25: A life-or-death struggle, a reversal of fortune

The battle between Qiao Feng and Old Monster Disha entered a white-hot stage. The shockwaves generated by the collision of their spiritual energies were like hurricanes, ravaging everything around them. Old Monster Disha wielded a black long spear, its shadows numerous, each strike containing the terrifying power of a Land Immortal Peak, attempting to crush Qiao Feng in one fell swoop.

Qiao Feng, on the other hand, countered with the unparalleled might of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. His figure moved like lightning, constantly changing positions, golden palm prints flying across the sky, intertwining with the spear shadows. Each collision caused space to tremble, and countless cracks appeared on the surrounding ground, as if it could collapse at any moment.

"You brat, you do have some skill, but today, you won't escape!" Old Monster Disha roared, and the long spear in his hand suddenly erupted with an even more powerful black light. A black spiritual energy vortex condensed at the spear tip, fiercely thrusting towards Qiao Feng. With this strike, Old Monster Disha almost used all his strength, determined to win.

Qiao Feng felt the powerful threat of this strike, his expression grave. He took a deep breath, circulating his entire Internal Energy to its limit, and unleashed the strongest move of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms—"Divine Dragon Swings Tail." A massive golden Dragon shadow roared out from Qiao Feng's palm, carrying an overwhelming momentum, meeting the black spiritual energy vortex.

With a thunderous "Boom!" like the collapse of heaven and earth, an intense light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield. The golden Dragon shadow and the black spiritual energy vortex intertwined and clashed, unleashing power that forced everyone around to circulate their spiritual energy to resist. For a moment, sand and stones flew, and the sky turned dark.

After the light dissipated, Qiao Feng and Old Monster Disha each retreated several steps. Qiao Feng's clothes were torn, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained firm, without fear. Old Monster Disha was no better; his hair was a bit disheveled, a trace of blood also oozed from the corner of his mouth, and a hint of shock and anger flashed in his eyes. He hadn't expected Qiao Feng to be able to withstand such a powerful strike from him.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can last!" Old Monster Disha roared, preparing to launch another attack.

However, at this moment, the situation on the battlefield underwent a subtle change. Xu Ziling and Shen Lang skillfully commanded the allied forces, forming a encirclement around the Earthly Fiend Alliance. They cooperated closely with the Beyond Heaven members, gradually segmenting the Earthly Fiend Alliance's experts and defeating them one by one.

West Gate Blows Snow and Ye Gucheng's sword techniques were in perfect sync, jointly dealing with an Earthly Fiend Alliance Land Immortal Early-Stage expert. Their sword techniques were like Yin and Yang poles, echoing each other, Sword Qi crisscrossing, forcing the expert to retreat steadily. "Watch my sword!" West Gate Blows Snow shouted clearly, unleashing a fierce sword strike. The expert quickly raised his sword to block. Ye Gucheng seized the opportunity to attack from the side, a Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens sword move striking like a meteor from beyond the heavens, directly piercing the expert's shoulder.

Fu Hongxue and Thirteen Swallows, meanwhile, jointly besieged another Earthly Fiend Alliance expert. Fu Hongxue's Bright Moon Blade of the Horizon had sharp Saber Qi, each strike carrying an unstoppable Aura; Thirteen Swallows' Thirteen Swords of Life Taking became increasingly fierce, with numerous sword shadows, leaving the enemy defenseless. Under their combined attack, the expert gradually couldn't hold on and was finally cut down by Fu Hongxue's saber.

Li Xunhuan moved freely on the battlefield, continuously shooting out Little Lis Flying Dagger from his hand, accurately hitting the vital points of the Earthly Fiend Alliance experts. His Flying Dagger was like the scythe of death; each strike took a life, greatly weakening the Earthly Fiend Alliance's combat power.

The Unruly, led by the Marshal of the Unruly, also displayed powerful combat strength. They excelled at assassination and surprise attacks, moving through the battlefield like ghosts, specifically targeting the weak points of Earthly Fiend Alliance experts. Many Earthly Fiend Alliance experts were caught off guard and successfully ambushed by The Unruly, suffering heavy casualties.

Those minor forces that had originally been drawn in by the Earthly Fiend Alliance began to waver when they saw the Earthly Fiend Alliance gradually losing ground. Some timid individuals even wanted to flee the battle.

"Hmph, thinking of running? Not so easy!" Zhao Gao noticed the movements of the minor forces. He led the Luowang Assassinss to quickly intercept those members of the minor forces attempting to escape. "Since you chose to collude with the Earthly Fiend Alliance and tried to deal with my Beyond Heaven, don't even think about leaving alive!" Zhao Gao said coldly, the dagger in his hand glinting with a cold light.

The Luowang Assassinss pounced on the members of the minor forces like hungry wolves, and screams immediately filled the air. The minor forces' members were already low in morale and at this point had no power to resist, one after another being cut down by the Luowang Assassinss.

Old Monster Disha saw his forces in chaos and was extremely anxious. He knew that if this continued, the Earthly Fiend Alliance would be completely annihilated. "Hold the line! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!" Old Monster Disha roared loudly.

But the Earthly Fiend Alliance's experts had already lost their nerve, and facing the fierce attacks from Beyond Heaven and the allied forces, they gradually found it difficult to hold on.

"Master, the opportunity has come!" The Marshal of the Unruly seized the moment and spoke to Jun Xiaoyao through special means.

Jun Xiaoyao had been monitoring the battlefield situation from behind the scenes; he knew the decisive moment had arrived. "Have everyone launch their final attack, we must crush the Earthly Fiend Alliance in one fell swoop!" Jun Xiaoyao gave the order.

Upon receiving the order, the Beyond Heaven members and allied forces simultaneously launched a full-scale offensive. Qiao Feng once again charged towards Old Monster Disha, unleashing the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, engaging Old Monster Disha in their final showdown. Everyone else also unleashed their strongest attack methods, striking at the Earthly Fiend Alliance's experts.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the Earthly Fiend Alliance's defense line completely collapsed. The Earthly Fiend Alliance's experts fell one after another, suffering countless casualties. Old Monster Disha gradually fell into a disadvantage in his battle with Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng seized the opportunity, unleashed a killing move from the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and a powerful golden palm print struck Old Monster Disha. Old Monster Disha coughed up blood, his body flew backward, and he heavily crashed to the ground.

"The Earthly Fiend Alliance has been defeated, why aren't you surrendering!" Qiao Feng shouted loudly.

The remaining Earthly Fiend Alliance members, seeing that the tide had turned, threw down their weapons and surrendered. This fierce battle ended with the victory of Beyond Heaven and the allied forces.

"Being able to defeat the Earthly Fiend Alliance this time is all thanks to everyone's concerted efforts," Jun Xiaoyao said to everyone through special means. "Beyond Heaven will not forget everyone's contributions."

"It is our honor to fight alongside Beyond Heaven," said Master of Danxia, the Sect Head of the Danxia Sect. The leaders of other allied forces also expressed their willingness to continue maintaining friendly relations with Beyond Heaven.

After this great battle, Beyond Heaven's prestige spread even further, becoming a powerful force that could not be ignored on the continent. But Jun Xiaoyao knew that although Beyond Heaven had achieved victory, it had also paid a considerable price, and now needed good rest and to improve its strength. At the same time, this great battle also made him understand that Beyond Heaven would face more challenges in the future, and must constantly strengthen itself to establish a foothold on this ever-changing continent.

After clearing the battlefield and comforting the wounded, Beyond Heaven entered a new stage of development. However, although this great battle had ended, the Jianghu's turmoil had not subsided. What actions would other forces take after seeing the rise of Beyond Heaven? How would Beyond Heaven respond to future challenges? Everything was still unknown, awaiting Jun Xiaoyao and his Beyond Heaven to explore and face...