otherwise, if their high-ranking cultivators couldn't withstand the enemy's offensive, there would be no point in continuing the fight. At this moment, a fierce battle was erupting in the high sky. Within a range of dozens of miles, seven battle groups were formed, each erupting with violent spiritual energy fluctuations and surging spiritual light. Even a trace of the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations was enough to kill a Golden Core cultivator, as Great Cultivators from both sides were clashing. Because the destructive power of Great Cultivators was too immense, to protect the Grand Extermination Immortal Array, the Great Cultivators of Cangyuan had to leave the city and intercept these Great Cultivators. And due to the disparity in numbers, each Great Cultivator participating in these seven battle groups was facing encirclement and attack by multiple enemy Great Cultivators. In a battle group at the edge, True Lord Kongli was enduring the attacks of two Great Cultivators from Tianli. Roars echoed, and around him, nine fiery dragons, lifelike and emitting terrifying fire spiritual power fluctuations, circled him with lightning speed. For a time, the sky was filled with the shadows of fire dragons, each flame they spat out even distorting and melting the void, intertwining to form a rolling sea of fire, an extremely awe-inspiring sight. Not far away, an enchanting woman in a feathered dress, with a fiery figure, stood on a giant drum several feet wide, dancing gracefully. Her dance was extremely beautiful, and with each leap of her jade feet on the giant drum, she unleashed waves of tangible sound waves. The void rippled like a lake's surface, creating astonishing ripples, which then strangely disappeared. True Lord Kongli sat in the center, cross-legged, eyes slightly closed, his expression peaceful, his hands forming peculiar hand seals. Above his head, a grey orb the size of a fist floated, its brilliance faintly flashing, emitting terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations.