Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

At the forefront of the formation, there naturally stood the floating fortresses one after another.

On each deck of the floating fortresses, stood formation after formation of black-robed Cultivators, each wielding strange and diverse Magic Artifacts, their faces showing killing intent. From afar, one could see the black clouds of malevolent energy swirling above the fortresses.

At this moment, nearly twenty Nascent Soul Great Priests from the Heavenly Dao Sect revealed their forms atop the fortresses, each one recklessly unleashing their imposing aura, rapidly expanding their Nascent Soul Domains, sealing the fleet's route of advancement.

Seeing the ambush plan fail, the high-ranking members of the Three Sects who had prepared immediately activated their Plan B.

Instantly, there was a violent tremor in the sky above the battlefield, and eight giant demon beasts, each a hundred feet tall with various forms, suddenly appeared. A crimson-colored Thousand-legged Desert Centipede, a suspended-eyed white tiger with wings piercing the clouds, the Five-Colored Deer as large as a mountain, and the Ghost King Butterfly radiating brilliant lights...

Now, atop the heads of these Nascent Soul Demon Kings, appeared one by one the decayed, elderly figures exuding a dense aura of death, their flesh mostly decomposed.

This was part of the Beast Taming Sect's foundation, the Nascent Soul-level Corpse Demon Army. In life, they were all Supreme Elders of Nascent Soul Realm from the various branches of the sect.

The emergence of the eight Nascent Soul Corpse Demons was like opening the forbidden gate.

One by one, the crystal coffins on the Cloud Boat were opened… Eighteen Golden Body Arhats and eleven Ksitigarbha Nascent Souls, the last remaining ancestral masters of two sects with their dying strength, were awakened by the younger disciples.

They quickly learned of their mission from the mouths of others!

"Haha! This old man, surviving till today, can finally have a gratifying battle!"

"Amitabha Buddha! I have been devotedly studying the Buddhist Law for a thousand years, today I can finally obtain great liberation!"

"Hmph, the scum of the Netherworld dare tread on our territory. I shall wreak havoc!"

In an instant, an overwhelming pressure erupted from each Cloud Boat, and then one powerful figure after another unfolded their Nascent Soul Domains, charging forward relentlessly to attack the opposing fleet.

Before this, the eight powerful Nascent Soul Corpse Demons had plunged into the opposing formation, causing a violent and bloody storm.

The faces of the Nascent Soul Great Priests from the Heavenly Dao Sect changed wildly, but bound by the harsh and ruthless sectarian rules, they had no choice but to brace themselves and face combat upfront.

In no time, more than fifty Nascent Soul-level powerhouses engaged in nearly hand-to-hand combat within a thousand-mile radius; the battle was unimaginably brutal.

Facing more than thirty reckless opponents of the same rank, several of the Heavenly Dao Sect's Nascent Souls fell after just a short engagement.

Seeing that the opposing side was willing to perish together if necessary to take others with them, fear arose among all the Heavenly Dao Sect's Nascent Souls, and soon they were being beaten badly, retreating step by step.

If not for the floating fortresses around them that could temporarily halt the opponent's attacks, the number of casualties would likely have been several times greater.

In the center of the Blood Sea, on the plaza at the top of the Pyramid, Daoist Que Yue looked at the fierce battle ahead, frowning tightly, and suddenly spoke: "Strange! What exactly is the other side plotting? Sect, do you not find it peculiar? The other side's command style has changed drastically, and it is clearly somewhat… some 'ridiculous'."

"Ridiculous? This sect does not find it so!" Emperor Yi gazed directly at the Heavenly Pillar Fleet under the heavenly curtain in the distance, as if seeing the "old rival" of centuries.

"No, what exactly is wrong?" Emperor Yi murmured to himself, suddenly looking up at the sky.

"Ju Mang, is there anything unusual beyond the domain?!"

"Sect, there came just now a fun opponent! I am currently engaging with her, hehe!" A childlike voice quickly echoed in Emperor Yi's mind.