771: Chapter 772 The Immortal Emperor's Thorn, The Wall of Taiyin

Time passed in the fierce exchange. Xiao Ruobai and the others cooperated seamlessly, their combat power formidable. They blocked the first wave of fierce attacks, and Mo Cha, the Buddha Son, and the Demon Ape failed to gain much of an advantage.

"They haven't been taken down yet?"

"That swordsman is too fast; he's already heavily injured four! Iron-Back Rhino is at the Late Stage of the Immortal King realm with a powerful Physical Body, yet he couldn't even block a single sword strike?"

"That Battle Asura is so fierce; he managed to take on Mo Cha's Nether Ghost Claw and the Buddha Son's Demon-Suppressing Buddha Seal simultaneously without showing any signs of defeat!"

"Who are these people? How is their cooperation so seamless? That female cultivator's devouring power is simply unheard of!"

The many prodigies who had been watching with playful and greedy eyes gradually saw their expressions change.

Their relaxed looks were replaced by gravity, and their whispers carried an undisguisable shock.

They had originally thought this would be a lightning-fast crushing, like hungry wolves pouncing on prey.

But the reality was that those few 'sheep' had suddenly turned into Vicious Beasts covered in spikes that could bite back!

Unable to break through after a long attack, the cruel, cat-and-mouse smile on Mo Cha's face had long since vanished, replaced by a layer of sinister frost.

As a dignified Prodigy of the Demon Race, to be tied down by a boy he hadn't even looked at directly was a total humiliation.

The Buddha Son still maintained a look of compassion, but deep in his eyes, a trace of impatience and coldness quietly flickered.

His Vajra Demon Suppression had been neutralized by that strange devouring power, making his killing intent toward Ling Xi even greater than toward Xiao Ruobai.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

A cold snort exploded like muffled thunder; it came from Gu Shitian.

He had been standing still like a statue until now, but finally, he glanced sideways. On his glazed divine body, those ancient divine runes seemed to light up with a faint glimmer.

"So many people, yet you can't take down a few nobodies. It seems this Divine Son must personally step in to end this farce."

As he spoke, a vast, ancient, and pure sense of power began to permeate. The pressure of an Immortal Sovereign level expert made the air in the entire cliff area feel viscous and heavy.

The prodigies who were currently laying siege, whether on his side or Xiao Ruobai's, felt their breathing hitch, and their movements involuntarily slowed by half a beat.

"Since Brother Gu has spoken, I've also grown tired of playing."

Mo Cha gave a sinister laugh as the demonic flames around him exploded with a 'boom.' Behind him, the nine Heaven-Burning Demonic Chains condensed once more, their power even greater than before!

"Amitabha. Evil ways and stubborn minds deserve the strike of thunder!"

The Buddha Son chanted a Buddhist title, and the phantom of the Wrathful Vajra reappeared. Its six arms flailed, and the Buddhist light was as blazing as a great sun!

"Roar! The dao seed is mine!"

The World-Destroying Demon Ape pounded its chest, its eyes blood-red. It completely abandoned defense, lunging at Mo Yu in a suicidal posture, intending to crush the Qilin along with Xiao Ruobai behind it!

Xia Wudao, Jiang Li, and more than twenty other prodigies also acted like sharks sensing blood. Led by the top experts, they simultaneously unleashed their strongest killing moves!

The light of blades, swords, Divine Abilities, and Magic Treasures completely submerged Xiao Ruobai and the others!

This wasn't a siege; it was a devastating saturation strike!

Xiao Ruobai's pupils constricted to the extreme, his War God Blood-Qi roared, and the dao seed grew scalding hot in his palm.

Fang Hanyu's Chaos Sword Domain shrunk to its limit, protecting the most critical few people.

In the rear, Wang Zhan's face was flushed red. Without any hesitation, he frantically burned his own essence blood. Billowing blood-qi surged into the sky, and his long spear trembled; he only wanted to use his body to block the front and withstand this unavoidable offensive for the group.

Beside him, Dong Li's Soul was tensed to the limit. The illusory light at his brow vibrated violently as he endured the agonizing pain of his Soul tearing to interfere with the enemies' attacks.

At the moment of life and death, his instinct was to burn his essence blood and overdraw his Origin to fight to the death to protect them.

But as soon as the thought arose, he seemed to remember some unpleasant experience. With a shift of his mind, he forcibly suppressed the urge to burn his life, and looking at the hot-blooded Wang Zhan, a flash of sympathy couldn't help but cross his eyes!

However, just as Wang Zhan, Ling Xi, Mo Yu, Little Fatty, and Dong Li—everyone—pushed their power to the limit to meet this wave of destructive attacks.

A dim, blurred figure emerged as if from Xiao Ruobai's own shadow.

It was Xuan Yi.

No one knew how long he had been lying in wait, waiting for this perfect moment when everyone's energy exploded, their defenses were concentrated in front, and their minds were tensed to the limit.

In his hand, he held no weapon, only two fingers pressed together and wreathed in a gray, decadent aura of death. Silently, he pointed toward the vital point at the back of Xiao Ruobai's heart.

What was even more heart-stopping was that his previously blurred aura was fully revealed at this moment: Early Stage Immortal Sovereign!

He had actually quietly crossed that chasm at some unknown point!

A peerless Prodigy of the Early Stage Immortal Sovereign realm, launching a fatal strike at the moment a group of Immortal Kings was most defenseless!

In front was the destructive torrent of more than twenty prodigies' combined strength; behind was Xuan Yi's fatal backstab from the Immortal Sovereign realm!

Xiao Ruobai's eyes turned cold, his War God Body instinctively alerted. The blood-qi throughout his body quietly tensed, and the wrist holding his battle halberd gathered power and momentum.

But at the moment he was about to exert force, Xiao Ruobai's gaze flickered slightly, and his raised arm slowly lowered.

To outsiders, it looked as if he had given up struggling in an inescapable death trap.

However, at that very moment, a hazy, dim, silver-white Taiyin Power exploded without warning from a corner of the void. It was soft yet resilient, like a Cold Lunar Moon sinking into the dark night.

Before anyone could even see the newcomer's movements, a cold moon precisely interposed itself behind Xiao Ruobai's back, blocking Xuan Yi's deathly, freezing fingertip!

"Clang—!"

A crisp yet muffled sound exploded. It wasn't the sound of clashing metal, but rather like the collision of extremely cold ice and the Law of death.

The deathly aura on Xuan Yi's finger, enough to corrode an Immortal King's dao foundation and annihilate life, struck the Cold Lunar Moon. It was like a clay ox entering the sea, being gradually worn away and frozen by that extremely cold Taiyin Power that could freeze all things.

Xuan Yi's expression of certain victory changed drastically, his pupils suddenly constricting to the size of needlepoints.

Shock! Incredulity!

His long-planned fatal backstab had been blocked head-on and instantly neutralized in such a brutal, unreasonable manner?!

"Who is it?!"

He jerked his head up, his gaze piercing through the dissipating cold lunar mist to stare fixedly at the source of the power.

Just behind Xiao Ruobai, less than ten feet away, an exquisite figure had quietly appeared there at some point.

Ji Qingyi.

Her Moon-White Flowing Immortal Dress was pristine, and her countenance was as cold as the solitary moon of the Nine Heavens. Hazy Lunar Immortal Qi swirled around her.

Her slender, jade-like hands maintained a seal-forming posture, and the faint sound of cracking ice crystals rang out from her fingertips.

Having taken a direct hit from an Immortal Sovereign, even with the miraculous nature of Taiyin Power, she could not avoid her blood-qi surging and her internal organs vibrating!

But at this moment, in those eyes as deep as a cold pool, the shadows of the lunar wheel spun rapidly, containing a piercing killing intent enough to freeze the Soul.

Ji Qingyi possessed Taiyin Power and, as the Reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor's remnant soul, her foundation was profound. She was now at the Peak of the Immortal King realm.

Throughout this great battle, her mind had been focused on Xiao Ruobai and the others. At the moment Xuan Yi launched his sneak attack,

She instantly tore through the void to appear behind Xiao Ruobai, blocking Xuan Yi's finger that was wreathed in gray, decadent deathly aura.

And at this time, the destructive torrent—which gathered the killing intent of more than twenty prodigies and several top-tier geniuses—finally descended with a roar!

"Rumble—!!!"

The destructive wave of energy completely submerged the position where Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, and the others were.

The cliff completely collapsed, giant rocks turned to powder, and the violent spiritual energy turbulence turned that area into a land of death.

However, before the dust could settle, several powerful auras soared into the sky from within!

Mo Yu transformed into a Qilin and roared toward the heavens. Though the golden scales on its body were damaged, its Battle Intent was sky-high as it forcefully withstood the impact of the World-Destroying Demon Ape.

Fang Hanyu's gray hair flew wildly as his Chaos Sword Qi swept across the area, carving out a vacuum in front of him and guiding or severing most of the area attacks.

Ling Xi's devouring power was fully unleashed, acting like a moving black hole, frantically absorbing and neutralizing the incoming energy.

Little Fatty stood in place, his aura fluctuating slightly. The spiritual light of the Talismans around him faintly swirled, protecting his well-being.

Dong Li simply shrunk his body and hid behind Little Fatty, only poking half a head out to look around.

Only Wang Zhan was in the most wretched state; having recklessly burned his essence blood earlier, he had already overdrawn his Origin.

At this moment, his blood-qi was churning in reverse, his face was as pale as paper, his figure was swaying, and the arm holding his long spear was trembling incessantly.

A sweetness hit the back of his throat, and he had to force himself to hold back from vomiting blood on the spot.

Amidst the swirling dust, Xiao Ruobai restrained his surging War God Blood-Qi and slowly stood tall.

He turned his head to look at Ji Qingyi, who was standing quietly beside him, and gave a slight nod. Both being from Zizhu Peak, everything was understood without words.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and only now did the onlookers outside slowly come to their senses.