Chapter 2620 - The Tides Turn Again
Chapter 2620: The Tides Turn Again
Xu Zhiping nodded and said, “Alright. Be careful of Hun Zang’s Martial Soul Force. That kind of power is just too damaging to the soul, and you can’t block it either. Especially after the Martial Soul Array has been completed, the Martial Soul Force has reached a level where it can even harm you and me.”
With that, Xu Zhiping shot off and arrived before the mountain soul in an instant.
At this moment, Sha Yun wielded his blade as a brutal blade intent condensed around him. He constantly launched attacks at the mountain soul.
Immediately, the space there was filled with blade Qi. Strands of sharp, overbearing blade intent permeated the area as they cut through space, creating densely-packed cracks throughout the entire region.
The cracks were extremely tiny, but they were like rain, enveloping the entire mountain soul.
Moreover, that was just the influence from the blade intent. If Sha Yun personally attacked with his weapon, the power could split the world and shatter galaxies.
“Rise, sun!” At the same time, Xu Zhiping stood before the mountain soul and called out. The cold, dark space suddenly became filled with scorching heat as a bright light rose up from Xu Zhiping.
The light grew more and more intense, more and more scorching. In less than a few seconds, the light on Xu Zhiping had reached an indescribable level, and the terrifying heat made space constantly twist.
At that moment, Xu Zhiping seemed like he had become a sun, illuminating the dark cosmos. The intense light and scorching heat directly reached the Cloud Plane as if the sweltering summer had arrived.
No, it was even more terrifying that the scorching summer sun. The light alone blinded countless low level cultivators on the Cloud Plane. Even Godhood cultivators struggled to keep their eyes open, and some Infinite Primes even felt a stabbing pain in their eyes, making them no longer dare to just look at the sky.
That was the light alone, so just how terrifying the heat was went without saying.
Under the heat, countless low level cultivators fled for their lives. They found various holes and places to hide in. All the plants withered at a visible rate as signs of life vanished.
This was Xu Zhiping’s Laws of the Sun. He had become the sun, except he was far more terrifying than the real sun.
“Martial Soul Mountain, I would like to see how long you can last under my Laws of the Sun.” Xu Zhiping’s voice rang out from the blinding radiance. In the next moment, the ‘sun’ around him immediately began to swell, reaching the size of a planet and directly enveloping the mountain soul.
Immediately, the mountain soul vanished. It had been swallowed up by the planetoid sun condensed from the Laws of the Sun. The sun was like a prison, keeping the Martial Soul Mountain firmly trapped.
The Laws of the Sun surged in its interior. They had almost become tangible, becoming surging solar flames that burned at the mountain soul with terrifying power.
Xu Zhiping sat at the centre of this colossal sun. He used his comprehension of the Laws of the Sun to constantly condense the power of the sun and replenish the losses that the ‘sun’ had sustained.
Xu Zhiping was unable to forcefully break through the defences of the mountain soul, so he chose the method of rapidly depleting its power to get through it.
In other words, he chose this method to interfere with the Martial Soul lineage’s Martial Soul Array.
However, Xu Zhiping’s actions did not affect the interior of the mountain soul at all. The dazzling light and terrifying heat failed to get inside.
All the light and all the heat was blocked and kept outside by the energy barrier from the mountain soul. None of it managed to pass through.
However, Xu Zhiping’s actions really did take a heavy toll on the energy of the mountain soul.
To another side, the ancestor of the Midheaven clan, Huangfu Guiyi, had already begun fighting with Hun Zang. Huangfu Guiyi comprehended the Laws of Slaughter, so his every strike condensed the power of slaughter. It ripped through the world and was extremely dangerous. He was embroiled in an intense battle against Hun Zang.
“The Martial Soul lineage can’t even protect themselves now. This is the perfect opportunity to destroy the Righteous Alliance. Open the formations then everyone attack!”
Just as the experts of the Desolate Plane were locked in combat with the Martial Soul lineage, the Four Symbols Alliance that had only been defending earlier made use of this rare opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Immediately, the protective formations of the Four Symbols Alliance opened up, and all the experts gathered inside charged out, embroiling in a battle against the three organizations of the Righteous Alliance.
The Gentle Breeze Ancestor, Gong Ji, Wu Lu, Changfeng Yun, and He Yidao immediately surrounded Tong Wuming, Lieyan Wuji, and Zhou Zhidao. They all unleashed their full power to try and kill the three of them.
Immediately, the Righteous Alliance completely lost the upper hand. Tong Wuming, Lieyan Wuji, and Zhou Zhidao were not the opponents of the five Grand Primes from the Four Symbols Alliance. Not only did the Grand Primes from the Four Symbols Alliance possess a numerical advantage, but they even had an expert like the Gentle Breeze Ancestor.
The battle only lasted for a short while before Tong Wuming, Lieyan Wuji, and Zhou Zhidao all became wounded. As for the forces from the three organisations, they suffered heavy casualties. The formations fell one after another, and members and disciples of the Tong family, Firegod clan, and Cosmic sect were torn to pieces.
Victory now tilted towards the Four Symbols Alliance.
After the Righteous Alliance lost the Godsfallen clan, Daoist Sect of Emergence, and the Heavenquaking sect, both their peak powers and the majority of their forces could no longer match up to the Four Symbols Alliance.
“Retreat! Retreat!” Tong Wuming, Zhou Zhidao, and Lieyan Wuji ordered a retreat in a hurry. Without the support of the Martial Soul lineage, they were not the Four Symbols Alliance’s opponent.
“Zhou Zhidao, my Daoist Sect of Emergence was destroyed by you. You killed so many disciples of my sect, so how can I let you escape today?” He Yidao ground his teeth. Hatred filled his eyes as he stabbed his sword through Zhou Zhidao’s chest, causing him to constantly cough up blood.
At the same time, there was a flash, and Wu Lu struck out. He cut off Zhou Zhidao’s right arm, causing the blood of the Grand Prime to spray into the air.
Zhou Zhidao was the weakest out of the three experts of the Righteous Alliance. He was only a First Heavenly Layer Grand Prime. As such, when he faced the combined attacks of He Yidao and Wu Lu, who were at the First and Second Heavenly Layers respectively, it was impossible for him to last very long.
Pale-faced, Zhou Zhidao was defeated. He began to flee from the southern region.
Tong Wuming and Lieyan Wuji struggled to remain unscathed as well. They were covered in blood as they also began to retreat in defeat.