At the entrance of a dilapidated palace, Yin Lang was desperately resisting the assault of more than a dozen rampaging Level 4 Flame Wolf demon beasts.

He wielded a large earth-yellow seal, each swing repelling several Flame Wolves, but the sheer number of demon beasts was overwhelming, and he could only barely hold on.

The great hall was crowded with cultivators, none of whom had high cultivation levels; the strongest was merely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, while the rest were Core Formation Stage or even Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this moment, they all sat quietly with their eyes closed, murmuring as if praying for something.

Yin Lang knew this wasn't a sustainable solution. Although he had several life-saving items left by Yuan Ming, the followers inside the great hall were the result of his hard work these past days.

If they all perished at the hands of the demon beasts, his efforts would be wasted, and he would lose significant favor with Lord Nether Moon God.

"If worst comes to worst, I'll escape with a few promising ones..." Yin Lang secretly pondered.

His divine sense swept over the crowd inside the great hall, lingering a bit longer on a young girl in green at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

She was named "Qiu Nu," highly gifted, possessing a Wood Attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, along with a special innate ability.

Yin Lang initially planned to cultivate her to the Core Formation Stage and then present her to the Nether Moon God. Now, it seemed he must quickly take her away.

Just then, a loud roar echoed from the Yin Mountain City Lord Mansion, shaking the heavens and the earth. Even from a distance, Yin Lang felt a tremor in his mind.

"Not good! It's a Sixth-level Great Demon!" Yin Lang's heart was filled with dread, and his expression changed.

He knew the power of a Sixth-level Great Demon was far beyond their capability to withstand. If it truly charged over here, none of them would escape death.

...

Inside the Yin Mountain City Lord Mansion, the Yin Mountain City Lord, drenched in blood, stood like a war god reborn in flames, confronting a gigantic Flame Wolf covered in fiery red flames, half human and half beast.

The Flame Wolf's eyes flashed with ferocity, and it held a half-dead young man in its huge wolf-claw, its face filled with a mocking expression.

If Yuan Ming were here, he would recognize at a glance that this Sixth-level Great Demon was the notorious Flame Wolf King.

Behind the Flame Wolf King stood many similarly fierce-looking Demon Clan accomplices.

In contrast, the Yin Mountain City's side seemed quite inferior in both numbers and strength, at a severe disadvantage.

The Flame Wolf King sneered, applying force, crushing the young man's head, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

He looked at the Yin Mountain City Lord and coldly said, "You Human Clan cultivators, relying on the Heavenly Crane Array, wantonly slaughter our Demon Clan kin and plunder the resources of our Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. Today, you shall pay the price you deserve!"

The Yin Mountain City Lord glared angrily, shouting, "Flame Wolf King, don't push your Ten Thousand Demon Country too far! Yin Mountain City was established by the Heavenly Saint Academy. If you dare destroy it, Ancestor Bing Lan and True Monarch Tianjing will never let you off!"

"Since our Ten Thousand Demon Country dared to attack you, we naturally made thorough preparations. Old Ghost Bing Lan indeed rushed over, but we had long prepared for that, and now that old ghost is likely already dead. As for True Monarch Tianjing, you think I don't know? He was injured by the Demon Realm Yan Emperor thousands of years ago and has been recovering in the Nine Yang Tower of the Heavenly Saint Academy for years, busy dealing with his own problems." The Flame Wolf King, hearing this, laughed heartily, full of mockery.

The Yin Mountain City Lord, hearing the Flame Wolf King's confident words, though unwilling to believe, felt uneasy nonetheless.

He knew that today's battle likely promised more doom than good fortune.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

In the depths of Yin Mountain City, the originally silent Stone Pillar Hongjun suddenly burst with a brilliant cyan light.

The demonic qi that had been eroding the pillar was instantly suppressed the moment the cyan light appeared.

Then, a magnificent cyan light pillar shot straight into the sky, piercing into the dark clouds above.

In an instant, the entire sky began swirling rapidly, forming a massive vortex covering thousands of miles.

The cyan light pillar, like a celestial column, engulfed the entire City Lord Mansion within it.

The Yin Mountain City Lord and other Human Clan cultivators, bathed in this cyan light, not only suffered no harm but instead felt a comfortable sensation filling their bodies.

But those Demon Clan beings that charged forward found themselves struck as if by thunder upon contact with the cyan light, regardless of their strength, all were blasted away, screaming miserably.

The Flame Wolf King saw this, his expression drastically changed, and he had to halt his movement.

He felt an overwhelming power within the cyan light that filled him with dread.

As the cyan light pillar soared into the sky, the entire Yin Mountain City began to shake violently.

On the streets of the city, dazzling lights appeared, revealing the true form of a grand array formed by the layout of the entire city.

"The Heavenly Crane Array is operating..." Yin Mountain City Lord's eyes gleamed as he felt a sense of newfound hope.

He knew once this great array operated, it would provide them with powerful protection and counterattack capabilities.

As he spoke, the cyan light erupted from the whole city, enveloping the entire Yin Mountain City within it.

Under the shroud of this cyan light, though the city protection array of Yin Mountain City was damaged in many places, it still operated tenaciously driven by the abundant spiritual power of the Heavenly Crane Array.

In the radiance of the cyan light, the Yin Mountain City Lord could feel a pure and abundant spiritual power pouring into his body, replenishing his depleted mana and healing his injuries.

The remaining cultivators in the city who had not perished in battle were also enveloped by this force, rapidly regaining their strength.

Meanwhile, the demon clan that had charged into the city felt an invisible suppression.

This great array, formed using the layout of the entire city, seemed to repel them, pressing down so heavily they could barely breathe.

Nature's spiritual energy was greatly resistant to them, automatically avoiding the demon clan, making it impossible for them to enhance themselves using the power of the heavens and earth.

Simultaneously, the terrifying azure cloud vortex high in the sky resembled a giant beast about to awaken, its roaring thunder never ceasing, as if repressing anger long waiting to be unleashed.

All members of the demon clan at this moment felt an indescribable suppression, the fear akin to icy snakes wrapping around their souls, causing them to involuntarily tremble.

The Flame Wolf King had a contorted expression, his heart filled with pain, clearly on the verge of victory, yet the cooked duck was about to fly away.

He looked at the Heavenly Crane Array that had started operating again, a trace of unwillingness and helplessness flashing in his eyes.

He knew today's events were now irretrievable.

"Retreat..." the Flame Wolf King ordered through gritted teeth, a tone filled with anger and unwillingness.

With his command, all demon beasts surged toward the outside of the city like retreating tides, but it was already too late.

The booming sound in the sky grew louder, dazzling azure thunderbolts shot out from the vortex with precision like the fury of the heavens, striking accurately at those fleeing demon clans.

Yet those Human Clan cultivators who were just a stone's throw away from them were unharmed under this rampaging lightning.

The thunder's might was so powerful it was heart-palpitating; even a Level 4 demon beast, once struck by lightning, would instantly be charred, severely wounded, and unable to escape the fate of being struck again and killed.

The group of demons fled in panic under the lightning's assault, the scene was chaotic.

As the Human Clan cultivators caught their breath and witnessed this, their morale soared, and they rallied back into the battle, vowing to massacre the demon clan completely.

The shift in offensive and defensive stances occurred at that moment, and the demon clan within Yin Mountain City was quickly driven out, gradually restoring order within the city.

...

At the same time, the Stone Pillar Hongjun in other cities were also successively activated, regardless of whether the city had been besieged or not, each was now emanating a powerful pressure with the Heavenly Crane Array operating again, suppressing the invading demon clan.

The perilous situation for the Human Clan's cultivators once again stabilized during this moment.

Meanwhile, slightly farther from Yin Mountain City in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, a city called Chongjin City was undergoing another fierce battle.

Here too had suffered the demon clan's fierce assault, the city defense was on the brink of collapse.

Not far outside the city, at the bottom of a gorge, Su Wu and the Reincarnation Demon Lord were both cross-legged on a giant rock.

Both showed visible scars, their aura was unstable, clearly they were gravely injured.

Especially the Reincarnation Demon Lord, whose chest and stomach bore two bloody holes, with bones and organs exposed, a sight horrendous.

The Reincarnation Demon Lord took out a blood-red elixir and consumed it, blood light shimmered at his wounds, beginning to heal slowly.

Su Wu was enveloped in black mist, and his wounds instantly healed completely.

The wounds of the Reincarnation Demon Lord had shrunk somewhat, but his healing speed was noticeably much slower.

"This recovery is too slow, why not use the Reincarnation True Intent to heal your body?" Su Wu looked at the Reincarnation Demon Lord, couldn't help but ask.

"The Reincarnation True Intent transmitted from the main body is already exhausted; otherwise, how could Ice Lan Old Ghost escape." the Reincarnation Demon Lord said through gritted teeth, his tone revealing deep unwillingness.

Su Wu did not pay much attention to what he heard, he merely said flatly: "Ancestor Bing Lan's foundations are deeper than we expected, our preparations were not sufficiently thorough."

Yet in his heart, there was a bigger knot.

The failure in the contest for the World Tree with someone still lingered as a shadow he couldn't shake off.

At this moment, both suddenly sensed something, soared into the sky, looking toward the direction of Chongjin City.

Chongjin City suddenly radiated with a burst of light, a light pillar shot straight to the sky, the Heavenly Crane Array unexpectedly operated again.

This scene made both reveal expressions of surprise.

"How is this possible?" Su Wu frowned tightly, his eyes full of confusion.

He gazed toward Chongjin City, where a dazzling light pillar shot to the sky, as if it wanted to tear the sky apart.

The Stone Pillar Hongjun in White Emperor City had clearly been destroyed, how could the Heavenly Crane Array possibly operate again?

"It seems someone has repaired the Hongjun Pillar." said the Reincarnation Demon Lord indifferently beside him, his tone seemingly not too surprised, as if all this was within his expectations.

"To repair the Stone Pillar Hongjun in such a short time, your Chuyun Realm truly hides talents..."

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