The city gate.

Before the stone wall conjured by Earth Magic.

The corpses of demonic beasts were piled high as mountains, forming rivers of blood.

Spiritual light flashed as Magic and Spiritual Artifacts intertwined, weaving a torrential net of firepower.

Demonic beasts continuously swarmed into it, only to be swiftly killed or injured, their bodies adding to the piles of corpses!

Once the defensive line stabilized and the pressure from the Beast Tide greatly diminished, the Immortal City’s cultivators began to reclaim lost ground.

HUMMM.

Earth element cultivators activated their Magical Power, and stone walls shot up from the ground, forming a new line of defense.

Next, wood element cultivators scattered seeds, spurring the growth of aggressive Spirit Plants like Sword Cage Grass and Cannibal Flowers.

Finally, Array Masters adjusted the Array’s restrictions, expanding its range.

Layer by layer, the defensive line advanced, pushing toward the city gate in a slow, methodical, but incredibly steady progression.

It was worth noting that during this phase, the number of cultivators coming to help surged dramatically.

After all, the chance to stand in a safe area, cast a few spells, and rack up battle merits was a huge temptation for ordinary cultivators.

Thanks to the efforts of the numerous cultivators, the Beast Tide’s room to maneuver continuously shrank.

Soon, the breach at the city gate was plugged by the defensive line.

The Beast Tide’s attack range was confined to the area around the gate, making it difficult for them to spread out!

"Whew... We finally held the line."

Many cultivators, their magical robes stained with blood and their faces etched with exhaustion, let out a collective sigh of relief at the sight. Their bodies and minds suddenly relaxed, and some nearly collapsed.

However, in the eyes of powerful cultivators like Su Ye, tonight’s crisis was far from over!

Su Ye was very self-aware. ’The outcome of tonight’s battle... I can’t say our side has had zero effect, but at most, we’ve only influenced ten or twenty percent of it.’

After all, this was the Cultivation World!

A Cultivation World where the individual might of the strong decided everything!

’Tonight’s outcome still depends on whether Sikong Xin can hold off those two Demon Kings...’

"I’m going to the top of the wall to have a look," Su Ye said.

"I’ll go too."

Bai Xiuying’s expression was grave; she had realized the same thing.

If Sikong Xin were to suffer a disastrous defeat before the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array was repaired, then the defensive line they had worked so hard to build would be no different from a sandcastle on a beach before any of the Tier 3 Demon Kings!

Soon, Su Ye and Bai Xiuying ascended the city wall and gazed into the distance.

RUMBLE!

Several miles away, an incredibly dazzling flash of lightning illuminated the beach.

"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!"

It was Sikong Xin, the venerable Tianqiong, using his Thunder Skill to fight the Evil Celestial Auk and the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon!

Sikong Xin’s mastery of his Thunder Skill was profound, and he wielded the Tier 3 magical artifact, the Thunder Dome Spear.

He held his own against two Tier 3 Demon Kings, showing no signs of being overwhelmed!

The one man and two demons fought as they moved, the fluctuations of Spiritual Power they emitted illuminating the dark night as if it were day.

Every clash of their Magic unleashed terrifying shockwaves that spread out in all directions!

The overflowing aftershocks from their battle had blasted to death at least several hundred spectating demonic beasts that couldn’t get out of the way in time!

’Being a spectator is risky...’ Su Ye thought, crossing his arms.

’For now, it seems Sikong Xin is holding steady. With the Thousand-legged Sea Demon unable to come ashore, handling two Demon Kings shouldn’t be a problem for him.’

’However...’ Su Ye’s gaze narrowed.

’I know the natives’ Tier 3 combat power isn’t limited to just these Demon Kings!’

’Where is Navasen? Why hasn’t he made a move?!’

Su Ye could sense that the Key of Heaven and the Key of the Sea were right here in the Immortal City Sea Region.

Navasen had to be nearby, but Su Ye couldn’t pinpoint his exact location.

Just as Su Ye was pondering this, the battle suddenly shifted.

ROAR!

The Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon let out a low roar. The crystallized, crown-shaped protrusion on its head began to glow with a pure, concentrated spiritual light!

The unusual glow from the crystallized crown was sure to attract the attention of most onlookers.

But at that very moment, the muscles on the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon’s chest rippled, revealing an amber-colored, stone-like eye.

VSSSH!

A gray beam, seemingly harmless and without fanfare, shot out!

In an instant, the gray beam pierced through the light and struck Sikong Xin’s protective magical barrier.

SZZZLE.

Sikong Xin’s expression changed drastically.

Within his protective barrier, the Thunder Element Magical Power was actually turning into pure rock!

The Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon’s innate Magic: Petrification Beam!

The Petrification Beam shot toward Sikong Xin’s chest. He did his best to dodge, but his right arm was unavoidably hit and petrified.

The petrification was even spreading toward the rest of his body!

Even with his resistance as a Crystallization Venerable, Sikong Xin couldn’t fend it off!

What a vicious, terrifying innate Magic!

’If it hit a vital point, it could probably kill a cultivator of the same level instantly?!’

And it didn’t stop there. The very instant the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon activated its innate Magic, the Evil Celestial Auk also made its move!

This feathered beast, suspected of being the same one Su Ye had fed two teams of people to many years ago, flapped its wings.

SWISH.

Its body began to spin at high speed like a Rasengan, and cyan wind-element Spiritual Qi coated its wings, outlining them with unparalleled killing power!

The Evil Celestial Auk’s figure flickered, and it launched a pecking attack at Sikong Xin at several times the speed of sound!

And at this moment, Sikong Xin was hampered by the petrification, his movements sluggish!

And that wasn’t all!

The next moment—

Right behind Sikong Xin, a figure with pale skin and deer antlers on its forehead suddenly appeared!

Deer Demon Navasen!

Su Ye’s eyes narrowed; in a split second, he recognized the figure’s identity!

The Tier 3 aura radiating from Navasen was wild and intense, erupting forth with a howl!

"Die... Yaoguang scum!"

BOOM!

A claw strike Navasen had been charging for a long time shot out, aimed to rip out Sikong Xin’s heart and lungs!

"Mr. Sikong!"

Upon the city wall, Bai Xiuying’s face turned pale as she saw this, and she cried out in alarm!

With the Evil Celestial Auk in front and Navasen behind, a terrifying killing intent completely sealed off Sikong Xin, leaving him with no chance of escape.

But this venerable Tianqiong showed no sign of panic.

On the contrary, a confident smile spread across his face.

"I’ve been waiting for you."

VMMMM!

An incomparably sharp, azure light erupted from Sikong Xin’s body!

A long saber had appeared in his hand!

Su Ye drew in a sharp breath, his pupils shrinking.

His keen spiritual sense felt a terrifying saber intent from that azure long saber.

The feeling sent a chill down Su Ye’s spine, and his skin even seemed to prickle with a stinging pain.

’Another magical artifact?’

"Is that... Master’s Sea-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Saber?!"

Bai Xiuying was stunned for a moment before exclaiming in joyous surprise.

The Sea-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Saber!

The Tier 3 magical artifact that had made Canghai famous!

And now, this magical artifact was in Sikong Xin’s hands!

VMMMM!

The light from the saber was as brilliant as snow, blooming like a lotus flower!

Waves of energy billowed out, forming a tsunami of saber force!

The Magical Power that Canghai had sealed within the Dragon-slaying Saber was suddenly activated.

Together with Sikong Xin’s own power...

In that instant, it was as if two Crystallization Venerables were attacking at once, and one of them was Canghai, a figure renowned throughout the sea regions for hundreds of years!

Navasen was utterly horrified and retreated explosively!

But even so, the surging saber force pierced and shredded his beastly claw, turning it into a spray of blood mist!

And he was the lucky one.

The Evil Celestial Auk had accelerated too quickly and couldn’t stop in time, plunging headfirst into the torrent of saber force...

SCREEE!

A heart-rending shriek echoed through the air!