97: A storm is brewing; the allied forces are pressing in.

The allied forces formed by the Misty Immortal Palace and the Xuantian Sword Sect were vast and imposing, with Evil Qi filling the sky, like a massive, destructive dark cloud pressing heavily against the Star Moon Sect's protective Formation.

At the core of the fleet, aboard the most magnificent immortal ship shrouded in misty clouds, Fairy Lingyun, the Deputy Palace Master of the Misty Immortal Palace (Mu Yao's mother's superior), wore a frosty expression, her cold eyes looking down at the shimmering protective Formation of the Star Moon Sect below.

Beside her stood Elder Mu (Mu Yao's mother), whose face was pale and whose eyes were as venomous as a snake's; she clearly had not yet recovered from her injuries, but hatred sustained her presence.

On the other side, aboard a giant sword-shaped flying ship filled with chilling Sword Qi, Thunderclap Sword Venerable, the Deputy Sect Master of the Xuantian Sword Sect, stood with his arms crossed, faint lightning flickering around him, his aura sharp and peerless.

Behind him stood a gloomy-looking old man, who was none other than Elder Wu, the one who had colluded with Lin Hongfeng.

"I never expected that little beast Lin Yang would return so quickly, and even manage to stabilize the situation and kill that dog, the Grand Elder!" Elder Mu's voice was hoarse and filled with resentment. "If I had known, I should have paid any price back then to invite an Elder at the Major Achievement of Spirit Sea Realm or even the Peak to take action and trample this Star Moon Sect directly!"

Fairy Lingyun glanced at her coldly. "What is the use of saying this now? If it weren't for your incompetence, failing to even control your own daughter and instead helping the enemy, why would my Misty Immortal Palace be in such a passive position? If we cannot take down the Star Moon Sect this time and retrieve the Star Core and the starship, neither of us will be able to answer to the Palace Master upon our return!"

Elder Mu's face turned even uglier. She lowered her head, not daring to retort, only digging her fingernails deeply into her palms.

Thunderclap Sword Venerable's voice boomed like a bell, interrupting them. "Enough talk! Since we are here, we shall crush this turtle shell with the force of thunder! I want to see how many bombardments from our two allied Sects this Star Moon Sect's protective Formation can withstand!"

He waved his hand. "Sword Sect Disciples, obey! Form the 'Ten Thousand Sword Sky-Splitting Formation', and bombard it for me!"

"Immortal Palace Disciples, obey! Prepare the 'Misty Immortal Light Cannons', target the Star Moon Sect's protective mountain Formation!" Fairy Lingyun ordered almost simultaneously.

Immediately, the allied fleet changed its Formation. On the Xuantian Sword Sect side, countless Disciples released Sword Qi that soared into the sky, converging into a vast ocean of sword light, condensing into enormous light swords that emitted a sharp aura capable of tearing everything apart.

On the Misty Immortal Palace side, the bows of dozens of immortal ships lit up, condensing dazzling energy orbs that contained destructive fluctuations!

Terrifying energy fluctuations gathered, causing the heavens and earth to change color and the wind and clouds to reverse. The heavy pressure made many Disciples within the Star Moon Sect with lower cultivation levels turn pale and find it difficult to breathe.

"Attack!"

Following the two orders, those thousands of huge light swords poured down like a rainstorm, and at the same time, dozens of thick Misty Immortal Light Cannons tore through the sky, fiercely bombarding the Star Moon Sect's protective Formation!

Rumble — — !!!

The deafening explosions resounded throughout the heavens and earth! The light shield of the protective Formation flickered violently, rippling with countless huge waves, and the entire land of the Sect shook violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!

The Elders in charge of the Formation turned pale, desperately injecting their true energy into the Formation core to maintain the integrity of the Formation.

The first wave of attacks was barely blocked! But the light shield was clearly dimmed by a fraction.

"Hmph! Let's see how long you can hold out! Continue the attack! Do not stop!" Thunderclap Sword Venerable sneered.

The allied forces did not hesitate to consume Spirit Stones; the second and third waves of attacks followed one after another! The light swords and Immortal Light Cannons seemed endless, crashing crazily against the protective Formation.

Inside the Star Moon Sect, although the Disciples were nervous, none retreated. Under the command of the Elders, they poured their own true energy into various Formation nodes, working together to maintain the Formation. Furthermore, Disciples who cultivated Earth-type and Water-type Cultivation Techniques took the initiative to reinforce the mountain and channel the impact force.

Lin Yang stood at the bow of the starship, calmly observing the battle situation. The enemy intended to rely on their absolute strength advantage to forcibly exhaust the Star Moon Sect's Spiritual Vein reserves and the Disciples' true energy!

"We cannot just defend blindly," Lin Yang said in a deep voice. "Senior Sister Qingyue, command the Formation, concentrate the defense, and withstand the main attack points. Wanqing, Yunxi, Yuning, Mu Yao, follow me out of the Formation to seize the opportunity to harass the enemy, slaughter their low-level Disciples, and weaken their offensive!"

"Yes!" The Four Women responded in unison, their Battle Intent rising.

The starship flashed with light, and taking advantage of the interval between the allied forces' attacks, it passed through the Formation shield like a ghost, appearing on the flank of the allied fleet!

"starship secondary batteries, fire! Target the Sword Sect's left flying ship array!" Lin Yang ordered.

Swish, swish, swish — — ! Dozens of scorching energy beams shot out from both sides of the starship, accurately bombarding several flying ships with weaker defenses on the edge of the Sword Sect fleet.

Boom! Boom! Explosions rang out, and those flying ships were instantly engulfed in flames, their Formations shattered, and the Sword Sect Disciples on them fell, screaming.

"Little beast! How dare you launch a sneak attack!" Thunderclap Sword Venerable was furious, and a sharp, peerless thousand-foot Sword Qi instantly slashed toward the starship!

"Your opponent is me!" Lin Yang let out a long roar and actually flew directly out of the starship, his dark golden Chaos Gang Qi erupting, and he threw a punch! Chaos Annihilation Fist!

The punch energy and the Sword Qi collided in mid-air, erupting with an earth-shattering roar, and the energy shockwave spread out, causing several surrounding flying ships to sway incessantly!

Lin Yang's figure swayed slightly, then he stabilized himself. Thunderclap Sword Venerable's pupils shrank; the other party had actually taken his angry sword strike head-on with the cultivation of the Gang Qi Realm and remained unscathed?

Just as Thunderclap Sword Venerable was blocked by Lin Yang, Bai Wanqing's ice silk danced, scattering ice crystals across the sky, freezing dozens of Immortal Palace Disciples who were attempting to form a Formation.

The Chu Sisters combined their sword light, cutting into an immortal ship like scissors, their Sword Qi crisscrossing, invincible and unstoppable.

Mu Yao cast exquisite Water-type Spells, interfering with the operation of the enemy's Formation, and even secretly guided an Immortal Light Cannon to veer off course, accidentally damaging another Sword Sect flying ship.

The starship's sudden attack and the harassment by Lin Yang and the others immediately threw the allied forces' offensive into chaos, giving the protective Formation a precious breathing opportunity.

"You are courting death!" Fairy Lingyun saw this and shouted, taking action herself; a misty fairy ribbon like the Nine Heavens Milky Way rolled toward Bai Wanqing.

Su Qingyue immediately manipulated the Formation, splitting off a condensed beam of light that barely blocked the fairy ribbon.

The great battle erupted completely; above the sky, energy collided, sword light crisscrossed, and Spells flew everywhere, falling into chaos. The Star Moon Sect held firm with the Formation, while Lin Yang led the women to rely on the starship and their own strength to constantly attack and fight flexibly, actually managing to fight back and forth with the two allied Sects for a time!

However, the allied forces were powerful, with many experts. Soon, several Elders at the Minor Accomplishment of Spirit Sea Realm set their sights on Lin Yang, joining forces to besiege him. There were also elite Disciples in the allied forces who formed battle Formations, starting to suppress Bai Wanqing and the others.

The battle situation instantly became intense and cruel. The Star Moon Sect fell into a bitter struggle.