571: Chapter 571 Clash

Chengyun Immortal Domain, Sunset City.

Three heaven-burning warships hovered thousands of feet in the air, blotting out the sun.

One by one, the Heaven-burning War Runes on the hulls lit up like three falling suns, casting a crimson glow over the entire city.

At the center of the warships, four figures stood suspended in the air.

The man at the very front had his hair and beard flared out, his red-gold python robe flapping violently in the scorching airwaves.

He hadn't unleashed any Moves; he simply stood there, and the distorted light around him said everything.

Late-stage Earth Immortal.

Chiyang Sect's Sect Master, Sect Master.

Behind him, three Early Stage Earth Immortal Elders stood to his left and right, their pressure like three sinking mountains, causing the void above the city walls to collapse inch by inch.

Further below, fifteen True Immortals in armor stood in formation, their crimson immortal essence merging into a sky-blotting canopy.

Beneath the canopy, the air sizzled from the heat, Spiritual Qi scattered and fled, and even breathing brought a scorching pain.

The entire Sunset City was like an ant caught in a giant palm, being slowly crushed.

On the city walls.

Some Cultivators' legs went weak, and they could barely stand by leaning against the wall bricks.

Some merchants slumped to the ground on the spot, boxes of spirit crystals scattering everywhere, yet no one dared to pick them up.

No one in all of Sunset City spoke.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for those five figures atop the city.

To see if they would turn and flee, or kneel.

At the peak of the City Lord's Manor, Xiao Ruobai and the other four still stood amidst the clear breeze, their robes fluttering, their expressions unchanged.

Fang Hanyu's fingertips tapping the scabbard stopped; his thumb rubbed the hilt, the sword light in his eyes condensing slightly as Chaos Sword Qi faintly circulated;

The Qilin True Fire around Mo Yu grew increasingly solid, the red-gold flames circling him three times, completely isolating the surrounding pressure;

Wang Xiaopang stuffed the Immortal Stones into his pocket, brushed the stone dust off his hands, and already held a few Talismans between his fingers, their light flickering;

Ling Xi looked up at the heaven-burning warships ahead, Devouring Dao Rhyme quietly gathering in her palm, a black-hole-like glimmer flashing and vanishing;

Xiao Ruobai stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the Chiyang Sect crowd. The faint golden light of his War God Body flickered around him; in his calm eyes, there was no trace of fear, only solemnity.

"Vile creature!"

A thunderous shout came from the central warship, making the void hum and vibrate.

Sect Master stepped out from the warship's throne onto immortal fire, his Late-stage Earth Immortal pressure erupting without reservation.

The three Earth Immortal Elders followed closely behind him, and the battle formation of over a dozen True Immortals also slowly pressed forward, locking down the sky above the City Lord's Manor.

Sect Master's eyes were like torches, staring fixedly at Ling Xi, killing intent surging in his eyes, almost solidifying.

"So it was you who killed my son, Chi Lian, and slew my Sect's Elders?

What audacity! Did you really think that with a bit of meager cultivation, you could act lawlessly on my Chiyang Sect's territory?"

Ling Xi took a step forward, her Devouring Dao Domain expanding slightly to forcefully withstand Sect Master's pressure:

"Chi Lian relied on his status to forcibly seize treasures and ordered our assassination. His skills were inferior, and his death was well-deserved.

Your Chiyang Sect comes in full force without distinguishing right from wrong. Do you really think we are soft persimmons to be squeezed at will?"

"Sharp-tongued girl!"

Sect Master laughed out of extreme anger, waved his large hand, and shouted harshly, "My son was the Young Sect Master of the Chiyang Sect, the future candidate for Sect Master. How can a wild girl like you dare to speak of him?

Today, I shall level this Sunset City, grind you all to ashes, and make you pay for my son's life!"

An Earth Immortal Elder nearby also chimed in coldly, "Sect Master, why waste words with them?

Just strike directly, kill these people, and level Sunset City. Let the powers of the Chengyun Immortal Domain see the consequences of offending our Chiyang Sect!"

Below the city, the people of Sunset City all had their hearts in their throats.

The cowardly immortal Cultivators had already hidden in their houses, closing their doors and windows tightly.

Many Cultivators who had been oppressed by the Chiyang Sect felt secret hatred but didn't dare speak, only hoping that Xiao Ruobai and the others could create a miracle.

"Since you seek death, I shall grant your wish!"

Sect Master could no longer suppress his killing intent. Immortal fire surged around him, and the Immortal Artifact, the heaven burning cauldron, flew out from between his brows to hover above his head.

The mouth of the cauldron spewed ten thousand feet of Heaven-burning Immortal Fire, and within the tongues of flame, fire dragons faintly churned.

He raised his hand and struck, condensing thousands of immortal fires in his palm to form a giant flaming palm dozens of feet long, sweeping toward Ling Xi with the power to destroy heaven and earth.

With this strike, he used seventy percent of his cultivation, vowing to crush Ling Xi on the spot to avenge his son!

"Watch out!" Fang Hanyu barked, about to unleash his Chaos Sword Qi, but Ling Xi raised her hand to stop him.

Ling Xi's eyes darkened as the Devouring Dao Rhyme in her palm erupted completely. A pitch-black devouring black hole expanded instantly, meeting the giant flaming palm head-on.

At the same time, her immortal essence circulated to the limit. Her Middle Stage True Immortal cultivation was unleashed without reservation as she fully activated the Heaven-Devouring Immortal Art, intending to meet this Earth Immortal's strike head-on!

"Boom—!"

The giant flaming palm and the devouring black hole collided violently. A world-shaking explosion echoed through all of Sunset City, and the void was shattered into layers.

Violent airwaves swept in all directions. The upturned eaves and bracket sets of the City Lord's Manor were blown away, rubble filled the air, and the city walls below actually cracked in several places.

Ling Xi felt a terrifying force surge into her body through her palm. Her internal organs felt as if they were being scorched by fire and struck by a heavy hammer, and she retreated five steps in succession.

With every step she took, she left deep cracks in the bluestone floor of the City Lord's Manor. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, yet she still looked up at Sect Master, her gaze undaunted.

As for Sect Master, he was also forced back a step by the counter-shock of the Devouring Dao Rhyme. The immortal fire beneath his feet flickered, and the light of the heaven burning cauldron actually dimmed for a moment.

He looked down at his palm; a pitch-black mark had been eroded into it by the Devouring Dao Rhyme. Although it was instantly incinerated by the immortal fire, it still sent a shock through his heart.

"How is this possible?!"

Sect Master's eyes were full of disbelief as he shouted out,

"You are but a minor Cultivator of the True Immortal Realm, yet you could take a strike from seventy percent of my cultivation and even force me back? Your Dao Rhyme is actually the Devouring Dao?!"

He had lived for tens of thousands of years and seen countless prodigies, but he had never seen anyone who could use Middle Stage True Immortal cultivation to clash head-on with a Late-stage Earth Immortal.

The strangeness and power of this Devouring Dao Rhyme far exceeded his imagination!

The three Earth Immortal Elders nearby were also visibly shocked, glancing at each other and seeing the astonishment in one another's eyes.

"No wonder you dared to kill my son; you do have some tricks up your sleeve."

The shock in Sect Master's eyes was quickly replaced by an even more intense killing intent. He licked the corner of his mouth, a flash of greed appearing in his eyes.

"Such pure Devouring Dao Rhyme. If I can seize it and integrate it into my Chiyang Sect's Heaven-burning Art, my cultivation will surely reach the next level!

Today, you will undoubtedly die!"

Before his voice had even faded, Sect Master's pressure rose again. The heaven burning cauldron operated at full power, and the immortal fire spewing from its mouth grew even more intense, with countless fire dragons churning and pouncing toward Ling Xi.

His figure blurred, turning into a streak of crimson light, holding a long saber made of immortal fire.

The blade condensed the immortal fire power of the entire heaven-burning warship, carrying the force to split heaven and earth as it slashed down toward Ling Xi's head!