118: Reinforcements descended from the heavens, the spirits of the mountain were sent to protect it.

Inside the Taihe Sect's grand Formation.

The atmosphere was so heavy it could almost be wrung out like water.

Over a hundred thousand Taihe Sect Disciples and Cultivators from affiliated forces performed their duties, whether channeling power to maintain the Formation, meditating to recover Qi, or forming small teams to launch occasional harassment raids.

There were also many figures wailing, their severe injuries yet to heal.

Overall, the situation was still under control.

However, everyone was pale, their eyes unable to hide their exhaustion and anxiety.

In the center of the camp, on the top deck of the Tiangang Treasure Boat.

The Taihe Sect's Grand Elder and Peak Master of Tiangang Peak, Immortal Master Kunyun of the Mystic Fetus Realm Perfection, stood with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed.

After Immortal Master Kunhua returned to the Sect heavily injured, as one of the only two Great Immortal Masters at the Mystic Fetus Realm Perfection in the Taihe Sect, he naturally took over command of the frontline war.

Beside him stood over thirty figures, each with a grim expression.

"Grand Elder, the damage to the defensive Formation is becoming increasingly severe. Based on the current intensity of the Xuan Yin thieves' attacks, it can only hold for another half a month at most."

"We must make preparations in advance."

"Indeed, Grand Elder Kunyun, this—"

"If there's no turning point in half a month, a hasty retreat could easily lead to a total collapse!!"

"What exactly did the upper Sect mean by saying a turning point is coming soon? Could it be that Senior Taihe is going to take action personally?"

Everyone spoke up one after another, their voices filled with anxiety.

Especially the Immortal Masters from the affiliated forces; they were like ants on a hot pan, pacing up and down with unsightly expressions.

The focus of their concern was, of course, the "turning point" the Taihe Sect had been mentioning recently.

Could it be that True Monarch Taihe was about to act?

Or was that Dharma Aspect sect going to join in?

"Steady! The turning point will arrive shortly!"

Immortal Master Kunyun spoke, his voice calm, but the slight trembling of his fingers hidden in his sleeves betrayed the turmoil in his heart.

"This—"

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment.

A strange hum suddenly echoed from the north.

At first, the sound was extremely faint, but in an instant, it transformed into a deafening roar that drowned out all the sounds of Spell explosions on the battlefield.

Countless people looked toward the source of the sound simultaneously.

On the horizon three hundred miles to the north.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a massive shadow leapt out of the Void Realm, appearing as if it had always been there.

It was a gargantuan object made of Spiritual Gold, floating in the air.

Both its length and width exceeded a thousand zhang, as majestic as a mountain.

Its shape was square and strange, its body seemingly composed of countless metal segments joined together, with azure spiritual flames jetting from the joints.

Six pairs of metal wings unfolded on its left and right sides, each wing three thousand zhang long with edges as sharp as blades, slowly flapping and stirring up a high-altitude storm spanning hundreds of miles.

[zhen yue spirit god] — a Tier 4 Medium Grade Puppet!

Unlike ordinary Magic Treasures, it was very simple for a Xuantai True Person to operate; as long as there were enough Spirit Stones and spiritual essence energy, it could attack enemies autonomously.

It was equivalent to a walking Dharma Aspect Middle Stage True Lord!

It was also the Tianshu Sect's Sect-protecting treasure!

The moment the zhen yue spirit god appeared, a giant Formation over five hundred zhang in diameter at its top center suddenly lit up.

The Formation patterns unfolded layer by layer from the inside out.

Each layer rotated in opposite directions at different speeds, as precise as the workings of the Heavenly Dao.

As the Formation activated, the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence within a thousand-mile radius grew violently restless.

Visible torrents of spiritual essence were stripped from the mountains, rivers, Spiritual Veins, and even the sky, turning into multicolored bands of light that converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

The ground began to tremble, and even cracks started to appear.

The clouds in the sky were torn apart, forming a terrifying vortex covering a hundred miles.

"What kind of monstrous Magic Treasure is that?!"

"It's draining the spiritual essence of this world!"

The Xuan Yin Palace Cultivators cried out in terror; some lower-level Disciples even felt their own power leaking out uncontrollably.

In the belly of the zhen yue spirit god, accompanied by a world-shaking roar, a ball of brilliant and scorching white light was rapidly expanding, as if a miniature sun were being conceived.

The next instant—

A pillar of blazing white light, hundreds of zhang in diameter, erupted forth!

This was no ordinary fire, but a mixture of Tianshu True Fire and Gengjin Heavenly Thunder, highly compressed and refined to the extreme.

Wherever the light pillar passed, the Void Realm seemed to be scorched into distorted ripples, leaving only a pure white trail high in the heavens.

"Quick, dodge!!!"

In the brief moment between the zhen yue spirit god's sudden appearance and its attack, the Immortal Masters of the Xuan Yin Palace side didn't even have time to sacrifice their Tier 4 Magic Treasures for defense.

They could only flee in a frantic, soul-shattered panic, their faces twisted with madness.

But for some reason, the zhen yue spirit god spared them; its target was on the ground!

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

Everyone could see the light pillar instantly cross hundreds of miles and land on an area where figures from the Xuan Yin Palace were gathered.

Sound was drowned out by an even grander brilliance.

First to appear was a white sphere composed purely of spiritual light; initially only a thousand zhang in diameter, it instantly expanded to three thousand, five thousand... finally becoming a terrifying sphere of light covering a fifty-mile radius!

The scorching heat destroyed all matter within.

Whether it was rock, soil, Magic Treasures, flying boats, or the Physical Bodies of Cultivators, everything was reduced to ashes in an instant.

A giant, bottomless crater fifty miles in diameter appeared in its place.

Only then did the roar explode through the air.

"BOOM————————!!!"

Many Cultivators felt a sharp pain in their ears as the terrifying sound waves exceeded the limits of hearing, and blood began to seep from their earlobes.

The shockwave expanded in all directions from the center of the light sphere; wherever it passed, the ground was flipped layer by layer, forming a wave of dust and smoke hundreds of zhang high.

With just this one strike, at least tens of thousands of Cultivators perished on the spot, and the number of injured was beyond counting.

A deathly silence fell over the thousand-mile radius.

Everyone watched all this in stunned silence, with only heavy, suppressed breathing audible.

Atop the Tiangang Treasure Boat.

The expression of Great Immortal Master Kunyun was not as ecstatic as the others; instead, a trace of gloom flashed in the depths of his eyes.

As a Tier 4 Medium Grade Puppet, the zhen yue spirit god had no weaknesses in attack, defense, concealment, or speed!

Furthermore, launching an attack under the activation of a Xuantai True Person did not count as violating the agreement that Dharma Aspect True Lords could not take action.

It could be called the ultimate killing machine of the current war!

To maximize the effectiveness of the zhen yue spirit god, the Taihe Sect had negotiated with the Tianshu Sect multiple times, hoping they would hide on the periphery of the battlefield and appear suddenly at the right moment!

Like just now!

With just one unexpected strike, the number of Xuan Yin Palace's Xuantai True Persons who would be heavily injured or even killed would certainly not be small.

Unfortunately, the people from the Tianshu Sect missed.

And it was clearly intentional.

They likely feared that killing too many of Xuan Yin Palace's Immortal Masters in a single sneak attack would leave them no room for retreat.

And it would draw the full wrath of the Xuan Yin Palace upon themselves.

"Truly indecisive!"

"They've already turned hostile, yet they still think of showing mercy. How foolish!"

Great Immortal Master Kunyun cursed silently in his heart, speechless.