185: Chapter 185 The Battle of Sealing, The Three Elders Suppress Evil

Early morning.

In the void of the Sealed Land, there was no sunlight, only the distant lights of the Realm Guardian Army's star skiffs shining like eternal stars.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood beside the stone tablet in front of the camp, facing five hundred thousand Realm Guardian Army soldiers.

They were arrayed in three square formations, their silver-white battle armor gleaming with a cold light under the illumination of the lamps.

No one spoke; only the war banners fluttered and snapped loudly in the void.

Three lines of defense had been fully deployed.

The first line of defense was set ten miles outside the Seal, manned by three hundred thousand main forces of the Realm Guardian Army to face the soon-to-break-free Void Evil Spiders head-on.

The second line of defense was set twenty miles away in the middle section, composed of one hundred and fifty thousand elites from various domains, ready to reinforce and support at a moment's notice.

The third line of defense was set thirty miles in front of the camp, held by only a few people—Ling Shuang, Zhou Zhiting, Song Xinghe, and those ten white-haired veteran generals.

Guardian Lin Jingyun originally wanted Ling Shuang's group of three to retreat further back, but they refused.

"We old bones can still fight for a few more years."

Ling Shuang's voice was very calm, as if speaking of something insignificant.

"Leave the front lines to the young people. We will guard here, and if anything unexpected happens, we can still hold the line for a bit."

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at them, unable to say any words of refutation.

He turned around, faced the five hundred thousand soldiers, and took a deep breath.

"Soldiers! Today, we fight a decisive battle to the death against the Void Evil Spiders!"

His voice echoed across the entire battlefield through spiritual energy.

"They devour time, devour space, and devour all living beings.

But we will not retreat, nor will we fear.

Because we are Guardians! Because behind us lies the sea of stars, our home, and everything we must protect!"

Five hundred thousand soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the void.

"Guard the Dao! Guard the Dao! Guard the Dao!"

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand, signaling for silence.

"Take your positions and prepare for battle!"

The three hundred thousand main force soldiers marched forward in formation, advancing toward the outer perimeter of the Seal.

Their battle armor carved silver-white trajectories in the void, resembling a galaxy spanning across the darkness.

The one hundred and fifty thousand elites followed closely behind, stopping at the second line of defense, ready to reinforce at any time.

Guardian Lin Jingyun returned to the command position, his gaze locked tightly onto that grayish-black Seal.

The runes on the Seal had dimmed to near invisibility, covered in dense spiderweb-like cracks, with grayish-black mist pouring down from the fractures like a waterfall.

Deep within the Seal, that pair of crimson eyes opened and closed, with ever-increasing frequency.

He was waiting.

Waiting for the moment the Mother of Void Evil Spiders broke through the Seal.

On the other side of the Sealed Land, Ling Shuang and her two companions were already prepared.

Ling Shuang stood beside the stone tablet in front of the camp, dressed in a plain white robe, her white hair fluttering in the wind.

Her ice soul sword hovered beside her, its blade trembling slightly to emit a clear, resonant sword chime.

This sword had accompanied her for over a thousand years, from a green young girl to a Guardian Patriarch, from the prime of her youth to her white-haired old age.

The blade was covered in dense, fine cracks—the marks left behind by countless battles—yet the edge remained sharp, and the Sword Intent remained chilling.

Zhou Zhiting stood to her right in crimson armor, holding her battle blood spear.

Her hair was completely white, yet her posture remained straight and upright.

The shaft of the battle blood spear was densely covered with scratches, each line representing a bloody battle.

She stroked the spear shaft as if caressing an old friend.

Song Xinghe stood to her left, his gray robe fluttering, holding the head command token of the Investigation Department in his hands.

The token was carved with dense, intricate runes that flowed slowly, monitoring every minute change in the Seal.

His expression was calm, with no fear in his eyes, only composure.

Ten veteran generals stood behind them, white-haired with mottled, battle-worn armor.

Some leaned on swords, some supported themselves on spears, and some were trembling just standing there.

Yet in their eyes burned the same Battle Intent as in years past.

These veteran generals were all comrades-in-arms who had fought alongside Ling Shuang back in the day.

Together, they had endured the bloody battles of the Eastern Front, faced the Void Emperor, and guarded the sea of stars.

Now, they stood together once more, facing a new enemy.

Ling Shuang looked back at them and smiled slightly.

"Old brothers, are you afraid?"

A veteran general grinned, revealing a mouth missing teeth. "Fear what? We weren't afraid of the Void Clan back then, so what are these bugs?"

Another veteran general rested his hand on his sword hilt, his voice hoarse yet firm: "Alliance Leader, you said back then that a Guardian fears not death.

We have remembered those words for a lifetime."

Ling Shuang nodded, turned her head back, and looked toward the Seal.

"Good. Then together, we shall guard this gate."

The Seal suddenly vibrated violently.

Those cracks expanded abruptly, and grayish-black mist erupted like a volcano.

The runes on the Seal flashed frantically, and then—shattered with a loud crash.

A massive figure squeezed out from the Seal.

It was the Mother of Void Evil Spiders, far larger than what Guardian Lin Jingyun had seen in the Eye of Karma.

Its body was ten thousand zhang wide, with eight giant legs each a thousand zhang long, their tips digging deeply into the void.

Its body was covered in a grayish-black carapace patterned with eerie markings that writhed constantly, as if alive.

Most terrifying of all were its eyes.

Eight crimson eyes were positioned on either side of its head, each a hundred zhang wide.

In those eyes were no pupils, only endless greed and murderous intent.

It opened its massive mouth and emitted a deafening hiss.

That sound contained terrifying Power of Space-Time; wherever it passed, time grew chaotic and space collapsed.

The three hundred thousand soldiers on the first line of defense had their Qi and blood churned violently by this screech, many coughing blood and collapsing to the ground directly.

"Hold the line!"

The frontline generals shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Defensive array, activate!"

The three hundred thousand soldiers activated their spiritual power simultaneously. The light of star spirit guardian swords intertwined into a massive light barrier, blocking the impact of the screech.

However, the light barrier trembled violently, with countless cracks spreading across it, on the verge of shattering at any moment.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders took its first step.

Its giant leg stepped into the void, causing the entire sea of stars to tremble.

Small swarms of Void Evil Spiders detached from its body, raining down onto the battlefield like a storm.

Each spider was a zhang in size, eight thin legs thrashing wildly as they lunged toward the Realm Guardian Army.

"First line of defense, engage the enemy!"

At the frontline general's command, three hundred thousand soldiers struck simultaneously.

Sword Qi crisscrossed, spiritual light flashed, and battle cries shook the sky.

Countless Void Evil Spiders were slain, dissolving into grayish-black specks of light.

Yet even more spiders detached from the mother body in an endless stream, far too many to kill.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders took its second step.

This time, its giant foot stomped onto the light barrier of the first line of defense.

The barrier instantly shattered, blasting several thousand soldiers into the air as they spat blood.

A massive breach opened in the defense line, through which countless Void Evil Spiders swarmed in.

"Second line of defense, reinforce!"

Guardian Lin Jingyun's voice exploded over the battlefield.

One hundred and fifty thousand elites charged out from the second line of defense, plugging the gap.

They engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Void Evil Spiders, creating a river of blood in the slaughter.

A young soldier was ambushed by three evil spiders at once; he slew two, but his chest was pierced by the third.

Before dying, he detonated his own spiritual power, taking the spider down with him.

Another soldier rushed forward, took up his sword, and continued fighting.

No one retreated; no one feared.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders took its third step.

Its eight crimson eyes lit up simultaneously, shooting eight grayish-black beams of light that swept across the battlefield.

Wherever the beams passed, space collapsed and time stood still; countless soldiers hit by the beams instantly turned to ash.

Both the first and second lines of defense fell into extreme jeopardy.

Guardian Lin Jingyun gritted his teeth, just about to step in personally—

When an icy blue sword light rose from the third line of defense.

That sword light reached from the heavens to the earth, transforming into a ten thousand zhang giant sword that cleaved directly at the Mother of Void Evil Spiders' head.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders turned its head to dodge, but the sword light still struck one of its eyes.

Grayish-black blood gushed out, and the Mother of Void Evil Spiders let out a tragic, shrill hiss.

Ling Shuang had made her move.

She stood beside the stone tablet in front of the camp, her ice soul sword suspended before her, white hair fluttering in the void.

Her complexion was as pale as paper, yet her eyes remained as sharp as swords.

"Old thing, your opponent is me."

The remaining seven eyes of the Mother of Void Evil Spiders turned to her simultaneously, filled with violent fury.

It strided forward on its giant legs, charging toward the camp.

With every step it took, the void trembled.

The Realm Guardian Army soldiers along the path were sent flying by its impact, completely unable to block it.

Ling Shuang did not retreat.

She raised her hand, and the ice soul sword struck again.

This time, it wasn't just a single beam of sword light, but tens of thousands.

Icy blue sword light poured down like a torrential rain, each beam precisely stabbing at the eyes and joints of the Mother of Void Evil Spiders.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders roared, thrashing its eight giant legs wildly to block most of the sword light.

Yet several beams still pierced its eyes, blinding two more of them.

It went completely berserk.

Its massive mouth gaped open, shooting a grayish-black beam of light as thick as a mountain directly at Ling Shuang.

The beam contained terrifying Power of Space-Time; wherever it passed, time reversed and space collapsed.

Ling Shuang neither dodged nor avoided it, holding the ice soul sword horizontally in front of her.

"Ice Soul Sword Domain, open!"

An icy blue sword domain expanded before her, blocking the light beam.

However, under the impact of the beam, the sword domain kept shattering and reassembling.

Ling Shuang's face grew paler and paler, blood spilling from the corners of her mouth, yet she did not retreat half a step.

"Ling Shuang!"

Zhou Zhiting's voice came from behind.

She charged forward, her battle blood spear transforming into a blood-colored dragon that stabbed straight at the Mother of Void Evil Spiders' head.

The blood-colored dragon crashed onto the mother spider's carapace, sparking brilliant flames.

A deep crack appeared on the carapace, though it did not shatter.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders recoiled in pain, the power of the light beam weakening slightly.

Ling Shuang seized the opportunity, striking out with the ice soul sword once more.

This time, the sword light condensed into a single line, piercing directly into the crack on the mother spider's head.

The sword light sank into the crack, causing grayish-black blood to gush like a spring.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders let out a heart-wrenching screech, its immense body trembling.

Its remaining eyes lit up simultaneously, firing beams of light at Ling Shuang and Zhou Zhiting.

The two struck out together, their Ice Soul Sword Intent and battle blood power intertwining into a massive barrier.

The light beams slammed into the barrier, erupting in a world-destroying energy shockwave.

The barrier shattered, sending both of them flying back.

Ling Shuang slammed heavily into the stone tablet, spurting mouthfuls of blood.

Zhou Zhiting crashed to the ground, her battle blood spear knocked from her hand.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders strode forward on its giant legs toward them.

Every step made the ground tremble.

Every step brought death closer.

"Alliance Leader!"

The ten veteran generals rushed forward, shielding Ling Shuang.

They were white-haired and clad in mottled armor, but the Battle Intent in their eyes burned as fiercely as ever.

"Old brothers, this is our final battle."

The leading veteran general grinned.

"Are you afraid?"

"We are not afraid!"

The other nine shouted in unison.

They burned their Origin simultaneously, unleashing their final power.

Ten beams of spiritual light soared into the sky, forming a massive light barrier that blocked the Mother of Void Evil Spiders' path.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders roared and stomped down with a giant leg.

The barrier vibrated violently, and all ten veteran generals vomited blood at once, yet not a single one fell.

"Go! Alliance Leader, quickly go!"

The leading veteran general shouted hoarsely.

Ling Shuang struggled to her feet, tears blurring her eyes.

"I won't go!"

"Go!"

The veteran general's voice was raspy yet firm.

"You are the Guardian Patriarch; you cannot die here! The sea of stars still needs you!"

He turned back, looked at Ling Shuang, and smiled gently.

"Alliance Leader, in the next Life, this old servant will still follow you."

He turned around and charged at the Mother of Void Evil Spiders.

The remaining nine veteran generals followed right behind him.

Ten figures, ten spiritual lights, charged toward that ten thousand zhang giant beast.

Boom!

All ten self-detonated simultaneously, turning into ten dazzling rays of light.

Amidst the light, the Mother of Void Evil Spiders issued a sorrowful screech, its massive body blasted staggering backward.

Countless cracks erupted across its carapace, grayish-black blood gushing like a spring.

Yet, it did not die.

It was merely injured—severely injured—but not dead.

It staggered and regained its footing, its seven eyes glaring deathly at Ling Shuang, filled with pure hatred.

Ling Shuang wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and struggled to stand up.

Her ice soul sword was already broken, leaving only the hilt in her hand.

Her spiritual power was completely exhausted, making her tremble even just standing.

Yet she did not retreat.

"Ling Shuang!"

Zhou Zhiting rushed to her side, supporting her.

Her battle blood spear was also broken, leaving only half a shaft.

"We stand together,"

Zhou Zhiting said.

Ling Shuang nodded.

The two stood side by side, facing that ten thousand zhang giant beast.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders strode forward on its giant legs toward them.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Just as it was about to take its fourth step, a Chaos-colored light descended from the heavens.

Guardian Lin Jingyun had arrived.

He landed in front of Ling Shuang and Zhou Zhiting, his Chaos Origin running at full capacity.

Chaos-colored light gushed from within him, transforming into a massive light barrier that enveloped the three of them.

"Teacher, Senior Zhou, leave the rest to me."

He turned to face the Mother of Void Evil Spiders.

The Chaos Origin operated wildly within his body as the power of three Laws erupted simultaneously.

The Power of Space-Time stabilized the chaotic time, the Karma Power severed the connection between the mother body and the smaller swarms of spiders, and the Power of Chaos began purifying the grayish-black mist on the mother's body.

Sensing the threat, the Mother of Void Evil Spiders lit up all seven eyes at once, firing seven light beams at Guardian Lin Jingyun.

Guardian Lin Jingyun neither dodged nor ducked, raising his hand.

Chaos-colored light condensed in his palm, forming a colossal shield.

The light beams hit the shield, erupting in a devastating shockwave of energy.

The shield vibrated violently, but did not break.

He stepped forward.

Every step he took made the void tremble.

Every step forced the mother body back a step.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders went mad.

It burned its Origin, stabbing all eight giant legs toward Guardian Lin Jingyun simultaneously.

Upon its giant legs, grayish-black light flared wildly, containing a terrifying power to devour all things.

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand, his Chaos Origin taking the shape of a ten thousand zhang longsword.

"Chaos Slash!"

The longsword cleaved down, striking the mother body's head.

Grayish-black blood spurted like a fountain; the mother body emitted a mournful screech and its massive body collapsed with a loud crash.

Guardian Lin Jingyun did not stop.

He leaped onto the mother body's head, pouring Chaos Origin wildly into the sword, cleaving down stroke after stroke.

The first strike severed one giant leg.

The second strike severed the second.

The third strike, the fourth strike, the fifth strike...

When the eighth strike fell, the final giant leg of the Mother of Void Evil Spiders was also severed.

It lay slumped in the void, the light in its seven eyes gradually dimming.

Its body began to disintegrate, dissolving into countless grayish-black specks of light.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood atop its head, holding his sword against the center of its forehead.

"It's over."

The longsword plunged in, and Chaos Origin flooded into the mother body's core.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders issued one final, most tragic screech before its colossal body completely disintegrated, turning into a sky full of grayish-black light specks.

Those light specks drifted through the void like black snowflakes.

Across the battlefield, there was absolute silence.

Immediately after, earth-shattering cheers erupted.

"We won! We won!"

"The Void Evil Spider is dead!"

"Long live the Realm Guardian Army! Long live the Patriarch!"

The soldiers embraced one another, weeping tears of joy.

Guardian Lin Jingyun landed on the ground, staggering and nearly falling.

In this battle, he had exhausted most of his Chaos Origin, his whole body feeling as though it were falling apart.

Ling Shuang and Zhou Zhiting rushed over, supporting him on both sides.

"Jingyun, are you alright?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head and offered a weak smile.

"I'm fine, just a little tired."

He looked toward that shattered Seal in the distance.

The Seal was completely destroyed, but with the Mother of Void Evil Spiders dead, those smaller swarms of evil spiders also dissipated one after another after losing their mother.

"Though the Seal is broken, the threat of the Void Evil Spiders is temporarily lifted,"

he said softly.

"Next, we need to redeploy the Seal to prevent new evil spiders from appearing."

Ling Shuang nodded: "I will stay."

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head: "Teacher, your injuries are too severe; you need to return and recuperate.

I will handle the matter of the Seal."

Ling Shuang wanted to object, but was stopped by Guardian Lin Jingyun's gaze.

"Teacher, you once said that guarding is not one person's duty.

But this time, let me do it."

Ling Shuang looked at him and finally nodded.

"Alright. You do it."

Guardian Lin Jingyun turned around and walked toward the shattered Seal.