Golden ripples, like giant stones cast by a god, stirred up monstrous waves in the black ocean known as the Beast Tide.

But these waves didn't just rush forward.

Boom—!

A powerful and unparalleled energy aftershock, centered around the golden giant Seal, rolled back and slammed heavily into the city wall of Donghai City!

The city wall itself, reinforced by the Formation carved by Zhuge Kongming, did not suffer too much damage.

However, the Professionals standing on the city wall were in trouble.

"Ah!"

"Damn it! Hold on tight!"

"We're going to fly off!"

Screams rose and fell.

That energy fluctuation was like an invisible giant hand, roughly tossing thousands of Professionals on the city wall into the air!

They were like fallen leaves in a strong wind, swaying and stumbling, looking utterly disheveled.

Those with weaker strength were directly thrown off the hundred-meter-high city wall, tracing tragic parabolas in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the streets inside the city, dazed and disoriented.

"Thud!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

A young Professional scrambled to his feet from the ground, ignoring the soreness throughout his body, and stumbled back onto the city wall.

He patted his chest with lingering fear, looking at the {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} still dazzling golden scene outside the city, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He suddenly understood.

No wonder the Lord of the Eternal Night Guild had specifically told them to protect themselves and not fall off the city wall before setting off.

It turned out... he had already anticipated this scene.

This power... was simply too outrageous.

When the Professionals on the city wall finally managed to stabilize themselves and looked outside the city again...

The shock was a thousand times stronger than when they were just thrown off!

Everyone's breathing stopped at this moment.

One person, one Dragon, one Seal.

Suppressing all beasts!

That silver-haired figure stood proudly on the Dragon's head, robes fluttering, expression indifferent, like a Divine Being from the Nine Heavens, looking down upon the myriad of beings prostrating beneath his feet.

And below him, that black Beast Tide, which had once been capable of destroying everything, was now as if under a petrification spell, brought to a halt in its charge.

Countless powerful Strange Beast s were firmly suppressed by that vast imperial might, kneeling on the ground, unable to move, only able to let out unwilling and painful wails.

The entire battlefield presented a bizarre stillness.

This scene, let alone witnessing it, no one would dare to dream of something so exaggerated!

The most crucial thing was...

He really did it!

With his own strength, he forcefully stopped the charge of a million Beast Tide!

"Gulp."

Someone, he didn't know who, swallowed with difficulty, breaking the dead silence.

Immediately after, discussions like a mountain roar and sea surge erupted!

"This Lord of the Eternal Night Guild... what... what is his background, exactly?"

"Oh, if someone told me now that he's Marshal Zhao's long-lost grandson, I'd believe it! Which other Family Prodigy from the imperial capital could have such a feat?"

"Don't talk nonsense! Marshal Zhao has been a soldier all his life, and he didn't even start a Family for the sake of the Great Xia Country. Where would he get a grandson? Don't slander our Marshal Zhao's reputation here!"

Just as everyone was expressing various exclamations and conjectures...

On the Dragon's back, the Zhen Tian Seal in Moria's palm, its dazzling golden light, began to gradually dim.

The giant Seal phantom in the sky also slowly dissipated.

Demon Dragon Xiao Hei let out a low Dragon roar, flapped its wings, and carried Moria back towards the city wall along the same path.

The moment he turned around, Zhou Huai, who had been constantly attaching his consciousness to Da Yi, confirmed that Moria's actions were normal, and then transferred his consciousness back.

As soon as he returned, Zhou Huai felt something was wrong.

A tearing sensation, originating from within the body, on the verge of collapse, clearly transmitted.

Crack... crack... an extremely subtle sound, like ceramic shattering, echoed from within Moria's body.

Zhou Huai's heart tightened.

This sound... He immediately looked down at Moria's hands.

He saw that those originally fair and slender palms were now covered with dense, spiderweb-like cracks, and they were spreading towards his arms at a slow but steady pace!

Zhou Huai immediately controlled Moria to raise his hand and touch his cheek.

What his fingertips felt was the same rough texture, like shattered porcelain.

Not just his hands and cheeks.

Through the gaps in his clothing, Zhou Huai could see that Moria's neck, chest, and even the skin all over his body had developed these terrifying cracks.

It was as if, in the next second, this body would completely shatter and turn into a pile of dust.

What was worse was...

Zhou Huai discovered that Moria's Health Points were steadily decreasing at a rate of 1 point per second.

Although the Health Points weren't dropping much, there was no sign of it stopping.

He immediately took out a bottle of top-grade Health Recovery Potion from his Storage Ring, and without thinking, poured it directly into his mouth.

The cold liquid slid down his throat, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

The downward trend of his Health Points did not slow down in the slightest.

Zhou Huai then tried to mobilize the Devilish Qi within his body for self-repair, but it was still ineffective.

This feeling... was exactly the same as Zhou Feng's condition before his death.

A bitter smile couldn't help but appear on Zhou Huai's lips.

Sure enough, the Divine Artifact's bug wasn't that easy to exploit.

He had originally held a glimmer of hope, thinking that using a Clone without a Soul and Origin to activate the Zhen Tian Seal could perfectly bypass the terrifying backlash.

Now it seemed he had thought too simply.

However, on second thought, this didn't seem to be a bad thing either.

The good news was that as long as he transferred his consciousness in advance, this backlash force would not directly affect his main body's Soul.

The bad news was that each time the Zhen Tian Seal was used, a Clone would likely be scrapped.

Zhou Huai even had a feeling.

With Moria's current state, on the verge of collapse, if he were to forcefully activate the Zhen Tian Seal of that scale again, he would probably turn into a pile of fragments on the spot.

Not a big problem.

Fortunately, Clones could be revived.

The only cost was a day's waiting time.

Calculated this way, it was actually a huge profit.

Using a Clone that could be revived infinitely in exchange for the right to use a Divine Artifact, this deal was not a loss no matter how you looked at it.

He was even already planning that when Moria's Health Points were about to bottom out, he would make him release the Zhen Tian Seal one more time, squeezing the value of this Clone to its extreme.

Just as Zhou Huai was pondering these questions...

Demon Dragon Xiao Hei had already carried him back onto the city wall.

When the people on the city wall saw Moria's current appearance, they all gasped.

The originally handsome and elegant silver-haired youth, like a god, now had his face covered with dense cracks, like a delicate porcelain piece about to shatter.

Everyone was horrified.

Using such Heaven-Defying methods indeed required an extremely terrifying price.

At this moment, everyone's gaze towards Moria no longer held any speculation or doubt.

Only the purest admiration remained.

Li Gang stepped forward quickly. He did not tactlessly inquire about the Origin of the black Seal. His tiger-like eyes were filled with sincere concern.

"Little brother, are you... are you alright?"

Zhou Huai controlled Moria, gently shook his head, his voice still calm.

"I'm fine."

His unconcerned demeanor, in the eyes of the crowd, became a kind of forced resilience.

Several sharp-eyed healing Professionals had already noticed the continuously fading life aura on Moria's body.

"Quick! Heal him!"

Several people hurried forward, generously releasing their strongest healing skills towards Moria's body.

Holy lights lit up one after another, enveloping Moria's body.

However, no matter how warm or sacred the light was, it could not stop his Health Points from continuously decreasing.

At this point, even a fool could see it.

How could this be fine?

This was clearly a huge problem!

If there were no Heaven-Defying means, this Lord of Eternal Night, who had just saved the entire city by himself, might... not make it through tonight.

For a time, many emotional Professionals were moved, their eyes reddening.

"How could this be..."

"Such an outstanding youth, single-handedly stopping the Beast Tide army without changing his expression. Now, he can only watch himself... walk towards death."

"There isn't even a trace of fear of death on his face... I ask, among the Prodigies of the world, how many can possess such an aura as him?"

"Heaven envies talent! Heaven truly envies talent!"

Let alone others.

Even Li Gang, this tough man, his throat was choked up as he looked at Moria's cracked face.

Zhou Huai felt the atmosphere becoming increasingly wrong.

He helplessly waved his hand, interrupting everyone's sadness.

"Everyone, this is not the time for sorrow."

"The Strange Beast s are about to attack the city, we must be fully prepared."

No sooner had his voice fallen...

As if to confirm his words...

Outside the city, within the suppressed Beast Tide, earth-shattering roars sounded again!

The rule controlled by the Zhen Tian Seal was suppression, not killing.

After that vast imperial might dissipated, the Strange Beast s, whose Rank and mobility had been suppressed, finally recovered.

In their crimson eyes, a rage and killing intent even more frenzied than before burned.

They once again moved their feet, converging into an even more violent black torrent, surging towards Donghai City!

And it was at this critical juncture!

Below the city wall, Zhuge Kongming finally completed the carving of the Formation on the last wall!

He waved his feather fan, and six carving knives flew back, disappearing into his Storage Space.

"Activate!"

With his soft cry...

The entire East City Wall, the thousands of meters long Formation foundation stones, at this moment, simultaneously erupted with dazzling, ethereal blue light!

Buzz—!!!

A giant energy barrier, several times thicker and more solid than before, instantly rose from the ground!

It was like an indestructible blue sky curtain, completely enveloping the entire East City Wall!

That majestic and vast energy fluctuation invigorated everyone on the city wall!

It's done!

The new defensive Formation was finally completed at the last moment when the Beast Tide reached the city gates!