Chapter 1954: I Understand This Kid
The God Dao Sect.
The sun spilled its light upon the blooming peach blossoms, their colors vibrant and vivid.
By now, the colossal city behind Saint Long had begun to turn illusory, while the Limit Breaking power surging from it had grown weaker.
The cultivators from the various factions had long since stopped attacking, having realized that they were utterly incapable of contributing to this stalemate. Only Shao Mengyuan and Lang Daochun could offer help, alleviating some of Saint Long's pressure.
Lang Daochun's expression was exceptionally grave. "At this rate, Saint Long will probably exhaust his strength in another half a day."
He transmitted his voice to everyone present, "All of you withdraw from here. Otherwise, you will die without doubt."
The moment Saint Long ran out of strength, a terrifying shockwave would erupt. Under its power, even ninth-transformation immortals would turn to dust. Things might look peaceful right now, but the calmer it was at present, the more violent the eruption would be later.
The cultivators of the various factions were sensible enough to heed the warning and immediately retreated far away. However, they did not leave God Dao Sect's territory entirely.
Saint Long's voice echoed out slowly, "You two should withdraw too."
Lang Daochun frowned. "Then what about you?"
"Given the current situation, it is already impossible for me to retreat unscathed," Saint Long said.
He understood the situation far better than anyone else.
Shao Mengyuan analyzed the situation. If the Dragon Saint can no longer retreat safely, that means he knows his strength won't hold out much longer. Right now, he's merely forcing himself to endure.
The instant his strength is exhausted, he'll be completely incapable of fighting back and will immediately be killed by the five Demonic Beasts of the God Dao Sect.
Monarch Fang has been delayed along the way. Even if he arrives now, without Saint Long's support, it will be remarkably difficult for him to suppress these five using the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower alone.
He ultimately arrived at a conclusion. The God Dao Sect had technically lost this round, but not completely. When Motian Dizang attempted to attain the Dao in the future, the God Dao Sect would likely intervene. When the outsiders descended, they would likewise obtain the God Dao Sect's assistance.
"This is troublesome. The Demonic Beasts Race really does have some tricks up its sleeve after all these years. They've lain dormant for so many years before finally revealing just how difficult they are to deal with."
Shao Mengyuan narrowed his eyes as he peered at the God Dao Sect Master, who remained thoroughly calm and composed. He no longer dared to treat this individual with any dismissiveness.
Previously, when Lu Fengsheng and True Immortal He awakened their true spiritual consciousnesses to take action, that specific illusion caused outsiders to mistakenly assume that the foundation of the God Dao Sect rested entirely upon those two spiritual treasures. Otherwise, why hadn't they pulled off any significant actions in the past? Who could have imagined that the true foundation of the God Dao Sect was actually five great demonic beasts capable of borrowing the power of the Demonic Beasts Ruins?
That was completely equivalent to drawing a prison around themselves to act as Half Saints. They simply couldn't march out to launch an attack, but protecting their home base was more than enough!
Lang Daochun transmitted to Shao Mengyuan, "We have to leave now. Saint Longis is already trapped in a certain-death situation. There's no way to break this deadlock."
Their losses this time were staggering. If the Nine Realms lost a combatant of Saint Long's caliber, it would greatly affect the situation going forward. The major powers would have no choice but to gather again and slowly discuss another solution.
"If we depart right now, the duration of time Saint Long can stall for will become even shorter. It would be far better to wait a little longer. Perhaps Monarch Fang is already very close," transmitted Shao Mengyuan back.
Lang Daochun's brow furrowed subtly. "Even if he is, he cannot change the overall situation. However, if you wish to stall a bit longer, that is perfectly fine as well."
He could definitively conclude that Saint Long holding out for another half-day would pose no problem. Seeing that the two major figures of the Demon Race possessed no intention of departing, the top-tier ninth transformation immortals of the Shenwang exchanged glances with one another.
"What should we do? If there truly is no other way, we can only take the half-step Heavenly Dao path."
"If we do, we will never have a chance to break the limits!"
"The key issue is that even if we take that half-step, it still won't help. We can't stop those five great demonic beasts."
"This time, the core elite forces of the Ancient Dragon God Palace have been completely wiped out, and Saint Long is bound to lose his life right here. Moving forward, I am afraid the God Dao Sect will remain a malignant tumor upon the Nine Realms, and we will still have to take things into long-term consideration."
Right as the crowd was engaged in communication, a fleet of Immortal Boat Formations slowly broke through the clouds and appeared nearby. The fleet looked somewhat battered, clearly having just gone through a battle.
"The Immortal Boat Formation of the Enlightenment God Palace."
"Chen Feifei is here too, but judging from his appearance, he is injured."
The ninth transformation immortals of the various factions locked eyes with one another, instantly rushing forward to welcome them.
Chen Feifei was the first to speak.
"We were blocked by Void Beasts. The God Dao Sect has been able to control Void Beasts all along. Their foundation far exceeds our imaginations. How is the situation on your end?"
Blocked by Void Beasts?
The ninth-transformation immortals of the various factions were thoroughly startled, their expressions turning somewhat strange. They quickly offered an account of what happened.
As Wang Chongsong listened, his brows kept furrowing.
The five great demonic beasts could actually borrow the power of the Demonic Beasts Ruins? Saint Long, who had barely stepped into the Half-Saint Realm, had been forcibly stopped outside their gates, unable to advance even a single step, and was about to exhaust his strength?
The situation looked totally hopeless.
A ninth-transformation immortal swept his gaze across the fleet and asked, "You guys suffered heavy losses this time as well, didn't you? "
Chen Feifei nodded. "The losses are quite substantial. More than two hundred core disciples died. However, every single one of them has been sent to the Underworld by Monarch Fang. They will have an excellent settlement down the road, whether they choose to walk the Ghost Immortal Path or enter reincarnation to become core disciples once more in their next lives."
"The next life... The question is whether we even have that much time. If the God Dao Sect's problem is not resolved, they will continuously disrupt our arrangements."
"Regrettably, this problem has probably grown too deeply rooted to resolve now. We're even going to lose the Ancient Dragon God Palace along with it. We have lost disastrously."
A ninth-transformation immortal gazed upon Fang Chen and cupped his fist. "Monarch Fang, you already understand the situation. There's no need to send the Yin soldiers within the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower to suffer pointless losses. This is exactly what the God Dao Sect wants to see. They want to grind down our foundation."
Wang Chongsong transmitted, "Under the current circumstances, taking action is indeed meaningless. Saint Long will soon exhaust his strength and won't be able to assist you against the five great demonic beasts of the God Dao Sect. If it is strictly you alone, then even if you sacrifice all the Yin Soldiers within the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower, it will still be remarkably difficult to execute an effective suppression against them."
"That may not necessarily be the case," replied Fang Chen.
He flew directly toward Saint Long and the others.
Several ninth-transformation immortals frowned when they saw this, but none dared to stop him. Whether in terms of status or the power he controlled, Fang Chen stood far beyond anything they could compare with.
"If he acts on impulse, I am afraid the damage to our Nine Realms will be far too immense. The opportunity for Motian Dizang to attain her Dao will become exceptionally slim."
"Chen Feifei, aren't you going to offer a word of advice?"
"Everything we've done has been so that someone from the Nine Realms can succeed the Heavenly Dao and protect this place. We don't want all our efforts to fail at the final step."
They hoped Chen Feifei could step forward to offer a word of persuasion. After all, the relationship between the Enlightenment Gods Palace and Monarch Yan was excellent.
Wang Chongsong transmitted to Chen Feifei, "Tell them there is no need to offer advice. I understand this kid. Under very few circumstances will he act on impulse. Clearly, this is not the case, so since he dares to head over there, he is bound to have a backup plan."
Chen Feifei's eyes flickered. He immediately smiled toward the surrounding crowd. "Monarch Fang calculates everything meticulously. Since he dares to go over there, he must have a way to deal with the situation. There's no need for us to be so timid. How about we go forward and see what happens?"
Go forward and see what happens?
Everyone exchanged uncertain glances.