Chapter 658: The Shadow Abyss Beast
Chapter 658: The Shadow Abyss Beast
"Not good."
As he controlled Inferno City and held off the giant elephant Abyss Beast, Inferno Sun Divine Lord's heart sank slightly, and his mental state tightened.
They were close enough to the passage, which meant the two Nine Heavens Abyss Beasts would soon converge, sandwiching them in a pincer attack. This was the final challenge; if they could break through, they would reach the passage and escape the onslaught of the Abyss Beasts.
But if they were entangled and couldn't break free, the trouble would be immense. Inferno City would be trapped amidst the endless tide of Abyss Beasts. Even without the appearance of a third Nine Heavens Abyss Beast, more Eighth Heaven Abyss Beasts would gather over time. Eventually, Inferno City would be trapped, and the entire Inferno Sun Sect would have little chance of escaping alive.
It wasn't just Inferno Sun Divine Lord who felt the gravity of the situation.
Mo Yue Divine Lord, Eternal Balance Divine Lord, and the others saw the situation deteriorating rapidly, and their hearts sank as well.
The two Nine Heavens Abyss Beasts were no joke; if they weren't careful, they might face annihilation.
"With two Nine Heavens Abyss Beasts, the situation is critical. This time, we must give it our all. I'll hold off this twelve-legged giant elephant for now, but we'll need to work together to stop the other Abyss Beast."
Inferno Sun Divine Lord spoke solemnly to Vanggu Divine Lord and the others as he continued to control Inferno City and hold off the twelve-legged giant elephant Abyss Beast.
Together, they could handle one Nine Heavens Abyss Beast with relative ease, without resorting to desperate measures. But with two, they had to go all out.
"Understood."
"Leave it to us."
Mo Yue Divine Lord and Eternal Balance Divine Lord quickly responded, their gazes serious and without hesitation.
Facing a crisis, everyone naturally wanted to get through it safely. They were all Eighth Heaven Overlords, and at such a critical moment, no one would dare to rely on luck or conserve their strength. That would be like digging their own grave.
Inferno Sun Divine Lord was about to face the twelve-legged giant elephant alone, and even a brief clash would come at a cost. They couldn't afford to hold back when dealing with the other Abyss Beast.
As they sensed the Nine Heavens Abyss Beast within the passage drawing closer to Inferno City, Vanggu Divine Lord, Mo Yue Divine Lord, and the others kept their eyes fixed, timing their actions. When the moment arrived, their eyes flashed in unison.
"Go!"
In an instant, Mo Yue, Eternal Balance, Vanggu, and the other seven leaders of Inferno Sun Sect transformed into seven rainbow arcs, tearing through the sky towards the other side of Inferno City.
On the other side of Inferno City, with the departure of the seven Eighth Heaven Overlords, Inferno Sun Divine Lord was left alone to face the twelve-legged giant elephant Abyss Beast. Without the support of Vanggu, Mo Yue, and the others, the pressure intensified.
"Burn!"
Inferno Sun Divine Lord's eyes turned cold, and without hesitation, his body erupted in flames.
This fire wasn't a technique he unleashed but the result of his divine energy boiling and erupting in an instant.
Burning Divine Energy!
At this critical moment, with the two Nine Heavens Abyss Beasts converging for a pincer attack, Inferno Sun Divine Lord didn't hesitate to burn his divine energy. In an instant, the surging divine energy became even more vast and powerful.
For an Eighth Heaven Overlord like Inferno Sun Divine Lord, burning divine energy was truly terrifying. Although he couldn't break through the Nine Heavens in terms of 'quality,' in terms of 'quantity,' it was like a stream turning into a mighty river.
Even though this raging river couldn't destroy the hardened steel that charged forward, its sheer force and momentum could restrain the impact of that steel.
This was the situation on the city walls.
The giant elephant Abyss Beast roared and stomped, standing on its two legs and trampling down on Inferno City. Each stomp shattered the Nine Heavens, like ten terrifying pillars crashing down.
Inferno Sun Divine Lord, burning his divine energy, became like a blazing sun, controlling Inferno City and unleashing wave after wave of powerful energy. He collided with the ten pillars repeatedly, and although his attacks were shattered by the giant elephant's stomps, the burning divine energy protected his divine body from the backlash and impact. His divine energy and the power of the Great Path he controlled flowed like a mighty river, endlessly pouring forth.
The Nine Heavens was a significant bottleneck, and without mastering the fusion of four esoteric arts, it couldn't be crossed by any means. However, Inferno Sun Divine Lord was infinitely close to the Nine Heavens. When he burned his divine energy, even a true Nine Heavens Divine Lord would, at most, only be able to suppress him. They wouldn't be able to completely defeat and annihilate him in a short time.
Not to mention the Abyss Beast's abilities, which fell short of a true Nine Heavens Divine Lord. It couldn't break through Inferno Sun Divine Lord's stubborn resistance. Despite the giant elephant Abyss Beast's continuous roars, it couldn't get past Inferno Sun Divine Lord or crush Inferno City.
At the same time, on the other side...
Vanggu, Mo Yue, Eternal Balance, and the other seven Eighth Heaven Overlords of Inferno Sun Sect had also reached the opposite side of Inferno City. In the distance, within the deep, crimson, and scorching cave passage, they could vaguely see a massive shadow approaching Inferno City.
The cave passage was at least tens of thousands of miles high, but the rapidly approaching shadow nearly blocked the entire passage. Its size was close to ten thousand miles!
The vast and mighty aura it exuded was undoubtedly of the Nine Heavens.
"It's here!"
Vanggu Divine Lord, focusing on the depths of the passage, noticed the ripples in space, his gaze slightly sinking as he alerted everyone.
Finally,
The Nine Heavens Abyssal Beast, rapidly approaching from within the passage, fully revealed its true form. Its body was even more bizarre than the twelve-legged giant elephant, resembling a dark amalgamation, with a chaotic and gloomy hue. It was extremely irregular, like a fat and bloated lump of flesh, from which countless tentacles of varying shades, some transparent and others pitch-black, extended.
"Attack!"
As the Nine Heavens Abyssal Beast charged towards Inferno City, Vanggu Divine Lord, Mo Yue Divine Lord, and Eternal Balance Divine Lord simultaneously unleashed their power.
First was Vanggu Divine Lord; his eyes flashed, and a ray of light shot out, causing his aura to surge. He was the first to ignite his divine energy, and with a mighty swing of his divine armament, he unleashed a power that nearly broke through the Eighth Heaven Overlord level, reaching the Eight Heaven Limit. The void shattered into fragments, and he suppressed the Nine Heavens Abyssal Beast.
"Kai Tian!"
Eternal Balance Divine Lord also burst into action, igniting his divine energy. His entire body was bathed in a fiery green light, and his unruly beard and hair stood on end. He held a crude-looking axe high and swung it, unleashing an ax light.
"Dian Mo!"
"Zhui Xing!"
"Chi Xue!"
One by one, the Eight Heaven Overlord-level leaders of the Flame Sun Sect took action, launching attacks with their burning divine energy. Their powers nearly reached the Eight Heaven Limit, and some had even fully entered this realm.
This grand scene drew the attention of countless onlookers atop Inferno City's gates, including Jing Tian, Divine Lord, Green River, Divine Lord, and others. Despite their fierce battles against numerous Abyss Beasts, they couldn't help but be drawn to the commotion.
After all, their battles were merely acts of resistance and not the key to victory. Only the two Nine Heavens Abyssal Beasts, one in front and one behind, posed the greatest danger. The outcome of these two battles would determine whether Inferno City and the Flame Sun Sect could escape this crisis.
Buzz!
With a dull buzz, seven attacks struck almost simultaneously, converging into one massive blow that slammed into the massive body of the Shadow Abyssal Beast. This buzz was the sound of the void's tremor, as the eighth layer of the void shattered, and the ninth layer, under the intense impact, rippled like a membrane, causing the tremor.
Boom.
The Shadow Abyssal Beast, with its bloated body, was in the process of extending countless black tentacles to tear Inferno City apart. However, under the combined attack of seven Divine Lord Tyrants, including Vanggu, Mo Yue, and Eternal Balance, its entire movement froze.
The extended tentacles, both transparent and black, solidified in mid-air, and its entire body became rigid, visibly dented and deformed.
"Good!"
"Seize this opportunity!"
The various Divine Lords of the Flame Sun Sect, observing from different directions, all felt a surge of excitement.
Facing the Nine Heavens Abyssal Beast, they knew it was futile to seek its destruction or repulsion. The Nine Heavens represented a different level, and even the Flame Sun Divine Lord couldn't break through its limitations. At best, their combined might could only unleash a torrent of 'mud and sand' against the 'hundred-refined dark iron' essence of the Nine Heavens Abyssal Beast.
Mud and sand colliding with dark iron could only slow it down; destruction was out of the question. After all, a casual swing of dark iron could shatter mud and sand.
(Chapter End)
The Shadow Abyss Beast shattered, but instead of unleashing a terrifying attack, it suddenly gave birth to hundreds of smaller versions of itself, each emanating a formidable aura comparable to the Eighth Heaven Overlord.
"Not good!"
"Damn!"
At this sight, Mo Yue, Vanggu, and others among the Divine Lords paled.
This Shadow Abyss Beast seemed to possess an uncanny ability, combining the life essence of the Creation Lineage, the myriad spirits, and various manifestations of the Mystic Power, possibly even infused with the power of Eternity. Despite being momentarily suppressed by their combined attack, it forcefully ingested the aura and used it to disintegrate its body, spawning over a hundred Eighth Heaven Overlord-level fragments!
If not for the pursuit of the Nine Heavens Giant Elephant Abyss Beast from behind, it would have been challenging for Yanyang God-King to hold off these hundreds of Eighth Heaven Overlord-level Abyss Beasts, even with the Inferno City. He could have unleashed his full power and forcibly crashed the Inferno City into them.
A single layer of difference in power is a fundamental disparity.
If the Nine Heavens Abyss Beast is like a hundred-refined mystical iron, and the Eighth Heaven Overlord is like scattered mud, then Yanyang God-King, at the Eighth Heaven Limit, is like a sturdy rock in between. Even with the overwhelming number of mud, crashing through them would not be an issue.
However, under the pressure and influence of the Giant Elephant Abyss Beast, Yanyang God-King was already at his limit, struggling against it. Just being able to keep the Inferno City moving forward was a feat in itself, and it was almost impossible to forcibly break through the blockade of hundreds of Eighth Heaven Overlord-level Abyss Beasts. They would undoubtedly be stopped.
At this critical moment,
Mo Yue, Vanggu, Eternal Balance, and many other Divine Lords had no time for hesitation. They unleashed their powers once more, and a mighty force surged into the sky, engaging the hundreds of Eighth Heaven Overlord-level Abyss Beasts.
Despite their all-out efforts, dozens of the Eighth Heaven Overlord-level Abyss Beasts still managed to slip through, continuing their relentless charge towards the Inferno City. As they advanced, they constantly wriggled and converged, suddenly disintegrating and then reforming into a single entity. This newly formed Abyss Beast radiated an aura that was almost at the Ninth Heaven, an infinite approach to the Ninth Heaven!
"This is bad!"
"We're in trouble!"
As they witnessed this, Mo Yue and the others' eyes narrowed.
If this newly merged Abyss Beast collided with the Inferno City, it would undoubtedly halt its progress. And if the Inferno City couldn't break through the encirclement at this critical moment, the consequences were all too clear.
Just as the reformed Shadow Abyss Beast was about to collide with the Inferno City,
Chen Mu, who had been standing on the city's gate, eradicating the Seventh Heaven Abyss Beasts, suddenly vanished from his original position. When he reappeared, he was in front of the reconstituted Shadow Abyss Beast!
Hmm?
This caught the attention of many.
Is that...? The Mu Divine Lord, who joined the Inferno Sun Sect a few eras ago and was at the Eighth Heaven Threshold?
Mo Yue, Eternal Balance, and others recognized Chen Mu, as they were familiar with most of the thousands of Divine Lords in the Inferno Sun Sect. Chen Mu was the only one who seemed a bit unfamiliar, and he was indeed the Mu Divine Lord who had joined a few eras ago.
Seeing Chen Mu approaching the Shadow Abyss Beast, everyone was astonished. At that moment, several Eighth Heaven Divine Lords nearby were also burning their divine energy, trying to stop the Shadow Abyss Beast. But Chen Mu was faster!
In just an instant, he appeared before the Shadow Abyss Beast, and even Mo Yue, Eternal Balance, and other leaders of the Inferno Sun Sect didn't notice his movement. It was as if he had teleported.
Such a sophisticated Void Technique couldn't be achieved with a simple Dual Mystic Fusion. Once one comprehends the Triple Mystic Fusion, they wouldn't remain at the Eighth Heaven Threshold. So, had the Mu Divine Lord made a breakthrough after joining the Inferno City a few eras ago?
At that moment,
Among the crowd, only Vanggu, the Eighth Heaven Overlord of the Void Lineage, didn't show much surprise.
"Void Teleportation?"
On one hand, he could discern the foundation of Chen Mu's technique, and on the other, he had been in communication with Chen Mu and was aware of his breakthrough during these past few eras. Chen Mu hadn't hidden his understanding of the Triple Mystic Fusion from him, and he knew that Chen Mu's current strength was no longer at the Eighth Heaven Threshold. However, he wasn't entirely clear about the extent of Chen Mu's current power.
But based on his understanding of Chen Mu, even though a few eras was a short time, Chen Mu had already surpassed the hurdle of Triple Mystic Fusion. His strength was likely to have taken a qualitative leap, and even if he had reached the Eighth Heaven Overlord, it wouldn't surprise him!
If Chen Mu's strength was now on par with his own, then as a Divine Lord of the Void Lineage, by unleashing his full power and employing the techniques of the Void Lineage, he might have a chance to briefly halt this reconstituted Shadow Abyss Beast!
After all, this reconstituted Abyss Beast was only a fraction of its original body, although its aura was formidable and undoubtedly at the Eighth Heaven Limit, almost infinitely close to the Ninth Heaven. Still, it hadn't crossed the boundary of the Ninth Heaven.
As long as Chen Mu could block it for an instant, just an instant, the Inferno City would be able to escape the current crisis.
(End of Chapter)
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