Chapter 871: From the Sea! Pt.2
Facing the giant ship, Huang Jinghan was the first to make his move. He pushed himself to the limit to release a sword against the charging ship. He flew out together with his sword, and without much suspense, he was sent flying back in after a loud blast resounded in the air. He tumbled through the air in a sorry state and Pang Jingyun had no choice but to grab his hastily.
It seemed as though his attempt was useless when it came to stopping the ship, but as one of the peak-tier experts of the Azure Ascension World who was second only to Kou Chongxue, the flying ship was forced to stop for a second before it continued to advance.
At the same time, 2 more sword lights emerged from the city. One of them was a little strange, while another was nimble and sharp. They slashed at the ship from both directions.
Their sudden attack didn’t manage to catch the experts of the Azure Flame World by surprise. How could the experts of the Azure Flame World allow them to do as they wished to stall the giant ship as it flew towards the city.
When Yifeng and Jiu Du made their move, 4 figures appeared beside the ships to stop them.
At the same time, the experts of the Azure Flame World launched another offensive. The other 2 ships started to advance towards the city.
It was then that a sudden change happened. The void around the other 2 ships solidified and as they tried to advance, cracks started to appear in the space around them. With the sudden interference, the ships showed signs of tilting towards each other and if they didn’t correct their direction, they would smash into each other.
They desperately tried to shift their direction while lowering their speed, no longer caring about smashing into the city any longer. As such, those from the Azure Ascension World managed to get even more time to recover.
With their efforts to change the bearing of the ship, they managed to avoid a head-on collision with each other. However, they scraped against each other without much either side could do about it.
Along with a loud screeching sound ringing through the air, massive pieces of the giant ships fell like rain.
Fortunately, they managed to change their course to a certain extent and despite the damages, the foundations of both ships weren’t damaged.
The next second, a short halberd tore through the void and stabbed into a certain point in space. The sound of a mirror shattering entered the ears of everyone on the battlefield and Lu Wuzi tumbled out from space. He held the fragments of his Halo Mirror as he beat a hasty retreat.
Behind him, the Cangming Halberd continued to tear through the void as it chased after his leaving figure.
At the edge of the north of the city which was connected to the sea, Lu Wuzi tried his best to return. However, the surface of the sea beneath him exploded when he was hundreds of feet away. A figure appeared below and charged at the unprepared Lu Wuzi.
An expert at the fourth soul of the Martial Sage Realm, Heavenly Sea Guest, charged at Lu Wuzi with a Whale Lance in his hand. The lance was also a Ninth Heaven Divine Weapon, and his timing was impeccable. It was precisely when Lu Wuzi was about to pass through the grand formation to return to safety within the city. More importantly, his ability to remain hidden in the water was too amazing. It didn’t matter if it was Huang Jinghan or other experts at his level. Even Shang Xia who had the assistance of the grand formation and amazing sensitivity with his divine will, failed to notice him! No one discovered his presence even though he was merely hundreds of feet away from the city!
With his Whale Lance tearing through space, it connected with Lu Wuzi’s body. Lu Wuzi was turned into countless pieces as it shattered like broken glass. Eventually, Lu Wuzi’s figure tumbled out from the void hundreds of feet away as a rank five Reunion Talisman in his hand shattered.
Before he could heave a sigh of relief, the void behind him ripped apart again. It happened so quickly that his body was also torn in half.
Yuancang Ming, who was wielding the short Cangming Halberd, revealed himself. He stared at Lu Wuzi’s body that was turning into some strange crystal-like object before looking below only to see Lu Wuzi fleeing in fright. A sinister light flashed in his eyes when he tilted his head up to look at Yuancang Ming and Heavenly Sea Guest as he rushed into the city.
Only several short breaths of time had passed, and Lu Wuzi lost his Halo Mirror that didn’t seem any weaker than a powerful divine weapon. He also used up a rank five protective talisman, and he also had to sacrifice a Fate Dipper Clone before he could escape with his life.
Lu Wuzi failed to gain any advantages, and neither did Yifeng and Jiu Du. Facing 4 Martial Soul experts, they failed to gain an advantage as they retreated into the city.
Fortunately, they were sharp enough and weren’t forced into a corner by their enemies. Huang Jinghan also didn’t care about his injuries as he went over to assist their return, allowing them to run from a lot of trouble.
After everything that had been through, they failed to stop the first giant ship from crashing into the city wall. They could only watch as it came barreling towards them.
When everyone thought that Yanlin City would finally be breached by the giant ship that would smash into them with full force, its weight seemed to multiply by hundreds of times when it entered a 1000 feet radius of the city. It crashed headfirst into the ground below.
The experts of the Azure Flame World weren’t the only ones who were shocked. All of them were prepared to use the ship to destroy a portion of the city walls before smashing straight into the city and they would start their assault, but they were stopped dead in their tracks. The experts of the Azure Ascension World in the city also stared at whatever was going on with a blank look on their faces.
Only Huang Jinghan and the other peak-tier experts, along with the Formation Grandmasters on the platform, knew what happened.
Even so, they still didn’t quite believe their eyes.
He actually did it... He actually managed to project the ‘Restrict Space’ ability of the grand formation 1000 feet outside the city!
As the giant ship smashed into the wall, it barely shattered the protection barrier and a portion of the wall. The wall started to crumble, but that was about it. The ship emitted loud creaks as it was smashed in half!
No one knew how many cultivators on the ship were killed by the impact, but with its destruction, the Yanlin City also suffered considerable damage.
At the same time, many pillars of light emerged from the remains of the ship. They took the chance when the protection barrier around the city walls had yet to recover to rush into the city.
Yanling Jue was among those who entered the city and there were many Martial Sages behind him. None of them looked to be in great condition.
Clearly, all of them expected the giant ship to tear a clean hole through the city wall before emerging to fight. With Yanlin Jue who was familiar with the city leading the way, the experts of the Azure Flame World thought that the situation would be broken easily!
It was a shame none of them expected the ship to fall at the very last second. They might have forced their way in, but everyone on the ship was in for misfortune. Only the strongest among them managed to keep themselves alive while maintaining some sort of combat strength. Their forces that entered the city were far from what they were expecting.
Of course, their combat abilities might have been affected, but with the lead of Yanlin Jue, the experts of the Azure Ascension World also took great losses despite their efforts to salvage the situation.
Huang Jinghan, Jiu Du, Yifeng, Lu Wuzi, and the rest couldn’t be bothered with their injuries at the moment. They didn’t even have time to rest as they brought several experts to stop those who were trying to enter the city as the protection screen was restored. They couldn’t even care about Yanlin Jue and the others who entered the city.
After the modification from the Formation Grandmasters of the Azure Ascension World, the grand formation managed to maintain its special properties of being connected to every single structure in the city. The experts of the Azure Ascension World might be royally outnumbered in terms of individual fighting strength, but they could draw upon the strength of the grand formation to forcefully stop those who were still trying to enter.
Yanlin Jue and the others were no fools. The moment they entered the city, they started to move with a clear objective in mind. They rushed at the three-story platform in the core of the city!
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