The cultivators gathered inside the great hall were roughly divided into four groups. Although the four armies were working together, they were still clashing against one another. There was a faint sense of confrontation between them.
At the very front of the hall were twenty to thirty Jin Dan cultivators dressed as attendants. They were the elders of the various sects stationed at Fort Peaceful Sky, and their expressions were grave.
Liu Ming and Xiaowu silently walked over to the Taiqing Gate's group and took a position near the front, where they waited.
As time passed, more and more cultivators entered the hall, and soon, the number of people in the hall reached a thousand five hundred.
After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, a series of heavy footsteps sounded out from the back of the hall. The clamor in the hall was suddenly silenced.
Soon after, an old man with a thick black beard and a face as dark as iron walked out from the back of the hall. After he stood still, he casually swept his gaze across the hall.
"It's the Celestial Phenomenon cultivator of the Celestial Craft Sect stationed here, Elder Fang." Xiaowu's lips moved, and her voice rang out in Liu Ming's ear.
Hearing this, Liu Ming nodded his head and looked up and down at the black faced old man.
He had only been at Fort Peaceful Sky for about ten days, and had yet to see the four Celestial Phenomenon cultivators stationed here.
These Celestial Phenomenon cultivators were the true core strength of Fort Peaceful Sky. Generally speaking, they wouldn't appear in public. Even if there were important orders to be given, only one of them would appear.
The dark-faced old man didn't waste any words. After a pause, he said, "I've called you all here today because I have an important announcement to make."
"We've just received word that the vanguard of the Wraith Legion has finally begun to move. There are nearly ten thousand Wraith Legion soldiers currently attacking Hidden Demon City."
The old man's voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone present.
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat when they heard this. The battle had finally begun.
"In addition, the ghost legions in the other three major cities have begun to stir. Although the Wraith Legion has yet to be discovered in the vicinity of Fort Peaceful Sky, we can't let our guard down. Pass down the order, immediately recall all the patrolling personnel outside. From this moment on, everyone is to be on standby! "The dark-faced old man said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
The hearts of everyone in the hall shook when they heard this, and they agreed in unison. Their voices were like surging thunder that reverberated throughout the entire hall.
"Alright, Deacon Elders, take the disciples stationed here and leave. Prepare yourselves for martial law. The members of the four legions will stay behind. "The dark-faced old man's expression eased as he spoke to the deacon elders standing at the front of the hall.
The Deacon Elders immediately agreed. Then, they left the hall in an orderly manner with the disciples who were stationed under their jurisdiction.
Not long after, there were only more than 100 people left in the hall, but most of these people were elites of various sects at the Pseudo Pellet State. Among them, there were more than a dozen Real Pellet State early and intermediate stage cultivators.
"There's no other reason for me to keep you here. Although your strength is not bad, in the face of a large-scale war, fighting on your own is the least desirable. Only by working together will you be able to display the greatest power. Here are some battle plans that I'd like to discuss with you. "The dark-faced old man said indifferently.
When Liu Ming and the others heard this, they hastily focused their attention and perked up their ears.
… …
Just as Fort Peaceful Sky was preparing for battle, the Evil Ghost Legion outside of Golden Light City, Grand Qi City, and Puppet City also launched their attacks. A fierce battle had already broken out.
At this moment, Golden Light City had been surrounded by dense and dense yin qi.
Suddenly, the dense Yin Qi in the surroundings began to violently roil.
At the same time, the entire Golden Light City was in an uproar. Groups of cultivators dressed in azure armor rushed to the top of the city walls at lightning speed. The huge crossbows on the city walls immediately emitted bursts of dazzling light. Under the control of the surrounding cultivators, they all aimed into the distance.
Above Golden Light City, a large number of cultivators floated in the air. They were arranged in dozens of neat small square formations.
Each square formation was composed of over twenty cultivators, led by a Jin Dan realm cultivator. The leader of Team Seven, Min, was also leading a small team and standing guard at the side.
After making sure that his team was in a state of alert, he turned around and looked at the city below.
He saw that the huge bowl of fortune above the main tower in the city suddenly emitted a golden light that soared into the sky. The golden light spread out as if it had a mind of its own. With the tower as the center, an incomparably huge semi-circular golden barrier slowly condensed into shape.
Min only took a few glances before withdrawing his gaze and turning his head to look at another part of the city wall.
That part of the city wall appeared empty. There wasn't a single armored soldier nearby. Several Jin Dan realm elders stood there, including Elder Haoyue and Elder Gu.
Among them stood an old man in red robes with dark blue eyes. He was one of the pillars of Golden Light City, a Celestial Phenomenon cultivator, Yao Fuwen.
The Taiqing Gate had a total of three Celestial Phenomenon cultivators in the Wraith Realm. One of them was in Fort Peaceful Sky, while the other two were in Golden Light City.
Now that a great battle was imminent, Min couldn't help but feel at ease with a Celestial Phenomenon cultivator by his side.
At that moment, the sky around Golden Light City rumbled. Yin Qi surged and a black shadow slowly appeared. A moment later, it turned into a rolling black cloud.
As the black cloud approached, the densely packed evil ghosts and ghost soldiers gradually became clearer. They stretched for tens of kilometers, and at a glance, there were at least ten thousand of them.
Apart from the ghost soldiers, there were also huge, grotesquely shaped umbra beasts.
Among them, there were over ten giant umbra beasts that were over a hundred meters tall. They had giant horns on their heads, no eyes, and their skin was as hard as stone. They let out heaven-shaking roars and fiercely charged towards the four walls of Golden Light City. There were two or three of them in each direction, and they were like small mountains moving at lightning speed. It was an astonishing sight to behold.
In the face of the sudden arrival of the giant, single-horned umbra beasts, even Min felt a burst of mental pressure and his heartbeat quickened.
On top of the city wall, Old Man Yao watched as the evil ghost army gradually approached. His expression changed and he made a hand gesture.
When Haoyue Boy and the others saw this, they took out formation plates and whispered a few words.
The dozens of squads in the sky above Golden Light City seemed to have received an order. They simultaneously flew in all directions, their killing intent surging as they pounced towards the giant umbra beasts.
As these squads flew out, they maintained their formation. With the leader of the Jin Dan realm at their head, the twenty or so people lined up in a neat row. At first glance, it looked like a giant arrow that had been shot out.
Immediately afterward, under the command of the disk array in the hands of the Real Pellet State elder in the city, dozens of teams launched light beams that were as thick as buckets at the giant beast.
A series of earth-shattering booms rang out!
These giant, single-horned ghost beasts seemed to be invulnerable. After being hit by the spiritual weapons and the giant ballistae in the city, they were not injured at all except for taking a few steps back.
This made all the squad leaders look shocked. However, the momentum of these giant umbra beasts was too fierce. If they rashly landed to block them, it would be no different from hitting a stone with an egg.
In the next moment, these giant umbra beasts braved countless attacks and directly rushed to the bottom of the city wall in all directions. Then, they used the sharp horns on their heads to hit the wall.
With the continuous rumbling sounds, the huge golden light curtain that covered the entire Golden Light City trembled violently under the impact of the sharp horns on the heads of more than ten giant umbra beasts. The golden light that it emitted also became a little dimmer.
Fortunately, after these giant umbra beasts completed a collision, they all took a few steps back. As if they had exhausted all their strength, they all fell to the ground and could not get up.
This made everyone heave a sigh of relief.
However, this moment of delay allowed the evil ghost army to advance a lot of distance in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the dozens of Jin Guangjun squads were less than a few hundred feet away from the evil ghost army.
In one of the squads, the man surnamed Min looked at the approaching evil ghost army. His eyes flashed and he flipped his hands to bring out a misty green flag. It floated above his head and a faint green light enveloped his body.
Then, he made a hand sign and brought out his grey flying sword. It turned into a huge sword light that was dozens of feet long and shot forward.
When the twenty or so team members behind him saw the man surnamed Min's actions, they flipped their hands at the same time and brought out a green flag. Suddenly, a ball of green light enveloped their bodies.
The twenty or so green flags buzzed incessantly. The rhythm of the sound was exactly the same, as if they were responding to each other.
The flag above the man surnamed Min's head shone with a bright green light. The magic power of the twenty or so team members was connected through these formation flags. The man surnamed Min felt a warm current pass into his body.
A clear and melodious sword hiss sounded, and the grey sword radiance suddenly swelled several times in size, turning into a two thousand feet tall giant sword. It let out a shrill screech, and it fell toward the Evil Spirit Legion that was about a kilometer away.
There was a rumble!
Although the tens of evil ghosts in front of the sword light tried to resist, they disappeared without a trace. Soon after, the huge grey sword light suddenly exploded.
With a deafening boom, countless streams of grey sword Qi shot out in all directions, cutting out a huge chasm that was over a mile long in the army of demons. The evil ghosts and ghost beasts nearby were instantly turned into meat paste by the sword Qi.
"Good!" The man surnamed Min looked at the results of the battle and was delighted.
Not far from his squad, the red-faced man surnamed Mu, who was originally from Team Nine, was leading twenty or so cultivators. They were clashing head-on with a large group of evil ghost soldiers.
The man surnamed Mu had an identical green flag above his head. He let out a low shout and formed an incantation gesture with his hands. Two long red dagger-axes flew out from his body and in a flash transformed into two thirty-meter-long fire pythons.
The flag above the man surnamed Mu's head glowed with azure light. Under the connection of magic power, the two fire pythons suddenly expanded and turned into two huge fire flood dragons that were hundreds of feet long.
Chi chi!
The evil ghosts and ghost beasts that came into contact with the fire flood dragons all screamed and turned into charcoal.
The other squads also used various methods to launch fierce attacks.
For a time, with the assistance of the azure flags, the magic power of each squad was linked together and concentrated on the leader. Their offensive power suddenly increased by several times.
The evil ghost army was caught off guard and the two sides clashed.
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