owlsbooks Chapter 2392 - 2391: Heavenly Dao’s Protection
Chapter 2392 - 2391: Heavenly Dao’s Protection
The Heaven-Concealing Hand Seal stirred up a torrential wave of Earth Elemental Force.
The earth’s pressure was heavy, sinking like a massive mountain.
Zhang Ziling raised her hand to release the Heaven-Piercing Nine Swordplay, sending nine blinding sword beams shooting from the ground into the air, supporting the nine directions of the giant hand seal.
The Sword Qi clashed thunderously against the giant hand seal, causing circles of cracks to continuously ripple out on the ground.
Above Celestial Realms City, Su Yiyi from the Yaochi Sacred Land exclaimed softly, "Not good, Sister Zhang can’t hold on, let’s go help her!"
Behind her, Wu Xingyun glanced back at the Clan Elders from various families of the Celestial Realms City, who were watching the spectacle.
She scolded these old men with a cold face, "Why aren’t you helping yet?"
The old men, with an air of righteousness, responded without blushing or paling, "The Celestial Realms City’s army has set out, we still need to protect the citizens of Celestial Realms City, how can we easily venture out and take risks. Only one of the nine Demon Lords has acted. If we go out now, it’ll be a futile effort."
"Indeed, the Emperor is still too young, too fond of showing off. Look, the army of a million is about to be squandered by her."
"Why doesn’t she know to cherish the lives of soldiers, how good it is to defend here on the Celestial Realms Continent, instead of going out to seek death."
"..."
Wu Xingyun responded sharply with a laugh, "To think, the last dignity of the Human Race actually needs us women to uphold. Are any of you supposed high-up men a true man?"
"Oh!"
"How can you say such things?"
"Witch Girl, it’s been years, and your temper hasn’t changed a bit!"
"..."
A group of old men felt depressed upon hearing this, yet no one argued with her at this moment.
Wu Xingyun gave a light yell to the disciples behind her, "Let’s go, today we fight the Demon Race to the end, if we die, we’ll die together!"
"Kill!"
The disciples of Yaochi Sacred Land drew their swords with a shout, following Wu Xingyun into the air, drawing streaks of sword light, coming to stand beside Zhang Ziling, also raising their longswords straight to the void.
The sword lights shone brightly, shooting hundreds of rays into the sky, causing the descending hand seal to suddenly halt.
Saintess Chang Xi of the Broad Cold Palace, likewise, gave a light shout to the sisters behind her, "Let’s go support the Emperor too!"
With determination in her eyes, she led a group of junior sisters, also flying over to Zhang Ziling’s side.
Raising their swords, they create sword beams, charging together at the hand seal.
Hundreds of sword beams, under the hand seal, stood like hundreds of pillars of light, firmly supporting the hand seal’s downward pressure.
The ground, the sky, echoed with a continuous rumbling.
The chubby face of Fatty Demon Lord twitched, sneering coldly, "Not bad, some skills. Who would have thought the Celestial Realms City would decline with more women holding the line here."
He glanced contemptuously at the group of old men atop Celestial Realms City, suddenly increasing the force in his hands mightily, striking down with a boom.
The enormous power suddenly descended, as if the heavens were crashing down, causing the longswords of the women below to all tremble, their entire bodies’ Qi and blood to churn, spitting mouthfuls of suppressed blood, flying outwards one by one.
Fatty Demon Lord regarded them like a flock of lambs, shaking his head in boundless scorn, "With your skills, even after training for another hundred thousand years, you’re no match for me. Since I’m in a good mood, I’ll just take you all in!"
He stretched out his big hand, lifting it towards the air.
Suddenly, an earthy barrier appeared on the ground, enveloping Zhang Ziling and her group within.
The Earth Energy raged, sweeping them in like a bladed storm.
The group of women fiercely protected themselves with their swords inside, Zhang Ziling especially using her sword to form the Ninth Heaven Annihilation Immortal Formation, guarding them within.
She anxiously shouted to Wu Xingyun and Chang Xi, "You first go, I’ll hold them off here for a while."
Wu Xingyun looked at the surging Earth Elemental Force around and shouted, "It’s too late, this Demon Lord is proficient in Earth Elemental Force, he’s already isolated this world from the outside."
A timid disciple cried, "Master, are we going to die?"
Wu Xingyun sternly reprimanded, "Why cry, everyone dies eventually. History will remember today, someone will inherit our legacy and fight the Demon Race to the end."
Chang Xi, Su Yiyi and the others unleashed their Magical Treasures, each continuously battling against the Earth Elemental Force.
But the power of a Demon Lord, how formidable it was.
No matter how they struggled inside, the whirlwind of Earth Elemental Force remained unmoved.
On Celestial Realms City, a group of old men watched in shock, glancing at each other and crying out, "It’s over, we’re no match for the Demon Lord."
"The power of the ancient Demon Lord is beyond our imagination!"
"Even if we reach the Celestial Venerate Realm, it seems we won’t be their match."
"..."
While Zhang Ziling and the others were battling, these old men remained bystanders above.
Li Daoxun, astride his warhorse, personally brandishing his sword, charged through the ranks of Demon Soldiers several times, his body covered with wounds torn by Demon Soldiers.
He gazed from afar at Zhang Ziling and the others trapped by the Demon Lord, and shouted powerlessly to the old men atop Celestial Realms City, "Are you truly going to watch Celestial Realms City perish?"
The old men, each with their own thoughts, replied to him in a muffled voice, "General Li, you’ve fulfilled your duty. Quickly bring your troops up, don’t make any more unnecessary sacrifices."
Li Daoxun shouted in grief and anger, "Today I stand with the Emperor against the enemy, with no regrets in death."
He pointed his longsword, once more leading his army to actively charge into the Demon Soldiers.
The Demon Lords in the background laughed wildly, staring disdainfully at the old men of Celestial Realms City, sneering, "These humans, in times of crisis, still self-serving, deserve their doom."
"The Human Race has always been this way, cowardly, selfish, resorting to any means to achieve their ends. That such a race receives the world’s favor is unimaginable."
Crimson Flame Demon Sovereign was filled with pent-up frustration at this thought.
Shuiyue Demon Lord laughed aloud, "They may gain shelter for the moment, but not forever, surely? After today, we shall unify the Immortal King Star, and then the Nine Domains will all be ours."
The various Demon Lords smirked, as if victory’s radiance was already gleaming before them.
As all humans were on the brink of despair, the sky above Celestial Realms City suddenly rumbled.
It was near noon now, dark clouds suddenly obscured the sun, turning the area below Celestial Realms City into a gray zone.
Thunder was rolling inside the dark clouds.
Massive bolts of lightning brewed within, like Five-Clawed Giant Dragons spiraling inside.
At the center of this colossal thundercloud, a black vortex storm formed.
Inside, it thundered as if the sky were about to explode.
Regardless of whether they were from the Demon Race or the Human Race, all looked up at the sky in shock, "What’s happening?"
"What’s going on?"
"Is this a change?"
"..."
Even ordinary people now felt a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
The various Demon Lords exchanged glances, knitting their brows tighter, not expecting such a sudden change.
The Purple Gold Demon Sovereign shouted maniacally at the sky, "Heavenly Dao, do you really wish to protect this incompetent race?"
In the void, a massive clap of thunder resounded, a bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, striking Purple Gold Demon Sovereign forcefully.
Purple Gold Demon Sovereign was engulfed in a blaze of crimson flame, as if ignited by the electric gleam, his entire body engulfed in rolling flames, even the ground instantly charred black in a circle.