Beneath the blood moon, red snow filled the sky.
At this moment, all the experts at the Golden Core stage and above in the border city panicked inwardly, suddenly floating upwards and looking towards the Endless Forest in unison.
"Divinity Transformation?!?!"
Feng Chunlin and the five Feng family ancestors rose on clouds, carrying the family's important artifact. The eyes of these six were filled with coldness. The eldest Feng family ancestor sensed the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy around him; he felt as if he had fallen into a mire, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead, making him unable to suppress his body's trembling. Yet, only anger remained on his face.
"If I were given another hundred years, I'd risk this old life to see if I could break through the Divinity Transformation stage! How can we let the Wu Clan bully our Azure Cloud region for having no Divinity Transformation experts?!?!"
Immediately, the six great Nascent Soul experts of the Feng family exchanged glances, then still headed towards the sky.
Following them, Nascent Soul experts and Golden Core experts of the Azure Cloud region soared into the air one after another, like streams of starlight under the red night.
At the gathering place of the 'Heavenly Secret Pavilion', where cultivators from all over the Azure Dynasty's border regions had assembled, there were also many experienced cultivators. However, when they truly felt the pressure of the Divinity Transformation stage, only fear and trepidation remained in their hearts.
"For Divinity Transformation experts to come is already a violation of worldly conventions; Are they really not afraid of incurring karma?" A Nascent Soul cultivator said through gritted teeth, "This bullying is too much!"
"Everyone, do you dare to go with this old man?"
An old man wearing a mask laughed heartily towards the sky. Beneath the pervading pressure, many cultivators looked towards this elder. Although everyone wore masks, some still knew each other's identities. This person was precisely the Daoist Shenyu of Eternal Sun Prefecture!
Above a Region is a Prefecture; the Azure Cloud region also falls under the jurisdiction of Eternal Sun Prefecture. Most of the righteous individuals here were also from Eternal Sun Prefecture, and the Daoist Shenyu held the highest prestige. As soon as he spoke, and following someone shouting 'What's there to fear?', the cultivators' gazes became resolute.
"Then follow this old man! Let's see if when we stand blocking the way before Azure Cloud region, those Wu Clan apostles and elders dare to actually take our lives! Dare to commit such a disorderly act of the strong bullying the weak!"
As he spoke, the Daoist Shenyu had already soared into the air. He simply removed the mask from his face. His purple robe fluttered sharply, and his face, featuring crane-white hair yet a youthful complexion, gained a touch of unrestrained flair.
The cultivators who had come with him followed suit, all displaying the resolute determination to die heroically and a sense of exhilaration!
In an instant.
Originally, only the Li family experts were in the sky, but slowly, their numbers grew from few to many.
Above Azure Cloud region's border city, experts continuously floated into the air. Beneath the red moon, their numbers grew from tens to hundreds, until finally, even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators floated on their swords behind the stronger experts, directly facing the Divinity Transformation pressure coming from the Endless Forest!
Originally, their expressions were tense, but beneath the red snow, their expressions became incomparably calm and composed.
That night.
The bronze bell from Merit City rang nine times!
Below in Azure Cloud region's border city, lamps lit up one after another. Everyone raised torches high, almost igniting the night sky. Cultivators gathered in the border city. Below the Golden Core stage, they couldn't even sense the pressure of the Divinity Transformation stage, but seeing the experts floating in the air, they probably knew that a crisis had arrived.
It's just a fight, who cares if the enemy is strong!
"Everyone..."
Beneath the red moon, Li Dalong looked at the people gathered around him. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't utter even half a sentence. Half a month ago, he had already said enough.
Taking off the Heaven-Piercing Coffin, he put his arm around Xu Cuihua, gazing far off in the direction of the Endless Forest.
The members of the Li family also silently drew their weapons.
As the pressure from the Divinity Transformation stage experts drew closer and closer, all the Azure Cloud region experts in the sky caught sight of the arriving enemies.
Three people!
They were dressed in white robes, with firebirds imprinted upon them. It was unknown what material the pattern was made of, but it shone brilliantly under the blood-red night.
These were the three Elders from the Divine Bird Totem!
One of them was a woman named Bai Yue. Her long robe reached down to her calves, resembling a long skirt. The robe was wide, likely concealing her naturally curvaceous figure. She looked extremely pure, with black hair draped over her shoulders and without a trace of makeup. Appearing gentle and delicate, she was looking at the cultivators gathered in the sky and furrowed her brow. Her voice, crisp like an oriole's song, yet carried a listless, half-dead feeling, "So much trash. This is troublesome now."
Her clear and cold voice made the harsh winter night feel even colder. Perhaps it was the crescent moon behind Elder Bai Yue, which almost seemed to freeze the surrounding space, that was responsible.
"Divine Bird Totem Elder, Moon God Bai Yue."
Daoist Shenyu of Eternal Sun Prefecture flew in front of all the cultivators, transmitting his voice to everyone.
"You know me?"
How could the Daoist Shenyu's voice transmission escape Bai Yue's Spirit power? However, she did not get angry because of it; instead, it was somewhat like hearing children on the roadside mentioning her name. She smiled playfully at the Daoist Shenyu.
"Naturally, I know of you."
The Daoist Shenyu was also fearless. He simply stopped transmitting his voice and spoke directly, "Many years ago, Eternal Sun Prefecture reinforced Golden Ridge Prefecture and fought a battle against your Wu Clan. Lord Moon God also fought in that battle. My sect still has records of everything from that war; this humble one dares not forget."
As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' Even facing Divinity Transformation experts, everyone in the Azure Cloud region listened attentively.
At this moment, Li Wei was also amidst the crowd. He was ready at any moment to descend into the game world and participate in this battle!
The Daoist Shenyu continued, "Thirty thousand years ago, Lord Moon God participated in the war between the Azure Dynasty and the Wu Clan in Golden Ridge Prefecture. Using divine Wu Clan techniques and harnessing the rules of the moon, you triggered celestial phenomena. Aided by your companion divine artifact, the Ice Moon Wheel, you caused Golden Ridge Prefecture to be frozen for a hundred li (50 km, 31 miles). During that battle, you were only in the early Divinity Transformation stage, yet you slayed a Divinity Transformation expert from our Azure Dynasty. Thinking back now, Lord Moon God should be even more powerful."
"Hehe."
Bai Yue smiled faintly. "Unexpected. That someone would still remember things from thirty thousand years ago, given the short lifespans of you humans. I thought all you trash from the Azure Dynasty had forgotten me."
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